Day 265

Garden City/Boise to Weiser. We took the back roads to Weiser, via Emmett. It was nice seeing the ole town again, but sadly we couldn’t stop to reminisce, LOL. Had a great time at the Riverside RV Park. It was so nice being right in town without having to drive 20 miles first.
Lee’s cousin’s lived in the RV park that we were staying in, and we spent an evening just catching up. The RV park was right next to the Boise Hawks baseball stadium, so we could hear the spectators cheer on the home team. The Hawks won 2 games while we were there. They have a fireworks show when they win, and let me tell you, they do put on quite a show. Dinky Dawg was not impressed, since it was so loud.
Dinky and I took our regular morning walks every day, at least 1-1/2 miles. He is so used to those long walks that he gets quite stubborn if you try to cut it short. We headed east along the Greenbelt most days, but decided to head west on Saturday. So glad we did. We came across the River Point Park that was home to the Pollinator Habitat. What a beautiful place. It was like finding a hidden treasure.
Lee and I finally got to ride our bikes. We took about a 4 mile ride along the Greenbelt to the new White Water Park. It was really cool. Only 1 kayaker on the water, but at least we got to see what it was all about.
I got to do the Bi-Mart Tuesday with my mom, and we went Blackberry picking. My friends Tina and Jess came by for a visit, and my old neighbor from Emmett came by and took me thrift store shopping (like she really needed to twist my arm for that). My friend Randy smuggled us onto his activities bus and we got to go on a wine tasting tour. I met a lot of great people and tasted some great wine. I think that I would enjoy being the activities director for a retirement home. Those senior citizens sure know how to have a good time.
We met up with Diane, a friend of Lee’s, and had dinner with her. It was nice getting a face with a name. We also went to Lee’s neighborhood bar, The Little Dutch Garden and got to see some of the old gang. They sure have made some nice improvements to the outside area since I was there last.
And to top things off Fred Meyer was having its Friends and Family sale. It was like getting my employee discount again. I stocked up on some things and finally picked up my buckets that I am going to use to wash my clothes in when we are boondocking. I have been wanting to try it out for a while and now I finally have everything I need to do it. I ended up spending $119, BUT I saved $58. Not too shabby. Got to love that coupon stacking.
We are here for a couple of nights, then we are headed north to Priest River to see my brother. Sooo excited…