06-21-13

We left Missoula, MT around 9:30.
The first part of the drive was dry.
We could see fresh snow on the mountains from Wednesday’s night storm.

 

The mountains were green and beautiful.

We crossed the Clark Fork several times.

After about an hour it started to rain.

 

It rained all the rest of the day and is raining still.

We stopped at a tourist trap that advertizes 50,000 silver dollars.
The dollar’s were displayed in frames on the walls.

We arrived at the Coeur d’ Alene Casino around 1:00. After we got set up in the RV parking lot we called for a shuttle to the casino so we could have lunch. The first time Patti called the casino they told her that if we were going to spent the night we would have to register and pay $20.00 per night. WHAT!! Twenty dollars per night to park in a parking lot with no hookups? WTF?
The shuttle arrived after the second call and as we were riding to the casino I mentioned the twenty dollar thing to the driver. He said that that didn’t start until July first.
It still seems like a rip off. We had lunch. Patti and I put some money in the machines. We both lost 20 bucks. That is all I will contribute to them. Even if it was Patti’s money.

Patti wanted to stay and play a while so I went back to the RV.
When I arrived I noticed we had new neighbors.
As I was unlocking the door I heard some one yelling obscenities at me I turned to look and saw Suzanne making faces at me from the window of their RV.  
I went over to their place and we had a happy reunion.
One thing that threw me off was the car they had parked in front of their RV was not their Ford Explorer.
It was a newer four door Jeep Rubicon.
Yes, they bought a Jeep!! 
We would have lost money on that bet.

  

Shirley and Bill stopped by at around 5:00 and we all went to the casino for dinner at the buffet. it was pretty good.

The couple on the left is Shirley’s Cousin Mary and her husband Larry.

Shirley and Bill are coming back today with their Trailer.

Patti Shuttle driver if there was any way we could get electricity and he said that we could plug into a receptacle on the light pole next to our RV. It took us a while to find the right adaptors but eventually we got plugged in.
Other wise this blog would probably not get published today.