APR 1, Thursday; Bend Oregon
We got up to a nice sunny day and after taking Tucker for his morning jaunt, I took the truck to “Les Schwab” to get a second new battery for the truck (diesel trucks have two) and made an appointment for tomorrow to get the brakes done. Oregon has no tax and the prices are very reasonable. I also discovered a dog grooming place right next door to our campsite so after checking it out, we made an appointment for tomorrow.
We spent the rest of the day geo-caching and found 17. We had lunch at a local pub where the food was very good. In our geo-caching, we discovered some very nice parks but unfortunately, even though the temperature was at 40*F, the wind made it much cooler so that we didn’t want to spent much time outside.
We came home around 3 pm and relaxed in our little home. NO April fool’s joke by the way!
APR 2, Friday, Bend OR
Our trip is definitely ending as it started! It is snowing right now and about 2-3 inches on the ground. Temperature is about 34*F (1*C), 10:40 a.m.! I took Tucker to the groomer and Val started the laundry.
After doing the laundry, we took a drive to a local mall where I bought a pair of Nike runners and Val got herself a pair of pants. At 2:30 pm, I took the truck to the garage to get the brakes done. After inspecting them, I was told that I still had 70% o my pads but the rotors probably needed changing. They put improved and more dynamic rotors which they claim will improve my braking power. It is sunny now and the snow is all gone...what a crazy time! It is 44*F (7*C) but a cold wind is blowing. We are ready to leave tomorrow. I even made reservations for our next stop in Washington.
APR. 3, Saturday, to Moses Lake, Washington
We were up very early this morning and on the road by 8:10 am. The sky was cloudy but the sun was shining through from time to time. Temperature at 29*F, BRrrrrrr! We headed north on 97 and stopped in Madras for a McD breakfast and to pick up two easy virtual caches on our route. One was a carved head of what looked like Jackie Kennedy standing about 6 feet tall and the second virtual was a memorial to a soldier named Tucker and those that died in Iraq.
We continued to Biggs on I-84, crossed over to Washington and headed east on Hwy 14 to Kennewick and the Tri-Cities where we stopped for lunch. Fuel here is 3.19/gal so we decided to wait until we get to our destination as we had enough. We continued on 395 then 17 and eventually I-90 to Moses Lake and our campsite for the next two nights, Pier Four RV Park, an R.O.D. park which means free for us. Tempature is at 48*F (9*C); that's a bit better!
We set up in site #105 and met our neighbour, BC’ers whom we had met in Pahrump.
( I have uploaded new pictures in folder # 56)
We travelled 519 KM (323 miles) in 7.5 hrs at an average of 53 mph
N 47* 06' 10"
W 119* 19' 38"
Alt: 1060 feet
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