A Frigid Dip

Our last long day of driving until beginning to head toward home in the last week of our trip…  We made it from Boise, ID to Troutdale, OR, just outside of Portland by mid-afternoon.  Along the way, we somehow lost a rivet in our stair assembly, causing the stairs leading into the trailer to be unstable on one side.  So Matt used the early arrival time to pay a visit to Camping World, and ultimately, Home Depot to get a replacement part.  While he was there, he also got a new faucet to replace the one in our kitchen that has been leaking as we bounce down the road.  We have yet to test it, but I am hopeful that it will prevent having to clean up the water leakage all over the kitchen counter each time we stop.

We enjoyed a dinner of gourmet burgers – complete with bacon, guacamole, and sautéed mushrooms along with grilled Brussels sprouts before heading down to the Sandy River, just steps from our campsite.  It was a bit chilly out, but the kids were determined to get wet.  So, as I donned my fleece outer layer, they put on their swimsuits to “swim” in the river.  I enjoyed capturing their crazy faces as they dipped lower and lower into the water and began to go numb.  As we exited the river and headed back to the campsite, we chatted with some other campers who couldn’t believe the kids had actually gone swimming in the frigid river water. They were sure we must be from Michigan…