24 July ’06.
After leaving Spokane we headed toward Yakima for another week. The weather was getting hotter as we traveled, so as we started to pass Moses Lake we made the command decision to stop for the day and get into a pool if possible. With the day temperatures reaching into the 100+ degree area and the road temperatures reaching as high as 120, it just made sense to stop. The campground was great and the pools were really good…we will be back. Early the next morning we again were on the road to Yakima. Just after arriving, we went over to Leslee’s and picked up Lena and Vinny. The campground had a pool so we thought they might enjoy it and it would also give us some one on one time with them. The funny thing was, as soon as we hit the water in the pool, we found that it might be cooler staying out… This pool was solar heated and apparently they have no idea as to how to turn the heat off…it wasn’t only warm, it was down right HOT !!! Well apparently Vinny didn’t mind it so much, as he stayed in for the better part of 2 hours straight. That night while we were sitting outside, I heard the “thunder” of a NASCAR vehicle warming up at the track down the street. You can’t miss knowing that sound… I grabbed Vinny and Lena and we headed over to see if we could get close enough to see it circle the track. Fortunately I found the lock off the entrance gate to the pits so we were able to sneak a peak from the wall as it roared by. A little surprising to me, the kids enjoyed it as much as I did. Over the next few days we were able to get together with Lena and Vinny at the pool, the coach, and their house. It was really great to get together with them. Leslee would join us after work and then we would either head off to a restaurant for dinner or have a barbecue over at her place or ours. The morning we left Yakama, we headed up the Canyon Road that follows the Yakama River all the way to Ellensburg. I don’t know what took us so long to find that route…it was great.
After leaving Spokane we headed toward Yakima for another week. The weather was getting hotter as we traveled, so as we started to pass Moses Lake we made the command decision to stop for the day and get into a pool if possible. With the day temperatures reaching into the 100+ degree area and the road temperatures reaching as high as 120, it just made sense to stop. The campground was great and the pools were really good…we will be back. Early the next morning we again were on the road to Yakima. Just after arriving, we went over to Leslee’s and picked up Lena and Vinny. The campground had a pool so we thought they might enjoy it and it would also give us some one on one time with them. The funny thing was, as soon as we hit the water in the pool, we found that it might be cooler staying out… This pool was solar heated and apparently they have no idea as to how to turn the heat off…it wasn’t only warm, it was down right HOT !!! Well apparently Vinny didn’t mind it so much, as he stayed in for the better part of 2 hours straight. That night while we were sitting outside, I heard the “thunder” of a NASCAR vehicle warming up at the track down the street. You can’t miss knowing that sound… I grabbed Vinny and Lena and we headed over to see if we could get close enough to see it circle the track. Fortunately I found the lock off the entrance gate to the pits so we were able to sneak a peak from the wall as it roared by. A little surprising to me, the kids enjoyed it as much as I did. Over the next few days we were able to get together with Lena and Vinny at the pool, the coach, and their house. It was really great to get together with them. Leslee would join us after work and then we would either head off to a restaurant for dinner or have a barbecue over at her place or ours. The morning we left Yakama, we headed up the Canyon Road that follows the Yakama River all the way to Ellensburg. I don’t know what took us so long to find that route…it was great.