I guess today is the first day of the trek homeward. We changed plans a little to accommodated a number of issues. One of them is a realization (after three weeks of travel) that one long ride if followed by a day of rest is much better than two short rides back to back. So today we left mom's in Medford and headed to Bend for two days at Sun River Resort. (Spent some party week-ends here with friends 20+ years ago. I hope the sheriff has forgotten). We took the back roads, stopped for lunch at Crater Lake and arrived at the resort around 5:30. Todd and Laura had us over for a wonderful dinner. I'll let Tony complete his review, but he said that Todd and Laura's was a 5 star! Tina, Tony and Nina (Todd and Laura's 11 year old baseball star) went swimming. Fer is planning our day of activities for tomorrow and it sounds like activities will include bicycle riding (seems odd-we have ridden about 3000 miles on the motorcycles), kayaking and more eating.
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| Tina and Tiny say good-bye to Granny |
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| The Aietas visit Crater Lake |
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| Tina and Nolan on the West Rim Ride |
Crater Lake pics look gorgeous! How awesome was it to be near snow in July?!?! How has it been riding homeward? I always felt like it went quicker on the way back versus heading out.
ReplyDelete-Alex Warren
Alex, great to hear from you. Crater Lake was unbelieveable. I rode in a T-shirt even though there was snow. I think Fer and the kids are about ready to head home. I still look forward to the rides as much as the stops. We'll do some rides with you and your dad when you return. Thinking of you- Marco.
ReplyDeleteWow, your trip brings back so many memories. My father took our family all over America every summer in our families station wagon...I remember "Creator Lake" well.
ReplyDeleteThere is so much to see and not enough time. Sounds like your dad gave you memories of a lifetime. I hope that Tina and Tony are getting the same.
ReplyDeleteWe have an advantage your dad didn't have. No kid squabbles in the back seat!