TUESDAY, 18 AUGUST 2020; BEND, OR

 Tuesday, 18 August

It was a fine morning for sitting outside or staying in and catching up on the blog.

We took Bella out for a walk.  There is a big field just outside the RV park that has trails and an old road running through it.  There were several people out jogging or walking their strollers, or their dogs.  Bella loves trails.

We went off to play golf at River’s Edge Golf Course.  I have no idea why they called it this.  I never had even a glimpse of the river the whole time.  I was excited about the possibility of nice views, like the one in Leavenworth. It was a challenging course.  One of the especially challenging aspects of it was that we had to cross busy streets on two different occasions, and on two occasions we were on neighborhood streets going from one hole to another.  Very odd. 

I liked their signage.  Two said “steep hill, please use breaks”.  This was really sort of a waste because the carts were very slow and once you took your foot off the gas pedal it slowed down on its own.  No breaks were needed at all.  The other sign was at the intersection of the cart path and the busy street.  It said “please yield to auto traffic” Really?! 

I like one whole especially because it had a pond across it right before the green.  On both sides were these very large rocks with water coming out making waterfalls.

We had to wait on several holes again and ended up skipping a hole to go around a really slow foursome.  

The Jeep peeps called to let us know our Jeep was ready.  They changed the oil and filter, had to put a new connector and bulb in the headlight and a new gas cap.  The gas cap is what was causing the check engine light to come on.  We picked it up and then went back to the RV park and dropped off the truck.  We headed down to the river and to Anthonys.

We had a great meal out on the patio of Anthonys, but not a great view. Their patio is ground level.  We were right next to the walking path so got to see folks and dogs as they walked by, but the bushes on the other side of the path were to tall to see the river and those who were floating it.

After dinner we walked along the river.  We went by the place that is repairing Rob’s paddle board and got there just before closing.  They were able to repair his board.  It will be ready for pickup tomorrow.  Yippee!  No more renting!

We continue on down to the bridge where the rapids are.  From the river they is a big sign for everyone to stay to the left.  Kayaks, canoes, and paddle boards have to exit, but inner tubes can continue.  Up on the river we got to watch why.  There is a tunnel under the bridge road so you can walk to the other side.  The park continues after it.  The tunnel has been painted and is really cool.

 We went across to the center of the bridge and watched the action.  On the left is where the inner tubes get to go through the small rapids.  They can either get out at the beach afterward or continue on down the river.  To the right is a surfing spot like they have in Missoula.  Peeps are lined up to take their turn.

We watched for a little while and then walked back to the Jeep and headed back to the RV park.  It was still pretty hot and humid.  It does cool off at night thank goodness.  It reminds me of Colorado.  It’s clear and warm during the morning and then in the afternoon the thunderclouds roam in.