Hello again. We only had about 165 miles today, and it was a good thing. There was a large RV and marine (??) dealership between the KOA in Missoula and our re-entry onto I-90. So we (?) decided to get the electric flush toilet repaired. We could have continued to use the admittedly awkward manual flush capability until we got to the Tiffin Rally next month and got it fixed for free. But I guess it was $120 well spent...it was an awkward, inaccessible job. We were told to come in at 1230 for what was expected to be an hour. That suited our schedule just fine, because the earliest check-in time here in Coeur d'Alene was 1400 and we gained an hour. We are now in Pacific time. Besides, I wanted to do a little shopping, and I wanted to stop into the Bennet Law Firm in Missoula. They are the folks that created the Montana LLC under which we have registered the bus. After two years of emails, it was nice to put some faces with the email addresses. As it turned out, the maintenance was 3 1/2 hours. We got away at 1600 Mountain and arrived at 1800 Pacific.
I was quite surprised to find that Coeur d'Alene is only at 2000 feet. We climbed to 4500' at Lookout Pass on the MT/ID border than descended to Coeur d'Alene. Thank goodness for the Jake brake. There were several "runaway truck" escape lanes. At least Durelle got to enjoy the scenery.
The campground is on an Blackwell Island in Coeur d'Alene Lake where it dumps into the Spokane River. There are dozens of high end rigs that make us look like Okies from "The Grapes of Wrath". No tents are allowed. But $36 was a good price. Tomorrow is another short day, and we are going to drive up to Athol, ID for a photo op.
No pictures tonight, but there should be some tomorrow. This is a majestic area.
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So glad you are now flush with success. As magnificent as your scenic pictures have been, I think the occasional indoor shots of your home on wheels would add an element to your journal. Have fun in Athol!
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