COEUR d'ALENE, ID.  Pronounced "CORE duh LANE".  Beautiful RV park on Blackwell Island along the Spokane River.  Upon arrival here yesterday, Monday the 27th, we almost immediately had supper at the Cedars floating restaurant.  This unique floating restaurant afforded wonderful views of the surrounding mountains and clear blur skies and white fluffy clouds.  Two days of rain there had washed away the smoke.  What a joy to see smoke-free skies again.

Cedars Floating Restaurant

Today, Tuesday the 28th, we took a morning boat ride on Coeur d'Alene Lake.  This afforded views of luxury homes and resorts, much like the tours of the harbors of Maine.

Rocky Island Views Similar to Maine

Betty Aboard Ship

My Preferred Perspective

This afternoon we worked with a mobile RV repairman to determine the cause of noise in our front AC unit.  Turns out we need a new squirrel cage fan in that unit.  I ordered one from Tiffin and had it sent to Betty's sister in Elmhurst, IL, where we can get it in a couple weeks or so.  Then we can have it installed in Vermont at the Tiffin rally in October.  Thank heavens we can get by with one unit until then, since it is cooler this far north and summer is nearing its end.  Both propane furnaces work fine.

Once that was resolved, we turned our attention to washing the motorhome.  Others were doing the same, since this RV park had the unusual distinction of allowing the use of their water for cleaning vehicles.  We found that out today.  Washing the motorhome was made easier by the 92 psi water pressure at the park.  Last night we drove into town to use a car wash to clean the Jeep.  The trip here from West Glacier was a mixture of rain and blowing dirt.  Motorhome and Jeep were coated in a thick layer of dirt.  We could hardly see out the windows of the Jeep.  Now both vehicles are clean and shiny. 

Tomorrow early we leave for the Mt Rainier area of Washington state.  We are so close to Washington state that many of the license plates here at the RV park are Washington state, since people of that state love to vacation in Idaho.