We Go To Camp USA - Part 1

We threw all our goodies in the Volvo and hit the trail to Camp USA.  It was super fun!

We did all the usual gigs:
Went to The Taqueria for lunch (a couple of times!).

Here we are!

We doggies didn't get to go this time, but Janet says they have expanded their patio area.  The patio is really the highlight of The Taqueria.  Their indoor seating is improved, but still kind of sad and you leave smelling like you slept in the deep fryer.

 

However, the food is always delicious.

Chimichanga!

Taco Salad with extra guac!

Bronwyn spent a fair bit of time strong arming convincing Phil he needed to try kiteboarding.  He had a full retinue of excuses, all of which fell deaf on Bronwyn's ears.  In the end, they did go, but watching Phil put on his 20 years old (and pounds) wetsuit was well worth the price of admission.

Bronwyn's friend said all he needed was a disco ball above his head!

Suck it up, Dad....there's a zipper that needs to go up!

See that teeny tiny little dot to the left hand side of the photo?  That's Bronwyn on her kite board.  The equally teeny tiny dot on the ride hand side of the photo is Princess Bronwyn's personal staff on a Jet Ski making sure all is well in the water with Princess.

Janet was shocked at how large the kite was.

And how pretty it was and could make a really cute quilt pattern!

Janet and Phil made a bullet like trip to PDX to hit Costco, Target, Walmart and of course, Fabric Depot.  For those not familiar with the area, the Columbia River forms most of the border between Oregon and Washington State.  There are train tracks on both sides of the river.  This super long train was waiting for the track to clear before it go forward.  Hood River is located in the Columbia Gorge.

This is a very small fraction of the train.  It had 5 engines.

They bought boneless Prime Rib Roast at Costco and had it for dinner one night.  Having the roast enabled Mikey to make his "Classic Mikey" breakfast!  Is there any meat leftover after the Mikey Classic - kind of doubt it!

Check this out - fresh tumeric at the grocery store.  Who knew?

There is a huge Mexican population in the Hood River area.  This area is very beautiful with tons and tons of fruit orchards.

Why is it that the best places to lay down are on quilts that are on the floor?

Four quilts in the photo - the one Noodles is lying on was Mike and Bronwyn's Christmas present; off to the right hand side that you can see a very small amount of is a pattern called Morning, Noon and Night; to the right of that is Cotton + Steel Mochi fabric quilt.  To the left of Noodles bum is one of Janet's favourites that she has to sew on the binding and at the very back is the Liberty Hello Kitty quilt top.  Good night!