July9 through July 13, 2008

Wednesday 9th~~~ We are camping near Prineville, Oregon with three of Sharon's girls and their families, they keep telling us we need to go camping with them at "Walton Lake." All three families were on a weeks vacation, so we decided to join them for 4 days. It really is a quiet peaceful place out in the boonies! It is 30 miles each way to go to the closest town which is Prineville, so you don't run to the store for minor things. We all fixed a part of each meal and we ate group style. In the evenings, we had a big bonfire and we played a lot of cards with the Coleman lanterns for light. Mike had brought his 4 wheelers up to the lake so Mike and Kent went out on a 30 mile safari for 4 hours Thursday (picture) while Jeff took Kim, Matt, Shelby and Sharon to a old gravel pit and everyone took turn doing target practice. (picture) There was also an old abandoned log cabin over grown with weeds that we had fun poking around. (Picture) On Friday Kim, Shelby, Maggie and Sharon drove into town and went to garage sales. It was real hot, but fun to do. One of the garage sales was closing and they were giving away anything that didn't sell to keep from having to haul it away. They must have had at least 50 VHS movies. So Jeff and Sharon got several of them. Kim and Mike have solar panels on their motor home, so the kids use their trailer to watch movies. There is no electricity there, but the kids have generaters to use when their batteries need charging. Kent and Sharon have no generator, as we don't rough it, to our amazement, our batteries held up for the 5 days. We even took our daily shower and had no problem with water or the black water tank. It was so much fun, and I know we will try it again. We all headed home on Sunday, Pam and Jeff had a flat tire on the inside duel, Kent and Sharon came along and helped them call Triple AAA and get going. Then Kent got a moving violation ticket in Prineville for a stop sign ($242) . YIPE!!! Lisa and Gene's motor died going down hill and they lost their power steering. SCARRY!!!! Kim and Mike had no trouble going home, but they lost their awning on their motor home during the week when the wind came up and we were out sightseeing. All of it gave us a good laugh when it was over and done with, at how weird it was for everyone to have a problem. Kent is appealing to the MERCY of the Judge!! LOL When we got to Detroit Lake, We decided to stay there for one night as it was so hot in Salem and cool there. It is a fantastic place to camp and Kent or Sharon haven't been there for years. We came home on Monday .