We have had a great visit with Kim and Don and they are getting ready to pull out first thing in the morning to continue their journey home. The guys sat outside some today and had a good chin-wag but Kim was busy getting ready for the border crossing and I woke up with a migraine from our night in the looney bin last night, so kinda laid low.
Monday we went out to breakfast with Kim and Don to our favorite little breakfast spot in Pendleton, the Main Street Diner. Highly recommend this place if you are ever in Pendleton.
Hey, where’s breakfast? This is just an empty tray!
Breakfast must have been good cuz those are some real empty plates. Thanks Kim and Don for breakfast.Later that evening, we combined resources and shared a great meal at our place. I made beef stew in the crockpot, Kim and I both contributed to the salad, and Kim brought onion rolls, plus strawberry shortcake for dessert. YUM! No one went away hungry.
The last two evenings, before the thunder showers start, we have sat out in the grass and watched deer, quail, and pheasant in the fields beyond the RV Park. The pheasants are quite vocal and get rather upset when the thunder and lightning start. But, if ya gotta be stranded, you couldn’t ask for a better view.
Those innocent looking clouds go from gentle to nasty in 6.53 seconds…
Oh yeah, storm’s coming now.
Our night in the looney bin last night was directly related to these clouds. Poppy was doing okay, hunkered down on the bathroom floor – there’s only room for her and no more. Russ sat down on the floor right outside the door to keep her company. The wind was blowing pretty good and the coach had a little sway going on. Then the BIG ONE hit. It sounded like it was right on top of us and it seemed to go on forever. Russ started yelling…”Poppy get off that toilet.” AS IF she could understand him. He’s on the floor in the doorway, I can’t get past him to get to Poppy. He’s yelling at her, she’s making all kinds of scrabbling noises and when I am finally able to get Russ off the floor and out of the way, I find Poppy with one leg caught in the bathroom trash can (next to the toilet) while she is frantically trying to climb into the toilet or onto it and out the window I guess. Her eyes are wild and bugging with sheer panic but I can’t help but see the humor in her pose. I am able to grab her and pull her out of the trash can and off the toilet, all the while trying to calm her down and soothe her panic. There is NO ROOM for two of us in that tiny bathroom but we manage to make it out finally. Poppy is shaking and panting and all I can do is soothe her and do my best to calm her down. Today we called the vet for anti-anxiety meds for her. I hate to do that but if you could have seen her panic, you would understand. The weather called for more thunder storms tonight and even the pharmacist was saying there would be more thunder. So I gave her a pill, she is calm and relaxed and guess what – all is quiet on the eastern front (where the storms come from). Oh well! Maybe we will get some sleep tonight.
Here are a few pictures from around Pendleton.
Main Street
NOT typical!!
From downtown to a residential area. It’s steeper than it looks here – there is another part to the steps that doesn’t show in this view. WHEW!
Etched glass at the Dairy Queen!
Another camper’s dog. 
Wild Horse Entrance 
