The Final Leg of Our Journey To Portland

The day, Monday, 7/31/17 started out warm and very sunny and proceeded to just get hotter as the day progressed. Drove thru the Snake River Valley, The Blue Mountains and then down through the Columbia River Gorge. Lots of great vistas as we traveled, but only took photos in the Columbia River Gorge.

A long view of John Day Dam and Locks

The water is really rolling, producing power for the summer AC

Love the contrast of the Hydro Power, The Wind Turbines, and the Native American fishing platforms.

Salman Fishing Platforms. This fishing method granted only to the Native Americans.

Mt. Hood, looking up from the Gorge.

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A Sunday Drive Across South Dakota

Sunday, August 13, 2017 On our way home now, but still a day to take in a number of sights and activities. The Badlands, the Dignity Sculpture at Chamberlain, and the Corn Palace in Mitchell.

Last Day In Dingle

Farmers Work With Their Dog Finnbar , Tommy And Others The Traveling Trio On Their Last Day Well here we are on our last day in Dingle. We will be leaving soon to drive over to the Shannon area so that we can leave in the morning about 11:00 am. Yesterday was another wonderful day, made more so by the first full day of no rain and mostly sunny weather. We went to church at St. James Church which is the local Church Of Ireland church in Dingle. A small group, only the vicker and 6 others besides ourselves. It is a great little church, very simple but just what you would expect in Dingle. This church hosts music concerts 3 times a week during the summer. With the Sun out we took a drive out by Eagle Mt and down to Don Quon at the end of the peninsula. And then we found two archaeological sites just down the road from our cottage that were absolutely wonderful. While we were there our neighbors were out herding a flock of their sheep with their sheep dog, this was just a delight to...

Day Three

" Home Sweet Home" Welcome Let The Light Shine In Living Room From The Loft Living Room Double Bed Room (Ron & Dona's Room) First Bed Room (Ann's Room) Kitchen And Sitting Room Dinner Our Neighbor, Kilmelkedar Church Today dawned very foggy and rainy. Really took our time lounging around during the morning. Left the house around 11:00 am and went into Dingle. Ron managed to drive the whole way without scrapping against the bushes along the very narrow road! Today is just for shopping and seeing some of the shops and craft stores around Dingle. Spent some time at Dingle Crystal and have made an appointment for tomorrow morning to see a demonstration of Sean working. After that we plan to take the Dingle loop drive around the peninsula. I would like to tell you a little bit about our house. The main part of the house has four rooms that are in a straight line. First is a small bedroom which opens out to the main living room. This living room has a peat burning sto...

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