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Our two weeks here, found Len working on the motorhome. The invertor went out in Bend, OR and also the microwave/convection oven. Len ordered the new inverter, was told it would be there on one day which was the day before we left, "liar liar pants on fire" we ended up having to extend our stay by a couple of day while waiting for the inverter. So upon our arrival here Len had work to do, the inverter is installed along with a new microwave. Installing the microwave has created a little more work and the mirrors that were used as a backsplash had to be broken when removed. I must say, yea, hated them, so hard to keep clean, now a new backsplash in needed so we are looking for what we want to replace the mirrors with.
Took a trip in the town of Leavenworth, a Bavarian Village style shopping area, an annual Bavarian Christmas celebration and one of the largest Oktoberfest celebrations outside of Munich, Leavenworth offers up a little slice of Germany in the center of its spectacular Pacific Northwest landscape. The town boasts many tours, wine tasting rooms and even a museum of nutcrackers. Enjoyed browsing all the little shops.
One day we drove to Plain, WA. In the late 1800's to early 1900's, Plain was called Beaver Valley, and was settled by the Church of Brethren. The postal service at the time did not accept the name Beaver Valley, claiming it was too long of a name, so the residents asked the for a "plain" name, thus Plain was born. The Plain post office closed it's doors in the early 1930's. On the weekends a local set up a canopy and his bar-b-q and puts our his grills and cooks up some great tasting hot dogs, we enjoyed on one weekend. The hardware store has most everything you might need, along with plenty of souvenirs for the area. The town also has a small grocery store/gas station (not a wide variety of food choices) but you could get by. One restaurant in town, Ole Mill Café, after checking reviews, and seeing the great review for the giant cinnamon rolls and biscuits and gravy, we decided to split both. What a disappointment as they were out of cinnamon rolls and their regular gravy but did have a substitute but waiter said it wasn't as good. Decided on the ham and eggs and that was a good choice. Ask when was the best tie to come in and get the cinnamon roll and biscuits and gravy, we were told on a Wednesday. So being the troopers we are, we were back the following week on a Wednesday, they did have both. Only problem is the cinnamon rolls were make the morning before, to me that means day old and they were dry. Biscuits and gravy was OK, didn't deserve the raves they got in the reviews, Len said mine was much better, thank you Len.
Drove over to Cashmere, WA and visited the Pioneer Village and Museum, this small museum is one of the better displayed small town museums we have visited. The also have a village set up with several buildings with well displayed relics of the past. After our museum visit we made a stop at Rusty's drive-in. Enjoyed a hamburger and Len got a chocolate malt that he really enjoyed.
Can't forget the fish hatchery, have stopped here before but it never gets old. Got a lot of information from the volunteer that was working there as he took us on a tour. Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery is the headquarters for the Leavenworth Fisheries Complex. Our offices are in the two story main building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. When LNFH was built, it was the largest fish hatchery in the world! Since 1940, our work has evolved to better meet our responsibilities.
The campground did a hunt for Big Foot, all the kids sure seemed to enjoy that. Len must of spoke Sasquatch language as I was able to get a picture of the two of them talking to each other.
Bristol kept entertaining himself with the ground squirrels and chipmunks, there was a lot at our campsite and he was always asking to go outside.
See you in a couple of weeks when it is time to move on.
Museum & Pioneer Village, began in 1955 as a collaborative effort between local collector Willis Carey and local businesses, led by John McDonald and the Cashmere Chamber of Commerce. Carey was terminally ill with cancer, and wanted his large personal collection of Native American artifacts, historical relics, antiques, and curios, famous throughout Central Washington, to be displayed together and preserved for posterity. Cashmere Museum & Pioneer Village, began in 1955 as a collaborative effort between local collector Willis Carey and local businesses, led by John McDonald and the Cashmere Chamber of Commerce. Carey was terminally ill with cancer, and wanted his large personal collection of Native American artifacts, historical relics, antiques, and curios, famous throughout Central Washington, to be displayed together and preserved for posterity. The community leaders and citizens of Cashmere agreed. ashmere Museum & Pioneer Village, began in 1955 as a collaborative effort between local collector Willis Carey and local businesses, led by John McDonald and the Cashmere Chamber of Commerce. Carey was terminally ill with cancer, and wanted his large personal collection of Native American artifacts, historical relics, antiques, and curios, famous throughout Central Washington, to be displayed together and preserved for posterity. The community leaders and citizens of Cashmere agreed.
