Denise and Rick Cunningham

Like many boomers we're planning the "next chapter". We live a fairly chaotic life in Georgetown in Washington DC. I'm a former fashion executive and journalist. Rick's an engineer and computer scientist. We're about ready for a little change of pace. Travel... perhaps moving to warmer climes ...and definitely savoring more moments. We never set out to buy an RV...matter of fact, we had never even been in one and I definitely don't camp. But, now, with more time and a growing aversion to the insults of air travel, we bought a 40' motor coach. Our grandson, Ian, named it Gigantor. We call it Tor for short.

We're seeing things you just can't from the air and finding that we've so much to discover on this continent. In the past two years, we've taken three marvelous six-week trips. This time, we're "chasing the sun for as long as it fun". We left on October 5, 2009. We'll see how long we last!

We're searching for great places to stay, sights worth seeing, golf courses worth playing, great restaurants, shopping, farmer's markets. We're on the road in search of the high road.


Monday, June 7, 2010

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

June 1 ~ 3

We leave Sun Valley in the rain...big surprise....it will take two pretty long days to get to Coeur d'Alene.  The drive takes us through Idaho, into Montanta and back into Idaho.  There is no where of interest to stop along the way...but the drive is pretty.

There is one brief stop we discover....a hot springs that can reach temperatures of 180 degrees.

We stop midway in truly the middle of nowhere and are pleased just to find a place to spend the night.  It's raining, so it's hard to enjoy the surrounding mountains.  In fact, it gets a bit eerie...no cell phone coverage....it's amazing how dependent on our conveniences we've become.  I spend hours in the middle of the night trying to figure out how I can deal with an emergency and where I'm going to find a land line. 

Coeur d'Alene is all about the outdoors....gorgeous lake, great golf courses, scenic drives. It rains most of the time we are here, so golf is out, being on the lake is out...we do manage to get in a drive around Lake Coeur d'Alene which is truly lovely.  The Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course offers one of the most unusual views.  The 14th hole is a par 3 floating island.  There's a real good view of it from the pro shop.



We watch a foursome tee off in a raging wind....two of the four actually get on...there's a little skiff docked in the foreground that takes the players to the green.... whole thing's kind of silly and must really back up the course, but I admit, it was fun to watch.

We're staying at the Blackwell Island RV Resort (idahorvpark.com), a mid-tier place that has a few sites with nice views on the Spokane River.  There is a very good restaurant just moments away called Cedars Floating Restaurant (cedarsfloatingrestaurant.com) situated on floating dock.  My planked salmon was wonderful, as was Rick's seafood pasta with salmon, shrimp and whitefish. Though I suspect the views of the lake are quite a bit better in nicer weather and it's probably great to eat outside....we'll never know!




We take advantage of another rainy day to catch up on cleaning and laundry.  This weather is so depressing...could never live in the Northwest.  To the Spokane area tomorow to visit with Rick's son, Matt.
Posted by Denise and Rick Cunningham on Monday, June 07, 2010
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  1. AnonymousJune 7, 2010 at 8:13 PM

    It is unfortunate that you did not get to experience nice weather while you were here in Coeur d'Alene.

    If you get the chance come back and visit us in July, August, or September when the weather is so much nicer.

    I enjoy the four seasons that we have here in the Inland Northwest and couldn't imagine living anywhere else, but then I get to enjoy the good days with the bad :)

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