Today we went to the Beltrami Fairgrounds for a pet fair. They had all kinds of events and anyone could enter their dog. The one we watched the most was long jump in the water. They throw whatever toy or duck they want into the pool and the dog tries to get as far as he can into the pool. The longest we saw was 23feet! They also had a demonstration by the Sheriffs department on K9 apprehension and narcotics searching. They also demonstrated how the agility of the dog comes into play in climbing walls, leaping thru windows and such. We had a great time watching all this. Ken and I entered in a race for minnows :) you pick a minnow and put it in the starting gate, when they open the gate you chase your minnow with a straw by blowing into the water. We were both whopped by a girl :), mine was on a roll and then suddenly turned around and headed back to the gate. It was a lot of fun and the money went to support animals.
We picked up a new ramp for Major, it is a pretty nice one, its all plastic and a tri fold with grip paper on the ramp. Great part was the cost was only $35! We also picked up a little evening light thing that has some bears on it and a solar light.
This evening we went for Ice cream to Cold Stone Creamery, Deanna and I had the Peanut butter something or other, Chocolate ice cream, fudge, recess's cups and peanut butter. I added Oreo cookies to mine. :) The best part is I got mine free for fathers day! What a great treat!
The campground here is really dead, since being here on Wednesday I bet there hasn't been 25 people come in. I really expected it to be packed this weekend. When we worked here in 2005 we would have better than 40 people a night in on weekends. We stopped by and drove by the other campground near here and it was PACKED! I think maybe the prices here at KOA are really hurting their business. We hate to see that, but this is an economic squeeze and if you want someones business you have to cater to them and make it affordable.
Yesterday we all went to the Logging camp for lunch. WOW! We love this place but you can't eat here to many times in a short period. It is an eat till you drop place, was an old logging camp and you eat in the log cabin family style. There was a total of 10 of us and we were all packed full! We had Roast Beast, Roast Pork, Fried Chicken, Ham and Ribs! Topped by all you can eat mashed potatoes and gravy, cole slaw, macaroni salad, biscuits with honey butter and blueberry spread, corn bread and dressing! To top off your dinner they bring you a HUGE sugar cinnamon just out of the fryer donut! MMMMMMM The food keeps on coming as long as you are hungry, all you have to do is ask for more and what you want and they bring it right out!
Tomorrow we don't have anything planned but will find something to do. We did ride around a little tonight after the ice cream and we found an ospreys nest on top of a telephone pole with a pair of eagles in it. I will try to get some pictures of them tomorrow or tuesday.
Ken and Kathy under Paul
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Wished I had been there to see you and Ken in that minnow race. I could not have done that because I would have been laughing so hard and then when I would take a breath, I would suck in that minnow. Yeeeeeooo.
Good pix of Ken and Kathy. Tell all we said hi.
Dale
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