Mt. Hood RV Village 5/28-5/30

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We haven't been near good wi-fi or cell reception for awhile so I need to start journaling on a doc instead of waiting till we have service. I basically forget the two and 1/2 hrs on the way to Mt. Hood Village. We arrived around 3:30 I think and set up camp. This was the longest day of activity so far and I'm ready to veg for a bit. Darrel biked around the campground to check it out.

Day 2: Darrel made an appointment for a
Hood River
massage at 9:45 in Hood River and then forgot about it. He slept in till 8:30 and I asked if it was today or tomorrow. Oops. We packed up the RV, left the bikes chained up at the site and took off. The trip took 1 and 1/2 hrs, but because he already paid we tried to get there even though we knew we would be late. At least he'd get some time in. We arrived at 10:20. While Darrel got his massage I walked up and down the main street checking out the buildings and shops. It's was very hilly but the sun was shinning and wow that was a change.

Once Darrel was done we walked the same path again only this time getting poke and spinning poke stops. The stops were all over the place. Most of the buildings are historical, build in the early 1900s. We ate brunch at a cute little cafe and then drove back to the campground. This time we stopped along the way and checked out the views of Mt. Hood. Along the tour route there are miles and miles of pear orchards. They said the pears are picked in September. We could only see leaves, no buds or flowers. We stopped along the way at a 2006 debris flow from Mt. Hood that took out the road and bridge we drove over (it had since been repaired).
Debris flow

You can read the signs in the pictures for more info on the flow.
Once we were back at the campground we took care of laundry and showers and actually barbecued the chicken drumsticks. Yum.

Day 3
Today is take care of business day. I'm up at the lodge using their wi-fi to update my blog notes, upload pictures and to make some calls.  Ate lunch at the Dragonfly Cafe here, used the jacuzzi and enjoyed the sunshine.

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