Last night after getting back to the hotel, we were pooped. The Best Western had a restaurant and bar, both with discount coupons furnished by the front desk. We decided to stay there to have dinner and BOY, were we ever delighted! We both had the ribs and they were outstanding! The beer was pretty good too...
We both had full breakfasts at the hotel, again using coupons. $9.50 for two full breakfasts is not a bad deal.
We took a short ride off our planned route to see the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. Even though primarily designed to educate children, the whole thing was a marvel. An estimated 300,000 emigrants traveled the worn trail from Independence Missouri (the jump off spot) across the majority of the United States to find new lives. 30,000 lost their lives on the trip.
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| Built on a bluff overlooking the wagon ruts through the small pass |
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| Going in. Get ready.... |
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| Depiction of travel types |
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| Realistic depictions |
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| Diary selections throughout building |
We decided to head up to Walla Walla to do some wine tasting in the southern Washington area, then head back down to the Columbia River to continue toward the Tacoma area and Leslie. Plans changed.
Once in Walla Walla and after having a great lunch in the "Green Spoon" restaurant, we headed for Prosser Wa. and a recommended location for wine tasting. But...seems that on Wednesday many of the wine tasting shops are closed. We made the best of it in those that were open and then decided to stay in Prosser and continue on tomorrow.
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| A closed winery in Prosser. Bummer. |
We actually found another Best Western just down the road from the last tasting shop and are staying there. Tomorrow, on to Leslie's new house and more adventures.
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