We journeyed into Coeur D'Alene, Idaho on Monday, July 5th and did we ever have fun!!We stayed at The Roosevelt Inn, a former elementary school (grades Kinder - 4th grades) building. The owner of the Inn was a student in the early '60's and told us a great deal about the school. Suffice it to say that all the rooms of the Inn/School House were dedicated to and named for former teachers of the school. The pictures above are a sampling of some of the rooms. The picture with Margie lounging in bed is our room.
Before leaving the area on Tuesday, July 6th, we took a sea plane ride around one of the most beautiful lakes I've seen in a long time. The plane ride was only 20 minutes, but most enjoyable.
As an aside, the elder owner of the sea plane business, Bill Brooks, a 90 year old veteran of WW II, was a pilot of a four engine sea plane during the war. He told us that he regularly "hauled" uranium in his aircraft for "industrial usage". However, he later learned that the uranium was used in the creation of the A-bomb used against Japan!!!
The elder Brooks no longer flies, but he taught his two sons to fly. They now provide all the airborne fun, but Dad contributes each day by fueling the planes, escorting passengers on and off the plane (sometimes the most hazardous time the flights), as well as collecting the payment for the plane rides.
A short one day stay filled with excitement, to be sure.
Cheers!
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