July 2017

What a great month!

July started with a visit to Central Oregon
by Brandon, Karen and family.

We took a hike up to Paulina Falls.

Brandon, Karen, Anna, Ben and Ben’s friend, Andrew.

Little Miss Anna appears to have an attitude.  :)

Kayaking on the Deschutes….  What a beautiful day.

We went to the annual 4^th of July Pet Parade in Bend.

What fun!

Mike and I traveled to Puerto Vallarta to celebrate our 50^th Anniversary.

50 Years……. We’re not getting old are we?

We stayed at Vallarta Torre. 
A small wonderful resort right on the beach.

On July 8^th (our anniversary) we enjoyed a wonderful dinner on the beach

We took a bus up to Lo De Marcos (a small town about an hour up the
coast from Puerto Vallarta)  The beach was empty and very beautiful. 
A totally Mexican town.  I loved it.

The second week of our stay, Pat and Rollie joined us in Vallarta.

We enjoyed having them there to see the sights with us.

We took a tour up into the mountains to visit a little
Mexican town that time seems to have forgotten. 
This beautiful church was the centerpiece of the town.

Another tour took us to an evening show and dinner
at Las Caletas…  Unfortunately it rained and we were drenched.

We took a Snorkeling trip and had a fabulous day.
Mike tried his hand at paddle boarding.

Dinner at a great Mexican restaurant….  Pepe’s!

I would recommend it to everyone visiting this great city.

This guy was kind of ugly but fascinating to see on the lawn.

Beautiful sunsets. 
We loved Puerto Vallarta and can’t wait to go back again.

We have packed all of our possessions and have moved  off our lot in Sunriver. 
It has been a great summer spot for many years…… but now we are moving
on to new adventures.

Linda Skov (Karen’s mom) treated me to an amazing evening
at the Moda Center in Portland to see Neil Diamond.
He was amazing!

He did look older (he’s 76) but his voice was phenomenal!
He sounded like he was 25 !!!

What a wonderful evening!