June 21-23: Father's Day and Champoeg

Scott spent much of Father's Day working on the Kyper. Luckily the tiny town of Parkdale has a great hardware store that he was able to ride the "sickles" to for parts. We once again had raclette for dinner and then again for breakfast the next morning before heading out. We took the beautiful drive along the Columbia Gorge through Portland and then on to Newberg, in the heart of the Willamette Valley...Pinot Country!! We are staying in Champoeg State Park, which is a wonderful campground. We stayed here 2 years agoand wanted to come back. Jake (and Bede) immediately befriended two boys and they have been having a blast riding their bikes through the park and surrounding trails. We took a long walk with the dogs this morning to the historic Butteville grocery...the first established store in Oregon. Mary and I played more cribbage and stayed close to "home" today and let the boys enjoy. Tomorrow we are starting at a biodynamic winery in McMinnville and on to more wineries, including Brick House...a favorite of ours!

Overlooking the Willamette River

"Arm Pictures"

Clover is comfy in the Kyper!

This is a typical site.....Scott working under the sofa area of the kyper. Hopefully it will be less typical as the trip goes on!