It's still raining! Doesn't bother me much, but Kathe sure takes her time getting ready for my walks. All I need is my leash, no jacket, no hat, socks or shoes, she sure is slow in the morning.
I thought they were going river rafting today. They didn't! In addition to the rain, it was 60 degrees outside and the river temperature was at least 40 degrees. I don't know why they didn't want to go. Water is water, right?
Here is a picture of what the town looked like this morning. Those are rain clouds over the town. Not a very promising day, so they came back to the motor home, took out their books, lit the fireplace, and there they sat. All day long.
I never did tell you how Leavenworth became a Bavarian Village in the middle of Washington. Back in the 1890's Leavenworth was a big railroad town with seven sets of tracks and a roundhouse. It was a boom town with saloons, brothels, and an opera house. The main industry was timber and the Great Northern Railway. In 1925 the railroad relocated to Wenatchee and a year later the sawmill closed. Those events and the two World Wars were a blow to the economy and the town died. In the 1960's the towns people got together and came up with the idea for "Bavarianization" to boost the economy.
Almost every thing in the town is designed to look like an alpine chalet. Buildings are painted to look like a scene from the "Sound of Music." The names of the shops are, Tannenbaum, Das Lounge, Die Musik Box, and my favorite, the Heidle Burger! The hotel names are just as nutty, Jim's favorite was the Bavarian Ritz. Just what is a Bavarian Chiropractor? Yes, that's what the sign out front says.
Kathe and Jim left to have dinner in Cashmere tonight with Rebecca. They went to a barbecue place called Cowboy's and I hope they bring back a little doggie bag.
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