A couple years ago, we lived in Hope, Idaho, a small town of 200 people, 13 miles East of Sandpoint, on Lake Pend Oreille. We drove through, fell in love with it and decided to find a rental there. Two years later, back in that neighborhood, we still feel the same way and we are trying hard to find a rental in Hope again. There is something magical about that place and it just feels like home. Renting is taking longer than what i would like but i guess we don’t need to rush things: we want to find the right place, something that we are both comfortable with, and with a big garden area if possible. We are late for the early summer stuff but hopefully we will get something going for a fall crop.
Everyone we met in Hope is so nice. We walked all around town and talked to a lot of people, especially about rentals, and every single person we met is so eager to help. I’ve never been in a community like that. Three different people offered us a place to stay (for free) until we find something that suits us! Pretty amazing… The community is great, people are very nice and the views of the lake are just amazing! We have a couple options as far as rentals go but nothing for sure yet. I keep my fingers crossed!
Leaving Twisp, WA, we headed towards McMinnville, OR where we spent a couple days with uncle Thom. We picked up our trailer and then headed towards Spokane, WA where we spend the first night. Never stay at the Airway Inn Express! This place is a dump and i would not stay there even if i was given money. It was so filthy…Anyway, the second hotel (the Shangri-La) we checked was a bit better, but i would not recommend it either (kind of dirty, stained towels, etc.). We spend one night anyway because we were tired and ready to call it quit after a long drive. While there, we drove around Medical Lake and Cheney, which were both okay but we did not feel like it was for us…The next day, we both agreed to come back to Sandpoint; we found a nice motel, with old but clean rooms and we’ve been staying there for 10 days. S0 far so good. I forgot to mention that Derek got poison oak in Oregon and he is finally getting over it: he got it everywhere….again! This stuff is nasty.
I am really happy to be back in Northern Idaho and it is such a beautiful country. It is a late/wet Spring and people had a very long winter this year….. I can’t wait to find a place, get a job and enjoy a beautiful summer in paradise. And i can’t wait for huckleberry season so i can make lots of jam, pies and fudge…
Hopefully my next blog will have good news as far as rental and jobs go.
Until the next,
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