{"id":524,"date":"2011-05-16T03:37:27","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T03:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegoodlife.trcs.net\/?p=524"},"modified":"2011-05-16T03:42:48","modified_gmt":"2011-05-16T03:42:48","slug":"back-in-northen-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegoodlife.trcs.net\/?p=524","title":{"rendered":"Back in Northern Idaho"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0couple years ago, we lived in Hope, Idaho, a small\u00a0 town of 200 people, 13 miles East of Sandpoint, on Lake Pend Oreille. We drove through,\u00a0fell 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\u00a0stuff\u00a0but hopefully we will get something going for a fall crop.<\/p>\n

Everyone we met in Hope is so nice. We walked all around town and talked to a\u00a0lot of people,\u00a0especially 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\u00a0offered us a place to stay (for free) until we find something that suits us!\u00a0Pretty\u00a0amazing… The community is great, people are very nice and the views of the lake are \u00a0just amazing! We have a couple options as far as rentals go but nothing for sure yet. I keep my fingers crossed!<\/p>\n

Leaving Twisp, WA, we\u00a0headed towards McMinnville, OR\u00a0where 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,\u00a0we drove around Medical Lake and Cheney,\u00a0which were both okay but we did not feel like it was for us…The next day, we both agreed to come back to Sandpoint;\u00a0we found a nice motel, with old but clean rooms and\u00a0we’ve been staying there for 10 days.\u00a0S0 far so good.\u00a0 I forgot to mention that Derek got poison oak in Oregon and he is\u00a0finally getting over it:\u00a0he got it everywhere….again! This stuff is nasty.<\/p>\n

I am really happy to be back in Northern Idaho and it is such a beautiful country. It is a late\/wet Spring\u00a0 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\u00a0huckleberry season so i can make lots of jam, pies and fudge…<\/p>\n

Hopefully my next blog will have good news as far as rental and jobs go.<\/p>\n

Until the next,<\/p>\n