HI All: Another rainy morning this morning, but it cleared up nicely during the day. We got to the Gold Mine trip at about 0930 and was on the train going about 15 minutes later. Sure had a bunch of folks with this trip. 6 tour buses pulled in and filled up the train with folks from New York I think. I had to ask some dummy that was standing up in front of us to either sit down or move. He moved... Photo above is of a 19 ounce nugget of gold. Sign said it was worth $40,000.00, but the sign was a couple years old. They said it is probably worth about $60,000 now. It was just laying there so people could pick it up and see how heavy it was.. Really heavy. The big guy standing there watching was heavy also.



Above is the conductor of the train. He sang songs and played his guitar and fiddle for the trip up to the mine and back also. He's been with them a long time. Bob and Dorene probably recognize him from our 2008 trip...

The did some panning etc of the dirt there, and this is what was found in three pans in the ditch they were in. Pretty good deal. We did not get near that much when Amy and I did our panning.

Here's the big gold panner herself at the panning table. They give everyone a little bag of dirt and teach everyone how to pan. Amy and I ended up with a total of 8 grains of gold for a worth of $34.00. Amy took it all and had it put in a necklace thingy so she can look at it for the rest of our life. It was more than we got the last time. It was a fun time except for all the people. I hate people...

And here we are again 'WAITI'N ON A WOMAN" Do a lot of that these days.

We went to a place called Pioneer Park for dinner this evening. They have a Salmon roast, Deep fried Halibut, and Cod, and prime rib dinner there. Wasn't real excited about going as I figured the 450 people from the boat would be there too, but when we got there there was about 10 people in line. Was a good thing??? The food was great. They cook the salmon over a wood fire right there and you get it from the fire. The prime rib was great. Baked beans, and Caesar salad, plus all kinds of salad, and the Cod and Halibut was beer battered and deep fried. It was super. The salmon was the best I've had, and I'm not a salmon person. I did go back and get some more cod and halibut. Could not taste the difference in the cod and halibut. Also had cake for desert. Was a nice place. Glad Amy made me go.....

Came back and was ready for a shower and rest and watch TV for the evening. Could not get any hot water and found Amy had turned the hot water heater off some time this morning for some reason. So no I am waiting for hot water...

Going to the Farmers Market tomorrow, and then we have dinner reservations at the Turtle Restaurant where Bob and Dorene took us to dinner on our anniversary when we were here in 2008... Will miss Bob and Dorene there...

Semper Fi

Don, Amy & Pharaoh