Clarkston, WA
Half way through the first trip now, and all is going good. We made it up to Clarkston yesterday, the turn around point for us. The sister towns of Clarkston, WA and Lewiston, ID are pretty much what you would expect in this area. They could literally be any town in eastern Oregon or Washington, southern Idaho or Wyoming. We actually had a deck hand walk off the boat as well. This is the first time I’ve seen this, but I guess I understand it. She went to town, got piss drunk at the bar, then realized she would be fired when she came back to get on the boat, so she quit, rather than having a permanent mark on her record with the Coast Guard.
Now we are headed back down the river. We actually took a little side trip on a river called the Palouse today. It reminded me of sections of the Colorado River, very arid with rocky outcroppings. I love this type of terrain, so it was good to see it. Made me think of Moab, Utah. I like that.
Only a couple more days of cooking for me! I went into Clarkston and bought some tools, and now I’m ready to go. Things are looking good, I’m getting to know the boat real well now.
