We’re in the Bend, Oregon area because Nina and her cousin Linda decided that enough years had passed since their last get-together, so they decided to meet at some neutral place for the weekend. Bend turned out to be the choice. We arrived from Pocatello in the late afternoon on Thursday and Linda arrived a couple of hours later from Burney, California. We’ve had a great time. Yesterday we poked around in a quaint little town not far from here and then drove the McKenzie Loop. Today we drove another scenic byway and then went to Redmond, Oregon to do the Crooked River Dinner Train. The event includes a three-hour train trip from Redmond to Prineville and back plus dinner on the train and a theater production. Tonight the theater was a kind of a melodrama titled “Who Shot Jesse James?” The mystery unfolded throughout dinner and the guests then turned in a piece of paper with their guess on the villan. We had a delightful time. The food was just OK, but the service and entertainment were excellent. It is highly recommended.

The only real issue was that the train car was COLD. I was very happy that I’d brought a jacket with me. We’re back in the hotel room with the heat cranked up to get toasty warm before heading to bed in a few minutes.

Tomorrow Linda will head back towards home. We’ll stay in the area for a couple more days as there is still a lot to see and do. We’ll go to Church tomorrow morning and then do some more sightseeing. All too soon it’ll be time to head back to Pocatello as it is.