Our vacation this year started with a sense of deja vu. Last year when we went to CA we were 5 min. from our hotel and got stuck waiting for a train. The same happened in Bend, OR. We were happy to make it though after a long drive that started at 2:30 am. We stopped in Boise for breakfast and Cabelas before finishing in Bend. The drive was pretty dull. We expected more trees and beautiful scenery. Not the case. It was pretty dead and open areas. At least the parts that are not up along the coast are. In Bend we checked into the hotel, swam in the pool, and went to bed to be ready for the next days fun.
Up, eating breakfast, and ready for the day with cute "hair" bows.
Stop number one was to the volcano tubes. It is a cave made from lava. It's about a mile long and it was awesome. MJ struggled at the beginning because she hates caves but by the end she was enjoying herself and walking with Lil. Lil was super excited and loved the adventure. Buddy did great until he tripped about half way down. On the way back we sang songs and that helped him to not complain. Ms M did great all the way there. Then on the way back she got cold and refused to walk another step. RB and I loved it. Some parts the ceiling came way down and you could see the crystals forming. Other parts were so high you could barely see the top with your flashlight. Some of it is a double tube too where one lava flowed and then another on top of it. The whole thing was well worth our time!
Adventure number two was after lunch. We took MJ, and Lil and we went mountain biking. This area has a TON of mountain biking trails. The one we went on was pretty easy too. The girls were having a great time and beginning to learn how to shift to easier and harder gears. We got a fork in the road and while RB continued on, I took the girls back the way we came. This is where the real adventure started. On the way up Lil spun out and fell off her bike. She wasn't hurt and we kept on going. On the way down she first almost ran into a tree. She corrected at the last second only hitting her little pinkie in the trunk and coming off the bank made her fall off. I looked at her wound and told her we had to continue on. Second, later she was going over a tree root in the path. She must have hit her front brake and not her back brake. The next thing I know she is sailing head first into a thorn bush! So not only did she get bite by a tree, she attacked a bush and won. Yes, she had more battle wounds and she was screaming! I finally got her to calm down and once again told her she had to ride out of the woods. There was no other way. So on we went. Of course the adventure is not over yet. Later down the trail she began peddling and going nowhere. Yes, her chain had fallen off. Luckily, RB is a great teacher and I do know how to get bike chains back on. MJ was a trooper to come back and make sure we were okay every time we stopped. Finally, we made it back to the parking lot. The girls LOVED playing on the playground area while we waited for RB to get back. We made it back to the hotel with a great story to tell and a memory that will not soon be forgotten.
Poor girl! What a trooper!
The last thing we did this day in Bend was a river trail walk. Man was it beautiful! It would be great so own a home right by the river. What gorgeous homes.
After our walk we went back to the hotel for dinner and some down time. Good thing the next day was a travel day because we were all tired after a fun day, full of adventure, in Bend, OR. We definitely want to go back there some day!
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