2. Vacation

2013 ParaSailing in Coeur d'Alene and Dining in Porthill, ID

7/26/2013 - Claire's vacationing down in San Diego, and I don't want to just sit around the house by myself, so I decided to have a little good, clean fun. Made a reservation with Coeur d'Alene Parasail and Watersports to get up above it all. 7/27/2013 - A leisurely Saturday drive up to the Canadian border landed me in Porthill, a border crossing hamlet. With a population of around 70 people, I'm not sure that it qualifies as a town. Since I hadn't eaten lunch yet and I arrived around 3:30, I figured I'd stop for a bite in the only eatery that I saw, Big Daddy's Bar and Grill. Recently opened from remodeling just two weeks ago, they serve a Saturday special after 4:00 pm of smoked pulled-pork BBQ. It was yummy, and the staff and locals were all real friendly. It made for a nice little day trip.
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Heading out in to the lake leaving the resort behind.
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Heading out in to the lake leaving the resort behind.

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  • Heading out in to the lake leaving the resort behind.
  • Our skipper.
  • Tubbs Hill is a fun little hike when you don't want to travel too far.
  • Raising the canopy in preparation for our first victims.
  • Our first victims.. er, flyers hail from Nashville, TN.
  • Strapped-in and ready to fly.
  • Away they go...
  • Mom takes some pictures.
  • Green hills, blue sky and water, and a gentle breeze up in the air. What a gorgeous day to take it all in.
  • Our cap'n scares the parents as he waves his blade near the safety line.
  • Dad decides to get in on the action as well. I'm not sure the kids could really see what was going on from that far away.
  • Dad whips the line back and forth to get their attention. It worked.
  • The condos on Coeur d'Alene Lake Dr
  • The boat stops so that the kids can get their feet wet.
  • Walking on water.
  • Back up to speed so we can reel them in.
  • Laughing and giggling the whole way back down, dad decides to cool them off with a little squirt gun action.
  • Time to return aboard.
  • It's my turn to go up. This shot is toward the Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course. Select the X2 or X3 sizes of this photo and you can just make out the floating green.
  • Tubbs Hill from about 400' up or so.
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