The second part of our summer vacation road trip/Harward family reunion took us to Medford, Oregon to see Greg's grandparents on his mom's side. Again, the drive went well. We all packed comfortably into Greg's parents' "movie car" (an SUV with a movie player.) We stopped for lunch just outside of Susanville, Nevada in the pine wood forests and had lunch we bought at Bajio before leaving Reno. It is our FAVORITE restaurant ever from Utah and we don't have them in Texas. It was awesome, YUM, YUM! After feeding ourselves, we fed the chipmunks that inhabited the forest surrounding the rest stop. They are the cutest animals ever. They would come right up to us and eat out of our hands. Their little tiny paws would tickle our fingers while they gently ate our offering. It was so much fun. We spent three days at Grandpa Nelson and Grandma Grace's house. (Yes, Nelson is named after Greg's Grandfather and Shawna's Grandfather who are both named Nelson.) We drove go carts one day and went swimming another. On our last day before leaving we went up to the fish hatchery and had lunch while watching the HUGE salmon returning from their time out in the ocean. Afterwards, we rented a four man raft and paddled our way down the Rogue River. It was incredible. Half the way was white water and fast paced fun. The rest was a peaceful float down river. It was 13.5 miles and took us three hours. The weather was fabulous (about 80 degrees.) It was definitey worth going. We had our customary final breakfast at Rooster's cafe and got pictures of the kids with the great grandparents. ~ The first week of our summer vacation was going so well. Everyone was getting along and acting nice. We were seeing beautiful places, doing fun things and visiting our beloved family. Who could ask for more.
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