Weekend Away and the End of the Boiler Game 2022

We have just returned from a weekend getaway to Walla Walla.

We met some friends in Walla Walla for their annual Balloon Jamboree. There was supposed to be 38 balloons scheduled to show up.

Our extended summer ended last Friday and it rained all day all the way to Walla Walla. Apparently, rain and hot air balloons do not go well together. The jamboree was canceled.

So we had nothing to do but visit wineries and breweries.

Our friends were staying in their camp trailer at an RV Park while we reserved a room at the local Super 8. 

On Sunday, we drove to Prosser to collect some grapes. We purchased 100 pounds of Cabernet and 100 pounds of Syrah...just like last year.

We spent the rest of the day visiting a few more wineries in the Prosser area and then checking into our favorite place in Sunnyside, the Sunnyside Inn.

We also returned to a restaurant we discovered last year called Las Islas. It is an authentic Mexican restaurant with authentic Mexican people who may or may not speak English. we thought their food was fantastic last year and we have been looking forward to our return.

But, like everything that you remember fondly, it did not live up to our hype. The food was good and the atmosphere was about like we remembered. 

The problem was they were playing that really shitty Ranchero music loaded with accordions and a tuba to play the bass line. I don't really object to the music other than it all sounds the same to me.

 What we objected to was the decibel level that the music was played at. We could hardly talk to each other, let alone order any food.

For some reason, I have always enjoyed looking at this barn next to the freeway.

This year, we stopped and took some pictures. I think this will make a nice pen and ink drawing.

We had a nice leisurely drive home today and got back about 2:00. 

My first order of business was to fire up the boiler. So the new record is October 24th.