It’s Salmon Days here! All weekend, in fact. It is the annual celebration of returning salmon to the lakes, streams and downtown hatchery* (yes, there is a salmon hatchery in town!) with all sorts of free and fun activities. There are vendors with everything from food to art to textiles and everything in between. We saw a nifty one selling little frogs in their own little aquarium habitats. There was fruit on a stick. There were those awesome hammock style swing/chairs. Music stages and a whole field of fun (which we didn’t do this year either). Being our second year was nice since we had a clue about the whole thing (but only a clue).
Ray, Phoebe and I spent a few hours this morning at the festival while Alex was attending a class. We wandered around (in the chilly drizzle) and browsed many of the booths while most of the festival goers were further away watching the parade. Since neither child was actually in the parade this year, we opted to not watch it either. I have to say that it was nice, although having a little more time would have been nice too. This year we parked outside of town and rode the shuttle in — so much better than finding ill-placed parking and walking a long, long way (and then back too).
The afternoon had Alex in one direction and Phoebe in another, so we split up for the rest of the day.
