Before I begin todays activities, which were few and far between. I forgot to mention two things from last night, one probably because it was just more average food (not even picture worthy) but the other was the most exciting thing that has happened on the trip.
First, last nights dessert. The special dessert was Strawberry Shortcake. Those of you that have been reading this for a while know exactly how much of a strawberry snob I am. Oregon has the best and that is all there is to it. We went with this because somehow in July strawberries still seem to be in season here. The Oregon Season has long been over. I should have taken a picture, because the first thing you would ask is, where are the strawberries? They were hidden under some very under beaten whipped cream. I think there have been maybe 6 berries, the good news, they did actually have flavor. I would rank them third behind Oregon and France for taste. While the strawberries had a nice flavor there simply wasnt enough of them, and the shortcake, was too dry.
home a big black bear ran across the road. I have gone all my life without seeing a bear. Well, we did catch a very slight glimpse of a grizzly in Yellowstone. This however was in full sight and he was on a mission, searching for food. Unfortunately, the camera was not where we could snap a quick photo and there was a car directly behind us.
Back to today. We slept in, opted out of the box breakfast (it wasnt worth losing sleep over) and did not get up until about 9:30. Even Tarragon managed to sleep, well once Jerry got up at 6:30 to feed him, but after that we all were very cozy in the bed. All we had planned for today was more Bocce Ball and then an attempted at canoeing. There are no pictures of any of this so you have to take my word.
Before we did anything, we ordered lunch from Green Caf in Lakeview. They were delivering during the Coved outbreak, but on the holiday, it was pick up only. This was not a big deal since it was only about a drive. It also gave us a
chance to fill the car up with gas so we dont have to worry about. One of the perks of a Zipcar is that everything is included in the rental price, except tolls. We called ahead so our order was ready when we got there. Jerry had the pleasure of dawning the mask and going in. I say the pleasure because he then got the extreme joy of dealing with the entitled 20 somethings, that did not have the sense to call ahead, and wanted everything rushed, didnt understand when they couldnt put the tip on their card, like they never heard of cash, an I could go on.
After filling up and returning to the room, we had a very nice lunch, unfortunately I forgot to pour the Sancerre, so it was just ice tea. We both ordered sandwiches and split an order of avocado protein toast, not sure why they had the word protein in it, but it was a good starter. A nicely toasted slice of wheat toast, with humus (I didnt really taste any humus) avocado, heirloom tomato and a balsamic drizzle. Jerrys sandwich was a Henny Penny; grilled chicken, prosciutto, roasted tomatoes, balsamic, baby
spinach & Mozzarella on toasted sour dough. I had The Gobbler; house roasted turkey, cranberry mayo, Swiss cheese on toasted sourdough bread. They came with house made potato chips and a pickle. They were really good, actually better than dinner last night.
After lunch it was off to the Bocce ball fields. It was not as hot or humid as yesterday, but it was still very buggy. We played two matches; we each won a match. However, this makes me the Interlaken champion since I won three of our four matches. After the Bocce ball it was time for the lake and our hand at the canoe.
The lake was beautiful, mostly private houses surround it, you know Life Styles of the Rich and _____ fill in your preferred word. There were a lot of guests hanging out at the lake, all very much social distanced, but no masks. They were more than 6 feet apart, so masks werent really required.
