...one of the perks of being in the fire department. The ice cream booth was staffed by the Omak fire dept. Once they saw my hat, their large "double" cone suddenly turned into a "triple" of enormous proportions and it was impossible for me to even leave a donation. Even the Ice Cream freak that I am, took a long time to demolish this giant!
Lunch break was the Omak Fair. Great little place with stampede, crafts, animal and veggy exhibits and midway.
You sure see the disparaty in wealth between BC and Washington when you cross the Osoyoos border and drive south. The main industry is farming tree fruits, and you can sure see the state of the industry when you notice all the broken down or old equipment in this area. If the USA is in a "recession", I think this area has now passed into "depression". Houses may be cheap, but who would want to live hear. The main theme of the fair was patrotism and religion, and I think you would need a lot of that to keep your spirits up.
WINTHROP (click for details) is our first night stop. We toured the little western themed village with its boardwalk sidewalks and then lucked out with a great stop for Rita, only 300 yards from the center of the town!
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