On the fourth we walked up to town to see the parade. There were a few nice cars, horses, politicians, Tow trucks, and fire trucks. It was small but everyone was in a festive mood. We watched the fireworks from the boat since they pull the barge up just outside the harbor.

We got ready to go on the 5^th and found we needed to wait to go through the lock until a barge with hazardous cargo went through. Shortly before we were ready another barge called the lock to go through and he was told he was going to have to wait for us. The barge captain proposed that we tie on to him once he got in the lock. All went well even as daunting as it felt. The tug drove out of the lock with us attached until there was enough water to separate without the tug tossing us around with the turbulent water he makes. We travelled nearly side-by-side all day up to the John Day Lock where I asked if we could piggy back again. If we hadn’t gone through together, it would have meant a 1.5-hour delay for us getting through. Shortly after John Day we tied up to a dock at Le Page Park just inside the mouth of the John Day River.

This morning we travelled to Arlington no locks no drama. The town is small, really small. We plan to go to Boardman tomorrow.

                                            The Dalles Lock

                                            Maryhill Museum

                                            John Day Dam and Lock

 Decided to stay at The Dalles two more days, the wind has already been blowing near 30 mph  today and we might try to catch the parade tomorrow. There was a grass fire on the Washington side between the railroad tracks and hwy14 just across from the marina.

Pics are sites around The Dalles.

 Arrived at The Dalles this morning getting away from Hood River early to avoid some of the wind. Good idea but the wind was blowing strong well before we got up. The ride was smooth except for one area where the waves got pretty big. Once here we discovered that the power and water were well beyond what our normal power cord and water hose would reach. Luckily we did have another 30 amp cord that we were able to use as an extension. For water we hiked to an Ace in town for a 50 foot extension hose. Had to stop and cool down with a couple IPA's, that's right not Bud Light. We will try the hose tomorrow we still have 2/3 of our tank. We might stay here through the weekend so we are not trying to get into another place during the holiday, wind is predicted in the high 20s the next three days as well.

Pictures are from Hood River, the way to The Dalles, and in The Dalles. They aren't in order, not sure why. The scenery is changing to desert from forest quickly.