GNRT DAY 9 CHILDREN OF THE SUN

We spent the day in Spokane…by the way it rhymes with man Now that I’ve cleared up that pronunciation mystery…. how about I take a moment for a little history. Spokane was named for the Spokane tribe who long before the settlers came…across this land did run The name Spokane carries with it a great significance It means ‘Children of the sun.” With that in our minds and the sun shining brightly we were feeling blessed that we happened upon Spokane the same weekend as Hoopfest. Hoopfest is a 3 on 3 basketball tournament…and for what it’s worth It’s billed as the largest tournament of its kind anywhere on Earth 24,000 players come from 44 states and 6 countries every age, sex, size and ability level you’d ever want to.meet and Deborah and I spent half the morning watching them compete. It was also the 50th anniversary of Spokane’s environmentally themed Expo 74 Which was a huge success from May until November that year when it bid the world farewell to celebrate we ate key lime pie…and rode an old wooden carousel We walked around the city watching people large and small enjoying everything Spokane had to offer…including her waterfalls. We celebrated the city, basketball as well as a 50 year old Expo…. It was a day filled with surprises, wonder and fun… for two blessed and happy 70 year old…children of the sun.