Buffalo Gal

August 24, 2012, Day 69

Today was Friday and that means wash day for Sharon.  Friday is the preferred day, and she starts early, because it is the day the park starts to fill up with weekend visitors and the cabins haven't been rented for a while, so there is no big rush to the laundry.  A thankless but necessary job.  I try to help but it seems like I just keep getting in the way.

Franz had been trying all evening to arrange some tennis for this morning without much luck.  He called me and we had decided to go hit some around 10.  By that time Robert had called back and said he would be there.  So there were three of us and we decided to play 1 on 2 and we did that for an hour or so, when Rod arrived.  That gave us four and we played doubles, switching every set, for about an hour and a half.  Although I had some good points and good games, I still ended up with the black been.

With tennis interfering and washing taking priority, that meant we missed Smoke Jumpers again.  We'll get it in some day, maybe tomorrow or the day after that or the day after that.

That gave me time for a nice nap, you know you live longer if you take a nice nap, and a shower before we went to Buffalo Gal.

Franz and Marcia wanted to skip Happy Hour at the park, because of the drive to Donnelly, but Sharon and I snuck in a short one, before they arrived to pick us up.

Buffalo Gal is a small restaurant located about 15 miles down the road in Donnelly. It has about 10 tables in the restaurant plus a window where you could order take out or eat outside. Very busy and reservations are a must. I had called in early in the afternoon to make our request and when I gave my call back number my area code had been garbled. Luckily I called back and we got the confusion straightened out and our reservation confirmed for 6 PM. They have a very nice and varied menu. Sharon and I had a Tuna salad, which was excellent, and a beef shoulder tenderloin, rare, and it was rare. Along with an acceptable Pino. Franz and Marcia had the Snapper. Some simple deserts and we called it an evening. It was a very nice place with a very personable owner, that also plays tennis for exercise and relaxation, and we will be back before we leave. One of the nicer dinning experiences we have had in the area.