Yesterday’s high temperature reached 90 degrees. It wasn’t a record breaker, but it was nine degrees above average. Today is supposed to be hotter – mid 90s.

Donna studied the map and went out for a bike ride in the late morning. She made one error on her course and ended up climbing to the top of Rocky Butte Park. She went through a tunnel going up plus lots of switchbacks to the top and back down the other side. She met another rider who helped her get back on course. She rode back along the bike path next to Marine Drive, on the Columbia River. Her loop covered about 20 miles.

After lunch, I took a ride on the scooter. I wanted to stop at Lowes and try to find 5/16″ self-tapping screws. I made a loop riding west, then north to Marine Drive where I turned back east. The Columbia River runs wide and deep along here.

I came upon a unique little community. It’s made up of floating houses at a marina. There were three or four different gated marinas with floating houses. The homeowners had parking areas in the marina lot and most of them also had floating garages for their boats.

Floating homes

Homes and toys

More homes

These communities are located in a small strait between the south bank of the Columbia River and McGuire Island. This shields them from the main channel of the Columbia.

I also checked out the Blue Lake Regional Park and Chinook Landing Marine Park. Both parks were full of activity as lots of people were enjoying the sunny weather on the water. I just did a drive-by. The day-use fee to enter either park is five dollars.

I finally made my way to Lowes. They didn’t have the hardware I was looking for. The guy there suggested I try Fastenal, but they are closed on Sunday.

In the afternoon, Donna and I tackled a chore I’ve put off for too long. Our Weber Q grill needed a deep cleaning. It was quite a job, but it gave Donna a chance to try out the Reliable Pronto Steam Cleaner. We’ll be shooting a video review of this product for Camping World like the one we did for the Reliable Steamboy Pro T3 floor mop.

Last night, Donna did something different for dinner. She cubed spicy, pre-seasoned, boneless, skinless chicken thighs from Costco that my daughter, Alana, cooked for dinner one night when we were visiting. She browned the chicken then added broccoli, onions and peppers for a stir fry. She used the orange glaze sauce that came with the pre-seasoned chicken in the stir fry. She sprinkled sesame seeds over the stir fry once it was on the plate. It was a quick, simple meal that was very tasty. I would enjoy having it again.

Chicken stir fry with orange glaze sauce

This morning, we’ll work on the video review. I want to take my mountain bike out for a ride by the river. Later, I’ll see if I can find the Fastenal store and continue my quest for 5/16″ self-tapping screws. I think today will be mostly a working day for Donna.