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.
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