Ambassador RV Resort, Caldwell, Idaho

Ambassador RV Resort is a 150-plus site rv park in Caldwell, ID, (population 85,000), 15 miles west of Boise, ID (population 250,000). We've been here (as we are every year) since August 1. Today it's been in the high 60's, beautiful sunshine and little or no wind. We've got friends all over the park with whom we play golf, cook dinners, discuss grandkids, shop and talk politics. Anna and our two grands are only 10 minutes away in Nampa and we see them several times a week for football games, cross-country races, meals out and in, and other school and family activities.

We have joined the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Boise which is 18 miles from our park. This has enabled us to make new friends in Boise and worship with a church family. Our church is very mission minded and we have participated in local mission work. It is an absolutely beautiful drive into Boise on Sunday mornings driving thru the beautiful farmland with the mountains always in front of us. Being a Presbyterian Church the neighborhoods are definitely upscale real estate with country clubs and golf clubs all along the route. We also pass many other large churches of various denominations and many Mormon houses of worship. Many Sunday mornings we see hot air balloons floating quietly near the mountains.

The Owyhee Mountains are only minutes away and the snow will be here in a few weeks which means snowboarding and skiing. It also means colder weather, for which we are prepared. Bosie is an old town and very interesting. It has a very nice restored historic district downtown with gas lights and beautiful trees and foliage.

Planes are constantly in the air above us most every day as the Caldwell airport is less than a mile from our site. Many farmers have their own planes. We can watch sky diving everyday when the weather permits (sky diving is on Larry's 'bucket list'). They say you can fly 365 days a year in Idaho. You may have to de-ice but they still fly. That is why the headquarters of Missionary Aviation Fellowship is in Nampa.

One of the amenities at the Ambassador Resort is individual immaculate white tile bathrooms/showers with stacks of personal white bath mats. Access to the bathrooms is only by code keypad. Other services are propane delivered as needed, coffee, danish and free newspapers in the mornings, heated salt water pool (which Helen loves), regular potlucks, poker nights, full mailroom, immaculately kept lawns, weekly jam sessions with local musicians,and ready assistance with any RV needs/problems.

California and Oregon are only a short drive west. Our great niece is in grad school in Eugene, Oregon and we hope to see her this fall, here or there. Other great friends throughout the west will be meeting us in various locations when we start travelling again in the new year.

Here are some scene at Ambassador I took today.

Our pool, hot tub and sauna:

Our Pad:

Other RVs in Resort:

Flag on back of Molly II;

Main building housing office, rec hall, pool hall, dining area:

Neighbor walking dogs:

Airplane overhead:

Older couple next door:

Neighbor (whose dog bit me!):

Neighbor (friend Charlie who was recently hospitalized):

Over 75 5th Wheels in the Resort:

Salmon on the grill tonight:

Honey, the Guard dog, on duty: