Hi everyone, I posted an earlier inquiry on this forum to gather potential interest in an in-person meet up with our local RS Coeur d’Alene/Spokane travel group. We met this morning and discussed possible dates & expectations, etc. I will start this as a new post, so our previous discussion doesn’t muddy up the conversation.
First of all, we’re excited to have the chance to meet several of you in-person! It’s great that we’re within a day’s drive for our Seattle, Portland, Boise & western Montana forum participants! Someone mentioned that it would be a nice chance to swap some travel items. Pam kicked it off this morning by bringing some travel scarves & bags. She was even handing scarves out to the bakery staff! And, Judy has a new Rick Steves t-shirt ready for one of you! : )
Date for the event: the last weekend in September, 2026. (Yes, 2026. We’re all traveling too much for 2025.)
Location: Woops Bakery, CDA
https://bywoops.com/locations/coeur-dalene/#location-meta
Expectations:
None of our local group are hoping or offering to become a local travel guide (LOL!). Other than providing the Saturday morning venue and suggesting a couple of activities (will post these in Spring 2026) or restaurants some of us plan to do that weekend, each of you are on your own to plan your own weekend or extended time here. Specifically, that means we aren’t offering to make an itinerary or reservations for you, similar to how you would plan your own independent trip to Europe. : ). But, we will provide ideas like the link to reserve the lake cruise for a certain time period, if some of us would like to meet up on that boat ride together, or a hike one of us offers to lead.
This is the website for the resort that is on the lake in downtown CDA and a short walking distance from our bakery. The resort has the famous golf course with the floating green, plus a spa, etc.
https://www.cdaresort.com
At this time, consider this post as just a “Save the date” notice. : )