Thursday, August 8, 2013

Bigfork

Look closely and you can see a paddle boarder, Dashing under the bridge.
      Thursday morning found us heading up to Bigfork,MT. The route that follows the east side of Flathead lake is stunning. While every bit as scenic as the west side, it is drastically different. As you peak the high point of of the east side, the road becomes framed with cherry orchard after cherry orchard. As you drive along the road, the orchards seemed to be packed as closely together as individual Flathead cherries themselves are in those pints you can by at every roadside stand. Stand after stand begin to pop up like a crazy version of "whack-a-mole". As the last of the cherry shacks, waves goodbye, the beautiful town of Bigfork says hello.
     We stayed at Marina Cay. www.marinacay.com  
The Marina has very spacious and clean room and all you could want
 was a call to the desk away. Catering to land lubbers and boat
people alike, there was plenty to do for everyone.
     We elected to rent paddle boards and make our way out of the bay.
Dodging bridge jumpers, we paddled under the bridge, out of the
bay and into the clear waters of Flathead Lake.If you're looking
for a core workout, that will do it every time!
   
So many dinner choices and so little time. We'll be back, no doubt about it,
We had a delicious dinner at Bigfork Inn. A midst the scrumptious choices on the menu, we settled on the Cajun shrimp pasta. (Both shrimp and pasta cooked perfectly)  The salmon with balsamic vinegar sauce, also grilled to bring out peak performance for the taste buds.

Two locally brewed beers that complimented dinner were the Bufflehead Brown and the Wild Mile Wheat! Reason enough to head to Bigfork.

Nothing soothes the soul like floating on the water and soaking in the sun,

Bigfork, go there.

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