smoky hot at the lot

Donald says it is extremely hot at the lot and very smoky. Our neighbour says that there is a small forest fire at the north end of Adam's Lake and the smoke is drifting down. That is not very close to the lot, so we are ok. Here in the north of the province, it is hot, but clear skies. The plants at the lot survived without us and enjoyed the new watering system. ( whew! ) I am posting some more pictures of Kispiox in the next few days, so bear with me! ( no, no we didn't see any bears ). We did see an adult eagle fishing the river when some of the guys were fishing. There were big steelhead jumping in the river, but nothing was caught by our gang. Just the fun of fishing for an hour or so. This week is a busy week - 50th birthday of one of us ( she is standing in the river supervising )on Thursday, then perhaps up to Terrace for Riverboat Days on the weekend. Then one more week till I meet up with Donald back at the lot.

Last night I went to Safeway grocery shopping - you know it is hot out when you spend extra time in the freezer aisles and ponder the meat section a little longer than usual. Donald called to say he was on Highway 24 near Little Fort, BC about 10:00 pm and had pulled over to spend the night. That's a long haul for one day ( 12 hours ).

sweltering in the Kispiox Valley

ooo wee it was a scorcher. We are not complaining too much though! What a great time - we were a gang of 6 RV's: 4 in a square a a couple on the outside. Four went up a night early on Thursday to be first in line Friday morning to get " our usual spot" for the weekend. The rest of us followed later in the day. The music was ok, not as exciting as other years. CBC said on the radio there was 4 Music Festivals this past weekend in BC. Lots of laughs till after midnight, the traditional Saturday night at 5:00 pm Happy Hour in the square, and a relaxing Sunday. We all headed back to arrive home about 7:30 Sunday evening. I think the temperatures were about 37 celsius ( thats about 102 F ). We cooled off in the river from time to time - but that was cold with snow melting in the higher places. It was very refreshing. Our youngest son went To Prince Rupert on the coast Saturday night to the beautiful weather there which he said was way cooler on the ocean! We thought we might have to sleep back in the rv tonight with the AC, but the house is not that bad. Don heads off first thing in the morning with the RV for the long drive down to the lot, and then off to Saskatchewan and the cottage.

and off we go ....

to the Kispiox Valley Music Festival - a strange mix of jazz, funk, folk, classical - you name it - all but country/western music. We will have at least 6-7 rv's in our little compound and lots of people we know. The opening ceremonies are at 6:00 tonight - I will be late as I work till 6 then with driving I will probably not be there till 8 pm. Donald is already there, making our area spiffy - its boondocking and he takes the weed wacker to cut the grass around our rv's. Dan also makes sure that all the rv awnings are perfectly in line and perpendicular. We usually have a firepit in the middle, but this year I think there may be a campfire ban ( makes it easier to breathe anyway with all those campfires and some times the wood is not seasoned ). So, its music, happy hour and appetizers and just general "story telling" and lots of laughs for sure. The are pictures from 2008 - hopefully I will have some of the fantastic stage and music area this weekend!

30 celsius and more for the weekend!

Well, Donald has gone ahead with the RV to the Kispiox Valley as of early this morning and I will follow Friday night. Last year, the weather was cold and rainy, however, this year it will be hot and sunny. Whoo hoo. There is a campfire ban - not sure if that will be the case where we are camped, but that doesn't matter when it is so hot anyway. I think I may have to find some mixings for Pina Colada as one of the gang has a 'Gator (a boondocking blender that runs on a gas lawnmower engine ). What will they think of next!