rv blog of the month???

Hey - not too often I do this, but I had a look at Sitemeter to check some stats, and noticed in the referrals that some hits were coming from Hitch Itch ( thanks guys! ) and from rvresources.com. I had a look at that particular site and it seems were are RV Bloggers of the Month. Who knew! Thanks rvresources! Now I feel this heavy pressure to write something extraordinary. Not. Life for us is just day by day normal with a love of the rv lifestyle. If we can encourage others to enjoy the same pursuits, or perhaps visit some of the great places we have managed to see in our area, well, I am happy with that. I read other fantastic blogs for the same reasons. My BFF called tonight ( she of the turning 50 and the pink dress and other strange clothing - see earlier August blog ) to arrange the next 3 weekends of RV'ing. Those rv'ers in the Hardwall Hippy group who are in the teaching community are back to work this week in anticipation of those students starting back on the 8th, so they will only have weekends off now. That's ok - we will stick close to the area, having our short times away from home and potlucking our gourmet meal on the Saturday nights. We have some lovely Coho in our freezer, thanks to our youngest son, that will bbq up nicely!
Photo: checking out Elizabeth Lake Forest Service ( BC ) Site - 3 RV sites, very private, dock, looks like a great lake to Kayak on.

take the hints and helps from other rv'ers

Last time we were at this dumping station, the fellow behind us advised that the pavement was sloping the wrong way, and that this pavement movement had been happening for a while. We had already commenced our dumping at the time as we were ahead of him. We watched afterwards when he put some big boards under his further tires to lift up the one side. This time, we managed to take his advice and put at least 4 - 5 inches of board height on the opposite wheels to tilt the rv towards the drain. Worked great. This is always a busy dumping station during the summer as : 1) the scenery is spectacular 2) the station is set up great for getting in and out 3) lots of room to park afterwards 4) fantastic info centre on site 5) usually some vendors selling vegetables, fruit or fast food. We always like to take a look at the other RV's there - and sure enough HUGE fifth wheels ( Presidential ). One of them was being pulled by a Freightliner M2. There were about 7 units parked there, and most of them had a yellow number on them, so likely it was a caravan group coming back from an Alaska trip. Have fun guys!
( FYI: the dump site is Hazelton, BC )

a wonderful time at Kleanza and Seeley Lake

The pink salmon were running up the creek - the adult males were quite humpback by this time and very white and scarred. There were hundreds in the creek jumping and the females were on their sides digging up the gravel with the males hovering right behind them.Hopefully you can see this humpie male with a green sleek female beside him in the picture. It was great weather so were were able to stay and watch them for a long time. Kleanza Creek Provincial Park is just wonderful - has the IT factor. No services ( not even a tap with water ) so you camp there prepared. There was 30 sites ( a few doubles and a triple as well ). Half are right on the creek/river. We left today at 11:00 am, taking our time. On the way back, we stopped at Seeley Lake Provincial Park ( 20 sites ) to see if that would be a nice place in the future. Way too close to the highway. Today though, we parked in the day use area, and I read my book on this picnic table and Donald had a snooze in the RV. A Perfect day.

kleanza creek tommorow

After work tomorrow we shall be off to Kleanza Creek Provincial Park ( if we can get a spot ) to relax, read a book or maybe do some shopping in Terrace. The trees there are lovely big dripping cedars of the rainforest. The sites run right alongside the river. The weather looks "iffy" but what does that matter??? You got to get out there as much as you can with the RV! When we mention about having an RV ( a nice RV with micro/slide etc - no roughing it ) some people always remark about how much rv's cost etc. I always reply that it's our "cottage" - and if you had a cottage you would be going every weekend during the summer and on your vacations. The taxes and upkeep on a cottage property can add up as well, so I think an RV is a great alternative. The other thing is that with the RV you are not stuck to one place ( in order to justify the cost of keeping up the one place ) and we can go where we want and see new things or partake in festivals in other towns. Always something going on! If we do not go to Kleanza tomorrow, we shall likely take in the Bulkley Valley Fall Fair. Anyone like fresh BBQ lamb kabobs from the 4-H kids??? MMMM.

sad to leave

Ah - we were very sad to leave the rv lot for another year. A neighbour will water the plants till the late fall and most should make it through the winter. Now there's a word - winter. Yuck. I will be working through another winter and reading the blogs of those lucky ones who are going to be heading south with great envy. It won't be long till we will be one of them! This weekend we are again in the RV - we just haven't decided which direction and where. So, with a good attitude we shall be making a plan tonight and the rv is just about ready to go. Most of the Hardwall gang are away taking their university students back to school so we might be on our own, and that's ok. The other thing to do is to make some plans and preparations for our trip to Victoria at the end of September for the wedding of the oldest son!