almost back on the road....

The July birthday girls enjoying an afternoon margarita! Ole!

Our big home has been for sale since last November, and we made a deal for the asking price when we were in Tucson, and also the timeline to clear it out for the new owners.  That happened to be at the end of July, so boy have we been busy.  Some can also call us crazy, but we bought another small house.  Why? Well, we felt a need to have something in case we had to come 'off the road' in the future.  It will be rented in the interim, and the real estate market here in Northern BC is hot with the future looking equally economically busy, so we felt it was a good investment. That then resulted in further work moving items into storage and making arrangements. Whew! The new house is much newer and smaller, at 1202 square feet, all on one level.  It also has a great shed for our storage, and a greenhouse.

We did though have some time for some fun, as we enjoyed a campout down at the river with our Dinner Club.  Hard to beat a gourmet dinner and some strings!

The following weekend was our annual trek to the Kispiox Music Festival in the unbelievable Kispiox Valley - music, mountains and fishing!!! Four of our RV units are pulled together to make a 'square' for visiting, entertaining and the Saturday "Glamping" ( think Glamor, Gourmet and Camping together ) Cocktail Hour.  The weather was rainy off and on, but that never seems to deter the laughs.

And now... we are off back to the Shuswap with a load of various items ( yes, Paulette, quilting supplies ) to storage there and then off to a family celebration in Calgary for the weekend.  We are leaving the 5th wheel in the north, so we will make a big round trip back to pick it up and then back down to the Shuswap. Donald has been busy making sure all is ok with the new house prior to our leaving for the winter, and Kim is just finishing the last of the new grandbaby quilts. One more month to that exciting event.

We were just talking about our trip down south this coming winter, and how relaxing it will be after this summer!!!!

still here....just crazy stuff

We are still here in the north country, but we have been and are stressed with stix and bricks matters. More later.......

Canada Day Weekend in Gingolx

posting to follow tomorrow, too tired tonight......zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Watching the Alaska Travellers go by

The chores have started, however slowly, as our renters are still in the big house.  We managed to get the lawns back in order, or should I say the hay field?  There has been an incredible amount of rain here, as it seems all over, and the grass is long and thick.

This weekend is the upcoming Canada Day weekend, and we have decided to get back on the road and go up to Gingolx, on the coast.  There is a terrific festival there called Crabfest, with two days of music and entertainment. Yes, it is right next to Alaska. The festival is the highlight of the Nisga'a village year and brings in much needed income to their tiny wee village. We are happy to oblige.

Our little rented lot near the golf course is good, although noisier than we are used to, as it is very near Highway 16.  We can sit and watch all the RV units heading to Alaska - the road is very busy! We heard on the radio today that so many roads are washed out on the other route through Fort St John, so maybe this route will become even crazier. 

View from front door of RV

We have great friends here, and thanks to Al, who contacted Art and Gina, the owners of the lot, we have this great place to hang out for a bit.

Off to the dentist today for both of us, and we'll check another item off the To Do list.  So many items, man, that list is long.........

Busy month ahead

We are in the north country, going through what were once valued possessions, and deciding what to keep in storage, and what to let go.  Funny how being away for 7 months, and then returning, how some of those items just do not seem that important anymore.

A lovely weekend was spent at the local Tyee Provincial Park, visiting with friends, enjoying a meal together and catching up.  The downfall with the Park, is that it has terrible cell reception, and therefore, no internet reception. We don't like to be incommunicado!

We have a great place just beside the Golf and Country Club.  Don can walk to the clubhouse for Men's Night on Thursday, and we are close to everything. 

Anyone want to get in on cleaning out a huge 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2 car garage stix and bricks? A busy month indeed!