Calgary was fun

Last weekend we enjoyed Donald's sister's Birthday party and most of the family was able to get together and enjoy a great BBQ.  Our great-niece was also competing in the Alberta Provincial swim meet on Sunday morning, so we were able to go see her swim at the Talisman Centre in downtown Calgary.

Kate (in black) waiting to enter the pool

A quick call to our friend, Bob, whom we spent time with this past winter at Quartzsite and Imperial Dam resulted in seeing his fantastic condo and a great riverwalk and lunch.

View from Bob's condo of downtown Calgary

We are back in the north country till next week, then we shall begin the trek southwards via a couple of days in Prince George for appointments. Kim is busy tearing into all the cupboards of the 5th wheel and doing a really good cleaning job.  Donald is golfing today ( Mens Night ).  Fun stuff... well for Donald anyway. Last day of work tomorrow for my daughter in law and the due date is approaching!!!!

wednesday to today

Wednesday: Northern BC to southern BC (Barriere)
Thursday: Barriere to Shuswap lot to Golden BC
Friday: Golden BC to Calgary
Sunday: To Edmonton
Monday: to Prince George

Whew! And we going to do it almost as far again at the end of the week.........so.. pictures and updates later!

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