31-Oct-11
HAPPY HALLOWEEN Dear Reader! I hope you have some great ghoulish plans for this day! We are sitting near the border watching the weather along our planned route. So far, it all looks pretty good.
So, the last time we chatted we were in Peace River… Gary finished up the job there on Sept 11th and we headed back to the farm for a bit. We needed to drop off our fishing gear and stuff we won’t use while we are down south. We managed to sort out a lot of crap this time and took a lot of things to Andrew in his new place. Then we headed back to Gibbons to get all our ducks in a row. Getting all the last minute crap done is a pain but necessary. So, with all the bills paid and dentist visited (eeew), we headed to Red Deer to scout out some RV lots that we thought we were interested in buying. We drove around and checked out one that Gary was quite interested in but I’m not sure. I really hate building restrictions lol. We have some more to scope out in the spring when we get back. I’m thinking we may just find the perfect little spot then.
So, here we sit for a couple days at Milk River. We met some nice folks and got talking about the whole snow-bird situation. Turns out that there’s a form we need to file so that the US IRS won’t come hunting us down to file with their tax department. Or worse have to turn to some silly treaty that was designed with snow-birds in mind. We have that all filled out ready to go for January.
We are taking a new route this year as our initial destination is a new one. We are heading to Texas to see my dear brother Mike and his lovely wife Leslee! I’m soooo excited I could burst! I have got to see them a fair bit in the last couple years but not down at their place. Its gonna be great. We haven’t looked too much into what all we want to see in Texas but we have lots of time I think. We also will be meeting up with our wonderful friends Alice and Robbie along the way as well. Not sure exactly where yet, but somewhere for sure. We actually have quite a few new friends that we really want to make sure we see. Most I’m sure we will see when we head back to the Montana circle in Quartzsite.
Once we head over the border we won’t be answering our Canadian phones anymore. Feel free to text them though! We are setting up the US cell phone but not sure what the new number will be. I’ll post it here and on facebook, or text me in a few days and I’ll text it back to you! Whatever makes you happy I will try to do!
So I know this seems like a rather short update Dear Reader, but alas, we have had a boring month! I’m pretty sure I’ll have much more to say the next time we meet. Betcha never thought I’d be lost for something to say!?! LOL Me either. And with that I will say to you Dear Reader, talk to you soon. Loving and missing you as always!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Hello from Peace River!
9-Oct-11
Ahhhh My Dear Reader!! How have you been? I bet you were thinking that I completely forgot about you!! Never fear, I am always out here somewhere. Not sure why I got lazy on the updates, but I do apologize for that.
So, after sorting thru a few things at the farm we decided it was fishing time again. Like we really need a “time” to go fishing lol. We enjoyed our time at Dolberg Lake last year so we decided to head back out there and see if it was still any good. We arrived there to discover that the silly place was packed! I scooted in first in the jeep and saw only 1 spot left, and I thought that we might be able to squeeze into. So I radioed Gary to come on in a take a peeksee! Well, it was definitely a close fit but once we were in and sorted out, it was actually perfect. Of course this is from the short person who just stood back and pointed this way and that, hehe. Gary may have a different story about that, but, well, he’s not typing this now is he!! So, ya, it was perfect. Unfortunately the fishing wasn’t as great. We got settled in and then the rain started…again… it just kept on and on and on!! I went out for a drive to make a phone call and much to my dismay saw that the road appeared to be flooding. I turned around and headed back to the campground. A few minutes later some county workers stopped by and told us that the road would be closed for a bit til they could repair the part that had washed away. They told us we should think about moving or plan to stay for an undetermined amount of time. We took stock of supplies and decided we were good for a couple weeks at least. We could get in and out with the jeep if we needed to but the road couldn’t handle the trailer if the rain didn’t stop… and it didn’t for 2 more days. So our week planned turned into almost 3 weeks of rain, fishing and general relaxing. Needless to say, all was good.
So, after our little stay there we were somewhat undecided as to where to go next. I noticed a Facebook update that the family of Jeremy Der, the young man who drowned last year, were having a gathering/memorial out at the Big Horn Dam again. So… off we went. We arrived and drove in circles looking for Brenda and her crew but to no avail. We stopped and saw the memorial post that was put up for him and reflected for a moment. I’m sad to say we moved on to Fish Lake for more fishing. The mosquito population was overwhelming right down by the dam and we had had enough of bugs and rain for a bit. We didn’t get to park on the lake but we were quite happy where we were. The weather was decent enough to get out and throw some hooks at the water a few times, but alas, a few bites but no fish feasts for us. But as the saying goes, the worst day fishing is always better than the best day working!!
From there we picked a few spots to hit on our slow journey up towards Edmonton to go see the boys and some friends and sort out more stuff, meaning: order more solar lift parts. We stopped at some parks on the way up and kept getting the same reply, sorry we are all booked up or , my fave, “go check out these 2 sites and let us know which you are in” only to see a site that was about 25 feet long and 8 feet wide. I spent a lot of time scratching my head wondering if people could not see the 38 ft fiver parked in front of them and not realize that a 25 ft site just wouldn’t work? Apparently Darwinism isn’t doing its job sometimes…just saying…
Needless to say we were getting tired and annoyed. We stopped for dinner and decided to head to Longriders by Gibbons. We like to think of that as our home park lol. I called to make sure it wasn’t full and was told by Ken, the owner, “We always got room for you guys, call when you’re close or just find a spot you want when you get here and we’ll square up when we see you.” Gotta love it. We spent a couple weeks getting Garys’ parts sent in and getting our satellite tv finally ordered and set up. We also had time to help Andrew a bit. After getting his stolen truck he had a lot of crap to sort out. I’m happy to report that the insurance company finally got their shit together, after more than 2 months, and got him settled and he’s now the proud owner of a new truck. Grats sweetie!! <3
Gary had been keeping an eye out for a job coming up in Peace River, and finally they started hiring. So we packed up and trundled off… We came up through Slave Lake and stopped to see how the rebuild of that poor town was going. It was sad to see the town but the people seem to be pushing forward. Between the fire and the flooding there is a lot of activity there. You can still see the tree stumps the size of cars bumped up to the highway at all the bridges. And there seemed to be as much heavy equipment as vehicles all over the place. It looks like they have accomplished a lot, but still have much more to do. Our thoughts are definitely with them all.
We spent a couple nights in Faust in hopes of maybe getting some fishing in, but that didn’t happen. We just did some relaxing and Gary worked on his panel lifts…again…
On 20-August, we made it to Peace River finally. Gary started work on the following Monday and we have been here since then.
I got to head over to Wembley and visit with my sisters twice. Once for a wedding shower and then again for Devin and Sandi’s wedding!! What a lovely couple. My nephew did good!! It was fun to see all the family and meet some of the newer twigs that I hadn’t met yet.
So we are still in Peace River now and I have started some rough planning of our trip south. We are headed to Texas first and then will probably swing around to Arizona in the new year. We will be taking a new route so it will involve a slight bit more thought that last year. All will be fun and I can’t wait to spend some more time with my favourite brother!!
So that’s it for now Dear Reader. I hope all is amazing with you still. Love you miss you as always!!
Ahhhh My Dear Reader!! How have you been? I bet you were thinking that I completely forgot about you!! Never fear, I am always out here somewhere. Not sure why I got lazy on the updates, but I do apologize for that.
So, after sorting thru a few things at the farm we decided it was fishing time again. Like we really need a “time” to go fishing lol. We enjoyed our time at Dolberg Lake last year so we decided to head back out there and see if it was still any good. We arrived there to discover that the silly place was packed! I scooted in first in the jeep and saw only 1 spot left, and I thought that we might be able to squeeze into. So I radioed Gary to come on in a take a peeksee! Well, it was definitely a close fit but once we were in and sorted out, it was actually perfect. Of course this is from the short person who just stood back and pointed this way and that, hehe. Gary may have a different story about that, but, well, he’s not typing this now is he!! So, ya, it was perfect. Unfortunately the fishing wasn’t as great. We got settled in and then the rain started…again… it just kept on and on and on!! I went out for a drive to make a phone call and much to my dismay saw that the road appeared to be flooding. I turned around and headed back to the campground. A few minutes later some county workers stopped by and told us that the road would be closed for a bit til they could repair the part that had washed away. They told us we should think about moving or plan to stay for an undetermined amount of time. We took stock of supplies and decided we were good for a couple weeks at least. We could get in and out with the jeep if we needed to but the road couldn’t handle the trailer if the rain didn’t stop… and it didn’t for 2 more days. So our week planned turned into almost 3 weeks of rain, fishing and general relaxing. Needless to say, all was good.
So, after our little stay there we were somewhat undecided as to where to go next. I noticed a Facebook update that the family of Jeremy Der, the young man who drowned last year, were having a gathering/memorial out at the Big Horn Dam again. So… off we went. We arrived and drove in circles looking for Brenda and her crew but to no avail. We stopped and saw the memorial post that was put up for him and reflected for a moment. I’m sad to say we moved on to Fish Lake for more fishing. The mosquito population was overwhelming right down by the dam and we had had enough of bugs and rain for a bit. We didn’t get to park on the lake but we were quite happy where we were. The weather was decent enough to get out and throw some hooks at the water a few times, but alas, a few bites but no fish feasts for us. But as the saying goes, the worst day fishing is always better than the best day working!!
From there we picked a few spots to hit on our slow journey up towards Edmonton to go see the boys and some friends and sort out more stuff, meaning: order more solar lift parts. We stopped at some parks on the way up and kept getting the same reply, sorry we are all booked up or , my fave, “go check out these 2 sites and let us know which you are in” only to see a site that was about 25 feet long and 8 feet wide. I spent a lot of time scratching my head wondering if people could not see the 38 ft fiver parked in front of them and not realize that a 25 ft site just wouldn’t work? Apparently Darwinism isn’t doing its job sometimes…just saying…
Needless to say we were getting tired and annoyed. We stopped for dinner and decided to head to Longriders by Gibbons. We like to think of that as our home park lol. I called to make sure it wasn’t full and was told by Ken, the owner, “We always got room for you guys, call when you’re close or just find a spot you want when you get here and we’ll square up when we see you.” Gotta love it. We spent a couple weeks getting Garys’ parts sent in and getting our satellite tv finally ordered and set up. We also had time to help Andrew a bit. After getting his stolen truck he had a lot of crap to sort out. I’m happy to report that the insurance company finally got their shit together, after more than 2 months, and got him settled and he’s now the proud owner of a new truck. Grats sweetie!! <3
Gary had been keeping an eye out for a job coming up in Peace River, and finally they started hiring. So we packed up and trundled off… We came up through Slave Lake and stopped to see how the rebuild of that poor town was going. It was sad to see the town but the people seem to be pushing forward. Between the fire and the flooding there is a lot of activity there. You can still see the tree stumps the size of cars bumped up to the highway at all the bridges. And there seemed to be as much heavy equipment as vehicles all over the place. It looks like they have accomplished a lot, but still have much more to do. Our thoughts are definitely with them all.
We spent a couple nights in Faust in hopes of maybe getting some fishing in, but that didn’t happen. We just did some relaxing and Gary worked on his panel lifts…again…
On 20-August, we made it to Peace River finally. Gary started work on the following Monday and we have been here since then.
I got to head over to Wembley and visit with my sisters twice. Once for a wedding shower and then again for Devin and Sandi’s wedding!! What a lovely couple. My nephew did good!! It was fun to see all the family and meet some of the newer twigs that I hadn’t met yet.
So we are still in Peace River now and I have started some rough planning of our trip south. We are headed to Texas first and then will probably swing around to Arizona in the new year. We will be taking a new route so it will involve a slight bit more thought that last year. All will be fun and I can’t wait to spend some more time with my favourite brother!!
So that’s it for now Dear Reader. I hope all is amazing with you still. Love you miss you as always!!
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