Home Again

I have been told that I left you all hanging in Revelstoke and that I should have brought us home so here's the scoop.  (Right Sharon?!)

We drove from Revelstoke to Cochrane, just north of Calgary.  The highway was awful, full of potholes in places.  The good news was that we didn't hit any snow.  It was cold in Cochrane though.  Dalton awoke about 4 am for a bathroom trip and discovered that the water wasn't running.  The hose was frozen!!  Out he went to bring it in to thaw it.  Luckily there was no damage and he hitched it back up in the morning in time for my shower.

We went from Cochrane to Vermilion where my brother lives.  We stayed at the provincial park there with no services but at least a level site.  We had a nice visit and were provided with a delicious dinner.

Then on home we came.  We arrived  in the early afternoon of Monday, April 9.

So to those who thought we disappeared in Revelstoke, we didn't.  We are safely home and enjoyed the weekly breakfast today (Saturday) with our RV club, the Sunseekers.  We missed all our RV friends in Saskatoon.  We were fortunate to have visited several Sunseekers in Brownsville, Mesa, Yuma and Hemet.  It is nice to see friends when you are away so long.

So that is the end of the winter saga.

Be glad that you live in Canada.  The economic situation in the US is far worse than here.  Pawn shops, dollar stores and thrift shops appear to be major industries.  We also saw many, many empty stores and office spaces.  Some looked very new but were just sitting vacant.  The US economy is not out of the woods yet.

And so until next fall, have a good summer everyone!  (By the way, Dalton says it feels like fall to him because we have gone from summer weather to cooler weather. Also he had to winterize the motorhome which is usually an autumn job.)

Homeward Bound

We have been slowly making our way home.  It rained through Northern California, Oregon and Washington.  The weather improved a bit in the Lower Mainland.  We did a bit of visiting there with friends of Dalton's from the Edmonton Flying club days and also with my elderly aunt.  My aunt is in her 90s and according to my cousin may, or may not, remember that we were there.  She at times seemed a a bit uncertain as to who we are but then would remember a visit we had (such as when David ate so much chocolate cake that he was sick).  It was a bit sad to see her like that but I was still glad to have had a visit since that family was close to mine as I grew up.

Tonight we are in Revelstoke - actually a little to the west.  It is not cold but there is still lots of snow although the roads are dry.  There is only one other RV in the park and we haven't sen the owners yet although they knew that we were coming.  We presume that they will show up in the morning.  We have power and wifi so all is good.

We hope to make it through the mountains to Calgary tomorrow so we want the roads to remain clear and dry. 

Home soon!!