Friday, July 15th, 2011

It was a very full day today.  Mom and I packed up our suitcases in the morning, as we prepared to do the drive to Calgary.  Before we could leave, however, we went to the Rotary luncheon at the Best Western, as they were thanking the participants of the Garden Tour.  My mom and dad won second best garden overall, and they only lost by 4 votes... and the unfortunate part was that none of us voted on the day of the tour.  If we had, they would've been first, as we had a house full of relatives at the time.
Anyway, after the lunch - around 2pm -  mom and I headed out on the highway.  It was a good driving day... only had rain around Field and it only lasted for about 15 minutes or so.  We saw a moose and some deer, and the most magnificent full moon!  We arrived in Calgary around 11:30pm, so we made very good time.  The picture I took was when we were stopped near Salmon Arm for some road construction.  It seems they have wheat growing everywhere along the sides of the highway.  I found it strange, so took a photo.

Friday, June 24th, 2011

We're all leaving for BC today, so I spent my morning packing up my stuff and cleaning up a bit.  Dave only worked a half day, so he and Tristan began packing up the tent trailer.  Lurline came home, and we all rushed around to make sure everything had been packed and the house set in order.  We ate the leftover kebabs for lunch, then went to pick up Talia from her job at Starbuck's, then we hit the road.  It was a long, slow trip for some reason.  We had a lot of stops, and with 5 large humans and a dog, space was limited in the Toureg.  When we hit the highway between Kamloops and Merritt, things went awry for me ... I won't go into details, but I have a very funny and embarrassing story to tell - and I've decided it can only be told in person, so as to get the full picture of the events.  We left Calgary at around 3:45pm and didn't arrive into Chilliwack until probably 2:30am.  We were all pretty tired - particulary me - because of the events that unfolded on the drive.  After filling in mom and dad on some of the drama of the drive, we all went to bed. Here's a shot of the Rockies somewhere close to Lake Louise.