May29 Tuesday Well we got our airline tickets for LA and back for our Australia, New Zealand trip . We will stay an extra day at both ends. Shannon phoned to say they hope to be in Victoria Monday to Friday on their way to Alaska. We are going to try to meet them Wednesday and go to the Titanic show at the museum at the same time. We will go by car. I hope all goes well.

May 28-Monday we had a great 5 day out on the boat. We left right after painting lessons Wednesday for Indian Arm ( no internet access ). There was 1 sailboat there when we arrived. By Saturday there were 37 boats with guests, as it was BYC’s family weekend. A great happy hour Friday and Saturday they fed us all day. Bill was up early 5:30am Sat and Sun as he made the large pots of coffee. European sausages for lunch and tenderloin wrapped in bacon with salad and baked potatoes for dinner. They tried something new this year and had a boat building contest. There were 5 teams and they had 6 hours to finish. Surprisingly enough all 6 boats floated and were all of a different design. A great time was had by all.

May 22
We haven’t fallen from the face of the earth it is just that my computer was acting up. It keep turning itself off for no apparent reason. I had it out being checked and just got it back. I have been using the library for my e-mails. Mike reloaded windows for me and it seems to be working . He found no viruses or the likes. It seems to be working.
Sailpass has come and gone. We took out 4 guest and had lunch for 8 latter. BYC had a special dinner including entertainment as it was our clubs 75th anniversary. A good time was had by all. The weather held out too. The next weekend we took our Sherri and Gerry to Indian Arm . It was Gerry’s introduction to our boating life.
I have been enjoying some good walks from the club. I came across some beautiful pink dogwoods and some white ones. I guess all that rain was good for something. We get a great view of our Lions (mountain) from the club and the convention center where the cruise ships tie up just across the harbour. We are having some boat problems. Our alternator seems to have packed up but I quess after 20 years that is not too bad. The weather forecast for the long weekend wasn’t good any way. The Alternater will be installed Tuesday

Saturday April 28- Today is moving day. We put the RV in storage and go live on the boat. Time went too fast here as I never got to hike around Burnaby Lake like I planned. Really did not do hardly any walking here, maybe because it rained too much. Sure was disappointed. I did get to an art meeting that had Robert Ginn as a quest speakers . A famous BC painter. The weather is cooperating today first sunny day for awhile. Sherri and Gerry came back from Hawaii they had a good time, ( 2 weeks). I walked the West Vancouver sea wall from Park Royal to the Pier.

Saturday April 21 Today is safety weekend. All boats in BYC have to have their boats inspected by the coast guard. Everyone gets their fire extinguishers checked and flairs checked for expirery dates. Regestration papers are checked and life jackets are checked. It is our first social time. They have a swap meet in the parking lot. They served BBQ chicken for lunch. We catch up on what people did for the winter and what they are going to do for the summer

Our boar up on the tidal grid

Sherri and Gerry are off to Hawaii for 2 weeks they flew over and are picking up a cruise ship around the Islands then flying back to Vancouver 25 April. Shannon and Ethan are in Vancouver so are staying at Sherri’s place .We take them to the airport Thursday to fly back to LA. And back to work. They flew to Florida and picked up his truck and drove to Virginia and Louisiana, and also stopped at Mesa Verdi and Moab to do some biking. They are leaving the truck in Vancouver and will pick it up in the Fall, after they do the Alaska charters this summer. Ethan got sick while here. He had fluid on his lungs. He had a cat scan nothing showed up. He was given pain killers and allowed to fly to LA.
We take the boat up on the tidal grid to have the bottom inspected and painted. We were up at 530am to catch high tide. Everything is done in one day-out and back into the shed. The weather thankfully cooperated. We are getting ready to move the RV in storage so I have been busy scanning photos to put onto a CD. A very slow process as I am typing titles etc.

who is taking who for a walk?

April- Burnaby Cariboo RV park-I think it’s time to report. We are very busy getting our doctors appointments, blood test etc. Results are now in . Everything is fine. Now we can go ahead and pay for our Australia trip as 6 people dropped out and are booking for next year so we moved up the line. We leave for LA Sept 23-Nov2 . We are enjoying renewing time with our Vancouver people. I have started my painting classes every Wednesday in New Westminster. Bill is getting the boat ready for Safety weekend April 20-22. I tried walking dogs at the Burnaby SPCA. What a time. I only go when it’s not raining. Bill only got one summery for our winter- we traveled 8,925 miles and we spent 2,003 on fuel.

March24 -Burnaby BC-Saturday I stay in the RV while Bill goes down to the boat again as his batteries arrive. I play with the computer trying out some of the stuff I learned. We were introduced to http://www.youtube.com/ a fun web site. Type bjork in the search box and you will see the funniest cat videos. He had us also go to www.google.com and click images and type in wet cats , how funny. Try them they are most entertaining.

March23 Burnaby BC-Friday Bill goes to the boat and he drops me off at the West Vancouver library. They are having a computer course so I join them. It rains all day and night.

March 22 -Burnaby BC-Thursday- We wake up to rain dancing on our roof. It’s the first rain in a long time. 8am 45’ We stop and have breakfast at Sharri’s in Bellingham. We go through the border like a breeze. In all the 9 years we have crossed in our RV we have yet to be pulled over and inspected . After a few questions we are told to have a good day. We get a good spot at the Burnaby Cariboo RV park. It rains all day Vancouver is going to break records for the most rain ever in March as there is no change in sight. System after system called the rain train. Sherri and Gerry come for a quick visit.

March 21 Wednesday 9am 36’ and sunny. We take hwy 82 out of town. We pass a small herd of deer in town beside the freeway. The fields are all plowed and ready for seeding. It looks so tidy. The fruit trees are not in bloom yet and the deciduous trees are still leafless. We take hwy 90 to Seattle via Snoquaime pass 3022 ft. There is snow on the side of the road but the roads are clear. We didn’t take hwy 202 this time as we remembered that they had major flooding at Fall city. Sure is warmer on the west side of the pass as trees are in bloom and trees are getting leaves. We take hwy 405 to bypass Seattle. Everet is a little hairy on hwy 5. One forgets all the truck traffic there. We arrive 12:30 sunny believe it or not and 50’. The Tulalip Casino just past Marysville going north has a great parking lot . Room for every to put slides out if we want. No electric. A bus comes around to take you to the casino or the outlet mall. I hit the mall and stop in Harry and Davids. We go for their great buffet for dinner.

March 20 Tuesday-45’ this morning but sunny. We go to the Best Western to post my blog and check e-mail. Denny’s for lunch then to the Yakama museum, 3.00ea. for seniors. A good display of the valley’s fruit industry. The museum has a superb collection of horse-drawn vehicles, from stagecoach to hearse. They also have a children’s interpretive center where they have hands on experiences.

March 21 -Wednesday 9am 36’ and sunny. We take hwy 82 out of town. We pass a small herd of deer in town beside the freeway. The fields are all plowed and ready for seeding. It looks so tidy. The fruit trees are not in bloom yet and the deciduous trees are still leafless. We take hwy 90 to Seattle via Snoquaime pass 3022 ft. There is snow on the side of the road but the roads are clear. We didn’t take hwy 202 this time as we remembered that they had major flooding at Fall city. Sure is warmer on the west side of the pass as trees are in bloom and trees are getting leaves. We take hwy 405 to bypass Seattle. Everet is a little hairy on hwy 5. One forgets all the truck traffic there. We arrive 12:30 sunny believe it or not and 50’. The Tulalip Casino just past Marysville going north has a great parking lot . Room for every to put slides out if we want. No electric. A bus comes around to take you to the casino or the outlet mall. I hit the mall and stop in Harry and Davids. We go for their great buffet for dinner.

March 20 -Yakama-Tuesday-45’ this morning but sunny. We go to the Best Western to post my blog and check e-mail. Denny’s for lunch then to the Yakama museum, 3.00ea. for seniors. A good display of the valley’s fruit industry. The museum has a superb collection of horse-drawn vehicles, from stagecoach to hearse. They also have a children’s interpretive center where they have hands on experiences.

March 19 Yakama-Monday I haven’t been on line since ST George Utah so I am at a Best Western in Yakama while the RV is getting repaired. Another beautiful sunny day Who knows we might be bringing good weather to Vancouver. We drive around town then go to the Alpinlite factory to take a tour at 1pm. The company is in the process of moving over to the new buildings where we are staying. All but one building will be there by the end of March. They are building 6 RV’s a week. There is positive feelings with the new owners, so that is good. The temperature went up op 70’

March 19 - Yakama-Monday I haven’t been on line since ST George Utah so I am at a Best Western in Yakama while the RV is getting repaired. Another beautiful sunny day Who knows we might be bringing good weather to Vancouver.

March 18, Yakama- 2007 Sunday another beautiful sunny day it gets down to 45 last night. A lazy day we sort some stuff out. The weather is great it gets up to 75’ Another RV comes in for small repairs tomorrow.

March 17- Yakama-Saturday. 39’sunny 7.30am and we are on our way to Yakama, only 200 mi. this was not a good stop as 4am trains blow whistle and every hour after that. We take hwy 82 and get to Yakama 11am 52’ We are the only ones here. We plug into electric. Any one can stop her for free. Our appointment isn’t until Monday. It gets up to 72 today. Our satalite dish works great and we see Vancouver is in the rain.

March 16 Yakama-Friday 7am 30’ sunny. We go into the casino and split an omelet for breakfast, as we have a long drive to Yakama. We travel hwy 30 through Nevada. Idaho and Oregon. We stop in a rest stop and discover that something is leaking under the truck. We are half way between towns, naturally,37 mi to Mountain Home. 9.45am they can’t take us until after lunch. I go for a walk around town. 2.30 we are all repaired. A crack in a pipe on the transmission. Its too far to go all the way to Yakama so we head to La Grande. 71’ and sunny. We stop at a Flying J for the night. We get along the edge so we can put out our slide. We go to their restaurant for dinner. I opt for the salad and soup bar.

March 15 Thursday-We leave at 7.30am, 48’ sunny .We continue hwy 15 to Cedar city and hwy56. Small patches of snow are on the side of the road and on the mountain ranges. We cross into Nevada hwy 93 towards Ely. We get there 11.30 so stop for lunch at McDonalds 59’ and sunny. We see 6 pronghorn antelopes grazing beside the road, and another small herd running a ways down. We arrive in Jack Pot 3.30 -61’we stay at Cactus Pete’s Casino. We have a great buffet for 12.50 each. Boy you get what you pay for.

March 14 Wednesday- We leave Pahrump at 8.30am Sunny 63’. We go a different way. We take hwy 160 towards Death Valley. Then 215E. We do take a wrong turn- we take hwy 215 west instead of east, so we quickly turn around. Saves going through Vegas. We see thousands of new homes, terrible box like structures. Hwy 15 all the way to St George Utah next. .We arrive in St George Utah around 2pm. It is a Western Horizons park so we only pay a dollar including electric. We do not unhook as we will leave early next morning. I go play pokino in the evening and come home a big winner.

March 13 Pahrump-Tuesday- We go to Terribles on the Lake for a buffee lunch 4.95 each . We have a 2 for 1 coupon. Really! Sure can’t beat that. The special is meatloaf. Beef stroganoff ,plus roast chicken. And lots more including soup, salads and desert. We stop at Sherri’s brothel for a tour on the way home. We had been there before for a 2 hr tour and recommended it . Today we only get a short tour but we get to see the bubble room and the S and M room ( whips and chains etc ) A very informative tour.

March 12 Pahrump-Monday- We leave at 7am. It takes us a little longer as we run into road construction in Searchlight Nevada just before Vegas. We take the bypass and do not have to go through downtown Vegas. We see a wild burro on the side of the road in Red rock Canyon. We always see the signs to watch for wild horses and burrows but this is the first time we see one. Our Western Horizon Park in Pahrump is in the winery. We get to stay the 2 night for 1 dollar a night. We meet up with our friends from Medicine hat ( Ron and Pat Fox ) We relive our winter adventure. Another couple from Alberta join us- Bunny and Ron

March 11 Sunday- We are both back to the land of the living. We get ready to leave tomorrow for Pahrump. Shannon flies back to LA

March 10 -Indio-Saturday- Shannon phones to tell us our batteries on the boat are dead, no power no lights. Hudson goes down to check it out for us and sure enough. Always something. Bill said the batteries were 5 years old anyway. Between new tires and new batteries our bank account will take a kicking. I am now feeling under the weather. We were to go to the Joes for dinner but canceled out. Weather has been in the 90’s so that doesn’t help Bill.
March 9 Indio -Friday Now Bill is too high. (sugar count).I do the walk away the pounds and spend the rest of the day reading and relaxing. Reny and I go to the pool. Bill is still in bed so I can’t revamp my closet. Shannon flew into Vancouver for the weekend to take care of all the stuff she had in our boat.
March 8 Indio-Thursday-Today we get our rugs commercially cleaned. There is someone in the park doing it. I go with Reny to El Paseo . Edith was going to go too but she phoned sick. We went to the elephant bar for lunch. When we got back Bill was sick. He was had a very low sugar count. Jack Reny and I had happy hour.