Christmas Eve Get-to-gather - Cat Spa - Dec 24, 2010

Back at Catalina Spa in Desert Hot Springs meeting friends and enjoying the christmas eve party. Santa even found us here so guess we were good this year.

Buckeye, Az - December, 2010

Tanya arrived safely after wondering if the snow storm would delay her. We are busy visiting the sites, shops and zoo. We have to get everything in in four days before we head to Catalina for Christmas and New Years. We went to Cabala's and checked out all the interesting outdoor equipment. Denis found a boat that he would like to have. A day was spent at the Phoenix zoo with all the animals. Tanya rode a camel for the first time. We went to supper at the Organ Pizza and shopped in Old Town.

Buckeye, Az - Dec 8-19,2010

We arrived in Buckeye at Leaf Verde on wednesday. It is a quiet park and we are resting up for Tanya coming on next tuesday. She will want to see Phoenix as it will be her first time here. Vicki and Denis are golfing and we are enjoying the beautiful weather in the pool, biking, walking, checking out the show homes and doing puzzles, yes, puzzles,. We are the puzzle champs here.

Mesa, Az , December 1 - 8 , 2010

We spent a week in Valle Del Oro in Mesa and then moved to Val Vista. They are both Cal Am resorts and they own 11 resorts here in Mesa. We are really taken with Val Vista. The people are so friendly and there are lots of B.C.er's, Albertans as well as folks from Ontario. They have 4 pools, lovely gym, 4 club houses with entertainment going on every day in the court yard as well as crafts of all kinds, and pools tables in abundance. We watch the Christmas Parade of golf carts the other day and all the clubs had a decorated golf cart or entertainment. We plan on coming back next fall as they have a special on for 3 months. We managed a trip to Scottsdale and the Fashion Square. Lots of nice restaurants and pricey shops. We were in Nordstroms, Macy's and saw the hotels and statues throughout old town.

Apache Trail, Az

What beautiful scenery we seen today on the Apache Trail. We stopped at the Goldfield ghost town , had tea at Tortilla Flats (population of six) and viewed some of the lovely mountain teaks and ravines in the area. I eat prickly pear candy for the first time and bought some prickly pear jelly to try. The candy was sweet and tasted like strawberries. We discovered a couple of national parks along the way but the road up was twisty and narrow for a motor home.

Emerald Cove, Ca November 15 - 24, 2010

The weather was great for the first couple of days so we met up with Vicki and Pete's friends for another round of golf at Jackass Flats. Everyone had the usual shots in the sand traps and off the rocks but in all it was a fun time. We all went to Lake Havasu to visit the London Bridge again as Vicki and Pete hadn't see it. We visited the Parker Dam and drove across it to take a scenic tour of the Colorado river. We are looking forward to Mesa next week as we haven't been before. We will spent two weeks in Mesa before moving to Buckeye. Tanya is coming to Phoenix so we will spend a few more days here to show her around before going to Catalina. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again.

Jackass Flats Golfing - November 20, 2010

The six of us went golfing at Jackass Flats here at Emerald Cove. We had s great time with golf balls going off in all directions. Vicki and Denis left early to go to the big course for a game of routine golf, if there is ever a routine game of golf. We also had a game of miniature golf at the resort to round off the day. We went to the karaoke which really left much to be desired. In all it was a fun day.

Needles, Ca. & Lake Havasu, Az

We spent a few days in Needles visiting with Denis' boss and wife. We also met another couple that we knew from Quesnel, so happy hour was very enjoyable. We also went to Lake Havasu and drove over the London Bridge. That was our second time, once in London, England and then Lake Havasu. We spent an enjoyable day with everyone and are moving off to Emerald Cove to meet up with Vicki and Pete again. The weather has been fabulous.

China Ranch Date Farm - Tecopa, Ca

Today we visited China Ranch Date Farm. It is in the Death Valley area near Tecopa, Ca. It is a family owned and operated small farm, a lush piece of greenery amidst the forbidding Mojove Desert. It is hidden away in the most spectacular scenery of the desert. The grandson of the family that established the farm has now purchased it after many owners and is restoring it. You can visit the Tecopa Hot Springs and Shoshone while you are in the area. We had lunch at the Crowbar Restaurant that Chuck, Shirley and us had lunch this spring when we visit the area on our way home.

Junction City, Oregon - Cummins October 2010

We managed to have the new radiator at Cummins in Coburg, Oregon before moving to Junction City to have some work done at Custom Works. After spending a couple of weeks in the area we were ready to move on. We left Eugene and headed southest via highway 58. What a great highway and scenery. We stopped in a little RV site in Altarus, Ca. before heading to Reno where we spent a night at the Grand Sierra Casino R.V. resort. Then it was off to Tonopah and finely Pahrump, Nv. to meet up with Pete and Vicki. We have had a great time although it has been a bit cool at times. Today we went to Death Valley National Park to check it out. What a site with mountains and deep valleys. We were -190 ft below sea level. There was a Furnace Creek Resort where we had lunch and met other canadians. There was a craft show at the resort and hundreds of RVs in the desert. We would like to spend some time there next year on our way down

Crossed the border - October17, 2010

We spent time with Denis' brother in Quesnel. Denis was going to Bella Coola fishing with him but the roads washed out so they went to Kitimat. Because of the rain the fishing wasn't great but they did manage to bring in some. From their we went to Williams' Lake to spent time with out daughter and family before we went south. We also managed to fit in time with friends in Langley before we crossed. We noticed a small leak in our radiator when we stopped so headed to Cummins in Junction City. We are waiting to get in on tuesday to see the damage. We were surprised to learn that Linda and John were coming in on the thursday. We fitted in a couple of happy hours before they left for Bullhead City so John would work on his boat. Now we are getting to know the area through thrift shops, etc.

Summer 2010 - Green Lake, B.C.

Denis and I were Park Facility Operators at Sunset View Provincial Park on Green Lake, B,. C. for the summer. It was interesting as we had never been in that area before, so it gave us an opportunity to find out more about it. We spent the summer with hundred of campers and wild life. We had a fawn and her two new babes in and out of the compond all the time. Denis had a hummingbird fly into the truck and he managed to get up close to it when he took it out. In all we had a great summer and look forward to seeing everyone again. We did have a few visitors throughout the summer which helped it go a little faster.

Granddaughter's Graduation, June, 2010

We attended our oldest grand daughter's high school graduation in Williams Lake. She was lovely in her yellow gown. They had a parade through town with the grads and their escorts on floats, old cars and guads, on horse back, etc. It was great to see all of them and it told something about each grad and their interests. Our daughter was in charge of the food and our son-in-law was an chaperon at the dance, so it was a busy time for the whole family.

Denis and Herb's fishing trip - June, 2010

Denis and Herb went to Kitimat on a fishing trip. The salmon and crab were plentiful but it was too early for the cod. We had a couple of great feasts of crab and Denis canned the salmon so we can look forward to salmon at happy hour this winter.

April 26 - May 5, 2010

We left Kelowna today and spent a couple of days with friends in Savano to deliver some almond tequila. We have a good visit and from there we went on to Williams Lake to visit our daughter and family. We woke to the white stuff on Monday morning so decided to head for Quesnel to miss the snow. But guess what, we awoke to the same four letter word again. We are hoping that in the next few days things will warm up. We are visiting with Denis' brother and wife and Herb and Maureen. As we are not working at Manning Park this summer we are unsure what our plans are.

Back in B.C. April 19 - 26, 2010

We spent a night in Omak before we crossed the border into B.C. at Osoysos. We are in Holiday Park Resort in Kelowna waiting for our daughter and granddaughters. Our oldest granddaughter is playing in a soccer tournament this weekend. We haven't seen them for six months so it will be a good time.

Motorhome renos, April 15- 18,2010

We stopped at Kustom Works and Amazing Creations to have some renos done. We got a flat screen T.V. put in, pot drawers in the kitchen with a flip-up on the sink, the bedroom T.V. removed and a closet put in. The guys did a fabulous job. We are enjoying all the changes.

April 2 - 12, 2010

We are on the move again. One night in Pixley, Ca, one in Stockton, Ca, one at Rolling Hills Casino, Corning, Ca, one at Jacks Landing in Grants Pass, Oregon and then on to Eugene, Oregon to have some work done in the motorhome. Chuck and Shirley are still with us but Linda and John went ahead to have their work done .We passed through Shasta Mountain, Shasta Lake, grapevine territory, and beautiful flowers and blooming trees on the trip.

Pahrump, Nevada, March 2 - April 2, 2010

We decided to spend a few days in Pahrump until the weather changed. There was a great winery at the R.V. Park and we had a great dinner at the resturant.

Emerald Cove, Earp. Ca, March 25 - 29, 2010

We met up with Chuck, Shirley, Linda and John at Emerald Cove Resort. Great to have happy hour with old friends. We have been cycling, playing miniture golf and Jackass Flats golf. A fun day with supper at the Blue River Casino. What will tomorrow bring?

Quartzite & Needles March 22 - 25, 2010

We returned to Quartzite to visit our friends Dawn and Don and Lorne and Linda before they returned home. We were in the desert for a couple of days before we heard that old friends were in Needles. We ere off to Needles and spend a day with Keith, Gail, Dennis, Pat, Pierre and Paula. It was supper at the Avi and enjoyed leaving some coins there. Now back to Earp and Emerald Cove to meet Chuck, Shirley, John and Linda.

Yuma, Az March 15 - 22, 2010

We were off to Yuma to spend time with Denis'a brother and wife. The weather was extremely hot so we worked on our tans. We did the Mexico thing to get our final liquor to take home. We had a great time with them and nobody wanted it to end but they had to fly back to Quesnel. We did manage to celebrate their anniversary with them while we were in Yuma.

Catalina Spa - March 1 - 15, 2010

Here we are back at Catalina for a couple of weeks. We celebrated Linda's birthday on March 2 as everyone arrived late on the 1st. Tanya is still with us for another week so we are busy doing the sight seeking thing. We went to Joshua Tree and had lunch at the Yucca pub. Joy and Roman left so they had a substantial appy night on friday,March 5, to say goodbye to all. Mike played his guitar for the gang. Tanya took us to Melvyn's restaurant for supper and we had a great meal with waiters in tuxs seeing to all our needs. Denis is back at golfing and happy hour is growing. We celebrated Art's birthda with the gang and Denis' cousin and his wife joined us at Cat for four days and we all had a great time before they head off to Anaheim to meet their kids at Disneyland.

Mission Bay Resort, San Diego, Ca. - Feb. 22 - March 1 2010

We arrived in Mission Bay in San Diego today . The park is right on Mission Bay and it is beautiful. Tuesday morning Chuck, Shirley, Denis and I went for a 6 hour bike ride around the bay before we had to go to the airport to pick up our daughter Tanya. It is also our youngest grand daughter Devon's birthday today, sweet 15. Denis and Chuck went golfing with an old submarine buddy while Tanya and I Went to Seaworld. Lois, Art, Chuck, Shirley, Denis, Tanya and I went to Old Town and the Gaslamp District on Thursday before going to the Sycuan Casino for supper. The old buildings in the Gaslamp District are great. There was the Wyatt Earp house and the Yuma building as well as lots of other old buildings. It was an enjoyable day even if our GPS (the bitch) took us on a treak through San Diego before supper.

Hemet, California - February 15m, 2010

Here we are at Hemet again for a week. This is a great park and we really like it. The facilities are great and and there is always something going on from lunches entertainment to shuffle board games. We visited with an submarine buddy of Denis' and Denis' cousin and wife joined us here on friday. We all went to the dance tonight and it was a blast. The singer was great with jokes and skits. Our friend Lois and her dog Havoc was in the dog parade today and won two ribbons for his singing and overall talent.