JUN 17, Monday; Back to Hope, BC
We
said our goodbyes to Rochelle (Kevin was done last evening) and she went to
work; we packed up and drove to O’Connor’s to dump then to “Fountain Tire” to re-torque
the wheel nuts on the motorhome. We then
hooked up the Jeep and headed East on Hwy 1 to Hope for one last visit with
Johnny. We stopped at Flying J where I
fuelled @ 1.24/ltr then to Johnny and Irais’s place. Shannon was home (she's finished school for
the summer) and she gave us a power cord so that we could have power. Johnny and Irais were home by 4:30 pm and
after a “catch-up to news” and a drink, we went out to a Japanese restaurant
which turned out to be closed so we settle for Chinese food. We came home and proceeded to have a few
drinks and some heavy conversations on the Big Bang theory and God (Irais does
not believe in the Big Bang theory). We
ended the conversation when we realized it was past 11 pm and they have to work
in the morning. We said goodnight and
goodbye as we won't see them in the morning then called it a day.
We travelled 47 miles @ an
average 47 MPH
After saying goodbye to Shannon, we left Hope around 11 AM under cloudy sky and headed North on Hwy 5. We hit a few rain showers along the way. In Merritt we stopped for brunch. Back on the road, we headed for Kamloops and stopped at “CUMMINS” to pick up a fuel line and an air filter that was on back-order then it was onward to our “Home Base” in Lee Creek. After setting up, we went over to Donna and Marcel for a drink then came home, had dinner and had a relaxing evening watching reruns on the tube.
We travelled 72 miles @ an
average 48 MPH in 4 hrs
Rain, rain, rain! It rained non-stop all day! We went to Salmon Arm to pick up our mail and some groceries; of course it rained all the way there and back. We got home and put the groceries away then relax with a glass of wine. I noticed a window that leaks at the end of the slide on the driver side. I took the screen off and wiped it down. That seemed to help some but I am keeping an eye on it. I suspect the rubber seal outside is defective; need to call son-in-law Kevin for advice. We bought a chicken for dinner so we had that with potatoes and gravy. Watched the tube in the evening and went to bed by 11 PM
We are the only one left here on this side; Marcel and Donna are gone to Kelowna, Ruth and Dennis are gone to Summerland, Judy and Ed are in Alberta and Bob and Gail are gone to a funeral, it feels lonely here!!! It was cloudy and cool all day but the rain held off. I fixed the shower head and a couple of other little items. Val got busy vacuuming and washing the floors. For dinner, we had a stir-fry then relaxed after an evening walk.
We sure hope it is a good omen...the sun came out and shined brightly and warmly on us today. I had an eye specialist appointment in Salmon Arm first thing this morning so had to be up early; all is well! I came home and loaded 3 boxes of empty bottles then drove to Chase, after walking Tucker, to bottle more wine. Val worked in her garden most of the day and laundry. We sat out for a drink then it was dinner and watched a movie in the evening.
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