OCTOBER 1-6, 2015; Last working days and back to GATEWAY

OCTOBER 1-2, 2015; LAST TWO DAYS AT WORK!

Thursday was “pick-up” day.  Bob was driving and I was along for the ride to show him the procedures.  It was a busy day.  After unloading at the shop, we loaded over 33 windows to be delivered tomorrow in Chehalis, across the river.  FRIDAY, we showed up at 7 am and took off for our destination.  2 1/2 hr later, we were back at the shop and worked around there until lunch time.  K&R ordered pizzas and those working shared and I said my goodbyes to everyone: MY FINAL DAY!!!  In the pm we loaded more doors and delivered those to Abbotsford.  We had to bring them inside the lobby then take them to the third floor; thank goodness for the elevator as they were solid core and VERY heavy!  Back at the shop, we loaded a double door and delivered that to a friend’s house then it was time to call it quit…For good this time! 

Val and I met Rochelle and Kevin at the Bistro in Garrison Mall in Vedder Crossing and had a wonderful dinner.  Vanessa was working so she served us and we had a great visit with her; she is VERY special to us!

OCT 3, SATURDAY; MH to O’CONNOR for final repairs

Sunny! We drove to O’CONNOR for 8 am then went to COOKIE’s GRILL for breakfast.  We went to the Mall to get DATA put on our phone then to VALUE VILLAGE to pick out costumes for Vanessa’s party on the 15^th.  We went back to our lot at COTTONWOOD and loaded the kayaks and bikes on the Jeep, put away the BBQ and took the Jeep to R&K’s house and parked it there until we come back on the 10^th or 11^th for Thanks-Giving.  We went to O’CONNOR to check on the Beaver and found it ready to go so I paid our bill and drove it back to our lot and parked it.  We relaxed for a while then went to Johnny for dinner.  We had a nice time with him and his girlfriend and came home by 9 pm.  I was in bed early.  It was very windy all day and cool but not too cold!

OCT 4, SUNDAY; Graeme’s birthday gathering

Sunny!  Val did the laundry; final one here in this park!  I cleaned up the rest of the equipment left outside and put that away.  Except for dumping, we are ready to go!  After dinner we went to Courtenay and Graeme’s house for birthday cake and coffee.  The whole family was there except for Jeffrey.  Graeme’s birthday is actually Tuesday but this is the only time to get everyone together.  We came home by 9 pm as everyone has to work tomorrow and we watched the CLOSER

OCT 5, MONDAY; GATEWAY, SHUSWAP LAKE

SUNNY!  We were up and about by 7 am.  We slowly batten down the BEAVER and had a snack.  We were out and on the road by 10 am, heading East to the Shuswap Lakes on Hwy 1; Val followed me behind with the Hyundai.  We went over the Coquihalla with no problems and stopped in Merritt for lunch.  Back on the road we went over the next pass with no problems  then down to Kamloops and back on Hwy 1 to Lee Creek and HOME!  We arrived around 3:30 pm, parked, set up house and inspected our site.  Lots of work to do!  George and Paulette stopped by to say hi then Donna invited over for Happy Hour.  We had a light dinner after HH then watched the tube until bedtime.  Happy to be here

We travelled for 5 hours and made 204 miles in 3 hrs and 45 min. @ an average 54 MPH.

OCT 6, TUESDAY; YARD WORK

I had to go to Salmon Arm to settle the problem I was having with the internet connection and I picked the mail and some groceries at the same time.  Val stayed at home and worked on the yard.  When I got back, I cut down the tree that was in our yard as it once again broke in the heavy winds while we were away.  It is just too weak and we will get something different.  Val made another wonderful surprise dish and we relaxed for the evening.