September 20 to 23, 2009; saying our goodbyes before leaving

SEPT 20, Sunday, farewell BBQ
Val went with Donna and Marcel in the morning to visit their son. She wanted to see the kennel their son and wife owned. On her return, Val made a potato salad for the BBQ later this afternoon. Since a lot of us will be leaving for winter grounds in the next while, we decided to get together with everyone left in the park and have a pot luck BBQ. There were 8 full-timers couples in total and we had a very nice time by the campfire. The dinner was a success too.


SEPT 21, Monday, Gateway
10 more days to our departure! I washed the truck and loaded the bikes on the back and covered them. Put most of the garden stuff away. The next few days are going to be busy so trying to do as much as possible as the free time is available. It was a nice day today but one definitely feels the fall air coming on.


SEPT 22, Tuesday; to Logan Lake, saying goodbyes to friends.
We left around 11 a.m. for Logan Lake but first we stopped in Chase to drop off our movies. We then drove to Kamloops to South Thompson to see if our parts were in which were not so we continued on to Logan Lake.
We visited with the Kirkby’s for the rest of the day. We learned that the Tate’s were on Vancouver Island and Joanne and Don were down at the lake so we didn’t see them. We had a nice lunch with Charlene and Lynden then for dinner, we went to the Black Bull so I could have my fix on their ribs. While at the pub we ran into Morgan Tate and she told us that Rick and Pat were returning this evening. We dropped off the Kirkby’s after saying our farewell then dropped in at the Tate’s to see if they were home which they were so we had a quick visit then left. We hope to see them on the road down south.
We came home around 9:30 p.m. and went to bed. A full day!


SEPT 23, Wednesday, wash day.
We went to Chase to do our laundry today and while Val was doing that, I had an oil & Lube done on the car. On our return to the house, I called Cartmell Insurance in Chilliwack, 604-795-7267 and got our medical insurance which cost us $470 each. I had received 4 other quotes which were from 700 to 1100 dollars so quite a saving. Cartmell has always been a good bargain for Insurance so we have no problems recommending them; Garry is super friendly too.
We called the kids tonight to make arrangements for going down tomorrow so we can catch the RV show in Abbotsford on Friday.