APR. 16, Friday, to Salmon Arm
Val had a doctor’s appointment this morning so we drove to Salmon Arm for 10 am. I picked our mail while there. At 1pm, I went to Chase to get our home-made wine which was ready to bottle. We had an appointment at the bank to get our info straighten out and move our accounts from Kamloops to the Chase Branch. Lots of running around today!
In the evening, we got a call that Val’s cousin had passed away from an aneurism and that there would be a memorial on Sunday at Gladys and George’s place on the Island. After a quick discussion, we decided to attend as Val was quite close to Wanda.
APR 17 to 19, to Sooke and back
We left Gateway at 10:30 am for Sooke on Vancouver Island but first, we stopped in Sorrento to pick-up Val’s prescription. The drive was uneventful and we stopped in Chilliwack for about 15 minutes to drop-off Tucker at my daughter’s place then we went to the ferry terminal where we took the ferry to Sidney. We had about an hour wait as they only run every two hours and we had missed the 1 pm. The crossing was quiet and once on the other side, we drove directly to Gladys and George’s place in Sooke where the family was meeting. Arrangements had been made for us to spend the night at a friend of Wanda, Lorane so that was pretty nice. We visited with everyone until late in the evening then went to Lorane’s place.
The next morning, after a hearty breakfast cooked by Lorane, we went back to George’s place where the memorial was held. Over the course of the day, there were over 90 people in and out of the house. It was a nice day considering and finally everyone left except the immediate family. There was a lot of food around so there was no need for dinner although someone ordered a couple pizzas anyway. We had a toast to Wanda and then sat around bringing back memories of her.
The next morning, Monday, we left for the ferry and back home. We had said our goodbyes the night before so it was a direct drive over. Again, we were early and had to wait ¾ of an hour for the 11 am ferry. The ride over was quiet and we read most of the way back except for taking time to have breakfast; $9. each for scramble eggs, three strips of bacon, toast and coffee; AMAZING! We stopped in Chilliwack again to pick up Tucker this time, saw Rochelle and Kevin then we drove to Dairy Queen to see Vanessa who was working. We had a few moments together then it was time to say goodbye.
We stopped in Logan Lake where we had dinner with Charlie and Lynden and came home around 11 pm. Good to be back!!!
APR. 20, Tuesday, Gateway
Today was laundry day, shopping and tank dumping. All the mundane stuff! It is much warmer today and we have our shorts on, feels nice. Bob and Shirley; Jack and Mim are now back from the south.
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