October 12 to 17, 2015; Last days in CHWK and return to North Shuswap

OCT 12, MONDAY; RELAXING DAY!

Rained most of the day!  Kevin made turkey soup from the turkey carcass from yesterday and we had a bowl of it for lunch.  DELICIOUS!  In the afternoon, Val and I went to the BOOKMAN in downtown CHWK and returned a book that Val had borrowed from Vanessa.  After we went to get some groceries and wine then came home.  R&K went out to vote and pick up some groceries for themselves.  We had left over from yesterday together for dinner.  Grand-daughter Hayley joined us around 7 pm (just got off work) and had a bowl of soup and some of the left-over turkey and salads.  She also took home two containers of the turkey soup. Lucky girl J!

OCT 13, TUESDAY; TO SALMON ARM

We left CHWK at 9:15 and drove directly to Salmon Arm.  The drive was great; sunny and dry but cooler in the Interior!  We had lunch at TIM HORTON then Val went for her Chiro app’t then I drove her to the Dr’s office to find out the results of blood test.  All is well.  We drove back to Chilliwack, stopped in Hope for dinner and were home by 7 pm.  A long day but we now have peace of mind on one aspect!  One more test to deal with.

OCT 14, WEDNESDAY; CHORES DAY.

Sunny!  I went to CDN TIRE to buy and replaced the wiper on the BEAVER and Val did laundry.  I also got $300 US @ a $98 exchange cost!  WOW!  Definitely will not be spending much money in the USA this year!  I gassed-up the Jeep and washed the windows on it; lots of bugs!  I also swept the driveway as it was full of dead leafs.  Kevin stopped by to say good morning; he was coming back from a job.  We had a quiet evening at home watching the tube.

OCT 15, THURSDAY; SEAN’S SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY

Sunny with a few clouds!  This is our last day in Chilliwack and with the kids.  We hope to be in the USA by the 23rd-24^th!  We spent the day relaxing and getting ready for tonight.  We were at the Bistro in Cultus Lake by 6:15 pm and the guest of honor arrived on time @ 6:35 pm.  The evening was wonderful with lots of APPY’s served (all free) and a full bar (our cost).  We sat with Doreen, Gord, Sid and Vera and had a marvellous evening.  Val went as a MARTINI, Shaken not Stirred and I was dressed as JAW, the guy with steel teeth.  Everyone loved my costume so I guess I did the right choice.  Val looked great too (all pictures are posted on FACEBOOK!  Vanessa was very proud and happy at the turn out and she served Birthday Cake afterward.  At the very end, our bartender went out and put on a show of fire!  Well done, if I may say so myself.  We got home around 11 pm and R&K around 11:30 pm. 

OCT 16, FRIDAY; BACK TO THE SHUSWAP

I was up at 7:30 and Val at 9 am.  Rochelle was a bit hung over this morning (wonder why, all those shooters mixed with wine!?).  We showered and got ready to leave.  First we had to return the collar back to a friend at McDONALD whom lent it to Val then we drove to the shop and said our goodbyes to Rochelle, Kevin and Graeme.  We were on our way by 11:15 am, not bad considering.  We dumped at the Fairgrounds then drove straight through and stopped just before reaching Kamloops for a bite to eat.  We were at our site by 4:15 pm, hooked up then relaxed before having dinner.  We ended the evening with the tube and early to bed.

We drove 209 miles in 4 hrs @ an average 53 MPH.

OCT 17, SATURDAY; Gateway

Cloudy first thing this morning but the sun shone through and we ended with a sunny and warm day!  Val went for a walk and I washed the jeep and the motorhome and reorganize some items in the Jeep and the Beaver.  We had HH with Ed & Judy and Jack & Mim.  It was good to reunite with them again.  We came home at 7 pm and had a light dinner then watched some of our recording.