Exciting Summer in store!

Well here is the latest update.  We went to the RV Show in Calgary at the end of January with our friends, and I must say it was a successful trip.  We purchased a Solar System and backup generator.  We also purchased a case of toilet paper:) and a few other neccessities.  Our solar system is going to be installed at Woody's RV March 6th!  We are quite excited about this.  We really like the idea of solar power!!  It was fun going through all the new RV's and getting updated information on Campgrounds and other stuff.

We also are getting a summer position in Kananaskis as a campground manager for Mt. Sarrail campground.  We are so excited about this!  It is going to be great spending the summer in Kananaskis.  We haven't camped there in years.  We get a free spot, free propane, and a wage!!  Gotta love that!

On March 22nd we will be taking our fifth wheel to Bucar's to get the fresh water tank fixed.  This will be covered by warranty thank goodness!!  We will be booking NK' IMP RV Park for the months of November and December, then we will head south for the winter.  I am really looking forward to that!

Winter Fun!!

Snow Shoeing Lake Louise

Sledding Lake Louise       

Great Picture opportunity, Lake Louise

                                           

Very Slippery to sit on, and cold!

                                                   

Cross Coutry Skiing Kananaskis

Snow Shoeing Kananaskis

Of course we need a selfie!

Update

Well here is the update.  We are back at Springhill RV Park because they have full hookups.  We will be bringing our RV to Bucars in March to fix the fresh water tank.  We are looking at a different RV campground that is cheaper than Bow Rivers Edge by $200.00, to stay for the summer.  It is always good to save some money.  We will be going to the RV Show at the end of this month.  We have been getting quotes on a solar system, and will be getting one in the spring.  We want to be totally self sufficient!
We are discussing with our friends about going to the Baja next winter.  All depends on the dollar. Nothing is written in stone and plans can change.  We are talking about staying at Quartszite on BLM land.  Well it is fun talking and planning our winter stay!!  If the dollar is still crappy we will probably stay in Oyoyoos for next winter.

Trouble comes in three's

Boy has it ever been a sucky few weeks!!  First we had a problem with our black tank backing up.We got that fixed, it cost over $300.00.  Next we had a power surge at the park we are in, we lost power and it would not come back on.  There were a few other people in the park that had the same problem.  Doug talked to a guy across from us and he said he had a mobile RV guy coming out to fix his unit.  We got the guys number and called him, he said he would stop by and fix our problem when he was done. We had to spend the night in a motel, another unnecessary cost!   It ended up being a fairly easy fix and cost us $168.00.  While this problem was being fixed the guy that delivers water was filling our tank and he heard a pop, the tank cracked!!  Wow, could anything else go wrong.   We decided to get a spot at Springhill RV Park for the winter because they are fully winterized and we can hook up our hose to get water instead of filling our water tank.  I was worried about that to begin with and also thought it would be hard on the pump working it for 5 months.  So, December 1st we will be moving to Springhill RV Park.  It is a bit of a hassle because we have to take our skirting off!  Oh well, once we are settled it will be OK.  We went to Bucars RV and talked to the service department about getting the tank fixed.  We booked our unit in for March 22nd, hopefully our extended warranty will cover this fix!  The guy that fixed our electrical problem is coming back to hard wire a surge protector to our unit so we won't have that problem again.  We are also getting a quote from him for installing a solar system, so we can do a lot of boondocking.  We will probably get that installed in May.  One good thing is that we are here only for this winter, then next winter we will be heading to warmer climates!!!!

Conditions Removed!!

Doug and I went to BC on the 2nd of Sept.  We rented a U-haul and our son & daughter in  law came on the weekend to help load.  We did 3 dump runs and a thrift store run, man I can't believe we had so much!!  We got the call on the 4th that the conditions were removed!  We were so releaved that the sale went through!  We can now focus on what we really want to do and that is travel in our Fifth Wheel!  It was an exhausting 5 days!  We left on Sunday to miss the long weekend rush on Monday! We didn't get home till 2AM, boy were we ever tired!!  Monday our son & daughter in law came to Cochrane to help us unload our things in our storage unit.  Then it was off to our daughters house to drop off what she wanted.  Then all of us went to our sons house to unload their stuff.  Our daughter ordered pizza, and we all sat and had a meal together!  There were only 5 things left to unload, so Doug and our son finished that off.  We left about 9:30PM and got back home at 10PM.  At least we were in bed by a decent time.  Our son dropped the U-Haul off in Airdrie on Tuesday morning for us, as we both had to work.  I am so glad that it is all finished.

House Sold!!!

Well after 5 long years our house has finally sold!  The closing date is September 4th, hopefully all conditions are met and it will go through.  The possession date is September 25th.  We will stay in Cochrane for the winter and the next summer season.  Then winter 2016 we will go south.  I am so excited!!!  We now have to rent a truck and a storage unit and get our stuff from the house.  We are planning to go Sept. 8th so we don't have to rush.  The kids have rented a uhaul trailer and are going up the 5th of Sept. to get the furniture they want.  Then we will go through the rest.  Hopefully all goes well and it will be done:)

35th Anniversary Vow Renewal

We had an awesome 35th Anniversary Party/Vow Renewal!  We spent June 2nd to 9th at Herman and Annette's farm for our Vow Renewal.  It was a great week!!  We got everything set up and ready for the party on Saturday!!  The weather was spectacular the whole week, we could not have asked for better.  Herman was able to get a Party Tent which was terrific.  We set it up and that is where we put the food and drink for the party.  Leon and Cindy were there with us and they were a huge help setting things up.  People started to arrive on Friday and Saturday morning.  This was a weekend camping party, and everyone had a lot of fun!  Brit Wilson was my photographer and did an amazing job of the photo's.  Nancy did an amazing job doing our cake!!  The ceremony was beautiful!!  We partied into the night and had a fantastic time!  I still can't believe we have been married for 35 years!!  Where did the time go.