I was up at 6:00 this morning...for some reason, I have started waking
up earlier again...sheesh! It was a
beautiful start to the day...the sky was clear as the sun came around. Unfortunately, a high cloud covering came in
as the morning wore on.
After my morning coffee and completing yesterday’s blog, I headed out
for my morning power walk. Once back, we
had breakfast and then Steve decided he was going to do some maintenance work
on the trailer.
It had been awhile since the rubber seals on the sliders had been
treated so he spent the rest of the morning working on the sliders on the
shaded side of the trailer. The light
cloud covering had cleared considerably making it quite warm out there.
While he was doing that, I was on the laptop inside working on some
emails...I also purchased our tickets to the Abbotsford Air Show. They are offering a special weekend camping
package...$200 for 5 nights camping (August 8-12) and general admission to the
show for all 3 days (for a max of 8 people).
Considering that admission is $30/person/day...it’s a pretty good deal.
A couple of hours later, Steve decided that was enough for today...he
would do the other side later when it’s not in the direct sunshine (later on,
he decided it could wait for another day).
We read for awhile...I’m trying to get into a new book and so far it
hasn’t caught my interest; Steve was on the iPad.
We are getting into quite a routine here...again today we went for a
bike ride around 3:00 and then after
dinner, a power walk. We are getting our
exercise with bike rides and power walks...and some good cardio with all the
hills.
Thursday was 'resistant training' day, after which I went for my
morning power walk while Steve had his shower. It had rained overnight and there were still
some ugly looking clouds hanging around...but they were breaking up and the
forecast was for clearing and warmer temps.
When I got back from my walk, Steve was just finishing his breakfast
and was about to go out and “fix” the boat...it had shifted over to one
side. As it turned out, he had to
offload the boat and shorten the line on one side...the new cord had obviously
stretched.
It was shortly before noon when we left for Kamloops to go
shopping. After stops at Costco,
Safeway, Walmart and Home Depot, we were back home...it was going onto
5:00. As in so many places in BC, we
have driven through the outskirts of Kamloops on our way to Alberta but had
never stopped. We ended up seeing a bit
more this trip...I took pictures along the way...
We took Lac le Jeune Road on the way into Kamloops...it was pretty bumpy (especially in our truck) so we took the highway back. I believe this is Stake Lake...
Beautiful farm fields...
Even a tunnel...
Not sure if this is dried salt or calcium...
This is just before we got to the outskirts of Kamloops...that's highway 5 in the distance...
Here we are going down the hillside and will be crossing the Thompson River...
After dinner we did our usual walk around the campground...today we stopped for a break at the end of the pier...
We were lying in bed watching TV when we heard a “snap”...followed by
some more noise...oh, you silly mouse...you shouldn’t try to get into our
house! Yup, another mouse. That one spot in the kitchen where the slider
goes out where they like to come in and Steve always sets up the trap in that
corner. It’s amazing that they can get
through that spot but they do! Steve got
up and “disposed” of our friend by throwing it out the door...sure hope that
his friends don’t try to come in ‘cause the spot is now “trap-less” for the
rest of the night!!
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012 (Lac le Jeune Provincial Park, Kamloops, BC)
Well, not an awful lot to report today...we didn’t do much. After our usual start to the day, we did our
resistance exercises and then I went for a 40 minute power walk around the
campground while Steve finished up his exercises (I started before he did) and
then showered.
I didn’t rush into anything this morning...isn’t that what retirement is all about? When I got back from my walk, I ate a bowl of cereal outside on the picnic table enjoying the morning sunshine and then after doing the dishes, I decided it was time to head into the shower...it was after 10:30 by this time.
The rest of the day was pretty laid back...Steve spent his time on the iPad getting caught up with Howard and Linda Payne on their RV-Dreamers journal. We are joining them September 18 in Oregon for their RV rally.
I really enjoy being “on-line” now that we are in an area where we can pick up an internet signal. So I spent my time on the laptop getting caught up with our banking, checking out Facebook and generally surfing around. I even went shopping at The Bay, picking out a wedding gift for my niece's upcoming wedding...how convenient is that?! Oh, I also chatted with Chris (our son) on MSN...yeah, I was bugging him at work!
Around 3:00 we decided to go for a bike ride around the campground...and then after dinner we went for a power walk around the perimeter loop...so we at least got a fair amount of exercise today. We took these pictures from the campsite behind us (site 108 is a reservable site and has the best views) while out on our bike ride...
The fireweed is beautiful!
That is our campsite...and the back of our fifth wheel...
I didn’t rush into anything this morning...isn’t that what retirement is all about? When I got back from my walk, I ate a bowl of cereal outside on the picnic table enjoying the morning sunshine and then after doing the dishes, I decided it was time to head into the shower...it was after 10:30 by this time.
The rest of the day was pretty laid back...Steve spent his time on the iPad getting caught up with Howard and Linda Payne on their RV-Dreamers journal. We are joining them September 18 in Oregon for their RV rally.
I really enjoy being “on-line” now that we are in an area where we can pick up an internet signal. So I spent my time on the laptop getting caught up with our banking, checking out Facebook and generally surfing around. I even went shopping at The Bay, picking out a wedding gift for my niece's upcoming wedding...how convenient is that?! Oh, I also chatted with Chris (our son) on MSN...yeah, I was bugging him at work!
Around 3:00 we decided to go for a bike ride around the campground...and then after dinner we went for a power walk around the perimeter loop...so we at least got a fair amount of exercise today. We took these pictures from the campsite behind us (site 108 is a reservable site and has the best views) while out on our bike ride...
The fireweed is beautiful!
That is our campsite...and the back of our fifth wheel...
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