May 12, 2013 - Happy Mother's Day

Hi Friends Hope all the Mom's had a wonderfu Mother's Day today. Peter is doing much better each and every day. We have been reading about the cornea transplant on the internet - fine time to do this after the operation! LOL. But, sometimes you just don't know what to expect or you wonder how others have felt throughout this same procedure. Just good to hear from others who have been there, done that! The redness around his eye is going away. We still have to make sure he takes the drops every 2 hours - for a total of 3 weeks...then 4x a...

Apr 22, 2013 - Earth Day

Hi Again, Happy Earth Day to everyone!! Peter is working today and I am goofing off today! Should be working on our income tax..but I decided to catch up on our web journal instead!! Added a few more photos from Ontario and home including the latest renos in our trailer. We spent a nice day in Nanaimo a few weeks ago. Drove the two hours down there to see the RV show. There were a lot of trailers but not many motorhomes. But, it was a nice trip down there anyway. Enjoyed the day away. We are getting ready to head to Vancouver next Monday...

Apr 5, 2013 - Home Again

Hello again from BC! Home again..... We stopped at Ikea and picked up an extendable kitchen table. We took the old table out and left the Ivar shelving against the wall under the windows. Then Peter built the table and we placed it in our dining room. This table will extend to give us room to have extra people sitting for dinner when we pull out both leaves. We have been looking at this and debating on whether we will get it for about a year. So, we finally decided we would buy it and change the look of our dining area. I took reno photos...

Apr 3, 2013 - Home

On March 31st we left Rio. Prior to leaving, we had a last lunch at Nova Capela. a Portuguese restaurant in Lapa. As the hostel was having problems attracting taxis, we ordered a cab for 3p only to find ourselves diverted to an airport shuttle service--60 Brazilean Reals for 20 min drive....way too much but...We arrived at 3.20p before the United counter was open. By 4.30p we were through security and waited till 7.45p to board. As it was over-night, Val slept most of the way and Gord watched movies. In Houston we had a short 2 1/2 hours to...

Sep 4, 2012 - North Vancouver Island

So after a stop over in Courtnay we got up to Campbell River, another small quaint town on the east coast. Here we did the most amazing trip out to sea to search for wildlife. Luckily it was just the 4 of us on the zodiac with Jack one of the owners. Even though it was warm and sunny, out on the water and at speed it gets cold so we all got dressed in ski suits, not pleasant in the heat! Soon out of the harbour Jack spotted a load of seals sunning themselves on the rocks and then a bald eagle perched on the trees above. It was really...

Jul 28, 2011 - Day One

Well we finally got away from Port McNeill at 6:30 pm. Only 1 1/2 hours later than planned, but that is quite normal for us. FYI: I (Linda) was all packed and waiting for Andy to come home from work so we could leave (I know, shocking, but quite true). So instead of just waiting around for him I decided to go through and add email addresses to this journal, that took longer than I thought it would (always does!). When Andy (the good Boy Scout)came home, he had to go through everything to make sure we had it all, and much more besides (I...

Jan 15, 2011 - 7 Months, 10 Days Later

30, 938.8 KM's and 7 months 10 days after leaving home we made it back to Campbell River this afternoon. We spent and enjoyable week, other then waking up to snow Wednesday morning, with Al and Helen in Surrey. Did the Tuesday evening Pub Night with old friends, Wednesday night at Matsuyama with Ronnie and Sheila, and Friday night Greek with Brian, Kathy, Al, and Helen. Caught the 10:30 ferry out of Horseshoe Bay this morning, and uneventful ferry ride and 90 minute drive through pouring rain brought us back home again, at least until the...

Oct 2, 2010 - There's no place like home...

Hi Friends, We are home! Arrived back on October 1st and realized that we really should have put our front awning down before we left. We left it up because we NEVER have wind storms in September! Murphy's Law kicked in and a few days before we came back we had 2 full days of 70 - 90 km winds howling up the strait and right into our campground! Our front awning decided to give up. The front right side broke away from the frame and busted! Our wonderful neighbours were kind enough to put the awning down the rest of the way once they noticed...

Aug 29, 2010 - A Busy Week

Hello Thursday August 26th we had our first day of actual rain – lots of rain! To top it off this was the day the Museum staff and spouses were invited to an end of season potluck BBQ at the Haig Brown House. Sandra runs the HBH bed and breakfast during the summer and she brought out the umbrellas and tents for us to stay dry. In spite of the rain it looked like everyone had a great time. We also said good bye to the Museum’s four summer students, Jana, Mary Jo, Trevor and Caitlyn. They did a great job all summer helping at reception, the...

Aug 2, 2010 - Home Again....

Hello…. While visiting my Aunt I took a photo of a picture of Westerholz, a small town near Gifforn in Germany. This is where my Mom and her family were born and raised. The house and farm fields are located in the bottom right center under all the trees! My Opa and Oma were quite brave to leave this small community and bring such a large family (10 children) to a new country! They came across on the TS Arosa Star from Bremen arriving in Quebec on May 21 1955. I have been collecting information for a number of years and I am still amazed at...

Jul 17, 2010 - Campbell River, BC

Up at 5:00 AM this morning to catch 7:45 AM ferry across to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, after a 2 1/2 hour ferry ride a short 90 minute drive north to Campbell River. Staying at "Samon Point RV Park" We have a beautifull view of the Strait of Georgia and the BC Coast Mountains.

Jun 20, 2010 - Miscellaneous

Hi Today is a miscellaneous journal day. Peter and I decided to spend some of his pay cheque at the new Walmart. We chose to go for a more modern theme. We were happy to find and purchase a new chrome looking toaster and coffee pot - hey we had to match our fridge! It was a beautiful day and I took advantage of it by sitting outside on the swing watching Peter work on the Audi. I know it's a hard job but someone has to do it! I was invited with the Museum staff to the Haig-Brown B&B for dinner this last Wednesday evening. The Museum hires...