What a great day we had with our friends Norm and Charmaine that had travelled from Quesnel to visit us in Kamloops. Right beside the RV Park was the BC Wildlife Park. What a great park - we got to see lots of animals and got some great information as well. We attended the Bird of Prey practice show - which Jack got to be part of as well as saw the Grizzlies being fed. The animals we got to see include various birds such as peacock, black and white swans and...

Today was one of those days that had us doing some thinking. We went to see the Secwepemc Native Heritage Park. The museum and park are built on the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School which was established in 1890 and was operated by the Catholic Church until 1964. The fact that the school was in existence until 1964 was a bit of a shock to me as my youngest sister Debbie was born in 1964 and that does not seem so long ago to me. I do not have an...

Today Jack and I celebrate our 36th wedding anniversary. We left Tsawassen in the rain and it rained for most of the way to Kamloops. The clouds were really low so we could not see the mountains very well - but from time to time you could see a peak through the clouds. We took Hwy 5 which is also called the Coquihalla Highway . The highest point we got to was 1400 metres and the temperature dropped to 6 degrees. One of the hills rose so steeply that we had to p...

Back in Tsawassen it was a morning of chores. I did a couple of loads of laundry while Jack took the truck for an oil change and wash. In the afternoon we went to Granville Island which is a great area for art, culture and shopping. Many artisans have their workshops there including jewellery, wood carving, distillery and brewery. There is a large market as well as a yacht sales office. Emily Carr University of Art and Design is located here. There were tons of...

To get back to Vancouver from Powell River you need to take 2 ferries. The first one is from Saltery Bay to Earl's Cove which you pay for. Then you need to drive to Gibson's to take the second ferry from there to Vancouver - and that one is free. We decided that we would do them both in the one day as well as visit our friends in Sechelt - Carey & Peggy - and our friends in Gibsons - Bob & Jackie. It sounded like a good plan. We took the first ferry and...