MAIDEN VOYAGE

We took the motor home on its maiden voyage.  Just a little jaunt over the mountains to Monck Park.  The trip is just over 2 hours and I cannot tell you how many times Doug said how much easier it was to drive the Cruiser than the Thor.  It handles easily and has no problem conquering the mountains.

We visited with Donna and Gord, the couple that took over managing the park from us.  We didn't take the car this time so we were chauffeured around.  We went to Merritt for dinner.

Yesterday we both rode the golf cart with Gord and toured the park.  They have had an enormous amount of flooding and are working hard to have the park fully operational for the long weekend coming up.

While touring the park, we both had the opportunity to view this eagle family.  The one on the lower branch would be last year's eaglet and doesn't sit with its parents.  Beautiful, aren't they?

We were invited to Doug's brother and sister-in-laws' for dinner.  We always have fun with them.  It will be nice to be living in the area for a few months and having more visits.

David baked the cake, a pineapple, cherry, mango upside down cake.

Doug has worked very hard to get the vegetable gardens planted.  The plots were all there but had to be cleared.  It's all done and I am excited about having our own vegetables.

This is the perfect climate for gardening and most of the vegetables are up.

The gardens are blooming too.  The irises are amazing and there are literally hundreds.  Purple ones, yellow ones and burgundy ones.

 And we have fruit trees as well; cherries, peaches, apples and apricots.  There are a couple of others that we will just have to wait and see.

We have already developed such an attachment to this house and wish it could be our forever home.