Travelling!

Another week has passed; we've ended the week on the left coast of Canada! It's been a week of travelling and visiting for us, and we've enjoyed it all a great deal! We began the week in Sherwood Park, celebrating  Scott's and my birthdays. Then, we headed south toward Red Deer and then west into the national parks. We had a shock to see how far the Columbia glacier had retreated since last we saw it. The old parking lot was replaced by a new one down the hill, and both were out of sight by the time we reached the glacier. Alarming! We continued through Jasper and back-tracked to Hinton to enjoy a $10 night at the hotel there, but at least it included a nice hot breakfast! It was very nice, and we saw that the next night would have cost us over $200—nice deal! The next day we drove down to Kamloops and spent a less enjoyable night at the hotel there—they were reshingling, so there was a mess everywhere! We completed the trip to the coast via Whistler—beautiful new scenery for us. We caught the ferry from Horseshoe Bay over to Nanaimo and drove down to Langford where we moved in at Andrew, Aura & Aiden's place where Haaken also stays. We spent the rest of the week there and enjoyed visiting with friends in the area. Kristian and I even got out for some golf one day. Today, we caught the afternoon ferry from Swartz Bay over to Tsawwassen as we begin our trip east. Tonight, we're at Howard & Diane's in North Bend.

Haaken demoed snack food!

Tally Ho! 

Kristian and I had company!

The markets suffered a tough week to begin the month as a variety of fears about earnings and rate hikes and the war in Ukraine caused concern. We had some recovery on Friday, but otherwise, it was a weak week! Major League Baseball has passed the trade deadline, and the Blue Jays picked up a few new players. They're playing a bit better again. The Riders continue to struggle with their back up quarterback, and their makeshift offensive line. They play Ottawa tomorrow. 

Erica writes, "This weekend Eric and I are travelling west to Victoria to see Haaken and catch up with the BC Baileys. It has been a busy week but a good one and it always feels nice driving west. We enjoyed a light show between Lloyd and Sherwood Park, and the storm caught up with us as cousin Margaret’s place in Sherwood Park. We met Thor, their rambunctious puppy, aka The Devil. We only managed a half an hour visit though as we need to make good time to make the ferry. If all goes well we will make our reservation on the 9:00 ferry, pick up Liam at the airport in Victoria and then arrive at Baileys after midnight. We might even catch up with Mom and Dad somewhere along the way for a cup of coffee and bio break." They did meet us in Chilliwack along the way. They caught the ferry this evening at Tsawwassen and headed over to the Island to meet Liam at the airport, and take our spot at Andrew's place for the next while. 

Erin has been practicing her cat lady role at home. She has also had her internet and TV service upgraded, so she is learning how the new system works. 

Travis and Joanna are taking care of business in Thunder Bay. This week, Travis surprised me with news of tickets to the McDavid show! We're going Minneapolis in October to see the Oilers play the Wild. Never did I imagine I would get to watch McDavid in person! I'll be living on that expectation for the next few months! Thank you so much! 

And that's enough for this week.