Birds of the Day!

 The first four pictures are of a Canada Jay digging up food in the snow. They are also known as Camp Robbers.

The next three are of a Blue Jay posing quite well while chowing down

And there are a few of the Red Squirrel that just can't stay away.

And of course, the Chickadee has to say "The End"

 

A Long Trip!

Neither Elaine or I have taken a vacation for a good many years.

This year we bought an RV and changed all that! 

On October 2, we departed from Whitecourt and visited one of our sons in Red Deer, Alberta.

2444 km in 53 hours driving time

22 cities and locations visited

Below are some of the shots I took

This was one of the better views to wake up to. No free samples though.

And, yes, we had snow.

Penticton at night

Three views of Wrights Beach Camp on Skaha Lake outside of Penticton., A very nice place

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Daphne in her normal travel position.

Coming out of one of the mountain passes. Note the tunnel

Elaine's plant survived a month on the road. It flowered all summer, a month or two in the house, the trip and its still going strong.

These next two are interesting, lots of veggies and fruit, all on the honour system The price was on the bin, and you put your money in a mail slot You don't see this amount of trust anymore

This was a very good pick up along the way. We used it a lot!

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Would we do this type of trip again? Not likely because there was too much travel involved. We will likely research a place, go there and stick.  Driving a 28 foot class C through the cities for groceries, propane etc. is not much  fun. Either a towed vehicle (Toad)  or car rental is required for us to get around.

Everything worked. Great furnace, fridge, freezer, and water system.

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Distracted!

ive I started to organize scenery photos of our RV trip through B.C and got waylaid by some Whitetail Deer photos that I took November 4. Oh, well, tomorrow is another day!

She was very co-operative and not at all bothered by me

Definitely not bothered!

Safe in Town

This years fawn has put on a pile of weight over the summer.

There is always a chipmunk around in the fall

Slightly camouflaged!

Even more so!

I'm not watching you, I'm watching Daphne

Maybe getting too close?

Checking things out

A double moon, or, That's all folks

 

On to RVing!

Now this is the way to test out a new Motorhome! Relaxed!

Even Daphne took to it. She tended to crowd me on the bed at night though,
 

Now, you are probably going to ask "What the H... are you doing buying a motorhome at this stage in your life?" The answer is fairly easy. Elaine has been housebound for over a year and would like to get out and see things. This is very similar on how we got into horses. Elaine couldn't walk, drive or do almost anything, but a friend said that maybe she could ride. Two weeks later we were happy owners of two horses, no place to put them, and 10 acres of poplar bush, trees and no fencing. It was a steep learning curve, but we really enjoyed them!
The beast that we have now is a 2004 Majestic Motorhome in excellent shape, a big V 10 motor, and good space inside for sleeping up to 6. Fridge, freezer, Hot water and fresh water supply operating on electric or propane. It should be self sufficient for at least a week.

Daphne took to it very well and slept on the bench when we were travelling. She almost broke her nose sniffing out all the new smells 

Being the conservative being that I am, I suggested we take it someplace close for a three day trial to make sure everything worked and to work out what we might need in the future. We didn't miss much on the list, but there were a few things.

We headed out to the RV Park in Sangudo, a place about 61 km from Whitecourt. It was very quiet at this time of the year, but the weather was great + 4C at night and +18 to 23 in the daytime. Did I mention that it has a great furnace? It does, and kept us very comfortable even when a window was left open in the cab.

We did some walking, and Elaine was able to do a half mile with just her cane. She even slept better for it!

I took my camera , but with the smoke from the fires in the western U.S. it was tough to get any photos.

I did find this feral cat out hunting mice and hiding from Daphne

The Old Crows were every where. All in all, a very good day!