Church Day

WHERE ARE WE? Rivers Provincial Park, Rivers Manitoba

One of the things that we are doing this year is attending church on a regular basis.  Our grand kids have shown an interest and we think that being exposed to church and giving them the opportunity to explore options for living their lives is a good thing.  And after my being brought up in a church environment, I look forward to being involved in a church family again.  So about 10:30 I picked up Grace and off to Sunday School we went.  Susan is getting a cold so she opted out today.  We really enjoyed it!!  Because it is a smaller church, we know everyone who goes there.

When I got home it was still cold outside.  I had to replace my propane hose on RRV so we could use propane from a 20 lb tank.  We do not have a propane outlet that will fill RV's nearby, so I just use the smaller tanks and take them to town to refill.  I managed to drag the original line down the highway on the way home so needed a new one and hadn't got around to changing it yet.  Today was the day.

Ready

Dani and Sheri brought us supper tonight and then stayed for a couple games.  They are moving into the Ponderosa so will be here more often as they get closer to the move.  Thanks for supper.  Good Nite!!!

 

Memories of the Outhouse on the Farm

WHERE ARE WE? Rivers Provincial Park, Rivers Manitoba

The weather is like normal Manitoba weather....COLD!!!!!  We are hunkered down in RRV with the heat on watching lots of TV.  Archie and I still go for some exploration walks but they are short because we get too cold.  My blogs posts will be pretty blah for a few days until the weather smartens up.

I do take a trip down memory lane to the outhouse.  It brings back memories of the farm when I was a kid and we had to use the outhouse when it was cold.  The memories flood back as I carefully seat myself on these cold days.  Thought you might like to know.  

Sheri and Dani came to visit tonight and we played a game of cards.  Then some TV and bed. Good Nite!!!

A New Starlink.

WHERE ARE WE? Rivers Provincial Park, Rivers Manitoba

Today was a day of errands.  We headed to Brandon to pick up some things.  Our Starlink router bit the dust so we have to buy a new one from Home Depot.  This means I will have to make a new mount on the top of RRV before we hit the road again.  We got the standard size one again but the bottom mount is different.

Then a quick stop at Walmart and home we went.

And of course a coffee for the road.

To all the girls that work at Cj's, look what I had for lunch??  They all laugh at me and my hot dog snacks on the fly in the summer.  

Archie has been busy chasing squirrels and exploring so he is beat by the end of the day.  He likes to curl up and watch TV with us in the evening.  He is happy to be back with his mama.

The lake ice is looking kinda soggy and it won't be long before it is gone.  Until then it makes the breeze quite chilly when it blows that way.  We are snug as a bug in a rug with our furnace running almost continuously at night.  We will survive.  Good Nite!!!

The Weather Takes a Turn

WHERE ARE WE? Rivers Provincial Park, Rivers Manitoba

Today started as a real nice warm day.  We had lots of errands to do to get set up here.  We went to Brandon for supplies and then went and got the Ponderosa out of storage and brought it down to Cj's and got it set up.  Sheri and Dani will be staying in it this summer while they help us out as well.  

The afternoon weather went downhill real fast and the wind got up.  It turned into a nasty afternoon and evening.

For now we are just kind of looking around and making plans for what needs to be done.  The golf course is a mess as it usually is in the spring with lots of leaves and pine needles.  Once we can give it a mow then we will blow all the stuff to the outside and pick it up and it will look like a million dollars.

Yup this is true!!  Good Nite!

Day 8 Home

WHERE ARE WE? Rivers Provincial Park, Rivers Manitoba

Made it!!  Well that was the fastest trip from La Penita Mexico to Rivers Manitoba I have ever driven.  I had originally planned to average 400 kms a day but with the nice weather enroute and my listening to books on my headphones, the kilometers just went by quicker than I expected.  I actually averaged 562 kms a day!!!  When I started this morning I only had 388kms to make it home.

First thing was to fill with gas at $3.42 which is the equivalent of  about $1.19 Cnd a liter.  Gas in Brandon Manitoba is $1.45 right now so I saved $12 on my 50 liter top up.  I have seen gas ranging from $2.99 to $3.89 a Us gallon in my travels.  Most places were around $3.39.  Then a little time in the dog park for Archie.

Steele, North Dakota

We got away about 8 am and by 11 we were pulling up to the Canadian customs.  Same questions and then a light hearted exchange about my flight back to Winnipeg on March 6 and then turned around and back to PV on March 7.  His exact words were "what the hell was that about"?  and he laughed.  When I told him it was to activate my 60 day travel insurance he thought it was brilliant!!!  Anyways, less than 5 minutes and we were through and on the last leg of our journey.

Coming into Customs and the International Peace Gardens.

Although I was able to wear my shorts all day, as I got into Manitoba I started seeing the remnants of the snow storm they had last week.  I knew the shorts would not last long.

Lots of ice on the water

I got to Kaitlyns about 1 pm and had a quick bite of lunch before Susan and I headed down to the park to get RRV set up in the driveway by CJ's. It is still wet around here and we will need a week of warm weather to get things dried up.  We are in no hurry so that is ok.  

The lake is still frozen over.

the view out our front window

a little snow beside us

Tomorrow looks like it will be pleasant but after that temps take a dive for a few days.  It will be a good time to catch up on my sleep. Had a good trip and a good day today.  Good Nite!!!