Tuesday and Wednesday we drove from Regina to Edmonton, via North Battleford. Anyone who has had the pleasure of that drive understands why I have nothing to say. Actually that is not true, we stopped in Lashburn at the little grocery store, hoping to find a muffin to go with our mid-morning coffee, which we had made and kept in a thermos we bought in Regina. They have a little (and I mean little) bakery in the rear of the store where all they make is cinnamon buns and bread. The cinnamon buns would not be done until 1:00 P.M. but they did have one of yesterday's models. The day-old bun was really tasty and fresher than many we have had at other bakeries, that were supposedly today's model. So if you are ever driving by Lashburn Saskatchewan and in need of a treat, stop at the only store in town. Late Wednesday afternoon we pulled into Whitemud Creek Golf and RV resort where we had only been able to get two nights.
Thursday morning we spent some time shopping and then visited with Annie and Buncha. They treated us to a great Chinese dinner and then we visited with Sue and Elizabeth, her daughter. They came out and saw our new home.
Friday morning we moved to the Devon Lions campground. It advertised that it had full service sites with 30 amp power, so we arranged to stay for 2 nights. Since our experience in Manitoulin Island with the mold, we are leery about booking too long before we see the place. When we asked if visitors needed to stop at the office before coming to our site, we were surprised that there is a 6.00 per vehicle charge for visitors. The only other time we expected visitors was in Regina, and neither campground we used there had a visitor charge. I guess the Lions club here is in need of money. The site was a seasonal site that the regular tenants had released for a while and was very nice with a large sitting area which faced away from all the other units in the campground. The only glitch was that the power was flaky. There were frequently people at the main breaker box resetting the power. We decided two nights was enough for us. Ann and Daniel and George came out for supper. We had a good visit with them.
Saturday was a dull cloudy day with promise of showers. We where not concerned as we spent the morning doing some shopping and then headed to Mill Woods to visit with George and Fern, our neighbours from when our kids were in elementary school. Joan took the opportunity to use Fern's vacuum to clean out the truck. We have a great vacuum in the trailer, but it is a built in system, so makes it impossible to use it in the truck. Late afternoon we headed out to Sherwood Park to enjoy dinner with John's Aunt Joan and Uncle Alfred. Their grandson Cory was there as well. We had a nice visit and came home with 2 bottles of wine complements of the in-house vintner.
Sunday was a moving day. We moved to Glowing Embers RV park, just a few miles north of Devon at the junction with 16A west of Edmonton. This campground finally has everything we want, wi-fi, a good satellite signal and the best washrooms and laundry we have seen on our trip. Luckily we got the satellite set up in time to watch most of the NASCAR race.
Monday morning John joined Buncha for a game of golf at the J.R. golf course. The fellow checking us in warned John that the greens were quicker than on most courses. It was a very affordable course, at 22.00 for 18 holes, and fairly challenging. The first 9 holes all have water hazards to avoid, so John lost a few balls in the water. Fortunately, Buncha has a nice ball retriever, so we were able to make up for the lost balls. John found that golfing on a live course is more challenging than the Wii golf, particularly judging the putting weight and line. While John golfed Joan did laundry and booked another 3 nights at the campground. They had space but we had to change sites. Okay by us, when necessary, particularly when we have found a campground as good as this one. We will spend the rest of the week finding bits to repair a couple of problems in the trailer and doing some research on what we need to do to winterize our trailer to live in it for the winter, such as get skirts for the trailer to keep the heat from escaping too fast.
No pictures to post this week.
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