Thursday, 25 July 2013

Week ending July 24, 2013

Thursday was moving day.  Our plan was to stay for a week at Sandy Beach Regional Park.  At  a stop in St. Walburg, we called the park to find out if they had space for us for the next week.  No luck.  We then had to implement plan B, so we called Weavers RV Park in Lloydminster,  which had space for 4 days.  We decided we would go there and then figure out what our next move would be. When we arrived at Weavers they had moved some reservations around so we could stay for the week. As Lloyd is only 19 kms from Sandy Beach Regional Park, we decided that was ok. Once got set up we checked with Trev.  They are still not in their house, but he is hoping they will be back home within the next  week. 
Friday morning we went to a clinic to get Joan's blood work done for her CT scan. Without an appointment we only has to wait about 20 minutes.  After getting the blood letting  taken care of we did some shopping, then headed back to the trailer to put together our steps  and laze around. We came to the conclusion that our plan B was really a superior plan as the RV park has a very clean laundry room and some of the cleanest bathrooms we have had this summer.
Sunday, a cloudy dull day was a perfect day for a drive. After a coffee stop in Vermillion, we drove up highway 41 to Elk Point, stopping at a few campgrounds along the way. We then stopped at Fort George and Buckingham House Provincial Historic Site. The site was very well done and we spent some time walking the  interpretive path to the archaeological sites of the two forts. 

After a stop at Whitney Lakes Provincial Park we headed back to Lloydminster to watch the Hamilton/Saskatchewan football game.
Monday we experienced the advantage of a small city. Our recliner in the trailer needed a spring in the reclining mechanism replaced, again.  After a stop at Home Hardware to no avail we went to Lazyboy. They had one, which we bought, but suggested a furniture repair shop. They had 2, so we bought them all, so now we have extras for next time.  The whole event took us less than an hour.  Last fall it took us 2 days to locate the proper spring in Calgary.  
Joan called the cancer board to find out if her CT scan was still scheduled for the High River hospital or if it had been changed to a different location. The hospital is back in operation, so the scan will be there, as scheduled.
Tuesday we heard from the High River campground which is closed for the season, due to damage from the flood, so we have to find a campground in the area.  Sue let us know that they are still waiting to occupy their house. They still need a fridge and gas hooked up. This does seem to be taking a long time. 
We went out to Sandy Beach, thinking we might go swimming, however the beach was fully occupied by youngsters taking swimming lessons.

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