Friday we moved to St. Paul, a whole 37 kms. We had stopped in at the Iron
Horse Trail RV Park when we had gone into St. Paul earlier in the week and made
a reservation for the weekend, since it can be problem finding a spot for long weekends.
After
setting up we went to the farmers market, got some delicious tomatoes, then
stopped at the UFO Landing Pad, AKA visitor information.
Saturday, a beautiful sunny day we headed to Fort Victoria, with a stop at
Andrew, of Ed Stalmach fame, to view the worlds largest Mallard Duck.
Fort
Victoria was interesting and the guide added educational commentary along the
way. The clerks house is the oldest building in Alberta still in its original
location.
Our next stop was Smokey Lake which is noted for its pumpkin festival
in October.
Next was Vilna, our mushroom stop, amazing that every little town
had the world's largest "something".
Monday we went to Lac Bellevue County Park for lunch, another lake
advertising a beach. We always believed a beach meant swimming, but not at this
county park. It had a beautiful picnic area, lots of sand in a playground area
and a large area for boats, but no separate swimming area. Swimming with the motor boats
didn't seem like an attractive idea.
Tuesday was moving day. Shortly after lunch we arrived at Glowing Embers RV
Park at Acheson, just west of Edmonton.
Wednesday we went in and visited
with the Ooraikuls who kindly treated us to a terrific lunch at their
favorite Chinese restaurant. On our way back to the campground we stopped and
did some shopping. Nice to get to the Bulk Barn and a few other favorite places
that only exist in larger communities.
Thursday John and Buncha went out to J.R. Golf course for a round of golf.
Joan stayed home and did some house work.
Visiting friends and relatives is our main objective while in Edmonton.
Friday we treated John's Aunt Joan and Uncle Alf to lunch, after which we did a
bit of shopping. We then enjoyed dinner with Sue, Ray and Elizabeth. Saturday we
took our old neighbours George and Fern out for lunch at Red Robin. After lunch and many
laughs we went out to Glowing Embers so they could see our
trailer. After a good visit we then headed back to their place to pick up our
truck and then stopped to do some more shopping on our way home.
Sunday was car race day. Sunday night we endured a tremendous thunderstorm.
One of the most spectacular we have ever had. Monday morning John reset the
satellite dish, so TV was back in operation. Joan then made some calls to see
where we could park starting Tuesday, close enough for us to get to the High
River hospital by 8:30 on Thursday morning. Our next location is still
undecided. Stay tuned to next week to find out what happened.
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