Friday after a visit with John's parents we took the truck for a bath, and then stopped in at Kal Tire to discuss our tire problems. We purchased 2 new tires, and within an hour had them installed. While we waited for the installation we took out computers up to the library to use their wi-fi. After picking up the truck we stopped at a local pub for lunch. The rest of the day was spent sitting around the trailer watching the people taking care of the horses at the rodeo grounds next door.
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Sunday, we walked along the West Prairie River by the park before watching more FIFA. There is a fish ladder at a weir near the park. We missed getting a picture of a muskrat in the river.
Monday was moving day. There was a low tire indicator, and our digital tire pressure gauge wasn't working, and has expensive lithium batteries, so we stopped in at Kal Tire on they way out to ensure that it was still due to the new tires. We were pleased to see the indicator go off about half way to Slave Lake. We did stop in at Canadian Tire in Slave Lake to pick up a good old fashioned pressure gauge for future use, and torqued the truck tires. We checked into the Blueberry RV park at Athabasca early afternoon. This is a nice park, and suits us well as we work our way to Edmonton. We are only here until Friday, since they are booked for the long weekend.
Tuesday we did a drive around the area, exploring the numerous little lakes, looking for a place to park over the upcoming long weekend. Our first stop was Baptiste Lake. The county park there is for tents only. Ghost Lake county park only has 2 sites large enough for us and they are both occupied. We saw a large chair next to the road on the way out. We are not sure why it is there, as the 3 signs we saw on it were all warning people not to climb on it.
Our next stop was Lawrence Lake Provincial Recreation Area. It is virtually empty and has numerous sites that are suitable for us. We find it somewhat annoying to pay 26.00 for a primitive campsite, but we may have to bite the bullet and park there over the long weekend. Our next stop was Island Lake County park. It seemed okay, but no cell phone service there. All these lakes are perfect for our little boat, so we would be able to enjoy the warm weather floating on the lake.
There are so many lakes in this part of Alberta that we spent Wednesday checking out more lakes. On our way to Hope Lake county park we stopped at an Alberta Historic marker at Amber Valley. Amber Valley was settled by Oklahoma's black residents who figured Canada would be tolerant than the USA. The county park is a very well developed park with a full time caretaker and a reservation system. There are no campsites available for this weekend. It is a very pretty lake and may be worth a day trip. Our next stop was Boyle. There is a municipal campground there that will work for the long weekend. We returned to Athabasca via Colinton and Meanook, both little hamlets without even a coffee shop for a mid-morning break. We loaded up with our weekly groceries in Athabasca on the way back to the trailer for lunch.
Thursday was spent doing some housekeeping and maintenance.
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