What a difference a day makes, from 25 C to 1 C the next. We then did some shopping in Calgary and finally met Trev and family at Milestones in Southcenter for dinner. We were celebrating Jamie's 15th birthday. It really is hard to believe that our youngest grandchild is already 15. We had a wonderful dinner, Joan had a Cajun seafood dish (practice for this winter) John had a portabello mushroom chicken dish and kids had a variety ranging from burgers to seafood dishes. All meals were excellent, well worth a return visit.
Saturday was laundry morning. After lunch we went for a walk through town. Our first stop was a fitness circuit that has been installed in the local park. We tried out most of the exercise machines. They are great and we will go back, a good way to spend an hour most days while we are here in Vulcan.
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| About half the circuit |
We then walked up to the hospital. We wanted to find out if we would have to go back to Calgary to get our test done after our annual Dr. visits scheduled for Tuesday. Most of the tests Joan always gets done are not available here, so that means a second trip into Calgary. Saturday night was the Nascar Bristol night race.
Sunday we used the exercise circuit. Very handy. We then went for a walk along the golf course and enjoyed the mountain views. Although seeing them with white tops was not all that encouraging since we are planning to spend some time in Banff next month.
Monday Joan steam cleaned the carpets in the trailer. It is a job that needs to be done occasionally and only takes an hour. The people at the rental place are always shocked to see us back so quickly with the machine. We are starting to see evidence of the forest fires in Washington state as smoke is hanging in the air.
Tuesday was Doctor day. Our appointments were 11:00 A.M. in Calgary. We left Vulcan just after 9:00 A.M. and arrived in Calgary in time to park half way between each of our Doctors offices and walk. After the appointments we needed lunch. Joan's Dr. has the good taste to have his office next to the Rose and Crown, so we decided it was the best place for lunch. We had a great lunch and then headed back to Vulcan.
Wednesday morning we visited the lab to get our blood work done. Luckily all we needed was the basic tests, so we don't need to go anywhere else.. After the lab visit we went walked to the Batter-Up Bakery for coffee and apple fritters for breakfast, since we had to fast. We went back to the trailer to do some planning for the future. While wandering around downtown John noticed a fruit truck at the Esso station, so after lunch off we went to check their wares. Because they only sell in larger quantities we passed. We stopped at the furniture store here as we are looking to replace our chairs, but the new ones must be the right size, color, weight etc. We found one that is good, but it takes at least 6 weeks to arrive after its ordered if they don't have one with the appropriate fabric in stock . We will be on our way south by then. So we keep looking. Good news, as the forest fire smoke seems to be abating somewhat today.
We had planned on golfing at Keho Lake on Thursday morning. The forest fire smoke was really bad again, so no golfing today. Since outside activities were not in the cards we headed to Lethbridge to do some shopping. Joan got a haircut, we went to Costco and Best Buy. The items we wanted turned out not to work the way we anticipated, so we saved our money. On our way back to Vulcan we checked out some campgrounds in the little towns along the way. Vulcan still wins for suitability (ie. full service, wi-fi, clean bathrooms with decent showers, easy satellite set-up and all at a reasonable price). In our mind the best value for money in this area.
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