August 7, 2005

August 7, 2005

West Hawk Lake day 82 of 113

YEAR 2 DAY 51

 

Today was sunny and hot again. The grass in the campground is beginning to turn brown, so I guess it would be good to have a bit of rain soon.

I woke early this morning. Ruth Ann and Tom were departing early. They had left their utility trailer on our campsite over night. They were in a back in campsite, so had to remove the utility trailer from behind the fifth wheel trailer. I think that a trailer behind a trailer is a bad idea, although we see it quite often, usually a boat behind a fifth wheel. I helped them hitch the utility trailer back onto the fifth wheel, and said my goodbyes to them, and Angus the dog. They are heading west to their new home base, their son's near Edmonton. They have sold their home in Southwestern Ontario, and are going full time RV'ing. They have RV'ed for many years, but not full time until now. They seem to have been inspired to make this change in their lives by the terminal illness of their daughter with cancer, and the recent drowning death of their grandson. After they left, I fed Teddy and Bo, then walked Bo. I drove Dee-Dee over to campsite H1 to give a jump start to a camper with a dead car battery, then went to shower. I did some minor repairs, fixing a sewer hose, and a dinette chair.

Darcy, Shirley, and Erik Johnson showed up around noon to visit for the day. They brought a picnic lunch for us all. After lunch, the adults sat around visiting, while Erik went to the picnic shelter adjacent to our campsite to participate in the Park Interpreters' bat house building workshop. When Erik returned with his completed bat house, we all went for a hike on the campground scenic hike up and over the granite bluff that the campground is built around. It's a really beautiful view of West Hawk Lake from the summit of the hike. After the hike, we changed into swim trunks, and spent the rest of the afternoon playing in the lake at Miller Beach, at the back of the campground.

For supper I barbecued Joanne's meat loaf and rice concoction, served with potato salad. Just before supper Darcy went to buy ice cream, so we could have ice cream and Joanne's freshly baked oatmeal and raisin cookies for dessert. As soon as supper was over, the Johnson's left for Caddy Lake to visit their daughter Sheryl. Sheryl is working for the summer at the Caddy Lake Girl Guide Camp. She had a free evening, starting at 6:30 P.M., and her family was spending the evening with her. At the same time as they left, Joanne left to rush to Falcon Lake to buy some groceries before the grocery store closed at 7:00 P.M.. Bo and I held down the fort, so to speak, both of us lazing in lawn chairs on a beautiful, warm evening.

Joanne and I were both pretty tired from a day of hot sun, hiking and playing in the lake. She did the after supper clean up, and washed dishes. I sat outside reading a book, taking care of the many late arrivals we had tonight. Then she went for a late shower, while I did today's accounting and journal entry.

DSK