June 18, 2008

June 18, 2008

We started our full time RV lifestyle on June 18, 2004. Today marks our fourth anniversary as homeless, unemployed vagabonds. We are now four years into our plan to be homeless, unemployed vagabonds for two years. HA HA HA ! And it's been a great lifestyle ! We have travelled 135,280 km. / 84,550 miles in the last four years. From Red Bay, Labrador to Courtenay / Comox, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico to Wauchula, Florida ... and everywhere in between !

We celebrated by going for lunch to the Hitching Post Restaurant in Hedley. Wonderful lunch ! And we spoke to the owner about bringing our SKP B.C. Okanagan Chapter 33 Spring Rally group for lunch next May. After lunch we walked from the restaurant to the Snaz'ist Centre, operated by the Upper Similkameen Indian Band, to make preliminary arrangements to take the Spring Rally group on a tour of the Mascot Gold Mine. As were driving out of town we decided to take a look at the Colonial Inn, a Bed & Breakfast and small RV park business operated by one of the lot owners here at Riverside RV Park Resort. Just beyond the Colonial Inn we found the dirt trail leading up to the ruins of the old Mascot Gold Mine Stamp Mill. Very interesting ... another interesting thing to show when we have visitors.

As we drove out of town, we glanced up at an osprey nest high up on a pole. Just then a little bird darted out onto the road in front of me. I knew the front wheels were going to miss it, but as I glanced back in the mirror, I saw that the dually rear wheels had hit it. DAMN ! I made a u-turn and went back to make sure that it was dead, and not just injured and suffering in the road. Well, it was dead all right, but .... DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN ! ! ! < huge sigh > I had killed a baby osprey ! ! ! I'm upset ! Ospreys are not all that plentiful around here ... or anywhere else for that matter.

DSK