Sunday ; Grand Forks to Penticton, BC
Another sunny, hot day. The hot weather is certainly lasting longer than usual.
I decided that it made sense, since we were out travelling with the trailer, to head for Penticton to get some minor maintenance service done on the trailer tomorrow morning, instead of heading for home today. Before preparing for departure from Grand Forks Municipal Campground I drove over to "The Bargain ! Shop" to buy some advertised specials. We prepared for departure, left the campground, and stopped at Extra Foods before leaving Grand Forks, once again to buy some advertised specials.
We headed west on Highway 3, stopping at a roadside rest area before Osoyoos to have lunch. We didn't want to arrive at Penticton too early, and just sit in the sweltering sunlight in Wal-Mart's parking lot, so I napped with Sully for awhile after lunch. In Osoyoos we stopped for awhile to allow Bo some time to romp around in his "picnic park".
Upon arrival in Penticton I decided to drive over to the "far" side of town and try to find a parking spot near the off leash dog beach on Okanagan Lake. I was successful. We had a great time on the dog beach, playing "fetch" with Bo's "beach doughnut", a fishing net float he found on a beach in Mexico a few years ago. HA HA HA ... Bo would not tolerate Miley the Rottweiler trying to get his beach doughnut. HA HA HA HA HA ... he would fight a Rottweiler to the death rather than let her get his beach doughnut. Way to go, Bo ! What a redneck terrier !
To get to the dog beach from where I had parked we had to cross the Penticton Japanese Gardens and the Penticton Xeriscape Demonstration Gardens. What a lovely city Penticton is ! We drove to Wal-Mart where I replaced two burnt out bulbs on the truck while Joanne prepared supper. After supper she went shopping in Wal-Mart while I worked on the computer.
Monday ; Penticton to Keremeos, BC
This morning we left the Wal-Mart parking lot in Penticton and were at Leisureland RV at opening time. With the help of a special tool, removing the old water heater pressure relief valve and replacing it with a new one took only a couple of minutes. Thank you very much, Stu, for your generosity in providing the use of the special tool, and your labour for a few minutes, at no charge.
We were back home at Riverside RV Park Resort by 10:30 AM ! WHEW ... another hot day !
Thursday ; The hot weather ended yesterday, and today the temperature was a bit more "normal" for this time of year.
After about six months of time, much frustration, many removals, replacement of parts
( sent by the manufacturer, the pump is still under warranty ), and reinstallations ... I have ( hopefully ! ) successfully repaired the trailer's fresh water pump. Hallelujah !
Today we went to a local nursery and bought my birthday presents to myself. Two Douglas Fir trees and two Saskatoon bushes. The "wild" Douglas Fir trees and Saskatoon bushes we dug out of the forest and transplanted a month or so ago did not survive.
Friday ; Today we planted the two nursery raised Douglas Fir trees and the two Saskatoon bushes. It was a lot of hard work, and I'm sore. Digging in the compacted scree / talus / rock slide shale in our yard is like digging in concrete.
Saturday ; Today was Similkameen Sizzle, the annual pepper harvest festival in Keremeos. One of the "main events" is a chili "cook-off" competition. For the second year, Riverside RV Park Resort entered the chili competition. And this year ... we won ! Congratulations to our neighbour Darlene who prepared the winning entry. We spent much of the day at Memorial Park enjoying the festivities.
DSK
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