PASSED THROUGH FIVE STATES TO ARRIVE IN CANADA

three days on the road

monday february 17th

the arizona house is ready for a sarnia couple and their cat 

they will enjoy sitting out on our back deck

taking in the beauty of the desert 

and

the beautiful arizona sunsets

interesting 'tidbit' for georgette

she used to cat sit for them

they were her neighbours

small world!!!!!!!!!!!!

we left canyon vistas rv park around 5 pm 

headed to stephanie's for the night

she cooked us a very yummy dinner which was such a nice treat for us

next morning we were up at 6 and out the door by 7

it took us an hour to get to the the other side of phoenix

then

we were on our way

went from cactus to joshua trees

lots of work here building the foundation/basement out of rocks

ah......we'll be back!

coming into las vegas

come summer i bet you can hardly see the house for the trees 

day 2

starting out from ely nevada

watching the sky 

the driver is having to deal with strong winds

the cows are coming in

are they sensing something?

 snake river

twin falls idaho

kudos to this driver

pulling 3 flatbeds

 horses are all facing the same direction

oh boy........

now he does know something that we don't know

tumbleweed everywhere

ah.....the life of cats

hard to hold my book when they are sleeping on my lap

coming down 

there we are!!!!!!!!!!

day 3

stayed the night in pendleton oregon

now we're into washington state

on the homeward stretch to

CANADA

as we were driving along we tuned into the us/canadian hockey game

what a ride!!!!!!!!!!

with about six minutes left in the 3rd period 

joe said..........

just wait.........

canada is going to score with 3 minutes to go

THEY DID

the rest is history.......

a christmas tree 

OH CANADA

OUR HOME AND NATIVE LAND

we pulled into the parking lot of the osoyoos hockey rink to give the cats a pee break

i ran into the arena to see if the boys were on the ice

nope

this is the rink where beau played for 2 years

he sat with his teammates right over there!

next stop

lunch in oliver

nothing like a bowl of tim horton's soup

and

a tea biscuit

the drive up towards penticton is breathtaking

always take this photo shot

reminder to beau of his fun time with the hockey boys

we're just about home

pentiction in the background

up the drive

woke up friday morning to snow

hunter

there's the shack!!!!!!!!!

i was surprised to see that bing and oscar remembered each other

friday morning i sat in this chair having my 'morning' coffee

garen climbed in beside me

we sat for a long time

LIFE IS GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!

hockey hockey hockey

ending on a sweet note....

when garen went to school on thursday morning he said to his teacher

mrs. garrett

I HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR ME

my granny and papa are coming today

MY LAST ARIZONA BLOG BEFORE HITTING THE HIGHWAY

Donna Mae....Sue....Mugan

shared our winter home for a week

We had a fine time!!!!!!!!!

Four girls

A dog

Two cats

and 

Joe 

Shared this home 

By the time it was time to go to bed Joe was quite happy to depart to a quieter atmosphere

Thanks to Ken and Devonna for their hospitality towards Joe

We had an amazing rainbow the day before the girls arrived

First morning

Freshly brewed coffee hit the spot

Bing and Susie attached themselves to Sue

The girls retreated to the Casita room to watch the opening ceremonies of the Olympics

We could sort of spread out

More room here than in the living room

Joe hung out with Gwennie Susie and Bing

He pulled the chair right up to the little TV and was very content

We all spent time out on the back deck

A beautiful and peaceful place to be

Sunday morning we were out the door by 8:30

Ken and Devonna picked us up

and

We headed to The Farm for breakfast

Attended St. Mary's Church for 11 o'clock Mass

After Mass we walked up the street to a theatre where we were entertained by four lovely ladies

 RESPECT

A Musical Celebration of Women

A quick photo shoot on the steps of St. Mary's

The girls thought we should have a Mexican meal 

Sue posing for the camera!!

On to our last outing which was to the Desert Botanical Garden

Not sure what Joe was pointing out to the group

Interesting

These colourful flowers were tucked in the cactus

An angel floating in the sky

I like to think it is Charlene

Mugan  Donna Mae  Di  Devonna  Sue

A beautiful evening

To end the day on a good note

we stopped at In-N-Out for a burger 

and 

a milk shake

Never knew what to expect when I got up in the morning

Bing's nose was out of joint as he could not sleep in the bedroom

Only Gwennie was allowed

Bing became most adventuresome 

I figured he jumped from the patio door valance and got caught up in the drapery

We've had at least 10 cats during our 49 years together

and

this one 

takes the cake!!!!!!!!!

OH

It's time to go

Take note of the firewood

Joe, Ken and two other fellows were getting ready to climb Superstition Mountain Saturday afternoon and stay the night

It was quite the ordeal for them as

NO. 1........it was 85 degrees

No. 2.....their packs weighed 39 lbs.

WELL

They made it up and made it down

When Joe came home he had a hot shower and an afternoon nap

until it was time to go to dinner with Ontario friends

NOW

That was a real treat!!!!!!!

Nice way to end our Arizona season

We have a new sofa bed

While the girls were here the green sofa bed

 'bit the dust'

Someone knew someone who knew someone 

who was getting a new sofa bed 

That meant this sofa bed was looking for a new home

IT IS PERFECT FOR US

Meet Miss Gypsy

Tuesday morning we are heading to Penticton to spend the week with our son Graham and family

While there we will pick up this Airstream

Miss Gypsy will be our home until we can get to the island

The island normally opens Easter Weekend

This year Easter is late in the month

AND

With all the snow and ice in the lake it may be on into May before we can get to the cottage

The river has to be clear of ice for the ferry to go back and forth from the mainland to the island

AND

This is where we will be staying for the time being

Our Ponderosa Campground

Kettle Point

HA......................

Another adventure for Joe and Dianne

will keep you posted!!!!!!!!!!

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Only 3 more sleeps until we get to hug our grandchilden 

Ethan and Garen