Logbook and Photos

Well, back in Canada and it didn't take very long to start catching up with friends.   Mike, an avid Volkswagen nut, is delighted with his new Christmas tree ornament.   It's from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where he and his family visited us last Christmas.   

Though caught slightly off guard, this surprise get together allows us to visit with many people at once.  The kids pick up right where they left off!

Gerrit's check up with his endocrinologist, Dr. Trussell, allows us the opportunity to catch up with his diabetic team.  We should have been scheduled for the last appointment rather than the first as we apparently put them behind schedule for the entire day!

A tradition when we lived in Calgary was Wednesday night racing.  Though the winds were light tonight, we wouldn't have missed it!

We are all very excited to arrive at 'The Farm'.  Grandma Linde enjoys a long over due hug from Joel.  

Cousins Dylan and Leonard, belong to the local gymkana club.  We are able to watch them compete and enjoy slipping into the western scene once again.

Gerrit's horse 'Pilsner' and Joel's horse 'Chubby' enjoy a rub down after a great ride.

A hot dog roast and one too many root beers on Uncle Wayne and Aunt Kathy's farm.

We often frequented this great festival when we lived in Edmonton years ago, so it was a nice treat to relive some past memories along with Chris' sister Erika and family.

Joel's friend Randy, along with Gerrit's friend Christopher, slept over for a night in the RV...what a party!

Our arrival to Grandma and Granddad Richards, overlaps the end of a visit from Chris' sister Erika and family.  We enjoy some nice time together and were very glad to find it was blackberry season. 

Prior to catching the ferry off Vancouver Island and heading south into the US again, we have breakfast with John Gray, our Auto Control Medical contact for Gerrit's insulin pump supplies.

We were concerned that crossing the border on the second anniversary of 9/11 would result in long line ups.  There were none.  But that didn't stop a full inspection and interrogation from the US border guards.  Maybe it was the Canadian citizens living on a boat in Mexico, driving an Arizona registered vehicle that had accidentally proceeded through the Nexus Only Lane (express lane for vehicles previously cleared) that caused them distress.  All we know is they kept mumbling, "Nexus Violator, Nexus Violator" and getting us to repeat over and over again what we have been doing over the last year.