But, in the mean time we took a trip to Kelowna in June in search of a new car. Without the RV, we require some decent wheels to be driving down to California in the fall. Buying a new car was like pulling teeth. At first we were in search of a GOOD used vehicle 2019 or newer... and not black !! We checked every dealer in Kelowna, but this was not going to happen. And ordering a new car was another story. 8 month waiting list for most. The KIA dealer had a new car that we test drove. It was okay. The last place we went was the good old trusted FORD dealer. They had ONE...right off the truck, 5 km on the speedometer, that met out criteria. WHITE! So we leased a 2023 Escape Titanium. It is quite a remarkable little car, does everything including parking itself.
We had some visitors this summer at different times. Dave and Marlene, friends from Rainbow Spa, who live in Merritt stopped to see us. They were attending a family reunion in the Kootenays and driving right through our little City, so they parked their 5th wheel where our RV used to sit and spent the night. We had a good visit. Thank you so much for thinking of us.
This month I flew to Alberta to visit my kids for a week. I went up to Grimshaw with my grandson and his girlfriend to see my son for a few days, and then spent a few days in Ponoka with my daughter. Michel went to the Island with his son for 4 or 5 days. I had my fix, and he and his son had some father/son bonding time.