September 30, 2022

Suzi is scheduled to get into the body shop for repairs, but for some reason the shops are all so busy we won't be able to get it done until spring.

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.

We also had a visit from Karen and Sepp. Two more friends from Rainbow Spa, who live in Creston. They have a boat on the coast and drive through our little city a few times during the summer. They stopped twice on their way to the coast. We had two lovely visits with them over lunch, and made a promise to stop for lunch with them in Creston when we go through to Alberta next time. 

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.