A visit to the Western Waters

We had been talking about it for a few weeks. When would we be able to travel to Edmonton to see Philip, Amanda, Carlyle, Fitz and Paige? We were with them in February for a few days and we had return trips planned in May and August, but those trips were cancelled. We had planned…

End of an era

When I began this blog in 2005 we had just bought a brand new Surveyor Hybrid travel trailer – thus the name – hybrid thoughts. Today Philip, with Carlyle, hooked his van to the trailer and began his drive back to Edmonton. Last weekend I told him that Wendy and I were going to get…

A summer day on the mountain

So what do you do on a summer’s afternoon?  Maybe lie on the beach or stroll through the shade of a park?  Maybe you like to make your way to the local ice cream shop?  And then there’s Phil who likes to climb on to a glacier and play in the remaining snow atop a…