Cedar Falls and old neighbours......

Well, my prediction proved correct, it was a long day. After 2 weeks without the credit card, funds dwindling, very little diesel in the truck and just a few beers propping up the fridge, FedEx having promised the new card 2 days ago failed us. The tracking record told us it had been sent to Memphis, Tennessee because the wrong driver picked it up ? Then it found its way to Kelowna, which is in Canada but some 50km away. After many phone calls we agreed on a time & place in Vernon for collection 3 days late. The FedEx lady waived the delivery charge of £38.50 and hoped we had a good weekend. We went straight to the filling station to fill up the truck, luckily it was one of those places that had suffered many driveouts (people filling up then driving off without paying) so Lyn had to pay first and fill after.......the card didn't work! We didn't read the bit about activating the card, so a call to London (38 digits!) and we were back on the road, the road to the liquor store to replenish my supply of Corona.

Yesterday we collected Archie from the mountain and he took us to BX Falls. I do remember taking the children there after school but it was in the winter so the waterfall was frozen then, now its full stream and green. Problem was, its populated by grizzly bears, wolves and sometimes cougars.........but not this time.

After a spree at the supermarket we went to visit our old friend and next door neighbour Cory Fuhr and his mother Carol. Corys partner Stephanie had died 3 months ago and there was a lot of tension in the air. Cory suggested he come up to our campsite that evening to talk. Lyn made a wonderful dinner and we talked and talked by the fire pit with many beers. I think he will be OK. Cory is a sculptor in metal and is somewhat famous for his work, he has a studio in Vancouver and sells a lot of his stuff in the US for huge money. We have a few of his pieces of work he gave us years ago.