Hi Once again. A lot has happened in our lives since the last blog. Susan had to return to Canada for a family emergency and then I flew to England to attend my moms funeral. However all is well now.

After I returned to Phoenix from England my buddy Dave flew down from BC and we drove the MH back. Had a couple of problems but nothing major.

We spent the next 3 months helping with the new born and family. Lovely to have a grandaughter we can spoil as well as the grandsons.

We are back on Tan Island for a month and returning to the mainland early July to see a specialist about my knee problem.

These pictures are from Tan Island. #1 Susan helping to build the greenhouse. #2 Les doing the same. #3 Les is cooking oysters.

Will update in a couple of months as I am going fishing in July.

Well here we are back on the Blog. Susan has been on at me enough.

We are at Roosevelt Lake which is north east of Phoenix and enjoying the sunshine. Today Wednesday Susan has been wearing shorts and Tim & Jan have been paddeling on the lake.

We have had problems with the computer ie. IT CRASHED BIG TIME so now we have a nice new one. Wow what a difference. Congratulations to us as we now have a new GRANDAUGHTER, well done Patrick & Becky. A nice addition to Sean the big brother. She was born January 25th weighing in at 5lbs 12oz and 5 weeks early. All is well and picture above.

The pictures here are of our front and back yard at Roosevelt lake. We will be staying here until the end of February

OK so I know I have been remise, but Susan has nagged me enough.

We left Benson on the 14th January and headed for Roosevelt Lake. We arrived at the lake after a rather nice relaxing drive around 3.30pm. We set up and had " happy hour ".

The weather is rather nice and we have a great view of the lake. The campground is a Forest Service Campground and has only toilets and water which is fine by us. However the site's are great. The cost is only $6 a night so we are staying at least 14 nights.

We have taken a drive to a town called Young which was rather interesting and only accesible by a road that is sometimes gravel. The scenery was "fantastic" to say the least, with snow on the side of the road at times.

We have been on several 4x4 drives with our friends Tim & Jan and had just a great time.

The weather did change for the worse and we have now had a lot of rain and the lake has risen from 60% full to 87% full which is rather a lot. The off roads have become rather muddy so we are now staying on pavement.

We have driven the " Apache Trail " which is a gravel road over the mountains to Phoenix. We did this with Tim & Jan and spent a good time at the Woodcarvers Show there.

On the 30th January we left with Tim & Jan to go to the Gourd Festival in Casa Grande. We left Roosevelt Lake and spent the night at Apache Gold Casino which is about 2 hours from the lake. We were hoping to do laundry there but er no I dont think so.

Next morning we left for Casa Grande and the fairgrounds. On arrival we checked in and set up. Weather was ok and we parked away from everyone else as we usually do. Well during the weekend of the festival it rained on the Sunday and boy did it rain. We went shopping on the Monday and on the return decided to move to the front on the blacktop. On the Tuesday Tim & Jan left to return to Roosevelt Lake and we decided to stay for another couple of days so we could visit with our good friends Rose & Ken.

On Wednesday the February the 6th we left Casa Grande and headed back to Roosevelt Lake where we would meet up with Tim & Jan again.

We are still at the lake but Tim & Jan have left to go skiing in New Mexico. The weather here now has improved and the sun has been shining thank god. We are going to stay here for a few more days before heading out to our home park for a couple of weeks near Sierra Vista. From there we may go down to Nogales Mexico for the day, or just 'veg out'.

Hi to you all. We are still in Benson Arizona, where the weather for the last few days has been REALLY cold. The other night we Froze all our water lines but did not burst any thank goodness.

So now what have we been doing since the last update. Well we have been remodelling our motorhome inside. We have put in a new floor and removed the dining booth. As you will see by the pictures it looks much better giving us more room. We really enjoyed doing this project and of course appreciated the help from our good friend Tim. He actually designed the layout. For Thanksgiving we joined others in the clubhouse and just stuffed our faces with turkey and all the trimmings. What a great meal that was. The ladies from each table supplied the food.

Our Christmas was good also. We joined about 250 other people from the park in the clubhouse. We had 22 people at our table and the food that was supplied by the ladies of each table was fantastic. We all went home to our rigs ready for a nap. On Christmas morning we called all of our kids and grandkids and had enjoyable conversations with them all.

For New Years we are going back up to the clubhouse where we will enjoy fun and games no doubt. Plus we get snacks as part of the event. Looking forward to that tomorrow night. Other than the remods we have not been doing too much. Oh forgot to mention that Susan had to go to the dentist in Tucson. She had an appsiss (not sure if the spelling is correct) and had 2 teeth removed. She is ok now and has decided to use the dentist down here instead of the one at home as she like him. So more work to do next year. I was hoping to get a flat screen TV but now Susan say's that we are walking on it and she eat's with it.

Well thats what we have been up to. We would like to Wish you ALL a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR. May all your wishes and dreams come true and may 2008 be a HEALTHY one for ALL.

Take care all and stay safe and warm. We love you all.

So here we are in sunny Benson Arizona after a great summer. After leaving Calgary and the snow we crossed the border at Sweetgrass Montana and headed south. The driving through Montana and Wyoming is just beautiful. The roads are great and there is not really that much traffic. As we crossed the state line into Colorado we could see smoke in the distance. Then we realised it must be coming from California. That night when we stopped in Moab Utah we tuned the radio and sure enough that was where it was coming from. We were planning on stopping in Moab for a couple of days, but you could really not see much with the smoke.

Next morning we got up had breakfast and continued on south. We finished up in Flagstaff Arizona, staying at the Walmart even though there were signs saying 'No overnight camping". Susan did go in and check with Walmart and they said it was ok. That night was really cold. The past 3 nights we had had frost but this night was the coldest. We left Flagstaff and headed towards Phoenix. The road was quite busy but we just continued our drive around 60mph, with everyone zooming past us. As we approached Phoenix the traffic really built up and became rather busy. After managing the traffic through Phoenix we got onto I10 and headed East towards Tucson. As you approach Tucson about 10 miles west the road work begins. They are in the process of widening the highway to 4 lanes. This road work goes on for about 15 miles. Pain in the you know what, but will be great when its finished.

We arrived at the SKP park around 4pm and were escorted to our lot. We did not manage to get one of our usual lots, but we are moving on Wednesday to a lot on the front row which is where we like to be. The weather has been just fabulous. The sun shines and we have been up in the 80's just about every day. Of course Tim & Jan are here and Mike & Betty are arriving next week. The only couple we are waiting for are Jacques & Louise who are in Texas right now visiting some friends. We hope they will be here for thanksgiving later this month.

The pictures above consist of Susan with her latest grandson Sean who lives in Canmore Alberta with his mom & dad Becky & Patrick, and 2 pictures of the sunset tonight Saturday November 10th.

Thats about it for now, so take care everyone until next time.

So here we are back on-line at last. It has been quite a while since the last post and for that we apologize. We have had the Motorhome in for repairs and have been off-line ever since, after trying some used equipment and then just going back to our own that we know works.

So to catch up with what has been happening, here we go.

We left California and headed north. Arriving back in Mission in time for the wedding on the 24th March. The wedding was just great and was enjoyed by all.

For the next month we just packed boxes and got ready for our move to Tan. On the 15th May we took the Motorhome in for repairs caused by the tire blowout back in October. As the repairs were being done we asked that they check out the slideout as we thought it had dropped on one side. They called us a couple of days later to tell us that we needed a new floor on the slideout at a cost of $4500. After getting over the shock we told them to go ahead. Well a couple of days passed and we needed some things out of the MH so we called and asked if it was possible for us to come and get them. They said it was ok, and so went drove over and on arrival they said the MH was ready. I of course called their bluff, but know it was ready to go. The was not a new floor required just some adjustments as it had not been installed properly during manufacturing.

The best part was it was only going to cost $1500. We now have the MH back and it s in storage.

After all of this was done we rented a van to take all our stuff up to Tan Island. This is an island that a friend of ours owns and she asked us if we would like to spend our summers up there in a little house that her son had built. We of course said yes so we took her up on her offer. The only way to the island is by boat so everything had to be unloaded from the van into a boat and then from the boat up to the house. This took us about a week as I had to have the van back in Abbotsford a week later. So a week later I drove the van back to Vancouver stayed for a couple of days and then returned to Tan driving the Suzuki full up with even more stuff.

During all of this moving etc. I took a fishing trip with my buddy Dave to try and get some halibut and prawns. We drove to the west coast of Vancouver Island and set up camp with 4 other guys. Now these guys had done this before cause the way they set up was just great. They set up a tarp tent that consisted of their sleeping area and the dining area, as well as a wood stove. We were gone for about a week and returned with some halibut and about 800 prawns. Great fishing trip.

So now we are residing on Tan Island for our summers. There are some pictures of our view from our little house on this post.

Top picture. View looking North.

Second picture. The road to our house.

Third picture. View looking East.

Bottom picture. View looking South.

We have been working away at getting the house organised and we have installed solar panels on the roof together with an inverter and a small generator. Everything is working just fine and we have all the power we need. We also have satellite tv as well as our internet. Now the internet was another story. It took me 3 weeks of trying every possible position on the roof on the deck everywhere but I just could not get a signal. We finally decided to return the used sat. dish complete with lnb to the guy we purchased it from. But before we did this we had to confirm that it was the equipment and not me or something else. So we packed it all into the car and returned to the mainland. We set up our equipment from the motorhome and got online in no time at all. Now we had to set up the used equipment which I did. Tracked in the satellite but could not get online. This confirmed to me that there was something wrong with the used equipment. So we packed up all the satellite equipment and returned to Tan, dropping off the used stuff on the way, bearing in mind that each trip to and from the mainland is an all day trip including 3 ferries. Back on Tan I was up and running within the hour.

That's what has been happening with us up till now. We have just finished lunch of homemade Clam Chowder both red and white which Susan made from scratch using fresh clams from Mansons Landing and fresh vegetables from the garden. Delicious.

Thanks Joyce & Jeremy for all you are doing for us, we love you.

Until next time. Susan & Les

Tomorrow we are leaving FoY and heading north to BC. We have enjoyed our winter travels as usual but they are far too short.

On Sunday afternoon we were invited to a BBQ at our friends which was attended by about 40 people. These were people from all walks of life and all retired. A good time was had by all with good food including Salmon from Prince Rupert BC. Above are a couple of pictures taken at the BBQ. Please note that we all had sunglasses on as the temperature was around 90 degrees F.

We will be driving with our friends Jim & Joyce and going up the Interstate #5 which is the most direct from here.

When we arrive in BC we will be parked in our usual place, so if you pass by drop in and say Hi and visit a while.

Top picture is Jimmy, Joyce's husband.

Middle picture is Susan on the right talking with friends.

Bottom picture is Joyce enjoying a drink with Trevor the host of the BBQ.