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