Gaia & Rob's Wedding Day 10.10.2010

 On this date  Gaia & Rob were married in Kelowna BC.
 The happy occasion took place at  Gelatley Regional Park which is on Okanagon Lake.
 The weather was chilly but bright and the sun came out at the right time. There were many family and friends  present to witness this happy occasion.
The weekend started with a meet & greet at the couples suite at the Cove Resort Hotel on Saturday evening. The wonderful food that Colin, the Best man and his partner Rita had helped to prepare was enjoyed by all, and there was not a drop of bad wine to be had.
  The ceremony which took place the folowing day was informal and moving with family and friend's interacting within the ceremony.

Gaia's Parents - Susan Kennard & Wayne Marsden

  Whilst the happy couple were off getting pictures taken the guest's moved to the reception which started out  at Quail's Gate Winery. There we were all treated to canape's and champagne which was really nice. After the couple arrived more pictures were taken with family and friends using the winery slopes as background.

Gaia - The BEAUTIFUL Bride



Rob - The LUCKY Groom



Susan & Heinz Mueller  - Rob's parents

After all the pictures had been taken and talking was done we returned to the hotel where they had prepared a wonderful BBQ for all their guests.
  We are of course not prejudiced but the bride was the most beautiful we have seen and the groom the most handsome.
It was wonderful to see Susan & Heinz again as well as meeting Rob's brothers and other members of his family. We hope to see them all again in the near future, and  feel very fortunate to have them as part of our family.
   It was the BEST Thanksgiving we have ever had!!

This is what has been happening since the last post in August.

At our new place in Keremeos we have done some additions to give Susan more gardening space and also giving our sun-room more shade.
We left home on the 25th October as we saw SNOW on the mountains. Stopped overnight the first night in Omak Washington at the casino. Next morning we started our drive heading towards Pendelton Oregon. On the way we stopped and picked up some apples at 20cents a pound. We reached Pendelton and stopped at the casino which is a great place to stop.
After a rather good nights sleep we started off the next morning and finished our day after a good days drive in Jerome which is in Idaho. The driving through Boise was rather nerve racking with all the road construction going on but we got through it. This night we stayed at the Walmart which was fine.
Next morning it was on to Nevada area. We checked our info books and decided on a rest area just before Overton, but just before the rest area we noticed some people parking in a Wild Life Refuge. So we decided to stay at the rest area and the next morning we drove back 6 miles to the Refuge and drove through it. Well it was beautiful so we decided to stay a few days. We were parked right next to the lake where we could watch the birds and the other wildlife. We were also able to ride our bikes around the lake which we did a couple of times. This place was really amazing, the camping spots were large and it was FREE so we stayed for 5 days. However a funny thing happened whilst we were there. We were sitting in the MH when there was a knock on the door, so we opened the door and low and behold the 2 people standing there were Terry & Wayne Bevington from our park in Keremeos.
After our stay at the Refuge we moved onto Overton for and overnight where we saw Wayne & Terry once again. Did some laundry and grocery shopping before moving on.

Next stop was Las Vegas Bay State Park where we decided we would stay for 4 nights. Whilst here we visited the Hoover Dam which is very impressive. As you can see in the picture's, they built a new bridge to go over the dam after 911. That was the bridge we drove over to continue our journey. VERY impressive.
So after staying for 5 nights, we extended by 1 night as it became very windy we left Las Vegas Bay and headed for Wickenburg which is in Arizona. Hooray warm and sunny. We boondocked in Wickenburg on Vulture Mine Road for 3 days which is not bad.
After leaving VM Road we travelled down to Casa Grande where we have been staying with some good friend's Ken & Joanne Parson's at their house in Arizona City. After a great week with them we are leaving this morning and heading for Green Valley and Tucson and Benson for a while before heading to Yuma.
Until next time.

So here we are in the Sooke Basin on Vancouver Island. The weather is great but the fishing really is slow, but it will pick up soon. We hear that the salmon are moving down the coast.

Susan is on the East coast in Nova Scotia enjoying her visit with our good friend's Anne & Peter. She will be there until the end of the month. We will be staying here in Sooke until the end of the month also.

Top picture is Dave's boat which we live on. Middle picture is a sunrise shot from the swim grid. And the last picture is our home on the water with our fishing boat tied alongside.

So it has been 9 months since we last posted and a lot has happened in our lives since then. The last post was when we were in Utah with Tim & Jan and what a great time we had. The scenery is fabulous and should never be missed if you ever have the opportunity to visit. Here are some pictures of Capitol Reef area.

From Utah we headed for Benson and the SKP park as we had volunteered to be their "security" in the storage area. We arrived at the park and set up in the storage area. This was home for 4 months, and we were not sure about being in the same place for that period of time. However the winter went well except for the cold and the wind and the rain. But as usual there were enough of our good American and Canadian friends to keep us occupied and busy. There was always something going on in the park and the lot owners always made the time and effort to include us.
We left Benson early March as we had to be home in BC no later than the 23rd. as that would be when our 180 days were up.
After we arrived back in BC we drove up to Keremeos to look at our potential 'new' home. It is located in a park based on the Escapee's parks and that suits us.
After all was said and done we decided to purchase, so we did. We moved onto our 'new home lot' at the beginning of June after I had gone prawn and halibut fishing, which by the way was a success as usual.
So here we are up in Keremeos in the southern Okanagan enjoying our new home in the "heat".

As you can see above we have a really nice lot which we are happy with.

Since we have been here we have had a few visitors which has been very enjoyable.

Our next adventure begins on Tuesday July 20th when Susan flies to Nova Scotia to visit a close friend and I am going fishing with a close friend. Neither of us will return before August 30th which means we are gone for about 6 weeks.