The time we actually got stuck in the mud

A few weeks after we came home from yachting, it was officially the start to camping season with May long weekend upon us. We have been going to the same location for about 6 years, which is out on crown land, in the foothills of the rockies. You never know what the...

Summer fun – part 3

Todd’s sister Wanda has a small 6-acre parcel of land in central Alberta and we scheduled a weekend visit up there on our way to Big Valley Jamboree. Its been on the books for at least 6 months and it was time to go! We were meeting most of the family up there...

Summer fun – part 2

We departed the Houseboat, Todd cracked a rib and we did a quick grocery top-up in Sicamous. We drove east, towards Revelstoke, across a ferry towards our vacation location #4 (an undisclosed lake in BC). This place is top secret, if you recognize it, good for you. If...

Summer fun – Part 1

While we were snow birding in Mexico for the winter, we got notifications that we were invited to 2 weddings this summer! How exciting….we just had to figure out how to fit them into our “already planned” vacation schedule. We usually have multiple sets/chunks of ...

A Spring in our Step

We aren’t sure why we came back from Mexico so early – in hind site we should have waited until at least mid April to return. The weather in Alberta and Western Canada in March, is usually undesirable. So we will keep that in mind for future travels! Regardless, we...

Boondocking in farm fields

As much as we love touring around in Ruby to great international places, we also enjoy driving her to local places for different events. In 2018 a friend told us about the “world famous” Wild Oats and Notes Music festival, just SW of Edmonton. The music fest took...