Monday Blog

Monday morning came much too quickly for everyone…4:30. Yikes! We packed up camp again and were off around 5:30. By the end of today our journey through the states would be complete. We hit the interstate and drove. By Eugene we were seeing the same highway we had on the way in; back through Eureka, Portland, Seattle, Bellingham, and finally Lyndon. There we stopped for some essentials at Safeway: gas and vanilla coke. J We had to chuckle since a few people decided to use up all their American money in odd ways. Can’t get enough of those Reece’s hey Travis? :P

 We also switched up our vehicles for crossing the border. We’re very strategic, wanting an arrangement that wouldn’t cause any problems.

But again, the border was fine. They asked how much we bought, Babba didn’t know so he just said we bought some souvenirs. No problem. They didn’t search the trailer or anything. PHEW! :D Just kidding. We didn’t have anything to hide, but time is money as they always say. And by now we were tired of being on the road. We cruised across the border singing “Oh Canada” at the top of our lungs! We had a blast in the states but it was nice to be on the other side of the fence again. Home sweet home. No more weird stores, or money, or road signs. No more giant cities, it was back to the simple country life we’re all so used to. And the best part was: we could text again! Hurray J No more dead zone or roaming charges!

 We drove through Abbotsford and Chilliwack then stopped in Merrit for supper and breakfast groceries. Kamloops was our destination for the night, but when we pulled in we all shed a tear. Sadly our camp for the night was not equipped like our last ones. No more river, swimming pool, hot tub or rec hall. Worst of all there was no fire pit…goodbye s’mores! L  We camped on a 25 square foot chunk of dead grass and gravel surrounded by concrete, and a definite storm was brooding.  (K so I’m not very good at measurements, but it wasn’t big, barely fitting our four tents.) The moms’ tent kept blowing over so they set up their sleeping quarters in the back of the blue van.

After setting up, we had a delicious supper of chilli and garlic toast. Wasn’t the best choice since we were all to be cramped in vehicles again the following day. Oops! :S Ha ha! But tasty nonetheless! J Mr. H closed for the evening, thanking our heavenly Father for His diligent care over us. Our positive outlook was heightened. Although our last night wasn’t quite what we hoped it would be, we were thankful for all that we had been blessed to see and experience.  

 We did have showers that several used before calling it a night. After 14 hours on the road, many took to their sleeping bags one last time. Sigh. Tomorrow’s forecast: Home. J