Rain! Sleet! Snow! Sun! We had it all! We spent Friday in town (100 Mile House) getting our permits - pretty neon signs to put up - renting a storage locker for the items we brought up with us (the first of many such trips), and getting the RV set up, groceries put away, etc. On Saturday, Len was up for some serious digging for putting the electric lines underground. Here he is, digging 18" down through roots and rocks, and still smiling after making over 60' of progress. Meanwhile, Cathryn was digging slightly lighter, easier stuff - wood chips- transferring the pile from one side of the driveway to the other. The former location will soon be covered over in dirt for her garden.
By the end of the day we were both stiff and sore, so headed across to the Hills Guest Ranch where they have a lovely pool and hot tub. Well worth the $14 - we swam and then soaked and headed back to the RV.
On Sunday Len attempted to move some dirt down the hill using the back hoe, but it was too wet and the hoe spun it's wheels, took out a little tree, and almost got stuck. Len gave up (for today) in disgust.
Back to more trench digging instead. We spied this beautiful woodpecker in the woods.
We had visits to the lot from Ken, who is doing our foundation work, and Joe, who did the rough dig of the basement. Len spends a lot of time looking at plans. We are relying upon getting good information from the many helpful people we are meeting through this process. Couldn't reach John, the septic, basement and electric pole digger-guy, but hope he is still available to help us out. Ken says he knows others in the area, so we won't be stuck if John backs out.We went on a couple of nice walks, meeting neighbours in the area who were chatty and friendly. One of them, Rusty, witnessed Len giving himself an expected shower as he fiddled to straighten the awning of the RV. I guess it really had rained quite a bit! Len was soaked! Sorry, too busy laughing to take a picture. This picture is of us in our groovy new hats bought at the Bargain Center in 100 Mile House as we didn't remember to bring hats. They are handy not only because of the rain, but they also hide grimy hair. If you look closely you will see Banjo (the dog) also enjoying the fire. There is a burning ban so we won't be burning any bush this spring. but camp fires of 1 meter or less are permitted. Len spent Monday doing a bit more digging and felled 4 dead trees. We took the RV into town to fill with water and propane, and dump the tanks. We got out of town at 4:05. Went home by way of Little Fort which is a nice route with a lot less traffic than the other way. Drove into the driveway at home at 8:50. Not quite 4 hours, which is as good as it gets with a quick pit stop on the way for gas and a bite to eat.
