Its New Year "Fat balls" time

Yup D is making Mennonite "Portzelje" yummy raisin donuts or as some family members say..."Fat balls"!

Thanksgiving & Christmas

D putting the finishing touches on the added half-bath!

Christmas pointsetta!

D puzzleing while I'm under the trailer adding/changing sewer & water lines!

Almost there!

Starting the bathroom project!

Christmas cards are coming in-(some via email)

I got to be Santa for a church family in between the two Christmas Eve services(one at Baptist church & the other in the clubhouse here in the RV park!

Traditonal cheese fondue Christmas Eve!

and yes we did get Satellite TV and Hi-speed internet so we could "skype" family!

In our "new" home!

Van is unloaded and I'm trying out my recliner!

Via Los Vegas & Hoover Dam!

They are building a new hwy("google" the awesome new road-via helicopter) beside the Hoover Dam just outside of Vegas and it took us 2 hrs to travel 4 miles(those figures are correct) on the old road...because of 9/11 security is tight and it was just a Sunday afternoon and there were many sight-seers![Motorhomes pulled over & inspected thoroughly for anything that could cause damage]

First & Last part of trip GREAT...inbetween ????

Great trip to Cdn border...the next morning it started to snow and we slipped & slid thru parts of WA, OR, ID, UT and finally at St Georges,UT we had sunnier warmer, weather.

The ice was coming out from the wheel wells and the van was covered with sandy slush!

We visited with both BC families -then off to AZ!

Having coffee with Tam!

Two trips to ``Foot & Ankle`` clinic(Vancouver)

Dolores accompanied me this time to Vancouver to see the "one of a kind" foot & ankle clinic at St Pauls Hospital. My ankle has slowly been telling me that it needs some help and so I am scheduled for further fusion...in Spring most likely. The healing process will be longgggggg but hopefully I can get further use of this limb.

We arrived early and so had time to view scenic Stanley Park !

PEI to New Brunswick & back to Nova Scotia

Arrived back in Calgary to blowing snow, gridlock on the Deerfoot Trail, and COLD but Avi(with the two grandchildren), were there to pick us up & we all went out to Perkins for brunch!

We stayed just outside of Summerside,PEI for two days to see the north-east side of this pretty awesome province!

Loved this display in the mall at Summerside, PEI.

My wife wants me to do an album of just churches we saw on this holiday!

Many of these rural scenes!

Dental offices in what was once a church!

Love those farmyards!

Lighthouse on north-east side of PEI.

Some of those many windfarms come real close to private property.

After we wandered around the "North Cape" we went into the restaurant and had another seafood chowder meal AND a LOBSTER omelette!!!

North Cape PEI !

Just coming up to Confederation Bridge...8 km! 12 min to cross on a good day!

But it was windy-trucks not allowed and we were supposed to only drive at 60 kmh!

Now in New Brunswick. Just as pretty!!!!

...also many small churches!

nice farmyards!

and back in Enfield NS close to the Halifax Int Airport!

PEI -1

Crossing the Northumberland Strait

After driving thru some small agricultural areas we found Lane's Cottages!

Scene across from our "cottage" !

The PEI ferry terminal !

JD working the red soil fields !

Cabot Trail - 3

We left our inn at Cheticamp to travel the "loop" thru the National Park!

The wind was howlin !!!!

Wow...what scenes!

We are travelling thru Cape Breton Highlands National Park...raining but SOOO scenic!

The pounding surf down the other side of the Trail ! (Ingonish)

Crossed over to the Sydney area!

Fisherman fixing lobster traps!

Before we knew it we came to the ferry to PEI. We were the last on! Just made it!

Cabot Trail-2

Early morning at Baddeck, BUT we are off to Cabot Trail!

The wind was blowing, I got the rental car stuck up here but we are in Cheticamp for 2 days!

We left Cheticamp and are travelling to Cape Breton's National Park.

It was rainy but the scenery was spectacular!