Ralph’s wrist/arm/shoulder has improved slowly during October. Some days he almost forgets about the injury and others his shoulder reminds him all day. Physio and exercises are helping with the pain and mobility but there is more healing needed. Strengthening will come next. We continue to hope to “test drive Ralph” in the spring.
We are catching up on RV/household chores during this quiet time. Fortunately Ralph had completed many of the big chores before he fell.
Thanksgiving was quiet with family for dinner on Sunday.
Since moving into the RV we have not cooked a whole turkey. At the “Fall Snowbird RV Show” we watched Brian Misko from “House of Q” and learned how to cook a whole turkey on our small Weber 100 BBQ. We had the butcher split the bird in half down the breastbone. We then had 2 pieces of turkey flat enough to fit the small grill size and low overhead clearance. For the first time ever we brined the turkey. We cooked one piece on the BBQ and one piece in the oven. We finished the BBQ piece in the oven to brown it. It was a close call but the BBQ piece was declared the best tasting turkey ever!
24 years ago when Lindsay was 6 weeks old Kari and I took her to the October “Women’s Show” on my birthday. That was in Calgary and now we continue our tradition in Abbotsford. Lindsay doesn’t come with us but Kari and I have a great day together shopping, wandering the booths and talking. This year was another fun day to celebrate mothers and daughters!
We have been good friends with Karen and Keith since we all lived in Canmore in the '70s. They have been our mentors into the full time RV lifestyle. We had two great days of visiting and showing them some of the sights in the Lower Mainland they haven’t experienced in years.
We had lunch on Marine Drive in White Rock then went looking for fall colours. We didn’t find any dramatic fall colours but we did drive along 0 Avenue “The World’s Longest Undefended Border”. It’s fascinating to know that the acreages and homes to the north of the two-lane road are in Canada. On the south side of the road there are boundary markers and dense bush with a few homes in the United States.
Another day we explored Steveston and viewed the fishing boats.
Mute swans are a favourite with the fishermen and visitors.
Garry Point Park is at the mouth of the Fraser River where it empties into the Strait of Georgia. Tugboats are dwarfed by the barges they move around the river and ocean.
A great blue heron fisher-bird watched for his next herring meal.
Fishermen were lucky and caught the herring quickly.
We enjoy decorating for fall and Halloween. However, there are no children in this park so we don’t see the costumes or get the leftover treats.
That's it for now in our quiet, at home life.
Cool photos once again
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