September 6th Lindsay turned 19, the legal age in British Columbia. She is grown up and lives in a grown up world. She went to a pub with friends and guess what – she didn’t want her grandparents along. Imagine that!
She had a good time and we celebrated her day the following weekend. “Birthday Parties” are low key now and we had her choice of meal at our place. Grampa’s BBQ tuna is a hit with everyone.
We tried to schedule a camping weekend with Kari and Lindsay but no luck. September 17th we setup in Fort Langley at Brae Island Regional Park Campground. They have fire pits, which was a requirement for this trip. We picked Kari up from work and headed out for supper and a fire. We experimented with two brands of Fire FX. We had lots of fun with the results and trying to capture the effect with cameras.
It was raining the next day so we went to the Surrey Museum. It is very well presented and gave us a much better historical understanding of where we live.
After supper at the campground we noticed a commotion in the RV next door. There were three young men lunging and tripping over each other. We could not guess what was going on – until we went inside for the night and saw a mouse run into our bedroom. Oh No!! We hunted and banged around but never saw it again. Ralph went outside and lifted the water lines off the ground and we finally settled down. The next day Ralph bought two “Mice be Gone”. They emit an electronic sound that is irritating to mice and rats and that has been the end of that adventure.
On Friday we stopped at “Smits and Co Farm Cheese” and sampled some delicious local cheeses and admired the cow to cooler display.
In Chilliwack we explored the “Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve”. What a peaceful, serene escape from the city. We took the short “30” minute path and spent 2 hours soaking up nature.
This is a reflection of the leaves
above the pond.
Which way is up in this photo?
Friday afternoon we traded Kari for Lindsay and went to Truxpo in Abbotsford. Ralph, Lindsay and I have attended the show for a few years and enjoy the variety of commercial trucks, trailers and displays. Lindsay works as a shop helper at Cullen Detroit Diesel and is saving to attend BCIT as an aircraft technician. She is fascinated with all things mechanical.
The truck light show was impressive.
The highlight was one of the two original trucks used in the “Transformer” movies.
We returned Saturday morning to let Lindsay fully explore the show. After that we returned to the Blue Heron Reserve. The path down to the river is nice but not as “natural” as the short path. However, there was a beautiful view beside the river.
Sunday we explored the former Albion Ferry dock. It is still a beautiful spot but very empty. Before the Golden Ears Bridge was operating we spent many hours waiting for the ferry. The bridge is fast but the ferry had more character.
In Chilliwack we stopped at the Fraser Valley Food Truck festival to sample the great variety of yummy food. It was challenging to choose our lunches.
Lindsay has been with us many times as we have driven past Bridal Falls east of Chilliwack. This was her first walk up to the falls.
The surrounding forest is very dense and an eerie green with all the moss and ferns.
Knotty tree trunks abound.
On the way home we stopped at the Food Truck Festival for dessert. Wow!
A great family trip around our neighbourhood.
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