The convoy arrived home tonight about 7 pm. We spent Thursday, Friday and half day Saturday at Coy Lake Campground in Gagetown. We were quite a sight at the campground site: Our RV, hauling Jed & Granny's trailer (it followed us around all weekend; we never unhooked it). Friday was very hot and we took advantage of the inground pool -- it was like we had our own personal pool. A trip in to Gagetown in the morning was beautiful and very hot. I spotted the Bookmobile arriving in the village, and of course, I had to have that unique experience, and of course, had to borrow a couple of books, just to say that I did -- one on history facts and one on being a young mother (don't ask me why, since I'm an old mother, but a young grandmother).
Friday night was quite a packed house in our RV -- Jack & Afton on the floor with Natalie on the couch, Baby Aiden in the playpen at the foot of our bed. Jon, Alicia and Ivy in the Volkswagen Eurovan, and Jed & Granny in their trailer behind us. I'm getting used to having all these people sleep with us (ever since the end of July it's been this way). Why, even last week at Mactaquac, Becky slept on the floor in the RV. We love people and now they're sleeping in the same room! Natalie had a dream last night about a skunk in our room and she was scared of it, but I made friends with it! "Deb, the skunk charmer, she called me this morning. We've been chasing skunks around as well this past week. I'm rambling...
We pulled stakes out of Coy Lake on Saturday noon in the rain, and chased the rain and wind all the way to Moncton, stopping for lunch at DQ, then on in to get groceries at Superstore (of course), and a trip to Princess Auto. I was determined to buy something at this 'man's" store, and bought some gardening gloves and a small car broom. A call to Gary & Diana, new friends we made at Century Farm Campground in St. Martins, and we were headed over to Riverview, Hopewell Cape and on to Harvey, NB to St. Mary's Point Road on the Fundy Coast. They have 13 acres there, and kindly invited us to vacation there for the weekend. What a beautiful piece of property they have. It was like being in a tree nursery that overlooked the marshland and ocean. We traveled in to Alma and hiked trails at Fundy Park for two days, ate in Alma and had a wonderful campfire last night on Gary & Diana's land. New friends and new horizons, what could be better? We said our good-byes today and off we ventured to home again home again jiggety jig. When we got home, Doug and Jonathan put a new window in the upstairs bedroom. Jon thinks our neighbours probably think we're rather strange: A caravan arrives after being away all weekend, and two men rip the side of the house apart near dark. Inside the house it was mayhem again as babies are being bathed, playing drums, reading books, wood flying, etc. But now it is quite. The window is semi-installed, Natalie's on the phone to Josh (she goes home on Wed...boo hoo), Aiden is in bed, Jon & Alicia and kids are on way home, Doug is tired, and my hands hurt. Tomorrow is a bone densitometry test at 11:15, and then carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand at 1 p.m. Would appreciate your prayers again. My blogging will no doubt be short as I won't be able to use my right hand. But I'll try to type something or get Doug to type, which will probably be about the same as me typing with my left hand. Should be quite an experience learning a new skill -- left handedness.
Well there, you have it. A synopsis of the hurricane weekend. So there, Earl.... we vacationed despite you and had a great time.
Appreciate your prayers on Wednesday for Natalie and Aiden as they travel back to Winnipeg to meet up with RCMP man. It's been a great summer with them here. An amazing time we've had. Thank you, God.
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I saw your caravan heading down the highway Thursday night. I asked Angie just to confirm. It is wonderful to be able to take everyone along with you. Praying your surgery goes well
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