Ok, so as soon as we got settled here we found out what a near miss we had in Kelona.  Just hours after we left they were evacuating the area we passed through because of raging forest fires.  So glad we didn’t get caught in all that heat and smoke.  The temperatures in the Okanagan Valley are still in the high thirties, and the fires still burning.  Sad situation for all.

This just a quick note to let you all know that we are OK, not in the forest fires, and we haven’t melted into little puddles yet.  Although its close.  Its in the mid thirties in Vancouver.  Thankfully we are close to the water and it really cools down at night.  They have extreme danger warnings about fires even in the city.  Smoking is not allowed outside in parks and such.  What a summer!

More from Vancouver later.  I’m writing this beside the pool and simply must go jump in and cool off

Julie