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Hard to believe its been almost 3 weeks since I posted onto this blog.  Amazing how day after day passes by.  Yet, a lot has been happening.

Just days after my last post Jack and I went to the big Motorcycle Show held each year in Abbotsford.  He was in seventh heaven.  Met our friend Rob there, a couple of other people he knows and got to pretend he was shopping for a new bike, or the various bits and pieces that seem to be necessary to enjoy riding a motorcycle.  He managed to leave with a fancy, smantzy new riding jacket.  I gave the show a quick walk through, then found a quiet corner and read my book.

One of the other things on our agenda for this time in BC was to check out the living situation.  For several years we have been dithering between going Rving full time which means buying a bigger RV, or keeping the Rialta and keeping a home base.  The question is PEI or BC?  Apartment or buy a place? What are our options?  So we devoted some time to doing some research into what housing options there are.  And whether we could live 12 months a year in an RV.

There are so many things to consider that the research is quite time concerning. We have visited many RV dealers, and gone out with real estate agents. We have also checked in to things like insurance, medical and taxes.  The cost of things here vs PEI.   Amazingly we have found an option that might work for us.  Haven’t made any firm decisions yet.  Need to finish this trip, figure out medical stuff and not make a rush decision about anything.

The research has been fun.  We have explored the Fraser Valley and discovered some wonderful places.  Among my favourite discoveries:

- River road - west out of Fort Langley it follows the river, passing through blue berry fields, cranberry bogs and vineyards to an area that is a linear park alongside the Fraser River.  Last week we spotted at least 6 beautiful eagles in the trees right above us.  Also saw a stork up top of a big old dead tree.  The land is flat along the river, with numerous and varied farms, but to the south rises abruptly to another plateau of sorts.  The up road is steep and twisty, wild with beautiful trees and plants.  Its quite a transition.  Across the river the mountains rise up, appearing closer than they are.  The snow caped mountains are beautiful.

- ‘0' road.  This road runs right along the border with Washington State. I get a kick out of the fact that there is a road, 10-12' with a ditch in the middle and another road.  One road is Canada, the other the U.S.A.  No fences, just a market every mile or two and every so often a border crossing. Again some of the scenery is fantastic.

In the course of all of this we have enjoyed a stint of wonderful weather.  Sun shining, temperature creeping up so that it is now 10-13 degrees in the afternoons.  We visited friends the other day in Langley.  She is an avid gardener - he is a 75+ motorcycle enthusiast. They have a lovely home where spring was evident.  Two flowering shrubs/trees were in flower so she had sprigs on the table in her sun room.  One was an olive bush - smelled divine, the other an ornamental tree that looked like it had been transplanted from Japan.  The yellow flowers were beautiful.  Pussy Willows are out. But best of all - the grass is green.  It has been green since we got here in November but now it’s a lush spring, vibrant green.  I love green.

On that happy note, its time to say bye for now.  Hope everyone is having as enjoyable winter as we are.

Julie