The End of Summer Vacation

Wow, it has been a long time since I wrote on my blog.  So, I am going to attempt to catch up a little and go back to the last week of summer vacation in Smithers back at the beginning of August.

The day before Uncle Stan and Aunt Jeany left, Lynnea came home.  As a result, our days were filled with a variety of fun activities.  We played lawn darts, walked up town to look at the burned down building, went golfing at the Par 3 golf course, visited with friends, and even hiked to the peak of Hudson Bay Mountain.

Golfing was fun, and I actually did much better than I expected to, as long as I ignore the hole that I did in 9 shots and the one I did in 8 shots.  I think the last time I golfed is over 8 years ago.  One thing hasn't changed though, I still try to get the most for my money and make sure I hit the ball lots of times.

The day we hiked the mountain was cooler than the previous days, at least it started that way.  I actually got quite cold before we got to the top.  Some of the time we got a little damp from the clouds, and the farther we got, the windier it was.  The view was gorgeous, and of course we signed the book at the top.

We made it to the top!

Looking over the glacier towards town.

In honor of Lynnea's birthday on August 12, we drove to southern BC.  I am not sure how many of her birthdays have been spent driving, but it is a lot of them.  We stopped for sundaes as 'birthday cake' en route.  The next day we hung out at Uncle Henry and Aunt Ardie's house for the day.  Dad, Lynnea, and Janine picked 3 gallons of blackberries, which were delicious.  Cousin James and Vanessa came up for dinner, which was fun.  I enjoyed getting to meet Vanessa.

The next morning mom, dad, Lynnea, and Janine left early to go to Vancouver Island to help Janine move to her new home in Duncan.  I got picked up a little later by Aunt Marian and she brought me to catch a shuttle to Seattle so that I could fly to Texas.

I spent a couple of days in Plano at Cousin David and Jackie's house once I got to Texas.  It was relaxing, but it also gave me the time to finish up a bunch of last minute details
before I moved in to my new home at Gospel for Asia.

The end of summer was quite busy, but it was filled with fun activities and good times with relatives.  It was a blessing to be able to visit Smithers this summer, enjoy the beauty of the Bulkley Valley, and spend time with friends and family.