George Has Arrived

He's here!

George arrived on May 27th. George is a friend from the Dolphin RV park who has a permanent home in Iowa.  He had gone through quite a bit of inclement weather and had to spend a few nights in a motel, but arrived on a sunny day.

He said that quite a few people on his route took photos of his trike.  Ummmm........I wonder why?  I was just happy that he made it safely this far. 

Alberta is having spring weather and it has been either cloudy or raining heavily.  Today it is pouring.

I want to show George parts of Alberta.  He will be crossing the Rockies on his way to Alaska so scratched Banff off my list of places to see.



Yesterday we went to Strathmore, Alberta as I had to pick up some mail from my daughter's house.  I decided that since it was kind of on the way home, we would go to Drumheller and see the badlands.  We took the Bleriot Ferry across the Red Deer River.  George makes a friend wherever he goes and here he is visiting with the Ferryman.  The Ferryman is a Snowbird who goes to Arizona every winter.  He said he arrived home in March and was worried that he would arrive late for the season.  Instead he discovered that the river was frozen over and it would be awhile before he could run the ferry. 

George - talking?

I always enjoy the ferry crossing.  It only takes about 10 minutes to cross, but it is pretty there and the ferry ride is free.

Drumheller is a pretty little place.  It is famous for the Tyrell Dinosaur Museum and the hoodoos.

Hoodoos

We ran into wet pavement on our trip, but luckily it was warm and sunny when we arrived at the hoodoos.

This week end is Cruise Nite in Three Hills.  The attendance will depend on the weather, but we are hoping there will be a good turn out.  In a good year there are over 3000 vehicles arriving in this little town of 3500. If it is raining the attendance will be poor as the owners of the vehicles are afraid of hail since they have spent many hours and dollars on their vehicles.  It is a case of "wait and see". 

Prairie Life

The weather has improved on the prairies of Alberta.  I just returned from a walk and other than the wind, it was gorgeous. 

Creek

I was expecting the creek water to be higher after all the snow this area had over the winter.  It is surprising how quickly the wind carries the moisture away. 

The frogs are alive and croaking loudly.  As soon as they heard me all became quiet.  The ducks also flew away once they became aware of my presence. 

All around me the ground is various shades of brown.  The grass is turning green on the acreage.

Follow the road

And here I am

Being that the snow has melted I moved The Old Girl off the drive way. 

I have been busy helping one of my girls prepare to paint her basement.  This week we will buy the paint and next week begin painting.  I had a wonderful night with my oldest daughter in Strathmore and got to sleep in the peaceful Seaside Room. 

Until next time.......