2014-03-22  Welcome to "Sin City" (Las Vegas, NV)....arrived to the Hitchin Post RV park and the temps are now getting comfortable....got up to 24 degrees today!  I officially put away my heavier jacket and will not need it any further for this trip.....wishful thinking?...I think not.

Any way, we took a run into "town" to check things out ..... talk about our senses being bombarded again.  Totally different way I must admit!  The City that never sleeps!

We managed to get tickets to two shows; one tonight (Donny and Marie) and the Australian Bee Gee's for Sunday night.  Discovered that parking is a bit of a nightmare, hence all the transit options that open to everyone.

The show was great entertainment...just like we remembered of their sibling antics back in the '80s ...some really  great reflections on the Andy Williams start and all the artists that have contributed to their continued success.

2013-03-21  Moved location to the KOA in (Hurricane/St George) area then took our travels in to Zion Canyon.....amazing...just a few more miles down the road, but getting much warmer...  Some amazing territory to absorb.  This part was totally different from Bryce Canyon in that here, we are looking UP at most of the rock formations and feeling much more like we are INVOLVED at a different level.  Still an amazing experience.....we kept asking each other which canyon we preferred, but none of us were willing to make a choice!

The drive through the tunnel down into the canyon was enhanced by a hike along the ridge at the top with a spectacular overlook!

 It actually warmed up to 18 degrees today....!!

Did some "rock" hunting and came away with some incredible memories ans spectacular photos of the are.  This is an area we could explore for a much longer period of time.....like the bumper sticker says "Utah ROCKS!"  

2014-03-18  Well, the stop in Klamath Falls was a little cool, but we managed to get away  in good time and hit hot spots like Standish and Puckerbrush (just before Winnemucca) before our next overnight stop at Wells....a little "Resort" called Angel Lake...turned out to be a small parking lot just off the I-80  .  We were late getting in, but quickly set up and crawled into bed (for a short time) until awakened by the fridge "clicking" at about 2am.......jumped out into a FREEZING trailer to check things out and discovered we were already out of propane!  Not surprising as the temps were WELL below freezing.....brrrrrr.  Once the spare tank was installed, things started to warm up a bit inside.  Also discovered that the breaker switch on the power hook up had not been turned on, hence, the fridge error!

2014-03-19  Up early and on the road again where we made it to Eureka, UT and sort of back road travel from there to Cedar City......could set up for TWO nights in a row.  This is where the real "holiday" feel started.

2014-03-20  Took our Drive up to Bryce Canyon.....WOW.....anyone who looks at this amazing part of Creation must give some thought to the Creator!  In my mind, there is NO WAY this "just happened" by a random collision of molecules as some would have you believe!  As the song states: "Our God is an awesome God...."

The weather was finally starting to improve and the temps climbing a bit....we could actually take our jackets off for most of the tour down.  Interesting to be at over 9,000 feet elevation and looking out at these spectacular formations.  If we looked up, we could clearly see the commercial jets with detail.  I guess they fly at 35,000 feet, so we were about a third of the distance closer....???

An amazing day of wonder finished with a trip back to Cedar City via Zion Canyon....just to make a round trip of it!  As impressive as Bryce was, this was totally different but every bit as amazing!  We saw enough to make us really look forward to our next days exploration!

Just a little test done on my tablet which tracks our travels then highlights on a Google Map......seems to work quite well....just have to remember to turn it on during our travels!  At least this way, we can send our "Map" to Kasey and she can see where we have been.

Not long before we head out...getting excited....pouring over the maps and route today trying to figure out the timing of everything....should be lots of fun.

Road Trip 2014

Well, our road trip of a lifetime is only 48 days away and the preparations are well under way.  We have our TripTik from BCAA and it takes the form of THREE booklets.....last estimate, about 19,000 miles!

Getting the truck servicing done for the trip and looking forward to our travelling partners arrival in March (Pat and Darwin)....we will take a three day trip to Victoria prior to hitting the road South on Sunday the 16th of March.  Last day of work is Thursday the 13th before the trip....Maye says only 29 more work days for me...Yahoo.  It will be a good break of 4 and a half months!

Will hope to keep this updated as we go with photos and events.....stay tuned.

Well, the "adventure" started early on Wednesday when Maye took an unexpected phone call from Pat. The surprise was unfolded when Pat explained the had arrived at the Greyhound  Depot in Regina, only to find they had printed the wrong time on their tickets. They missed the Bus by an HOUR.  Through some re-arranging, they were able to leave that night and quickly change coaches in Calgary arriving in Abbotsford at 8:30pm on Thursday.  

After a good night sleep, we were off the the Ferry in the morning to Victoria via the West Coast Trail route through from Port Renfrew. We managed to get the small Mill Bay Ferry with seconds to spare and that saved some time on the trip.  After a bowl of the "BEST" seafood chowder ever at the Port Renfrew Hotel, we headed down the storm watch side of the Island.  In the attempt to turn in to one of the beach access roads, we hit a DEEP pothole and managed to puncture the tire on the car!    Out comes the "donut" and a few minutes later we were on the road again.  Took a hike down into China Beach  to see some surfers and wath the waves for a few minutes.  WOW... what a beautiful spot!

Saturday started with a trip to Canadian Tire to get the tire fixed.  Once again, I was really impressed with the service staff and crew that pulled out all the stops to help get us back on the road again.  The weather on the Island was just perfect and did not start raining until we were on the way to the Ferry terminal in Sydney.
 Stopped for one last Kasey Kiss in Surrey and had dinner with Colin and Dana before heading home.

Sunday Morning (16th) we were up and loading up the  "MayeFlower" with last minute provisions then off we went.  WOW.....arrived to a one hour wait at the border and the Security Gal was not liking my simple comment about doing some camping in the States.....when prssed for more details, I turned her over to the "Navigator".....by the time Maye had recited THE W|HOLE LIST of locations, it was clear that the border guard had less geography knowledge than Maye and was smiling all the way through!  I felt like breaking into the song "Ive been everywhere man......"  when it was over.!

Cold and Rainy night in Maple Grove Resort in Randle then up and on the road to Klamath Falls today.....had some winter mountain pass driving with fresh snowfall near Crater Lake in the Williamette Forest area!  Beautiful sunshine for the most part, but we were wondering at the beginning when the "whiteout" hit......Temps went from +10 in Eugene to -2 at the Pass summit....... Arrived at Klamath Falls for the night by 4:30 and have just been updating the pages ...thats it for now.  We managed to get our booking for the "Hitchin Post" RV Park in Vegas for three nights, so that is looked after....a few more road miles to saw off before that......everything has been running smoothly so far....gotta love the Jimmy....handled the mountain pass today without hesitation and nothing slows her down!   Getting the deisel was a good decision!