Kingsley is on the move again!

Well, it has been over three months since my last post and it's about time to bring you up to date on my adventures with Alan & Janet! The three of us left Edmonton on Monday, October 11th(Thanksgiving Day in Canada)heading south to Palm Springs via Calgary, Conrad & Las Vegas. We are now in LV at a GMCWS rally with about sixty other GMCers and having a ton o'fun!! Two things happened just as we were leaving home: First, our RV fridge went kaput and secondly, the laptop crashed with a virus. We are buying a new fridge which will be installed next week and...we went to Costco and bought a Acer notebook so, we are back on line...yea!!!

Quilchena School Class of 1949 reunion

1st pic: Class of 1949 revisited 61 years later!
2nd pic: At the Avenue Grill - Shelley's husband, Richard, Lynn Blusson, Debbie(Shelley's daughter) Shelley.
3rd pic: Sandy (Krass), Michelle Sims(Janet's daughter), Russell Wilks.
4th pic: Muriel(Wilson), Bill Holt, Kay(Hammarstrom), Bill Climie.
5th pic: Ross Blusson, Nancy Climie, Mike Dumoulin.

Anyway, here is my blog about our adventures on the road and I have posted a collection of photos dedicated to our gathering on May 30 th.

For those who were present, thanks for coming. It sure was fun.

For those who couldn't make it, we were thinking of you with love and affection. Lots of good memories of our youthful lives and experiences.

I hope we will all stay in touch and who knows....... maybe we will have another opportunity to see each other again somewhere down the road!.

Caio, Janet

The Magee & Quilchena Reunions

Here are some pics from the Saturday & Sunday celebrations. See the sidebar.

A rainy spring week in Vancouver

I flew in to Vancouver a week ago yesterday to visit Michelle, attend my high school reunion(Magee '55, 55 years later) & meet on the steps of my grade school with eleven Grade Six classmates.....61 years later! Woo-hoo!

One whole week in Vancouver and it rained every day but, that didn't deter the fun. Thursday, Michelle, Zephyr(her greyhound) & I took the ferry to Bowen Island(see pics). Alan & I met on Bowen Island and later on bought a cabin on the water, which is still there.

On Friday, I went with classmate Shelley & her husband to a house party for the out-of-towners in West Van. Saturday, Michelle, her friend, Nicole & I went for a mani & a pedi in the West End....opted for a lilac shade to match my blouse! Later on the party started at the Jericho Sailing Club where over 100 Magee Class of 1955 gathered. It was a wonderful afternoon and evening with lots of reminiscing and laughter. On Sunday at 10:00am our Quilchena group met at the school for a photo-op on the steps where we tried to replicate the old photo from 1949. Then we all moved to the Avenue Grill in Kerrisdale for brunch. Classmates, spouses/partners & children were there too. The Avenue was our hangout or juke joint when we were kids and, although the decor has changed drastically, it's still in the same location and stil has the original neon sign out front!

Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Michelle was off work so we cleaned up and renovated her apt. following her room-mate moving on. It is in a perfect location in Kitsilano and so close to UBC where she starts her Masters in Nursing this September. Michelle will be in the Nurse Practitioner program. Wednesday I flew home, another rainy day!! However, I missed the snow in Edmonton last weekend, so that's not to bad.

Spring in Edmonton

Some scenes from the past few weeks,

Since the last entry.

Well, it has been a while since last I made a posting on this blog. We have been home in Edmonton for six weeks and it seems like an eternity! Funny thing about time... Well, spring/summer has finally arrived and the forecast is...no frost for at least the next two weeks which will take us past the traditional planting day of May 24th! Guess it's safe to plant all those tender plants.

Here are some pictures from the past weeks that I never got around to posting. Blog-poster fatigue?

Back in Canada

Well, we crossed the border yesterday and we did not have to wait too long in spite of all the warnings! We stayed at a truck stop at Nanton and it was a good choice. Today we went north to Nanton where we looked around at places for sale. We then went to Okotoks, AB where we checked out a RV park that looks very promising. We are staying here tonight and will be with all the Calgary gang tomorrow. It's good to be nearing home!

Neatest little Toad or, should I say, Stowed!!

Well, it's time to get caught up with all the exciting things that have happened in the last month or so!! These pictures are of an amazing little car that travels in the baggage compartment of a converted 1963 Trailways bus. It was originally a 1971 Honda Colt 600 convertible which was shortened by 33" and now fits in the luggage compartment of the bus! It's just too cute for words and still street legal!

The Trip to Joshua Tree

On Wednesday we drove the car to Joshua Tree National Park about an hour north of Palm Springs. The elevation there is around 4800 ' and PS is at sea level. The air was just delicious!! We stopped in three places: first, we went to Hidden Valley where we hiked for about an hour. We were there about 15 years ago and loved seeing and experiencing it again; then we went to Cap Rock and watched a party of climbers, quite a sight on a crystal clear day; lastly, we took in the view of the entire Coachella Valley, Palm Springs Area and the Salton Sea. Unfortunately, the haze created by the smog from LA made it hard to see things clearly....a fact of life nowadays! Here are some pictures from that trip.

Super Bowl Sunny Sunday

Lots of rain yesterday caused many road closures in PS area. It really came down and put a damper on all the usual weekend activities. Costco became the place to go yesterday afternoon and the crowds were huge. It was shopping as entertainment with lots of sampling going on! We went to dinner at our friends, the Shearers, new place in Palm Desert. Gailene's brother John & his wife Leslie were there and it was wonderful to see John and meet his wife. John is the same age as Barbara and we have lots of memories of camping trips in the 70s.

Today we will be watching the big game with the Nagles....I like the commercials!

Today there's not a cloud in the sky. Life is good!!

The beauty of the desert.

Some pictures taken while in Quartzsite. Some are of the "western wallop" storm that plowed thru on January 21st. It was wild!!

Left Quartzsite, back in Palm Springs!

We are back at the Cathedral Palms for the month of February. It is now "high season" and was tough to get a booking and a car rental, however, we have both ! Quartzsite was fun both the boondocking on the bare desert and in the 88 Shades Park. We even looked seriously at buying a place there. Very good prices right now. We found lots of bargains at the RV Show in the Big Tent and at all the hundreds of smaller tents and swap meets. We also met at least 30 new GMCers and re-aquainted ourselves with many friends from the past rallies. We were sorry to say goodbye to the Sanders & the Engmans but we will see them again in a month or so. I am feeling a little homesick for home but, then I read the Edmonton Journal online and am reminded of the winter weather so...happy to be here where it's warm.

January, so far!

Some of the fellas come happy hour!

Some pictures from the 49ers rally: Tom & Suzanne playing the

Fiddle and Auto-harp around the campfire. Tom picked up the fiddle for $45.00 at the Swap Meet that day! He is a great fiddler and it was magic!!

Camping on the desert at Quartzsite, AZ

Well, we arrived in Quartzsite a week ago today and spent three nights at our friends, the Sanders, place close to the centre of town. There were four GMCs and and one other rig there. We moved to the open desert on Thursday and joined the 49ers group for a rally over the weekend. 12+ coaches. The big tent RV show opened up Sat. morning and the crowds arrived from all directions. What a madhouse! Many good deals to be had and the weather was perfect for browsing the stalls. Lots more to report but I am losing my signal so will post now. Watch for pictures and more! Janet out.

December 2009 Memories

Here are some pictures taken on the trip south and over the Christmas holidays.

Happy New Year & the decade of the tens!

Well, seems as though we are so busy I can't get around to blog posting!! Our lifestyle has become very laid-back and the days float by. We have been going three times a week to the Palm Desert Athletic Club and that is giving some structure to our life. Alan is getting lots of handball games with all his new "old buddies" and I am taking aquacise and cycling classes. Next week I'm going to add some yoga and Zumba classes to the mix.
We had a lovely time over Xmas & New Years. Went to a beautiful service Xmas morning with Alan and the Nagles and then the four of us went to a great restaurant for a traditional dinner. I have lots of pictures to post.