July 20th to 24th - 100 Mile House

July 20th - Fri - BC Cariboo
Terry & I left early this morning for the drive to Horn Lake. It took about 4 ½ hours - good roads until a 12 mile gravel section at the end which was very bumpy. There were only 3 small, widely spaced campsites left but we lucked out and were able to use a large boat launch parking/day use area for 3 of the rigs in our group and an adjacent site for the 4th rig.
Cousin Pat & Rick and Marg & Dad arrived about 6:30 and a couple from 100 Mile House (Janet & Bill) are coming tomorrow. We made good use of the firewood that we brought with us and sat around the fire until bedtime.

July 21st - Sat - Horn Lake, BC
Did some vehicle shuffling when Janet & Bill arrived this morning.
Marg, Terry, Pat & Rick set out in kayaks late this morning to try their luck at fishing. Pretty slow - Pat caught one trout. The weather got windy & rainy this evening so we moved inside after dinner.
This morning a potato chip bag on the table in our 5th wheel had been chewed by a mouse so Marg picked up some traps for us when she went with Rick to get some gas. Set them with peanut butter and a raisin (?) and hoped for better results than fishing.

July 22nd - Sun - Horn Lake
A beeping noise woke us last night about 2 - turned out to be Terry’s cell phone running out of juice. While we were trying to locate the source of the sound, we saw a mouse running around the rig. Much later I heard a trap snap. But this morning, even with a mouse in the trap, the napkins left on the table had been shredded. Not sure if the mouse did it before it got caught so will set traps again tonight.
We drove to Bella Coola today. A little cozy with 4 of us in the back seat of our pickup but it is 150 miles each way so we didn’t want to take 2 vehicles. Bella Coola’s “claim to fame” is a very steep hill in the middle of a 40 mile gravel stretch. Downhill going west (to Bella Coola). Earlier in our trip we had considered taking our 5th wheel there and are glad that we didn’t. So we had a nice lunch, checked out one store and headed back.
Pat & Marg went fishing when we got back and Marg caught a lovely trout. The weather was nice so we enjoyed the campfire again.

July 23rd - Mon - to 100 Mile House
Caught another mouse last night - yuck!
Headed out this morning after digging out jumper cables when Marg’s motor home would not start. Rick & Pat had a couple of propane problems with their 5th wheel so they took it to an RV place in Williams Lake on the way back to get it fixed. The RV place is very close to a casino so we all had to stop and check it out. Marg, Terry & I lost all we were prepared to lose and left Pat at the casino waiting for Rick to return with their rig. They joined us at Marg’s to spend the night and Pat informed us that she had won $511 after we left her.

July 24th - Tues - 100 Mile
Marg took Dad to a couple of medical appointments early this morning. They were back before Terry & I and Pat & Rick had finished breakfast. Pat & Rick left about 10. We washed our truck and Marg’s truck. After lunch Marg & Terry went to retrieve the log splitter while I took Dad back to the dentist. Dad & I had time to drive around the farm for an “inspection tour” on the ATV before we hooked up the splitter and made short work of splitting and stacking a few logs. This is the wood that will be drying to burn in the winter of 2008.