We have settled into our favorite RV Park in Oliver and it is a cloudy day with some rain forecast so I am updating our Blog. However the weather forecast for the next 4 days is up to 33 degrees. Wow !! Going to have to try out the Air Conditioner. We had a great time in Kamloops and found everyone so friendly. We stayed at the Kamloops RV Park about 10 km east of Kamloops on High1-East. http://kamloopsrvpark.kamloops.com/ It is part of the Kamloops Wildlife Park. The staff were friendly but I got the feeling the park has been neglected over the past few years. There seems to be an effort to correct this and they seem to be putting more money into it.
When we owned a boat we used to put into port for repairs. Well Kamloops was our Repair Center and did we got lots of support. I noticed a leak under our Rv and correctly found the problem as a leaking water pump. I didn't winterize the trailer as it was stored indoors but suspect that was a mistake. Likely the pump had some water in it and froze even though we drained the lines. BIG PROBLEM. On our way in to Kamloops I noticed South Thompson Rv http://www.souththompsonrv.com/ and dropped in to talk to their service dept. Donna was the service manager and was very helpful. She understood it was a huge problem to move our RV and offered her head Tech.. James to come out that evening and put a new pump in. A " House Call from a RV dealer " ... James came out that evening and put a new pump in. He left with a fine bottle of wine and lots of thanks. Now we still needed to deal with my back bumper. On my bicycling route I noticed a welding/ fabricating shop just two blocks from our park. I stopped in and met the owner.. Darren. http://www.4-dwelding.com/ . He
offered to come down have a look at my bumper. A welder doing a house call??? He quickly found the problem which was two loose bolts on the bumper that needed tightening. No Major welding needed. He helped my level the bumper and tighten the bolts. Problem solved. Darren as well left with my best bottle of red wine as he wouldn't take any money. Kamloops was a great place thanks to people like Darren & James.
Gail's cousin read our Blog and realized they would be going through Kamloops to Nelson. Sherry and Norm dropped in around 10 AM for a nice visit. Friday evening we went to Phil and Jill McVie's for dinner. They are long time friends from Comox who we have kept in touch with over the years. We had a great dinner with Julie's potatoes.. a big hit. Spent the evening discussing the children and family. They have a wonderful house with a great view over the Valley. They have done some upgrading over the past few years and it is really nice. On Saturday Brent Mitchell arrived about 3 pm and sampled my scotch. Brent is a long time friend from Clinicare who was coming to Kamloops to visit his mother who lives at Berwick Place.
We went over for appetizers at 5 PM and met his mom, Eileen. We then went to Ric's Mediterranean Grill for dinner. Great evening with both Mitchell's being gracious hosts. We said good bye and made it back to our RV for a good nights rest before moving on to Oliver.
The trip to Oliver was about 4 hours and uneventful except it rained most of the trip. This is always a pain in the butt as it involves 3 hours of washing the RV when we arrive. We are safe in Oliver and will be leaving this Friday.
Bloging.. Our long time friends Don & Norma Bays are travelling in Italy and read our Blog at a Internet cafe. They sent us an E-mail from the other side of the world. Isn't Internet great !!!
Kamloops Pictures http://www.flickr.com/photos/rtbrown/sets/72157605017191228/
2 comments:
you are off to a good start! well done with your blog!!!!!!!
Hi Ron and Gail. Good to hear that your initial problems with the rig are solved! Keep up the blogging, it's a great way to keep in touch.
Gord.
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