On Friday we arrived before a lot of other people but Nancy from Oregon and Duane from Washington and Abe and Betty, and Don and Hazel were already there and after we put up our tents more and more arrived. We even had a swim in the pool and hot tub on Friday evening after Nellie Benders made me WALK and WALK and WALK. I should be skin and bones. Alas NOT so.
Saturday morning Abe and his cohorts cooked us a lovely breakfast which we consumed in the clubhouse. We just hung around the campground enjoying the many facets of the place and watched other people roll in and helped them set up camp. I was absolutely delighted when THE BOB showed up.
Then at 1:30 we headed up to another part of the resort to Stew's clebration of life on the roof of one of the hotel rooms. It was very beautiful and Barb was a gracious hostess. What a lovely tribute to this man we all knew and loved.
It was very hot on the roof and a few people got up and said something about their friend. Including myself. Stew always referred to our club U.M.C.I. as UMCEE and it really caught on. If you said that then others would know you knew Stew. Here are a few more photos from the rooftop. The one is myself and my friend Lisa. We usually get our photo together once a year or so.
That evening we had hamburgers and salad provided by Abe and Betty and Rick and Irene and Mark and Willi. They really did a good job of the meals and I want to thank them for their efforts and hard work. Later that evening we just sat around and enjoyed playing bean bag baseball and golf ball toss ( That is not what we call it in Alberta) but for the sake of the sensitive that is what I will call it here.
We did not have a fire pit so we just sat around and talked and visited until the wee hours...10:00 when everyone turned in.
The next day being Sunday we had breakfast of scrambled eggs and sausages and ham, a truly lovely breakfast. Afew people left and the ones that stayed had a dinner of fried chicken and salads on the last night and door prizes were given out and Abe and Betty handed over the reins to Rick and Irene.
The next morning we were delighted to pack up dry as it kind of looked like rain and then I left for home alone. I hit a few showers at the top of Bonanza and Kootenai Pass and of course there is still snow up there. I did not stop to take a picture of the young bear striding determindely toward the road. I also saw bighorn sheep, elk and deer. When I reached Creston I tried to find Al Holgate but he has been sick and is spending a few months in a home in Kimberley so was unable to connect. When I reached Cranbrook I tried to see John and Dorothy Wetherell but again was unable to locate them so I stayed at the Lazy Bear Lodge and had dinner at Mr Mike's Steak House.
The next morning I headed for home and arrived in a downpour but before the hailstorm that swept through here a little later. Wonderful weekend with friends. Looking forward to my next adventure on the motorcycle. In the meantime I will be with 50 youth at camp. Sure hope the weather improves.
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