We have returned from our trip west. Last Thursday we were with son Matt and family in Sask, and Garry got his wish to try downhill skiing. I'm excited to report that he was uninjured, even when he took the ski lift up and skiied ( and fell) down. He was getting pretty good at the bunny hill by the end of the day, but I don't know if he'll try it again. Our granddaughters (and son) are really fast going down the slopes, but were nice and hung out with grandpa most of the time.
I thought I'd be smart and try cross country instead, unfortunately my ribs still hurt from falling on my back. I only fell twice, after that I was careful and was getting the hang of it, slow skiing, any way. I said I might try it again someday, but we'll see. My ribs still hurt, as I said. We also played some board games with the grandgirls.
Friday morning after breakfast we headed out to the highway... the snowy highway, since it started snowing Thursday afternoon, and there was six or eight inches of snow in the driveway.
After Regina the roads improved, we were in Medicine Hat and found Daryl and Molly's house mid-afternoon. We were invited to dinner with Judy, who we met teaching English in Dnepro in 2008. There's where Garry got a gift of boxes of stamps, lots, like the car was piled full of them.
The next morning we were off as it was getting light out (8 am), driving through the Rockies on Highway 1 to Salmon Arm, BC. The weather was great for driving and we arrived before five, with time changing by another hour.
We stayed with Jack and Trish and Tyler, Sunday morning Garry spoke in church for a few minutes and we met people at Jack's in the afternoon, some who had been to Ukraine and some who were interested.
Monday Garry went ice fishing with Jack while I took it easy and bought some snacks for the return trip. Jack was disappointed that they only caught rainbow trout. We met Ed Peterson and his wife for coffee and went to Neil and Bonnie's for dinner and a farm tour. It was great to see so many people we know from work teams.
Tuesday morning we had a quick breakfast, took the lunch Jack and Trish had packed for us and left about 6:30 BC time. Unfortunately there was an accident on Highway 1 near Revelstoke and we spent about four and half hours waiting for the road to reopen.
Eventually the cars and trucks started coming toward us, and around 11:30 we moved about a kilometer, and finally we were on our way.
The drive was sloppy, Garry had to use the wipers often as temperatures were around freezing going through the mountains, with some icy places.
The views were spectacular when the sun was out, but we were only to Banff when the sun went down, instead of Medicine Hat, as planned. We messaged Daryl and Molly when we stopped for gas and food before Calgary that we'd arrive around 10:30 MST. We estimated well, and after a short chat, went to bed.
Wednesday we drove home from Medicine Hat after breakfast on a cold morning, arriving home around eight pm to unload all the boxes of stamps. We had drive thru burgers for lunch, pizza for dinner, only stopping for gas in Sask and a bit in Winnipeg to get home.
Just ten days until we fly back to Ukraine.
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