The Big Trip - Prince George Leg

We arrived in Prince George on Sunday. This year we're spending Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday here before heading to Edmonton. Our first destination on day one is always a trip to GG's. (Great Grandma's) The kids enjoy playing with the same toys I played with as a kid as well as exploring the attic. The steep stairs make it seem like you're entering another era. We always sit and enjoy her baking and I make plans for any yard work she may need done or odd jobs around the house. I wish I could come up more often as these are the types of tasks I enjoy.

In the morning on day two we took a trip out to our family property on West Lake. This year I was able to turn Callie on to the family past-time of collecting agates. (See through rocks). The picture on the left is a great shot of Callie testing each rock out. Carter was much more successful, at least in his own mind, as every rock he picked up was an agate. Callie did manage to find a couple and by the end of the day we had 7 or 8 for her to start her own collection. My own collection has several hundred now and I think my Grandma has wheel burrows full. (Perhaps a slight exaggeration.)  In the afternoon I went to see a baseball game at the World Baseball Challenge. This is a week long event involving national teams from the Cuba and Asia. Day two also included a trip out to Kerry's fiend Sandi's house. She lives on some great property right beside the Fraser River. A scenic spot but not where I'd want to live this year. There has been a lot of rain this year and the river is running very high.

Our final day involved arranging trips with various friends and family and included a trip for Callie and I back out to West Lake to finish up some of the work I'd been doing and for Callie to continue to build her agate collection. The rest of the family hasn't been spending much time out there so I usually get the chance to do the some of the seasonal cleanup. The water levels were quite high this winter so this included repairs to some of the beach. I found several good logs and dug them into the bank. Hopefully they don't wash away again this winter.
Our next destination is Edmonton via Jasper. Another long trip.