Writing-On-Stone

Dave and Tannis took me on a ride to Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park. They both needed a vacation, and I was happy to get them there safely :-D

They stopped off at the Nanton Candy Store along the way, but Dave was pretty disappointed in the candy selection. "Their loose candy is generic brand and stale!," he exclaimed.

The two still haven't figured out how my radio works. They figure they'll need a cassette adapter to use it, since the FM appears to be iffy. As well, they found that my air-conditioning uses a lot of gas, but does a poor job at cooling them off.

When we were in the park, I got to shuttle a bunch of rafts for them and their friends - it made their bed really sandy.

With the rain, they found some more leaks in me, and Dave said he'd need to seal all the windows to finally be done with it. It also looks like the gaskets on my doors are all going out :-(

They got back to Calgary, and when Dave finished the tally it looks like my current cost per kilometer is now down to $1.77!

Trip to Wells Gray Provincial Park

Dave and Tannis decided to head out to the upper Clearwater in British Columbia. It was a long 10-hour drive to get out there, but the scenery was beautiful!

They headed out on Thursday, driving through Lake Louise, out to Golden, Revelstoke, and Kamloops. The road was really foggy, and Dave was beating his foot on my floor high-beam switch like it was a bass drum.



On Friday they drove through the Wells Gray Provincial Park, and saw the waterfalls and mountains that are located all around the park. The road was really bumpy, but I seemed to pull through with grace (well, as much grace as a camper van can have, I guess).

When they drove back, they ended up taking the Jasper route back to Calgary. Dave was swearing a lot through the Jasper main streets. I get the impression he doesn't like driving through city streets with me.

When they were finished, Dave and Tannis tallied up the gas receipts and found out that I manage 6.5 kilometers/liter, which is still fairly close to what the factory said I got back in 1985.

My per-kilometer cost is now MUCH lower, and they are both saying that I should be under a dollar a kilometer soon :-D