The FOUR F`s OF RVing Fabulously In OSOYOOS, BC

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By RVers, For RVers, About RVing
The FOUR F’s OF RVing
Fabulously in
OSOYOOS, BC
Facilities, Fitness, Food and Fun
It Snowed
in Arizona
Snowbirding
Lessons
Quick
Facts
of RVing
An Easy Recreational Vehicle Magazine for Fun-Loving/Camping Folk!
Edition 153
MAY/JUNE 2013
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20 Quick Facts of our RV
Road Trip in 2012
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A trip to the NWT in our old
Execuvan? Would it make it
there and back?
Well, we survived day one!
DOOK
Publisher, etc.: SHEILA Tourond
Enjoying the view of Lake Osoyoos
and the Columbia Mountains.
CONTENTS
The Wager
We visited 6 provinces,
18 states, and crossed the
Canadian/American border
10 times!
BRUHNS
22 Our Trailer Reno Project
The needed more space in the
living area as we found it to be
quite confining. So we made
some modifications to the
dinette, replacing it with a
buffet, table and chairs.
CONWAY
12 The Four F’s of RVing
Fabulously in Osoyoos
Facilities
Fitness
Food
Fun
THAM
14 2012 Camping Season
COLUMNS, etc.
The Happy Islanders RV Club
enjoyed a busy 2012 Season
and is open to new members.
ROSMAN
RVT Publisher’s Life and Times.........6-7
15 It Snowed in Arizona
Distribution Locations ....................38
16 Checking out
Sheep’s Crossing, Verde River,
Red Rock State Park, Tonto
Natural Bridge State Park,
Prescott, Jerome, and
Tuzigoot National Monument.
SAPERS
Snowbirds
Spending 21 days near
Camp Verde, Arizona.
Sharing the lessons learned
during our time south.
SAPERS
Book of Interest............................25
Classified Ads...............................32
Humour ......................................31
RVOABC..................................34-37
RV Clubs Listing............................31
Word Angle Search - 2nd BC Areas.....29
RVT Subscription Form....................33
CARTOONS:
~ Along the Way............................. 5
~ Embers.....................................30
FAIRS & FESTIVALS:
~ BC.......................................26-27
~ AB...........................................27
~ WA..........................................28
RV PARTS and RV SERVICE................24
BY John McDonald
ADVERTISERS’ WEBSITE ADDRESSES and AD PAGE NUMBERS:
(c)
Access RV Ltd........................................................accessrv@yahoo.ca........................ 15
[email protected]
ALONG THE WAY
ADA VIS Global Mexican Insurance.......................mexicoinsurance.com.................... 31
Atlas Alarms Ltd.....................................................atlasalarms.com............................. 30
BCLCA...................................................................camping.bc.ca................................ 31
Bridal Falls RV Resort.............................................DiscoverBridalFalls.com................ 39
Cactus Flats Townhomes........................................cactusflats.ca................................. 11
Clearbrook Hitch & Welding Ltd............................1-604-854-1541............................. 30
Columbia River Wetlands RV Park..........................columbiariverwetlandsrvpark.ca.... 30
Driftwood by the Sea RV Park & Cottages..............driftwoodbythesea.com................. 30
Elwha Dam RV Park ..............................................ElwhaDamRVpark.com.................... 8
Emory Bar RV Park.................................................emorybarrvpark.com....................... 9
Esther Seidel...........................................................Esther@discoverbridalfalls.com...... 30
Fisherboy Park........................................................fisherboypark.com......................... 30
Fort Greenwood RV Park........................................fortgreenwood.com....................... 30
Fort Victoria RV Park..............................................FortVictoria.ca............................... 17
George: “Oh look. Vee UU is back.”
Martha: ‘Who?”
“The rabbit. I named him Volks Wabbit.”
“George, let’s go for a scavenger ride and test
out the new WIZARD GPS monitor.”
Gilgal Oasis RV Park..............................................GilgalOasisRVpark.com................... 8
Go West R.V. Centre Inc........................................go-west.com.................................. 11
Gold Country Communities Society.......................goldtrail.com................................. 18
Hazelmere RV Park & Campground.......................hazelmere.ca................................. 17
Hillstreet Propane..................................................hillstreetpropanerv.com................. 25
Holiday Trails Resort..............................................htr.ca............................................... 3
Jubilee RV Centre...................................................jubileerv.com................................. 24
Knighthill Automotive & RV...................................knighthill.com................................ 10
Living Forest Oceanside Campground & RV Park...LivingForest.com.............................. 9
Lordco Auto Parts...................................................lordco.com.................................... 38
Mexico RV Buddies................................................mexicorvbuddies.com.................... 30
North Shore R.V.....................................................rvcenter@telus.net......................... 31
O’Connor RV ........................................................oconnorrv.com................................ 2
“It says, Turn right in 100 yards, then left in
200 feet’. Now it says make a U-turn at the
next red light. . . then a left into the mall. She
wants you to turn around the roundabout and
take the 3rd exit to the right, then go for 10
miles up and over the hill. George, double back,
5 miles on the access road turn right. . . . ”
Oceanside RV Resort.............................................oceansideresortrv.com................... 25
Old Orchard Campground.....................................oldorchardrv.com.......................... 30
Olympic Peninsula RV Parks...................................OlympicPeninsulaRVparks.com..... 20
Othello Tunnels Campground & RV Park................othellotunnels.com........................ 25
Pacific Axle Ltd......................................................1-800-664-3933............................. 19
Qualicum Bay RV Park & Campground..................resortbc.com.................................. 30
Rec Tech RV Service...............................................1-250-447-7668............................. 31
RV Owners Lifestyle Seminars................................okanagan.bc.ca/rvlife.................... 32
Salmon Point Resort RV Park & Marina..................salmonpoint.com............................. 9
Save-On-Foods/Overwaitea Food Group................saveonfoods.com........................... 40
Sunscape RV Resort...............................................sunscapervresort.com.................... 30
Timberline RV Campground...................................timberlinecamping.ca.................... 30
Trademasters Automotive Ltd.................................vehiclesolutions.ca......................... 23
“We’re lost George. The GPS WIZARD just
can’t find the Yellow Brick Road!”
Valley Auto Repair Inc...........................................valleyautorepair.net....................... 21
Winfield Consumer Products, Inc..........................huskyliners.com............................... 7
RVT Publisher’s Life & Times:
My dear RVT Readers,
I had a very interesting time this year at the
First Ever Vancouver
Island RV Show that
happened in early April
in Nanoose Bay. The attendance numbers surprised everyone.
Being as it was a first time event, they
were projecting low numbers and were
pleasantly surprised when the folks
flowed in! Can’t keep good people away!
Congratulations to Shelagh Bontron
whose draw form was picked by Scott
Littlejohn from Living Forest RV Park,
for the knitted doll seen above. Living
Forest had a booth across from mine.
I had many people from my past
stop by my booth. As I was born in Ladysmith, and lived there for 17 years,
plus have lived in Qualicum Beach, and
Victoria (twice), there have been many
Island folks in my world over the years,
many of who stopped by my booth!
It was challenging to remember faces
AND names. I usually get the faces but
forget the names, but it was fun anyway! Many of you mentioned you have
been reading my comments for the
past two years about my body’s changes since I have been taking the Isagenix
products and have been MAYBE thinking you will give it a try too. . . PLEASE
DO! Contact me to get you started and
you too will feel better than you have
for years and years and years! As I mentioned to many, you can’t pay me to get
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off these products! Why would I quit
something that works?
From our Dr. Michael Colgan’s Facebook page I found this of interest:
“Doc, I did the whole 30-day, but
then the fat came back. I think it
was there all the time, just hiding.”
“For most people a lot of initial weight loss is water, as the
liver and kidneys start to operate
better, and inflammation (which
holds a lot of water) declines. After that, fat loss is much slower
but steady.
Persistence is the key. There’s
no shortcut. After about one year
of the right nutrition and exercise, at a steady lower fat level,
blood sugar stabilizes, cravings
decline, old fat cells die off, new
cells grow, and fat stabilizes at a
lower level. Being lean is a lifestyle, not a diet.”
Hey, one gentleman mentioned, at
the Island Show, that maybe the reason
I had NO calls for the RV Times old
front cover artwork shown on pages 6
and 7 last edition, was because there
were no prices mentioned. Soooooo. .
. . let’s put a price of $55 on each one.
Whatcha think? That will include the
packing and mailing costs.
If you want a unique dining experience in Nanaimo, check out Mrs Riches
at 199 Fraser Street. A number of exhibitors went there after the Show’s end on
Saturday, and we thoroughly enjoyed
ourselves. . . food AND atmosphere.
On the April 13 weekend, my friend
Vivienne and I went to Richmond to
attend “The Answer to Everything” live
event put on by the Higher Laws folks.
The main moderator was Brandon
Broadwater from Ohio whose website
is www.higherlaws.com.
Vivienne’s hubby decided not to come
so Viv and I shared a room at the hotel it
was in and at the end of each night our
heads hit our pillows and we crashed!
Shifting one’s beliefs is exhausting work
it seems. But I came away from that
event understanding myself better than
I ever have and therefore feeling empowered like never before!
For the most part I do like change. It
is not always easy stuff but I find it does
enrich my life.
I miss not having an RV.
I miss not having a mate.
I have too much house here for just
one person.
I spend too many evenings in front of
the TV alone, for my own liking.
So, after spending three days at Brandon’s workshop, I now find I am willing to do something about these issues.
Stay tuned, as you know I will update
you as I accomplish different goals. I
have been struggling with Indecision
these past seven years since I have been
back on the Island and I now intend to
address that problem bigtime. Yes, The
RV Times and I will continue on. For
how many more years? Well, that I do
not have an answer for. The appreciation you all show me, at each RV Show I
attend, is humbling for sure. I know you
love the magazine as much as I do. And
so far, the advertisers seem to agree. So
there is no end in sight at this point.
For a first time, I have a Lions’ Club
Convention to attend next weekend,
and then the second Penticton RV
Show at the end of the month. I love
all this activity! The knitted doll for the
free draw at the Interior RV Show is a
self-standing Scotsman. Another cutie!
See you at the BC Interior RV Show
in Penticton April 25-28!
Luv ya, Sheila
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LettersFROM READERS:
Help Requested:
We plan on leaving our trailer in Yuma this summer and would appreciate feedback
from anyone who does this. What should be done with the RV to make sure it keeps okay
through the hot weather down there? Any info would be appreciated.
April DeMarco
[email protected]
New Canadian ROUTE 66 Dealers See Major Brand Benefits:
With ten new locations on board and another ten locations in the works, the ROUTE
66 RV Network is aggressively expanding in Canada.
“We’ve been contacted by interested dealers from Vancouver Island to Nova Scotia”
says Rob Merrill, ROUTE 66 partner. “And to a tee, what attracts these dealers to ROUTE
66 is the unmatched opportunity to tie their local dealership to one common North
American brand that has proven successful at serving traveling RVers.
With ROUTE 66 dealers in nearly 40 states in the US, as well as a rapidly growing team
of Canadian dealers adopting the ROUTE 66 brand … we are truly one major brand
delivering one common promise: ‘Wherever the Road Takes You … You Can Count on Us’.”
The new ROUTE 66 Canadian dealers currently on board are . . .
Triangle RV Centre – Sylvia Thistle-Miller - Sidney, BC
Chemo RV Sales & Service – Jason Bell - 150 Mile House/Quesnel, BC
Kelowna RVs – Randy Woodside - Kelowna, BC
Arrkann Trailer & RV Centre – Ken Friedenberg - Edmonton, AB
R.V. Lifestyles – Neil Freidenberg - Calgary, AB
Village RV – Darren Gelowitz - Regina, SK
Transcona Trailer Sales – Garth Bromley - Winnipeg, MB
Hiemstra Trailer Sales – Wayne Heimstra - London, ON
Darren Gelowitz, president of Village RV in Regina, SK, sees ROUTE 66 as a natural
brand extension to his dealership’s Mission and Values. “In our 43 years in business we
felt no one could look after our customers’ needs as well as we could. As part of the
Route 66 RV Network, we know that Village RV customers will be treated with the same
friendly, experienced service as they travel from member dealers who care.”
Chemo RV’s general manager, Jason Bell, in 150 Mile House, BC is excited about being
a part of ROUTE 66 knowing the strength of the network and its brand in the US. “The
excellent reputation the ROUTE 66 RV Network has earned in the US gives me a great
deal of confidence in joining the network in Canada. Partnering with nearly 150 likeminded dealerships in Canada and the US, we can rest assured that our customers will
be well taken care of -- like we would take of them -- wherever they travel.”
One of the founding dealers of The Network in Canada, Sylvia Thistle-Miller of
Triangle RV in Sidney, BC believes ROUTE 66 not only serves dealer’s needs but also the
interests of their customers. “Unlike other RV dealer networks, ROUTE 66 seeks to add
value to our customers’ experience after they buy an RV. They can get savings at nearly
500 KOA Campgrounds in North America, traveling discounts through the ROUTE 66
RV Club and the peace of mind that comes with the new ROUTE 66 Roadside/Tech24
program. They’ve built a true consumer brand.”
And finally, owner/president of Arrkann Trailer & RV in Edmonton/Calgary, AB, Ken
Friedenberg, sees being a part of a highly recognizable North American brand as a major
plus. “This will ensure that any of my customers who travel in Canada or the US will
always see a familiar brand that reassures them that they have a friend they can count on.
ROUTE 66 not only gives us a unique customer benefit, but gives our customers a great
deal of peace of mind as they travel.”
Re: The changing RV Industry:
Mr. David Butt (RVT 152 pg. 8) stated
that in the Municipal Campgrounds where
he stayed, he found them to be usually
without full services. He included Grand
Forks. However, Grand Forks has a full
service campground with each of the 15
back-in sites and 6 pull-thrus having 20/30
and 50 amp service, water and sewer.
Free shower and WiFi are available. The
location is well indicated on Highway 3.
The campground is in our City Park
where a playground is available for
children to enjoy and a BMX track is just
next door.
Three years ago the camping fee was
reduced to be more competitive with other
similar accommodation.
The campground is situated within
walking distance of all town facilities and
close to the Trans Canada Trail and other
trails along the Granby River.
A mobile RV service unit with a certified
technician is available to go to your site to
do emergency repair.
While in Grand Forks, tourists can visit
the Doukhobor Grist Mill, The Boundary
Museum, Rock Candy Mine to dig for
crystals, tubing down the Kettle River and
one of our local restaurants for a bowl of
borscht.
For the more adventurous, a hike to
the top of Observation Mountain will be
rewarded by a beautiful panoramic view of
the valley. The Tourist Information Centre
is a short walk from the campground
where the friendly staff will be glad to help
you plan your trip in the area.
Paul Pinard
Grand Forks, BC
ELWHA DAM RV PARK
GILGAL OASIS RV PARK
Best RV Park by a Dam Site
Newest RV Park on the Olympic Peninsula
www.ElwhaDamRVpark.com
www.GilgalOasisRVpark.com
1-877-435-9421
1-888-445-4251
Port Angeles, WA
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Additional dealers will be added to the
ROUTE 66 RV Network in Canada with
the recommendation from these and other
future member dealers. Each dealership’s
territory will be clearly defined to ensure
every dealership enjoys market exclusivity
in offering The Network’s unique dealer
and consumer program benefits in the U.S.
and Canada.
The ROUTE 66 RV Network is the
largest network of RV dealers in North
America with nearly 150 locations in 44
states and provinces.
Sequim, WA
28775 Trans Canada Hwy
in British Columbia
Call 604-863-2407 or 604-863-0033
for more info & reservations or go
to www.emorybarrvpark.com
ADJACENT
• 35 campsites
• 15 Long term fully serviced TO HOPE RIVER
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• Showers & laundry
• Play area
• Future clubhouse, museum & cabins
• Firewood available
• Satellite, telephone & internet available
Rent an RV for only $75/night (price based on minimum 3-night stay)
Includes Water, Sewer, Electrical & Pad Rental
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Last
Letters:
Kudos:
The Resort is called Salmon Point RV Resort, which can be found on the web, of course,
at salmonpointrv.com. I believe they deserve a million kudos. It is one of exceptional
standards. The sites are very spacious and extremely well kept whether you are under
and amongst the trees or out on the spit. The view of the strait and mountains is always
spectacular. There are showers, a hot-tub and swimming pool and no charge for the use
of any of the extras. It is just a wonderful place to stay and they love your animals also.
The three absolutely wonderful ladies that run the Resort are simply awesome. Monica
who manages the Park, and is quite often in the office with Linda and September, all go
out of their way to ensure you are aware of what the site has to offer, plus give you lots of
other great information.
I don’t think they can be beaten as far as looking after their guests and making sure the
site is just down right fantastic. So if you are thinking of coming to Vancouver Island and
coming up towards Campbell River, please be sure you stay with these great people at a
really great site. They will definitely make you feel at home.
Jack & Susan Clegg
[email protected]
Great Service:
I want to let everyone know about a fantastic service we received this past winter. We
had our windshield replaced by A Touch of Glass in Yuma, Arizona and the service we
received was absolutely fantastic. They let us park in their yard overnight. They were
friendly, professional, and very reasonable. They had no problems dealing with our
insurance company from Canada. Thanks to Brenda, the manager, Fred, the owner and
all their workers. We highly recommend them. Lucille Ketemer
[email protected]
Island Travel Help:
We are planning a driving trip on Vancouver Island. Finding it difficult to locate
RV camping on the Pacific Marine Circle Route at the south end of the Island. We are
planning on three to four days in the area in our 22-ft Rialta.
Do any readers, who have done this route, have any suggestions for us?
Sue Tucker
[email protected]
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Looking for:
I live in BC on Vancouver Island. In
the winter I was thinking of doing the
outside edge of the US by heading east to
see the fall leaves, then down to Florida,
then across Texas to California and back
to Vancouver Island. Does anyone know if
there are any books available on this trip?
Ken Kemp
[email protected]
Tire Warning:
We were in Arizona for the winter and
while we were there we purchased a 2008
31-ft Class C. Naturally it has duel wheels
in the rear.
Now the problem.
We were in the middle of the desert on
our way to Blythe California from Apache
Junction, when we had a blowout on the
inside right rear tire.
No cellphone service there and 50 miles
away from the nearest gas station.
There was no way to fix the flat on
the highway, there as the motorhome
did not come with a jack or tire wrench.
So we limped on down the highway on
the still good outside tire, until we came
across C & S Tires in Tomahawk Truck
Stop, Arizona, at the intersection of Hwy.
10 at Exit 45. The company’s president
is Jim Cothern. They went right to work
removing the shredded tire and selling and
installing a brand new one. We were only
there for about one hour and $190 later we
left and made our appointment in Blythe.
Now the cause of the flat was those valve
extenders that are used on some rear RV
or truck tires had worn right thru and of
course caused the flat.
I had the tire company remove the
remaining three and went back to the
original valve stems. When the mechanic
removed the stems, which were cased in
stainless steel, he showed me another one
that was starting to wear through. Another
few 100 miles and we would have had the
same problem again.
I later found that in Arizona and
most States you will have to sign a waver
removing the installer of those extenders
from liability in case of a flat as we had.
I would highly recommend removing
all of those stems, as they are dangerous.
This company, C & S Tires, was very
courteous and helpful. Thanks to the
mechanic nicknamed Greasy.
Their e-mail address is candstires@
rocketmail.com.
Greig Tyrell
Chilliwack, BC
Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site:
Do you like talking to people?
Are you interested in living in a peaceful, natural setting with
an ocean view?
Do you have an RV? Or a boat you can live in?
If so, you may be interested in applying for a new opportunity
to be a campground host at Fort Rodd National Historic Site this
summer.
We’re offering camping to the public this summer and we
need help.
As a host, you get a free place to park your RV, or a dock for your
boat, access to electricity, an opportunity to dump your sewage
weekly, and a spectacular view from your beachfront campsite.
Each host, or hosting couple, would be expected to be
committed to about four weeks stay:
May 13 to June 10,
June 10 to July 8,
July 8 to August 5, or
August 5 to September 3.
...for all your toys
On
8am to 11am:
You are free to leave the site.
11am to 1pm:
You sweep out the tents and
wipe down the tables.
Live Well...Store Well
Front
18 Luxurious Townhomes with “Big” Storage
FEATURING
Now Selling & Ready for Occupancy!
. . . your own secure,
full enclosed, high ceiling
storage bay, large enough
for a
42-ft Class A Motorhome!
Rear
Lakeshore Drive, Osoyoos BC
During your four-week stay, you would be on site every day.
Your schedule would look like this:
!
s Left
ome
ly 4 H
Priced From Only
$259,000
Net GST Included!
Rear
Call for more info:
www.cactusflats.ca
Vadim Kobasew
RE/MAX Front Street Realty
1-800-567-6770 • 250-495-6770
1pm to 5pm:
You are free to leave the site.
6pm to 7pm:
You met and greet campers and
check washrooms for cleanliness,
giving a wipe down to the washroom
sinks and floor if needed.
(No toilets unless nasty.)
10pm:
You close and lock the main gates.
11pm:
If needed you give a friendly reminder
that it’s fires out and quiet time.
For the duration of your stay, the site
will also provide a cell phone to be used
for after-hours emergencies or contacting
site staff if needed.
Interested?
Please email [email protected] or call
1-250-478-5849.
Give your name, a daytime contact
phone number, and the parts of the
summer you would be interested in
hosting.
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The Four F’s of RVing
Setting up the RV at Haynes Point Provincial Park
Fabulously . . . in
but in the summer it should be warmer making it more
comfortable for activities both on and in the lake. But the
spacious semi-private lakefront campsites with views of both
the Cascade and Columbia Mountains are what make Haynes
Point so special at $30 a night. And by the way, if your party
consists of BC seniors, the rate is even lower at $15 during
the off-season! We were lucky to get Site #21 midweek in May
without a reservation since school was not out yet. For those
looking for more comfort with hookups or can’t reserve a spot
at Haynes Point, we recommend Walton’s Lakefront RV Resort
which has newer facilities and relatively easy access to the
lake. It’s a great choice for a more glamping experience since
we were there a few years earlier when we couldn’t get into
Haynes Point.
FITNESS:
Osoyoos BC
BY PATRICK THAM
[email protected]
As I’m enjoying the warm weather here in Palm Springs,
I can’t help thinking how British Columbia is fortunate
enough to have its own (and Canada’s only) desert paradise.
Less than a 5-hour drive away from my hometown of
Vancouver, Osoyoos is the southernmost community in the
Okanagan. With its mild winters, hot but not too humid
summers, and spring weather that arrives earlier than other
parts of the valley, Osoyoos has the climate perfect for growing
fruit and attracting tourists and retirees.
Last May we had the pleasure of experiencing the Okanagan
in our recently purchased 2008 Winnebago View on its
maiden voyage in Canada. And Osoyoos was most definitely
the highlight of our trip. In fact, we were able to jam pack what
I consider to be the Four F’s essential to having a fabulous RV
experience in just one day – on my birthday! In no particular
order of importance or timing sequence, the F’s are:
The next F is Fitness and it’s something we like to incorporate
into our RV trips as much as we can. It may be as simple as
walking to attractions close to the RV Park where we’re staying
or hiking the local trails. Here at Osoyoos, we discovered a
15km cycle route (see Google Map on pg. 13) that starts and
ends at Haynes Point. There are a few hills but for the most
part, the cycling is relatively easy since there are 3 stops, which
conveniently feature the Four F’s of Fabulous RVing!
FOOD:
You may have picked up groceries for your rustic camping
experience but RVers do not live on home-cooked meals
alone. Lunches can be a great way to experience a region’s best
restaurants inexpensively and/or sample local favourites when
you’re in the midst of touring or perhaps even cycling. When
we cycled into downtown Osoyoos, we stumbled upon a
breakfast/lunch stop that turned out to be one of our best finds.
Dolci Artisan Fare is part cafe, part deli, part catering business
and part art gallery - doing an admirable job showcasing local
products, ingredients and talent. We had a hearty and tasty
soup & Panini lunch in the outdoor patio, which is THE best
place to enjoy your meal here. Check out this Main Street deli
for great food, ambience and service!
FACILITIES:
We’ve been to ritzy RV resorts, better known for glam-ping
vs camping, but here in Osoyoos, Haynes Point Provincial
Park is THE place to camp right at Lake Osoyoos. Yes, it’s
rustic with no hook-ups, but there’s drinking water and both
flush (in the day-use section) and pit toilets in the park. And
even a free sani-dump on 115th Street. So we figured we would
survive just fine dry-camping in our RV for a few days. The
water was cool (for this RVer who grew up in the tropics)
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Patio dining at Dolci Artisan Fare.
Google Map of 15km cycle route covering stops mentioned.
FUN:
A trip to the Osoyoos or the Okanagan is just incomplete
without a visit to a winery. Along the route we mapped out,
we were able to cycle to LaStella Winery. A low volume but
multiple award-winning vineyard, tastings are available at
a small charge which can be applied later to your purchase.
Like most high quality BC wines, the prices are higher but
we did find great value in their 2011 Unoaked Chadonnay
called Leggiero which has the right balance of fruit, mineral
and acidity for my palate. La Stella names its wines “as music
expressions as no single descriptive word can truly describe the
emotion that waits to be experienced in each bottle.” Word of
caution about cycling to this winery – it’s downhill from the
highway so be prepared for a climb when you’re done and
ready for your next stop.
If shopping is your idea of “fun”, you have to visit the
Osoyoos Home Hardware on Main Street! A short walk from
Dolci Artisan Fare, this local Home Hardware store markets
itself as “a truly unique, Olde-Fashioned shopping experience”
and winner of the BEST HARDWARE STORE IN CANADA
2006 by Hardware Merchandising. It also claims, that “with a
selection of over 100,000 different items from nuts and bolts
to gourmet foods, there is something for everybody.” While it
may not have many specialized RV items, we were pleasantly
surprised at what was (and can be packed) into this 5-level
general hardware store to meet most of your home and homeon-wheels needs.
This Osoyoos trip has set a benchmark for us in terms of
how we’ve measured our subsequent trips. But it has also
encouraged us to look beyond the typical experiences one
would have at a destination. And surprisingly (or maybe not
so surprisingly), every place we’ve been to since has its Four
F’s for a fabulous RV experience. We just had to look for them
more mindfully. x
Useful Links:
www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/haynes_pt/
www.sanidumps.com/locationmap2.php?id=18653
www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g181723-d1546065-Reviews-Waltons_Lakefront_RV_ResortOsoyoos_Okanagan_Valley_British_Columbia.html
www.dolcideli.com/
www.lastella.ca/
Cycling to and sampling wine at LaStella Winery.
www.osoyooshomehardware.ca
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The Happy Islanders RV Club
2012 Camping Season
BY NICK ROSMAN, President
Our 2012 season started with a well-attended luncheon, at the
Good Company Steak House in Duncan arranged by Bill and
Conny. April 20th was a lovely spring day. For anyone who
may be interested, the restaurant is now called Merlot and
is said to offer up a number of Dutch recipes and delicacies.
May in the Rondalyn Resort, was perfect. The days were
sunny, for the most part, and even with the threatening rain
clouds, we managed to keep it dry. All outdoor activities: golf,
bocci and baseball, were enjoyed outdoors. The “hot tub” was
kept working. Joop had another Andre Rieu video to entertain
us. Pierce and Doris came only for our Pot Luck Dinner as
Pierce had just been diagnosed with a lung condition and has
been unwell. The Goulds did not attend as their motorhome
needed some repair and June was employed as dog sitter for
the week. Therefore neither could attend.
The month of June was also a great weather campout, with
a week of dry sunny and warm weather. Our first order of the
campout was a hamburger BBQ, with all the trimmings, in
place of pot-luck, and for dessert June supplied the birthday
cake, as she celebrated her 75th Birthday. Thursday morning
we enjoyed another “Sawblade” breakfast - mainly for the
newer members. Breakfast was prepared by many helpers.
Even Len Johann attended this day. We now have two new
couples in our group: Leon and Joan, and Ken and Jan. Doris
and Pierce did not attend again as Pierce is still not up to much
exertion. Guenther and Katherina enjoyed a long awaited trip
to Germany, their homeland. The weather held. It seemed as
though as soon as the campout was over, it rained.
July was spent again at Salmon Point, a very desirable place
for this time of year. Weather was super warm and all our
activities were spent outdoors with the exception of breakfast.
Even pot-luck was enjoyed outside on the patio the first
night. Fop and Bill brought the propane fire-pit and it was a
pleasure to enjoy the ambiance. At one point we were enjoying
ourselves so much it caused a neighbour, not from our group,
to complain about our exuberance. Doris and Pierce were in
attendance, sporting a “new to them” motorhome. A couple,
who joined not long ago, decided not to continue with our
Club. It appears that they enjoy wilderness camping over
structured serviced campgrounds. We are sorry that they
made this decision.
August was apparently a very hot campout at the Saanich
Artifacts. Everyone present had a great time. This campout
was not attended by us, unfortunately due to our motorhome
needing extensive repairs. I must commend Leon and Joan,
who kindly offered us the use of their new trailer. They had
decided some time ago that they were going to “rough it”
and camp in their tent. And the story is, that they thoroughly
enjoyed the experience! Good on you Leon and Joan, you are
true campers!
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A “Sawblade” breakfast.
Saanich Artifacts.
What a surprise for our campers that came out in September
to Seal Bay. Our first experience here six years ago was
somewhat different as there was no clubhouse or shelter of
any kind then. Now the site is sporting two well laidout group
camp circles with soon-to-be full serviced sites. The 2,000
square foot shelter/clubhouse, still not completed, will be
state-of-the-art. Everyone was impressed with the new look
and the care and attention the owner gave us the entire time
making us feel very welcome. So of course we have re-booked
for another year in August 2014.
This brings us to the close of another season. Our
Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner was a great success, thanks to
everyone. A special thank you to those who prepared the meal
and the decorating committee, a nice complement to a lovely
dinner.
If I am not mistaken, we are in our 16th year of operation as
the Happy Islanders RV Club: 1996-2012.
We are looking for new members and anybody that lives on
our beautiful island and would like to join our group should
get in touch with Nick, Joan or Egon.
Nick Rosman, President: 250-390-3156, [email protected]
Joan Dutfield, Secretary: 250-714-1948, [email protected]
Egon Eilers, Treasurer: 250-722-7324, [email protected]
It Snowed
in ARIZONA!
BY STEVE SAPERS
Debra and I spent Friday doing some
running around and knocking some
errands off the list. Then on Saturday,
after a wonderful sightseeing trip, we
arrived at the camp gate about 4:15 pm
and it was snowing! The gate attendant
(from Florida) had never seen snow. It
was a sad moment for us, and got the
second of silence that it deserved. Up
to that moment, Saturday had been a
fantastic day!
We started the day by taking a short
walk to Sheep’s Crossing on the Verde
River, really the backyard to our
campsite. A very quiet, pretty place.
An hour ride and we arrived at
Montezuma Castle and Montezuma
Well. (Both misnamed as originally the
thinking was they were Aztec ruins, not
Native American.) Interesting sites to
see, lots of info about how the Verde
River made the area a metropolis, with
many communities, settlements, forts,
etc., over a very long time period. The
well is fed by a warm spring that enters
under the limestone sinkhole, (which
took many years to discover) and there
are four water-borne species that live
nowhere else on the planet. The Castle
used to be open to tour, but was closed
a few years ago; now you can only look
from below. An 800 year old condo!
Sunday – bright and sunny – and we
were off to Red Rock State Park. The
scenes of red rock hills and pine trees
are beautiful. We walked the Eagle Nest
Trail to a wonderful view of the red
rocks and canyons in the area. It turned
out to be a bit of foreshadowing.
On Monday we went in the other
direction to Tonto Natural Bridge State
Park. As the brochure says “Tucked
away in a tiny valley” – it’s supposed to
be the world’s largest natural travertine
bridge, 183 feet high, 400 foot tunnel
that is 400 feet at the widest. Tough
walk down, tougher walk back up! Oh yeah – the road to the park has a 14% grade.
(The steepest grade on the BC Coquihalla Highway is 8%!)
Monday night we watched a movie, “John Carter”, and would you believe there on
the screen is the same desert and mountains we just saw in Red Rock State Park. “We
were there!” – how funny.
Another sunny day on Tuesday, and off to Prescott and
Jerome. In Prescott we finally found a Sewipig. (Only an
RV owner will appreciate this simple item.) We have been
looking for one for a year, and here they were on sale yet.
We took State 89A out of Prescott to Jerome. Motorcycle
spoiler alert: There are 152 curves in 12 miles of this road.
I will say it again – 12 miles – 152 curves. And a 2,000-ft
elevation change thrown in just for kicks.
It’s not a road for the faint of heart, and nothing over
50-ft can travel the road. Jerome is a copper mining town
built on the side of the mountain. Sort of like Greenwood
and Winthrop mixed together. Great lunch at 15.Quince
A Sewipig.
Cantina.
Wednesday was a bit quieter. We played a game of pitch and putt (Steve won),
eight ball tourney (Debra won), bought some propane, washed the truck and both
won a bit of cash at the local casino, and signed up for the pot-luck US Thanksgiving
dinner at the park.
Thursday was dull; the sun hiding in the low cloud for the day. We visited Tuzigoot
National Monument, another condo development from around 1100/1300 AD
(now CE I am told). Most of it was rebuilt; very little original structure left to look
at. One display showed how the big clay pottery pots are rebuilt. It takes about 130
hours to rebuild a pot about 30 inches in diameter!
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK:
• US grocery stores sell “Cake Boss” cakes – $25 for a two-story 8” round
frosted/decorated cake.
• When you travel with your house you can’t have forgotten to pack anything.
• When Debra drives, and you see a “watch for wildlife” sign something will run
across the road at the next corner.
• If you are Native American, you can borrow $10,000 without collateral, and only
pay $734 a month for 84 months. The interest rate works out to be about 89%.
• Can’t buy decent margarine in AZ, but can buy yummy ‘Greek style’ yogurt. x
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Snowbirds
By STEVE SAPERS
Camped in Arizona.
We left October 30 in the rain
and spent a couple of days in the
Mt Vernon/Bellingham WA area
getting some work done on the
trailer (scheduled maintenance and
a few repairs) and sorting out US
electronics (cellphone and internet
data for our Canadian iPad).
We had hoped to see Thrillingham
in Bellingham on Halloween – but no
headlights on the truck killed that idea.
We really began the trip south on
November 1, first stopping in Salem
OR, then Phoenix OR, and finally the
weekend in Oregon House CA. This
camp was high up in the mountains,
and we had a visit from some deer that
come right up to the trailer. (See photo
on front cover!) Beautiful spot, but no
working TV (trees blocked the satellite
dish) no Internet, and marginal cell
service had me itching to get moving on
Monday.
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The plan on Monday was to get the fuel gauge in the truck calibrated to the
replacement larger fuel tank (56 g vs 36 g) by the company that makes the tanks
– Transfer Flow. Unfortunately they told us the sender in the tank is not working
properly, so they could not do the work. They buttoned everything back up and sent
us on our way with an apology and a free tank of propane.
We were late getting on the road and therefore late to arrive to Manteca CA, where
we had a spot reserved at the “Turtle Beach Fish Camp”. Can’t tell you about either
turtles or fish as we arrived in the dark and left early in the morning. A very nice gent
helped us get (poorly, mostly because of me) backed into our campsite, and then
came over a few minutes later with a plate of cheese, crackers and salami!
Tuesday we made it to Barstow CA, (350 mile day) and instead of making a
400 mile final day, we decided to finish our journey to AZ in two 200 mile days.
Wednesday we stayed near Kingman AZ, in an RV park that also is a “horse motel”.
We could smell ‘em, but didn’t see any horses.
Before we left Barstow we spent an hour or so at the Calico ghost town, a semi
restored ex-silver mining town in the desert. Lots of interesting things to look at, but
by 9:30 it was over 80°F in the sun. Time to get back to the A/C.
We arrived in our first ‘winter home’ (for the next 21 days) on Thursday near
Camp Verde AZ and within an hour it started to rain! The park is backed by the
Verde River, with mountains on three sides, one made of red rocks. We have satellite
TV, but no cell service. Internet is a 5-minute walk to the main lodge.
What we have learned, so far:
The truck and trailer are bigger than they look, the rig is about 57’ long, 13’ high, 10 tires,
and about 12.5 tons.
I need to get better at backing up and Debra needs to get better at reading a level (used to
level the trailer when we park).
Verizon cannot provide a data plan to a Gen 3 iPad – NO matter what you read or are told
by Apple Canada.
While Verizon is quite happy to provide a Canadian (with no fixed address) a month-tomonth data plan, ATandT will only do this if they are given a $500 deposit.
Oregon drivers will stop to let you j-walk, or make a left, but will cut in front of you on the
Interstate with only inches to spare.
Washington roads are not as good as Oregon roads.
California roads are worse than Washington roads, and WAY worse than Oregon roads,
and towing you can’t go faster than 55 mph.
Arizona roads are wide and kinda broken up. But you can go 75 mph!
Dry sunny days in November are wonderful.
We are not in a hurry; we will get there when we get there.
Never arrive at an RV park in the dark.
Debra has become addicted to the iPad – playing Spider Solitaire and Sudoku – I may
need to buy another for me.
If you want the ‘Personal Hotspot’ function (iPad) you can only take
the 5G data plan from AT&T.
The ‘Personal Hotspot’ iPad function really works well, very simple to
setup and use.
Never think that your satellite dish will find the signal if there is a tree
within 10’ of the trailer.
We live by three checklists: Inside (departure) Outside (departure)
and Arrival.
Fort Victoria
RV Park
It’s weird being in the US and watching Steve and Sophie on Global
News.
It’s fun listening to the Port Mann gridlock report while watching the
sunrise in the desert; ditto for rainy weather reports.
DKJ Cell
Always pack something for lunch on the road. Sometimes you just
can’t stop for a meal when your rig is 50–ish feet long.
Truck stops are our new best retailers. They have everything and big acre parking.
AT&T 4G is great – when it’s there; one bar (we call it 4G with a pinky) not so good,
AT&T does like to fall back to 3G for some reason.
✔ 300 Hookups ✔ Water/Sewer/Electric/TV
Brown toast is ‘wheat’, the cheque is the ‘ticket’ and tea is iced unless you ask for ‘hot tea’
(even at breakfast).
Iron Skillet puts the cutlery in what looks like a mini barf bag. Debra suggested that might
be foreshadowing.
✔ Laundromat ✔ Sani-dump
In Oregon professional truckers pay a discounted price for diesel fuel.
In California truckers pay more than we do.
XM (satellite) radio is much better in the US. That’s another rip for Canadians, who we
believe pay more for less (service).
I am happy to see motorcycles on the road in November, but this “no helmet” thing is just
plain crazy! s
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✔ Whale Watching Tours
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340 Island Hwy,
Victoria BC V9B 1H1
250-479-8112 • Fax: 250-479-5806
[email protected]
www.FortVictoria.ca
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BY CATHERINE DOOK
The Wager
When we pulled our 1979 Execuvan
out of storage for a trip to the NWT
to visit my parents and two of John’s
children, our mechanic looked at
us sideways and muttered under his
breath.
“It’s an old van,” he warned finally.
“Things break down. But we’ve fiddled
with the driver’s side window and the
windshield wipers work. $157.”
His disapproval hung in the room
like fog.
“Our mechanic is a van snob,” I
remarked to John on the way out.
“Really!”
True, the original shag carpet smelled
worse than ever, thanks to a little
incident with the porta-pottie the year
before, but John had fixed the wobbly
passenger-side seat and I was wildly
excited. Last trip to Yellowknife, I’d had
to brace myself for 6,000 kilometers.
The next day we gassed up our van and
stocked up on pasteries from True Grain
Bakery in Cowichan Bay and bought
fruit and stuffed some canned chili into
the locker under the cooler. “We have
two of everything we could need,” I told
John. “Kobo Reader and spare books.
BBQ lighter and matches. MP3 player
and CDs. Underwear and bathing suits.
Extra pills for everybody. A comb and
a hairbrush. Regular toothbrushes in
case our electric ones run out of battery
before we can get to an electric outlet.
Thermos and travel-mug. Ground coffee
and instant. Butter and margarine. Mars
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Bars and cookies. I’ve got my recorder. Do you want to bring your banjo?”
“No,” John said.
“We’d probably trip over it,” I agreed.
“It’s not that,” he said. He paused.
“Then why?” I asked.
“This old van might not make it all the way to Yellowknife and back,” he explained.
“If we have to abandon it by the side of the road and hitch-hike, I don’t want to lose
my banjo.”
“Oh,” I said. Silently I continued to make lists and pack.
There was a dramatic crack in the windshield extending east to west across the
driver’s side at eye level, and though John swore the carpet didn’t smell, if we left
the door open passing citizens walking their dogs visibly flinched. Still, I was very
pleased with our Execuvan. And I had faith in it – the kind of blind optimism that
throughout my life has gotten me into all kinds of trouble.
The next morning John returned from coffee at Zoe’s Coffee Shop with a grin on
his face. “The neighbors are taking bets the van won’t make it,” he said. “They’re
talking about drawing up a map with flags on it and the person who bets on the flag
closest to where we break down wins the pot.”
I laughed out loud. “No!” I said. “Imagine thinking we’re going to break down!”
Just then we heard a shout from our friend Richard.
“Hey John, Catherine,” he yelled. “I have $20 on Prince George. If you arrange to
break down around there, I’ll split the pot. There might be $30 - $40 in it for you.”
I laughed, but uneasily this time. “We don’t INTEND to break down,” John said.
“Think about it,” Richard said. “$40 might get you home.”
“It’s a good offer,” I said.
“We might take you up on it,” John added.
When we pulled out, exhaust billowing behind us in gusts. We attracted such
amazed stares from passers-by that I was astonished.
“Our van is a hit among envious people,” I thought. “There is no other like it.”
We made a 12 noon start, but I’d forgotten the boat key, so we tried again and left at
12:15. “Goodbye, goodbye,” we called to all our neighbours. “Goodbye.”
The sun shone fiercely upon us, but the van was shaded and smelly.
“Quick, open a window,” I begged, “and let out the stink.”
“This van does not stink,” John said, but because the driver-side window had just
been fixed, John was glad to unroll it just to show off.
“I’m gagging here,” I complained. I changed the subject. “Look – there’s a spiderweb on my side of the van.”
“Well, wipe it away,” John said.
I leaned forward and took a swipe at the spider-web, but as soon as I’d finished an
enormous spider ran from behind the console, glared balefully at me with his shiny
eyes and disappeared into an air vent.
“Ewwww,” I said. I wriggled in my seat. The seat did not move. I shifted again.
The seat remained as bolted to the floor of the van as if it had never wobbled in its
entire career. I heaved a sigh of relief that blew the dust off the window. “You fixed
the seat!” I said. “It’s really fixed. Darling, I love you.” I sat back and prepared to enjoy
the journey in a state of great contentment.
“Did you pack the propane?” John asked.
“Check.”
“Did you pack any razors? We’ll be gone a month and I might want to shave.”
“Check.”
Settled in for the night in Hope BC. John looking a little tired.
John fell silent. “Mars Bars?”
“Check. And apples and pasteries
and coffee and cheese. Leave nothing to
chance, I always say.”
“Except this old van,” John said, then
he concentrated on his driving all the
way to the ferry at Nanaimo.
We sat in the steaming heat at the
ferry terminal for an hour-and-ahalf drinking coffee and crunching
Gala apples and gobbling True Grain
pasteries.
”I don’t understand why every apple
has a sticker,” I remarked.
“I don’t understand why the man in
the RV in front of us is wearing those
shorts,” John said, indicating a middleaged gentleman wearing a pair of blueflowered bermudas. “I wouldn’t be
caught dead in a pair of shorts like that.”
I looked at the man’s shiny white RV.
“I bet he thinks the same about our van,”
I said. I plugged in a cassette tape and
Karen Carpenter’s smooth voice filled
the cab.
“I’m on the top of the world
Looking down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I’ve found
Ever since you’ve been around
Your love’s put me at the top of the
world.”
I opened my window again to let the
smell out. John opened his window
too. He said he wanted a cross-breeze,
but I think he was actually choking,
though he wouldn’t admit it. It was a
very long wait for the ferry. The bay was
all concrete railings and front loaders
and electric cars scattered like debris.
We were third RV from the front and
there was no sign of a ferry for another
hour, but finally it arrived and our van
lurched onboard.
Enjoying the air conditioning and
comparatively sweet odour of the ferry,
I read a book about India while John
drank coffee.
Back in our Execuvan, fortified by
coffee and up on the latest information
on India, we sped off the ferry and
glided optomistically onto Trans Canada
Highway #1, only to be crowded into the
world’s longest 100 km long rush-hour
traffic jam I have ever encountered.
As the Execuvan slowed to a crawl,
the van spider emerged from behind the
console and began respinning his web,
looking over his shoulder to give me dirty
looks as he did so, but I was too astonished
at the traffic to do battle with him.
Finally there was green grass and trees
and the mountains crowding closer and
the air cooled off and the wind gusted
against the side of our van as we picked
up speed. At 8:00 we made Hope. We
lurched off an exit and landed at a gas
station where we asked directions to the
nearest RV campsite from an obliging
young woman. “Original shag carpet,” I
said, indicating the van.
“Kewl,” she replied, and smiled.
We found the Coquahalla Campsite
and parked, and rested in the fragrant
dark and congratulated each other on
a successful trip. “How far to Prince
George?” I asked my husband.
“We’re not there yet,” he replied, “But
we survived the first day.” s
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Quick Facts of our RV Road Trip
May 14 – October 2, 2012
By
GUSTAV & LYNNE
BRUHNS
[email protected]
TRAVEL:
In 2012 we traveled
20,560 kms with
19,720 of those on land, and
420 of those on water.
We visited 6 provinces,
18 states, and crossed
the Canadian/American
border 10 times.
RV PARKS:
We spent 93 nights in privately owned campgrounds, 35 nights in national/state/municipal campgrounds, and
13 nights in family/friends driveways.
Best Overall RV Park:............ Louisbourg RV Park, Louisbourg Nova Scotia (Location, atmosphere, and management)
Most Scenic Overall:............. Wildhorse RV Park, Pendleton Oregon
Best Water View:.................... Lunenburg Campground, Lunenburg Nova Scotia
Best Mountain View:.............. Waterton Lakes National Park Alberta
Best Layout:............................... Hickory Hollow Campground, Utica Illinois
Best Amenities:......................... Lantern Resort Campground, Jefferson, New Hampshire
Most Unusual:.......................... Terry Bison Ranch RV Park, Cheyenne Wyoming
Most Surprising:...................... Viking RV Park, Quirpon Newfoundland
Most Peaceful:......................... Timberlake RV Park, Home Valley Washington
Noisiest:..................................... Edgewater Inn & RV Park, Malta Montana (Is beside a railroad bridge.)
Most Remote:........................... Buffalo Bill Ranch Recreation Area, North Platte Nebraska
Unique Location:..................... Gros Morne RV Campground, Rocky Harbour Newfoundland
...................................................... (Campground is built around a church in the middle of the park. The church was there first.)
Most Overrated:..................... Camper’s City RV Resort, Moncton New Brunswick
Friendliest:................................. Buffalo Plains RV Park, Fort MacLeod Alberta
Best Mom & Pop:.................... Fisherman’s Cove RV Park and Campground, Hunts’ Point Nova Scotia
Windiest:.................................... Oceanside Park, Port au Choix Newfoundland (Trailer rocked and we didn’t sleep all night!)
Cleanest:.................................... National and State Parks – Good Sam Parks
Most Expensive:...................... Sturgeon Woods Campground, Leamington Ontario ($50.79 – close to Point Pelee National Park)
Cheapest:.................................. Buffalo Bill Ranch Recreation Area, North Platte Nebraska ($12 – water, electricity, washrooms)
Most Improved:....................... St. Barbe RV Park, St. Barbe Newfoundland
OLYMPIC PENINSULA RV PARKS
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PARKS, MUSEUMS, HISTORICAL SITES, LANDMARKS: We visited 35 different sites.
Best Overall Site:.....................Baily Yard, North Platte Nebraska – Pacific Union Railway sorting yard.
Most Scenic:..............................Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland
.......................................................The Columbia River Gorge, Oregon and Washington States
Most Educational: ...................National Historic Oregon Trail Museum, Baker City Oregon
.......................................................Grenfell Museum and Historic Site, St. Anthony Newfoundland
.......................................................Hector Heritage Quay, Pictou Nova Scotia
Most Historic:............................L’ance aux Meadows National Historic Site, Newfoundland
Most Unique:.............................Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump, Fort MacLeod Alberta
Most Attractive:........................The Nelson Museum of the West, Cheyenne Wyoming
Most Remote:............................Cook’s Harbour, Newfoundland
.......................................................Brier Island, Nova Scotia
Most Disappointing:................The Bay of Fundy Tidal Bore, Moncton New Brunswick
Best Lighthouse:........................Rose Blanche, Rose Blanche Newfoundland
Most Commercial:...................Banff National Park, Banff Alberta
Most Natural:............................Point Pelee National Park, Leamington Ontario
Best Reconstruction:................Fortress of Louisbourg Historical Site, Louisbourg Nova Scotia
Most Entertaining: ..................Louisbourg Playhouse, Louisbourg Nova Scotia
.......................................................Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland
Best Walking Trails:.................Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta
Coldest:.......................................Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta – lake was still frozen
Most Surprising:.......................The interesting and varied landscapes as we traveled from Iowa to Utah.
We went from flat prairie to rolling hills to wide open high plains to brightly coloured canyons and gorges through the
towering peaks. However, it was heartbreaking to drive mile after mile and witness the devastation of the crops, caused by the
drought conditions in the summer of 2012.
HIGHWAYS:
Most Boring:..............................US 2 from Montana to Minnesota - straight and flat
Most Interesting:......................US 2 from Vermont to Maine - curves, hills, small towns and White Mountains National Forest
Most Congested:......................US 30 south of Chicago
BEST FOOD at:
Lomond River Lodge, Lomond River Newfoundland (moose burgers and onion rings)
Stone Soup Café, Pictou Nova Scotia (west coast seafood chowder with freshly baked rolls)
Priscilla’s Kountry Kitchen, North Conway New Hampshire (Reuben sandwiches with homemade sauerkraut, rye bread, & coleslaw)
WEATHER: Sun, heat and humidity – 99.5% of the time. Clouds, rain and wind – .5% of the time.
PICTURES: Zero
MEMORIES: Priceless, Special, Amazing, Unforgettable!
The purpose of the 2012 road trip was to return to Newfoundland and Labrador for our third visit - no relatives or friends. We just think
it is a great place. This visit we spent 27 days in the Western and Northern Penninsulas, which are our favourites.
We retired in June of 2001, bought our 2002 Toyota Tundra truck in January, 2002, and a 20 foot Layton fifth wheel in August, 2002. We
took our first trip to the Maritimes, Newfoundland and Labrador in 2003 (April to mid-August).
We upgraded our fifth wheel trailer to a
24 foot 2005 Okanagan Eclipse and took our
second trip in 2005 (March to October).
We spent March to mid-June crossing the
United States, entering back into Canada
through Maine. We returned to Sooke by
mid-Ocober through Canada.
We still have the same truck and fifth
wheel. The trailer is just the right size for
the two of us plus we never have a problem
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Our TRAILER
Karen and I have owned our 25 ft Wilderness travel trailer
for about six years and in most respects are really happy with
it. One complaint has been the lack of space in the living
area. There is a small slide with a sofa and anyone sitting on
the sofa with their feet out blocks any movement through the
trailer. After a few days it starts to feel quite confining.
We kept looking at our large four-seat dinette, thinking that
for the two of us it was a poor use of space and that reducing
or removing it would open things up.
We decided to remove the dinette and replace it with a base
unit we call a buffet, and a table that retracts halfway into it
when not in use. At mealtime the table pulls out to seat two.
If we have guests it has extending hardware and leaf inserts
to allow it to expand and seat four. Two extra chairs fold and
store under the bed.
While we lost the storage space under the dinette seats we
gained more and easier-to-access storage behind the six buffet
doors.
The buffet top, table, and doors are ¾ in. oak plywood edged
with solid oak. The face frame is 1x2 oak and the interior
shelves and dividers are ¾ in. birch plywood.
The wood costs were about $200 and the full extension
drawer slides and table hardware about $100 from Lee Valley.
We found the wooden folding chairs at Costco for $30 each.
While we were at it, we also replaced the old vinyl flooring
with new vinyl click tile, also from Costco.
We now have more room to move around, better storage in
the new buffet, easier access to the upper cabinets and it cost a
lot less than a new trailer would have!
The old dinette we decided to change.
The space after removal of the dinette.
New flooring and roughed-in buffet.
Buffet before the table and drawer were installed.
Renovation Project
BY JOHN CONWAY
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Finished unit with table retracted.
Table pulled out to seat two people.
Table with leaves inserted to seat four people.
Computer shelf extended.
If there are any questions I can answer regarding this project, you can contact me at [email protected].
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BY STEVE JOYCE, Service Manager
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Here we are, the kick-off to a new season of camping and
relaxing in the great outdoors of British Columbia.
Recently, due our strong Canadian dollar, I have been
receiving more and more requests for Propane Certifications
from Canadians who have purchased used RV’s south of the
border. Unfortunately for some consumers, who purchased out
of Canada, the great savings they thought they received can soon
turn into quite a huge expense.
The propane gas codes between Canada and the United
States do vary, and often these imported vehicles do not meet
our provincial standards. Depending on the size of the RV, the
costs associated in bringing the RV into compliance can run the
owner anywhere from $1,500 - $3,500. Please understand that
these numbers are only an estimate, it could be more.
Now you may think this seems expensive, but you do have to
realize there is a considerable amount of time taken to remove all
the non-conforming propane supply lines and fittings inside the
RV and reinstalling the new lines as per the Provincial Gas Code
and issue a new registered decal. Also there may be venting
issues with the appliances, and or after-market propane-fired
equipment such as Catalytic Heaters, which do not meet code.
Also a dealer will inspect for, but not limited to the following:
locks on LP doors, type of grommets used through the structure
to protect the propane lines, carbon monoxide detectors,
exterior doors interfering with appliance venting, appliances
sealed from the interior of the RV, regulator mounting, operation
and protection, couplers, tees, or fittings to the appliances inside
the RV.
Canadian RV dealers bring in all their new RV inventory
meeting these codes.
Thank-you, and let’s have fun out there.
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RV PARTS
BY BOB DAVIES, Parts Manager
Jubilee RV Centre, Kamloops, BC
Well it won’t be long before the spring camping season will
be here. The May long weekend is only a few weeks away. If by
chance the weather is not as accommodating as we want there are
a couple of thing you can use to make the camping weekend more
enjoyable.
Faulkner Furniture makes a variety of outdoor patio mats.
These mats come in several sizes, colours and styles to match
your RV. Besides the 9’x6’, 9’x12’ & the 8’x20’ there is a new mat
that is 3’x6’- a great size for the entrance door floor. All mats are
made from a durable polypropylene material that is UV protected
and feature different reversible patterns between front and back
sides. With most mats, an optional water resistant black nylon
storage bag is also available. These mats will help keep the dirt
and grime from getting into your RV. Price range is from about
$25 to $140 for the largest size. Check with your parts accessory
advisor for other brands available. Faulkner’s website is www.
faulknerfurniture.com. Also check www.camco.net and www.
mingsmark.com for other patio mat manufacturers.
Step mats are also great products to put on your RV steps.
Available in a wide range of colours and styles. Prest-O-fit, Camco
& Outrigger are just a few manufacturers of these great products.
Make sure you measure the step tread width for proper sizing.
Other items to help in less than ideal conditions are slide-out
toppers. Dometic A&E & Carefree are well known manufacturers.
Toppers help to keep rain and debris off the top of your slide
lessoning any rainwater from entering your RV and possible
damage to the slide seals. Available from 42” to 196” in size.
White vinyl is the most popular colour. Check out either www.
edometic.com or www.carefreeofcolorado.com for all the options
available for these products. Also, to measure for a slide topper,
measure your slide from the outside edge to the outside edge.
Using that measurement your dealer will use a sizing chart to
ensure a proper fit.
With crazy spring weather, sudden wind gusts can ruin you RV
awning. Try using awning fabric de-flappers and awning hold
down strap kits to prevent the fabric from “flapping” in the wind,
and hold down kits to secure the roller tube to the ground. These
products are available from a variety of manufacturer for either
manual or electric awnings.
To help keep warm and to add some comfort to your camping
experience, check out LP gas portable fire pits. Fire pits are
usually self-contained with either lava rock or simulated logs.
There are several manufacturers each providing different options,
cooking grills etc. In most cases fire pits will connect to a 20-lb
propane tank or to propane quick disconnect located on the low
pressure side of your propane system. There are also different
adapters to connect to disposable 1-lb bottles. Here are a couple of
websites to check: www.port-a-fire.ca and www.camco.net.
Your local RV dealership Parts and Accessory Department
can assist you with all the items mentioned. Please stop by to see
this and many other products. Have a safe and happy camping
holiday!
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BY BARB REES
Barb and Dave Rees’s fourth caper around Canada
started with a bang!
Packed for the next trip, Boo the Menopausal Van 2 burst
into flames parked in a Powell River mall.
That was the beginning of the Rees’s Western Canada
tour to Churchill, MB.
Boundless beauty, breakdowns, fascinating people and
polar bears filled the summer of 2011.
From the wilderness of northern BC to the prairies of AB,
to the farming communities of SK, and up to Thompson,
MB where they took the slow train to Churchill to make
their dreams come true.
However the story took a tragic twist at the end.
Different from the three previous RV Canada travelogues,
RV Canada And The Polar Bear Dream will touch your
heart like never before. At the same time the book tells
of selling at markets to help pay for the trip, and offers
valuable RV resources and tips.
For further information
or to purchase any of the books at
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Ode to the Highway Travellers
BY MINA ZUROWSKI, Arizona Trip 2013
To fellow travellers on the road
And truckers with their heavy loads
There’s fifth wheel trailers heading far
And motorhomes who pull their car
Cyclers and bikers, our occasional companions
Scaring us silly as they zip through the canyons
All of us from different places
Looking ahead with bright shiny faces
Away from family, home, and friends
The winding highway that never ends
Each has a story, all their own
Enjoying their travels until safely home.
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10 minutes to Sidney, 20 to Victoria
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Abbotsford, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast...........604-743-5027
Kamloops Old Time Fiddlers Show & Contest....250-376-2330
Abbotsford Tradex: Volleyball BC 15U/16U
Provincial Championships.................................604-291-2007
Campbell River Spring Home Expo, Strathcona Garden Arena
Campbell River, Photographers at Painters.........800-663-7090
Tofino Shorebird Festival....................................250-725-2560
Oliver, Perfect Pairing at Jackson-Triggs
Okanagan Estate (wine)......................................250-498-4500
Kelowna, Okanagan Spring Wine Festival..........250-861-6654
Coquitlam, 2nd Tri-Cities Wheel to Heal Ride....604-469-3128
Sooke Rotary Auction & Spring Fair, Seaparc Arena
Burnaby, 24th Rhododendron Festival...............604-291-6864
Hornby Island Blues Workshop.........................250-335-2581
Invermere, Wings Over the Rockies Bird Fest.....888-342-9464
Trail, Silver City Days.........................................250-364-0918
Burnaby Village Museum Heritage Fair..............604-293-6500
Creston Valley Bird Fest.....................................250-402-6908
Abbotsford: Volleyball Canada 14U West Open.... 604-291-2007
Parksville Spring Home Expo, Oceanside Place
Powell River Spring Home Expo, Rec Complex Arena
Brackendale, 2013 Orecrusher XC Race............604-982-8000
Cranbrook, Kootenay Children’s 28th Festival....250-426-5914
Duncan, BC Forest Museum Marsh Fest.............250-715-1113
Nelson Garden Festival, 10am-3pm...................250-354-1909
Victoria, Tartan Parade.......................................250-598-0120
Chilliwack Heritage Park, ABA BMX.......... 480-961-1903x112
Princeton Rodeo................................................250-295-4084
Victoria, Holistic Health & Metaphysics............778-433-7334
Alert Bay Mothers Day Tea, Cedar Street............250-974-5024
Fort Steele, Mothers Day Tea & Fashion Show....250-417-6000
Kamloops, Mothers Day Brunch at South
Thompson Inn....................................................250-573-3777
Cherryville, BC Open Gold Panning Championships
and Family Fun Days.........................................250-549-4395
Kelowna, Rutland May Days..............................250-765-7220
New Denver May Days......................................250-358-2456
Penticton, Meadowlark Festival.........................250-492-5275
Coombs Country Opera, Rodeo Grounds Hall...250-248-1009
Campbell River, Blast Off to 2013 /a 60th Anniversary
Dance for all Square Dancers, Quinsam Hall.....250-923-9492
Cloverdale‘s 123rd Rodeo & Country Fair..........604-576-9461
Creston Valley Blossom Festival.........................250-428-2214
Castlegar, Garden & Nature Fest........................250-339-4439
Chilliwack Heritage Park, Cool Runnin Arena Show
- Mission Carriage Club.....................................604-824-9927
Courtenay, Comox Valley Highland Games.......250-339-2208
Christina Lake Fishing Derby.............................250-447-6122
Hedley, Stamp Mill Days...................................250-292-8422
Creston, Yaqan Nukiy Pow Wow - free...............250-428-2584
Denman Island 26th Pottery Studio Tour............250-335-1209
Victoria 150th Highland Games & Celtic Fest.....250-598-0120
Courtenay, Art & Bloom Festival........................250-338-6901
Cumberland Empire Days..................................250-336-2445
Fort St John Kennel Club Dog Show..................250-261-6870
Golden Triangle Cycling Tour.............................800-622-4653
Kaslo May Days Celebration..............................866-276-3212
Invermere, Horsethief Hideout BackWoods
Blues Festival.....................................................250-434-4444
Nanaimo Empire Days Celebrations...................250-754-8141
Creston, BlossomFest 5/10km Run.....................250-428-7127
Maple Bay Marina Wooden Boat Celebration....250-746-8482
Penticton, Peach City Run Fest................ peachcityrunfest.com
Quesnel, Barkerville Rush Relay........................250-992-7783
Keremeos Elks 75th Rodeo.................................250-499-5175
Abbotsford, Bradner May Day Parade................604-856-3304
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Harrison Mills, Kilby Victoria Day Celeb............604-796-9576
Kaslo Garden Fest..............................................866-276-3212
North Vancouver, No. Shore Spring Triathlon....604-990-6888
Victoria, Island Farms Victoria Day Parade.........250-382-3111
Anahim Lake Canoe Race..................................250-742-3227
Surrey Children’s Festival...................................604-501-5598
Vancouver International Tequila Expo................877-840-0457
Abbotsford Tradex: Coastal Swap Meet..............604-540-6141
Britannia Beach Classic LongBoard Race...........604-630-3815
Burnaby European Festival.................................604-536-3394
Campbell River, Painters at Painter’s (Lodge)........800-663-7090
Chilliwack Heritage Park, Fraser Valley
Retirement & Healthy Living Show.....................604-792-3407
Ladner May Days...............................................604-946-4141
Powell River, Lund Shellfish Festival..................604-483-9220
Salmon Arm, Shuswap Lake Writers’ Festival.....250-832-6702
Whistler, 10th every Woman Conference............604-838-7653
Squamish, Loop the Lakes Trail Race - 1/2 Mar... 604-567-1117
Victoria, Selkirk Waterfront Festival...................250-388-5251
Victoria, Swiftsure International Yacht Race.......250-592-2441
Vancouver International Children’s Festival........604-708-5655
Revelstoke, Chickadee Nature Festival...............250-837-2010
Castlegar Sunfest...............................................250-365-3331
Vancouver Craft Beer Week...............................604-618-1963
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Creston, Just ‘Tri’ It! Triathlon.............................250-428-7127
Gold River, The Great Walk...............................250-245-1045
Radium Hot Springs, Crazy Soles Trail Run........877-647-4525
Revelstoke Vintage Car Club Show/Shine...........250-837-1641
Spillimacheen, Spilli Chili Cook-Off Festival......250-346-3306
Trail, Warfield Day.............................................250-368-8202
Canal Flats Days................................................250-349-5447
Kimberley, Marysville Daze...............................250-427-3666
Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island Studio Tour......250-285-2103
Williams Lake, The Dirty Knobby & Overland
Cross Country Weekend.....................................250-296-9081
Squamish, Day Out With Thomas: The Go Go
Thomas Tour 2013 - train rides...........................212-981-5168
Elkford Triathlon................................................250-865-4000
Sooke’s Secret Garden Tour - 10am-4pm............250-642-1397
Richmond, Pacific Coastal Airlines Memorial Charity
Golf Tournament, Mayfair Lakes Golf Club........604-483-6421
Chetwynd Chainsaw Carving Championship.....250-788-1943
Prince Rupert, Seafest........................................250-624-9118
Kelowna, Fat Cat Children’s Festival...................250-861-4911
Annual Cherryville Days....................................250-547-6540
Sparwood, Coal Miner Days..............................250-425-2094
Tofino Food & Wine Festival..............................250-218-3515
Vernon, Creative Chaos Craft Show...................250-545-6035
Campbell River, Ocean’s Day............................250-286-3161
Creston Museum’s Kids’ Day.............................250-428-9262
Fernie, Elk Valley Relay for Life................................ relaybc.ca
Mission, 17th Children’s Festival.........................604-826-0029
Radium Hot Springs, Brits Best Car Show..........250-347-9331
Lake Cowichan Family Heritage Days................250-749-3244
Saanich Peninsula Studio Tours..........................250-656-7400
Wasa Lake Provincial Park, Gerick’s Triathlon....250-427-0021
Port Hardy, Telus Van Isle 360 International
Yacht Race.........................................................604-669-7245
Yale Heritage Site’s Strawberry Social.................604-863-2324
Penticton, Peach City Bridge Tournament, Conven. Centre
Alert Bay, 55th June Sports................................250-974-5556
Cranbrook, Sam Steele Days..............................250-426-4161
Comox, BC Shellfish Festival..............................250-890-7561
Fairmont Hot Springs, E. Kootenay Beer Fest......800-663-4979
Gibsons Landing June Jazz Festival.....................604-740-5825
Rolla, Sweetwater 905 Festival...........................250-759-4527
N. Vancouver, Seek the Peak Relay – Grouse.....604-984-0661
Squamish, Test of Metal Mountain Bike Race.....604-982-8000
If you had an interesting time and maybe took some pictures too, please write us a story about what you experienced!
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Abbotsford Tradex: APNA Truck Show...............604-596-9287
Ashcroft Rootin’ Tootin’ Rodeo..........................250-457-9755
Duncan, Father’s Day Tractor Show....................250-715-1113
Father’s Day at the Fort Steele............................250-417-6000
Hudson’s Hope, Father’s Day Fishing Derby.......250-783-5736
Quesnel, Cottonwood Hse Father’s Day Celeb...250-992-2071
Revelstoke, Fathers’ Day at Skytrek-zipline........866-944-9744
Cumberland, Miner’s Memorial Day Weekend..250-336-8313
Fort St. James, National Aboriginal Day Fun......250-996-7191
Penticton, Peach City Beach Cruise....peachcitybeachcruise.com
Qualicum Beach, Fairy House Surprise........ milnergardens.org
Salmon Arm, Shuswap Dragon Boat Festival......250-803-0083
Vancouver, Point Grey Fiesta.............................604-263-6443
Victoria International Jazz Fest...........................250-388-4423
Vancouver International Jazz Festival.................604-872-5300
Abbotsford Tradex: Provincial Professional Truck
Driving Championships.....................................604-888-5319
Kimberley, Round the Mountain Festival............250-427-7789
Sayward, Kusam Klimb, 23 km loop..................250-282-0018
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Edmonton, Butterdome Spring Craft Sale.............888-773-4444
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Lake Louise, Bikinis for Breast Cancer................... skilouise.com
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Lake Louise, Kokanee Freeride.............................. skilouise.com
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Rockies................................................................. skilouise.com
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Lake Louise, Spring Episode ‘13............................ skilouise.com
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Red Deer, Festival of Champions.........................403-346-3911
10-11 Cochrane Art Club Show & Sale..........................403-981-6716
10-11 Cochrane & District Trade Show................ cochrane-tourism.ca
10-12 Calgary, Festival of Crafts, Art & Craft Sale, Stampede Park
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11Didsbury Homeschool Cross Country Run...........403-335-9445
11-18 Lethbridge, Canada-Wide Science Fair................403-381-0748
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Edmonton, Hip Hop in the Park................... hiphopinthepark.ca
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24-26 Erskine, RV Learning Weekend.....................olmacdonalds.com
24-6/30 Edmonton, Vocal Arts Festival.............................780-487-4844
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Calgary Artists’ Spring Art Show/Sale...................403-399-3953
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25-26 Calgary Lifestyle Expo..........................................403-228-7874
25-26 Calgary 18th Festival of Quilts............................ heritagepark.ca
25-26 Didsbury, Tree Planting Weekend - 500 trees.......403-335-9445
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31-02 Didsbury, Disc Dogs (Frisbee Dogs) Skyhoundz
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31-02 Stony Plain Kinsmen Rodeo......................stonyplainkinsmen.ca
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Whistler, Tough Mudder Vancouver, 16-19 km..604-935-3357
Christina Lake Triathlon.....................................250-442-2202
Gabriola Island Home & Garden Tour...............250-247-7558
Vancouver ScotiaBk Half-Marathon & 5k Run...416-944-2765
Vancouver, Retro Design & Antiques Fair...........604-980-3159
Qualicum Bay Lighthouse Bluegrass Festival......250-757-9991
Penticton, Pacific NW Elvis Festival....pentictonelvisfestival.com
Vernon, Funtastic Sport & Music Festival...........250-558-7756
Cowichan Bay, Grass Court Classic -tennis........250-746-7282
Elkford, Wildcat Days........................................250-865-4614
Vernon, Funtastic Slo-Pitch Tournament.............250-558-7756
Williams Lake 87th Stampede............................250-392-6585
Fernie Alpine Resort Summer Opening..............250-423-4655
Rossland, Gold Fever Follies..............................250-362-5666
Bella Coola Valley Rodeo...................................250-982-2766
Furious3 Fernie, Mtn Bike Stage Race................250-423-4655
Port Moody Golden Spike Days.........................604-931-8852
Vancouver, BC Bike Race..................................778-846-5746
Courtenay, Youth Music Centre Festival.............250-338-7463
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Edmonton, Heart of the City Music & Arts Fest.....780-667-3798
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Circus Festival......................................................403-968-0900
Calgary, POPS in the Park, BBQ & Concert..........403-571-0849
Edmonton, Dreamspeakers Film Festival..............780-378-9609
Edmonton, The RUBABOO Arts Festival...............780-913-3570
Edmonton, Next Generation Arts Festival ............780-453-2440
Edmonton Pride Festival.................................edmontonpride.ca
Calgary, Viva Las Vegas!.......................................403-571-0849
Edmonton, Creative Age Festival..........................780-248-1556
Holden Farmers Day Celebration
Edmonton Festival of Quilts, Central Lions Senior’s Centre
Wetaskiwin, History Road: The Ultimate
Car Show.............................................................780-361-1351
Beaverlodge, Farmer’s Festival, free dry camp’g....780-354-8610
Longview, Bar U Chuckwagon Cook-Off
Lethbridge Jazz Festival.......................................403-317-3926
Banff National Park Bike Fest...................... banfflakelouise.com
Edmonton Craft Beer Festival, EXPO Centre
Wanham, AB Provincial Plowing Match
Lethbridge Investors Group Memory Walk of
the Alzheimer Society..........................................403-329-3766
Millarville Half Marathon.............. millarvillehalfmarathon.com
Athabasca Open Horse Show
Bow Island Children’s Festival............................ bowisland.com
Calgary, Rad Dad Day.........................................403-240-3822
Lacombe, Father’s Day at Ellis Bird Farm..............403-346-2211
Hanna Quilt and Craft Show, Community Centre
Olds Community Celebration..............................403-556-4762
Fort Macleod, National Aboriginal Day...............403-553-2731
Devon, 2013 Special Olympics Alberta Summer Games
Rimbey Horse Show
Edmonton International Jazz Festival
Provost, Archaelogy Week.......................bodoarchaeology.com
Edmonton, Global Country Annual Concert
Banff, Newmar Kountry Club Rally..... newmarkountryklub.com
Calgary, Uptown Country Girls............................403-243-6642
Camrose, Celebrating First Nations
Calgary, Cultural Intersection Exhibition – Art Gala
and Auction.........................................................403-237-5850
Alix, Highriders Off Road Racing.........................403-314-4060
Bow Island 100th Year Celebration...................... bowisland.com
Olds, Draft Horse Classic.....................................403-556-3770
Edmonton Vintage Day
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Bremerton, Kitsap Sun Women Today............womentoday.com
E. Wenatchee, Classy Chassis Parade/Car Show..509-886-6108
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Leavenworth, Village Art in the Park....................509-548-5809
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Lynnwood, Whole Bead Show, Conv. Center.......800-292-2577
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Spokane, Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show.............rockrollers.org
Wenatchee, Wal-Mart Arts & Crafts Fair..............509-662-3616
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3-12 Sequim Irrigation Festival, downtown..................360-683-6197
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Long Beach, 63rd Loyalty Days...........................360-642-2400
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Port Angeles, Spring Show n Shine & Cruise In...360-683-7908
10-11 Everett, Mothers Day Gift Show, Everett Mall......425-263-7226
10-11 Kennewick, Untapped Blues & Brews Festival.....509-737-7661
10-12 Omak, 20th Annual Car Show & Swap Meet........509-826-3154
10-12 Walla Walla, 39th Balloon Stampede..................509-525-0850
Camas, Mother’s Day Plant & Garden Fair, at the High School
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Renton, 4th Seattle Metro Reptile Expo.......nwreptileexpos.com
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11-12 Spokane, 4-H Spring Clinic.................................509-477-2165
16-19 Anacortes, Trawler Fest Boat Show, Cap Sante Boat Haven
16-19 Selah Community Days Festival, Wixson Park.....509-697-4594
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Cle Elum, Spring Tea & Fashion Show.................509-674-7530
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Ellensburg National Art Show + Auction.............509-962-2934
17-19 Poulsbo & Kitsap Viking Fest 2013........................vikingfest.org
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Auburn, Petpalooza............................................253-931-3043
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Bremerton, Armed Forces Festival.......... bremertonchamber.org
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Coupeville, Penn Cove Water Festival.................360-682-5250
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Ellensburg Wine Festival.....................................888-925-2204
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Long Beach, Surf Perch Derby.............................360-642-2400
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Spokane, Celebrate Life Expo..............................509-326-1471
18-19 Fairchild, Skyfest - Thunderbirds are headliners...509-247-5705
18-19 Lacey Spring Fun Fair, St. Martin’s University......360-491-4700
18-19 Olympia, Capital City Marathon Run Fair...........253-820-1166
18-19 Seattle, University District StreetFair...................206-547-4417
18-19 Spangle, Bazaar Antique/Craft Show.. twowomencountrychic.com
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Career Expo........................................................509-438-0781
24-26 Ocean Shores, Oceans of Fine Arts Expo............253-318-3272
24-26 Ocean Shores, Grays Harbor Home Show..........253-318-3272
24-26 Ruston, CFest – Art, Wine & Seafood Festival......253-278-3741
24-26 Spokane, Inland Empire Arabian Horse Show.....509-291-3413
24-26 Spokane Kennel Club..........................................509-328-7652
24-26 Tonasket, Spring Green Music Festival and Organic
Living Fair at the Howell Canyon Estate...... 888-502-6613x102
24-27 Long Beach, World’s Longest Garage Sale...........360-642-2400
24-27 Port Angeles, Juan De Fuca Festival of the Arts....360-457-5411
24-27 Quincy, Sasquatch Music Festival............sasquatchfestival.com
24-27 Seattle, Northwest Folklife Festival...............nwfolklifefestival.org
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Easton Memorial Day Parade, Festival, Car Show...509-656-2309
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Rosyln Art Walk: Sunshine Series........................509-649-2223
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Rosyln RRC Heritage Club Dinner, Celebration
of Croation Culture - NWI Building.....................425-941-2296
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Rosyln RRC Heritage Club Dinner, Celebration
of Italian Culture - Stone House..........................425-941-2296
25-26 Brinnon, Shrimpfest............................................360-796-4456
25-26 Conconully, Arts & Crafts Show..........................509-826-4308
25-25 Kitsap Harbor Festival........................... kitsapharborfestival.org
25-27 Long Beach, SummerFest....................................360-642-2400
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Bellingham, Boulevard Pk Antique Auto Show....360-647-1832
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Bellingham, Fairhaven Festival............................360-220-6733
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Rosyln Riders Poker Ride....................................509-674-5775
26-27 Everett, Cruzin to Colby......................................425-280-8883
31-02Artfest Spokane...................................................509-363-5336
31-02 Edmonds Rotary Waterfront Festival....................425-771-1744
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Cle Elum, Roads of Wonder Community Days....509-674-4666
Ocean Shores Wearable Art Festival....................360-589-3349
Palouse, 9th Spring BBQ Hot Rod Gathering........208-301-0018
Anacortes Waterfront Festival..............................360-293-7911
Gig Harbor, Maritime Gig Festival......................253-851-6865
Long Beach, SummerFest....................................360-642-2400
Spokane, Farm Chicks Antiques Show.................... 509-954-1692
Bellevue, 41st Early Ford V-8 Car Show................425-788-6789
Seattle Science Festival.......................................206-269-5730
Sorticulture, Everett’s Garden Arts Festival..........425-238-2565
Maple Valley Days..............................................206-940-9322
Ilwaco, Free Waikiki Beach Concert Series..........360-642-2400
Vancouver, King PTO Car Show.........................360-696-4962
Deming Log Show..............................................360-815-5461
Bellingham, Lummi Stommish Water Festival......360-296-2962
Cle Elum, UKC Rotary Golf Tournament..............509-674-9450
Edmonds Arts Festival..........................................425-771-6412
Cashmere, Wenatchee River Bluegrass Festival...509-548-1230
Marysville Strawberry Festival.............................360-659-7664
Burlingham, Berry Dairy Days Festival in the Pk.360-757-0994
Ellensburg, Dachshunds of Parade......................888-925-2204
Fall City Days......................................................425-222-6251
Ocean Park, Northwest Garlic Festival................360-665-4448
Burlington, Berry Cool Car Show........................360-757-6333
Issaquah, Fenders on Front Street........................425-444-9206
Ilwaco Art Night.................................................360-642-2400
Seattle, Marathon Health & Fitness Expo, CenturyLink
Field Event Center .... runrocknroll.competitor.com/seattle/expo
Richland, 20th Annual Cool Desert Nights..........509-736-0510
Auburn’s Kidsday................................................253-931-3043
Brush Prairie, Alderbrook Park Uncle Rod
Cruise In.............................................................360-882-4444
Seattle, Seafair Festival KickOff, Westlake Center.....seafair.com
Bonney Lake, Alls Faire.......................................513-836-8769
Ocean Shores, Sand and Sawdust Festival...........360-591-4923
Seattle, Freemont Fair.........................................206-633-0422
Tonasket, Conscious Culture Music Fest, 72 Cayuse Mtn Rd.
Ilwaco, Free Waikiki Beach Concert Series..........360-642-2400
Long Beach, Beach to Chowder Run/Walk..........360-642-2400
Port Townsend, Rakers Car Show........................360-385-1344
Seattle, Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon & ½ Marathon...800-311-1255
Bellevue Strawberry Festival................................425-450-1049
Blaine, Internat’l Art Festival at Peace Arch Park..360-332-9862
Puyallup, Dolls4all Doll Show............................775-348-7713
Spokane, Wellness & Beauty Expo......................509-434-0133
Brush Prairie, Uncle Rod Cruise In.....................360-882-4444
Ilwaco, Relay for Life..........................................360-783-2974
Long Beach, Doggie Olympic Games.................360-642-2400
Ocean Shores, Five Star Dealerships Sand &
Sawdust Festival..................................................360-591-4923
Port Gamble, 24 Hrs Mass Destruction
Bike Ride & Race..........................................24hoursofmd.com
Eqc Taste of Tacoma............................................425-295-3262
Cle Elum, Silver Ridge Ranch Treasure Hunt Ride... 509-656-0275
Rosyln Art Walk, downtown................................509-649-2223
Seattle, Capitol Hill Pride Festival.......................206-523-6348
Washtucna Classic Auto Show............................509-646-3449
Bremerton, Falcon Gun & Knife Show................360-202-7336
Richland, Ye Merrie Greenwood Faire.................509-783-7727
SeaTac, International Festival...............................206-613-9614
Shoreline Arts Festival.........................................206-417-4645
Spokane, Palouse Empire Appaloosa Show..........509-291-2971
Spokane Hoopfest...............................................509-624-2414
Vancouver, Recycled Arts Festival............. 360-397-2121x4939
Fife Family Affair Car Show.................................253-896-8652
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30 Businesses
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ADA VIS GLOBAL
MEXICO
INSURANCE
FOR AS LOW AS
$83
A YEAR
1-800-909-4457
Fax: 1-800-909-1007
www.mexicoinsurance.com
E-MAIL:
[email protected]
NORTH SHORE R.V.
• RV Service & Repair
• Parts & Accessories
• Insurance & Warranty Claims
• Certified RV Techs - Propane Service
• VW, Euro, Westfalia Van Service
1128 West 15th St.,
North Vancouver, BC V7P 1M9
(Just off Pemberton)
604-987-2827
[email protected]
RV OOPS Awards
“What’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever done while RVing?”
BY LARRY MacDONALD, Powell River, BC
# 4: STOP & LOOK
Considering that backing-into-things is the most common mishap reported by RVers, I felt it
appropriate to include this year’s incident. Mike had bought a new motorhome and was attempting
to back it out of his driveway without a spotter. Just as his back tires neared the opposite curb, he
felt the rig lurch and heard a loud CRUNCH! Thinking he had just bumped into the mailbox across
the street, Mike angrily and hastily pulled forward. Not a good move. Yes, the mailbox had been
knocked off, but worse, the 4-by-4 post embedded in concrete was pushed down well under the rear
quarter. The forward movement resulted in an even louder CRUNCH when the post, acting like a
spear, pierced the flooring and tore out portions of the rear bedroom, exhaust system, and rear wall.
The repair bill came to $3,000.
Helpful hint: If you happen to back into something, immediately stop and assess the situation.
Often, more severe damage occurs in the process of pulling forward. Better yet, avoid backing into
something by using a spotter.
# 3: HOLA SHOULDER
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After a relaxing winter on the sunny beaches of Baja, Mexico, Ron joined a caravan of motorhomes
heading for the US border. The northbound lane was quite narrow – 9 1/2 feet of pavement – with a
6-inch drop off onto a “shoulder” littered with rocks and other debris. Along the way, an impatient
motorist attempted to pass but was forced to cut in sharply to avoid an oncoming truck. To prevent
being sideswiped, Ron moved over off the road and onto the rocks, eventually stopping after a
very scary and bumpy ride. Fortunately, no one was injured and he was able to continue with the
caravan for the remainder of the trip. At home, after repairing a bent frame and numerous dents
and scratches, an RV dealer handed Ron a bill for $10,000.
In this instance, Ron did most of the right things, including traveling in a caravan when in
Mexico. Had he not moved over or lost control on the rocky shoulder, the outcome might have been
disastrous. For that he is to be congratulated. On the other hand, this mishap could easily have been
avoided. Ron was driving his large Class A on a narrow road with a severe drop off and inadequate
shoulder. Talk about living on the edge! In our search for adventure, we must always be aware of
road conditions – too narrow, soft, wet, slippery, or steep – that may be unsafe for large, heavy RVs.
Avoidance is always the best option.
RV CLUBS
OPEN TO NEW MEMBERS:
BC Good Sams: www.bcsams.ca
BlueJay SINGLES: 250-453-9077
Burnabees: 604-888-8030
Diamond Wheels: 604-858-6499 or
604-530-6029
Drifters: 250-768-3050
Happy Islanders: 250-390-3156
Interior Romers: 250-378-5839
Newmar Kountry Club: 604-916-7767
RVer’s-R-US: 778-241-2307
Wally Byam Caravan Club: - for
Airstream owners: [email protected]
Any errors, omissions, or
additions? Contact SHEILA at
[email protected]
Businesses and/or Individuals can use the MARKETPAGE Ads (above) for $275 + HST.
is an extra
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CLASSIFIED AD - from the RVing public
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(1) FOR SALE – RVs
CLASS A MOTORHOMES
2005 Itasca Meridian, 34’,
350 hp cat engine,
brand-new Michelin tires,
auto Shaw satellite, 24,000 miles,
dual-pane windows,
2 slides,
leather electric recliner sofa/bed,
4 door fridge,
full body paint and more.
Excellent shape.
$120,000
250-305-8224 (please leave message)
[email protected]
1995 Fleetwood Coronado
29-ft, low miles, new tires,
clean, reliable,
good condition,
open to reasonable offers
$20,500 OBO
604-255-1340
or 778-822-2475
Vancouver
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Mainly for the use
of the RVing public only.
For ISSUE 154
July/August, 2013
1)
2)
3)
4)
send ALL four things:
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Your name
Your postal mailing address
Payment
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If sending cheque, make out to
The RV Times, and mail to:
RVT Publishing Inc.
7160 GRANT RD W.
SOOKE BC V9Z 0N6
to arrive BEFORE
June 12
PRINT CLEARLY,
and mention the Category.
(No charge for category title.)
(3) FOR SALE – LAND/LOT
&/or HOMES
If you choose to use
Year-round living in a secure complex.
Credit Card & E-mail,
Own your own lot &
1st: e-mail [email protected]
2009 44-ft park model
the ad Wording, PLUS your
Caravans West 5-Star Resort
Name and Postal Mailing Address,
Shuswap Lake, BC
2nd: phone 250-642-1916 with
$199,000
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90 minutes from Vancouver in
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with new 50 amp service,
shed and gazebo. Large clubhouse,
hot tub and indoor pool. Golf, fishing, ATVing, and
skiing within minutes. $79,500.
250-535-1058, or
[email protected]
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2008 34 ft. fifth wheel in
a private south Okanagan RV Park
for summer rental,
metres from the beach.
Fully equipped, everything included.
Sleeps 4-6.
Boat bouy available.
$985/week.
250-490-1355 or
[email protected]
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Extra words: 80¢ each.
To all choosing to OVER-PAY,
for whatever reason,
Thank You Very Much for the “tip”.
JUNE 21 - 24, 2013
at Okanagan College
Kelowna Campus
1000 KLO Rd, Kelowna, BC
This is an opportunity for new, or seasoned
or wannabe RV owners to gain valuable
knowledge on Recreation Vehicle operation,
maintenance, and safety.
Programs will also be available on travel tips,
health on the road, destinations,
fulltime RV living and much more.
More than 20 instructors with diverse and
lengthy backgrounds in the RV industry
and RV lifestyles will be available for three
action-packed days. Combined, they will
offer more than 40 different programs
designed to tantalize the interests of both
male and female participants.
On-site, self-contained (boondock)
RV parking will be available to participants
for the duration of the program. There is
something to do every evening, besides
visiting with your new and old friends.
SEMINAR FEES:
$190 per person (includes HST)
FRIDAY
1–7.......................Onsite parking/regist.
7pm......................Welcome/Orientation
SATURDAY
7:30am.................Late Registration
8:30–4:30pm........Classes
7:30pm.................Entertainment
SUNDAY
8:30-4:30pm........Classes
6pm......................Barbeque
MONDAY
8:30–3pm.............Classes
3pm......................Wrap-up Session
Contact us at:
Trades Office: 250-862-5457
Toll Free: 1-877-755-22667 ext 4424
Nancy Ankerstein at 250-762-5445 ext 4424
[email protected]
www.okanagan.bc.ca/rvlife
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OWNERS
ASSOC. OF
RVOABC
PRESIDENT’S
CORNER
BY BILL WRIGHT
Greetings RV’ers,
As you read in the last edition, Mr. Vice President Rick
covered my butt while I attended to family matters in Ontario.
Just to let you know, that is not the province to go to in February.
Great job Rick, I can see you are bucking for a promotion and I
know Cathy, your wife, will put in a good word for you.
For some reason, the winter seems much longer or maybe
it is just because of the Ontario trip. Nevertheless, we RVers
don’t let the weather stop us. The days of Tents and Tarps for
the most part are history for our hardy group as we rough it in
our heated/air conditioned RVs. With all-season parks, we can
enjoy the lifestyle all year round if we so desire.
I was having a conversation with a couple, not long ago,
that asked “What do you do in an RV when the weather is not
pleasant?”
I replied, “You don’t want me to go there, do you? Traveling
with your RV affords a fantastic way to meet and make great
friends. When staying in hotels, one hardly ever gets a Hello
or a Good Morning! One time I was having difficulty aligning
my satellite dish and before I could turn around several RVers
came over to help me out. In the hotel world, when I asked if
there was a trick to getting my Internet working, no answer
from one person and a sharp voice for another saying “Call the
front desk!” So get out there and enjoy the RV lifestyle where
the weather is always warm and dry inside, for the most part.”
We have another year of topnotch Rallies ahead, and I know
everyone is looking forward to getting out there and attending
as many as possible. Our Kick-Off Rally will be a great
memory by the time you receive your copy of this magazine,
and the Fort Langley Rally, known as our Campfire Rally, will
be next. For those attending, please bring wood if you can, as
we will have access to the campground’s fire-pit. This Rally will
be June 14 – 18, 2013 so register online as sites go quickly for
this popular RV Park. Plan B is to mail in the Rally application
form in this magazine, by June 1st. The cost for this Rally is
Rig+2 people: $90. Any questions that may need an answer,
give our Rally-guy, Rick Hughes, a call at 604-701-0143 or
myself at 604-626-5292.
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L-R: Rick Hughes, Trenor Tilley, Jan Clark, Joyce McCluskie, Bill Wright
If by chance you received your magazine in time, upon
leaving the Kick-Off Rally in Burnaby we will be holding a
few spots at The Cedars RV Park in Ferndale Washington. Any
club members wishing to get together and maybe go to the
Casino . . .
Sasquatch Pot-Luck Rally is to be held at Eagle Vista RV
Park at 1940 Centennial Way in Squamish on July 16-18. This
is the second time for an RVOABC Rally there, due to popular
demand. We also have an unbeatable potluck! Details below.
Wrap-up Rally to be held in Sunshine Valley at the Holiday
Trails RV Resort on September 13-15. This is a fabulous Resort
with all the trimmings. Bring your dancing shoes! Further
details to follow later. Don’t forget to check our website for
further development.
New Members
A special welcome goes out
to the following new members:
Stu Miller
Phil Oakley & Denise Turner
Ross & Ammy Pitt
SASQUATCH POT-LUCK RALLY
JULY 16–18, 2013
Location: EAGLE VISTA RV PARK
1940 Centennial Way, SQUAMISH BC
Cost per rig: tax incl., for 3 nights:
$113 payable upon arrival at the Park.
To Register: email [email protected]
or
call Maggie at 604-594-3553.
Don’t Procrastinate:
Only 15-18 sites available!
JOIN CANADA’S OWN
RV OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION
RECREATION VEHICLE
OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION
OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
PO Box 73046 Evergreen RPO
Surrey BC V3R 0J2
604-594-1450
www.rvoabc.org
OWNERS
ASSOC. OF
Serving BC’s RVers for over a Quarter Century!
The RV OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION OF BC is a Non-Profit
organization of people who own, rent or hope-to-own a
recreational vehicle, either trailer, camper-van, 5th wheel, or
motorhome of any class.
The Association has been serving the needs of RV’ers in BC
for over 50 years!
JOIN FOR FUN
& FRIENDSHIP
JOIN FOR INFORMATION
& SAVINGS
Being a member of our
Association opens unlimited doors
to Fun and Camaraderie when you
participate in our Rallies.
Remember the 3F’s:
Food, Fun, Fellowship.
If you share our love of RVing,
fill out an application today and
send in by mail or via our website:
www.rvoabc.org.
Maybe you have decided to make
the trek to Alaska or the Yukon but
are hesitant to go alone?
Well, you never know! Maybe one of
your fellow RVers is thinking of
doing the same and you make
the connection at one of
the Rallies!
As an RVOABC member,
you will receive
ALL issues of
RVOABC OFFICERS:
PRESIDENT:
Bill Wright:
604-594-1450
Cell: 604-626-5292
[email protected]
1st VICE PRESIDENT:
Rick Huges
604-202-2965
[email protected]
2nd VICE PRESIDENT:
Joyce McCluskie
604-574-3631
The RV Times
MAILED to your door!
TREASURER:
Trenor Tilley
604-538-3457
[email protected]
The magazine is published six times
a year and is full of very interesting
topics devoted to RVers.
It also lists our
Commercial Members
(Sponsors)
many of which give our members
money-saving percentage discounts
on Parts and Products,
including
RV Parks and Tourist Attractions.
SECRETARY:
Jan Clark
604-466-5432
[email protected]
NON-AFFILIATED
RV CLUBS LISTED ON PAGE 31.
JOIN RVOABC BY FILLING OUT THIS COUPON AND MAILING IT TODAY
Please allow time for processing.
We promote the 3-YEAR Membership as a cost savings to you and to the RVOABC.
SURNAME_____________________________________________ FIRST NAME_______________________________________________
SPOUSE__________________________________________________
ADDRESS_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
CITY________________________________________PROV_______________ POSTAL CODE___________________________________
PHONE_________________________________________ E-MAIL__________________________________________________________
TYPE of RV: __ Motorhome __ Trailer __ 5th Wheel __ Truck/Camper __ Tent Trailer. . . . LENGTH of RV: _____ft.
MEMBERSHIP FEES:
NEW MEMBERSHIP: __ 1 Year $40
__ 2 Years $60 __ 3 Years $70
RENEWALS: __ 1 Year $35
__ 2 Years $55 __ 3 Years $65
RVOABC NO. ___________ TOTAL ENCLOSED $_____________
OWNERS
ASSOC. OF
Membership automatically removed from Membership Roster upon NON-PAYMENT
of dues by the end of 60 days after payment is due.
After 60 days, Membership will be considered as a NEW MEMBER.
NUMBER of SLIDES: _____
Mail to:
RVOABC
Surrey BC V3R 0J2
If applicable, introduced by ________________________________________________Number ____________
Make cheque
payable to
RVOABC
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2013 RVOABC
CAMPFIRE RALLY
Join us by filling out this APPLICATION and MAILING IT TODAY.
JUNE 14–16, 2013
A Fun Weekend Get-Together. Please Bring wood for the Firepit Social Time.
Saturday’s dinner, if you wish to join us, will be at THE FORT PUB.
Seating time: 5-6pm. It will include a choice menu of 5 items for $17 each.
This price includes coffee, tea, pop, gratuity and tax.
Location: Fort Camping in Brae Island Regional Park
just minutes from famous downtown FORT LANGLEY!
RVOABC MEMBERSHIP NUMBER___________________ FIRST RALLY? Yes ______ No _______.
SURNAME__________________________________________ FIRST NAME______________________________________
SPOUSE/PARTNER____________________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS_____________________________________________________________________________________________
CITY____________________________________________POSTAL CODE_________________________________________
PHONE_________________________________________E-MAIL________________________________________________
TYPE OF RV: Motorhome ___ Trailer ___ 5th Wheel ___ Truck & Camper ___Tent Trailer ___
LENGTH OF RV ______ ft. Number of SLIDE-OUTS _____ Vehicle Plate # _____
1 Unit (2 people) : MAY RALLY $90...........................$______________
1 Unit (1 person): MAY RALLY $90...........................$______________
Additional person: $35 each.....................................$______________
Non-Members must add $35 for a
one-year RVOABC Membership...............................$ ______________
TOTAL ENCLOSED ...................................................$______________
Mail to:
RVOABC
Surrey BC V3R 0J2
NOTE:
NO RALLY REFUNDS
will be given within
21 days of the Rally.
For more info, check out our website: www.rvoabc.org
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RV BUSINESSES - CANADA:
100 MILE HOUSE BC:
Meridian RV Mfg. Ltd.
210% Discount off parts
5430 Industrial Flats Road
(at Highway 97 & 24)
250-395-3090 / 1-877-395-3090
ABBOTSFORD, BC:
Fraserway RV Centre Ltd.
210% Disc.
30440 South Fraser Way
604-850-1976
Fx: 604-852-8697
Get-Away RV Centre Ltd.
210% Disc.
#1-33743A King Road
604-853-2229 / 1-888-807-7878
Grandpa’s RV Repairs
#5-30856 Peardonville Road
604-855-9666
1-800-820-7774
BURNABY, BC:
Aim Performance Products
215% Disc.
2952 Argo Place
604-338-1985
Travco RV Service Centre
210% Disc. on non-sale items
7020 Curragh Avenue
604-430-1551
CHILLIWACK, BC:
O’Connor RV Centre Ltd.
210% Disc. off non-sale items
44430 Yale Road West
604-792-2747
1-877-912-3909
Trademasters
2Disc. to members
44467 Yale Road
604-792-3132 / 1-877-878-5869
COQUITLAM, BC:
Go-West RV Sales Ltd.
210% Disc.
32 Fawcett Road
604-528-3900 / 1-800-661-8813
CRANBROOK, BC:
RV West Magazine
100 - 100 7th Avenue South
250-426-7253
KELOWNA, BC:
Country R.V. Centre Ltd.
215% Disc. on service, parts
and accessories
3732 Highway 97 North
250-807-2898 / 1-888-456-1808
Sanidumps.com
220% Disc. on books
www.sanidumps.com
LANGLEY, BC:
Atlas Alarms Ltd.
210% Disc. on service, parts
and accessories
604-532-3823
Canadian Custom Home
and RV Shades
210% Disc.
20750 71A Avenue
778-882-2565
Candan R.V. Center
210% Disc. on parts
20257 Langley Bypass
604-530-3645 / 1-800-922-6326
RVOABC COMMERCIAL MEMBERS:
These businesses support the
RV Owners’ Association of BC.
Discounts listed are for RVOABC members
who show their Membership Card before purchase.
Please be discreet if other customers are around at cash-out time.
Discounts are at the discretion of the Commercial Members.
Check our www.rvoabc.org
for E-MAIL and WEBSITE ADDRESSES of these businesses.
LANGLEY Continued:
NitroLube: Lubricants
Canada Ltd.
274-19567 Fraser Highway
1-866-539-9404
RV Camper & Trailer
Clinic Ltd. 210% Disc. on parts
5670 Production Way
604-530-0911
Pacific Axle Ltd.
220% Disc. on parts & accessories
5749 203A Street
604-532-9599
Traveland RV Supercentre
210% Disc. at RVOABC AGM only
20529 Langley Bypass
604-530-8141 / 1-800-513-9434
MERRITT, BC:
The Batt Bag 210% Disc.
1434 Douglas Street
250-315-1363
PORT COQUITLAM, BC:
Meridian RV Mfg. Ltd.
210% Disc. off parts
1690 Coast Meridian Road
604-941-8635 / 1-877-941-8635
PORT MOODY, BC:
BCLCA = BC Lodging &
Campground Association
209-3003 St. John’s Street
604-945-7676
ROSEDALE, BC:
HawksHead Systems Inc.
10381 Parkwood Dr
604-745-7206 / 1-888-321-TPMS
SURREY, BC:
Baja Amigos
RV Caravan Tours
2$100 Disc. to members
Dan Goy, November–March
1-866-999-2252
Euro Driving School
2Disc. to RVOABC members
11164 Wallace Drive
604-585-3876
Surrey Storage
3093 194 Street
604-560-2828
RV Dealers Assoc. of BC
201-17700 56 Avenue
604-575-3868
Valley Auto Repair Inc.
17902 Roan Place
604-576-2824
Vancouver Axle & Frame
210% Disc.
19548 96 Avenue
604-882-5112
VERNON, BC:
Vernon RV Service Ltd.
4700 31 Street
250-542-1677
WHITE ROCK, BC:
Budget Brake & Muffler
210% Disc.
2498 King George Highway
604-538-8600
WINFIELD, BC:
Voyager RV Centre Ltd.
210% Disc.
9250 Highway 97
250-766-4607 / 1-800-668-1447
RV BUSINESSES - USA:
BELLINGHAM, WA:
Bellingham/Whatcom County
Visitor & Convention Bureau
904 Potter Street
360-691-3990
LYNDEN, WA:
West Lynden Storage Condos
2305 Leatherwood Road
360-389-2877
PHARR, TX:
Children’s Haven
International Inc.
400 East Minnesota Road
956-787-7378
TAMPA, FL:
Encore - Thousand Trails
Equity Lifestyle Properties
308-5100 West Lemon Street
1-813-282-6754
VENTURA, CA:
Woodall Publishing Co.
(Owner: Dawn Watanabe)
2575 Vista Del Mar
1-800-323-9076
CAMPGROUNDS CANADA:
BLACK CREEK, BC:
Pacific Playground
International
9082 Clarkson Avenue
250-337-5600
BURNABY, BC:
Burnaby Cariboo RV Park
8765 Cariboo Place
604-420-1722
CHILLIWACK, BC:
Cottonwood Meadows
RV Country Club
210% Disc.
44280 Luckakuck Way
604-824-7275
FORT LANGLEY, BC:
Fort Camping Resort
210% Disc.
9451 Glover Road / 604-888-3678
GIBSONS, BC:
Gibsons RV Resort
215% Disc. full hookup (30+50 a)
1051 Gilmour Road / 604-989-7275
HOPE, BC:
Hope Valley Campground
210% Disc.
62280 Flood Hope Road
604-869-9857
Othello Tunnels Cmpd/Park
210% Disc.
67851 Othello Road
604-869-9448 / 1-877-869-0543
KIMBERLEY, BC:
Kimberley Riverside Cmpd
210% Disc.
Mary Lake Road / 250-427-2929
NORTH VANCOUVER, BC:
Capilano R.V. Park
210% Disc.
295 Tomahawk Avenue
604-987-4722
OSOYOOS, BC:
Walton’s Lakefront Resort
3207 Lakeshore Drive
1-800-964-1391
ROSEDALE, BC:
Holiday Trails Resort
(Camperland)
53730 Bridal Falls Road
604-794-7876
SQUAMISH, BC:
Eagle Vista RV Resort
& Campground
1940 Centennial Way
604-898-3343
VANCOUVER, BC:
Burnaby Cariboo RV Park
8765 Cariboo Place / 604-420-1722
VICTORIA, BC:
Wiers Beach RV Resort
5191 William Head Road
250-478-3323 / 1-866-478-6888
WETASKIWIN, AB:
Prairie Breeze Inn RV
& Camping
2km west of town on Highway 13
780-352-7220
CAMPGROUNDS - USA:
HEMET, California:
Golden Village RV Resort
3600 West Florida Avenue
1-800-323-9610
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Arizona:
The Motorcoach Resort &
The Refuse Golf &
Country Club
3275 North Latrobe Drive
928-764-1404
CAMPGROUND – MEXICO
NAYARIT MX:
La Penita RV Park
c/o Carol Thacker
2Disc. on daily rate
250-286-1803 or
[email protected]
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RVT BULK DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS
When do the Outlets have the
FREE COPIES?
. . . by the first or second week of JANUARY, MARCH, MAY, JULY, SEPTEMBER, NOVEMBER
Plan B: have it MAILED to you via a SUBSCRIPTION, or via Membership in the RVOABC.
BRITISH COLUMBIA LOCATIONS:
ALL Overwaitea Foods, Save-On-Foods, PriceSmart foods, Cooper’s Foods,
ALL Lordco Auto Parts, plus many RV Dealerships
In SOOKE BC: the Info Centre, Alternative Kitchen Cafe, Stick in the Mud Cafe, The Reading Room Cafe,
Curves Exercise Facility, Sooke River Campground & Sheila’s home/office at 7160 Grant Rd West, Sooke BC.
ALBERTA LOCATIONS:
ALL SAVE-ON-FOODS stores, PLUS:
EDSON:....................Happy Camper RV Alberta Ltd.
MEDICINE HAT:.......Cactus RV
STETTLER:..............Stettler Dodge & RV
WAINWRIGHT:.........Wainalta Motors Ltd.
WETASKIWIN:.........Parkview RV Centre
BC BUSINESSES: RVT bundles come from Atlas Trailer Coach in Surrey BC: 1-877-772-8527.
If JUST ordering the magazines - 100 copies per box - there is a Shipping Cost.
Other Canadian BUSINESSES wishing to carry the magazines:
Shipping Cost: $40+5% per box of 50 to be paid BEFORE Press Day. Email Sheila at [email protected]
Find FREE copies of this magazine in ALL of our British Columbia & Alberta Stores:
Save-On-Foods in BC: Abbotsford, Aldergrove, Burnaby (HighGate Village, Madison Centre, Metrotown), Campbell River,
Chilliwack (Sardis), Coquitlam (Pinetree), Cranbrook, Delta (Ladner, Scottsdale Centre), Kamloops (Sahali),
Find FREE
copies
of this
magazine
in all
of our
British
and
Alberta stores:
(Lakeshore
Centre,
Orchard Plaza)
, Langley
(Walnut
Grove,Columbia
Willoughby), New
Westminster,
Kelowna
(East MapleB.C.:
Ridge,
West Maple
Ridge)
, Mission,
Nanaimo
(Counry
Club,
Terminal
Park,Clearbrook,
Woodgrove), Nelson,
Maple Ridge
Save-On-Foods
Aldergrove,
South
Point,
Abbotsford,
Campbell
River,
HighGate
Village,
Metrotown,
Cranbrook,(Lynn
Duncan,
Fleetwood,
West Maple
Ridge,
East, Maple
Ridge,
100 Mile
House,
Sahali, Lakeshore
Centre,
Valley,
Park & Tilford,
Pemberton
Plaza)
Parksville
(French
Creek)
, Penticton,
Port Coquitlam,
North Vancouver
Ladner, Nordel Crossing, Mission, Woodgrove, Terminal Park, Country Club, Sardis, Nelson, Westbank, Port Coquitlam,
(College
Heights,
Downtown,
Highway,
Spruceland)
QuesnelIronwood,
(West Quesnel)
Powell Penticton,
River, Prince
GeorgeCentre,
French Creek,
Scottsdale
College
Heights,
PrinceHart
George,
Spruceland,
Hart ,Highway,
Terra ,Nova,
(Ackroyd,
Ironwood,
Terra
Nova), Squamish,
Surrey
(Fleetwood,
Newton,
Nordel
Crossing,
South
Point)
, Terrace,
Richmond
West Quesnel,
Westside
Village,
Richmond
Ackroyd Plaza,
Saanich,
Squamish,
Orchard
Plaza,
Terrace,
Walnut
Grove,
Williams
Lake,
Vernon,UBC
Lynn), Valley,
& Tilford,
Langley, Westside
Madison Centre,
Pemberton
(Cambie,
VernonPark
(Village
Green)Willoughby,
, Victoria (Saanich,
Village),Pinetree,
Westbank,
WilliamsPlaza
Lake.
Vancouver
Save-On-Foods Alberta: Fort McMurray, Mayfield, Kingsway, Stadium, 9th & Jasper, Calgary Trail, Grande Prairie, Ellerslie,
Save-On-Foods
in Alberta: Edmonton (9th & Jasper, Calgary Trail, Ellerslie, Hampton, Kingsway, Londonderry, Magrath,
Lethbridge, Londonderry, Strathcona, Wye Road, Namao, Village Landing, St. Albert North, Sherwood Park, Red Deer, East Hill Centre
Mayfield, Meadows, Namao, Oxford, Stadium, Stathcona), Grand Prairie, Lethbridge, Red Deer (East Hill Centre),
Overwaitea Foods: Burns Lake, Creston, Fort Nelson, Golden, Fort St. James, Grand Forks, Kimberley, Kitimat,
(Summerwood,
Wye Road)
, Spruce
Crossing),
St. Albert
Sherwood
Park Port
Nakusp,
Hardy, Princeton,
Prince
Rupert, Grove
Salmon(Century
Arm, Sparwood,
Powell
River,(Village
Fernie Landing).
PriceSmart
Foods:
Queensborough,
King George,
FortFort
St. John,
White Rock,
Cloverdale,Kitimat,
Chilliwack
Overwaitea:
Burns
Lake,
Creston, Fort Nelson,
Golden,
St. James,
GrandLangley,
Forks, Kimberley,
Nakusp,
Cooper’s
Vernon, Valleyview,
Westsyde,
Brocklehurst,
Westbank,
Winfield,
Port Foods:
Hardy, Princeton,
Prince Rupert,
Salmon
Arm, Sparwood,
Fernie.
Merritt, Revelstoke, Rutland, Hope, Port Coquitlam, Dewdney
PriceSmart Foods in BC: Abbotsford (Clearbrook), Burnaby (Cameron, Marine Way), Chilliwack, Cloverdale, Fort St. John,
Langley, North Vancouver (Capilano), Richmond (Queensborough),
Surrey (Clayton, King George, White Rock), Vancouver (Grandview, King Edward).
Cooper’s Foods in BC: Chilliwack (Garrison), Hope, Kamloops (Brocklehurst, Lansdowne, Valleyview, Westsyde),
Kelowna (Rutland), Maple Ridge (Dewdney), Merritt, Port Coquitlam, Revelstoke, Vernon (Polson), Winfield.
Find FREE copies of this magazine in all our British Columbia stores in:
100 Mile House, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Aldergrove, Armstrong, Burnaby/Edmonds, Burnaby/Metrotown,
Burnaby, Cache Creek, Campbell River, Castlegar, Chase, Chilliwack/Sardis, Clearbrook, Cloverdale, Coquitlam,
Courtenay, Cranbrook, Creston, Delta, Duncan, Enderby, Fernie, Fruitvale, Golden, Grand Forks, Hope,
Invermere, Kamloops, Kelowna, Kimberley, Ladner, Langford, Langley, Lillooet, Lumby, Maple Ridge, Merritt,
Mission, Nanaimo, Nelson, North Vancouver, Oliver, Osoyoos, Parksville, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni,
Port Kells, Powell River, Prince George, Princeton, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Richmond, Richmond/Steveston,
Salmon Arm, Sidney, Squamish, Summerland, Surrey/Newton, Surrey/Guildford Mall, Trail, Tsawwassen,
Vancouver, Vancouver/SW Marine Drive, Vernon, Victoria, Westbank, Whistler, White Rock, Winfield.

The FOUR F`s OF RVing Fabulously In OSOYOOS, BC

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