Departure Day !!

And finally we are down to Departure Day !!

 Yesterday we pretty well packed up the trailer with just the coolers to fill and our personal stuff, clothes and towels. In fact YGS 's backpacks are already in the trailer !! He came over yeterday wearing his hiking backpack with the biggest grin on his face . Now we need the weather to cooperate.

YD loaned ED a portable 'fence' or playpen for the dogs so they can be off leash. We're loaded up with sunscreen and mosquito repellant- spray and candles. YGS really reacts to mosquito bites so he has in his'medi kit' as he calls it, some benadryl so we can dab the bites. He has his wallet with $5 so he can pick up a treat- probably at the Dollar Store in Hinton as $5 will buy nothing in Jasper. 

I've had my shower so when Hubby wakes up I need to pack my bag. I've little piles of things I need to bring. The fleece  ponchos I made for Christmas will finally be put to use. It gets cold in the mountains at night so we can cuddle  up nice and warm by the fire.

ED is hoping to leave work  at noon. That is quite iffy so we cannot count on a definite time. ES is coming to help hitch the trailer up and then we'll park it in front so when we get the call we can head over to pick up ED, YGS and the dogs ! The youngest dog has never travelled any distance and the older dog is nervous. We'll see how that goes !

Normally we stop for something to eat in Edson as we fill up;however with two dogs , we can no longer go into a retaurant. I will make a few sandwiches and vegetables to tide us over. Tonight we'll have a rotisserie chicken with salad . We could have instant mashed potatoes as well. If we have a campfire tonight we might make Campfire ice cream cones. An ice cream sugar cone with marshmallows and chocolate chips, wrapped in foil and onto the campfire. We'll see how they turn out. We'll put them in a pot of pan and rotate them. We've also got a watermelon to cut up !

I have my bag loaded with wool as I'll start a couple of Christmas Stockings. I'll tuck my ipad into it and my hexagons to sew when the lighting is good. I've brought two books  thouogh I doubt I'll get much reading done.

I'm watching the Tour de France as I putter around. Hopefully I can keep track somewhere when I'm in  the towns !


Off we go !