Altho we go early in the season so as to miss the crowds, there's still always someone new to talk to when the inclination strikes.
That's Dad's forte, roaming around meeting this person and then that one,
and then dragging Mom or I to go meet them (well not quite dragging - but we don't find it quite so easy to just go up to strangers and start talking to them!) So thanks to Dad, I met lots of neat people - from far and near!
And a number of Creation magazines were given away again - pray the Lord will use them.
Here's just a few of those we met and spent time with:
This lady from Russia, Maria, and her family were really friendly - except that they had a coyote-dog which howled dreadfully! :(
and a cute miniature "weiner dog" - like a toy!
I played with her kids when I was missing ours too much :). The baby is William's age.
The couple from Germany who were touring Canada with their luxury Mercedes camper van and bikes didn't get on the picture but their morning's catch did. And we sure enjoyed it after Dad got it gutted & deboned....
One morning I awoke to find a stranger
just meandering leisurely down our driveway paying no heed to me at all until I came quite close with my camera at which time he gave me a few different poses and even a little smile ;)
We immensely enjoyed the company of a community of swallows that lived in the holes in the bank just above and to the left of my head.
What a fantastic airshow they gave us mornings and late afternoons, swooping and darting, turning suddenly and dropping and climbing in the air in their wild pursuit of mosquitos and other such pests!
We love these little birds!
No engineer in the world can design such amazing flying-eating-machines as God has!
For those of you who have been here before, you'll notice how badly eroded the beach is by the river - even trees down!
One of our neighbours was a Chinese Christian lady who was deaf. She was there with her American husband and 2 "adorable" boys. The oldest, who was only 4, often functioned as her mouth & ears - so cute to see how attentively he watched her and signed to her what we were saying. Writing on the sand was the other way she & I communicated.
And then there was Karen & her family, whose little boy was often singing "Allelu, allelu, allelu, Alleluha, Praise ye the Lord!" - that's how we got to meet them! Neat.
Phillipa is from Quebec - actually English speaking (most of the people that come to this park from Quebec can't even speak English!).
She is an avid photographer - reminded me of Sharon :). I got to hold her really cute baby and play with her boys some as well.
And of course we visited many of our friends that live in the area and some of them came to visit us.
(Yes, here I actually have a social life -once I was feeling better again).
Can you reconize these 2 visitors?
Yes, Wim & Rita - who are now biking across the States - for 9 weeks!!
First together on a tandem, then on their own bikes.
Well, I think I'll stop here. It feels like so long ago already (tho' we've not been home even 2 weeks), we've been so busy catching up with all the family..., yard work.... It sure is nice see everyone here again and to be back in our own church again. I wouldn't mind being able to walk the beach every morning and cool off in the lake when its hot as well. Oh well, we have the trail - when there's not too many bugs (I hear its worse everywhere this year). And we are enjoying the comforts of home!
I'm hoping to have some more visitors here and go visiting a bit more during the summer - its booking up fast so contact us soon if you'd like to come or have a visit. :)
(there's John's truck in the background - he was working but managed to stop on route to say hi)
(Esther showing the jewlery box she got from her other oma for 8th birthday. Congratulations! We took her back home with us for a special b-day treat with Maria whose birthday was just a few days later. Below is the fancy horse cake Betty made! - pretty artistic, eh?)
Congratulations Dad. We thank the Lord for you. (the bird likes you too!)
And Mom too whose birthday was in the beginning of the month. - And J who turned the big 35! May the Lord give each of you many more years!
