Racing back to Raymond

Burnt McMuffin

Bighorn Sheep in Golden BC

(okay, okay,ive changed it, they are bighorn sheep not long

horn sheep.) they're horns were long though 8¬)

Look im a truck driver, i dont do sheep...

Now lets see if we get any comments about that statement !!!

Oops !

Crazy weather south of Calgary (in July !!!)

Preparing foundations for the garage

Okay we left off in sunny Kelowna, i was sat in the dust bowl waiting for my trailer to be loaded, i spun round to the plant and it looks like the product was still busily sitting in the warehouse. Looks like i will be driving thru the night back to Calgary.

On the way back to the dust bowl my tummy reminded me it was time to refuel again so i detoured to a little speciality bakery for a spot of tiffin. As i was trundling along the highway another H&R truck was going the other way with the driver waving vigerously, he spun round and we pulled up at the bakery together.

Apparently he was also on a "Search & Rescue" mission, search out food and rescue it ! Well the bakery was closed and he suggested a little Greek restaurant on the other side of town. That sounded good to me so i followed him round and there was even a bit of waste ground to park on, how very convenient.

The Greek restaurant was excellent, a little pricey for my tight wallet ($30 for a starter, main and coffee) but it was worth it just to eat in a civilised place. In fact the decor was unbelieveably Greek, they had knocked the 2 levels into one and there was a nice rickety stairway up on to the roof. It was a lovely day and nice to eat Al Fresco. The Dolmades were done to perfection, nicely flavored ground beef filling and just a hint of a vinegery tang on the grape leaf wrap. Main course had to be a Giros, last time i had Greek was when we went to Rhodes a couple of years ago, this restaurant would have fitted in perfectly in Lindos town center.

With a well stuffed belly, it was back to the dus bowl, parking in the secret spot where i know i can get internet, a 60 minute power nap then a couple of ours on the internet.

Just as it was dropping dark, a dust cloud formed in the middle of the yard and just as quickly it formed, it disapeared and there stood a city truck with my trailer on the back of it. The city driver had promised he would bring it round for me when it was done and give me a knock, true to is word he was there and with a big grin he handed me the paperwork.

Now the weird thing was, the load was less than 8,000 lbs, but hey, whos complaining, i should fly over Roger's Pass. After taking over the trailer i headed East, i drove for a few hours but to be quite honest i was tired, i think it was a culmination of a busy few days, a lazy afternoon and a belly full of Greek food.

I pulled into Revelstoke for a few hours nap, i had plenty of time on the load anyway so i stayed there till it was light then i was back on my merry way. The rest of the journey was uneventfull apart fron a diaster in Golden..................

I have a tradition when driving to and from BC, i always stop in Golden, park up on the frontage road and have two sausage and egg Mcmuffins and a large coffee (double double). I was horrified when i saw that one of my Mc Muffins was horribly burned. I thought about taking it back and complaining but appetite got the better of me and before i could stop myself the evidence was gone, i just about got a photograph before it disapeared. Anyway the other McMuffin was warmed to perfection and the coffee was hot.

As i crossed the Provincial line into Alberta i got my pre-plan from Calgary to Lethbridge and the loaded time was about the same as my ETA so thanks to my dispatcher i should have a nice connection.

I got into Calgary, dropped the trailer and parked up, the trailer took about an hour to turn up and i headed south. As i left Calgary we had an almighty hailstorm, looks like the weather is all screwed up today.

Jan picked me up as usual and we went home, there was a big bowl of the chicken stew waiting for me which i made on my last home time, have you noticed, home made stew is always better when it has been cooked, frozen, then served later, wel i prefer it like that anyway.....

The Garage People (haha that sounds like a 70's gay pop group) turned up next day and started laying concrete so that little project is under way now. Last night had a Phone call off Ron, who has just moved into Raymond and his family came over for a barbeque and a few cold ones.

This morning we were woke up at 07:00 by the the Garage People and no they weren't singing "In The Navy" in our back garden, they just wanted me to move the car off the drive so they could start work.