All is well. Not much cell service out in the wilds. Tons of cool pictures to post when we can.
On Sat. the waterslides were a hit with the kids. Me...not quite as much. Whipped down the first one way too freaking fast, airborne over a bump, shot out the end so fast I didn't have time to prepare and splooshed in gasping and swallowing water. The really sad part was that I was on the intermediate one! Eric and Lili were all about the tube ride. They finally got Fei on it too. Jia and I hung in the toddler area and had our own fun. Jia moved all of the little kid tubes from one end of the pool to the other. It was hard work and it took a long time but she persevered and got it all done. While we were there we met Dawn from Sunrises group 18 (we were 19). She dropped out of the China line up a while ago. They have 4 bio boys and two little girls adopted through the Ministry. Small, small world we live in.
Last night we camped in Malakwa.
Decent campsite. Then this morning we went to Skytrek Adventures. Wow. Totally worth the trip! Lili was in heaven. Fei not as much but good golly, she did every thing she signed up for! At one point they climbed the tower (85') and stood out on a platform and leaped off to the ground. I knew Lili would do it, my heart was pounding, she was first. Then Fei climbed up and it was slow. She cried, said she couldn't do it etc. Eric talked her through the whole thing. I had a lump in my throat and would have told her to climb down. She stood at the top for a long time and then she stepped one foot out in slow motion and you knew she couldn't turn back, awesome, simply breath taking. I burst into tears. What a sap. Who could have ever foreseen a day that Fei would leap off a tower?! Eric was last, he said it was really scary but he had to do it after the girls did!
After the excitement of the Skytrek, we slowed the pace down and walked around the Enchanted Forest. Jia napped and the big girls played. At the very end there were baby ducklings to hand feed, or as Jia calls them, quack quacks. At one point three families were in the same spot and all three families had a daughter named Jia, Gia, and Jeea. Wild. We were all in awe about that. It's not a particularly popular name.
Eric is delighted with how great the Durango is doing.
I do love having our home with us on a holiday.
Turns out Jia can manage hours in the car a day! She's been great.
We've just come through Glacier National park, which is spectacular. I always think we should camp there but it is cold when we stop. Right now we're in Golden at Smittys for dinner. Tonight we'll be at the Kootenay National park, they aren't taking reservations this year so our fingers are crossed we'll get a site, and even better if we get power too.
