Here it is

Well here it is - our new van. If you double click on the pictures I think they will come up bigger.

Some of you have asked for the 'stats and facts' on the van so here goes. It is a Hyundai Entourage 07, has 50,000kms on it. It is a 7 seater. Has captain chairs in the middle. It has a DVD player, power sliding side doors, heated seats, power windows for the passangers (middle row), has 3 way air conditioning - one for driver one for front passanger and one for the back. It has a 3.8litre engine in it - and it goes really well. On the 8 hour trip up to Prince George it got up and went really well. Before you knew it you were doing 130kms! We are pleased with it, not sure that the seats couldn't have been a bit softer, but when you sit for 8 hours most things get uncomfortable I guess. We told the kids that they weren't allowed to watch the DVD player coming up, they had to look out the window. Well when Alistair got in the back to have a 'snooze' him and Kyle decided they better just try out this DVD player (with the infer-red head phones), so they spent the next hour laughing away watching Hogans Heros (which Alister and Anglea kindly lent us). So much for looking out the window! It was good to see.

We are now in Prince George staying with my frined Yvonne and her husband Glen. They have kindly let us take over there baement. It is nice not to be squished into a tiny motel room trying to find room for 8 suitcases!

We will stop here probably till early next week.

We went to Costco on Monday and got a 'Costco Card'. That was exciting. Found alsorts of great things to buy but thought we better wait till we have a house to put the stuff in. Tamzin did buy a laptop - which she is very excited about.

The Tom Tom - or Nav man, we got has been great. Not sure how one does without one really. Tells us all sorts of info - even what speed we are going and what the speed limit is for the piece of road we are on - pretty cool really.

Today we are off to sort Social Security numbers (like an IRD number), sort out drivers licences and get on the BC medical plan. Plus a wee bit of shopping here and there!

The weather has been wonderful - lovely and warm. Their summer is only just getting going they say. It has been a very cold and wet June. They had frosts here in PG at the beginning of July.

Well I best get going for the day. Thanks for the comments and emails, we love getting them, gives us a 'boost'. We are slowly catching up on some sleep and feeling a bit better.

Have a good day, I will think of you all when we are eating bagels, cherries and blueberries.....

Andrea I am dying to hear about this 'pink hair'....... seems I am not the only one who wants to know!