Truck painting weekend

The guys took the opportunity to paint my old truck(the two tone truck you see here) to flat black. The weather wasn't very co-operative. It actually was snowing for a bit in 100 mile.

After a shuffle around from the local 100 Mile mechanics, Cariboo Truck and Equipment squeezed us into a later afternoon appointment. They were finished by the end of the day. I believe it was Dale that repaired the air throttle and the air cylinder. We thanked him and took Gladys out for a test drive. It went so well except we took off her oil skirt going around a turnaround. We picked up the pieces and went back to the property to get ready for departure in the morning.

Campfire 100 Mile House

Here's a few artistic fire pictures taken by Derek. It's the family around the fire-pit.....

We were unable to book into a mechanic's on the Friday before the long weekend. We made an appointment for Tuesday morning....

100 Mile onwards!

While we were driving Derek and I noticed a strange noise coming from the throttle. Sounding like an air leak.
Our bus has air brakes so we know that this could be a problem. It actually sounded really annoying and we had to turn the music up really loud to drown it out. It was a whistling noise but not in a good way. It's a warning so it's good we noticed it.
This means we have to hit a repair shop and it's the Thursday evening before the long weekend! Good Luck to us!

Fraser Canyon - May 20

Were on the road! Yeah! Here's some pictures of beautiful BC's Fraser Canyon.

HWY 97 offers some breath taking scenery and a vast, ever changing landscape. From the rain-forest of the west coast to the desert of the interior.

We are on our way to the family property for a last weekend with the folks!

Fort Langley to 100 Mile House

This is a freshly washed Gladys and 4 runner before our departure at Fort Camping! (in Fort Langley)

The night before we left there was many things to take care of. One thing that was extremely fun
was my going away party from The Railway Club staff! I must admit that I have never felt so appreciated and loved from a workplace. Thanks to all of you! The flowers BTW have been riding in the bath tub safe and sound!

Departure From Lower Mainland...

Welcome to the first Blog about our adventures in Gladys the bus! This is Gladys she is a 1971 Flyer coach that was originally a transit bus from Calgary (#541)then she moved to Vancouver for Expo 86'.
Since then she was converted to a motorhome and has been on many adventures ever since.
Derek and I purchased Gladys in 2007 and have been full time RV'ers for 3 years now.

We hope you enjoy our adventures with us! Stay tuned!