We’ve already been home for a week and a half, but here’s the last part of our Rockies trip
September 21st (continued)
We concluded my birthday with a sweet Greek supper at Palisades in Jasper and spent the evening watching tv in the cabin.
September 22nd… » full post and pics!
Quick update from Jasper Soft Rock Cafe, we didn’t have internet for several days and we don’t have internet access at our cute log cabin at Patricia Lake.
September 14th
We went for a 400+ km round trip through Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks. Part … » full post and pics!
After 10am we drove to Banff through the beautiful foothills. We didn’t go straight to the town, but went to Lake Minnewanka and Two Jack Lake first. Around 4pm we went to the b&b in Banff, A Wit’s End, across the river. We settled in, … » full post and pics!
Vacation time! We are going to the Rockies for 12 days!
Today we drove from Regina to the Anew Horizon bed & breakfast west of Calgary. Our longest drive ever, about 780 kms and it took us (including 1.5 hour for breaks) around 10 hours to … » full post and pics!
Six months! Today we’ve been here for six months already! It flew by, but at the same time our time in Holland already seems like a lifetime ago. To me anyway, Nico says the goodbye parties seem only a few months away. Anyway… I think we can proudly say that … » full post and pics!
Moved!
Yes, it all went well and we moved as planned on the 12th! The floor is nice and shining again, but unfortunately the screening technique couldn’t remove the worn down spot nor remove the thick layer of lacquer in the bedrooms. They colored the bedrooms a bit to mask … » full post and pics!
We’ve been silent, but only because we’ve been busy with the house! We’ve got someone in there now for patching up and painting the ceilings and walls (I will paint the kitchen cabinets and smaller stuff). Boyd turned out to be an awesome guy and we get along great. He’s … » full post and pics!
Finally we can officially share the news, now that the conditions of financing and a satisfactory home inspection have been met: last week, on the Dutch Queen’s Day on April 30th, WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!!!! It’s located in the good and … » full post and pics!
Last week we got pre-approved for a mortgage, sooner than expected!! This means the house-hunt has started, yay!!! We already saw one house that we loved and put an offer on it today, but even though our offer was 25,000 over the asking price, we got overbid (which we expected, … » full post and pics!