I have decided that Canadians are the best people on earth. Everybody, without exception, has been so welcoming. They are a chatty bunch, and love to hear about where we are from. The gas station attendants see the license plate and want to chat. A gal selling postcards was so proud to tell me all about each and every one. (I bought 20.....) People up here LIKE their jobs, and don't complain about what they don't have. Different attitude. I like it.
We made some wonderful new friends the other day while in Battlefords; Darcy and his wife, Kathy, and their 3 fun children. At the campground check-in, Darcy had overheard us asking about thrift stores in town. (Vernon had neglected to pack sweaters on the camper. Thanks to the intrepid Eleanor Mario, we solved the problem) About 10 minutes after we got the camper set up, there was a tap on our door. It was Darcy with some helpful suggestions as to where we might shop. That's the way Canadians are. Turned out they were in the next camping space over. They brought over their camp chairs and firewood, and so commenced what was the nicest evening on our trip so far. We laughed a lot, shared stories, and had fun watching their kids enjoy being with them. We also spoke of all the things God has done for us and them, and how blessed we are to be part of His family. We left Battlefords feeling that we really had made new friends. I hope they will tap on our door in Alaska someday. They are truly fine people, and we miss them already.
It's raining on our metal roof...a very soothing sound. Off we go tomorrow to yet another part of this glorious country of Canada, and closer to our new home somewhere in Seward. I'm told that it won't be long now before we see the Northern Lights....!
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