Well, it has been awhile. Definitely had a great holiday and now we are back at work again. Weather has cooled off and actually I am happy about that. It was hot all the time we were away - 30 C and above and that's great for vacation, sitting outside around the fire or under the awning, or just hiking in the woods but...not at home in a hot house and trying to sleep at night. Thankfully, it does cool off a bit. And NO, we do not have air conditioning like so many of our friends. So, I am thankful to the cooler weather that has settled in on us.

We did a lot of hiking in the Kimberley area. Miles upon miles of beautiful hikes up the mountain and down the other side! We definitely got our exercise the week we were there. Next time, it would be a start off location and then we would work our way home, maybe staying in Jasper or in Radium for two weeks. Having said that, we did finish off in Radium again for two days which was nice. Three weeks away and I could have used another week easily!

There were quite a few forest fires around us which made for beautiful sunsets - ash in the air - but they also made the atmosphere kinda eerie during the day as well. Cleared up for a few days and then back to the eerie!

Before we even left, the late afternoon sun.

We did a lot of exploring around the Kimberley area. Beautiful country. Didn't get to see it all so will have to go back!

While in Radium we had a mini reunion with my brother and his family. It's hard to get everyone together but it worked out ok this time round. Enjoyed seeing everyone and relaxing together in the beautiful weather we shared.

The group of us!

We also enjoyed a great time with our daughter and family. We did a number of hikes and enjoyed eating together, hiking and just general play! Thankful there was a playground close by for the younger ones to visit and the others had their bikes so we were able to have a real variety of activities going on! The walk to the hot pools for ice cream was my favourite! Guess that is showing the most on me!

Here's a pic of the kids and us hiking to the Hot Pools. We ran into some friends that we met last year and they took this photo of all of us...

The kids were with us for awhile but eventually headed on to even hotter climates in Kelowna! Of course, they were camping close to the lake which makes hot weather even better!! Nothing like sitting in your beach chair IN the water!!

Our trailer worked well and I am definitely still in love with it. So thankful to have air conditioning when the temperature reached 34 C. Even so, when you are in the trees, it is amazing how much cooler it is.

This was about noon hour!!

Here's a few pretty pictures too ...

Well, now we are home again. Our next trip is to Hawaii and I know those sunsets are beautiful. Looking forward to that already but that's not till next year!