What we've learned about retiring early, health, technology, RVing and an active lifestyle.
Mark Boothby
This was our third summer as hosts at the Williams Lake Stampede Campground. Our attitude towards it has become that it presents us with a series of adventures that help us stay active, learn new things and meet great people. The first is just getting from Cochrane to Williams Lake. It a 12 hour drive … Read more
Juice Plus is holding the first Canadian Conference right now in Calgary. With 1200 people attending it looks to be a success. Della is attending with a couple of her team, Tana and Tracie while I hold down the job at the campground. It’s their first experience at a National Conference. For now, I’ll just … Read more
It was a great evening for a walk around the Williams Lake Stampede Campground. We shut down the office a little early and had to catch up with a few campers on our return. Della manning the front office Cabin Campground at Season opening with our first guest. After we get irrigation working it really … Read more
We have hundreds of visitors each year of people headed to or returning from Bella Coola. Bella Coola is 450 kms west of Williams Lake on highway 20. Everybody that travels that way has a story about the famous hill just outside of town or the wildlife they saw. We met Norman and Sonja after … Read more
I was thinking about people and how they walk just yesterday. Today, Della asked me to look at people standing in the bank. Both times everyone around us obviously were having problems walking or standing. They looked like they were in pain. Not so long ago, this was us too. Just 5 years ago I … Read more
From time to time I hear people say that they’ve tried Juice Plus and not noticed any results. After the results I’ve experienced, I have a hard time with that. So I ran a test. Nothing too dramatic, I just stopped taking Juice Plus. For two months, no vineyard, orchard, garden blend or omegas. I … Read more
On any given day I could be A landscaper A network analyst A plumber A mechanic A carpenter A painter A publicist A photographer A campground host An electrician A tour guide A speaker And I just used to be a Deputy Chief in Emergency Services. Loving retirement
A camper said that to me this morning. It was 10:00 am on a beautiful sunny day. He was enjoying a coffee, reading the paper at a picnic table. I was mowing our lawn with our 60″ Toro mower. I was thinking he was right for both of us. He and his wife were off … Read more
I was looking for something to do this Sunday, other than work. I didn’t have to go far. Just across the street from the Williams Lake Stampede Grounds, Chuck’s Automotive was sponsoring a Show & Shine. I’m generally not a car show fan but a couple of these did bring back some memories. I remember … Read more
Following every fire, mushrooms follow. In the summer following the 2017 fire, mushroom pickers and buyers flooded the area in the hundreds. We had 20-30 stay with us on their way to the picking areas. That was last summer. This year far fewer have stayed with us. I understand that the various types of morels … Read more