
Wendy gets on her bike.
Bob leads a leisure bike ride for me, Miners Hospital up to Snowpark then all downhill to the no name saloon for a relaxing beverage on their upstairs deck. Sadly I’m driving so it’s alcohol free for me.
Afternoon it’s gun club with Joe.
Lazy evening in catching up on the myriad of series on Netflix, HBONow and Amazon Prime. BBC hardly gets a look in these day.
As usual kayaking with PCMSC in the morning and then archery with the NAC in the afternoon.
Spaghetti dinner with Bob’s mother’s secret recipe. As always a great evening.

TGIF drinks, food and awesome views.
Then we see two empty stray canoes come floating past.
As usual Wendy’s at the Christian Centre in the afternoon while I catch up on some work.
Evenings a TGIF at an awesome house in pine brook, well at least when we could find it. Great food. Good evening.

Nature walk – boring.
Catch up on some work in the afternoon while Wendy has the highlight of her week with the trip to the supermarket.
I’m having Mexican for tea so it’s off on my bike to Alberto’s for a Nacharito. Awesome, and so pleasant to be able to have a ride on my bike to get it. This place is magic.
Quiet evening finishing off a bottle of wine and season 5 of The Americans – worse and most boring season ever. Also manage a few High West whiskeys. Perfect end to another perfect day here in paradise.

The old barn at sunset.
Wendy’s done a big roast so we’ve that much meat we invite B & M around for tea, wine, Pimms and whiskey.

PCMSC Independence day celebration.
For lunch it’s a Jacobs join along with bangers and sauerkraut. A BYOB session. I’m quite restrained and just have a Hofbrau even though I’ve just expended enough calories for a bottle of red.
Great day.

Fireworks at the Canyons.
Today we set off to explore the Bear hike at deer valley. Satnav can’t find the address of the hike start. Not surprising as the road it’s on is now Deercrest – a secure gated community. We abandon that plan and try out the walk around Park Meadows – just 3 miles – going to be part of my next leisure bike ride.
Lazy afternoon.
Then we’re off for pizza at B&M’s – not a superstore – and we drop off my car at the canyons car park ready for the fireworks.
Catch the bus up to the canyons, pick up the chairs and off on the cabriolet up to the plaza. Find a good spot to watch the fireworks. Meanwhile we talk, listen to the live music / racket and answer a flood of questions from people on “…..is this the best spot to see the fireworks?”. Why they ask us god only knows, it must be that they think with age comes wisdom and we’ve age on our side a plenty.

Kurts 4th of July wishes.
Oh and by the way pretty good fireworks.

Yeah, it’s the 4th of July. Yet another great parade. Happy 4th to all our American friends.
Just think if wasn’t for your 1776 moment you’d all be part of the EU and then you’d really have something to moan about.

4th July parade marching band.
Then we stagger back in the sweltering heat, lugging our two chairs. Wendy gives up and waits for the bus, but the bus never comes so she has to walk after all.

Hal’s in fine fettle celebrating the parade.

Our 4th July celebration barbecue.
Anyway barbecue was a success, no charcoal created; no meat mistreated; no fire alarm set off this time. Had a good time with a very interesting cross section of intelligent conversation.
Have a few whiskey night caps to finish off another awesome day.

Jello vodka shots prepared by Ruth for our 4th July celebration. Another new American tradition.
Then drop Wendy off to have her wig trimmed and dyed.
Hal drops off his 2nd bike for me to borrow. He’s sick of seeing me on my Walmart special tank, weighs a ton. His is a aluminium frame Cannondale.
In the afternoon I have a bike ride up to the NAC and back, to do archery with them. These young adults really enjoy their archery and they’re vary good. Wow it’s hot, to hot to bike.
Quiet night in watching Goliath, getting a tad too gruesome and weird.

TGIF and the wolf decides my face needs a wash. Who am I to argue with a wolf.
Wendy’s off to the CC for the afternoon.
Meanwhile I’m too dam busy with this consultancy work.
In the evening we’re off to the TGIF up at Bub’s house. Fantastic log cabin way up the mountain. This guy has a wolf as a pet and a husky cross. Both very friendly especially when they look at you longingly whilst eating in the hope of a tit bit.

All the fun of the rodeo. At least for some.
In the evening we’re off to the Oakley Rodeo with B&M. Awesome as always and great fireworks. I love the rodeo.
Nightmare driving back. Can these colonials not afford some street lighting.

Cowboy and Cowgirl boots at the ready for the rodeo.


Certainly not Delmare, nor Ascott.
Can you believe it 350,000,000 people in the USA and we run into Jewlee, my dive buddy from a cruise, at the races. Small world.
Amazing all the races were only 300 yards long so a very fast sprint. Mind you in this heat – 30C + – who’d want to kill your nag with a 1 mile race.
Awesome being just over the border into Wyoming. Civilisation, no crazy liquor laws. Proper off licenses, even open on a Sunday. Even drink anytime without food.

Finally made it. But never again this hike.
Catch the lift up and then walk / scramble down to the falls. The paths rough and overgrown with some stretches that are unnerving to me. But we make it and I don’t even get my feet wet crossing the falls.
Lovely poor folks picnic sat in the shade by a babbling brook. Great day yet again.
Bob, who seems to be permanently hungry, comes out with his classic remark – “I smell food”.

Another day, another hike to lead.
Then Wendy and I are off up to Silverlake. I’m leading the silver lake to payday mid mountain leisure hike – just 5 miles. My it’s hot but a lot of it’s in the shade. Really good turnout of 16. Good walk and then ahttp://blogs.4uand.me.uk/?p=8474&preview=true crap American pilsner at the corner cafe – better sticking to German or Czech pilsners.
Lazy afternoon and evening.