EVENTS DURING THE YEAR 2016


For a link to a description of our times in Guatemala for the years 2013 to 2017  please go to Page W Carib Recent  

                          

                                                                 

                                     2016 The first snow mid January


                                    
                                                                     VIEW OF LAKE HURON MID JANUARY 2016



        Since mothers health was deteriorating around Christmas time we delayed our trip to Tundra and took the time to under go some indoor home projects. These tasks primarily involved replacing the carpet in two of our bedrooms with laminate flooring.



 2016 Brian does floor in Courtney's old Bedroom  2016 Kathy views flooring project in Master Bedroom



                                                                                    2016 Flooring in Master Bedroom well underway                                                                            



                                                                        2016 WINTER FLOORING PROJECTS

                                   

As the year 2016 began to unfold mother's health took a further  downward path and after a long struggle she passed away peacefully Feb 18th just a few weeks before her 100th birthday. The funeral was held Feb 27th. Courtney and Rod were able to come for a week for her funeral so a cheerful note was there visit. With funeral over we reorganized and headed back to Guatemala mid March where we spent about 6 weeks preparing Tundra for sale.



      Rod at Mom's Funeral with Mike Courtney daughters  2016 Perch Party Mom's Funeral



   ABOVE ARE THE COURTNEY COUSINS WITH ROD COURTNEY AND KATHY AS WELL AT OUR PERCH PARTY LATER IN THE EVENING


Returning April 28th we had a pleasant visit with our daughter for the weekend before she continued to Ottawa on business.


 May 27th  2016
We attended Kathy's 50th year of graduating from the  UofT Faculty of Dentistry in Dental Hygiene. A super party and celebration was provided by the UofT Alumni Association. In convocation Hall Kathy was presented with her certificate along with a photo taken with her and the president of UofT and the president of the Alumni Association.


        2016 Kathy poses at 50th with UofT Pres & Pres of Alumni      2016 Brian & kathy in front of Hart House Uof T

                        ABOVE KATHY WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO AS WELL AS US IN FRONT OF HART HOUSE


May 28th we loaded the camper and headed for Blythe to take part in the Barn Dance festival. below we gather around for a gam around our RV's


                                                        2016 Blythe Barn Dance Festival Campout




June 1 2016

Kathy attended her 50th graduation party with her fellow classmates in Toronto.


                                                                            2016 Kathy & Classmates at their 50th Grad Reunion



                            ABOVE THE CLASSMATES OF 6T7 DENTAL HYGIENE POSE TOGETHER AT THEIR 50TH REUNION


June 18 2016
We hosted Gary and Alison's Wedding Shower at Beacon Court


            2016 Gary & Alison pose under our maple tree at their shower                              2016 G&A shower with the Marsh Family



                                                                        Gary and Alison and the Marsh family


                                                                           2016 June sunsets over Lake Huron


                                                                                                Sunsets over Lake Huron in June


July's big event was Alison and Gary's wedding on July 16 in Port Credit  area. Another happy week visit was had with Rod and Courtney and her children . Madi and Barrett  remained with us till the end of the month.



                                                                                        2016 G&A Bride and Groom at Wedding


                                                        GARY AND ALISON MARSH JULY 2016



            2016 Kaley speaks at the wedding                 2016 Gary & Alison exchange vows                                                                                                                                                                                                                          


                              KALEY SPEAKS AND THEN THE BRIDE AND GROOM EXCHANGE VOWS


Shortly after the wedding Rod and Courtney return to Vancouver to their jobs and grand Parents and Grandchildren have time to play for a few more weeks.


                                                             
                                                     2016 Family on the beach at Beacon Court


                                              THE MARSH FAMILY RELAX ON THE BEACH AT BEACON COURT


For Grandpa and Grandpa the fun begins with Madi and Barrett with parents returned to British Columbia. This included a camping trip to Mitchel's Bay located in Lake St Claire.


                                                         2016 Mitchels Bay Madi & Barrett show their Turtle



 2016 Mitchels Bay Kathy Madi and Barrett swim   2016 Mitchels Bay Brian takes a swim


                            We visited an offshore sand bar frequently for a swim in the clear clean waters of Lake St Claire



The second weekend in August took us to Randfarms near Woodstock for a Runway Campout at George and Barbara's farm where several of us camped on the end of their airplane runway. What great hosts!


                                               2016 The Gang at the Rand farm Runway Campout                            

                                   ABOVE THE RUNWAY CAMP OUT GANG POSE FOR A GROUP PHOTO


August 17th saw us in Killarney with camper and boat in tow to camp out at Roque's Marina for a week to enjoy our old stomping grounds in the North Channel and Georgian Bay.


                                                                                    2016 Kilarney Campsite Roques Marina


        BIG WHITE OUR CAMPER AS SHOWN FROM THE WATER AT HER CAMPSITE AT ROQUE'S MARINA


                        2016 Killarney Brian shakes a paw of Roques Guard Dog              2016 Killarney Rocky Shores


     BRIAN SHAKES A PAW WITH OUR GUARD DOG AT ROQUES AND ALSO  A VIEW OF KILLARNEY'S ROCKY SHORES


In early October we took our camper on our yearly colour tour north. We departed in the afternoon for Tobermory and camped overnight in the ferry parking lot. We awoke in the morning to board with no reservations. It was a full ferry as it was the second last run of the season. From Manitoulin Island we crossed over to the mainland at Little Current and onto Sudbury and stayed near here at a campsite overnight. Next day we crossed over Lake Nippissing  and southward home. The fall colours were spectacular.


                                        2016 Sturgeon Falls Kathy & Colour


                           KATHY STANDS IN FRONT OF FALL COLOURS ON A WALK IN STURGEON FALLS


                                        2016 Fall Colours as seen through the windshield


                    NORTHERN FALL COLOURS DISPLAY THEMSELVES AS WE TAKE A PHOTO WHILE DRIVING



We have been working on our music skills this fall and have so formed the in "Beacon Court In House Band".   We are currently looking for new members :-)


                                       2016 The Beacon Court in House Band with Lux

               

          THE BEACON COURT IN HOUSE BAND ALONG WITH OUR FRIEND WITH OUR LEADER LUX



November 16th saw us on our way to Beaufort South Carolina to visit and play with our friends Meindert and Gail. This area had recently been hit with Hurricane Mathew. Damage was extensive.



        2016 Beaufort SC view from Meindert & Gail's deck  2016 Beaufort SC Boats blown ashore by hurricane near M&G


    THE ICW AS VIEWED FROM THE HOUSE AND  NOT FAR AWAY SOME OF THE MANY BOATS WASHED ASHORE


                                                                                       2016 Beaufort SC The four of us go out for lunch


                                 OUT FOR LUNCH DURING ONE OF OUR MANY DAILY TOURS OF THE AREA


We have our first  snowfall just a couple of days before we depart for BC


                                                                            2016 Snow and Xmas Lights at Beacon Court


                                            CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TWINKLE DURING OUR FIRST SNOWFALL


                                        The snow kept falling and our driveway looked like this


                                                                                    2016 Beacon Court Snowfall continued   


December 13th 2016 sees us off to  BC for Xmas. Fortunately we came prepared for the unusually cold weather for the Vancouver area. A delay at the Sarnia Airport caused a missed connection in Toronto. As a result we arrived in Vancouver in the middle of the night. Courtney was there to greet us in her pajamas and transported us home in Greg's truck with a full load. Next day we attended a school Christmas concert.

               2016 BC Barrett sings in school Xmas concert    2016 BC Xmas with Madi & Grampa working on school project

                BARRETT SINGS IN HIS SCHOOL CONCERT   &   GRANDPA AND MADI WORK ON SCHOOL PROJECT


                    Rod arrived for the concert and spent the evening with us catching up on the recent past happenings

                                                              2016 BC Rod and Mother relax on couch

                                                                    ROD & KATHY RELAX ON THE COUCH

We attended a hockey game to watch Barrett play with his teem. Score ended 5 to 2 with visitors winning. Barrett proudly scored one of the two goals.

                  2016 BC Barrett skates down the ice to score         2016 BC Xmas Greg & Madi prepare Xmas cards


                        Barrett # 13 in white uniform skates down the ice and Madi & Greg prepare more Xmas Cards

                                            While the snow lasted good times were had playing in the snow.

                2016 BC Barrett in his snow cave    2016 BC Madi and her snowman

                                                            A SNOW CAVE AND A SNOWMAN

                                         The early snowy season this year in the west  made the ski hills popular

                                      2016 BC Wilde & Rod do a selfie while skiing

                                                    WILDE AND ROD DO A SELFIE ON THE SKI HILL


                   `                                                                                 2016 BC Wilde shows her colours


                                                    WILDE ABOVE SHOWS OFF HER COLOURS


Christmas Eve was spent on Bowen Island where we did a hike on the island in the afternoon and in the early evening we feasted on a meal prepared by Titania and her friend Julie and of course Rod. 


                                                              2016 BC Bowen Island Xmas eve hike



Before our Christmas eve  feast we hiked on one of the Island Parks near Rod and Titania's home. Above is a view of the mainland.

                                                                                           


                        2016 BC Xmas Marsh Family arranged by height   2016 BC Xmas eve Titania"s meal of Sole


2016 Christmas eve on Bowen Island the Marsh Family stand in line according to their height. Starting from the left Brian,Greg,Rod,Titania,Courtney,Kathy,Madi and Barrett.


On the right above is a photo of Titania's fried fish sole that has been partially served.


This year was the creation of the "VISTA PLACE IN HOUSE BAND" as you see viewed below during a performance


                                       2016 BC The Vista Place in House Band in action


                       On Dec 29th 2016 we fly home to Ontario as the year 2016 is rapidly coming to a close

           
The new year will see us return to Tundra for a few months to once again to cruise the area in and around Guatemala.


Jan 29 2017