Sarah, our landlady, is really lovely. Her daughters seem great, and their dog is pretty sweet. They have been really warm, welcoming and helpful. They live beside and above us.
Our new neighbourhood seems pretty nice, too. As anyone that knows us can attest, we are anti-suburbia, but I am not sure that Riverdale counts...Hmmm....
Surrounded by mountain and river, I hear that Riverdale gets pretty gloomy in winter. Grey Mountain makes it, well, particularly grey and causes the yet to be experienced phenomenon of ice mist. This time of year, however, is pretty beautiful.
The TransCanada Trail loops around Riverdale, and about 4-5 houses away from ours there is green space that leads along the powerlines to probably hundreds of trails from 20 minutes to who knows yet how far. THIS, Maui loves!
The hills and trails certainly add a new dimension to our walks. Trees, hills, ground squirrels, tree squirrels and so many smells, Maui just runs and runs! She is in absolute heaven, running herself to near exhaustion every time. It has certainly given her a lot more energy, and her leg seems to be doing very well. Mike and I are, ummm, adjusting a little bit slower, but are nevertheless determined to get our Chilkoot legs back.
About 15 minutes away there is a beautiful lake. The fact that it is still half-frozen has not prevented Maui from diving in each time. It should be an interesting summer, rumour has it, it is also a great place to fish. Now if only we had a canoe. And a
fishing rod.
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