For Bruce

For Bruce

It was great to speak to Mom and Dad, as well as Joanne on Canada Day. Sorry we missed connecting with others as they were away. We hope all enjoyed their Canada activities and the long weekend. We were off in our camper at a lovely campground just outside the DC area…it allowed Evie and Jonathan to travel into work on Monday.

We extend our sympathy to Stephen and Gayle for having to attend a Congress on Canada Day….been there done that for Thanksgiving Congresses (including Officers Councils on Thanksgiving Day). Evie and I are glad not to have to attend them, ‘nuff said. It was good to talk with Stephen on the 3rd as he cooked on his barbeque and we sat by a campfire thanks to modern technology. Only regret is our cell battery died just as we were starting to say our goodbyes (give our love to Gayle and the kids).

We understood that we missed Cathy and Don as they were heading back from spending the day with Mom and Dad.

During our call with Mom and Dad I asked Mom if she has been reading the blogs…as expected her answer was “no,” but Dad does. She says he does not really tell her what is on the blogs. I encouraged to her read them and keep up on what is happening in the lives and minds of her family.

I joked with her that if they did not start one that I may just start one for her and make stuff up. Mom said that was “fine if they were creative lies.” Well, I did not get anywhere even when I told her that my first creative activity on her behalf would be an announcement that arrival of “Isaac” after she did her Sarah impersonation. Dad said he may start a blog one day. In the meantime we will wait and see if he starts…or we maybe we should just start and announce he is Abraham.



To all we missed, a belated Happy Canada Day.


Now, on to why this blog is called “For Bruce”. While talking to Joanne, she mentioned that Bruce was interested seeing pictures of our toy. The Chateau is made by Four Winds and is their upscale version of the Four Winds C class line.

The first picture is of the external curbside from the front. The second is from the back looking at the street side. The third is the view from the hallway toward the front. The fourth is from the cab looking toward the galley…stove, microwave and oven on the right while the refrigerator and freezer are on the left. Off the hallway is the washroom that includes a ¾ bathtub. The last is of the master bedroom (queen short).



Some basic figures….sleeping capacity for five adults and two kids under 5’2”, length of 31’7’ bumper to bumper and 11’2’’ high including AC on roof, single axle drive train with dual tires, 55 gallon gas tank (plus 4-5 up the tube), Ford V-10 engine, 7 to 9 mpg depending upon terrain and weather (running the generator at the same time drops mpg by a mile), 38 gallon fresh water tank, 31 grey water tank and 27 black water tank. XM Radio. Stereo speakers in the master bedroom play from the cab system. The television has a roof antenna or it can be hooked up to cable via the cable connector on the street side. Cable hook-up and television shelf in the master bedroom. The AC vents are in the roof and the furnace ducts are in the floor…both systems run off a common thermostat (AC 13,500 BTU and furnace is 31,000 BTU). Total maximum weight (vehicle, equipment, passengers, clothing and supplies) is 10 tons.