We said goodbye to longtime friends Cory and Elaine. We've known them 11 years and yet we've only spent time together twice! But getting together is almost like we do so on a much more regular basis. Lots of laughs, and I'm sure we'll be seeing them again sooner than 11 years from now!

We hit the road, heading towards Vancouver, and the big Abbotsford RV show.

But first, some breakfast... Breakfast to start the day with Cory and Elaine Group photo!

Thanks for the hospitality guys... looking forward to next time...!

Yesterday's drive, 132 kms (82 miles).

We got to the RV show at about 11:30am.

We're walking from the parking area up to the entrance, and who do we see? Friends Doug and Nancy who live in nearby White Rock! We had actually been in contact with them,but didn't think we would have time to get together until we get back here in mid October.

Too funny.

Elaine had set me up with $1 off coupons for the admission. It was supposed to be $8 for adults, and $6 for seniors. But there was nothing saying at what age a senior is, so when we got up to the entrance, we simply said "Two seniors please", and with our $1 off coupons we got in for $5 each!

We sat and chatted with Doug and Nancy for a while, and then set off on our own to check out the RVs.

We have no interest in buying a different RV... at least not here in North America. But it's fun to have a look at what the new ones are like, and to see if there was anything that we liked.

And there was not much that we liked! We have no interest in either 5th wheel trailers, or travel trailers. But we looked at quite a few motorhomes, camper vans, and pickup truck campers.

The big expensive (>$250k) motorhomes were fun to look at, but even if we could afford one, we have zero interest in owning something that big. We liked the layout of this van, but at $94,000 CAD ($73,000 USD) it's really hard to justify. Fun, but not for us. This 20 ft Class C piqued our interest.
And at $58,000 CAD ($45,000 USD the price was reasonable. This is the interior of a pickup truck camper!

It had three slideouts! Huge pickup truck camper at $68,000 CAD ($53,000 USD). Lots of RVs and lots of people! This was probably our favorite floorplan, but the paint job was a little loud for our liking. And the $135,000 CAD ($105,000 USD) price tag was a little ridiculous. Nancy, Doug, Ruth, Kevin selfie!

We said goodbye to Doug and Nancy and headed to the community of Crescent Beach. We stopped at a highway rest area first to use the free dump station. Traffic was bad, as apparently it always is heading into Vancouver. Between that and the ridiculously high real estate prices, we sure wouldn't want to live in this area. Like Toronto, it's nice to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there!

We found Bernd and Angi's house and got ourselves backed into Sherman's parking spot for the next three weeks. This is one of the couples who were with us on the last Mexico RV Caravan. Really nice to see them again!

Breakfast is ready... gotta go!

For the dog owners... Wellness Core Dog Food is on deal of the day today!
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