We went boondocking for a few days at our favourite spot, which we call Leatherback Turtle, next to the James River near Bearberry, Alberta, Canada.

Our Jayco 2022 JAY FLIGHT 174BH Baja in the evening.

We love this spot, as it is close to the river, under the trees, quiet, not easily accessible and away from the road. It is a bit tricky to park but our camper is lifted and has 15″ off-road tires.

Time to smell the roses.

Alberta Wild Rose,

A Rosa acicularis and a Longhorn beetle.

"Alberta’s provincial flower (chosen in 1930) is the prickly (syn. wild or Arctic) rose, Rosa acicularis. It’s a thorny, rambling shrub that can grow up to 2 metres tall and wide, producing single, five-petalled deep pink flowers between May and August. In the autumn, plants produce bright red hips, chockful of vitamin C and highly suitable for delicious preserves and tea." - Foweryprose.

Dandelion seeds.

The first few days were quite hot, but we were in the shade. We sleep late and drink coffee in our pyjamas while watching the river and listening to the birds. We eventually get dressed and have a leisurely breakfast. Hubbby and Erik go quadding, while I sit reading. Dinner is usually a Barbeque. We sit and chat till late at night. If it's not cloudy we watch the stars. On the last day, it was rainy and cold. I spent the whole day, in the camper, very cosy, learning to draw.

We have found lying in a hammock relaxing and cool, especially when it is hot.

Breakfast of bacon, eggs and cheese, made on an aluminium griddle, which is placed on the two burners of the Coleman camp stove, The griddle is lighter than the cast iron one that we have and works just as well. The fat pools in the sides for crispy bacon.

Relax and put your crocks up.

We had the whole area to ourselves, we play Chuckit with Erik in this area.

Enya - Lazy Days (Lyric Video)

Lazy old day

Rolling away

Dreaming the day away

Don't want to go

Now that I'm in the flow

Crazy amazing day

Erik sleeps at the bottom of our bed. This is the view I have when drinking my morning coffee in bed.

Damage was done to our camping table a few months ago.

Hubby and Erik were away on the quad, and while I was boiling eggs on our camp stove, I usually set a timer. I had my back to the stove, facing the river, which was a big mistake. I heard a noise above the sound of the river and when I turned around the table, next to the camper was on fire! I closed the propane valve and poured water on the flames, but they kept burning, shouting my hubby's name in vain. I tried to remove the fire extinguisher from the wall in the camper, but I couldn't. The extinguisher fastening has since been improved. The propane tank connector hose failed. Fortunately, I had lots of water and eventually, the flames died. A lesson learnt, never turn your back on a camp stove. Luckily we had a spare propane tank connector hose.

Hubby has attached a hitch receiver holder (weight distribution) to the trailer, which is a secure and versatile storage for a trailer hitch ball mount when not in use.