Harrison Hot Springs Resort

I am here again with Laura and Madigan.  I love Harrison hot springs.  I’ve been coming some 40 years. One of the best times was when I rented a cabin in the resort for my parents.   Laura and I have been coming by car, truck and motorcycle.  We’ve stayed in a half dozen of the hotels.  We loved the Bungalow cabins and see they’ve been torn down. I liked the Harrison Beach Hotel for the underground parking for m y Harley electroglide when Laura would ride on the back all over the province with me.  Gilbert my previous cockapoo came along.  He’d ride with me on the motorcycle and Mazda Miata but Laura then was relegated to my truck.  In the Miata the dogs sit on her so for a winter drive to SAN Diego I bought the Mini Cooper  to accommodate both girl and dog.    Today I have the Mini Cooper for Laura and Madigan. 

Without a dog we enjoyed dinners in the Copper Room. Before that i can remember coming for dinner and dancing in there. Since the dogs came , we’ve dined now at most of the restaurants in town that have a balcony where we can sit with a dog.  Mostly though at the Harrison Hotspring I order our meals at the Lakeside Cafe. I had their fish and chips last night. Delicious Madigan loved his burger paddy and Laura the Chicken wrap.  We topped it off with vanilla ice cream because Madigan likes a spoonful of that too.  Life revolves around the dog.  

Laura and I have now had two walk's along the lake.  It’s so beautiful. Such incredible views of lake and snow capped mountains. Blue sky and sunshine this afternoon. I was up at 8 30 and walked Madigan around the lake in a light rain  before ‘taking the waters’.  I’ve been in the adult pool twice and once in the indoor hot hot pool.  

Laura and I just returned from walking down the lake to where the hot springs are bubbling up and steaming. The water for the hotel and the public pool are taken from that point.

We’ve also come with the truck and camper and stayed at the Glencoe RV park and used the public hot spring pool .

I put a hold payment on a Thor Hurricane bus yesterday so next we will probably be bringing  that to Glencoe or another of the RV parks. There’s the provincial campground up the lake. I’ve camped along the lake and even hunted mostly grouse with my quad. There’s some wilderness hotspring up in the mountains I’ve climbed up  when. I was younger. 

Now I just love the Harrison Hot Springs resort  pool.  So meditative.  Such a gloriously beautiful place.

On the way back from my last luxurious experience I picked up cappuccino’s from the coffee shop. We get breakfast croissants there sometimes  but the cafe’s in the town make egg and bacon sandwich I bought us those this morning on my way back from the walk with Madigan. 

I love it here.  Laura loves it here.  Madigan loves it here too.  

Last night we watched a Gerald Butler movie before a peaceful sleep.  Now that we’re back from another walk time to get back down to the hot springs we can see from our window in the main building. 

God is good all of the time Thank you Jesus.   

Harrison Hot Springs Resort

I am here again with Laura and Madigan.  I love Harrison hot springs.  I’ve been coming some 40 years. One of the best times was when I rented a cabin in the resort for my parents.   Laura and I have been coming by car, truck and motorcycle.  We’ve stayed in a half dozen of the hotels.  We loved the Bungalow cabins and see they’ve been torn down. I liked the Harrison Beach Hotel for the underground parking for m y Harley electroglide when Laura would ride on the back all over the province with me.  Gilbert my previous cockapoo came along.  He’d ride with me on the motorcycle and Mazda Miata but Laura then was relegated to my truck.  In the Miata the dogs sit on her so for a winter drive to SAN Diego I bought the Mini Cooper  to accommodate both girl and dog.    Today I have the Mini Cooper for Laura and Madigan. 

Without a dog we enjoyed dinners in the Copper Room. Before that i can remember coming for dinner and dancing in there. Since the dogs came , we’ve dined now at most of the restaurants in town that have a balcony where we can sit with a dog.  Mostly though at the Harrison Hotspring I order our meals at the Lakeside Cafe. I had their fish and chips last night. Delicious Madigan loved his burger paddy and Laura the Chicken wrap.  We topped it off with vanilla ice cream because Madigan likes a spoonful of that too.  Life revolves around the dog.  

Laura and I have now had two walk's along the lake.  It’s so beautiful. Such incredible views of lake and snow capped mountains. Blue sky and sunshine this afternoon. I was up at 8 30 and walked Madigan around the lake in a light rain  before ‘taking the waters’.  I’ve been in the adult pool twice and once in the indoor hot hot pool.  

Laura and I just returned from walking down the lake to where the hot springs are bubbling up and steaming. The water for the hotel and the public pool are taken from that point.

We’ve also come with the truck and camper and stayed at the Glencoe RV park and used the public hot spring pool .

I put a hold payment on a Thor Hurricane bus yesterday so next we will probably be bringing  that to Glencoe or another of the RV parks. There’s the provincial campground up the lake. I’ve camped along the lake and even hunted mostly grouse with my quad. There’s some wilderness hotspring up in the mountains I’ve climbed up  when. I was younger. 

Now I just love the Harrison Hot Springs resort  pool.  So meditative.  Such a gloriously beautiful place.

On the way back from my last luxurious experience I picked up cappuccino’s from the coffee shop. We get breakfast croissants there sometimes  but the cafe’s in the town make egg and bacon sandwich I bought us those this morning on my way back from the walk with Madigan. 

I love it here.  Laura loves it here.  Madigan loves it here too.  

Last night we watched a Gerald Butler movie before a peaceful sleep.  Now that we’re back from another walk time to get back down to the hot springs we can see from our window in the main building. 

God is good all of the time Thank you Jesus.   

Fountain of Youth Spa and RV Park, Friday

It rained last night. I heard pitter patter on the ceiling last night and thought it was squirrels before I realized I was in the dessert and hadn’t seen squirrels.  I finally accepted the sound was rain, not much but some and went back to sleep. In the morning there was water on Tully Street.

I walked Madigan up to the little dog part.  Some of his friends there are Izzie, Roxy, Sophie, Blue, Gracie, Spivy and Molly. My challenge is to remember the dogs names and I’m making some headway.  Jim, Izzie’s dad, surprised me by giving me his name.  “I only know dog’s names’.  Doesn’t he know that to me he’s ‘Izzie’s dad”.  I actually met him in a different context so I suppose it’s okay. Not a terrible faux pas but the dog master club is a bit of a secret society.  No human names.  Haven’t a clue.  It used to be the same when I was living on my sailboat in the marina and sailing most weekends. We just knew each others by the sailboat names.

I shopped on way home.  Great little Mercantile store here with everything an RV person could want. I stocked up on yoghurt and soda drinks. I even bought an extension cord so I can take my electric heater off the counter and have it on the floor.  Voila’ more counter space and better heat distribution.  

I’ve no serious plans today except a massage at 430. I’ve a virtual meeting I may make. I’m intent on going to the hot springs next. I quite surprised my self changing the bottom sheet on my bed as the other one had mostly pulled off. I also brought my little guitar out of the closet and actually played

There’s been jams and music here and I realized I’d not been playing guitar much.. I enjoyed singing in the church last week.  I’d stopped making music mostly when my hearing went and I needed hearing aids. Also I was having acrylic nails to I wouldn’t bite them. The crowns have cured the tooth biting.  The strings are too high off the frets. Weather effect and something to be fixed.  The poor mini guitar has been neglected and now I plan to play guitar and sing some more.

I’ve been fairly stressed and struggling a lot with work and pressures of living. I’m surprised at how I’m relaxing here.  It’s been a process of shedding worries and prayer.  I’ve increased my exercise with Madigan’s walks. I’m loving the mineral hot springs.  Yesterday I just made a 15 minutes time in the tub but now I’m going off to the lobster hot spring.  

I’m enjoying coffee. I’m enjoying barbecue meals and others I make.  Madigan is too but he’s not happy with any of the alternative wet foods to his ‘tikki’ World flavours he’s accustomed too. I’m running out of those He’s happy with the Go dry food thankfully.  

Each day has its challenges. When I’m working I’m rather stressed. It’s demanding.  I’m only doing 6-7 hours a week and mostly I’m experienced and knowledgeable but still get thrown zingers. The whole health care system is broke and administration and communication at the district level is so outdated. I muddle along and do the best I can.  The waitlists and delays are a challenge

I’m watching Trump’s new term in office and enjoying the Musk ‘s DOGE team of 6 guys 19 to 25 using AI and doing an audit of the federal government. So far billions and billions of dollars of corruption have been exposed. I just wish we could have the same in Canada. Trudeau the deeply evil shit has prorogued parliament and the liberals are trying to claim Carney will lead the Liberals to success. But the Liberal Party is now the Liberal Communist Party of Canada and bought by Xi Jinping. The WEF is sharia communism and totalttarianism .  The UN has fallen and the WHO is purely political.  The saddest part is talking to family and friends who still believe the CBC, Communist Broadcasting Company and don’t seem to know about all the censorship or recognize that the Liberal government declared martial law on a peaceful demonstration of middle class Canadians freezing their bank accounts and treating us all like criminals while celebrating criminals and terrorists. It’s so sad to see the depravity in Ottawa government. Of course my family depends on government for their livelihood so are biased and clearly anxious about being targeted if they offend the tyranny. Meanwhile I’ve lived in fear a lot for being truthful. It’s cost me a fortune in work and income for simply questioning the drug pushing policy of so called ‘safe supply’.  I feel like a voice in the desert and don’t want to see my head on a platter because some girlfriend of a pedophile doesn’t like my comments,. Channeling John today.

Meanwhile I mostly have peace of mind through active CBT and really it’s sunny and beautiful here 

It’s Valentine’s Day. I bought Laura gifts on Amazon, chocolates, perfumes, pj’s. I also sent flowers to the clinics.  It miss Laura more on days like this but confess the women and men are all friendly here so I’m not at all lonely.  Madigan is a demanding companion wanting to walk and play and eat my food but really he is the best boy and my best friend. Thank you God for this day. Thank you Jesus

Time to get in the mineral springs and enjoy some sun outside.