Category Archives: Staycation Alberta

Learning a new skill – DIY coffee table

Sitting around, doing nothing, is really a skill I have not mastered. While Daryl was busy building sheds and such, it was time for me to get a project. I wanted to build a little table that we could use around the fire pit. We already had a few good pallets to be used. ItContinue reading “Learning a new skill – DIY coffee table”

Time to take the trailer to El Parque

As with everything else, there were many rules and regulations around the placement of the trailer: it should not be visible from the road or the sky (alien invasion??). This property is two acres and has a very large open area in the centre and ‘falls off’ towards the back of the property. This madeContinue reading “Time to take the trailer to El Parque”

Building a Fire Pit  at El Parque, Alberta

Next on the agenda was clearing a spot and building a fire pit. As with everything else, there are regulations, including size of the clearing around the pit and proximity to water. Daryl ordered a pit and finally it was ready. It was so big it barely fit in the truck. There would be asContinue reading “Building a Fire Pit  at El Parque, Alberta”

El Parque: Alberta Summer Retreat #3

Summer of 2022 was incredibly busy. April we were both back in Canada and made our first trip to El Parque. Everything was as we had left it last fall. We had a list of ‘must do’s’ that needed immediate attention: building a storage shed, building a fire pit, installing trail cameras and preparing aContinue reading “El Parque: Alberta Summer Retreat #3”

An Alberta Summer Retreat “El Parque”

In the summer of 2021 Daryl went on a quest to find the perfect private camping spot. Who knows what prompted this search. Maybe it had something to do with the influx of campers during the last two summers. Camping was a great Covid activity, however finding a ‘good’ spot became difficult unless you wereContinue reading “An Alberta Summer Retreat “El Parque””