eve walk to train station

quick overnight trip to Fort Langley inside the fort. we got a key so we were able to leave the fort after it closed and return. Very nice to be inside after the public has left. we went for a walk toLäs mer
Fraser river from Fort Langley

The fraser river from the walkway along the river and Keith and Kendra at James Douglas Statue just outside the fort.
What Cheer House -Otentik- our home away

the tent......this is glamping!. we had a heater, bunk beds for 6, fridge, prep surface and table and chairs. although they didn't want you to eat inside the tent. lucky for us the weather was greatLäs mer
sunset

The big house is the white building where James Douglas and Sir Mathew Begbie signed the documents in Nov proclaiming the colony of bc in 1858.
the brown house at the far right was the outdoorLäs mer
moon and the big house

trying to capture the moon over the big house. it was a lovely eve.
Campfire

Smores and a nice glass of port.....what better way to end the eve. It was nice and warm, no bugs. Great eve.
eve

the camp host told us about a ghost that could be seen wandering down around the blacksmith area. Colin and i took a walk, but no ghosts. It was dark going up to the catwalk structure though. trainsLäs mer
sunrise

trains did pass by in the eve, but the benefit was i was up early to catch the sunrise!
the kitchen garden

They have a nice kitchen garden with lots of spuds, carrots, beets, kale and other things.
the red poppy may be palaver somniferum. the turkish poppy
the white flower is a potato flower
the purpleLäs mer
glass panes

this was up in the storage area. This may be why there were so many standard sized windows if all the window panes were 8 x 7!
Samuel Robertson's digs

Samuel Robertson also had a tin or maybe it was pressed cast iron?? stove. On a previous visit the blacksmith explained how important this new pressed stove was as it could be shipped from britian andLäs mer
Mavis and Glover St fort langley

John Walter Berry and David Moss Coulter, 2 of the original merchants in Fort Langley. they had the general store in Murrayville and in Fort Langley. Murrays corner was where 5 streets intersected,Läs mer