July 7 - 10, 2005
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What a great weekend!
Ken & Chris Findlay and George & Doris Hoffman planned a full
weekend based out of Aldergrove, B.C. About thirty-five cars attended,
representing Alberta, Oregon, and Washington as well as all over
southern British Columbia.
This tour included just about everything and took us all over the eastern Fraser Valley. The scenery was beautiful and the sights were most interesting for all. On Friday we took the Albion Ferry across the Fraser River and visited the historic Stave Falls Dam. Since being closed in the early 2000s, the old powerhouse has been converted to an interactive Visitors Centre. It was a very wet day, but the drive was excellent nonetheless.
The next day broke clear and sunny as we all headed off for a homecooked farm breakfast at Aldor Acres, an 80 acre hobby farm run by the Anderson family. After breakfast we were off again, headed for the Achelitz Threshing Association's museum in Chilliwack, B.C. The route presented us with two very challenging uphill stretches which were conquered by every car, although a few passengers had to walk the last leg of one of the hills!
Sunday morning offered an optional tour to the Museum of Flight in Langley, again in beautiful sunshine. At the museum we viewed a good collection of aviation artifacts and even got to pose the cars alongside a WW2 Harvard for pictures. The Harvard still flies on special occasions.
Many thanks to the Findlays and the Hoffmans for a well organized event, to Fred and Trudy Dunn for driving the trouble truck, and to all those who participated and helped make the tour a great place to be. Everyone is looking forward to next year's tour in Salmon Arm, B.C.
This tour included just about everything and took us all over the eastern Fraser Valley. The scenery was beautiful and the sights were most interesting for all. On Friday we took the Albion Ferry across the Fraser River and visited the historic Stave Falls Dam. Since being closed in the early 2000s, the old powerhouse has been converted to an interactive Visitors Centre. It was a very wet day, but the drive was excellent nonetheless.
The next day broke clear and sunny as we all headed off for a homecooked farm breakfast at Aldor Acres, an 80 acre hobby farm run by the Anderson family. After breakfast we were off again, headed for the Achelitz Threshing Association's museum in Chilliwack, B.C. The route presented us with two very challenging uphill stretches which were conquered by every car, although a few passengers had to walk the last leg of one of the hills!
Sunday morning offered an optional tour to the Museum of Flight in Langley, again in beautiful sunshine. At the museum we viewed a good collection of aviation artifacts and even got to pose the cars alongside a WW2 Harvard for pictures. The Harvard still flies on special occasions.
Many thanks to the Findlays and the Hoffmans for a well organized event, to Fred and Trudy Dunn for driving the trouble truck, and to all those who participated and helped make the tour a great place to be. Everyone is looking forward to next year's tour in Salmon Arm, B.C.
Photos courtesy of Peter Findlay
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