Google hangout, and all of Canada gets a holiday for my birthday!

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Rock Glen resort Arkona Ontario

        Today all of Canada (except Quebec) gets a Holiday to celebrate my birthday. This is the Victoria Day Weekend in honor of Queen Victoria, its our first long weekend of the summer. Also known as the May 24, May long weekend and in My world, George's Birthday, for the last 64 years.
        So now now with another awesome day of weather, sunshine, clear skies and temperatures in the mid 80's F (30c) with humidity close to 100f (38C) it really does not get any better. 
        Today at 1 pm we are looking forward to a Google + Hangout with Rick Doyle, fellow blogger and rv'er we have been following for a few years but never met in person. They live on Vancouver Island in British Columbia Canada and spend the winter in Desert Hotsprings California. Maybe we will catch up this winter.
        Rick is a real computer guy and the purpose of the hangout was a video chat with 9 other people to show us all the in's and outs of Google +.  But our internet connection apparently was to slow and cutting in and out to participate. I did manage to get on for a few seconds but finally had to give up. Would have been an informative bunch with most of us Bloggers never having ever met but read each other's blogs.

a screen shot of the one time I connected

        Shortly after this we had few friends drop by to chat and wish me Happy Birthday (old guy) and enjoyed their visit on this very hot afternoon.

I was trying to connect, but to no avail

Suzie got her dog fix

        Then the campground is emptying out . most everybody has to go back to school or "work". We vaguely remember when we had to do this  a long time ago. Its nice to see everybody here enjoying the weather but its also nice to see them go. So quiet and peaceful now.

this area behind us is all empty now

the valley empty too

now relaxing in the shade enjoying our books

         But now time to fire up our Weber and I can cook up my birthday supper. Suzie had offered to take me out by I wanted a nice T-bone steak, baked potato, garlic shrimp and garlic bread with cheese, and a couple beer. But ya know for what it would cost us for that meal and not be happy with it, I can make it much better and the whole thing for less than ten dollars (steak was on sale). Besides I love cooking on our Weber Q-100 at home.

almost done 

every thing was perfect, our Weber Q came thru again.
and then Suzie did the dishes.

       The plan was maybe a campfire but skies are overcast tonight and besides we had a nice one last night, after I posted our blog, with a great sunset too.

nice fire

last night's sunset

        So there everybody had a nice long weekend to celebrate MY birthday. At least I am here to say "you're welcome". Queen Victoria has been gone for 100 or so years.
        Mike, Trish, Jordan and Maggie stopped by again after supper just before the skies turned black and winds picked up (about 8:30) Glad we had our campfire last night. Also had Rob (owner, manager of the resort) and his daughter stop by to wish be Happy birthday as well.
        Thanks for stopping in and hope you enjoyed your long (or short) weekend as much as we did.
 Posted by the "Weber Q man of Blogland" according to Rick Doyle.

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