What a day! Last night I received a text from a rabbitry who needed to move on his rabbits as he would not be able to physically them pick up for a while. We were going to swap bunnies this spring/summer, but instead of kits, now it was all of his rabbits.I immediately started to look for transportation, and even asked some family members if any of their kids were coming to the lower mainland any time soon. Well, my cousin Cheryl asked me why I wouldn’t just drive up as the weekend was looking great. Well, I have never driven the coq in the winter (have you seen highway thru hell? Its like a major warning for the many reason NOT to drive the coq in the winter!) and I haven’t been to the interior in many, many years! So we decided I would do the trek myself after triple checking the weather & drive BC.
I got up really early, packed tons of water, some food, blankets, and checked my emergency kits, with all the issues we have had on our roads I wanted to be as prepped as possible. Then I saw that one of my rabbits had gotten out of her rabbit house somehow, so we spent a good 15-20 minutes catching her. Jay checked my oil levels for me, and then we unloaded all the gravel I had in my truck bed.
Next, I was off to a 4Hers house to load up on crates, as I didn’t have on hand to use (thanks Julie!) and then off I went on my journey!
The drive was stunning! I didn’t even listen to the radio, just admired the snow capped mountains, twinkling under the radiant sun. I could see the devastation of the broken bridges from the slides, and there was only one spot where we had to go down to one way traffic. I stopped at my cousins house in Peachland, picked her up so we could spend some time together (It has been forever, since nobody was really allowed to do anything) and then we somehow joined the convoy for a minute, honk honk!
I sent my sister in law a picture when I stopped for a moment to surprise her that I was in the area, she immediately called and wanted me to come over to her house, it was only 20 minutes away from where I was going, but I just didn’t have the time as I didn’t want to drive the Coq in the dark so we decided on a quick coffee. After our hugs and pictures, we were off to pick up the six French Lop rabbits at his farm.
Loading the rabbits was like a jigsaw puzzle into the cab of the truck, French Lops are HUGE! I asked some questions about his apple orchard, as his are commercially grown, columnar and tightly spaced, compared to ours which are old and very gnarly at this point. Then we drove back to Peachland where we met up with more cousins for big hugs and then I was on my way.
The drive back was just as beautiful, but I would have preferred that the sun stayed awake a little longer, and didn’t hide behind the mountains, but the buns and I all made it home safe and sound!
Now I just need to build another 6 houses tomorrow instead of working in the garden.
Becky is a Clinical Hypnotherapist, Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Landscape & Production Horticulturist, Arborist and budding Herbalist, who recognizes and specializes in the link between healthy soil, the gut and the brain. She also loves being the mom to her two wild and crazy kids Brooke & Connor whom keep her and her ever loving, creative husband Jay on their toes.
Becky is a Clinical Hypnotherapist, Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Landscape & Production Horticulturist, Arborist and budding Herbalist, who recognizes and specializes in the link between healthy soil, the gut and the brain. She also loves being the mom to her two wild and crazy kids Brooke & Connor whom keep her and her ever loving, creative husband Jay on their toes.
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