Week 8...

It's actually been a pretty quiet past week here in the wilderness. After the huge RV Caravan left town, things reverted back to normal, with relatively uneventful days... There were some fun extracurricular activities, however, foremost being this summer's first SUNSET CABARET! A showcase of many of the Barkerville's performers, it was an action packed evening of songs & sketches. Kate and I performed "Bury the Hatchet" (HUGE thanks to Sarah Peters), with Kate singing and me playing my box-bass. A big hit. Other acts included a sketch where
Gollum goes on date, and a song about the pine beetle infestation up here... Great fun. We have also begun rehearsal for MACBETH, which we will perform in Mid-August. The cast is comprised entirely of Barkerville folks, and should be great. It's my first crack at Shakespeare since college, and I'm looking forward to it! The director, Tim Sutherland, has worked a lot here in Canada (most recently Old Trout's FAMOUS PUPPET DEATH SCENES), and I think will be a real treat to work with. Other than that, Kate and I headed into Quesnel and caught a late showing of TRANSFORMERS, which is totally ridiculous, and did our bi-weekly shopping extravaganza- best discovery: a butcher shop that sells bison for the same price as beef- awesome! It's been HOT the last few days, and yesterday we went to a great local swimming hole, which I know we will frequent all summer...

Thanks to everybody who's been emailing us- it's so great to hear from all of you!
Tyler & Kate