| Letters from our Guests |
August 9, 2007
Thanks for a wonderful, clean campground. The area is clean and it was great to look at the stars. We stopped here initially just to get off the highway, but if we return to Castlegar, we will stay here (and recommend you to others).
Sincerely,
Tracy & Bob M. |
August 5, 2007
Dear Liz and Dale,
We wish to thank you for your efforts in keeping this rv park a great place to stay.
We can tell from our experience here that you try to think about your guests and help the guests during their stay.
We appreciate it and keep up the great work.
Sincerely,
Ed and Dianne S. |
July 22, 2007
Liz & Dale:
Please reserve a spot for us - Aug 17,18,19 and possibly the 20th. Full
hookups if available. Thank you for another lovely visit.
Larry and Lorie O. |
August 7, 2006
Liz & Dale:
Thank you for being great hosts and letting us know what this area [the Kootenays] has to offer. Very beautiful!
The Thornton family #40 (the tenters with the satellite dish) |
July 24, 2006
Hi Liz & Dale:
We want to thank you again for your help, in the rain, unhitching, backing, re-hitching etc!
Your RV park and hospitality were THE BEST! We hope to see you again someday!
Big hugs from the hot Southwest!
Janice & Bonita & "The Smarty" Pants! |
Sept 1, 2004
Hi Liz and Dale:
We had a wonderful stay at your park and your hospitality was the greatest.
Being our first trip to the Kootenays only wants us to return for another
visit. Hopefully, next year. Of course, Roamin' and Rhoda (my vizslas or
red kids) really enjoyed their daily walks up the mountain, a great place
to walk and exercise the dogs. Castlegar is a very nice place and we thoroughly
enjoyed the area. I also found a wonderful place for the dogs to swim and
run in a field. The West Kootenay Kennel Club have a very nice venue at
the Pass Creek Exhibition Grounds. Their obedience trials were well organized
, for a small club. Looking forward to returning to your area as you made
our stay the "greatest".
Jackie and her red kids ---- Roamin' and Rhoda..... |
Aug 3, 2004
Dear Dale and Liz, THANK YOU !!!
You are really great hosts. I am glad to receive your letter today. I appreciate
your sincere effort to send me our lost stuff. You people are very nice and serve
your customers very friendly." ..ARSHAD CHAUDHRY |
July 21, 2004 To: Liz & Dale
"The Squamish gang had a great time on our bike trip. The weather was
favorable, hot at times which necessitated an early start. Other than at
Tunnel, we were in the lake or river so it was great. Thank you so much for
your hospitality, and send-off. The pictures are great. You are welcome to
use this email in your promotional materials. Thanks again. Linda" |
June 25, 2004 To: Liz & Dale
"Your camp was an oasis at the end of a long and wonderful KVR bike trip. We especially appreciated the ride up the long hill which went above and beyond on our view. Thanks again, we will tell our friends your is the place to stay. Deb & Lyall Alore, Dean Williams & Dan LeBlanc" |
May 24, 2004 To: Dale & Liz
"Thanx for all the extra electrical help and providing us with
a wonderful Castlegar site and experience. God Bless
Bill and Patti Adams" |
May 8, 2003 To: Dale & Liz Monrad.
"Thanks for the
lovely hospitality. We ended up staying last night in Pincher Creek. - Alberta
has been rocked by snow and storms the whole time we were gone. Anyway,
thank you again & the place was lovely and we definitely had
a wonderful time.
Sincerely, Yvonne & Charles Cseppento Medicine Hat, AB" |
Sept 9, 2002 Dear Liz & Dale:
My husband and I stayed
at
your campground last Saturday night (site #4) and now that we are back home
from our long vacation across Canada, I thought I would let you know how much
we enjoyed our brief stay at your place. You are to be commended on the
cleanliness of your campground and facilites, the pleasant, grassy RV sites,
and I particularly appreciated your 'hands on' approach towards all your
customers which we did not see much of anywhere else we stayed across Canada.
Regards, Ellen W. |
July 12, 2002
"
Dale, Liz .. Many thanks for your help in
getting our truck radiator problem solved.
Sincerely
Paul and Ingrid H.-
Site #2 - Have a good summer" |
July 23, 2002
"Hi Dale and Liz, This is Gilbert. I don't
know if you remember us, but we will never forget you.
About a month ago we stayed at your campground on our way to Vancouver.
It was me, my wife and our
two daughters. We are from El Paso, Texas and we were
traveling in a black Ford Explorer towing a popup- trailer. I had just
bent the back trailer bumper and
had to kick it back into place. We had a great night
there, thanks. Wish we had stayed longer. I logged onto your website and
without saying a word I asked my
younger daughter, "do you know who these people are?" She started jumping up
and down and said "Yes daddy, those are those very nice people from our first
night in Canada!" Thanks for everything, but above all, thanks for creating
some memories for us especially our daughters.
Gil, Margie and the
girls." |
July 9, 2002
"Dear Dale & Liz!
Your kindness is
greatly appreciated
Your card and cake and suggestion of a different venue
for eating out helped make our 50th wedding anniversary a memoriable occasion.
We've enjoyed your campground and your friendliness - Thanks!
Rita and Ralph
S." |
Dec , 2001
"
Dear Dale & Liz, Doris and I wish you a
very pleasant Christmas and a prosperous New Year in your new venture. We were
surprised to receive a Christmas card from you as we only stayed with you for
one night on our way to Victoria. You were one of the +/- 25 parks we stayed in
on our 40 day cross Canada/USA trip. It is odd but Doris's sister had remarked
that she really liked Castlegar. For us, it had merely been a stop over. Still,
I remember vividly talking to the two of you. You were very personable. We hope
that you will do well in your new venture. If we ever come your way again, we
will make sure to spend a few days at your camp and get to know Castlegar
itself. We hope to leave for a 55 day Mexican caravan in early February. Once
again, out best wishes.
John and Doris W." - Port Colborne,
ON. |
Dec 9, 2001
"
Hi Liz! Thanks very much for your wonderful
Christmas 'report'. I'm so pleased to hear that you and Dale are doing well and
enjoying new adventures. Your new place sounds wonderful. If Heather and I are
ever in your area, count on seeing us. I hope you both have a great Christmas
in your snowbound paradise. Think of us Vancouverites in the dismal rain! Best
regards, Bob and Heather." |
Oct 30, 2001
"
Dale & Liz: By now you should be Mr. and
Mrs. And what a special couple you make. Our best wishes for a very happy
marriage. We thought you would enjoy these pictures as much as we enjoyed
staying at your RV Park. We travelled 10,997 miles and staying at your park was
truly a highlight of our trip. It was so nice of you to have a welcome party
and invite us. Especially because cake is my favorite food!!! If we come back
your way we will certainly make it a point to stay with you again." .."Thanks
again for your hospitality at the Castlegar RV Park, we loved it.
Sincerely
Stan and Paula C." |
Oct 31, 2001
"
Dear Liz and Dale: Many thanks for the great
stay. Lots of luck for a bright and happy future. Hope to see you again. Will
look you up on your website.
Thanks again. Margaret W." |
Dec, 2001
"Dale & Liz - Hi (at last) & seasons
greetings. Hope this card finds you in good health & doing well. We really
enjoyed our brief stay at your campground including your warm (& helpful)
hospitality. Our next time through we'll stay longer! All the best for 2002.
Paul & Emily J." - Surrey, BC |
Dec , 2001
"We enjoyed our stay and your hospitality last
August (2001). Hope we can do it again" Russ & Dottie Y. - Gordon &
Doreen S. - Bob & Arlene K. (Rainbow Chasers RV Club - Sandpoint,
Idaho) |
Dec, 2001
"Dear Folks, I thoroughly enjoyed my BC trip and
your campground. A Merry Christmas & and busy 2002"
Swen S. - Delta,
BC |
Dec 11, 2001
"Hope things are going well for you. We really
enjoyed our stay up there." Claudia and Pete |
Day
5 - 8/21 - Grand Coulee to Castlegar
OK - on to Castlegar! Here we found
the local Visitors Centre with Audrey, a wonderfully perky and helpful lady who
guided us through our first money exchange. Canada use $2 and $1 coins, known
respectively as “Toonies” and “Loonies.” She also guided us
to the Castlegar RV Park and Campground where for $18 CDN we had electricity
and water. Nice place! Dale and Liz Monrad, a couple our age, had purchased the
park exactly one week before we got there. He had retired from a high-stress
job in high-tech and was as excited as a kid at Christmas time. “I’ve
lost weight, my blood pressure is down, and I’m sleeping at night.
It’s wonderful!” he told us. With me it would be the other way
around, for I don’t really mind fighting with computers, but fixing things
really stresses me out! - Bill and Diane E |
Dec 8, 2001
"
Dale and Liz - Thank you for the Christmas
card! Our stay with you last summer was a most pleasant
one. We were there just one week after you had taken over the park, and
we have wondered how things
were going. From your note and web site, it looks like
they're going great. From your place, our first ever night in Canada, we
continued following the
Columbia River. On September 10 we found its source at
Columbia Lake. Here it was only about 10-15 meters wide and about 50-60
cm deep - quite different from
its 7 KM width where it enters the Pacific Ocean. I'm
putting the details of our trip on the web and can be seen at: http://home.attbi.com/~welliott21
Thanks
for being a neat part of our summer! - Bill Elliott |
July 6,2002
"To Dale& Liz Monrad
Thank you for making
mine and Sheri's vacation our best ever. We are telling everyone we know about
your park and how great you two are. Also thank you Liz for helping me find a
dentist in such short notice.
See you next summer -
Jack
Mc" |
Oct 16, 2001
"Dear Liz and Dale: Sorry we forgot your key.
Thinking of the snow slowed our memory banks down. Do hope we can get up next
summer and spend more time in your delightful area. Have a nice Xmas and best
of luck with your campground. We were pleased with it. Al and Joyce
B." |
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