The Motor Home Days

Jack bought a motor home in the early '90s. He spend some time getting it in order...making it perfect! The purpose of buying the motor home was to visit his daughter and family in Mazatlan, Mexico. The trek was from Victoria, BC down to Tucson, AZ. In Tucson they would load up the motor home with things from the shopping list from daughter. These were mostly things you could not get in Mexico at the time and things for Christmas for the grandsons. From Tucson, it was a clear shot down to Mazatlan.

Jack and Jane would arrive at the end of October and stay until the early Spring. These were fun times for everyone. They met lots of interesting people at the motor home park including Doug Booth and wife from White Rock, BC who they kept in touch with until recently.

When Alex was 5 years old Jack and Jane took him back to Canada with them. They stopped in Vegas and visited the Hoover Dam. Great fun was had by all.

The motor home days ended when his daughter and family moved to Cabo San Lucas in '97. The idea of driving down the baja was not appealing, especially due to the danger factor on the single lane highways.

When not in use traveling to Mexico the motor home sat outside Jack and Jane's house. It was Jack's bachelor pad. When people came to stay at the house Jack would retreat to the motor home for some quite time. He would make his tea and watch the news out there. Of course, after lunch it was the perfect place to have a quiet siesta.

Meat Pie & Beans...

Jack's taste for food was simple. In fact, one of his favorite meals was a meat pie from the Dutch Bakery and some beans. Of course this needed to be accompanied by HP Sauce and a strong cup of tea.

Ross Clan History

The name Ross derives from the ancient Celtic word "Ros", meaning "a promontory", in this case the lands of Easter Ross. The clan is known to Highlanders as Clann Aindreas - the sons of Andrew.
The traditional progenitor of the clan was Fearchar Mac an t Sagairt which is translated as "son of the priest". Fearchar was created Earl of Ross in 1234, for services to Alexander II.
The last chief of the clan Ross to hold the earldom died in 1372, having fathered no sons. His daughter tried to claim the earldom, but it passed to the MacDonalds of the Isles and subsequently into the hands of the crown in 1476. The once proud Ross estate of Balnagowan became heavily burdened by debt in the 18th century and it was purchased by a lowland branch of the Ross family who, although bearing the family name, were genealogically complete strangers to the Celtic Earls of Ross.
In the early 20th century the chiefship of the clan Ross was restored to the true line.