Author Archives: Barry

Woke up to a cloudy / misty day and 13°C. What happened to the California heat? In reality we are on about the same latitude as south-western Ontario. We headed out into the next town to the south, Eureaka, to … Continue reading →

We had a leisurely start to the day, after breakfast we packed up the trailer and moved out under high overcast skies and 22°C. The first part of the journey was along windy roads that climbed up a few hundred … Continue reading →

Today was a day of relaxation, no driving, no jobs that HAD to be done…… pure bliss! It took a bit of time to work out how things worked, first world issues like a different toaster, different coffee maker etc. … Continue reading →

After breakfast, our last motel waffle for a while, we headed out to the truck in 22C temperatures…. beautiful. I must admit to having been somewhat apprehensive about heading out to the trailer after it had been left in the … Continue reading →

Headed out this morning for the final long haul into California. The weather was cool, but high cloud and dry. Nothing different from previous days as far as driving and scenery were concerned. We hit our first “major” city, in … Continue reading →

A couple of planning errors came to light yesterday, I am glad to say I can’t take all the credit for them! Last nights motel was near the Salt Lake City airport in a high tech area with a few … Continue reading →

A sub-zero start to the day! We left Casper WY heading towards Salt Lake City UT. The first 120 miles were on the back roads (with a 70MPH limit and no traffic!). Again there was very little in the way of … Continue reading →

After yesterdays high of 5°C, it was a shock to walk out to the truck at 0°C in the snow this morning! When we awoke the visibility was poor with snow, this did not bode well for seeing Mt. Rushmore. … Continue reading →

After yesterdays high of 24°C, it was a shock to walk out to the truck at 5°C. It was a damp misty morning with nothing to look forward too other than 500 miles of interstate. The weather did clear for … Continue reading →

No great rush to get going today as the place that Lyn wanted to go did not open until 10AM. The place in question was a store called “Nancy’s Notions”, which is run by a person who has her own … Continue reading →