Author Archives: Barry

A Trip to the Past

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Barry

Another boringly (but welcome) sunny with blue skies wake up. Night time temperatures are still around 8°C, but considering we are 1500′ up in the desert that’s no too bad. We decided it was time for a day out, so … Continue reading →

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Tidy Up Time

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Barry

Another beautiful day in Arizona! Wake up temperature around 10°C, maxing out at around 25°C this afternoon. After breakfast I wanted to do a little work on the trailer, for some time I have been meaning to try to block … Continue reading →

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Not Only More Sun, But a BBQ as Well!

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Barry

No fog this morning, just clear blue skies. Being as we are in the desert the temperatures do tend to drop quickly overnight once the sun goes down. Wake up temperature was around 8°C, peaking at 21°C this afternoon. After … Continue reading →

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Sun, Eventually

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Barry

When we woke up this morning we were expecting to see bright sunshine. We were disappointed, there was a thick fog outside. Eventually this burnt off, and the promised sun and blue skies arrived. We got up to around 20°C … Continue reading →

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Rain, Rain and some more Rain

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Barry

Well, the rain stopped long enough for us to set up last evening, but returned later on. It continued throughout most of the day before stopping in the late afternoon. We headed out to do some food shopping this morning, … Continue reading →

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Arizona

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Barry

Up early (for us) and packed up and on the road by 0830. Although there was some rain overnight it stopped long enough to put the rest of stuff away this morning. The temperature dropped down to 4°C as the … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Barry

The sun decide to leave us today, and with the overcast sky the temperature only reached about 17°C. Lyn had some laundry to do and I went out and fueled up the truck and then got the tyres up to … Continue reading →

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Mexico

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Barry

Another warm and sunny day, I could get used to this! We made it up to around 24°C. After breakfast we headed to downtown El Paso to find one of the crossings into Mexico. Lyn had originally seen a trolley … Continue reading →

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This is Better

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Barry

No heating needed last night, and a warm day climbing up to 22°C. This morning was spent securing the camera wiring underneath the trailer now that the inside wiring is complete and working. Lyn got the sewing machine out and … Continue reading →

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Crossing the Rio Grande

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Barry

Not as sunny this morning, but the warming trend continues. As the day progresses we will have crossed the Rio Grande but not entered Mexico; the crossing did not involve using a bridge, or any form of vehicle, yet we … Continue reading →

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