Author Archives: Barry

Cleaning Day

A much cooler wake up this morning, probably mid 50’s. The installation of the stabiliser yesterday was well worthwhile, as no one gets motion sickness now when the other person rolls over in the bed. After breakfast I headed outside … Continue reading

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Stability

Another warm morning when we woke up, but a quick look at the forecast sent shivers down the spine. Daytime high was 75F night time low was to be 34F with SNOW. Not sure if I believe it or not! … Continue reading

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A campers Work is Never Done!

Another warm wake-up with the outside air already over 70F. After breakfast the plan was to make a start on cleaning the outside of the trailer, having been left in a dusty environment over the summer is was pretty dirty. … Continue reading

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Back in the Land of Air Conditioners

A sunny morning with an indoor wake up temperature of around 70F, still don’t have the outdoor sensor fixed. Again a day for doing nothing, we find on most of the trips the first week is spent getting the place … Continue reading

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A Slice of Raspberry Pi

Another warm and heaterless night, but we woke up to a humid and oppressive day. The forecast high was 72F and we made it there. After breakfast and a leisurely start to the day we headed out to do the … Continue reading

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Goodbye Satellite, Hello Barbecue

No heating came on overnight, which is a good thing! Wake up temperature inside was 65F. Not sure about outside as the outside temperature sensor has died, not doing too well with electronic gizmos so far. The day was damp … Continue reading

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Day 1

Monday was our first full day here, and I spent a lot of it setting up all the “toys”. The internet seems pretty fast with a reasonable download policy so that is good news. I also managed to get the … Continue reading

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Still Traveling

Up around 7:30, and as the motel had no breakfast (what do you expect for $40 a night) we headed over to Egg McMuffin land. Once the grease had lined our stomachs we headed South again, we left Virginia, crossed … Continue reading

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On the Road Again

Friday morning, early, saw us packing up the truck and heading south. The afternoon before I started the truck up just to make sure everything was OK. It wasn’t! The truck refused to start. 48 hours of -20 and below … Continue reading

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Reflections

Planning This trip started in the planning stages about one year ago. I had a fistful of Aeroplan points that were coming close to expiration and either had to be used or lost. We had always wanted to go to … Continue reading

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