Author Archives: Barry

A Small World

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Barry

First order of business was to check out the gas water heater, after a few prods with the voltmeter it was obvious that the gas valve had failed, so off to the local dealer to make a warranty claim. Talking … Continue reading →

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Out and About

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Barry

Lyn went off to the craft meeting this morning at the clubhouse, unfortunately it wasn’t too well attended; Lyn + 2 other women and a hanger-on husband. After lunch we decided to head south for a bit and tour the … Continue reading →

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Settling in

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Barry

The world got a little larger today as the trailer next door moved out. If no one goes in there we will have quite a bit of room. Coincidentally since he moved out the campground WiFi has become more accessible, … Continue reading →

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A New Home

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Barry

There was no blog last night as there was no Internet. More on that later! We packed up the remaining items on Tuesday morning and hit the road around 1100. There was about a 20 mile drive to the interstate, … Continue reading →

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Time to Leave

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Barry

Our month is up, it’s time to move on. This morning we did some last minute emergency shopping….. we were out of coffee and toilet paper!!! We also took advantage of being in the area of the donut store to … Continue reading →

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Sunday A(nother) day of rest

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Barry

The title says it all really, the warmer weather is still with us and the furnace hasn’t come on once tonight. It was even warm enough during the day to allow me to dig my shorts out of the cupboard! … Continue reading →

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Partial Connectivity

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Barry

After a day and a half the internet seems to be back, and more stable. Just in time for us to leave!! A couple of days of warm weather spent mostly at the campsite. Yesterday Lyn treated herself toan expensive … Continue reading →

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Aloha! Luau Time

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Barry

Well, we had two warm nights, and back to the cool ones, at least the trailer warms up well if the sun comes out… which it did. Thursday mornings are shopping days, so we headed off to the local supermarket … Continue reading →

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A River is Born

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Barry

Last nights storm had disappeared by this morning, although it was cooler it was back to being sunny. We travelled about 30 miles east to Silver Springs. This is a nature park located at the head of the the Silver … Continue reading →

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Tornados, Thunderstorms, Wind and Rain

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Barry

Another warm day, Lyn went off to the craft meeting this morning and I did a few odd jobs around the place. The forecast was for rain to develop in the afternoon with the possibility of thunderstorms. Given the forecast … Continue reading →

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