Category Archives: Alabama

Home Sweet Home (NOT Sweet Home Alabama)

After a really good nights sleep, we were up and away by 8:15. Most of last nights rain had cleared out, but unfortunately a thick fog had rolled in. Probably the first 3 to 4 hours of driving was in … Continue reading

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Started Out OK But…..

Headed out this morning in cool but clear weather, it climbed up to about 15ºC before plummeting to 1ºC as we headed further north. The roads were pretty clear until the final couple of hours where we hit rush hour … Continue reading

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On the Way

Woke up at 7AM to a clear warm morning, typical, now we are leaving it decides to warm up. It was 23°C by 9AM. It took about 45 minutes to get the trailer closed up, the we headed out. About … Continue reading

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Giving into Temptation

Yet another clear sunny day and, as it gets closer to our leaving, the temperature continues to rise. We topped out in the low 70’s today. After breakfast it was time to do a little clearing up outside in preparation … Continue reading

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Over Indulgence?

Another clear and sunny wakeup, the temperature hovered around freezing point last night, but climbed into the low 60’s later in the day. Lyn was suffering from a slight tummy bug last night and it didn’t get much better today, … Continue reading

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Stuffed

Again, a clear sunny start to the day, with temperatures climbing up into the high fifties. Being as today is a holiday we decided to do even less than usual. Lunch was scheduled for noon, which is an hour earlier … Continue reading

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Preparation

Running short of title ideas again! A clear sunny morning after a coolish night. The temperature climbed up into the high 50’s as the day progressed. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and there is a communal meal being hosted in the rec. … Continue reading

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Relaxation

An overcast morning in the mid-fifties. The sun didn’t bother to put in an appearance all day which I thought was a little anti-social of it. As I have said before, the sun really warms the place up, even if the … Continue reading

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Congratulations!

Finally, the forecasters seemed to have got it right! It rained most of the night, with temperature rising to 23°C by the time we got up. One of the warmest nights for quite a while. After breakfast the skies to … Continue reading

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Still Waiting

Woke up to an overcast sky this morning, but the temperature wasn’t too bad; we made it up to 66°F by mid morning and stayed there for most of the day. We started off expecting 13mm of rain, so far … Continue reading

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