Category Archives: Week 1

Apologies to the Trailer Trash Gods

My comments yesterday must have upset the trailer trash gods . Our old enemy water returned last night. Around 5:30 AM Lyn heard water dripping and went to investigate. There was water on the kitchen floor that initially looked as … Continue reading

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Officially Trailer Trash??

I’ve been trying to avoid this moment, but it seems I failed! We now have a multi-colured rotating windmill thingie planted out front of the trailer 🙁 Today was meant to be wet and thundery, (but it seems that Florida … Continue reading

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First Trip Out

Having got most of the annoyances of the last couple of days out of the way, it was time to go exploring. We decided to head to the beaches and see what they were like. The nearest beach was about … Continue reading

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Time to relax ….. it’s the weekend

Bright and early (9.30) the gas repair man arrived to look at the problem we were having with the switchover unit. Seems my diagnosis was correct, and a new switchover unit was installed. 30 minutes and $100 later he was … Continue reading

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That’s Better

OK, life returned closer to normality today. The internet here is not as good as the last place making our VOIP phone virtually useless, plus it will die for a few hours at a time! I am hoping that these … Continue reading

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For Sale – One Trailer

Today was one of those days where everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Since picking up the trailer yesterday numerous little things have gone wrong. I feared that I may not have protected the water system enough as … Continue reading

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What a great result, I think I’ll patent the method

More on the title later! Left Brunswick GA around 0900 with the trailer in tow, had to get used to having the beast behind me again when driving. A pretty easy drive of just under 200 miles. The fuel consumption … Continue reading

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Snow – What Snow

The day started off chilly (-3C) and cloudy. A quick visit to MacDonald’s for breakfast rewarded us with an unusual sight, there must have been about 20 people in the restaurant armed with bingo cards and markers! Guess they have … Continue reading

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On the Road Again

The travels resume. Left home around 0745, breakfast in Kemptville and off we went. First thing I noticed was how  quiet the truck was after 2 new wheel bearings, it was also less tiring without the constant drone from the … Continue reading

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