Category Archives: 2012

Gave the Old Girl a Wash

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Barry

NO….. not Lyn! The trailer was in desperate need of a clean. Many sites do not allow washing of trailers, and that was the case last fall in Massachusetts. Also,  the place where we store the trailer has no running water, … Continue reading →

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Time to Explore

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Barry

Woke up to an overcast and cool morning (5C), but no wind! We headed out to South Padre Island which is about 25 miles east of here. About 7 miles east we passed through the town of Los Fresnos. The … Continue reading →

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Keep your wind to yourselves!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Barry

Title applies to Canadians only. Went to bed last night with the trailer shaking in the wind from the north, woke up this morning to more of the same. Had a quick look around to see what had moved or … Continue reading →

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Recovery Day

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Barry

Today was one of those days where I just couldn’t get started! Not sure if it was due to getting up early (8:15 instead of 8:30) to get some propane from the travelling propane truck, or whether it was the the … Continue reading →

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Settling in

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Barry

After getting most of the problems sorted out yesterday it was time for a new one. As I switched on the microwave to defrost a bagel, all the power went out in the trailer. No blown circuit breakers inside or … Continue reading →

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Day 1

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Barry

Woke up to the glorious prospect of no long distance driving! Most of the water problems have been solved. I thought I had done a reasonable job of  winterising the trailer prior to sub-zero temperatures setting in ……. WRONG! Actually … Continue reading →

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We made it!!

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Barry

In celebration of a short day of driving we started a bit later at 0815. Heading out it was mostly suburbia until south of San Antonio. At that point the scenery became very flat and lifeless. A lot of the land was … Continue reading →

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Sorry Arkansas!!

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Barry

On the road by 0740, but not the best of conditions. For the first hour we were traveling in fog / mist / drizzle. The sun finally burnt through once we had crossed into Texas and there was a dramatic … Continue reading →

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The Lost / Forgotten State

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Barry

Another early start at 0730 (would have been later but someone neglected to check the time on the alarm clock when they set it, and it was 15mins fast). We left Kentucky and almost immediately crossed into Tennessee. The scenery remained much … Continue reading →

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1 Province, 3 States, 1 Time Zone and a border check!

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Barry

We set off from Windsor around 0730, the bridge to the US was about a mile from the hotel. Traffic was remarkably light and there was no line at the US border control, this was looking really good until we … Continue reading →

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