Category Archives: Week 1

Gave the Old Girl a Wash

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

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!

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

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

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

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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