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Monthly Archives: January 2012
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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We made it!!
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!!
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
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!
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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From -30 to 0
Well, we’re back on the road again, after 9 of travelling we’re still in Ontario, but within site of the Windsor / Detroit bridge. It was -30 when we set out this morning, we hit some snow around Kingston and … Continue reading
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