Monthly Archives: October 2014

More of the Same

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Barry

Again another cool night, ideal for cooling the trailer down and making sleep easy.  Again we woke to a beautiful sunny morning. After our usual morning rituals we headed out to Foley to a park downtown that has a rose … Continue reading →

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Settled in at Last.

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Barry

Another coolish night, but woke up to sun,sun and more sun. Daytime temperatures are in the high 70’s dropping down to the mid 50’s at night. This means that the trailer gets pretty warm during the day, but the cooler … Continue reading →

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Wires, Wires and More Wires

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Barry

Woke up to a bright, sunny but cooler (17 C) morning with quite a strong wind blowing. After breakfast we took a wander around the campsite to see who was here, as well as to get in some much needed … Continue reading →

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Wasps and Air Conditioners Don’t Mix

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Barry

The first full day after getting the trailer out of storage is normally one  of fixing little problems. At the end of last year there was a small problem with the two water drain valves under the trailer leaking slowly. … Continue reading →

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We’re here!

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Barry

After a super early start for us, on the road by 7:10 AM (I have factored in the time zone change that would occur two hours later into this time!!) we headed out through some fairly serious fog for a … Continue reading →

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Further South

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Barry

Well it turns out that the storm we had yesterday had an associated tornado warning, glad we were on the ball and found out about it 15 hours after the event. We headed out this morning through some showers and … Continue reading →

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Sacrilegious?

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Barry

The plan for today was to head out on the local subway system to Union Station in Washington DC. There was no great rush as we really didn’t want to be caught up in the rush hour commute, so we … Continue reading →

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Here We Go Again

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Barry

Well that was embarrassing….. couldn’t remember the password to log in! We headed out at the crack of 8AM this morning bound for Washington DC. This time we brought the car rather than the truck which should save us a … Continue reading →

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