A Small World

First order of business was to check out the gas water heater, after a few prods with the voltmeter it was obvious that the gas valve had failed, so off to the local dealer to make a warranty claim. Talking to other owners, I’ve been assured that the first two years of ownership are the worst! At least this problem isn’t too serious as we can fall back on the electric water heater.

We planned to go to the town of Lake Wales to visit the monthly antique fair; on the way out of the campground we dropped into the office to print out a discount coupon for…….. where else could it be….. a fabric store. While there we started talking to the owner who introduced us to another Canadian couple originally from the UK. They currently live in Arnprior, but the husband lived in Staines, a few miles from where I grew up and the wife grew up in Cranford, as did I. In fact she lived about two streets away from me!!!

Back to the  antique fair, I think it could be better described as a street based flea market, however it got us to the old “historical” part of Lake Wales, which will be worth another visit. We headed north from Lake Wales towards Winterhaven for the fabric store, stopping on the way for lunch. Fabric shopping done, we headed home towards darkening skies. By the time we got to the trailer there were a few drops of rain, and it has been raining on and off all evening