A Busy Week

Time for another update, I don’t know where the time goes and it is hard to believe we have been here for a month already.

Last Saturday we had a very unusual day, we just got home from grocery shopping about 2:30 and it started to rain and it poured until about 9 am Sunday morning, we have never seen it rain for that long down here, quite amazing.

Bryan and Carol’s plane landed on Saturday at 4 pm, it was about 25 minutes late arriving as it was delayed in Phoenix due to the rain and having to wait for a connecting flight from Colorado. Although they only had carry on luggage it was put in baggage from Phoenix and Yuma and was quite wet when they got here – they had to dry a few things out. Shortly after we got home it poured again for quite a while, all so unusual for this area!

Sunday morning we went out for breakfast and then went to both the indoor and outdoor markets, Bryan and Carol had fun wandering around looking at stuff and got a neat Infinity light for their cottage. You can buy the lights either put together or do it yourself so with flying and only carry on luggage they bought the parts and will put it together when they get home. It is all a plastic type material so not hard to pack to take back. When we got home Bryan and Carol went to the pool and I laid down for a bit, they really enjoyed the pool and were surprised at how warm it was.

Monday morning we headed for California to see the sand dunes, Salton Sea etc., then on the way to the Salton Sea John mentioned going to Julian, up in the mountains where they have the good pies my cousin Noreen and her husband Paul raved about. So off we went for Julian and the scenery was fabulous - Bryan & Carol were just blown away by it. Around Ocotillo Wells we lucked out & saw an Osprey plane land like a helicopter, it was a much better view of the Osprey than we had a couple of years ago out near the proving grounds.

We stopped at Carl's Jr. In Brawley for a chocolate milk shake, so yummy & filling I had to undo my jeans in the car!

In Julian we got out to walk around the stores and I couldn't figure out for a minute why my jeans felt like they were going to fall off until I remembered they were undone, sure gave the others their laugh for the day! We walked around & toured a few stores, it is in the mountains so was only about 38F - brrr! We bought an apple boysenberry pie to bring home, then sat in the car & had the lunch we had packed. Heading out of Julian we took a road down to the interstate that we hadn't been on before & the interstate from there to El Centro was done by us a couple of times before but only in the dark, so new scenery for all of us, very interesting and constantly changing. It turned out when we picked up the interstate to come home we were only about 40 miles out of San Diego!

The Sand Dunes

Osprey

Carol & John at The Julian Pie Shop

John and I at the Pie Shop

More Pictures at the Pie Shop

Scenery After Leaving Julian

Frost On The Trees - Did I Say It Was Cold There!

In El Centro we went to Costco & WalMart so it was 8:30 when we got home, we had picked up a fresh pizza at WM so threw it in the oven for dinner. We were all full & tired so saved the pie for Tuesday night. We did the dishes, I did a bit of catching with my expenses then headed for bed as we had to be up about 6:30 Tuesday morning to go to Mexico for 9 am dentist appointments..

We got to the dentist’s shortly before the 9 am appointment and got our teeth finally cleaned again for $70 for the two of us. Carol & Bryan wandered around the stalls while we were at the dentist & arrived back just as we were finished. Our next stop was the optometrist and they were very busy so Carol & Bryan helped me pick out frames but I decided to wait until we go for blood work next to do the glasses, one of the girls gave me a card with the frame number so it will be easy to do next week. We then went & looked at some earrings Carol had looked at earlier so she ended up buying an earring & necklace set as well as another pretty pair of earrings, and I got the same earring & necklace set only in different colours.

We checked out the lab and it was very clean etc. (we were all impressed) and the price of the blood work there is $55 compared to to $138 here in Yuma so we will go back next Tuesday to do it, and get my glasses as we have to wait for both.

We got our four bottles of liquor & headed for the border and were across in about 15-20 minutes. We came back to Yuma and went to the Olive Garden for lunch, very yummy. We stopped at WalMart and Fry's for a few groceries then it was on home. The temp Wednesday barely reached 65F so no pool for Carol & Bryan.

Carol made fajitas for dinner and they were very good. We ended up sitting at the table so long chatting that we didn’t get around to a game of Mexican Train – maybe tonight.

Today John, Carol & Bryan are off to do the prison but I've stayed home to do laundry and relax as the prison is a fair bit of walking and I have already done it a couple of times. I have the first load of wash in and when it came to the spin cycles there was a very funny noise and no spin – oh, oh don’t know what is wrong but it doesn’t sound real good. Don & Gail are coming this afternoon for happy hour so it should be another fun day.

And so ends many more great gifts of days and we look forward to more great days ahead.

Catching Up

It’s been a while since I have done a blog so I guess it’s about time to catch up.

I came down with a rotten cold a couple of weeks ago, it was pretty well all in my chest so lots of coughing and just feeling blah. It is now pretty well gone and I am feeling much better but John now has it so he is feeling miserable. We were going to go to the club house last night for burgers but thought it would be better not to go with his cough so we passed and stayed home and did our own burgers.

We have had a few happy hours the last couple of weeks, both here and at friends, and last Wednesday we went to Gail and Don’s to learn how to play Mexican Train, a very fun game! Diane and Ben were also there so it was a fun evening with everyone and learning a new game.

I went to the Ladies Luncheon a couple of weeks ago and it was great to see so many friends again and get caught up. We also went to the Soup, Salad and dessert dinner and it was very good with a choice of turkey noodle soup or ham and bean, both delicious! Gail and Don came back after for a drink and we had a lot of laughs, another fun evening.

John has done a few jobs that he thought would be easy to do but have turned into major undertakings. He put a new toilet in my bathroom as the old one was leaking around the base, that wasn’t too bad a job to do. Then he decided to put a single handle faucet in the ensuite bathroom and put the taps he took out of there into the other bathroom as they were better. What he thought would be an easy job turned into a major undertaking and took a lot longer than anticipated, with a few trips out to get bits and pieces, but it is done and I really like my new tap! Now I would like a new light over the kitchen table – wonder what kind of job that will be!!

We have been to the market a couple of times, to the mall a few times and many trips to Walmart – I feel like I should have shares in the place! A trip to Mexico for new glasses is on the agenda for this week.

My brother and SIL are arriving on Saturday for a visit so we are looking forward to showing them around Yuma and area and I think they are planning on renting a car and going to San Diego for a couple of days so we are hoping they will have a great holiday.

I had blood work done on Monday and was happy that all was well and I was able to start another round of chemo pills, sure hope they keep working and I continue to feel so good.

We are looking forward to our friends Ginny and Gil arriving on the first of February for a month and are looking forward to seeing Janet and Dave when they arrive, hopefully some time in February. We are also looking forward to a visit from my sister in March and friends from Casa Grande for a day or two, lots to keep us busy and out of trouble!

And so ends many more great gifts of days and we look forward to more great days ahead.

Nice Days in Yuma

It’s been a few days since I’ve blogged but we have been keeping busy. New Year’s day was spent getting organized and being surprised at what we had left here, just like Christmas!

Wednesday we did more grocery shopping, sure is a pain without the trailer and the food in it as we have to pretty well start from scratch getting in the staples let alone meat, veggies, fruit etc. Not cheap!!

Thursday I did some laundry and puttered around while John went out to get a few things as well as a TV, at least now we will be able to watch Downtown Abbey’s new series starting on Sunday night. Diane & Ben invited us for happy hour so we had a nice visit and Gail and Don and Gail’s friend Fran were also there. Shortly before going over to Diane & Ben’s I was outside and saw Fred, across the street in his shed so he came out to the front and Valerie, his wife, came out, John came over and Sharon & Bob came home and joined us for a good chin wag. We certainly have nice neighbours!

Yesterday we went to the outdoor market, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Best Buy, Marshall’s, Target and Walmart – sure got shopped out and lots of walking. When we went to the market both John and I took our canes – we looked like a couple of old crocs but we managed to walk around for almost an hour, a record for me.

We were looking for a new toilet for my bathroom as the one in there is leaking a bit around the bottom so we found one we thought would do the trick, and that is higher than the one that was in there, so John went out this morning and bought it and is now in the process of installing it – lucky him.

The weather is still cool, only about 15-17C (60-64F) but the sun shines brightly so we aren’t complaining as it is better than home.

Tomorrow we are planning on going to the indoor market then to the afternoon matinee to see Lincoln, another tough day in paradise!

And so ends more great gifts of days and we look forward to another great day tomorrow.

Home in Yuma & Happy New Year

We have arrived safely in Yuma, after 4-1/2 days on the road and travelling 4,004km (2,489 miles).

We want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and all the best in 2013.

We had a great drive here, good weather, except for yesterday when we hit a bit of snow and freezing rain between Flagstaff & Phoenix - right, the worst weather in Arizona! We breezed through Indianapolis, Saint Louis, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Albuquerque and Phoenix, travelling over the holidays made for a good trip with very light traffic.

We arrived in Yuma around 12:30 and the first stop was Time Warner to get the Internet as, if we didn't do it today, it would be Wednesday before we could get it. Time Warner was a zoo, full of people and very slow service - grrrr! Next were stops at Fry's and Walmart for groceries so it was almost 3:30 when we finally arrived home.

Diane & Ben were just coming by as we were pulling in the driveway so stopped to give us big hugs and welcome us back. Then Sharon & Bob, who live across the street, and their friends Carolyn & Gary, came over to give us more hugs and invite us for dinner. We got the truck unloaded, the water on etc. before we went over for a delicious turkey and ham dinner, and a great visit with friends.

When we came into the house the first thing we noticed that our friend Gail had come in and cleaned our place and washed the towels and sheets so everything was nice and clean. Then there were flowers on the coffee table with a lovely card from Sharon, Bob, Carolyn, Gary, Ann, David, Fred & Valerie, all our neighbours. What wonderful friends we have here, we are so blessed to have such nice friends both here and at home!

When we came back from dinner John started on hooking up the Internet, 1-1/2 hours later and a lengthy phone call to Time Warner finally got us on line, so that is why I'm so late doing this and won't post it until tomorrow.

Talking about late, me thinks it is time to head for bed, so again happy new year all!

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to another great day tomorrow.

December 30/12 - Phoenix AZ

Well, we are now in Phoenix so hopefully we will be in Yuma around noon tomorrow, we probably won't head out until about 9 am so as to miss Phoenix rush hour traffic! At least we are only two miles from 101, that is the ring road around Phoenix, so once we get on that it shouldn't be too bad to get out of town.

This morning the weather channel was calling for a winter storm to hit Flagstaff late this afternoon so we debated heading south at Albuquerque, but when we got to Albuquerque it looked fine to the west so we decided to head for Flagstaff. The weather was great all the way to Flagstaff, but just as we got there we had a bit of a snow shower but we were going to be heading south, as well as downhill all the way to Phoenix, so I figured it would be okay. Well, between Flagstaff and Phoenix we had snow showers and some freezing rain but, fortunately, not enough to make for hazardous driving just nervous hoping it wouldn't get any worse.

We enjoyed reminiscing on the way to Flagstaff about all the places we had visited when we came home that way in 2006. We had never driven from Flagstaff to Phoenix before and today we were thankful we didn't have the trailer as there are a lot of twists and turns as well as lots of steep downhill grades. For sure if we ever come back with the trailer we will take the more southern route!

Love The Scenery

Flagstaff Area with San Francisco Mountains

Today the temperature yo-yoed all over the place, it was -2C (27F) when we left Santa Rosa and we hit a high of 10C (50F) at Holbrook AZ but in between of these high and lows it was all over the place. It was only 8C (46F) when we arrived here, pretty cool for Phoenix!

Tonight we are at a Drury Inn again and still the same great deal as at Joplin, the only difference is that at dinner in Joplin it was pretty well all older people whereas tonight it was mainly families with very noisy young children. The food was good but we didn't linger long with all the noise, wonder if it will be as noisy at breakfast!

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to another great day tomorrow.

December 29/12 - Santa Rosa NM

Well, another day done and we travelled 1045 km, a record day for us!

This morning we started out with a great breakfast with many choices of cereal, fruit, yogurt, all kinds of bread, bagels etc., scrambled eggs, home fries, sausage patties and biscuits and gravy. Lots of juice & hot coffee to wash it down.

Kel, to answer your question re the three free drinks last night there were lots of choices with the draft beer being Bud Light, and all kinds of wine & liquor - even Margaritas, plus non alcoholic drinks.

When we got in the truck at 8 am this morning the temperature was -8C (17F) - BRRRR!! We had to put on gloves until the truck warmed up and we were really glad we had brought anything that could freeze into the hotel last night.

Today's drive was pretty boring going through the Great Plains, very flat for miles on end, we saw lots of hay bales, some cotton bales and lots of cattle. Tulsa and Oklahoma City were a breeze, the bonus of going through on a Saturday! Amarillo is quite spread out and it was fairly busy going through there. There is a huge windmill area around Weatherford OK, we saw that back in 2006. Today we came across miles and miles of windmills just east of Amarillo, we hadn't seen them before and were surprised at how many there were and that they were pretty well all moving.

The high temperature today was 9C (48F) and it was sunny all day. At different times we saw a fair bit of snow in the ditches but the roads were dry and good all day. By the time we stopped tonight it was -1C so I think it will be another chilly night.

Originally we had planned on stopping in Tucumcari NM for the night but when we crossed into New Mexico we changed to Mountain Time and gained another hour so decided to come on to Santa Rosa. We are now two hours behind home in time.

We stopped at the New Mexico Welcome Centre and a man came over to John and asked if we had been in Joplin last night. Turns out they also stayed at the Drury Inn last night and he remembered John and even funnier they are from Hamilton ON. They also left on Thursday and are headed for Green Valley, AZ, south of Tucson. At least I knew where Green Valley is as one of the volunteers at the Grand River Cancer Centre goes there so we have had a few chats about Arizona over the last year.

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to another great day tomorrow.

December 28/12 - We Are Now In Joplin MO

We are now in Joplin, Missouri, about 8 miles east of the Oklahoma border. Today was overcast all day, with a bit of snow west of Saint Louis and again at Springfield, but thankfully nothing too bad. Once we got to Effingham IL there was no sign of snow on the ground, and even though it was snowing at Springfield there was just a trace on the ground there. The drive was good with little traffic and thankfully Saint Louis was a breeze.

We are at the Drury Inn & Suites, a chain that Ginny & Gil recommended. For $70/night we have a really nice room and we got tickets for 3 free drinks each, plus dinner and breakfast. Dinner was a buffet with salad, cream of broccoli soup, penne pasta, meatballs, hot dogs and all kinds of chips and dips - can't go wrong! A couple from just south of Chicago asked us to join them for dinner as it was really busy, so we had a great chat, they have their RV with them but are motelling it on their way to San Antonio for the winter.

Will be an early night as for some reason I find travelling very tiring. How can that be when I just sit in the truck all day!

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to another great day tomorrow.

December 27/12 - On Our Way to Yuma

Today we headed out for Yuma, hopefully for three months. We were a bit concerned about what the roads would be like after last night's snow storm but they were fine and about Flint, MI the sun came out and stayed out the rest of the day.

We cleared Indianapolis and are in Plainfield IN for the night. We didn't bring the Airstream on this trip as we have the house in Yuma and planned on doing straight runs coming and going so it seemed to be better to do the trip without the trailer, but sure do miss it when it comes time to stop for the night. Motels aren't our favourite but guess we can suck it up for a few nights!

It's been a long day so time to get to bed.

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to another great day tomorrow.

Home Again

I thought I had better get this updated and sign off. We had three nights in Ottawa but it rained most of the time so we didn’t do a whole lot. We stayed at Recreationland RV Park near Rockton, a nice little park and at $31/night (plus tax) the price wasn’t too bad. It was another $2/day for wi-fi but it worked pretty good so I didn’t mind paying the extra.

Saturday night we took Serita and Derrick out for dinner and it was so nice to see them again – we haven’t seen Derrick since Christmas and Serita since Easter, too long a time.

Sunday we went to Port Perry to Goreski Marina and RV Park, not a nice park by any means and at $45/night for hydro and water only, a real rip off as far as we were concerned. Of course wi-fi was totally unavailable! Unfortunately there are very few choices in that area and we wanted to visit our daughter Kel so that is the only reason we even stayed there.

We got set up at Goreski’s then went over to Kel’s about 4, we had a great visit and our daughter Nancy and her husband Carl came for dinner so we had a good time – sure do love to see our kids! We also got to see our granddaughter Cara for a bit before she went to work. It was neat – we got to see all three of our children just before we left on our trip and the girls at the end of our trip.

Monday, yesterday, we got back to Kincardine around 1:30, it was nice to be back but we sure enjoyed our trip and look forward to getting out again soon.

Today we took the trailer to London to get the leak in the black water tank fixed then on home to Woodstock. Tomorrow we will head up to Kincardine again and look forward to our time there until the park closes in mid October.

We travelled 8000+ kilometers on our trip and had a wonderful time and are looking forward to getting out again in mid September.

A Couple of Travel Days

We waved a fond farewell to Prince Edward Island yesterday, (Tuesday), as we started our journey home. The Trans Canada in New Brunswick is a really good highway so it was an easy travel day. We stopped about 3 pm at out favourite campground in Woodstock and as always enjoyed the view of the river.

Today we travelled to Levis and once we left New Brunswick the road wasn't nearly as good - it was very inconsistent with some really good sections and some god awful ones!
We arrived in Levis and unhooked then went into town to get fuel and groceries. Diesel was $1.309/liter, very painful, but still a lot better than gas which was $1.429/liter - ouch!

Tomorrow it is off to Ottawa for three nights and we are looking forward to dinner with our grandson and niece on Saturday night.

And so ends a couple more great gifts of days and we look forward to another great day tomorrow.

Some Quiet Days

I guess it’s been a few days since I did a posting but we haven’t done anything very exciting to blog about.

On Wednesday it rained in the afternoon but stopped around four so Leonard came by and said happy hour would be here at 5 as from here he could still keep an eye on the office. We had six people, including John and I, and around 7 Mish left then about 7:30 we moved inside as it was getting cool, Leonard, Brent & Krista left at 9 so I am presuming a good time was had by all. Lots of laughs and Airstream talk.

Thursday morning I woke up to my knees and hips screaming at me, they didn’t like the dampness from sitting out on Wednesday night! I rained most of the day so we didn’t do much but did go to North Rustico in the afternoon and bought some fresh shrimp for dinner.

Friday was a nice day so we went into Charlottetown and picked up a couple of groceries, went to the liquor store and Canadian Tire. My stomach was upset all day so I wasn’t feeling like doing much more than that, actually I slept a fair bit of the day and food wasn’t on my agenda – I had yogurt for breakfast and a Mars Bar for dinner - and yes in my opinion Chocolate is one of the food groups.

Yesterday was another nice day but quite hot. It was a big race day at the racetrack next door and the park is full this weekend with people coming for the races. We wondered how much noise we would hear from the cars but were pleasantly surprised that we didn’t hear much, probably because the wind was blowing the noise away and there are a lot of trailers between us and the track to help block the noise. Tuesday night the noise was a lot worse from the practice runs!

Mish came down this afternoon and said the noise was quite loud at their place but then they are right at that end of the park.

Today, Sunday, is another beautiful day. We are going to go to North Rustico to get lobsters for dinner and Mish and Larry are coming down this afternoon for a drink, not too much excitement. Lots of rigs pulling out this morning, it has surprised us how quiet the park is even when full. The sites are quite large and there is a huge field between our row and the one behind us so nobody is right in your face here, although the seasonal sites are closer to each other.

And so ends many more great gifts of days and we look forward to another great day tomorrow.

A Touring Day

Yesterday was a quiet day, we didn’t do much but went into Charlottetown in the afternoon as the pantry badly needed restocking.

We have gone three weeks without a TV but John decided if we were going to be here for over a week a TV would be nice so that was also on the shopping agenda. I was talking to Leonard in the morning and as well as owning and running this park he and Michael work at Sears, and Leonard mentioned that they had a couple of good sales on TV’s so that was where we went. We got a nice 22” LG LED TV at a good price and it has a great picture so we are pleased.

Today was a gorgeous day so we decided to drive to the east end of the island. We drove as far as Souris, a very pretty town on the Strait of Northumberland, but decided there wasn’t a lot more to see so at the end of the island so that was as far as we went.

We had lunch in Souris, a yummy bowl of clam chowder and watched the ferry come in from Isle de la Madeline, a 134 km trip. There were a lot of vehicles that came off and we were surprised at the number of RV’s that came off and were waiting to go over as it would be a very expensive trip and like Newfoundland there is only one way over and one way back.

Ferry

Looking Across Harbour at Souris

Historical Souris Lighthouse

We then headed back and took some of the scenic roads but there is nothing scenic until you get to the small town at the end of the road if it is on the water. We stopped in Montague for a bit, a pretty town with a pretty harbor, then home from there. It was a nice day and we thought it would be good to get it done before the weekend traffic starts and when the weather was so great as tomorrow it is supposed to rain.

Montague

Leonard is planning on having a happy hour tomorrow night with a couple of other Airstream owners here in the park so that should be interesting, hopefully it won’t be raining then!

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to another great day tomorrow.

Annapolis Royal to PEI

Today was decision time, with next weekend being the long weekend we had to decide where we wanted to spend it as by Friday night we knew we wouldn’t be able to find a site very easily. After discussion we decided to go back to Prince Edward Island until after the long weekend so today was a travel day from Annapolis Royal back to Bayside Campground on PEI. Thankfully when you are travelling around plans are usually made in jello and easily changed, as when we left here we had no thoughts of returning until hopefully next summer.

The park here is busier than it was but it is still nice and quiet, a welcome change from Nova Scotia.

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to another great day tomorrow.

Annapolis Royal

Today was a hot sunny day, the warmest day we have had in a long time but actually too hot for my liking.

We headed out this morning and drove to Port Royal where Champlain landed in 1609.

After walking around there we went back to Annapolis Royal, found a parking spot and walked around. We were surprised at how quiet it was, we had expected it to be much busier, especially for a Saturday.

Looking Across the River at Annapolis Royal

We toured the second oldest house in North America and they had cut out the walls so you could see it the actual construction of houses in those day, very interesting. After wandering the main street we stopped for lunch at a little café and by then I had had enough – time to head home as the heat was getting the better of me.

The park we were in was very quiet until yesterday when the weekenders started to arrive, unfortunately we have the Beverley Hillbillies on one side and Samson and son on the other. We won’t be sorry to leave in the morning, unfortunately we have found Nova Scotia campgrounds to be a lot like Ontario ones – overpriced and not great! This park advertised wi-fi and the owner told us if we couldn’t get it at our site we could get it at the office, well was he pipe dreaming as we couldn’t even get a good connection there.

Tonight it started to rain about 7:30 so slowed down the noise and fires.

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to another great day tomorrow.

Touring Annapolis Valley

Today was another overcast day for most of the day but it did clear off about 4:30, fortunately we didn’t have much rain, just a couple of drizzles and the temperature was in the low 20’s, so not too bad.

This morning we went to the café here at the park for breaksfast and had their special that was very good. Also got on the wi-fi while there so got caught up with the blog, news etc.

After breakfast we crossed over McKenzie Mountain to the Bay of Fundy and drove along the bay till the end of the road, then had to turn around and retrace our steps. We then drove to Digby via the scenic route, Hwy. 1, toured around Digby then drove out to Lighthouse Road to Prims Point. We saw Prims Light Station – another lighthouse in a sad state of repair but still a working lighthouse and from there we watched the St. John/Digby ferry, Princess Acadia, come into port. Then it was off for a drive along the spit of land going out of Digby that looked like it might be a scenic drive but like most of the scenic drives here it was mostly forest. When we got to Digby Neck/Sandy Cove we turned around and headed back but that was the prettiest part of the drive.

Views from Prims Point

Digby Neck

Coming back in to Annapolis Royal there was an outdoor store that John thought looked interesting so we stopped and wandered through there – lots of guns, ammunition and anything hunting that you could possibly want but not my cup of tea.

We came back to the trailer and watched the weekenders roll in, sure not like the 55+ parks in the sunny southwest! Oh well, as long as they are reasonably quiet and don’t party all night it won’t be a problem.

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to another great day tomorrow.

The Evangeline Trail

Today was pretty much overcast and cool, we had a few drops of rain when we were at Yarmouth, then the sun came out on the way home and it was really nice.

We drove the Evangeline Trail from here to Yarmouth, what a pretty, scenic drive through mostly Acadian Nova Scotia. We went through lots of pretty little towns, saw a lot of interesting wharfs with large fish processing plants and a couple of majestic churches with awesome spires.

A Sad Looking Lighthouse

Interesting Yard Decorations

We stopped in one little town and walked down to the beach, the air temperature was 19 and the water was 16 but there were still quite a few people on the beach and in the water – brrrrr, much braver souls than us!

We stopped in Yarmouth for lunch and did a bit of grocery shopping then it was back home on Hwy. 101, not nearly as scenic a drive as the Evangeline Trail but much faster.

The internet is sort of working tonight so I managed to get yesterday’s blog posted but don’t know if it will last long enough to do todays.

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to another great day tomorrow.

Truro to Annapolis Royal

Yesterday was a cool, wet day so we didn’t do much – got caught up on laundry, cleaning and reading.

Today was cloudy first thing but by 10 am the sun had come out and it turned into a lovely day with temperatures in the low 20’s. We drove the scenic route from Truro to Annapolis Royal, the Glooscap Trail along the Minas Basin, a very scenic drive. The tide was out so lots of wet sand.

Views Along the Way

We got set up at Dunromin Campground at Annapolis Royal then took a drive into town, it is a pretty town with a lot of historical buildings so will go in another day and walk around and check things out.

The internet here is typical – not good, so I don’t know if I will be able to get this posted without going up to the office, if I have to go up there it won’t be done until tomorrow as I am settled in for the evening.

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to another great day tomorrow.

Whycocomagh to Truro

Yesterday was a quiet day, I was quite tired so we just took it easy for the day, in the afternoon we went out and fuelled up then stopped at the Farmer’s Market where I got a new rug for the entry to the trailer and John bought me an ice cream cone – yum. I got my blog and pictures done from Saturday and our trip around the Cabot Trail.

Today was a travel day, but not a real long one, we are at Scotia Pine Campground just south of Truro. We got here in lots of time to get set up and then go into Truro to see the tidal bore, we also decided to stay for two nights and go into Halifax for the day tomorrow.

Before the Tide Came In

Tide Coming In

Scotia Pine Campground

We keep saying what a small world this is and today was another example. When we got back from going into Truro we had new neighbours from Ontario so I started talking to the fellow and asked where they were from, turns out they are from Bradford/West Gwillimbury and his sister was a member of council when I was treasurer for West Gwillimbury and we know many people he knows.

The wi-fi here isn’t good so I don’t know if I will get this posted tonight, we sure are getting frustrated with the wi-fi in the parks, when you check in they say sure we have wi-fi, but, it isn’t working very good for some reason or another – grrrr!

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to another great day tomorrow.

The Cabot Trail

Today was a gorgeous day, sunny and bright but not too hot, a perfect day for touring the Cabot Trail. We picked Nancy & Dave up about 9:30 and headed out and had a great day with lots of sight seeing stops, checked out a few stores, had a nice lunch with a great view and ended up back at their park where we had dinner in the park restaurant.

Jelly Fish at Elizabethtown

The Cabot Trail

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to another great day tomorrow.