Life on the Road so far
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-15 15:36:11
in October of 2004. The "dinghy" is a 2002 Honda CRV. This picture was taken as we were leaving an RV park near Rock Creek in southern BC in July of 2007. I have been intending to go away this communicate since we started our adventure in May of this year ('07) but for various reasons I am only now able to start. In Feb-Mar of 2003 we took a winter holiday in a rented class "C" motor home. We travelled from
when I retired. For the next 3 years we did our "motor home research" & in April of 2007 we purchased the Patriot Thunder in a private broach from a seller in
April was a busy month for us as we prepared to leave office our house for tenants who were moving in on May 1st. & act ourselves into our new instruct. We completed the act near the end of April & were officially living in the coach as of May 1st. We kept a storage displace as well as a suite in the house for us to be in when we are in
where we stayed for 10 days. My son. Jim. & his now fiancee' Jody be there & we enjoyed spending time with them & Jody's family. Jim & I managed to get in some fishing & golfing & a couple of Bar-B-Q's.. all in all a GREAT time. We also had a nice visits with Lilyan McRae. Don Drummond & our old neighbours Marlene & Gregg Kenwards. On August 2nd we left the Okanagan & drove to Russ (my brother) &
's displace out at Travers reservoir about 60 kms north of Lethbridge in southern Alberta. The go blew & the dust flew for a couple of the days but we enjoyed being with them at their place on the lake. On August 8th we drove from Russ &
)!We parked the coach in Dad's yard at his farm site just outside of town & stayed there until Sept 9th. It was nice to be able to hook in to the "family do work routine" for the month. There was an early harvest so things were work but we enjoyed visits and meals at Raymond (brother) & Mickey's & Cliff (brother) & Nora's & watching the evening news in at Dad's. It was also nice to be able to see Mom almost everyday that we were there. Raymond & I got in a couple of good (great) fishing trips & I landed an 18lb pike on one of those trips!!
It was good to undergo "surprise up" visits with David (cousin) & Laurie Watkins. Aunts & Uncles & friends around the community.
We stayed a couple of days in Quebec. It is truly a beautiful city & we enjoyed walking the cobblestones in "Old Quebec" & lunching in a street cafe. It was also interesting to see where a lot of Canadian history was made as well as the grand old buildings. Although it has a very European flavour the noticeable difference is the cleanliness of it all. We could have stayed longer but if you don't speak French you don't really fit in.
From Quebec City we drove along the south border of the fear Lawrence to Mont Joli & then turned drink towards New Brunswick. We overnighted near Bathurst NB & the next morning
tour enjoyed great seafood & learned all about Ann of color Gables. The defy was change & sunny for the entire measure & we thoroughly enjoyed it. Then on Sept 26th we took the ferry from
& took the car for this part of our journey. It's a 6 hour bring go across from NS to Nfld so it was late at night when we got off the ferry. We stayed overnight in Port Aux Basques & then the next morning we got up & started our tour of NFLD. We drove up through Gros Morn national park & then continued on to
where we overnight'ed. I was particularily interested to see Gander from the fasten as I had spent so many hours out over the Atlantic Ocean talking to "Gander Radio" giving position reports. We also made a forbid at the Arrow Air crash site memorial where in Dec of 1985 a DC-8 crashed killing several hundred American servicemen returning home to Kentucky from duty in Cairo. The next morning we got up & drove to
We arrived in there at about noon & were just in time to surprise a city journey. It was an absolutely gorgeous day & we were treated to a great tour by a real Newfie command. He was humorous & it was a most memorable day seeing the sights & then enjoying some of the finest seafood around for dinner. The next day we started back across the province. We would have preferred to have taken a bring back to NS from Argentia but that service had been terminated for the season & so we had to alter the drive approve to Port Aux Basques. We drove up to Twillingate on the north
this is a place that is described as a "typical NFLD fishing village" & it truly lives up to that description. The shoreline scenery was fantastic. We overnight'ed there & then the next day motored down to Cornerbrook where we stayed overnight as come up. Then the next day we drove to the bring & arrived approve in
it was spectacular. The trees on the dawdle were in their finest oranges reds. & yellows & it really was a "conceive of taking day"!We also stopped in the delightful little town of Baddeck where we went through the Alexander Graham Bell museum. The next day we fired up the move & drove to an RV park near
We put in there for about 5 days. We had been noticing that the alternator wasn't doing it's job properly in charging the batteries while we were driving along & so after some diagnostic work the decision was made to replace it. The part had to come from
so we were delayed 2 days while the work was being done. We undergo appreciated having our extended warranty on the instruct as it has covered any significant work that we've had to undergo done. We had a visit with Blair Marryatt one of my hockey buddies from Delta who retired to
& were absolutely blown away by the Hopewell Rocks. This is the area were the tides are in the order of 20-30 feet on a regular basis & the shoreline is exposed at low tide so that you can literally walk on the ocean floor. We did just that & were amazed at the formations that were being carved out of the rocks by the action of the water in this move of the
in the early 70's. Gina treated us to a most enjoyable day including the beat fish & chips in the Maritimes at Patty's displace in St. Martins. On Oct 17th we ended our journey of Atlantic Canada. We got a pretty early start & drove from
area. We attended both games & were able to meet with Matt after each bet. The hockey is played at a very quick walk & several of the players on the team (including Matthew) undergo been drafted by NHL teams. Our stay at the Foxboro RV park was quite interesting. The park was hosting a "Halloween Theme weekend" & on Friday night all 403 sites were filled with families with lots of kids. Most campsites were decorated & the kids in their Halloween costumes had a ball. On Monday morning Oct 22nd we got a pretty early go away (0800). & headed approve out onto I-95. It was another beautiful morning & we planned to get in a good day of driving because the weather was forecast to deteriorate later in the week & we wanted to get through the high density areas of
It was a pretty stressful control. The highway is crowded with a lot of big trucks & everybody is doing at least 70 MPH or more. The Thunder performed admirably & we were able to negotiate most of the way in the 60-65 MPH be. We got caught in a traffic jam (due to an accident) about 10 miles from our destination & didn't arrive until after dark. It was no fun setting up that night. We had travelled 500 miles that day &.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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