Our Location today is McGregor, Ontario,
Canada.
With only four more sleeps we are both
looking forward to starting our southwest trek. It would be better appreciated if the weather was just a
bit more cooperative. When we started our Fulltiming
Lifestyle this past April we never suspected that we’d be moving a second
time this year. Since there had already been a number of modifications made to
the Avalanche in preparation to Boondocking off the grid. Now it’s a
mad dash to having our new Home ready for such an undertaking.
The Temperature was at 43 F (6 C) when we got up this morning and would only rise by a few
degrees for a daytime high of 46 F (8 C). Since it was still drizzling after
we’d finished our breakfast we chose to go pick up a few more items that we’d
forgotten to add to our shopping list yesterday.
First we had to stop at the Park Office in order to FAX the
information off to Verizon in an effort to reactivate
our MiFi Jetpack.
The Walmart in Amherstburg seemed to be the most logical place for us to go as a One Stop Shopping type of place. With three
things on our list we were shocked when they had no Lined Slippers in my size, nor did they have any S.D. cards under Thirty-Two Gigs but the real shock was when half the Cereal aisles was empty.
Walking out empty handed was disappointing
but then we noticed the rain had finally stopped even though the North Wind
seemed to have increased. Driving up the road we stopped at the No-Frills grocery store we were happy to see employees all over stocking counters
and shelves. After finding enough cereal to hold us over until we reached a
grocery store in the U.S. but that was definitely the
only thing on our list we were bringing Home.
Since it was nearly lunch time but we
both had the craving for a Hawaiian
Pizza we stopped at Little Caesar’s. With only one employee in
the building it was amazing that she still managed to have our order ready
within ten minutes even while taking more orders from other customers. When given
our pizza I immediately double bagged it in our Insulated Shopping Bags to take it Home.
The drive Home was still cloudy even though the
rain had stopped. Kathy could feel the heat on her knees even with the double Insulated Shopping Bags which made her
knees feel better but was also making her want to fall asleep. The aroma of the
pizza filled the car making us wish we were already Home. Inside the trailer steam
was still rising from the pizza as we enjoyed it for lunch.
Kathy would spend the remainder of the
afternoon researching places she thought we could explore. I spent the
afternoon continuing to work on mounting our Bicycle Carrier. That was when I noticed
another flaw. In order to not affect the electronics inside the trailer I needed
to remove the Carrier and Brackets so they could be welded off the trailer. Using
square tubing as the method of bracing most of the fitting had to be done using
a hand file to make it all fit.
It was nearly 6:30 when Kathy told me to
call it a day and come in for supper. Getting the layers of work clothes off
and getting washed for supper I found that I was chilled to the bone. Luckily Kathy
had made a Salad with Chicken and Fruit for our meal but the mug of Hot
Chocolate helped to ease the chills.
This evening I got on the phone calling Verizon to confirm the information we had sent but they just can’t
understand why we have a Canadian
Address and that I didn’t FAX
them the right information. I sent exactly what they asked for and would spend
over eighty minutes on the phone and they still won’t connect the Hotspot.
Guess we’ll just wait until we cross the International
Border into the U.S. to get it fixed.
Tomorrow the temperature is supposed to
in the mid-fifties with less wind so hopefully I can check another chore off my
to-do list by the end of the day. Thanks for
following along and feel free to leave a comment. Be Safe and Enjoy!
It’s about time.
Krackers
The World's Great Proverbs
It is a wise child that knows its own father.
Oh wow...mid 50s. You are having a heat wave.
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