Loving and Sharing full-time RV Moments, Memories & Madness
It’s amazing that we put nearly 10,000 miles /16,000 km’s on the coach in 2019 – considering we were parked in Florida for 3 months and Ontario for 5 1/2 months!
But, the real story here is we left LaBelle, Florida April 5th and arrived in Barrie, Ontario on July 13th driving 8,132 miles / 13,087 km’s in just 100 days! That’s 4,318 miles / 6,949 km’s MORE than we did in ALL of 2018! It wasn’t around the world but at times it felt like it!
It all started with a question my brother asked me a couple of years ago about our travelling lifestyle. But, don’t you miss feeling like part of a community? he asked. Not at all, I said. Probably too quickly for his liking as he gave me that ‘look’.
We had never been to Hilton Head before and we were excited to explore some new ground. What I didn’t know until we got there!
#1) The island is in the shape of a shoe or a foot. I never knew that!
It might not sound very original, but after 3 full years of travelling it’s the 1st time we have travelled full circle from Florida to Florida collecting memories and moments.
We left Ontario November 9th – just the day before the 1st snow flakes fell! Chuck does a great job watching the weather as the dreaded snow is what we always want to avoid. So far the weather follower has been right on! We’re headed to Riverbend RV Resort for 3 months, arriving on December 1st, but our initial travels are taking us into a rather circuitous route…
We kind of goofed on our planning… We booked some service at the Newmar Factory in Nappanee, IN for the end of November and then decided to leave Ontario earlier than originally planned to visit with family along the way. So, it was down, around, up and back down we go!
Continue reading “Ontario to Florida – and stuff in between!”
We’re just into our 4th year of travelling with pets and it’s a frequently asked question!
Gracie is 10 years old and is a healthy, happy, well-behaved wheaten terrier. She is hypo-allergenic and doesn’t shed! Fred is 14 years old and while he is a happy and content lap cat he does shed, he’s been losing weight and is starting to show his age. So far, they’ve been so adaptable and are amazing travel companions! We’re lucky we haven’t encountered any real challenges but here’s just some of the things we have learned along the way.
Continue reading “What’s it like travelling full-time with pets?”
I love totem poles and trying to decipher the stories they tell. I actually stopped to think if I had seen totem poles anywhere else other than the west coast. Many people (including myself) think of the totem pole as belonging to indigenous cultures all across Canada. As it turns out only six West Coast First Nations are responsible for the creation of totem poles – one being the Haida. Do you think it might have something to do with the over-abundance of huge old-growth cedar trees on the West Coast? I think I’m on to something!
The M.V. Island Bay is a kayak “Mother Ship” that sleeps 5 – 6 guests, carries 6 kayaks, tows a dinghy and is equipped with various salmon and halibut fishing gear and traps for crabs and prawns. This vessel explores the islands of Haida Gwaii offering its guests a unique outdoor tour adventure. And a tour is only as informative, knowledgeable and professional as its crew and captain.
Dates Visited: April 2 – 4, 2017
Daytime Temp’s: 98°
Nighttime Temp’s: 72°
It’s official! It’s hot, dry, hazy, dusty, rocky and salty and I was prepared to be unimpressed. But, we were wrong, oh, so wrong…
Travel requires good planning! When we decide where we’re headed Chuck researches the routes and driving times and plans the fuel and RV park stops. Critical to our planning is checking what the weather looks like – both short and long term. He looks at most destinations on the satellite view of Apple Maps ensuring there are no surprises (like we don’t fit). I research the ‘fun stuff’ which usually determines our length of stay. Our planning requires both an “A” and “B” plan with lots of flexibility, especially when weather is the concern.