Our camp site last night was not the best. Surrounded by trees and not a breath of a breeze. It was hot and muggy, (humid). Muggy and Buggy. Mosquito’s and No-Seeums feasted. We are set up to deal with mosquito’s, but the ‘No-Seeums’. They are minute and just fly straight…
A good sleep. I was tired yesterday. Yes, and grumpy…:) Despite being only about 1k away from the railway line, I didn’t hear a peep. There is a recurring process going on here, with the weather. This morning it has dawned a beautiful clear sky but I am sure cumulus…
A fine morning. Great. A few little things to attend to on the wagon. Top up the oil and coolant. Check the filter housing for leaks. Problem solved. I’m pleased to report the mods to the (Caranex) seem to be working well too. I drilled a hole in each side…
What a night! Jen woke me at some ungodly hour saying ”do you think we should check the tent”. Good call as there must have been 30L sitting on the roof in a puddle! As Jen mentioned yesterday, we seemed to have developed a slight diesel leak from the filter…
First up. Happy Birthday Charley. 8 years old!! Charley is Sarah & Tim’s eldest and is a gorgeous, smart wee girl. The day has dawned wet and miserable, but our time in Edmonton is coming to an end. After a breakfast at Saratoga, a superbly run family restaurant, serving large…
The weather forecast is predicting showers for the day. Today is going to be a day of doing “Stuff”. Stuff is mainly mechanical, so there wont be much of interest to the girls. Back to the things needing attention on the vehicle. Perhaps the most important changes the fuel filter…
What a difference from yesterday. The day dawned beautiful but the biggest difference was the traffic on the road. Gone today are the endless muddy Ute’s pouring out of the wilderness from hydrocarbon exploration and processing sights. The scenery has changed to gorgeous forest, lakes and mountains again. There were…
Evocative names. Indicating a different kind of struggle. It’s raining this morning. All the massive mobile home buses are pulling out. Heading further west. Mainly from the US. it seems like if you don’t have the biggest home you have to have the biggest 4×4 being towed behind it. You…
It’s close to 9pm and we have made camp and enjoyed a great repast. Our camp tonight is probably no more than 80m from the main highway. In a small clearing that I suspect was used by contractors to park machinery during the roads construction, or reconstruction. Only a tiny…
Greyness greeted us when we emerged at 8.30am. Another shower this morning!! We’ll be dissolving! The camp site was a couple of k’s past Inuvik and a much more peaceful site. Jen seemed to sleep through the domestic’s, portable generators, barking dogs, idiots doing wheelies in the town, the previous…