A beautiful sunny day when we left our nicely mowed field, which Ryan had kindly let us set up camp in last night. (Ryan, Dennis says when you to pick up the skidoo, take a knife as he has cable-tied the cover over it!) The temperature is supposed to reach…
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…
Today was a bit different. Instead of driving for most of the day, we spent more of the time sight seeing. When I came back from my shower I found Dennis ensconced in the Land Rover, cooking porridge with our camping neighbour, Frank. Frank and his wife, Margaret, are a…
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…
Another night with rain, but fine when we awoke, so the tent had dried off a bit. Storm clouds seemed to be approaching though, so we made our first task packing up the tent. I had been looking forward to a shower and hair wash, after a couple of days…
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…
Leaving the race track camp site, small critters were scattering everywhere. We think some were marmots – the ones that stand on their hind legs and survey the scene for predators and some we have called “gofers”. They are tiny, run very fast and have stand up tails. As soon…
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…
Not a lot to report today, I’m afraid. A large portion of the day, which was a really wet and miserable one, was spent wrestling with our American visa forms. Trying to get our photographs to comply with the specific requirements proved rather difficult. The first photos we had, the…
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…