We packed up this morning and left Port Hardy. But not quickly. We had to make a million stops, like the busy Co-op where a totally swamped young employee refilled…
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Visiting Linda and Geoff near Lumby
Hank had a restless night. Was the dinette (converted into a bed) too hard? Was it skipping a walk today? Dunno. But his leg is a bit better. It looks…
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Dease Lake
We are parked on the shore of Dease Lake tonight, north of the town of the same name, in a provincial rec site called Sawmill Point. There are about 10…
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Sanibel Island
We woke up on Tuesday morning in Fort Meyers at the Holiday Inn and peeked out the blinds to see a beautiful day! We enjoyed our free breakfast at the…
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The Daytona 500
Yeah, you caught my hints earlier, didn’t you!? We bought tickets for NASCAR’s Daytona 500! The superspeedway race, on the 2.5 mile track, with the restrictor plates and the draft…
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Whitehorse again, and it is cold!
Chilly day today! It didn’t get any warmer than -43C / -45F today, and we have an “Extreme Cold Warning” alert right now warning of possible windchills of -50 C…
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My new truck!
I’ve been watching for my dream vehicle for a few years now. I wanted something “truckier” than my Chevrolet Equinox. Something that I could sleep in the back of, or…
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December shopping trip
We were low on dog food, and the weather was mild, so we decided to zip down to Whitehorse on the weekend for a shopping trip. This was Hank’s first…
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Weekend trip north of the Arctic Circle
Neither Mom nor Julie have been to the Northwest Territories, so we figured we’d help them with their bucket lists and take them there this weekend. The Northwest Territories border…
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Our drive across Canada
Back tracking a couple weeks to make sure I share some photos of our relocation trip across Canada in July. I thought I would have been able to blog every…
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Cabela’s Opening in Moncton, NB
On Thursday, Jeff, our friend Chrissy, and I, all took the day off work to travel to Moncton, New Brunswick for Cabela’s opening of their first store in Atlantic Canada….
Read MoreMaine, New Hampshire, NASCAR, sunburn, and shopping – Part 3
Day 4 – Portsmouth, New Hampshire, through Maine, to Saint John, New Brunswick On Monday we drove through Maine the scenic, slow route to the Calais / St. Stephen border…
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Day 3 – NASCAR at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway We stayed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Saturday and Sunday night, just about an hour from the race track. After…
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Day 1 – Drive to Freeport, Maine We dropped Monty off at the board kennel on Friday and head out for Maine! We debated which way we should go, so…
Read MoreOh-for-Four, but still a memorable Saturday adventure
We set out this morning in the rain to Truro with a few missions in mind: find the used riding lawnmower place Jeff heard about get patio furniture find me…
Read MoreIt’s a cool rainy Saturday. Might as well hit the Bulk Barn!
I’ve been whining a lot lately about needing new shoes. And by lately, I mean for the last 2 years. I really did not want to go all the way…
Read MorePlaying with knives can cure a hangover – for a while anyway
I had a couple INCREDIBLE days this week at our provincial forestry conference. Forestry makes my heart sing. Do you know what that is like? I love everything about forestry,…
Read MoreFort Garry Hotel
I was really excited to stay at the Fort Garry Hotel. I’ve never had the chance to stay in such an old historic place! The hotel is one of Canada’s…
Read MorePortage & Main
Well I couldn’t visit Winnipeg, and not take a walk over to the corner of Portage & Main! It was getting late in the day and the whole area seemed…
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