Tuesday, October 29, 2019

We have begun....



Our Location: Brantford, Ontario

It’s been a busy few days since my last post. We pulled out of our summer spot on Saturday morning around 8 AM, taking our time down the long lane way and out the gates to begin our journey. A few stops including Dad’s for a quick coffee and goodbye, and another to say goodbye to sister Jan, having said our goodbyes to Rick & Barb the night before. From there we headed out. The warm weather, along with the brilliant sunshine and only a slight breeze kept us company all the way to Hamilton, Ontario. A few stops of course but we travelled well and were happy to make such a good distance in one day, especially a first day after sitting for a number of months. 
 
 
Strolling over the farm.

Someone else owns over past that gate.
 
We parked in the lot at Eastgate Square and were given the okay to stay for up to 72 hours. (Of course it depends on which security guard you speak to at any given time). We had a number of errands to accomplish and I can tell you that we did indeed manage to get them all accomplished. A trip to our storage facility to store and retrieve a few items, a trip to Indigo for Riley to purchase a Kobo, a stop at the bank to exchange some money for our winter travels and of course our final stop of the Bell store. We have been looking at various options for our travels with data always the question mark. I’m sure you all have the same issue and I’m also sure you’ve figured out what works for you. We have opted to try Bell only because it offers better coverage and available data all on the same bill. We liked our former plan with Freedom which included phone service in Canada as well as the USA but the coverage wasn’t always great and we found numerous areas with no coverage. We have now settled on a plan with Bell that allows us unlimited text and calling between Canada and the USA, 20 GB of data EACH and all for the wonderful price of $110 plus tax per month for each phone, so around $220 plus tax per month. We brought our old phones and numbers with us. No slow downs on the data, always high speed but if we go over there are significant overage charges. So that will be 40 GB between the two of us, I’m pretty certain we will be well able to stay within those lines. It took two trips to the Bell store to get it all straightened out but we finally managed.

The Sugar Shack where Rick & Dad make maple syprup.

Some still green ferns off in the bush.


A few calls had me finding us an appointment for the Igloo on Thursday afternoon at Pyette Springs for an assessment on the woes regarding the wear on the rear axle tires. I think we may have it narrowed down this time. A call from the Rheumatologist office had them slipping my appointment from Thursday morning to Friday morning. I’m not happy with that as we were planning on taking off first thing Friday but I guess one day won’t be too much of a delay.  I visit twice a year, answer the same few questions and leave with a new script and a new blood req form. He doesn’t do video conference and so I must journey twice a year to the office which is making me rethink keeping a doctor so far away. 
 
Rick's winter wood for next year.
Dad's winter wood for next year.
 
Due to the rain and high winds on Sunday we stayed in Hamilton and of course we had to make a second trip to the Bell store on Monday anyway. From there we pulled out heading toward Brantford. Our stay here is filled with family visits including meeting the newest addition to our family, baby Auston. Middle daughter Bradey and her partner David’s new bundle of joy. Auston was born on Sept 12 but this is our first chance to visit. He is truly a bundle of joy, gas and spit ups. There is nothing quite like a baby!!

 
Auston!! He's a cutie.
 
On our way back to the Igloo we found a spot to have the Dogsled receive a few new parts such as fuel filter and air filter, along with an oil change. These go nicely with the four new tires he got over the summer. I could have had my brother do this stuff as he gives the Dogsled the once over before we leave but didn’t want to ask to much of brother Rick!
 
 
New cradle posts for the farm fence.

Time to replace this one.
 
So there you have it, our catch up post. We will be here until Thursday morning when we will take ourselves the short trip back to the Hamilton area to Pyette’s and we will once again put down feet at Eastgate over night and I will attend to my new appointment on Friday morning in Hamilton but after that we will have the feet up and the Big Dog running along the 401 south bound!!! Until then I will not be posting as we are filling our days with the new baby, and reading.

We won't see this sign post until the spring.
 
Thanks for stopping by, until next time…take care, be safe,


Deb




10 comments:

  1. Safe travels you two. Congrats on the Kobo, Riley. What? No more lugging books around? haha I have one but still prefer a hard copy - we all have different joys. :)
    Too bad about the appt. change, Deb, but one day is better than 2 or 3!

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    1. Thanks Patsy. Yes we too enjoy holding a book but sometimes it's just easier with the Kobo, we can carry a complete library. Haha
      The appointment is what it is and turned out not to be the deciding factor anyway.

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  2. Baby Auston is adorable! I love the Sugar Shack! I love my kindle, don't think I'd know how to read a regular book anymore..hahha. Congrats Riley!

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    1. Thanks Shirley. We think he's pretty adorable too. The Sugar Shack is getting old but is still a fantastic place to spend some time during the spring season while making that delicious syrup!!! I too have had an e-reader for a long time and enjoy it but I still like to hold book once in a while. Haha. Riley has been using my Kobo while I have been reading real books and decided she wanted one of her own.

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  3. Safe travels!
    How wonderful to get to meet your first grandbaby. He is definitely a cutie. Enjoy all your cuddle time!!!!
    Enjoy your Kobo, Riley. I never thought I would enjoy reading on my Kindle, always liked the idea of turning the pages in a book, then when I realized I could carry around 100's of books in such a small space I jumped on board...lol

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    1. Thanks Deb. We were pretty excited to meet him, he's a keeper as my mom used to say. Haha.
      We now both have a Kobo and we enjoy them but did manage to get a few real books to read over the summer. I sometimes can't figure out why tapping the bottom of the page doesn't work. Hahaha

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  4. Almost on your way. Have a safe journey.

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    1. Thanks Doug. We are making our way slowly and hopefully we'll see you and Yuma over the winter months.

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  5. I bet it will be good to be on the road with your wheels rolling, safe travels, hope you hit warm weather soon!

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    1. Thanks. We are so looking forward to some warmer weather. While we had a wonderful fall season we are very excited to be in warmer weather. We certainly are liking winter weather less and less. Haha.

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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