Home sweet home…..

 

Our Location:

Home, Tehkummah, Ontario

We left Valens Conservation Area in Flamborough, Ontario after dumping the tanks, disposing of our garbage and depositing the swipe card in the bucket, the time read 8:23 AM, Thursday morning. 

The Swing Bridge that takes us from mainland to island.

The first town as you cross over the bridge.

A few rain drops, a few sunny moments and various shades of blue in the sky had us hoping everything would stay on forecast, no rain until overnight. We did well, we stopped 3 times in our 8 hour drive. We were up the big hill, turned around, parked and level by 4:30 pm. Not bad! 

Some snow still around on the ground.

Spring flowers too.

A couple of drop ins at Dad’s but he was sleeping, he is currently battling with shingles and at 87, it is a big job. He is pretty much over the rash/blisters but the pain is still intense. I am shortly heading out the door, 6:10 AM for coffee, so will be better able to judge for myself.

Parts from this tractor….

Fixed this tractor.

It is good to be home, still some snow in places, the most I can remember in our years of camping here, although we are about a week earlier than usual. Red Gads are definitely hinting at spring, a very green tinge to the grass, even a little green in the chives and onions. On a morning walk I found a teeny, tiny morel. A definite sign of spring.

Of course the winter cut…

Still waiting for splitting and piling.

Over the next number of days we will settle in but Monday will find us off to the voting station, the mail box and the Township Office, so I see very little outside or cabin work that day. We also need to purchase a few things to get the gardens ready. The joys of returning and setting up.

Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time….

Take care, stay safe,

Deb

We are back in Ontario…

 

Our Location:

Valens Conservation Area, Flamborough, Ontario, Canada

A quick update for the folks out there wondering about us.

Day 1- April 6, 2025

We left Ogilby Road, in southeastern California, at 7:20 AM PDT,  stopping to dump the tanks at the Chevron station, our wheels officially turning toward home at 8:00 AM PDT. We rolled along easily, filling whenever we reached the half way mark, which ended up being 3 times throughout the day. Our day ended at a rest area in Fabens, Texas just east of El Paso. Which means we crossed one time zone, losing an hour of our day. We pulled off the road and 7:20 PM, MDT. Yes, 7:20; I thought it a bit odd too. We had no issues, but a long day, travelling 610 miles.

Day 2 - April 7, 2025

We had our wheels rolling from the Fabens, Tx rest area at 7 AM, MDT. A quick Dogsled repair at Van Horn, Texas and we were off once more. Our plan was the DOT Rest Area near Ranger but we somehow rolled on past. We opted at that time to make a big change of plans and continued along thru Fort Worth, Arlington, ( the only slow down occurred at the edge of this city), and Dallas, continuing to Walmart, Greenville, Texas. The end of rush hour was nothing like we expected, very little traffic and almost totally smooth sailing. We arrived at Greenville at 8:10 PM, CDT, shutting down for the evening.  Another very good day, with only a hiccup, we travelled 651 miles on this day, with another time zone change to Central Daylight Time.

Day 3 - April 8, 2025

(This was our original day of departure, with a long 9 day trek in mind, but we opted for a different plan.)

We left Greenville, Texas at 7:30 AM,CDT and motored along smoothly all day. We left Texas, crossed through Arkansas and stopped Big Dog in Missouri, at the Haiti Welcome Center, 20 miles inside the state line. Another good day, no issues. A much shorter day as we arrived at 4:00 PM, CDT, travelling only 481 miles. Green grass, lots of green leaves and flowers, along with a couple of otters in the pond. Spring has reached Missouri.

Day 4 - April 9, 2025

We left Haiti, Mo at 7:10 AM, CDT after a fabulous night’s rest, but we left in long pants and heavy sweaters. Rolling along with no issues we crossed from Missouri to Illinois to Indiana (another time zone) and finally into Ohio. We stopped at Walmart, Napoleon, Ohio at 6:30 PM EDT. It was a rainy, drizzly kind of day all day and evening too, we are happy we put new wipers on just this morning. We are back in our own time zone now. Travel was 556 miles. 

Day 5 - April 10, 2025

We left Napoleon, Ohio under rainy skies, cold temps and mittens on our hands. The time was once again 7:30 AM EDT.  We crossed the Ambassador Bridge into Ontario, Canada and were waiting in line at 9:43 AM. The scrutiny is longer, only two lines , things were at a stand still. We quickly hopped lines when a third one opened shortly after 10:00 AM. We answered questions for about 5 minutes, given our passports and we rolled off on our way shortly after. The weather is a mix of rain and snow, the air is very cold but we are excited to be back in Ontario.  We continued on to our current location, adding an extra week to our stay here, originally we were to be back on April 17, but as you have read, we changed that plan. We arrived here around 2:00 PM.  Travel today, 283 miles.

We are getting closer..

It is a very ugly travel day.

In 5 days we travelled 2581 miles, it leaves us still 400 miles from home. We will be staying here until April 24, when the wheels will roll again taking us home to our Island.

Thanks for following along. We do hope your days are filled with better things than yesterday, but that tomorrow will be even better. 

Until next time…..

Take care, stay safe,

Deb