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Day 8: May 27 – Indy500, Settling in
Read more: Day 8: May 27 – Indy500, Settling inIt’s Friday, it’s rained most of the night and today we expect to see many campers in all varieties of vehicles arrive for the weekend of festivities. After a great egg, bacon & hash brown breakfast prepared by J-P & myself, the gang decided to go for a walk down Georgetown Road towards the IMS…
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Day 7: May 26 – Indy500, Arrival
Read more: Day 7: May 26 – Indy500, ArrivalThe alarm woke us at 6:00am. Ugh. We wanted to arrive at the camping field mid morning so as to hopefully get a site closer to the track than those that would arrive later in the day. This means an early start in an effort to avoid traffic. And so. after walking 5 laps of…
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Day 6: May 25 – Exeter, ON to New Castle, IN
Read more: Day 6: May 25 – Exeter, ON to New Castle, INAfter two relaxing and enjoyable days visiting Barb’s parents, it’s time to head out. We spent the morning preparing for the longer road trip we would have that afternoon and at about 11:00am pulled out of their driveway. Thanks again Jack & Mary. Our route took us to Sarnia, ON where we would cross into…
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Day 5: May 24 – Exeter, ON
Read more: Day 5: May 24 – Exeter, ONA sunny and cool start accompanied me on a 5km walk about the town of Exeter today. The Victoria Day weekend over, the town returns to its normal routines and the streets are quiet as I walk while enjoying the flowerbeds so carefully prepared in the recents days. We also spent some time planting tomatoes…
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Day 4: May 23 – Goderich to Exeter, ON
Read more: Day 4: May 23 – Goderich to Exeter, ONA cool morning greeted us today, so cool that the furnace was fired up in the campervan. My early morning walk was enjoyable as it was sunny, but the wind off of Lake Huron reminded us that it was till May and to not forget that the weather in these parts can be fickle. The…
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Day 3: May 22 – Goderich, ON
Read more: Day 3: May 22 – Goderich, ONAfter enjoying a wonderful breakfast prepared by our hosts, Barb took a walk through the campground to the beach on Lake Huron. After a relaxing day (it was a little chilly) burgers and salads were enjoyed for dinner. Thanks Al & Kath.
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Day 2: May 21 – Woodstock to Goderich, ON
Read more: Day 2: May 21 – Woodstock to Goderich, ONToday would be a short drive across the arable farmlands of Southern Ontario. After finally attaching the skid wheel to the trailer hitch of the campervan, we were ready to set off at about Noon. Mother nature had other ideas. Looking at the sky the thunder storm watch had turned to a warning and the…
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Day 1: May 20th – On the road to Woodstock, ON
Read more: Day 1: May 20th – On the road to Woodstock, ON9:15am and we’re pulling out of our laneway on the first leg of the trip. Destination today is Woodstock, ON to visit my brother and family. After a quick stop in Kemptville to fill up with gas ($2.046/l) we’re off down Hwy 416. The van is driving very well on Hwy 401 and the first…
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T-minus 1 day: Final Prep
Read more: T-minus 1 day: Final PrepIt’s almost time to head out on our cross-continent road trip. A few final preparations to complete ahead of tomorrows departure, we’re in good shape… we think. We’ve been wanting to get a Class-B campervan for a few years and in 2020 we ordered from PleasureWay Industries of Saskatoon, Canada their OnTour-2.2 model. Based on…
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Prince Edward County: The shakedown trip
Read more: Prince Edward County: The shakedown tripOk, so it’s time to check out actually camping in our campervan. We’ve had the van since last November but immediately put it away for the Winter. As such we have had several months to stock the van with all of the supplies and amenities we believe are needed. Time for a shakedown trip to…
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