I digress!

We apologize for the lack of pictures and posts but after coming back from NB and buying the new trailer and truck, we also had the problem of lack of internet access so in this post we will update our adventures to bring us back to the present.

Our first weekend camping at Laurel Creek in Waterloo was with Theresa and Ron. Kristi, Phil, and James came up on the motorcycles. Alison and John joined us as well. All went really well. John made me a huge fire (my last one thus far, so thanks a bunch John). The park is well laid out with large sites. They do not have sewer but electric and water. There are seasonal sites available. A good time was had by all. We even had the opportunity to see a few hot air balloons fly by.

On the 15th of September we found a park that would allow us to stay until the end of October in Guelph (thanks to Theresa and Ron). The first picture is of the pond at our site at Riverbend Park. We would feed the fish every morning. Their size ranged from 2 inches to around 18 in. Rod had hurt his back and was chair ridden for the first couple of weeks so his view consisted of looking out our back window. Coming to keep me company and fix Rod up Theresa and Ron kindly came for a weekend . Lindy (Theresa's new dog) went swimming in her tub and ate lots of bubbles...she makes them then chases them. Theresa, Ron and I went for a stroll in the evening. Due to bylaws, campfires are not allowed in this park. There are only a few transient sites available but the prices are very good. We left here on the 27th of October with a quick stop at the RV dealer in Kitchener to have a recall on our fridge done. We headed on to meet Peggi and John at the Flying J in London where we dry camped until the morning then leave for the USA via the sarnia border. Peggi advised us on what fresh and canned foods were not allowed, which really saved time at the border. We were not held up and the border guard let us go right through. Thanks Peggi and John. The night was raining and cold so they were kind enough to let us plug in to warm up. 6am the next morning we were on our way. Peggi and John ended up having to stay one more day to have some work done, so we were a day ahead all the way down until San Antonio where we met up again.







Off we set, and shortly on the road and what do we see but snow!! It didn't last long but reminded us of what we were about to leave behind and left us with a sense of excitement of about we were about to experience for the first time. A Christmas without cold, snow, but also family. So with mixed emotions we continued on.







It took 6 days to reach our destination travelling about 5-7 hours a day. The campgrounds varied, some we liked more than others, prices stayed pretty much the same. It turned out less than budget so that was a plus. It also gave us a chance to get the feel for what we will look for when planning our trip back home. and it was interesting to note the change in the landscape as the farther we travelled the greener it became. Trees looked different, like moving back in time going from coloured leaves to green to lush. The lay of the land was very flat. I think we only had one or two hills the whole trip until we started our way into the valley. We stopped in Pendleton, Indiana the first night, Sikeston, Missouri the second, Arkadelphia the third night, Waco, Texas the fourth night, San Antonio, Texas the fifth night and into Alamo (the previous post on the sixth day. Now we're up to date. Our next posts will keep everyone informed of what we're up to now that we're in the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas.