Ruth Mcbride
How on earth are we gonna get out of here?
If you’ve never driven a 40 foot vehicle that is 13 feet high you wouldn‘t completely understand the dilemma we had this morning! We had...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 22, 20203 min
Flooded with Hope!
Today was all about exploring Hope, B.C. I had seen photos this summer of Flood Falls when one of my colleagues from the Bank had...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 21, 20203 min
Sunday on a Saturday and 2 Allison’s to boot!
What a day! I feel like we saw so many different micro climates all in one day. It’s hard to describe how a short 4 hour drive could be...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 20, 20203 min
Where’s the warmest place in Canada?
Where we are staying tonight...although it doesn’t feel that warm today at +4C and grey and cloudy! We left The Orchard RV resort our...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 19, 20203 min
What do you mean I have to take a warm shower?
That’s what Richard told me today when it was time to have my shower! I’m not digging this warm shower thing at all since we have full...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 18, 20203 min
Wanna have a spa day?
Not us UNFORTUNATELY..but that’s what was in store for Newman and Jerry today! We woke up in Penticton in the Walmart parking lot, which...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 17, 20203 min
What do you mean the slides won’t retract?
This morning we woke up to the sound of wild turkeys gobbling beside the RV! We knew we needed to get going early since today was going...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 16, 20201 min
A window of opportunity!
The weather is warming up for us and while we would love to stay and visit with Owen (and his mom and dad too) for longer, we have to get...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 16, 20201 min
Disaster strikes again!
So I mentioned in yesterday’s blog we were very concerned about the storm that was brewing off the shores of Lake Erie. The lyrics to...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 15, 20203 min
Not another storm!!
If its not here, its back home! We are closely watching a storm on Lake Erie online and thankful we have lots of good people watching...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 14, 20201 min
It was so worth the long drive!
They say a picture tells a thousand words...well here are a few pictures where no words are necessary! Grandpa hasn’t lost his touch! We...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 13, 20203 min
Not again!
Yes...say it ain’t so! Killing another night somewhere we didn’t want to be! Last night when we looked at the weather we knew it wouldn't...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 13, 20201 min
Not more snow!!!
So this warning just came through....looks like we might not get to Cranbrook tomorrow! Winter Storm Warning for Elk Valley Active for...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 12, 20203 min
Jackknifed!
But not us! Thank goodness.....Wow what a crazy drive today....!!! We left Swift Current, Saskatchewan this morning around 9am where it...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 11, 20202 min
Another night at the same Walmart?!!!
So today we went absolutely no where!!! Well that’s not quite true. We did unhook Jerry the Jeep from Newman and went across the street...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 10, 20203 min
Bad things come in three’s don’t they?
Where were we now? Ah yes...sleeping in a Co-op truck stop in Moosomin, Sask. After filling up with diesel and propane this morning (we...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 9, 20202 min
We’ve never heard of Moosomin, Saskatchewan....have you?
This morning we left the Flying J truck stop in Winnipeg at 8am to go directly to the Birchwood Chevrolet dealership, which conveniently...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 8, 20202 min
A Powerful Colorado Low!
We always knew that travelling across the country in November could be fraught with potential weather delays...we just hoped it wouldn’t...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 7, 20202 min
Are we still in Ontario?!!!
Yes we are! 5 days of driving and still in Ontario...what a big Province Ontario is! You don’t realize how big it is until you have to...
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Ruth Mcbride
Nov 6, 20202 min
Is it too early to decorate for Christmas?
I know, I know its only November 6th but some people will say it‘s never too soon to start! How that relates to our travels today I’ll...
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