Cedar Cove, White Lake - Oct 2012
Headed out on Saturday of the Thanksgiving weekend. Our last trip of the season, to a White Lake trailer resort where we winterize the Alto to put it away. Nice drive through beautiful countryside with full fall colours everywher...
2012 Trip 9: it ain't no double bubble...
Bonnechere PP - Sept 2012
Certainly going to rain. Heading out a little early this afternoon, and the dark clouds are rolling in. The race to get hitched up before the rain will be a close one. Pretty much done and sure enough it started to pour. We waited a bit for it to subside, then headed ou...
Let there be heat...anytime!
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During our first season with the Alto, we soon realized the true value of an independent heat source, one that can function off the grid. During our options selection, we made the decision to opt for the heat pump instead of getting the heat pump as well as the furnace. As we...
2012 Trip 8: truly a classic park...
Bon Echo PP - Sept 2012
Surprisingly little traffic for a long weekend. Getting out of Ottawa was slow, but once on Hwy 7, it was smooth sailing the whole way to Bon Ech...
2012 Vacation Day 13 - Wednesday: homeward bound...
Heading home this morning. Went for a good walk around the site, then we took advantage of the morning sun and went for a quick swim. The water was certainly cooler than when we were at Rollins a couple of weeks back. Still nice to get in and float around a bi...
2012 Vacation Day 12 - Tuesday: winding down...
Off to Fish Creek Pond this morning, our last destination before home. We have planned to cut short our time away by a few nights, as the older of our two cats, Taffy, has been declining in the last few months and finds it harder when we are away so we don't want to be away too many nights in a row....
2012 Vacation Day 11 - Monday: a shortcut is not always a shortcut...
A little voice woke me early this morning with her classic line... "I was thinking". I reached for my watch in the dark and learned that it was 4:10 in the morning, nothing like starting your thinking for the day real early....
2012 Vacation Day 10 - Sunday: Range Rover... the new punch buggy.
Forecast predicts a nice day today, so we are heading to the Hamptons, more specifically, Montauk. This is as far east that you can go on Long Island. We want to check out the towns along the way and find a nice beac...
2012 Vacation Day 9 - Saturday: return of the pullcord shower...
Rained all night, and at times it was really hammering down. At least there was no wind, but there was an abundance of lightning and thunder. Boomer did not make an appearance until later in the morning, and his brother has been relatively quie...
2012 Vacation Day 8 - Friday: the roar of the lawnchair...
Heading further west this morning on the island to Wildwood State Park. Slowly got packed away, took the opportunity of a quick wash of the Santa Fe and the Alto, as they were getting a little rod wear...
2012 Vacation Day 7 - love the MOMA...
Well, the walking has caught up to us. Not only are the feet sore, but the body is tired as well....
2012 Vacation Day 6 - Wednesday: forever walking...
Up early, as we have lots to see. This morning we caught the uptown loop, and we are lucky to get a great tour guide, which really makes a huge difference. He knew his history of the area and his delivery was excellent....
2012 Vacation Day 5 - Tuesday: the Big Apple...
Off to Manhattan this morning. Gus was up and waiting, so we went over around 7:30, in plenty of time to catch the 8:00 train to Penn Station....
2012 Vacation Day 4 - Monday: sand, breakers and sun...
Cooled off nicely last night, considering it was a pretty hot day. Decided to take a run over to Fire Island, a barrier island that consists of a massively long beach, dotted with numerous little towns. It is pretty much car free, so several ferries run to back and fort...
2012 Vacation Day 3 - Sunday: onto the Isle...
Up and out early. Our ferry reservation is for 1:30 out of Bridgeport Connecticut, but we are pretty close to Bridgeport so we want to see if we can catch an earlier one. Nice drive cross country, lots of estate type homes, long stretches of roads where the trees are totally covering the road, offering wonderful coolness to the drive....
2012 Vacation Day 2 - Saturday: and the skies opened...
No rush to pull out this morning as we only have about 4 hours driving ahead of us. Walked up and had a nice shower, in a well made, relatively new comfort station. Beautiful beam construction, with a vandal proof interio...
2012 Trip 7: Vacation - Long Island NY
Friday - Day 1: A Very Adirondack Day...
On the road around 9:30, we are heading for state park in New York called Moreau Lake. This will get us closer to the ferry point at Bridgeport CT. The route to Moreau takes us right through the Adirondacks, and it is a beautiful driv...
2012 Trip 6: Yuuuup...the're teardroppers
Rollins Pond SP - Aug 2012
Friday:
Headed out Friday morning, bit of an extra long weekend. Back to Rollins Pond, as the lure of a site directly on the water is truly most appealing. It is a nice drive to the Adirondacks, as it is mostly on secondary highways through quite scenic countryside....
Water System Accumulator Tank
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Water systems in RV's are quite simple. There is a tank of water and a pump. Nothing else. This works quite well and is pretty reliable. However, water pumps make a fair amount of noise, not only the sound they make themselves, but also any vibration it transmits to anything...
2012 Trip 5: Stellar Sandbanks...
Sandbanks PP - July 2012
Off to Sandbanks and Prince Edward County, or 'The County'as it is called by the locals, for an extended long weekend. Our yearly trip where we meet our Ottawa friends here, and touch base again with the friends that actually live in the County. Sandbanks is known for it's wide expanse of white sand beach and sand dunes and...
2012 Trip 4: Simply Awesome...
Driftwood PP - June 2012
A new park this weekend, Driftwood PP, about 20 minutes west of Deep river on Hwy 17. On our way back from holidays last year, we camped here one night, did our usual tour of the sites, and discovered a whole section of sites that back right on to the beach. We decided right then to come back and we took down some site nu...
That fan is really filthy
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Just happened to notice just how filthy the fan blades were getting so it was time to get them cleaned up.
Looking at how to do this, I knew it would have to be from the inside, as getting on top of the curved Alto roof is probably not the best way to go about it. To...
Wheel Bearing Repack
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Last year when I cleaned the brakes, the bearing grease looked pretty good. It only had one season of miles on it at that point, and the grease was still bright blue. I figured they were still good for another season. I ordered some new bearing and seals from Dexter, not...
2012 Trip 3: Rain, rain, rain...
Murphy's Point PP - June 2012
Rainy and overcast, and the forecast is for more of the same all weekend. Still headed out though, as it is nice to get out of the city and we are very comfortable in the Alto regardless of the weather. Hitched up last night, and it was only a drizzle when we pulled ou...
2012 Trip 2 - Amazing May Weather...
Silver Lake PP - May 2012
Silver Lake is becoming our Victoria Day Weekend destination. We are booked into the same site as last year, one that offers nice privacy on 3 sides, and is set in from the road a bit. Traffic was not too bad at all. Did not notice too many other trailers on the road, which given that we are pulling our own, it...
2012 Trip 1 - Another Season Starts...
Bayview Lodge, White Lake - May 2012
So once again we start another season, anxious to get out again in what is now our "almost new again" trailer. Heading to Bayview Lodge on White Lake. Thought we would try going here this year as a change. We like opening at White Lake, as it is only an hour away, and being a private campsite, it has the 3 hookups...
