Author Archives: johndytam

We purchased a “Transit Permit” for the trailer in Uvalde, which made our journey home legal.  Five dollars!!    For the first time we came directly home from Fort Clark Springs, though we did allow an extra day or two for … Continue reading →

I usually try to document “things that went wrong”, knowing these make everyone else feel better.    Hence the long silence:  no bad news other than the odd recalcitrant water heater, a few loose nuts and bolts and many missed golf … Continue reading →

The route from the Austin area to Rockport on the Gulf of Mexico goes through La Grange.  Memorable for a wicked hill and deadly bend.  So we took the “truck route” diversion. Be careful what you wish for!   After two … Continue reading →

If you do not like trains, bypass this posting, and may all your body searches at the airports be happy ones.  Guelph was the start, and a two-car VIA Rail train that trundled down to Kitchener, Stratford, St Mary’s and London.  … Continue reading →

Sorry there are no pictures this time, but I dared not take any! I said that things were running smoothly (i.e. boring), so not worth a mention on this blog.  That was our first mistake.  We went down to Port … Continue reading →

For the last decade or so I have chronicled all the “bad things” that happened in the year and spread these around friends and relatives (some are both!).   Not the really tragic events –just those that offset all the syrupy … Continue reading →

This autumn journey through middle America has proved more eventful than we expected – this quite apart from trading for a newer trailer (which is great!). The most enjoyable part is the continuing display of Fall colours as we travel … Continue reading →

We did manage to trade our trailer for the newer one, but not without a struggle.   The dealer was late finishing the little jobs we had negotiated, and it was 4.p.m. before we could start “moving house”.  It rained … … Continue reading →

The summer went well, with the family week at Oastler Lake (near Parry Sound), a week with just the two of us at Killbear (magical, and we both swam in the lake!).   The Fergus condo is great, and we were starting … Continue reading →

This narrative was started to document our ten-month trip around Canada and the U.S.A.    It culminated in our arrival back in Fergus, Ontario, and our move into the condo that was to be our new home.   But we did … Continue reading →