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Wednesday August 1, 2012


The campers at the Parry Sound's Walmart.


Once we hit highway 400, we noticed that many trees have changed colour!  Just like in the fall, but we are only August 1.
The drought must have something to do with this.
  

The Parry Sound area is a boater's paradise.


We drive across Toronto at over 90 km/h.  I prefer crossing Toronto over Montréal any day.  Montréal is a nightmare at best.


Our campground is just 10 kilometer east of Brighton.


Our campground.


We got here a day early, but luck is with us.  The person who owns this site just left 45 minutes ago.  We are in the "permanent" section of the campground.  The reason we have this site is that the owner had to go home and will not be back for the rest of the summer.


The street we are on is very quiet.  We are sheltered form the wind, but the sun is hitting under the awning by late afternoon and it is hot.



Thursday August 2, 2012


Today is our first appointment with the dentist.
On our way to the dentist we stopped and wash the car.  It really needed it after being towed behind the motorhome
  

It was kind of weird at the dentist.  The lady who is doing our initial and cleaning got a call from the hospital because her mom has been sick and is just about to pass away.  She left right away.  Things kind of got mixed up at the dentist.  Our cleaning will take place next week because of this.  It is not a problem after all, family comes first.

Back at the motorhome, I continue my preventive maintenance in the motorhome.  I check the hot water tank from the inside.  All is good.


I remove the drawers to have a look at what is located behind?
Surprise!
Here is what I found behind the drawers.


We took a nice bike ride later on in the afternoon.
At the entrance of the campground they have a few travel trailers on display and you can visit them.  We did!


Another great day and it is very hot, in the low 30s.



Friday August 3, 2012


Yesterday we bought a new BBQ.  The one we were using in BC can only be used with a 20 lbs propane tank.  I do not want to log around a 20 lbs propane tank in the basement of the motorhome.  I prefer the 1 lbs tank and the new BBQ used those.
  

Some of the sights from the campground.
  



Another hot day today.



Saturday, Sunday August 4 and 5, 2012


The village of Consecon has a small festival today.  We went, but not much there.
But we did a few garages sales.


When we were stationed in Trenton between 1989 and 1997, the Prince Edward County was mostly farms and the Presqu'ile Provincial Park.  Now it is a tourist destination with more than 30 wineries, the small towns are booming, many B&B.  Tourism is alive and thriving here.

I prefer farm eggs over store bought eggs.


Yes, it is +34.


Back home we head to the pool.  We had a great dinner with some corn on the cob cooked on the BBQ,  Hummm!


Sunday starts very hot, but by afternoon the rain came.  I washed the motorhome during the rain.  It helped the rinsing.  We are not supposed to wash cars or trailers/motorhomes, but I had to do it to remove the dead bugs from the front of the motorhome.  To help rinse off I think I did good by using the rain!  Good excuse?



Monday August 6, 2012


This morning we went to Odette's place to help her pack some books for her move (and ours too).
Let me explain, our current "residence" is with Odette.  Odette just finish her college course in instrumentation and the best place to find a job in her field is in the Toronto area.  So Odette and Onyx are moving to East York with Odette's son Alix.  Since they move, we have to move too.  For us it is very easy, just changes of address since we do not actually live with them.

Back at home, we spend the afternoon reading and a short dip in the pool.

BBQ sausages for dinner and I keep on reading during the cooking.
  



Tuesday August 7, 2012


Back at the dentist for our cleaning and Michèle's replacement of 3 upper front teeth fillings.
A good thing we have dental coverage.


I have to take the air conditioning fan off and find a used or new one so we can have AC again while we are driving the motorhome.


First stop is at the scrap yard.  Did not find one like ours.


On our way back home, we stopped at this place to see if they have one.
They do not have one in stock, but they will search for one.


Less than an hour later they call and they have found one very similar to the one we have.  We should have the new one tomorrow.  More to follow.



Wednesday, Thursday, August 8 and 9, 2012


A pretty busy day ahead of us.
We are up by 6 am.  We are on our way to get our blood work done, it opens at 7 am.
Pretty sunrise.


We forgot to take photos of the place where we had our blood work done.
Because we had to fast for our blood work and we are hungry, we head to Denny for breakfast.


I am so weak from fasting


Ahhh!  Now both plates are not just for me.  One is for Michèle too.


After such a nice breakfast, we go to Odette's place to help her moving boxes.

Once both cars are full, we head to Toronto.


Our next stop is in Witby at the Passport Canada office to renew my passport.
We have planned for at least one hour waiting time.  Surprise!  Ten minutes later I am out and everything is done!
All I have to do is pick up my passport next Thursday.


Since we are ahead in our time, we decided to stop and check out a campground in Toronto.  It is located near the 401 highway, but it is very quiet, cannot even hear the highway.  We may have to stop and camp here this fall or maybe next spring.

We finally made it to Alix's apartment in East York.  This is a suburb of Toronto.  Why Alix's place?  Odette and Onyx are moving in with Alix.  Alix is Odette son and Onyx brother.  After all the boxes are in the apartment, we start to build the book case.


It is a very hot day and inside the apartment is even hotter.  Once we are done with the book case we decided not to wait for Alix and head back home right away.

Thursday morning we are at the dentist again.  I have an appointment so they present to me all the options available to me regarding my teeth.  They present the first option. It is rebuilding the top 10 front teeth for a reasonable cost of $12,450.00.  Option two is for just the front 4 teeth for a cheaper $4,500.00.  By the way, my coverage will only pay up to $1,500.00 per year.  They never talked about option 3 in details.  I am passing on the first two options and go for the third option.
I am back at the dentist at 2 pm for my "option".  My plan covers up to $1,500.00.  With all the work done on my 6 upper teeth and my  5 lower teeth, plus one tooth pulled I only had to pay $500.00 from my pocket.  We really have to watch what "they" have to sell you.  They want to sell you a 10,000 watts smile, now it is for you to decide what you "really" need.  You really have to be careful and not be too quick to say yes to the "offers".


I was on the chair for about one and a half hours and I am still frozen.  The top front teeth and the lower right hand side including the tongue.  The good side is that it is all done and I do not need to come back until next year.




Friday August 10, 2012


I picked up my new air conditioning fan this morning.
Here is the installation.
  

Something is still wrong with my AC???  I am going to leave it alone and come back to it in a few days.

Since I got my tools out, I will check my skylight in the shower.  Remember when we drove from BC to Ontario, we hit some hail in Saskatchewan.  We notice since than that water accumulating between the two plastic part of the skylight.  I think it is cracked, not good!


First, I removed the fairing around the inside of the skylight this way I can drain the water by drilling small holes on the first plastic part.


Next step is to check out the top part of the skylight.  Sure enough, I found a crack about one inch long.


Time for a temporary fix with silicone.  I will have to contact my insurance and see if the repair are covered.


Since I am on the roof, why not do a little inspection of the stuff up there.  I noticed that when I installed the rain gutter on the motorhome I had some parts that are a little higher then others.  Now water accumulates and drip on the side of the motorhome.  The rain gutter are taped and siliconed in place so I now have to find a temporary/permanent solution.  A quick solution is to drill a hole and insert a straw to allow water to drain away from the motorhome side.  If this works, I will make it better and more permanent.


A view from the roof top.
  

Every day we see this red cardinal.  Michèle got a few nice photos of him.
  

With the humidex it feels like 30 even if it is only 24 C.  Some pool time is required!


I tried something different, I fried some salmon.  Not bad, but I think white meat fish will taste better.


A busy day.



Saturday August 11, 2012


Lots of activities on the campground today.
Pony rides in the morning, horse shoe tournament in the afternoon and a dinner of burger/hot dog with a corn on the cub and fries for only $5.  The evening dance theme is western.
 

I took a little walk around the campground, here are some photos.
  

     

A "do nothing" day.  I excel at this type of day. I still do some work, like updating our web page.


We had a cloudy day and the clouds were big and ugly, but nothing fell from the sky!



Sunday August 12, 2012


We went for some grocery shopping in the early afternoon and came back to watch the closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.


This year we watched more of the games.  I think the London games were a complete success.



Monday August 13, 2012


Michèle is taking it easy and reads in bed until late in the morning.  I am going for a bicycle ride this morning.  I left at 9:30 am.
Photos of some of the stuff I saw this morning.
  
  

At one point in my ride I come very close to the canal that joins Wheller's bay to lake Ontario.  This is one of the two swings bridges located along the canal.  This bridge allows sail boat to head out on the lake.  I use a small shareware program to put two photos together.  Here is the result.


The bridge swings out of the way for the boats to go by.    Of course each boat has to pay a few to the Park Canada employee.
  

After lunch, I continue with our change of address because of our "move".
I am almost done  Heehaw.


With all the very hot weather we are having we go through a lot of water.  I try to get every last drop of water out of the bottle.


A very good day.



Tuesday August 14, 2012


Today is Optometrists time. We both have an appointment since we have not had one for our eyes in the last two years.


All goes well.  I do not need new glasses.  Michèle does need some because her sight a dropped just enough to require new glasses.  The optometrist found some small blood vessel leaking in the back on Michèle's eye.  Nothing to worry about, but she needs to do more tests next week.  She also wrote a note to our family doctor to check some more stuff.  All this is just preventive measure, nothing to worry about.



Wednesday August 15, 2012


Do not adjust your computer.  The photos are in black and white.  Our mistake with the selection on the camera.

Off to the doctor this morning.  I go in first, the doctor reviews all my results from my blood work and confirms that every thing is very good.  The only thing needed are to loose a few pounds and to get another blood sample to check for prostate stuff.  Just some preventive tests.
Michèle is next.  Like me, every thing is very good, but a little bit of pain on the top of her left foot.  The doctor ordered some X-ray of her foot.  Down below is our family doctor practice.  No problems having and appointment.  Right now it is very easy to get a family doctor in the Trenton/Belleville area.  We are very happy with our doctor.


What a funny clock for a waiting room!


Right after the doctor's appointment we head to the X-ray place.  Waiting time, 5 minutes, we were the only one in there!


As I was telling you, the doctor recommended a blood work done as a preventive measure of prostate cancer.  Come with being over 50 years old!  20 minutes later, I am out of the building.  The doctor will only contact me if there is a problem.


After all this "hard work", we drove through Belleville's construction to get home.


But first, with all the good news we got this morning, we treat ourselves with lunch at the mall.


Before we head home, we stop at Odette's place to see if she is ready for more boxes to be moved.  Since we have to drive to Scarborough to pick up my passport, why not drive 20 km and drop off some boxes at Odette new place.

Until next time.

Life is good...


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