Coming Home

Friday, April 15th and Saturday April 16th, 2011

Coming home – Day-1

This morning we got up at 6:00 a.m. to start our journey home to Gatineau. Since most of the packing was done the previous day, all I had to do was unhook the outside connections (sewer, water, cable, phone, electrical) hook the trailer to the truck and drive away. Unfortunately, on checking the trailer lights we discovered that one rear light was burned out and we had to wait for the RV centre to open at 8 a.m.

Once the repair was done we were finally on our way. The drive was rather uneventful, except that we found the price of gas had gone up almost one dollar per gallon since January. I certainly had not factored this in the planning of the trip. After a good day of driving, we stopped at the Walmart in Martinville, West Virginia. Other RVs and transport trucks were already parked for the night so we felt safe for the night. Unbeknown to us, a major storm was brewing in the south and heading our way. Over the course of the night I noticed that the winds were strong enough to shake the trailer. Both Dee and I were restless and by 4:00 a.m. we were both awake, so we decided to continue our journey.

Coming home – Day-2

The temperature had drop significantly overnight and it was really cold this morning. Even Keisha was not to keen on taking a morning walk before leaving. I was already starting to miss the hot sunny days of Florida! After getting a coffee at Macdonald's and a gas fill-up we left Martinville around 4:30 a.m. The interstate was definitely not busy at this time of the morning so it was nice to go through the road construction in Pennsylvania in light traffic. The edge of the major storm that hit North Carolina finally caught up with us as we drove further north. The wind was very strong and with low temperatures and rain it made for icy roads and I could sometime feel the trailer swaying more than usual. This weather system stayed with us for the whole day so I was very tired by the time we got home around 3:30 p.m.

It was nice to get to the border and after the customary questions from the border agent, we finally cross into Canada! Even if we truly enjoyed our three-month adventure in the south of the USA, it is always nice to come back home. The weather could have been better for our arrival, but like they say, this is Canada! It will take a few days to unpack the trailer and truck and get back into our daily routine, but we look forward to the summer and we will start dreaming of our next adventure.

We enjoyed sharing our Florida adventure with you all and we hope you enjoyed reading about it. Our final blog will be our list of travel tips we learned through the course of our travels.

Take care and may God keep you safe on your travels and where ever your life journeys may take you

Denis and Dee