April 28 Thursday return to Ottawa – April 29th Friday Ottawa 17,099 miles

Thursday morning it was still raining.  It had started in the over night hours and came down in buckets.  The Willows on the Lake is on clay and its saturated now, also very narrow roads and so getting out of the Park was a concern.  The owner came up to guild us out and as we made the turn out of our site the rear wheels on the passenger side sunk into the mud so we had to just floor it to avoid getting stuck.  We left behind a lot of repair work for the owner.  Successfully out, car hitched up we headed off on Route 3 in wind.  Very very strong winds that lasted the entire 129 miles home! B had white knuckles by the time he parked at 1035!  After clearing customs without a problem, Laurie drove home with B and Shirley and I headed to Carol’s for a visit and to pick up 8 months of mail. Carol & I hugged each other and just held on to each other.  I was so glad to see her walking pretty good after her knee replacement surgery. Mail on board Shirley & I started our drive from Osgoode to Ottawa.  The wind was so strong power was out in various parts of the city, traffic lights not working, shingles were being torn off roofs and tree branches broken off.  We have driven in a lot of weather, but today will go down as the very worst driving day!

Anyway, the house survived the 8 months and survived the last month without any heat.  Within a few hours all was up and running and we unloaded the bus.  Shirley and Laurie were a big help, thanks guys!

Kerry, Matt, Heather and Hayley stopped in for a quick visit then we settled into a Gabriel’s pizza supper. We were all pretty tired so we hit the sack early.  

Trip Mileage -  Bus   9,062 …   Car 8,037   … total trip 17,099 miles

27,518 kms

Friday, we went and got our Ontario Hospitalization (OHIP) reinstated, all went well. Life is now back on track in Ottawa.

Thanks to all our blog followers, I appreciated all your comments.  Not sure when I will post again.

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Hugs,

R&B

April 26, Tuesday – Laurie’s Birthday, Pine Grove, PA to Thursday morning

We left Natural Bridge Virginia and landed just north of Harrisburg, PA and that was 287 miles.  We left at 8:45 and travelled Highway #81 all the way so made very good time and we were off the road and set up by 3:00. No GPS problems today, go figure! Too many trucks on Hwy #81 for anybodies liking!  This evening, being Laurie’s Birthday we drove 20 miles back south on Hwy 81 to Union Canal Restaurant for a wonderful supper of steak and seafood.  Wednesday, departed Pine Grove, PA and drove 297 miles to Henderson Harbour NY.  We drove in fog during the morning then sun and 80 degree through the evening.   However, over night the rain started and it’s been raining all morning.  The Willows on the Lake RV Park is very wet and we are a little concerned about getting out of it.  There are several roads in the area that are flooded….

Thursday, today, we are weather watching but still hoping to get back to Ottawa today.

Hugs

R&B

Laurie's Birthday supper

Our last night on the road!

Hoping to get to Ottawa today.

April 25 Monday - just outside of Buena Vista, Virginia

Well, we left Myrtle Beach at 8:15 in humid muggy warm weather and started to trek north.  It turned out to be a problem filled 250+ miles with one GPS problem after another.  Got one wrong message after another and did the downtown tour of Marion then ended up on Highway 501 out of Lynchburg and it was full of switch backs and we burnt the breaks off once again. Plus oil leaked out of the front right wheel bearing!  We finally arrived at Jelly Stone RV Park in Natural Bridge, Virginia at 5:00 and were very happy about that.  Since in Lynchburg we got separated from Shirley & Laurie and didn’t see them again till we arrived at the park.  No cell phone service climbing to the top of Blue Ridge Trail and down the other side.

Anyway, we are together, safe and sound and planning tomorrow?????

Thanks Paul for info on Shirley’s surgery, glad to hear all is going well!

Hugs

R&B

April 22 Friday to Apr 24 Sunday – Happy Easter Everyone!

The day started with rain but by 2:00 it was sunshine again.  By afternoon we walked the beach in wonderful weather, and then went to the pool.  Saturday was pack up day and we were out of the condo by 8:30, motorhome loaded and on our way to Myrtle Beach.  We are staying in the Myrtle Beach Travel Resort right on the ocean.  We can hear the waves!  Barbequed a pork roast for supper and sat out around the fire till bedtime.

Nice talking to all the Stewarts on Saturday night.

Sunday, lots of people have left the park as many don’t have Easter Monday off.  Shirley and I went shopping at the Tangers Outlet centre just up the street and, of course came home with some goodies. It is so warm we spent some time reading, and then spent some time laying out in the sand by the ocean, and then we spent some time laying by the pool, followed by a cold shower.  Then it was 5:00 and we sat outside and made the house special for supper….. Hamburgers! Plus enjoyed the fire again.

Monday is a travel day and we may end up somewhere in North Carolina roughly 200 miles.  But we are watching the weather network trying to figure a way through this awful weather north of us.

Hugs

R&B

April 19 Tuesday to Thursday April 21 Hilton Head

Tuesday the boys went out to see about a fishing license and we girls relaxed on the balcony in the sunshine.  We had lunch then walked to the ocean, where Shirley and I power walked a mile at least.  We stayed long enough that I actually got sunburnt!  I really thought I was beyond that!  But NO!  We played the game this evening and ended Girls 2 Boys 1! Wednesday, at 10:00 we headed off to Daufuskie Island tour with lunch trip provided by RCI! Weather was warm and the sun was shining when we arrived after our 50 minute boat ride spotting lots of dauphin’s enroute.  First we had lunch then took a bus tour of the small island.  Our tour guide was “Wick” the company owner and it sounds like he’s worth a lot of money these days.  We enjoyed the sights and were back at the dock about an hour before the 5:00 departure.  Nice Island but very isolated and not much to do if you stayed there! We had just enough time for a drink then we were on our way back to Hilton Head.  Stopped at Wendy’s and brought supper home.  Good day! We got into “the game” and boys 2 girls 1.  

Thursday, Shirley & Laurie took us out for breakfast at the Sun Rise Café and it was wonderful.  We then walked the Palmetto Harbour, then got some groceries and continued back to the condo.  It was hot, very hot so Shirley & I went for a walk to the Crown Plaza Resort just next door.  When we got back it was jumped into our bathing suits and head to the pool.  It was 77 ish (humidex 80+) with plenty of sun, just too much sun and heat, so we only lasted about 1 ½ hours then had to come home.  Supper was tube steaks and a salad and we will probably play “the Game” again tonight.

We had a little thunder and a drizzle of rain in the early evening, but its 7:30 and the sun is out again its still 75+!

Hugs

R&B

Hilton Head timeshare has a little more space than the motorhome!

Shirley on the Atlantic Ocean

Shirley & Laurie ready for Daufuskie Island

We were just roasting to death today!

Must run, I'm in a rush to play the game!

Hugs

R&B

April 15th Friday to Monday April 18 Hilton Head Island

Friday was a nothing day.  B went out shopping and then I went out shopping but back home at 12:30.  So clearly we are not too interesting in buying anything.  We just rested and worked on our books. Saturday, was Hilton Head timeshare move in day at 4:00pm, we thought 4:00 would never come.  They were calling for storms, bad storms but at 3:00 the sun was out and the temperature was in the 80’s with lots of sun.  The storms passed us by to the north.  By 4:30 we had moved our first load into the condo and went back to the storage to collect the refrigerator.  By 8:30 it was hot tub time and it was so warm didn’t need to wrap up in a towel.  Wonderful evening!  Shirley & Laurie arrived Sunday morning at 10:30 and it’s wonderful to have them with us.  We attended an RCI updater and got free tickets for the 4 of us to tour Daufuskie Island lunch tour. We then had lunch in Shelter Cove Harbour and it was memory lane for B & R as the last time we were there we were with Shirley and Paul.  We had a $100.00 lunch…choke!! cough!!  Anyway we then headed to the Atlantic Ocean; however it was still on the coolish side so only walked a short distance and returned to the condo for Happy Hour.  The evening was spent playing “The Game” girls 2 boys 1!!

Monday we were off to the Plantation’s free breakfast then headed for Savannah for a city tour. Great weather, good tour, great lunch with lots of walking too walk it off!  We stopped at River Street Sweets and bought pralines for the second time in my life and they are without a doubt the best in the world!  Hoping we’ll have some to bring back to Ottawa!

Ruth it was wonderful talking to you this evening.
We played the Game again and it's another 2 for the girls and 1 for the boys!

We are all well and just not sure what’s on for tomorrow.

Hugs

R&B

Apr 13 Wednesday to Apr 14 Thursday, Tybee Island, Georgia day trip

Wednesday, we toured Bluffton in the morning, but my cold was really bad so we spent the afternoon reading our books and catching 40 winks as sleeping is not easy for either of us.

Thursday, we drove to Tybee Island, just east of Savannah and on the Atlantic Ocean.  What a nice place!  We are so sorry we didn’t know about it as we would have stayed there leading up to our Hilton Head timeshare.  (We saw one RV Park) We drove to the end of Highway #80 and a sign there said Hwy #80 began in San Diego.  We enjoyed our walk around the small town, lunch at a quaint little restaurant and then an hour or so walking/laying on the wonderful beach.  The temp was 82 but you hardly knew it with the gentle breeze blowing.  I can’t remember ever enjoying the Atlantic Ocean so much. Of course in Cape Breton it was always cold!

Happy Birthday Ruth as my sister Carol would say “96 never looked so good.”  It was good talking to you this morning and hope you enjoyed supper with Kerry. We are getting excited about Shirley and Laurie’s arrival.

Hugs

R&B

Tybee Island beach, Georgia outside of Savannah

It's 11 am and the beach is quiet, but the tide is out

It's 3:30 and the tide is coming in.  It has come up 5-7 feet!  The pictures don't show it but there was alot of people on the beach for a Thursday!

Can't say that we would recommend Stoney Crest, but it is 1/2 the price of Hilton Head Parks

Anyway that's it for tonight

Hugs R&B