I cannot start this blog without starting from the beginning. Many have already heard the long drawn out story and believe me I am tired of hearing it, so I will keep it brief.
In the beginning there was a truck. A truck that badly needed some help. Whether due to the fault of the truck, or the owner,,,,,we may never know. All we knew is that a new diesel engine was needed. Having waited about 6 months for a new one for our truck, it finally arrived. After packing the trailer, we once again set out with our first stop in Kamloops for a couple of nights. We were booked into the Silver Sage RV park, which is very close to Tanya's. Due to all of the road construction on the Coquihalla, it was a slow journey. About 30 minutes south of Larson Hill, I started to smell an acrid smell. It was putrid. All of a sudden black smoke was billowing out of from under the hood of the truck followed by a loud bang. Ray was able to pull the truck safely off the road. Fortunately we have "Good Sam" as they sent two tow trucks (one for the truck and the other for the trailer). to get us into Kamloops. Unfortunately, by the time we were towed into our campground 8 hours had passed. The engine of the truck had blown so once again we were waiting on another new engine. Longer story short, we have had the new engine since February and have put on almost 8,000 kms; so it is save to say that we can now continue on another adventure.
That was last September. After getting ourselves back home we did manage a road trip (in the car and staying in hotels) back to Ontario and then back home through the US. But it just wasn't the same. We still want to take the trailer on another trip across the country before we are too old to want to deal with the traffic. So our plan this time is to drive from Mission to Sydney Mines Cape Breton.
According to Google Maps it should take us about 59 hours via I-90 (through the States) that is the distance of 6,129.5 kms. I am assuming this is the shortest road? That is not likely to happen!!! We are seniors after all and don't need to rush things. So we are going to drive about 4 hours a day through Canada n(via Hwy 1 and various other routes). Considering that and with stopping to visit with family and friends, we figure it will take us about four weeks to get to Sydney Mines. But on the 4 hour a day drive and with Ray's history of 8-12 hour driving days; I will be sure to keep you posted on that!
We will be leaving on the 4th with our first night in Kamloops. Hopefully there are no fires along the way. So now comes the tedious task of trying to decide what clothes/shoes to pack into the trailer. Stay tuned for another adventure as we get back on the road again!
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