Coming home meant a continuum of emotions, along with lots of to-do lists, as we became Canadian residents again while starting our life here with everything we gained in Qatar. Settling into 5th Wheel Living This was a rigamarole of making our way through campsites until we finally found what we were looking for: free….
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Canadian Repatriation Adventure – Quebec, Through New Brunswick to Nova Scotia – We Made It!
June 16th we flew from Qatar to Canada – landing at the Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to begin our repatriation adventure! July 5th we crossed the provincial borders of Quebec, through New Brunswick to Nova Scotia! On The Road Again! Quebec to New Brunswick New Brunswick to Nova Scotia We were home….. S,…
Canadian Repatriation Adventure – Montreal, Quebec – The “Truck” Issue!
This was insane! But, I’m getting ahead of myself because this situation was so stressful, that I think my husband Michael deserves a T-Shirt that says: “With Our 3/4 Ton Standard Transmission, 2500 Heavy Duty Chevy Silverado, I Successfully Hauled our 38ft, 10,000pd 5th Wheel Through Crazy Construction Reroutes in Downtown Montreal With a Failed Clutch!!“ But,…
Canadian Repatriation Adventure – A Week in Gananoque, Ontario
With our new 5th wheel (our new home until we build our long term real, land-based home) having to stay at the dealership for a week to get ready for us, Michael and I had a week in the town of Gananoque. Click here to read about our new 5th wheel! Quality Inn & Suites…
Canadian Repatriation Adventure – Next Stop – Gananoque, Ontario – Our New To Us 5th Wheel!
Imagine never having stepped foot in a sailboat, or know anything about sailboats but you purchase a 38ft sailboat, put her in the water and then attempt to sail off into the sunset, but you don’t know how to sail and have to learn as you go! That was what buying our RV, our 5th…
Canadian Repatriation Adventure – First Stop – Ottawa, Ontario – Canada’s Capital City!
We were still on the move immediately after our 14 hour flight from Qatar to Montreal, (click here to read that blog about our [final] last day in Qatar!), but not yet on the move towards our final repatriation destination – Halifax, Nova Scotia! We were on the move to drop off our two cats…
Happy New Year’s Day From Tbilisi, Georgia!
Yup, I’m starting 2019 in this little country that sits on the continental border of Europe and Asia and is surrounded by Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and the Black Sea! After Michael and I’s Mediterranean cruise, I had three days to blog about our adventures and be blog up-to-date ready for my solo trip here during…
2018 International Week at ASD – Parade of Flags
This is an amazing week at work!!! Faculty, staff and students bring almost 90 countries and cultures of the world to ASD! The Parade of Flags is a highlight!!! The feeling in the air is electric as so many people from so many countries are gathered together to celebrate community!! This is the only time…
Timmins, Canada – Bouncin’ in the Bearskin!
On the start of our journey to British Columbia, Michael and I flew from Timmins to Sudbury, Sudbury to Toronto. From Timmons to Sudbury, we flew with Bearskin Airlines! I kept calling them Bearclaw! Bearskin Airlines The boarding passes are written in English, French and Cree. In the airport restaurant I bought a butter…
Ontario, Canada – Mostly Mileage!
In four days, Michael and I drove a total of 2,598 kilometers throughout Ontario. Now, here is something new to me…… There are many 18-wheelers on the Ontario highways. These drivers are on a schedule. No time to stop and pee…..so they pee in bottles and throw the bottles out the window. These bottles are…
