The biggest fun surprise that we found out a couple days earlier (I was saving this part) was that Lorie and Barry were joining us on our 1st day of this voyage.
They recently bought a camper that sits on their truck and wanted to test it out for upcoming trips to do any tweeking. At least that is what they told us Lol and I think they felt sorry for us.
We are so green when it comes to camping in a camper. We had only slept in it twice, the 2 nights before we left. And we hadn't driven anywhere in it.
Our plan was to stay in Walmart parking lots along the way, but we decided to have a destination for the first night and booked a campground just east of Dryden called Wabagoon Camp and RV.
When booking we were told that we had 1 of 2 of the last spots. When I found out that Lorie and Barry were joining us, I quickly booked them in.
At 1230 in front of Gerdie and Verns place, we met up and started our journey.
We were almost to Steinbach when I felt 2 paws on the top of my head, then 2 back paws were on my shoulders. I had a cat that escaped. Driving on the highway with one hand on the steering wheel and 1 holding the cat, I made it to steinbach. Tom rescued Ratatouille from me and it took some scratching and bleeding for Tom to get him back in the back pen. For the rest of the day he stayed quiet. Another cat Little tree also escaped and ended up trapped in the backseat floor. I left him there until we stopped. More scratches and bleeding for Tom to get the cat out from under the seat.
It was my first time pulling the cargo trailer fully loaded and for the most part the ride was ok until we were past Kenora and started getting into the hills. A few ups, downs and sharp turns while wearing what I call my OS Face. (Translate how you wish) ;)
Little did I know that I was being groomed for what was to come in the next few days.
In Ontario,we have learned to read the road signs and take the information seriously. For example when a sign says do you have a half tank of fuel? That means get gas now. No really, instantly fill up your tank. We didnt take that sign seriously and Tom was getting low on gas and the warning sign for gas came on in his truck. We managed to get gas while he still had fumes in the vehicle.
Lesson learned? Hmmm....
Camp Wabagoon was a very nice place. Each campsite was very private with foliage and trees. It was right on the highway so it was noisy, more than what we are used to for sure. Forgot to mention there were trains all night too.
Lorie made us all supper, while I tried to figure out how to set up the camper inside so we could move and find our bed. As I mentioned in another post at the end we just filled up everything and knew we would have to dig ourselves out along the way.
Tom and Barry went over different things about the camper from water, poop and pumps. That was when we really wanted them to come all the way with us, maybe it might have happened if we had given them more notice? Lol
We spent some time together for the evening, enjoyed a fabulous supper, and then Tom and I hit the pillow. I never heard a thing all night. Slept solid.
The cost for camp was 45.00
Vermillion Bay Gas 120.00
Total expenditures 165.00
My plan is to keep you posted on what the costs are for the trip.
One final thing to add is what I am grateful for:
Today I am grateful for friends
Thank you Lorie and Barry for all your help. The fabulous supper Lorie and to both of you for your help inside and outside the camper. We might have made it to our 1st location but we would never have known half the stuff we knew after our 1st day.
Would also like to squeeze in Thank-you to our friends Val and Don for the fabulous home cooked meal earlier in the week. (Food has been low in rank these past couple of weeks)
Some pictures to share:
Cats with claws
Campsite fun
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