Phew!!  Finally we hit the road….

Bill and I agree that the best part is that we are finally done running around and there is a sense of relief knowing all we have to think about is the drive now!  Weather is out of our control however.

We have spent the last 6 weeks completing our trailer repairs both inside and out – we have re-attached our awning in hopes that it doesn’t blow off on a freeway, had a new rear bumper put on and then we painted it, we have re-enforced our cupboards, sanded down our stove and repainted it, re-did all the caulking in the inside of the trailer, macgyvered our drawers so they stay shut when we drive, replaced some of our cracked vent covers. 

We had some van work done and got some new tires to hit the road.

We had our bikes tuned up and they are ready to go.  We hand sanded and waxed our skis – fussed with organizing all our bins according to season and sport with a couple of practice packs!

Glad to say we have all our toys – if you watched out packing video you might not have caught everything we brought with us, so here is a run down:  6 pairs of skis & 7 pairs of ski boots, 3 sets of ski polls, 2 sets of avalanche gear, 3 stand up paddle boards, 3 surfboards, 2 windsurfing boards, 5 sails, 2 booms, 5 masts, 4 wet suits, 2 kiteboards, 1 kite, 2 bikes, 4 backpacks, winter tent & bags, summer tent & bags and all our backcountry camping gear.

I also tried to cook and freeze as many meals as we could fit in our freezer.

A little different temperature leaving home this time 10 degrees. 

Our first day was pretty easy driving – a bit of a late start since we didn’t actually finish winterizing our house and draining our pipes until around noon. 

We made it to Sault Ste Marie at which point we were stopped by 80km winds and thick fog. We were rocked to  sleep-- very much like being in Hatteras!