It never fails to amaze me how long it takes to get ready to leave – there always seems to be one more thing to do which generates 5 more things, which generates even more. There are “pink” things to do and “blue” things to do (as one of our friends says). Lorne’s list always seems to dribble into mine so I try to get myself organized well in advance….. This year we had to add antifreeze to the water that heats the floor in the house so it wouldn’t freeze. Who would have thought of that? It was my idea of course – ha ha! Lorne’s idea of course. It was quite an involved process, bleeding out the right amount of water and getting 38 litres of antifreeze into the system. A good idea, but time consuming.
We stopped to see the grandkids on our way to the ferry. We will sure miss them, they are just so enthusiastic about everything – absolutely delightful.
We actually made the 5:00 ferry and drove to our friends Sharon and John Kenner’s in Bothell (near Seattle). These are the couple we met in Torquart Bay many years ago. They are such lovely people and so interesting. Sharon has been compiling her family genealogy and is part of the Geneographic Project which traces your same sex parent back through history to Africa, where humans began. Quite amazing!
John no longer has his huge tank but still has his rapid attack vehicle and a new Segway – a very cool machine that you stand on with a wheel on each side of your feet and you hold on to a handle in the middle which you also use to steer with. You make it go by just ever so slightly leaning forward, in fact you really merely think about going forward and you will, same for reverse, you think about going faster and it takes off! You can put it in turtle mode for beginners. Very cool and looks very futuristic.
John’s current project is restoring an old Morris Cooper, in a very unusual fashion – he bought a fairly new GEO Metro and is putting the whole Morris Cooper body on the frame of the GEO (utilizing the engine and all the inside stuff that makes the GEO work). He has the body of the Morris held above the GEO on a pulley system which he raises and lowers so he can make incremental changes to the body enabling it to all fit together with the least amount of body filler. We’re looking forward to seeing the end result! Why is he doing this you might ask? Well, he wants to be sure he has a reliable vehicle when he takes it along camping. He currently carries his Boston Whaler (boat) inside his converted Bluebird bus. Alternatively, he would like to carry the Morris inside the bus instead of the boat depending on where he is planning on going camping. He had visions of the original old Morris breaking down and then he wouldn’t be able to get it out of the bus easily. Which would mean they would have no place to sleep as their bed folds up when the boat or car is on board. Slightly inconvenient on a road trip when they’re counting on sleeping in the bus! So, they will have a much more reliable car when this project is completed.
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