Well, we made it home to Kitchener after switching loads at the Manitoba/Ontario border and only about 7 hours behind our schedule, due to the switch. It's amazing how much a little bit of time matters when you have been on the road for 6 weeks and really want to get home. AND, when we finally get back to the yard, our pick-up wouldn't start! Seems that sitting around for 6 weeks in really cold weather freezes your gas line and significantly weakens your battery! After wandering around looking for gas-line antifreeze, 2 visits by CAA and having to spend another night in the truck we finally did get home!

Jo's glass of wine was actually screaming at her by now! Kovu, our cat, was happy to see us and our poodle, Truffles, was very happy to be home. No, we don't leave our cat outside, it's just a good picture of him. Actually, we say that our tenant, Dennis, who lives in the upstairs apartment has a cat that has its own 2 bedroom apartment!

It has been very cold here in southern Ontario with lots of snow while we have been gone. Dennis has been pulling yeoman duty keeping the sidewalks and driveway clear. Well, he has had the assistance our next door neighbours' boy, Josh, to help out as well. Speaking of our neighbours, I noticed that Jason has a new gas grill ... hmmmm ... I must go over and inspect it!

This morning is no exception to the cold and I have to go back to the Challenger yard and finish emptying our truck out. We are driving our pick-up back out to BC for the Yukon dedicated run and will be using the Yukon-fitted truck out there. This truck has special snow tires, cleated tire chains and the proper permits for the Yukon.

We still have a lot of work to do getting ready for our southern vacation. I have to see if I'm going to fit into any of my summer type clothes ... should be fun.

'til later ...