The Ridge, Priceville, Ontario
As I
mentioned last night in yesterday’s posting, we arrived back in Canada safe and
sound. We drove into the front of the CanAm RV Centre lot and called their
front desk. Richard, who answered, advised us that our Service gal, Peggy, was
on the phone but very graciously told us that we were entirely welcome to park
and stay. That was wonderful to hear, they’ve never let us down.
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| The sky to the east this morning |
As we were preparing to shut down, right where we were,
Marshall came out to greet us. From an appropriate ‘social distance’ of about 5’,
he greeted and welcomed us home. He was advising us where to move to once
business staff left for the day when Peggy came to the door of CanAm and told
him that she had reserved a spot for us down the side, with hook ups.
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| So, here is where Peggy had us situated with hook ups to electric and water if we needed it |
Dave, one
of the crew, drove the tractor to show us and help us get the Suite backed in.
We’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The staff here at CanAm are
absolutely amazing. We are hoping to stay for 3 nights at the most and then
move on up to the Ridge. That will need to be worked out once they open their
doors and we can chit chat with Peggy. Things could change drastically here for
them as well, if they are forced to shut down during the course of the week.
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| The sky to the west was pretty too |
I just
wanted to mention that we were accepted ‘royally’ and that sure improved our
situation 100-fold. Meanwhile, it is Saturday, Mar. 21st. We woke up
cozy and warm with just our blue flame heater and the fireplace running
overnight. The temperature dropped to a chilly -4/25C but until we step
outside, we didn’t notice. The sun this morning is up there and the sky looks
like it is going to clear out and leave us nothing but blue.
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| Bill and I saw the colours in these clouds Not really sun dogs but maybe |
We had
our coffee and tea together at 6:30 and I finally caught up on your blogs, at
least the last day. I feel relaxed even though things are still unsettled for a
few days.
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| It has been a few days since we've enjoyed a nice hot breakfast |
Bill and I at one point this morning, after breakfast had a
discussion about why we were hanging around. I was pushing to get up to the
Ridge and so, to appease me, Bill checked the weather over the next couple of weeks. When he realized that CanAm could close as early as Monday, he said to go ahead and text our buddy, Rob. I think he was just trying to shut me up! Ha ha, no just kidding.
Within 15
minutes, Rob responded with a picture that the Ridge was very accessible. He
must have hopped in the truck right away! The snow was gone where we park, the laneway
clear and at our request, he left the gate open. WE WERE GOING HOME! Bill got a
bit of info from Andy and received a dump valve for the Suite. Ours has gone
screwy and that is something Bill can work on at home. We packed up and by
12:30, we were on the road. We stopped at the Pilot/Flying J for fuel and to
dump. It is on the east side of London.
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| Our drinks from Flying J |
Unfortunately,
we couldn’t get the dump valve to open, it was frozen. Since I’d already paid
the meagre $5, using our Good Sam card, I went in to see if they issued refunds. The manager came out
and said ‘no’ but to go and help myself to a couple of coffees or something to eat.
😊 They were very nice about it. I got a coffee for Bill and a
hot chocolate for me, the smallest size. I thanked the cashier as I walked back
and she said ‘you should have got the biggest ones!’ I was appreciative that
they helped with that. It makes sense that they've never been asked to refund a dump before!
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| Nice day for a drive |
We had a
full tank of fuel and had a beautiful day for the drive. We followed the 401
and took the scenic way home through Tavistock, rather than Stratford, which can be a challenge with the large rig.
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| Old and new barns |
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| Only a couple of the lovely homes |
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| Entering Tavistock and Milverton |
Approaching North Line and our lane, it was
easy peasy getting up into our spot. Bill backed straight onto the boards
we left in place last fall. It was cold but he was bustling around hooking up
the hydro and I was inside setting things up, so we were warm. After putting
our propane heater and the fireplace on, Bill brought in an electric heater
from his Hangar just for a boost of heat. We were plugged into power so why
not? A small heater in the bedroom/bathroom would help warm that area.
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| Approaching Varney, last town before Durham |
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| Durham |
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| This road should look familiar It is the road I walk every morning up here Baptist Church Road near Turbine lane |
I’d
finished straightening things and quickly was feeling light-headed. It was a weird
feeling but I figured it was due to being hungry. My legs felt weak so I sat down. We’d eaten a good breakfast of bacon and eggs at
10 and it was 4:30. After resting for a bit, I had some cottage cheese and then
walked out to find Bill.
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| Bill swung around and backed into our space with ease More pictures tomorrow of our set up |
We explored the garden, the bunky, outhouse and his
Hangar. Things were looking good all around. Dry and the only evidence of mice
was in the outhouse, small fluff balls from the garbage. They left the t.p. (that
I forgot to put away) alone! He obviously isn’t a hoarder!
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| Looking back down the laneway Bunky on the right hand side |
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| Looking across the frozen pond towards North Line |
We had a
large bag of mail and Avon that Gerry left in the outhouse so sat down and went
through all of that. Lots of stuff, mostly good as junk
mail doesn't get forwarded.
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| Looking to the back corner where my garden grows The ground is firm, The gravel tracks are visible from the swing around |
We really appreciate Donna and Gerry collecting our mail for us while we
are gone. We have it forwarded from the time we leave until – well, in this
case until Apr. 30. We thought we’d be a lot later returning. On Monday, we’ll
call them to cancel it and see if they issue refunds. They should since we are
back over a month early. We will have our new mailbox up by then too.
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| We sat and went through mail His, mine and Mom's |
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| Garbage went on the floor for burning |
I made
myself a cup of tea around 6:15 and prepared our pork tenderloin. I spiced and pounded the
two pieces and sautéed them. In the inner pot I mixed up a box of
dressing and added some mixed veggies. I’ve never done tenderloin in Madame IP
before so I hope it turns out. While it was cooking, I sat and caught up on my
blog. I cannot express enough how wonderful it is to be up here for our 2-week
quarantine. I feel elated and relaxed and wonderfully isolated.
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| This is the lane as we're driving up |
The feeling
we usually relish when we come home will have to wait. The part about seeing
family and friends and getting those hugs we missed. Happy hours will be just
between the two of us and maybe during a video call but we are following
protocol. We have had a few offers of assistance to help us with food etc. and
that is just the kind of friends and family we have. Thank you! So far, we are
fine. We may need to top up with water but we’ll work that out when we need to.
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| Pork tenderloin tender and moist |
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| Dressing and vegetables - perfect |
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| My plate before I added apple sauce |
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| Dessert |
Bill washed
and I dried the dishes after catching the first Ridge sunset of the spring. I’m
sure there will be plenty more and although they won’t match the Arizona
sunsets we’ve witnessed all winter, they will be beautiful. This was a great
day and we are now home where we belong for at minimum, two weeks.
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| Good night from the Ridge We are happy, safe and well. |
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