ALL 3 OF US GOING SOMEWHERE IN THE MOTOHOME TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A YEAR AND A HALF

 BY GOLLY IT'S THE FIRST OUTING IN OUR RV SINCE THE FALL OF 2020

Changed up the morning routine a bit and instead of heading out for a Jeep ride with Pheebs, I went at my woodpile removal project until it was done.  Knowing I was going to do that this morning I had left the utility trailer hooked up to the Jeep last night.  One load to the Park's recycling area was all it took and with that task crossed off my list, I parked the trailer, then loaded up the Pheebs for a short drive through the countryside to see if we could scare up a few photos.

 THE OLD ROTTEN WOODPILE IS FINALLY GONE

 SAW A FEW FARMERS OUT AND ABOUT ON THE LAND TODAY

 A FEW HORSES STILL HAVE THEIR WINTER BLANKETS ON

 IT WAS A FINE SATURDAY MORNING FOR SPREADING A LITTLE GOOD CHEER MANURE AROUND

 THIS IS THE FALLA WHO HAS ALL THOSE CUTE FURRY FACED HIGHLAND CATTLE AT TULIP LANE FARMS

With the woodpile project under my belt, I decided to tackle the de-winterizing of our 26' Class C Winnebago named Scooter.  I wasn't looking forward to doing that because I do not have a good track record for getting things like that right.  Expecting all kinds of problems I was absolutely gob-smacked when I  didn't have any.  I somehow turned the right valves, closed the right drains, and did things in a correct sequence of order to have water and good pressure to all the taps.  With no leaks anywhere it also told me that I had winterized it correctly last Fall too.  I have my good buddy Richard to thank for showing me how to do this back in the Fall of 2020.  The fact that I remembered what he had told and shown me, is nothing short of a miracle in this memory-challenged world I live in now.

 SCOOTER'S CAB ALMOST LOOKS LIKE THE DAY IT CAME OUT OF THE FACTORY AND I HAVEN'T EVEN SPARKLED IT UP YET THIS YEAR

 AMAZINGLY ENOUGH, I EVEN GOT THE TWO ROOF VENTS RE-INSTALLED AND I DIDN'T EVEN LOSE ALL THE SCREWS

About 2:30 this afternoon all three of us piled into Scooter and headed for Goderich.  It was the first time Kelly, Pheebs, and I, were in the motorhome going somewhere since the early Fall of 2020 when we spent a few days up on the Bruce Peninsula.  Our destination this afternoon was The Goderich Harbor Restaurant aka 'The Old Saltie'.  Only open for 'take-out' at the moment we parked by the calm green waters of Goderich's harbor and ate our yummy fish and chips in the rig.  It sure brought memories of our 13 Snow Birding years in the Great American Southwest.  Although we haven't had our smaller 2002 rig a full two years yet I could tell that Scooter was happy to be back on the road going somewhere again.  With only 76,680 miles on the speedometer, she has a lot of going left in her if we can just figure out how we can get organized enough to get ourselves back on the road again for a few more winters.

 HERE WE ARE HEADING FOR GODERICH AND I HAVEN'T SEEN KELLY IN THAT SEAT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF

 OUR SPOT AT 'OLD SALTIE'S THIS AFTERNOON

NICE TO BE PARKED NEAR THE WATER WHERE WE COULD HEAR SEAGULLS 

HERE COMES SUPPER AND LOOK AT PHEEBS RUNNING TO GREET KELLY.....PHEEBS IS TOTALLY AIRBORN WITHOUT A SINGLE PAW TOUCHING THE GROUND

 HOW'S THEM FOR A COUPLE HAPPY FACES EH:))

 BOTH KELLY AND I WOULD RECOMMEND THE FISH AND CHIPS HERE

 AND PHEEBS RECOMMENDS THEM TOO:))

 OH-OH SHE'S DEFINITELY FEELING BETTER BECAUSE I AM GETTING THAT LOOK AGAIN

 'PLEASE MOM, MORE FISH':))

 THERE WAS A FAIR NUMBER OF PEOPLE HERE WHEN WE ARRIVED BUT I ONLY SEE ONE NOW

 THE GODERICH HARBOR RESTAURANT

THE SHIP IN THE BACKGROUND OF SOME OF THESE PHOTOS WAS THE ALGOMA TRANSPORT TAKING ON A LOAD OF SALT AT THE GODERICH SALT MINE

With only two short periods of nausea, Kelly had herself a much better day and I could see it in her demeanor.  With a wee bounce in her step and a wee smile upon her face her friendly personality was now back in first place:))

 AND NO, THAT IS NOT A REAR FACING 'GO-PRO' CAMERA ON MY HAT

GROANER'S CORNER:((  The new minister stood at the church door greeting the members as they left the Sunday morning service. While most of the people told the minister how much they liked his message, one man seemingly had a different opinion. “That was a very dull and boring sermon, Pastor,” he said. The pastor was a bit baffled by this, but he continued shaking hands.  A few minutes later, the same man again appeared in line and said, “I don’t think you did much in the way of preparation for your message.”Once again, the man circled back and appeared in line, this time muttering, “You really blew it. You didn’t have a thing to say, Pastor.”Finally, the minister could stand it no longer. He went to one of the deacons and inquired about the man. “Oh, don’t let that guy bother you,” said the deacon. “He’s a little slow. All he does is go around repeating whatever he hears other people saying.”

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