Preparations for flight

We did a bit of running around today, getting last minute items ready and taken care of before we fly north in the morning. I wouldn’t have had the chance to do this if we were still workamping. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll work again. But as I was driving around the hum of the [...]

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Turkey in Tampa

The rains have stopped and the skies are sunny once again, however the high today only hit 72. I find it strange not spending Thanksgiving Day with cool brisk winds, cloudy skies or even snow. But I’ll take this. We have made some acquaintances here but few friends. A large part of the campers here [...]

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Ranting and Thanking

Every once in a while I’ll see a movie that stirs a number of emotions in me. Emotions that make me laugh, get inspired, motivate me, make me think introspectively, and cry. Yes, cry. I don’t admit this to many people and because it’s dark in there no one can see. The other day we [...]

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Chasing Hopes

It seems as if every park we enter, we’re encumbered with scores of squirrels. I enjoy them. They are both bucolic and pastoral. However, they prove frantic for Brutus. To the point that I’m going to start referring to him as the “squirrel retard.” He chases them endlessly, oblivious to his surrounding, vehicles traversing down [...]

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Learning the Area

Every morning Robin takes Brutus and me for a long walk through the park. Its quite the journey as the park has three distinct sections totaling several hundred sites. A large majority of the people here are French-Canadiens from Quebec. I smile, they smile and heads are nodded as we pass. Not much more is [...]

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From the Desk of the Osprey Rattler

Deep in the Woods of Northern Ontario lies the training grounds of Canada‘s best Bob Sledders. Located in the Heartland of Pine Island with the fresh smell of pine cones in the air. Let me introduce you to Pablo and Loggy Sawdust. Both men have unbelievable talent and the enthusiasm of the sport of Bob Sledding lives in their [...]

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