Thanks Metchosin. That's very interesting.

It's been a busy last few weeks. On October 8th we put the trailer in the shop for service and then left for a week in Canada to visit family. Since we got back, I've been getting the trailer ready for cold weather. The mylar's gone, and now in it's place I've put insulation made from bubble wrap coated with aluminum on both sides. It's great stuff, and it works really well for this kind of thing. I still need to insulate and put heat tape on the outside water hose.

We've moved to a site that has only grass and no trees. It's really nice for the fall season because we don't have the mud problem we had before, and the sun, when it's out, provides solar heating for the trailer during the day. Most of the KOA is closed to the public until spring, and now it's just the die-hards who are still staying here. I feel some sense of comradeship with these people that I didn't with the summer kampers. I'm not sure why.

We went to Canada and came back without incident. We didn't get nabbed. I'm thankful for that. We celebrated (Canadian) Thanksgiving with JtS' mother in southern Ontario. Thanksgiving in mid-October, even in the Great White North, has a very different feel to it than Thanksgiving in late November. The leaves weren't even in their full fall color yet, and the days were beautiful, and mostly warm and sunny.

We celebrated our first wedding aniversary in Niagra Falls, Ontario. We had a room overlooking the falls. While I think Niagra Falls would be a lot nicer if there weren't any hotels at all in the vicinity, I did enjoy that room overlooking the falls. It was a good first aniversary

We took a day trip up to Orillia while we were in Ontario. It was my first time there since the winter of 2001. It was great to be back, even though we only had a few short hours to spend there. We met Little Hawk at Rombos for lunch (yum) and then went over to his place for a visit.. We met the dachshunds. Everything LH says about them is true ;-)

Today is gray and wet. We'll be heading into beautiful downtown Ypsilanti soon to check out the farmer's market. I think I need to spend more time on-line. I'm starting to get rusty at this. Hopefully I'll have more time for it next week.

Here's a couple of pictures from our visit with LH and his monkey:

JtS, the monkey, and me

LH, the monkey, and me (and Kermit the Frog)