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| Zoe |
Well I did do some traveling, but without the trailer. As I mentioned in an earlier post, my daughter and her family have moved to Gaborone, Botswana. Brian is managing a project there for at least the next two years. Last week he had a conference in DC, so the whole family packed up for a visit to the USA. I decided it would be a great time to drive down to Oceanside to visit with them while they were visiting Brian's parents. Everyone is doing fine, and I took lots of pictures. If you are interested, check the Oceanside link at Lakeshore Images.
Had an interesting phone call while in Oceanside - Capitol One called to ask if I was making charges in China. Since I wasn't, they suspended the card & mailed me a new one. I have no idea how they got the card number but I have been using it for most of my purchases since it has a better rewards than my HSBC cards. Oh well, I'm glad they caught it quickly.
They offered to send it to Oceanside, but since I was going home the next day, they sent it to Oswego. The new card was waiting for me when I got home; I activated it, however it was declined when I tried to use it the next day. Another phone call to Capitol One & everything is back to normal. I even had one of my own photos added to the card.
I'm still planning to "thaw" out the trailer in early April & head out for another spring & summer of travel. Everything is a bit loose right now (well, all my travels could be described as "a bit loose") since I hate to plan too far ahead. I do want to see Cedar Key in Florida, and plan a stop in The Woodlands, TX to see my sister in law, and I need to be at Bullard Beach State Park in Oregon for a fiberglass trailer rally July 11 - 14. I hope to see New Mexico, revisit some locations in Arizona & Utah, and drive the Mount Baker Scenic Highway in Washington. If I'm still out west, I would also like to hit the 2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Egg rendezvous in Leadville, CO while visiting friends there.
I feel like I could leave today. This has been one of the mildest & least snowy winters I can remember here in Oswego. The biggest storm of the season (about 1') was while I was in Oceanside, and it melted before I got back. We have had less than 2' of snow all winter - we would normally have well over 5' by now.
I have a few more projects to do on the trailer before I leave. I did add a 1000w sine wave inverter (mostly so I can make a pot of coffee in the morning!) but I still want to add some lightweight shelves to the "closet", and install a 2' square mirror somewhere.
I also need to find a practical way to store a spare tire for the RAV4. I gave up on the run flat tires. I had to replace the second set at 40K miles, and since they ride hard, are useless on snow, and cost $275.00 each, I went with real snow tires for the winter. I purchased another wheel, and will buy 5 real tires in the spring. Still deciding whether to add a rack for the tire on the roof or just stick it in back behind the seats. I'd love to find a 2010 RAV4, (preferably Barcelona Red) and an owner that wants to trade a rear door with, as my granddaughter says "a button" for my door without one, but I don't think that is all that likely.
Until Next time!
Had an interesting phone call while in Oceanside - Capitol One called to ask if I was making charges in China. Since I wasn't, they suspended the card & mailed me a new one. I have no idea how they got the card number but I have been using it for most of my purchases since it has a better rewards than my HSBC cards. Oh well, I'm glad they caught it quickly.
They offered to send it to Oceanside, but since I was going home the next day, they sent it to Oswego. The new card was waiting for me when I got home; I activated it, however it was declined when I tried to use it the next day. Another phone call to Capitol One & everything is back to normal. I even had one of my own photos added to the card.
I'm still planning to "thaw" out the trailer in early April & head out for another spring & summer of travel. Everything is a bit loose right now (well, all my travels could be described as "a bit loose") since I hate to plan too far ahead. I do want to see Cedar Key in Florida, and plan a stop in The Woodlands, TX to see my sister in law, and I need to be at Bullard Beach State Park in Oregon for a fiberglass trailer rally July 11 - 14. I hope to see New Mexico, revisit some locations in Arizona & Utah, and drive the Mount Baker Scenic Highway in Washington. If I'm still out west, I would also like to hit the 2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Egg rendezvous in Leadville, CO while visiting friends there.
I feel like I could leave today. This has been one of the mildest & least snowy winters I can remember here in Oswego. The biggest storm of the season (about 1') was while I was in Oceanside, and it melted before I got back. We have had less than 2' of snow all winter - we would normally have well over 5' by now.
I have a few more projects to do on the trailer before I leave. I did add a 1000w sine wave inverter (mostly so I can make a pot of coffee in the morning!) but I still want to add some lightweight shelves to the "closet", and install a 2' square mirror somewhere.
I also need to find a practical way to store a spare tire for the RAV4. I gave up on the run flat tires. I had to replace the second set at 40K miles, and since they ride hard, are useless on snow, and cost $275.00 each, I went with real snow tires for the winter. I purchased another wheel, and will buy 5 real tires in the spring. Still deciding whether to add a rack for the tire on the roof or just stick it in back behind the seats. I'd love to find a 2010 RAV4, (preferably Barcelona Red) and an owner that wants to trade a rear door with, as my granddaughter says "a button" for my door without one, but I don't think that is all that likely.
Until Next time!