Our Story
Laurie, Brian & Mister Sam our cat, have been living fulltime in our 40′ diesel pusher coach since October 2017. These blogs are our adventures and travels as we chase the perfect temperature, our journeys, our experiences, both good and bad. With the complexity of crossing international borders, exchanging monies, the constant converting from miles to kilometers, Celsius to Fahrenheit. So come join us as we roll down the road!
LATEST POSTS
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Happy Second Anniversary to us!
Two years ago today we moved into Rolling Thunder, it doesn’t seem that long ago, but a quick check of Thunders log book shows that on October 3rd 2017 our house deal closed and we officially were of “no fixed address”. We had been sleeping in Thunder since September 26th 2019 because we had sold…
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How can I shave some watts today?
Because we want to be able to live off grid most of the winter, we are always looking for ways to draw less power. We had a decorative light bar over the bathroom vanity that works on 120 volts, it had four 40 watt bulbs and was on a dimmer switch, so whether dimmed or…
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Yes I have started…to pack
It’s early October and you can tell it is fall. the temperatures are heading south on the thermometer so its time to start packing for our next journey. Yesterday I replaced all the rest of the lower marker light on Thunder with the new LED ones, so much better looking and should make us much…
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Currency Exchange
One of the biggest expenses’ we incur when we head south is the exchange of our Canadian dollars to American dollars so we have been using the exchange service of the “Canadian Snowbird Association” of which we are a member this a Canadian organization that shops for the best exchange rate each month. They allow…
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New BAC members
So today we became the newest members of BAC (Beaver Ambassador Club), This an organization of Beaver Motor Coach owners, They have rallies around the country each year. And we are going to head to the Quartzite rally in January, not sure how it will go, but you never know with these different groups until…
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American Phones
Unlike most Canadian travellers that head south for a few weeks and have some coverage outside of Canada, with their mobile carriers, as full timers, spending about five month in the southern part of the United States on the “Roam like Home” plans offered by Canadian carriers are cost prohibitive. So we find it necessary…
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