Welcome to our blog; a collection of communiques about our travels, adventures and other tidbits of life that we happen upon. If you're interested in our sailing journey from Victoria to Mexico and up into the Sea of Cortez - you can read it in chronological order, starting in December 2010. We hope you will enjoy the read and choose to follow along as we ramble through life. The goal? To 'live' every day and adventure as long as we can. CJ and Kathy
Saturday, August 23, 2025
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Diagnosed…
By a good guy. Tyrone of HPM Automotive in Parksville spent an hour of his time and tracked down the answer to why power from the truck was not charging the trailer battery. There are several possible solutions that include a very expensive replacement to a couple different work around… none of which we need to do until we get home.
Luckily we have solar panels and the sun has been shining. So we re back 'home' now and enjoying the sunshine and a visit from a four footed friend. We are content and wishing all of you the same. CJ
PS. A decent photo of Lucy's new red shoes. ๐
By a good guy. Tyrone of HPM Automotive in Parksville spent an hour of his time and tracked down the answer to why power from the truck was not charging the trailer battery. There are several possible solutions that include a very expensive replacement to a couple different work around… none of which we need to do until we get home.
Luckily we have solar panels and the sun has been shining. So we re back 'home' now and enjoying the sunshine and a visit from a four footed friend. We are content and wishing all of you the same. CJ
PS. A decent photo of Lucy's new red shoes. ๐
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Test Driving Lucy II
There's good reason why testing equipment after maintenance or upgrades is a good idea ๐คจ. Lucy is looking great, don't you think? And she is great and we're lucky to have her. Ricky (the truck) looks great too and I sometimes forget he 's been looking after us for ten years… and he's been through some exciting moments (you may recall). Soooo, when almost at our destination (Rathrevor Park Campground) we realized no power was being transferred from the truck to the trailer battery… we had no choice but to spend more time in Parksville township seeking professional assistance. We have an appt tomorrow aft at 1400 hrs. Stay tuned for further developments. Sure glad we have solar panels. ๐
There's good reason why testing equipment after maintenance or upgrades is a good idea ๐คจ. Lucy is looking great, don't you think? And she is great and we're lucky to have her. Ricky (the truck) looks great too and I sometimes forget he 's been looking after us for ten years… and he's been through some exciting moments (you may recall). Soooo, when almost at our destination (Rathrevor Park Campground) we realized no power was being transferred from the truck to the trailer battery… we had no choice but to spend more time in Parksville township seeking professional assistance. We have an appt tomorrow aft at 1400 hrs. Stay tuned for further developments. Sure glad we have solar panels. ๐
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