The map of our return trip, Oceanside to Pickering, via Kings Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Winkler


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Map of our trip to Oceanside

Late July, early August we hope to take the Motor home up to Winkler, Manitoba to get the fiberglass repaired. On the way we will stop in to see a young lady, Debbie, and her family from Yellowwood Park, in Kwa-Zulu Natal. I taught her to swim back in the 80's. Her brother Wade, was a friend of my son's. Then we use the car to drive to California where we will stay with Virginia for anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months. This is the route we will probably take, going via Mount Rushmore


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News from work is not good

There are layoffs up on the unit where I used to work. Some of my friends are losing their jobs. What a daft world we live in! We NEED nurses and the powers that be treat them this way. I went through it all back in 1996. It is awful and very stressful. In my case I was able to bump someone who was lower in seniority to me, who in turn bumped someone else. In the long run, I don't think many people actually lost their jobs. It is all an exercise in futility and frustration. My heart goes out to them.

Fiberglass problems

 

 

These are the little holes in the fiberglass. If you enlarge the pictures by clicking on them, you will see that there is a lot of damage and they are already starting to delaminate.

It looks as if there were small bubbles or holes in the Filon coating and with the thawing and freezing we have in the winter, coupled with moisture, the holes have become larger. The same thing happens to our roads up here in the Great White North!!

99 days left today.

Ok, this is getting boring, but we have made our decision......again! This time for sure. We will sell the condo and leave for Southern California by way of Winkler, Manitoba sometime in July or the beginning of August. Returning Septemberish. So condo going on the market next week, or just after Easter. We will be very poor in money but rich in experiences.

We have to go via Manitoba because the motor home has some fiberglass issues and can only be repaired by the manufacturer, Triple E. Apparently the company that did the fiberglass, Filon, did a shoddy job and lots of motorhomes have this problem. An extra 1000 kms or so out of our way!! Lucky they are going to do the repair for free!!