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All of a sudden it seems real!
Ottawa, Canada |
Ottawa, Canada
Today I did two things that have all of a sudden made this adventure seem more real and imminent.
One thing I did, was to make arrangements for the payment of my travel trailer. (More on the change of plans on this front later.)
And the second thing I did was to pop into the local CAA office to add the trailer to my CAA coverage and pick up maps for the 9 provinces and 20 states that I will be travelling through on my adventure.
“Maps”, you say, “when online maps, and GPS are so readily available?” While I am an early adopter of many digital tools, there are some things which I find the analog versions still work best. One of them is maps. Of course I’ll use all sorts of iPad apps and my GPS for finding RV Parks, specific routing, etc, but the maps will be along for the ride as well. Am I the only one that still likes to pour over maps on the dining room table while planning a trip? There are some great apps for finding RV parks that I’ve found: Allstars, and Book Your Site are two. If you have any favourites, let me know.
I’m also using a packing iPad app called Packing Pro to try to keep track of the millions of items to do and remember to take on my adventure. Well, maybe not millions, but I’m at 401 so far, and instead of the list shrinking as I accomplish things or acquire items, it’s often going up as I think of things I need to do or buy. Sigh.
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Anyway, as of May 13th I will be the proud owner of a Prolite Plus S. As you may recall, the original plan was to buy a 13′ Scamp trailer from a Minnesota company, but when I found this 15′ Prolite at a local RV show I decided that it better suited my needs and I am able to support a Canadian company which I’m happy to do.
If you’re really interested, here is the link to a video of the trailer. It’s pretty darn small, but how much room does one person need.
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