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Travelling with Trailers
Posted by Jeff Hathaway on August 16, 2009 at 10:06 AM
We headed out from Wheatley Provincial Park yesterday for the last time this trip. The staff at the park have been great, and we really enjoyed staying there for the last several days. Of course this meant that we had the trailer in tow, which added a little excitement to the day.
Our first stop of the day was the Windsor Fire Fest, which promised to be an exciting event. At first we tried to take the shortest way their - the hypotenuse of the triangle, as Brittany reminded us - however we somehow missed a turn and ended up going around the triangle anyway. With both van and trailer on the road, our usual turn around for the road we missed was really not an option.
We were running a little late when we drove through Windsor on the way to the program site, and make what we believe will be our final turn before arrival. Then we find ourselves in a tiny, residential dead end road. This was really not where we wanted to be, and after a few valiant attempts by driver Eric, we realized we were not going to be able to turn in the small space. Unhitching and moving the van was our only option, and we luckily ran into a very kind man living nearby who was a huge help in getting us back on track. A big thank you goes out to he and his friends from Barrie!
From there we went on to the Fire Fest, and the animals were recieved very well. On from there to the Tomato Festival in Leamington, Tomato Capital of Canada! The highlight of my day was here where I won a giant bottle of ketchup - we know we'll be having lots of ketchup-using foods for the rest of our trip.
Then our last show of the day was at Rondeau Provincial Park, where we stayed for the night. The audience was already very informed and enthusiastic, and chanted us on to start as soon as we arrived. Though it was overall a busy day, in the end we were happy with how all the programs went. Tomorrow we move to Pinery Provincial Park with the trailer again - who knows what excitement will be in store for us then!
Robin