June 19, 2006

June 19, 2006

Frankford to Belleville to, and through Toronto, Ontario

YEAR 3 DAY 2

 

Today was cloudy and raining in the morning, sunny, hot and humid in the afternoon, and raining again in the evening.

This morning we prepared for departure in the rain again < sigh >. At least I have my Newfoundland Sou'Wester rain hat. We drove back to Belleville, and unhitched the trailer in the parking lot of the church across the street from Belleville Dodge. I was very surprised to see that Belleville Dodge has kept Dee-Dee, and has her for sale. What a great looking truck ! HA HA HA HA HA ! ! ! They put new tires on, installed a new bed liner to hide the holes left by the fifth wheel hitch mounting brackets, painted her, and have her for sale for $20,000 ! Good luck to Belleville Dodge in selling her, and good luck to her new owner !

This afternoon Kathie Flamm phoned from Guide Dogs Of The Desert to advise us that their WorkCamper "job offer" is on its way to us by mail.

Belleville Dodge damaged the driver's door, and the tailgate. It will need a full day in the body shop for repair and painting. Proving, once again, that good help is hard to find ! ! ! I'm not pleased, but ... shit happens. We're going to have drive back to Belleville on Sunday for an early Monday morning appointment.

We drove west on Hwy. 401. We stopped at 2 RV dealers looking for parts. No luck at either one < sigh >. We stopped to refill with diesel in Whitby. We drove across Toronto around supper time. Traffic wasn't quite as bad as it usually is crossing Toronto. Because of Belleville Dodge, instead of crossing Toronto only once this summer, now I will have to cross it 3 times !

We're camped for the night at an expensive campground, with a surly new owner, on the west side of Toronto. I can tell by his attitude that his career and life as a campground owner won't last long. He bought it this spring and will probably be trying to sell it by fall.

DSK