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Getting Ready for Departure

A travel blog entry by momadunc

After many stressed days, Don got word late last week that he was hired for a harvest excursion. Although we haven't said a lot about it, the research and phone calls focused on this venture have consumed a lot of his (our) time since we ...

Short Update

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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Still 'just' managing! I go for more x-rays on monday. Finally spotted the doe and two fawns that others had noted in the field. Facebook has been a boredom prevention tool this week. Computer is working much better. Today ...

Where did September Go?

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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I didn't realize how long it has been since I last posted! I think that I mentioned in the last post that I was going for more x-rays. It turned out that in addition to breaking both bones in my left wrist, I had cracked the ulna in ...

On the Road Again

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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... ; They use both high pressure air and washers to do the job. The combines will be driven, minus headers to the farm at Welling AB. The headers will be trucked. This is about a seven hour trip for the combines and luckily Don will not have ...

Gathering the People and Equipment

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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We arrived at the trucking firm main office in Lethbridge by mid-afternoon and got our instructions for finalizing Don's visa and parking for the night. We will be crossing at Del Bonita, a small border crossing south of the farm. ...

Visitors from the East

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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Yesterday we were thrilled to have Brian and Rose Sarsfield from Carleton Place, ON drop by and spend the night dry camping beside us. A family wedding here at the farm gave Don the day off today, so we did a short tour of the area last night ...

Visitors from Calgary

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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Got a great sunset shot this week! This week has been a real stuggle with neither arm working properly. Even brushing my teeth is a problem and eating a challenge. Dave and Lisa's visit was welcome for reasons I had not anticipated when it ...

Back to Harvesting

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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By early afternoon today the landscape in the vicinity of the the motor home changed dramatically. After several days of repairs and replacment of parts (Don spent 2-3 days doing nothing but replacing knives on headers), the ...

Wow! Great Campground!

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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We are settled into our new home behind the bunkhouse on a farm south of Lethbridge and enjoyed a great bacon and eggs breakfast on the edge of a wheat field overlooking Alberta prairie in one direction and the Rockies in another! This was a lazy ...

Curtailed Activities

A travel blog entry by momadunc

Tuesday, I headed into Lethbridge to connect with Donna Brown, a friend from Almonte. She was in the west to visit her Mom and during her visit found herself involved in helping her Mother get the house ready for sale in preparation for a move into ...

Checking out Railways Again

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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Saturday afternoon, on our way to get some groceries, we checked out the longest trestle bridge in the world, spanning Oldman river here in Lethbridge. Shopping is about 22 km away, and once supplies get low, it means a trip into ...

Visiting the Duncans

A travel blog entry by rosemarys

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... , grain wagons, and a fleet of grain trucks that haul the wheat to the elevators. It is a huge family run business based at Welling Alberta. Don has been with them for 3 years now and works from 7am till midnight 6 days a week. Don took Brian out in the ...

Back to the Farm in Alberta

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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... ;. If you are interested, check it out. Post Script: I couldn't do it - I've opened a new chapter to record the Fall 2011: Time in Southern Alberta and British Columbia and have capture our time in the Welling area. Please join me there. ...

Some Harvest Shots

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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Today they harvested the fields around the motor home and Scott, who is visiting, got a chance to see the 35 foot direct cut headers on the combine. He will ride with his Dad tonight but this may be his only chance to see the wide combine ...

My Night on the Combine

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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I finally got shamed into making a trip out to the field to check on the harvest activities. Don was starting to tell me that my absence was noted! I've been having too much fun having the days to my selft back at the coach! I ...

September in Southern Alberta

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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We have settled into our 'new' home near Welling AB and Don started work Monday morning. We love our location this year. If you check the sunset shots you can see the bunkhouse and our location last year in the distance. We are more ...

Visitors from Almonte

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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... see through a steering wheel and she did have a larger vehicle than mine! The field was so dusty tonight that after Brian completed his ride in the combine with Don we returned to Welling. Here are some of Brian's photos from his time with ...

McKenzie's first Sleepover!

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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Dave, Lisa and McKenzie arrived for the weekend and we discovered that Mom and Dad had plans for a weekend on their own in Lethbridge and McKenzie was to have her first solo sleepover! What fun! She is such and independent and confident ...

Sunrise, Sunset, Swathers and Snow

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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I continue to enjoy my access to 'the big sky', particularly at sunrise and sunset. I love the colors for the brief time they last. Because Don is not working with the swathers, we haven't had an opportunity to show how the windrows are ...

End of the Harvest

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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After almost a week of down time to let the fields dry, the combines rolled again on Thursday and Friday to clean up the last of the harvest. A big sigh or relief! It's hard to sit and wait for the weather to turn so close to the end of ...

September Trip to Calgary & Sun in the October Sky

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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... Creek was new territory for me and most enjoyable. From Pincher Creek I cut across country and this brought me into Welling from the south after traveling through the area where Don is combining. Again, the farm background was showing as I ...

Rain, rain Go Away! Come Again ... next year!

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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The past week has been one of fog, rain, cool weather (no frost yet) and waiting....for the sun to shine again! We are quite comfortable and have been able to keep busy but cabin fever is setting in. Don has completed the scanning of our ...

Harvest Dinner and Farewells

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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... great evening with our granddaughter while Mom and Dad had dinner with friends! Wednesday was completion of errands and the drive back to Welling to be there in time for the harvest dinner. Alberta beef and great food, lots of chatter and fun as ...

Ready to Roll!

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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Don misjudged again - 7:30 became 10:30 as I knew it would! After a stop in McGrath at the 'Blue Goose' for fuel and propane, we were on our ...

Closing Another Chapter

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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The harvesters finished for the year at 5:30am this morning and one tired puppy returned to the coach only to find that he couldn't sleep in! The weather is spitting rain this morning so it was necessary. The past couple of weeks have been pleasant ...

Into Canada

A travel blog entry by rosemarys

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... went through the motorhome for about 20 minutes. Passports and keys were returned and we were on our way. We drove on to Welling AB where we met Don and Diane Duncan, friends from Almonte who are RVing full time and are spending the summer working on a ...

The End of Summer

A travel blog entry by momadunc

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... for BC about the 15th of September, but Don made a call to talk with Ben about the current cropping season and we are now located in Welling, on the farm. Don headed off with the guys for his first day of work today! He will be driving a 'red' ...

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Getting Ready for Departure

Short Update

Where did September Go?

On the Road Again

Gathering the People and Equipment

Visitors from the East

Visitors from Calgary

Back to Harvesting

Wow! Great Campground!

Curtailed Activities

Checking out Railways Again

Visiting the Duncans

Back to the Farm in Alberta

Some Harvest Shots

My Night on the Combine

September in Southern Alberta

Visitors from Almonte

McKenzie's first Sleepover!

Sunrise, Sunset, Swathers and Snow

End of the Harvest

September Trip to Calgary & Sun in the October Sky

Rain, rain Go Away! Come Again ... next year!

Harvest Dinner and Farewells

Ready to Roll!

Closing Another Chapter

Into Canada

The End of Summer