Rae | April 29, 2009
Driving all over Canada and the US, I’ve discovered that the rules of the road are fairly universal, but there are some variances. Here are three that I’ve encountered: 1) You can legally pass people on the right in California/it’s okay to drive slowly in the left lane; 2) Until very recently, you could not [...]
Category: British Columbia, California, Canada, Driving, Law and Government, Quebec, Technical, Travel, USA, Yukon |
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Rae | April 28, 2009
Well, I’m on the laptop and I cannot believe that I’m doing ‘normal’ online tasks with it, like going through the blog’s spam queue and listening to Youtube videos! I look forward to blogging with it on the road.
Category: Communications & Electronics, Computer, Technical |
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Rae | April 28, 2009
Well, I will have no excuse for not staying in touch on the road! I just brought home ‘Kevin’, a 1.5Ghz, 12″, aluminum casing Powerbook G4. I did a lot of research and spoke with a lot of people, enough to feel confident that I got a good machine at a fair price. It’ll be [...]
Category: British Columbia, Canada, Communications & Electronics, Computer, Driving, Greater Vancouver Area, Musings, Personal, Technical, Travel |
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Tags: lynn canyon, vancouver
Rae | April 27, 2009
First stop today was Mountain Equipment Co-Op. I have mixed feelings about my shopping experience there, my first at MEC. On the one hand, they had everything I needed but on the other, service was abominable. I’d suggest to novice gear hunters that they call ahead and ask if it’s possible to request a personal shopper. [...]
Category: British Columbia, Canada, Finances, Greater Vancouver Area, Preparations for Departure, Shopping, Technical, Towing and Toad, Travel |
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Tags: chilkoot, kayak, thule sucks, toad racks, vancouver
Rae | April 26, 2009
Today was the first day of my last weekend here at Pacific Border and it was beautiful! Here are some of the projects I’ve accomplished: Putting winter stuff away under the rig I stored the aluminum coated bubble wrap I’d used to insulate the cab window as well as the foam blocks I’d stuffed into [...]
Category: British Columbia, Canada, Cats, Cleaning, Greater Vancouver Area, Homemaking, Maintenance & Repair, Organizing, Personal, Preparations for Departure, RVers, Friends, and Other Nice People, Recommendations, Restaurants, Technical, Travel |
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