Warranty Checks and Craiglieth

Aug 13, 2019

I had made an appointment to bring our truck in for a warranty service today.  The Hyundai dealership is in St. Catherines.  I set up Miss Taken on the GPS to get me there and I left early. Debbie had some domestic chores she wanted to do, and she wanted to rest and swim in one of the three pools at the KOA.

The Performance Hyundai in St. Catherines, turned out to be a top-notch dealership.  The service department provided me with all the details of the service, and was right on with the cost estimate of the work.  No up sales, and a through inspection of the truck.  During the 2-hour wait I worked on the blog in the business center of the waiting room.  This dealership was displaying several automotive awards of excellence and I can see why.

I set up Miss Taken to take me back to the KOA on an alternate route which turned out to be another pleasant drive in the country. Debbie wanted to buy some groceries and I fuelled the truck for our next leg tomorrow.  

I barbequed a nice chicken breast, we enjoyed some wine and beer and just relaxed for the remainder of the day.  Life is good.

Aug 14, 2019

Miss Taken and I had a bad day today.  Debbie was not feeling well again and she had set up Miss Taken on the GPS to take us to Craiglieth Provincial Park, near Collingwood.  We are trying to avoid the major highways or toll highways, but in this area we have to go through Hamilton and Burlington, both very large centers and the only way through them is on the major highways. We had to make a “pit stop” near Burlington and after leaving the 403, we set her up to take us on the secondary roads around Guelph.  We ended driving around in an industrial area of Burlington, and it took some technical maneuvering before she finally put us onto the secondary roads to Craiglieth. The drive through the farms and the variety of crops growing here made for a great cruise.  

We stopped near a vegetable farm to buy some fresh corn and veggies.  Debbie was preparing a lunch in the trailer as I walked into the farm to buy the sweet corn. The farm set up was on the honor system and they were selling vegetables that Debbie needed.  I walked back to the trailer and told her that we should pull the trailer into the farmyard so that she could choose what vegetables she wanted. During that 200-yard drive into the farmyard, the water tap stayed on and we pumped a few quarts of water over the kitchen counter and cabinets and on onto the floor.  I spent the next half hour mopping up the water with towels. Thankfully there was no damage and we had caught it on time!   

We ate lunch there and then carried on, arriving at Craiglieth at 4:00.  Debbie had reserved the campsite a week ago, however we stayed an extra day in Niagara Falls so she had to re-negotiate a new campsite to take us to the 16^th. We booked campsite #13, a few short steps from the edge of Lake Huron.  It had no services but we liked the location.  Debbie seems to feel better as the day goes on.

After setting up the camp, we took our beer and wine and sat in our chairs on the beach and enjoyed the late afternoon.  The wind was picking up and the waves were high but it was a beautiful crisp way to end the day. We enjoyed a barbequed steak, and started the campfire. We had to atch the un go down again tonight.   

We met our nextdoor neighbor, Lester.  Lester set up his tent next door, and is golfing in the area.  Lester lives in Brampton, and comes up here often. He is looking after his 96-year young mother and when his sister and brother spell him off of these duties, he takes off to go camping and play golf.  We invited him over to sit with us around the campfire and we talked and got to know each other until 10:30.  It was time to go to bed.