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Hello, and Welcome to the September Newsletter. Smell that, that's fall in the air. Another RVing summer is in the books. Hope you had a good one.
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What's New With Us
September started off beautiful as it often does on Vancouver Island. It's always been my favorite month here. The mornings are a little crisp, but the sun still warms up the day. The weather pattern changes, and we see more of a westerly flow bringing clean Pacific ocean air. With the clearer air and the lower sun angle, everything looks that much more beautiful.
However, this year, about a quarter way in it turned unseasonably cooler with many wet days. Fall arrived early it seemed. Thankfully it's warmed up lately, the sun has come back to finish up the month.
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With the arrival of cooler temps, it was time to think about the rigs heating system. In the spring I had bought a new True North space heater from a company called Caframo. I like that it has multiple wattages 600, 900 and 1500 plus dual fan speeds.
However, once we started using it, we found its manually adjustable thermostat didn't work that well, especially on the lower wattages. To solve the problem I picked up a wireless thermostat. Now we can place the thermostat where we are sleeping and can adjust the temperature without getting out of bed. So far it's worked out well.
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Another rainy day mod I made was to install a foam filter on the RV's gas furnace cold air return. Hopefully, it will trap a certain little furry person's hair and keep it from blowing around the rig.
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The big job this month was replacing my trailer's brakes and wheel bearings and repacking them with grease. Usually, I've farmed this task out to our Keystone dealer, but I figured it was about time for me to learn how to do it myself. It gave me something to do during the cloudy, gray days.
I learned a ton about the axle hub and electric brake mechanics and saved a few bucks. I also feel confident now I may be able to repair a failure on the road or at least diagnose what's gone wrong.
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Anne and I enjoyed two spectacular day trips away from the RV this month. One aboard her boat Snoopy where we were lucky enough to view a pod of Orcas and one massive sea lion. The other trip saw us drive down and explored the coastline south of Campbell River including beautiful Miracle Beach.
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Truck Update
Big Blue Two has been doing a lot of traveling by rail this month. I've been getting text updates on my phone with reported locations along the way. He has visited Kansas, Indiana, Ontario, Saskatchewan and the latest was Winterburn, Alberta. Getting real close now. By the next newsletter, we should have it! :)
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Image of the Month
Flashbulb of a sunny break during a stormy day on the estuary
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