What's on the agenda for next winter?

Did some work around Ruth's dad's house yesterday. Ruth did some yardwork while I took off the winter tires and rims on his vehicle and installed the summer ones.

In the afternoon, I went for lunch with an old friend of mine who used to be my accountant partner when I owned the auto body repair shop many years ago. Nice to catch up since I hadn't seen him in about two years.

It was chilly all day, and it rained for a few hours late afternoon.

Checking the summer tires before installing them. 

That church in the background is the one that Ruth and I were married in. 

Now, it's been converted to a private home.

I still like getting my hands dirty every now and then.

Meanwhile, Ruth was doing some raking.

The daffodils are out!

So, next fall we will fly back to Ottawa, sometime around September 25th. Haven't booked the flight yet, although I'm keeping my eye on the prices, which are currently at around $314 CAD ($240 USD) for the one way flight from Regina to Ottawa. Oddly, I came across a deal from Regina to Syracuse, New York (connecting in Toronto) for $163 CAD ($125 USD). But, that would mean someone doing the almost three hour drive back and forth to Syracuse to pick us up. Almost worth it, but not quite.

Once back in Ottawa we will have almost four weeks there... however I'm going to keep my eyes open for a one week flight or all inclusive deal somewhere south during October. Four weeks in Ottawa would be too long for me.

Around October 23rd we will head out in the motorhome! South into New York State and Pennsylvania. Taking our time, because we don't have to be in Laredo, Texas until the beginning of January. We want to spend some time in Kentucky, a state that we've driven through a few times and always have said "we need to spend more time here".

Then, maybe we'll head over to South Carolina, another state that we want to explore a little bit more.

All the while, keeping our eyes open for flight deals originating from wherever we happen to be at the time. Wouldn't mind zipping away to a foreign country for a couple of weeks if the opportunity should present itself.

Then, we will make our way to Laredo, Texas for January 5th. We'll be leading a group of ten other RVers through Mexico, right to Cancun! What an adventure that will be! We'll be with that group for almost three months. The itinerary has us exiting at Laredo on April 2nd. 

After that is up in the air. We have to get through this summer at the park before we commit to next summer! Either way though, we would be heading back up to Saskatchewan with the motorhome. But at least it gives us over three full weeks to do the drive.

So, it's not often that we plan this far in advance. But, other than the possibility of a short flight excursion somewhere along the way, it seems our next 12 months are pretty much spoken for!

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