Getting ready to go

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Yesterday we made our way back to our RV dealer where we spoke to the head service technician David about doing some work to Max while we're gone. It's interesting how they do things here. I mean, it's a big busy dealership... one of the largest in Germany. And yet we don't seem to have to go through a service advisor to get the work done. We go and speak directly with the technician who will be doing the work. It seems like a better system because there is less likelihood of communication problems, and the technician can ask you questions directly about the problems.

We've decided not to get the roller door reinstalled. We're happy without the door being there, and it's a huge job to get it back in there. We can't see it affecting resale because if you didn't know it was ever there, you wouldn't miss it.

Other things that have crept up over the last six weeks... our refrigerator is acting up. The error lights begin to flash randomly for no reason even though the fridge is still operating perfectly. So there's some kind of electronic problem. And one of the strings on the blind on the big skylight broke. And our side entrance door needs some adjustment. Minor stuff, but at least we'll be able to get that all done while we're in Canada.

Oh, and also the refillable propane system. David told us that despite the fact that filling them is technically illegal in Germany, they sell and install lots of these systems and he says that people don't have any problem self filling them here. He has not yet emailed me the price, but I'm pretty confident they will be competitive. He says we can go with the heavier and cheaper steel tanks because we don't have a weight issue.

We both need new footwear! Our Oboz hiking boots will be two years old in October and they've been through a lot! So they've lasted almost two years. And it's only the sole that is wearing thin... the upper structure of both boots is still in really good condition. Far better than the last pair of Merrell's that we had. We would buy them again, but I'm leaning towards trying the Salomon brand. We'll see. We both also need new sandals. And the cheap shoes that I bought in Turkey are also done. They were junk to begin with so I'm kind of surprised they lasted this long. We'll have time to do some shopping while in Canada.

We were up early and drove into Netherlands this morning. We are sitting in the parking lot of the huge Obelink camping gear store and will walk the 3 kms into Winterswijk for our 11am PCR test appointment. Then this afternoon back to Dulmen where we will spend the night in town. Then tomorrow we drop off Max and take the train to Dusseldorf airport where we have a hotel booked for the night. Then Friday fly to Canada.

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And in Canada...

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