2011 Trip across the US
2012 Trip across the US
2014 Trip across the US
2015 Trip to Alaska
2015-16 Southwest Trip
2016 New England Trip
2016 - 17 Southwest Trip
2017 - 18 Trip to Pick Up a New Escape 21 Trailer & More
2018 - 19 Trip to Winnipeg & the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
2019 - 2020 Trip to the Southwest
2021 - 2022 Trip to the Southwest
2022 - 2023 Trip to the Hungry Mother Rally
Saturday, July 4, 2026 - Home, 0 Miles, 0 Miles For The Trip
Happy 4th of July & 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Time to start getting ready for an annual trip to Bolerama in Ontario, Canada, and then on to Takoma Park, MD to see my daughter's family. As usual, the Guidos will travel with me.
It has been hot! Oswego hit 99°F last week and has been in the 90's for a couple of days. While other parts of upstate NY do often hit the 90's, Oswego has Lake Ontario next door (across the street from me) and the lake has been a modifier of temperatures; warmer Falls and cooler Springs & Summers. 90's are (or used to be) rare. I didn't need air conditioning until a couple of years ago. Now I have a mini split in the living room and in the bedroom. It has finally cooled off, only 73°F at 2:00 today.
I started packing the trailer in a light rain. I don't know if I'll get a chance to wash it before I leave on Wednesday, but it isn't too bad. I do have a small boo boo in the truck. I backed into a stake bed truck and put a dent/hole in the tailgate. Evidently it can't be repaired, but replaced. Over $2K.
While it was hot last week, the blueberries are running behind. By this time I would usually have done a first picking but the earliest bush is just starting to show some blue color. I'm afraid that they will all come in over the next 2 weeks that I'm gone. At least the birds will have a treat. I also had to pull the garlic a bit early.
I've finished of the radishes & asparagus and started on the snap peas. This is the second year I planted Sugar Snap peas that have inedible pods. Luckily, I also planted Cascadia Sugar Snap peas and they are great. So far one small tomato on the tomato plant.
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As to trailer projects, not many. I did add a light to the top of the medicine cabinet. I was always unhappy with the standard bathroom light behind me when I was looking in the mirror. I found an LED strip with a switch that just fit above the cabinet. Now I have light on my face rather than a shadow.
That's about it for the day. I'll probably do another post when the Guidos get here on Tuesday.
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July 4, 2026