Daylight is lengthening, days are warming, and there’s a list of last minute stuff to finish here in the North Carolina mountains. One needed project at my cabin was more storage. I contemplated one of several storage building designs. Ultimately I settled on a ‘root cellar’ that I dug out in the ‘basement’, complete with ample shelving for larger items, lumber, stored materials, etc. It cost little more than my own sweat equity, and was well worth doing. Because of this, I spent time sorting and storing ‘stuff’ that probably should be simply tossed!
The big thrill this winter season was paying a visit to Sheldon in Halifax over Christmas 2022, and seeing his new house. Also my first road trip through New England! A friend and I drove one of his Sprinter vans up, and saw the sights both on the way up the Atlantic Coast through Maine, and into New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. A few highlights included: Chesapeake Bay tunnel, Annapolis, Coast Guard Academy, LL Bean Store and Outlet, and Boston (i.e Beacon Hill and Parker House) ! Also visiting by car and on bike the lovely and historic port of Halifax, surrounding coastal towns, Bay of Fundy, and Sheldon’s cute house! We were able to contribute to some interior room painting.
Return trip to the USA was via plane to Boston, and then Amtrac Boston to Greenville, SC (a forgettable rail trip on a poorly run Amtrac). Highlight on the train was a day in Washington, incl Capitol tour and Smithsonian) There was much more in New England to see, both going and coming, and I hope for this on another trip.
As with last year, I closed up the cabin and left mid-April for a flight from Greenville – Spartanburg (GSP) to Vancouver. Then a ferry over to Victoria to see my daughter and where my little Ford Focus wagon is stored, a drive up Vancouver Island onto a logging road to the government dock at Zeballos, and a boat ride to beautiful Esperanza for the 2023 summer season.
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