{"id":23135,"date":"2013-01-24T09:04:11","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T15:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=17937"},"modified":"2016-09-19T13:57:12","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T10:57:12","slug":"quiet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/quiet\/","title":{"rendered":"QUIET"},"content":{"rendered":"

I forgot what quiet sounds like… this morning was the first in way, way, way too long (months? years?) that I was able to wake up under my own steam: no cars racing by, no leaf blowers by the rig, no truck reefers, no birds chirping, nothing. Just blessed peace and quiet.<\/p>\n

It was really foggy this morning, but the sun has come out and the batteries are charging. Gina requested a video of the surf, but there isn’t really much of it here on this quiet bay. I have made note of the request, though. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The water is surprisingly warm and with sunny highs in the low 20s for the next few days, I may actually take out my bathing suit. I’m Canadian. I can swim in 50 degree water if I have to and this water is warmer than that!<\/p>\n

I had hoped to just stay in today, but I really do need more computer charge than I have, so I may go for a drive and check out the environs.<\/p>\n

Saturday, I’m looking forward to a meetup with blog reader Pam, who was kind enough to accept some packages for me. “Sure, I’ll gladly accept mail for you” is one of the best gifts you can give a full-timer on the move. \ud83d\ude42 Of course, general delivery is always an option, but with a house address, I can take advantage of Amazon Prime free two-day shipping.<\/p>\n

I so wish I was American and that I didn’t have to feel on the move all the time, even when paused. In the back of my mind, I always have that little voice reminding me that there is a very long slog to make back to the border.<\/p>\n

But I may end up going just a little further south with the rig this winter. Nuevo Progreso, Mexico, a safe border town, is just four hours away and I’m overdue to see a dentist. So I may get the rig a little closer to the border, drive there with the truck, and walk across for a day, like I did in Tijuana<\/a>. At any rate, that wouldn’t be well until the end of February. I’d like to sit mostly still at home for a few weeks, rest, and let the coffers fill up again. So I don’t know how exciting the blog will be in the next few weeks, but I will share the projects I’m working on.<\/p>\n

Reader poll, what should I do with my new wall<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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– leave it as it is
\n– paint it yellow<\/a>
\n– paint it golden brown<\/a>
\n– stain<\/a> it
\n– some other option<\/p>\n

I was leaning towards stain, but there is a lot of wood filler<\/a> and it’s not staining as nicely as it should. So paint seems like the best option. The more I look at the wall, the more I think the side panels should be yellow like the other walls in the room and the door<\/a> should be golden brown like the other solid doors. Hmm, I think I have my answer! But I’m open to suggestions. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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