THE NEW ROAD TAKEN

Nov.29/09

We moved out of the trailer on Tuesday and packed all our clothing, food, non-freezables and personal items into bags and boxes to bring to the furnished condo. We winterized the trailer next and left it all alone at the RV site while we headed for the big city and high tower living.

The check-in to the condo was fairly quick and we were asked to do an assessment of the condition of everything before we moved in. We found a few scrapes, scratches and marks and had a week to report any others. As expected, we found a few more things like a cracked sink, broken blind string and a leaky toilet that Stuart fixed. All the rest was okay but needed a thorough cleaning which we did over the next 2 days.

By Thursday we were fully settled in and had also re-arranged the living room furniture, closet linens and all the kitchen items to suit our preference. You wouldn’t believe how many dinner plates and towels are in this condo.

We’ve walked to the downtown area a couple of times and it is very convenient to the library, post office, grocery stores and a plethora of restaurants. We walked past more than one East Indian restaurant and they smelled incredibly good. Another convenience was a H1N1 vaccine clinic at Prospera Place (arena) which is only a block away, so we went for our shots. The line-up was small as there were about 20 nurses ready to poke your arm and make it hurt (or make you cry if you were a kid).

On Saturday we went back to the Holiday Park Resort and towed the trailer to the storage yard in Winfield. We wanted to do it before the end of the month in case the weather deteriorated, but it had already turned as we had rain and snowflakes while we were moving. A good sign that it’s time to be in a warm, comfortable location before winter truly arrives.