After the last 36 hours I have decided that there is a fine line between brave and stupid . . . BRAVE, driving to Calgary to pick-up a 23 ft vintage trailer when you haven’t actually towed anything for almost four decades . . . STUPID, giving yourself two days to do it! BRAVE, taking on Calgary traffic with said trailer . . . STUPID, doing it in rush hour! BRAVE, sleeping in the new trailer the first night in Medicine Hat on a sub-zero night in March . . . STUPID, not figuring out how to light the pilot light on the furnace before being awake for 17-hours and spending 10+ hours of that driving! P.s. I do not see the appeal in over-nighting in the Walmart parking lot.

I haven’t been out of the province in six years, so heading out with my new pup and my best friend seemed like a big adventure. In 2002 km we saw a breath-taking sunrise, got a peak at the mountains through the clouds, and saw so many deer, a few antelope, a couple of coyotes, a fox, a snowy owl, and the return of Canada geese (a sure sign that Spring is on its way).

The decision to purchase a vintage camper to fix-up and work out of during the summer “boondocking” with the dogs while my man is at work at a fly-in camp was made out of a desire to have more adventures and make memories. If the last two days are any indication, Betty Boop (what I have named my camper) is well on the way to helping me accomplish these goals! I know that we will be re-telling the stories of this trip around camp fires for years to come and depending on the day, we will have been either incredibly brave, or incredibly stupid!

Other progress that I have made on my list – I tried a new wine, went for coffee, tried a new recipe, started a conversation with a stranger, volunteered 15 hours, visited my daughter, lost 4 lbs, drove some new roads, watched a couple of sunsets, and more than a couple of sunrises.