Canada

By Dianne

Making friends in the Cariboo

Not long to go now – under three weeks till we hit the road again. And as often happens we’re just getting to know people! Of course we’d already befriended the Hill family – Jeremy, Paulina and their 6 beautiful children. They live around the corner on Horsefly Rd. Got to babysit again recently. Buddled…

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By Dianne

Breaking records!

In the winter of 2015 we were in Beaconsfield, Montreal. It was the coldest February for 115 years. Lots of snow – one of our favourite things. Since then we’ve had the odd “flurry” in Northern England, the Pyrenees, and Northern Ireland – but nothing to write home about. Well, I did actually write home…

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By Dianne

Hint! Hint!

We are “nesters” and probably one of the most boring couples you know! Life has settled into our usual “stay at home” routine here in the Cariboo. Our main focus is on our house sit dog Maggie – a 10 year old Basset/Hound Dog cross. She lives in her own little heated house in the…

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By Dianne

A real winter!!

Lots of ups and downs here in the Cariboo, Canada. Temperature wise I mean. Ranging from -30C to +8C. We’ve had a few days of “warm weather” so lots less snow around at the moment. We’ve gone from Reg being busy with the snow plough to the danger of slipping over on the ice. Always…

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By Dianne

Lots of snow!

Life has settled down here in outback Canada. We are house sitting a beautiful log cabin on a few acres. Altitude 3200 ft. We’re in a small area called Miocene – 12 kms N/NE of 150 Mile House, British Columbia. It’s situated on Horsefly Rd – the town of Horsefly is another 30 km down…

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