Mossleigh, AB

Tuesday - We are here at Aspen Crossing RV Park near Mossleigh, AB, for one more night and will head south tomorrow for Montana. I've been going through the refrigerator and pantry to try and identify what needs to be tossed before crossing the border. There is a surprisingly long list of items that are restricted.

There is a lot of rain in the forecast for the rest of the week. I packed up the clam after drying it out. At the suggestion of friends, I inverted the clam to dry out the bottom parts. It worked pretty well. 

Wednesday - We decided to stay here for a couple more days since heavy rain is forcasted for most of today and tomorrow. The next place was a first-come, first-served campground, so no reservations. It's convenient to stay here for a couple more days.

The refrigerator/freezer/pantry clean out continues. Trying to use up what we have instead of getting more groceries and trying to find places to put them. Space is much more limited in the class C.

Last night at 10:01pm MDT, I sent my Winlink check-in on 40m using the RMS in Las Vegas, NV. The connection was pretty noisy but the message still sent. I initially tried the RMS in eastern Oregon but there was a lot of intermittent noise. Possibly from the storms.

Thursday - It dropped into the high 40s (°F) last night. Time to start heading south. 

I signed up for the morning test session but the potential candidate didn’t finish the paperwork nor pay the fee so no test. 

I packed the HF radio and antenna yesterday so I just used the telnet interface to check for a confirmation email. Very quick and easy but not really in the spirit of radio-email. 

We have been right at the edge of all the rain for most of the morning. And with the cooler temperatures, we have been going through the propane. We are under ¼ tank for the first time on the trip. I think that the Petro Canada station in Vulcan sells propane and that will be on our way south tomorrow morning.