trailerdeco

Side of semi being decorated by nephew and friend a day before the big move.

 

traveldog

I left with the van and our two dogs first, she kept giving me that "are we there yet" look. We camped at the city campground until the semi driver arrived with our worldly possessions and I led the way to our property in a ranching community. As it was the land was too wet to drive onto so our neighbour has rented us a spot until things dry up and our road to the homesite is finished.

stuck

As I mentioned it was wet on our property….so after we got the van out, yes, the truck was stuck for a few minutes. We are learning the "way of clay" when it is wet!

chargecont

Brian with Andrew in the trailer looking at the solar charge controller. Brian drove up the jeep and stayed for a week helping with the setup of our temporary home.

dogpen

First things first, set up a pen for the dogs so they don't go running off into the wild blue yonder!

pickupbarn

Picking up the battery barn shed in Chetwynd. The shed will be the home for the solar batteries.

temphome

And here is our temporary homesite. Nicely tucked into poplar regrowth from logging a few years ago, it is very cozy. Lovely to hear the wind blowing through the leaves and looking out our windows and seeing nothing but green! We are staying in an older 5th wheel located in front of the van.

trussesup

The barn trusses are up!

temphome2

Brian had started to mow around the driveway which made it look so much more organized soo.. I got my hands on it. While he was busy with the shed I cleared a spot for our tent screen we had received as a going away gift.

 

roofers 

The roof goes on the shed.

eveningsky

This was looking north over top of our 5th wheel.

firstbattery

The first of the 4 solar batteries is brought into the new battery barn.

panelsup

With the batteries set up, the solar panels came next.

toast2

And here we have power to run the toaster the next morning!

hungup

Andrew cutting wood on our homesite. With winter coming, we have to cut and dry wood to last the season.

mowing

Here I am mowing the regrowth at our homesite. This is looking east along our new road.

theyard

 

firewood

These trees all lean towards the creek so sometimes we need to pull them up for cutting.

theyard2 

At our homesite looking south. We have 3/4 of an acre cleared on our section so we have a ways to go before there is any land for cultivation. But first a house to live in! (Andrew is coiling a rope, if you're wondering.)