A trailer emerges.

VIP Motel, Parksville BC (2 stars)

We visited mom, Ralph and Simona today to welcome Ralph and Simona back from Mexico.

After that, we decided to stop by the storage unit and decide whether we could pack any further The storage yard manager came by to say hello and volunteered to check again if U-Haul would rent us a trailer for a one-way trip to Edmonton.

Eureka! We will be getting a trailer. The packing nightmare has come to an end.

Our minds are focused on how efficiently can we pack our life into a trailer.

Stiffling a very large 'guffaw' we just dug in and packed as much as possible, and gave in to renting a trailer. We were fortunately there at the right time to snatch the newly available U-Haul. We will have no issue filling it.

Unfortunately mom has had a medical set-back, and she is now in the hands of the medical care in Nanaimo. I am glad Ralph and Simona are not in Mexico and are able to support mom.

Our boys are looking for a suitable place (minimal stairs) for us in Edmonton.

One last leg for Roads Less Gravelled. The long way home.