No offense Phoebe, but you are too small to hang out in when it's raining. Add a couple wet dogs to the mix and we are ready to explore.

First we decided to head about 18 km south from Seba Beach to Tomahawk. Who wouldn't want to visit a place called Tomahawk?! Tomahawk has a really nice welcome sign (with geese, not a tomahawk) but it was a bit far from the road so, no photo.

Since our visit, I've learned a bit about the hamlet. The population is 65. Here's a little history from Wikipedia "During the fall of 1902 lumberjacks Ed Martin, Chas. (Charles) Lindell, John Kelly, and John L. Croppley scouted along an old pack trail for land. They returned with reports of good land. In March 1903 the first European settlers arrived, traveling along the same trail. In July of the same year the first woman arrived. The original building for Tomahawk School was constructed in 1909."

So there you have it. We saw a few businesses but of course the hotel with the Dog Gone Saloon...cold beer and hot women...Were to Busy Having fun-fun-fun-fun... takes the tomahawk!

We headed back north past Seba Beach and decided to stop at the 9 Iron Grill at the Pineridge Golf Resort for late breakfast. The restaurant is really nice and breakfast was delicious. 

The rain stopped and we decided to check out the Dragonfly Festival in Wabamun. Wabamun has owned the dragonfly. They have the biggest in the world.

We walked around a bit and checked out the sites.

Before heading home drove around the Wabamun provincial campground. We stopped at the store and received a message from Smokey.

We don’t always follow a logical path. For instance, last year we bought a truck with the explicit purpose of pulling a trailer. Only problem was we didn’t own a trailer. So we had…well…another vehicle that was stored in my office garage. We almost booked a spot at a campground without a trailer too. But that is another story for another day.
 
Mellissa is a much more experienced camper than I am. She has actually camped in a tent and small trailers. For me it is a new experience altogether. Now that I am a co-owner of an Airstream named Phoebe I have a lot to learn. Simple things like how to connect the darn thing to the truck—and the real kicker, how to back the trailer into a camp spot.
 
I watched a lot of videos, most of them not Airstream specific, all about black water, grey water, shore power, dewinterizing and even how to open the awning which to be honest needs to be learned correctly or you can break it. I even recorded on my phone how our friend unhooked the trailer. But truthfully there is only one way of learning. By doing.
 
We’ve been busy lately buying a lot of stuff for Phoebe who is relaxing near Seba Beach, like chairs, outdoor carpets, and even a Camp Chef barbecue and a strange looking pie iron that you throw into a fire. I think a storage shed of some ilk is the last big purchases in our future. What's next? No idea! But I'm excited to find out.

After about a year of searching for an RV that we liked (and could afford) we finally found a 2008, 19ft Airstream Safari. We are thrilled to start exploring!

We decided to start this website because this is a different type of adventure for us. We both document our overseas travels on other websites but this site is dedicated to our travels with our Airstream and our dogs - Phin & Westley.

We purchased the Airstream at the end of May and have been gathering supplies for her ever since. We are RV newbies so we have a lot to learn - thank goodness for Youtube! Our first tow went well and friends helped us set everything up at the spot we have rented for the season. The site is beautiful, the people are friendly and it's only an hour drive west Edmonton.

Naming your Airstream is common in the Airstream community and after our first weekend camping, we decided on Phoebe. The name was suggested by the people we bought her from. Phoebe means bright or shining one. Perfect.

Thanks for following along, we look forward to sharing our experiences with you.