Technology, Food, Travel and Life from the Perspective of a Retired Dude
Was just flipping some pictures from last year and came across this one, ignore the flower baskets pay attention to the tree. April 26, 2021 Now look at this one I just took, first of all no baskets!! The tree, I think that shows how this spring has been so different from last spring. April… Continue reading Slow Year
So who does one support if Canada get to play England?
So I am getting around to writing up my journey so far, I just have not had the inclination to do any writing about my Cancer, and so this will bring things up to date as of my surgery and I promise to get some other post wrote over the next couple of weeks, just… Continue reading Surgery and Hospital Stay
So here we are, a brief account of where we are so far as I have kept things out of the general populous as I wanted a close family of mine to get to hear personally and not through social media. Back in May of this year so I went to get my prescriptions renewed… Continue reading PFC
I was hoping to post the info of the final leg of my first EV road trip once I arrived, fortunately for you, I have a lot more to say as that final leg was an adventure, and therefore taking a little longer to write. However, it does contain some jaw dropping news for anyone… Continue reading Coming Soon
I could have actually made it to Mount Robson where there are a couple of fast chargers, but they are only 25kw, so opted to get to 80% in Blue River then can top up to 80% at Robson then use the level 2 charger to get to 100%. Jasper is an unknown, there are… Continue reading Stop 3 Blue River
This section of the trip was up through a couple of mountain passes. The Cougahalla and seemed like I climbed most of the way thus at times the average KWH was hitting 31, which is a lot considering around Nanaimo I get 13 kWh and from home to Hope I was getting around 14. However… Continue reading Hope to Kamloops
Stopped in Hope to top up the charge to 80%, this will get me to Kamloops. I used one of the new Electrify Canada stations, nice and bright, although at 2am there is nothing open nearby, so just sit and wait, well for 20 minutes. Nice and Bright at 2am
Well here we are ready to set off on the first road trip in the Kobe EV. Having never had a electric vehicle this first trip is be done with a certain degree of trepidation, I am sure it will be fine, and I see this as a great adventure . I have been following… Continue reading The EV Road Trip
Back in February after many stressful trips in the car with a crazy dog, I was wondering about the suitability of a 4 door sedan and having a border collie puppy. The 4 door sedan was a Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, a car we bought as we planned our move to British Columbia with its $1.50l… Continue reading Electric Car
Trying some new looks with the blog, so sorry if it is a little inconsistent over the next couple of weeks as I settle on a new look and customize it. Been a while since I posted with life getting in the way along with a new puppy which swallowed up my time with just… Continue reading New Look New Outlook
A quiet time on the beach, life is good here on the island and look forward to many more visits to chill and relax.
The Retired Dude 