Where Haven't We Been?

332 days on the road

In our exploration of small towns where we might settle we were talking about which towns haven't we spent time in. It comes down really to Nanaimo and Victoria.

I am from Victoria and know it fairly well, anyhow we couldn't afford to buy anything there. But Nanaimo I don't know very well. So if we see a gap coming up in the schedule we might put out a call for Nanaimo.

Here is how it usually works:

If there is a hole in the schedule and we need somewhere to stay I often put a call out to all the people we have house and pet sat for in the past. Sometimes one of them will jump at the dates just so they can get away.

But in this case, we might explore Nanaimo, so I would let people know if they have friends near Nanaimo to tell them we are available. Then if no response I would pop something onto craigslist. We have been lucky twice with this method and ended up in really nice homes.

So, you see, the planning is always on the cooker. The only problem we have is that we DO intend to buy, but we don't know when. That is why we are not taking long term housesits (not that we have been offered one). So right now, we live month to month and it is a very good life.