And even more Bayfield Mews progress

Since we had a bit of sun this morning we decided to head over to Bayfield (from Waterloo where we are staying) to pick up any mail and check the undoubtedly amazing progress since Sunday. We didn't get much mail, just flyers, but there has been noticeable construction progress. Things are happening.

On the way over we noticed a large white object in a field by the road:

A lone swan in the cornfield stubble

If you look carefully in the center, you'll see some Canada Goose buddies nearby

Our stopped car made the Canada Geese nervous enough to take to the air

Also on the way over, near Nithburg, we saw a sign for a horse breed we've never heard of before, Bashkir Curly:

There has been noticeable progress inside and out at our Mews place:

The trim guys were hard at work on the block, might be done today

The front trim is close to done. Grading has been done for drive and walkway concrete

The gas fireplace is roughed in, and the vinyl plank flooring is done

The master bedroom walls and floor

Our block is Lucky #13. Block 14 has started (4 more units) on the other side of the road from us, leaving just the 4 units in block 15 to be started next year:

More Bayfield Mews progress

We were over to Bayfield today, a nicer day for a drive. No construction workers today, so no chance of interfering with them. We couldn't get in the house though, so inside pictures were taken through windows.

The brickwork is all done now, interior painting is well underway, and floor tile is being laid:

Den / second bedroom

From front door down the hall, tile is half installed

Looking in the rear window towards the kitchen wall

Master bedroom. Tile laid in master bath and closet.

Looking out the front hallway

Gas fireplace exhaust

 It's getting there.






 

Bayfield Mews progress

We were to Bayfield today to get a few things done. 

One thing was to put the van away for the winter, the end of a memorable summer:

The van in its winter home

We'll be settling in with our Waterloo daughter and family until our new place at the Bayfield Mews is ready to occupy. There were encouragements today. 

Inside painting is well underway:

Living room, looking out the back

Kitchen area

The flooring tiles were piled up waiting for installation. I forgot to get a picture of the ceramic tile that's going in the hallway and bathrooms, but this is the vinyl plank that will be used everywhere else:

 
We had to ask that the master bath be repainted, as we didn't like the colour match with the master bedroom.

Our patio slab is poured and looks good:

 
The target for bringing in appliances is the week of Nov 18. By then the floors and cabinets should be done. The countertops will follow shortly after. It's going to get done!
 

Back to Ontario - Clinton ON tonight

We had a very pleasant last-day drive home, a cool beautiful fall day. 

A couple of days ago we had lunch at a Cracker Barrel (and leftovers for lunch yesterday). In their store we saw something for a very sweet tooth:

Note there are 2 cups in the pack, total 1 lb!!

Today we stopped by our new place in Bayfield Mews. It's coming along, but slowly. 

Garage door and front window are in, so more-or-less weather-tight now

The back patio area is prepared for the concrete slab, about 12x18 feet

Inside is drywalled but not painted

After a stop for a construction update and mail in Bayfield, we carried on to Clinton where we'll be moochdocking at some friends tonight.

We had a good night last night in yet another Walmart. We decided to find one off the highway, as the last couple have been pretty noisy. One in Angola IN fit the bill, and was a good stop.

Angola is a bit north of Auburn IN, which has been a common stop with us. The Angola Walmart is about 3 miles off the highway though, and no highway noise at all. Maybe because it's so far off the highway, there were no big-rig trucks there, just us and one other camper. You'd still have to stop at Auburn or Lansing for the Cracker Barrel though. 😀

We stuck with I69 from Angola to the Port Huron MI border crossing. Although rough in places, I69 is improved from earlier years, and a straight-forward drive. The border crossing was likely the easiest we've ever had. He only asked one question, "how long were we in the US?". After a few seconds perusing his computer, he waved us on in to Canada.
 
Today's route:

Sikeston MO to Angola IN

Another long driving day. It was a pretty day, and lots of tree colours along the way. We didn't stop for pictures today though, we were trying to get north of Ft Wayne to make our last day to home an easy one. See recent posts from The Furry Gnome or The Bayfield Bunch for some great fall colour pictures.

Getting through Indianapolis from I70 eastbound to I69 northbound was an absolute nightmare today! Some recent construction, it didn't seem recent enough to confuse the GPS, but we finally had to turn it off, it was totally lost and confusing us even more. It was about 3pm, and lots of fast traffic didn't help us at all. We did get through ok though in the end. Maybe we should have taken 465?

We'll try hard to not go through Indianapolis again, going or coming. One alternative we've done a time or two is to take US24 west from Ft Wayne, then find a good road to head south to I70 (like US 41), or even take US24 through to I57.


Here's today's map: