We left Tuesday morning, escorted as we were by our driver, Ed Drouin. Temperatures were frigid; snow swirled, but Ed's all wheel drive Escalade carved its way easily toward Spokane International Airport. Our flight was delayed due to a slow exit of our plane from Boise, which is being slammed with unusually severe winter weather. The delay didn't affect us at all. The Havasu shuttle was waiting for us at the Las Vegas airport when we arrived. (Ain't we lucky to be living in the first world?). We settled in for the two plus hour ride across the desert to Lake Havasu. Mike and Kathy welcomed us into their home, but they weren't nearly as glad to see us as we were to see them (no white stuff in Havasu). Unfortunately, we ran into a small inconvenience when we opened the trailer. Somehow, the refrigeration stopped, so we opened to the rotting smell of Denmark. (Sort of like watching the upcoming inauguration one could suppose.) We spent some time cleaning mold, disinfecting surfaces, and diagnosing why the refrigerator quit. In truth, I think one logical cause is that I actually turned the unit off when we left. This however, could just be fake news. The refrigerator worked fine over night. The smells are dispersing, and tomorrow we're off to Tucson for leg one of this winter's adventure. We treated Mike and Kathy to dinner at a local eatery last night, slept like hamsters in Frac, and enjoyed a fabulous breakfast special of flapjacks, bacon, and juice as prepared by hash slinger extraordinaire, Mike. Today, we'll hook up so we can get an early start toward tomorrow, which at three hundred plus miles is farther than I like to drive in one day. On the way, we'll have coffee with Kel Friesen and Bill Beck, who are out west to hear some steel guitar music. Once again, we feel fortunate to be able to enjoy good friends, wide open spaces, and the majesty of this great country. Stay tuned for the adventure, and while I can't promise a rant free blog, I can promise to remain true to my own world view, which is "Life is good, especially today".
I shoveled the snow off the boat twice (Daughter Elizabeth helped me once). I hope she's still floating in the spring.
Grinning like a Siamese, Judy's ready for this winter's adventure.
Everything except the beer, the castor oil, and the soy sauce was spoiled. I wonder what that says about soy sauce.
Luckily, everything is easily replaceable. Hopefully, the rotten smells will dissipate as quickly as my physical powers have over the years.
Frac, safely tucked into its parking slot at the Ellsworth RV park.
Selfie of the day. Notice, no stocking cap!
Mike, hard at work at the griddle.
Kathy, anxiously awaiting Trump's first press conference. Like many, she's taking a wait and see attitude in this burgeoning Trumpian world. I think her quote was, "Give me a break!"
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