Tuesday 28 February 2017

Monday - Tuesday, Feb 28th.

Let me see if I can recount the last couple of days.
Monday - We had a busy day packing stuff and loading it in the truck.  We had a very good start on the project, the truck box was about 90% full when we finished.  We got the electric meter read and settled that account with the park, put a move notice in our mail box, etc.  I got the awnings put down on the outside of the trailer and fastened in place.  I dug out the reflective insulation that we put in the windows, it really helps with the intense summer heat and got about half of the windows covered.  Marg cleaned out the fridge and cupboards.  She packed what will travel and gave the rest to Doris.  The rest was quite a bit, in fact about 8 bags full, too much for them really, so she shared it with two other gals in the area.
  She saved enough food for lunch, so we had a sandwich and then went out to look for a few things.  We had a last minute call asking her to look for a few things for Vanessa to wear post surgery and had a bit of success at Ross's.
  Then it was back home where I cleaned the BBQ and then we started putting some of the stuff in the Az room, like my bike, the folding chairs, etc.  Next project was to put some support pieces on the fence around the back patio.  It just sits above ground on cement deck blocks and fell over in a big storm 2 years ago.  Marg cleaned the place and washed the floor.  A difficult day for her as there were visitors off and on most of the day.
  We made it to happy hour and said farewell to some very good people.  We were so busy that we never had time to go around the park, so it was pretty much whoever we happened on to for that part.  Fortunately supper was no problem as Doris & Kenny had us over.  She made a lovely dinner with country fried steak, and all the trimmings finished off with a pineapple pie.  She had made one for the park wide sale, but I never got any.  It was very good and we were all glad she gave us an opportunity to taste it, her pies are legendary.
  The rains started, late in the day, so it was a good thing we got the outside stuff done.
Tuesday - We got up early and packed the rest of our stuff and loaded it.  By then the back seat was pretty much full as well as the box. 
  I put RV antifreeze [it doesn't evaporate or freeze] in the drains and covered them with a zip lock bag filled softly with water.  These are to prevent critters from coming into the place through the drains.  To illustrate how big the problem can be, the pic is of a cockroach, the big ones that can come out of the sewer if the traps dry out.  Then I put cling wrap on the toilet tank and bowl to keep it from drying out as well as a couple of the zip locks in the bowl.
   By 7:45 we were done and on the road.  By 7:46 we made our way back to the trailer and I turned off the water.  By 7:48 we were really done and on the road.  It was raining, fairly hard actually until we got through Mesa.  We took a guys advice and went right through the centre of Phoenix in the HOV lane and it worked very well, so we stopped in Goodyear for a bite at the golden arches.  After that the roads were dry and bare.  Stopped in Kingman for fuel and picked up a bite to take on the road.  Made it through Las Vegas in fairly light traffic on the freeway.  With each mile the temperature kept getting lower and the fuel prices higher.  We were in Spanish Forks in good time, so drove all the way through Salt Lake City, stopping in Layton; 775 miles today, but we are well positioned.  How low did the temp get, well minus 3 C with snow on the ground in northern Utah. 
  Must get some rest now.  Will try and update you tomorrow.

2 comments:

  1. Glad to hear you had a safe travel day... love you x

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  2. And remembered to turn the water off lol x

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