chapter two

And now for the rest of the Story...

My first day of retirement was on November 1st and I relaxed for the first week, hanging out with friends and family, doing all the things I don't normally have time for.  Then I got down to work, organizing and getting everything packed and ready to hit the road.  But, this is Saskatchewan, and it is now mid November and the Semi has the wrong kind of fuel and the temperature is now hovering around -25, so unpack we must!  I didn't know (did you?) that there is summer diesel and winter diesel, and we have summer fuel and it has jelled, so we will wait awhile for the temperature to warm up.  After a week, or so, the temperatures turned around and warmed up enough that Larry jumped in and went for winter fuel.  Needless to say, as soon as I heard that truck start I was reloading (with Collin's help, he wanted us gone as much as we wanted to be gone!) the trailer.  When he returned he backed onto the lawn to hook up to the trailer and pull it onto the street.  Now, here's another reason to leave before snow, he got stuck!  Between the snow and the curb, the wheels started spinning and turned the "path" into ice.  We shoveled and put down side walk salt, but it was me giving a push that got us out.
The next day, November 29th, we left home for Blaine and Linda's farm in Southern Saskatchewan.  We had an awesome visit, playing cards, Larry doing farm stuff with Blaine, and checking out maps, making plans to meet up sometime in the States.  After leaving the farm, we spent the first 3 nights in hotels because the trailer is still winterized with no water and it's darn cold out still.  We travelled through   snow, freezing fog, freezing rain, and finally the sun came out around Salt Lake City.  We arrived at our first destination, Mesquite Nevada, on December 7th.

YIPPEE!

We've arrived!

Let the holiday begin!