29 June 2008

Moving Day!


June 27th, 2008

Moving day is here and it is time for us to begin a new chapter in our lives. We signed the papers to sell the house yesterday and the moving van is loading all our stuff today. We'll head out for St. Regis, Montana, once the moving truck leaves, expected to be around 3pm.

Well, here we are at 7pm and the truck is almost loaded. Looks like we'll be heading out around 8:30 pm with an expected arrival in St. Regis just after midnight because of the 1 hour time change.

Uh oh...the moving van left and we loaded the motorhome, hooked up the "toad" and had no electric power to the brakes and tail signals. After much frustration and playing around with the plugs our wonderful neighbors (ex-neighbors now) Brian and Brendan spliced the pigtail connector and wired some magnetic tow lights that were donated by a friend from church so we could get under way. We pulled out of Colfax about 10 pm.

The drive from Colfax to St. Regis was uneventful and mostly boring since it was well after dark. The road construction made things a bit harrowing as we descended Lookout Pass in narrow lanes with concrete barriers on both sides but we made it safely and hooked up at the RV site around 3 AM.

Tomorrow we head for a few days at Glacier National Park near Whitefish, Montana. Hope you'll join us on this great adventure as we post pictures and stories of what we hope will be an exciting journey.

Rob

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

AHHH what a start!!!
How was it driving that far in the house on wheels?
So glad you are safe! Hope you got some good rest finally. We continue to pray...
Love the Wilsons

Unknown said...

Kate, Rob and Grace,
This is going to be a good time! For you guys traveling and for us stay at homes following your progress. Grace has grown so much!!!What a doll!! Looking forward to your trip!!

Dee

CR said...

You guys are dissing the wonderfully smoked-filled CA so I don't think I'll check out your journey all that much.

Unaffordable high gas prices are no excuse. You are making the BIG dollars now.