… On The Road (Again) …

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Well, PODS was scheduled to pick up the first POD (which was blocking our travel trailer) on Tuesday morning and we planned to leave on Wednesday morning after last minute errands on Tuesday. However, one of the company’s drivers called in sick on Tuesday which threw the entire week’s schedule off, and they pushed our pick-up out until a week later. That was unacceptable to us; after some time on the telephone Sue was able to convince them to pick-up on on Wednesday. So, Wednesday morning the driver showed up and loaded the large POD that was blocking the travel trailer and hauled it to their facility in Manteca.

After running a few last minute errands we pulled out about 1:00 PM headed for Texas! We will miss the view from our back deck, but we won’t miss the policies and politics of California. While we leave many VERY GOOD friends behind, we can’t wait to spend time with our grandchildren!

We made it as far as the Safety Rest Stop on Highway 58 near Boron, CA where we stayed for the night. Larry pulled the travel trailer with our Titan pickup and Sue pulled the boat / antenna trailer with her Subaru. Can you say “Grapes of Wrath?”

Today (Thursday) we made it to Williams, AZ and are staying in the Grand Canyon Railway RV Park with AC (over 103 F coming across the desert today. We also hooked up the cable TV for the first time and get 25 channels! This evening we will plan our travels for tomorrow. We have discovered that Sue only needs to fuel up (Subaru Forester) every second time that Larry fuels up (Nissan Titan).

California in my rear view!
(crossing the Colorado River near Needles, CA)