Quarantine Day 10 & 11

Awoke with a bit of energy this morning. Less smoke in the air, I can actually see Santa Fe, though it is still hazy.

Did the morning chores. I am now making a loaf of bread and a tray of chocolate brownies.

Today was a cooking day, made some wings for lunch and snacking on.

So basically I cooked and stuffed my face all day.

Not much else to do while sitting in self-isolation.

Did do some more trimming in the garden. Working on figuring out why my lawn tractor won't start. Went through all the trouble shooting, will have to call support on Monday.

Smoke continues to clear. We have had some very strong gusts of wind at sunset the last two nights. It has blown over my plants and hammock.

Quarantine Day 9

Sunrise

Did the morning chores. Charging up the batteries for the garden tools so I can do some yard work later.

Added some wood to the hot tub.

My house sitter came by to drop off a few things and pick up a few items. She sure is going to miss the hot tub.

Air is a little clearer today, I can almost see Santa Fe and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

Already hot and muggy, am inside with the A/C going.

Received a call from the USPS about the missing package. They told me what I already knew and said they would send it to the next level. Have a feeling that I will never see this package again.

Climbed in the hot tub at sunset and relaxed before going to bed.

 

Quarantine Day 8

Still no sign of the smoke letting up. Got up too late to get a picture this morning. Went out to water and feed the birds. I will reheat the hot tub in a bit.

Made french toast and bacon for breakfast.

Have to call and see if the local feed store has any peanuts, my scrub-jays are looking for them.

Before leaving Rhode Island, I sent 3 packages to myself, two were delivered and the 3rd is missing. Just sent a inquiry to USPS, let's see how long it takes for a reply and how long it will take to receive the package.

Went to the Feed Store and stocked up on bird feed. Grabbed another sprinkler attachment for the drip system in the vegetable garden

The smoke seems to be starting to dissipate a bit. I could actually see a few lights from Santa Fe at night.

Quarantine Day 7

This morning's sunrise.

Did the daily watering and threw some wood on the hot tub. It is such a pleasure to get up and climb in a nice hot tub. Watch the birds eating and there is no sound.

Pretty lazy day, smoke is making it hard to do much. 

Did a bit of weeding and triming the plants. Tomatoes are starting to ripen, there are a few ears of corn that are looking good. Hoping to get some good potatoes out of the remaining plants. There are only a few melons and onions, the carrots are looking good.

 

I believe squirrel has moved into the garden, but it is not touching the vegetables, yet.

Hoping these fires will get under control and the smoke will start to dissipate.

I have refilled the hummingbird feeders but not many are coming around.

Until tomorrow, have a good day.

Quarantine Day 6

Sunrise on a cloudy, smokey morning.

Sunflower

Curved Billed Thrasher

Awoke to smokey skies, again. Did my daily watering and feeding the birds. Added some wood the hot tub, climbed in for a morning soak.

Sent in my grocery order, for pickup this morning.

Drove into town to get my groceries, contactless pickup. Then I drove straight home again.

Had a chat with Lisa, Lola escaped again. Barefoot chase down a gravel driveway.

Rest of the day uneventful, lots of smoke in the air, makes it difficult to do much.

I did get to watch the Giants beat the Diamondbacks, again.

 

Quarantine Day 5

Smokey Sunrise

Smoke is very heavy this morning.

Did the usual, watered the plants, started to heat up the hot tub and had breakfast.

Jack joined me for breakfast.

Received a text from Lisa last night she made it home at 9:30 pm her time, 11:30 pm my time. Exhausted by she has arrived and it seems the dogs love their new yard.

Smoked filled the skies all day today. Went in the hot tub before lunch and again after dinner. Hoping it is warm in the morning.

Going back to watch the final innings of the Giants game. Love those cutouts. 

Quarantine Day 4

This mornings sunrise

Very lazy day, had to drag myself out of bed. Sore back, need to reheat the hot tub and climb in.

Fed the birds and did the watering.

Made some breakfast and discovered that my food delivery person forgot the eggs.

Just heard that Lisa made to Alaska at about 9:30am.

Update: Lisa made it to Alaska. She had to get up at 4am to make to the border by 9am. They only give you 24 hours to cross the Yukon. They had made a mistake on her paperwork when she entered, it showed her having to leave the same day she entered. It did not turn out to be an issue.

She went to US customs and sailed right through, the dogs even got a treat for the agents. They reviewed her paperwork and gave her a bunch of paperwork, which she threw on the seat on drove off.

I believe she said that she pulled over around 10 am to feed the dogs, which she hadn't had time to do before. Each dog wears a harness, a leash is attached. the leashes are then secured to a carabiner that is attached to the car. She went to get their food and bowls from the back. As she came around the car she saw and animal int the road, then she thought that it looks like a beagle. She thinks someone else has a beagle out here. Then she looks down and sees that "Houdini" aka "Lola" has once again slipped her harness. 

Lisa calls out to Lola and she turns and starts running back. You can not make a move towards Lola after she is headed to you or she will bolt. Lisa made a slight move when Lola was about 6 feet away. Lola turned, Lisa shouted "LOLA DROP", she did and she peed. Lisa put them in the car and they were not to come out until she got home.

Which she had intended to spend another night in a hotel, as it was a long drive to Homer. Remember those papers she threw on the seat, she read them. Basically it said that you will go straight to the place where you will quarantine , do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars. No gas station stops, No bathroom stops, No food stops, DO NOT LEAVE YOU VEHICLE "PERIOD". GMAFB

Waiting to hear if she gotten home, she figured around 8:30pm.

So, now you get hear about what I ate today.....

Quarantine Day 3

Sunrise Smokey Skies

Went out to feed the birds Waiting for a bit more sun before watering, give the batteries time to charge back up.

Good time to defrost the refrigerator, as it is empty and I will be getting my food delivery today.

10:30am Sammy just delivered my groceries. Yeah, I have food in the house.

Dry rubbed some chicken wings and made some hamburger patties and put them on the grill. had the wigs with some corn on the cob for lunch. Had a hamburger patty with a baked potato for dinner.

Ate the dinner before I got a picture.(aren't you lucky)

Afternoon cloud formation.

Nothing like a soak in the tub after dinner.

Thus ends day 3 of quarantine. 

Quarantine Day 2

Sunrise through the smoke.

Cerrillos, New Mexico

Today, I got up and went out to water and check all the mouse and rat traps. The traps had not been checked in awhile, found two petrified squirrels and one snake.

I have refilled the hot tub and will fire it up later for a good soaking.

Came in and made myself some french toast for breakfast.

Contacted my friend, Sammy, sent her a grocery list, since I am in quarantine and can't go out. She will deliver to me tomorrow. 

My hand hurts like hell, so I will probably sit inside with the air conditioner on. The skies are filled with smoke from fires in Arizona, Colorado and one that started here yesterday. 

Lazy day walked around the yard. Searched through my current food situation and mad lunch from potatoes, from the garden, onion, sliced hot dog, brussel sprouts, with garlic sliced, fresh ground pepper.

Sat and watched a movie. When I needed a snack, I made some chocolate chip cookies.

The sun sets on Day 2 of my quarantine.

Lisa made it from Fort St. John to Muncho Lake.

Quarantine Day 1

 As you may know my trip was cut short at the Canadian border.

This morning I awoke and loaded the first of three loads of laundry. Because I am solar I have to wait for the sun to hit the panels before starting the machine.

Went out to my garden, checked that the holding tank, I have well water, was full and then started to turn on the drip system. Found a leak where the bunnies had chewed one of the lines, so I had to fix that.

Went to the vegetable garden and found it was overrun with goat heads. So I got my gloves on and my weeding tool and started to pull them up. The gloves didn't work so well, as I got a huge blister that took off a layer or two of skin.

The pile of weeds and my blister.

I switched the drip system and started to drain my hot tub, so I could clean it and refill it. It was full of algae so I had to scrub it and am leaving it empty to dry out overnight. Tomorrow I will refill it and leave it cool since it is so hot out.

Switched to the last drip line, turned on the well pump to refill the tank so I could do the laundry.

Went in and started the first load.

I started to go through my camera equipment and discovered I had left my camera on the floor of my friend's car. He had picked me up in a BMW, which would not make up my dirt road. We went to his house and switched over to his jeep. Being late and exhausted, I grabbed my three bags and left the camera. Sent him a text and asked for him to take it out of the car and I would drop by later to get it.

I know, I broke quarantine, but I had to go get my mail which is four mile down the hill. My house sitter had told me her key wasn't working. I used her key and it opened right up. I also picked up my camera.

By this time it was very hot, I was still doing laundry and cannot run the A/C at the same time. The limitations of my solar system.

I made a loaf of bread as I was out.

Finally, had time to sit and write yesterday's, trials and tribulations.

The sun has set and I am going to veg out in front of the TV.

FUBAR

I had a good nights sleep, Lisa not so much, the dogs wandered around and jumped on and off the bed.

We got moving, checked out and went to get some supplies at Walmart in case they would not let us stop in Canada. We were only a couple hours from the border.

We were driving down the road and came across an Antelope stopped in the road, stopped to take a few pictures. If any turn out I will post them later.

We were getting excited about crossing into Canada for the next half of our drive. 

We pulled up to the border station and gave them the paper work, we were asked to park the car and come inside. There they again went through all of the paperwork, asked a bunch of questions.

THEN THEY DENIED ME ENTRY.

I was denied entry because I was considered a tourist and they are not allowing tourists in. My sister has a home she is moving to, as well as, a business in Alaska, so she was allowed to transit Canada.

So, then we had to turn around and Lisa drove me to the Great Falls Airport, where I caught a flight to Denver and then back home to New Mexico.

Waiting, in Denver, for my connecting flight to Albuquerque.

Lisa then had to drive back to the border. They had a shift change and they went through the whole routine again.

I got hold of my friend and he came down and picked me up at the airport. As we are driving back to Cerrillos he tells me his partner had bought some cheap clay pipes for when people come over (covid). He then told me mine was in the glove box loaded if I desired. So nice to have good friends.

My trip has ended. I told Alex and Lisa that the maze I was drawing for the trip will turn black at the Canadian border and won't actually work because I never got to Alaska.

Prong Horn Antelope

Fargo North Dakota to Harve Montana

Travel Summary
Leave Fargo, ND at 7:17am
Arrive Havre, MT at 5:20pm
11 Hours travel time
689 miles
2370 total miles

Last night we had a good nights sleep. Dogs slept pretty well, too.

Went to get our breakfast in the morning, absolute crap, two bites threw it out. We ate some of our snacks.

We climbed in the car and headed out under overcast skies. The clouds cleared away about 20 miles out of Fargo. the rest of the day was clear and HOT.

We made a stop for gas and had some Bad juju, Lisa's necklace broke as she was exiting the car, fortunately, Puppum's tag was not lost. We stopped here for gas because of the Pie sign, this is for you, Denise, no, we did to get any.

We crossed the Continental Divide 8:25am. We were officially in the West.

We have seen very few birds along the way. There were hardly any bugs on the windshield. then we hit western North Dakota, bugs all over the windshield. Started seeing many Hawks, Pelicans and some water fowl. Still not as many as I recall from past trips.

We went by many fields of sunflowers.

At one quick restroom stop we came across a bunch of trucks carrying the blades for wind turbines.

At 12:20 we turned on 200S headed to western Montana and the border.

We made it all the way to Harve Montana, about an hour and a half from the border. Looking to get another good night sleep before the Canadian stretch of the trip.

Bea finally took a poo, of course she waited until she had climbed on my bed, which is now Lisa's bed. I was out getting dinner and guess who was not going to say anything.

I had a french dip sandwich from one of the only places open for food, it was good. Lisa had mystery "foul"  strips, most of which went in the trash.

Time to relax and then get some sleep.

Beloit Wisconsin to Fargo North Dakota

Travel Summary 
Leave Beloit, WI at 7:30am
Arrive Fargo, ND at 6:00pm
10.5 Hours travel time
569 miles
1681 total miles*

Very difficult to fall and stay asleep last night. Esther wandered around the room all night. We finally got up and got moving. Loaded the car, fed the dogs and headed to Deerfield.

We went to Deerfield to meet with my grandson, Alecs, who I had not seen since he was very little. He just graduated college. (*This was a detour and added to our mileage and is included in our travel time.) We had a picnic breakfast at his church. It was great to see him and catch up. His, Aunt Lisa, had last seen him when he was 18 months old.

He has grown a bit since we last saw him.
He has become a wonderful young man.
Hopefully we will see more of him.

We left him and headed to Madison, where we ran into a downpour. After that it was mostly a cloudy day, it was nice not to have to drive in the glaring sun. 

As we drove down the road we saw a sign for the, Cheese Chalet, of course we had to stop and purchase a lot of cheese, I, also, bought some Honey BBQ Jerky which is great. 

There was a detour on 94 that took us to towns I could not find on the map. We had no idea where we were. Fortunately, it it led us back to 94 on the other side of Minneapolis, so we didn't run into any traffic there. 

We continue to switch drivers every two hours. Since the dogs are hardly peeing we, only, take them out every other stop. This saves us some time.

Denise called twice today to give a heads up on the places to stop to eat. Any that were actually close to us are closed. She then attempt to help find a stop for tomorrow, having us go either 400 miles (too short) or 840 mile (too long). We are continuing to go a bit over 500 miles per day.

We made up some time during my last shift as I went 160 miles in two hours, getting us to Fargo right at my estimated time of 6pm.

At our last gas stop I went use the restroom, I pulled my mask out of my pocket, my cell phone fell out and the glass face shattered, oh well.

We ate the other half of our three pound sandwiches for dinner. After checking into our hotel, feeding and walking the dogs. Bea had a tiny poop, but it was a poop and we congratulated her.

Went to watch the weather channel, unfortunately, our TV remote turns the TV on, you may adjust the volume, but you can not change the channels.

I went to Dairy Queen across the parking lot from our hotel and got us both chocolate dipped cones.

There are very few people wearing masks in the "RED" states.

Fredonia, NY to Beloit, WI

Travel Summary
Leave Fredonia, NY at 7:20am
Arrive Beloit, WI at 5:20pm
10 hours travel time
592 miles
1112 total miles

Finally, fell asleep, after Lisa took the Ester out numerous times, only to find out she was thirsty.

Bea climbed into my bed and turned it "magic finger bed" with her panting and nervous shake. That would have been alright, but then she went from the end of the bed to planting her butt in my face. Lisa then took her over to her bed.

In the morning Bea went to get a drink, she likes to dip her feet in the water splashing it everywhere. This morning she dipped and then walked with dirty paws all over the white, coffee stained (see yesterday's post) bedspread. Lola then went for a drink, got her paws wet and proceeded to add her paws to the spread. Later she knock the bowl over and flooded the bathroom. I believe we have banned from Quality Inns.

We then packed everything and one into the car and headed out.

Around 9am, we decided it was time to find a bagel and some cream cheese, to add to the lox in the cooler, for breakfast. We took an exit to get gas and find the "Panera" that was posted as being there. We still do not know where it is. After driving around through various neighborhoods, we came upon a tiny strip mall with a bakery. Fragapane Bakery (drool over the pictures), has two locations in Ohio, we happened upon the one, on Lorain Rd in North Olmsted, if you are ever there it is a must. Incredible selection of pastries, we were very good, Lisa had a chocolate frosted donut with real chocolate frosting. I had an apple turnover very flakey, good filling and a touch of sugar on top.

They also have some gourmet grocery items and a deli. We decided to order sandwiches for later. WOW! Lisa had roast beef and swiss on rye and I ordered a turkey and provolone on rye. I watched as she sliced the meat, and sliced the meat and then added some more. 

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

We could only eat a quarter at a time and still both have half left.

We were so full we could only eat an ice cream cone for dinner.

After many stops to take the dogs out to pee, Lola led off by finally taking a poo, Ester finally went at the, Fairfield Inn, we are staying at tonight, Bea has decided to hold out for awhile longer.

We had a time change going though Illinois, since the clocks went back from 2pm to 1pm, Lisa had to drive another hour since her shift was to be over at 2:45 (not really). I of course got the short end as we changed 20 miles from Chicago. Since moving to New Mexico I am only used to see one or two cars on the road, it was not a good change. Tanked our gas milage and I was exhausted after my shift. We then decide to find a hotel and crash for the night.

The, Fairfield Inn, was very accommodating to our needs and allowed us to have three dogs in the room. They may live to regret this.

Signing off for the night.

The Truck is packed

Travel Summary

Leave Wakefield, Rhode Island at 10:20am

Arrive Fredonia, New York at 7:20pm

10 Hour Travel time

520 miles

 Yes, the truck came and was loaded last night. We finished loading around 4am, not much sleep but we are ready to go. 

We have a few things to pack in the truck, including the dogs and then we will be on the road.

10:20am we are driving out of the driveway, bye bye Lisa' old house.

We filled the tank in Hope Valley and off we go.

Pretty uneventful drive, beautiful day to start our journey. The dogs behaved themselves. We switched drivers every two hours or so. We planned for a short day, drove until about 7:30, and went over 500 miles.

We are now at a Quality Inn, which allows dogs. We took them for a walk, then came to our room.

Lisa's, no spill, coffee cup spilled in her bag, and leaked through the covers of her bed. To make matters worse the dog then peed on her bed. Not the best way to end the day, but we had a good laugh, after awhile of cursing.

We made it just passed Buffalo.

Not Again

Yes, again.

Our driver got back on the road and left Virginia after being stopped by the State Police. 

They got as far as Delaware before they were stopped by the Delaware State Police.

It seems that a truck with "Alaska" all over the sides is suspicious. 

My guess is they will not arrive by 2pm.

I will keep updating throughout the day.

Update: 1:14pm EDT He is in New Jersey about 4 hours away.

Update: 4:30pm EDT They are about 90 minutes away. This means we will probably not be loading until tomorrow. My sister and I have decided regardless of the time we are leaving as soon as the truck is finished.

Update: The truck got stuck in a construction zone. What else could go wrong? Maybe my bed, the dog couch I have been sleeping on was thrown in the dumpster today.

My new bedroom.

UPDATE: The truck is almost loaded and the house is empty.

Update to the Update

Virginia police have reviewed all of the driver's records and decided that he is in compliance. He is back on the road and should arrive some time tonight.Which means we are on for loading tomorrow and may be able to leave on Thursday.

Considering how things have been going, I will, again, NOT be holding my breath.

Quick Update

 We were just informed that the truck was pulled over in, Virginia, because the Officer was suspicious of an "Alaskan" truck. Unfortunately, they were caught violating the resting rules and will now have to stop for a full 10 hours before they are allowed to proceed. That of course means will will not see the truck until Thursday.

Good news is we found a package of Trader Joe's Lava Cakes and Ice Cream for breakfast this morning.

Beyond the Twilight Zone

Nothing to do but wait for the truck. 

No food in the house, surviving on bread and water.

Hot and humid.

Stomach is still trying to return to normal. Feels like shards of glass throughout my intestinal tract, for the past three days.

Shoot me now, the truck will not be here until Wednesday. Yeah, right.

We ordered dinner, from the store that shall remain nameless, food has gone downhill. Fried chicken wings that were not well coated, if it weren't for the oil dripping off of them, I would believe the gooey mess was cooked in water. 

Cable and the internet have been shutoff, it is a good thing that I have a Hot Spot on my phone.

Please let me awaken from this nightmare in my hot tub overlooking Santa Fe.

Twilight Zone and Recap

I have come to the conclusion that there is no truck and I am living in the Twilight Zone.

It seems the truck that was coming here, "straight" from Alaska to Rhode Island. They entered the lower 48 in Montana. It then proceeded to South Dakota, then on to Washington State, wait that is not the right direction. It got stuck there for an extra day due to a customer that had to run out during the middle of unloading. Okay, so now the truck is headed here and will be here Friday. Oh wait, somehow it ended up in North Carolina, WTFH. So they were going to arrive Sunday night, Monday morning at the latest.  Sunday night they inform us that will not get here until Tuesday. At this point I do not believe there is a truck coming.

It seems there were mushrooms in the Hunan Chicken that was ordered, spent another night with cramps

As if that were not enough, who let the dogs out. The dogs sleep with my sister and there is a gate to keep them in her room. She took the gate down to so we could remove a dresser, it did not get put back. She took the dogs to bed and closed her door. It was hot and humid, so she must have opened her door. At 1:15am, two Collies decided to join me on the couch. They sat on my legs while panting from the heat. This is just what I needed, hot dogs panting in my face and vibrating the bed. I attempted to get them to remove themselves. Then I removed myself to the office floor. This of course did wonders for my stomach cramps. At 1:44am, my sister took them back into her room, or so I thought. I moved back to the couch and promptly had a dog nose breathing in my face, again. Took the dog, in the dark and opened my sister's door to let her in, went back to bed. The dog had gone into the other bedroom in the dark, so a few minutes later, I again had a nose in my face. Turned on the light and marched the dog back to her bedroom and shut the door. By this time it is 2:45am and I can't sleep.

I arrived here, in Rhode Island, on the 10th of July, with the anticipation of leaving for Alaska within a few days. I have now been here a month.

I should be in Alaska, coming out of quarantine, taking pictures of moose, eagles and bears. 

Yet, here I am in the Twilight Zone.

Where is the Truck?

Good grief, Charlie Brown, this is getting ridiculous. The truck is driving all over the country.

Reminds me of an incident from years ago. I was dating a young girl from Los Angelas, at the time I lived south of San Francisco. Her father, a well known actor, had just received his pilot license. He decided to fly her up to my house for a visit. I was working on my license, and knew the people at the airport, so I was in the tower waiting for them to arrive. The tower was giving him directions and and he was a bit confused, as the plane was going left then right then left. When I told them who it was we had a good laugh about how it was good he played a Chief Science Officer and not the Captain of the ship.

Anyway, it seems this truck has detoured all over the country and wound up down south. They are now headed here. They are supposed to get here tonight or tomorrow. I will not be holding my breath.

Some of my sister's neighbors came by for a farewell dinner, we had a pizza dinner in the front yard to say our goodbyes. I believe that there may have been mushrooms on one of the pizzas. I ate one. The rest of the night was spend with severe stomach cramps. I am allergic to mushrooms. Great sent off.

Searching for the Pepto-Bismol and toilet paper.....

Getting Closer

Last word is that the truck is on the way and should arrive on Sunday evening. 

Trying to pack all the odds and ends. 

I mailed a bunch of stuff to my house that Lisa has given to me. This includes all of her "vinyl" 45's and 33 1/3 from the seventies and eighties. these should be a good addition to all of mine.

Yeah, my lens was ready, I went to pick it up. Stopped by Best Buy to pickup a new iPad mini for Lisa.

Had a great last Chinese dinner from Lisa's favorite restaurant. Loads of leftovers that need to be gone before we are.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 

Wakefield, Rhode Island 

Update

Slept in, until 5:30, this morning, got an extra hour of sleep.

Went out to, Champlin's, for lunch with another friend to say goodby. Had a nice Lobster roll, love my lobster.

For dinner weren't to, the Mariner Grill, met with another friend. We shared some really good appetizers and then I had some wings with a Thai peanut sauce, so good.

The truck had to go to Washington state to drop a load and part way through unloading they had to stop. The lady had to leave and didn't want the rest until tomorrow. That will add another day. 

We heard back, from Alaska, on the new regulations and we are good to go. Turns out we are being treated as residents since my sister has bought a home and has a business.

Basically, we are now waiting on the truck.

Hoping they will have my lens ready, Thursday or Friday, so I can pick it up. If not they will have to send it to me in Alaska.

Packed up, Lisa's, vinyl that she is giving me since she has no turntable. I will have to go through them when I get home.

Waiting on the Hurricane, nix that Tropical Storm

Spend the day packing and organizing.

Waiting for the storm to hit, a non-event, after the build up for the week. Yes, some people got hit pretty hard due to the winds. Fortunately, we we spared most of it, we had a bit of rain and some wind. Power flicker a couple of times, never lost it. A few trees lost some leaves and a couple of small branches.

Our dinner engagement was rescheduled to today, so now we have both a lunch and dinner for today. Looks like I will get my lobster today.

Truck is somewhere, we are hoping he will arrive between Friday and Sunday. The sooner the better, as we are ready to get on the road.

Still researching the new requirements to enter Alaska. Their posting is still a bit confusing, I put a call in for clarification, expecting a return call today.

Sun is out and humidity is rising, have a great day.

Sturgeon Moon

Leatherback Turtle on East Matunuck State Beach

Wakefield Rhode Island 

Started the day at the pond, not much of a sunrise and no wildlife.

Rick came by and we went back to the Bluebird Cafe for breakfast. Great service and food.

We then went in search of shorts, everyone seems to be running low on stock. Drove out to the beach and chatted.

Went to visit another friend, while the house was being shown.

I was dropped off at Sheila's house, she and I went to East Matunuck State Beach to see the moon rising.

Came across this Leatherback Turtle in the surf, looks like it was killed by a boat propeller.

The truck is somewhere in Montana on its way here.

Documenting our Adventure

Went out to the pond to take some pictures of the sunrise, I was not disappointed.

Alex, the videographer, who is doing a documentary on my sister, met me out there. He has been filming a piece about my sister, Lisa, for a potential series on women scientists. I was interviewed for this a few years ago.

He, now, wants to incorporate my mazes into the documentary, so he came out and filmed me starting a maze, which I will continue to draw as we drive to Alaska.

He will, also, be setting up a camera on the truck to film us on our trip. Lisa and I will be filming using our cameras, this will also be used.

This could be very interesting.

When I got back to the house, Lisa, was preparing blueberry crepes for breakfast. We were joined by our friend, Kate. They were very good.

More packing, fixing the house and preparing for our adventure.

Getting ready to Leave

Today, we went to Warwick to drop some items at Saver and picked up snacks at Trader Joes.

We had pizza for lunch at Frank Pepe's Pizza, very good, thin crust with light sauce, just the way I like it.

Came home and met with more of Lisa's friends, who wished her well on her retirement. She is now officially retired. 

Had tamales, from Texas(???), well we have to use up all of the food before we leave. They were one step above Hormel canned tamales, need to have a good New Mexican tamale to get the taste out.

More of the same tomorrow as we wait for the truck to arrive.

Hurricane or tropical storm is supposed to reach us on Tuesday or Wednesday, more fun. 

Dragonfly at Worden Pond

Wakefield Rhode Island 

The Truck is Truckin"

The truck is officially on the way. How long it will take is the next question. He will be sending us updates.

We have been putting things in order to make a run to Savers and the dump. Saturday we will get some supplies from Trader Joe's for the trip.

Had a great dinner of shrimp, a potato and bacon dish, as well as,  corn casserole, very delicious.

Weather was a bit cooler today. We are now waiting to see what the hurricane is going to do.

More to tomorrow.