Prepping for Departure

We are close to being ready, really close. Our To-Do list is almost done. Most of what's left to do are things that can't be done until we know for sure when we are leaving. A few items will be checked off over the next few days: put up snow fence, change the oil in the Xterra, move the snowblower into the shop.  Some things will just have to wait until the day before: winterize house and well pit, block off the mini cat shed.

Christy and I have been preparing for this trip for the last two years and it's hard to believe the day of departure is near.  As I walk across the farmyard during the day, I soak in the sights, sounds and smells and wonder what it will be like on the road.  Where will we spend Christmas?  Will the weather be as nice as I hope? How well will the dogs and cat behave? What about us - will we behave? 

For those of you who don't know the details, here's the deal: Christy and I purchased a 1996 Fleetwood Jamboree Searcher Class C motorhome (the MoHo) a couple years back.  We are packing up our two dogs - Remy, a lab cross, and Kinka, a blue heeler - and cat - Annie G - and heading south for the winter.  We want to explore the parts of the US that do not get snow during the next six months.  California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Texas are all places in which we hope to spend some time. We also want to spend as much time boondocking as we can, which basically means camping in places where there are no services, out in the country.  We've never done this before, so it's going to be an adventure on all sorts of levels!

By the way, the photo you see as the background on this page is one of Christy's photos. That's not our rig! But it is VERY similar!! I'll get a better photo up when I have a chance to take a photo of us on the road.