We left Iowa on Wednesday, March 8th, because a big winter storm was forecasted for the next few days -- and just as we pulled out early that morning, the snow had already begun to fall.
We arrived in Matheson, Colorado on Thursday, March 9th on a relatively brisk, cold day. After getting situated at our RV site at Skeeter and Debbie Griffin's ranch, we began the tedious chore of getting things ready and the final repairs made on the 24-foot Keystone Ultra-light Passport trailer that we will be taking on our journey to Canada and Alaska. (So many things to do before we can officially transfer everything over to the Keystone Passport trailer from our 36-foot Grand Design Reflection fifth wheel RV -- including clothes, cosmetics, food, cooking dishes, pots, pans and utensils.)
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Several mornings have been quite chilly and for the past three nights (March 17 - 19) temperatures have reached as low as 7 degrees. Mel continues to work away at getting everything outside in order, while I have been working on finalizing Alaska plans. He also monitors the weather forecast for Montana as that is where we will be heading first. I am working on finalizing my Alaska research for the 40 different segments of our trip.
On Thursday, March 16th, Debbie Griffin made us a scrumptious St. Patrick's Day Irish dinner of corned beef and cabbage, along with carrots and potatoes. We have made a few trips into the Colorado Springs and Falcon area to get supplies, propane and food, but since it is a 100 mile round trip, we plan those trips carefully. On our last trip into town on Friday, March 17th, we left around 9 a.m. and ended the shopping day at 3 p.m. in Peyton, Colorado at our friends Sam and Nancy Testa's house. There we enjoyed a delicious dinner of rib-eye steaks, a baked potatoes, asparagus spears, a lettuce salad, garlic bread, and a scoop of ice cream for dessert.
We have a couple more weeks to finish up everything before we hit the road. We hope to leave as early as Monday, April 10th.
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