Good morning...
Today's post is just a little house-keeping for those folks who want/need to know where you are.. you know, moms and sisters and others who might miss us if we get lost... :-)
It's Monday... this must be Springfield. Yup, we made it. Yesterday we were up at 0330, slipped at 0430, at Departure Bay by 0530 and on to the 0630 ferry... no problem. Sunday morning drive through Vancouver... also no problem. Comfortable drive to the border, through the Nexus line (first time) no problem. Onto I 5, southbound at an easy pace and, after a few stops at rest stops (one for a yummy home-made ham bun lunch)... we pulled into Springfield, OR at about 5 PM... tired but glad to have made it south of the cold treacherous weather threatening parts north... or so we thought.
Seems this area (southern Oregon and northern California) is expecting at least a week of extremely cold temperatures and some precipitation. While the little icons in the forecast suggest 'mostly dry' (sunshine with clouds) in most parts.. we're pretty sure that higher elevations such as Grants Pass are very lightly to see some moisture (read that 'snow')... and that's a concern. Chuck is a fine truck and has been doing double-duty as a cargo transport... but he's just a truck.. a two-wheel drive truck with (new two years ago) all season tires.... Soooo, we have a plan...
This morning we're going to head west. Yup, instead of directly south and up and over Grants Pass, we're going to head to the coast and follow Hwy 101 south... at sea level. We'll pass through the coastal towns (some of which we visited by boat on our way down) and we'll enjoy a view of our beloved Pacific ocean as we travel. Kathy's even looked up some beaches for the princess to romp on. Rather than push on for another hugely long day, we've broken it up into two shorter (5-6 hour drives). We expect to be in Brookings tonight... and then tomorrow we'll cut inland and head for Williams, CA.
From Williams we're heading south to La Quinta to see Jake.. finally we're going to catch up with him and get to see his new digs. After catching up with Jake we'll be in a good place to pop over to Cathedral City on the 8th.
So there you have it.. our plan.
So, from all of us to all of you.. take good care.. stay warm... talk to you soon.... CJ
