Now, I don't want you thinkin' we're afraid of a little wind and rain... but it goes without saying... there are choices to be made here. And, I'm not saying we don't love the seasons (missed them even) and we absolutely love helping out the winter birds in the neighbourhood, and seeing our dear friends and family... but fact is... well... there are alternatives, appealing alternatives.
So, I'm here to tell you we have made a decision; actually we knew about this back in November when we deposited Ricky and Lucy (that'd be the truck 'n trailer, aka "the rig") in Desert Hot Springs, in a small storage lot, secured within a recovering RV park (recovering because it has new owners and they're doing a good job of bringing the place back to life).
Yup, we kind of figured we might need a wee break from our beloved BC winter and so we set up this plan, see... It calls for us to take off... not for 7 months like before, not even for 6... just a wee short 2 months (8 weeks) hardly any time at all. But, it will be time enough to warm up, catch a little fix of desert, and see a few friends (some of them even cruisers like us who are currently enjoying more sand and sun than water).
And so, we are in that final leg of preparation; preparing boat, house, car and selves - for a little adventure :-) We'll head out mid-January and be back before the end of March... that's the plan. I'll blog as we travel for those who are interested in the places we visit. And I'm carrying the draft manuscript of Women in Blue with me... no worries there - the editing continues. We hope to be ready to publish by the end of next summer so stay tuned on that front.
I want to take a moment to thank you folks for supporting this blog and my writing. It means a lot to me and it's very motivating as well. I also want to wish each and every one of you all the best in 2019. It will be an interesting year for sure; lots to keep up with in the news and many changes happening closer to home.
So for now, know we are well and planning on heading out soon. And, we're wishing all of you a Happy New Year. May 2019 provide all you wish for, along with some peace, happiness and good health.
TTFN (tatafornow) CJ
