Leaving a Day Early

The plan was to leave on Sunday, but thanks to good planning on the part of Bea, we are ready for travel. Bea had pre-arranged all totes and boxes inside the house, so today we only needed to take all of it out to the van.

This year's preparations were quite different from previous years. Having our trailer outside, we always took 2 weeks to get everything to it's designated spot. But this year, everything we used to have in the trailer had to be packed down and put into the van or the wooden transport box on the auto-hauler. For 2 days the house looked a little "uprooted", like it would be when preparing for moving out or in. However, tonight everything is ready and cleaned up again. Before supper I went into the basement and drained the water out of the lines. For that we use an air compressor, connected to our garden outlet. I believe this is the best way to safeguard against frost. Before leaving in the morning I will pour plumber's antifreeze into the P-traps and the washer. Shutting off the power will be the very last act before heading out.

At least 5 months in hopefully warm and sunny weather are ahead of us. This is always like a big reward for a busy summer spent. Over the last days temperatures have dropped and whenever the wind picks up it's getting frightfully cold. Most older people are more aware of feeling cold during  late fall and winter. As we grow older we want to avoid experiencing frosty weather. For my part I have never been especially happy about winter and snow. And after 25 years in Norway I would go to great length to avoid winter temperatures.