A Single Sunny Day Doesn't Make A Summer

This rather simple truth we had to experience again today. As we started out towards Buffalo,NY, the grey sky didn't look very inviting, and we before we knew it, it started raining. And then we were hit by strong crosswinds. 

The crosswinds turned into headwinds as the I-90 turned south at Buffalo. Now, headwind is generally better than a crosswind, even though I still had to battle with it.

Rain became intermittent but the wind stayed on all the way into Ohio. At the same time the temperature dropped to a chilly 44F.

Driving in a class A in cold weather has never been my favorite pastime. There are cold drafts from the side window, from the door and from underneath the dash. You can run the heater all you want, but your legs are freezing to icicles. Bea had put a woolen cover around herself, while my legs and my hands turned to frozen pins.

But I must also ad that we would not have been able to travel today, had we been pulling our trusty travel trailer. At least a class A Diesel is heavy enough to withstand a lot more wind casts than a 7500lb lightweight trailer.

Because of all the strong wind, but also because I am old and can't drive 8 straight hours anymore, we had to cancel our meeting with our Ohio friends in Springfield. We then (barely) made it to Mansfield,OH where we have spent a night last spring when going north.

We are sick and tired of this cold weather and will be heading farther south tomorrow. Hopefully into warmer weather.