Packing Up to Leave

30 Mar: This is the worst job and the downside of leaving to head home. I don't know why but it seems that the things that fit in at home, no longer fit in the same spot. And of course we gained more Stuff. Also, some things can not be packed until the morning that we leave so we have to make room for them; as an example, the Satellite does not come down until the last min and since I always carry the 3 foot dish and the tripod I need quite abit of space. Well, we packed and repacked and repacked until we managed to find a home for everything. Since we where not going straight home we needed to keep enough clothes available to last us for the 10 days trip home. The trip from TX to Yuma would take 3 days and then we would stay in Yuma for 3 days so it became obvious that we would have to "re-jig " the Van once we were ready to leave Yuma. We always get ready for the " Border Crossing" ahead of time because we have stuff that Carroll bought for the Kids and of course we do have a few litres of Booze over the limit. By earlier afternoon we were all packed so we relaxed for an hour because we were invited out for supper by the Nahachewshys from Brandon. As usually Holly made another excellent meal and we were thankful that we did not have to eat out. 31 Mar; We were up at 6 AM as we needed to pack the rest of our belongings, which included the Satellite and then we had to leave the Park Model clean and tidy. The landlord was not available as he had left for a Cruise about a week earlier so he ask us to turn of the Water and Power Off and to leave the keys on the storage shed. He is very trusting but then so are we. By 8 AM we were finally on our way but we had to head for " The Golden Arches " for our fix of coffee and an Egg McMuffin before starting this journey. I must admit ;it is kind of a relief to head down the road. Since we have traveled this route several time we decided to get off the Freeway and to go across country. It is somewhat slower but you get to see the countryside and to go thru several small farming town, which are always interesting. Most Winter Texans never " stop to smell the roses" . They drive like Hell to get to Texas and drive like Hell to get home. What a boring life for those folks. We got to Ft. Stockton, TX around 5:30 so we called it a day, found a nice hotel for 70.00 and then went for a Chinese supper. Ft. Stockton about 35,000 and is an Oil Town, much like Medicine Hat so there is lots of Oil Service vehicles and of course many 3/4 Ton trucks.