L and S at No Fixed Address: ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Mar 4/10

As planned, we moved out of the condo on March 1^st, picked up our trailer and headed out to Oliver, BC. The first night back in the rig was exciting and we were able to get it de-winterized and our personal belongings mostly put back in place.

On March 2, we headed for the US border at Osoyoos and made the crossing without any problems. Of course, they check your vehicle and fridge for restricted food items but we didn’t have any as we have been through that routine before and had half our freezer emptied and thrown away by the “Federales”. The weather was dry and turned sunny along the way and it was really warm when we reached Moses Lake, Washington—22 C degrees. We are trying to get used to Fahrenheit temperatures here but it seems like a foreign language. Rather than converting back to Celsius, we are just going to get used to the new numbers.

SUNCREST RV RESORT, MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON

On March 3, we drove from Moses Lake through Pasco, WA and down I 84 through Pendleton, La Grande and stopped for the night at Baker City, Oregon. The interstate between Pendleton and La Grande has some steep and windy sections and we went from an elevation of 360 ft at Pasco to 4102 ft at the top of the summit. There were patches of snow at the top and it was raining a bit during our drive through that area. Our Dodge Ram diesel tows the trailer extremely well and we were able to maintain a steady 63 mph even up the hills. It’s amazing and we sure like the combination of truck and trailer.

On March 4, we drove on I 84 from Baker City through Boise, Idaho to Twin Falls, Idaho. The weather was partly cloudy to start and we had rain on the drive through Boise. What a busy city and they were doing all sorts of construction on the highway. It will be nice when they’re finished but not so nice right now. The weather improved for a couple of hours until we arrived in Twin Falls and then it started raining again. We could see a big black cloud over the city as we drove towards it and saw flashes of lightning. Of course, it rained during our whole trailer setup at an RV park just west of Twin Falls on highway 93. It is cooler here at 38 F (3.3 C) with a light breeze but we are warm and toasty inside.

AT A REST STOP WEST OF BOISE IDAHO