FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – The
final night for the move is in this city, just outside of St. Louis. Maggie,
Coolidge and I are ready for the drive to end. We’ll be in northern Ohio by the
end of the afternoon tomorrow.
The Focus gave us really strong fuel
mileage today, better than 39 mpg for the first stint. I’ll get today’s second
stint’s stats when I fill the tank in the morning. We’re over 2,200 miles for
the trip right now, so we’ll finish at just under 3,000.
Amy got the word today that the moving
company will show up Sunday morning, so I should arrive long after the
unloading work is complete. Finally, something goes right.
We finally got some cooler
temperatures today. It was the first time on the trip that the ambient temperature
in the afternoon was below 85 degrees. It was not above 72 degrees anyplace we
went today.
What
an odd thing to happen: It was cool enough that I had to don a sweatshirt when
I walked Maggie this evening. I wonder if I’ll have to do that in Ohio as well.
Anybody know?
Coolidge
the plant continues to give me the silent treatment (see yesterday’s blog), but
Maggie the dog was very sociable today. Maggie tried to peer through the front
windshield while I was driving by placing her paws on some of the stuff I have
jammed behind the front seats. She raised herself up to look several times. I
had to make her get down in order to keep the rear view mirror clear.
Tomorrow’s
drive is one I know well: Into Indiana, get stuck in a traffic snarl near Terry
Haute, drive around Indianapolis and then into Ohio. Pass through Dayton, go
around Columbus, head north and finally get to the Akron area.
One
day back in 2004, my wife looked at me and told me she realized that we could
not continue to live in California after she retired. The process we began that
day ends tomorrow when we’ll both be in our condo (along with Maggie and
Coolidge) and we’ll start listing it as our residence.
Hard
to believe.
Thanks
for reading and thanks for your support.
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