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We actually left ahead of schedule Wednesday morning. The weather forecast called for cold and wind. After we left the park we ran into some light flurries then when we turned on to I-40 it began freezing rain briefly. Just east of Flagstaff we saw a sign “Road Closed Ahead.” Luckily were just approaching a rest area and we ducked in among semi trucks and other RVs. The interstate was closed with zero visibility due to blowing dust. Rick has a handheld CB and we listened to the truckers yacking. It kept us quite entertained for a while with jokes and barbs at each other and us RVers. Most of their comments I can’t repeat! When we stopped, we had no idea how long it would last: some said noon, others said 6pm. We feared that this would…uh…blow our schedule. We sat in the truck a while, then sat the camper. Rick extended the landing gear which helped stabilize the camper plus allowed us to open the slideouts so we could use the bathroom, fix lunch and take a nap. The wind slowed then it began to spit snow and rain. About an hour after that vehicles began to move. Our total delay was about 5 hours. We fell 125 miles short of our goal but ended up in Albuquerque about 9 pm. It was VERY long day. Poor Esther sprained her ankle on Tuesday, so between that the guys’ knees most of us are limping.
We actually left ahead of schedule Wednesday morning. The weather forecast called for cold and wind. After we left the park we ran into some light flurries then when we turned on to I-40 it began freezing rain briefly. Just east of Flagstaff we saw a sign “Road Closed Ahead.” Luckily were just approaching a rest area and we ducked in among semi trucks and other RVs. The interstate was closed with zero visibility due to blowing dust. Rick has a handheld CB and we listened to the truckers yacking. It kept us quite entertained for a while with jokes and barbs at each other and us RVers. Most of their comments I can’t repeat! When we stopped, we had no idea how long it would last: some said noon, others said 6pm. We feared that this would…uh…blow our schedule. We sat in the truck a while, then sat the camper. Rick extended the landing gear which helped stabilize the camper plus allowed us to open the slideouts so we could use the bathroom, fix lunch and take a nap. The wind slowed then it began to spit snow and rain. About an hour after that vehicles began to move. Our total delay was about 5 hours. We fell 125 miles short of our goal but ended up in Albuquerque about 9 pm. It was VERY long day. Poor Esther sprained her ankle on Tuesday, so between that the guys’ knees most of us are limping.
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