Travel challenges - sleeping in a very cold camper after a very long day of travel
We never plan to far in advance just in case we have an issue such as this
one. But it still means having to call multiple RV parks and asking to delay
our reservation by a day. I am happy to report that all of them were
accommodating!
For anyone that has traveled, the rewards of travel are fantastic, but they
don't come without challenges. Our recent travel back to El Paso was an example
of the challenges. First, we encountered multiple airline delays: a mechanical (the
airline had to start one of the engines at the gate?! Yes, only ONE of
the engines, the other started "as normal" on the runway.) Second we had multiple delays of the second flight for unknown reasons, actually a few hours delay. We finally go on the flight only to get on the
airplane and have the runways shut down due to a "high wind warning." Eventually
we were able to take off, the airport having all planes take off and land in
one direction to accommodate the wind. Happy we could take off safely even
though it meant a longer delay.
We finally arrived in El Paso after midnight. We then couldn't remember
which parking lot our truck was in even though I had taken a picture of our spot,
and we had the slip. Sigh. We found the truck, then encountered road
construction that shut off access to our RV park. When we finally found a way
around the construction and got to the RV park another vehicle was blocking our
camper (not nice!!!) and had UNPLUGGED OUR ELECTRICITY (really not nice!!!!). It
was 25 degrees; our propane was out, and the camper was frigid. At least Scott
had the foresight to have an auxiliary propane tank tucked away that he was
able to connect to start heating the camper up. We prayed no lines had frozen
and busted as the nights were going down below freezing while we were gone,
which was the whole reason we were leaving it plugged in!
After 4 hours sleep under a whole bunch of blankets, we picked up our dogs
that were boarded locally. Our golden retriever managed to get a urinary tract
infection, and a scrape on his leg, which meant finding a veterinarian to see him in short order before
Scott was scheduled to bike out.
This is where I again thank ZERO prostate cancer staff, who continue to go
above and beyond. In this instance huge thank you to Brenda Maxon who took care
of our little aged yorkie, Sammie the 13-year-old toothless deaf yorkie! Sammie
made friends with her grandkids, her cat, and her dog! Sammie was much
loved during our travel home for Scott's Mayo appt. and birthday celebrations. Brenda
also found us a veterinarian quickly to get Puck taken care of. She went above and beyond to help us out! Truly,
that is what we have experienced with each and every ZERO staff person.
Speaking of ZERO, here is a link to the year end summary which illustrates to good work ZERO does and why were are supporting this charity: http://support.zerocancer.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=41112.1&dlv_id=54483. Once the winds calm down Scott plans to bike out tomorrow. Next stop Arizona and then California!
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