Wednesday, March 26, 2014

The Journey Begins! An encryption error resulted in a 2.5 hour closing but it is not final - my Airstream (AS) is now my primary residence:)  Making good use of the closing delay, I called DMV and Windish RV (my AS dealer) to ask the status of new license plates. Evidently, there was a mixup as the title was mailed to me 2 weeks ago; however, alls well as the USPS had my title and the DMV office was almost empty by the time I arrive at the end of the day so I was able to pay for (ouch!) for my new license plate and was even able to put the title in my safe deposit box before the bank closed. I then drove back to my former home and hooking up the trailer. You'll notice from the photos I didn't have time to organize stuff in the truck bed; not to mention, I probably have too much stuff:) The other photo shows my new residence (i.e., AS) parked in front of my former residence (I downsized from 2500sf to 25 feet). I'll put the new license plate on tomorrow.
I hit the road around 5:45pm; stopped at a rest area along the way and stopped for the night at KOA Pueblo South/Colorado City - travelled about 100 miles in 3 hours; I'm in no hurry!
Although the weather was fine in Denver (60's and sunny); the temp dropped to 40F, the winds picked up, and the sky darkened over Monument Hill. Temp picked back up (57F) in Colorado Springs but the winds grew stronger. By the time I reached Pueblo, CDOT had posted Wind Advisory messages and in some places mini dust storms reduced visibility.
While KOAs in particular and RV Parks in general are not my style, it is nice to get off the road; driving in high winds with a high profile vehicle and reduced visibility is stress I can do without.
Old home in the background; new in the foreground

Given the delay at closing, I didn't have time to organize truck bed storage; I'll have plenty of time later:)

1 comment:

  1. Good luck Rob - thanks for sharing your adventure with us!!!
    Linda B

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