Travels of the Agnew Family for 2008.01.01 to 2010.01.31

Ed and I both had been watching the weather forecasts for at least a week before we left which was probably a big waste of time. Every day the extended forecast changed sufficiently that it changed our plans mentally. In the end we left on Sunday November 30th even though the forecast for Sarnia and south wasn't the greatest. It was overcast with no precipitation in Walkerton when we left .... we even saw the sun for about 5 minutes as we drove toward Sarnia. After an hour wait in line to cross the border (it was the end of the American Thanksgiving weekend ... have to remember to avoid holidays) the snow started. At least we had the consolation that the border guard was friendly and didn't hassle us at all. As per normal you get the worst weather in the largest city you are driving through on a given day and that was definitely the case as the snow was coming down fast and furious as we drove through Detroit. Luckily, as we drove further south the snow changed to rain and at times even went away. Sunday night was spent at a Wal-Mart in Troy, Ohio. Monday was a fairly easy drive though it did rain some. We spent the night at a campground just outside of Nashville where we got out of winter mode and filled our water tank. Tuesday was a beautiful sunny day with double digit temperatures --- Ok it only got has high as 11C but that's a nice change. A Wal-mart parking lot in Hope, Arkansas was our home for the night. This Wal-mart's parking lot was set up slightly different than other Wal-mart parking lots we've been in. The main lot had height restrictors to keep tractor trailors out of the main parking lot (motor homes and trailers could still get in) but had a section off to one side set up specifically for them. The truck section was full the night we stayed.

Today we drove to Tyler, Texas where we will spend a few days visiting with my sister and her family. It is a little weird as we just saw my sister and brother in-law a week and a half ago but it will be nice to see them again as well as the niece, nephews and grandniece and grandnephews. It will also give us a chance to organize the trailer. As this is the first time the trailer was packed for a long trip we didn't have a clue where anything should go so we just put things in the first open space we found. I'm sure we'll go through this process several times over the winter as we get use to this trailer. The temperature was 24C today .... very nice.