The first thing I did when I pulled into my garage last night, after breathing a sigh of relief and joy and sending my posting to my blog, was to take Donner inside while I unloaded the Defender, thinking he’d be happier in the house. Well, the only time I saw him happier was when I rescued him from the shelter three years ago. Boy, did he go crazy. He could not get enough of home. The truth is, as much as I love being on the road and miss it already, I felt the same way, but acted more calmly than he. But first, I spent almost three hours unloading the containers from the Defender in the rain and cold outside since the clearance in my garage does not accommodate the loaded roof rack. Speaking of unloading, I thought it best before I took Donner inside to take him out for a walk since I took no rest stops on the way home. Well, speaking of "unloading," he did, completely. What a good dog he was not to unload in the Defender.
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Welcome home. I met you in the morning after your late-ish arrival at Van Damme State Park near Mendocino (and adventure in finding site 28). It was a pleasure reading about the rest of your trip. I was sad to learn that Donner got sick but and happy to know that he has recovered. I thoroughly enjoyed my two weeks with my son and your trip has inspired me to convince my husband that we should take a similar trip to the Grand Canyon, Arches, Zion, etc. If only we had a rig as cool as yours. Good luck settling back into civilization. God bless.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Debbie. I remember you, especially your enthusiasm. I have to say that the Grand Canyon, Arches, etc. exceeded my expectations, and so encourage you to go there, cool rig or not. That rig of mine is not just cool, it is often downright cold, but that's one of the tradeoffs.
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