Day One - Off Without A Hitch

Day One - Off Without A Hitch




NOT!!! As usual, Lenny and I were up early. This was our final day in our sticks and bricks house. I thought we would be done in just a few hours, was I ever wrong! There really wasn’t much to pack, or was there? It was like putting together a 3-D puzzle. Everything needed a place and everything needed to be in its place. Folks, we only have a 32 foot class C motor home. There’s not a whole lot of storage in this home on wheels. We threw out stuff, we gave stuff away to friends and to charities, and we still had SO MUCH STUFF! So we packed and cleaned and packed some more, finishing one room at a time. My husband is great at packing, so good in fact that he can pack 5 lbs in a 2 ½ lb bag, so I left that job to him. The landlord came around 11:30 to do a final walk thru but we were far from ready. Alex is a very understanding gentleman. Basically, he told us, no problem if we needed to stay an extra night. “Nope, we’re getting out of Jersey today” I told him. OK, call me a liar if you will…tonight we sit off Exit 5 of the NJ Turnpike at a Cracker Barrel. We are both utterly exhausted. We finally left Clifton about 4:00 pm, then had to stop at a large parking lot to hook up our “toad”, our Saturn station wagon which, by the way, had all the overflow of stuff, crammed into the backseat and car topper. We have both decided that when we are parked for a few days here and there, we will continue to bless others with our worldly possessions by giving more of our stuff away. After all, how much does one really need in this world? It’s not late, but we are both very tired and have a 440 mile trip to our next destination. We are stopping off in NC to visit family friends. We were originally supposed to get out of Clifton yesterday but are running a day late, but who’s counting…we’re retired now and no one is punching a clock so maybe we’ll get there Tuesday morning and meet for breakfast. We are now traveling the slow lane of life, no pressure, no worries. Thanks for traveling along with us on The Thomas’ Trails…