First day on the road

Today was a hard day.  First because the new buyer and his Realtor had a major hissy fit because the house wasn't empty.  Evidently they were given wrong information about what had transpired the day before yesterday.  Anyway, they protested the fact that we weren't out of the house, so at closing they said to my attorney, they would hold the proceeds of the sale until the U-Haul Box was out of the driveway.  (I assured them that it would be gone tomorrow at 8:00am when they were there for the inspection.)  So I hope we'll get the money from the sale tomorrow.

That being said, it was a sad day. Leaving the house we lived in and enjoyed for 16 years, brought back a lot of fond memories:  Courtney, all the exchange students - Ny, Bertrand, JoJo, just to name a few; the friends we made over those 16 years, the challenges we faced and hurtles we won.  I shed a few tears reflecting on those moments.

And now the best part of the day.  Michael and I started our trek across country.  Since our original plan called for us to transfer our belongings from our small POD to the new larger POD, I made reservations assuming we would be coming from Wilmington, MA (the POD warehouse facility) and the we'd have to wait while one was emptied and the other re-packed.  So I made reservations at the Boston Minuteman Campground.  That's were we are now.  This is a beautiful facility complete with all sorts outdoor sports facilities from horseshoes to a sand volleyball court, a game room, General Store.  It's nestled in the Pine woods of North-Central Massachusetts and offers full hook-ups and clean free bathrooms with showers.

The traffic wasn't bad probably because we missed rush hour.  It took about an hour from Salem.

More tomorrow when we really start our trip.  We'll be driving a little over 400 miles to Byron, NY.

Well the first night turned out to be interesting. Just as we were calling it a night, it started to rain. We had put out the tarp and the awning. As the hours progressed the rain became more intense. It was a virtual deluge. All if a sudden we heard a big bang. Michael thought a tree limb fell on the RV. About half an hour later another bang. I looked put the window and saw the awning sloping severely in the front. Since it was raining so hard, and it appeared the damage was done, we decided to wait till morning to see the true extent of the damage. 

As it turned out the awning supports released from the weight of all the rain. Fortunately the supports weren't damaged and the awning was fine.