Goodbye Death Valley

A week ago today we joined that group of people who for one reason or another were trapped in Death Valley. There have been quite a few who wandered in but did not find it as easy to leave as they thought! We had had our farewell party, given by our co-host Larry, the night before but that night the winds came up. They rocked the trailer all night long and by the next morning were still quite strong. So we sat tight, not wanting to get blown off the highway as some RV's have done, in the Death Valley winds. You feel kind of foolish seeing again people you have already said good bye to but everyone agreed that we were being prudent to wait. The next day, the gusts at the campground were still around 30 or 40 mph but we ventured out anyway feeling that they had abated some. We were amazed to find that the further we drove from Furnace Creek Campground, the less wind we had and all in all we had a great drive home.

Today we are watching it snow! It's beautiful but Harry is not enthusiastic about going our and getting his paws wet, and I am not enthusiastic about going out into the cold trailer and keep unpacking and cleaning three months of living out of it! Jim is preparing for his work sessions next month and the snow doesn't hamper that.

Jim's mom is improving after having by pass surgery last week. She is a trooper! We plan to have her up here with us after she gets her strength back.

God is good and we know he is taking care of us!