Just when you think you know what to expect, mother nature and the boss have other plans. We were hoping to be able to finally see each other for more than a few hours by the end of next week, but then our hopes were dashed.
Craig and his trainer made it to Seattle, by way of a nasty snow storm going over the pass outside of Spokane. Craig was driving, he crept along, and managed to make it down the pass without incident. WHEW They dropped off the boats and were told they would be unable to make it back to Spokane due to the pass being closed right after they made it through.
The boss then says to head to Portland to pick up a new Freightliner truck and head to Missouri. As of tonight they are at a Flying J truck stop in Troutdale, Oregon, just east of Portland, and on their way east one more time. This of course delays his tarp training in Spokane by at least a week if not longer.
They are scheduled to drop off the truck Monday morning, so they can actually take their time and only drive about 600 miles a day. The truck is to be dropped off at Fort Leonard, Missouri, an Army base. They will then pick up a load of boats to be delivered back to Spokane. Let's hope the weather plays fair this time.
The photographs posted are of the lake entering Coeur d' Alene, the truck loaded with boats at the dock in Seattle, and Portland near sunset.
We have to say that we are very happy with our decision about this job change for Craig, but the separation has been so much harder than we ever imagined. With daily phone calls, text messages, and of course photographs, we have managed one day at a time.
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