A CHANGE IN PLANS

We had two stops in Minnesota to drop off the boats. One at MarineMax in Oakdale and the other also at a MarineMax in Rogers. We arrived in Oakdale about an hour before they opened, but was able to find the loading area without any problems. All went according to plans until we backed up and the boats on top were too tall for their hoist. A quick phone call to the dealership in Rogers and it was decided to off load all boats there as they had a larger hoist.

While we were unloading the boats the weather started to change. The wind kicked in and the rain started to fall. Actually it was a cross between rain and snow. By the time we were done we were both pretty wet and cold but determined to get to New York Mills to get our next load.
  
As we headed down the road it seemed to get colder and the sand trucks were out in force in an attempt to keep the roads from getting too icy. I watched as the ice started to build up on the mirrors and antennas. We started getting icicles on the frame of the side mirror.  
Then as quickly as the storm came, we were able to drive ahead of it and arrived in New York Mills under clear skies just as everyone was walking out of the building with their holiday frozen turkeys and leaving. Luckily, there were a few employees staying to work the late shift and they told us to drop our trailer and they would load it during the night. We took them up on their offer and found a nice spot to settle down for the night only to awake in the morning to find our trailer with a fine coating of snow. Seems the storm finally caught back up with us while we slept.
  

Here is where our plans changed. We got a phone call saying that instead of going to Edmonton, Canada, we were to take the trailer into the Spokane yard. Seems Edmonton wouldn't be able to take the boats until January 6th. So we will be in Spokane late Saturday afternoon, do a 34 hour reset of Craig's hours, then pick up another trailer with a Genie on it and take it to Waukesha, Wisconsin. So Christmas day, barring my wish for a White Christmas and it keeps us snowed bound, we will be headed east once again.