Well, at least slush is a lot better than many more inches of wet snow, which was predicted for Sunday and Monday. As it was, we got about an inch or two of very wet snow and then it turned warm and began to melt today. As a result, the driveway was slushy, but not as bad as we had feared it might be. This was the third full day of packing, and they brought the container van by today so it is getting serious. Because of the size of the van (53 feet!) and the narrow roadway in front of the house because of the snow berm, they had to park it on the street.
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| The Bedroom Is All Packed Up--Sleeping in the RV Tonight |
We are estimating that we are about 90 percent packed, and that if they bring a large enough crew tomorrow (Tuesday), that they will get it all loaded into the van and down the road to be put on a barge for Seattle and then trucked to the Portland, Oregon area.
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| Wall Bed On the Way Down the Stairs |
One of the larger and heavier pieces to move was the queen sized wall bed from the den/guest room. It was solid oak, and it took all four guys to get it out on the deck and down the stairs.
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| Going from Packing to Moving on Day Three |
They also got the freezer, garage fridge, Coleman Scanoe, and lots of boxes from the garage moved today. Tomorrow they plan to finish it all off, so it will be a busy day for them and for us. We have moved just about everything that we are taking with us on the ferry out to the Fifth Wheel today, and are spending our first night in the "Fiver" since we arrived in May. It is nice and cozy, and with the warm weather Neil turned on the water so we have water for washing and cooking. We will continue to take showers in the house so we do not fill up the holding tanks, but if it continues to thaw, Neil will probably hook up the sewer hose so we don't have to be too conservative on water use.
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| More Boxes Going Into the Monster Van |
So you don't feel too sorry for us "camping" in the RV, we have a good propane furnace, a water heater, cable TV from the house, and our wireless internet connection from the house is good in the Fiver. All in all, it is a comfortable place to stay while we wait for our ferry to leave Juneau. We are just praying for some warmer and less snowy weather until we leave.
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| Pamela and Neil are Snug in the Fiver |
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