Springing into Winter: The First Three Days of Our Trip!

Well, here we are in Fabulous Fargo (thanks for that, Jake!) for our second evening. We drove 600 miles through the end of Montana (something we weren't sure we'd ever come to) and across North Dakota (a blessed, mere 349 miles!) all the way to Fargo, hoping to beat out a spring snow storm. We had snow the whole way, and came out of it just upon reaching Fargo, but it caught up with us while we caught up on much needed rest. Perhaps that's not such a bad trade off. The wind was over 30 mph this morning, it was snowing, and visibility was about 1/4 mile, so we decided to stay another day here and let the storm get ahead of us for good. It still looks like we'll have snow showers the whole rest of the trip, but showers we can cope with. Accumulation is not so fun in a 16 foot truck with another 16 feet at least of car towing behind us. The cats were delighted to get to avoid their carriers and the rumble of Budget Bertha, our big rental truck. They've been comfortably sleeping in various parts of the room today, taking brief waking spells to clean themselves and sit in the window and survey the wintry landscape. We got the chance to try out our cold weather gear purchased this winter in anticipation of NEXT winter in Maine. Who knew winter would be in April!! We are pleased to report that even in 16 degree weather with a windchill of -2, our clothes kept us toasty and warm, no chilled fingers, and the neck mufflers really provided the piece de resistance, clothing wise. No rush of cold wind down the necks of our coats, that's bliss!

It's hard to believe that only a few days ago, we were in the midst of spring in Point Roberts, with the bulbs all up, the leaves of the maples and birch unfurling in earnest, and gardens starting to burst forth. We'll look forward to a second spring in Maine, getting back on the wintry road tomorrow and the next leg of the journey as the adventure continues...

G'night!