Like a Herd of Turtles

 

Just before departure

We planned to leave on Monday. (7/19)

The photo above is on Tuesday. (7/20)

Once we abandoned Monday departure, the new idea was to load everything on the boat and in the truck before bed and leave at O’dark-thirty. 

As you can see, the sun is up and we are in the driveway. We did depart immediately after this photo and were fortunate to arrive safely at my mother’s home in western Nebraska. 

We were not so fortunate to learn her A/C is on the blink, however I was grateful to be able to talk to her HVAC company of choice and affirm the need to replace the 40-year furnace and A/C unit. 

What I had hoped would be a brief respite turned out to be more preparation for plunging into 100 degree days on the lake and more hot nights on the boat. 

My sweet mama