Sunday was to be our last full day in Gonzales, and it was bitter cold most of the day. The original forecast called for partly cloudy skies, but that did not materialize until late afternoon when it finally did warm up a little.
About noon time I went out to dump our black tank, and found it still quite cold.....had to wear pants, a watch cap and hooded jacket. Even here in the deep south it is quite cold this winter....at least colder than I was expecting. On the other hand, our time in Florida was quite warm and humid....again, not what I was expecting based on previous visits this time of year.
We spent a goodly portion of Sunday morning, and early afternoon watching English Premier Soccer, and staying inside due to the cold....at least the humidity has been in the 70's, so we've got that going for us! With the soccer matches playing in the background I spend time researching our route, and overnight options for the Canadian portion of our journey to Alaska, and making notes.
Around 4 pm we drove over to Forest and Cindy's home to have some additional discussions about our upcoming Alaska adventure, and take a look at our proposed route on a large map which comes with the publication called Milepost (Forest has the 2017 edition, and we have pre-ordered the 2019 edition to be received sometime in March) on which we traced our proposed route with a pink highlighter. Being able to see it all on one page gives a lot of perspective. The distance we will travel from SoCal to Alaska and back is just slightly further than we will have covered when we arrive back home from our 9 month trip to Maine (plus all over New England, down to Florida and home).
About 5:30 we headed out for dinner at a regional chain called 'Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers'.....they have only one item on their menu......Chicken Fingers....that's it! They may only serve one thing, but they do it very well. TLE and I shared the 'Caniac Combo Box' which includes 6 large chicken fingers, fries, and coleslaw......just the perfect proportions for us.
By 6:30 we were finished with dinner, and this final, in person round of Alaska planning, so we said our 'until next times', and headed home. I caught the last 2 minutes of the Saints vs. Eagles NFL game, won by the Saints 20-14.
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The Milepost doesn't change much from year to year; towns and highways never change; just the advertising. Some vendors go out of business and new ones start up. Buying an old edition on Amazon will be fine if you want to save a few $.
ReplyDeleteI'd give some thought to leaving the car/trailer behind. The frost heaves in the hghways up there will be difficult enough w/o worrying about the trailer too.They kind of sneak up on you … you see a ripple in the road but when you get to it, it's a substantial swell in the road. I haven't driven TO Alaska but have rented an RV several times to drive around.
Look forward to hearing about your travels to Alaska this summer !
Have fun planning your trip ! Sounds like the trip of a lifetime. BTW, last time we were in Riverside there is a raising Cane down on Magnolia.
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