Well we got up this morning and packed up the house. We needed showers so we drove to the Fitness Center on base. We were warned about the wind in WY but NOTHING could prepare us for what we experienced today. Trying to walk into the wind was a work out before entering into the building. We stopped at the BX for some souvenirs and asked if it was always this windy here and they laughed at us. The lady said “this is nothing”. We were amazed at the base housing. It was some of the nicest I have ever seen. It reminded me of the housing on Ft. Sam in San Antonio. We got a picture of one of the more amazing houses we say. Turns out it was a 2 star general’s house. It was hard to believe that it was one house.
We hit the road about 11am and started towards UT. The wind was constant and strong. The warnings reported 55 mile an hour winds. Pulling an RV up hills with 55 MPH head winds are not the best making for a fun road trip. Brad backed it down to about 55 and it kept the truck from pulling over 2500 RPM. It kept downshifting out of overdrive so in some areas we got low double digit gas mileage. I guess it could have been worse…like Kansas we had passed through a few weeks before.
The scenery was getting better; it was just the wind that made it slower than what we would have liked it to be. As we approached UT the mountains began to change and we saw really cool rock formations. I was expecting UT to be flat and desert like Moab cuz that’s how I remember it. It is gorgeous. The hills are turning green and look like velvet. The mountains are very close and still snow capped. Once we got to Hill AFB, our friends Scott and Katrina came over to help set up the house. It is great to see them. We are all twins separated at birth. We are spending Sunday with them then we will head out towards CA on Monday.
We hit the road about 11am and started towards UT. The wind was constant and strong. The warnings reported 55 mile an hour winds. Pulling an RV up hills with 55 MPH head winds are not the best making for a fun road trip. Brad backed it down to about 55 and it kept the truck from pulling over 2500 RPM. It kept downshifting out of overdrive so in some areas we got low double digit gas mileage. I guess it could have been worse…like Kansas we had passed through a few weeks before.
The scenery was getting better; it was just the wind that made it slower than what we would have liked it to be. As we approached UT the mountains began to change and we saw really cool rock formations. I was expecting UT to be flat and desert like Moab cuz that’s how I remember it. It is gorgeous. The hills are turning green and look like velvet. The mountains are very close and still snow capped. Once we got to Hill AFB, our friends Scott and Katrina came over to help set up the house. It is great to see them. We are all twins separated at birth. We are spending Sunday with them then we will head out towards CA on Monday.
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If you're reading this blog then you have already been touched by the brilliant, beaming light that is Jill and Brad. They touched our hearts and instantly became our closest friends. We too share the bitter-sweetness surrounding all who know and love them...that, of course, being the emptiness of watching them drive out of sight!
It hasn't been one whole hour since they left our house and we already miss them more fiercely than a mother polar bear misses a lost cub....We long for the next encounter with them in person, and welcome all contact, via phone, email or blog, in the interim. Their friendship is cherished more deeply cherished than even they know!
Becker Bunch: Travel safely, and travel with love, for as long as we exist, you'll never travel alone!
Your friends: Katrina, Scott, Lauren & Nathan.
Oh, PS: Peanut Butter--You sick Bastages!!!!
LOL And you only had to deal with the wind one day. We had to deal with it for FIVE LONG YEARS! No one understands what it's like until they've been through it because when you explain it, everyone thinks you're lying! We have one secret though......SAILS! Attach a sail to your vehicle and you'll go the speed of light. I swear it's true!
Stay safe out there and see all you lovely people soon...
Cindy and Dan
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