I am feeling recovered and we have been packing. We are both still coughing a bit but energy levels are up. We are hoping to be on the road by Saturday afternoon, planning a 90 minute meander to a winery campground discovered by Layne during her escape preparations. It is past time for a change of scenery as I do not appear to be developing pneumonia and I am very pleased about that.
A Spanish couple showed up yesterday needing Adrián’s help to fix their propane system. They had to empty their tank to ship from Europe and when they tried to refill it they got dime dirt if airlock. Propane systems are different all over the world and complicated to refill as all have different fittings. It’s why GANNET2 has no propane and is all electric in our kitchen.
We had them over for wine and talk and they did not leave before midnight which may impact our ability to get going…but they are an interesting couple of travelers. They are part time retired and have taken their MAN 4x4 van all over Europe from Iceland to Morocco and arrived in Montevideo three days ago aiming for warmer climes in Brazil. In December they fly back to Valencia to work for a year leaving the van with Adrián while they are gone. It was good to talk with fellow travelers and we learned about RVing in Europe, something we will consider after Rusty goes to his reward.
He knows something is up but I hope it’s separation anxiety from the house not from us. I figure he must realize by now he is inseparable from us. We are anxious to see how he does when we are back in vanlife mode, and we will be making sure he is as rested as he needs to be as we drive. There is no doubt now he is old and that has to be one of our priorities. Meanwhile stuff gets sorted and stowed or sorted and trashed. Minimalism is life. Well, not too minimal says the intrepid explorer with microwave.
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