Monday, April 16, 2007

Two more weeks

Two more weeks!! Jim's still getting the bikes ready and we're getting closer to having all our stuff packed away. We hauled the largest load up to Washington last weekend. Three truckloads with trailers. One pickup pulled the Mustang, one pickup pulled the Fairlane, and one pulled a trailer full of stuff, plus all the pickups had canopies so the pickups were packed full.

All we have left at home is a mattress, the kitchen table and chairs - which stay at the apartment - enough clothes to get us through work the next two weeks, a few dishes and pots and pans, bathroom stuff, the TV and some DVD's, and food.

It seemed strange to look at the trailer full of our belongings and know that all our stuff was in there and once we make one last trip in two weeks, besides our bikes, everything we own will be in there.

What started out in the planning stage six long years ago is now down to two weeks. Whether the remaining two weeks will go slow or fast is left to be known. When we first started planning, six years seemed impossibly far away. Now with two weeks left, it seems like they flew by.



These are the brackets Jim is putting on my bike to mount the soft bags on so they're easier to remove.



These are the supports that the bags will go on that will mount on the brackets Jim is putting on the bike.



This is what the bags will look like when they're attached to the supports that will allow them to be mounted on the bike.



The Fairlane loaded up.



The Mustang loaded up.



Stuff loaded up and being covered for the rain.



The Devlin's head to Washington.



Getting ready to drive the Mustang into the trailer.



Loading the Mustang into the trailer. The trunk was left open because Jim thought he'd have to crawl out through the trunk. There was enough room that he was able to squeeze out the door. Thank goodness he's a thin guy!



The Mustang loaded into the trailer with our household stuff up above on the loft.



Getting ready to load the Fairlane.



Loading the Fairlane.



The Fairlane loaded into the trailer.



The pickup loaded onto the trailer so we only had to drive one rig home.



A happy Jim that the biggest job has been completed. It's all downhill from this point on.

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