Today we made a trip to Dick's. We got Kevlar cable locks for the two kayaks so I can sleep without worrying that are canoes are being stolen. I also bought a 20-pound kettle bell, a 10-pound medicine ball, a door-jamb bar for pull-ups (hahaha--like I can do them), Coleman lantern mantles, and a few other odds and ends. I am hoping to continue doing some CrossFit training on the way and when we get to Maine--with the help and advice of Kirez and Sean, of course. I'm not qualified to think up my own WODs. Kirez has advised that I stick to a two-days-on and one-day-off schedule. I need to stay motivated. Now if I can just find more info on the Paleo/Zone diets.
Although the dining room is still filled with far too much stuff (especially books, magazines, musical instruments and way too much art supplies), Bob and I are starting to get things organized. This is a step in the right direction because I'm beginning to become overwhelmed and have been avoiding this packing work. That's not like me, so I'd better type this quickly so I can get downstairs.
I read an article that the lobsters are starting to shed their shells 6 weeks earlier than usual in Maine, so the lobstermen are catching many soft-shell lobsters much earlier in the season. The shell shedding enables the lobsters to grow. I cannot wait as lobster is on the paleo diet.
We are hoping to stop in Santa Fe for a bit and also in Pueblo, one of our favorite towns in southern Colorado. Then we will spend time with my sister-cousin Sandra and her husband Mike. We're hoping we can get out on the lake and do some kayaking there before beginning our cross-country trek.
I'm a little disappointed that we're not heading through Missouri on our way because that is one of my favorite antique expanses. Maybe on the way back and maybe on the way back we'll hit the longest yard sale experience (when is that, anyway?). You know us, always looking for bargains.
So, I'm heading downstairs now to "organize." House stuff is done pretty much, so it's ready for the Wawros, our mighty, dependable, and vigilant housesitters who will live in our house while we are gone.