A dark and stormy day
Another day where I woke just before 5:00 a.m., looked at the weather…saw there was a high wind advisory for 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Ok.
It is 191 interstate miles to Dillon, i.e. 4 hours so I thought I would try to leave at 7:30 and ETA being 11:30 in Dillon, all should be well.
I use an online tool: www.thenextexit.com which shows information for interstate exits. I normally make a list of potential fuel stops, rest areas and optional rv park destinations so I can quickly see options as I go.
This morning, I made my normal list and also a side list of Emergency stops in case the weather deteriorated faster than forecast.
As I was doing that, the wind came up.
Bear and I went for a walk. It was VERY windy and it was not yet sunrise.
RATS.
I looked at Dillon weather which had an advisory for not only wind, but snow…blowing snow and low visibility.
Decision made…staying in Pocatello.
Dark.
Stormy.
Windy!… REALLY windy. It calmed mid-morning and then ramped up about 11:00 and continued.
Bear and I went out in the Jeep. I thought I’d hunt up a bit of Turkey. I had a wonderful Turkey dinner almost 2 weeks ago with my folks, Grandma Betty and my brother, but still…Thanksgiving!! – gotta have a little more turkey.
A little more turkey…a 3 pound breast. It is SO cute! The pineapple is there for proportion. The little breast is in a foil loaf pan.
I texted RV friend Sharon (Sharon and her husband, John, stayed at Summers RV park late summer and Sharon loves the convection oven whereas I love the gas oven, but in the interest of time…) inquiring about how to use the convection oven for the turkey. She texted right back with a recipe and instruction.
My “plan” – you know how that goes – is to do this turkey tomorrow afternoon …hopefully in Dillon, MT as the weather is to calm tomorrow – Wednesday.
Meanwhile.
Auggie.
Bear.
More Bear.
My venue for the day.
Another Auggie spot – the kitchen window.
A dark and stormy day.
***GOOD GRIEF!!! – Bear and I went for our “before supper” walk and were nearly blown away. The wind advisory was extended until midnight. Thankfully, our site is protected and/or at an angle where we feel the occasional gust but the slide toppers are not flapping and we are relatively quiet in the midst of what seems like a gale.
One Response to “A dark and stormy day”
What a threatening looking sky! I really don’t like wind, unless I’m out in a boat and sailing. It is gloomy and overcast here, too, and the forecast is for a week of rain….
Great pictures of the boys!
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