Well, finally closed on our property in early December. Had only enough time after closing to run down to the place and toast our success with a bottle of Riesling. Went back to work and then went to Odessa for a supply run. We had clutch troubles and had to get it replaced while we were there. Stuck in the oil patch for three days...
While we were there we found out a friend from Brewster county had been in a bad accident while alone and he was in the hospital in Odessa. When our truck was ready and before we came back to Alpine we stopped in and had a visit with him. It is fortunate for him he is alive, the desert is unforgiving when bad things happen to folks while they are alone. A stark reminder for us we need to invest in the air ambulance insurance just in case.
Well, we went back to the east coast for the holidays, bought a big flat deck trailer, loaded a small RV trailer we have on the big trailer and made it back just before west Texas was hammered by an unusual winter ice storm.
So now, we have some detail property surveying we need to do to see where we will place our cabin and other infrastructure, rent an excavator and a tracked loader and get busy carving out a place to resume our life put on hold since retirement in July.
As always, prayer is welcomed as we embark on this next phase of our lives.
Cheers!!
