This is a travel day – a long travel day, 270 miles, much of
it on a road so rough we were not always sure whether it was intentional
vibradores or topes or just a crummy road surface. But we all made it to the
ferry terminal in very good time. We were inspected, measured, measured again
and lined up waiting for the ferry to arrive.
So we had a tailgate party. There was lots of yummy food,
including scalloped potatoes and Tennessee barbeque and much more. We all had a
good time. Among the story swapping, we learned that Al and Lois, who are heading
back to the US rather than going to Baja, suffered a tire blowout on their 5th
wheel. We wish them well and hope there was no more damage than a lost tire.
Replete, we watch the ferry arrive and disgorge its load of passengers and
cargo. Then it was time for us to board: Rig drivers, tow drivers and plain
old passengers, just like Noah’s Ark. Many of us get to watch Felix back his
rig across the dock, up the ramp, and all the way to the bow of the ship!
All aboard, we get our assigned stateroom, which is much
better than Ken’s description. We get Felix a pina colada from the bar to help
him relax after his exploits driving the Rig backwards, and go to the stern to
watch the final loading. We are amazed at the speed and nimbleness of the
tractor drivers who zoom around getting the truck trailers in place.
It is way past our usual bedtime and eventually the
excitement gives way to fatigue, and we head off to our stateroom for some rest.
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