Putting up wood

We are in the phase of getting ready for Road Trip 7.  Yesterday the plumber installed a cut-off switch under our house, so we don't have to worry about pipes freezing.  He also found we already had a drain under the house.  Now, before we leave, we will need to turn off our water at the pump house, and then I will have to do my commando crawl all the way under the house to turn it off there also.  Yech. 



But it will be worth it, to have the peace of mind that nothing will freeze. 

Today we put up wood.  Because it has been so dry we could use the pickup to haul it up from the lower garage to stack on our breezeway.  When we return in February it will be there to keep us warm.  Odd that we are already looking forward to being home.  We will finish the project tomorrow.

Before we leave we are trying desperately to do 100 bike rides.  Right now we are at 87, so it is within reach.  We also have some 33 inside rides on the trainers, but we aren't counting those.  If the weather hadn't been so wet this spring we would already have met this goal. 

There is still a lot to do, but we are well organized and excited.  This will make the seventh time we have set out with only a vague idea of our destination, and will spend months living in the bed of our pickup.