Completing our 2016 travels

We made it back to Kerri’s parent’s property in Grass Valley, CA last weekend. It is from here that we started our 2016 travels, and it is here that we will end 2016. We covered some good ground this past year, most of which was all new to me, and much of it for Kerri as well. Not sure if anyone has noticed or not, but we already have our 2017 travels rough-planned (2018 too if I am being honest). We should be starting that route in late December.

Since arriving in Grass Valley I have stayed very busy working on Big Blue and preparing it for a big facelift. We had decided, then undecided, the re-decided, only to re-un-decide and then re-re-decide to repaint Big Blue. So, with only three weeks to do it all I immediately started the work of removing all the exterior items (bumpers, solar panels, etc) and began the long process of filling holes and sanding as much of the old paint off that I can. It is only today that I can say that I think I am done with all the sanding.

The fresh paint is expected late in the week and we only have a single day to put it on Big Blue before a threat of rain. It has to be painted by the weekend after Thanksgiving as the Airstream goes in to the shop for a few weeks for repairs. Big Blue will be our home for that time. Of course, I will have a more detailed write up of the process once it is complete.