It was getting very cold, and freezing at night so i felt it was time to leave! There was still a lot to do on the rig, but enough was done to be ready to roll. The best course was to head south until the weather improved. The rig, now named the Starship is a handfull with a fair share of gremlins (mostly electrical). I landed in the Ozarks in northern Arkansas where i knew some fine people and the weather was a bit more moderate.
I felt it was important to "plant" myself somewhere for a few days and decided to go up in the Ozark mountains and trout fish. This was a great choice, it is off season there and lots of beautiful country around Beaver Lake that you pretty much have to yourself. I spent most of that first week there, catching fine rainbow trout and unwinding from the months of planning the escape. Spankly loved it as much as me, we gots lots of great exercise walking in the mountains and he helped me fish!
Pulling that 23,000 pound Starship up those mountains was a chore. On the worst ones you end up at the top in first gear @ 3000 rpm at about 30 miles an hour. Definitely need some retro rockets or anti-gravity device installed!
I was staying in the state parks, which by the way I think is one of the few things government has ever done well! Most are awesome, on water with lots of wildlife and scenery for about $12 a night with hookups. Life is good!
Life is good! I am super jealous!
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