Home to Winter

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Our last day on the road was Tuesday, two days ago now. We started in rain from Rockford, Illinois and the first 60 miles or so were already quite stressful. Lots of trucks on the road from the very beginning, all the way home.

I drove for less than 40 miles. By the time I got into the driver's seat, I was already nervous and incapable of lasting very long. The weather was quiet then, but by Black River Falls, the storm was advancing and we put the "real" driver in charge.

It was quite a drive home: rain, snow, freezing rain, sleet, ice. Endless traffic. Vehicles going too fast. Salt trucks. Plows. A semi in the ditch. We crossed the river into Minnesota and almost immediately all lanes of traffic came to a complete halt for an accident being cleaned up off the roadway.

St. Paul was beautiful, under a blanket of white. People seemed very cheerful and energized by the unusual spring storm. We had to shovel our way to the deck and managed to unload some of our bags and the cooler.

It is definitely cold here, with no end in sight. More snow on Sunday.