In
just four short weeks (give or take a day; this was supposed to have
been published yesterday) I'll be leaving Carlinville to drive to
Loveland, Colorado, where the Interweave Yarn Fest is being held.
Although I'm beyond excited at the prospect of attending such a
prestigious national fiber arts event, I'm also a bit nervous as I
prepare for this journey.
First
of all, I've never before driven this far on my own. Because I've
enrolled in several spinning classes, I have to take my spinning
wheel with me; because overhead storage compartments in airplanes
don't accommodate spinning wheels, I have to drive. Fortunately I'll
only have to drive one way, as Mike will be taking the train to
Denver over that weekend, and catching a shuttle to the motel, then
he will drive home with me on Monday and Tuesday.
Among
the items on my preparation timeline are: oil change, check (and
replenish if needed) all fluids, replace wiper blades, and pray for
an uneventful drive. I'll be swiping the emergency starter box from
Mike's van and taking that with me, and we've just signed up for an
introductory AAA membership. I'll have to figure out what apps I can
delete on my phone to make room for the AAA app, and then plan on not
needing either roadside assistance or the starter box.
If
Mike were driving we could easily make the trip in two days; however,
because I'm not accustomed to driving long distances, I plan to leave
on Monday and spread the driving over three days, making quick
overnight stops on Monday and Tuesday nights. My bags will be packed
so that I'll be able to only take one small bag inside with me for
the motel stops (well, yes, okay -- actually one small bag PLUS a knitting
bag of indeterminate size...) in order to expedite the stopping and
starting process. I'm hoping to do the bulk of the driving in
daylight and planning to arrive in Loveland sometime Wednesday
afternoon, to allow time to get settled in and well rested before the
event starts at 9 a.m. on Thursday.
It's
going to be an amazing adventure and I look forward to getting
started!
Next
up: class preparations
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