Big Schedule Change - IIWII 🤷‍♂️

The day before I was supposed to get my treatment the scheduler from WVCI called and told me my meds had been sent to the wrong place and I wouldn’t be able to get my treatment on Friday. I had planned to leave for St. Louis on Saturday. She told me I could reschedule for Tuesday. So I did. 🤷‍♂️

So as soon as I hung up I got on line and canceled rooms in Ontario, OR, Evanston, WY and Salina, KS. I then texted Spell and told him I wouldn’t be arriving at his house until Friday instead of Monday as planned. I waited a couple days and then rebooked rooms and decided to forego a side trip to Colorado Springs until maybe on the return trip. 

The Trip Out

The first two days were driving through smoke from wildfires. As you can see from this Oregon fire map the west was burning and Idaho was no better. 





After the first two days the driving was better. We were out of the smoke and it stayed cloudy and even a little foggy all through Wyoming and even when we got to Colorado it stayed pretty much the same. The biggest negative on that third day was traffic from Ft Collins to Denver. 🙄

Charlie and I spent a couple days with the Spells in Denver. It was a nice break from being on the road before the final drive to Stacie’s. We watched a bunch of Olympic coverage and basically just hung out. We did go to Washington Park so that Robert could get a run in. I had thought maybe I would get a walk in but instead just sat on a bench by a pond with Charlie. I had a book with me of course but just sat and thought about how much I miss being active. I took this selfie and call it “The Old Man On A Bench”. 😂



The decision to wait and try to visit Colorado Springs on the way back was reinforced when my O2 levels dropped to between 86 and 88 both evenings. I still need to check with my doctor and see if supplemental oxygen is an option. 



Charlie chilling in Spells backyard 

The two driving days to Stacie’s were cloudy with some fog and some rain so it was an easy drive. As usual Charlie found a good place to sleep at the motel. 




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