It was late September 1986, thirty-nine years ago. I flew from San Francisco back to Washington DC to help Ken with the final packing and loading up the rented truck. Our friend Peter, who we met in Paris back in 1981, came by with his camera to document the fun. These next few photos are his. Almost everything we owned back then was in the truck (except for what we took west in the car-top carrier back in August). Ken's car, a 4 door Subaru sedan, was converted to a greenhouse on wheels with many of our favorite houseplants wedged in. All was ready to roll. We attached the car to a special trailer (front wheels on the trailer and rear wheels on the road) and pulled it behind us back to San Jose. This time, we really did know the way.
I'm hopeful that the weather people are right and that the next few days will be warm and dry. I'll keep you posted.
What a wonderful photo. Imagine packing a truck now! We had just left DC for New Haven CT. If I remember correctly we didn’t catch up with you again until 12 years later when we lived basically around the corner (and down a cliff).
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