We officially sold our home in Duluth on November 17th, finished packing the RV and storage unit and spent a rather chilly night at Bass Pro Shop in Hermantown.
Learning experience #1 (and there’s a whole lot to come) check your propane level before settling in for the night with a low of 15 degrees.
Learning experience #2: DO NOT use the furnace fan as something to drown out road noise without a generator running.
0330 we woke up to no heat or power. Lots of trouble shooting by some and snoring by others, we had heat, but we however fully toasted the two coach batteries.
November 18-19
We said goodbye to Duluth after topping off our propane and headed to Elk River!
Learning Experience #3 all living things must be out of the vehicle when filling propane, this wouldn’t have been an issue but our cats discovered they could crawl behind and into the sofa that is bolted to the floor. Two hours later and some sacrificial pool noodles the cats were out and their entrance to the couch permanently closed.
We had a lovely early thanksgiving with the Risting family watched an episode of a family favorite show, and then made the official discovery of our two dead beyond saving batteries. Shout out to Tim for assisting in the late night trip to Walmart and staying up in the frigid cold help swap out the batteries!
Next stop was Austin Minnesota with the Risting Clan to met with Ralph, Meghan’s Grandpa, we had lovely chat and lunch, and hit the highway to start heading west.
We spent that night at our first truck stop, very nice to have a large parking spot and be able to run the generator! Bathrooms were also a huge plus as we’d yet to come across a potable water fill up that wasn’t closed for winter. Pleasant surprise in the morning, THEY HAD WATER! We filled about a 1/4 tank of water and we were off rolling west down I-90.
Hagglund appreciation post: from packing and moving assistance to RV inspection, huge thank you to you all for helping get our trip rolling!
Road to Nova Scotia 
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