High Winds close Highway 58 - we are blocked again

The road from Bakersfield over to Barstow, which happens to bypass the
Grapevine, is closed to to high winds until further notice (I was told
it should reopen tonight around 8PM).

Therefore, we find ourselves waiting on the side of the road along with
hundreds of 18 wheelers and other folks towing trailers.

We talked it over and decided that the best option is for us to
backtrack a bit, get a room with WIFI so I can get some work done, and
sit it out until the morning.

We could, of course, backtrack back to the 99/Interstate 5 and attempt
to go up and over the Grapevine, but I a) am not sure that it too would
not also be closed (note to self-install that new CB radio) and b) do
not think it prudent to risk blowing up this truck by too great an
incline.

So, its settled. Backtrack, get a room, do some work and continue on
tomorrow.

Julie and I have been discussing whether it might be best for the
children to stay with their grandmother ("Nana") so as to avoid further
delay in getting them re-enrolled in school should any new unforseen
events block our progress to florida. Julie and I would certainly carry
on as planned and continue on to melbourne, where over the next few
months until the school year ends we will be retrofitting the boat in
preparation for the trip.

The reality is that the children would not be able to help much and we
would be having to rent a house so as to provide them with a stable home
environment while the work is done on the boat. You can't exactly say,
"hey savannah, go sleep on that unfinished plank of wood over there."

We'll see. I am putting in a call to my mom to see if she is up for
watching them for the next two months.
--webdood