We are in the middle of nowhere and it is hard enough with
limited, very limited cell phone coverage.
Enough so that we do not make or receive any calls because they all drop
sometime during the call. So we have
reverted to emails and/or texts for all of our contacts.
Well, yesterday we were expecting a package from FedEx and I
am a follower of my packages. Ever since
they began offering tracking on packages I have been a stalker of my
package. For some reason I love watching
them travel, the roundabout way they go just to get to us, it always amazes me
the path they take and this route was no exception.
On Friday, January 16, 2015 - It was picked up from
Pensacola, Florida and sent to FedEx location in Crestview, Florida (53 miles).
On Saturday, January 17, 2015 - It arrived and departed
FedEx location in Ellenwood, Georgia (340 miles)
On Sunday, January 18, 2015 – It was in transit to Las
Cruces, New Mexico (1500 miles) and then to Desert Center, California (650
miles) by that evening.
Then it sat for 3 days in Desert Center, California just 103
miles north of our location.
Finally on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 it arrived and
departed to Bloomington, California a 125 mile drive west past us and then made
its way to the San Diego FedEx location, another 104 miles south before then
getting on a delivery truck to us 100 miles east. But then…
I usually watch to see it change to the “Delivered” status
then look for a signature and then go retrieve our package. Exciting life…right? When you only receive mail about once every 4
or 5 months it is a big event.
Yesterday afternoon we had still not received our package by
3pm so we poured a glass of wine and sat out on our patio to watch for the
truck. We can see the road for miles, as
I said we are in the middle of the desert.
We watched all vehicles and had a few possibilities but none were a FedEx
truck or van. Around 4:20pm I once again
checked our status and it said “Delivery Exception” for incorrect address,
zip/postal code. It was a bit confusing
to me since there is only one Blu-In Café/RV Park on Highway 78 in Ocotillo
Wells, California BUT then I noticed it also is listed on some of the paperwork
as Borrego Springs as the city with the same zip code...NOT GOOD!
I attempted to call several times and the
calls all dropped so I emailed them with the new city of Borrego Springs to use
hoping this will get it to us today. The
tracking today does say that it is once again out for delivery but will our
package ever get here? The
representative I spoke to said the address was corrected and it was on the
truck for delivery today but the call was dropped before it could all be
confirmed. Only time will tell.
It traveled over 2900 miles, not counting
the back and forth yesterday which would add another 200+ miles if it makes it
here today. If you travel straight from
our location to Pensacola it is just about 2000 miles…Wow what an adventure
those packages go through.
This is just another inconvenience of
staying in the middle of nowhere but it will just be a little while longer
before we head out and if nothing else our next location will be amongst the
civilization and not so desolated. We
have a few offers but at this time we are still waiting for confirmations to
see where we end up next, we have our favorites picked out but we will wait and
see before we announce anything.
Here’s hoping that all your calls get through
and your packages get delivered in a timely manner, as for ours, well keep your
fingers crossed.
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1 comment:
Making all communications wirelessly does have its moments, and more often than one would want. Cell plans, data plans, and wifi probably receive more cursing than any other aspect of our full timing life. :-)
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