Day 3,4, and 5 of trip!

Day 3 started out good and went downhill from there and then back up hill again.  A tire on the utility trailer blew and we got the waving hands and gestures from a car going past up.  At first there was a possibility we would have to stay in Hagerstown MD for 2 days but a very nice man with a tow truck and a nice tire store manager and worker were able to get us back on the road in several hours.

      That put us behind by about 6 hours which meant another day on the road.  But, we drove on and got to Winthrop Monday evening.  We spent the night at Judy and Eugene's house as they were kind enough to let up pull into their driveway - which is now my favorite place to pull into in that area!  

     The next day we went to see Iris and Desmond and spent a few hours going over the past year. We headed for Bangor where we picked up a car - Ken decided on a PT Cruiser - cute...

     The camp is fine - tree limbs down all around.  There must have been some good winds or heavy snow or both.  We got backed in fine and realized the weather was incredibly cold!  So much for my not having any closed toe shoes!  

Later.

The Trip - Day 2

The day started with a pancake breakfast at the park we stayed in last night.  We hit the road running and hoped to put many miles between south and north.  This is a big, big country.  We got as far as Virginia and set up camp at an RV park.  We were lucky to get in as this was the 3rd one in the area we called and they were all full.  In fact, this one called up back as they just had a cancellation.  

     It is a bit cooler here this evening.  Ken and the dog are both sleeping.  There is no television here in the mountains.  Speaking of mountains, they are beautiful.  I always had a dream of living in Tennessee or Virginia.  I have no idea why - I really don't want to be a mountain girl...

     Till the next update, have a great Memorial Day and heres to all those wonderful people who have worn the uniform of freedom.

Later.

Mississippi to Maine!

The trip has started....the things going wrong have started...we forgot our shoes, the hot water heater has no water in it, the dog tried to eat the damp remover, we forgot it was memorial day weekend and there might not be any camp spots available,,,so far the trip has been great!  We are spending the night in Cleveland, TN at a very nice KOA.  Up bright and early tomorrow to hit the road again.

I got in from Chicago on Wednesday, we packed and cleaned the RV on Thursday and this morning we realized we had more to pack and so we got a late start.  We drove the RV and the Prius to Birmingham and dropped the car off at Tootsie's house who is letting us leave it there for a while.

The weather is hotter than our normal trip up north so we are staying in parks so we have hook ups.  Mulligan thinks it is all a great adventure and wants to kick any big dog's rear end if she can just get close enough...

Later from the roads of America!

May is a beautiful month!

Well, I've been lazy again as far as this blog goes.  I think it must be normal to get away from updating as often as in the beginning.  We've had a wild and exciting month since my last update.

I made an emergency trip out to California to help Gillian - she had some medical issues and is very pregnant.  It all worked out great and she is fine.  It was an unexpected trip but I really enjoyed spending the time with all of them but of course, especially with Owen!  He's a heartbreaker!  So cute!

Ken and I finished our school semesters and then walked around the house not knowing what to do with ourselves.  We are so pleased to be out of school for a while.  It gives me a chance to clean the house and introduce myself to the dog...and Ken!

The weather has been wild.  This is storm and tornado time and we had a tree go down at the bottom of the driveway between the time I left for school and Ken left.  The electricity went out and he thought it was the storm.  Several hours later when he drove down the driveway, he realized he drove under this large tree leaning over.  He went to the Power Co. and by the time they and Ken got back the tree was down across the driveway and had taken out another tree with it.  Afterward I told Ken that every time the electricity goes out, I call one of the neighbors to make sure its out for everyone!

We made a recent purchase of a Kubota utility vehicle.  See it at:

 http://www.kubota.com/f/products/rtv500/index.cfm

This makes it so much easier to go around the hill and pick up the debris that we had been trying to do by hand with a wheelbarrow... Besides it is great fun to run around on down the driveway and out the Faulkner road.  And, Owen will love it!

I am presently at the National Restaurant Association Conference in Chicago and when I get home on Wednesday, we will be leaving for Maine the next day.  It is going to be a wild and crazy summer with the new baby expected and other things going on.

I'll try to be more efficient with my updating.  

Later.