my journey, destination unknown
What a blessing. Today as I put together ideas for boosting my energy, a special package of freshly picked blueberries was gifted to my by one of my friends and neighbors. These blueberries were beautiful and tasted so wonderful fresh that I was loathe to put them in my afternoon yogurt smoothie. How wonderful to…
A new month, a new item to tackle for my Happiness Project! As a reminder (to myself!), May’s focus was on Diet. Unfortunately, our month on the road negated most of what I had gained (or lost) during May. Thus July is going to be a dual focus — getting back to where I was…
Chloe enjoyed some time at home alone while her sister went over to visit with a friend.
I can’t believe we did it. We lived in Evie, our PopTop EuroVan, for 38 days. She traveled almost 10,000 miles across 22 states. We traveled and camped almost the entire trip, visiting Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and a million other great sights. Evie is taking a little break this week, but we are…
I figured that with us being gone so long, Gazoo would have forgotten all about us. But no, she seems to remember!
The plants didn’t ALL die while we were on our 38 day roadtrip.
Our last day in the car!
Today’s highlights: HOME! I worked in the motel room in the morning while Rob and the girls went to get some breakfast. After we left the motel, we stopped at a Starbucks to get some real coffee. And then drove and drove, getting home around 4pm. Home! Trip Stats: Roadside Attractions: None. (Total: 29) States:…
Day 37 of our big trip out west brought us closer to home but not as close as we had hoped. Flooding on the interstates slowed us down quite a bit.
Today’s highlights: Entering MO through the back door due to the flooding in IA. Buffet lunch in small town MO. Getting closer to home. After a quick (not vey good) breakfast at the Super 8, we headed south on I-29. The flooding was quite visible; sandbags on the highway were holding back the water. We…
Day 36 had us heading home. We stopped at Wall Drug and the Corn Palace as we sped across South Dakota.
Today’s highlights: Eating pie at Wall Drug. Cob-shaped popcorn balls from the Corn Palace. A short detour to visit MN. After some coffee and chatting with our friends, we packed up the car and headed out. As we headed east, our first stop was at Wall Drug. Chloe asked what was special about Wall Drug…
On Day 35 of our trip out west, we hung out at Custer State park with friends. It felt good to sit still for a change!
Today’s highlights: Hanging out with friends. Horseback riding. More game playing. We had a nice breakfast in the campground. Since the only open spots for the horseback riding were at 2:30, we decided to change our plans and stay another night camping. We had to pack up to change campgrounds, though. We went to the…
On day 34 of our trip out west, we went from Devil’s Tower to Mount Rushmore. The girls enjoyed the alpine slide and camping with friends at Custer State Park.
Today’s highlights: Standing in the World’s Largest Log Chair. Visiting Mount Rushmore. Driving the Iron Mountain Road. camping with friends at Custer State Park. We woke up slowly and started to pack up. We decided to eat breakfast at the KOA cafe, but it ended up being quite expensive for a very mediocre meal and…
Day 33: We saw the World’s Largest Swimming Pool and Devil’s Tower today!
Today’s highlights: Swimming in the World’s Largest Swimming Pool. Eating at the Utter Cafe in Buffalo, WY. Watching “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” in the shadow of Devil’s Tower. I woke early to attend my conference call, but could not connect, so I went back to sleep for a while. Camille got up early…
On Day 32 of our trip, we went swimming at the “World’s Larget Hot Springs” in Thermopolis, WY. What a funny place — a nice warm swim left us all feeling floppy.
Today’s highlights: Another bison traffic jam. Our final Continental Divide crossing. Ordering food via red telephone from our booth. Swimming in the hot springs in Thermopolis. I woke at 5:30 to try to connect to my conference call, but could get neither a wifi nor a mobile hone signal. Grrr. Up so early, I worked…