Off and Running in the Morning

It takes so much time and energy to clean up, load up, and get ready to go.  I look at it like driving across the country...just one mile at a time. 

Seven days ago Ryan told me that he and Kaelyn were probably going to reschedule their wedding.  A day later he confirmed that they had reschedule for July 2021, and Marcia and I immediately committed to leaving for California ASAP, which meant about a week.  There is a lot to do, but we will only do so much each day...

We each made a list of what needed to be done.  By tonight (Monday) our lists are nearly complete.  I went to the motorhome just about every day for a few hours.  On Saturday I completed a few more minor maintenance tests, and turned on the Fridge.  I knew from a few days earlier that the Fridge worked, and it worked just fine on Saturday too. On Sunday I gave it a good washing (amazing how dusty/dirty it gets sitting in storage), and moved it over to the RV Park right by us.  There I plugged it in, made sure that everything worked...especially the AC.  Today I started by taking the vacuum over and did a major inside cleaning.  Upon my return we then loaded up Marcia's clothes and some of the bathroom items, and she was amazed at how clean everything looked.  Upon our return I loaded up the freezer.  Next I loaded up the pantry, along with a few miscellaneous items.  Finally the fridge, and then my clothes.  Somewhere in the middle of this I also gave Bubba a bath.  I wish I can say that Bubba is so anxious to leave and get to Sandy and Arny's house...but Bubba is Bubba.  He won't get excited until we pull into their neighborhood, at which point he will go NUTS!

HERE'S BUBBA BEING EXCITED

If all goes well, we will be in the panhandle of Florida tomorrow night...and perhaps we might have a picture or two. 

Wedding Delay ... Sort Of

Got a text from my youngest child Ryan yesterday...the wedding has to be delayed for another year.  However, he and Kaelyn are going to elope in July, and then have a formal wedding ceremony a year later.  This is how it is in these times of abnormal...

So Marcia and I are going to head right out to California, and save our northern route until after the wedding next year...or before the wedding next year, depending upon how we do things next year.

I thought I was going to share a map of our trip up to Cleveland, then over to Indiana, up through Michigan and across the top of the state, down through Montana into Wyoming, through Utah and across to Sacramento.  Instead, we are headed from Florida to Sacramento, part of the route being new to our RV travels as we cut through a smaller section of Texas.

Due to the hot weather, we will be staying in RV parks each night until we reach California.  Near Lone Pine we will either boondock in the Alabama Hills, or, if it is too hot, find a RV park to stay at near Lone Pine.  If all goes well...we will spend a few nights at one of our favorite National Forest Parks outside of Truckee before continuing on to the HOT Sacramento Area.

Not sure what day we will be leaving, but our plans are for next week, perhaps Tuesday or Wednesday.  Don't know who is happier...us (Marcia and Dave) or Bubba.  (Not bad for a going on 17 year old dog!)