Well, we made it home in one piece and we have our rig in storage a few miles from our home. Our last post had us in Ogden, UT where we spent the night. From there, we drove to Boise, ID and stopped at Twin Falls, along the way. If you are ever in this area, it is worth the diversion. The gorge at Twin Falls is awesome and indescribeable. You don't know the gorge is there and then Wham!, it is right in front of you.
The next day, we stopped in Baker City, OR at the Oregon Trail Intrepretative Center. Another awesome place that would take a whole day to see everything. This is A double Wow!Wow!. The view of the trail from the center is breathtaking and the museum is just awesome. This is one place to go out of your way for. We spent a few hours there and will definitely be back to spend much more time. We then drove to Ellensburg, WA so that we we could into Port Ludlow reasonably early the next day.
October 13th--Arrived home around noon and spent the afternoon cleaning and putting more "stuff" into the coach.
Post Travel Thoughts: Well, having had a boat made this new experience an easier one and certainly less stresssful. For one thing, the motorhome has brakes! The boat did not. That meant that it stayed where you left it, unlike a boat that can go with the current and the winds at the time.
While some would not like the mileage of the motorhome (6 mpg) it was twice that of the boat!! so we, again, were pretty happy. Here are some interesting comparisons:
BOAT MOTORHOME
Fuel Capcity 700 gallons or about $2,000 100 gallons or about $300
Range on Full Tank 1800 Miles 600 Miles
Ave travel in one day 25 to 30 miles 300 to 500
Well, we do have a list of things to change or fix just as we would have for the boat. That part is the same.
Thats about it for now! Thanks for following our trip!!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
On the road again!!
Well, here it is 10/10/10 and we are sitting in an RV park in Odgen, UT. But, let me start since our last post which was on October 3rd. We left Lansing early and stopped in Columbia, MO to have dinner with Ann's sister Paula. A quick great diner with great company. We spent the night there are then headed to Topeka, KS the next day where we had lunch with some good friends that we met through the Human Service Finance Officers when I was working for Social Services. After lunch that day, we headed further down the road and stoped in Colby, KS.
Up early the next day (October 6th), we drove to Longmount, which we would be calling home for our stay and visit with Adam and Becky (Atticus and Holden). Atticus will be 5 on Thursday and we wanted to be there for the party which was held at a local park. The next day was a visit to the Denver Childrens museum where we all played to our hearts content. We especially liked the bubble room where we could make and break bubbles of many sizes and shapes.
On Saturday, we all headed up to Rocky Mountain National Park where we did a little hiking at Alberta Falls. It was a beautufil hike and we even got to walk trhough some snow showers. What fun.
Sunday found us on our way again and we drove over 500 miles to arrive at Ogden, UT for the night. Long day, but this should be the last 500 mile day for us. We are now only 800 miles from home and have three days to get there. Stay tuned for more......
Up early the next day (October 6th), we drove to Longmount, which we would be calling home for our stay and visit with Adam and Becky (Atticus and Holden). Atticus will be 5 on Thursday and we wanted to be there for the party which was held at a local park. The next day was a visit to the Denver Childrens museum where we all played to our hearts content. We especially liked the bubble room where we could make and break bubbles of many sizes and shapes.
On Saturday, we all headed up to Rocky Mountain National Park where we did a little hiking at Alberta Falls. It was a beautufil hike and we even got to walk trhough some snow showers. What fun.
Sunday found us on our way again and we drove over 500 miles to arrive at Ogden, UT for the night. Long day, but this should be the last 500 mile day for us. We are now only 800 miles from home and have three days to get there. Stay tuned for more......
Sunday, October 3, 2010
A Blurr!!
Wow, our visit to Lansing is at an end! We are preparing to leave early tomorrow morning for our trek west. Hours of playing with our grandson Kaden including fort building, pogo stick jumping, rip sticking in the driveway (form of skateboard), lots of wrestling, lego building, basketball shooting, remote helicopter flying, and on and on. Kaden's 8th birthday party was a hoot. He obviously has many loving friends and a very supportive family.
Spending time with Dawn and Nancy are always a highlight and this was no exception. Seeing your children survive and thrive with all of life's challenges is a great experience.
We were also able to visit with some of our special friends whom we have known for year and years. What a great time sharing stories and catching up!
Today was a quick visit to the cider mill where we made quick work of great doughnuts and fresh apple cider.
We have now been exposed to extreme weather. Hot, Hot, Hot in Florida to Cold, Cold, Cold in Michigan. It is supposed to freeze tonight, so will will be leaving just in the nick of time.
Long day tomorrow
Spending time with Dawn and Nancy are always a highlight and this was no exception. Seeing your children survive and thrive with all of life's challenges is a great experience.
We were also able to visit with some of our special friends whom we have known for year and years. What a great time sharing stories and catching up!
Today was a quick visit to the cider mill where we made quick work of great doughnuts and fresh apple cider.
We have now been exposed to extreme weather. Hot, Hot, Hot in Florida to Cold, Cold, Cold in Michigan. It is supposed to freeze tonight, so will will be leaving just in the nick of time.
Long day tomorrow
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