Lansing at last

Well, we spent a day visiting Mark and Diane in Kentucky and then started our trek north. While we thought this would be a two day event for us, we just kept trucking and pulled into Lansing about 4:30 pm yesterday.  Nancy and Kaden showed up for a little while and we will be seeing Dawn for a while today.  Ann has been fighting a cold and is taking a "partial down day" whatever that is.  I waiting for enterprise car rental to come and get me so that we can have a car to run around town in while we are here.

I must say that the roads are definitely more challenging in the north with a bump here or pothole there!

We are staying at the Cottonwood KOA on Aurilius road near Jolly.  Nice place  but you cannot walk to anything.

I guess that is about all to report at this time.  See ya later.

Kentucky, at last

Well, here we are in Mt Vernon, Kentucky at a KOA campground. Big storm last night but today has not been bad and the weather is much, much better (and cooler)  Somewhere between Georgia and here, we lost a hub cap so we will add that to our "to do" or "fix it" list.  Quiet uneventful day today.  Meeting Mark and Diane Stypinski near here tomorrow before heading out to Lansing. Thats all for now.

A good day!!

Today was a good day.  We are beginning to settle down into a routine and driving the rig is enjoyable most of the time.  We are staying at a very nice "big rig" friendly RV park called Harvest Moon in Adairsville, GA.  We can recommend this to anyone traveling through the area.  Beautiful and very, very clean.  The laundry was even complementary (no quarters needed).

Today we traveled about 260 miles and got off the road fairly early.  We seem to like getting up early and then getting into a location early in the afternoon.

Ann got out the Segway today and went all over the campground in it.  It is a big hit wherever she takes it.  What fun.

Tommorow, we should be near Mt Vernon, Kentucy where we will hook up with Mark and Diane Stypinski, friends of ours from Michigan who live in the area.

Thats my story and I'm sticking to it.

Hot Everywhere

Well, things have been going as planned for us. We picked up the coach (no surprises) and spent a good part of the day getting a quick run through and then Ann had her time at the wheel.  She is a pro now and just needs more time at the wheel to become comfortable.  We (I) did manage to get my first boo-boo on the first day, so I learned a lot as well.

On the 22nd, we headed to Orlando and spent the night at Fort Wilderness, adjacent to Disney World.  A few people, including Disney told us that we could catch a shuttle over to Universal Studios, home of the Harry Potter attraction.  Well, we learned that no shuttle existed and abandoned our plans for a second night at Fort Wilderness.  Instead, we picked up the next morning and drove to Universal Studios where we parked for the day.  The Harry Potter part of the theme park was outstanding.  We did wind up on some Dragon Rollercoaster and I am still looking for my stomach!  We are way to old for that "****" and both vowed to never do something that stupid again.  It was super hot this day as well and it was very difficult to enjoy the day in the smothering heat.

After getting our fill of Harry Potter, we drove north to the town of Mt Dora for a surpise birthday present for Ann.  She is now the proud owner of a brand new Segway XT and I guess I just have to use the old one at home.  She was surprised and very appreciative.  From there, we headed north to Tifton, Georgia, where I am not sitting and catching up as they have WIFI here.

So, thats  my story today and I'm sticking to it.

Hot in Orlando

Well, so far so good.

Yesterday, our good friend Dean Mosier took us to Winslow (Bainbridge Island), where we caught the Ferry to Seattle.  From there, a short walk to the light rail that took us to the Airport.  We stayed near the airport and caught a 6am flight to Orlando this morning.  We got in right on time and the RV dealership had someone pick us up at the airport.  We are staying at a hotel within walking distance.  They even stopped by the dealership first to let Ann have her first look at the Motorhome.
Fortunately, she liked what she saw. 

Yea! All in all, a good, but long day.

Tommorrow, we will get briefed on all the systems aboard and Ann will get a brief driving lesson.  After that, off to the store to outfit the rig and buy supplies.  Should be a very busy day for us.  We will be on our own.  Watch out Orlando traffic.

Is is hot, hot, hot in Orlando and we appreciate our Washington weather very much.  We don't know how people put up with this kind of heat.

Anyway,

A New Adventure Awaits

Well, Ann and I decided that we were not getting any younger and that if we were going to see some of the things we wanted to see, we better get with the program.  A couple of months ago, I started to research motorhomes on the internet and talked with those people I know who had one.  Then, it happened; I found a listing on E-bay for one that was acceptable (as represented in the ad).  I placed a bid on it and a few days later, found that I had the highest bid.  Actually, I was the only bidder!  One big problem presented itself immediately.  The coach is in Cocoa, FL and we live in Port Ludlow, WA.  So you don't think I'm crazy, I did a lot of "due dillegence" on this "deal" before I gave them any money.  Then, after being satisfied that this was for real, I flew to Orlando to check it out and close on the deal.  The coach is a 2005 Country Coach with a little over 40,000 miles on it.  It is 40 feet long and comes with brakes (unlike our 42 foot Trawler).  It is in excellent shape and we are flying down again on Sept 20th to pick it up and drive it home via Michigan (grandson birthday) and Colorado (grandson birthday). 

So, out of the gate, with little to no experience, we will be driving some 4,000 miles home.  We will "tell it all" in this journal as we make our back to Port Ludlow.  Stay tuned.......