Sunday, April 26, 2009

The Start, April 16 - 24

Getting ready to go is making lists, remembering what I've done, being able to find the things I so cleverly tucked away in the RV, tying up all the loose ends, trying to sleep when the mind won't stop spinning, finding where I put that list of things to do, and remembering to reassure  Daisy that she is coming with us.



We helped the economy by buying new bikes and a super duper camera for this trip. 


This camera zooms 24x which should enable us to look right up the nostril of that big bear!
April 16 and off we go…


Of course I remembered!



Getting use to other peoples rules and regulations for everyday necessities is once again, an adjustment.

Through Pennsylvania and Ohio, heading for Greencastle, Indiana to visit with Meredith. 



We're so happy to see Meredith!


Kids are so helpful!!!


Daisy is very sad to leave.

Traveling through Indiana and into southern Illinois, we found wonderful state parks.




Southern Indiana and Illinois have wonderful granite formations because millions of years ago the ice glaciers stopped here leaving billion year old rock in place that use to be under the ocean waters. 







Motor maintenance is a necessity, but sometimes we are lucky to find a great bunch of people.

We thought it would be a noisy night, but it turned out not to be!


We're in Missouri and not the Sahara, I think….



I thought Maryland and Virginia had the corner on the civil war, but learned a different story out here!

Missouri also has wonderful state parks!



Driving the Missouri Ozark Mountains.





The Arkansas Ozark Mountains were a bit rugged!

Daisy was happy to be back on flat land…but oh the wind! We constantly watch for tornados!