Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Day 14 on the road. Well – things just don’t seem to be going our way. We are admittedly Crazy Cat people. Before we left, we were treating one of the cats who had ulcers in his bladder – we hated to leave him when he was sick but can’t be …
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Day 13 on the road. Well – after being on phone calls all day, we finally found someone to look at the truck. The check engine light was finally figured out to be tied to the Def system of the Diesel truck and got that taken care of. Truck brakes are …
Monday, May 29, 2023 Day 12 on the road. Today make sure you think of those that gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Enjoy your day and make memories with those that you love.
Sunday, May 28, 2023 Day 11 on the road. Still at a standstill. Today is going to be just a relaxing day – clean up a bit inside the trailer and sit at the campfire and just relax. Stress is not good for anyone but especially those with MG. When stressed, an MG patient starts …
Saturday, May 27, 2023 Day 10 on the road. Well – we are at a total stand still!!! We’re still at Grand Teton National Park at the campground but had to move to a different site since the one we were on is already booked. We were only going to stay a few days to …
Friday, May 26, 2023 Day 9 on the road. Today was an easy day just around camp. Working on getting Canadian Border Patrol/Custom’s information on Dave’s meds and waiting on call backs regarding that. And now the wildfires in Canada have spread up into the Northwest Territory of Canada even more in the direct path …
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Day 8 on the road. Decided to stay local at the moment in the Teton’s because of the brake issue. We checked things out and everything seems ok so we went ahead and drove over to Old Faithfull in Yellowstone. It was totally awesome! Just the mere thought of sitting on …
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Day 7 on the road. From Walmart in Riverton, WY to the Grand Tetons National Park – only about a 3 hour drive so a little easier day today. And man was it AWESOME!!! We actually saw a moose standing on the side of the road eating and was able to …
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Day 6 on the road. Today was an easy-going day per se. We decided to cut our drive to Grand Teton’s National Park in 2 drive segments. First would be from the Boulder County Fairgrounds where we were staying to the Walmart in Riverton, WY. We called ahead and received approval …
Monday, May 22, 2023 Day 5 on the road. Up early and worked for a bit before climbing back into the truck and driving to the Rocky Mountain National Park. The view of all the snow-capped mountains surrounding us no matter where we were was as awe inspiring as I had always imagined. We ended …
Sunday, May 21, 2023 Day 4 on the road. Made it to the Rocky Mountains – and OH MY GOODNESS!!!! I love the Smoky Mountains in TN but this is like the Smokies Grandfather – or on steroids or something! I have never seen anything more beautiful in my life. The mountaintops reaching to the …
Day 3 on the road – May 20, 2023 We got to see lots of beautiful country as we were driving through KS. We’ve stopped for the night at another Walmart in Hay’s, KS. Got parked and ate a quick dinner. We want to try to get back on the road about 8am tomorrow so …
Day 2 on the road. We made it to Saint Louis and I was able to see the Arch – it’s a lot bigger and taller than I thought it would be. I’ve only seen pictures but breathtaking to see it in person. We couldn’t get right down to it due to being in the …
Ok – Thursday, May 18th! 10:30am we actually were in the truck an pulled down the driveway! Woo Hoo!!! We started with a full tank of diesel and a starting odometer reading of 118,450.9. and are spending the night in a Walmart parking lot in Marshall, IL with an ending odometer of 118,744.0. We will …
Well, Wednesday, May 17th – 9am — ready to hit the road … but didn’t happen. We had checked the whole rig out over the last couple of months…but when we got in the truck at 9am and started doing our final check, the back lights were not working! None of them!! Unfortunately, that meant …
Well – I can’t believe it but …. TOMORROW IS REALLY THE DAY! We leave at 9am tomorrow – heading west through St. Louis and will probably end up staying overnight west of St Louis. We have lots of options while traveling as we belong to almost every camping site to guide the way plus …
Well, we were already facing a late start to our trip, but my philosophy of life has always been everything for a reason. Of course, I could have done without this one! Our bank account got hacked … again. So multiple calls to the bank, and paperwork to print and sign and scan – not …
Well, today is Sunday, May 14th (Happy Mother’s Day). We were supposed to be west of St. Louis last night/this morning but with all the stuff we still needed done we delayed our start to today — and now to tomorrow. Disappointing to say the least – but still head out Monday morning. Dave and …
The counter at the bottom of the page officially records 6 days to go before we hit the road. My soul already feels like it should be there. We still have a whole list of things needing to be completed this week before we pull out next Saturday. Still working on deep cleaning the inside …
Well – Welcome to Saturday, April 29 – and in approximately 2 weeks we will have the truck attached to the trailer and heading down the driveway on the adventure of a lifetime! We cut our vacation in 2020 to TN short because of the news on Covid. Came home after 2 days and the …
Though both Dave and I are ready for this trip in so many ways, anxiety is starting to set in a bit. We’ve been on lock down for over 3 years now without being out in public – so a bit of anxiety about that as well as being so so far away from home …
Ok – May 13 is our leave day. 1 month! Ready or not, here we come! Of course, we still have a whole list of things we need to do before we leave. But we just keep going down the list one day and one thing at a time 🙂 We also have to evaluate …
Well … Officially 33 days until we leave. Both of us are feeling both excitement and fear as we look at what we’re actually getting ready to do. Other people have done a similar trip, but we are going to be dealing with a major health issue and being 60+ and out of shape doesn’t …
41 Days and counting. Both Dave and I are feeling the pressure – the pressure to get everything done that we absolutely have to have done before we leave. Both the excitement and fear of what lies ahead. We feel guilty leaving our cats – our little family. We know that Katie and Daniel will …
SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2023 Beautiful sunny day today. And we’re 49 days away from D-day so to speak. Excited and scared at the same time. We’ve been sheltered for so long due to Covid that it’s a surreal feeling to know that we’re either going to get in the truck with the trailer and pull …