HOME (for the next few months)

We arrived at Vacation Village in Largo Fl. near St.Petersburg early this afternoon and within 10 or 15 min. Jim and Chris pulled in behind us.
This is no small feat as they are living and working doing Computer seminars and Datastorm installations at Peace River Preserve 80 miles away.
What a great surprise. It's John's birthday and our anniversary today.


So first to the beach and then a nice lunch.
Tomorrow we'll check out the jobsite!!

Welcome to Florida

Just after filling with fuel in Florida we noticed our exhaust sounded alittle louder.... Ouch , one of the brackets holding the muffler up was broken creating a small crack near the muffler.... baling wire and we are on our way.

Why the Party Is At the Walmart In Katy Tx

It had been a long few days of driving but a real confidence boost for me.
Within the first hour of leaving Mom and Dad's John was hit with the evil bug that had taken it's toll on Mom.... Arghgh !! The cool thing was that although John was down for the count on the sofa he didn't care how I drove.
Today was the first day he drove and we are almost out of Texas so when the Prevost pulled in next to us and 3 very fun looking people stepped out it was a sign. Super Walmarts are a good place to stop for a quick night but not often do we really get the chance to visit our neighbors.


Nigel and Jane were traveling with their friend Ruben in his Prevost to an Auto Auction in Scottsdale Az.
They supplied the BBQ and Shrimp and we broke out the rum. What fun. After a quick tour of Ruben's coach we discovered he had no personal photos in all those frames so we snapped a couple pics, printed them out and TADAA! Home!

Here Ruben is talking to his wife in Canada. See John has recovered nicely.

Tomorrow FLORIDA!!!

A Really Short Visit

We only have a few days and wouldn't you know it Mom has caught a horrible bug. She was so weak that it surprised me she was up for a quick lunch with Shirley and Earl (my son Ryan's other grandparents).
Here is Mom,Earl,Shirley,John and Dad outside the restaurant.


Tomorrow we head east shooting for 500 miles a day. John and I take turns driving so it isn't as tough as it sounds. We've done this drive so many times it's to bad we can't put the CM2 on auto pilot.

One Last Romp On A Pacific Beach and Turn Left

We stopped for a quick photo and then back on the road. I really didn't think we would see more snow but it IS winter !!


Tonight it's Red Bluff RV Park to drop off the tool trailer til summer when we build the house with Dick and JoAnne and then on to Quartzsite.

Not All Detours Are Bad

Because of snow we decided to head for the coast when we reached Albany Oregon. This brought us to within miles of John's godfather Reagan and his wife Rachels' home. Although it was short notice for them we were welcomed with open arms, you see we have been trying to get together with them for years but just seem to keep missing them. They are great, still traveling in their Ford van that Reagan customized himself.


We promised to keep in touch and headed on our way finding a nice RV Park for the night near Bandon Or.
Robbin's Nest RV Park and Jim's Gems.
Just click on the photo below to check it out.

We'll be makin tracks in the morning as we have til Jan. 15th to make it to St Petersburg Fl. and we have many stops to make... but this detour was well worth it!

Be Careful What You Wish For

Well we were packed and ready to head south... Only as far as Port Townsend. Having no definite plans til summer (when we will build a home with friends in N. Calif.) Heck I'd even said my goodbyes(for now) to Barb.


And the phone rang. It was Jesse in Florida.
He and the warm weather had been on our minds for sometime and wouldn't you know he made us an offer we couldn't refuse. So instead of the Keystone Ferry and Port Townsend it was I-5 and Florida for another Target remodel.
Of course there is snow in the pass between Or. and Ca. and we must stop in Quartzsite Az. to see Mom and Dad. It is so cool living on wheels!!!