Almost westbound

Well after Donna retired in May 2010 and I retired in June 2010, we've been on our "Friends and Family Tour" as we learned to do this "fill timing RV" thing.  We've downsized from 2,900 sq ft to 400 sq.  Finally got to spend traditional holidays with Donna's siblings.  Traded in our first fifth wheel trailer and bought a new one. Ate some of the best shrimp I've ever eaten on the gulf coast of Alabama.  I've gone from taking up 60% of our closet space to 25%.  Upgraded to "4G" while most of America still sits in dial-up speed internet connectivity.  So much for "4G".  So here we are wrapping up almost a month near Fredericksburg, VA.  Doctors and dentists appointments are complete.  Truck and trailer's maintenance complete, each detailed, and both are dirty already.  We have new bikes to learn to ride.  I think we've gotten to eat with almost everyone here.  And to my surprise, Donna feels she's ready to leave.  Mountains aren't calling, but the west coast is (where most of her family is from).

It's taken a lot of people to help us get this far.  While we don't own a NuWa trailer, many, many folks on that owner's forum helped us get to this point. Bryan and Lee Ann survived our shake down cruise to Yellowstone.  Bill and Judy just tolerated us!  Ya done good, Wayne.  Special thanks to Greg and Judy Bahnmiller who did a lot of hand-holding with us as we sat through our first winter with an RV.

One eye-opening experience:  I found it strange and interesting to grow up, go to high school, go to college, follow a career I've dreamed about, and still end up under an RV awning with an ol' high school friend. It's what makes life.  Friends are the most important things, and I'm glad  facebook is letting me find them.  And SFCC - you're still our church.

Vacation's over.  It's time for the adventure to begin. Itinerary at this time is Mammoth Cave; Murry, KY; Houston, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Santa Fe, NM; Durango, CO, Zion NP; Bakersfield, CA; Coarsegold, CA; Napa Valley, Priest Lake, ID, Yellowstone NP; Gillette, WY (Escapade 2011); Dubach, LA (NOMADS).  Talk later!