Getting Ready to Move

 

 

With the arrival of our friends above we are getting ready to hit the road toward the south with them, but first a bit about the weather this summer. Right now it is about 58 degrees and a steady rain. I haven't talked much about the weather because it has been a pretty steady summer of about 70 to 75 for the highs and around 50-60 at night with rain every few days ... 'bout as normal as you can get and wonderful for the farmers. Actually two nights ago we hit 37 so we were glad that our propane and furnaces are working as they should.

We have been really busy with Jo's dad and brother, making sure they are set as much as possible for the next 7 months or so while we are in the south. We've also been busy taking advantage of the weather to fix, paint, service, and clean the Flying Scotsman for the next run. Staying put for the bulk of this summer on a flat piece of concrete has been wonderful for a three-year update and cleaning of the bus and it is now in top shape at 30,000 miles to hit the road for parts known and unknown.

We have stayed at about 200 parks now and I have put together a list of those with some comments so that we can reference them in the future ... I'll try to pretty it up some more and get out copies of them via email.

And speaking of a lot of RV parks, we plan to hit the road on the 21st of September, heading northwest across to Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, for a couple of days. There, we have booked a trip on the Agawa Canyon train excursion which should be a colorful day-long fall adventure. From there we still are deciding the route as we meander toward Texas ... probably down through Michigan, but still haven't worked out the exact route.

We do want to hit as many new parks and locations as possible and that will guide our route so I'll close with a nice rear view shot of the Flying Scotsman on our excellent lot with the fall colors just beginning to show and the lush green grass ... wow!