On the Road.

Well, it has been awhile since I posted. It is way past due. As you know we sold Walkabout (our 36' Marine Trader trawler) and bought a smaller boat and a motorhome. February was spent working on Walkabout to be ready for the new owners. March was spent working on refurbishing the new to us motorhome. April was spent working on the new boat and finishing up the motorhome. The first boat that we planned on buying was a 28' Marinette. When we got there to look at the boat (a friend's boat that I had been on many times and loved) it had a lot of water in the bilge and covered part of the transmission, so we opted out of that one. We ended up buying a Wellcraft 2900 Express from my brother. We spent a lot of April redoing the inside. We were determined to fix this boat up before moving onto it. The last two boats looked better when we sold them than when we lived on them. When she goes in the water this fall she should be close to finished (I hope).

We left last Friday from Indiana and are on our way to California in the motorhome. It has been a great trip so far. The first night we spent at Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Tennessee, the second night at Camper's World in Little Rock Arkansas, the third and fourth night at Haw Creek Falls campground in the Ozarks, the fifth night K & K park in Shamrock Texas, sixth night at the city park in San Jon New Mexico, and tonight at Mchood campground near Winslow Arizona. Tomorrow we should be at Ten X campground near the Grand Canyon.

We plan on spending some time in Arizona, Utah, and California before heading east again to be ready for hurricane season and work.

Camped at Loretta Lynn's Ranch.

Camped at Haw Creek Falls in the Ozarks.

Mulberry River near Haw Creek Falls campground.

I must have sat and stared at the camp fire for at least two days.

McHood campground near Winslow Arizona (free for up to 14 days).

View from the campsite.