After the long first day drive, I was surprised that I woke up so early. We had plans to meet with our dear friend, Helen Antrim and her daughter, Diane, at Marie Callender's for breakfast. It was so good to see Helen again! Sharon and I attended church with Helen and her late husband, Herb, for many years. After Herb passed away, we invited Helen to join us on a Mediterranean cruise. It was so fun having her along! After a sad farewell, we set out for our desti...

Our year-long adventure started a day late. The original plan was to depart on September 1st. However, there were still things to wrap up preparing our house for leasing out while we are traveling.We started out from our neighbor's house, Debi Kline, at 10:30, September 2nd. I was driving the truck and trailer while Sharon drove the Mercedes. We are taking the Mercedes up to Sharon's sister and brother-in-law's house to store it while we are traveling.We stopped ...