Thursday, June 9, 2016

We Leave in One Week

But who's counting?

In January we decided to do another RV trip.  Honestly it’s going to be hard to top the trip we took across the country two years ago.  That trip, which tracked Route 66 and included stops in New Mexico, The Grand Canyon (AZ), Disneyland (CA) and Death Valley (CA), was almost perfect.  The weather, traffic, destinations and timing worked out so well, it hardly felt like two weeks on the road.  The horseback riding in New Mexico and prickly pear margaritas in Death Valley easily cancelled out the fact that we got lost in a dodgy section of St. Louis. Not even a trip to the pharmacy for what turned out to be a minor ear infection could dampen the pleasantly mild weather we felt in southern California.  While all of the good fortune and fun we had on the last trip provided plenty of incentive to do another one, there was one motivation that stood out above all others…  the kids loved it.  I think all of the adults were surprised and impressed at how much enjoyment the kids got out of the trip.  Sure, they loved Disneyland, but who’d a thought they would enjoy a campground in middle of nowhere Ohio?  Or running around at 8 AM spray painting Cadillac’s sticking out of the ground?  Or running up a dune in the middle of Death Valley when it’s 114 degrees outside?   - But they loved all of it.  And asked for more…  So here we go…


In one week we leave for the Badlands and Black Hills of South Dakota !

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