GOOD DAY SUNSHINE.
Day 4 – Sunny, the rain has stopped! 43 degrees at 8 a.m. Not only are the lighted trees for Christmas beautiful at this Park, but the moisture on the trees is glistening in the sunlight. We left for Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge around 10:30 a.m. The traffic was light for the Saturday before Christmas, but we took backroads anyway.
FREEDOM.
Day 3 – Happy Birthday, Carol! Eat, Drink, and Be Merry.
And for all those Birthdays & special occasions we didn’t acknowledge when the blog was off-line, a BIG shout out to you!
November 16 – Happy Birthday, Beth!
November 22 – Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
December 3 – Happy Birthday, Mary!
December 13 – Happy Birthday, Mary Ann!
December 15 – Happy Birthday, Ann N!
THE SKY IS CRYING.
Day 2 – We got up at 7:30 a.m., 34 degrees & cloudy. The kitties slept well, therefore we did, too. Speaking of the girls, they remained settled and happy, each returning to their favorite place in the RV. They DO like travelling better than being at home, what a surprise!
ON THE ROAD AGAIN!
Day 1 – Hello friends & family! We’re up & running for our fifth trip, this one isn’t too long & is very loosely planned. We know we need to be home in April for obligations; we know we can’t go directly west nor north because it’s winter. So that leaves a trip south. We know, too, that things can change at the drop of a pin & that weather is really what controls where and when we can go places. That said, first we are going directly south to the eastern shore of Maryland to visit my stepmother (who is really more a good friend than a “stepmother”). Dependent on pending ice storms, we will either head slowly south stopping at places we’ve never seen, or hurry south if we need to get around a predicted storm. We would like to spend more time in Georgia at the Okefenokee Swamp and more time in the Bayou of Louisiana. Those 2 places in particular from Trip #1 stood out as areas we wanted to revisit and explore for longer periods of time. Time & weather permitting, we’ll visit my daughter in Louisville, KY on the way back home. So trip 5 begins as we travel to Easton, Maryland.
313 miles (6:35), 32294-32607
Happy “Holidaze” Everyone! Dazed & Confused, that would be us. We last wrote on November 12 that we were shutting down the blog & heading home from a cold & windy Maine. And that we’d do a recap once we were home & all settled in. HA!
Day 153 – SHUTTING DOWN THE BLOG FOR THIS TRIP; WILL DO A FINAL RECAP ONCE WE ARE HOME & SETTLED IN.
Thanks so much for reading! And for your wonderful, supportive comments. We haven’t decided where we’ll go next or when we’ll be going. Y’all will be the first to know.
Day 152 – Very windy, but sunny, 30 degrees at 7:00 this morning. Rob could only sit out at the pad for a short time. He’d wanted to stay out there longer since this’ll probably be the last time for this trip. Guessing that with the wind chill, it must be about 20 degrees out. Rob put on four layers of clothing and went out to work. He loaded the tools & the chipper/shredder into the back of the car. He took down the tent & packed it up. It’ll be busy today with us getting ready to leave. Rob takes care of the outside & I do the inside prep. But first, there’s brunch!
Day 151 – Windy & raining this morning, 39 degrees. We were dragging a bit from yesterday. We drove in to Lubec to visit the post office to let them know we were leaving soon & to stop mail delivery. The ground has become saturated with all the rain; the puddles are large & muddy. If this moisture keeps up, it’s going to be a snowy winter here. Better than a drought!
Day 150 – Sunny but with a few clouds at 6:45 a.m. this morning, 33 degrees, NO wind. We’ve got plenty to do before leaving. I hope to finish the chipping/shredding while Rob carts the chips down by wheelbarrow to cover the trails & pads. Once this work is complete, we can begin packing things up.
Day 149 – Machias day and it’s sunny, a beautiful day for a drive. It’s looking more like winter is coming now. Although there are so many evergreens here that don’t lose their foliage in the winter, there are enough birches, maples, & oak trees, etc., that things do look more barren out.
If it’s not foggy, we can see some things we couldn’t see before – like houses that’d been hidden from the road previously.