It's finally here.....wagons ho

After months of planning, of waiting, of researching, of dreaming, it is here, that long awaited day of departure, May 4th.

We leave in the morning at 9 a.m. from our clubhouse and we have invited the whole park to come and see us off. A chaplain will say a prayer and we will wave and off we go on our three/four month adventure. If you think this is over the top, you are right, but this is a once in a life time trip, so extreme measures are indicated. Break out the champagne and toast us, for we are off to see the USA.

Today, the three rigs were parked in front of each home and we scurried to and fro putting the house stuff into the motorhome and turning it into RV stuff. We put in food and clothes, (so many clothes), and lap tops and shoes, (so many shoes), and maps and directories, and insurance papers, and books,and games, and medications, and so on , and so on.

Now our RV's have taken on the look and feel of our homes and we know that we are ready to leave, because so much of our life is coming with us. The beauty of a big rig is that you can take everything you want to take and it fits. Well almost.

Friends have been stopping by all day with banana bread, cakes, cookies and
good wishes for a safe and happy trip. It seems most people would like to do this too if they had an RV, so this idea must be on quite a few "bucket lists" I know it has been on ours for years and now it is almost a reality.

We three families are so fortunate to be able to go and we are so grateful to God we have the health and time and the resources. We don't take this for granted and we know how lucky we are.

I hope I have thought of everything I needed to think of, because in a few hours the engines will start, the tow cars will be hooked up, the farewells said, and as we look in the rear view mirror and see a group of smiling faces and waving hands, we will be " on the road again" and I even have the Willie Nelson cd ready to play.

Wish you could come along....but then you can. Just check our blog and we will try to give you a feel of life on the road with the Geritol campers. We have great expectations for fun and we know it will be a special memory we will have for a long, long time. Off to bed, tomorrow is just eight short hours away.