Continuing plans

This wasn’t meant to be a blog updated weekly, but that seems to be what it’s turning into. That will change. We will post more frequently, just perhaps not till things get closer – getting closer, things are. As Yoda may have said.

It’s starting to look like we will take a family picture under every “Welcome to…” sign. A bit cliché but probably the best visual memory we will have of the States visited. With that said, I do think we will follow the newspaper idea put forth by Anita on a prior post. More suggestion will of course be welcomed.

This week has seen a few more minor sales, more preparation for the yard sale next week, and the realization that we are down to just double digits till we are living in Europe. It turns out we land in London the same day as opening ceremonies for the Olympics. Now we understand why flights to London were so expensive. Here’s hoping the roads are empty!

So it turned out camping at Huntington Beach was limited at best. However we were able to find some camping with reasonable rates at San Juan Capistrano. This may sound familiar. We were planning on staying with friends at SJC and although that option is no longer viable, the nice things we have heard about that part of Southern California have drawn us in anyway. We will be camping about 2 miles inland from the Pacific for 2 nights. From there we will go see the iconic Hollywood sign for some tourist pictures, and then on to Las Vegas.

We are still figuring out where we will be staying in Vegas, but it will be just for one night. We are now officially heading East. Over the course of the next seven days we will head from there to Kansas City, and will spend some time with Mayzie’s half-sisters. We continue East and plan on spending a couple of nights somewhere near Lake Erie (One of the Great Lakes) in Pennsylvania. From here we know generally where we and when we are going, but still have a few more things to finalize. We will visit with our friends the Krevats, spend four nights in Mayzie’s home town - New York City. This will take us to July 19^th or so.

Mayzie went to a summer camp when she was a kid and this year they are having a reunion (assuming they receive enough funds). It is in S Vermont. We will be there for the weekend of July 21^st. After camp its up to Northern Vermont to visit old neighbors (and maybe a stop in the Ben and Jerry’s factory (rude not too really). From there it’s on to Boston.  

I am hoping to make another, more personal, post in the next few days as I am starting to think this blog is not becoming the forum I hoped it would. So if you are thinking of tuning out please don’t just yet. :) Maybe someone else will have something to say too.

Cliff