8 months, 10,924 miles

The great summer adventure actually spilled over into fall. Now that we are in Florida for the winter, I've had a chance to tally up some statistics for our "summer" of travel. After leaving Florida in March, we headed north to GA for a FMCA Rally, then to AL for factory repairs, onto to MO and KS to see friends and more maintenance, then to the west coast, staying a month in Oregon (saw my brother & wife), fitting in an over night trip to Victoria, Canada, and 2 weeks in WA. Then heading east experiencing our first major breakdown (had to be towed), seeing more friends and family as we headed towards the east coast. Up to VT from MD and then back, then heading south though VA, NC, SC and TN before the last leg to FL. As Norwegians would say, UFFDA!

8 months

10,924 miles driven

234 avg. # of miles driven/day

6 New States

34 States Visited

6 National Parks

0 -Total # of Bear Sightings

We enjoyed our time in Middletown visiting family and taking in Middletown football games. We were able to get some needed maintenance done on the RV-a new windshield, a new clutch fan, and some minor indoor maintenance helped by (RV tech in training) grandson Jacob. 

Grandpa supervising RV Tech Jacob 

Jacob's (#32) Middletown Knights Football team 

Fun time on the Ferris Wheel at the Frederick County Fair

On our list was a trip to Essex Junction, VT for a Tiffin Rally. These are always fun and a great chance to get together with fellow Tiffinites. Despite the rain, we had a good time. It seemed that wherever we went in the northeast, we were hitting it just before peak colors for the fall foliage.

Opening Dinner at Tiffin Rally, Salute to Veterans Night

Andy & I 

My friend Kathy had told me about some friends from Fargo that were going to be in DC visiting the sights. We were able to connect and I was able to spend a Sunday with Babs and Pat at the Washington National Cathedral. It is a beautiful place, and it was poignant for me realizing that just a couple of weeks before, presidents had been sitting not far from where I was for the funeral of Senator John McCain. It truly is the nation's church. We had a fun day with the touring and catching up on each other's lives since I had left Fargo. 

Altar at the National Cathedral

One of the most photographed stained glass windows at the National Cathedral

Space stained glass window

Each stained glass window tells a different story. The range from old to present day. This window depicts space exploration and even has an actual moon rock in it. You can see the orbit between the moon and earth depicted in the glass. 

Tres Amigas - Pat, Jean & Babs

Picture taken along the Cherohala Skyway in TN 

While it's sad to have the traveling part over with, we are also glad to be in one place for a while. Things just are much easier when we are not on the road. We'll be in St. Augustine for a month while we take care of doctor and dentist appointments. After that we head to a place near Ocala, FL for the rest of the winter.