Travel Home

We have been on the road for 5 1/2 weeks and have experienced a lot of the Maritimes, as well as travel through 9 states.  We have also met many people, most very gracious.  While on Campobello Island we had cocktails with our camping neighbors who are from St John's, NB.  David and Sandy even joined me for Tea with Eleanor.

Meet Gretchen  and Meredith Basham, 2 grove City College Students.  We met them and their parents while touring the Roosevelt cottage, and spent some time chatting with all of them. For those who don't know, Jim and I both graduated from Grove City College in 1971 and1973.

These are just 2 examples of the many people we met on this trip. -

We are even blessed with having been connected with a great tire mechanic who found a tire to replace our flat one, and had it mounted before noon yesterday.  While waiting for the job to be done, we drove up to Augusta, past the state Capitol and along the waterfront.

We made it to Wells Beach RV Resort in plenty of time to get showered before meeting Bernie Bailey for dinner at a restaurant away from the beach and the crowds. Even the campground was jammed with campers, several hundred to be sure!

This morning we began our trek home, dealing with lots of traffic.  Jim wanted to go over the Tappan Zee Bridge so we did, and dealt with the consequences of backed up traffic.  It was also very hot today and it is hard to run AC without running the generator, which keeps cutting out. We finally stopped for the night at a campground off I-80 called FLA- NET Park Campground.   It's actually in New Jersey, about 40 miles from where I grew up. We have full hookup, so plenty of AC tonight.

Headed home...no more campgrounds, just a fuel stop and several rest stops today...400 miles to go.

3300 miles, over 400 gallons of diesel fuel, about $100 in tolls, and 40 days later we will be home tonight. Fantastic trip but we are glad to get home and sleep in our king size bed.  Gus will be able to run around the yard and smell anything he wants.  Life is good!