Roughing it?

You have to picture this scene. It is an absolutely gorgeous spring evening in the Shenandoah Valley. We are at a beautiful wooded campsite. We have just finished our dinner that was delivered by a local restaurant. (OK - gourmet it wasn't, but we didn't have to cook.)

It is now about 7:00 PM as the sun is getting lower in the sky. And Judy and I are sitting outside at a picnic table - each blogging on our own laptop with a WiFi Internet connection. It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it.

I'm sure that Judy will have lots of details about our first day's adventures, so I'll leave that to her. Ziggy is having some trouble adjusting, but she'll be fine.

But we really are roughing it. We just found out our site doesn't have cable TV. Damn!

BTW - Judy still hasn't driven the RV.

Tomorrow - "The sun will come out tomorrow..."

Tomorrow we take off on our wonderful adventure. We'll be up early and looking for good weather as we head south. We'll miss all of you and promise to come back with loads of stories and photos to share.

Be well and remember to make comments here or send us e-mails.

Love and best wishes.

Judy

Just a few more days...

Hi friends,
Well we are chomping at the bit to get started. Jeff is still working on the RV doing the fine tune-up things. I have finished putting the kitchen together (I hope to eat out alot) and am now selecting clothes and toiletries. You might think I was going to the moon as anything we need on the road is readily available. But I am known for taking much too much stuff and don't want to tarnish my image. I have already put a warm coat, hat, scarf and gloves in the closet. I am always cold and won't have Brian along to steal his gloves.

So that is it for now. I just had my hair cut & colored (really?!?!?!) and have my manicure & pedicure set for Thursday. With those essentials done - I am ready to rock 'n roll. One of our first stops is Graceland and one of the last is Cleveland's Rock 'n Roll Musem. In between we'll be seeing Love, a new Cirque du Soleil show featuring Beatles music in Las Vegas.

We'll write from the road and look forward to lots of wonderful experiences.

Love to all of you.

Judy

Almost ready

Thanks to Rick for these pictures of what we look like in travel mode.

More than just a paper clip

The newest addition to our agenda is Whitwell, Tennessee.

Recently Judy and I saw the movie Paper Clips. This is a story about a middle school in Whitwell that tried to comprehend the enormity of the holocaust by collecting 6,000,000 paper clips. Without going into detail (you should see the movie yourself), they succeeded -- and then some!

On our travels through Tennessee we are going to stop in Whitwell and look at the final results.

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Well here I go as a first time blogger. I always have lots to say, so this seems a perfect forum.

It is three weeks until we leave on our cross country adventure. Jeff is busy planning the route and having the RV made ready. I am tending to closing up the house and mundane chores that need to be done. Big decisions like what type of flowers to plant that will survive without any care (or rain) and asking friends to drive by and pick up newspapers or flyers left in the mailbox. I also add the color to our travels by finding the kitschy (sp?) things to do that make us laugh and become delightful stories.

I will put all your minds at ease by telling you that I WILL drive the RV. I have been behind the wheel for a test drive and I am prepared to log many more miles at the helm.

So welcome to all visitors to this blog and we look forward to your comments and suggestions for interesting and awesome places to visit on our trip.