Why is it that the week before setting off is always so hectic? You always find something that has been overlooked. This time it was the annual travel insurance that expires on 10th November that we had forgotten to renew. Terry phoned the insurance company two minutes before they close for the weekend!!! But we managed to get it sorted for the insurance to carry on in November and we can breathe again!!!!
We have been steadily working through a long list of things to do to get ready and it has shortened quite considerably. Terry has been very busy investigating what we can do and see in Georgia and the Carolinas and booking all the relevant things for us.
This week we have been showing our daughter, Helen's friend,Kim, who lives in Colorado, round our local area. She is over for a three week holiday, so we have been trying to take her to all our beauty spots and historical places before we leave. We have been to Durham to see the Norman Cathedral and Castle, Whitby, which is a lovely old fishing port, a tour round some of the most pretty Yorkshire villages and various other local places. One includes a church with the most complete medieval wall paintings in the country.Very cool - Kim's remark! She and Helen went on the overnight coach to London last night and are having two days there to see the sights. They will be back before we leave on Sunday. They plan to go to York and Edinburgh soon.
We set off from home on Sunday to travel to Manchester where we will stay overnight in a motel, before getting to the airport at 7 am for the 10.30 a.m. flight on Monday.
Getting excited. Can't wait to have some warm weather as we have had a diabolical summer with only 20 days of warmth over 70. Camping has been such fun in the cold and rain!!!!
We are looking forward to renewing our friendships with some of the lovely folk we have met on our travels.
USA here we come gain!! Yippee!!
Friday, September 26, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
We're On The Road Again
USA here we come.
Sally and I are ready to embark on our fourth adventure to the USA.
We have been carefully watching world events over the summer. First the rise in gas prices, then the fall in the pound. The horror of watching not one (Fay), not two (Hannah) not three (Gustav)but four hurricanes (Ike) rip through or threaten the Florida area. Then most recently the turmoil in world finances. All these things have been very unsettling when you are more 5000 mile away from your retirement dream.
But next week we will find out how our little home on wheels is, will there be any mold, ants, cockroaches, wasp nests or leaks. Will the engine start on the van, will the gas have turned to jelly with the heat (yes, we did put additive in. Will our guitar and mandolin have survived the heat.
We are so grateful to Connie and Jim for storing it in their pole barn, which should have protected it from the worst of the summer weather.
In our preparation we have rejoined Passport America. Booked the rental car (managed to get a priority 'fastcheck' card for Budget, hope it works). Booked the hotel the night before we fly. Booked the car park, we have the car collected from the departure drop off. The only thing left to d now is to book a campground for our first night going north.
Sally and I are ready to embark on our fourth adventure to the USA.
We have been carefully watching world events over the summer. First the rise in gas prices, then the fall in the pound. The horror of watching not one (Fay), not two (Hannah) not three (Gustav)but four hurricanes (Ike) rip through or threaten the Florida area. Then most recently the turmoil in world finances. All these things have been very unsettling when you are more 5000 mile away from your retirement dream.
But next week we will find out how our little home on wheels is, will there be any mold, ants, cockroaches, wasp nests or leaks. Will the engine start on the van, will the gas have turned to jelly with the heat (yes, we did put additive in. Will our guitar and mandolin have survived the heat.
We are so grateful to Connie and Jim for storing it in their pole barn, which should have protected it from the worst of the summer weather.
In our preparation we have rejoined Passport America. Booked the rental car (managed to get a priority 'fastcheck' card for Budget, hope it works). Booked the hotel the night before we fly. Booked the car park, we have the car collected from the departure drop off. The only thing left to d now is to book a campground for our first night going north.
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