Journey East - Day One

Mike and I stay in touch while he's on the road via phone, thank goodness for unlimited calling!

The trip East is a well-worn route and he made it to Abilene by last night.  While I was celebrating KC's birthday with her, he was driving through some good winds across Texas and the TC did well.  He added some stabilizers to the hauling rack in El Paso, wish I'd gotten a picture of it before he left, here's the stock photo.  He's getting about 10 mpg, which is good considering the weight of the TC.

If you check out  the right side of the blog, you'll see links to some places we've been or are planning to go, some of the blogs I follow and some favorite places of mine.

2010 Adventures

It's been a while since I've posted, we hunkered down for the holidays.  Today, Mike took off for his hike on the Appalachian Trail, a different twist on "prospecting".  He'll be seeking to thru-hike, from Georgia to Maine, which would take until mid-October. I'll be tracking the weather and conditions along the way using the Appalachian data base site - check out the URL name, cute!

He has our small "house on wheels" the Truck Camper or TC.  He's added air springs to smooth out the ride and a hauling rack on the back for gas and the generator.  The golf clubs and high-banker went too, fall back alternatives.

I'm holding down the fort here at home until the weather gets hot is the plan.  Stay tuned!

Getting Away

I have a business meeting in San Diego this week so DH and I came over early for a late anniversary celebration.  As always, the weather is beautiful here, it makes me understand the mellow California attitude.
Mike's out for his 2nd round of golf and I'm sitting by the pool reading Steinbeck's Travels with Charlie that I found at a used bookstore downtown.  I love looking through used bookstores and seeing how the owners think by the way the categorize different books and genres.  It's a form of prospecting in my mind!

We walked along the beach Saturday at sunset and had dinner near the gas light district last night.  Having someone to share time with is one of the best parts of being together.