Gorgeous Day.. Ugly Golf

Before our late-morning scheduled round of golf we decided to take a drive through the Arches National Park.  When we checked in at the Ranger Kiosk to buy our day pass, the ranger asked if either of us was over 62.  She explained that "Seniors" could purchase an annual pass for all of the National Parks for a mere $10 dollars.  I jumped at the chance and provided my driver's license to close the deal.  The ranger very tactfully pointed out that I wouldn't be 62 until next month.  So with a red face I purchased the day pass and we were on our merry way.  (Seems to me she could have recognized I was already suffering from CRS and given us the senior deal a month early.)  We took a short - but beautiful - hike to a couple of the window arches and just about got blown off the trail with the wind gusts!!  

Our next stop was golf at the Moab course - which is 'funky' but beautiful against the red rock formations.  Our first round of the year was less than stellar - at least Gary's.  I like to think that the wind affected the golf, but that is just pure denial.  Even though, we had a fun afternoon followed by a nice walk into town for dinner.  All in all - another wonderful day - and the Bus is holding up quite well!

Good News (continued)

Good news continues  - the 'fix' on the water leak only took about 2 hours and this was a short travel day.  So - we arrived in Moab about 4:30 - had a nice walk about after 'checking in' to a camp area - AND cooked a nice dinner (of what else - mac and cheese) our 'real' first night out in "The Bus"!!  Now watching the Laker game (where they are killing SA) - what could be better than this??  Tomorrow is a hike around Arches and golf in the afternoon. 

As you can see Elizabeth is enjoying her Prosecco while composing the note above and watching the Laker game.  All the comforts of home !

Good News, Bad News

Good news - Day 1 started out with clear skies. It is the first time we have taken the "bus" out when it wasn't storming.

Bad news - I am writing this posting from the service department waiting room at an RV dealer in Salt Lake City. We discovered a water leak in the bathroom as we were getting ready to leave this morning. Hopefully it is a quick fix and we will be on our way soon.

Mother Nature Weighs In

Since it is time for us to get the bus out of storage and start packing, Mother Nature just decided to remind us who is in charge.  The snow has been falling since late morning and the weather prognosticators are saying it may be 8 to 15 inches here in the mountains.  No worries, the bus is already very experienced in snow.  Seems like each time we have had it out so far it has been in snow or rainstorms.

Away We Go!!

Well - Gary and I are getting ready for our 6 weeks on the road! We leave Park City this Thursday, March 12th, and think we will return sometime around the middle of April. Our ultimate destination is Beaufort, SC to see the Byrne babies (triplets from cousins Bethany and David) and to hopefully lend a helping hand. Our current itinerary looks something like the following for the first several weeks -

March 12 - 13 - Moab, UT - Play golf
March 14 - 16 - Santa Fe, NM - Visiting friends
March 17 - Palo Duro Cnyn, TX - Camp - Visit old family friend in Tucumcari
March 18 - 19 - Branson, MO - Play golf & whatever
March 20 - 21 - Huntsville, AL - Play golf
March 22 - 26 - Birmingham, AL - Play golf with friends from LA
March 27 - 31 - Beaufort, SC - See Byrne babies after lunch w/cousins in Atlanta

April 1 - 2 - Great Smokey Nat Park
April 3 - Ashville - Play golf

Here the trip gets a little more 'free-form'! At some point we will head back west going thru Nashville, TN, Springfield, IL, Omaha, Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse, Cody, WY and finally home!  All of this looks something like the map below:

We plan to provide updates here so you can peruse at your leisure. Hope you enjoy.

Here we go ----