It’s that time of year, when I gather up all the data and take a look back at where we have been all year. We did spend a lot of time in one place at a time throughout the last 12 months, yet we also saw so many new areas. Join me as I revisit our travels for 2017.
Bob and I started out in Yuma, Arizona in our longest stop to date—4 months in one spot, from December 1, 2016- April 1, 2017. While we were there we spent some time exploring the area, visiting Quartzsite, touring a date farm, getting dental work in Los Algodones, Mexico, and checking out local museums. We lost our beloved kitty, K.C. to old age. But we were ready to be on the road again when April 1st rolled around.
The first place we went was Chino, CA to have some repairs done on the motorhome, and we got to tour the Nixon Library while we were there. We then backtracked to Yuma for a night before heading on to the SKP Benson, AZ for two weeks, where we were planning to become leaseholders when our names came high enough on the list. We visited Bisbee, AZ and decided to return next winter during peak season.
Little did we know how those plans would change!
Leaving Benson, we headed for Canyon de Chelly but never actually got there, stopping in Payson, AZ for a night. Strong winds and threatening weather kept us moving until we hit Albuquerque, NM where we stopped to see friends. And then, a weather forecast predicting a foot of snow caused us to detour south to Roswell, NM where we visited the UFO International Museum & Research Center.
Bob and I continued east to Amarillo and on to Woodward, OK where we saw our first rattlesnake in the wild. Or rather, in our campsite. We dodged spring storms as we stopped in Abilene, KS to see the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Museum & Library. We then stopped for a few days in Lawrence, KS where I got to go to one of the best yarn shops in the country, the Yarn Barn of Kansas. We were in a good spot to visit the Truman Library as well.
In Marshall, MO we saw the museum for Jim the Wonder Dog, and had to replace two front car tires following a towing mishap. We moved on to Osage Beach, MO where we saw the Lake of the Ozarks before moving on to St. Louis where we went up inside the St. Louis Gateway Arch. And Auggie joined us at the AKC Museum of the Dog for a look at a lot of canine art. Our campground just west of St. Louis was next to a snake infested pond where we witnessed a water snake swallowing a fish.
In Springfield, IL we toured the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. It was then time to head for Wooster, OH for the Great Lakes Fiber Festival and a trip to Lehman’s, where we had a marvelous time before requiring a tow truck to pull us out of the mud. Thank goodness for our Coachnet towing service. We spent a night at a winery in Somerset, PA before heading to NJ where we stayed for two months visiting the family and holding our annual GrandCamp with the grandchildren.
I needed physical therapy to strengthen the muscles around my knees while we were there, which limited our trips with the RV.
Tomorrow: our year in review continues.
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