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It's Been A Long Haul!
Howdy Folks!
Having spent the major part of the summer trekking my RV from Berea, KY to the south, turning right to avoid the heat and humidity of Florida. Skimmed the southern borders of most of the far south states, and finally landed in San Diego. Spent some time at an "RV Resort", which turned out to be mostly "trailer trash", and left there to find another spot that was cleaner, safer, and didn't charge for water used, electric used, and the manager knew the police by their first names! Found, by chance, a WONDERFUL......and REAL.......RV Resort in Bakersfield. Yup, and the name of it is the Bakersfield RV Resort. No one would ever think that in Bakersfield there would be anything but dust and heat. It has to be the Mother-of-all-RV Resorts, and I would suggest that if you are up that way, don't go past there without looking at this gorgeous place. Tell me what you think after you've seen it, ok?
Onward up I-5, although I really wanted to go the coast route, but the forest fires changed my planes. It wasn't too bad, and when I reached Oregon, I felt it was well worth it. What a wonderful state........so green, beautiful trees, clean parks, wonderful highways.......never knew how truly lovely this country is until you are face-to-face with the beauty. How many times had I flown over the US without ever stopping to smell the air, and now I'm actually doing IT!
On to Seattle to say hello to my son and family. Unfortunately, I found out that my son had orders for Deployment to Iraq............no he wasn't National Guard........they chose him because he was in the Army 17 years ago as security/police, and had done his required tours. Now,with a family and working for the railroad, he is suddenly pulled away at 42 years old, and sent to a country that knows no right or wrong. I was...and am....totally devastated! Any mother will tell you how heart-wrenching this would be...and I suffer for his safety.
Continuing my RV trip, I have a schedule to be in Montreal by the 14th of September to work on the Press Corps for a Global Congress on the treatment and research for MS. This is a great opportunity for me, and I was so excited about driving across the top of the US to Montreal. Unfortunately, my spirits were dampened by my sons' news, but I knew it would take about 2 weeks to drive 3000 miles. Sure enough, going over the Peace Bridge in Detroit holding my breath the whole way, I made it to the other side without a nose bleed. I remembered my Passport, vehicle registration, and Insurance card, so I thought I was all set. Lots of questions why my RV had a Mainland address with Hawaii plates! As a resident of Hawaii, I can get plates for the RV a lot cheaper than most anywhere in the states!
Will be staying the night at a Provincial Park (State Park), and this is so beautiful here...to bad I can't squeeze in 2 days here! Guess I'd better not.......off and running tomorrow bright and early to make it on time in Montreal. More of the story to be told at a later date.
SydnyG - Moderator
Having spent the major part of the summer trekking my RV from Berea, KY to the south, turning right to avoid the heat and humidity of Florida. Skimmed the southern borders of most of the far south states, and finally landed in San Diego. Spent some time at an "RV Resort", which turned out to be mostly "trailer trash", and left there to find another spot that was cleaner, safer, and didn't charge for water used, electric used, and the manager knew the police by their first names! Found, by chance, a WONDERFUL......and REAL.......RV Resort in Bakersfield. Yup, and the name of it is the Bakersfield RV Resort. No one would ever think that in Bakersfield there would be anything but dust and heat. It has to be the Mother-of-all-RV Resorts, and I would suggest that if you are up that way, don't go past there without looking at this gorgeous place. Tell me what you think after you've seen it, ok?
Onward up I-5, although I really wanted to go the coast route, but the forest fires changed my planes. It wasn't too bad, and when I reached Oregon, I felt it was well worth it. What a wonderful state........so green, beautiful trees, clean parks, wonderful highways.......never knew how truly lovely this country is until you are face-to-face with the beauty. How many times had I flown over the US without ever stopping to smell the air, and now I'm actually doing IT!
On to Seattle to say hello to my son and family. Unfortunately, I found out that my son had orders for Deployment to Iraq............no he wasn't National Guard........they chose him because he was in the Army 17 years ago as security/police, and had done his required tours. Now,with a family and working for the railroad, he is suddenly pulled away at 42 years old, and sent to a country that knows no right or wrong. I was...and am....totally devastated! Any mother will tell you how heart-wrenching this would be...and I suffer for his safety.
Continuing my RV trip, I have a schedule to be in Montreal by the 14th of September to work on the Press Corps for a Global Congress on the treatment and research for MS. This is a great opportunity for me, and I was so excited about driving across the top of the US to Montreal. Unfortunately, my spirits were dampened by my sons' news, but I knew it would take about 2 weeks to drive 3000 miles. Sure enough, going over the Peace Bridge in Detroit holding my breath the whole way, I made it to the other side without a nose bleed. I remembered my Passport, vehicle registration, and Insurance card, so I thought I was all set. Lots of questions why my RV had a Mainland address with Hawaii plates! As a resident of Hawaii, I can get plates for the RV a lot cheaper than most anywhere in the states!
Will be staying the night at a Provincial Park (State Park), and this is so beautiful here...to bad I can't squeeze in 2 days here! Guess I'd better not.......off and running tomorrow bright and early to make it on time in Montreal. More of the story to be told at a later date.
SydnyG - Moderator
