Off to Amish Country

Wow...I don't think we've been on THIS road yet (but nearly).

Saturday, 30 JUN 07, will be the first trip with our new RV! We will travel from Coopersburg, PA to Strasburg, PA (near Lancaster) to take Ben and Sisi (a.k.a. Elizabeth) to see (and ride on) the trains of the Strasburg Railroad. We will be staying over night at a campground just outside of the town where we expect to do camp fire, marshmallows, and all that. Pictures will be posted after the trip.

We continue to be quite thrilled with the MotorHome. In the week since we bought it, Deb has cleaned the inside from top to bottom and stocked sufficient items for this first two day trip. I've cleaned the "basement" areas and stocked up some lawn chairs, etc. for this initial adventure. Tonite I get to install some new wiper blades and get the sewer system ready for regular service - then I think we're ready to hit the road for the first time.

RV Quest

How About a Fleetwood Bounder?

Obviously we were very impressed with Tracy and Jeff's RIG both in performance of the vehicle itself and all the enjoyment it gave us in calling it home over our two week journey from Houston to Anchorage. Starting upon our arrival in Alaska, the search has been on for one of our own. Perhaps I will detail some of that in some future entry but for now, following a discouraging look at one near Buffalo, NY on Saturday, we looked at one on Sunday that was a real treat and I'm happy to say that this is the one that we will be traveling in sometime soon. The following link is for a few shots of NY followed by some views of our new home.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingSignin.jsp?Uc=1443i1v0.eiaklt0&Uy=-ej39qj&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&UV=701488689748_63482454412

Photo Link

If you missed any photos along the way...this link will take you to all of them. When the first page opens, just select the link to "Browse all Albums" at the bottom of the page. http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=1443i1v0.d0oaeco&Uy=-mcmeog&Ux=0

Anchorage to Allentown

View from the Terminal at the Alaska Airport.

June First...Anchorage to Seattle to Newark, NJ, to Allentown, PA:

If you've never been there...we could see snow capped mountains from any vantage point in Anchorage - and not distant mountains, they lie just outside of the city. An amazing backdrop for everyday activities.

Much too early a morning after finalizing the packing after midnight (last minute due to packing an insulated box and a cooler full of frozen 'BUTT' and salmon and a few assorted other local items). Up at 5:45...bid farewell to Jeff - Tracy (in uniform) ready to deliver us to the airport. The entire back of her 'rig' is filled with our bags andboxes and there is no choice but to hail a red cap upon arrival at the airport.

We already had boarding passes (printed on Thursday nite) and seat assignments so the check-in process was fairly painless (another $25 for an over weight bag - no surprise) and security (although the line was a bit long) went without a hitch as well. By the time we arrived at our gate, there was just enough time to get a cup of coffee and before we'd been able to drink a few sips the preboarding had been started. A comfortable flight later, including a movie (not free) and a breakfast (also with a price tag,but reasonable and cheaper than a breakfast at an airport) we found ourselves
in the Alaska Airways area at the Seattle Airport and again by the time we reached the area of our gate, we had only enought time to grab a Starbucks and we were on the way again.

Writing this, we are about half way into our flight to Newark and expect that Vickie
will be arriving there to pick us up within a short time after we land and it will be the end of yet another segment of this trip. Now back to home and time to start searching the net for an RV. Ok, Deb and Tracy have already spent a bunch of time looking but the beat will go on until we find the most appropriate for our needs at the right price. There are plenty out there but you'd probably be surprised at the variety and it really takes a bit of research to narrow it down to just the right features.

Postsript: Vickie arrived in just about perfect timing after we had retrieved all our bags and boxes at Newark (Thanx Vickie!) and we had a very nice ride home...chatting about the trip the twins, etc. and taking a much needed
refreshment break (where else but Starbucks!) along the way.

Today it is three weeks since it all began and it is hard to believe that this day has come so quickly; however, in another sense it is just the start - adventure number one with many more on the horizon.