1105 May 29, 2024 – July 20,2024 Home Again, Home Again
The beginning of June had us busy with lots of appointments for labwork and physicals and other fun stuff.
This spring, we began to entertain the idea of replacing our RV. Our Tiffin was 10 years old and had needed a lot of attention and repairs over the past couple of years. It was time for us to dig deep and decide if we wanted to continue to travel fulltime or if it might be time to settle somewhere. We really enjoy our vagabond life and we wanted to keep going. We had weighed the pros and cons. The reasons to look for something new were suddenly compelling and so we shopped. We ended up driving to General RV in Ashland, Virginia where we found two amazing rigs. In the end, Tim loved our old Tiffin and so, our new RV is also a Tiffin.
Packing and moving out and moving back in was a lot of work. But we are now settled and organized. We spent a couple of weeks in Kyle’s driveway getting acquainted with all the buttons and bells and whistles.
In July, we took our maiden voyage, a three day trip to Confluence Pennsylvania. It was very hot on the day we arrived. We actually went to an ice cream parlor at 5pm and ate our soft serve dinner in the cool air conditioning. Later for a snack, we ate icy acai with yogurt and fruit.
The two subsequent days were better. We cycled 11 miles each day on the GAP, Great Allegany Passage, bike trail. It was shaded and the trail followed the Youghiogheny River with pretty views of the rapids.
We also went to visit the small town of Ohiopyle. We walked along the waterfall and toured the visitor center. We enjoyed a nice lunch at the Twisted Spoke Cafe.
On Friday, July 12th, Tim celebrated his birthday. We drove back home so that Kyle and Tim could see the Orioles play the Yankees.
Our time at home was also spent visiting with lots of friends and family. We celebrated both our birthdays, Father’s Day, our anniversary, and 4th of July. Lots of fun!
The highlight of these past two months was the time we got to spend with Kyle and Allison and Wade. The baby is growing so quickly. At his 4 month checkup, he placed on a normal newborn growth curve. It has been fun watching him giggle and engage when we sing to him. The Happy Song makes him smile every time. Wade loves when we read to him and Apples Up On Top and Brown Bear are his favorites.
It is hard to leave.
