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We’re Back!!

KJ — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:53:07 +0000

Just a quick post to say that we’re back in California. Now that I’ve got a good internet signal I can fill you in on everything that happened! Be sure to check back tomorrow.

Reader Question #2 To Infinity And Beyond (KJ)

KJ — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:46:12 +0000

Question: How will you decide where to go first and what to see?

Answer: Thanks, Henry, for the great question. I didn’t have to think long and hard about this one. Actually once I realized my answer I was a little embarrassed. You know how I’m always complaining about the Disney factory? Well, one of their movies “Cars” planted the seed about driving along Route 66.

Sally, one of the characters said something like, “People used to drive these roads to have a good time, not to make good time.” Honestly, that stuck with me. I want to take a slow ride across the country. I want the whole family to see the sights. Furthermore, I want us to stop at little restaurants that aren’t part of national chains.

Recently, I’ve been thinking that if we see a field of flowers like the ones I’ve seen in the movies, we’re going to pullover and lay in it. I’ve never done that before.

When we reach California, we’re going to fly to Hawaii to see a volcano. It seems like a great symbol of our journey. These feelings of dissatisfaction with the status quo have finally bubbled up to the service and now we are creating a new life. Just like the lava bubbles up creates new islands in the Pacific.

This Is Our Plan And We’re Sticking To It…Most Likely (KJ)

KJ — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:27:11 +0000

When we got the RV last week, we were feeling pretty broke and not wanting to even think about moving it. This week is a different story. After a lot of back and forth and a little name calling, CM and I finally came up with a rough timeline for the next few months.

For those who have been following the “windshield saga”, you know that the RV is M.I.A. until Thursday. Between Thursday and Saturday we are going to pack it up with all of our clothes and other important items. On Saturday and Sunday we hope to sell some things and the rest we plan on giving away. The next week we plan on taking what ever is left in the house out to the curb for the garbage collectors.

CM and I had the bright idea to paint every wall in our apartment, so we have to give ourselves about a week and a half to repaint the walls. It’s really important to us that we get our deposit back so we have to repaint.

Our lease is up on June 30th, so everything must be out by then. That week we are driving down to Georgia to park our Honda Odyssey in my dad’s garage. We plan to spend July camping at various New York state parks and getting used to RV living.

THEN….(drumroll)….we’re taking Route 66 all the way to California!!! Then we’re going to fly from California to Hawaii. While we’re in Hawaii we are going to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park where we will see an active volcano!

After all of that excitement we’ll probably take the highway back to New York and start planning our next expedition.

Have any of you ever been on Route 66? I haven’t, and I would love to know which places I should avoid, and which places are “must-see”. So if you have the time, please fill me in!