Sunday, November 20, 2011

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Today is the beginning of a new life for Tom and me.  We are starting a new chapter.  We left Westfield, Indiana, about 1:30 pm in our motorhome heading to the southwest.

This journey has taken about a year to work out the details of living on the road.  We bought the motorhome October 21, 2010.  Our house was for sale for a year; and because of the economy, we could not sell it.  So we decided to rent the house (our home for the last fifteen years).

Then we got recumbent tricycles.  They are fabulous, but how were we going to transport them?  We had a cargo rack custom made to fit on top of the Jeep, so it looks like a safari vehicle.

Two weeks before our estimated departure, I blew the engine in the Jeep. What were we going to do?  A new Jeep or keep the old one (17 years old). We loved that car so we had it fixed.  Boy, do we have a classy “rig” setup.

Twenty-four hours before our estimated departure, my Dad passed away. Boy, the world can change in an instant.  I miss him.  Our departure was delayed a week.

Today is the beginning.  We headed west on I-70 from Indianapolis.  About Brazil, Indiana, we stopped at a Pilot Travel Center to get the motorhome weighed.  Tom for sure thought we were going to be over weight because I packed so much stuff.  A miracle!!  We passed; I didn’t have to part with any of my precious belongings.

Then we got to Terre Haute, Indiana, to have our propane tank filled.  After that, we proceeded on our journey heading west.  Finally, we arrived at Effingham, Illinois.  The Wal-Mart parking lot was our destination for the night.