Our new Bambi Airstream rocks!! Of course it helps that we also have a brand new Ford Truck to haul it across country. The tow system on the truck makes all the difference and the Bambi seems easier to pull than our Casita. It is awesome to see Clem constantly admiring his truck. I don't think there has been a single feature that he has complained about. Unfortunately our cousin Jerry just bought a Jeep with an auto start feature and we have been coveting that while staying here in cold cold Reno and getting out at 7:00 a.m. every morning. Are we getting old or what?
Currently our little Airstream is parked about 2 miles away from Clem's office. It is a quiet little place with a row of efficiency apartments running along one side of the park. It seems that most of these people are living here. There are none of the glitzy amenities available to attract tourists to visit just a nice clean laundry with 20 year old washers and dryers that do the trick but take all day. There is a school bus stop at the end of the road and in the morning I watch all the kids leaving their travel trailers to walk out to the bus stop to catch their ride for school. Frequently my mind races while wondering what it must be like growing up in a place like this.
Our trip so far has been great! Clem and I both seem to be regrouping and finding a place of peace again. We always have lots of time to talk on the road and we have had a huge break through in our communication level so that we spend more time enjoying each other and less time sorting through the confusion/misunderstandings. We have laughed alot!! Both at each other and at ourselves. Enjoying life seems to be coming very easy now.
Clem's health has improved dramatically in the last two weeks. His strength is coming back rapidly and most importantly his newly re plumbed GI tract seems to working efficient. More efficiently than we ever thought would happen again!! This has been a wonderful surprise to Clem and his confidence level has soared. He is also becoming accustom to being bald. I think he is more handsome that ever because as you know chicks dig scars!!
Our travels have taken us through Amarillo, Texas to visit with our son Logan and his family. We had an awesome time with them. Our Granddaughter Lorelai is truly a live wire. She is a confident intelligent self sufficient little girl and we wish we had had more time with her. Logan and Lindsay seem to be doing well after losing everything they owned in a fire this summer. He has a new job which he seems to be enjoying and we are very proud of them for the life they have made for themselves and the great parents that they have become. Remember how hard it was at this time of your life? Sometimes I think we forget our own past when looking looking at our children's lives.
Tired of being cold Clem and I spontaneously decided to visit Sedona, Arizona and check out the beautiful red rocks. All I can say is photographs and description could never do this place justice. We took the truck on its first four wheel drive excursion then hiked up a tall peak to watch the sun go down. Clem seemed totally renewed by this experience. He is truly a mountain man and the higher he goes in this world the happier he is!! It was a magical evening.
When we started our trip we got word that Clem's cousins Jerry and Caroline were going to be nearby at Lake Havasu, Arizona. They are such fun people that we decided to detour there for a few days and check out the area. The place was amazing, the weather was great, and the company just a fun as we expected. We did some canyoneering and hiking through the desert while also sleeping in a little extra in the morning and resting our bones from the long days of driving across country. Caroline's mother Dorothy was also there. She is 93 years old and still kicking up her heels. Her body is moving a little slow these days but she can still keep Jerry put in his place. Dorothy should be an inspiration to us all. She is a happy satisfied soul who seems to take each day at a time and enjoys whatever comes along.
Okay I seem doomed. I wrote about the rest of the trip and it seems to have been lost in the great internet black hole. I will write again later or tomorrow. Don't you just hate it when this happens?
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