Here's the Bridget Jones version of the trip so far:
miles travelled = 1013;
CD's listened to = 34;
logs burnt in campfires = 16;
construction zones passed through = 25;
palm trees made of christmas lights = 1;
states passed through = 6
borders crossed (barely) = 1
bugs sacrificed to chuck the truck = countless
It's been a good long week. We are now 50 miles northwest of Chicago. The road to here has been an interesting one.
In some respects I've been on the trip since Tuesday, making this Day #4 of travelling but in many others I've been on this trip for many months. The past few weeks have been the process of putting the pedal to the metal. These past few days, the rubber to the road.
The route so far has been NJ to Niagara to Detroit to Chicago, more or less. We will be in this site for a few days and I'll be able to write a bit more. The last few days have been filled with figuring out. Figuring out how to work the water, the waste, the electricity, how to back in (in the dark between two trees - thank you Jim and Nancy - see photo), hitching, un-hitching, leveling, cooking. That sound is okay right? Do you smell propane? Am I going to hit the "tree", "car", "insert object here"? But it's going and they are all interesting problems to have. It's been a very internalized process so far. Me and my brother Dan making it all work.
I'll have more details for where we've been but wanted to put something out there for curious minds who want to know. Hope everyone out there reading is doing well.
To borrow one from a cousin across the ocean...
Wheels Up!
miles travelled = 1013;
CD's listened to = 34;
logs burnt in campfires = 16;
construction zones passed through = 25;
palm trees made of christmas lights = 1;
states passed through = 6
borders crossed (barely) = 1
bugs sacrificed to chuck the truck = countless
It's been a good long week. We are now 50 miles northwest of Chicago. The road to here has been an interesting one.
In some respects I've been on the trip since Tuesday, making this Day #4 of travelling but in many others I've been on this trip for many months. The past few weeks have been the process of putting the pedal to the metal. These past few days, the rubber to the road.
The route so far has been NJ to Niagara to Detroit to Chicago, more or less. We will be in this site for a few days and I'll be able to write a bit more. The last few days have been filled with figuring out. Figuring out how to work the water, the waste, the electricity, how to back in (in the dark between two trees - thank you Jim and Nancy - see photo), hitching, un-hitching, leveling, cooking. That sound is okay right? Do you smell propane? Am I going to hit the "tree", "car", "insert object here"? But it's going and they are all interesting problems to have. It's been a very internalized process so far. Me and my brother Dan making it all work.
I'll have more details for where we've been but wanted to put something out there for curious minds who want to know. Hope everyone out there reading is doing well.
To borrow one from a cousin across the ocean...
Wheels Up!
Kelly
1 comment:
Kelly!
You should be proud to know your first blog entry was read aloud to Aunt Dolores, Uncle Ken, Ashton (me!), Savannah, Jake, Uncle Matt, Aunt Cara, Matthew, Dylan and Faith as we all sit around Aunt Dolores's dining room table this morning. Amongst many giggles, obnoxious questions and "that sounds like our kelly" we all want you to know how proud and jealous we are of you and your adventure.
Stay safe,
keep smiling,
much love,
the twinkies :)
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