Preparing

Well, original plans for an April 1st start on the road clearly have not worked out. Too many Houston activities that could not be closed out quickly. So we spent the time buying equipment and clothes sized for "Free Spirit." We chose a small RV (24 ft) -- for maximum flexibility. But the price of that plan is VERY EFFICIENT clothing and equipment planning!

Pamela has been the master planner and buyer -- she has always been extremely good at this. She tells me that she has done as much as she can without some experiments on the road to see what works and what does not. So we are about to head out for a couple of trial runs. The first one will be short -- a day or two. The second one will be a 7 to 10 day run. We have til the first week of June to get these done. Then we will be free to set out for a longer run -- about 3-4 weeks. Have to be back in Houston for the week starting the Fourth of July! Thinking now is to head west to such great places as Grand Canyon and Glacier National Park (only open for a couple of months a year in the summer!).