We started our RV adventure and the blog one year ago (First Blog entry was January 21, 2008). During the past year we have posted 200+ blog entries -- each one a hand crafted, meticulously researched piece of non-biased journalism -- NOT.Actually they are the random scribblings (OK, typing) of a disorganized mind. A mind no longer constrained by the logic, pressures, stress, and travel schedule required while working as a VP for a Fortune 15 company. Nope, in retirement you are free to let your mind wander -- just as we let our bodies wander with our RV travels.
So the blog entries run the gamut from travel planning to living with your spouse in a very small space to observations on some of our fellow travelers - some funny, some not, but ALL true (OK, how about 'mostly' true? No - how about 'usually' true? No - how about 'an occasional grain of truth sprinkled into the mix' -- that's my final offer).
The blog has been a great way for family and friends to keep up with our travels without swamping thier e-mail with unsolicited updates on our progress. Our own personalized game of "Where's Waldo" except "Where's Dale-o" or "Where's Mary Lynn-o" or "Where's Mom & Dad-o" just didn't have the same ring, so we named our blog "Dale & Mary Lynn's Travels".
Incredibly creative and original, don't you think? There are some great RV & Travel Blog names out there, but this isn't one of them. To quote Joe Friday from Dragnet fame: "The facts, mam, just the facts". If quoting Joe Friday doesn't date me I don't know what will.
Another milestone: In the last year 6000+ visitors or, to be more correct, 6000+ visits have been made to our blog. Since some friends and family follow along on a regular basis it's hard to say how many unique visitors have stopped by.
Doesn't matter. Truth is, it has been a lot of fun to capture our travels, both in words and pictures. The pictures especially have captured the essence of the places we have visited. Good thing too, because my words have often been far too ineffective in describing the majesty, beauty, and greatness of this vast country.
And the people. We have met an incredible variety of people in our travels, each one with their own story - a mix of accomplishments and longings and recommendations on where we should go next, even if they personally have not been there.
So far we have only visited 21 states in the RV. Even in these states we have seen only a small portion of what each state has to offer. Typically we are in a state only a few weeks - not nearly enough time to fully investigate the richness and variety all states have to offer. Time and time again we have been pleasantly surprised by our exploration of every state. There may be some states without a lot to offer however we have not found one yet.
And during the past year we have been 'on the road' for 10 of the 12 months. Wow.
In those 10 months on the road our trusty Tiffin Allegro Bay RV has taken us to those 21 states without fail and now has 15,000 miles on the odometer.. I know we'll slow down at some point however right now we are having a blast.
To catch you up on our current travels we arrived in Tucson, Arizona this afternoon deciding to investigate another RV Park where we might possibly spend February and March. Next week we will go to Quartzsite, without a doubt the largest gathering of RV's and their occupants in North America.
After staying at Quartzsite for a few days we will stay in the Phoenix/Casa Grande/Tucson area for ~2 months. Then its over to San Diego, where we'll begin our adventure up the Pacific coast of California, Oregon, and Washington State.
Tentatively we are planning to spend June - August in Alaska.
Anyhow, thanks for following along, thanks for all of your comments/feedback/suggestions, and most of all, thank you for being the special people who love and support us.
As always, See Ya!
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