The Road from Florida to Wyoming

Everyday on the road has been a learning experience.   

Setting up camp our first night in Cedar Key( in the rain) we learned that it is important to make sure all your faucets are turned off before turning on the water. We flooded our outside kitchen because we turned on the water to the camper without realizing that the faucet in the outside kitchen was on.

In Quanah Texas (where?? -- part of tornado alley) we learned that as part of the check-in process at the campground they show you where the tornado shelter is!  We also learned the importance of our NOAA radio that blared out a warning of an approaching storm that had us scrambling to prepare a go-bag to go into said shelter.

In Amarillo Texas we learned about the importance of wheel chocks while we where jacking up the trailer to unhitch and it "very uncomfortably" shifted backward slightly on the leveling blocks. eek!

Last night, in Douglas Wyoming we learned that the East Entrance to Yellowstone  will remain closed due to snow and possible avalanches ( what??!! lol) -- so we will need to add an additional 400+ miles to our journey to enter the park through the North Entrance in Gardner Montana.

And today, we learned  a new lesson in "white-knuckle driving".  A high wind advisory (50 mph wind gusts) is not something you ever want to drive your trailer through. So we found the closest campground and settled in early to wait out the weather in Buffalo, WY.

Every day has had  its challenges and learning experiences -- but more importantly every day has brought with it amazing blessings.

We live in an amazing country.  America the Beautiful has taken on a whole new meaning for me as we have traveled.  God has indeed blessed us all with an amazing place to call home...from the gulf coast of Florida to the Great Plains to the Majestic Rocky Mountains.  Everyday I am more amazed by what I see.

Carrabelle, FL -- Ho-Hum RV Park

Mobile, Alabama - Shady Acres RV Park

Monroe, Louisiana 

Grand Prairie, Texas

Quanah, Texas

Amarillo, Texas

Limon, Colorado

Douglas, Wyoming

And most importantly--I am blessed to enjoy this journey with the love of my life.  We learn, laugh, get irritated, and get silly together everyday.  And everyday, I learn to love him more as I get to see on a daily basis what a wonderful person he really is.