Jack, Wilma, Donna and Tom going for a hot air balloon ride!We started the year in Casa Grande, AZ, at the Palm Creek RV Park. We loved it there and stayed until April 1. We had friends we'd met the previous winter in Texas who came and stayed for seveal weeks at the park. We had plenty of happy hours and fun activities together.
In February, we took our very first hot air balloon ride. What a thrill. I (Donna) thought I'd be very afraid but I wasn't at all. It was so exciting - especially the landing. We can't wait to do it again!
In April we started traveling east and, unfortunately, toward the end of April, we had an accident just west of Nashville, TN. It did quite a bit of cosmetic damage to the 5th wheel, but we traveled to Elkhart, IN, and had it repaired. It looks great. While we were there we had disk brakes put on the 5th wheel. We feel much safer in the mountains now. We also did a lot of sight seeing in the Elkhart area. We saw a few RV factories (none as good as Excel, of course) and explored the countryside around there. It was very enlightening. We learned a lot about the Amish community.
In May we spent a couple of weeks with Donna's sister in Michigan and then went on to the northeastern states in June. What a beautiful area that is. Seeing Gettysburg, PA, was moving. When we saw that area, it was hard to believe that so many Americans died there during the Civil War. It was so peaceful when we saw it.
In early July, we went to Ontario, Canada, and visited our friends there. They showed us a wonderful time and we hated to leave them, but Donna's oldest daughter, Beth, and family were moving from Maui to California and asked us to come out and help them get settled. We gladly went. It was a long trip but well worth it to spend 5 weeks with our little granddaughter, Julia.
After Labor Day we headed to Portland, OR, and spent 5 weeks with Donna's youngest daughter, Sarah, before heading east again. In October, we had an appointment in Smith Center, KS, to have some work done on the rig before we headed south for the winter.
We spent November and December in San Antonio, TX and Tom was thrilled being in his home town again. We were able to see his brother and sister and he spent time with several of his old friends. The time flew by. Speaking of flying, Donna flew out to California for two weeks with Julia between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It was a very eventful year for us and made us love our lifestyle even more.
In February, we took our very first hot air balloon ride. What a thrill. I (Donna) thought I'd be very afraid but I wasn't at all. It was so exciting - especially the landing. We can't wait to do it again!
In April we started traveling east and, unfortunately, toward the end of April, we had an accident just west of Nashville, TN. It did quite a bit of cosmetic damage to the 5th wheel, but we traveled to Elkhart, IN, and had it repaired. It looks great. While we were there we had disk brakes put on the 5th wheel. We feel much safer in the mountains now. We also did a lot of sight seeing in the Elkhart area. We saw a few RV factories (none as good as Excel, of course) and explored the countryside around there. It was very enlightening. We learned a lot about the Amish community.
In May we spent a couple of weeks with Donna's sister in Michigan and then went on to the northeastern states in June. What a beautiful area that is. Seeing Gettysburg, PA, was moving. When we saw that area, it was hard to believe that so many Americans died there during the Civil War. It was so peaceful when we saw it.
In early July, we went to Ontario, Canada, and visited our friends there. They showed us a wonderful time and we hated to leave them, but Donna's oldest daughter, Beth, and family were moving from Maui to California and asked us to come out and help them get settled. We gladly went. It was a long trip but well worth it to spend 5 weeks with our little granddaughter, Julia.
After Labor Day we headed to Portland, OR, and spent 5 weeks with Donna's youngest daughter, Sarah, before heading east again. In October, we had an appointment in Smith Center, KS, to have some work done on the rig before we headed south for the winter.
We spent November and December in San Antonio, TX and Tom was thrilled being in his home town again. We were able to see his brother and sister and he spent time with several of his old friends. The time flew by. Speaking of flying, Donna flew out to California for two weeks with Julia between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It was a very eventful year for us and made us love our lifestyle even more.
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