We are home

Back home

Once we left Oklahoma,we were ready to go home.  We drove through the panhandle of Texas, across New Mexico and Arizona in three long days.  We stopped in Williams Arizona and had lunch with some friends.  We missed seeing many things along the way and we made note of them for future trips.  On the evening of our 81st day on the road, we crossed the Colorado River and re-entered California.  We were very excited to be back.  Our last night in a campground was at a KOA in Needles.  We stayed at a Walmart in Tulare on Friday night and made it to Clovis to see Eric, Molly and the children on Saturday.  It was so good to see them all.  We parked in front of their house for three nights and brought Tumbleweed back home to Rocklin on the 86th day.

Route 66 in Williams, AZ

What an incredible journey we have had!  From one coast to the other and so many places in between.  We drove 9,000 miles with an additional 2,800 miles on the car when the RV was parked.  We went through 32 states.  Tumbleweed and Toad performed exceptionally well.  We learned a lot about this great nation and a lot about each other.  (And we're still married!)  We spent time with some wonderful people.  Some we knew well and some we were reacquainted or met for the first time.  All of them made us feel welcome and shared a little bit of their part of the country with us.  All have provided us with wonderful memories.


We have learned that 3 months doesn't begin to be enough time to see what America has to offer.  We saw so many different places and it's hard to say which one was our favorite.  We both loved Washington D.C. and the history that is there.  We also loved New York City and would like to go back sometime and explore.  Maine and New Hampshire were beautiful.  Each place we visited had something special.


Thank you all for your faithfulness in following our journey.  It was exciting for us to hear how much you were enjoying our travels.  And thank you, Bob and Pink for sharing part of our journey.  We loved the days and the miles we spent with you (and Clifford & Clyde).   We miss our chats on the Walkie Talkies.


We are already planning our next adventure.  Maybe something smaller, next summer.  But for now we are happy to be home and spending time with those we love so much.  Which includes all of you.

Papa, Cole and Kennedy

Cheers!