Off and running!!!!!

Well the day finally came to leave for our cross country trip. We met my Dad and Joanne at their house at 7 AM with the plan to drive to Louisville Kentucky for he first stop of our cross country adventure. We had about an 8 hour drive ahead of us so we were anxious to get started. There are 6 of us this year and this will require two cars a tent and a camper. This camper was a true "Barn" find as it had been sitting in my Dad's barn for the last 15 years. My Dad bought it in 1964. It was a 64 Tradewinds that had been rented for one summer season so it was really good shape. I actually grew up camping and love the idea of taking it across the country. It weighs less than 500 lbs so it could even be pulled by my Toyota Prius. We recently bought a new canvas and thanks to great friends with great skills brought it back to life for this trip. The trip was pretty uneventful which is the way I like driving days. Mostly overcast with the occasional traffic jam. We had lunch at the same rest area that we stopped at last year. As usual the food was great. Thanks Lyn!!! We arrived at the KOA metro campground about 5:30. Lyn got busy fixing dinner and the rest of us set up camp. I had invited a friend from SGHS to meet us for dinner. Teresa had worked with me at Southern and had recently moved to Louisville KY. She arrived about 6:45 and we had a great dinner and fun conversation. After sitting around and talking for a few hours we had showers and went to bed about 10 PM. It finally cooled off and we slept well. Jasper has fallen right back into the routine of being a camp dog and is already in chill mode. This morning we woke up about 6 and will be heading to the St. Louis Arch and meeting some more friends. Hope the weather holds up but if not it will be on to plan B whatever that is!!!

New cargo rack for the back!

Ready to go!

Dinner time!!

Hanging out!