Well, it has been an interesting year to say the least. We started off the year by helping Shawn move to his new home in Kentucky. After arriving just before the blizzard dropped a foot of snow, we stayed around and helped him settle in to his new digs.
Then in February we took a quick trip to Belize and went "primitive" for a week on an island off the coast with our friends Geoff and Brenda.
We also took a quick return trip to Kentucky to check up on how Shawn was settling in. We augmented our trip by touring a few of the Bourbon distilleries the area has to offer.
March saw us returning to Texas and getting ready for summer travels. We cleaned up after some minor flooding and got the motorhome spruced up and ready for travel.
Our summer touring took us through the midwestern states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan. In June we met up with extended family in the Wisconsin Dells and enjoyed a great reunion. Unfortunately our summer took a decidedly disastrous turn. Late May through early June the rains fell in Texas and our place was submerged. We made the decision to cut our summer plans short and return to assess the damage and determine how best to recover.
By the time we arrived, the waters had receded. In all it appears that we had about 6-8" of water standing in all of the buildings. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, we were not well prepared for this event and most everything that sat on the floor was damaged beyond repair. We rolled up our sleeves and worked through the Houston summer (don't EVER want to do that again!!) to return our place to its former glory. By the end of August, we were back in business and, in my humble opinion, were better than original.
September and October saw us heading back to Kentucky to cool off and see how Shawn was doing in his Chiropractic practice. We found a campground that was well out of the way but we enjoyed our stay. Travels to sights in the area culminated in a trip to Mammoth Cave.
From there we headed to Red Bay, AL to get some minor work done on our motorhome. Oil change and lubrication along with the replacement of a shift motor in the transmission put us back in shape and ready to continue our travels. Always a little unnerving to see your 30,000+ lb motorhome on jacks standing four feet off the ground!
So another year has passed and we are looking forward to what 2017 has to offer. We have decided that, since our plans this summer were unfortunately cut short, we would pick up where we left off and continue our upper Midwest touring for the summer of 2017. Planning is already in the works.
