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Apr. 13th, 2010 02:37 amFriday, April 30: drive down to Manassas, VA, and pick up rental RV - it's a 19-footer, the very smallest size class C. Drive back to Baltimore and load the thing up. We're bringing our motorcycle helmets just in case someone wants to loan us a bike while we're visiting, and our smaller musical instruments to practice.
Saturday, May 1. Drive toward Texas, probably stop for night around Asheville, NC, just because we've never been there and it's reputed to be artsy and have good restaurants.
Sunday, May 2. Drive toward Texas. Probably stop for night near Birmingham, Ala., and have a visit with friends who have recently moved to that area.
Monday, May 3. Drive toward TX. Probably stop for night near Shreveport, LA, and have a visit with a longtime internet friend who lives near there.
Tuesday, May 4. Drive to Katy, arrive for late lunch. Visit with Pam, and Brad and Lauren, and their assorted children.
Wednesday, May 5. Drive to Austin, arrive for lunch. Stay through Thursday night and leave sometime Friday. Hope to park at Connie's. Visit with - oh, everybody?
Friday, May 7. Drive toward CA - probable overnight stop in Van Horn, TX.
Saturday, May 8. Drive toward CA - probable overnight in Mesa, AZ (unless we can find a legit campground further south than that, closer to I-10.)
Sunday, May 9. Drive to San Diego, arrive afternoon.
Monday, May 10. San Diego Zoo. Hey, you have your priorities, we have ours.
Tuesday, May 11. Drive to Oakland. Visit with Jeremy & Brenda. Stay through Wednesday.
Thursday, May 13. Drive toward Denver. Probable overnight in West Wendover, NV, right on UT border.
Friday, May 14. Drive toward Denver. Probable overnight in Laramie, WY.
Saturday, May 15. Arrive in Lakewood (Denver), CO. Arrive in time for lunch, since it's less than 3 hrs, theoretically, from Laramie to Lakewood. Visit with C&V.
Tuesday, May 18. Drive to Omaha. Visit Pohrens.
Wednesday, May 19. Drive to Chicago. Possible visit with assorted nieces living in the area.
Thursday, May 20. Drive to Akron, OH area. Visit with nephew near Cleveland along the way.Visit with Jim & Barbara.
Sunday, May 23. Drive to Phila/Bristol. Visit with sister/
Monday, May 24. Drive to New York/Long Island. Arrive in time for lunch. Rick, Sally, who knows who else.
Tuesday - visit various friends and relatives on Long Island and nearby.
Wednesday, May 26. Drive home to Baltimore.
Thursday, May 27. Return RV to Manassas, VA, getting us off the highways before the Memorial Day weekend.
Yes, the house will be occupied while we're gone - there's a sitter for all the pets, and assorted friends, neighbors, and maintenance people providing lots of coverage.
Saturday, May 1. Drive toward Texas, probably stop for night around Asheville, NC, just because we've never been there and it's reputed to be artsy and have good restaurants.
Sunday, May 2. Drive toward Texas. Probably stop for night near Birmingham, Ala., and have a visit with friends who have recently moved to that area.
Monday, May 3. Drive toward TX. Probably stop for night near Shreveport, LA, and have a visit with a longtime internet friend who lives near there.
Tuesday, May 4. Drive to Katy, arrive for late lunch. Visit with Pam, and Brad and Lauren, and their assorted children.
Wednesday, May 5. Drive to Austin, arrive for lunch. Stay through Thursday night and leave sometime Friday. Hope to park at Connie's. Visit with - oh, everybody?
Friday, May 7. Drive toward CA - probable overnight stop in Van Horn, TX.
Saturday, May 8. Drive toward CA - probable overnight in Mesa, AZ (unless we can find a legit campground further south than that, closer to I-10.)
Sunday, May 9. Drive to San Diego, arrive afternoon.
Monday, May 10. San Diego Zoo. Hey, you have your priorities, we have ours.
Tuesday, May 11. Drive to Oakland. Visit with Jeremy & Brenda. Stay through Wednesday.
Thursday, May 13. Drive toward Denver. Probable overnight in West Wendover, NV, right on UT border.
Friday, May 14. Drive toward Denver. Probable overnight in Laramie, WY.
Saturday, May 15. Arrive in Lakewood (Denver), CO. Arrive in time for lunch, since it's less than 3 hrs, theoretically, from Laramie to Lakewood. Visit with C&V.
Tuesday, May 18. Drive to Omaha. Visit Pohrens.
Wednesday, May 19. Drive to Chicago. Possible visit with assorted nieces living in the area.
Thursday, May 20. Drive to Akron, OH area. Visit with nephew near Cleveland along the way.Visit with Jim & Barbara.
Sunday, May 23. Drive to Phila/Bristol. Visit with sister/
Monday, May 24. Drive to New York/Long Island. Arrive in time for lunch. Rick, Sally, who knows who else.
Tuesday - visit various friends and relatives on Long Island and nearby.
Wednesday, May 26. Drive home to Baltimore.
Thursday, May 27. Return RV to Manassas, VA, getting us off the highways before the Memorial Day weekend.
Yes, the house will be occupied while we're gone - there's a sitter for all the pets, and assorted friends, neighbors, and maintenance people providing lots of coverage.