She may not be calling it a "bucket list" but that's what Carolyn is putting together. The big project for the upcoming month of September will be a grand tour of several midwestern and southern states that we may have traveled through but didn't spend a lot of time in. And the main reason for the visit won't be the tourist attractions but the people we're visiting and staying with along the way. If you're not one of those people, I apologize. There just isn't enough time to visit everyone. If you are on our list and we've already told you we're coming, I apologize. You're stuck with us. No backsies.
There will probably be many changes before our actual departure date. For example, our planning map above shows the route we might have taken if we drove the whole distance. That would have been 5,907 miles. But the train and certainly the airplanes won't be following these routes.
The agenda currently goes something like the following:
Board the Amtrak passenger train bound for Denver and take a day and a half to cross the California Desert and climb the Rockies.
Visit with Carolyn's brother Ray and his wife Jeannie.
Fly to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pick up a rental car.
Visit with Ron and Barbara, dear friends from my days working at Harbor Regional Center.
Drive to Branson, Missouri.
See what Branson has to offer music and entertainment buffs, such as we are and maybe take in some of the archeological sights in the area.
Visit with Shannah and Kathy, dear friends from my days working at Alta California Regional Center.
Fly to Panama City, Florida.
Visit with my cousin Marilyn and her husband.
Fly home where we can collect our thoughts, organize our pictures, and send out the thank you cards.
With gas prices skyrocketing a long trip like this doesn't seem all that prudent. On the other hand, we may never make it if we don't do it now.
We're already getting excited.
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