Travels plans on hold.....

Many of you have been asking....when are you starting your trip, why haven't you been blogging, etc....
Well, there appears to be a bit of a glitch in our travel plans.  It seems I have a thyroid that is not behaving itself.  I was wondering why I could eat cakes and candies and doughnuts and still lose weight and why my nickname had become "the energizer bunny" because I can burn the candle on both ends and still have energy to do more! So after ultrasounds and scans and x-rays I will get my diagnosis on Tuesday, although from the lab work it is looking like I have an over-active thyroid or hyperthyroidism.  Treatment consist of one of the following............ 1. take a pill that slows down the thyroid...but can also cause liver damage.  2. Take radioactive iodine...which will make me glow in the dark  or 3.Surgery to remove my thyroid.  Then of course, I will be on a thyroid supplement the rest of my life.  Seems weird to me....kill the thyroid, then replace with a pill.  At any rate, I have an appointment with the specialist/endocrinologist the following week.  So, we will know at that point what the course of action will be and what our travel plans will consist of.  I am trying to keep an upbeat attitude, but I have to admit, I am very disappointed as the RV is packed and ready to go.  We will still do our "kick-off" at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots. Guy and Brandon (my son in law) will run a 10 mile race and finish at the 50 yard line followed by a fireworks display in honor of the 4th of July.  Great way to kick off the trip eh?  From there, it will be decided if we can still go cross country or if we need to stay closer to home.  At any rate, I am sure we will make the best of it and find adventure along the way.  Stay tuned.......
P.S.  Prayers are appreciated for an uneventful and speedy recovery.

Summer is here and plans are underway for our annual road trip.

This will be our third major excursion as we map our way across the United States and Canada.  Guy and I always get so excited as we start to plan the itinerary.  In fact, we seem to be singing Willie Nelson's hit "On the Road Again" quite a bit.  This summer, we will be heading out to the Pacific Coast!  Plans are to drive across country from New Hampshire with our first destination; Lake Tahoe, which will take us about 3 days to reach. From there we will head over to San Francisco and explore all that this great city has to offer.  Of course, we will visit the Nappa Valley where Laura will certainly do some wine tasting.  Next we will head up to Redwood National Park and explore the giant Sequoias.  We hope to meet up with my dear friend Marit who is hiking the Pacific Coast Trail.  We will continue our route through Oregon along the pacific coast line and into Seattle. We plan to do some hiking on Mt. Ranier.  We will spend a few days in Vancouver where we will restock and reload. We hope to visit Glacier National Park before heading to our final destination of Banff and Jasper, Alberta in The Canadian Rockies.  We will be on the road for 6 weeks and plan to do a lot of hiking along the way. All this is training for our upcoming 1 year RV excursion where we will immerse ourselves in the different regions of the United States.  Our goal is to visit every National Park in America.  Of Course, a trip is not complete without our Golden Retriever traveling companions...Jubilee, Cashmere and Zeppelin who will add so much to the trip.  A special thanks to my sweet daughter Melissa who will be lovingly caring for Jackson and to our dear friend Cindy who will be spoiling Story.  We will certainly be missing our grandchildren who fill our lives with joy.  We are thankful for modern technology and the ability to Skype along the way.
Target date is approaching...RV will be going in for an oil change and "road worthy" check on Monday.  A thorough cleaning will take place as "Rhonda" has spent the winter in storage.  A trip of this magnitude takes a lot of planning and fine tuning. The countdown begins....come join us and follow our blog for another adventure of a lifetime.

Happy Trails,
Laura and Guy