It's almost the end of March and I'm itching to get on the road and GO! It's been way to long since we've really "hit the road" for our cross-country trips! I'm both anxious and nervous about this year's trip. Having enjoyed so many wonderful years of easy travel, making reservations as we go, changing directions on a whim, staying longer when we wanted to, etc. Now, I've been reading all kinds of articles about how all that's not possible any longer. That campgrounds are crowded, reservations are tough to get, cost more, no longer flexible, that the "easy care-free style" is not longer out there. Wow. I've made two reservations so far. One for over the 4th of July because we already know where we are going to be that weekend (wedding plans) and it's a holiday, and the other the first weekend we are traveling. Both were pretty easy. We had to take our second choice park for the July date, but that was OK, at least we got it. I have no idea where we will be over Labor Day, so can't do anything about that! If things go bad, we may end up early in Washington with family, so it won't be an issue! ;-) I just can't worry about it right now...
We did do one FUN THING before heading out the door though! We were "drivers" for Mecum Car Auctions in Glendale AZ for three days! What an experience! They had about 900+ cars of all types and all years, from the early 1900's to brand new, from motorcycles to tractors, to Rolls Royce's! Our job varied from driving the cars from one lot to another to just driving it to the staging area to driving them over the auction block then off to the sold lot again. Some of the cars went vroom vroom, some sputtered, some smoked, some died on you and needed to be towed and some just hummed...all were different and all were an experience! We got to talk to some of the owners, some of the buyers and some very interesting people too! It all made for a very fun three days...and tiring too. Each day started at 8:45a.m. and ended sometimes 6:00 p.m., and sometimes 8:15 p.m.
I learned more and drove more different cars in those three days than I have in my whole life, and am ready to do it again next year! It was a fun way to end our "Covid seclusion".
Now it's time to start packing, and tucking things away, making lists and checking them twice! It is just a couple of weeks and we will be off for this year's adventure...yea! First "big stop" - Texas! So, until then...
Marie
