This blog has documented some major events in my life...my stint working in the UK, traveling to Greece, and I last posted from London in the midst of the 2012 Olympic Games. I had actually forgotten that I hadn't written much after the Games began...it was a hectic three weeks but oh, so rewarding, exciting and will forever be memorable.
But this is 2013 and new adventures await. This autumn, actually within the next two weeks, I will be heading west...ultimately to Klamath Falls, Oregon (pronounced, "Oregin") to see my son, Matt. Munhall Minimus is the head mens soccer at OIT...Oregon Institute of Technology and I am eager to see him coach a college team as well as just spending time with him in his domain.
However, I have chosen to drive to Oregon and beyond.
This week in Mill Village, Nova Scotia as I was closing down my house there to sell it...which is a whole other story, I ran into friends: Robie and Annabelle. They are a very fascinating couple with a huge repertoire of stories to share. On this occasion, Robie and I were at the Riverbank General Store in Mill Village, Nova Scotia having a tea on the banks of the Medway River and he began telling me of his and Annabelle's Quest in their VW Microbus (how 60's) several years ago in search of the ideal place to live in North America. They took off from Nova Scotia and ended in Nova Scotia after hitting virtually every province, US state and several Central American nations...only to realize that as with Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, they could find their heart's desire in their own back yard and bought a home in Mill Village. Their arrival in Mill Village has helped to transform this hamlet into a "happenin' place." Other friends in Eagle Head, NS, David and Suzanne, have been traveling Canada for several summers with their RVs...I have yet to decide my means of transportation but their current RV made me think about how much "camping" I am up for these days. But I digress. Robie's "Quest" for the perfect place sounded just like what I have been planning though a bit more far ranging.
I am only planning on about 10,000 miles in two months. I am looking to find my place within the 48 contiguous states. I am open to New Hampshire (my current home) being my spot but high on my list are, Cape Cod and Leelanau County, Michigan...both places I have lived before. I am open to suggestions, from anyone, of places I should checkout on my Quest. Feel free to toss out your favorite spot and I will investigate it and if it looks promising, add it to my itinerary. My current path leads to northern Michigan, Iowa, South Dakota and Mt. Rushmore, Wyoming and Yellowstone, Montana and Glacier International Park, a dip into Canada to see Banff and Jasper...possibly Calgary, too. Then over to Vancouver through the Canadian Rockies, down to Bellingham, WA and Seattle, the San Juan Islands, down the coast to Oregon and Klamath Falls. After a few days there on down to San Francisco, along the Big Sur coast to Santa Barbara and LA then turn east to see the Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon. Then the itinerary gets a bit vague and I am wondering where to head next. I will have my camera with me so be prepared for a lot of photos.
This is my autumn...I am keen to get started and not sure when and where it will finish but I plan to enjoy it. And if nothing else spectacular happens, I will at least see my son...that's a given.
But this is 2013 and new adventures await. This autumn, actually within the next two weeks, I will be heading west...ultimately to Klamath Falls, Oregon (pronounced, "Oregin") to see my son, Matt. Munhall Minimus is the head mens soccer at OIT...Oregon Institute of Technology and I am eager to see him coach a college team as well as just spending time with him in his domain.
However, I have chosen to drive to Oregon and beyond.
This week in Mill Village, Nova Scotia as I was closing down my house there to sell it...which is a whole other story, I ran into friends: Robie and Annabelle. They are a very fascinating couple with a huge repertoire of stories to share. On this occasion, Robie and I were at the Riverbank General Store in Mill Village, Nova Scotia having a tea on the banks of the Medway River and he began telling me of his and Annabelle's Quest in their VW Microbus (how 60's) several years ago in search of the ideal place to live in North America. They took off from Nova Scotia and ended in Nova Scotia after hitting virtually every province, US state and several Central American nations...only to realize that as with Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, they could find their heart's desire in their own back yard and bought a home in Mill Village. Their arrival in Mill Village has helped to transform this hamlet into a "happenin' place." Other friends in Eagle Head, NS, David and Suzanne, have been traveling Canada for several summers with their RVs...I have yet to decide my means of transportation but their current RV made me think about how much "camping" I am up for these days. But I digress. Robie's "Quest" for the perfect place sounded just like what I have been planning though a bit more far ranging.
I am only planning on about 10,000 miles in two months. I am looking to find my place within the 48 contiguous states. I am open to New Hampshire (my current home) being my spot but high on my list are, Cape Cod and Leelanau County, Michigan...both places I have lived before. I am open to suggestions, from anyone, of places I should checkout on my Quest. Feel free to toss out your favorite spot and I will investigate it and if it looks promising, add it to my itinerary. My current path leads to northern Michigan, Iowa, South Dakota and Mt. Rushmore, Wyoming and Yellowstone, Montana and Glacier International Park, a dip into Canada to see Banff and Jasper...possibly Calgary, too. Then over to Vancouver through the Canadian Rockies, down to Bellingham, WA and Seattle, the San Juan Islands, down the coast to Oregon and Klamath Falls. After a few days there on down to San Francisco, along the Big Sur coast to Santa Barbara and LA then turn east to see the Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon. Then the itinerary gets a bit vague and I am wondering where to head next. I will have my camera with me so be prepared for a lot of photos.
This is my autumn...I am keen to get started and not sure when and where it will finish but I plan to enjoy it. And if nothing else spectacular happens, I will at least see my son...that's a given.
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