Peoria, AZ
We have half of our trip planned out so far.
AZ to McKinney, TX
Our first leg will take us north on I-17, east on I-40, then southeast on US-287. Since we've got a lot of stuff to clean up at the house before we leave, we'll only get to Flagstaff on the first day. From there, it's an easy day's drive to Albuquerque (which I learned to spell last year when we stopped there for the annual Balloon Fiesta in the fall. Day 3 will take us to Amarillo, TX, and the following day we'll go "cross country" to McKinney. We're going there to have the interior blinds/drapes in the coach upgraded; we'll post pictures when it's done.
Texas to Alabama
From McKinney, we'll travel to Memphis for a few days. I've always wanted to visit there; when I was working I went there many times but didn't get to see much other than the airport, Embassy Suites, the office, and taxicabs. It should be fun to see the sights and have some 'que. From Memphis, we'll head to my brother's place in Albertville, AL. We'll visit with Rick, Annette, Alyson, and Erik, and my Mom and her pup "Lady". We'll attend Alyson's high school graduation (we just got the formal announcement in the mail this week), and we'll hope to find a few days to visit with Linda and Wendell while we're in the neighborhood (assuming they're back from their extended RV trip :-) by then!). We'll be in Alabama through Memorial Day.
Alabama to Connecticut
This will be a long leg with several stops. From Alabama, we'll make a quick trip to Orlando, FL, to have an alignment done on the coach. There's a shop there (Josam's) that's supposed to be the best in the country. We'll then head north with stops in the DC and Philly areas where we'll catch up with friends, and eventually make it up to CT. While there, we'll attend Alicia Demers' high school graduation, and do more catching up with family and friends. We haven't seen Alicia and her sister Britt since we were there last summer. We're hoping that Geri's oldest son, Michael, and his daughter, Jackie, can visit there as well. Mike lives in Illinois and Jackie in Maine; they're the only members of Geri's clan to move away from CT as Pat/Al, Paul, Pete, Chris, Tony, and Melisa all live in the Hartford area. We'll be in CT through Independence Day.
And then?
It's really not like me to not have a plan, but there you go. Maybe retirement is finally kicking in. We're thinking about traveling up the coast to Acadia National Park (Maine) and then into the Maritimes. Depending on what we find, we might visit Atlantic Canada as well. On the way back, we'd like to stop in Quebec City, Montreal, Toronto (to visit with Brian and Jeanette Mills, and to have dinner at Rain, a restaurant Geri's seen on TV), Loring with Dave and Sandy (and maybe we could convince Wayne and Doris Guymon to join in like last year). Then we'll head southwest, ending up back in AZ some time between mid-October and the beginning of November.
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