Catching Up and A New Journey

(2019 Grand Teton Ep 1)

Hello friends!

It’s been more than six months since our last Rabbitrails blog post!  A lot has happened since we returned from Alaska in October and attended the Tampa RV show in January.

We were ‘greeted’ by Hurricane Michael a few days after we got back from Alaska. Although we weren’t directly impacted, the Florida panhandle around Panama City was devastated. Pat and I traveled over to the area several times to assist with hurricane relief work hosted by Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian ministry. Our last trip was is April and although signs of recovery were very much evident, much cleanup and rebuilding remains to be done.

Pat has been spending every other week sharing care for her 90-year-old mother with her sister and brother. Her mom recently moved in with Pat’s sister and brother-in-law while some work is being done on her home. This gives us the opportunity to get away to Grand Teton for six weeks.

Henry, our grandson, continues to grow and develop. We will visit Liz, Josh and Henry for the first few nights of our upcoming trip.

I was blessed to serve on staff at Christian youth camps in Texas and Ohio this summer. Fun times but LOTS of driving back and forth.

So Long Pancake; Hello Oscar

Pancake, our trusty and small Fun Finder travel trailer, found a new home in February. We will always have fond memories of our travels to Alaska and other camping trips during the seven years we owned her.

After a lot of research and Internet searching, we purchased Oscar, our new Shadow Cruiser travel trailer. The camper has an unusual rear slide with wraparound windows. It also has a much larger bathroom and front-to-back queen bed.

The camper was somewhat difficult to find in the southeast – we had to drive to Frankfort, Illinois to pick Oscar up.  In case you were wondering, Oscar is short for Oscar Mayer, a frankfurter enjoyed by millions.

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You are now officially caught up. We set out for Grand Teton National Park in a few days. There are a lot of rabbit trails between here and there.  We hope you will join us as we explore each one!