Monday, September 13, 2010

End of Summer, September, 13, 2010

It has been a long time since our last posting, so I will try to bring you all up to date. We are currently in Red Bay, AL, awaiting to get some minor repairs on our RV. But first, let me tell you what we have been up to over the last month.

At our last posting, we had just returned to Lyons, Colorado. We were happy to be back to Lyons, tr relax a few days, and to spend some time with my daughter, Debbie and her family. After a few days, we moved the RV up to Estes park, to a privet RV park, just outside Rockey Mountain Notational Park. I stayed at there for a week, but Madeline then left for her annual summer trip to visit her son and his family in Florida. I got a chance to do some hiking in the park, but I am finding it is getting harder and harder to hike, particularly at altitudes much higher than 11,000 feet! nevertheless, I did enjoy the hikes, and it is always exhilarating. after a week up in the mountains, I moved the RV back to Lyons, where I batched for a couple of weeks, awaiting Madeline's return.


My niece, Chindi, came to Colorado to visit for nearly a week, staying with Debbie. We had a wonderful visit and had a chance to take some good hikes. since she was not acclimatized to the altitude, I was able to keep up with her. Our best hike was about six miles to a little lake fed by a waterfall up above the tree-line above the continental divide.

After Chindi left, I had a week to myself (visiting Debbie, of course) until Madeline arrived back from Florida.

More recently we have called Nan, and discovered My sister's , health continues to deteriorate. Nan seems to have her hand full working,, and caring for my sister. We decided to head for Florida. However on the way we encountered electrical problem with the motor home, Mostly involving the lights and turn signals. So we have detoured to Red Bay to get them fixed. They were repaired today, and tomorrow we will continue on to Florida, planning to arrive there late Wednesday.