Wow, it’s hard to believe it’s May already! And it’s even harder to believe that we’ve been on the road nine (yes that’s 9!) months. I’ll have to spend some time reflecting on all of the wonderful people we’ve met, the exciting adventures we’ve had, and the amazing blessings we received during those months. Right now I just want to let folks know that we’ve “landed†for the next three weeks at Summit Grove Camp in New Freedom, PA. It’s right off of I83, just about 18 miles south of York and about 2 miles north of the MD border. We don’t have our official “job†list, but I imagine that we’ll be doing pretty standard “get the place ready for camp†kind of stuff – doing minor repairs, cleaning up winter’s mess, and generally opening up areas for use. There are three other couples with us, and already we have been having great fellowship. We are anticipating another great month doing this Sower’s project – and will keep you all posted!
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Made it to PA!
Phew, we made it into the state. We traveled in the SNOW all day Sunday. It was just a little stressful since it was also through the mountains of West Virginia and Maryland. By the time we landed in Hagerstown we were exhausted! Today we took a short hop to Carlisle where we were able to spend some time with my sister Joie, husband Fitz, daughter Abby, and daughter Hannah, her husband Brian, and children Exley, Brianna, Mason, Grace and Pierson. We had a fun dinner at Hoss’s and then came back to the RV for more visit time. The whole crowd didn’t stay the whole time – and as you can see by this picture, it’s probably a good thing!
Family is such a good thing! And speaking of family – check out the official family pages for new pictures of our darling grandbaby daughters!
I think I’ll be sleeping tonight with a smile!
Good Morning from Lexington, KY
Hey, IT’S SNOWING!!!!!! Whose idea of fun is this!?!?!?
We are hoping to travel another 450 miles today – arriving in Hagerstown, MD for an overnight. Could be a long day if this weather keeps up!
But the Conrad push north continues………….
Other Arkansas Sights
Besides the great new friends we made, and the lovely (well most of the time) weather we enjoyed, there was also the livestock that kept us smiling! Ponies, llamas, deer, buffalo, horses, goats, donkeys – some were in the petting zoo, some were free roaming, and some were actually wild!
Here is Beuford the Buffalo – he lived just up the hill from us. We just waved as we went by!
We really enjoyed the horses at SOTO. There were always some that were free roaming- and you never knew where you would find them in the morning. These guys just seemed to pose for us…
We took a long trail ride on one of our last days there. John took us across Big Creek and high up to one of the bluffs. This is a shot of Gary and I with a view of Big Creek behind us. I’m sure you can see why we loved this project!
On the way north….
We’ve left the beautiful Ozarks and are making our way to Pennsylvania. We traveled across the top of Arkansas and once we left all of the roads marked “windy(as in curvy) and steep road next 10 miles(or 8 miles or 4 miles)â€, Arkansas became very FLAT and windy (as in great gusts of wind). In fact, when we reached our stopping place – Walnut Ridge, AR- and parked in the Walmart, the wind was so strong that we opted not to stay there. After Gary made a couple of mad dashes to keep rouge shopping carts from slamming into Lizzie the RV, we decided to move to a spot that offered a little more protection. We were in Walnut Ridge to connect with daughter Lara who had come to AR to visit a friend. We had a nice afternoon and evening visit and then moved AGAIN (we were less than a block from a Very Busy Railroad Track) to a lovely quiet Walmart in Paragould, AR. (Yes, that’s the life of the Walmart Camper!). We had a great nights sleep, and continued on our trek north. Tonight we’re just north of Lexington KY where it is VERY COLD!!!! What happened to Spring? I think they’re calling for wet snow tonight. Yikes!
I have a good Cell phone signal, so I’ll try to get those SOTO and Arkansas pictures posted…….