Gulf Shores, AL

Made it to Gulf Shores after a 1000 mile journey on Monday (12/29) and was greeted by 71 degree weather and sunny skies. Lots of people from Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin are here hiding out from old man winter. Planning on staying until next Monday then heading to Panama City.

Merry Christmas !!!!

Here's hoping that you have a very merry Christmas !!!

Ed & Ellen

Open House II

Kathleen and Mom and the grandchildren visited the home on wheels on the 22nd. The girls loved playing with the steering wheel.

Open House

We had an open house for Ellen's family on Sunday the 21st. A good time was had by all. The most common reaction was "I had no idea it was this big !!". Ellen did her usual great job of decorating our new home on wheels with a Christmas tree and wreath.

Escape Velocity

Well, we barely escaped from the Michigan winter. Had to move up our departure date by one day in order to avoid a big snowstorm which would have kept us in West Bloomfield for a few extra days. We were still packing the motorhome at 2:00 AM Thursday morning. Finally achieved escape velocity at 6 PM Thursday (18th) and arrived just north of Dayton, OH around midnight. We stayed at a reststop on I75 for the rest of the night. Ran the onboard generator and the fog lamps all night long. Kept nice and warm with the heat set at 70 degrees. One small problem .... the generator doesn't charge the engine batteries, the fog lamps run on engine batteries ... end result ---->> a hundred bucks later after a boost start and we were on our way to Dayton to visit friends.

Left Dayton after a wind delay (7PM) and arrived at our campground outside Louisville at midnight. Now we are all set up to visit our families in Louisville and Bedford (IN) for the Christmas holiday!!!

Have a Merry Christmas !!!

-Ed & Ellen

Ed & Ellen's Thoroughly Excellent Adventure

Today the movers arrived and took all our furniture and possessions to climate controlled storage. The rest goes to the motorhome on Wednesday. The big adventure begins on Friday the 19th !!!

We go on vacation for a year; our furniture goes to jail !!!!