After months of planning and preparation, what had seemed so surreal to us (Five months? 12,000 miles?) became very real today as we climbed in the Lazy Daze and pulled out of our driveway.
How did we feel?
Excited, forlorn, and grateful. All at the same time.
We’re very excited about our new adventure which will reunite us with friends and family and take us to new lands and cultures. We’ll also be meeting other family members for the first time and getting to do some long-anticipated genealogy research in the field.
But we’re also forlorn that we won’t be seeing Nick and Erin (our son and daughter-in-law) and Kona and Max (our cats) and many of our friends for five months.
But we’re also grateful for web cams and Skype that will help us keep in virtual touch with family and friends.
And we’re grateful for Jody and Kris, our housesitters, who we know will be taking good care of Kona and Max and our house.
And we’re grateful for the good wishes of dear friends who are as excited about this trip as we are.
The day was hot. And it was long (Solvang to Mesquite, Nevada: about 470 miles). But we’re on our way and we’re excited and forlorn and grateful. All at the same time.
--- Barbara
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