Let Go or Be Dragged

This is my new motto.  I've repeated it often over the past week.  The Noot travel plan was to leave Tuesday, Sept. 6 on a two week road trip to test the RV.  Instead, we left yesterday, in our Outback, without an RV.  Craig has been looking all summer.  We've inspected several, even came close to buying one, like the one we drove to Colorado Springs to see last week, but we were nervous about the roof's condition.  

Let Go or Be Dragged comes from a magnet I bought about a month ago in Manitou Springs, CO.  My plan was to put it on the refrigerator of the RV we thought we were buying.  It's possible we'll still find one before we head east in early October.  We'll see.  If not, I'll have to find a place in the car to attach it as a reminder.

As many of you know, we're taking another trip to be other places.  This time it's to various spots in the U.S., and then onto China in late January.  I can tell you what we know about our travel arrangements at this point.  We have tickets leaving Denver on Jan. 6th, with a four day layover in Tokyo, arriving in Bangkok on Jan. 11th, and leaving Shanghai on July 12th.  Beyond that, we'll all be finding out together, because we are making this up as we go.  The "plan" is to live in China for 6 months, traveling in Thailand in January, and who knows where starting in early June till mid-July.


For now, on the first leg of our jaunt, we made it all the way to Grand Junction from Avon (143 miles).  Though that was the plan since we had to stop and pick up the new, thicker camping pads Craig put on hold at REI.  We've decided that since we're of a certain age, our backpacking pads are no longer enough padding when camping.  


Over the next week or so, we'll explore Capital Reef Nation Park, Bryce and Zion, and other area sights.  Then we're headed to Vegas, baby!  Garvin is beside himself -- the flashy lights are much more exciting than the world's natural wonders.  Craig can attend a trade show, so it's a good excuse.


I'll update as we find an internet connection.  Photos to come as well.  Here we go!