Leaving Minnesota!

Friday, February 22 was the day that Greg has been working towards for many months! The planning for our now annual camping trip in the Florida Keys actually began last March when we worked to try each morning to get a coveted camping spot in one of the Florida State Parks in the Florida Keys.

It continued through the fall with Greg doing lots of work on our motor home which we've had for 15 years and that has about 114,000 miles on it.

We worked on making food for the trip and packing all the essentials.

The day Greg was supposed to leave, there was a huge snow storm that went across the entire middle part of the country. Not to be deterred, he ended up leaving mid afternoon (instead of early morning) and took a slightly different route through Iowa and Missouri instead of Wisconsin and Illinois.

Meanwhile, I stayed at home for the weekend due to a major work commitment . . . . and then my Mom, Char, and I flew to Miami just in time to meet up with Greg who had driven solo all the way from Minneapolis to Miami.

This was Mom's first solo trip since Dad died in September, so we were so happy to have her join us for a few days for a "motor home adventure" before she takes off in her rental car to go to an Ederhostel Program in Sarasota, Florida followed by visits to several old friends.

 In the airport renting Mom's rental car — we had an adventure getting out of Miami's airport . . . . but eventually met up with Greg at a service plaza south of Miami and followed the motor home to our first camp site in Long Key, Florida.