As you can see we've been too busy to post on our blog. Internet access has also been a problem.

We're spending the night in Tulsa, Oklahoma on our way to Dick's aunt and uncle in Hesston, Kansas tomorrow. We're gone over 8,100 miles as of today. Gas is $1.85 across the street and diesel under $3.00 (makes truckers happy).

Here's a recap of what we've been up to:

After leaving the Blue Ridge Parkway, we arrived in Athens, Georgia to visit our friends Andy and Gayle Horne. After reviewing our AAA travel book we found that the Horne's made sure that we saw it all. Andy was even able to take time off to show us the town and the University of Georgia campus. We had a great visit and it was good for Janet to see where they lived since they've spent so much time at our house while they looked for a house in Coronado Shores (they now have a house three blocks from ours).

The next stop was in Palm Bay, Florida to visit Joni, David, Kaylynn and K.C. What a great visit we had there. The adults were able to spend a day together walking at Turkey Creek and seeing some of the sights while the kids were in school. Wednesday and Saturday we were able to watch the grandkids play baseball even though it rained on Saturday. Friday the kids didn't go to school so we went to Orlando to Wonderworks (a science attraction) and to the largest McDonalds for dinner. Larger means the play area is bigger, there's games to play if you buy tokens, a small gift shop and food other than the usual McDonalds (sandwiches, pasta, salads). On Sunday we had a Thanksgiving dinner after church. The minister (previously from Lincoln Citybefore he became a minister) was invited to join us for dinner. That morning, David and Joni joined the Palm Bay UCC church and the kids were baptized. It was so great to be there for these special events.

Monday night we spent in Pensacola Beach, Florida on the Gulf of Mexico where the sand was white and full of shells. We walked the beach, watched the sunset off the pier and ate dinner outside. Four hours later we returned to our hotel where Janet was wishing we were staying for a few more days.

Election day we spent with Sharon (Andy and Gayle Horne's daughter), her partner Heidi and daughter Eden (15 months) in Memphis, Tennessee. It was so exciting to watch the results with them and extra special to celebrate Obama's win. The next morning we all went on a tour of Memphis and had breakfast at the Arcade - the oldest restaurant in town. While Sharon went to work and Heidi took care of Eden, we went on the the Stax Museum (blue's music history) and Graceland (Elvis' house). After that we went downtown to the Peabody Hotel to see the ducks in the fountain, had a drink and then went on to have dinner at a bar-b-que restaurant (a must for Memphis). We were too early to hear music on Beale Street, which is like Bourbon Street in New Orleans. It didn't stop us from having a great walk in the area before turning to Sharon's.

We'll do pictures next time we have WiFi.