Let the adventure begin!

6:25am departure after a fun final dinner at Cardigan Mountain School to wrap up the Summer Session. It was Gus' 20th summer!!! They dedicated the summer yearbook to him and he got this awesome chairRead more
I-90!

Here is where we start our long journey west! ¡Adiós, Boston! Last time we will see that on a sign for a while!
Maddie & Gordie on board!

We made it to Fayetteville in time for a delicious lunch prepared by Joy. Packed up sandwiches for later as well and off we go! Not before donning our new t-shirts in everyone's favorite colors! Well,Read more
PA!

Entering our 4th state!
OH!

5th state of the day!!
Cleveland

Not only did we pass the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, but a gorgeous Lake Erie with waves crashing and the World Duck Tape Headquarters (in Avon west of the city). Wishing we could stop by for a tour.Read more
Microwave fail!

So this happened about 3:30am. A huge crash and the microwave fell out of its shelf and was hanging by its cord. Maddie and Sarah rescued the microwave and it's currently on the floor. Oh dear!
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Iowa!

Beauty west of Des Moines. Loving the cows and wind turbines. 🌽🍞🐮🐂🐄
Patrick's Playland

Since the Pac 'n Play had to be retired (he looked like a human pretzel in it over March break), Gus created our very own bedrail for Patrick that doubles as a playpen type area. Perfect! It's 8:15amRead more
Cool bridge!

Right after we saw this bridge we stopped at a rest area that was very full so yeah, Gus parallel parked the camper. Say what?!?!
Sod Museum

This happened to be at our gas station. We had to check it out! Can you tell we've been driving a while? Getting a bit loopy!
Goofing around...

Had to find a way to pass the time through NB. These two are goofballs!!!! 😜
Ogallala Aquifer

Grampy Carpenter sent us some homework so we are reporting back all that we learned.
1) What is the Ogallala Aquifer and it's significance?
- The biggest aquifer in the United States covering 8Read more
Colorado!!!

Finally out of Nebraska, it was a long drive through the corn and over the aquifer.
Look who we found at DIA!?!

Curbside pick-up camper style! How many people can you fit in our 25' RV??? We added Mark, Paige, Patrick and Sarah Gray for the ride back to Littleton! Welcome aboard fellow travelers!
Gray's House!

Matt Carpenter showed up with Karen from the airport for a fun family get together. Yummy dinner and libations for all!
Horses and Kittens

Went to the barn to ride Paige's horse 🐴, Curious George, and see Sarah's horse 🐴, Quinn. We were lucky to see two new barn kitties as well! 🐱 🐱 Almost brought one home in our pocket!
Matt's 31st Birthday!!!

Celebrated the big 3-1 with a delicious ice cream cake! Dessert for lunch? Yes, please!
Then we gave him a nice send-off to his next rotation in Casper, WY.
Who is having the most fun?!?

1) Karen & Sarah loving the cars & Playmobile
2) Maddie & Gus solving a crossword
3) Gordie & Mark talking cars
4) Patrick & Paige with yarn and snacks
Life is good!
Movie time:RV

Had to watch the movie RV staring Robin Williams before we continued our journey. They make their RV "The Rolling Turd" 💩 Hmm, thinking we can do better, but we'll stick with Thor for now. PerfectRead more
¡Adiós Gray Family!

Thank you to the Gray Family for an amazing visit!!! Off we go to Jackson Hole!!!
I-80 We've missed you!

Back on I-80 in Laramie to head west to Rock Springs. 287 from Fort Collins, CO saw some good hills and barren land. Definite change from Denver. Saw a lot more horses/ranches than we did in NB. RainyRead more
Grampy Trivia

From Grampy:
This is basically the same question you had last year, but the answers will be different. As they say in college, the questions stay the same, but the answers change every five years.Read more
Continental Divide 2

Second sign on I-80. Times might be off.
Rock Springs

Need a place holder to make our map look reasonable. Heading north to Jackson Hole now!