Well after a wonderful Stop over to New Hampshire which started in July of 2011 ,(19 months of hospitals) I am counting down the days.......20 to go.......Medically I hope for the best , but I most likely will need a speech theripist to rid myself of a near fatal northern accent!!!
I know I cant go far but it just feels good to head back to the woods and mother nature......Va. Here I come!!!!!!!!!!!!
GENECOP said
03:16 AM Jan 9, 2013
Mike, how about a Blog so we can follow your adventures when you take off?
RickandJanice said
03:23 AM Jan 9, 2013
Mike, congratulations!!! We will be praying for and smooth and wonderful life for you back on the road. Really enjoy reading your posts, so don't forget to write
PD CFK said
04:04 AM Jan 9, 2013
Happy for you, Mike. May the road rise up to meet you... God bless.
Terry and Jo said
04:15 AM Jan 9, 2013
We're glad for you as well, Mike. Keep them between the ditches with the shiny side up.
Terry
mjlitz said
07:09 AM Jan 9, 2013
Happy and safe travels to you Mike. Remember -"Nothing is worth more than this day" Is the son still coming with you? Your posts have been really inspirational, please keep posting. All the very, very best. Melissa
NWescapee said
08:10 AM Jan 9, 2013
Mike - can't wait to hear about your adventures on the road!! Good travels and God Speed!
Jwar said
10:51 AM Jan 9, 2013
Mike...you really made my day seeing your getting out and about. So let us know how your doing and you have a big family here...SO CHECK IN with all of us. Enjoy my friend, you absolutly deserve it. Have a fantastic and safe adventure...John
bigboomer said
01:40 PM Jan 9, 2013
Wishing you all the best and a continue long journey down that highway we call "Life"!
Cindy T said
03:46 PM Jan 9, 2013
That's fabulous! Have a wonderful trip!
janni said
03:47 PM Jan 9, 2013
Welcome aboard and enjoy the ride!
VanMar said
03:53 PM Jan 9, 2013
Mike,
HHHmmmmmm.................I think the original post was for on-board clothing.....in my coach it is optional....of coarse clothing is necessary if you plan on going outside!!!1........LOL
I was going to surprise you and drop in to see you but after the reply to ckerr about the clothing, I'm reconsidering..........................!
Best of luck. Got the plow on the front?
V
Lucky Mike said
04:46 PM Jan 9, 2013
I picked up a 96 bounder 34' for resale but decided for safety reasons ,snow and ice plus boondocking to use it on this trip out........not sure of my driving abilities as far as taking the big coach out so if Im gonna damage something I'd rather it be this one.....besides my son is only 16 and if I let him drive I just know something will happen!!....(I was 16 one time!!)
My son named it the snow bounder....have a couple of portable solar power units and my son is making a solar hot water heater .......this will be strictly a boondocking run. I figure 7 days of nature and 1 or 2 of campground to dump, do laundry and re supply.
planning on playing in the upper Shenandoah mountain area around Penn. and Va.
Cant go to far south Because of medical appointments in Boston and N.H......so I figure I would keep myself close enough to AMTRAK so I can take the train back and forth in a day.
I will definitely start a blog and keep pictures of this run........been a few years since I've done "Snow-Docking in the rough" several really good national park Camping areas in that region that allow winter camp with no hook-ups....so it will be a good time!!!!
Hdrider said
05:04 PM Jan 9, 2013
Good for you Mike!!! I'm sending good wishes your way. Keep us posted for sure.
PIEERE said
06:37 PM Jan 9, 2013
Mike: Great news! However you best make sure that furnace works and you ave plenty of propane. However, believe you know the ropes. Maybe some where, some how, we can meet along the way. I am going to see if I can go back to my Spring job in March if nothing else comes my way. Bet you are as excited as a cat on a hot tin roof!!! LOL! Pieere
WestWardHo said
08:19 PM Jan 9, 2013
Yippee Mike!
I just learned that there are nudist RV parks from a cyber friend. Had no idea but I think you'd want that when you get south.
When you're our age, we don't want to scare anyone!
flyone said
08:35 PM Jan 9, 2013
Congrats Mike, that is great news. Good luck to you and your son, how fun it is to travel with your kids. Please try and stay active on this board your humor and knowledge are invaluable. May we meet on the road someday.
Flyone
nightsky said
11:07 PM Jan 9, 2013
WOOHOO!!!!! Congrats on hitting the road again!!!
But I just want to say, us Yankees don't have an accent... it's all the rest of you folks!
Terry and Jo said
03:13 AM Jan 10, 2013
nightsky wrote:But I just want to say, us Yankees don't have an accent... it's all the rest of you folks!
Caryn,
I keep telling folks that they aren't "accents." Each area seems to have different colloquialisms that go along with the "sound" of one's speech. Therefore, I always say that we are a country, like many others, that have different dialects.
For instance, a "round-about" in one place is a traffic circle, while down here in the southern parts of the country, we "find things 'round-about' here or there."
Terry
Lucky Mike said
03:21 AM Jan 10, 2013
Sure!!!!!!..............it's not you that has to go out and hook the Caahh to the back of the aahh Vee.........LOL!!
Its all fun and games until somebody gets a bad case of Yankee mouth!!!!!.................Dr says 5 tbl spoons of grits and a side of pork rinds should fix it!!!
I would settle for a waffle house , glass of sweet tea and a side of smothered ,covered and scattered!!!! with 2 sunny up!!!!!!
Alie and Jims Carrilite said
03:40 AM Jan 10, 2013
Yea and you would be talkin' 'bout that Waffle House down the the road their a bit!
NWescapee said
06:43 AM Jan 10, 2013
Mike - have fun and enjoy life on the road again!! Can't wait to hear all about those adventures!!
karen948 said
04:24 PM Jan 10, 2013
Congrats Mike! Sending best wishes your way.
TXRVr said
02:17 AM Jan 11, 2013
Mike> I have found that Yankees who live in places other than metropolitian locations are personable, sociable, caring, friendly, and worth getting to know. We southerns might make light of the accent, as they would of us, but it's all in fun...ya'll.
Respectfully suggest that you jump over to the western side of the Blue Ridge Mtns into WVA and travel Highway 219. You won't be disappointed.
fotoman54 said
02:53 AM Jan 11, 2013
Congradulations Mike glad to hear all is well.... Hope you have a fun safe trip and I cannot wait to read your blog...
PIEERE said
11:28 AM Jan 12, 2013
Mike: The Cardiologist told me all that grease at the Waffle House was good for the heart!! LOL!! Aihm ahh Yannnkeee an Aih hov no akscent; Mahke!
-- Edited by PIEERE on Saturday 12th of January 2013 11:29:35 AM
JayKim-no regrets said
05:07 PM Jan 12, 2013
YAY!! Good for you Mike, it's been a long road to get here huh? You deserve all the fun/adventure you can take hunni, can't wait to read your updates!!
I am a Brit, i'm sure you can imagine some of the things I have heard about my accent, (not all good lol)
Well after a wonderful Stop over to New Hampshire which started in July of 2011 ,(19 months of hospitals) I am counting down the days.......20 to go.......Medically I hope for the best , but I most likely will need a speech theripist to rid myself of a near fatal northern accent!!!
I know I cant go far but it just feels good to head back to the woods and mother nature......Va. Here I come!!!!!!!!!!!!
We're glad for you as well, Mike. Keep them between the ditches with the shiny side up.
Terry
Wishing you all the best and a continue long journey down that highway we call "Life"!
That's fabulous! Have a wonderful trip!
Mike,
HHHmmmmmm.................I think the original post was for on-board clothing.....in my coach it is optional....of coarse clothing is necessary if you plan on going outside!!!1........LOL
I was going to surprise you and drop in to see you but after the reply to ckerr about the clothing, I'm reconsidering..........................
Best of luck. Got the plow on the front?
V
My son named it the snow bounder....have a couple of portable solar power units and my son is making a solar hot water heater .......this will be strictly a boondocking run. I figure 7 days of nature and 1 or 2 of campground to dump, do laundry and re supply.
planning on playing in the upper Shenandoah mountain area around Penn. and Va.
Cant go to far south Because of medical appointments in Boston and N.H......so I figure I would keep myself close enough to AMTRAK so I can take the train back and forth in a day.
I will definitely start a blog and keep pictures of this run........been a few years since I've done "Snow-Docking in the rough" several really good national park Camping areas in that region that allow winter camp with no hook-ups....so it will be a good time!!!!
Good for you Mike!!! I'm sending good wishes your way. Keep us posted for sure.
I just learned that there are nudist RV parks from a cyber friend. Had no idea but I think you'd want that when you get south.
When you're our age, we don't want to scare anyone!
Congrats Mike, that is great news. Good luck to you and your son, how fun it is to travel with your kids. Please try and stay active on this board your humor and knowledge are invaluable. May we meet on the road someday.
Flyone
WOOHOO!!!!!
Congrats on hitting the road again!!!
But I just want to say, us Yankees don't have an accent... it's all the rest of you folks!
Caryn,
I keep telling folks that they aren't "accents." Each area seems to have different colloquialisms that go along with the "sound" of one's speech. Therefore, I always say that we are a country, like many others, that have different dialects.
For instance, a "round-about" in one place is a traffic circle, while down here in the southern parts of the country, we "find things 'round-about' here or there."
Terry
Its all fun and games until somebody gets a bad case of Yankee mouth!!!!!.................Dr says 5 tbl spoons of grits and a side of pork rinds should fix it!!!
I would settle for a waffle house , glass of sweet tea and a side of smothered ,covered and scattered!!!! with 2 sunny up!!!!!!
Mike> I have found that Yankees who live in places other than metropolitian locations are personable, sociable, caring, friendly, and worth getting to know. We southerns might make light of the accent, as they would of us, but it's all in fun...ya'll.
Respectfully suggest that you jump over to the western side of the Blue Ridge Mtns into WVA and travel Highway 219. You won't be disappointed.
Congradulations Mike glad to hear all is well.... Hope you have a fun safe trip and I cannot wait to read your blog...
Mike: The Cardiologist told me all that grease at the Waffle House was good for the heart!! LOL!! Aihm ahh Yannnkeee an Aih hov no akscent; Mahke!
-- Edited by PIEERE on Saturday 12th of January 2013 11:29:35 AM
I am a Brit, i'm sure you can imagine some of the things I have heard about my accent, (not all good lol)
All the very best to you and your Son
huggs Kim x