The First Adventure

The first adventure is the blogspot adventure. If any of you have suggestions, please feel free to make them.

I thought it would be fun to share our 'travels' this way.  So our Utah National Parks trip is the 'maiden blog voyage.'

Sunday afternoon we left for a Niles, MI campground where we met John and Kathy.  They are following us in their motorhome.  After an evening with a wonderful meal (Kathy is a gourmet cook...did we score or what?) of salmon on the grill, a lovely salad, green beans and brownies, we shared our hopes and expectations for this adventure.

Monday took us through Illinois, Iowa, ending in Omaha, NE.  John and Kathy have some friends who live there in the summer.  We met them last winter in Destin, FL.  They are a lovely couple who had dinner for us when we arrived.  It was great to see them again and enjoy a wonderful meal together.

Tuesday we made it to Big Springs, NE.  Nebraska is never ending!  

We were thrilled to see Colorado on Wednesday morning. You can begin to see the mountains on the far horizon after you've traveled only a few hours.

About 2:30 in the afternoon we were cruising through the Denver area when a motorcyclist was insistent that we pull over.  We were on a busy Interstate, but Phil managed to pull over on the shoulder.  By the time we got out of the truck there was smoke pouring from under the 5th wheel.  We had a very flat tire.  We were thankful to God for sending the thoughtful cyclist who alerted us in time to avoid a disaster.  The guys changed the tire and we were off to Breckenridge to the nearest tire company that carried the tire we needed.  They were great and helped us find a campground there.  We were all pretty ready to stop at that point.  The campground was absolutely spectacular.  The ambient views of the mountains in Breckenridge surrounded us.  Everything was either paved or beautiful grass.  Fabulous!  We went out to dinner to belatedly celebrate John and Kathy's Anniversary.  Had a great time.

Thursday morning brought another 'vehicle issue.'  When John attempted to start the motorhome, dark grey smoke billowed out.  After several phone calls for information and opinions regarding best option, we headed back for Denver.  It was a much shorter and safer option than going forward farther into the mountains to Grand Junction.  We are here for at least tonight.  The repair company will look at it tomorrow morning.  By noon we should know how long we'll be here. We know that we make the plans and then God directs our way, and we are thankful for that blessing.  For some reason we need to spend time here.  It's all about the adventure.