Whew! The last few weeks have been a whirlwind! We took MANY trips to storage with the items we are keeping for when (if) we get another house, donated a bunch of items, began overnighting at the trailer with the cat, closed on the house, and started out on the road. 

It was H-A-R-D leaving the house for the last time. We had dinner with the boys at the house one last time on Friday night, and I (Kelley) cried Friday night. It hadn't really hit me until then that this was really the close of a significant chapter of our lives. We lived in the house for 30 years, and raised our boys there. The house was bought from the developer by my grandparents when it was built, and I remember visiting as a child. If you ever find yourself in a similar position, give yourself time and grace to work through all the "feels" that will come with the transition. 

Day 2 On the Road (Ohio to Indiana):

Here are some highlights from our second day of travel. First, we crossed over Kelley Road and I was SO excited that someone named a road after me! Also saw a bald eagle and a single deer. At the risk of being morbid, I noticed that there was no road kill in Ohio which led to me remarking that there were no deer crossing signs and no deer dead on the road, therefore deer crossing signs are causing the deer to go in the road and be killed. (An idea I heard on a radio show once.) Ken remarked that maybe all the deer had been hunted and given the number of hunters blinds I could see from the highway that would not have surprised me. Then, I saw the elusive Ohio deer and decided they must just be too smart to come near the highway. 

We also saw @thebigpurplebus on the road! Very cool to see famous RVers while we were on the road ourselves. 

We ended our day in the MORryde parking lot in Elkhart IN where we are having the final upgrades done to our fifth wheel. More will come on that in another post. We ended the day on a high with a MASTERFUL back up parking job by Ken into a narrow parking spot between two other rigs. Thanks for coming on our journey with us!

Day 3 & 4 MORryde (Elkhart Indiana):

We had the last major upgrades done to our "moveable house" by having independent suspension and disc brakes installed to smooth out the ride. We also took a tour of the manufacturing site and I was able to talk Ken into upgrading our stairs and adding an extended handle to the door so that I can more easily open the door without doing the "RV two-step" (if you know, you know). 

They had some awesome machines on site and we were able to take some pictures and video to share. 

Day 12 - 14 (Spearfish, SD to Boise, ID):

By this point in the trip we started to establish travel day routines. Kerry is NOT a fan of travel days, but she does love being in the trailer with just us and no other cats, so overall, a win in that category. Sometimes she even chooses to sleep in her crate (which she hates being in in the car). We spent the night in Rawlins, WY and Willard, UT at two convenient to the highway campgrounds and then arrived in Boise, ID for our next break from the road. 

While in Boise we were able to dinner with family on two different nights and just chill out for a day before our last push on to our final destination. 

Day 17 - 18 (Boise, ID to Salem, OR):

We only had one night on the road for this leg. We spent the night at Fort Henrietta State Park, in Echo, OR. I had my reservations about the place because on Google Earth it looks SO SMALL! And it is, but the camp host was awesome and we were able to use two spaces for our fifth wheel and truck. The host put out cones to ensure no one would bump into us if they drove by. 

The drive into Salem took us through the Columbia River Gorge which was absolutely GORGE-ous! Then, finally, we arrived in Salem, OR!