Road Trip 2018

First, let me start off by telling you I am NOT a writer...I am a talker. I can tell stories (verbally) with witty, anecdotal, tug at your heartstrings feelings like a champ...but when it comes to putting that stuff on paper, it just doesn't translate. I think it's because I like to see people's reactions when I am telling a story...and because of that, writing it just doesn't do it for me. So, if I were left to write about our travels all by myself, I fear you would find the information just a mere relaying of facts and quite a bit more dull than if I were "telling" you about them.

So to spare you the boring account of our journey and to make things a little more "interesting" I am going to hand off most of the writing of this blog - especially for this summer trip - to my two kiddos. And in addition to making it better for you, it'll also (hopefully) give them an opportunity to work on their writing skills "during the off season" and will occupy their time as we take on the 8,400+ miles we are going to log over the next eight weeks.

I'll post a couple of things here and there (and will translate any 3rd/5th grade writing that I think the general population might struggle with) but I'm going to leave it largely up to the kids...their thoughts, their photos, and their writing.

Hopefully this will keep you informed (and entertained) and will keep my kids busy on those long stretches of highway.

Many of you that know about our trip have asked for info on and pictures of the conversion of The Adventurevan into a makeshift camper so stay tuned for a "preparation and planning" post to come soon...

Happy Trails!