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| lining up for turkey dinner |
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| table set waiting for occupants |
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| loaded and ready to go |
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| streets of NYC |
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| The lights of Broadway |
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| David,Deb,Naomi and Mike |
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| Our Home |
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| Note the trees are GREEN |
From the land of brown and grey to the land of green
We are now settled into our spot at the Great Outdoors in Titusville Florida. The journey started the Saturday before Thanksgiving at 8AM and it was 23 degrees that morning. Our drive to Long Island was uneventful. The truck was loaded to the gills, the bed was packed denser than uranium, the back seat was piled up to the headrest, two kayaks on the rack above the bed and three bikes mounted on the back. The first stop was in West Boylston Massachusetts to visit with Diana's father. After a brief visit we were back on the road to Long Island. This leg of the journey took a mere 4 hours. The miracle was we did not encounter any traffic on the Long Island Expressway. Yea!
The next day we drove (Angelo did the driving) into NYC to meet up with all of David's siblings and their respective spouses. I can't even dream about driving our big truck into "The City". We saw the Broadway show “On The Town” and had a great meal with even better fellowship after the show.
Thanksgiving day, a very special day perhaps made more special than in the past given the events of this summer. David's sister Debbie and her husband Angelo hosted a great meal for 26 family members all of which contributed to the spread. The day after Thanksgiving was spent at David's other sisters, Naomi and her husband Hans’s house for more good food and fellowship.
The next morning we pulled out of Happaugue Long Island at 5 AM sharp for the next leg of our journey to Florida. With the early Saturday start, it was clear sailing out of the Metropolitan area. Our original plan was to stop somewhere in South Carolina and finish up the next day. With Diana’s help driving David could get a break. He felt good so we continued on and arrived in Titusville at our friend's Dick and Andrea's house at 11 PM.
Taking possession of our Airstream didn't go as smooth as we wanted. For the last three weeks we phoned and emailed the dealership who sold us the trailer to make sure everything would go smoothly so we could take delivery of the Airstream on Dec. first. It didn't happen. We arrived in Winter Park promptly as instructed at 10:30 on the first and the trailer was nowhere to be see. It was still at the storage facility. When it showed up they were to take us through the process of hooking up the Hensley hitch that came with the trailer, however they didn't do their homework. There were missing and broken parts. After several hours of going nowhere they said they would deliver the trailer to Titusville and install the new hitch in Titusville once they ordered the necessary parts.
We are now on our rented lot at the Great Outdoors in Titusville. After several days of stowing our gear and figuring out the systems of the trailer we have taken some time for fun stuff.
We have been riding our bikes around the park, 16 miles of roads. Walking down to the bath house to do laundry. It reminds us of our days on the boat having to tote the West Marine buggy filled with laundry. David has found new roadways to do his 30-40 mile rides. He went to Christmas (yes it is a real town here). Today we met friends and learned how to play pickleball. Yes even Diana was on the court swinging the paddle. We ended the day in the pool then hot tub.
