Glad to read that you enjoyed yourself while you toured the country. I hope you were pain-free and gained new references in hotel/motel living that you can share with all of us, as you recover. You must admit most of the weather of North was great for travel, including St Louis. When's the next trip (smiling) Best Wishes In a message dated 10/14/2011 8:40:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
I just got home from a 3 ½ week road trip with my wife and 35 yr old son. We drove from phoenix AZ to Whitehall Michigan to Cleveland, to Knoxville to St. Louis and then back home. My son had to lift me out of my manual char each time and then just tip me back in from the van to the chair. I had to be pulled up 7 stairs in Knoxville – which I did only once, and legs lifted into beds each night. It was a very long time on the road of about 4500 miles with not nearly enough time visiting friends at the stops. Our longest day was 500 miles and we had 7 of those – the others were about 350. The next time, I will use a ramp van – I just didn't trust mine for such a long road trip. We took the wife’s 2000 Olds Silhouette van very much like my dodge. The car ran great getting 25 mpg and I didn't make any big messes anywhere – under achievement was more of a problem in my southern hemisphere – but all was ok in the big picture. I worried lots about many things, most of which didn't happen or happened and I lived through them. I will enjoy hearing of the other trips mentioned by others here. AZDAVE
