Day 71 ~ Home Sweet Home

Well we finally arrived home after a tense drive over the North Cascade range from Oroville on Hwy 20. We decided to leave a day early due to the snow fall which was increasing every day. We were fortunate that the roads were clear of snow but were still wet, and since the temperature was 28 degrees we had to watch for black ice. The scenery was beautiful, the fir trees were covered with snow and there was stillness in the air as we drove through the pass.

Once we made it to the West side of the Cascades, the fall foliage was amazing!  We were so pleasantly surprised as we drove into our property and saw our home for the first time in 72 days how nice things had been taken care of. Our wonderful neighbors kept our lawns mowed and our driveway clean from fallen leaves.

When we walked into the house, it was spotless!  Sarah had everything looking so wonderful!  We could not believe she even stayed in our house it was so clean!  This really meant a lot to John and I.  After our long journey, this was such a breath of fresh air, we couldn’t stop smiling!  Our beautiful home was more beautiful than we had remembered it!

This was a trip of a lifetime and we were so blessed to have gotten to see so many things and experience so much.

Just to sum up some of our highlights;  Our favorite things we will always remember from this journey:

 1)  Our surprise discovery of Clear Lake, Iowa where the Surf Ballroom is located.
 2)  Reuniting with the Family in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
 3)  Mark Twain's Hometown of Hannibal, Missouri.
 4)  Nashville, Tennessee
 5)  Gatlinburg, Tennessee & The Great Smokey Mountains
 6)  Reuniting with Family in Knoxville, Tennessee
 7)  A Great Boat ride up the Tennessee River with my cousin.
 8)  Graceland
 9)  Getting LOST at Loretta Lynn's Ranch!
10) Climbing cliffs at Arch's National Park

These are just some of our highlights, we can't list them all!  We had a great time and we know we will be doing more road trips like this in our future.  Between the GPS and our RV Apps, this trip was flawless as far as the routes we took and the RV Parks we stayed at. 

We drove 10,000 miles and visited over 17 states!  Now we are HOME SWEET HOME!