Where We've Been, What We Saw

Where am I today?

Stratford, Ontario

Since my posting a week ago, just know that I am taking care of myself.

One of the first things I did was making an appointment with the family doctor. I have had a sore thumb for a while and it was determined that it is arthritis. I then went to my chiropractor/natural path for back adjustments and to ensure that I was taking the vitamins that I need. I only take what he suggests as sometimes supplements don't work together as they should. I always eat 3 times a day and sleep when I feel it is necessary. Usually in bed by 9 and up maybe around 6 or 7.

Last week I also had appointment with the funeral director and I was provided with a list of things that needed to be taken care of. What a wonderful list. This has made process of changing names on accounts etc much easier. The list has been accomplished and I don't think I forgot anything.

 In between me making phone calls and going to appointments, I started to go through the blog to record the various things we have seen during our travels. I thought this list would be beneficial to others, but I have realized that it is always a quick way for me to relive our memories of the places we saw and the people we met. Our object was to see as much of the United States as possible during the winter months. When we would visit a new area, we always looked around for things to see and do. It could be an attraction, museum, flea market or just go for a drive.  We didn't see everything in the area at once, as we knew we would go back again and we did. That is why we travelled, to see the sights and learn something new. Both of us did not do well with History in school but we learned a lot while travelling.

There a couple of things we still wanted to see but that opportunity was not going to happen. For all of you reading this, live your life to the fullest and follow your dreams. Life is too short not to.

The change in the blog profile I did, does seem to work. You can get my email address from there, but you can still send an email to George as well, since I look at it daily.

The list includes the date, city or close by city and the attraction.

Date	City	Attraction
10/31/2006	Nashville, TN	Opryland Hotel
11/02/2006	Nashville, TN	Lane Motor Museum
11/02/2006	Nashville, TN	The Parthenon
10/31/2006	Nashville, TN	Opryland Hotel
11/06/2006		The Natchez Trace Parkway
11/06/2006	Tupelo, MS	Evlis Birthplace
11/07/2006	New Orleans, LA	French Quarter
11/08/2006	Abita Springs, LA	Dr. Wagner's Island Swamp Tour
11/09/2006	Abita Springs, LA	UCM, Unusual Collection Museum
11/16/2006	New Orleans, LA	Garden District
11/18/2006	Mandeville, LA	Farmers market
11/19/2006	Abita Springs, LA	Abita Springs Brewery
11/20/2006	Lafayette, LA	Acadian Village
11/22/2006	Rockport, TX	Port Aransas
11/22/2006	Rockport, TX	Mustang Island
11/27/2006	Rockport, TX	Goose Island State Park, Big Tree
11/26/2006	Rockport, TX	Fulton Masion
11/27/2006	Corpus Christie, TX	USS Lexington, WWII Aircraft Carrier
12/06/2006	San Antonio, TX	Alamo, Riverwalk
12/10/2006	Benson, AZ	Tombstone
12/10/2006	Benson, AZ	Boothill Cemetery
12/13/2006	Benson, AZ	Gammons Gulch
12/14/2006	Benson, AZ	Bisbee, Queen Mine
12/17/2006	Tucson, AZ	Tucson flea market
12/30/2006	Phoenix, AZ	Phoenix, Mesa Flea Market
12/30/2006	Tucson, AZ	Ghost Town/Gold Mining Town
02/05/2007	Quartzsite, AZ	Palm Canyon
02/12/2007	Algodones, MX
03/05/2007	Parker, AZ	Parker Dam
03/06/2007	Lake Havasu	London Bridge
03/08/2007	Oatman, AZ
02/23/2007	Calexico, CA	St. Thomas Swap Meet
02/26/2007	Niland, CA	Slab City, Salvation Mountain
03/13/2007	Las Vegas, NV	Freemont Street
03/15/2007	Boulder City, NV	Hoover Dam
03/17/2007	Williams, AZ	The Grand Canyon Railway to Grand Canyon Village
03/26/2007	Memphis, TN	Graceland
03/28/2007	Memphis, TN	Peabody Hotel, Ride the Duck
11/17/2007	Abita Springs, LA	St. Joseph Plantation tour
12/03/2007	Benson, AZ	Kartchner Caverns
03/27/2008	Unadilla, GA	57 Diner
03/29/2008	Unadilla, GA	Angel City
03/29/2008	Unadilla, GA	Massee Lane Gardens
04/10/2008	Myrtle Beach, SC	Dixie Stampede
04/11/2008	Myrtle Beach, SC	Murell's Inlet
04/16/2008	Myrtle Beach, SC	Broadway at the Beach
04/19/2008	Myrtle Beach, SC	Alabama Theatre, Oak Ridge Boys
11/05/2008	Lafayette, LA	Tabasco Pepper Sauce Factory
11/12/2008	Jamaica	Appleton Estate Rum Tour
11/13/2008	Grand Cayman	Cayman Turtle Farm
11/13/2008	Grand Cayman	Hell
12/17/2008	Tucson, AZ	Old Tucson Studios
12/19/2008	Phoenix, AZ	Mesa Flea Market
01/31/2009	Los Angeles, CA	Venice Beach
02/01/2009	Palm Springs, CA	College of the Desert
02/04/2009	Desert Hot Springs, CA	Joshua Tree National Park
02/09/2009	Salton Sea, CA
02/22/2009	Winterhaven, CA	Town of Felicity
03/13/2009	Sedona, AZ	Old Town Cottonwood in Clarkdale
03/14/2009	Sedona, AZ	Verde Canyon Railroad Wilderness Train
03/18/2009	Albuquerque, NM	Historic Old Town
03/19/2009	Albuquerque, NM	Sandia Peak Tramway
03/26/2009	Grove, OK	Har-Ber Village
03/27/2009	Grove, OK	Darrly Starbird's National Rod & Custom Car Hall of Fame
04/04/2009	Branson, MO	Noah, The Musical
11/15/2009	New Orleans, LA
11/18/2009	Abita Springs, LA	Pontchartrain Vineyards
11/24/2009	Luckenbach, TX
11/25/2009	San Antonio, TX	Riverwalk
12/14/2009	San Carlos, MX	The Soggy Peso Bar
12/22/2009	Mazatlan, MX	Golden Zone
12/30/2009	Union, MX	Mexican town
12/31/2009	Tres Rios, MX	Sea Turtle Sanctuary
03/07/2010	San Carlos, MX	Dolphin Show
03/13/2010	Mesa, AZ	Mesa Market Place Swap Meet
03/20/2010	Tombstone, AZ	Boothill Cemetery
03/20/2010	Tombstone, AZ
03/24/2010	Carlsbad Caverns, NM	Carlsbad Caverns
04/10/2010	Brownsville, KY	Mammoth Caves
04/13/2010	Bowling Green, KY	National Corvette Museum
04/13/2010	Park City, KY	Diamond Caverns
04/20/2010	Wapakoneta, OH	Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum
10/31/2010	Grove, OK	Darrly Starbird's National Rod & Custom Car Hall of Fame
11/04/2010	Grove, OK	Har-Ber Village
12/18/2010	Palm Springs, CA	College of the Desert
12/30/2010	San Diego, CA	Old Town San Diego
12/30/2010	San Diego, CA	Seaport Village
01/05/2011	San Diego, CA	San Diego Zoo
01/30/2011	Parker, AZ, north	Desert Bar
02/13/2011	Ozona, TX	Auto Museum
02/15/2011	Luckenbach, TX
02/18/2011	San Antonio, TX	Riverwalk
02/28/2011	Rockport, TX	Goose Island State Park, Big Tree
03/07/2011	Conroe, TX	Historic Crighton Theatre
03/12/2011	Willis, TX	Olde Security Square Flea Market
03/19/2011	Abita Springs, LA	UCM Museum
03/26/2011	New Orleans, LA	Historic Gretna, LA
04/02/2011	Foley, AL	Lambert's Café (Home of Throwed Rolls
10/30/2011	Mandeville, LA	Mandeville Trailhead Market
11/05/2011	Covington, LA	Acquistapace's
11/19/2011	Rockport, TX	S.O.S. Science on a Sphere
11/19/2011	Rockport, TX	Aquarium
11/21/2011	Rockport, TX	Rockport Little Theatre
11/22/2011	Brownsville, TX
11/23/2011	Corpus Christie, TX	USS Lexington, WWII Aircraft Carrier
12/29/2011	Cabazon, CA	World's Largest Dinosaurs
02/02/2012	Parker, AZ	Bluewater Casino
02/04/2012	Oatman and Kingman, AZ
02/12/2012	Bullhead City, AZ	Don Laughlins Riverside Resort and Casino Museum
03/17/2012	Whitney, TX	Homestead Heritage
03/19/2012	Waco, TX	Dr Pepper Museum
04/02/2012	Davison, MI	RV Hall of Fame
10/26/2012	Spencer, NC	North Carolina Transportation Museum
10/27/2012	Salisbury, NC	Salisbury Trolley Tour
11/04/2012	Daytona, FL	Daytona Flea Market
11/10/2012	Orlando, FL	Downtown Disney
11/10/2012	Celebration, FL
11/17/2012	Leesburg, FL	Historic Old Town
11/17/2012	Belleview, FL	The Market of Marion
11/21/2012	Key West, FL
12/28/2012	Pensacola, FL	National Naval Aviation Museum
01/06/2013	Biloxi, MS	Biloxi Visitors Center
01/17/2013	Pass-Christian, MS	Busted Wrench Garage
01/19/2013	Pass-Christian, MS	Flea market
03/09/2013	Houston, TX	Trader's Village Houston
03/20/2013	Houston, TX	Sam Houston Museum
03/31/2013	Hurricane Mills, TN	Loretta's Lynn's Ranch
11/02/2013	Hermann, MO	Swiss Meat and Sausage Co.
11/04/2013	Stanton, MO	Mermac Caverns
11/09/2013	Grove, OK	Har Ber Village
11/12/2013	Grove, OK	Darrly Starbird's National Rod and Custom Car Hall
12/01/2013	Glen Rose, TX	Fossil Rim Wild Life Centre
01/08/2014	Calexico, CA	Swap Meet
02/12/2014	Blythe, CA	Blythe Intaglios
02/15/2014	Palm Springs, CA	College of the Desert
02/23/2014	Oak Glen, CA	Oak Tree Village
03/06/2014	Yuma, AZ	Yuma Terriroial Prison
03/07/2014	Yuma, AZ	Yuma Indoor Marketplace
03/12/2014	Yuma, AZ	Castle Dome Museum and Silver Mines
03/20/2014	Tucson, AZ	Pima Air and Space Museum
03/22/2024	Tombstone, AZ
03/26/2014	near Benson, AZ	Chiricahua National Monumet
04/04/2014	Cleburne, TX	Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum
11/03/2014	Robins, GA	Museum of Aviation Foundation
11/05/2014	Destin, FL	Henderson Start Park
11/10/2014	Pensacola, FL	National Naval Aviation Museum
11/16/2014	New Orleans, LA
11/19/2014	Abbeville, LA	Betty's RV Park
11/21/2014	Avery Island, LA	Tabasco Pepper Sauce Factory
11/22/2014	Abbeville, LA	Touchet's Bar, cajun jam sessions
11/29/2014	Houston, TX	Trader's Village Houston
12/28/2014	Palm Springs, CA	College of the Desert
10/29/2015	Hermann, MO	town visit, Stone Hill Winery
10/31/2015	Yukon, OK	Express Clydesdales
11/04/2015	Albuquerque, NM	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
11/06/2015	Albuquerque, NM	Old Town Albuquerque
11/11/2015	Truth or Consequences, NM	tour to various towns
02/10/2016	Julian, CA	Julian Pie Company
03/18/2016	Why, AZ	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
03/18/2016	Ajo, AZ	Ajo Copper Mine
03/27/2016	Thackerville, OK	WinStar Casino
10/31/2016	Moab, UT	Arches National Park
11/01/2016	Moab, UT	Colorado Riverway Scenic Tour
11/06/2016	Parhump, NV	Death Valley
11/08/2016	Parhump, NV	China Date Ranch farm
11/09/2016	Parhump, NV	Parhump Valley Museum
11/12/2016	Bullhead City, AZ	Colorado River Historical Society Museum
11/12/2016	Bullhead City, AZ	Davis Dam
11/14/2016	Oatman, AZ
11/15/2016	Laughlin, NV	Don Laughlins Riverside Resort and Casino Museum
11/18/2016	Lake Havasu, AZ	London Bridge
11/19/2016	Lake Havasu, AZ	Havasu Landing Casino
12/11/2016	Quartzsite, AZ	Tyson Wells Stage Station Museum
02/22/2017	Bard, CA	Cloud Museum
03/10/2017	Huachuca, AZ	Empire Ranch
03/12/2017	Huachuca, AZ	The Fairbank School House
10/25/2017	Searcy, AR	RV Fog Dr to repair foggy windows
11/04/2017	Roswell, NM	UFO Museum and Research Center
11/12/2017	Deming, NM	Rockhound State Park
11/14/2007	Deming, NM	Pancho Villa and the Pink Store
11/16/2017	Deming, NM	Deming Museum
11/26/2017	Bisbee, AZ	Historical Museum
11/26/2017	Bisbee, AZ	Queen of Copper Mines
11/29/2017	Sahuarita, AZ	The Titan Missle Museum
11/30/2017	Sahuarita, AZ	Asarco Mining Tour
12/17/2017	Welton, AZ	Wellton Pioneer Museum
02/14/2018	Yuma, AZ	Martha's Date Garden
03/09/2018	Whitney, TX	Homestead Heritage Museum
10/23/2018	Gettysburg, PA	Gettysburg Visitors Center
10/24/2018	Gettysburg, PA	Gettysburg Visitors Center
10/25/2018	Gettysburg, PA	Lincoln Train Museum
11/09/2018	Biloux, MS	Biloux Visitors Center
11/11/2018	Biloux, MS	Maritime and Seafood Museum
12/31/2018	Imperial Sand Dunes, CA	Plank Road
03/20/2019	Thatckerville, OK	WinStar Casino

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Going Forward

Where am I today?

Stratford, Ontario

Just to let everyone know, that as George wood say "I'm Awesome".

It has been a challenging 3 months. First his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, finding a place to live, getting our possessions out of the RV, at least the top half plus liquid that would freeze, moving into the apartment and then adjusting to George being in hospital or hospice.

He really wanted me to be settled in a place to live. Between the both of us, we made it happen. We had discussed in previous years what we would do if we couldn't travel. We knew we wouldn't buy a house, probably wouldn't go into a 12 month RV park because if we couldn't travel, we wouldn't be able to look after a property. We decided that we would like an apartment, ground floor, facing south and with a patio, which we made happen. That way we could still outside and enjoy the sunshine. We spent a lot of time outside when weather permitted.

We both have had to make adjustments in what was happening, but he always had a positive outlook, never did I hear him say anything negative. He often said "It is what it is". He was able to enjoy Christmas with both sides of the family and spending New Year's Eve with me. He had a few more things on his bucket list, that wasn't to be.

I'm really glad that we had preplanned his arrangements. It made it so much easier on me and the family to accomplish his wishes.

I have been doing some reorganizing in the apartment as I didn't much time before.

The kids, my family and his sibling keep checking up on me to make sure that I am ok. I usually talk to someone every day.

Thanks to all the comments in the previous postings, your condolences and best wishes to me and the family. It does mean a lot to us. Also thanks to those who made a donation to the hospice here in Stratford. It is a wonderful facility for those who need it.

During the time I spent at home, while he was in hospital or hospice, I started to go through our pictures to do a slideshow at the visitation when it was needed. I have saved approximately 800 pictures and later found out I should use no more than 80 of them. The following are the pictures that were part of the slideshow. Needless to say, too many to put captions on each and every one. The pictures reflect a portion of his life from a little boy to having children and grandchildren.

I tried adding my email address to the profile. On the preview of the blog, it doesn't look it happened. I will look into it.

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