We were very much enjoying our stay in "Q" with a
bunch of our camping friends. Eating way
too many apple fritters at the great bakery. Hitting the junk stores and such
things. When Carol woke up on Thursday,
the 9th, she had no feeling in her left arm. Carol said that since she only has one
functioning arm, she needs to take real good care of it. By 9:00
we were on our way home. It took us four
days to get to "Q" but only two to get home. Carol has a doctors
appointment on Monday to see what's going on with her arm. Carol had her heart
attack/stroke in 2006 while we were camping in Wyoming.
She dislocated her hip while camping in Florida
and was hospitalized in Yuma, AZ
with severe dehydration. The time has
come to settle down before something major happens.
On our way home, we drove by lots of places we've visited
over the years. We've stood on the corner in Winslow, AZ. Bought new wedding
bands at Richardson's Trading Post
in Gallup, NM. Attended the Balloon Fiesta in ABQ. Toured
the old Route 66 through parts of NM. On and on. We spent Thursday night in the
parking lot of the Route 66 Casino on I-40 just west of ABQ. This was to be our
very last "camping" spot. We had stayed there before; probably in
2002 or '03.
On the way home, we talked about Carols sometimes fragile
medical condition, our 13 years of traveling, and our move to Colorado. We have decided to sell the Lazy Daze and just
settle into our new life in Longmont.
It's been a great ride.
Ed, Carol and Gopher
the Dog.
