We drove till dusk and camped at a village 'free camp' site with 2 other campers. We had water and electricity but no bathroom and my toilet was winterized....
Tuesday morning I was up at 5 and on the road by 5:30 as I had 650 miles to get home.
Spring has come to Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri--it was such a difference from the dry, flat, brown Texas panhandle. Now there were rolling hills, green grass, blossoming fruit trees and each stop was colder than the last.
I reached home by dinner time on Tuesday evening to a very surprised Pete.
I can't tell you how good that first shower felt! D.I.V.I.N.E!!! And my bed!
I have brought back pieces of each place that I visited. the Magic Bullet from Cousin Carol, T-shirts from many of the National Parks we visited (6 in all) the shopping bag and Mexican pots from Mark and Christine, the succulents from Shalini's garden, as well as many good memories renewing and deepening relationships. Thank you all for your hospitality and for those reading this blog, your patience and encouragement to keep on writing.