May 12, 2015. Oakley, KS. Almost There

Are we there yet? As kids that was one of our frequent questions from the back seat of the family car as we went somewhere. As we get older and are able to sit in one place for shorter periods of time, that question pops up fairly often in our travels, as well. The good thing about our current travel habits is that we are usually not on a rigid schedule. And if we want to stop somewhere after driving 50 or 100 or not driving that day at all, well, we just shut it down and stop for the day.
Today we started out aiming to reach Garden City, KS, changed after an early start to get to Colby, KS and after battling the winds for most of the afternoon, we stopped in Oakley, KS; beyond our original goal, but short of our second goal. We are happy with the choice and will more than likely be at our house in Fort Collins, CO tomorrow afternoon, or not, depending on wind, weather and the condition of our sitting muscles.
Karen has been a real trooper in our journey, since she does all the driving, I do the navigating, itinerary planning, and arrangements for where we stop and making sure we have "room at the inn" or a convenient Walmart parking lot to call home for the night. We have managed to not travel at night, been housed at military bases, state parks, Corps of Engineer campgrounds, RV parks, parking lots, free stays at The Great Passion Play and Source of Light Ministries during our volunteer time there, and in all cases we have felt secure, protected and fortunate to have the resources to be on the road for as long as we have. Now we are almost back to our starting place of 17 months ago. The Colorado/Wyoming to-do list is pretty long and we will be busy with places to go, people to see and things to accomplish, but we are confident that God will orchestrate the plan, guide us through the details and tell us where we are to go from there, and in the end it will be as He wills and as He ordains. We are here now, almost there and if all else fails, we will see you and Him in the air. When all this happens............still to be determined. We just continue the journey.........

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