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Recap 2021

It was a shock coming into California. The hills were dry and golden color. Even Nevada was still green! I learned that to depend on something being open via yelp or google, I needed to call and confirm. A lot of businesses were closed completely, were open only a few days a week and most had limited hours. Patience was important, businesses were understaffed or employees were in training. As we heard more about the delta variant of Covid 19, we saw more masks. It was interesting hearing the local news reporting for each state we were in. Breakthrough infections were happening for those that had been vaccinated. It was HOT in most of the country. Unusual weather seemed to be the norm. Lots of thunder and lightening, hail, tornado watches and even 8 hours of rain from Elisa. I got to meet two women I have worked with online which was a treat! We got to spend some time with John's son's family in Tennessee. John did all the heavy lifting keeping

Home!

10639 miles, 29 states, 8 weeks. --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com

537 miles Monday.

When you are cruising 70…left CO, into UT and NV.  Highway 50 is a favorite.  --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com  

7/26 Monday. Outside Ely NV.

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Leaving Colorado

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7/25. 177 miles.

Leisurely breakfast, poked around some stores, spending the night in Cortez CO. Onward to Utah.  --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com  

7/25 cortez co.

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John’s favorite sign. Chama NM

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NM clouds

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Down day in Taos. Tomorrow we are headed home.

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Taos art

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7/22 136 miles Taos

We helped out a bike tour in distress by giving a member a ride, bike and all. The Boy Scouts have a large compound in NM called Philmont on NM  21. Back in the land of elevation we topped Bobcat pass at 9820'. --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com  

Thursday Taos NM.

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Broken chain. Giving him a ride

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Raton NM. Short day, 187 miles.

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Sante fe trail. NM.

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Walking stick.

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Flat. OK panhandle.

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Tuesday 7/20. 357 miles

Oklahoma all day. We crossed the Arkansas River (we stayed near it in Little Rock.) Lots of cattle, large feed lots. Corn fields alternating with hay fields and fallow land. Continues to be hot. Instead of mosquitoes we have grasshoppers as big as my thumb! Onward to New Mexico. --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com

Guymon Oklahoma. 7/20

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Painted buffalo

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Mon 7:19. Bartlesville Oklahoma

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Mon 7/19

From Riverside RV Park in Little Rock AR to Riverside RV Park in Bartlesville OK. Drove through part of the Ozarks. --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com

Working on a new bridge.

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Now we can go to Texas! (That will be another trip).

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113 miles today Sunday 7/18

Thunder and lightening, flash flood warnings. Too much weather for me! Staying here overnight. Tomorrow we are headed west to Oklahoma. --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com

Sunday 7/18 Riverside Park Little Rock Arkansas

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Saturday 7/17. 270 miles

Left Spring Hill taking backroads. Tried a Waffle House (meh.). The route took us through a corner of Mississippi, across the Mississippi River and into Arkansas. Headed for Little Rock tomorrow. We are in Helena Arkansas. --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com

Spring Hill TN for a few days.

We are visiting John's son for a few days. --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com

7/11 Sunday. 236 miles.

Stayed off the Interstate today. Drove by several large lakes today. SC: Lakes Marion and Murray and Hartwell Lake. GA: Lake Burton and Chatuge Lake. Our route cut through a corner of NC where we are staying. --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com

Sunday night Murphy NC.

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Santee Lake. I95 bridge.

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Said it was 6 1/2’ and not afraid of people.

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Touched by Elsa in NC.

The rain last night was steady, heavy at times from 3am until 9am. It is still raining lightly. --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com

Wednesday 7/7 468 miles

Stayed in the interstate today and went through Maryland, Virginia, and 1/2 through North Carolina. Crossed the Potomac, James and Appomatox Rivers. We are catching some rain on the fringe of Elsa. There are flash flood warnings for up to 2" of rain. The rain did cool it down 20*. Onward tomorrow toward Lexington SC. --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com

Lumberton NC. Right off the interstate.

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Tuesday 7/6 184 miles.

Spent some time backtracking from my navigation yesterday. Drove through green, green and more green. We were in Pennsylvania Dutch country. Saw horse drawn buggies, carts and plows. Onward to Lexington SC by this weekend. --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com

7/6 Coatesville PA.

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Monday 7/5

We went 351 miles today and ended up 170 miles from where we were supposed to be. Something didn't seem right about where we turned for the CG I had a reservation for. I called them and found I was 3 hours away. At least we got to see Hershey PA.  --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com  

Bridgewater PA.

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Chocolate!

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Scenic overlook Carbondale PA.

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1/4 mile round trip to dump the toilet.

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Franklin NY. Over the 4th.

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We have a creek. And mud and mosquitos.    --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com  

7/1-7/5 Franklin NY.

We are parked for the next 4 days. It has been raining  We are Out in the country, no internet, low cell reception.  It was a pretty drive to get here, through the Poconos.    --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com  

Tuesday 6/28. Clarksboro NJ.

370 miles today. Started in NH, went through Massachusetts and Connecticut,a bit of New York to get to New Jersey to view the back side of Lady Liberty. The traffic at the George Washington Bridge was a tedious series of merging lanes coming into two lanes. At least most of the trucks stayed on the upper deck once on the bridge. It got up to 100* in some places. Having the air conditioning work is making this trip tolerable for John. We are here for2 nights and head inland to Franklin NY for the 4th. I hope to explore a bit of Philadelphia tomorrow. --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com

Ellis island NY. Lady Liberty. From the NJ side.

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Finally. GWB

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NY. 3 miles to the George Washington Bridge.

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Slow day exploring

We spent the morning tooling around in a borrowed pick up because our air conditioning was being repaired. It just quit working! There had been problems with it. Needed a new compressor. A local repair shop fit us i. Same day to het us back on the road. We explored Hampton Beach. $15 day use fee for parking at the beaches. The homes were beautiful…how the 1% live. Where there is no fee, parking is limited to 1 hour. Onward tomorrow to Philadelphia. --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com

Sunday 6/27 199 miles.

Followed US 1 along the coast…the temperature dropped 20*s the one time we were actually along the coast. It is hot and muggy otherwise. --- De Williams http://followjoy.blogspot.com

Sunday night…North Hampton NH.

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Piscataqua river New Hampshire

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Arts fair

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Arts in the park Belfast ME.

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Penobscot Narrows Bridge

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Fort Knox

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Jonesport ME.

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