Making plans

I have been busy with the AAA maps and mapquest.com today, and think I have come up with a very interesting route, one that will go through some territory I haven't been through before. I will try to mix it up between US highways and interstates, plus maybe a few state routes thrown in. It looks like Monday, Aug. 1 is my estimated date of departure. For some reason I have always tried to begin a trip on a Tuesday, but broke out of that mold with my current trip and it has worked ok.

I've already asked my son to pack the car for me. I could do it and do a decent job, but my kids got their excellent skills from their dad, so why not let them do it. I'm also going to get my oldest grandson to "help" and observe, because he will have to carry on the tradition some day.

I will be seeing the internist tomorrow and hope I remember to ask for a copy of all my blood test results. Many doctors now hand you the results automatically, but I even have to ask what my blood pressure is with this one - he doesn't even tell me unless I ask. And he's a fairly young doctor! One more dental visit, and one more time to see the cardiologist and I'm outta here! Then I will have to go through so much crap just to have the next cornea transplant - EKG & bloodwork. I hope Medicare stays around for a while.

I'm feeling too good right now to be too aggravated about the medical system, but there could be a whole lot of improvement in the way things are done.

I have mentioned at least a couple of times that I might end up looking for a small Class C, or a B+ RV. I'm determined not to get too excited over the idea right now, but want to take my time looking and making sure I can live with whatever I choose to buy. Or maybe I won't buy anything at all - there is uncertainty in the country and the world right now, and uncertainty in my life as well.

I do know that I will continue to travel, I hope until I die, because for me that keeps life exciting. The kids and grandkids make life worth living, but the excitement comes from seeing new places. I won't ever be a tourist, or a museum goer, or look for local cuisines, etc., but I enjoy traveling in my own way and at my own pace. I'm well aware that I don't have the same ideas about how I want to travel as most people in the RVing world, but if I'm happy with how I do it, and I don't have anyone traveling with me to have to compromise with, then I'll just do what I like and what works best for me.