We've been on the road again, with brief stops, since April 17th, Palm Sunday. Right after church we had a prayerful send off as we also sang a blessing song to our friends at St. Francis. May the Lord bless them and keep them and bring us swiftly back to them. That's how we feel about all our stops.
Our next stop after College Station was in Bryan to say goodbye to our friends at Neal Park. Then it was on to Amarillo to see Jerry and May and cousin Don. Later, Janie's sister Marianne came to Jerry and May's and we had a nice time with her as well, then it was back on the road again for family and dental checkups in Dodge. This morning we woke up in the luxury of a real house made of sticks and mortar, lots of space and a wonderful view of a flock of deer (What's that you say, "It's herd of deer"? Sure I heard of deer, they run in flocks don't they?) out in the back field. Janie's brother and sister-in-law offered their driveway and their home to host us for a couple of days. Thanks, family!
Now this morning it's on to Wichita. We've had some concerns about the engine battery and alternator so on the way out, we'll stop and have the alternator checked at Interstate. Tonight, God willing, we'll be in Wichita and the CSJ Magnificat Center with the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Joseph. We're associates of theirs so this will be yet another homecoming. Living on the road in a 29 foot motorhome, we're always on the road and we're always at home. We're attending a retreat tomorrow with other associates of the Four Winds Region and then we'll spend Saturday visiting the sisters and then attend the mass and pinning ceremony on May 1st. Later that day, the plan is to drive up to Salina and attend a musical concert with friends and then hang out for a day or so before heading east.
By the way, the solar panels are doing well, the sun has graciously provided abundant energy for our little motorhome since April 17th. (today is April 28th) We did give it a bit of a charge from other sources after we were parked under two trees for a few days in Amarillo. The batteries still had plenty of energy but we were concerned about giving the batteries a full charge to help them live a long life. Today is a nice sunny day and they should be in float charge status by the time we roll out of the driveway.
See you on the road. Travelers especially are always in our prayers.
Martin and Janie
The States-On The Road: Janie Stein and Martin Bates are The States. Janie and I got our first motorhome, a 1984 Toyota Dolphin in May of 2009, we lived in it for the rest of the year. We started living full time in a Class C Jayco motor home and playing music and helping where we can as we go. We've upgraded twice, first with an up size then with a down size. We love our new little 20 mpg Winnebago Travato 59K. Come join us in our travels.
Now we live in the lovely 2016 Winnabego Travato 59K
click on the link for a Lichtsinn Motors tour of a 2017 59K
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