Getting Ready!

We're almost there!  We plan to leave around September 1, so it won't be long until we're on the road.  We have our general route planned, along with a list of the places we'd like to visit.  I'll post our itinerary soon, and if I can figure out what I'm doing wrong there will eventually be a map to go with it.  Since I'm a new to blogging, and still riding the learning curve, I haven't been able to get the map to show up correctly in a post.  It will happen eventually!  

We bought the new laptop that will help us plan along the way and allow us keep in touch while we're gone.  Still setting things up on it, but it's just about ready to go.  We're also the proud new owners of a Fast Lane transponder, picked up a new road atlas in large print so we can actually read it, and we already have a GPS.  We've waded through the paperwork and budget planning for being newly retired, so that's all in place.  I think we're set on most of the details!  

I've been doing a lot of reading and researching online to make our list of what to see.  There's so much out there!  There are some great sites that have been a huge help.  Road Trip America, America's Byways, the National Parks site, AAA, to name a few, not to mention the individual state travel sites.  The most exciting information I've found, though, is on all the trip journals and blogs from other road trippers.  

Now we just have to pack our bags and decide on a definite departure date. Can't wait!