Driving across the United States PART 2: ALBANY (NY) to JOLIET (IL) We didn’t have the dates or journey set in stone but we had a sign! Dinky went to the gym with us while in Albany area. Just as every journey needs a start date, every journey needs direction. Ours will be west for…
Once we committed to the decision to go round the world — our first of hundreds or more decisions to come along the way — we needed to chose a start date. Rob and I had lots of discussions about where we wanted to go after that inspirational trip to Peru in 1989. We made…
The inspiration to travel started before Robert was even born. In fact, it all began with a Caterpillar Tractor Company calendar on the kitchen wall. You see, my family got a calendar every year because my Dad worked for “Cat.” Those calendars had the most beautiful pictures from exotic locations around the world. Machu Picchu…
