Beginning on or about November 17th, we will be house sitting in Abiquiu, New Mexico until March 18, 2011!!! And, getting there from here will be fun - we are going to take our time going north (not much choice given the roads) but have committed to meeting the Goldens in Portland on the 8th of November when they will reclaim this wonderful little rig and take it on home to Pt. Townsend. They are planning an extended trip this winter - Jim is retiring at the end of the year!!
From Portland, we will drive to Salt Lake City and have a visit with Sutton, John and with the clothes in our storage space. All those summer clothes will continue to reside in SLC (we don't have them with us now as Mendocino is very, very cool - all summer long I don't think that we've seen a time when the temp rose to 75 - I had to order more turtlenecks). We will need winter jackets, gloves, hats, etc because it's going to be a cold but sunny winter in Abiquiu which is about 45 miles north of Santa Fe. The house is on the top of a mesa and was built just a few years ago - the heating runs through the floors so it will be toasty.
We'd love to have visitors - although there is not an option for anyone to stay with us in the house, there are BandBs and other kinds of accommodations nearby and there are full hook-ups on the property. The owners, Roberta and Lorin McCleary are very helpful and have all sorts of information to make our stay interesting and educational - we are happy about this situation.
We will make some decisions about what to do after March 18th, but very high on the list is a trip to Europe to volunteer with Pueblo Ingles in Italy and in Spain - we so loved our time with them a couple of years ago that we are going back for more....we are talking about spending time in Italy, Spain and France and then going to Scotland for an extended time, but who knows - these plans could all go out the window when another option presents itself for consideration....ideas??
We are learning how to live without plans - trying to stay in the NOW.....it's not as hard as we thought it would be. Although Susan spends time searching for interesting possibilities it is as much for fun as it is for planning....
