About to begin 2011 trip west.

The winter is over, we have returned home from Vermont.  After several weeks visiting local friends and attending a family wedding we are ready to hit the road again.  Well...OK...  I am still new at this blogging stuff, and the picture should have gone up with the "winter is over" line.  But the picture is Dot and Larry on our last day skiing at Okemo this year.  You can tell it is warm, because Dot has her gloves off while standing outside.  Thanks to photographer, Bud Kafer, for the shot.

We do have the coach packed and ready to go (Dot actually knows where all the important things are) and we will pull out on Friday after attending the last Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra concert of the year on Thursday evening.  Our first destination will be to stop in Zanesville, Ohio to visit with Larry's oldest brother, Jack, and his wife and daughter (Dee and Rhonda Kay).

The only complication to our leaving is that Robin (our 23 year old cherry headed conure) has had another stroke-like event.  She is actually recovering more quickly this time... probably because she "understands" what is going on and is busy figuring out how to accommodate to the "new normal".  We are sure she will travel well.

This blog will be an opportanity for our friends to follow our progress as we head west across the country.  We hope you enjoy the trip.

Larry, Dotti, and Robin