The Office

This is our day at the office.
The alarm goes off at 5am.  Get up, get dressed, go to breakfast.
Eat. Eat. Eat.
Finish the morning routine, this includes lotions and potions (wink), close your bags, and the door.
Check your tires, lube your chains, start the Garmin.

Start your commute...
...which is your only job for the day.                                  

Missouri hills...there was a wall waiting for us around the bend

Watch for traffic

Greet  your neighbors

Enjoy the locals

Check for change of scenery

Towards the end of the ride find the nearest DQ...or lately pie. (Actually, Jeff has both.  According to our friend, alum Jim, we're entering new chocolate shake territory.  I believe Jeff might be giddy.)

Arrive at the hotel. Unpack what is necessary, reset and reload for the next day. Do laundry.

Hope it dries for the next day.

Go to tour meeting to discover what wonders await you the next day.

Eat dinner.

Go to bed by 7:30.

Roberta reads for less than 2 minutes - asleep by 8.

Jeff emails, reads, and a bit of tv - asleep by 9.

Repeat.

What part of this sounds like a vacation to you?

(Okay, okay...Missouri is beautiful...lush greenery everywhere, water forms - ponds, creeks and rivers, and the people...so very kind.

Man in the pickup:  "Where you from?"

Me: New Hampshire.

Man in the pickup: "Where you going."

Me: Boston

Man in the pickup: "That's out of this county."

Me: Yes it is.

Man in the pick up: "You take care, be safe and God bless."

Me:  Thank you, you just did.

I love Missouri.)