And Then We Made a U-Turn

In case anyone is wondering why there have been no blog updates, here is what happened. We were on our way to Eastern Canada in our motor home. Stopped in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for supposedly two nights. The second day there I rolled my right ankle off an unseen small curb in a parking ramp and landed on my left knee. An ER visit and short appointment with an orthopedist there resulted in a tentative diagnosis of at least a partial if not full quadriceps tendon rupture which will require surgery. We immediately headed for home. Did it in two days, unpacked the RV and came back home two nights ago. My MRI at TRIA Clinic here in Minneapolis was yesterday. I see a surgeon on Monday. 

We are very sad to have canceled this trip. Gary did such a wonderful job of planning it and it would have been lovely. We are planning to do it again sometime. We have been all the places we were intending to go, but would have done some different things this time.  But I am thankful for the outstanding medical care here, and that I didn't seriously hurt my ankle or have any broken bones. Very lucky. I do attribute my excellent bones to all the years of running. I do hope to be able to get back to that. We shall see. 

One friend recently suggested that sometime Gary and I might like to just stay home in Mpls some summer and see what it is like. I guess that this will be the summer!  I hope to be able to enjoy the outdoors at least some of it!

Ann Arbor, MI

We left two nights ago for our annual summer RV trip, this time to Eastern Canada. We intend to go on up to Newfoundland and Labrador. 

We stopped for two nights in Ann Arbor, MI, where the University of Michigan is located. A lovely campus - we walked around the old part. Drove in several beautiful residential neighborhoods adjacent to the campus, then dinner at a brew pub in the college town adjacent to the campus. Lots of summer students and prospective students walking around.     L

A New Car

After over 100,000 driving miles and an additional 90,000+ rolling miles, we decided to give our trusty Saturn to our two grandchildren who live in Mpls. We bought the Saturn in 2005, so it had seen many trips around North America! 

We bought a Honda CR-V, a 2014 with just 15,000 miles on it. 2014 is the last year Honda made this car as a towable. 

Gary installed the hitch base plate himself, and all the other gizmos and equipment required for towing. I think he has now finished everything. He's out on a test drive right now. 

Here is a photo of the new look:

 

This was taken at our storage facility in Hastings, MN. 

We leave for our trip to Eastern Canada soon, by way of Pittsburgh for a family reunion.