Wednesday march 7,2012

Hi,
 Just a note to let you all know, we have had a good winter trip and are almost home.  We are in Hershey, PA and expect to make the final leg home tomorrow.  Our trip is nothing like we had planned. We had planned to stay in port A until March 27th but as you have read we left on feb 27th. Due to weather, Linda and I deciding that we were not ready to settle down in one place, and us being concerned about Linda's dad we left early. We tried to take our time on the return journey but as most of you know, when your headed home, it seems that you just want to get there.  we have had alot of fun, met a lot of great people, made some new great lifetime friends, seen the signs of tornados(once is enough), stayed in our first state park, connected with friends and family, and spent time enjoying just us.  We want to thank Brian and Suzy for watching the house and watering plants, Jeff and Katrina for keeping the homestead cleared of snow and watching over it, all our friends that have stayed in touch , our new, and old, road friends for such fun. Jess for being ready to make us well when we return. you all have made this trip possible, fun, and kept us smiling all the way.   Tom and Deb, thank you for keeping us informed about your dad and making it easier for Linda to not worry as much.  In closing, Linda and I have so very much to be thankful for it's hard to explain it.  I trust that you all know just how much we love you all and want to see you as soon as we can. 
PS; be thinking of what we should plan to see next year. I need all the help I can get to find all the neat things in this massive country of ours.  Hugs and Smiles, Russ(the pilot) Linda( the phone talker) GPS for getting us there and back.    rember: life and all it's pleasures are made possible by making the right choices along the way. hope yours are paying off in the best way.