Just rec'd a wonderful tutorial on how to use Facebook and post pictures. I'm gonna quit using the blog now, and use Facebook instead. You can keep up with me there!!
Hugs,
Carleen
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Zion National Park, Utah May 13-18, 2012
Finally caught up with the WINs near Zion on Mother's day. I took so many pictures of our adventures that I am overwhelmed about which ones to choose for my blog. Plus I don't want to bore my readers!! So I'll just have to choose a few.
Today is really July 10 and I'm actually 2 months late posting to my blog. As I go thru so many pictures I'm getting confused as to actually WHERE they were taken!! I could keep it all straight if I could post more often rather than let it all pile up. We've been traveling in places where cell phone and internet coverage don't even exist, so that's my excuse!
While in the Zion area we also took other side trips including one to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Here's a group of WIN hikers. We may be "senior citizens" but are still quite the adventurers!
Another side trip was to the Coral Pink Sand Dunes:
We also visited a very old site called Grafton, UT where Mormons had once settled and eventually been killed by Indians.
Another side trip to the Moqui Cave.
And everywhere we travel we see this warning.
While in the Zion area we also took other side trips including one to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Here's a group of WIN hikers. We may be "senior citizens" but are still quite the adventurers!
Another side trip was to the Coral Pink Sand Dunes:
We also visited a very old site called Grafton, UT where Mormons had once settled and eventually been killed by Indians.
Another side trip to the Moqui Cave.
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| Poor Rover, his aim was worse than his owner. |
And everywhere we travel we see this warning.
May 2012 - A New Lifestyle Begins
I was still a little weak from the surgery and was not allowed to lift more than 10 pounds for 2 more weeks but the doctors had given the OK for me to DRIVE the motorhome! That "10 pound" limit meant I couldn't hook up my car or complete many other chores that come with traveling in a motorhome. One of my RVer friends, Tom Voyles, who had helped in Bandera during my recovery had graciously offered to accompany me while traveling to catch up with the group. I was thrilled to have someone "looking out for me" by doing those chores I was not yet able to do. Thank you, Tom. My first week "on the road again" was at a leisurely pace; with stops in Ft. Stockton TX, Deming NM, Apache Junction AZ and Page AZ.
There's much to see near Page AZ and I definitely hope to return when I can spend more time exploring, but I was anxious to catch up with the group known as the WINs (Wandering Individuals Network) many of whom were already good friends.
There's much to see near Page AZ and I definitely hope to return when I can spend more time exploring, but I was anxious to catch up with the group known as the WINs (Wandering Individuals Network) many of whom were already good friends.
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| Glen Canyon Damn |
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| Lake Powell Beach |
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| Yep! "Life Elevated" |
April 2012- So Very Sick
Left Red Bay, AL and drove to Bandera, TX arriving on April 1. Couldn't understand why my "bronchitis" was still affecting me so I immediately found another "walk-in-clinic-doctor" in Bandera and began yet another regimen of high-powered meds.
My reason for being in Bandera was to attend an RV Rally for single RV'ers. This rally consisted of twice-daily country western dance lessons, eating out, pot luck suppers, exploring the surrounding beautiful Texas Hill Country, kayaking the Medina River, Trail Rides, and lots of other fun entertainment.
By this time my illness kept me from attending 95% of the Rally activities. For 7 of the 10 Rally days I just stayed in bed, taking my meds like a good girl. But stubbornly I went on the Kayak adventure which eventually turned out to be a very bad decision. I was now more than ever, having major trouble catching my breath and returned to the doctor. Finally, a chest x-ray was taken which showed that my lungs were healthy and totally cleared of any infection, BUT that my heart was so EXTREMELY enlarged that my lungs were being compressed.
Immediately, my RV friends rallied to my side! Rocky was lovingly cared for, and my RV was watched over. They drove me to Methodist Hospital in San Antonio where a pace-maker/defibrillator was implanted. I awakened from the surgery feeling better than ever!! It was determined that my heart problems were most likely due to DNA from my father's family who had multiple instances of heart problems. My father had received a heart transplant at age 59 and his mother had died from heart failure at age 52.
After being discharged I was driven home and received wonderful TLC from my friends during my recovery. I returned to the doctors on May 3 for follow-up and was released from their care.
The pacemaker came with a high-tech external monitoring device for sending quarterly reports to my doctors. Every 3 months I will hook up the device to a telephone line, hover a small attached gizmo right over the implanted pacemaker and press a button. It will automatically dial a special number and transmit a report to the doctors for evaluation. The report shows battery life, and other heart related technical stuff. I only have to see the doctors in person once a year!!
On May 5, only 16 days after the pacemaker implant, I cranked up my motorhome, left Bandera, TX and headed west to catch up with my RV friends. I felt wonderfully healthy!!!!!!!
My reason for being in Bandera was to attend an RV Rally for single RV'ers. This rally consisted of twice-daily country western dance lessons, eating out, pot luck suppers, exploring the surrounding beautiful Texas Hill Country, kayaking the Medina River, Trail Rides, and lots of other fun entertainment.
By this time my illness kept me from attending 95% of the Rally activities. For 7 of the 10 Rally days I just stayed in bed, taking my meds like a good girl. But stubbornly I went on the Kayak adventure which eventually turned out to be a very bad decision. I was now more than ever, having major trouble catching my breath and returned to the doctor. Finally, a chest x-ray was taken which showed that my lungs were healthy and totally cleared of any infection, BUT that my heart was so EXTREMELY enlarged that my lungs were being compressed.
Immediately, my RV friends rallied to my side! Rocky was lovingly cared for, and my RV was watched over. They drove me to Methodist Hospital in San Antonio where a pace-maker/defibrillator was implanted. I awakened from the surgery feeling better than ever!! It was determined that my heart problems were most likely due to DNA from my father's family who had multiple instances of heart problems. My father had received a heart transplant at age 59 and his mother had died from heart failure at age 52.
After being discharged I was driven home and received wonderful TLC from my friends during my recovery. I returned to the doctors on May 3 for follow-up and was released from their care.
The pacemaker came with a high-tech external monitoring device for sending quarterly reports to my doctors. Every 3 months I will hook up the device to a telephone line, hover a small attached gizmo right over the implanted pacemaker and press a button. It will automatically dial a special number and transmit a report to the doctors for evaluation. The report shows battery life, and other heart related technical stuff. I only have to see the doctors in person once a year!!
On May 5, only 16 days after the pacemaker implant, I cranked up my motorhome, left Bandera, TX and headed west to catch up with my RV friends. I felt wonderfully healthy!!!!!!!
Begin Blog Catch-up, March 2012
I arrived at Betty's RV Park already quite ill with bronchitis, which worsened enough to make me seek medical attention. A local "walk-in-clinic" doctor prescribed meds to aggressively killl the infection.
Left Louisiana on March 14 and headed to Red Bay, AL where I stayed for 2 weeks. Red Bay is the home of Tiffin Motorhomes where I had lot of warranty work done on my RV While there I finished taking my meds but still felt very very sick.
Left Louisiana on March 14 and headed to Red Bay, AL where I stayed for 2 weeks. Red Bay is the home of Tiffin Motorhomes where I had lot of warranty work done on my RV While there I finished taking my meds but still felt very very sick.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Betty's RV Park, Abbeville, Louisiana
On Monday I packed up and went to get my heater fixed. Thank goodness I had bought an Extended Warranty from The Good Sam Club!!
Then drove to Betty's RV Park in Abbeville, LA. where I'll be till sometime next week. Betty's is a very unusual RV Park. There are only about 17 sites all around her yard, grass and gravel, with hookups, no showers, no pool, no laundry facility, no putt-putt, but without a doubt the BEST place you could ever stay! Check out the testimonials on her website: www.bettysrvpark.com.
The first day I arrived Betty had invited a very talented musician (Judy Bailey) to entertain us. She has recorded in Nashville, and with Moe Bandy, and was nominated in the Top 5 New Female Vocalists in 1981.
Just about everyday there is something to go see and do around Cajun Country, and Betty knows about all that's happening. She takes folks out on field trips within about a 50 mile area, and out to eat at the most wonderful little "hole-in-the-wall" diners. Then she herself is always cooking up some fabulous Cajun food for us. I'm caught in the web!!
Then drove to Betty's RV Park in Abbeville, LA. where I'll be till sometime next week. Betty's is a very unusual RV Park. There are only about 17 sites all around her yard, grass and gravel, with hookups, no showers, no pool, no laundry facility, no putt-putt, but without a doubt the BEST place you could ever stay! Check out the testimonials on her website: www.bettysrvpark.com.
The first day I arrived Betty had invited a very talented musician (Judy Bailey) to entertain us. She has recorded in Nashville, and with Moe Bandy, and was nominated in the Top 5 New Female Vocalists in 1981.
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| Judy Bailey, so very talented! |
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| Our Canadian friends with Betty and Judy. |
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| Betty's house and very large covered patio where we gather each afternoon to share snacks and plans for sight seeing and going out to EAT!! Gonna gain lots of weight if I don't get out of here soon!! |
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| Who needs fancy? |
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| They stay even though all the full hook-up sites are taken. And then move when someone leaves, which is just about never. It's mighty hard to escape from "Betty's Web"!! |
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