I had it. Sorry.
The freedom plan is coming along slowly. I paid off another credit card today (YEAH!) and the freedom account is shuffling along. We took a trip in Betty Lou for my birthday to Long Beach Penninsula in Washington and had some firsts. I flew my first kite. Now, this is my kind of hobby. I flew a kite and took a nap at the very same time. I also rode my first moped - I've avoided that sort of thing since seeing someone crash/burn/die on a minibike long ago. Luckily, I did not burn and die (though, there was that little crash...) and Suzy is an experienced motorcycle rider so it was a nonevent for her. One of the highlights of the trip was an afternoon spent at Fort Stevens State Park, near Astoria. We napped, flew the kite, and watched hordes of pelicans most of the day. It was a beautiful spot along the levy where the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean meet.
Each time we take a trip in the van, we hone the process a little more. Then, when you add it all the time Suzy spends in the van while it sits in the driveway, we should have the process perfected long before next October. I've had to add a few more things to the list - paperwork and appointments mostly.
We will take two more short trips this month and my focus will be perfecting the food system. We learned the last trip that finding prepared food we can eat isn't always possible (we follow a low fat, vegan eating plan) and cold food gets tiring after a while. So far, we have a small camp stove and a little toaster oven that we take along but we haven't used either much. I will be experimenting to see what sort of healthy meals are possible using these two implements. I will report on any great food breakthroughs or disasters after the trips.
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