Preparation

New experiment in August travel this year. Usually we pack up early in the morning and head off to Yosemite. While today is the first day of vacation, we are still home, packing, cleaning, enjoying leisurely preparations for an airplane, bed-camping trip. While a red-eye isn't always fun, the trip should be. A few days in Boston, 5 days in Newport, RI where Hal will attend a Gordon Research Conference, and ending up for a few days in the Big Apple where we hope to see a show, some art museums, and sights.

One of the good things about this particular trip is that Claire will be able to take care of the house - that means still picking peaches, tomatoes, and squash, throwing out the junk mail before we even see it, and cooling the house down every night, among other things.

Another great thing is that we are having 3 rooms painted while we are gone. Not only will we enjoy the new colors upon our return, it has given me a great reason to clear out the clutter in preparation for painting.

East Coast, here we come!