Jan. 1, 2013: Day 1 - Candlestick Point RV Park

Today is the first day of Mike and my next phase of life - empty nesters, no grandkids on the near horizon, able to work wherever we are  - compliments of the Internet.  How fitting that we start in San Francisco - where we began our life together 31 years ago in January 1982 after moving to San Francisco from Michigan. 



First order of business is to review the last few days and thank the people who helped launch us on this journey. 



The move out of our house was WAY harder than we anticipated and could not have been accomplished in a timely manner without the help of  two generous and hard working couples who came by and recognized our need for help. Heartfelt thanks go to John and Chris Boykin and Rich and Dollie Little-Graydon for the energetic way they helped us sort, load deliver our household belongings to the appropriate place - motor home, storage, donate or trash. 



Thanks to Chris and John for feeding us the first two nights or our move out experience and for housing us the last 3 nights we spent in our Lake of the Pines neighborhood.  Thanks for bringing your trailer to ferry our goods to storage. You are hard workers, good hosts and  great friends. 



Thanks to Rich Graydon and Dollie Little Graydon for your eagerness to help with the move, for your truck to haul away the trash and for your willingness to sort and organize the donatable items. You are hard workers, good hosts and great friends. 



Thanks to Boykins, Gardners, Yvonne Turner,  Curetons, Jenny Redmond, and all the other who spread the word to find a new home for our two cats and to Patti Heapy for stepping up to adopt them. What a wonderful gift that was, to us and to the cats!



Thanks to Kelly Trayer Dempsey for help with stuff and for housing us the final night befor our departure. 



Thanks to all our friends who came by the house to purchase some of our household belongings to "keep it in the family".   I look forward to future visits to see some of my favorite things of your homes. 



We are grateful for all your help, well wishes and friendship. We will be back to visit, but in the meantime are happy to share our travel experience with you via this blog. Please keep in touch when the spirit moves you and we will do the same.



After a visit with local family on  Dec 31 and Jan 1, off we went to San Francisco and Candlestick Point RV Park -very much looking forward to the future!





Happy Road Trails!

Denise and Mike Tomczak