Day 1 - Bald Eagle State Park, Howard PA

Day 1 - Westward Bose Tour. Feet up Bald Eagle State Park in Howard, PA.  Old friend PA did not disappoint. Lots of ongoing highway construction, green ridges as far as the the eye can see with peaks into farming valleys. Set a PR for I-80 with 10 dead deer in one day. Best 10 miles of the trip was the drive through farmland up to the park. We stayed here in the parks Nature Inn last year but first time with Pod in campground. Very nice flat asphalt spacious  camping pads with 20/30/50 electric (could use more shady sites) Water is at spigot a couple sites down. Bathrooms with showers and a lake with beach and boat launch. If it was not 93 degrees it is pleasant place to bike. Thank goodness there is a great breeze.

T-19 hours to launch of the Westward Bose Tour.

T-19 hours to launch of the Westward Bose Tour. 95% packed. Some personal items to pack, double check reservations and other paperwork, mow one last time, download any new podcasts while we are still on wifi, clean the house, eat those three New York strip steaks hanging out in the freezer, final check on pre-trip TV, Pod exterior, Pod interior, and personal checklists, hook up and run the departure checklist and wait on sunrise. First stop? Granddaughters house before she heads off for daycare for one last hug and kiss...

T-Minus 48 Hours to Launch for the Westward Bose Tour

It is crunch time! Our first major trip cross country in the Beanpod has been the focus of several months of planning and prepping. Now we are down to it. Checklists expand and items get checked off only to see the lists expand again. Life in an amazingly cool and rainy New England spring has exploded into a spate of early summer weather, but the cool weather has delayed the strawberry season and we will be gone before the berries are ripe and only a few steps away from a picking basket, a biscuit and a dollop of whipped cream. Not to be this summer but we are confident to find some on the road. No more writing this AM, it is time to get our collective rears in gears....