Trippin' with Susan Straley

 Greetings from Inverness, Florida, I am down with a cold today.  I don't think I have enough energy to do a whole blog.  But I thought I would let you know we arrived home safely from our travels this summer.    We are planning on touring some of the mid-West this summer and this fall we will fly to Croatia for a Bike and Boat tour with our friends, Christy and Mark.  Then we will part with them and fly to Italy for another bike tour.  We may be gone a whole month! Last I wrote to you we were still in Wisconsin. There we got to reunite with new and old friends and see my son and his wife briefly.  We also got to participate with 20,000 others in the No Kings Rally at the Wisconsin State Capital.   Julie and Mark biked and marched with us in Madison, WI.  We met them when we were on a few Withlacoochee Bicycle Riders rides in Florida. Sandy and John came over from the Waukesha, WI area to camp with us in Madison, WI. I have been fri...

 It is pronounced New-fun- LAND.  Each time I say the word, I have to say it one or two more times because the new-fun part is said fast and the accent is on the LAND.  NewfunLAND.  Old habits and old pronunciations are hard to break. There are a lot of pictures and stories in this post.  Feel free to skim or dive in, it's your choice.  If you want to dive in, stop here and get your favorite beverage. It's going to take a while. Why Do I Do This Blog? I have several reasons for doing this blog. I blog to remember these adventures and times.  I need a record of what I have done so I can refer to it in the future or to boost my memory. I blog to keep in touch with friends and family.  I emailing and text some.  But I love a lot of people!  And this way you can choose how much you read.  I can't bore you because you can stop whenever you want. I blog to share my travels, joys and mistakes with you so you can have some of the fun or com...