Reflections on our trip

  14,000 miles in the Prius.  (Which now has 115,000 miles on it)
  28 states. (Massachusetts, Connecticut, NY, NJ, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, NC, SC, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, NM, Arizona, California, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania) We were so close to Nebraska that we could see it, but didn't actually get there. We also went to the District of Columbia.
  38 different beds.
  Besides sightseeing, it was a people-rich trip.
  Barbara got to see all three of her best high school friends, one of whom she had not seen in over 30 years. (Diane, Cindy, Kathy)
  Barbara also got to see her college roommate who lives in New Mexico. (Jan)
  Mark got to see one of his high school friends in Atlanta. (Dennis)
  We reconnected with a wonderful woman with whom we taught in Egypt. Anne, a Belgian, is working at an international school in Washington D.C.
  We also reconnected with a friend who we had not seen since 1984 and had a great day with him in N.Y.C. (Weldon)
  We got to see lots of family: All 3 of our children, all 4 of our grandchildren. Both of Mark's brothers, 2 of Mark's sisters. Mark's wonderful parents. One of Barbara's English cousins. (Clare is a 2nd cousin once removed actually!) We got to meet Maura's Dad in Big Fork.
    We had a reunion with our CPS 7th grade team. (Denise, Dick, Barbara, Mark, plus Jack and Maureen) A great meal in Fort Lauderdale.
    We got to visit with good friends who left Nantucket last year after that horrible winter and who moved to San Diego. We miss them so it was great to see them in their new life. (Frank, Linda)
    We got to see good friends who moved recently to the Berkshires and see them in their new home. (Nan, Jim)
    We met with lots and lots of former students which was wonderful. Some were total surprises, others we had planned in advance (Alex K , Martha C, Michael M, Amber G, Sarah P, Scott A, Elaine M, Chris K, Keri F, Ian D, Sam H)
      We drove familiar roads and new roads, always a great combination.
     We visited White Sands National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, Cabrillo Point National Park and the Tijuana Estuary National Wildlife Refuge. We walked in many state and city parks such as Balboa Park in San Diego and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. We visited museums such as the Timkin and Mingei in San Diego, the Getty Villa in L.A., the Mexican-American Museum in L.A., the Clark Museum in Williamstown,  and the Rockwell in Stockbridge. We saw seven or eight plays and performances.
    We had pretty much every kind of weather including getting snowed in when we were in Washington, D.C. Overall, however, we were lucky with the weather, especially when making the long drives cross country.