At the writing of this I am at home and suffering from "Road Buzz" (that vibrating feeling all over by body from the 16 hour constant hum of the road and van engine) and jet lag...still on Central Time. 
We woke up yesterday in Gallup, NM to a blanket of snow on the van and the roads. Hwy 40 heading east was said to be closed due to the snow. Thankfully, westbound was wide open. Mushy, slushy, but open. The snow on my windshield was thick and thankfully a well prepared man from Chicago was leaving the hotel the same time we were and he had an ice scrapper on hand and gave me a hand clearing the windshield. The wind was so cold that even with the heater on the windshield the remaining snow and ice stayed on the glass for nearly two hours. The sliding windows were iced closed and the wipers were stuck but the Chicago man used the scraper to loosen them . 
It was a two hand on the wheel keep it under the limit drive for a while. At stops Victor enjoyed playing with the fresh powder. 
Our original plan was to drive as far a Bakersfield in California. We would stop in Lake Havisu and see the London Bridge. While on the way we looked up the London Bridge on my smart phone and we discovered it wasn't much to look at and figured it wasn't worth the drive. Both Victor and I expected something a bit more grand. So we had extra time and decided to drive until I got too tired to drive. That got us home. 16 hours after leaving Gallup, NM we were pulling into our driveway. We were greeted with hugs and kisses and Belle gave all the family a "I'm home" kiss. It was nice to be home.
The phone machine is filled with many messages and most of them are show bookings and Inquiries...PTL. I also want to report we have confirmed we will be at the Mohave County Fair in Arizona in September. (BTW in AZ they spell "Mojave" "Mohave". 
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