Blogs from Winslow, Arizona, United States, North America

Ontwaakt in het 'off the road hotel', ik heb er geen andere naam voor. Goed geslapen voor het eerst weer in een week. Hoe echtgenoot de afgelopen dagen ervoer wil ik de lezer niet onthouden. Feit is dat de zaken die hij beschrijft zeer herkenbaar zijn Voor mij. Vooral een blogje maken kostte mij enorme inspanning om de juiste woorden te laten verschijnen en dat er steeds rare woorden tussen stonden. Ik begreep er niets van! Daarnaast verloor ik ook steeds het bewustzijn en was dus steeds de hele draad kwijt. Ik had het gevoel als ik op bed lag dat ik zwaar angstig werd voor de balken boven mijn hoofd en verder in het huis. Ik kon het niet duiden en het was niet logisch maar het gevoel alsof die balken me kwaad wilden doen ... read more

Vanmorgen mijn laatste checkup gehad in de ER van Telluride. De dokter die ik sprak vertelde me dat de dokter van gisteren zich ernstige zorgen had gemaakt over me en het speciaal in de overdracht gemeld had. Ik vond de dokter van gisteren erg betrokken en bezorgd voor een Amerikaan. Bij het weggaan vroeg ik aan de receptioniste een formulier waarop ik kon aangeven hoe iets bevallen is. Ze was aangenaam verrast toen ik vertelde hoe tevreden ik was. Het grappige was dat iedereen daar in de ER steeds maar Elisabeth tegen me zei en nooit Mrs van Dittum of Dattum. Maar misschien is dat daar heel gewoon. I dunno. We hebben deze nacht voor Winslow gekozen omdat het ten eerste maar op 1500 mtr boven zeespiegel ligt, en het is redelijk aan te rijden (we ... read more

From Gail's Journal for Monday September 20: We left Mesa Verde and had a pleasant ride down Route 491 towards Gallop, NM. The everchanging scenery was fascinating. At one point there was an outcropping of rock that dominated the landscape. To me it looked just like Mont St. Michel dominating the salt marsh landscape, visible for miles. We missed our turn onto Rt 40, but luckily the "little lady" in our navigation system stuck with us as we circled the city streets of Gallop. At one point we waited 10 minutes at a busy intersection for a freight train to pass through. On our 3rd attempt we found the narrow poorly marked ramp onto Interstate Route 40. We couldn't believe that a major route which starts in NC and ends in L. A. could have such ... read more

Recovery Day I planned on spending the night camped on Second Mesa, but with the weather (thunderstorms and loud noise), KC said “NO”. The closest location with lodging was Winslow, AZ. On the way here we went through the Petrified Forest/Painted Desert National Park. It is a small rather insignificant park, but it does protect the petrified wood. It was mid-day when we got here with the sun high in the sky and the light flat for photography. However there were enough clouds to create contrasting images and the petrified wood is ideal for abstracts. So the day was spent driving and looking. Since the crowds were small, KC got to roam free often. He chased ravens, rodents, and lizards never catching them which pleased both of us. He is doing better, but rumble bars/strips and ... read more

On this particular day we woke up with the goal of making it to the Grand Canyon. We planned a couple of stops. One would be at Petrified Forest National Park and of course Winslow, Arizona. Why??? Just so I could stand on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, of course. Vincenzo was a bit mystified about my mission. Hopefully you aren't...... read more

I wrote this last night but then had no internet service at the rest stop. Having driven for about 15 hours it is 12:30am Tues which finds us at the rest stop at the Arizona/New Mexico border. After driving for about 20 minutes from home I saw Justin’s pillow and remembered mine sitting on my bed at home safe and sound. I decided that I would not go back but would use one of the foofoo ones in the RV for now. If we get to go on to a job then I’ll just buy a new one. We drove first to Lancaster to see my mom who I haven’t seen since prior to China. We met at In-n-Out Burger which is close to her house. I decided to park in their lot instead of the ... read more

We aren't actually in Winslow tonight but have to get caught up on sharing pictures....so here we go. In these pics you will see Gail and Sue standing on the corner. There are murals painted on the sides of the buildings that look almost life-like. There is very little that keeps the town going these days since Interstate 40 took over for the infamous Route 66. There were only 2 little souvenir shops opened on Memorial Day (besides Denny's) when we first arrived. The trains still travel thru Winslow several times every day as they cross east-west corridor of northern Arizona. Gail had been singing Take it Easy since we arrived in this part of the state...so of course, we had to buy an Eagles CD so we could listen to the whole song.... read more