Happy New Year Wishes

Another year in the books! And what a year it was for us Maineiacs! 

On this date a year ago we found ourselves still freezing in Tennessee and heading further south to find some warmth. 

 Today the high temp here in Maine is supposed to be over 40 degrees and we have almost no snow on the ground! 

We did find some warmth during our short visit to the San Antonio area of Texas and then wandered over to the Gulf Coast of Alabama to visit some Escapee friends at the Rainbow Plantation and enjoy all the Mardi Gras festivities. 

We picked up "The Wiz", our travel partner for 2018, at the Plantation and then drove over to Florida for a month of really nice weather and more visiting with friends. 

We made it back to Maine around the first of April to watch the last snowbanks melt. After spending our spring in Maine enjoying the kids and grandkids, we made a short trip to New Jersey to celebrate our Granddaughter Alyssa's High School Graduation. We returned  home in late June - just long enough to provision Winne for yet another Coast-to-Coast adventure. 

We were on the road for most of July, August, and into September --- seeing what America had to offer, visiting with lots of friends and relatives, having a a blast at the McCloud High School Class of 1968 50th Graduation Reunion, and generally enjoying life.

We made it back home to Maine in time to enjoy fall in New England, start on yet another motorcycle restoration project ... and then make all the preparations for sledding season.

And Holiday Season!! It was great having all the gang around for Thanksgiving and Christmas! and I even mostly completed my motorcycle project!

Now it's time to move on to 2019.

First stop ... Israel! I guess it's time to start getting serious about preparing for our big trip next month!!

But first ... I think it's time to put away the Christmas decorations until next year ...

We hope you all had a Merry Christmas season and best wishes for a Happy New Year to all!