(09-08-2026 05:59 AM)TripleA Wrote:  Time out from my general plan. I'm heading out today to backtrack a good bit to meet my sister near Springfield IL, on a beautiful state park lake, which is a big fishing spot.

She is currently like me, homeless. Difference is, I have a plan, and right now, she doesn't. She has been up in the DC area looking at lots and houses, b/c her daughter lives in the area, but she didn't find anything to her liking. Will likely end up building again near Collierville. She is heading toward Springfield today or tomorrow.

We plan to sit still for a couple of weeks and rest, as both of us have been through house sales and all that entails, then immediate extensive travel, and we are both exhausted. I'm 79 and she is 76.

Next two weeks will be sleeping, camping out, grilling, sampling the local cuisine (including beer cheese soup!), doing a bit of touristy things (home of Lincoln), and basically taking it easy.

After that, we are going south just a bit to visit a friend I made who owns a Harvest Host (harvesthosts.com) location, Pour Vineyards in Red Bud IL (close to St. Louis). Then I'm heading west, and Nancy may follow me for a while, since house building won't likely start until spring. TBD.