4 Wheels 4 Girls

On Monday, we went to Providence Canyon State Park in South Georgia. I had never been there before. We went there and hiked. First we packed lunch into my mom’s big backpack. We meant to pack cheese, meat, and bread. Ana carried our lunch on her back all the way down into the canyon.

Ana is carrying our lunch

On the way down to the canyon floor, me, Greta, and Stella all got our feet stuck in the mud. It was mushy.

Me and Greta touched something squishy in the mud and asked what it was. Dad told us it was animal poop. We yelled.

The canyon walls are sedimentary rock.

The canyon had a lot of sedimentary rock in it. I have been learning about that in Ms. Pitt’s class this year. I saw layers in the canyon walls. I saw how lots of sediment got hardened and turned into rock.

My favorite thing in the canyon was the purple sand. We had so much fun.

We travelled to a campsite but it was closed, so we looked for a Walmart on the way to where we were going and we found one and we slept there.  It was in Columbus, GA.  It was very hard to sleep because there were cars going by on the highway and lights were turned on all night in the parking lot.

We slept in a parking lot

My sisters got to see the deer, but I didn’t because I was in the back at the table in the RV.  My sister Stella told me they were just finished crossing the road.  She said there were a lot, probably fifteen or more deer.

My Drawing of the Deer Herd We Saw

We were driving from Atlanta to our first campsite, and we saw a herd of deer on the side of the road. There were at least ten all standing together.

It was late at night, so we couldn’t take a picture. So, I took a picture in my mind and drew it.

Well, we officially departed on Saturday, but only made it about twelve houses down the street.

Not very far down the road. You can see our driveway a few houses back.

We quickly realized that, after five days of rushing to pack up and clear our house of all our stuff so our renters could move in on Saturday, we had overpacked some things and completely forgotten others. So, we spent one last night in the neighborhood with some dear friends down the street. Sunday we got organized, said our goodbyes once again, and hit the road for the second time.

Finally! It took several full, full days to pack up the house and provision the ship, but we are ready to roll.

Loaded Up and Ready to Roll

It took three brains and way too long to figure out how to fit all six bikes on the back, but as of Saturday, February 5th, at 6:PM, we are ready for the open road.

The Open Road

Hurray! Here are some pictures of our RV:

Our RV

I want to call our RV “Mrs. Bananas” because she reminds me of a banana for some reason.

The front of our RV

I can’t wait to sit on the cushy couch!

Our Bedroom

I hope I get a top bunk.

We went to Disney world last February. We got to look at fireworks behind the castle and there was a story about Maleficent. I got to get a Pooh Bear for my souvenir. We went with our whole family and my Uncle Stu. It was sort of cold. My favorite ride was Dumbo. My least favorite ride was Goofy’s Barnstormer. We stayed in our pop-up camper and we always had to take a boat from the campsite across the lake to the castle.

With Ariel in her Grotto

Ariel didn’t look like what I thought she would, she has curly hair. That was my first time ever meeting Ariel.

With Belle in Cinderella's Castle

We were eating lunch in Cinderella’s Castle and then all the princesses came up the stairs and took a picture with us. I’d never seen a real princess before.

At the Ingalls' Schoolhouse, July 2010

The idea for this upcoming RV trip came last Summer when we were camping our way across South Dakota. We spent a day at the Ingalls’ homestead in De Smet (For you Little House fans: this is where Ma and Pa Ingalls ultimately stayed and where Laura met and married Almanzo). While exploring, we met a family who had been on the road in a big RV for just over a year, homeschooling their two children and seeing the country together. Jean and I had talked many times about all the places in the world we want to see with the girls, and the idea of spending several months traveling the continent in an RV really clicked for us. The more we talked about it, the more we wanted to make it happen. So, off we go.

SOOO…….. Hello, all blog readers! Right now, I’m @ my besty’s house. GO BESTIES!!!!! Keep those comments coming!!!

Hola amigas y amigos!!! We’ll be back in school in a few days; then we’ll be gone, gone, gone!