My American Cross Country journal- part1- I'll be back

This post it the opening to " My big American Cross Country" journal. My husband, our old dog Phibi and me in the Jeep.
The rest of our belongings have already started the trip yesterday on a monster truck driven by "Big Man" Jonathan. 

The big trip, our biggest so far. A journey away from the Sun Sets into the Pacific ocean toward the

Sun rises from the Atlantic. A 2800 miles drive from coast to almost coast, from Carlsbad CA to York PA.

Today was our last day in Carlsbad. It was our last day in California. We love California and in the last five years we tried to make the best of it.

From the beautiful beaches of Southern California, to the hills that follow, from the ocean to the vast Mojave desert, from lovely Sun Diego to beautiful San Francisco, from the wineries of Temecula to the wineries of Napa valley and those of Carmel- Monterey area ,

 from Highway # 101, to the highway # 1 and 5, From the great Yosemite to Sequoya national parks. From, Salinas Valley and Ocean grove- the land of John Steinbeck to Hollywood all Fantasy, reality, Desert and ocean- the great state of California

  

We have never had enough and yet it's time for us to move away east. And between here and there lies the vast country that we need to cross so …here we go. Gypsies on wills of a horse name Jeep.

But, "I'll be back!"

Happy Valentine's Day

I wanted to write about my failure in installing sparkling hearts into my Valentine's Day candles but all I can think of these days is the upcoming incredible change in our life.

I wanted to write about the my huge struggle with myself about my huge collection of books, most of them stored in boxes in the garage all alone in the dark, suffocating… no…no…no…with all due respect they are books not living creatures or are they?

But all I can think of is my incoming departure from Southern California…

                                                                 In a wintery day

                                                    and in spring and all year around

I wanted to write about how not a long time ago I heard from a very good friend of mine a story of how in a parking lot of the swimming pool in a Kibbutz in Israel she found boxes full of books near the recycling bin. She got very upset and…adopted them instead of letting them be recycled so she gave them some more years to live until the time would come when all her huge collection of books will suffer the same fate.

 So even within all this personal turmoil I managed somehow to create some Valentine's Day candles full of love and sparkling hearts combining in them some solution for the unwanted books.

And so, with Valentine's Day almost over...

we are almost ready to the big move from south west to sort of north east, and to the dream comes true of the great shore to shore, cross country road trip.

I began the countdown! 14 day to loading my Jeep with our most personal staff, Phibi, our old beloved dog and some provisions and…hit the road of 2400 miles to our to be new home in York Pennsylvania.

                                           Happy Valentine's Day to all!!!