Day 1 of the big trip out west

We're heading towards Albuquerque and Convergence. I hoped to attend Complex Weavers too, but it had already filled up and I decided to hop off the wait list and just do more sightseeing in the area. Tonight we're camping at a KOA in Stanton, Missouri, near Meramac Caverns. It seems like a nice campground, but we're just here overnight and it's hot outside so I'm not bothering with any pictures.

We have a 2007 Itasca Sunrise motorhome. It's our big present to ourselves in our retirement. This is our biggest trip so far, so it's going to be a real test. We spent 3 months in Florida, and while we won't be gone that long we will be traveling more. After Convergence, we'll be going to Mesa Verde, Four Corners, the Grand Canyon, and a few other places. We'll head home through Colorado and stop to attend a Winnebago rally and visit my nephew Chris and his wife. This will also be our first time traveling through the mountains, so there's lots of "firsts".

For my fiber activities (other than attending Convergence), I brought yarn to knit a shawl and my mom's sweater. I'm bound and determined to get this sweater finished by winter and plan to get the sleeves unravelled during this trip so I can have Mom try it on to see how it fits. The shawl is a simple (well, they advertised it as simple) lace pattern and will be knit with baby alpaca yarn.

I think that's enough for an introduction to my trip. I hope to post an update every day or so.