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Poor Judy

 She has been waiting this whole trip, months, to get her left hand fixed.  Now it’s pretty much useless; there is no grip left at all.  She can use her right hand better and better since surgery a year ago, but almost every right hand action requires a left hand to hold something steady against the force (like opening a jar).  Not that I see this as a problem; it’s job security for me.  I reach, grab, and open everything she needs.  J We have an appointment to get her left hand taken care of, but guess what, her doctor and appointment are in Corpus Christi, which is in the middle of a long-lasting weather event!  If she can’t get her surgery right away, that will suck, but how bad can she afford to feel for being inconvenienced by the storm, when so many people have lost their homes already, with more damage to come?  Our trip back to Texas was all planned out, but now we’ll have to watch and wait; see what route is open, which roads are closed, and when she can reschedule her doctor’s appointment.  We’re at the Laramie KOA. 2017 Summer Trip Map It’s a big blue beautiful sky. 
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A $700,000,000 lottery payout

 To one winner.  That person’s life has been changed forever.  Hopefully in a positive way.  But what a terrible idea.  One person.  $700,000,000.  A million dollars could change one person, or family’s, life.  Why not 700 winners of a million dollars each? I’m such a communist.  A three-state day.  Idaho, Utah, and just into Wyoming.  We’re in high desert, but we’ve climbed up into the Rockies now, at 6,700 feet, and have finally gotten out of the forest fire smoke. 2017 Summer Trip Map 
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There’s a hurricane coming

 To the Texas Gulf Coast, but we’re not going to be there to see it (or to run from it).  Mustang Island, where we used to live at Gulf Waters RV Park, might get a direct hit.  Most of the island is 3 to 6 feet above sea level.  They’re expecting an 8 to 10 foot storm-surge.  Doesn’t sound good.  What would a barrier island that’s 6 feet above sea level look like in a 10 foot storm surge? Then it’s supposed to rain for days.  The entire island is under a mandatory evacuation order.  We’ll probably get a lot of rain at Sandpipers down in the Rio Grande Valley too, where we live now.  Flooding. We drove east to Twin Falls, ID today.  Finally getting less forest fire smoke than we’ve had for the last six weeks. 2017 Sumer Trip Map We’ll keep an eye on the storm from way-north, and hope for the best for everyone and everything in the path of this hurricane.  
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Honest!

 We were just heading out on a trip to Colorado and back! But the trip took on a life of its own and it ended up looking like this: 2017 Summer Trip Map We’ve gotten everything we needed from Beaver Coach Sales and Service.  Now we’re out on the next leg of this trip.  We drove to Burns, OR this afternoon.  This isn’t an elegant park we’re at, but they made a spot for us, and it’s nice to be here and on the road again. As we were waiting to get the new car all set up to tow, I got to thinking about how well the adaptive cruise control and lane sensing work on the Jeep.  How much longer will we need to mess with tow gear and instead be able to just tell the car to follow us and check the rearview camera every once in a while to make sure it hasn’t gotten lost in traffic? 
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All good things

 We’ve left our Crooked River Ranch spot and our kind hosts Rick and Sheri. And the Deschutes River. And Steelhead falls.  We’re back to the shop in Bend. The towcar was supposed to be finished today but this afternoon they discovered they needed one more part.  The part will come in tomorrow morning.