Slack Family Travel Blog - Summer 2018

Initial entry ~ June 21st, 2018

                We had so much fun last summer on our cross country trip, that we've decided to do a similar trip this summer, only up/down the West coast.  We plan to be gone approximately a month this year, and will drive through California and stay with friends in the Bay area, and then head up the coast eventually to Portland and then Seattle.  We plan to work our way back down going by Bend, Crater Lake, Chico, Sacramento, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, and then Lake Arrowhead before coming back home.  Not nearly as many states as we visited last summer, nor the miles we covered last summer too!  We are all looking forward to some cooler temps for a month though as its been heating up in AZ of late.

                Thank you to our friends Tim McGinty and The Malkemus's for taking care of Maori while we are gone.  While I again would love to bring Maori along, it adds a lot of difficulty to traveling. 

                Best, worst, funniest - Bish compiled a list of everyone's thought's on these three on most days that we traveled last summer.  Here are some highlights from these lists...

Best

·         McIlhenny Tabasco tour

·         Beignets and good food in Nawlins

·         Coke World

·         Catching fireflies at Jen's

·         Nick's Kitchen BPTs

·         Desserts from Cara/Blackberry Market

·         Gas station cheese curds

·         Dinner on the deck at Maynard's with Fahning and Malooly

·         Both girls - "Cleaning out the wort at Snake River Brewing with Keith the brewer!"

·         Abigail's (Darby friend from Odyssey that moved to SLC) response "A bit obsessed!"

Worst

·         Andy driving in rainstorm

·         Leaving Rehoboth Beach for probably the last time

·         Dad's speeding ticket in Indiana

Funniest

·         Danica shrieking in the Insectarium

·         "Dinner with Dad's friends!"  Gick and Becky

·         Presley's energy

·         Sowing grass seed on Max's grave

·         Listening to MHS/dad stories from Troy, Cara, and Tracey

·         Dad getting attacked by birds at camp site

·         Tent collapsing in wind storm

·         Seeing a mouse in the bathroom and chasing it around!

We are looking forward to our next family driving adventure, and feel fortunate that we can have this experience with the Slackettes!