roadquill1

January 9, 2017

Hello dear Family and Friends,

This is just a quick test of the viability of connections that were in place over a year ago when I posted my last entry upon our return from Alaska, and to see if you are paying attention. We are, once again, getting restless!

It has been quite some time since Sandy and I embarked on a road adventure of any significance, but we are now getting ready for a trip that will take us south of the Equator for the first time in our lives! In 3 weeks, we leave for an extended visit to Australia and New Zealand, and will cap the trip off with a 10 day stay in the Cook Islands.

This adventure will involve visits with our dear friend Nicki Vance in Sydney, good friends in Eden, family members in the Gold Coast region, and a stay in New Zealand with a transplanted Nanaimoite who has been a part of Sandy’s social group for many years. Technically speaking, I guess, this isn’t a “road trip” in our traditional “Truck House” mode, but we do plan on vehicle renting and seeing these “bucket-list” countries via roadmaps and GPS! So, Truck House will get a rest until we return. We looked into renting camper vehicles, but costs seemed to be incredibly high, so we abandoned that plan.

We look forward to sharing this adventure with you all, and hope that you will “hang in” there with us.

Best wishes for all the best in 2017, and much love to all!

Tony (the Quill) and Sandy (the Quilter)