Peppy's Dream Moving Adventure Blog

Good news!  First thing this morning I got a call from Wayne, the driver of our moving truck, telling me our things were in San Diego.  He said everything was in great shape and he was going to bring it to the warehouse.  I then got a call from Dave, our rep at VBO Mayflower in San Diego, saying everything was great and our stuff was being warehoused.  What a load off our minds, knowing everything arrived.  We won’t know what condition it’s all in until we get there in a month, but at least it’s all there!  I have to tell you that, so far, Mayflower has been fantastic.  Dave in San Diego has been a pleasure to deal with, the guys they sent to pack and load us were just the greatest, and they estimated that our things would arrive on the 22nd -- and they did!  Isn't that amazing!  I will tell you when I finally see my things in San Diego whether or not I would recommend them, but so far -- so good!

We finally left New Paltz (even though my family was teasing that we were going to be living in their driveway permanently), and headed to Massachusetts.  We stopped for lunch in Springfield, Mass., because we had heard there was a giant doughnut somewhere since Springfield is the name of the town where the Simpsons live.  Eric is a huge Simpson's fan, so it sounded like fun.  We couldn’t find the doughnut (no one knew what we were talking about, so maybe it's an urban legend), but we did have a great lunch at Friendly’s.  I love Friendly’s, and have gone there with my friends, Loretta, Lauren and Lizzy in New Hyde Park, and also with my friend, Artie in Syosset.  There wasn’t one in Queens, so I didn’t frequent them before, but I love their food!!!

We got to the next campground, Sunsetview Farm in Monson, Mass., at about 4:00pm.  We dumped (interesting, I know), hooked up to water and electricity, and then took a nap.  Isn’t this the most interesting blog you’ve ever read? 

Tonight we spent about an hour on the computer, because we wanted to find a state park with great mountain biking in Maine and we did – Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal, Maine, which is right near the town of Freeport.  We will be heading there tomorrow, instead of Acadia, because Eric found out Acadia doesn’t have single-track, which is the most challenging ride.  He would be bored with double-track or carriage trails, which are more for beginners. 

It’s nice not to have a real itinerary, so we can change our plans anytime we like.