Sunday, May 9, 2010

The Final Countdown!

Hi Everyone!

We are finally in our last week of class! Finals are starting tomorrow, and we have a busy week ahead of us! John's got finals all week-but I'm done tomorrow...so that leaves it up to me to get everything ready! I don't mind though, organizing, planning, packing...my favorite things! The travel preparation and anticipation is almost as fun as the traveling itself!

I'm so excited to start this blog so that all of our loved one's can follow us during our adventure. It is so incredible that we are able to share our journey with you.

We leave on Friday, after John's last final. We will be heading to Keystone, SD first to see Mount Rushmore! It is about 990 miles (about 17 hours driving). A long jump, but between the two of us we will be fine! And don't worry parents-we have brand new tires, a good spare, extra oil, gas, windshield wiper fluid, you name it! We are prepared and will be safe!

We are SO excited to begin this adventure. We are planning to see a lot, and learn even more! We can't wait to keep everyone posted with how it's going!

Only 5 days until we are off!

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller
-J (x2)

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Jess -- thanks for sending me the link. What a great idea. I will follow your travel blog every day!

Andrew Yasso said...

Hey there is climbing in Rushmore. The guidebook is pretty old and cruddy, but if you look online you can find information. I just went and asked around and got on routes that looked possible. Also, driving through South Dakota is about the most boring thing you could ever do. Enjoy the Wall Drug signs.