There is "No Place like Home."

25 July 2012

     First after landing tried to find my journal. I had packed it in my small bag. I did not know that my youngest Justin had grabbed it. I forgot to mention that turning in the rental car was actually more 'eventful' then I would care to think about much.
     While we were "on the Road," we had stopped at a place where a group of Motorcycle riders had parked.
I remember thinking about the movie "Easy Rider," as I was looking at the Harley's.
     My husband had recently bought a used 1987 touring Honda motorcycle..but I won't allow him on it until he takes the state required course and test. He is wanting to practice in the rural countryside where we live outside Roseburg, in Dixonville.
     I admire his courage, being in 1981 he was hit by a drunk driver. He 'died' on the pavement, was brought back and died again in the ambulance. When he was brought back, she had severed his leg at the hip. A doctor did experimental surgery ( for that time period) and three years later, he was doing the Army PT run!
The driver skipped the state and was never found. 11 years and $61,000 dollars later....his medical bills were paid.
    A few years ago, ( in our GMC truck) we were hit by another drunk driver.....The truck is what saved us.
He had recently bought me a small 250 Honda, but I am not ready for That Adventure....if ever!
    Although, it seems romantic to be on a bike, traveling back country roads, and I can sense the feelings of freedom,  and the exhilaration that bike riders must feel!  The freedom of movement....!
     .I think for now....I feel safer in a car!

But, I digress.....When we turned in the Rental Car to Hertz, we discovered that someones bike had fallen over and scraped into the car at the level where the handles would have landed.
  I was freaked, as we had only used our own personal Car insurance coverage.  They were gracious and told us,'" it was not your fault, and unavoidable...we are sending it to our shop."

Other then That little oops....we found the rest of the return home...smooth going.

It was so good to pull up to our home and that night...sleep in my own bed!

>On this trip, I accomplished my Army business that could only be accomplished by traveling from OR to KY! By going there, I was able to get answers, make important contacts, and accomplish much.
My husband and I were given guidance in having our missing records corrected.
>I was able to show my husband and youngest son, sights that Ken and I had visited before..and see it almost new again, through my husbands and  younger sons eyes; as they were seeing things for the first time.
>And they were pointing out things, Ken and I had not noticed before.
>I was able to visit an Academic College, where English And History ( my two favorites) are Strong Departments of Study-
>And explore how the Eastern States approach views of higher learning for High School students...with some different approaches than we do on the West Coast.
>Walk where my ancestors walked.
>View for the first time and walk the grounds that played a part in the creation of our Independent country from 1776-1782.
>And feel and see the sights of where our countrymen fought brother against brother and neighbor against neighbor in the Civil War.
>And.....have interaction again with distant, Distant cousins - where all of us have a shared common history around the founding of Jamestown colony, ( Great GF "Sir Thomas Hinton), and the American Revolutionary War. ( Vachel Hinton PVT/Virginia Militia)