I am home for a while. I spent most of the day cleaning out my car and washing clothes.
I was on the road for 21 days or 7,477 miles. I made it to two family reunions, one in Sterling CO and one in Bremerton WA continued the next night in Allyn WA.
I visited 9 National Parks. I probably drove through in excess of 30 national forests. I think I crossed the Continental Divide about a dozen times.
I didn’t have any car trouble, although I think my battery is going dead. I will get that checked out tomorrow. No speeding tickets. (How about that Jeff?)
As I was driving back, I thougt about how Travels with Charley is, in the end, a book about race relations in America. While I am at home, I want to start writing about this.
Democratic Vistas 
Glad you made it home safe, George.
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By: Trent M. Kays on July 23, 2010
at 1:37 am
George,I am going to miss your blog—you could always write them from home. go plan your next trip and I will order ‘Travels with Charlie”, I have read it but don’t remember much.
Mae
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By: Mae Barkan on July 23, 2010
at 7:01 pm
I’ll do a little more traveling this fall, and I will be doing some posts while I am at home. Thanks for reading.
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By: George on July 23, 2010
at 10:22 pm
Hi, George-
Enjoyed all of your first-journey blog and look forward to its continuation with your next trip. We returned on Friday, so I am doing the laundry and cleaning rituals today, too. Our trip was very good with the exception of one harrowing medical emergency for John while on the course at the R&A at St. Andrews. The R&A field hospital and Scots physicians were superb, though, and they took care of him. Good to be home, isn’t it?
Cheers,
SWB
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By: Suzann on July 24, 2010
at 6:13 pm
Suzann,
Sorry to hear about John’s problems on vacation. Hope all is well now.
Geo
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By: George on July 24, 2010
at 7:08 pm
I enjoyed reading your blog, George–look forward to more. Travels with Charley is a favorite of mine, so I had fun imagining you on the journey. Thanks for trying to connect when you came through Oregon.
–Vicki
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By: Vicki Tolar Burton on July 29, 2010
at 3:04 am
Sorry I missed you. Hope all is well.
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By: George on August 4, 2010
at 3:41 pm