The McAllistour continues!

We spent the second phase of the tour in York Beach, Maine vacationing with Jim & Gayle, Randi, Liam & Lily (and Dani the beagle-chihuahua mix). We got sunburned on the beach, chased bats out of the cottage, ate moose steaks, and played scrabble. We are slowly winding down the adventures and getting ready to return to our regularly scheduled lives as librarian and academic advisor.

At the start of the tour, 10 weeks seemed like a long time, and the distance seemed to grow as we looked at the maps ahead of us. Now, at the beginning of August and the time seems to have gone in a blink of an eye and the distance is just memories and numbers on the odometer. It feels like we were just at Sharon's dropping off Pepe, and now we are back at Sharon's picking her up for the ride home.

I have NO regrets about taking this time to discover some things about myself, my wife, my life, and my country. We have one week left, and I am sure the spirit of adventure will continue well beyond this trip into other parts of my life.