last minute decisions.....

Again we have found ourselves making decisions, changing decisions, only to make more decisions. We have come across points in the rode, our journey that don't always fall into place as we thought it would. We know we are carrying more than we should be; for instance the can of refried beans we began the trip with in Bellingham and have not eaten yet, but at this point we figure we are holding onto them till we reach Sarasota. We have to at this point. We did get rid of about 15 pounds in Denver and again going through another load of warm clothing items we can leave here in Rushford. As our plans are ever changing we now now the warm fleece are no longer necessary. Tomorrow morning grandpa has work and we will be leaving Rushford biking to La Crosse, WI. We will stay the night at a campground and be in la Crosse until Sunday morning, where we will bike to Eau Claire, WI to visit grandpa & grandma Nelson. A couple days there and bike to Wisconsin rapids to visits Nicks grandma. From there we continue across Wisconsin to stop in Witomah, WI at Uncle Buzz and Aunt Donnas. And here is where the decisions were changing. We ran into some issues making out way out of Wisconsin to our original destination which was Kentucky. The next available sleeper car wasn't until September when Nick was scheduled back to work. Next option travel out by car, no vehicles large enough for our gear and no one wanting us to take a car to Kentucky. Okay what to do...keep checking around.... After thought and change in plans, it now looks like the traveling three will be heading down to the Big Easy.After we finish biking Wisconsin we are taking the train to Chicago an hour or so lay over and then a 19+ hour train ride from Chicago to New Orleans. We will be traveling alongside the gulf coast through Mississippi, Alabama, and arriving Sarasota, FL. To tell you the truth we couldn't be more excited about our decision to change the route and the way things have turned out so far. it seriously has been an adventure for the three of us...

Looks like someone is ready for the Big Easy