After 28 years with someone, I found myself alone. I decided to pick up the pieces and hit the road in a 21' Coachmen Starflyte with the best dog ever - Tucson. The Journey started back in October and hasn't always gone according to plan.  I originally planned on continuing the annablestrekntheusa.blogspot.com, but that would have involved contacting my ex and I wasn't going there - so this new blog is a work in progress.

I spent the first month traveling and visiting family and friends. I had been hired by Amazon to work the Christmas Season at their Campbellesville KY warehouse with a start date of November 4th. That was the money that would get me through the winter and I would look for a summer job.

I had the required drug test done in Florence, SC. I headed out towards KY and got a call from Amazon that I couldn't start as they hadn't received my test results. The lab was closed over the weekend so I called them Monday. It turns out they issued my client ID to another person as well and my results were sent under his name to another company. I was assured they would correct the mistake and send my results to Amazon ASAP. I called Amazon on Wednesday to confirm they got the results and was told that I was listed as a no show and could not work at Amazon this year.

Not good news, so I turned around and went to Myrtle Beach and pounded the pavement and landed a PT seasonal job at A.C. Moore. That paid for a spot at Myrtle Beach State Park for the month of December.

My reservation ended January 1st and I headed to parts unknown. I thought maybe a month at Hunting Island or Edisto State Park. I headed out of the Park and heard a not good noise. I pulled over into a parking lot by the Pier and checked under the hood. The belt was flapping and shredded. Long story short, I spent the night in the parking lot and was towed the next day. After a few hours and much deliberation it turned out to be the harmonic balancer which Ford no longer makes. An initial call by shop netted a "there are no more on the face of the planet" response.

Fortunately I had an old friend from High School in Florence and she came and picked me up saving me from spending the week in the repair shop parking lot. A week later and $650 poorer, I was back on the road. I was on my way to Hunting Island when I got a call from Jekyll Island Campground in Georgia. It was originally where I had planned on spending my birthday in December, but when Amazon fell through I cancelled as I couldn't afford it.  An offer to clean the bathhouses 4 days a week 5am to 9am in exchange for a full hookup site. I decided sitting still was cheaper than traveling and it was where I wanted to be in the first place. So here I am.