Happy Easter!

5 April
Today I’m enjoying the wonders of both technology and warm Spring weather as I type this on the front porch swing at my parents’ home in Grove City, PA. It’s been a great Easter celebration with my family – the feasting has been nearly continuous from Saturday through to lunch today. We enjoyed celebrating Easter at the East Main Presbyterian Church in Grove City. I have to say that I was really glad to be able to just get up and go to an Easter service – it’s been a long time since I’ve been free to just show up, participate, and leave!
We enjoyed a special day this past Friday when we connected with some of our good friends from Aberdeen and had the chance to show them around Gettysburg a bit. These friends share a passion for history, and after being excellent hosts for us in Scotland, it was fun to get to show off a little bit of America’s history for once.
This week the MegaTransect begins in earnest. Tomorrow we will depart Pennsylvania and head for Miami Springs, Florida. On the way we have visits planned in Tennessee and North Carolina. I’m looking forward to giving our little Mazda a chance to stretch out a little. On our hop over to Gettysburg, there’s a winding stretch of mountain road that gave me a chance to have some fun. Impressively, the car still managed over 37 miles per gallon. My Dad and I fixed a couple of wheel studs earlier this week, and in the process learned more than we wanted to know about the brakes, so it was good to give everything a serious workout before the long drives ahead. Sweet!
A quick note for those following this blog – the next 4 weeks are almost entirely on the road, so I’m not sure how often I’ll update things. I intend to keep it fairly regular, about every other day, but we shall see.
Andrew