Readying for continuing the great adventure.

Well, life is finally back to normal for us. We have power, since last evening, and the food is back in the fridge instead of in the cooler in the boat. Thank goodness the boat was not damaged...it was our temporary home! Really happy that I was here with Frances. I was gone to much during my career...I wanted to be home. All in all...it was good.

Tomorrow I fly to South Dakota and pick up my bike. Assuming the kindness of the Mid-Country folks, my bike will be in fine shape and I will be on my way. East, east, east...keep on keeping on. I will visit my great friends Beth and Vern, Paul and Judy, and Karen in Milwaukee. That will be fabulous. Unfortunately, Beth, Vern and I were to go to the Brewers-Cardinals game tonight. But, they are there and I am missing the game...an awesome match up, though I expect the Brewers will kick butt...they are the hottest team in baseball right now.

The downside is that I won't get to see Paul and Linda in Canada. Great friends...we were to stay in their cottage in Northern Ontario, but schedules are not in sync now. But, that's ok...they are wonderful friends and we will see them soon.

Oh, Frances and I saw THE HELP tonight. It was a fabulous film, an amazing story based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett. Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Bryce Dallas Howard drove an incredible cast. I knew the south intimately from the 60's, and Mississippi remained frightening, threatening. I can't imagine the courage it took for individuals like Martin Luther King, Medgar Evars, Rosa Parks, John Young. The Civil Rights movement forever changed this country...I watched it change in my lifetime, I was part of the change. the line in the movie that stuck with me was "Sometimes courage skips a generation". I can't describe why right now...

The music for the film was a real mix of 60's and current contemporary tunes. But my favorite was sung by Mary J. Bilge: The Living Proof. Beautifully sung...great lyrics.

Well, I will catch up with all of you on the road.

More later.