Wednesday, August 27, 2008

The Race Begins

The race between RV and Plane!
Who will win?


Thursday afternoon
1:34 pm
Daddy and Momma drive up with the RV they had
just purchased.


2:08 pm
We start loading up the RV.

11:56pm
Everything is loaded, the goodbye's are given,
and this is where the race begins.


Tis a race to see who will be the first one to New York.

Our first contestant:


The Pollock family:

Ben Pollock
Tina Pollock
Gabriel Pollock
Olivia Pollock
Ariana Pollock
Christiana Pollock
Thomas Pollock
Jonathan Pollock
Mary Pollock
James Pollock


Driving
Their new 1994 RV,
they have to drive 1,200 miles!
in 2 days!

Can they make it?



Our second contestant:
The stokes and Doolin family:


Cathy stokes
Jordan Stokes
Julia Doolin
Michael Doolin


Their plane takes off at
11:15am
Saturday


Going the same distance,
Will they make it in time to beat the death defying Pollock's?

Let the Race begin!!!



1:00am, Friday morning on the road.
The RV had a very comfortable Queen size bed in the back.

Gabriel had a hard days work in 105 degree weather
before we left, so about thirty minutes after we left the driveway,
Gabriel found his way to the bed!

He was so tired that he didn't even finish taking off his shoe's.
(poor Gabe)



We stopped the next morning at about 6:00am
and slept til 7:00am.

Good Morning Thomas
Good Morning Gabriel,
Did you sleep well?


What do you do for 20 hours in the RV?
Make faces at the drivers beside us!!



"How many semi's can we get to honk at us?"


This is fun!!!

What do you do when your on the road for 22 hours?

Make faces at the camera!


...and see how weird they can look!

wow girls, getting a little wwweird!


"no, not us! never!!"

What do we see in the distance.....

mountains, we're getting somewhere



We've made it to Virginia


"How much longer"?

~Smile~


"How much will this cost at 9 miles per gallon, going 1200 miles, one way?"



I think she's been in the RV too long!

comf0rtable?

Are we there yet?

No more Pictures of meeee!!


"New River Gorge"
West Virginia
(Looks like a good place to visit on the way home)




The view from on top of the bridge!

Fresh air!!


Liv's art!


Nice picture liv!

We made a few signs for all the other driver to see!

Smile James!



"Stretch Time"


If ONLY it was hunting season!!!


Daddy takes us to a restaurant, a REAL restaurant!!
She's going into shock and doesn't know what to do!?!?
Good morning!
Do I look like I just woke up?


Group 2
About to board the plane to try to beat Group 1.


Julia doing what she likes to do!



"Wow, Look! Golf carts in the airport!

What fun we could have with these:)


Smile


The lay-over in Atlanta.

Looking good for Group 1.

I don't want to see another security person again!



In the Air again, at last!

Buzz arrives to meet them(on a different plane).

So they both made it to New York.

But who will make it to the campground first?


..............................................................................................................................................................................

Guess where we are?

And guess who's NOT!!!

WE WON!!!! (by minutes)


Mamma and lil' Abigail Ruth!

renewing old friendships!

The next morning Liv made a grand breakfast!
Thanks Liv
Mmm Smells good!
Off to explore new and wonderful things at the campground

More pix coming soon.......
~Till next time~

Ariana
For the
Pollock Family