Getting Ready

This is the first post for the new blog, commissioned for the 10,000 mile trip to the Maritimes and the East Coast.  There will be three contributors, Joan, Raggamuffin (Raggie) and Boogerman (Boogs), who will dictate his thoughts to Joan or Raggie.  The 4th traveler, Himself wishes to maintain cyber anonymity.  No pictures of him, so no facial recognition trolling.
 Raggie and Boogs have been prodded, injected and in Boogs case, dilated.  Both vets have pronounce them good to go and there is an endless supply of Boogs' eye meds from Myra, his pharmacist.  They ask me why those pesky Canadians require them to have a health certificate when rarely does a traveling dog transmit illness.  They pointed out that runny nosed kids are far more likely to inflict damage, as are sneezing adults.  I have no answer.
Myra has also encouraged the packing of yarn for the trip so that I do not run of of things for busy little hands.  She advocated a spinning wheel but there is NO room.  Many books are loaded on the iPhone/iPad and others are in the camper.  The hand wringing process of packing clothes for 3 months and wide ranging weather possibilities has been accomplished with the help of some pressure bags.  Himself has endless tee shirts and after much encouragement, a collared shirt or two.
The new small pod coffee maker with it proprietary coffee is packed as is more food that can be imagined.  Somehow I can't believe that you can procure adequate nourishment in some of those far flung states and provinces.  Part of the commentary will be the local foodstuffs and tradition.  Also, fiber shops.  Included in the larder is the just canned pickled okra and beans (think Bloody Mary) as well as Pikes Market sausages and home canned sauerkraut, thanks to Myra.
Soon the house will be winterized and all vehicles and equipment remaining behind put to bed for the duration.  We are almost ready to go-the next blog will be "from the road."