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After a brief rest, we were situated in the middle of the bush surrounded by animals again. We could hear chomping from the impala and roaring of the lions in the early morning darkness. This was from our tent.

We jumped into the truck and headed out for a morning balloon ride. The air was cool and we all bundled up in jackets, hats and ponchos. We road in the open safari truck for about 40 minutes to the site where the pilots were setting up the balloons.

We were loaded in the basket and sat quietly as we listened to the burners fill the balloon with hot air. We could feel the heat as we sat waiting to take off. We tipped upright and then slowly dragged across the grass. The pilot continued to use the burners, and up we floated. It is such a peaceful feeling floating above the trees while watching animals and the landscape below.

We floated with the wind following two other balloons. The ride was smooth and peaceful. We floated for about an hour and then landed in the tall grass not far from the camp.

We sat down for the landing on padded benches inside the basket. We skidded quickly across the grass until we came to a stop. The landing was much smoother than anticipated.

Champagne is a tradition of hot air balloon pilots. We were offered a glass along with some breakfast snacks.

As we stood enjoying our morning libations, we were told the story of champagne and hot air ballooning.

The abridged story is two brothers from France built the first hot air balloon. They put animals in the first balloon. They showed their invention to King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. The flight went well and they decided to put a person in the basket. Again the flight was a success. Unfortunately, they landed in fields and the farmers were upset. Their crops were being destroyed. King Louis XVI thought if he took them a peace offering of champagne, they would not be so upset.

Upholding that tradition, hot air balloons celebrate with champagne upon landing.

We returned to camp and were ready for a nap. We spent the afternoon relaxing in our tent.

We skipped the evening drive. Our day was complete with a balloon ride and some relaxation.

We were gearing up for another day.

We were up again with the sun heading to Tanzania today. The camp we were heading to was only about 7 miles away, but the morning was spent flying. We flew from our camp to the border crossing to go through customs in Kenya. We then returned to the plane and flew to the border crossing in Tanzania. We boarded the plane a third time to fly to the Serengeti.

We arrived in the early afternoon in the Serengeti. It was much warmer than Kenya, but still quite nice. We all climbed into the truck and headed to Singita Sabora our last stop in the bush.

We were hoping to see a cheetah or a leopard. There is still lots of tall grass in the Serengeti, so we knew it would be a challenge as they like to hide in the tall grass to preserve ambush opportunities.

As we drove from the airport to the lodge, again we saw all kinds of animals. The ostrich, Thompson Gazelle and Red Hartebeest. The Hartebeest are the largest animal in the Antelope family.

We were having lunch at the main tent of the lodge, which looks out on the Serengeti. We could see zebras, elephants, and warthogs from our table. We were excited at the opportunity of seeing a leopard or cheetah.

Just before sitting down for lunch, we were in a part of the main tent that was a pantry of sorts. The guests could go in and choose snacks out of the fridge or out of jars on the counter. Right as we were walking in, there was a cat on the counter. We thought it might be a small cheetah. We all pulled our cameras to take a picture and missed it. The cat we saw was a Genet.

Not quite a cheetah, but an interesting cat with beautiful markings.

We ate our lunch and headed to our tents. The tents appeared to be brand new and beautiful. A designers dream!

This camp was the quintessential African Safari camp. Every detail was safari perfection.

We relaxed for the afternoon, and went for an evening drive. We found the short grass and came upon an area where water buffalo, wildebeest, impala, and gazelle all grazed together. As we sat there, two hyena were stocking the group. One of the hyenas was a pup. We watched as the wildebeest made a blockade and the momma hyena ran away. The pup stayed near the group and observed, but never made a move.

We moved along and headed back to camp. We ended the day relaxing in our tent, playing games. The tent was furnished with several different games, chess, backgammon, checkers etc.

The day was done and we were off to bed for an early morning wake up.

Thank you Anastasia’s Africa, you did it again. We are loving Singita and the people that make it happen.

We started out early on a game drive. It was still dark out. We were not sure what we were going to see. The animals seem to be plentiful in this area.

At first light, we saw hot air balloons flying in front of the rising sun.

The sun was up in no time and we were scanning the tall grass for animals. We looked ahead on the small dirt road, and there was a lion walking our way.

The lion looked distressed, and kept looking back. There were other lions, that we never saw, pushing him out of his territory. He was constantly agitated making noises as he walked along the road.

We are traveling with one of my life long friends and her family. Including Paulo our guide, there are 7 of us traveling together. We were all in one safari truck watching as the lion walked around the truck making noises and marking. He walked around the side and marked one of the kids. We all had videos cameras running, but only she had the event on her camera. Needless to say, we were all surprised, but no one more than our guides. They had never seen a lion mark a person. She wiped herself off, we all laughed, and we continued following the lion.

We had watched the lion for sometime, and everyone was ready for some breakfast. Our guide Stephen drove us to the river’s edge. He and our spotter Fred, set up a beautiful breakfast while we walked down to see the hippopotamus.

There were so many hippos, we just stared in amazement as they would bob up and down in the water.

We sat and enjoyed a full breakfast spread on the river. Fred and Stephen cooked fresh pancakes, eggs and bacon on the propane stove built into the side of the truck. The camp breakfast was delicious. Hard to believe that in the middle of the bush they can make such a gourmet meal.

After breakfast we drove along side the river’s edge looking for animals. We saw more crocodiles, birds, hippos and elephants.

We returned to the camp for an afternoon nap.

That evening we went for our last game drive in the Masai Mara. We saw a variety of animals, but watching the elephants drinking at the edge of a watering hole was the highlight. There was a baby elephant in the herd. Watching him learn to use his trunk was adorable.

We would sit and just take in the animals. Each time you watch them you notice something different.

We had a final sundowner in the Masai Mara. We sat and watched the fiery red sun dip beneath the Acacia trees.

We returned to camp and had our final dinner at Sala’s camp. The evening ended with a traditional Masai dance. The men chanting and jumping.

Thank you to Stephen, Fred and the team at Sala’s Camp. Fred we will be talking about your fried eggs for a long time.

We woke up this morning and had our last breakfast at Arijiju. We sat on the rooftop and were all so sad we were leaving.

Our guide, Paulo, reminded us we still had more to experience. We had not been disappointed with any of the places we had been. We were on the plane in no time, heading for the Masai Mara.

As we drove from the airport to the camp, we ran across female lions sleeping on the side of the road.

We were staying at Sala’s Camp on the Masai Mara (Mara meaning river). The Masai Mara is the river the wildebeest cross as they migrate back and forth a few times a year. This year the migration patterns have changed because there is so much grass. They have had two years of drought, and the lack of water killed many animals. This year rain has been plentiful and the migration is slow to happen.

We arrived at Sala’s in the early afternoon. We sat on the edge of the river eating lunch and enjoying the beauty around us. The grass was high across the river and the river was full of life. We saw a crocodile as we crossed the bridge that connected the camp. Hippopotamus also live in this part of the river.

“Necessity is the mother of invention” holds true today, and especially in the bush of Africa. The deck along the river was wiped out in the rains earlier in the year. The camp had two months to rebuild this deck. Not only had the river taken the deck, but the dirt below. This deck is built on sea containers filled with rocks and welded together. It is a pretty magnificent piece of engineering.

We spent the afternoon relaxing in our tent. The tents are built on the river’s edge with a small swimming pool at the very edge of the river. The tents are interesting because they are made of canvas, but have real wood floors and glass doors.

We went for an afternoon game drive. We sat and observed the animals as we came across the different species.

We love watching the elephants. They are such interesting giants. Although they seem like gentle giants, they are very protective, and can be very dangerous.

We had a young elephant pretend that he was going to charge us. Those of us on the side of the truck with the elephant were a bit nervous. The guides knew he was a young elephant just playing, but we were concerned.

We followed this beautiful beast as he moved from spot to spot. He was near a pride of lioness and their cubs.

As we did with the lion, we sat and watched the lion cubs interact with each other. After they played a bit, they were back at their mother’s side, and in this case on her back.

The Kenyans love their sundowners (drinks at sunset). After watching the cubs play for a while, we were headed for a sundowner. We headed up a hill and saw the other trucks from our camp.

We were greeted with snacks and cocktails, and the most fantastic chuck wagon.

We enjoyed the views from the hilltop, and chatted with some of the other guests from the camp. We had a nice conversation with the man who built the chuck wagon. He was so happy to share the story of the car. He opened the bonnet, and showed us the modern motor he installed.

We headed back to camp and to our tents.

It was another great day in the bush.

Thank you Anastasia Africa for putting us at the rivers edge and for another fantastic day!

The evening was spent reminiscing about the day, the helicopter ride, the views, and the elephants were all still on our minds. We enjoyed a late dinner and then off to bed for another early morning.

We woke up and suited up in chaps and helmets. We were heading to the local Borana barn for a horse back ride.

We headed to the barn, and on our way we stopped to check out two more black rhinos. We had searched for hours the day before, today we weren’t looking, and there they were.

Rich, our house host was guiding us on a ride through the Borana conservancy. We were not all experienced riders, so we were given a brief tutorial. We then headed out. We immediately came across three giraffe munching on the Acacia Trees.

We walked through the tall grass praying we did not see a lion or snakes. We road down into an area we had driven by the day before. There was a lake on one side of a land bridge and a green area full of Acacia trees, baboons, zebras and impala on the other side of the bridge.

We saw a Grevy Zebra in the same area. The Grevy Zebra are adorable, they have large floppy round ears. They are described as Micky ears. The Grevy are endangered because they keep cross breeding, and have lowered the numbers of purebreds.

As we road deeper into the area we saw two large owls sitting on a tree branch. As we neared the two owls, one flew off the branch spreading his large wing span. His wing span was close to 5 feet. He flew across the tundra to another tree. Riding through this area seemed a bit surreal. It was quintessential Kenya!

We road for about two hours and came across wildlife at every turn. Fortunately, we never saw a lion or snake. As we were nearing the end of the ride, we came up to the local airstrip. The airstrip was covered with Thompson Gazelle and Zebras. We finished our ride with hungry bellies. We were ready to head back to the house.

We were all pretty exhausted from the previous day’s excitement. It was our last day at Arijiju and we all wanted to stay and enjoy the house.

Our fearless leader and guide, Paulo convinced us we needed to go for one more game drive. We headed out in the early evening. We looked for more animals, again we saw the Rhinos.

They took us up a hill and when we arrived we saw the team from Arijiju. There was a camp fire set up in the rock of the mountain top. They had cushions and blankets to sit on. A hand wash station, a bar, and a table full of snacks were also sitting along side of the fire. Every detail was perfectly thought out.

We again were blown away by the experiences we were having. The people in Kenya are such happy and kind people. They have done everything to make sure we are enjoying ourselves.

We finished the evening with a beautiful dinner in the courtyard at the house. We were not ready to leave this special place, but the time had come.

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Thank you to Della, Amy, Rich and the entire team at Arijiju. None of us want to leave. You have made us feel so welcome, and made our time with you so memorable!

Again, we can’t thank Anastasia Africa enough for these over the top experiences. We are loving Kenya and its people!

We woke up early to go out and find the Rhinos. We had been so fortunate in all of our game drives to see so many animals, especially finding the lions in the tall grass (as it creates great hiding spots for them).

We headed out to the hills and again drove through the grass. We drove for almost 2 hours without seeing an animal. We thought our luck may have changed. We came through a clearing where the grass was low and shrubs were dotted along the landscape. There were two white rhinos.

We sat and took in the details of these prehistoric giants. The white rhinos have a flat wide mouth and high forehead. They are not called white for their color, but for the shape of their wide mouths. Somehow, over time wide was translated to white.

We moved on and continued to look for black rhinos. The black rhinos are more elusive and skittish. They are not comfortable with vehicles near them.

We had not gone far, as we came around a bend in the small dirt road we were on, two more rhinos appeared. We pulled out our binoculars to see what we found. The narrow mouths of these creatures let us know we had found the black rhinoceros.

The rhinos were not going to stick around for us. We were able to snap a few photos, and they moved along.

Before heading back to the house, we had a coffee break in the bush. Like our sundowner, our guide Ekai opened the back of the truck and prepared coffee and cookies.

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We headed back toward the house and enjoyed the animals, Mount Kenya, and the rolling hills.

We relaxed for a bit in the middle of the day, and then we were heading off to an elephant sanctuary.

We were picked up by helicopter, and flew toward Reteti. The helicopter ride was fantastic, we flew low as we looked at the animals, villages, and people below. The terrain was beautiful as we flew through different ecosystems, you could feel the change in the temperature. We flew through the Great Rift Valley. It is a valley that runs all the way from Lebanon through Kenya. The peaks are 10,000 feet and the valley floor is at 3000 feet in elevation.

We arrived at Reteti at feeding time. We lined up behind the staff as the young elephants came running in for their meal. We stood taking it all in as each elephant had their bottles. You could see where there baby tusks went up into their faces. The elephants were darling and a bit mischievous.

We had a short presentation about the food they give the elephants. They also explained how they reintegrate the elephants back into their natural habitat. The sanctuary has been there for seven years. They have been reintroducing about a dozen elephants back into the wild a few times a year.

We learned that the sanctuary not only brings jobs to the staff, but the local people. The sanctuary purchases the goat milk from local women. They are feeding anywhere between 30 and 40 elephants at a time. The elephants drink about 2.5 liters 8 times a day.

After our presentation we loaded back up into the helicopters and again enjoyed the sites below.

We again were surprised with a sundowner stop. This time we were literally on the top of a mountain. We had a 360 degrees view.

We were all overwhelmed by all we had experienced, it was surely a day that will not soon be forgotten.

We cannot thank Anastasia Africa enough for organizing the trip of a lifetime!!!

Thank you to the team at Arijiju! Every day was more magical than the one before.

Thank you to our pilots, Andrew and Harry from Ol Malo Heli. This was one of the most memorable day of our lives!!!

We started the day by saying goodbye to Angama, Amboselli. We enjoyed our last breakfast at the beautiful lodge, sitting on the deck watching animals in the reserve.

After a delicious meal, we were in the truck and on our way to the air strip. It is hilarious when you near the airstrip because there is a car there clearing the strip of all the animals. In no time we were on the plane and heading toward Borana.

Borana is another conservancy North East of the equator, and near Mount Kenya. We had no idea what we were in for. We are staying at a private home that is called Arijuju. The home is incredible, and it makes us want to just stay here. Fortunately, we have our trusted guide Paulo, a wildlife photographer and guide. Paulo convinces us we will not be disappointed going out on the game drive. Of course this is why we are here, so we are happy to go out.

Our drive this afternoon was through beautiful rolling green hills. The grass is waist high and can hide most anything. We drove off the road and into the tall grass scanning backing forth looking at the gazelle and zebra.

The zebra started scattering, and our local guide Ekai knew there was a lion around. We continued looking around the area. Out of the grass appeared this majestic beast.

After seeing this lion, we named the first lion we saw in Amboselli, Scar. Scar was battle warn and banged up.

Again, we were so close to him, yet he looked right through us. We couldn’t understand why he looked right through us. Paulo told us it was because they see the truck as one unit. He said if you stuck your arms out they would look at it differently.

As we sat watching the lion, another lion appeared. We all thought they were going to fight. We couldn’t believe there were two males in the same area.

We watched the one walk up to the other and greeted him playfully. They laid down together, and then took a nap.

Come to find out they are brothers. There are four brothers in the Borana area, and they all work together.

We watched them for a while and then moved on looking for a leopard. There was one spotted in the area earlier in the day, and we hoped we were going to find him.

After driving around the tall grass for a little while and no leopard spotting, we returned to the lions. We startled them and then were surprised ourselves.

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We finished the evening drive by having a “sun downer” (Kenya’s way of saying sunset cocktail). We were up on a hill over looking Borana. It was stunning. As the sun went down the sky was full of gold and blue stripes

Paulo did not disappoint. We had another fantastic day in the bush.

We were up before the crack of dawn to go find Craig. Craig is a famous super tusker elephant. He is one of the most friendly and famous elephants. He is known for his kind temperament and large tusks.

Craig is 53 years old, and has never encountered poachers. He is calm because of this and is friendly to people.

We were all hoping after the incredible lion siting yesterday that we would have the same luck finding Craig. Craig’s location is asked to be kept a secret. The locals do not want poachers finding him. They asked us to turn our location services off our phones in order to keep him safe.

We drove through heavy brush and large potholes. Come to find out the potholes were elephant tracks. The off roading was like nothing I could have imagined. We literally drove over bushes and through the thick vegetation.

As we were slowly making our way through the bush, we spotted a couple of elephants. They were smaller and their tusks were not full grown. We then saw Craig, his back was to us, but his size was immense. Although we could not see his face or tusks, the guides knew it was him. We made our way up to him, and he was majestic.

We followed him as he continuously ate his way through the bush. He was incredible!!!

We were so close to him we could touch him. He was never bothered by us even though we were right next to him for most of the morning.

After our morning with Craig our fantastic crew from Angama Amboselli set up breakfast for us in the bush.

They set up a little table with stools and we sat under an Acacia tree next to a dry river bed. The day was beautiful. The sky had scattered clouds with bright blue skies behind them. On either side of us there were giraffes and zebras.

The breakfast was served to us in little tins that included warm breakfast sandwiches, bacon, sausage and muesli. We had hot coffee and fresh fruit as well. It was perfect!!! We sat enjoying our breakfast and talking to our local guide John.

When breakfast was over, we loaded back into the truck and headed toward the game park we had flown over the day before.

As we drove through the park, we were looking for cheetahs, and as we were looking we would spot different birds. Who knew the birds would be as interesting as the animals.

There was one bird that we stopped and observed through our binoculars for quite sometime. He was a Secretary Bird. He is a black and white bird with a crown on his head of black feathers that stuck outwards. That was interesting, but what really had our attention were his legs. He had very long legs that looked like he was wearing black leggings and high heels. He walked in a very funny manner, and then started kicking his legs backwards. I think our lack of sleep made us a bit punch drunk, and we could not stop laughing as his legs kicked backwards and he progressed forward.

After our laugh attack, we moved on further into the park. The area was marshy and wet. There were animals everywhere. We saw hundreds of elephants, zebra, gazelle, baboons, wildebeests and flamingo. We saw Ugandan birds with bright yellow crowns, and a little bird with huge feet. He is called a Jesus walker because his feet allow him to walk on water. We continued along the watering hole, and came across a new animal to add to the list, we saw our first hippopotamus.

The hippos were in the water bobbing up and down. You would see their ears pop up and then their eyes. There were about 7 of them in this particular watering hole. After sitting there watching, we moved along. We then spotted another hippo outside of the water. He looked to be relatively young, and was a distance away. We could see him perfectly through our binoculars. Unfortunately, we could not get close enough for a photo.

When the hippopotamus are laying down they almost look dead. They are so still, and resemble something between a rock and Jaba the Hut from Star Wars. They are a giant blob with eyes and ears.

We had a discussion with our guides about hippos and their demeanor, he said they are never friendly, and in fact very aggressive. They are very territorial. The guide said that he and some other guides had mistaken one for dead. He said they quickly learned that was a mistake not to be made again. He said they had to run for their lives.

We continued driving, and in a different body of water we saw the most beautiful flamingos with white backs and bright hues of pink and coral. When they flew you could see the bright color under their wings and on their legs. They were long and graceful flying along the waters edge.

The day continued to amaze with the beauty of nature and the sights and sounds on the savanna. Not only did we see beautiful beasts, but the clouds broke and Kilimanjaro showed herself. We first saw her glacial peaks floating amongst the clouds. By the early afternoon her outline appeared. She is like Craig, massive!

Our day was long, but worth every second. We returned to Angama Amboselli, and enjoyed a very late lunch.

As day turned to evening, we sat near a fire pit and started hearing voices from afar. They were growing nearer, and it was a group of 10 young men. The men were Masai Warriors. They performed song and dance for us. After they completed their dance, they explained to us their culture. They left in a similar style to their entrance singing and celebrating.

We sat by the fire and star gazed. The dark night sky allowed us to see more stars than imaginable. The day ended with a traditional Kenyan meal of barbecue goat and local fare. We all relished over our time spent with Craig.

As I do with Great Race, I need to say thank you to Anastasia Africa and the team there that put this incredible trip together for us.

I also want to thank the team at Angama Amboselli. Your lodge and hospitality were over the top. The property, rooms, food and most importantly people were wonderful.

The Great Race has been an annual adventure throughout the United States over the past ten years. This year we are doubling down, and are vacationing in Africa before the rally.

We landed in Kenya on Monday, June 3rd. We were a little battle warn from two days of travel, but excited to be in Africa. As we drove through Nairobi toward Karin we drove along side the National Park. We were not on the road 10 minutes when we spotted our first glimpse of a giraffe snacking on the leaves of a tree. We continued on and the traffic was a bit heavy. It was 4:30pm, people were heading home. Along the roadside were people waiting for rides and walking toward their destinations. We were shocked to see baboons playing along that same section of road.

We arrived at Manzili House and were thrilled to be in Karin. Two years of planning and 20 hours on a plane, we were ready to get the adventure going. Manzili house was the perfect stop before going onto safari.

Tuesday morning we were all up early. Jet lag has our sleeping patterns off. We were back on a plane this time heading to Amboselli Reserve. Amboselli is in Eastern Kenya, and looks toward Mount Kilimanjaro. (Kilimanjaro was hidden by clouds when we arrived)

We will be on a small charter plane flying from lodge to lodge throughout our time in Kenya. This morning our pilot was able to fly low, so as we came into the reserve he showed us all kinds of animals including elephants, hippos, flamingos, wildebeest, and giraffes.

Flying over Amboselli reserve

We landed about 10 minutes later, and watched an ostrich go crazy as we were landing on a dirt airstrip.

Aside from the ostrich we saw warthogs, gazelle and wildebeest. We couldn’t believe we were already seeing so many animals.

We loaded up in the safari style Land Cruiser, and headed for the lodge. We must have stopped 10 times to look at giraffes, zebras, gazelle, more wildebeest, and more warthogs.

Giraffe on our way to Angama Amboselli

We weren’t even on our first game drive and we felt as if we had hit the jackpot. We hung around the lodge until late afternoon when we loaded back up in the truck. We were on our first game drive. We had not gone far when we spotted an elephant. The elephant was a ways away, but we were excited to see it. We saw more wildebeest, gazelle, and warthogs. The guide found the tracks of lions. We followed the tracks into the bush, and searched for a lion.

We couldn’t believe it, we found three! They were so tolerant of us. They sat and watched us, and then moved. We followed them around for a little over an hour.

We ended the day by going to a tower on the reserve to watch the sunset. We were lucky to have the resident elephant right there eating his dinner.

We could not have asked for a better day!

Tomorrow we are up early to find “Craig”, the super tusker elephant.

Spring is here, and rally season has started. The Great Race is not for another month and a half, but we just spent a long weekend in Michigan for The Great Race Spring Rally.

Thanks to the rally coordinators and sponsors Stahl’s International and The Great Race team, we were able to enjoy some of the beauty on the St. Clair River.

We wanted to give you the same small taste of what we were able to experience over the past three days as a warm up to The Great Race.

The event was held in Chesterfield, Michigan, and we started each day in the same spot. We rallied out in the farm land North East of Detroit.

We were up early Friday morning, and headed East toward the agricultural area. The trees are full of leaves, and many were full of bright pink and white flowers. We drove through an apple orchard where the trees were covered in white blossoms. We drove around the many lakes in the area, as well as between the fields. We are continually awed by the old barns and pretty farm houses.

We finished the day at the Packard Proving Grounds. It is a beautiful campus with Tudor style buildings and a tree lined drive that leads to what was a two mile track, banks and all. Today the Packard Proving Grounds are a non-profit organization to maintain the car’s history including a museum, event hall and part of the original track.

We rallied again on Saturday, much of it in the same area as Friday. We headed a little further North in the afternoon and drove around the Western edge of Lake Huron. The weather was perfect! We always seem to land in these areas on chamber of commerce kind of days.

We stopped for a quick lunch at the Wills St Clair Car Museum. Although not a successful car producer, its creator CH Wills worked for Ford, and invented Vanadium steel and other alloys that are still used today. He sold his shares of Ford stock for over $1.2 million in 1920, and started his company. He built and sold luxury cars in the early 20s and was out of business by 1926.

We finished the day at The Stahl’s Automotive Museum. Our second time at this museum, but we all took notice of the many more cars in the collection. We were here in 2018 for lunch, so the visit was a quick one.

Saturday night gave us the time to stroll around and enjoy the incredible car and pipe organ collection. The car collection included some great old fire trucks from the early 1900s to a Volkswagen Beetle made of decorative white wrought iron and everything in between.

1931 Cord “The Lost Cord” This was a recreation of a one off car.

We went to Michigan to have some real life practice before the Great Race. We feel fortunate to have had 3 days of driving, visiting with our rally friends, and a taste of some local nostalgia.

We appreciate you riding along with us, and hope you will follow along. We start our drive from Owensboro, Kentucky to Gardner, Maine June 21,2024.

Thank you to our sponsors McCollister’s Transportation for getting Jane to Michigan on time and in perfect condition.

We also want to thank our sponsors at Mustang Country. Jane’s new motor ran great, and we are pleased with her overall performance.

Lastly, thanks to everyone who helps keep our lives moving in our absence!