August Update

I thought it was time to post a short update.

There hasn't been much going on around here. We've been taking short rides. I have close to 5,000 miles on my bike. Most of them from riding with Jim between his trips to and from California where he works occasionally for his Dad. When he's not working for his Dad he works at Desert Valley Powersports in Prosser as a mechanic.

I've been looking for a job. I've sent out numerous resumes and gone to a couple of interviews. One of the main obstacles in this area is that I am not bilingual. Yesterday I signed up at a temp agency who thought they wouldn't have any problems finding me something. I passed all the clerical/data entry/math tests with flying colors. I may end up having to commute about 40 miles though.

We have been asked several times what our future plans are. The main reason we are here is because my Dad has Parkinson's. My parents own about 15 acres, counting a rental property and a piece they are holding a contract on. My Mom is having to take care of all of it because my Dad isn't able to do it anymore. She is in her mid seventies and needs hip surgery and my Dad is 80. We thought this would be a good time for us to help them out since we're not tied down to a fixed location.

It's been hard living here. It's not a pleasant place to live. The crime is high and it's not an area we would normally live near. One of our goals when we first took off was to find a place to live and we haven't found that place yet. We've found several we don't want to live in, and we have some ideas of places that we liked, but we aren't finished exploring yet. It's been difficult to settle back into a routine and having a fixed schedule.

We are looking forward to continuing our adventures when we are able to. In the meantime, we'll take short trips and keep plugging along so when we are able to hit the road we can go for several months again.