South Dakota – Colorado – Nebraska
With the final decision on retirement made, it‘s time to take a trip. The original plan was to do all of Route 66 as soon as I retired, but things came up and my retirement came later in the year than we expected and traveling this late in the year with the convertible just made no sense. (Route 66 is going to have to wait until next year!).
We decided to head to Colorado to visit the kids but do it in a way we couldn’t do before. Going out, we plan to go through South Dakota and make it a six-day trip out. We’ll take seven days in Colorado, but that will include at least a three-day (including drive days) side excursion to the Colorado Springs region. Coming back, it’s a slow-paced trip, including a slow scenic drive through Nebraska to see what the state can offer. No reason to rush!
All in all, the Inaugural Retirement Trek will be a twenty-day trip (longer than any vacation we’ve been able to take while working) and a good way to break into the longer trips we want to take now that we’re retired.
Let the adventure begin!