September was a whirlwind.  We left Denver earlier than we anticipated for several reasons, one of which was to attend the Escapees RV Club annual event, Escapade, in Sedalia, Missouri.  We moved out of our house, moved into Island Girl, handled last minute errands, said good-byes to some friends and family, and I concluded my work at Morris Animal Foundation.  Meanwhile, we had to have some last minute (minor) repair work on Island Girl, and a week before leaving I started to feel some cold sensitivity in one of my molars.   A visit to the dentist determined that I needed a root canal, which I was able to get exactly one day before leaving Denver.

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