Update on Natale

For those reading, she's ok.  Looks like a bladder infection which potentially may have caused her fever.  They've given her fluids, but I guess are booting her from the hospital, so it's a cab ride back to the camp.  As such, this will probably set her back a little, so if anyone has the potential to send some money to help her out to get some groceries, that would be helpful!  The woman doesn't even have soup in the RV!  Yogurt, granola, and fruit when sick is not enough.  She needs to get stocked up more, so let's get her some help.  Hell if she was nearby, I'd go to the food bank and get her some food for the road.

Thank you to all for the support for my aunt.  She's a strong woman, but she needs to know there are those out there that love her, care about what happens to her, and want to encourage her to keep going :).

Updated Map

Now that Natale has posted some images, she's now officially on the map!  As she posts more in her travels, we'll get to zoom out on the map and see her overall journey.  But in the meantime, she's in the Oklahoma area, so if you'd like to see her, you best get a hold of her now!

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More to come soon, I'm sure!

Christina

Summer Plans - Get to Idaho!

The tentative path for this summer's excursion from Waldo, Arkansas to Cocolalla, Idaho:


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If you think Natale should veer off the planned course and take another route, post your ideas here!  This would include side trips to come visit you, or a place you think is a must see along the way.

Happy route planning :).

The Bucket List

Hello blog readers!  My name is Christina, and I'm Natale's niece.  I'll be helping document the travels and adventures of my awesome Aunt!  So, to start us off to know where she's going, we need her bucket list to find out what she wants to do.  So here it is:

1. Riding the rails (completed in 2011)
2. Meet as many as my Facebook and Wild Wolf Women friends as I can during my travels
3. Visit all the National Parks I can drive to (have only visited about an 1/8th of them so far)
4. Visit other countries, such as Scotland, Ireland and New Zealand
5. Explore the Amazon Rainforest (for at least a week)
6. See the Sphinx and Pyramids of Egypt
7. Visit all the diverse areas of Ecuador
8. See all the wildlife on the Galapagos
9. Safari in Africa. (Thanks to a friend, I was able to stay in South Africa and do a camping safari in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe)
10. Take a cruise around Alaska
11. Take a cruise around the Caribbean
12. Ride in a hot air balloon
13. Parasail
14. Cliff diving
15. Zip lining.
16. Learn to scuba dive (got certified in 2006)
17. Walk around lava flows in Hawaii
18. Storm Chasing with real storm chasers for at least a month
19. Ride in a gondola
20. Ride on a bullet train
21. Participate in a Renaissance Fair (would love to wear armor and a sword)
22. Go to a Steampunk convention decked out
23. Find a way to get over my inner ear issue and sea sickness to sail around the world
24. Drive the Autobahn in a fast car
25. Swim with sharks and dolphins. 
26. Month long white water rafting/camping trip. 
27. Experience weightlessness
28. Sleep in a castle
29. See the winter Olympics live
30. Own an island
31. Win the lottery so I can fulfill my bucket list

So here's to helping Natale fulfill her bucket list of dreams.  Let's make them a reality!