TransJourney Countdown: T Minus 58 Days

After wondering if we would ever make this documentary, in barely less than 2 months (58 days to be exact) we will finally begin our TransJourney to Seattle, WA from my home in Coventry, RI!  We haven't actually begun our trip yet; but it already seems like we've been on such a journey just to get this off the ground!

Fundraising efforts have occupied a lot of our time of late.  It's an evil but necessary task.  I am hopeful that we will have what we need when we depart on August 1st.  It's been an emotional roller coaster ride to get where we are now!

The good news is that we now have our route worked out.  We'll be heading out through Massachusetts toward the New York Thruway with our first stop in Toledo, OH.  Then off to Rockford, IL.  Depending upon the time, we may meet with some newly acquainted Rockford PFLAG members and spend the night there or drive on to Minnesota.  The next stop will be Bismarck, ND and then on to Bozeman, MT where, if time permits, we'll meet up with some Bozeman PFLAG members.  From Bozeman we'll make a bee-line to our rented house in Seattle, WA on August 5th.  There will be some long days driving, but with 3 drivers, it shouldn't be too bad.

Originally, we were going to go through South Dakota; but then I realized that we would be heading West the same time as bikers would be heading to the big rally in Sturgis, SD.  So, in order to avoid any possible traffic congestion on the highway, we decided to take the northern route through North Dakota.  It's supposed to take the exact amount of time.  On the way back, we'll go through South Dakota for a change of scenery.

The next step is to make hotel reservations in each of these locations.  I'll be looking into that later this week.