For reasons that have to do with fairly uncontrollable timing, I once again have a cluster of trips that I have to make close together. The late October trip is because I had to postpone the June trip because of the unexpected trip that I took in May. At any rate, I’ve got everything booked and most of the arrangements made as hubby will hold down the home front for two of the three trips.

It’s up to Maine next week with all day travel on Monday, a series of meetings on Tuesday, drive back to Portland late that afternoon and take a very early flight home on Wednesday. A slight break before a fast trip to Louisiana 2-5 October, then a fast weekend trip to the DC area 25-27 October, then the annual Thanksgiving trip to Georgia, but that is by vehicle. Aside from the fatigue of travel these days with the hassles and all that can go wrong, the quick flips become more tiring as you get older. On the other hand, they are all important, family-related trips and then that should be it until after the first of the year. We’ve decided not to do the November St Croix trip.

If I don’t get delayed on the Maine trip, I’ll be able to accomplish two important tasks (hopefully three) and see some dear friends in the compressed time. I have no idea when we might return to Maine after that, so it will be nice to make that happen. Despite the bother of air travel, I do also have to keep in mind that when covering these distances, flying is both easier and less expensive. Posting during my travels may be a bit intermittent, although I should mostly have internet access.

Oh, by the way, Damariscotta, the small town in Maine where I am going, is one of four towns that I used to create the fictional town of Wallington, Georgia for Small Town Lies and the novels in the Helen Crowder Adventure Series.