Missing the Mark?

Sometimes the problem with traveling is what you miss instead of what you stop to see.  While we were in San Diego we made the choices that are inevitable and picked the Zoo and the USS Midway for our main attractions.  What this meant was that we did not see Sea World or other things that would have been fun too.  In Phoenix we first read about and then heard about the Musical Instrument Museum.  Unfortunately we have not allowed time for it and feel a little time pressure that we try to avoid.

In the case of Phoenix we will pass through again during the next few years so we will include this place at some other time.  This has, however, caused me to ponder the rest of the trip as we go places we aren't likely to get back to for either a long time or perhaps never.  Our research is done on the fly, as it were, and it means our choices can be more problematic.  If we don't read enough or don't hear about an attraction it will simply be missed.  Sadly there is not a cure for this but overall it is a condition we will gladly live with to see as much as we can. 

The motor home has been a marvelous change from the travel trailer.  It is easier to set up and take down at each stop.  The systems work better and the ease of having the car (Posie the PT Cruiser) has freed us unbelievably.  We are now talking about getting bikes to achieve a better exercise regimen going.  Looking around I found some aluminum framed bikes and am now looking into different methods of carrying the bikes.  That should give us a more interesting way of seeing nearby things than riding along in the car or the motor home.  We won't miss much and will be taking pictures along the way!!