reedsabbatical

Here is to our Great Adventure

Exciting Adventures Ahead!

Camp has finished, and the last week has been finalized. Now, we are off to explore the beauty of the USA and Canada!

Join us as we travel through this sabbatical adventure, sharing our experiences and memories along the way! Stay tuned for updates and photos from our explorations!

Michael and Heather Reed live in Amarillo. Well we own a house in Amarillo. Heather is a Community Regional minister for the CCSW and Mike travels with her to make sure she knows where she is going and takes care of her, because otherwise she would be lost. Heather has been serving this region since 2018, with Mike retiring in 2021, and is taking a sabbatical now after serving full time since 2021. They have been planning their adventures forever and are excited to relax, rejuvenate and recharge for the future with the Christian Church in the Southwest.

As technology advances and so does my age, I have wanted to ride in an autonomous car. I didn’t know Heather’s and my first would be in a Jaguar! WAYMO cars in San Francisco, they are everywhere and blend in with a vast array of transportation options. Bikes, electric bikes, peddle cars, peddle rickshaws, electric rickshaws, scooters, sit-down and stand-up, Uber, Lyft, taxis, water taxis, boats, sailboats, yachts, dinghies, buses of all kinds, traditional street cable cars, trolleys, three-wheeled rentals, cycles, motorcycles, vans and cars, limousines of all types. The other autonomous vehicles are from Zoox and they are all over the Las Vegas Strip. We just haven’t seen rental-able unicycles or horses yet. Ohh, I did see where to buy a rubber chicken in Chinatown a robot dog standing and begging on Pier 39 and a guy dressed like a clown on his train-looking car blowing bubbles everywhere.

Robot Dog

We really enjoyed the driverless car and would definitely recommend it. We felt safer with it than with a real person driving. The safety features were outstanding. From people pulling out wildly in front of us seemingly testing the safety limits, our car handled the situation flawlessly. Can’t wait to book a cross-country trip and nap in the back as it takes us to our destination, arriving fully rested or perhaps after several winning rounds of Five Crowns!!!

WAYMO Autonomous Vehicle
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