tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64020575177572016222024-03-14T05:18:38.889-04:00ROAMING FREE 2010Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.comBlogger900125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-29818733693111286822021-01-02T23:11:00.000-05:002021-01-02T23:11:05.002-05:00Good-Bye 2020! It's been quite a year!<p> 2020 started out as a monumental year for our little family . . . after spending the first couple months of winter in south Florida in the RV, Tom & I packed up a bunch of our stuff and moved it out of the motorhome and into the new house, putting the RV into a nearby storage lot. We were ready to start enjoying life in The Villages! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoRH-47vtM85FAhLi4i_eBvLFNJ7DYrsVue-6AsXJ05GJufXp1NGUzsg0nNiI7p8kePzX8n7i1hXNnNvoTwD-97QrVhAEWsHJbkIcvWKGHy_J1L6syVWYt3KBOdFUABev7LdUvhhCoY0/s4032/IMG_9495.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoRH-47vtM85FAhLi4i_eBvLFNJ7DYrsVue-6AsXJ05GJufXp1NGUzsg0nNiI7p8kePzX8n7i1hXNnNvoTwD-97QrVhAEWsHJbkIcvWKGHy_J1L6syVWYt3KBOdFUABev7LdUvhhCoY0/w240-h320/IMG_9495.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In January, we took a quick trip up to Virginia to help Nick pack up his camper and see him off on his first deployment. It was a cold and blustery night when we dropped him off at the pier, but he was excited -- after 5 years in the Navy, he was finally going to get to see the world! (At least we thought so at the time . . .)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUy7lDFdj-zvDVcVz-3niYADeSKZu399i94gdn_Si_jkYqoJoNuB0LsopRZ_p0GuEWrOowlkOuRTvGqR4GC5IIH-31QM0E9dVFajVZU1VwYNpDAMq8NsrOnFLZ9CUX5Fil2cU_tXGkuA/s3088/IMG_9347.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUy7lDFdj-zvDVcVz-3niYADeSKZu399i94gdn_Si_jkYqoJoNuB0LsopRZ_p0GuEWrOowlkOuRTvGqR4GC5IIH-31QM0E9dVFajVZU1VwYNpDAMq8NsrOnFLZ9CUX5Fil2cU_tXGkuA/w400-h300/IMG_9347.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bryce was thoroughly enjoying his senior year at Michigan State University, and looking forward to his graduate position in Athletic Training at the University of Florida, where he would also earn his Doctorate in Athletic Training. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qQ9dT-8vojsve26gJBh1FBlrb5PaSN7Pax1z586FumB1lh4JpW6TdwZFIOj7x00VBwwQ4lc7rN8rWcb0ITWtuJe9Yw97gTeOTT39v3UVCVHOa3MLEYBAVCsB-5biFNeYlIZ5J_p5aOc/s4032/IMG_9571.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qQ9dT-8vojsve26gJBh1FBlrb5PaSN7Pax1z586FumB1lh4JpW6TdwZFIOj7x00VBwwQ4lc7rN8rWcb0ITWtuJe9Yw97gTeOTT39v3UVCVHOa3MLEYBAVCsB-5biFNeYlIZ5J_p5aOc/w300-h400/IMG_9571.JPG" width="300" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>He came down for Spring Break to enjoy a little warm weather, and also to tour the campus and meet his new employers.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWgG5A_TZESmz_Z0TplGoq1p-tzucmzIro4QEi0t_6RrLAmsNTEFBwNsQZB0PpsCqzhzAWG1Y28htQ9peLb0jKfh3J9dYhxQc-ZdEVd3b7tiUgClKETjKDbPZNoUUW3gKbgIE068IhRg/s4032/IMG_9577.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWgG5A_TZESmz_Z0TplGoq1p-tzucmzIro4QEi0t_6RrLAmsNTEFBwNsQZB0PpsCqzhzAWG1Y28htQ9peLb0jKfh3J9dYhxQc-ZdEVd3b7tiUgClKETjKDbPZNoUUW3gKbgIE068IhRg/s320/IMG_9577.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zVYiSfu9d2LFLlWfzpIFcwMrS2i4Z8zD59P3i1rPB3gjZi_CX5Oi8-7ZE4itoH9XHsrVFa6S7hx5VR1ym8DMVFN-nsAGVi1LTbxGarHY_QupxQaWyWcXzzfqfaE4h9bDLPKbnDmugyE/s4032/IMG_9568.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zVYiSfu9d2LFLlWfzpIFcwMrS2i4Z8zD59P3i1rPB3gjZi_CX5Oi8-7ZE4itoH9XHsrVFa6S7hx5VR1ym8DMVFN-nsAGVi1LTbxGarHY_QupxQaWyWcXzzfqfaE4h9bDLPKbnDmugyE/w400-h300/IMG_9568.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>All was well in our world . . . .</p><p>Then it was mid-March . . . and you know what came next . . . COVID.</p><p>Bryce had just arrived back in East Lansing after Spring Break when all of his classes went online and all of his remaining clinical work was cancelled, as was MSU's graduation ceremony. He stayed in his apartment and made the most of the rest of the year with his friends, but it was a bummer of a way to end his college years.</p><p>The Navy declared that there would be no port calls for deployed ships, and the Ike was ordered to remain at sea indefinitely. After the initial disappointment, Nicolas settled into a routine and made the best of the situation. They still managed to have some unique experiences, and see some amazing sights, even if only from a distance.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7nLPvxOhH76JUmb5vqaT_Eyg1n63Ywo6saMYg4eQs5H-t-U-gXiE1I5tSgTeNutEif5yz0uPhFAlmclOQfhCYXP16HdbDeAvQkM9QvEfbnpvhy-L2fu1-ekjYVwE7KTjxYhzafYRab8/s960/IMG_9612.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7nLPvxOhH76JUmb5vqaT_Eyg1n63Ywo6saMYg4eQs5H-t-U-gXiE1I5tSgTeNutEif5yz0uPhFAlmclOQfhCYXP16HdbDeAvQkM9QvEfbnpvhy-L2fu1-ekjYVwE7KTjxYhzafYRab8/w400-h266/IMG_9612.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fRfBDGbN0t9EoFlDMPH3ds1kv7fNiQyhhfT0yLJJGZiMM3WKTCWT9V1TqNpo6gsBPqiZZJY9EeUC9Uto2aywLB97r-cOoq4BOco547BfpxD2QyuCBTCQTjkdfP9gVBUHMMh38Z8iT4M/s2048/IMG_9654.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fRfBDGbN0t9EoFlDMPH3ds1kv7fNiQyhhfT0yLJJGZiMM3WKTCWT9V1TqNpo6gsBPqiZZJY9EeUC9Uto2aywLB97r-cOoq4BOco547BfpxD2QyuCBTCQTjkdfP9gVBUHMMh38Z8iT4M/w400-h300/IMG_9654.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5Fx0wm_OsoRSvUHSJhNqNhtvKMUizQ4k8yVQpU8NYp-ajhUOc7Jm2ffwXRqgqgh6LHl-6WZEji8NjT5AFRKGiEmaP_1_lij01JmCkMicYyINXhr0feV0Ryqhhj9AaQlvBNenjRSdK7A/s1974/IMG_9760.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="1974" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5Fx0wm_OsoRSvUHSJhNqNhtvKMUizQ4k8yVQpU8NYp-ajhUOc7Jm2ffwXRqgqgh6LHl-6WZEji8NjT5AFRKGiEmaP_1_lij01JmCkMicYyINXhr0feV0Ryqhhj9AaQlvBNenjRSdK7A/w400-h266/IMG_9760.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>On the positive side, since they had left their homeport in January and not stopped anywhere, their ship was completely Covid-free, so they had none of the restrictions that the rest of us were living with . . . no masks, no social distancing, and all facilities on the ship were open.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Down here in Florida, we had plenty to keep us busy . . . we accomplished lots of home improvement projects, I made my first king-sized quilt for our new bedroom and refinished lots of furniture, and we started the decorating phase. Facilities around The Villages shut down, but we were still able to walk and bike, play golf, and hang out with our close neighbors.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXv-FawgbrR7sx3KCl_v1s8l3I40SgenZcxqOCKY6x7LKUo8q7_tV8YUfqBH_xQ4an_8u-EsPo3VjHx_zTRXGtq3VmjCq4qoKUGhyOPR3QHUXIcxPTupTPUkdjZ1gX3g5bomNej_KbrQ/s4032/IMG_9731.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXv-FawgbrR7sx3KCl_v1s8l3I40SgenZcxqOCKY6x7LKUo8q7_tV8YUfqBH_xQ4an_8u-EsPo3VjHx_zTRXGtq3VmjCq4qoKUGhyOPR3QHUXIcxPTupTPUkdjZ1gX3g5bomNej_KbrQ/w400-h300/IMG_9731.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QrxWa_hkviwX0nebHUHLzCHpp4ESXW4HCaQZhLesKMGMYE1wOxaHWoXrMItvyOo7_zirW_ryEOn2YDrkLoRt55SGWieTpQLMPdyTeNse0RYs_kJ4Mdp-oJu2h0erg-zjqQnYccp61So/s4032/IMG_9960.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QrxWa_hkviwX0nebHUHLzCHpp4ESXW4HCaQZhLesKMGMYE1wOxaHWoXrMItvyOo7_zirW_ryEOn2YDrkLoRt55SGWieTpQLMPdyTeNse0RYs_kJ4Mdp-oJu2h0erg-zjqQnYccp61So/w400-h300/IMG_9960.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqPZbwGD8Yb1ozXLNfZM2Nsb36TgJMPr_S9ypvHvIdGQpf8-yadRrzKS1TgR1ko7W9LKtOr3srL90PRp8jtgeqTW8-MKMd3mS4T9T1C_qVDUs9BM3ZI4Wh1tbrqBwku5eCv4DKU8_0uI/s3088/IMG_0105.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqPZbwGD8Yb1ozXLNfZM2Nsb36TgJMPr_S9ypvHvIdGQpf8-yadRrzKS1TgR1ko7W9LKtOr3srL90PRp8jtgeqTW8-MKMd3mS4T9T1C_qVDUs9BM3ZI4Wh1tbrqBwku5eCv4DKU8_0uI/w400-h300/IMG_0105.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjaeBAvRj9pjU_5I_5BBzJ71GOAUdLCXxvalaHM6krTGCckFlbsLZ2bWSZUtgWGScICpTw6ZeJPekc7E42JjHaH87F87-3sFO9TNuS3aADA8R2A8e28mUY5RJKuzgZnl5kmAUrhT3LbA/s4032/IMG_0027.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjaeBAvRj9pjU_5I_5BBzJ71GOAUdLCXxvalaHM6krTGCckFlbsLZ2bWSZUtgWGScICpTw6ZeJPekc7E42JjHaH87F87-3sFO9TNuS3aADA8R2A8e28mUY5RJKuzgZnl5kmAUrhT3LbA/w400-h300/IMG_0027.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In early spring we fully embraced the Villages lifestyle and purchased our very first golf car -- a little birthday present to ourselves!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgqHUFY-AzBqJdElz66C4mRS8gEIpo83dvvkArYSUZU-sQEsGi2vH_y4f-ows4iKeszsBOfN1ttHIrk5SGJIuFTlGpTdZlpDUgU0mla3iXAXB32oicPwYsmwLO4NntAFA4MZkHWPB7yI/s4032/IMG_0125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgqHUFY-AzBqJdElz66C4mRS8gEIpo83dvvkArYSUZU-sQEsGi2vH_y4f-ows4iKeszsBOfN1ttHIrk5SGJIuFTlGpTdZlpDUgU0mla3iXAXB32oicPwYsmwLO4NntAFA4MZkHWPB7yI/w400-h300/IMG_0125.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>We also said good-bye to our Monaco Dynasty -- it was a great home on wheels for the last 4-1/2 years, and we will miss travelling in the comfort of a big diesel pusher, but we'd much rather see it put to good use with new owners than have it sit in a storage lot for most of the year. The new owners have great plans in the works, and I'm sure they will also enjoy several years of adventures!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenoozdOgBMpw5owH1EAc2Yl-D3MZrSIBDOpmPWvHSg_xZD1amkZjm1KgzMTyc3chzw8wFLBWirVPWzfv8V3ROr7UkOufPusirMcwSCde6rXZ0Tme7ctNBJnz_ejcWSiZh_Ae2jma7pUQ/s3088/IMG_0159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenoozdOgBMpw5owH1EAc2Yl-D3MZrSIBDOpmPWvHSg_xZD1amkZjm1KgzMTyc3chzw8wFLBWirVPWzfv8V3ROr7UkOufPusirMcwSCde6rXZ0Tme7ctNBJnz_ejcWSiZh_Ae2jma7pUQ/w400-h300/IMG_0159.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the motorhome gone, most states still under lockdown orders, and no graduation ceremony planned at MSU, we shortened our planned trip to Michigan in May, and just went up there for a week to get Bryce's apartment packed up, get some graduation pictures, and have a quick visit with the family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnvtcEKhJWRnXFSiTwznvWfPPBW9yfAY7MVIR-HONV54rz7D1VUGoLPHOvRj6-Bf3B5CBBlyqJC2G5-ZX24HkXdo9xr4SMiLUIf5LrWjGjCepXtGLJ1wtFHJFGsKW3uHkjD4ISjJzrH0/s4032/IMG_0194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnvtcEKhJWRnXFSiTwznvWfPPBW9yfAY7MVIR-HONV54rz7D1VUGoLPHOvRj6-Bf3B5CBBlyqJC2G5-ZX24HkXdo9xr4SMiLUIf5LrWjGjCepXtGLJ1wtFHJFGsKW3uHkjD4ISjJzrH0/w400-h300/IMG_0194.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZHlKyg399kwGLa-dlYgoYcLZ8O4yaefT3wBqh7K7reaSiqmvcdWn2tkQA_dd7FlqE-vajbsupl-HPjz6ZHXsSNG2FbmKmoYq0KXUj0LeyLtqiHIxb9z2eVK4EB3B6Rk9xW8EEB7sDA8/w266-h400/DSC_0040.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bryce loved being a Spartan, and it was unfortunate that his college years had to end this way, but the important thing is that he got an great education and some excellent practical experience, and left there as a Certified Athletic Trainer, with a very bright future ahead of him! We're very proud of all he accomplished!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We returned to The Villages, and Bryce followed us a few weeks later, and we all experienced our first Florida summer -- it was hot, but not as bad as we thought it would be. We still managed to get in bike rides and golf -- just later in the day -- and we had some spectacular sunsets!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirserjw7FR0MPr-O90toDDJ7A80rgkPtJg-YbghC1BC6IsjlxneX4lR4FZPjbS_EQ1HKV036M8iOcSvSDuD3eoKXQdDXOKRC89MOmu-0pQ_ZjyRVfs9NWk3YfmUHnHBcPwYyREGKAx5jg/s4032/IMG_1080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirserjw7FR0MPr-O90toDDJ7A80rgkPtJg-YbghC1BC6IsjlxneX4lR4FZPjbS_EQ1HKV036M8iOcSvSDuD3eoKXQdDXOKRC89MOmu-0pQ_ZjyRVfs9NWk3YfmUHnHBcPwYyREGKAx5jg/w400-h300/IMG_1080.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Later in the summer, it was finally time for the Ike to return to her homeport, so we made the trip back to Virginia to welcome our favorite Sailor!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg481vHr8QO0CVG2WPHqLooH4ZtSyh7ckG5S4wtSZMdlDnnHCQStg-JrR1qXuCCZB3HxXeZq2gKwk4TZlT3ZRz8fhyphenhyphenpR5G8hMpM7q0HnV1lvScDU4Nb6mP1n0PnEyyekfNaal3_SECopgI/s3634/IMG_0946.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2724" data-original-width="3634" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg481vHr8QO0CVG2WPHqLooH4ZtSyh7ckG5S4wtSZMdlDnnHCQStg-JrR1qXuCCZB3HxXeZq2gKwk4TZlT3ZRz8fhyphenhyphenpR5G8hMpM7q0HnV1lvScDU4Nb6mP1n0PnEyyekfNaal3_SECopgI/w400-h300/IMG_0946.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With COVID restrictions still in place, we were not able to be at the pier when the ship pulled in, but we gathered with a bunch of other proud families at Fort Monroe to watch as she sailed by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtH_wHlOeBx6-fok9fjOPOR4zBV28ay_nncnZ9MeOwhvVnKhlzBC03mR61o-uA9pEfv8j6-nwCwJ1E6iswG_nBBnbVGv4bhAb8nEiZsQlIN2WRO-s5Jor82iMWC5mp9NvuLvrgLMPkEZQ/s3455/20200809_093516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2415" data-original-width="3455" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtH_wHlOeBx6-fok9fjOPOR4zBV28ay_nncnZ9MeOwhvVnKhlzBC03mR61o-uA9pEfv8j6-nwCwJ1E6iswG_nBBnbVGv4bhAb8nEiZsQlIN2WRO-s5Jor82iMWC5mp9NvuLvrgLMPkEZQ/w400-h280/20200809_093516.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">206 days . . . that's how long they were at sea, without ever touching land . . . I can't even imagine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWJVLrsZSp_Mwq6FnwF3lwNNsN-XGuDd_rcQhPLsLiGIEV6cXcHJcSrXkZpTPNHYqGQ9x2SmBNyLqldEFGSWbtLEFOovjkDfEsHxtzpO0kcMvjb745V989sthRCN8E4It_i3Rc7xMwXs/s2048/IMG_0852.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWJVLrsZSp_Mwq6FnwF3lwNNsN-XGuDd_rcQhPLsLiGIEV6cXcHJcSrXkZpTPNHYqGQ9x2SmBNyLqldEFGSWbtLEFOovjkDfEsHxtzpO0kcMvjb745V989sthRCN8E4It_i3Rc7xMwXs/w400-h266/IMG_0852.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We couldn't see the ship up close this time, but I got a few pictures from the ship's Facebook page, and Nicolas got a photo from the Media Department as he manned the rails with the Michigan flag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJtr8yZmpxwQXA6SZAYD12hA1suSn4vZ-bgrH2pqmwvIP1tEOIKIAGDrpSdu0IfWsPiojE30dqHb-p_FDr5snGHopO0545IApIJSgl-iuQbfOXhByw4hmAlRUP_bn_l5XWwUUqkZdpMw/s1727/IMG_0951.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="1727" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJtr8yZmpxwQXA6SZAYD12hA1suSn4vZ-bgrH2pqmwvIP1tEOIKIAGDrpSdu0IfWsPiojE30dqHb-p_FDr5snGHopO0545IApIJSgl-iuQbfOXhByw4hmAlRUP_bn_l5XWwUUqkZdpMw/w400-h268/IMG_0951.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt_bNJxn-VUmYtZlCn8npinQibu5qugLKXLdwvjVPykbVXVV15U95wZ2cdpgZhkjEORfC7fWq5WAp4KYtOnLqaexLtAsOZzDBIbhF0qB8BUhmw91M885xuJNrwtyoFgT_bOHYFmuUWD0/s719/IMG_0948.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="719" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt_bNJxn-VUmYtZlCn8npinQibu5qugLKXLdwvjVPykbVXVV15U95wZ2cdpgZhkjEORfC7fWq5WAp4KYtOnLqaexLtAsOZzDBIbhF0qB8BUhmw91M885xuJNrwtyoFgT_bOHYFmuUWD0/w400-h268/IMG_0948.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNe3SRbRD2IXcc2qiPTyVDtI3hJUCkbdH7z9KRrTq3rul-cp048WnKWZXq2HFHB5YgI4Uz3hRRYHiDDEiE4bIfa5DxDVKxVI_tfWiY5m24dH3aoCdEfsfcOgD-Aksh-zlSOZ51-xsK-M/s1920/200809-N-YZ751-0427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="1920" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNe3SRbRD2IXcc2qiPTyVDtI3hJUCkbdH7z9KRrTq3rul-cp048WnKWZXq2HFHB5YgI4Uz3hRRYHiDDEiE4bIfa5DxDVKxVI_tfWiY5m24dH3aoCdEfsfcOgD-Aksh-zlSOZ51-xsK-M/w400-h266/200809-N-YZ751-0427.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We spent a few days getting him set back up in his camper, and then we had to get back to Florida, as we had a new family member moving to the Sunshine State!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tom's Dad had grown weary of Michigan winters and decided to buy a small villa in the same Village as us. We had handled the closing with him remotely earlier in the summer, and Tom found somebody selling an entire villa of furniture/decorations/essentials -- so it was all set up and ready for him to move in! After returning from Virginia, Tom flew up to Michigan and drove him back in his car, with his personal belongings loaded in the trunk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He's settled in quite nicely, and is really enjoying his new home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cb11bOXDUprVyXWQjNFOn1lxxEbs2BAH3tAZNDCFFx7QmyW0DpZjWmVRWe8IZDP9GfBCs_m6ANDfgXl8LljRmPhW11RKs8x7MGaBty0HK04mN8XxU9zNcioq6oB4Y9iFKQjndB4TeXs/s4032/IMG_1144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cb11bOXDUprVyXWQjNFOn1lxxEbs2BAH3tAZNDCFFx7QmyW0DpZjWmVRWe8IZDP9GfBCs_m6ANDfgXl8LljRmPhW11RKs8x7MGaBty0HK04mN8XxU9zNcioq6oB4Y9iFKQjndB4TeXs/w400-h300/IMG_1144.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also continued our decorating projects, and replaced the Jeep with a new Lincoln!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRVcXLoymVYDvwsxmxcvd1Lpo-CMMqvWY5AVQd3QAiFAF5rehc7j_y_S9vpawKHFM4RGMV7rfi6FyInG9ue83DOUaW2rYQqx1PUNR2qxNr-4pW6jzxmfdI_fWI95bcP2qxfCMA5CDBL4/s4032/IMG_0082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRVcXLoymVYDvwsxmxcvd1Lpo-CMMqvWY5AVQd3QAiFAF5rehc7j_y_S9vpawKHFM4RGMV7rfi6FyInG9ue83DOUaW2rYQqx1PUNR2qxNr-4pW6jzxmfdI_fWI95bcP2qxfCMA5CDBL4/w400-h300/IMG_0082.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHfA3MBWDVXCNzm9ppMgRgR2pQAAb5N_wDljxiZ4AWnGyn49YVIOrkjlZq7vgsRChZGxzJ7YkOa6I2QtpExzOsDCsJZCiXIkbuRflIoZ3sud4OFAhP1PZbc8YsTv4JnpZ1EaRMppq2nU/s4032/IMG_1558.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHfA3MBWDVXCNzm9ppMgRgR2pQAAb5N_wDljxiZ4AWnGyn49YVIOrkjlZq7vgsRChZGxzJ7YkOa6I2QtpExzOsDCsJZCiXIkbuRflIoZ3sud4OFAhP1PZbc8YsTv4JnpZ1EaRMppq2nU/w400-h300/IMG_1558.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyhxYKBhvIA7QMnkGO2keEIpzs0DCLpgOxjccaElna-S994S2Fd-FYfbq2I8Kigt3wwsCZg31Z024fas0lS9QQa8bPDsT3aWTPDezv8P0YTw3mFyFWRmUnI7P4VH9donHONNkyAlDSAg/s4032/IMG_1106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyhxYKBhvIA7QMnkGO2keEIpzs0DCLpgOxjccaElna-S994S2Fd-FYfbq2I8Kigt3wwsCZg31Z024fas0lS9QQa8bPDsT3aWTPDezv8P0YTw3mFyFWRmUnI7P4VH9donHONNkyAlDSAg/w300-h400/IMG_1106.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAy_gPWiBFezKFoZe6QmKqgOmnIsVnvIzm5V4UOdOmrZT02HvQPYJ-JdEnefxze70jk5J6-LcDivNwxLzg8uIC7ZJ-ou1NVzpiy7zQTWKjGexqfJvg4_0KMYnmK3u2ESs5IkKQDoOqzQ/s4000/20200830_162127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAy_gPWiBFezKFoZe6QmKqgOmnIsVnvIzm5V4UOdOmrZT02HvQPYJ-JdEnefxze70jk5J6-LcDivNwxLzg8uIC7ZJ-ou1NVzpiy7zQTWKjGexqfJvg4_0KMYnmK3u2ESs5IkKQDoOqzQ/w300-h400/20200830_162127.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had also been shopping for an RV to replace the Dynasty, probably a Class C, but hadn't located one yet (they really became a hot commodity during Covid!), and we had rally coming up in the fall in North Carolina, so we needed to figure something out. I knew that Howard & Linda (RV_Dreams) had toyed with the idea of renting their motorhome, so we contacted them out and worked out a deal that worked to both of our benefits. 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Tom decided he wanted to give softball a try, I joined the Quilt Guild, we joined a bowling league with Howard & Linda, and Bryce gave us golf tips whenever he came down for a visit (Grandpa, too!)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0WWuoQLEZHhcVLm3k9t1pFDg9fZ1oFzIE108YyLSNtZi-1v7nDasY-m2Eu82LMrhTahV-1A_3vsRMqdqs-k38HWtZhMhZmNAO9S4buEyiz6Urh6BL0Sou5Yqfqa_0cFVaQYvKoO-Gtk/s4032/IMG_1753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0WWuoQLEZHhcVLm3k9t1pFDg9fZ1oFzIE108YyLSNtZi-1v7nDasY-m2Eu82LMrhTahV-1A_3vsRMqdqs-k38HWtZhMhZmNAO9S4buEyiz6Urh6BL0Sou5Yqfqa_0cFVaQYvKoO-Gtk/w300-h400/IMG_1753.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We went with our traditional frasier fir -- these were brought in from North Carolina.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don't have a lot of Christmas decorations anymore . . . didn't keep much in the motorhome . . . but I'll gradually add more over the years, I'm sure!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_Ht6wOTEFi4McVVwN7CYcYE1MY1xfX-eF3qCOpH1Lbf-EOoJXCWRwfhQZgfRCnFfpkkl-Bjcg_4EsJwiM2Mx3Z1JfAmuZy4ycAzIJZgMKFFf3fEtE73Gku5Ya7RY0wWv89oM7HRTzPI/s4032/IMG_1801.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_Ht6wOTEFi4McVVwN7CYcYE1MY1xfX-eF3qCOpH1Lbf-EOoJXCWRwfhQZgfRCnFfpkkl-Bjcg_4EsJwiM2Mx3Z1JfAmuZy4ycAzIJZgMKFFf3fEtE73Gku5Ya7RY0wWv89oM7HRTzPI/w300-h400/IMG_1801.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqlZwuoR1_pTGNY2kjhnYEhIfE980wqGh4rXAnnpG6-N0R8UU6Zd14wzWCihFQ4DnoR7lsJ1FF8F_Rvo-c8bmdnxPQYdhtnxuKrP6D50DbBwDDikiKv1_nqO-lwsY_9NbxRy3a5IZJyM/s4032/IMG_0001.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><p>Nicolas will be leaving on another deployment in January -- hopefully with port calls this time -- so we rented an Airbnb in Virginia Beach and took a road trip up there to spend Christmas with him, help him get his camper packed up and winterized, and bring his truck back to Florida for safe keeping in our garage.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bryce came down a few days early and helped with the cookie making,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2enfsYRG5KcCgMtoyKkNTF9Kt7yqS8EDbBscSBRtl3rqd0Bv5Je60OxVSwKhF_r4gXyUYEE2Fd8KLKM7Gj6jbxkHJJ9_xQbbICPVzrlwG6_yLgRzS9NdJ95MNSvDuBa19GLrizctpdAA/s4032/IMG_0108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2enfsYRG5KcCgMtoyKkNTF9Kt7yqS8EDbBscSBRtl3rqd0Bv5Je60OxVSwKhF_r4gXyUYEE2Fd8KLKM7Gj6jbxkHJJ9_xQbbICPVzrlwG6_yLgRzS9NdJ95MNSvDuBa19GLrizctpdAA/w300-h400/IMG_0108.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>and Nicolas got into the holiday spirit on the ship!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4lT2XXbaXax0as9nlWQlZEWiIovKyxr-zjO1zbUEWRYAN42lPR_pgSoNEBUGDXftNGbyjF1v92nDHErRf0mdQT8Y-Y-tnxUPIKrzHvrJ2lFUf9_10_z1gasMJCoCsj-KsVNn5RaIHkI/s960/IMG_0105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4lT2XXbaXax0as9nlWQlZEWiIovKyxr-zjO1zbUEWRYAN42lPR_pgSoNEBUGDXftNGbyjF1v92nDHErRf0mdQT8Y-Y-tnxUPIKrzHvrJ2lFUf9_10_z1gasMJCoCsj-KsVNn5RaIHkI/w300-h400/IMG_0105.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We had a great visit, and Grandpa got to see Nick's ship for the first time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7LZh53yrh6N88xWlxuGmkVxxcW7NhzB2_ZWKvNTkDQBF6iefCHDjEQ6GLOT0PYf84aJc4eFaTGbdNeLJlOwdU628mRz4HKAD2fxXWTRhTKjW4YO8aGy_FH05_FbKr1p7WigtccO-rYA/s3088/IMG_0131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7LZh53yrh6N88xWlxuGmkVxxcW7NhzB2_ZWKvNTkDQBF6iefCHDjEQ6GLOT0PYf84aJc4eFaTGbdNeLJlOwdU628mRz4HKAD2fxXWTRhTKjW4YO8aGy_FH05_FbKr1p7WigtccO-rYA/w400-h300/IMG_0131.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Lastly, but certainly not least . . . I RETIRED after 32 years at Ford Motor Company!! When we first went on the road in 2012, and I was able to continue working remotely, I thought it might last a year or two . . . I never imagined that I would reach my full retirement benefit. But I reached that point this year, and made the decision to retire as soon as I was eligible! I'm so grateful for the career I had, and the opportunities I was able to realize, especially these last few years, but I am definitely ready to move on and enjoy this new phase of life!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKiJkZ-esFzM8A3qV6GZc_kB4tUNuS0qp4kuga0nmCWTxdNuA5ojHOFFloxga-3T0sQKhFsgTB3fMhFj_eXjOg3kYJEf0tCLsKrr1e8V5iyhNuIg5R65f-Ub_nP2uBamxbuPlTkw5U3w/s4032/IMG_0047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKiJkZ-esFzM8A3qV6GZc_kB4tUNuS0qp4kuga0nmCWTxdNuA5ojHOFFloxga-3T0sQKhFsgTB3fMhFj_eXjOg3kYJEf0tCLsKrr1e8V5iyhNuIg5R65f-Ub_nP2uBamxbuPlTkw5U3w/w400-h300/IMG_0047.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So, despite all the negative effects of COVID on life in the world, we still had a pretty good year, and we have much to be thankful for! So know that we are all doing well, and I'll try to post an occasional blog to keep our friends on the road up to date with what we are doing.</p><p>Take care, friends, and we wish you all a Happy & Healthy 2021!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwItQYsycLTu2L_t0zgUw8GyXMg6YbRVS7pVsFPAt6oAvhDaRj2OsBX5FsL-ISxMxW6aWIPd0UoLq9Z7bP88COWvWdNqFMHcjiCDtRbmx1vaIbZ32zxc6OCu3cU659j2V9kQZ7ZiFdDJk/s3006/IMG_0115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2213" data-original-width="3006" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwItQYsycLTu2L_t0zgUw8GyXMg6YbRVS7pVsFPAt6oAvhDaRj2OsBX5FsL-ISxMxW6aWIPd0UoLq9Z7bP88COWvWdNqFMHcjiCDtRbmx1vaIbZ32zxc6OCu3cU659j2V9kQZ7ZiFdDJk/w400-h295/IMG_0115.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-80394221014252178062020-03-22T22:26:00.000-04:002020-03-22T22:27:15.855-04:00Six Weeks in Punta Gorda<p><em>Thornton Creek Motorcoach Resort</em></p><p><img width="507" height="382" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ei2ashQcoYo82TotFWZEZMqav6ys0qG2hrR77ztDNq4X7y0vELpCjASrfTphFksoGKUbmjYmEVI-SdygMpe08Rfvb0fANrQPI6IunV40XZOQMb52Ay0nD0m44rfbYZ6vGVUXl99aTtT980TyzYHPVOS2ByGoE7o1XoJHAia20FRXee-sKOXI3oY5gN6BCTxazsA7zn0oXfBbRet2SxhZG0fa_OfgHRo9xnz-d3roH4jLvYWHaspfB1I4PV97SfvBdwPz_0qQzosuHdBnLrd-5uSBb8qtzadSIC5gP5kAlW6Q9yOXf1mux_Mn2SPr5DxNi4MNVceriYlKeHTYZQJhk1CqcQHMFp208l56EXrDwpS-DxG9Cr4haQllLAISW5PRSGjW5xI_1CqrwZm7Eimhw7ffmUSntXYYQ4sP35N8XQ3UhwdL-71QZA03sqqRZc_4KvpPZjA_J_LGs5WqlbhozWF4LHF6aiV8j2dNyXz8xVVpymcf-0X95k30KlQYteQAeJAhw2888douP5Qis055r6NUJv1_9N0NGrR2-psRZ3bb2GS_ySug26oyvw8b9Up51eF2Jr4aMUAD4CdeMDGocevPFF94NA5QDCnF2VlrfzbmgETjhKqfK8lDWnRnkdTw51Jq0eWYHIVeLAYc46nrhncrcwKzia6WEm5ohgOl_Ni3cTcJkaizizBkZwXx3TNJ0XojpyFRXbO0LTPKl6cLzCeT9YDQrg5ZgXPdGn14CGzoIN5Jg0MoPMr0=w833-h628-no"></p><p>Hey, we’re still here . . . I’ve fallen ridiculously behind on the blog, but I’m going to try to get caught up. We’re fine, and all is well . . . just really busy lately.</p><p>So, rewind back to January . . . we settled in at Thornton Creek Motorcoach Resort. It was a very nice resort, and we enjoyed many afternoons at the pool,</p><p><img width="428" height="321" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5xPJrgN0X0qnSjC9cOj_huDPwP3xYZ4f9nn-boR1XpqzgZQ_xEIG5JigOSQowjE-zjTbmbgfsrVwdA72RSxAmJnU0HAPZ98D5UlQPcjD0Yx9M7Fl5WsdlabaNM31Cazi0jeVgo-88bsJjfyaO2mzUedf_XufM0jQ3K7QjBL_e-UQvJVdF_Vis8Z9RBTRCFjrH-gCHqtuep_Vwhf-1lhCFe8G6kTqms3fShsi0i_dWEVqrNsmPnqWiAAAeA2edSl7KB7HTWcx7Hv6JgiZ91MIPOILPaneVswzn4ZcCnncuc4kGTnOvOa23SHKNEO0_AqIwFNNYWmRkpNiSdxeFCKdzqAQ2mLT2Mcm7mPzC39v1ytzHWPHnaURaV34-bv6N2fo2cgK6LxNmntXDeb1lK9MBb-i3_moSFVN_5ulQE4qTeatzE4xeCH9F-xjzyq-u500NNAy5bTcJoM8LFJ-O2r6BGNeDdgwhTMFrTE3pUAJQRKGqGkd6lItv8rme-VzIerxAU_1PX1gT2jewo_cNXjHNcOSZq0aQGxCDNH0mFvGKEA4DjrOeHhwLiW8F0KJ7MtjZ312yzRytTpYFa8mz0HhZwBvVOeAx3jx7xGFyGigih-xHvqQvABS7-P3qzLB1qeZzy_IBNQCdjcQrgJeED8oJv9Nu51ijMwqjFR_r9GSdWHCEqb21HdJFVOQqeHWIs97giyLEJECrkSa4XiCcFEC3p86hUVerpMNx6XWhZSxIDYlm6kzQlH0hWWq=w437-h328-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>made lots of new friends and enjoyed several parties on the weekends and Bingo nights every other Wednesday – we even had some really good resident musicians.</p><p align="right"><img width="274" height="365" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BWdAwo7JrMVpjmjwtBiRQd76CGRqhwuPGNyENB0hzUU31Vgh71J7aZQjVMDOZlNYftQl9Cx3KbPm8ee0RjstV-IYIgqDSAIl86EpcdWYrvAJ8AnAU0M9Mj_R4k1TxvDa656U-U0YUfETXiVz6VsE_jJlkUncJBH7rmxHdMMAP9WQi42bfoVWHXKAlXtH8YJHqHYfrpqHaekOEEQvESFrwOUtUZ53RFERHJjMs59NTyP8V2Otja-HHP7Yn5GcWDdeMB5Yynp0HM1bH-RW2vkfThxVCr-eCqE46T6SNEB32MDh15MpRKB9YsyLvkjvKKzsU6097FaPhXQ6fg849bTrrU3w79Tldr4MFP1Nc_4UjfJH6AckZmz3rdYupnS-5I8Xn6Zdm6ba0ZSBLEN--3KVyZM3bwVlXmPC4lBQOaZHIAo2cW4Sgqw7fZCDWOcGzdsQh5NH-vR_W3W-pd5QZkR6dPXIFALGbfOTokAu9qcZbs7hkZBhYQ4XAK0-cz3kTR_lu9vzPJw3auxPTqL3v-MCXNCLrIaolCzE9Vq-UMNbxKVALtm1VnpZ7GNmx3vaAScvD74nM44OlwaUQYBoOtvVcdsKeTAoBZrEBuEVwyr67WcBrClF_SK947w1iw_3MzN2Raaw52EBqZvjBgPI5dYnmOrYhtlXETrsEE8dGm_D1eA7QuJNIMrsi8ZvO420vvPgT3ty1_viGC0J5mxd-Ud4Yb1JAZXcBhF8CWzJs1duVsIfCD9SogSebMXz=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We rode bikes and walked around the park pretty much every day, went antique shopping in nearby Arcadia, visited with lots of nearby friends, including our old neighbors from Ann Arbor, Harriett and Rita,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="393" height="295" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/SVr2SBfA9vl3oh6BfeVxw7WkPbNZTEj3f9ndLRwd2EUXxMd3PCvNiqlEsfBgkgZs1OMo8rC9o9w4vBS3XmkcDMALma_fIBG377uA8v2zGZtp0C5X0hUoLQYOW21zFtw2ng5FW44lcuYItCayO7CLaqDP6JeJz-XV89d53MTw9TAe-oyZfTJjoQiGlikYgOPlobhehXTtRVwINxXpgsL6x0Ih2l5gGHwpXxddyi0OQnbc77IgGRCZwAmuetmTPLmTkWWI1h8sF1-mhGAPdQbJLAC8WQzpfjrtafPR8Gh78sGZT8a9ww6bTuEl0yiZSEe4WXoER5B0dZMIYCbMOOfMHfP5kFa3WX-h0K0k3_sa-nGhgD_2ffVqa6-067eFhdXJPX40Gh-agF75TTOvTJ5TSM2k_lfDyRuxxpU_6IKyUwnFiYkafBsDYPhAylOGURjxduEJjlcG_7jlyMm4qe1RqEAxv8Bj4TlU5V1YYPFMumWI53lM9CpAragaT-6-9IW6gBeer0QSq4AVrftB9g47IfF3hQfMhHpRhiZr_EJt-6FD-BAKS1Yz_z4NLSoPFXn2yZ6bLnawyStwk-cSxk7sJ_gStyt7Egl-QMjeulxEbLfO68ABKhSxpaBVCSxRRaCjBgl-XlkBZ-NkcHg2vfJffSAgKaAZMdZ0V148mXaNKI03tOo9NsbnSimxvImoVlhhkrnDNDD3JrCJp5ipgqwXwhjjX9SWkgma7dT12AMncedoTkMMkEAYTdUa=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="446" height="334" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dcoOkVJZ2BJb50_HsjCLhawaMB5nszjWMJfL24L7dSse6iY6sTz04CRVjE5nAHWQ6d1bG6fCXjBvQJiY3NmGG1fDWz9TAWbSyNBv-Rx3CMXnMfEMYMPutUI1mpfPb30rStxRfYkOGuXd2IkeEOvHEtvR6_QY3alzOdJDniyywimiNdFg0wTOvj5flPScFzWG6TUzQh9STdBkg_WYqDMNGzoSJMIi0soxETf3xja6-itgcGno0zTzWdw57thtLUGNNtL2tYXUFUIzQmXEewc-laExjK6zJrfsZldNLn42w8XhRY_wctiSCqaBrvPLBXtNCFPtpU-XmvPXaFH5h3V-1U9W57kq_Iip_GnU2JOUSL3EG4VA1isKdJXfLcElWFeXun-o5ktk6fWp0tjMgp-MAqyBy746YOfo0uAeQUjmY2wSwgHZ1ato0yjBp7reUc6gfT1fkzJ7ANaDHA1t1E-bikLmoLLm7w83rSswBvg0-CLBEveKrQy8LpFZp59bTOFQGxMB8tHRuqHBVyeLZmpDfLRo0l63wwMgfeE7UIAGCY59pJ8eACPO4P7rbemENQ2YOCuQ9KWdLnrx0jVfFKCIP1fwujRoAeOmWJ4MFz0pyNRe2Pzqz-Dxs7AniKgGRLRbohkrC1qtzde0nNorJOX4BK60zLaY0DIQl9YGa0_OWgpQmXai2ETp_zLwHBIucQZz8sBBE99-b3L5L9TqqVAgfNQwjxTkRClF_hRsnqeAQxIxvBOWHcbGuHBa=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>my cousins, Jeff and Sue, who were on vacation in Ft. Myers Beach for a few days,</p><p><img width="382" height="286" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/cOx0YyWHf3GtYeswXftUv_zFseJuK51UCOFDYK11LFnueMzM8qwbXvMqBy7Uza7hZQstJJ32yORH-IKw0rMWxOm0CtZMdUk-Aj-W6S9CVAF2GFYdX5Uxsgt1ZsH0iN6EBWyNHZE-5PhM_ThqNmoeH6o85ItTEqvMiSLYXkTFU70_UJoHD2Xs2pfcXeXJxwz9QDawbIkZjprJPK7GqIEQETkE1zuV2v4I7R5H7lDM9MoSJQUd2_RDrr_HJupGxGCsaaQdbkk25-Psq8hiITD5tLZR_3wGfcHPt47FZrCNsw6mNlthbef6Rs5I3VBANpWItkqpWUd2iSvbcRvAaL1gIS6qF2mCyrR7IaT-bZSquwJTzV9ACdP-GMVPXrtNud2QqGlgwPD-R9oc2QvHEa8H82ggZKhbAU7kUJfG3DjtsH8rgRq9uXmnP1aszVEwXUV7-I98d6niDg7vOnKhaldZvsKl-JjovETjeT3L2H_qQohzUWRpi7DpapFlRBnQWTQLbZjWzWZC7WqzDkJX1Tt_mLunQ4mGN1mpAtVJiHIzeLkN5_5WPi5l8idDseOg7pLJVfTJ1W3Stc2K6SpeG1P0kl54eL88CAmcXeAgzwVc_CcPgIOAKhr531H7LuNqTVS1KWRlQcS7j6DIEYW3GkohLkagZ4kWkhVDi5wlCNIjRwxJ0Uf_fGajhr3jtFSK3GSCy97TELhkUKbVzZNxQKHvmSRs589ghj4myfqAkglfVvQ7H-Z8vLL0xIz8=w838-h628-no"></p><p>as well as several other friends – some from back home in Michigan and other fellow RVers who are spending the winter in Florida.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>We spent an afternoon shelling on the beach in Englewood,</p><p><img width="504" height="378" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/grUkjxJFJ4S1sKIoh4w8LET7fTKBWhoKYBa_R_A0g-eTzWJgaNdIoUtAog7_LCCbtmdsq9PsgJcKGr7ptF7rPVxSoFu5gNkffPkqdf60SSXWlFUjflwAXejieutxj_58Uaitv8aSDtJBJbbVJSMhFj7LgqI24ngUYHNI368YP0BnFG3WRgvSn_VFWhc6-eC_A4B96Vf6BFqwY77eX1PIGIaiAwr2GiX4LcZva-qB4-OKN8hB25mkmBg0WkCXPCCNI4UKoG2GulNxvHaEzcSfoAGWuQw9otd0veIWOSrpHZddbjJsbnlZASc_6QD124dTevEBl_S9yAdbz43LDDFTGeBpEnd081ClV1iQsMLNnB4GiYR3pTLpzts-TNeExF8jCb35sPSBjLJtCeljqAnOIGrit_AUjPSz2MEDri3hb0xrZ3Qhl5xJib5jEEfU6ZbqGZUlnuIHuq5h_5PiC-mmGv9jKn4g3mJ-8pPFxfyqX0cK-xcYvBaWW3ZpikxCSY_UPFK61bdWhKefKCAgSPxvSn7PhF1-gVLWhYhaWZRRZZWFGGlkQhBTNpBPbMY25xKqNInqNEOWwJvnfyTWRpiBclTW64O7oFW3HRhiFt9-MSA4cME0Yq1YOj40d0J_sS4WkBEUFA0r10XDi6e1OeDnKOHDyURmxULjkk65ATl8-csrRkG8Ls9TztyFPgjrAhA9rUoBuUytmAYPNuoqiFUFUUlkXnI85x5eRM3zCO0gWOQW0Fn_tFBr5PM2=w838-h628-no"></p><p>where we found some nice shells and even a few shark teeth. Somebody had brought their Christmas tree to the beach, and it was decorated with shells.</p><p><img width="250" height="333" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qg3uWB2kg31ZOYY-FNRmkvgzPuEDAyZ9fLTmBLCvP6hbpMhlK3bzG54bDHadkLwcZeSAOqJ2FWrHmKukVY4lgrvDekIO5LjvFNqpczA35dF_39fDYEqrdyJYqRp3tlaJvCz_hUg7QmsjEoayS6RV6XpB_oYMi-P4srk0Vk_wxGTQVywvJZZ9yKI5rDPptjwbBuLR-vIGn9NX5AWgkpqi8DdMfISYgRU6mcqsfeeUjsdlC3ZSlPJfEwLw7zBBSYV0oPh6Xbpz8_d1ppp0J-w1bDVneha6-uEaGNuSEckqj-8pYrVgXx8CTqPPmLMmtbgoIpOugytptVthkvp9w2xkEdOl9gENyLfIJ6LmzWRBGJSOa72RHdgnRm1o2s3gh0IWKovMsO72xaB5uDXhftvvPKO5ckIjwBfNCCPVmJYFGoyr2ze0k6h0qT1GmHf-sJ70tIZAte3mqpGKbKi-fZbBSMbsVvjwZLagRB-nYy1iZ5dKpiD7kGyYcRzPnq4LTKKiih80yfl-xGykK5GPDD_T-pkTKrMe35hRYxotJ_5Dt4dMYXbn-ujRIflaXwwkF4wFXjwVX1vKskvXZTyEX4UCYX5a7Z59OCYHvp5ALcVlDWQrysr90DDfW7D4Ni_rdprfkCIhRYxnL21TuBltE6HCFwTEOFhTxzxYHQCo2X529-ObObdLDT7wYjXOBweRDYim0jfeR6xhPrEv_A6D6ljFZEk8jkFhDS-5l2I16AEuIUzzYi-0fPVn3m2r=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="231" height="308" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ioJvOv1lFllStbOfsaqOwFo1izo-C8njUgezXvPaEMbHKcgMF1tVT1PY5TAfh3--314p0-tKCG3raIp4BRTnewzcckUWiDUT9oYEsbrhXUEuiZvkq7_w9kpOsFrcLUM-PylCBZ04ZZH6zGNUhdnvssB80QfZKUdKqexESp1UmupNzMucH4lxWCN3vDwkaMKB2MxueQ0FOWeO2v7Ej8IXiQR3gOcOCP3VatHeZMmC3pLzxTniYwm0rwW9y5BsohxQVLm9L4-8DcIYZH8VIlHZH9bo2qyHAU0i2ShfIupZf8oOT3XdJw60JumsMpHYgmvv8cz-VNlCeNagxnmgvXW82DIL2vxyVfh7id7qDwT-qYybMHDNUJPY1EcW9x2HLlpwFYc90fVhFpbbnQiL9btVhP618_ToUdEVWgZYH4KcUcDHInnAG1_uKyfyrO42NWPNXrZ-ik4Fz8vxirJ_TnVtFKNMlNjqRZBXYevqN2wjzG8uUWjVnxdlSdQmsSMNgyzUs5qvv2EQb0onsF0FJnIf3eKqTk3N_L3pfMnEH3XxTZjp4uenFUG2NM9Zb3JBYhKg9S1KM3_iNNXtagQG8ndOKIYM8NS0aKDuc22pw0ElKeKavURHyLWVmliWaQKBiYdoCfPBuxSRZf7TB8peYBDu5i3BQdzCiDRfgHb01h_Uko2-P7XGcg339NnVsiG4J7CZBxk5ClikUL5XsWOkNes7vl_qR04nLv3Mdz2TSWr_ZxY-y1rmlBJ9vEih=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>There were a pretty good crowd of people shelling at the beach, and even a few in the water, and it looked like a pretty good fishing spot for pelicans.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="511" height="383" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lHcAgGOx636OdbJR1XPlH6glGcAqUwzsh1CDCT2hGudySrCHoo_pacijuDicmupGgkZ_N-B4rQQGitB1lbmQAj6yEULkMOsCzN2lqR9ixYXgSDaYKIZjzrbxo8hb_Wp4L0Zxxt0LsT70Sa-j90h6aUeee5Q4zr-SCTRnVvwcsGaY5AzlAp_G9XiCVtewq5w-ZOpdiEGMP0iep0MmxG_jWZ9kb06uOJQDXbkpJ1ING-bxJvGWlPHMeLs5DtHGkugEoO5TWGvnSoonyHls0uwQ5BpQXO_nWPnEB6t4gVq9wYq5KKcmFbMHi2ocLRG3dl15WHOkZVbVKaxC7ItZxGGESqLoSa0fdqUWf-yaBrFZMWriFDeT6IfHi0iwk9c3L0-vtZzF9z8ZiHkLF8OlPXMghXOe_ZEPKkJ1d16kGv7UFvNe4Dedxidch6Dt0NMZ3qJiTPoTLyo2VzjzbY23pkMW7plXqgFG11HFtTdQ8AXZIHDNfYc3X1gEMcEBVV6PdrmgQ3SdtX_ovnKe_-92K-km6h7eNr21aKmaF_KX7X48ThpMf560BseJBnfMWG2NijHEKqae4b4ScU9_6tXFVEovpGaPFydw7xlnEjN2F9TyIPB7M8o7KTfdtNjF_-e4I2HMl5W11vQ8IJpxO3mTOLMjn7XmJHQ5Tf5_l1aHW-cKWYqwzrZ4owQIN-Qt56WOveweEQimZlA_FR8SuZRseAsEJXNNDMy94o6l5t2ZxW789AtXtsagOdn72I-e=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Another weekend, we explored the Art Fest in downtown Ft. Myers . . . where there is never a shortage of unique characters and interesting art – including these poor dogs that had been painted!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="226" height="301" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" 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height="382" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ItNnZmjRH1rLJUM_VsvFAvvR07qQNF5Q151vPf42yqgT38VA62wK4h2RjZGGetnOaYGE5FJDH2gtYPysIfOMUIg52hUHhXg_7595sYebMPGZpMMjmLOg3SZboVhHq4xzSFjgAN8jTnUDrk38slPi6S0Ks5pzQq0LskY2JOH9-CuQpR2JtyeKXn_ce_zKhn4fiWsXklpy48FAefQz4qv_7B0DrhTDouvw-WLTV3Dh3y4NFyUxnTwbQty8BlbJpMY27LAaXgmmupJY_3xJ2O4nI2bgJprjyNFNhGeOA0wpDixchCvGzuoDMPRXxiUTQbZWHS4lN1hIcqQe0WxjpL3XobZ_TWwBdykKM3vbT39sbPP5STdL8MymZZyp1SHVNDOQEWxxeoYZ_ypvOWY-zSVaCk4iSqKPC-d9nx8X6MoIiGKEN6NFENkCLsxeJjs4gJTywrE6w8NLGD5-wyFR9xkRMHv-d9FPv2HbHTjJdFo7vuIM_bHpye-UNeQCpJZCU3Y0o6UTCGt4By5CaDt-v0FRTdaXu0U-rsHdb0LfsX8uw3EHnQulFv9mBGUDrZRd-aXs0hTWoPhsUzlwoKNtLDFrqXgbeWatAsfr-Yb43fykMoXoFh4nVZvnkkyHXMOUDyZvUj4sS0l2-ansFSpVDl5_ySe0oJussRKt16U5V4eQAB8efV_jdJCYZPaaHTDTyRmpSHFUeoLpKAknkPUhtbIIfx25sJYzJNwYxjIuU8PXRETZSFvN4dcPYceW=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We enjoyed our stay in Punta Gorda – it was a great location for meeting up with friends, we met a bunch of really nice people, and the weather was great! </p><p><br></p><p><img width="504" height="378" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mwpPfkjRLZyPjtzhdH0ETVuuyiNU9X0Q6qSzL8bNMvwJTrm3eChTtm8-Dik7qMe42Dg2wH5PVI6nMEIujKGgKNYS69QTWvFGfOATQO1K22ch7YjglqzHiAiuf66Njp7MA30BjNB07AUo1rToyiehnh463eWL6tMI9mfcKWyHDaKL3tRcqOJ15xvqboDf0sSewDMqw1yYvcdc1CilQpHbVS_0QmzigZNoYs8ShjCV7dCrOAUII3sKkJTuNf_2I5kDAzGDqY6bUnpn9xYczc_RJCbAdjqzOBXhvyUztVdhAxlcKCNrmhKL8yWCjg4cmcn8RyuvMKwLaeFVqt7trx9vovr67nASEtXOID_kqknrttnRMxXLNK9Uyj0wYQkUK5hAYH4_o-tMbC5S3UHctPScyY45uW-zqg64furvkiqcWcqEPc6BpWduqyfLCAcTp86wukXdS6jCd2uPwfNs8G0fWqufuH0r11y7rDKWVoOWr5oFhr9XSNBp58GMwN3KQz-NniH2wjF1YtVfWKMW0Qv5ex3diQQPAXu1QnvslCLoxeVWPNOM1nTHR-COBze_iviG9nimujjERxuhQpWQWy13rnYygZfJS_KqO3SyBHZTdNy2yZ9apdgsxqZ1DjPALJjQnIc5dmQHk1Xcrw9lHMM3wKPwqaN50kFDyW4tiuq0RPQ3R1W12ZBpqr1g8O805GchNEsbFHQvwPsiu5V7wLcgwlTPWMLUuJ8f4D5nFb7JDMkN4eemiE07Y8Jm=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>It was time for us to move on to something new, though, so in mid-February we packed up the RV and headed north! More to follow in the next blogs . . .</p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-75255042472448325272020-01-27T23:13:00.000-05:002020-01-27T23:22:52.106-05:002019 Year in Review<p><img width="346" height="459" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/k7pdDSmjWDcztpKCbpS_KpOUt36Qpuk8pTRMYActMr8Mp1h3uZ4-bQBZTtFB8BV8SEgvmMGpGS90szfucCPLU3CHsUiMdrqMtiw2OxjR4P8Hy8dMYSOf94wa3-B_dSU1huNriEQLG_9b2T9sh-TnHNrEs056a8QTvfBzOXq6i6cvOxc_9_pU42N8frdnxG6GWZnwQsiI3iFv_RuhCMOLyB3xnkyEXAoJbBMSnXqlmZivMN9K55zQ_Kp292Zzh1lZv4u03GN4bfjLxyk2oORrV5B8f1n_H459Zg2nYR7H5xBMNSwKwaA35gpgcCkPjw95jdBZ6pPG0sPBUDo1mbQ7yDcqCdsB0lKfkG-k-yEKtRfgvLaMT1BljR-WWpnJtSIknqACfB7BmAcydA5bgyvmsiS7pMr8kIPFU1f2VX4o3HrUTS2r6KYF-0EPzgbPra7MY8foaQPliifOTaODsfNe3CvSbVBG0h-XizqgOT0WIb4Ks-bvHZYi5IeEsj7lR1Qnk9HplfiQKodAH9KwPDTbQE5j2cTVP5nPvNc115Kwz5BwDaNKiYNtgh1-oaKwPFmsLjmtbjKwaZj9nkiwVgFDgBvJ180Z4XQzOGx67DawpdShSmRoem1TO25eHdulfxtXwNo3eNCYgtrjWCssxu2PtyZIKSiV-cOUXy44kRnUcZEBsXK_2azX6_MH_71QGEFiQWV_qgeDbQ9CJYY-GTbCjVXkaPvKbIyl2jdS7TED508xf6fp6w=w473-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>2019 started out as another year on the road (our 8th), exploring new areas and making new friends, spending some quality time with the kids, and ended with us making the decision to transition back to a more stationary lifestyle in a new home state.</p><p>We continued our research on retirement home locations by spending the winter in a new destination, south Texas, which we determined was not a good fit for us. We initially thought that our travels later in the year would take us out west for the 2019-20 winter, for yet more research, but with some changes in plans and priorities, we determined that it was time for a return trip to Florida.</p><p>Even with our change of plans, we managed to visit 19 states – including (3) that we’d never been to before,</p><p>Mississippi</p><p><img width="355" height="266" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/O_FuTNiYxUZyZw6KTi4cFYZlsZgjNUN312yNHQbcU4IW1ggCx2QA7asx5JBVj6vdgXJphwt5MUBr7rFaGZM3X8CZNVLtLxc4pB_hKnEHeKIyLw2Zswn16KPI1gJjMNCrVkGW-S3fwWP8AKzjID3tTx4fBwLKWIl0eJ4C9BPASKDt0uFiIH9fDfoUWpMKgLouz4RgLY21VNBkpmK1CK8_8TOF8MYZsnbfl1IqKTUT7_bUSzmdnLPmDV__JEYJ1CoVu1KPt1EZXT_kPQAB4NWLi4xFzuKSrN521gDWc3T8Yh6XLpV3RrizTPXbK29Xms7XOmB_8kUsbi42V2gGeFfz7YFRqq4Q1lOrTNqkSavv2-uVfQ9zzlmKq3zbmtun6r7E1tbVs13ZQo1xfO5dPabYMXvie72OcqMLFfNOKbw4EXVjrWYOuhMTyGfCy9Y0p4l6G1oeq-LblV451iZVnkRiQL-IailpuGLpC_RY0Xcalqa01tuOPx1GXM3iCESZIReqYpgXhxU7mtAsucwRL8Mv3SHXhdgccKo3P12n47cg1Cv2NG4uccEddkVrhWPR17Z3cWng2JuOYvoTzwGZSUbJqpioADBHHIh9oWOZKxC4mOxUOJrf5B1HLQ3_8MkGNVwB5ydEMKLjhSQGd7_mIG6alFzqVzGYLQXnw-DgRLtN2SLeAFFKxhZ8P6wpFehWPuqM1YKYDZD4K7SNAW4VV6GN2P4rI7dNZkoqtl9FObqTKy28HKO4ew=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p align="right">West Virginia</p><p align="right"><img width="357" height="255" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rSU4KUL2XKkj1bruDGFyPCZnpqjDGO4HvF8oBNTLOBwZjJu1LqbGAoc2fpj57ZUH_LxHOtKoNZiR_OgbNUBMb5A1qTG6tO9JzVT7N_vi9tdd2BggdhS4TtPReXW0Hk4BAk6aGbqAAs0fc1Kp7_9yzcPjSd5y2GR-i4I1T3tntZvwnqnpsK1FoMy9fD1JEExECbPMfjqSN7l1QqvBqi5fWQ9UtzoB5gZ2xKtSVZy5ZQJUJTFab9UivjrsAEFJVFCpt0MoOGXlcAxe4TVfP-Lr45oXGWOPdlW4L6-E-GvBZ-ZLu8fqOI3F2Lh1e4DmGYIyqVcQVAZYwWFLz3BCiah21LL8_L5AHI5g-8ohSl3GLIHpFW0Fd_QnWV2acqIMwWGfovC1rW8S0MG8LcqMKkOGm4HczpV9LqMaGsfeSiqJ2--LQT7WyNgpC_kCqhPIP8Fn66yuCOjbc4g2gF5p_DJHw9UWOIWzt6AMbgV_8BoMnjdbg33rTJQV3NseVfjR8XnbJPm-F6_fUmrYiOQOiXm63p0EAqx-Uax0upRal67lpBWb-Ddjo_Qoxbh8psTmcmX3H_cLdXQzn7o1qe2RxeuuNXITelsHeOMp1WZ6Yr2CG9jBoEbisL9BWerJSZjQxV6x5YPz3hXto2jZM1sONdAZDdHb7_rqygmgCNIjyVjXxte-mmJt1TzN4o7SInh54wO9NvuBpQV1JWDnqdSCzLiixIOAAAURLppDW6Mn2wro89YRcGwvJg=w878-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Wisconsin</p><p><img width="354" height="253" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HZ42UGNPxkLrIVC28Koahu2vAck9_fhxVAtf9Z9cctO3dAXAtiTRds4padk0_IdwY33T8scXBBkIwRk6H58u5kGfrFPEWy-2C4MBb_wixOsJdLSPURQfGSIr2P3fDsk8gSQ0_ItXudzY70MUARIcyYtOuZNOVDOAqbGmdrz31daZ82AF2VWw7XGmVPJllJHx6xCY_UEhhyj0T-FioMTOIrpXkdlJgCJktT71Ty1nRkFPFWk_eRqSXe65qmhtboBSpgyT105iiAVTLFSJblt-1juJrxdX60Yv1DJ7niP_tm-xtbAQmTnITsj_yDOVWMAU9oYPTOBqKaN-5qGuOGDEFr1PiR5XhSSVLLKktuSEqQZlGEk8bKdeerPB8UKcd_8oOB6Jeg_iq9nkySyJukF3XePrRigbJF1zyvPFOCWmNgg4TiM5uNBn7NK2F3oqT7CSTpBWBOgnvfr6c-FrZ5mKcI4ETLgvAqUXzA0my5Jcu6P5su8CRgwH5XwEX8v1BuqfdsLuVsoF378mLnOUpXsusMPyODJc6yJetbQf1uj1o7HP666nraQiwA7nVrq5plVJH3m5TWPnuULbD0tFgrUGoke_MEdNLWrkraPxGgDFqTxHohO8rBVB1HKE6LdTzIwhQil9Jbe3veqkZMf9AC628mJOMJ8iMH6DjCEFKyxuX8wkn0JBMV2kmnCc22eA3q1eMzlMOQ5K5YiQsiSj0pYO8yGn23PfVesc-3d2ARIefETIHSRbpg=w879-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>leaving us with just one empty spot in the middle of the country – Kansas. </p><p><br></p><p><img width="510" height="330" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Q7eJ90Ug39RikSDDzWh_YKVPhP9NcFa2vmbskVqTsDcsGQD8snYa9K9RUk1mG7CjS8AAUw-WNxJaqGQQTlMAwXNyazr4xtfYscPLwNiwwXy2BSb1TgYletAOdNmHa5TUPKjOFOGeuYkvXMS9vJuWIH2h7c3krRIxfMzRGn1lDKacO1bliaXz4R0YlYCVkxQfA6nWlMc5fK_kSFDB3l_twVZeoGkBcEDiS2EWM3cv2J5xitoeKQhJOhVe3uN4SQA-oS19lwsUN2mID6F0KvfnvdAXN-d2-QSC3koIazJvSKiJpL3oUyJ0Kx_2AfWb9uzwlFSMK5LiDwOkJUOYtlTQAhVRG3qd4t4XgZ17EyL1MXF73bgdrQpM6KFvu7fmCvHlzRQvzdadoRfShYROFv7UBV7bUkNnMNB09M6_Lejk0E1-V4TKlIYSvRPYm7lVZ6AFOp3DF1UGTwVxQ1EqufaaWTEbvyqygleo4t7wACoDK6yCrMgw5xhqLLrCz7OMOMnyjGHzQyoFvsJ6UzrXJTglu7AR87R0hdN-Qve1z4AruK3tBnzsp17ynjd38YrbLlgg-avnu64yTRY0j0tIkr9Y859hfTKshNYqt10ApPMwuukQsyWEZ_rTPfYcxd5ckCTFUyJcJMvWjsvi0vBE2__vyOeWZQqIqYjj6HOkgfZwBCQN8je03mWmRZUdRO1hBaykuXd9e9RxjGd2IwXEYG-E-JAb_yB-GLsrF9vzbEcF__V41sL4kw=w300-h194-no"></p><p><br></p><p>But we got SOOOOOOOO close!</p><p>We also visited a new country – Mexico, although those visits were on foot from the Rio Grande Valley, not in the RV.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="340" height="255" align="right" style="float: right; 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Roosevelt State Park, in Pine Mountain, Georgia,</p><p align="left"><img width="351" height="250" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/UjOOfp1xp8cxroB4fQXIfAO5T4OOAjF5f_gRPyKpPxngs0JWzRKg4pnoSZdusaknvQ8FybI9-kkRGKN0poHlNwkXFBhslmeAg7YtoeneTkEGOSH_v480PLS4e49cnhujP1sVvw8lt-YbARyFdVraLPi-gaaxZeh0iRwPDKCrDQWaBiB35p3_pRyZYCDNcdsYX1V5Dx0BArX3FcI6OTivzhb4d2nqeq8WyQ6WfPbq6sBzMM_nYjU3RA9yBRm5PdYHPqfAYZUU377N_YrnXaVbewguNQsA-heGBWSQ-MYM8RJZZrs7glpG3iuKHK1g7neydUspvwz83V-hoWAXmjRQF2NzchdiyJvzCYXwNNxQsOjVjUujHRHiJck9xCukz80aj7SaU55HPywTsM-eM6w6OxLXDPtNqapIT1QXLzI6vg80XUX2ImvgFV1jIGuSKs6U4CvDLXiRr7zxUzv0S-UPqiOyz9Fe1zmxxzxYUA0muFy5YrO8t_gUxDh9d1O374K1W0hsc8tHWa1VxSChWqq82kjhmm6WvsXmuLaUwhjtECkXJ_XoVEHyF601P-Abl-UdF0id3aIqVexxvvCHM_u-mLpRCt82mzs5brmWSk29UeHGjSwUKhnZjC0WsRKwJXj4iOHea4q0Zn3A3i6lszqXp2abETfYt0xu1FyydIIvL-kpnuYENBSy3MwSxXaVrF40hI84FPGOnB2AwqXEqymrAITRe7g7oBYBvIMdPIep2bincsahbw=w881-h628-no"></p><p align="left"><br></p><p align="right">Pilot Mountain State Park in North Carolina,</p><p align="right"><img width="358" height="269" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_nTq8ypzw1uak1wG2M1G4gFiwcOClV3KU9zIhgF0nuj4i--yK0U0RfLWY7tPK5ZhJyP58j35nTufQo2IuS8onWFOgIz_saDfSk9PG74O7pL_k-1M1FsoNI1fSk4pMKzTo1muXyQGdsiCtLr8nSMoHYHrzPu-Okxys82HyuFvNcML4jvKnCqg2Kd9Swapi06qwMPbL5CiVwfqwHluTZ8OvvZ9Q5E_p5wRgI5w629ngRrKYJ0AX1-J19yg6JU6IarsIEl0WAZ0o5HMkjmyCGSI9Ns13X8cLyDYBZdihnVYPP5YDKTjvAU1MrvgI9DwcfPXwrdWGEX42-eVjqYfs1ENLjgp7JcfJIAE3EHXfvCEkWRY9Z5uHWDEX2uHfUMBit0fo-1uRpmOe6l0WvGnkrIsT_Qor3MJlQeaXan_KGn0Q5qv0dNXt61Rp2KbSa-p0ZoiqrMOMz13-tqV4PP6d-G_b3SBp4Eb3zwcJRsevVz6N0xbiS9YRQ8oWDF3zbGF-2xYU3oJyJM-b5ZO3LpjpalO_8f5hLMwIjK4_HSylKo6EpkLcaTPjIeaDSPgWsavntQSHXEr4o6C9b2FzKDELjtrA7wFqiwT8DSehMkNuMC6qhxF45bafyZb39knjZ63h4CYt8SLE4AxDpsrdslwLzy1Bfuz21yZppQUPn2rCxm783Pu4wkQ-mvHplKxwyRo7tO7_jY8OlpVbrTdJyH6FMoz0wcdOQ8JjlEgZvPwwiMkxp6kRYv4lg=w836-h628-no"></p><p align="left"><br></p><p align="left">Chippoakes State Park, in Virginia,</p><p align="left"><img width="365" height="244" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Fn3-s7uTBczjdaREJ-11soH6CQEtYvTeV8QCPYVrcwYHJNv344xdOPgyjjHM2WspxuXLWVkaSeLxHUsjTGIUALtZPKXPWQ09aePowqQO3WhITBTiUAXCog1R2ncuk37Q30BobVrKl9QxHFGeD8XQIggmbH13UjOPizF78m5oxTKw4OSBCWk-MC5-epnpv0D6qQS5bzGwkq1hM1fEbvwzVzASfy3YmtXh5wzP_N30Pu-fQk1uIaBeoo18mQD-XCWvImVgueYkusvOAJlyODmEPTrki5bQOj0ICxVDSH17hxpAgz7MEU-47MwMwaa4OD57ieIdAeIbI6AWd-WWdl5wy8q4ahCuaC6GLUxyItDvm6NqFWO8RuGzZBkZ2hzJVrkUvAwbN4Zjn5ql0BEGKn1x2W35-_7ZGkhMnR10dfSmb549rwOQkyA6dYnH443oL-mzwIQIOlXdC9pgI3MfKOL4Lq3saVzN5Cr0rsM1hl1ebSLyUGyxVVUSp_b4m0wdjFpXQ_LiamRLgAOyMPYsQT6WMJciHehxWCghhT4LemS-CLPv0WqgZ8T0YvtEsvhMntZoUnHc3JMAhbVqne0TMma8fTQ4wv5qBbT3CrrFIvxUo5cmeyoD48jUUFQBTcudWSZUhIEQJhGnu3U7Shs645BTF1IMKxp1hIFzMHFq_hg8JAb4NMssoe7X8b5MD2KOQBuUK0R8tBqUv18x8UJGm8TUPwEFD1xQEfgGPCz3IQe2VYu_IY-pgA=w942-h628-no"></p><p align="left"><br></p><p align="right">and Tombigbee State Park, in Tupelo, Mississippi</p><p align="right"><img width="372" height="279" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CqLPi9Cf8OO1pE5VLcCuEFYjxltzlDvi7QeCYPNOhTrayoNDZMcxHzhw-dtuwyAoO5OWjuGK25vy0jwEa31ry1wK5I2dzXLcQ6heL4Mt2d12fdnogkkG-PFN5zzukqUHLhk9GHrmnC34ZKhsTpcOMV7TVxwNtMIC_UFBQotFlvz3tBrCe7jUXFhuCUnf8FpsTN0dkW6DPAY4oayV8fRdxE1UlJohqRh0qM1nt-Zu0mSTyCENaffsnMvVk18QgH4yxOnVBAJokuZONGcNwMrqV071I-RLu2QLLWIOrm2qcMTVkgp-cqnBWP0O-71aJ6aPkLJR6C6jZEXJq39AmbofV0w4iOtaLwXMsMcaykEWMz1nDGFjD83-urntSt52ns19K2UBQGLputjZIoN9Vfv9-Imn4hdwrOxw4jjqZe99_NtQE8JhFPeUOpX904SRd_9BFS7J8rEccYdFD1hiD1L2KPlaZaNkvneW7aNhKLCOEtHcXHij2MbY2zEtLuL0DegiESntvxKr7-ZwNnCfZvVlKIvuB4hgxjKq2Xthg2Espuaw7TGpUHfRmiaRythhR0Ejy0v0lM229ILlf2fxEA7Vq5W6cMEvmWhZdLzl9aCIvX8yv7ChA7uY4Bm6ZoLzVSmTEUgqW-LAv3OHjJ_kxoBzY3jzhUgoA3jRcmDyyLlAGWLYj9mmqQTNqvWRxTF-qbikWDMD4IUnnViMMLXQ3f5xPWsd4JPNnB6wKDEHchoywnmmfsDaYw=w838-h628-no"></p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left">– our first time in a long time actually camping in a state park.</p><p align="left"><img width="363" height="272" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/df3OPLt4v6U5auY8miMY8mmaCilx_r8XT45y2vY6IVwmcYZRwOkvZWjZ_w6dxt0pFXlbmoYQ8mimzq34aov0ZqxlJgximymT8potR23WVEWk6VuTItDEcaYmIjmjtoYkjKp0R_5WjIho-SMU68vygbZgFYa8IBdVYXBmNvRyXoIw9ZzKxAVmyxfwcrUt8xksSEm2mWXABlh48Rn14qLv7Mmhk6Y-InXN58TNyLiyYOCw2Vo0HnJuR-VISbb9tjUhJQvdPdS38dOZUwuRlYtrE5KfohZ1huErrONq8yXggYf0l1AQVyDe2H6H-7aw1_ZO68wFyiSjkiPuYIwCsPXvfg_SPVlBxBGkP797Fu2e507poo3VRstAzgYtAyDSS_9KxTtAcsvwXLi8ua52pLFsbfAhuTXxKBQKIJzy19ELWKA5o6achXU1af9zahdLve8DkDey94xWA59VwRvFLYNhz0TBhABbx0I1ti0InfpueUSP7i-QpZWxOnRqcrdUCLAb1JzkqM4l923vTil-tMc21aGrIkw-eAklYgYx0Z5Pf-pcPc4yHmT52TnF6QFbkib_MxVmtNJXjMXkbRZ2aZTOgosDkuJj0HSyOIhxtb5ktWA1h0d7U2oH5EQNrU8YUMZBnqo_sUl9CzKyyGyM0MyKjHlwvdWixsFlO0k2khscnBo_yvOU_GY9lFz4ymXD74HVN4I51xnqYFciNjiV8dnl9Tfe231HmSZHUpYPNehDCZZdAzvkTA=w838-h628-no"></p><p align="left"><br></p><p align="left"><br></p><p><img width="510" height="300" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/H46NnRC2RKy9cgcbgyK9DcREQtdaIjuCoJ8ALxUMG4am0NZXZfwFs5S6OV6OKEVjyRx7bb6PBbGqsYl8rdP3UqW_ue3C1YrNISphS2VFwzLmXV70vengTcPaUVU2VDx0mc4lLlauQt0zo_tZFxtJupYhOEcwc9rqs0NpCbun0KF8xVNlmT3G-6hqhtuDoI3tHBm8o7ozGzJwTvUptIsEZRklkRVLsXGxNtBmsfqvVmnKeu1SB6WFn4UDHKPZLl2ZvEZca9zVvZATHRPzjwGFvmAKgnC20JdTXbElqcyyfM2b3GU55xixWUnkbox0W3w2JPGytqhfD1XOBD2-ajS_uLo7TBD2tlaP8MHqm4xyBaK6v4PB9In94-jgF64WKTveEzYN1o5sktd2n-W-_Dz5FHRfrLUwcoTcHsuOYPGMSaJdbfRXT4a7FSixydFmzFjzl9rhn3M0KxpauJKl0NG82mF7ZYdOsX73sqS8m2GfMgLRFBEjqjIjMrsQoXOXOqiFVKGEVAvMGGARuHivQZ8S44SonDR-nP4D_cm03mjWOF8eJsdvfRV9MMxMTEOuEzt8ZXcxSJzB1_tWy-L1R9QoJDJCTZFonM3XAYa2Ew9-mQEa77guRxjulAuoXxObQCAOorS9mJa0U5yLaarMkwQzD_EuarxCwKIWWOFCO7VILTJgH3r-ryxPEbz_Lj7gJlezuqWWQl32EIUiU3PIjepvAzRI5E00fDe2wHv7Q6d0x0_GKnr3hg=w1024-h602-no"></p><p>Leaving Texas in the spring, we were making our way over to Virginia to spend some time with Nicolas, with one planned stop along the way at The Great Outdoors RV Resort in Franklin, NC for the RV Quilters (Facebook Group) SEW2GETHER in early May.</p><p>We made lots of new friends, and had a great time!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="512" height="410" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gbIi8CPOKWDvRP9IuNXlKdDjeoA-V4ECSTF0hjKXY_EaMZJOHvzbI5HIneiftlR0kUVbMOk8g2O3i13K63m_QZg-mkaxCx7IfPb0OTW7g-sCR6FzmyKMZ36FvzY1FJz252mdTmap3CQ9gASE9yXCdNMHRIflOVQWOlyzxDuITeYm0uKR9OlgRb8HbFerr3Oqb9a13YAnBpEITetvYhDVeZsrCQ9-YueK9MCFYtT8RYpKs9aSiuwEVLjdbvsWMuCBqT-NkU5LsmIIVcSwheenQ_ZE2QV7gOZM1BCVNFynbRL0qhH60BDx9U6G-Oe8wfTp3rJVQY5EidL5OAgIH36VgTaSrcJ51q1p1eyLn4f5kqKd-Y80hlv39bG__BQ_4-Zd_Bbn2pAqXgrPNq37T5xfVCoi3MwoIK4VfKVhTj0md6XX5IdH7n5VRs3GeNlJ0N-yARZlfU5uBO4e0J_-M877KSyKSXUCDD7yXrY29lCCGwp0eFbMlVoYe1YKrNrmZNXaIFKOTyBEx9vqV2jHEBf8cfIQCNgzLXqdmfG9Vmi2z7lCNXGSArw14tL2QFlkfbY_hTHna9cw9GYqjPxs_irxygYkRSZMd7rgUx7dpmWtQQm7ScxSMBOEEElN_O6tgB5CElhUqUYkxcJaEG0Cxqr8cTfYoxGJUMNT5c5GkmFEZc1WGvAmoJhPNcWA2ogxJl_ROR9QKfhUJjJwRGpyjHafHVO_wdOA_9bEp01I9CsSk_IqlExESg=w785-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="356" height="308" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tvF_CHGSLp9UrRUow-0siN-rCpFNxusGMcccR6THcwB2QFXjtqQSEN3GIE0n1Oc_gz4KenvyaTR5F6-Cxu0B7HPj7-jIXoxDmjLuUBfm_wkjaGYDStLxKKYaM3dEGNfdlwKOjgjc9ODyw75Oz4vrR8PHgdHkmTch9IK0OpkW0WS6ZaNe6Pp1iJ44VsAd0dk-aCWw7iGyJAMra-7g3yFHa2jVRLjO-bl5BhFPqrquqyI4NjMD_dlC1DEWTrVA2CTlT-KH21nZnaFuR_cAryfMXzOBK4fnFe_7aEZvdEWqCVa3T88ykhhTpKlM4fU-fIcGKZS4zTPXWUpzmQOccMUdYZEhLpmOHJKfHyPDxH5AviZulYxZa5buBtVeAgOT0HgbmZ_jxg1nc-ZCeqKNmw5P7TJhbmAB0aZ-nKyCrhtOJYRV2CVMwqUv5KFN2SjdCsqnlhn3mQvyvaF_TJDTQx65M4Qc30tHSBRAZVDyxL1xYmxU_RVt7b-Xz8HdaYntaRfcmpD34VqDFLiMTb09xoivw7fgCIfEOK1KXNRc43HWMzYygbrbz1C5NlfzsLyVFxBoXL8QmcRyIkTz_IapzPcK5OoH18vvktSmbqovr06wFp_b3Qq5L_Pul5GoN-DeN1FLQGnKvVrhYhN9FdE4DiW7QwNyDB5HUxNg-ZruNxzT-2DEE-dLgt9rc2PJP0s_c4q27ALbwXFmFpY5oibW7ZIfzL7_glATpLbQlODofCMaG1pgwCmpSw=w726-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Other than that stop, our spring travels were mostly spontaneous and involved dodging a few spring storms – we did a pretty good job of it, too – we were always at least one day ahead of any storm and enjoyed visiting some old friends and making a few new ones.</p><p><br></p><p>Nicolas’ ship had finally finished their maintenance period in the Shipyard, and they spent quite a bui of the year out to sea, checking off some major accomplishments in advance of their upcoming deployment in 2020.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="417" height="278" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-aVBiayd2ctmx_T729ZrZccKYhr20wbSaGCTHox5U4tKV09mvi7TN_z2Uy8B-yxaRyGiLg9VBvXMXGl7jh_hygoyTsuaXiVkugJxKL_f3BsNHKjK1PHqyji0yzI5KOmQ8QIPi4fCeJkEtwPQ5IyYsvYyekA9sMhsUz-sFiYRiuOToHOH95Xt1jXdjjPP9jnwLxeSs2eTO4aOEWZrAMq6067NA_-K6-RLdSVV8o4TEPoWpx6PaqmkxigVAvudanu4vMWyu7wlmbPgkJiku57qdyp0DLqCyka_D3GoUSgIHTCQxqQRt6uW6vOS6AjyDIM5281nQCEDmylNWuQ53e3RBPLMHOTUdJmg-fYHjBAe3OeVEXDAV2fXNfbbGPvRWF0z1BDsrrrCPSP7OSFXlFTKA1YtqX5AeZ5Eq0Fyljikyo3GazAhJBx8UUz3t2f-kC17hnP3ueMJ-xXlVFl6B1iFRYzDt-KEl0HvWJTClicJTVPcDB078B5zgS6rahCgNyck7sE3Dzjl_1Y2v9zlyaHxcHOY7bx2D0eSG1wsfmhTJ-XIc4Gqjlur8s6DtRSLJrUKznlJ9xqPBFgvw3FKI3FwGAhrlvRHxJPI0X6oBu6bE6DWNfu-uAQBHERvc6YBztvNHffxlhnoZJ4zinxadelwS8fACkcDu_V9Xw-3s4tQezgSrvnY6BXQ67s_akGfMUC6mhU737SmRlRAso10lbeobQZFVvn1N5_XTfBHAvNEu_shP_Jgw=w942-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="502" height="335" 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We spent a couple months in the campground where Nick lives and had lots of nice quality time with him . . . and his girlfriend, Stephanie.</p><p>Bryce and Hannah came out for 4th of July Week, and we all had a nice week together – it’s a little chaotic, but I love having the kids around!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="507" height="380" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mMZYgkr76K3C5dB5CDJE8sHlDoBujU7h-je9CT_LTjr2-vcPxg9wdIbednyHm--KUsD1lX28-sGFzRE5DYynlflpuGGmCmUoAsBOBmwJjEbiQSi8jr-xPNgVB2z8tUfcXormRqppTcWcCou3fVD2C2z18lcsKoIKEVUsyjsvSgyJk2ZuOVD2h1wRw_f8pXmt0o5R7_mEC4NKQH90iafmY1f6KN2pbiezvRMarRhJc1ObXTpEMkBt5EZxMbIHxwlEu466HHv0U3iYBM4wuZS3UyLMzuc_q50qt6qIKM8uI6kZcJUX7OzdmvhGIWanAJQZvJDx5jASm1ivSFfnqQUKtu2ww17wmjQmv18arrIbqsB1T8yp5eTzTgSb8dMVFNH9fGPUWNiTEDwefJrZa6knQtwBSqmxkRGxeJuB0lCtMbrhOwqnF1mwRfJcmyc1-FpIEoiGxZZwh560eqMMivZAwwpOI6YmbY2458EX0Y2xQ2FJuIWwwmx3BXHtR03hYcXDShCQHIgcZvfpxHOE20Q8cmmbvD2i4DEMcduDGrLKAWG2vkwBrzlbyV22u-kuHwAzO7AatUzcXb8TkwVr4szuF2X3gzIL93aKuBlSszuS7TIHKzPIWdxUQoRlzXSmOEohhYKG6tb10_qvR7-mSTqNnImiWD-KD3GUG9u8sn1JgcBjgOE_uImnYGTa3ooVULKlIbEQsTerxXOpS_a_vtRveivZzh1AfCcI7gTUKyWnACz7e7k9DQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>By mid-July, it was time for Nicolas to go back out to sea, and after seeing him off, </p><p><br></p><p><img width="371" height="278" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/l7SfZUWD4OKSii0spD9vN2VU-o_sdexgkr3Q1hzzcmUP72OC13w-bWq6sFwF6xvKGB1zFMKVX3pbpU6FXK2hnAWhxbUxX12xOqyUP5DMREHIwKGjCp__EkXe8mmiHeDNzT1PDQHn5fHzWbxZU7Wi8_Rv0Fj3Bvwll-SFGjjaMcB6LTnbzvjmAQLbzdGlgS3-OTfImMX5R6oyMLyvP-eLNwj5LQYA4WCTt0yLSqWJb9dFI-mY72wCURcqj1I3bQvitC89vfDkJVniRtUrGhWrzZB0YZkghqxMeyi_CCSjSTYB5PiX7tAYN3WW8mOnWsX9SQM1XV-I2LE3JkNPHxE0tQNNTxG5VRtnud5Rc98wHchrP0W9wMiLweLEDcC4XwbZ9ibKUMvIQl_GgUAMHdZY2joVeY-ndk4INAfiFMXacOTebadw18pirVgilmondw8PnQpbOvUeF7QFncSp77DMenI0AVgvTTeVSJKjQa1FPe1I3FhiMiCDRW0G3twUW4GuMa5Lm9L9_RD8bgDN_F78MJCXs_M04DpIgNQxDHaXmPP9bXk-qJkAB89j677Ayr6nAusxQb6-U8eGJN_4CGHLwgx_GY7CGAYB78wR8C4c4o2TUcnY0sF0FAUWB2LWqA50iX-eWKbi1nkx_j6xtlahzMYMsZqCX5LtQxGcfU3WUfDr5omh2qmQjsARw8qv3pLSkZsh7SMD_U0ZPMdNF4kp3LfkjeYG7PuQYhSLRKsu-o2FGvAKMA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="381" height="286" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1IRIlKr_KL6EY-J1rtwt_U2TSaFhU1TFddoXnkhkfS46L3XOzu-T-ZAYOjMSrJqNDEt1jL_lcwizqmWGLg4w_jgsI9wN20PbBsmYTMYXqd45Uyk1DF4wVZPFxA8gkiPWAQFhIF_HlHzHF1bhXfr9nvEVwgxJlCPbGGUbbZExFpBKldfO8fVka7yzVHVuwGl5YF_MCro_jebr7fS-sfr3uI6SIv9e1rNBLzDOLAakAFHXOAjOf33Vv0pzkZF2D3WRfkotyAmtcskjb3PgIQg4kWympjUnR7kHKyWIkl903Hmo787pi027v2AN_WY6bvwqUZDTHsgiJHD5NxqysEhhModd_ODaqssFqf-A-3PMe1unGGbq2Eb4Zh_5RLVhORwQnFTHBpa1LPAcZpFiFK9e6ajkDf0TsVNROnZWQDxmco5EgAvSHyPTQUY7KZZzIUi_dztbP0qK5iRxhVbAIXKQTnq-GqAbZv0zeUrBlg7W5l-pn-dynw9XAjZEi0oUl-pxBmhfc610p5alS2wYC08kUNsHTlO09N2ygDwVpkLTSARMI3rx3EvYyxGH36g-Wu4yGg4C70RbNfmOmHv83m7dumWBkLMU0a3j1-0K1klhuTKy2A2tEt5rRPJoBumaG7W86DI04Eo9VMjiKpXpH40VAx1_nnlYw54X8QOAsa3D7EjUU3p6gyOyP5AG2Kv2nfq3zFz1G17-_Z06IxfHcs_9YX3zTRdGoO5ce3I1aYH1-MiUTXC4Hw=w838-h628-no"></p><p> </p><p>we started our journey back to Michigan to see Bryce and the rest of the family. Since we had stayed a little longer to watch Nick’s ship get underway, we only had a few days to get back to Michigan so we only made a couple of quick stops before settling in for a little over a month in a new RV Resort for us in Jackson, MI.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="511" height="315" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VlNtdBMzV6j81eF34ELgHaQN6k1JSoRrj9Spt3Tqts03o0802iqO5GzPDF2v9NEdFut0MFACNNLmaRUrcwuBkwaatt0qPCP8ctGjZohGrFNQZMpqY82HaPZnaziQATJM79erEm7DaeXOI_6YzK031HgOAJayOCLXlbvw-qv3h68COonk965CwoDBt-FNCZk32u5JFloCPCzIETBXQW1eAQIIBqrHPbzGxfKKqLe7ISBLvwZFRzd-6BYFfXXWZ5-GQckBWoY6O_Rg1rTFO4K9j17U6M_YykTOISVxEworS3VojJLnVLwuxyTzeyNJG5DyodKZqLq_TNxYBo6x6tDIfXJq8baslJv8v2qddh-HpXVfugQeaSxCAokncREMIAgRmzd_rGeZ3zYWyYU8488kKHFEFysywqCYAco8pXKg-kVMckpXcSxsh4A2bimiAOuEvw5-WJnZVyPcb2dcwvRE4LzsLGVR__yBBV8VQkKnmucFNV2ON-G3D3_RCcw-hQdV9Olonrt45JrlRB7emRG63wOcPN9cgFYEOi1keQBK-trzW5TMJEy_F_jbNMgCM2Xnzm_dHTAkxvcRf-E64KnQ-5fl9bqztOKYjUhqI6cBVQs-JT_il_Ii_URwu5jj0qysTW-CAkPIRRFMD0X10T6yEOUA1g82Uizm3W7-GbrBJPuoa7bjCZMTQ8EQxC7YYc30ihtZDoCAcN13-HW21aFlsq5I40QzxFli_iIp4Nc5HyqFwZvf4A=w1018-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Greenwood Acres Family Campground was a large park with mostly seasonal campers, and as is typical it was pretty busy on the weekends and quiet during the week. It wasn’t as convenient for visiting my family or for me going into the office, but it was close to Bryce and Ann Arbor . . . and they had room for us, so that was the deciding factor.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="361" height="271" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/00KpXOEPDmk4sbZCMpEOAWtvVZxJSQyjuYQyvHwxIy1_Z97diSA5yNRRh6CVRmw2IEwPcpiZlTVPZmm5D9yzYHdoY0eO6933LQc6otZOU6egGQcU4IrO2rRCuUbmXKJu238FdI-cbDkpwweHZwMdUFKntj_WBaFQ_YxolGjjRBNZxDcxyD1VzgyTI4Zd2dF2POSnmtxPY91VzPQ7qu6oe6fMu9z4TvJ0bhhA7FpuR8mcG3HfV4UpmaK-iOXcbdfuhx2hvn3oLcFPqExMidgkaS0gooOukWqpyrLtzSPKGRPb4e1ume5l5DmDuHoI8heqV4Tfx_PZWi40Ibnq5pvNV9ZlXct-Z5jgPjrObtx71FmIIpOmTwmIsZeM4ChAVZ7l-mdxv7EdTJHfYXsOPbgy2bGc0l-NcdDKe4B1kVU4uZBXi9ATyApR_rzTkwsY7pYOHgUA5X82Bp34DvZm4hLS7bmvvCqAGtZhIeui7pwLo1tdMxXHt2Ep3Yx2g5_Ac3-3hy4omki2m1nb_VvhBfhbrbaNBv2keKgJYUd3rKpbvs-iQypV7CjdnE_CjLRSKpdRw0nKOcedko9c0HBOn3vFzvaRdWUAfxgtFCMu-T6tvbg0svI7nrpCK4tX5eW8vyHkFO3eU2YhwY1Hh47yn7BHmR1RLOgLO-g7hw2puAxocu3gKVfjy8FQJggd0i5FOqufqPFWk-c9X5_jrjXq0vjiLJ6Wa9KtxRor8KICBWQcFNE-HtCUCQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>We saw Bryce a few times before he left for an internship in August, and met up with several old friends as well as catching up with the family. Toward the end of August, Nicolas got some time off, so he and Stephanie came to Michigan for a nice vacation. We spent a couple days visiting with family, and then headed to the western side of the state for some fun at the dunes – that’s what Nicolas came back for!!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="458" height="343" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/azh3J1zWk6JNUDfmrGS0oNN3oG8JzKVTKmRerqn_8qm2m50FlF8P4iv49PvLcglG4q9fXAZLEqXr3Xx1y6XUBmWTo9wPl_qHOjf-z-2reK6qXRCS-qMsEyktA82v0batSlLYxd0M2q_cb2ZTTYrsqlxMKMRWt_RxkS29rC1KXTnUCYTiTocE5HJ0vnG3rgEg9J_1VYPMF4lXuaGV_11v-Z3TmL8t23GfnQdmTwNVeyCMaiqzjKECvray_vhlLQo_GXjGAWyauJXvUTnEo5CcLZ6gl1OEzlCSfWxCLx20ral10eg3cqifizetaIkkTMmkEDa5ACYonNTY_JcJlNQ4jEiKHLIG8G9U7tD5cXItVqZXs0c8SgFG7MVb2_1wn-HsmtotdVNFsHDV3Vn289rfRRUX7MO7DsMNNQQSn5Yvo70afi-yIA55TkpOwaAT-e-iH8IFX-M7Igr_negE8F99s0loyQtlVwMJUMv3UqoDSa9Ezj3mJGpWRyYgsdmn-tG0nmVpgwbPWUh2aYTYIIIbjw0YOBfORgT3FfxowumsobaUdZkF268rWPidtSCPruvR52LatIUI5Tf_MjVdji73-LfMBvGCK5pN0QddDy8ExXOLNkkuDuQWqcRlgBhT_ZxU3-HfiXKFyCowGjvuV6o3cx3BCIx88bKS7lkRsFd_5kOF2jPmkMN4AmQyosPBThqCFVVHbz1n8wE7zaAU90of1Owq9-wh8fo25GOeLzEygxIlsLO2_A=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Bryce & Hannah, and her family, joined us for Labor Day weekend, and we all had a nice time hanging out together! The kids had lots of fun with the Jeep and Nick’s truck on the dunes – and he didn’t even break it!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="514" height="385" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7X3mdLsDFtT81kLSrAxksLUuhfiVeBD6Y7QJ88TRUk4UCB59PHbtWuBVh5ZLYLCef2iZkSEU5IkQSCFV8EUokQUXtBa38-RQp1kBbT5FvkIDnPj5zL74WNGv_WThKXdl3O6F2hlKfPyusiq_jafvdVhTDKFd_SuIwXvtxVjH9DNAxUVdRojgGYboqd-txLYN5zaDpLH8opH2ihTUfuFkZYVklr-aYKIfomSrHAHLH35vflw6Qbq6qh3c_xKSIj5-wQzNrFlot8i_YPdCnTjff_Fpl1zAiDkL-TZntRBdQRJOqHwla-bPtepo_m6Yngu3fcm7oyfieK2427alCY3L7eeCh2H_u3Pabqkn3fMgL9EU8MZin0-RoIzrZt6LvG40LqC1NbT4sAYFabXGelOCtxsi4v51NiWXfMC9d6Y_puIRyUiMvkca2IJ3G6Hpxtqo0gAggSKl97SB4-HqHw9baqxq5FVrmUactUL0yzGmvV_-5dbp9e2rZVG-VMMfSLiQ8SOPc4wBGBuISO9WdpT-YxsNgqWQfRO38yx19lOAu-3_VPcBuSLcoZXclZpPGkRj6UnGeW6QN7Nqs826kdKhWLkMmAzVEpUkmE6SF2NQ3yzh42Vzed2ztIxUR2ZM6qI-RD-LMai4aE8WnAz5DUdTAQUJjpalWwL_Wltfz05yYsd5Pe9btf92vap66Gc5w6fmEok_cNOdEWDsisrf9oSHlBYdRE7dJkPY9ncYj-6gBTqCJ3_KRQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>With the holiday weekend over, the kids all headed out and Tom & I headed down to Indiana where we had some work scheduled in Elkhart, and made our annual stock-up trip to Shipshewana. We also met up with my family one more time before we got back on the road for our fall travels.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="512" height="373" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9LltVloj-jcNKznkQOLj2PVH0kfbb60RUfg-ymic2TGggcqW9rVv2_OyDvc0CzB48vzFi78MNgeC4TmWPSwWLVpoqHyf5HjaTHVhbZbPVOhRNumXKLK2r0flMTltFcflPPMPXSuUbE37FA7ry1od2zy6q3xc7k3CVFjLR2jUT1JWx_S_VwWAQCdBGA_rJu4bACk4yHxPnJVSoCR9FKTF8BkiR93aH8OCmVcdw4r6PK-zNizTSzbg_JK51Cc3GUs5sFkIsG8jxasDSC-f36L0snaD_m_u-bk6eVRbQZN7InD2c32ayHqJkRcrpmcwdeiikIqJwOjsQg5Nlt8taRT0trNDIbf3e3fMO5RZcXzMAFPfrgvJRFbrvKcfFfA66jYLXngDZiOdIhh5ump9vv4XbUeWXkChXXkHy1ZIKf0SAo8nd8Dh2WHOyrIj8Ppv_zGN6Tnoa0zR5597v0fOTuVd8OYgdzsURvJQ1QOlsLzgTQqtO1pTcpndUbYtMSHAqPX2AAbCN1QzYIzHUs4EL9-CLt8WPTxkCaCgN5KLbldn6ALRNzBjmCiyhEWhGT_cYM-pTK7vaak-nE4B0SZ0fgaVT0EQvuDXi5AZN4guErq08K8yb-mlp1gOHSjstFt1KeZAflLGjToB4RS3l0LrOx2O_5qJPHDpx6n84aX7iza3eCyvvT8KapKQnWqRmipxjvJRdJ1w94L60aJNsewFV38gU-nszfAnMlkBdrMskUCfKqbG69OJwQ=w863-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We were headed to Florida, but didn’t take a direct route!</p><p>With our original thought of going west for the winter, we had planned to visit Tom’s family in Kansas City and we still wanted to do that . . . so I thought we might as well pick up Wisconsin and (I thought) Kansas along the way. I also had the ulterior motive of wanting to visit a few quilt and wool shops that I knew about, so those factored into our route.</p><p>So, in our journey south for the summer, we first went west and north, and then west some more to visit the family, before finally turning south toward Florida. We got within a few miles of Kansas, but we still didn’t get there. Oh well, there’s always next year . . . we’re not quite done travelling yet!</p><p>After stops at the home of Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas and Elvis’ birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="399" height="299" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dsMY8djBbaSlPNu-rDKXBb49ux-jrC0TKKEiQpE8GUif9CWGY8hCVnvm66CrPgbajb4E9FrlkQSjBr3kYBF-acgyyYrZkuaYiCeuJfVN5U2KIEmpYLipJ6sag0U6PFPMqCjHpiG40ZCNlZJgDlsdx28YwRSXVpOsW-2ZP0DU3BPA2r0iA8_WzjghaN1SrpCG82TV0O5GpIolq_v9IsBeDJhr1xEg4kZSUfaQPrel3G1Tdt9ml0LMfG2ob6WE9l8QV20suJGurYvKgadm8v0X47KSFpqyZfFPHKVRAviApug520EoGvqE3q-HnKb1BE4dPfLI0CDkndFtu8dErel8jhpyjSMg593TRudxU0u5Ru5q1qfbJDn8KmYV3ZiWNGnsbdOv4PJ-qy5fcEBzgPKIwGx7ZTppRu1A1yqBDyyJHWuGvps9_cY1-cgTVx2-dmhZb9Ogx7C7sQpQUagvVcupVKr-e_igbNmHp7n0GQPIT1DkaDq-zmI9Pqt_wBloizQOVyDl-Lf_42NKDFVp1IovBQwhOBxNBneltIMlygiOzGUOLOYXKVOHZ3G7DKdALgLFTW4js1bFiReG2_csSN8ZnLNhOvmclGfHNEpW0Ewb7K-6kx7T9WyuHOJW75es6UIMFQqwPSvz-zQwaPDmap1SQSCLZcoWVX5I6OvqPu23IAZV-eZji_vfGEjUGdpHPWxjW_bZmmctShxFN-XqfgVJ1AIMYF6Z9XsESNbaAa8Qf_vGPTGFxA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>we finally arrived in Florida and spent a few relaxing days backed right up to the Gulf of Mexico,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="396" height="297" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HJkWKnVJgAIBWYvdKwtEarmbABgZjE9LVafHMZBQAosyeiprpi3LO8wJJdMCdQd4Qx26fhQIN3TxsYrwxGrb3-_8MJvbEXP4GhGISGdBefG7gp7SOFrtZ5nq-lU-ialyowdSViy10hnCPBx6VeLrSFAY7UCg-MHQuVANAc8uplijr_ONuDGtd8d51FeQgs4lyxx4rXz1tCbxstheFEBcR57-3kVc0yBvGkwT4IOSnXsJVypMHYzvL-Zt_ywDnO13vRpBhmIe9tnWBxblvvT7rCPmtF6oJSRQEwfC8K3dlnAWAiy3Y1wK4e-nv-c6fJQafIjNE8g3Ip_DXIHr_6JyUg_5wKREcsX6XDK8WYP0dKeDr7ca2POJ1ssJ-h8-jAZjAmL8y5JG2IsqhdKr7VpCfvbDdeIzvSdilp2IJ7es4-QnNLXHc_ovkx2IlTh9BJTaaYW4j0G8MQRmXHTqhZbZvb2i3VWeE4YTXCC2O5Oz6SijvCQs-_iaaSoYWoMmZBbYJJIAA8-QXLMKK3J9Cqt7IFVJmyFx58AGXNE0-wJ2P6d3sBq73Ff_P_TPBXi5zg9ieSCFyAykM5O97dFYye2cqhvC_97HTJ3avYDYNfOijxekyKw2ymrTfJNUBrZXyhPzGh_wyr5lnOzCe5uA3UMk6KsU_HUcf09Y6Cgbv2o1cD-naseAJmzazJdW0h95hN1TskdsuwC3BbqRG0a3kQ9lxUgPNzAWu1DC8gsz4s18NWlsF5R3gg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>where the sunsets were amazing!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="507" height="380" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/z8UO9xnwgKwExEkUOuiGASiYYHJRkfbxsb3ssWq9Hxt-yb3mpqzdEcgprauuZ1MgJ2C8MqRyFb6y0gd9cJFRV9YUwVN3ltbJnQtTAbO68MlOTHXI2dyNYRpAEUE8nfSMonOOBSTklyBk5yy1PXNUDKPyjDoGAD7lKxIN7WG7kOakaqd25PcWJfgtIDA7cndhWujGofgHqp3lGPz_EbeibYteICOEtQf2tYfQGOhtEKweDdyuzqU9eocc1S-RIc65R8ajMp1CHj63HItbfbv9_YA71HnMM9_nYjw1vMiynwM8q6e2SSdlq-KA8KQ4v2pjwRSgZuJZDtkakryXQ2lPEK-Rl4UtkFD7UGyO19E7xl246qiC5cbDDLrSwIS016VLbMqC6YnrVJJUKRdH-QCd44MnXl3g3L0igR9N-C-s9Jl1h0iihkwnaXUnJkqpVnVyD3e4TE8jbwcBncVUD2RNCG1wGsL0K9HHJF-tb56UJ6kddfJrgVH7ISd-tdejF5AzqtJbMdmE6zAi_d2c8gRDyWHP2GxaRBtVkh8nI-V6Zf1EVeh2lsr0njef1i6z6G3j3k4s2T7LsGv9u7apaCY2zsNOx-dBUIulsx3gjvrld0_UT5kHHxJsGtfsB96ozfurdhmXSEDWyIsruQdO4Y-Qsx0o6EC3eRJzgbnOqGkWkmOURmi-cjO-gW3AutAB-Cpw17j7EnqRKQgB879EGKOs7IeKxebti5ReEKN2D1L7lrH4Hbc3uw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>As you know, we settled in by the Villages then, and proceeded to buy a house! </p><p><img width="431" height="323" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/KGBslZhOuq2o-t18IwDHnXZZCPY_gZ0LvFQU82nkmFHyYXFuyDaG8Oj5Z9p5IJeYUZOt6U1Hhiql60IMKehn9ZuiYJ7cP_qFIpB0iyHr9jhfLkX3b1TJkhajudYDg61HIraAbkjz5Em_PEnct2wjcLf-sr8IRafkci2qUo4fSVDc3SqmsF-XUVxpf-vECnTB11Vuc3KiS_TqftKV3_Gr8k2_KPmHs4DMVcJd6O_QxS7GCGIwqi9EUhZX-4VYbYpTdkie6I1YfMp6jWPXLB9G3UYO9Lpq61MunQLR2U195ce8NcFhv396eM_WgiqPMVN5H7GgP88Ay37H_TDpog1T4AP9RoSbCi3J7l-nT5vRZvF-pr5BCui-mbyq_2InplZQjYJ1fy6XDmkA8Zl-_lLY7ZD54XTREclA4glqR9KEtgnhmS6BkEGjEcgxLK-vh9TDlDeMXuQwsoTt4LZzgWvmKxAYOaY5Oi3hAyw1BksWUBL0pUDg_Q4apwiFL0eDYtK_L8fZ1uzyNRcull29WiRwsKNTVMdY2xUO7ilHMsf0cV2pgzdAJ-gtPVNfz1OhN7lzL3QU5FPxsKBmwVioG29e0ZqI61m8lEoiQzy7V_UF4FPWqH_x_I30VgKPm_EEi06kQaXPOIWfGAVESrLu-5lSSkRn1qbT-IHTt_8lKJ633H1zwI7bEUNgXIVei6cANbLKS1otgl3gWEOPSiz756xdxvVV4RyyJYGda7wM9Mui-2qHjEJ97A=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>There was actually a lot of thought, research and consideration that went into that decision, but ultimately we decided we were ready to settle down a little bit . . . starting next year. After closing on the house and off-loading some stuff from the motorhome, we proceeded with our RVing plans for the winter and wrapped up 2019 in Naples. We’ve got the motorhome <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/KGBslZhOuq2o-t18IwDHnXZZCPY_gZ0LvFQU82nkmFHyYXFuyDaG8Oj5Z9p5IJeYUZOt6U1Hhiql60IMKehn9ZuiYJ7cP_qFIpB0iyHr9jhfLkX3b1TJkhajudYDg61HIraAbkjz5Em_PEnct2wjcLf-sr8IRafkci2qUo4fSVDc3SqmsF-XUVxpf-vECnTB11Vuc3KiS_TqftKV3_Gr8k2_KPmHs4DMVcJd6O_QxS7GCGIwqi9EUhZX-4VYbYpTdkie6I1YfMp6jWPXLB9G3UYO9Lpq61MunQLR2U195ce8NcFhv396eM_WgiqPMVN5H7GgP88Ay37H_TDpog1T4AP9RoSbCi3J7l-nT5vRZvF-pr5BCui-mbyq_2InplZQjYJ1fy6XDmkA8Zl-_lLY7ZD54XTREclA4glqR9KEtgnhmS6BkEGjEcgxLK-vh9TDlDeMXuQwsoTt4LZzgWvmKxAYOaY5Oi3hAyw1BksWUBL0pUDg_Q4apwiFL0eDYtK_L8fZ1uzyNRcull29WiRwsKNTVMdY2xUO7ilHMsf0cV2pgzdAJ-gtPVNfz1OhN7lzL3QU5FPxsKBmwVioG29e0ZqI61m8lEoiQzy7V_UF4FPWqH_x_I30VgKPm_EEi06kQaXPOIWfGAVESrLu-5lSSkRn1qbT-IHTt_8lKJ633H1zwI7bEUNgXIVei6cANbLKS1otgl3gWEOPSiz756xdxvVV4RyyJYGda7wM9Mui-2qHjEJ97A=w838-h628-no" target="_blank">FOR SALE on RVT</a>, with hopes of getting something smaller for summer travels. We’re not sure if we’ll be able to make that change for this summer, but we’re hopeful . . . .</p><p>Financially, we’ve been pretty consistent. At $3459 average monthly expenses, we’re just slightly higher than last year and without two months of volunteering. </p><p><br></p><p><img width="512" height="339" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Gq-OKg_oBc7Y-KU2PrXR17tl8xgAoc5Rz9cBEO1JH_rMUGrSxvo3PcbX5XeQZv1mbWRUlpFy4pv66cp3nMz04GDyW16Ua4EYjsB0vOnws5y_6qRMMu--nrjivwLZhlHihhFU7o3wafo_--XUWH2elk53iewXZ1L3w1nmQLQ6u-kL6so6PbV7mVdgC-NgOhmgp32jcz5OBXHNnAX1A4v3L4_nPhdN9J77bWavEbHxNQh6pYo1kEUzcnIJP6-gPXuUhi7rTI2lulxQ7HWVeFxxp-c3leShHr9vMVMQz9mNXCnShhuqWmRw4dXrEf54Qwoku9dg3eCCPGw63mcWZX6JTiBzDXi6fS0icWYoyidAwXZXuqyYPe8axQMGWyl6hBa8NWnKEFlmc9i3CCsfZ7ZomBH5itBwVW5xtH-hQolDyFsnkVpDMm1zmVEdRnBsevDqlZGvFw4iOsUGRHvnoOdXQDJA5sd8vU81NKf37PVYbUzKXpXkKYXxfVrJWC3ACLNrOo1SkFw8VqXhJqVzduHFkin4p1Vh-gVEgFhxp99dHdKN8DhKJy6XKwx9AFO4_xjwKAUM_VNiU2MDQC4paDQ1pc3Q9j81qX_pL8d9qjKPi9yQil-NBRCSPyYOAQOQHiktH5g4RaqBgqKLA2ImAx-RZjnr2qJR_UIX9PYL-v1SAvfte2kFJwO4ZknbgJX8vvMdkEThGrjuCuiw9kMn4D4_rkL4mxZ3MCdxMFqVtTeH_ACt-gqe7A=w795-h526-no"></p><p>We did have 9 months of monthly stays, at an average monthly cost of $575. Factoring in our 3 months of shorter stays, we had a total cost for RV sites of $8510 for the year, or an average monthly cost of $710.</p><p>Food expenses (grocery + dining out) were up this year (primarily dining out), probably due to all the time we spent visiting with friends and the kids (I’ll blame it on the kids!!), but RV maintenance was down some, due to the extended warranty covering the few small things that we had done in addition to our regular annual maintenance. Actually, when we were shopping for the RV, we thought we’d have a larger budget for maintenance and repairs, but this has been a really good coach and hasn’t needed much other than routine maintenance.</p><p>The last category that we take a deep look into is fuel. Our costs here were down for both the Jeep and the motorhome, primarily due to lower fuel costs overall.</p><p>The motorhome travelled 6030 miles in 2019 and used 848 gallons of diesel, averaging 7.11 miles/gallon, for a total cost of $2410 and an average cost per gallon of $2.84 (about 20 cents/gallon less than 2018).</p><p>We’ve been pretty consistent in our spending habits, but we all know that the purchase of a house is just the beginning of the spending . . . especially when you haven’t owned a home for almost 8 years! We have nothing!!</p><p>We’re excited about getting back into a house, and all the decorating and furnishing that goes along with it . . . but we have learned quite a bit over these last 8 years, so we will be doing a lot of shopping at resale shops and flea markets, and trying to keep a minimalist approach. The last thing we want to do is get bogged down again with a bunch of STUFF!!</p><p>It’s been another good year, and we’re looking forward to the lifestyle changes coming in 2020, as well as continuing to travel several months a year. Thanks for following along with us!</p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-54407845001111824702020-01-20T22:52:00.000-05:002020-01-20T22:52:19.505-05:00Still enjoying winter in Florida<p><img width="507" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/SX4FTTITcYceOtOtqFrLHGV4zv3YWa2AN7aB7Tm5E7Waa10aPyHe2teXtAk-7LNawsOgsueBuZ7S0Fd-fyV1gQoPQShdwvUowqMrMYiwAcdKZuzWzFhOc6NwXe5zXmqoaqhnpKXIageIAtZpzIZ-trTh3N4Ce-MvVj8Qdz6yPzXtYY4iYxJivTj7WB-ET-fKA0rLqt4KvBcPJputpertir6CMkqJHIFm4lfhNnE5PBx6bzZWASQ_HGabLmixxRoS_7H9fHLil8ni4Ejb1Q4C7lZlqKYuB5Hr8DaGNRZcYiSGI1-1A5z-StRX24fGPjSZsAv1ZJwjxLAVJw4OKwq1-FZpFPzRBuYOyF1q2vChRXGpJrMHDyScn9DQ5DVJYfF21Z49KlVHKARjan86ZKKjEf77W7-exek2Vg1_Mq9p5qQio-oiG6TRVc8jc4R_OxTL70SPc87nLPXvwvjo9NF8IbxnzxYg6qYBBtQZUdUsX0Okxcl3aGywJHWn5T56NiSfnocqFuyfydObOHaV8-6XxyAVqopk4q7Vyq65-PhlFmA3VIiFDfD2eNnj6EraBYTLd8-1ALrMX6xtUdJmxall94Vypt2DA9hGJyQoX3-ydQ6Gh_ZoBvnz8EMLcKr5CyEEM3uJ7GCQkwxZUIHv6KCk0h-YS8A3T_ojdocULVrzhkB893wJyS8o0xfp=w436-h328-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Hi!! We’re still here . . . alive and well! </p><p>Life really has a way of getting in the way of blogging . . . </p><p>So, we finished up our month in Naples . . . more bike rides to the beach, visits to Naples, Ft. Myers Beach . . . we did some shopping (found a chair for the house at a really nice consignment shop in Bonita Springs!), did some shelling at the beach, and basically just enjoyed my time off over the holidays.</p><p><img width="264" height="352" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/h-XqfbHy-wSg3hBBVMbTLxE4bEWdCv1s7jDH1SEhbMYw-Tvb_f-fpF7VDYcg55tjQAjxD58up95un_3kLp2cyD0DQOMsE7xmnRUuuiXMZZ-VLhdXbG4lT3mMbDJBlrewvS3hTPcCrIpyQN960IeMrh_LB1D4dm7UmPk7uWK91YiIg_FtXgIa8ozMqO-niMOWg1RNOn_7n3hIu5UkJFxK2Z9fuG29tL5agWII3_ypKnlKrFtKFpTvj26W9kYZr8f9uyOQdgyfGXtF8eFcXzBWi4LUUB8RMb9U7YX_Trk0KOx4HN6nAeVWLlMem7RFdv_hSwxsqyKjoZ32nYGPoZM7RFVgCYIyWEv4vc_jBd3R-VtLDYhed6pb8pun05JryJFN76eAHQrbMIEduru-GDS7czujlfXpgEOnSZ_9MARVgQT9hPbCca_QYbRjJJQbO9dcY2XjVlFZmYbBqMUDl0YK4FZ2wwRKbvrfSbsYAuxp2tuAxAz2e09X_ujQcMstvSiBPfC9RFTb2N9paT7Djr0DBxyfccoYqp9V53evyWKAAgJ3dwm3UOA5M3cfmjhfHLgMSBECs69p4O2hDlf7UBFVOxetmJ2myc-gxDn0-9v-j6qI6Hos0YL21Kkhv6S7Yff4MElpdWygtOVjEutOrq23A7wXPeiwuGSVUkLY0ykNpOvOu6--F9avyXF7Nx92Zy3cRlmCe9dqnRWJRcQvwJysuLw_sK_wN5zOUJvzLkbYXkNfx43ieQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p>Vanderbilt beach was a nice easy 5 mile bike ride away . . . and it’s much easier to park a couple of bikes at the beach than it is to park the Jeep!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The beach was VERY crowded over the holidays!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="507" height="380" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F4cdftBGGecKfIpa_uLhDgbfVm9pRB-IoE9PURB-NGh0S_S7nK4VxTLQJx-QSCQP_I_2X57EY9K0ba-KDFGR_NM63p2C7SHlN16L1-gYfZmkh5CG0yKAGbidvvzqVHJrvk9ogLk8QS0LiO9dUCqvX0SL44XiNVzLwqnXfx5jfVOMC1BO-zRMKFrQAnawf9o0hoTzLF6T75wqjAoOodUN9U3p1MazzZnahrd9VyjGtsurKmZJ4RwBC_d4QzVPhFJtmpH57V1KZnxCdeiCXDX6cq0fUqf2Nsf-q06FzNBfyrk9f0EE84MFT4TLTAKiwyKrOcCVP1p-PLA5uN50x4iiVO8R8n8axk91VsV-CTWtdBiGInqzB8gGTFmXe-D2SHDmVXNdk44_OxEy_m3lJtt8yk5spoTNwPkQz5gKMxPKaxNNg-SzKRH9ma1JPSWpSKNY9wqJ8U5EbNWu1trAtXM9ZxjZyYtiLLRndw6kgw8sZZbnNYfDVmpaCOXULOtbhtY6clGx_xfyP3JLmU_Zkl0f-XAFwyG9SxApXyYxtdQaitfZf8jfKJXlp698EXbMq8bg5_DFn9yV6_HlMFWixgVWZehf-0d3JbhJXgW-XMsrZFEzo2OwjygdyruRgZ4wp10JQpGcrc51sJOcno4xtq2If6n-PHfWFW9fnGIzAlbxIM5690f3XrvVaPdg4E8fnCnWVo5e-nHS766V28-Ons1Xbv4wsZpdo2M2RWui59BW1Qokt5xDA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>That was the public beach. As we walked along the beach to the area in front of the hotels, it was less crowded,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="464" height="348" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JnEtF1r3ylv_jaYushtwebCkC1zXxqTo3IqXZhWBnXhs-cSPkEFl4bnkntVMoiLSF2nsbLVriJbc-Ol4NzBRnkd-iaKXA6nhotqPf7lmksuGLkHRmfSGpZKyQyw30LS2cXp0z2pvmQkYq0BdGTn0zfNTmRBVtWp1ZZYd3dMRlN17CLyXRziEyFj7Zd9VdLjQGnhNIizY8kxgMwPeS87yP7zlpixOgqfQm0dmZh_S1w1equTxfA-ZRAk5apoEk3G8_v980Ko5uTfAtb3hAJSh5VrEaw6h0RoUd-1UdXTDCxIxFK2_jYnRFf2hbt7rOtIIdChLgvq4ikZa5d-WJ3N1gwOJWV1FAL6mnieXMuvvBmTGsoLVtH_nHrArsawqBNoUdHGvpBacZ5-w6BwiEn9JN7biZ5oBWauJNSamFu0K0NXrxEyKQFECu4HYRkj2mBHcr_2oWr9IZ7d-AX9YTyB9LpZBTi1DczUpZ50LKMQ-dTExZHshHZyktNgJAgO47UvV8aep62Dxe8MGklJsU7LeU-zYOyydHqGHtZJPBokK3Xp-EvgrSHYc0fISQ82bgYOobN1JZY4fcAQ-IyjOUQqVuSkfIHZ-G4RexvhR012N4uMim-v2xo-SUKhbDpNPtsVwuEHWaWughio2-5c5K_b4oj_vIiY7SFNTcak767RbGdrX20DTAcnmBmK68J-XwZD3WJ1MU5HH_4pI6XnM_kuO-74g__ln3LTyrNHNcKgAEmXkqoWDNg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and by the time we reached the private homes on the beach, it was downright deserted!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="430" height="322" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/M85hmXrGCcpwlpM9B6Q66Vt3cnR72H_FHXTBox7Ay2bEJfJ8rEDesSPULr4i88v3WDbQ3EiwOMhUP6qHUWbzhtDk1ekG2pIWeqvpgWwvMdFJudwH_ziJre5aKxcePsgQ5HJUwr7qF0z7iqJ00Xj0cr86-Obq-IeIZqYW6PRyhPe-dFMGzVKtbbqQzpJI7P8QssGYPaXncGlsOvvv2re_Qg03mF3ZmuidWU8Fduspp2UFpCybfABlhGGS5q9PPqXMwGXLNu-Mg9_XGGvgPnlN5LKaaLL44EscA2vp51t8Ky6hsG2jeN4K8yVuqfJ449VuUq6o3fQaidJxMJhhU6yV6DNIO5VKQuQovZjAt9nf2RtBQxTFuPkEAxTrvJOW8TM8s4IPhN5w1kflB_QKxqELvxNhI2_71Lp7xHGscwycjhoYiHAEH2jPRndYEVhJyYC_dcHdIMzf1RAEq9eYrJ3K9w_LQZHXxyXJf_epYt0SpKptlZP90bJsPLcfYDapT0SrjrejsotZVWyXx5gEa3JhDCrIOUs9yxi9HXLBdyFLlsaDJmagBnlM9rIaVhAlU19_c2suR8y2ARBNoWvQwxAtEI5s3S3uNtUzCmZgTUbC2HVFc_79o8wIYfigja4kScc0lOVmQ95uiJN6edvBrCTIUW6mCN0mmynw2Cs_5jt5Hcu82Wi5NtNp6jZSKV-haBJiGZbVIZxyJtwkRKaJ34b8xPBFejXg4d10i3f7NIPdqZnTBtEq8g=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Nice homes, though . . . and there’s one that can be yours if you have $15 million laying around!</p><p>We walked the beach and watched pelicans diving into the water, catching fish. </p><p>Another day we took a drive down to Lovers Key State Park. We looked for Rangers or volunteers that we knew, but didn’t find any familiar faces around. They have a new tram now, and it looks like they outsourced the tram driving responsibilities to the concessionaire. The driver never gets out of the truck – doesn’t help anybody on or off, doesn’t talk to anybody. Too bad . . . that used to be Tom’s favorite job – he loved talking to the visitors, finding out where everybody was from . . . it was a great opportunity for interacting with the public.</p><p>We got off at the south beach and walked, people-watching,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/8sqLRQwcFiZfttkvAe6Cvvfzbce1_fERUtVAqtlQg3xl_ngb21a2NYw4MFd9E7nc778hvl7smTH8-ul2yL6IGfNdy7kNf9qMw9_TVZHulLjxo2WdCe-jotcytl-cqQnlZP2yFUYx1mMyGvhMeRB_e66WAcEn2k64vOax7nal4xcqSe8iI59ioAYW7L_zyrU52zGXvjbQnZ0vdJdgRkK1i-K9F-Eq_l4tXXDeO1pFFQ6nIVSo-SeOTy1Gmsbkpg6B--wkTvkn4d43KuarnPwvy3dogMexJO7uoG_6GlksJIJendFImtmNaX1DVNXdvvli3mZvGf-1xn0uBLC_WwoMI1tI5hNpRsaTXPK0qTUeSaWuppH2hjO8yZHbfwyJzy58GjqJMVMvtRjGFdX-5n0rzg8D3KPtitaxVTgDNsmPFQ0_zf4-w1X9uuK8yFu9j6n5nXhF9ytPVM8aiKbIa-EwfqQnwD_taSkACKE25ZkQNlm_LO_xtwEXm5FSsUhRJid_6_WFhrJrvGMQUdZNSbXbImHv78fo73NJ4mFR6bdueJ1V6-ZHljK5CrRO6Yl_Xjx4kzdPNmq3l7M3PeiVqLbwD9Wj_K82mROkG3XVC-7idkSGz0_Y_npdVDMEhwTEmt0twBehJcupWwOAUWrvNt5hrTcNJcPUJKB0XyjithW51jWFnM6Z2NZeEuToM7-R6hs0MGKN9nCgatlJA0MksCMII7xxq-RtHyzZut3BtBBG7xjTCoVA7w=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and bird-watching while I collected shells.</p><p><br></p><p>Seagulls and Black Skimmers</p><p><br></p><p><img width="426" height="319" align="right" style="float: right; 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We’re renting from an individual, and she does not have a casita on her site, but it’s a beautiful site overlooking one of the ponds.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="512" height="384" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TPJ8GF4UWDHjQA-A5rNQgt4opa7981hUYl4mEkagFb1K4jgk61mEP2L8kQiIczPWs7Z2aHQSsPe4zCzrz3y26q0vBu36pxWdDT4xcUaD9XvMyg2sqnWsHavj6trbqDr6xRDVRNUGeGMPkvWrONfQMihm8Qq_v0mw-WWd_p2GOT2RHjKnyJ4yO9QxgYhKHqC1pBT6OmdRfnsCbwiSMlgGQJ87GHp6Yi12QoEYPyQKfpqbpQ7EyZ1uIE5v4Nr3Vy-nixbvE6JWodVhCfuRMc-TGK5FQksaVG5w4VjHliwNdX1MpHWhUyjaRu0JFX6hMFe-P9NZqvoeLbK4wB4Xx1zBtPSaOgEcULM7jVrzYvhoQ6o3tn4MsGXoUT6rdmnqr6lUUYlie8Fi09smXUL9WH3SWeCauMxYin4EMCHG-TgIBMhDevV-NkXEeR4_u5IcdjDuvTYD7HLtTBM6oomAisbUa_oi2SJtzbexvCLzrlnnZn7gbRr_ZQ-JmWjKEI0W3G9GXHgh_DobZP1Rko8vMRd_oyYGVQNswJjCYcApsmg3aNlsBzb7HqTExG-ePum6c30HYZd29Cvd7BXuSTL65wdtifHdJH8OpUeyvNPBWIGVvWHp20WZ2ySnKJG9z1dPL-PQbIHdqTnsdwJCkeovwwSd44pq4W8ZQAb85jci-IH1M-nYmCm64TxDc2jHNz1o0_pNirM3Mj7e_E3zERh1XFBfa6oz0CbQPAJrKcZPXeECkb4DlyjgiQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>There aren’t a lot of facilities or activities, but the pool and clubhouse are very nice,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="443" height="332" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VSDMnHrSmZFRhBuKvblHXTD1l6F2sBqcR2LVF3NXTPTg0x3hAS9_X85AnREsN9D3OPGtzAFcRYM2Bbd1iPVe4JF7fuByVijWlWlfks4Tg5m8sxZq5ZtbrjgG3zwdlVX_UR-8qJO4JC8ECNrDmo602FndUjQm-sse842gM0Xo6sW5K0BPtix0p9jwtjfUZXljBHZQRXZOFxzywtdALaYp36qj0YW2i8DVfLaUlG5VFt10GKP160I8wgYo1_lHgsXDdZLaXpICHMXhJ8kFnDk1gndaeIAw-DPF8_9TDQz9k53_Iz5VuM6E-ZIPBf6xrXmHKQjH6gXlxgCFh7AA6KUTuDcLGMBdhuVJ9UwpnhNdR-MsDbVfI56bdPJYoC0K-dWcg3KvveoQdbJf_00O7R2Tljv32dGy2yx3ycrEOxzo33JcoftVmWXlYKbPziwEUiOOAJqbsW5_so2em8-IzfwCCkxocUrLSB9IOtsEVbXlKUXZ1MdRO95pxeBwo199wDdd8tlZvuuSbo7bUYm3iMIjm72cQGNmD3Yufu8r31hZGWOU7f0eNyRuXUTyE6G5evYmMKoCZvP-IMurcaAOVwV9tz6Kh9UfCY4ffXAysLfkT7yAXLxd3PJo4q9NeqpBWUVPCFKy9awiTG21I-_TrQ0vyhoAGma43gpV5dBy9OKOifkxdP9zG_iTBUvlcpZVjFfgDJ9ZJeeuYUPrVHPEFpEtIcabBWuL5EcXDUTbVP7FiJeN22_Eww=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="432" height="324" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ee5EAy2wZ4lkFGwY-nq6Zt5RTz5-GkRrQ1pYXZEW-vN6wsW31uCO1fAboQnv_Fuy3N6-UjLgNOZ3qTDANIDxnmfrE5Dr4dt3oVnj_sxG0QY4Wem9MBGvrQsPmHIBt6lf3aGCp2R5tR0HHkI-IeuSLQ8BuoYQyaJrXs4KILWs8XxFkSzf-e62Y8ietaaRxPJKDdGReuoREOj1iBQ5kuxx8J21Aady-_Of-KyTihlkOal6pIWRjCkmyeuaKFFygQuf7xFJR-DBpqvOkvVYIw0qBBuEFgl98mAjP2V5K9tsK_HgDQhgHsYC0gz5nZ7HJsfPeEMhMoWeaCoZ8uXtRhm-r8VWJbgbkQK45r9mbV6QWhECZlJW9T1HNMemdCzm0P_7urqwQqWxNqGocnPq6bexMbrfW4tSkuqyLdSp8t-Bip_fS4aXFJO6ttBukYoipoyf-r2CNnzOISMlidZq_r2kRO4wuM0qaxsW1f40YYgnwcMnidU9WjHkmwRyOjRVo0KaA3N6r45Ln9SuJwftxmhVNtFRG2bC-Gg4vctN70VjMpcu3fAUL9d__cTLKoz-iQv727qjL2-JOfR3wFKyANHsBer3MMcnXXcfjrEXsqJ1wfFFO7sbMToeSgAzvuEuXfR-QjnsolQ4Os4bmmf_r8S2ijOCL9Ipi8FJh_SnfeKxIBFDOrCV65S1rr7q6YqZA3c8rq76Jo47igNM2qTjRiIKxo2GjlY6xJ1xmDlfK8h2kLvALXo_Cw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>and the people are very friendly and welcoming. They do have (2) pickleball courts (I don’t think there’s an RV Park in Florida without them!), and Tom had been playing several mornings during the week, trying to get up to speed before we move to The Villages!</p><p>We’re here until February 15th, and it should be a very nice stay!</p><p><br></p><p>Meanwhile, Nicolas and Stephanie enjoyed his Command Christmas Party,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="363" height="509" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-habEWso6SWQC64Nnl6TQWOZ_fYPKa3qSZlQDx6FTbF0MX1QJQe00iDS1X2pSz69GuciPwl6ON8WDyAPfiw5Xwut1DwkELToRo1Xq1-ePVJIGJRP4hGRFtiPesVlHuiOWVdIek-Mvdz-l7aWi9qGb2jW0xBASqx7B8GZ5iZ2Cw8LtX59yXXygS0PSZnXY1q6GX-74eo-O2oETCOPmK3cO0Unkc0YyygUOt8xQQhrZf2LGMlHmtyV8_bcQQbV0yljUP0PbxDPrGsPWXY8cPkNmDEwnnUN_r2cZJXX0h1bxiXD2CfOXEXtebcXeobJBR-x6cCuNQHv48yBgkusy0HxBntzyqq6YPmRIENFwGr5bfrk2FM4w-IJ4ikyTaxr8S1TJXqfnmwrjukZ-swegCLZlgkrPgKDZxV_4pmBk-GpejPzWBjZTRN1Qe_kFvTysLHNOSLkS5kpD49OSCvZDlZH9BkuOshcPd9RXd6oWI1YKjlh-iZgRyzjPIJf0nD0wCtbxS00DB-lv7C1tLIMUjahqkQpsAh2IL2_VP2XRspDokuYCj1FTPN0iiuBWR2MHlk-1bv1JS7L2kOKFZiC-sJs5wLnAASD_ietwgVBsP8_ekEypKMFD6_GmVD9ORRdjCARQPNwosTs_PA0kDyeUGbBQlIaVyxwSGmJayn95nltIKrVtg5Jy30SypvwVNH7mUW6SasX8WGYtYJ9x37xJo5mF3HPvh8Di9NfNhKOSIePSNp3cF0YgA=w448-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and then he spent the rest of his holiday leave in Arizona with her family. He had a nice time and enjoyed being back in Arizona – he said many areas still seemed familiar to him from our one winter there.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="221" height="295" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0fQ8JX1Q0VF5FOt2TvzVmK2tUNtd55yDQ_m1aRkcxafra2XZp7-DsasBiemToUUw3PgwvU85iy5of94TQFhIUEYw_pYARqg8Xej5p9VTFQtBOaAtd1-OIdJnWLyVnV3-qfXQFLB4b27F0I-wzds9n15v5QOe74l1Ngwk7yLSTlip5Xe3LE9FrVLEPEeUC-N6Do4UAyky0kz2AI-y-ctgB3RQqXYKwRPlCMyGWEr-HqukB7KDYqguTW5AHB0fNaesn-x-T4So2T--vuuNazcHWeFn5NXAc48vMY9SpnlFMZfZSOI4Ehs5TuozYH6zST3FgSc-BzE4E3k-s9LemHh-BQ_Kd1K9Jx1nUQdYOCghxGssf-amsQknSr8KT9VoX1of0XvxgGWAa7AZDBQ3QjCT_m7MhZiU0GhltH4Zf8x77Mh9ApSBcW0Kssw9cJvx_dQKYzeahQDKLSN6lVn-76xHYhGC50XnDRs6YCJocNxrAxW8CRqW465Z6P9SiF72h76o2rsjSJvSEUK16M7sx8OBwAazL7LbskaeSV6jdLuOh0BZ3i6JaBEP6L-dH6iUAb0BGAd0Y7SekszZ-IqkxyzTgk9UEfXyIYjKU4w7r2cg1tF8GGWh-ks4BVWkP5l2sVMvd8pdTN_HRaFQR4n7CMvxcQjcwyb_kH2sWIMMckghepigoMQ3wVpK0QAiL-zOLVk0jctKIZDQYg0eAbqlNRkNAGOA25S7oawm2-ZsGHLYvrDQh5RTCQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="245" height="327" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3jwt3QRmv9dUUek9w7YUz1YyNszsP1z1tw3xLRQdsqLCIWOjRb0aot3cyw0GM9YUzm0t_wGzxsoEny8p-5KIfqjAx7aRTNLyNaiRkiPZKQaW85HMEuSBBcehLoB_B7yXBs72GmmYwWwsynhE7NhjQhpAw5F72OO2n4M_y1lBzMFb3OhSSGqDLWaD9lBTXgfBZV3PLWk4PuwQ0OR555fD7YeKLsGUV2tTHGpyM8LwuFg9w1C1FcePmJnhms6ttQq-KR7Hc6G2eFJYKmv2LapkLPB2pj-dbN2nG3zyj3Z43dhSCotMm0gfzAPgWpNKcqjCQgkamak8ExWusIB2d9Il9IXi4Pry5Ja6PulCV3RUqGjum9sgfcYBXF0pInqcHWSwJdpyu1Mh-oEPt8rIM509cGNA5gPNI-8WqDzzhMDN-Gl8sgJ6O31xwpZQC9NVBgJ5qgb4WxTHR4aT4wkU2xGWFMfUkNXpLaPA4z0oxPrYqmWwn48z8cEYEzV5vFxFMrUwqu3K-BxWjXGNpJKeAGpsGrm5w3jM3SSbJba1yWev_w-E7fD-sjTY1y3OuricLNBLJ_wyY0_qGI9KslQyWWzZbyuWdJBpZBZ2rCaBxqdAUBq-pT7eeDUMxOMNJsFuFe8TOjo_L8VijxjlCsDkiTRj-A_ThCGt8LXVVJvLPE-fxB7jRzv964PtINkESvPuHttGoS1PvE3HLszaLYbDJG4IDfNwdXpVF6RrfEUn8uv5QgOX25NsNw=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Bryce spent Christmas with the family back in Michigan, and was back at school for basketball right after – they had a busy week of intense practices, getting ready for the BIG10 season, but it seems to have paid off – they’re playing really well!</p><p><br></p><p>HAPPY NEW YEAR!! (Maybe my New Years resolution should be to be more consistent in my blogging! LOL)</p><p><br></p><p><img width="393" height="628" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/475_Q7ryQVkNVKBjVjvSYgTE9oKG-3Ia4bWuw0tBSJpyLuljz-9vi_M-ygr-XE2odxE26aUfVT4bXC6XP9iGoCj54sATbdO7EuHGIvuikbcjv_Wia2jb-_XuPdfek1MEuyJQS6XrWP1JUqtndkx29K-JiCLBDTk-po7KFJ9KhnsbXzO3m4w0UoFU47UShKx3UY32CHEF_ybHRziowoocvnregv4Ak9hzq2xDGMGdMaVKZcnXMbtQhi8w9ylGu56qHItvKYeiyFlA3EmIpefcTXJm5cLyi5e0Hv3dbAMXU6Ls4Adcw4AkqPJSzkjKqzk4c8nqRj_WyfDheAJTVz-voS7BzO8ek7_mAcDcbQVtB-7oZ7qQRKGP_E9l5kO2y_QRfb8mBe6Z2wjugs8zh1z0fq6yWplIfOIdWDU8FItwv84a2mhmtGHmUhIBIjMm08Y9U7eeO6qnpVLwKDT6b5hTi_oXXuvSbRPRq0fWsAJibPOkxhhskDZA1udwc-FDlBGNw35mCnrZHKqdIgH2uZJYc2q8Buw4VmVuVRmTEZSOIfoheQLUhnwoOB7w6yt0Vb30kAxgyAV_L_qkulk9WebCiAE_6g347bzbvkI-2DUh7e69r9_6wc_7O31QY4Xfs9xj2AN-nYFLQ2DE9KZenJmO5dzlN0s8XFDkkjQ6UYjtENXW-ooJjwSYBfgF0ps0WCxpKKY31HfwLXgWYkOvQ5ORYo6hARgoJENP_n4QnejdsAjrNIDfYA=w393-h628-no"></p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-20396817812308852472019-12-25T20:58:00.000-05:002019-12-25T20:59:10.516-05:00Merry Christmas from Naples!<p><img width="513" height="385" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gco87Ww4k513WDxJbvBlcP2JM9jAFGUprXKsPFIRrJlFgXrcA5cL5Y6eGjbkrgA9nrRKkavD1IWDMZXv9vm1HaQ1P6skDhlOQENDewH-A06pCBaguvG8EShbqHgo2P-g_xzOgJYGL3QEdOddp7Y9bWu1_5_rxarlKlgbyRg0iilRn9l5d2ob28ECUop749pWuZ9pFSX88C3rw0JSCFVTpmxxQRhTKfcOAKGCVfxApFcB1z_DUwkGaPy5l-jT4ckhSbLYOGY_YBo4gDuu9aZujy8zhoxuO30so54yiwEXJ_AURx2LEtwwSrKCCnUXBvKiPyXD6KXscJ90eGYdPuIX8e2TaaegwZmX_7GvJ1mWL1fhvIU7wra3Z7iTgixWZd_wGrnpTugcZ1FVv2xVj6JGgblJpGFbaxBJ3oMyvp5VbYObeiZiF0MNLn-M_U0gMfATgmq3QFrJy7WtPhVGCo7oCysYY8lOu0SaecyxNUQ-r8Mo9G-yH01hE6r40H08PELQvfINXp5WUb4Fr0BGOgcNW-fRf5MpZu0Ni9mllv-p-s8qH-P13LJ2SqL4_ybNh5kMfNwz8ZQKnrPgA5cy73-04HIPwpLIuaTwj9dG3JBfh1QygY_gEH5tbuUAaPeYkwNBBU0ya8sGMKS8YrAk0QqV1Qc9FkgPzGdrVpxwTWDB9XBWOO0jAZVNXmL8hmXxj2fNlYgvOnBkNVGMTc8mt1By2bmwU_75sO6y2NfJtOI_kv0Fx5-kAg=w836-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>With all of our Christmas shopping and shipping done, and me off work for the rest of the year, we had some time to get out and about around Naples to enjoy some of the holiday decorations and festivities.</p><p> Last Friday was a beautiful day, so with the top down on the Jeep, we headed out along the beach to Naples.</p><p>It was pretty windy, but there was still a good crowd at Vanderbilt Beach.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9NfUu1PjAl0wVwEv_lgaJPPTQn6F_gF_Nc2TDeE56Oi-TtqqUNU6lZNmLUPcnNdCmzr0Vp_SHpZYz2n8xB9RWY6d5AXA1nmPvNGhmHpyIcCXoS03yI5_36AD8p5U3Kzknw6Wi4Rc4TFfpuzseA3qpGrfhopDdrk2gjq-NO9v0N9RdbUh_Csz-8Gfo-30HFoA0PtTI400ewSKWvlbkFZH6zSNwZ0BuGDzYvPKQcq6C0ykL3scXHCJy3P7hyZ_U9YNzNE3t-ukboQs-IaQF_pA0_i4W1bjYREChvpl4Wvyn9WDf8xa7g81EgJla0GWx28bjGrMt-z6vhZazIQlfv0x9ZG0CyLOHLMd-S25vcmZKEAfRFWAwy0KqcF0Vw9Qc5jFmaV6z7qMY6zC2rtrn4fs0sddblQVdmUFIMm5GBQ-BuTaPKnlhai8vM1VAWJbw-Y2gvAgh6uB24V9F7R2i3i-oGRPA2-YkbN5Nc_nVKiznqDlUqQf-kDzw8irN8mw0ZZUxcHQo4gDsJH8NOjzY9tGk_tuMSdpdOrGzraHDZueHtcurMFmHVjiC2q9wiTK4yL_1QY9HYS_iy7RfYjBmK7KvdAsV38o8mVY24hUTcwfWXqUDk6tuZuFJbysuwiTE6htfWgZnzLVavvU3v6Dx-BomAENm343zkctj-bWl_nFQytdYlVT0qO52HFuLNVntfUmDv_OHlLUMpm80GXcBn2jFzA-OjTdfOiQPoi-Rka6W3rGRo6aTw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We stopped in at the Ritz-Carlton Vanderbilt Beach to check out the gingerbread house in the lobby.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="210" height="280" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jwHoVemY4KZ0MBrGUm8TwJ9OPXs3pyKHtLnLZ4U3gbbGe8duCzUcX5AAbSdfAV-NS2RJK12lZdbfRevPyJ6XGhPA5CFAY8ALjGohUQXPUhpTAAnVEMa4yQ_uvnfQWUcWAgbGxsUJ7DX4aKQmxMleL3lLvIL8oGUzUJz-bwnpB-_v-4MtutJgP8BVFXp3_hBpQkds1CGiNTCKeX0vgDO0Rzqtc7LVGbLXDvN804fkLJsZLPrZSjl_6UNJhr39iIDF_5kbewCJro37f9idq4FVFl0-GM4Rv1AOHG0VFCGkg6xN_cgMusUk6Hw337gtlpYfBQnEoTNgZiExDXFrn6fvnl5ACRFoMlDZbo6zADqjlxFRA2LM9eQ-ya5GcSeC55YAp-f-kaUXTRedLIOcMNIrG-hAULScj2hODd5clJNFcQB4QJZz6LOf8tqeXeCZv2Ml32yp78sR86HLjKCx7JONNE8w67TGKs0UZRE259HlLpeQ6Dxx5xERChL7ws77BSuXbJ92KeJf7Cv_4yta_G7056yHvRloj1zWW4CvewnLGTbH-PAmRL1JJQ62uGdvGTaJc9JdB3ziYlk_VsE1jiED0smHuuxqiOIeRyr_wcLDZIndGZIUsu90mTdBML6vim-kQZoX3KLCDFp2U3dTqXtkLClfGpO_BddM4xgIK63j5m6itYRlVAgzp3ZMXC1XRH4FTM-gQ7XYfSP1XfpDXyXy4ird7qYDnhThvl5wqGRDHzB9YkOrKQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>It was very elaborate, with tons of gingerbread and candy decorations.</p><p><img width="260" height="364" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sLME9ljudchMWs0ja7v-MREVEqdq1b963ClHcZhoBLXBWZkqwCZuwOemOfoxoBgjMXAofQWLYtHG1Vezyq8rHbRhCkbzjXdmY6H474G2U5WwpA5lVs03yal8XOlBuW4mkLyIb91qy91OSpzzbixk5UmR9fU2HIz2Yf5DC5buHCPHzxPNRO4bSn0J7abN-EoD6GRcPsTyFHIiCmRsMfmVtadkwFN0DeJY7PAeoWtDx5SpKbKeA1mqf3gNb8xV5C1iq2tO68k5R3Z4wbKcQZVrGIsXT75lpGiWT7mbUcc_V3F9jWJDP4Sv3gEVsa7d1x9oOJKZUaqCxc-mwalvNllq-WKfrFj28pfV1nSmaMTL_UE6V1acfdpeSuwZd3P1CZ8ohsm9-M-0I1XfkD52Vt_MXRa6vdmPbP0_Xllv2nHGooAFEUUELr7aeP-PWlfRkGG5CdMbvWB35QxUcryszPLh0k78H-qHozhdT1ZOUirKWJVOctEuP58wYew6856pVja4thmZubYClMYG6gr7V1jYxGPVqAktBYQuyAAoSLg1ioOhwziUzY6E1hsyxw75tuXTpLLzgn-EVkE3Ml7M6vhNw6THkJH8yAfvvkYuTTf35m1bw6AKe9HqskW4QOn29yTNDgV7LdCe4w-K0J-PpAE4YJSF9Qused92Px-UD-1HTidddl-98iSpFtQhovnp1P_r1_2TjVhkXbNaKRDEygpZOo8VGdKXtdMyMwSEqETcfNFG6O7jjw=w448-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="507" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4PUbaDe75_2efIashKrSMdSUgvJsg4KDLmuKU2nvVy1SZrDSqk_916Rm9DvaPGc62XNka3YQWwz_RmMm8fl2kEE972BgKUUizQ70VVyb9UKtqz4UBQVvBNYI-1XwXJj_Mcgt5SXt3QA96BTM6q7fWarJqqrhg0w_zsZ2F8wkFJ7hVSR6KNarc__6p5Yi81WV1CQeTp5cV48O6jkE60lHeXWDMbXuInXAPcjSR5Tusq_ff6RsPD0CyAqbsnol5qv_F5EVT0VJFHCz77qaccbHFYbBFxRBK5BaQd2Ja9GasVUFv69T5RkUNibT-b6MZPKW8xO5UIJkkxI5PEJgDRPqBE5-MdcILWLq2Z8TVTiZCZTH5GgliG3Lclfvd60CSs_61RHeNzzYclJ-MqoDx5SovW2T1FtBNBvRl8d10WVaxSeQME_kmTx3kx-HQ4Wi8XsrpAxulsV-j3XzDubSlUH282kTnybLgKhaUp9iawpJNzcBpMhb4jZFVNirABXWas7OiTf55dB8q1T8NkBPpHfGLAJvWVnwpFCp-4XE4Mlz4I3fr0GFADVhYw1O-PBQx3ZBUJbp-_PdXmtPbwGBn9M1qsj8RB_hy4xwsxaH_dFFUHG0lzss-Z2jIgfgHvhHy2JH55gyQEljzmvu31NWIrRAoDfEPHSxykQgJzm1CWHGhXv2DlJrp3rwbyYVtFRJTOT-hrRZW0NHTlrhWcy52tFwM5DYbbAud-xL77HqsvZdzJ2iH4paTg=w836-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="236" height="315" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/hWdYkRl9cy3mZPXimDaFcW56_mvKf05JIP3Fme9Xx_9jyv0TOtdkaHq6s32SQLUxGKRryiOM8pI7hu7RMeKlZ5NogWnzVNrg4R7XmuEe-jcjxMuVKVyPuvudvrROLce7VmnJjcJvOBiWMjifXamD_2oXGuSayOBhUOCxXMNBS0nZK0_l8-_rBaiM1fhquY--tOtz6aG5Wi6_NR_LpeqfLSvt3myOydlvRK7NW4gPxTAI0vgswSTFkiTs0WqaCskOuxafpMgHWRZGUaz-P799B_RPkhQGG5xYysmCNIR92XIkprPOjKC_MUlKD2HKS7_OWVmCsXLaq43avDh85UXz12j_mMefvu53aaeFvB4rAK3kQ863YxU314n0eKC53PeGHl6Ov3R-euWxJs42zhYkYIALyCblzF3LVCznCLCLBtoZ41AUUzzL9z6z5-UAemlURXk-Jv9ZlnPtk33BkzR3QNrYUqXXosVmLWuKGx2IX_k5teyJQQp99mRRhvh50qOnUHidqrv6KnavZQJGCNSHDibpQxXyUEdHpftFbytwBgKiGeeCuzD8bd7Gv-Z6CFy6dfZJjS_rlSYoWCg07Chd-IYHM7B4fisyREWShlbfk763pvt4gk7tH3UUQ0lL0iAouke1bNy-23QLA8yYbUsOEVZGJozFQocWMPLpgebRxWUAd7qcyozVRA5iGAItUOn-jJe0Wsv2oiLWlI86JhEy_nIpaUdzDYJKc0Q5ZPeDBX3ZhllZlw=w471-h628-no"></p><p>It must have been “Breakfast with Santa” day, because there were lots of kids around at the dining tables, all dressed in their fancy Christmas outfits – very cute!</p><p><br></p><p>Lots of bears lounging around on the couches, too!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="512" height="384" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/e1Kkm-JDRKPeOsBonQp1buJAMxdEBdTiMTLMYFH3LuWeydloUgaLEB8F5ESmoW7s2gGWVvbgtbgi09QYcXtRs3qf_ciUR8mMfT-5RoQegiYXrUerSiHfF5-GrKcUKXdyNlE-0cpNVmmE2wmQQW1zp7OiqlV4c3r4ox3eB2VJVaQrMmEJtp5eAg8JfGOY7WakUKeBbvqXgAH-eCYetpdPlT3hN5QPQvLJQFmdVkH3M3SrPERwc8YEtifrI8kCXKlwFKT0cn30gduhsxpmG3v7qESlfkU0fCikCSKCQ5F1dS4K10SJ0g81f0Q36_wg1cu9P9svpy3DVH_d01SDL5OsOp3UV3BEswcWoJa1LfU4JKgVJDODNxM76E-sEr6cGeLs9Kw7FGclSVnk9wNXZfOjtVo5oJu8HB3wOQ0BdSrhpxvEr60Zpg6JQK9JhGyjM7D7BAA5Ko-rtdgA1-_qvpiUUHmGJNWxda4gHTakuvXs-qAmHIkwCj-5gYlpjMX9kqDBQ9oL3VWQt88Xl5iSfj79P-klGbEQoqMbzecP556TBSC37MCPKdt1CY2oGDDiRESSV9Fep3WTf-wBw48CiwinwV-SwfZ2XmFvXaAHyV1VTDSBRqNPRCFZIBK8h3_nZDsD7Kh4Cns-H8IMwuPSPaia-jLOddl2uTCzgnnLB8yn6gCAo2Mj32xPlzV_GpmFl0dPSfiO-Xk1mARrUC9KSguF_J3QRyNiKHnJgSSIwsDBIEvNezWP-g=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Continuing into Naples, we drove down 5th Avenue, but didn’t stop to do any more shopping. We stopped at several of the beach access spots in the residential area along the coast. They all look pretty much the same – and were definitely less busy than the public beach up at Vanderbilt Beach.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="459" height="344" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/38JiHeW-zidP684SBSvMsCHw2CN_-NKPrN_a0lsPF7G0snoo8yfBFZRbI0HYsoVUvBlL5Dvzf3jV1yhxoyYg2hya3C3pspQL3qB1WlIsyXBHDxgbBc-PVDvfHYQZDJGJ6KlG4BNsqI4mtcqdrvoobWFH4aeMATpDGj_Cyy4f8X40TrmQm9EQ4kFrJnSNfHbDzyQe-Aj5IZy9LZSGYEOkFDNwxTFiI4-FqhXf0bDLAHmMaT9tl2_6CPhS2FSR10f5GT0HvFYrmiXHmKSp6_Rz71him_BDyq273GU5dt_P-JjgALwFKbBcEGLnFfnbeRh0X9ddB1y66r5t2L8TRj_n3NvJ4QRnafCMAjfdXVClXflj2-MdGp4qDqR15CWXlYcWN28T2V0xpB5p4gYkVVU61w6NJcVzfvfkttGv-UUAY7VTu2ZUtktEnKgRdAc8ebtqMfSj-HJLfUGKQjp2aI64NuAS8OtZD3JO5vlB7csT-d3J7qc_wvl5Bkxoy6YxIZRqnZXbjQ01uOw4war9GJ_l8w6qhY4C8samXpK3ix_sGPO9n6AzxjiLTSpv-QcjQDLqFgSgb8BFbGZHQXlHTMf8cEFpLBcbgLf61Gq6783T2yFqT1o-j_K9f1Bc9xjVUt-ZfN5FLLKmjdvBfD4198m-zjE47jcRydl4PlCuwljGOuI3Jp_X_Ff2gcHE2L4pIe2arKHaxqt86i_iX2gIgaqYnymNFUyHJcPJAiYmWog5Cj6YZPWtEw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We had found ourselves in a very upscale neighborhood, and just drove around for a while with my realtor.com app open on the phone, checking out prices on houses for sale . . . the highest we came across was $66M, and there was nothing under $1.5M . . . definitely not our market!</p><p>We ended up by the marina and stopped in at Tin City to take a walk through the shops. We were getting hungry by then, so headed out in search of something to eat.</p><p>Santa standing outside this little Italian restaurant on 41 got our attention,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="218" height="306" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CBnGHd88rZ38n4zC3NaAJynOvQvYzTfQNwuTqr-xMCMdZLxxjd7nNKmRjuYqWWOhxTen7rtbzFyUr1OP6l-cLjsQDHD-yXhBc4eSPw28CZLCk-MlQliz04v5l2M-YKr09A9_WrzVKRTEEghAM8eDm0IcRGXcs5Yv1ySrhykDbXN8CJ9ShdnKFXQdoX7Kh-6Gu0lOaQvgOTwmGj0Imz0PzbEv0k4pdzqbxnP3G-3XICel6BK5ZtdiS0ORsvvvroujoM7vEydbwYXblQiTM_Vm6LSWduxV3MBWM9P2YicSjYOy_7X0-02tLRFKh4SlAEbeqFdzlICveTiWsIqPExLU4G0OngFOh8lVBzF9VllALOQXFeKV_Ecn79zaA4mkBgrAcn5VC86DOfV5kW7mG776HKzvWaKNvZjIAE-_nDBalFvE5y3ZU7tWZXcPWLeFVQfyMTBduUcJTE74OY2B-kNYqaFnoHav0afi8RWmp3VlpwTBUAscZ8II4hM_t6pSiTOi894ndnsZGPgCZlVS8qGOQDQb-yUfwR3WnfyGzOHVCfADcoqXmFrFd2rEAqoekZpgltDanLCcEkjI9FeYAdlhnSe10QGrWgHFgswJAkrpnuWVTrdGYqN6psT4DhTFDQQhYKLnnFR6OsFUX94ZvBO6kUl-bwUdBf9E5cXF_kzme4_mRLCZvt2xNTVVFdY-B3kdgcKwNcpx46dPD3CqFXorTN8boAzJ7P4SS83kYw9OiqBbA8DS8Q=w448-h628-no"></p><p>and we stopped in for our favorite dinner – pizza and salad!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="248" height="331" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/T7VnzJbBE3T5gPjNL9YsbJMHw0QqZsogQjlLFY0j6cHdAsjp95-zFlFhhbipfgVzC_lenJV6TBCMdt4_UKchk6-_jt6FldEASvZJgU4yoUCZO5km5GOKj0tfL5_Q5Ew5JUPz9qurYGTKJKkbFHAKUTOKJ7zLZIfNEQVAkV0lX8E9O5faNAB1H8DIaJDYzfTqRPp4JqvitJie_vwb8L8DqyoaTLB-dpJ-Mc2s_iY-JUTVfZn8NiGnwwI_XXu7lXVwLtLW9WXhSiiCdthencsdGwch-lpubZnaGbFGuIOPU04kEHKd_LdN0zX0cUr0a13RdTN-QazBoLS9vPoH3jH6G6o5vFXWRKEa9tLSuCAiqqecZuU7Jl5uqaCK6krWM77DCdwMLH9hze5ceJ3KxttMW50c_Lf2nwzd6Qye_CYOHJs2yj5D1MrSsRm8K5GE4mTqGEwyY3M9Ywk7khjo5BEJIdFfBX-Ce1r9Cw1ebfqTEm4_7louo8jlGDPusAvsMJ4-NqcTRDPNbmCqM84A7LV-Xt8JHoUgIJznyNMj3lovrGxMlfWhtETk29P33YxC4p0N6UUmrp7SgbVikRA0kCxiHuMkqUyA7EtS6uHbLEhZ7_QNk4ulthESPXPfksTlhFXlF3W4-Hov4PLKg7RS4yREYuWS013qPlO0uCNhxT6ybR0cAMg2yxO4-Qyt8naDoZKHSYeN-v2bG-7uwMCM0cxBhKpzgKBGe-aZxuI_SHHdNBsaAZh8HA=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>YUM – it was good, and as typical, we took half of it home for another dinner later in the week!</p><p><br></p><p>On Saturday after mass, we took a drive through a neighborhood we had heard about that puts on quite a light show.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="410" height="293" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XoB4xepdbBnJubLK3DoIIIPA8TsU_0hhNI3nl55pL4CIFxBeULAEEOhi3nsseOgSay6gbBAGRFOhviwTksbCVt2TNx9do9E_ezkzzMUJ60UgagUm0mxh6e8lwm1M-Ppihl02Hn5GRwNfkip5zaegLr9T1Bz13hC9Htf-KnzZoPnubfFTsnMMbSZJvzxlP4oaEq07swWvD_uvWo-35zD2uzlu1TPSOCaJJEAwPOm6RhsAB2BWFAg7Zk2XdkGUNqvzjVgUUSGjB4o01Xn7uqr9nttjMmR52DZBsCzK9rujB7joR5-nQz27aW_v8pV42BZ9oYaBNrkxPTVU7dOIMWPyJCYLXK_GHUceXU3PmrmfjCm5P8Wl_tZILNk5zIam0-V2G__y2W7B7b_RbQbbLyCjRhOveplelKzWmYjHhxIeIamtjaEaFuU_oY_T9P7vFRMg_ejtp85WVqY_BUCDfcEh9XphtUb6rD-GXJjA_tWJC1Yzo69PeqCTfBvac3Slvtyy7fBqWWatoSIoIuGqzbSNwkd5KTMZpOU255fMXl-CSo5MzU5GVZbxohuk0oMEztXs_J388yoLgwRaUsZRpoDhvA_bV_TgBo9yfbq7ZtJivDcchc47oiIgyKl7tNw5JUDVRu1Mc3I8pnQ8CtN-qbLtOwuWZMC89AxT06CL66XFRMeBjgzUnXZlio9M1O3dpTnqcgwEhrkZsVMXPhOPlECGdC2tCbn8Q1MjEsraFF1TMdHJQ8M8yQ=w878-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>It was as good as promised – every house in the neighborhood had lights – some of the displays were extremely elaborate.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="510" height="382" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/40TVS31yCPSjIwIFAlgk3eSXWSHYUfHYpWa9AutcJie1wdiAfTwI5szjt2jGEqIlEdcdNY9XBikIM8flC_y82OGZrUHCPNHpTfF6JL5PJDgH_cpu_WjMvmny2ZVWMEE4H0hGU7aFqYb01KvUop4_NzFEP-tR-3bFKJNHqvBSwVPpjQhjlIm9DIGStAQA_7qtAvxl_QnsMyGPY8SgCs0Bt3Wwqls4pplHDxdIOhEg-Fc48ytu2Awr5LEBpllVXTD1a8PjDaLR2azjzQES1_326_O8Bc9Ktx9wnWM48KHLINfOe36cuI5S4FNC3QJTzhIJtqfScmT0uJAuDHum97vqnBdW1FWrWcGZtI6lyV4105EROpl3b2opT46u6RnBOD1H1nmkFSpr8yFLiS9kQ4X1RysqfeY3nwOc_5woN3M4dQJNcMkk8Zas-BCSwLoXHewOF88FjAULdALH1dpDZMzb6kUVT2bo9tUkZfrnDcGnSaH4XbnrfKJHPzEzlMSc3rq9T0loQpguY-3YWojAWZ7OLNidH2cbpp3kN3BG5phUzoyszUDTHl9Thgo8rTQm8D_TiR28B549lIVyOs_KlgGlHlUKH6miZasiUUqhQHDdYJSWIAgg4kHmS8d8ixEqOmdbGRDwCQKb7q1jHkRvnONASAaA1hTQhYSbY_hKsuzPHulWaJeTJNHumbzgGYSgKb6tKc6GegRLNFDYjBTgD2-g0nGb5HR2UWwbDHwUfgVr1yLqtCvGfg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="448" height="336" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TsqgyckJbCB7V_pclaJY_vbnNMtP53IYzpanzR1uq8azznZNma2jNHuxfCY8nkRfEES6HJhzdeNq1KSpD9qau01bH7H9mFOYeVDNQyt3A4CQW3tD0W5mx3HK1NlC6mLFJPuZibcmKQqK-J1vjkZSGxxFf1D37DA2oql4jAQQDDPUQq7phNwfpKvOAAO_Nk8HDEZeYVOKkDHKQaLY6i4g46mCeuV9-AKo7UctnI3Qi8JXu8KPeRk5ZBkGkjU5rvC0cZuRLDolGguLzVUkdJKMZI2utN0ccXVrm4xvZTu6A23PPuQW4-dFk0V2K3KJgq9QmsROzPuMuOerZVr4Dr6DSyD_d0KrxlKM_Zj7tuG7QlUUMprqE0x9eKEjk8VJMBOhXO6MlgmbiETyIwAWS8-M5_UFMjd16olfUkoB6TDjXPDXAKIdVEv2wivE8RX32NsiJGduHPm_oZ8oVPLt6haaehVfQnzEUonfHovlzyliaddAaesjwh_0qKZaAaM3jlUx5Y0LQG9UGWrPey4faqcVPxehaANjT7VtLlBa4R6fLmpnfAM60a3BaoS7qUdDgdPhBfLwUAx8BZ7cpbLRVsCRFx9S8kjX27ZoUTW07y_kGTdcY3CKpxSV4Hkp14T1IWKG3hR4WjBmDDA_4-emMOkypA-h0uxstP1DiVN84OyVA4PzVH-KErDDinpL7m1nGysJoDUWTko2Jbr-Pu64ybJ1sdEhUgX5tw9hLgcXGnBfS-z0SUVcRw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="452" height="339" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ulpSLLIdHtc3fyCRSBikP61o0bireKbSYoc5Pwnp91K4BxmzPPB9Vvlgxk-eMD7hSjX726OaIDiIBg0rXBOTCYSQMp4_f0gOTvhmbDMnTjft5aGNuF52nOCTPpvTOG2SJXHdagahME4HJALny9MuhZYpPOZMuK4-kNT5RGiztX-kdywQk-IQSDTXBgRjteH-b2IX3EWPa57VyQMcDzPzN2gUSnYvq6Z8XEftpMO_Jwh4AQmXdKIOYFHJMzJNWr06zUZu5v3ID9ByEc_QD-F7oSFpqoli8ZpCCTQpzSdWwZTjZ1OYxgf1eBDjKC61y3K8rZaMM_0wNxUbSeLKBy4Dow2lKP6TF2aSN2Q3m_ZAS9veGz5_otx5RjIUPRNaQP7v2lESzvSlLbvGyjdzz5DGtgldt00F5UnQGh_qTsLbZD1PyoGuRdXJ5I22sMbLmthAv4E9R1txBAQogno0xLHN5Y_tluPTdFtcrP35wxniaKUHZNFWyBXZHfF8lbCQIBedfFG14IBKy0WfVpj6XRo6AF5BIjG61tOQPjA-sX78_HDBBu7d8XU_P6vHXLkVaZ3SPTNjKVvzob1FX7WULQU8GEh49nvsFm8V84A-d_u3PPhaaxfbB32c9l5ZjLMVTmQ4oehFScXUjRsUzGWlUzod_Kh9U03Kn23RSese-LBJjkbQSLBm0vG2qAZ8sGNiyVfVUGvklWqCMDHbfV1ei3yBO94Ne8ryWNlXpWRguXHVj3pYeWy-Mw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Many of the streets had themes – trees, snowmen, candles, snowflakes . . . </p><p><br></p><p><img width="468" height="351" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/A_aQ1bd7zkfoh1FdSK50cOwgdpkF6ZeEzeHEFNNfmuqsP2c-RyFK3yyMs-75pMrY5jWe0w37iDl2FF-P0u8I9PRAcPoKD_3zqHc21gNfgn-jl9OAiidTTnAgB_qxcXF5X5L_lP7iXmELaVWSXonDLT_WmZiMPTvmt0cRQ-GOcZ6p_olP7rQJzVT-P2JaU2P5YkuOnqMbGv0miyqbjTHDNB-tqaTmb83meVpq6E8pu8dgItg3ktsVtPXt5D67vZLBfJadsH0ODZYJtELJ010yn65t72La1uVuy7VMrz5TVp3ceg1JT4eBCmriMxphMmcMqomrKBO49Q9BS1DyiIbypa97GYlSZPvezQKTUmNKfYxxq6FXiNu6pTjvM8wFFMGuhRnufzOHKu-eSkJf6pzlYy5pb2RD_zrYVdbBFJlODlY_YZomwuL5G0EJzrPkwBloPmqIFD8uNubBiji_6T2zecq48Lj41gAUNur4JnsJjKjZw-2rKDpcs8sgzbzOdEYtKi7z12BaB-KFiHrRtF12e8P7pEeNpnRlCcM4zBrFV9eySmj6sCB14jtNPbarVsWHLIhewS-UMEuOz6f5QuNZz-7-cbVcq3DT4yPqT46cQYXL9WetKBPEmsfll0WqrEoNKD1cTP4Q5GjyVu-zHKc6IGn2mPbZ29YxuXn7Scn2g8Kb5Kxs6eh0a-AFpia6nzbAFkfBql9Gwfjb-3d_fKr-ozQh1l14IRZ3QBSEgk3xgZDk4TGUTg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and one street had even built archways over the road.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7R8TsaYDTrwFa_mt8GgjkkA4cH1cI2hBRGvXD9urwxutI4xmWVy18NSTCk5GXiZbOzgWfm-0UzMtTAk_VN1NXGntfszk6H0a_0AXzRQDcMKssZqRlFoG_VPZGGyQtd7E1L-vV7_Jj7fREHoAL55x-4agVcZdJPdhiPwImYRK6bL4iAdNZPYCRzhexy083NR9YG3A937X2lv1ePOTtEGEFRn5igaoWUybgnQYlY-UZc-ZDJU1z5e0BAcVrYYYYAhMwaFWxo0p3nsO2O0JIz47hRof29nmLMXvpSMtSc59S4gUG6KUDf5PINWXlSn_raQxaLnHvCy0759b72zWgALfTkEfRqFyhYOw5qI-fh1jMRgn0PpB8msMNWcxUWa7eeVAYM4r_88enZi_OZTdXiJXvYb19LVLTnumUgoWYJab6X37Brn9BR5m6XOFT16vBQLQQ0AZqIuE-79LrINjb-xrdzVL_75asQgReY3iLq0vtTqV9Sz_hyLLV-KLBnsf-7nMXn4LrS7-hff0Ahc-4c_pReltH3KEjdRC4Ut4PTIup9KxHKJKTloT3t68QWSZYtxxc7QUXyvAsG353g_VOr5HCIs6J-6Xr5PbEaGrR1NUYokp_C6QCK2odqpiwFDNry2SFUav0-TCbG3Zky_TLA0ntoI2vY0XZcNQvxRH8VSg3t_jR4dZ5UzxVWhB9DmMaXN5iq5Am3A0fEP5M8aP5spGDZqBRTSdyvxYSJk1P9jczuICTX-Gww=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="249" height="332" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; 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It was raining lightly while we drove around, and it looked like if the weather were better, there might have been more people out in the yards – most of them had firepits and chairs set up in the front yards.</p><p><br></p><p>There was one house where they had a snow-making machine, and they had a good part of the yard covered in the fluffy white stuff. You don’t see that often in Florida!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="510" height="382" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/85VtITIixHgjKBt2SwfrKHtny9DTNzyoEoP-9BDTj9mpjSGNF52mnnkPm2W1EMz6PwOAK4sA7mSxAH0-JR-1a8NJkyPZIvUc3_Gu3LXgfY6KRP-inFYQBwpvVQ4frKaJfOAaWSgLVXkIh4HEKHcQn__H_KuqTIRYS1w7HLkXrZ-nHly9N79ap6yGXSh1zq7NgjRmSxke_LjALXZSQu2blUrYfR0rlwnie_mh19UfK0UOxNurJCxdTxIr90h0j9lWk6563kBTnUnDtHiVWREp3UeF4Mkwld3LfPVbtRBF9pFMk1N1uGSH__7kRtWtlSfY3q70Y1pjS7dX78s2xbXzyb_AoYqipTiRKxiqBCWnrZQJuUNanrwFqd3DFvCxUgD3M-WdPuZ--YW8-rKmwa5QISTU2nGN-NPYlKRTMbIqqD69vgTSX3Vy2N_0VSgj9aqnSXaCeOCi-WQcp1t0KVJ56LrICETrs-dCO3Tr537iOW-Zwx3yPO-PEa6iK5LKcbhgRP2lrNvV__I1fZm9bycJgh2LZv6_9e8gsgBYrP-luf7PgbbxtfWrLSYjxOe6ki7fuR5Mbwd4Bc6LS0BC2CuJrO95ygTX5o3OdT-lb44aMnqYHuf7fjLsrlbtJvPeP2sLPNPU2mEwHvTFYla6MHEyOOMBK95tyxo7hA2m0AdWXxCi6AaxAhO5hH2mmFQnoKnJ3R_mcGg-wLo5R-KByyOrNO6fu-kUii_6nrOWq-FM6rt-fwLA4A=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Lots of inflatable displays!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="440" height="330" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lTKLfcgW1Uv60WefS70UcFfDhprAbaOoVh8bfLGzSXYJA1ikMbsnK3Ncjvq8sgCwF0w1TpOwgvOaLkOMDZvrkh1dLimWSfb7-Ib17jSHmZSRJfxYj07hUTRGWbmjiyeeVs87qi2wMX-MlxkEg8gVVz0PuREJ6J820mu1bDINdPUxP-vYk7Lr53yI6t0-BxHD4__Ebl48hqX4aAvGPcOgXzdY2yDeoNuYaOomoleiGlDvjopuTbd8EvDzMRRvR7pWI_UFkGEJaeithRj3en2XbBhk7tjsBTnpVFcReVlI_Fiu0z0iSTc9UurI_Wo9Faz5bEGKfFZgjYaDV3BlhdX6Cwk1DrKMJTCG5AES18jiYLqVqrs0qu0OeBLn4P3ASCH5emp7_yxfrw8nvhJ1KZnn8LyeKEt7fbSaifcTG0fJ-dqaEm6x7bBhYzBhBWlnBQ8wwq6Wt6N4JnJt8yi2g4zTIY_HJSCOUGs2jscDLMtasLdf6KteC10zqjFZJjMJhbX8vXrZssGLxQuc2hVrI5Z1BchSrullpXtlaDb2jHLeDaTPOags5f2rfaeN6E8_gH184_a3hzkKNJ9bkj9r6EX9lXas-q54CfDeMtvGV77D7AsGmbxm2driIEMmYqJih4e7q9h_rP8wUwwjznwERp6NFsL6qSw-Jnk_WnLjF0w350mmsxdopHETI_v5Ptr-1Aewofbbkx6dwOOwhqDnnTVkK4XhvvfSt9TDuRStsnX4UgsC5_w3bQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="512" height="384" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ub9GDs87DL2ajmEEkM0CBfVU6EcCBCbwSVkfLREy2xTTayGBOVzjIhNZVZDT3MvLxhKWluGWUPuSOfsqUOD0l9lpH6rbQajp8TeXzuYkruewKIifOxr0L6iNPn_i6UUTHSZjGNfOQgX9snQxXpRq4R-75Y2b67dZ5i3cR7YypYSurHthxND_b66E82oTcMTviTcovckWYNPBjrNzIv1L1p3I1vNopT0eeb4UtRGYEdov20ePkTRz1-h69zeJmwAwEnIf5G1EI1y-4bmnEngkqR7uot8sI1OQW9HlKbCJh6stfJ6twhf2w1JR6cPomEfFnlDuMQv6IMMK9ik_v9q7AOluooEDRMqRaOt2MyHjs5C7BxlQe3h6_jNo4V7FsUK06lwmgy6k3VfPlLddrbl7TBFkJMO8xeKKJAQOK2gaprtPD9k_sisFvP8PTVfWE52xULkCYZioh9976YaKpIf0OzTlsrcwPy6aIYkCJAEOpKsbpkc9xBNV0MczVbWtkqNWwvnP1uHrsimmmeRFd5ZQSdtm-7o7_w5HBZkqv_HNvarzvZUFLUh694lOTk_FZSdgZKcl8L1NrpBem2W0vLGvPknu3cKoUvTXimQo0fJNsdlDuFavYaGaRchPVIOI3tgwybRdvNWnjaMY_NfRV2aoIbTi4WbTZvWhYYhNC0TynJsYs-o9wzT73NCyK2rW46rkcEdThyUxIc5YM3oQB54Tw5mtRwCKeIAV-u2tZ5Sr4x29zGBw_Q=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We spent about an hour hour driving through the neighborhood streets, and lots of other people had the same idea – we even saw a few trolleys driving through, and trucks pulling trailers full of kids (they were getting a little wet, though!)</p><p>It was an enjoyable evening!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="245" height="327" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/i9DiVK1dzYyksscHQAtR_imypXRNKKKgLwoif6D799xiheqNb81yX6lOFyzLNJkdvVOuJ_WNZD9IJZEM2SYF0-NqkjxkJe5ZzpKg0QIGMHHozv_B3sHpMUn0gFlNxEFFYT_kTAYEyGclHnBCuIzt4Q3Sbt06cRwxYbcs_jMq3rj-MamxzBrYvmafo4wZzcnRKPOrh832G5v3UzGzKraoeiGgUEwPnQ387Z96IfrkMUND0WgdhWRoqgTMAHU1SfaTzgDKJngjDxjvKhI87UnAyr9tUlfQzec9fUhHLWtjuaXsCgircSq7GbXCtj4Dx92fLhElQJu5P0lVXi9Ha6a5Jba8Vuh9w4J0h5dI6Mlu2RVdvGXl6_xdsdMyMxnUY867_io_4v2tvJxKqCPX7iPYJQFKqqYvrDrDFwNUKSGhIvknJUPgn5ZODkt5sa2tBwTS6JLt1BceGRw-MHC5xqPTAQ9hUP2ULr5gotS7BW6jDLUihl-AHcoP7g-uybYO-7V9h1QgJNVd5bEf_qRSP24Pktealz8Fg5orBxGdNJHFxjStTj8kr2e5LbSHa4574hmQYfNhEdJ3m10godp6hWfvZJcU6dTLUZ5gUJP7SlMpX1fx8e5k3k52qH-Hnq5wjSRUOMZmP5Kso6kGLZ86xhwKDWxZtBCri6y_4k3z3bnNgcp49bRJnSIFh4E97ZNKhG0jdL2bzFCRqt9ARfUV5eFu5H1ZsIYOACrelNc2alO1wGUG3seuow=w471-h628-no">The park we’re at has a catered dinner on Christmas, so I did my cooking on Christmas Eve – I made spaghetti with meatballs and pork tenderloin; it was Tom’s Mom’s traditional Christmas meal. Mmmm – very good!</p><p>French Silk Pie for dessert after “Midnight” Mass (at 9pm!)</p><p><img width="224" height="224" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sYZVbjEfJE7rQnkgrihCa2SAhIIhBZmTxgTApXCW1WiY7pOMcWI_zClWJ-5SPG9A-9_2TFu2OFJBuFxYyBbf0xl9v9n7xx36G5-jq93U5JiE6XJM49VGc-aSbE_Yd7K84CeyfZxb6p59zNJNpAT-RnBLzh_hc-9Jc5EvqGVZFVtoR79SHaJrmImjKC6wrNs0rglo7BBE98S_34MznwvCPf-DzkfBSVDhH9BS72ljuHmmc1iFgEvJS0sbwA-WK9wq5PjSRnzybcn1bS35Fzh2kjPTnLlOJKmcsTnYpndLT1PdBQ9X-eHOoz_DL3FHUAG_qWKEqbobX_kcv9b0K1Z-rWhfQjTprpuFUPolYbzQW_uU6GeN68AkNsQAJ1wzTGMO9KA6DUpVq5FVoCU62OjX7rsmI9MJKcSzsOKX7mFuA2HDLBvhlQEVDacWSfpQPeNeg6G7Iz1VUp1I6PVxiBXnAIEQJaq3MF1_o8CUS30enVDpWWEXz2UjJW-Gx8B-LACH7L8VwQj98VIYqwqphdN5gbC1Pt31r_yB6MDCGADUF2BkkWtb23vGdqvQebrypihNjOinkdyyI9SRXx_tCzy3SSklNB_ZfhpijCVZusDSIOnH9eZODYRQ51kz8cqHiaXEvwn8L4jZ2LDw3xXDRBR4eIh4m-J8JrQE_ghxT22VRje1azfe2FVXS_8MI2n616QEkeij6ySNGWSP7ReG-frNz-KvvKYiu6x1KjGWCoBOmDJjJRyVig=s628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Mass at St. Leo’s was very nice . . . the girl who sings there is very good – we could listen to her all night.</p><p><br></p><p>MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of our friends around the country! We hope everyone had a nice Christmas like we did! We missed having the boys with us, but we’ll be seeing both of them soon . . . and that is the evolution of life!</p><p><img width="512" height="384" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/73EGiKbaQkNGf6zb1eyLO2aTSlc1onRSgciWaLdljJ1inAixeLRKEz8wDhQnsGYOIoOi4Qo-s_QwGn8eghDOSY8CLD0lEQOZXovK-HE1vxrhb5ScNyjB-llCKIKIyNefJnn4ey6-XLrCSihfcwsKVPUe4bMIL5YvrbGAdac62cnFUJD-O4mxLUAEIatl5XI40jsl0LLZRGm_j3sSxrkCnUdAY4fU9cYDZMP8VJRo0skd0sFCyV3K43gYHN6coB3GhTQyCmygxe_X5tHAvGsVxJPyWrNVYGumlYCa46mvqaaDNaz5YMoCD8NKP87J8kbK7QJntn3C8Q532AnlDV6u07YJaHh3M3ryuHitZ9J6AlPARmQjR8_y0OMXsjsX4nhyx-WVZXMPoTaiKkvsd4Qyn4qFXCusRSWw0rxMujzlBJRq8Or-mmDJ7RvWM6EiyD7A0gh53B7TXcQfGcUcVl87FMZhYTM1hA7rJ5MC6hZvknIp4bJK5DWCmundKhVfIfv9lEXyjEdqAgeWd1-L_qEthamhvgL34hEJTR7_ysOJ87BvZqqnESVd_scmXv3FbrtNSiYRZ0bHlYaYFSCZq3IsCwdldhR8nnNqlFJ2biOujwhSZvP4S0V_OCP2oDddwE3IN2WlbQ5KS9Qp-YIc9iynllJCrMEi8AMcKOPmDlbdGNHlloIddwc81lOkicEogSL8AuyMuoGNirgs3c3JKXtTpS9e0Lc8MC6PEE5hkZAe3h4bBpK3KA=w838-h628-no"></p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-66574193478434607462019-12-17T21:37:00.000-05:002019-12-17T21:38:09.465-05:00Back in southwest Florida<p><img width="506" height="380" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/yFTVfEMWtGLtTBjekyuRjjxOyJnHuBlolZBwTtHxGIkqZQx-oOPPTm5ePUUheQFx3OeI9NUqkpGZncmvrsbSeELAMEwA6_BZHVOjjylxte4V0IL29Cgo94e0xMPYFZATTK3jhfGATTJ0NkVMVOiuBREMxxCZkORbBPn2zJxA5riVi-fGrYFhqxnaVr2iVTdRMZPMWx-1xp8YX5Pp7DO4FFb7XFXkBU8LNwBg-UxdqWQ577lVwtwCUgdONQ_3v2E6it39-VjjG1Klt9939FCVGvxsQpLeKyg6BIVRXleLF1a51QCJW4-B7mOgBIoBecHw6i0QDFP0OROlXCbjKiPvAQNUo0M5fYBZFGjvzJhRr63mS6oyHOJqDmJm2XYl32nIOMlZ6e63o19-KVfGu4TMoGud_Y8alE7G-umCvk_2EJ-eZqjgn2C33940_Xs_Fko4lo5MUSM7l3LxXdW3H-zKuHSjnmqmtoW0lyHtoUNMWWc0f1_4bhkyWUWBLpTJPUUNHtAlI-XFqWnZmnOwrR5eTHU2kfTtCUIlgXGQpr8Qo2ldvpg1QM61m0xx-AxURdIEgJcIxTT6WfJBLgNAj3lmf3whIkgFPftIQA2uP9wJ9rdE3fc9A2SY6w-GbPPsJYZSt5Z8jumNLfkuN4Og4ulzp3tOZGRTOuuxRXkfKGcvSkUJaKl1xQNbCEGSTfOUln9KEftvLHeQ9lVGGO8_5tFcS9ng8DOLWp4a3DiiohOMS6-pV160rA=w836-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We spent Thanksgiving Day cooking with our friends at their house – and enjoyed a thoroughly filling and delicious meal!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="191" height="255" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/KrMEAsaf_WjAbUquTqPz1Js8XLJCFUZ07c-9cQQcZ04EnB43QzSh_27Gi5dgvy9Ez3e-ccRdynfHznrQDmfFqDcJgaqha3o6Qa-olMJDHEo_0A0csFoSj9RLajl5SVug_AzQQwS0t7C6C2wVfDF2tikljLKQnSHKgf1CzPfnNSRR3LoPoC32QqgE14Zkhfm0JeH6LYS32l-d9vBqdfmIc6tGeFmKRWB_7ybrcBYbWhBJkI6GIYqb2anF4qBDTes9OnhAE1WhZyJdQPI8GSgtkpUm_m49vB2miYTlhO9mRf3O0VHOQhGG2jDr1lpAXUvxI9FsSfdHb4Qesf_W7rpLdbQ71q_tU_8jL9n1UAzEBJncc2NPRmmA5JDSe3RBG00SsTW0kZlvCSdYj5NUbb1ux-Omxdw4L7r2e488XOLIdnCCeQuhypzDUiLNu08F6VDZ9ABqaKdN1xAIOxLyfGyLjaWIDlHsmE5TS777hIiPTOXV-olnKMYykd6OVyhEhIRmVV9N5LiGjTcj4LH-9J6TMvswLIcwV6_g8Usspcf6NCM159rgRguEUOHRsNa9K7ihzmjuvuYskk_2TlZvdr81MW_zpTJTM5Tt3PJE3b148G0BBLoSDS7R0mgZmaE4jKf8JO5t3CK3U1s2qkng9sqE8x7f_K9gT8QDlTZ68AdDIg2URPBsLCA80LuGKaAuIkGExBgvi0ESLIVoVwaq0ig0RF4WkDnI1cYOCFnVRo1T97tZ6EVaLQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="275" height="206" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xNY41JI5fTpqu5v0th6bf-3PEcuZg5bwVQ0ZPlf9koLcIN6H7cTw1RJ9ralYe-pSseAIJcM8Zr9pIgvD8kwfcKk7rJCo9eBIbsQ35I5_HLu5GUMdnHQAbU762rUbzzMf8n8w6qrdgmjZ0Ncs9gw33t3DIVy1egjxVHYPFG3rIgAfDR2Ma2r-ubV3ugYc1HfCy3ZfEgOzAb0bQFkCnBTxcNn8LRetVFBVfqxPsRyDGyfmbhnoSvPuexBdSpNh0uTyBkqiue8M7r_e-nBrKiDrT7khn_HN1Fvt5mt7aTBF2__TwEF1g0ZWf3TatfvCOb3T2Gcs63CcfS2zbKKL-a20jUyOsASIk5seAF9qC7llCpdLINS2uxnVW1BGVOnVHiP_7F2k7LgkuGFPliyREah_9nwBfLaHGCqZkW6Kcc27DJbSIHBN7gU57ni2G90Jn_-_zPnvM_6odR57HUJynTgwXRY12KdzUleMGgP9e7rj8GL6wsEKUSppTDc8HjAgmSbftM9Kjhup8yzKOLBjcCjPsidcOANgKONlIBo_j3jCYPNJTCI4IIz9l2tSF8bo_IxoIeq9VWx41047X-r0HiXIgwAfbrTS6WkT3jyGR9aaAzLtmCZXZp51YEUPP9ZiUY3GNWgDgKvcaioXaL_7SPhhXXNKMG8oCMo3i_2rpWA-zNbJvdLPwOLQwm2eIumQJYJT1fGV0LKApoIL8QWBMQ1GqqPfsvmgrY5GroUamj11lKrwP3rCRQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>It was a really nice day spent with great friends!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="512" height="385" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TgmmP1zeVFQ_b0OZ0mtYFwHuikBXfLugeeYNAMkXQ_3fnfEfUiUiEG7INHAiHKxuDHeSMiAD8QYGzltjSbWHqPPJnrxZoQcKiMm3ALZb-g9UXgXPC5CxVK6dWp3gREhXEmOyl22-hxyuwwf346jH87DcOVszaQycO7DKawIr-M0iV02nm_ahZm6bjpYc_ctWuJ-vI0qql_DN6-evkPft2YI69iPezUXQhLm-aPNXOEYrqRStLrt-KVuOkkx-Gf5dISttuK8sZi9gzYwCGh6MZOWbe3RxUjBVc_SUogmmntobYcdXzZrlRETWs7DekWLvH6HVuR0Jr5WOhtYPAHYf2cPJpO4Ev7TUTsHyTxwbn4Usi98AjqqgjeBjLu-cCLmMjvf6ylSckkRcjOYHQdBYMU4ymUYq49MociZJdclrvhQvTiuzDW4YRWcSgyDrEQBIonc8ZQVpvtb9QZRR9kmc3WnmumNTCjrqsaFhcTrT_87Vd4LkgW7ySnJd9QT3ar1mc_-_Jid1ErgprYN3bZZylf3wacscMoI6gKjwRR8bIWqOl25IEy0XzJsROvpU0CivIc5r1XBSNrofQHadW68Hc6sOSGFB7PvAFsMJ43unY0bV1eEP6zmpPJwVuhvfyRR_rdmdSeUS0opHhINIjOHtLrRmnNdx6ZXIf9l1oyI_PC4XQm9ysnqgV485YHIMIz_NZyZAhMdi2E2KJqwNEFQwoKiBoF3k3L2xlret8_ATzN-qZg8VHw=w836-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>After the holiday, it was time for us to pack up the motorhome and move south for a while. Our first destination was the Lake San Marino RV Resort in Naples.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="442" height="331" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ScIwR0gQ03di503pp7wy9gYYvcnk_07iC6efy7P4ROSXEMHaJBBTNBNA7x_XZZfMNLxCSaQCioFOs7_BhjI0NUwlnHKENxVYLa9FPJLcTfUYeT-valgg4iXn3r8Vky_Jx6CG3WgvUkaDVmCI9zB5_ZhbSxoqfxk1EESJl-yOV0R7DErRvo5Z2erSkEXEpxY9Bq8BLaPeOtgRzzftfDWJfPvvkj9fj84PKOdNXm3-HO8pOv6YNgfBTmBK-Wq0ALhLe8z8GOv5U-7QMvXR4eg2fvVwVaKOA0BOAE2c-auMvHaalUfC5Cf7zYD-s58smgXfa_ujYGCJCIL-JyQj3UXSt4JHkrX-lNOCB-hABAyPRcfY-I7bWVCmFD0H7onBUrxheOE-hg9MppSNhJdUgEWY4cMwn7h5Py68XquK1whLH2zl6QIGvQ_hPGHQVORDSRZfkEZhEeZqjefJQJ1rCBfV3ShT0r-09eRKsmAk6TDHisCqeHz_gFT_bx4FeQz7g0OjQZMleh3VNjbRmSjYJI0Ys12cp7TBvrIasrFNekKEgvXdjcw6KsldSk_6JqvVEJXxYgbtls0YvKgU-PsKM0TCQCiADTAFNNJbs5iyEL_s2REjrLXVh_pSR3nlhb5L8UYhQ4PWXy2s7wcMEbn9pzM4jaf2wbITsP1BkeeFXsoRXdPw4y7ITe8vspCR0VDNb_0TicBCBf8EK9S_Pd8OW_gGrDh7ROePxH3glwkegfU5IZ--yJzoVg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>We got a good deal for December – a concrete site, with a shed too. The sites are pretty close together (typical), but the site on our patio side has been vacant most of the time we’ve been here so far, so it’s like having a big yard. The roads are pretty narrow, too, so backing in was a little tricky, but Tom did a really impressive job of getting the MH backed in on the first try! I guess he’s getting pretty good at it, and I’m getting better at giving direction!</p><p>The park is nice – lots of activities, a nice pool and amenities, and even a produce truck that comes to the park every Tuesday morning.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/phfNzC6UKsZ9ovteQB38fSJTv9ryw71SkFv7EzDKiyo-PS00Atly7ddOlY4STmWh8PPagUhY00oyA4DaelYULnSzUX0mU5kg_fSmxT22qTuUOZmCCq6DvTiaz2ImzMQczJ5n8gmdZkv9XYb7kXpQG3l7g_d5o9zNIm-33LuLWjIjFJ8uHLkuRi23xAo34M5iHHBdQuVUo_mKBUSgNRyRLsilqU1jmeOqI0ObW-5NqFB8VUlhp2x2_qYnZeWzLiX7vS7T7la4yXD-KQJg6ItbzNwb9tx7WhjzGuzwKOmNm64lmUGpI98QDG9YS6gYTIQAW_ruWWmMrhi7Y8G7P982gIEWmqzhI6wTUaAkYxjDcZqSRcE9ckeSA7_5g9V7BD2FjtBzI6WPgNlc66xoyG1CzKYnOwTMLRpr4DpoPboSlxktDobEdKIKrNa86Eh5Xv7KFxcaD-bZLDl-HLDDf7vyXE4XeRpqw8clEJzPdh89zzXk-segN5qpVPMVhaAkXKj9gfrHEyQVPbRUz-iZK0hbgPyY8h-8leeW-88345tcLBensB_GjmROdLENaGGf3vy8MXXuvgVmjAFj9H4ZRimZVhGberNLpNR-i859pC2Kc2ymG5fF3nS1XSswvwalSyD_sx-WxNnrUMi1iPcOvWK_ZEwsn3ywcRiBSl7n2p5w_pgYKDYoLXy6hWKHiENMaCTgrLmnl97n-BqUQ6RkTp3WxCo2d6w8FMqRgBYOOl-Ju3WGDo2aXw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We’re somewhat familiar with the area – we volunteered at Lovers Key State Park on Fort Myers Beach our very first year on the road, which is just a few miles away, and we spent another winter in Fort Myers, near downtown.</p><p>The weather has been great since we’ve been here, so we’ve enjoyed plenty of time at the pool and Tom has found a group of guys to ride bikes with a couple mornings each week while I’m working. I’m almost done working for the year, and it’s supposed to cool down a little (back into the 70s), so we’re hoping to do some more biking on our own in our last two weeks here.</p><p>We did get to the beach one weekend. Delnor-Wiggins State Park is just down the road, so we packed up our chairs and a lunch and headed to the beach for the afternoon.</p><p>It was a beautiful day!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="443" height="332" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/om6jwoaoqfx2pDEAqleaj9iWZuv0BfiiPqWRdk2RYaV-uNUaRNrrN3LYEn8xrsse2ES4PN4tZ0fOtld-2141W0diVknlBB8RS0Puqnf7u__YmSPpcfNeI_hNb_NZER4KuTkPCWYjb7vAY5_b24QM5Rp9b_kNMmjC8MS1-4KoD4zQwZ3_T21NuvH_Vvu5iMjTkIrVsxzECzyO0zlWjW48hiSviIYvuiEwWTf13dGqkrZxPxFuIpXSqaj_5yoQK_SW0Y9Ae0N5vQYB2EbrDWdDAHgmSQlyCsZ3TWsl3daSi-d0wNzSJHtHfdRoy8hQ83YFeXD7_sftFrfghVROP1brt3nT_aAO8dhvM1ZwC-oBdxc54DjJJZnMLhITZVsjZt9dlqbIMU61DDpqRfjUK-M7AxFLgCJJdXi5zJJ1AjG7x9uVK_ZK-wR22aYXvNsbXhfwfNRGGgVwvx9dFwsOyUktFCpE8vo-LF2l7wzBylxv582C5JyaoChTh4xcvrnBOp_P7Vv6knypft5-BIKu4P8utvdquDPvdJoMIwRAnbdwXYYQVUfGxuUhqyCQkXyw0ZFyKaMXvrIDvH8Jb5NFrDhj9wmlVD3EDuglynpkwazqxBLx_QlCPYurZ-BLTnxpmDRzHsAEezBNj4_p63eBdt5QSuYmamoctN3nmYj8VYL_Q6k2sVdt-IBMe3SPaNMvVuN3h76Pm54xCNRsFgbUo1piHZdjsugLCqaqGPRQ6ClEQ9E8DufYdw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>It was very quiet when we arrived, and with several miles of shoreline, there was plenty of room for people to spread out.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="513" height="367" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/11jL9T11e-UEJ3raX_JqyO1b3PZzfaghQ6iwmTBZU4aKJX86QUBu_NEAF7u5Tv9PkIXb61DswDjtRJpxe_vteimrWEZpy9vVnJErJbmzbVLruxrA68EcWJQM1C_LC0EPvnMaa9ePR5IYa1Wn9TK75B6cqnzFNGgR_lnqsIDan9vHHHGultpwsaNN8BVkMQDVI5QiEXXSMdHCKlPCJkD_CHN6DUKB0E-j0m_YxA44aIAPLX3fX6vs5F03YCvwoFJpqCNKDI_jBODLO8a-CrI7Yg0hVZtZW-A3PXxjscdum-kPsLbyxopqIPMQs1QYIyCJfwQrdyGKEYGa7VnNR7xxBbTkH1WXr-0Q-zM2ueDQ4LjRXcFaP644cZZTbrZ-PFhch0TsJ6ymYgJaPJsm_Zql_yldURMthWXAATcTYYuSL9C7pyyyqd_HvoS7X5ufdARkaYv42fW77IItA8wBCUTUzl-QwcKR-dIuHE0JxiQBT0xbxjXeryPRZcl-JcbwTtlcf3ClGKyTlXNs1agcNuxjMDnurqYeUVl8mlW4NYkOtszbshr09orh2PKjh-C9Q3Vo01NeSWFaXCRkfBYNftU1rj3Y0bHFVTlUVSdtqZmtJM5lWYuX_ya4IlK_OSdwuUOZbDV_chvVS13-traVBqj3LyY1EuOrbPGm-PPURb7cwnnpkEz2z17eLRCkJ229f5SD9vXIu8WW0sOGpaaHULZSAHF_g8_YqMlc61kGp32wI6NNzTWJUg=w879-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>As the day went on, more people arrived, and we took a couple of walks along the shoreline. Further down, there was a large collection of driftwood, probably washed up during a hurricane.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="454" height="340" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IxH3GdILvz97KLfymx4E0nD6JFf7XhBeXPz_e08Kyo_lp13f6jIpwQunqTs6Xu0G4OKjQtrYY5hGoUlWsfDUWmUWMcuaPGHMFydbIK6x4-Msss1Pxlp_TUj30PNMfKi4NrtVleeLRIivQLKPabyR8Xh90T_JHipNldI91jjMowAK_whRLmi4z0zkxU5I0Cwwo6WYE109978FW6drcLmbiNrS87xVNeOx1FAhB3A1kJSsCxF-ggSAJPIvJaULP7FEFDtRvyDxw539F596WFhb9gbBBW95A2mQO9Ok9SMied5bt3hhwHz9ROTbYvdFXxyIEyuJ9UnDhNvnu7qmR_Pl7kjztS-RFS0E1WsRrxQfcZ6SNkRbO0RwqmeWjvbKTzNbER4UhvHKkDDRGFpTJLW_fRafiGtxvDWYB7rL2t-Qid4VwCsVKCYOI1FxNRMwW5CkUK-L0aAnajXIYQExHSkwbxYzBZafC1UyRl3lVMYKHzWXJQ4kB1av66rvrm_Eyt73Xbc0NpYB7q1x2vH4dW_VHvVt2SdxTIm4APgXw_Ysc9UTc5uImaHKzvWn_vxOPhhpD7NlkrHM4M1zRmMDfqv3JltXEgVZtlytlBU9zYGZO82lFuurGtmJ7goR29WngEVHhHpqubyxlJK7R3WKXFLyWz_dYz8ykQeZXTIb93Zc9BgrU2eE-uKGhMWbhvZWS1bYIFse5gcoLbz7jeS38Mjc1bfvF9pvIHP5nH507Vk5vaPtozzmig=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We reached Wiggins Pass,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="431" height="323" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MD84PtIyWE1g5ZfE51B5CsdYlUAKgHtSDPUuqhluyOx5maJHADX4afjj8Zjh9XKO49sdgjLQ94qs0Kt3QOjkg5bhMerQE4ZQ_eBCZziS-aaKGTrRsyAGkEuj5Cm0kmOSnyvghJgF5ioeh4hKrwa80GPn3rl1ayqe8XMC1kPrXP5d5ssyNHNcdXaXv-EmfY3z4qza6PWCcmsX40eG-ZAQLOZ7ugHFGk2Y9pnmH_IPvFcvipo8nsBaYlXa7AjpMQcip6ZDLM1NmVvpr7ldMRrMNuwDX_e-eBeJBkaWNa9dZY5fZ5p_nTcy-xV8WlOc0Bxx6dfYZt74r--Qpc9tKryvFw99oY2Jsyg2g8A00UGbZxtXZNbp1KDuSQTN2aqKjeuEUxYBBHohauxHMZUF4LwgT1Ob3MpTBYeGx0g--xK5ZHpspBpYk6uzhdr3mtyQH4kXYY7QKomy3vvu5X5dc-W_eZ7G7ipgtu8HEDKKXDxmqg_Y6Ns2z9BCqUkO0qERJWWYHL9bBRGSfpCu2B9tAHN33eYklAkjYqnK_5jdzxs4Xwy1tRRxsjB63RS5SdIA0uUcxJ_PI-CaQQNRTtQqf35_kbW192eoxswfsHR7kpJdQn3lv1V44eZWvbG4mNsn6Qi2N8aOUmU-avBwrVvHJCcaGacOiNxzYqmCXuCEYSDKaHnY92zAQcOHaabQ_lTmtyYh7ClslxcqAxJetRW196wlF74Z2E1FnBgqjaTYEvVQ3wnwdG2P-w=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>where there were quite a few people fishing, boats going through (including this interesting one),</p><p><br></p><p><img width="428" height="321" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9n-TzzBAjvJChWRrbKwPRjWtEs8iFcexn-SDwKlUM4v3sV-P796p6m9ziUjcKUZIIZOIV6gnQRO8IVdgEbLmuyCVNPyhEB6Hdm0hqqD4puJvfyGXIeEOHU4vWOR095bG0VFSolsAf_bUE4scAG9x7WwG6KUpS6IjmybixVFRpxncAZO4-RPH-Peoz_ghrf0xlY2ejj4kgsDyBf4vgs9aKHZ_RKYmFhrL6zp8uXPEFb5E1ItD_ol6-2YIc1RWYKgDvZ27dDr8jjhMi0SDepgy8GooC8bNxuYhrgukPEbJ2YdXHcr0fhxhU-KLJtOmEDwZZVApwoRkSs8c7lOuyI4-_YMH3OX9taBwwXHNR5XRbF4AqlJS_AlFX-q3KsrNw9X-9tVhA3HZj-WKUqYVrKFBrZ51kOxBKhb3E9Fojtf975w7enF4cx5n9DlbtB5LDNq6iJJyHUdpOy3YTbfbVXoHfZWC_uqg9e5UUqB78Y6nkRUziXUbacgo1p2dq8CaCkkTQfKgEAVx3RKq8y7nFWu0T2CkYfNJciO_Kh2fDoGLrUrWCW3yd9TLOl5KgRpqG7toD6xQah4H-WjbNdbKt07KsgPREFPsIa_JjqO97wg-fUtQ1xllZ9G879e3anSkQ4S9_VRGMv-hYX456How4FOEvQBiQGImOflhbpMCXcnN1sHJ_wMpYYFEOhZq6ACn3nJxI6z-6SdJx89sTykVtrR9c0dZgKVX8gyFCAvTWZE9xscLX9zkdg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and lots of pelicans!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YlA9-G0oU6lIAc30u4e-Q1gpTFhCjXixM2lNh2BwgelEnnKI8em2Vv9XmvFCRUL-Cll-6YQ-CxFlyuuNBI6dJTf--hjJbx5J0xpCtz5OuRE1H7FBYByoaBVbwPWmLYIPMZDlhQQneZY_NqObAbhLWyOx-kyh8wf7zvVTWvDSPTYoJLle2IqHlTudzetjYY97pO5HwU5atjVQbDIy_4bZyvOGD7NLE9rHyV7KAZow8Acls938ua3I89uT6mhCOL4aPE0I7U5GhTvkV2rP9jgzoYQ01wGZvOEy9BGvDIoFbnDH_1zqP14emfqj3rfk6tTwVxX5RHI466LqzPmCMx5UobrKYiqdpHeLtRzJ5KQ8CklMlTBLERkpieAiG-gKa0ONIzUR2TDFJ7tCi69Y39vQHAYBhJboICMOoVtCz4DPXCWv_6fV1rRfK4uuUNN1bjRKAJ0rkSOosk10HViJuOv_g72LYJbwMGrzuxYZMIpZOV9yczLX4LA54AuzsUyL3KbYLTjaRRnyX83uT8JcM-P8mG2KovxKC2wnPlipoCONI-CLluU8MKYY9uLwN2Zv1IkMKovc47fcYK9xuAiLYaTgs0jxk0Mx2-sAzmh6LqfpygA42mgv0VeMjKc90p-hkwzweqICY14rcyhBoFlXfAEFXE2c4w5z1ao7ArJJSG-egTC3ie8WudBobmBJlfMv9TXu1ZSNvEhbBeUrnh8kDywJQM2LJJEhs2gjnVW7DgdAgBKNCJcZGA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="403" height="302" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/nhxqEBIHrwPA2cqgnJcIEDkx1bHqXpILR75YIMRVVymqIbRcurZ7Xmnkk96C6bE5YvIozfEwLP-Qwu9YmN6u-XoouMIsL21l-8pyDA-UU9ymPTKOen-9lFLKts19unwY1WW2SJ5aoVemwiz0DqQtQjRTv1XJTTBUCY5PnCVwYps10e9GGyhVSX4apggkTGIt1LPTnfpgGW2wa2iI3moSRgptx32GbZ88QohnBSoEe8KRh3PNt8SiNDX5RWQIQL7GGEYDhI8M3IqroPBkIYEQ6syU35YHul8XuktOpbfiMRruiVVdyvWlpIRR_zYl4BquA4UiOk2V1QX-rxA4oBYMKHGP6BQqHyKQAtgIDhHOgPLNfN4UIW66UVrRrBmQ22AupxTJiGUx29FUXyWo1yeIlpmryCzbAfs4INXTokEoNMFeeh531vySUFgCe2yPhJ-cUguZBzhl137LBSDDapi6wjsIg9g04GF7ysG4nqFBY0mHpSWnfXSgj-A86cxXialYd5wbOmFZ2DbZc5wJxhSeKQR8X1OxB0w0dIxaxWsxz9PKpbSyKT9F5aY4WVFDWCHPGgV2e05cm-GkwNFO3BlOhtKyVk2d2mQNiajo8ngmmhZuNsfUWNoVCoLZdpbpDKx4KtTUgGDZhws5zNlQDoIwXRklzrJU9d3doB3pymOxu6771K-zcXkyUzwM6AxdwmgVPPZk-PaXLuqrFDuYUlDH1-Aftc2q4R7zO6ygFoMmfakW_Fed5g=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="514" height="385" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2mMcW2arcQMlcT7UZmV-Xdn-MRFIzgpvUnBPajYFoGOBDcXDAi-_8Dam3JOndI9OggzX2hsAWAwkKyXXi2GqsnC9rlqm6y8eVeR67Uk7d_Rg7vNCU1DBIDNj9nubbeTVbVyJYXmQZVzpPtftTFhSdk6cS8Mckia3FTvGbM_UKfUyB7FbG0bz-r5VtHNpaoZTtnl_v1KrMEZt_wJKzer8vaUkcurK2P3lNDz25xsdByF6jfXP3Pv_O_ybzZLfVyMXZz2SAIVeAxhosXJlpVvK7-UDHlPyIeyVrPLQ_83qYP22IHzo5rger0PZ8360du-VkiUSWNrCzs-fjxtOlhoSbN3iTK6Wk6oEfr4mTh1xCEG7pHg0P9fqnAMWZkzSgP-wUWlWldxdqYsuOWjkKwwh4mK5wpdAavnaz6HB408J0o1BmEm4DBt6XAwLDwjluzVhI1ekCa15OE6K0MbHocn3VDADDPcQiS0Ft_nNOnqjleGj_3B8rRSvTbYdujpKz27eJyPdmYgzC9Ewhyeq76xLedZ1bKvKNegJawT3gF7NCyhbC6A5FTL_qna1ZrmidafOSjrlwFAAB7B1A6gsDEVAdq7oqdW1XWwXRs61xYg8rGp-FOt3Npwtrpcq0nH5WwAp8uKZopK7Qqmh843bYQLQJAXp9WnWr1oanNIkpwa_HJAG8fp-MfzV8ZtH7h0l_0RTgKZtn2knsm2FvWCqLDkBMKGUZBeH4nbWj9JLE_g--07F81pfqQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="298" height="397" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; 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After we’d had enough sun and salt for the day, we went back to the RV Resort – and to the pool for a cooling swim!</p><p>Yeah, I’m still not much of an ocean person!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>This past weekend, we needed to finish up a little Christmas shopping so we could get our packages to the boys in the mail. We had several stops to make around Fort Myers, and ended up at Fort Myers Beach in the afternoon – it was a cloudy day, and still early in the season, so it wasn't too crowded at the beach.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="450" height="337" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/g2cDejfzn94CtFNXcXWerPtXMZT_qlk5ftj8wY7l3qNBbYb0eJej4dSIvqgNJ_M-fpRfy74mAyCWx_CH7bJT-PnxHcLbBBb-i1U9xN5M1ZHDKkdBxAUj5m1UItNkQkyxl6HHxB6KVooboAKguJH0bXWAKLSQCvexBUkYd8_rkgSQ7qLPy2WMiXKA9uNuWUD9fO-ns7HGxq5aZ68jyo1Lm1zgzR_e29zKmyTtPnuXw_x5UytEJV5r3GReWzG4-zuLdLv2jFiJ0WoLPRxB7ERTB3Rz4bGmnYlGHwnnqAYYFFEIRIwctSyR5xMz4BLjI7pH4a98YtwomLrOsuq7g-wDp3Y2q7jAoZv_vQ_50vahe5xSdKSIMdpFPYOFpj7s_st9fcMkzjbvDX1P90GQo73riqdGcqH_T6EJay4KNlwHundKKfO8FN4uA2KUTRWht1sftKJnhchFCuIsONRPcSaHbfGf-3jV9Gs6MzpDwfjRgmPVD_tLaRxBvVGg2jRmB0AbbLT77JzPUE2b3IXF3L4ZB9vZZTUeVjVQfKLCU6NnK0ueLJSM_g3pQDCqnEMPrNGtAkQgxM20VrnK7CfcQP1XvGCJdgyQrM3kMZkSHppCdCyWSMzV4haR8ScZyPHZtA18uvspZJCdSsl6PzWyp31Cwq_HMdQ2DbRH-gR23r1h5rvDCHqQXDYDIVhVL9Nsxct1BI0MJc0YpFxlSR79kpiYEDkP52_SZzVjDMJXBs1rAjcAQddRUg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="450" height="337" align="right" style="float: right; 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float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ufTFRVdiUMXANYN95jAOPWxATb256rJDBNUxnavvyZpXo7c9Oz2x3vbEM9Mkpze7MF3grz06CVF97Zv7EVdg53k47DHdDqmtGXyGlD-atlDZlSJAsmDbBTa3PanKG4yYYm37BANWCaWyeB32zPnuQ7ATbqOSk54A83n1bd-D8u1GyBxygUNzNZLgUF4rz54FKTIjmvCeuNRUjXKYyhwQTXGGebvwV4FuxXwSCvwI9-eiEVgElUXTuum7umJQRY7FIy9H_f2UwmgWg1buhSLBajTQLzdEBimXRJEFC1BklMCdulmWWk1ojD-Hs7ugDz9zbYMX0bw3JZiVhiVBBxqNU5uQwlkNbQ31aie2sL1vrgC77Ltdilk2uIPKrAfPaPzD4-iwjPogRYWGIV1Ou5FrI-kBZQx5fplicshomozeFTYCDrfCVHyk89eBnQY4uJzjT2gcLwqH7HeNI_cymLks7pHUHVlTWuPNmzChv6xCR4aVIFMTW5nN6maRPZ61i9BFl9N83VkZSPvXjLf3GQH6likV61aUet9AefvuEESgcuiA-CfP-6AbCWd1Nj_eNr3VclWfIdMHBJWXbiTWxUJrRq1pXZ2jbfQeK8GuDwvV4lhEMZkYZUGvuVV2tDVTjoGeGi28Np93O_EzgvSHPlZgL4WhNZUpGHavnTBWtnpNB8PVLQKocymyM8tBu8OrKGb1lTJ9BctyfyozyNHPanHLJKmDMydRfO5WpH0r3K43u0fT70AO4Q=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>It was a beautiful afternoon, and the band was very good! Santa was even there with an elf, passing out candy canes to the crowd!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Looking forward to Christmas and New Years celebrations here, and doing some more exploring of the area during my time off from work!</p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-60245232518116989892019-11-27T22:41:00.001-05:002019-11-27T22:41:27.230-05:00We did it–we’re homeowners again!<p><img width="415" height="551" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/FpHGaBjM4GAxlxeDHGUXzVIdBTMTm7g9AprXfyjWhzvBxyKqIDiNcnZN3LHTWk6UwtklNbgaKO2n06yXfhheYAfgyFg5q8xUzIFqJQeLuLdWegEFmdQq742uSffR-T5yXXeSjP4j5Ovu4cRV8acuXk8yqvwpzWIkXqKu0A2uKurCFsaPN3gZHaxRwaOzVriIMradDgI4x4_VUcOLK-EKPLNu2p1dq2Gr66LvcZMCH9ZdBb4zIBoCb2yr8KKm3m9ZQSPt6JdBh4G7sKJL0JJ7PnLlUbCbVB3rJTavw3gbK-nHebDAnFT1sdoLMiISJOYbjhQYgUAYq9xsueNSigVHGGB8CqELJMLrmUHlEPIKJQ3VbikSSZA3CPYmjQ_-jWC14fMpxDUc1OU48vOt9O7T8mMKuetXy9kVWBjF7GLUAQD0Gbg-jpOZ250GVYyeqAqCkS8LqhyD2jHjshFBgADOSnueF1xi8PNNcMoEo8PFhOZnFS2WoSQ0sME0h-EgE5m0RXeMZm200RxMb7rVgmpE5XrJJWfqRhKpoOzf6xCqsbDPIC7XRqzBeYd0-jnlhagSTkmknJMYMpOPOM1HQQLItpyt1j60qZWv9WrHmrbKXrfvL49xqu5-PkNgBE5mYCbcf1ch4zENzSoARBOHVp3YQ16fQjw52Pq6LV8aV-dmYlQVk1g4DMSgWjz7751eKXeN7f9eb3UVavUFuqlQ341R7oxP4M7kT_gGYcGZIOVHFeBBc3PPdQ=w473-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>For the last year or so, we’ve been “thinking” about slowing down and putting down some roots in a tax-friendly location by the time I retire . . . and really did plan on taking a couple years to check out locations and research houses. In the back of our minds, though, we were definitely favoring The Villages in Florida. We have several friends who have settled here, and they love it . . . and we love what we see of the lifestyle!</p><p>Our goal for this first 6 weeks was to research . . . decide on an area that we like, narrow down to a few floorplans that suit us, and have some criteria in place to watch sales for the next year or so before making any moves.</p><p>Sounds like a plan, doesn’t it?</p><p>For several days, we looked at some pre-owned homes in various models and neighborhoods . . . and were getting a little discouraged at what we were seeing . . . so many of them just looked OLD, and there were multiple things that we would want to update. </p><p>Talking to a Realtor at an open house one day, we mentioned that we assumed that new homes were probably more expensive than pre-owned, and were shocked when we were told that the opposite was true – you could actually get the same model, new, for less money than the pre-owned.</p><p>Hmmm . . . we told our Realtor that we’d like to look at a few new homes, so she took us to Monarch Grove – where the developer is currently building spec homes. Tom had seen one home on the Villages website that we wanted to see, and it wasn’t on her list yet, but she took us to look at it. It had pretty much everything we were looking for at a very good price . . . and we found ourselves comparing every house we looked at after that, to it, and they all came up short in some way.</p><p>Our Realtor was able to hold the house for us to give us some time to think it over, and the next day she took us to a few more comparable houses so we were seeing everything that was available.</p><p>And so it happened . . . 10 days after arriving in the Villages, we had signed a contract on a new home! Actually, compared to a lot of people, that was a long time! LOL</p><p><br></p><p><img width="510" height="382" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PlcwuAsnt8VKwHAmDmWX0f0aeEVMEYeINSWPVO0IqfcdPjsVBVrDiI4eJXDh3POi9i_saFe6XLOVBkmRKMsaROmCDklch1mL3HEsLqklz9mcerzulWwL6RjlbFjw2LN3SEjimxMGy7itk6qXIdigYqtbIirx9kEF3yZJkNaxqVeCXJiWEXq2OpFNexbN0rQFK3gW77Rvkl4Q8Xps4rNmM_EC_iEsbOsvwokAcf6KFJMhzMYrfPP75_3nz4xrr1sNj9lCTr6NoOnT8plrFoH-zLbAhFla9yesK6ZNtZEgoebAgWks8w69h5y8QB0JEAsSmzzhB85vkRhBTpdvs4qs8LPmMA5oqQYqZ6gYHH87Zr4xaqLs6jSr1VPXSZx411zuO-6EivudCSgrzG1TP4jBHKAwcDxDTx9LrhBfIX7cX_yRsOLwI8NO59TJjREqA8q9YjadMt4L0IZdeM1vp8W1GDgsazylgTHhwdPkEaT1PyAq67eL56jHtUOvkbLEq7ChUfxojFgbh2QhW05vfwqxN5kxmTqlu0UANjuez1ZR9c0dnc39mjDZdVtVHhP5fAb2gE7cH_7GUJL-WEUWHlUN9PMm4peVF1h-J4BQIsQwpvA4MT3GgEmNEUBTxZQOKP-Bt-L2VrpXCdp7fEEudRtxW0e99vgIvv73v9QMeRJJk-PblIw_SjcYnjNHy0uUWssmcYjZU1QgCHdd4ug1pKFliPm7OwzJSM_VsLBmWJow_qw4LD41-w=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Let’s take a tour . . . in the front door,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="507" height="380" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dOJukTpQUVTpmlHVvwc2HJfND8dyUwhl4YBPRNz_pnKyluNmJaWjupzdM6noRudojTGn0_GiF391cI5B3V3-ds0fcO-YD4bwfZVXdmgd-5tbCuHZs6Mk8hB2NNAOs6_LC_iwlQpNIvHzGOB7XWWuA1O7ub1UbC1g9oE6MtnExa2F6mcRybcRvDnZYZxzxt1l-gsaSUlmpOVD6i25cCY6iB_46QRhYdh2ZFhhzdkcPuduLjPsvac822ivjnGPJkJ0n3JJfo_E3tzO9P6kKAfUT9wxs4AGpTln1KBCPZ901A5gCjb2dBgGMEi1y6lpRM6rUZwBeFUi-cB_8KOLkG-zALTlZBaErZOFAguBxGatgNXLA5EeHhHID5p5epLV0rnzKP9CK1FxVPc-ZiOXkPi5VtaMTxzbQnXlZobTPdJEe62egzeIHGVTOdsyVqEVywa8naP4CEQZ-m81qHnTOl_kkifP8jeCQaav8MSJEjKuMzwGEsDbiZQ517n6E_pnyXuPIefSotG6I19Rq_cQbiapbOGjLRoljY_UdjffcieauB06tjaEP3b4AR80uWXIUTFQEi_yB5BtKW8pHFMZScuH2Hbljx0seCb265WOPXVJ3erUo02cUK6qAlkJiiobrpUEsLtQmOZwR29oSCJv1Vr5VDvXgpY1QcWzUbtBHkx55g6oljMADiiuRuUHyXTzV9PMX-cxcER_A-kzehPvqor77AofvJ7pmmI5vsi5SK2TPTZAvgY6BQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="292" height="389" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 16px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/oDQq4RWHOhGEEa068wV1g3hzdAC1DcirxevCVU3zcuMUaqcNvqqLY3TteeiUiIyU-IJI4g8XlsZsbLFvgAdVVLM3dsaybp8QRSqS1YuO_XdX08cEqD0cwnDdoWDY-LA0JmVDw_AjEZGMWGlrDsKZt_F8XJeftx0UuQ2kNE89zukScxSLhRVTB1pCyuRi92uB-F-WtOLwE160_cXlu1M3cWEmR9LbxMvDYST-n7KIDEZgD-f0Dz5Ul-XYy42v63uw5pcuEfI4n8MfhepGrdAW7T6ytlfrzutFbRZb_FvBnpoUnQugMlyI9fOqi-HauJddkRlvTGKJGSKGM22E-LkDyag9uWgq4yqLRmcyp5eddZwHYK_sS27Kb70zrk0fYVyROJY8pSR1dMZchNZjQF5qOJwE0g1M8WIohHJPI9f5JS7SZsYvVJX-NIcOuxc38dSG6_csmaEaryyaTw_w19AcuXrapaUxde0bc-biFzCFwavIE0aIugClF7Ns3mMnLsd1WXxjQWvIlQAv-xYBWxqb0JV1wdYyY8rbWTrSXp0_ya0Vx-3EoMU0rY9aj9K6WYRVs4wyxCg0XGJlDXQj72iGkMbIZyUlYHn0dpyl4nAwb-0CXWJmb3saUhB8qCwcyXySNOT6027YLH8zFq6R4BTpUMX3JRLwj03OBh9cm59pzW5Wt4Tb5fHncea49uibtewtQMIeK_ztW2DonLLZ9KU8s8Wt2gJbFxvaNXNBGy0vyj7B0JnzKA=w471-h628-no"></p><p>and into the front entryway. </p><p>The floor is tile that looks like wood planks. I thought we wanted wood laminate floors, but the tile looks much nicer . . . just need to get used to standing on it!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The living room and dining room are straight ahead and wide open . . . we love this open floorplan!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="424" height="318" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_suQ8UWxXh8dmD9S7-0xVZww-r7wCd8dCjDQm3Xg2DAqVtIFi_G_U7shS7BtUJYnCj27-D81dt3a0vcrVEEvDkO9Y4wa4b_sSYx_9Nnen9kUvAjzjD3NlHSksKAIFc2FxzdSY0T5x3N7WdgsCsde8KjADu8DkxPoFP5ELBeuncN9-LbMRD180p-5jFwhZf3tp1absa8S-lDOybHTcdxIKb5nKb1b8kFzqF70nCUsskxlcHThr6hSQAt7GCNFB-ot6Tmy1M2qhbze9vdRm0j6p6iuMiJEcbah6Pf1mo76KvoinfqbcHtpjzFkqOgOZR91durs3__J4wnfsa24VKOlNfOZysWBeN4oTKDlh-Bt36vaFJzFwbIUm0DwwzPs6E8rBG3Wq9qISd7cHtbVZyX-ECpTcTJBomZ9oL4GNIIbW2Bq6QNkXYo2I7p0VzniVfZ2pCVNdvSh8DQtgZYh8zZUAZIyKlhhbckq_fwFVgnw8uupiTAc8oOqKvI8wLEoKc--yFa_QMXbFm-LO23vOA1Zx1ixvfmvasHr3KrUUARzu-pXm4Fp3TbZch_EPfBaKMQkqw3oh4EaKonLubqdlWwvtQJimWEhyZose9ZVHLMK124p_ZkpstE1xJ8xEeuWzAuF1SPc8EDWxBxXmOYmjgroWoPm56GEjbr8LsPDFCz6gieRFeg94MXW8Z8yEtYzYr-Q5kgnfRh80FJOE7TFZd3_5nJfAcP6NkNFScdwoB_fI_GvgbBnqA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="424" height="318" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6IzbtDEPjX8WtvMMczUGLQOtPeww1jddSZdU3zL2mjtnCnMWtjMSH_EqOPrjyIF8Kt3w506CilmWAAbjSQs17twqTPBfhxgMmeJThabZ-Xu6fwTV8ZuqhX9Rwz0l3ZvxF_Atx6zadKI9Mq2NkeikoYTsPAKZXD53Y-rf2ClpOQdhnD3xDU8EamZ6iwQPSkb8tEm4bsTmLMUcqVT4o6oJhV1tBn4F9sNS7PTWWFia6-VdNItWnir5vFSRFxh9gAkoX_aWi8eNeRemoQKum-qE9a7hrqNWMEFdLbm5LC5kWYsfrldOP1xI2r7BRBGrZ0L3g8k7YXKn4Of3haqwUPE48nBg9YqnLdphkJyh24h-p00Mb6b1q4pVRZIqA-mUtYj76gch-nG7kcKWoRBh1blR3pHt2zIu7ud4zHtHZ6TQ-CX3gYUiXyETIszkqFa4zAjU2b23J5m4wdvvmY3ljyXkcsj6gTggmOxu9AzPmPX5hW3R7XsJPG9C9g39hQuOR7tGFczjXrJjvvU5o2x6Rqw-sp95k2E6nfmGMLutobJdbcY7qc8e7XPhsEt6WTiVp5WONkuKhQvV7ofZ4iKlhzjnVWXtKa_USTDGfv9NtK9vJagOko3dKMuSH0v8y7v4dtKw55K-mB_GBwWrXKa31unTy1OgX1obdcY58xhV7ldxqgIuDxcs9m12-0wMiq5p8A-2OEqrETNtWGD8NcWXEBSppny0y-t203ZF7PQpbg2VslZYS-anxQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The view from the kitchen . . . </p><p><br></p><p><img width="512" height="384" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/nEho8bEFmz50b9HAzqXmmmLuyd7ygTHGnP5eV3Pu_nhTf6OFR2I6FT3rracHca1UXaOxhhBKMqhIuCnkJ1Bzyqi349esRRz-6Zpfl5cHL3uJ7I9S1_jqCFxFtvKthDe1jkf3BQbnKFhSFHF9mQ-ae504yA5EVbFXRV9EbXGN-b3Tex9OUHkHErQZgkE5iLdTO5H27te4gLNueZD0Q9OTb57FiIkl7RUj3BWbWBsW3yvU8ZxkfqJKIAlWzsUiBHK62g14oXi14-msM31VET0ImC85yHQYANWrjEneKz054h191AGsLSvx_fNRKQZhMk9GbZCYKEk5-ioHrvdSdg-4K9wPxgwxJEmDieGCs611Jnnau9rrpbxvYa4hQhLlGdShjYAYooibv-UyQQ_TBRPoy0i3w7unrnG6C9Og9CBcGKu6NTlo_wHvK4In_jmCpv3Qf7hwDkAe-7ZDTMRdEhGxEh0AgQepcTc-JJNUdizNFPTgeZaGSlxmSFM6AgePe7MSO1rb-h04emenUPA0b04032VjHiOv6BRY5z8o1wN9y6TM6zUnziJUNZw75iTccsx9151ZCA2tdzGjX08tU6mFK1DX3irO3JJmDNp32FtOmddBanb0imTIhjPFDeTp7RUo2zsF_PjM4q5EkUVnFdpvz3Ux61xNdjsNb_n7aW14LxGA6h7_P3PQIobWGYtC1Y132wtVYvakJqz9fDs9QiFd7-Itxf4fh53PAU8qTKfKS-VDiBPsRA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="258" height="344" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/j73E6D-TxRGFW_WzIGk1J8mvGaC98qd9B9j2qo9yNs2mdLvaIraq5W0TWufNWg2HObYKWGJOUo-OjlrOenBBF87Jf3KZ5g-fi_vWGn0cylJkqypPDHIxr5E822zl4xVZKV8dcomVf6RmyYbgrrfZsj6hFWnhOw_PNq2MCime8bXzNds-H6MDtkLHRen8HYc8AABLqp9zleVD156qzpWae2i4MWthpBdqju95GjXOuUHMBdcGi0pBUm2d0M801eXQ9SIGKsxCeCKDgLXeFIo-BLDZ5eQNu1XCeiNSINusReU19BcJ_EJrmB3Bt2_SvvW9X9iDwts7xl6UEwE17eclhhhIWWoVyxDetebEhKHL8FYUEk2MTLqw_U3vxJMWVJUS0Hth8xwxUBntJXLeMg4clja5b1SDVevHMaiOJwPB4jttaycshuw2DYohS-Ek4LAOexFZDIXZ2gaztJHk1R_UrJ_BXmGHsQQUoUeJPMBYpaqMcMjDrc21sRoPgSQI9rLQAhYXENdktxNcFrz_tUFb5OWPMFq4h6JldYtWhFMuVP336F7JAI8sGicb6DQapietA8mo0OZpkvOcXK9YDkKHHIlpJyU5IZvflqkOWhTmRF_jtLGxDvIVMN3Z9AiOVk9D7dCuGCj9Ep6jF_Q7euHIza8aHnyU4tNY0eyKuZEILpIadccfFt-Ar6PmqDFDhZv_ry2md275V5phQOVDrbyR1q724tc6W-WRc9lIg6evNpnGLfPB-g=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and into the lanai off the great room.</p><p>Off the front entry, there’s a guest area – with a bathroom,</p><p><img width="209" height="279" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VG280VpX342pa-EgRQHabCfJu7jrxkP4GgVkbLlzvAA0atT2YsPzd43yiVcS3eYd17fUXi-2x9MVThOI_k6mbIBdf-jGl75Wl0zatokUl74l9izOSiT3VFSuFbuEu9U_Q0F2BSee-bpAHDo7l0CszZ8Bxj9Cl07-YXPBcHyNRHd1vYGuRoMiuw5TY2Yfp8-i3GcMJ6TjFuvjtOkIhPOOROX3PSVNfJ6Z3cJupWf0wOHgBDUCMZRIQIIVyg89DpRiCUtZL77a1L9fnR5bdaZB576ZePaBOe2Vq290rtxaUvuA0rTUQXE_8Nc0I1UltFxuMcHxQpFXlciPEd1YJMpcUzc4RNmKmw7H89Mf3wAIuu8fdnGbXsxLv_L529OO8D-zGPfhTm5oIji0SIk6Qm1UwkmJ8dYiDXR0jdasyG-79DeU_EwAhpM5DE9modI4q3zsMH6QXXq5tCU3e1DoPBbD_gGc8pd0HUyb7OmmFNLfpNcnxey7C08N1e0Cdk37KI9uCqcAKADfxbui2b9ca6bXOE9839_QosrDa_P7hcOMmvk8xmjwUReAZkBgKD8ifYPb781oJypi_rXlRC6R0eTH_yjbWL0RqEFRWIml_QsIXDT28dle_ItWE6bhP6XiZDhvLUw_V0Ysj9TRbBOdzLuMJ1nyGrOWkhtfN9lGZDVu6NQyEc_6syK-2dH7bRntwtDhEmi0aDNrSx3_MSsm0mu19H8nLasL9p5K2-1sMuv7ZYehkDwILQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and two bedrooms – although the front room is going to be my sewing room.</p><p><img width="257" height="343" align="right" style="float: right; 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display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2PfQ4p5WPS8gTo91moQgn4GLaq11OcqQTdKuxO-puTAuqXJpl0A-5ElT-wFeUorKXEiWBSe1-nZty8RH3XpWWnro6baMpfO_SmX_wVy-idGhkOaeKk70_JRDdl5oUWWR6xhiTBoyMvUImz2vc1kj5KhNEY9LRGyZumNfQKumALUDBGKOQMjatKSfdHCVMpHsoFVxsaIhgNh4TPyc9EB5W7qp-Ue0soXqa7eLxqFhfqksnK8GLZ2DVpCY28PK4x4Vqzm01hwHsO_QqQ_D4f0hC9qf12qqNhSmy2zboEshXHtbykjioVzUE5FZKoGXq7d7Xtl2hOclcEMM8T-1UK0kJTzg8k_K1mO5CBVfEBBz10kWJYN3U7sGdrbB3ODg-tMLNEo03gDXwoeZEBQHFwKizj9zYfx3_1Q-P15IcT7jVtKC5TZpFzw4p__OD1XkRlPmc0I9rcCLoFox3qduRRXnClXXJzoTS0DOgAyGMFwJpuPw623Vmn5uu4SyIs70Qtbj0JtVBtvSpYnVKR5hhgsWT1sGKzhwUgK8w0oLU1tgyG1hiqA0yyPFqE5y6UttRhM1ibUDepPl3pvBqQbVX_NkumnmrVpg_OjJu0sNo-RAOhGhVAudNUIl4_H1q3L21uD_Go9YPT0mbZ80yVgyu-7Hpp_Zp4ks6LON6YPIGgMXqK5hYdmja_9r6hLb4QPVim7c2ziTTvzhSTnpAsfRsedh2OfQPij32egqNzgcMMYLgycfSvgU2g=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The neighbors next door and the one across the street both closed on their homes the same day as us, so we’ve met them already . . . and the remaining homes on the street are in the process of being sold.</p><p><br></p><p>The 30 days between signing the contract and our closing last Friday passed very quickly . . . we’ve been very busy! We did manage to find a few pieces of furniture, and the bulk of it was delivered yesterday.</p><p><br></p><p>We have some living room furniture,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="447" height="335" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/hbRjaS2p4JR5o5YuZRfEUs1EzW3BBAuhKfMQ_f8Sia8JmAxjc-xjs9woqOX3tqPrYd4IauYthiOMaVewgvvLHYqTfPKb1iwStwywTVB84ACOKpyG7584KdX9ApjGg92vzmbAGjQr9p6PzF6MWU7us4muS_-UvrfPzL50EBRkoQfLxhURxengxrdOnsfOmZlPufdML3ff0IF7cEImc_v_cmsgwU2v_kbwXpXgUB7ZSGy0aEoHvGSeKt6u-EaQ2oTtvxX3QYjTDeLZeuZ9MKSSbowIZoRYxEL0R89HdOxZhGzio-OBiJ8IgaOAnjqahUFgwCjL3JX99rS-3r-ZlyjVUuA1qr1XdntANBbfUIf-xBJeUPGMcoqHIxZQgfnj0o6_iy2iaEXFPEFxQlLxgvA-AIhyLzH7ZOncowzQpRDMHEzu6rYxpN9J_hOKz_Lsyrf3y2E2b0_s708PmJX0oSlSIAIxflL4TpXl0m_L6uiGU1Q-ECNOVAU_5mTAMqx3HEqzUNiDl1MFt0uH5nLR4uJnox9qLrPDJ_PnxdnSD7ZVhRZshq5j9CdhTrHcKaIfWPJFLD-_BBMJtIk9Eb-QHQMmYPzrAQfOlFzGHZW9hxqmCW194aO9Itt6BiQCqhVSlXrElsUuo8EOTbgtUOHDHZjsbZ7x6vnZ_tgD8M99gKyvAMYcBev2ydJnfNe3X0p6JsOTiMz8FOAFhen2JuHBed-pFBSVvGVgcX2ECXlMUjorNFVVGgnSYQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and a table and chairs that’s going to be delivered on Friday (and a cow picture that I bought back in Missouri!)</p><p><br></p><p><img width="460" height="345" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/eA_fE7kJF-PVPcOAJMxqRsKUYPhaAWoQ8xd8DKx0dUXntestex3TbjR1GyW4lLptkvJ83T5upRMUmTQFKmp5hI7BDOq6dtlAyV0wKIpch1cHtRqG4JHf42TZQ3peCCSZ9cQfEZIpCRi9_WT2fvRzkPJ-wIqvqq9mERxRui64Th6V1IptV777h06TRZQeTTmiQe8a1Ef823geG3djFW-ztw3zoriFvFiexA2P5NMOJijJkVoQGe-w8AqOBpzHVZ4Exn0QBRzhfFNuPzCeMU6PhIuLIkD9JJV3hZ8LrRX3T0-DO2iH0gqXXSp7uG6ox24-xl5iQL6EYpq1qpgdqPzdizujwhvmdq48LGou0qOdog4kGYq0BW5IOM7xiXXfu0NXb-ohLWzQmZSFi-e1RvaN0_qJZ11mcnQFM7VK-Q-iPWCyH5jln2mhoLA-g0W_jXbK0nZW6HlyWw8jtXhFogqoO5bxhQtXrm6hs600tkBhqdDwaYY0gjLNKGrjJ0kun3RbgdxM-3C3owUhaM5GQEbQoi_oPr4836yfuKCRUYL-2fTMgprdbWaoOQz0kP4edbcFbJkC81GhqoG3HNSmYzKajej2Cf_WWqtIF5f-OmvHR3ys3FdMRWSQ7Dataxk1mMBjahoKhNsxS-wvFLbayCQYNs6sTXu64KPD89vD_p4kR46lGPIJ7vkeosiRoIf359UbSSsd3RyrB2FGb8kOKrLQN7u8uv1v91slmKiiIZCTJ-w0OXfk-Q=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>My decorating theme is urban farmhouse (very popular right now), and we’ve been really lucky to find some furniture that fits right in to the style! We’ve been shopping exclusively at thrift and consignment shops, and all of this furniture came from a thrift shop that supports veterans in their post-military careers. He had nice furniture, at very nice prices! </p><p>We filled our first house with very high-end, brand new furniture . . . and saw how much we got for it when we sold it . . . we were not going to do that again!</p><p>We’ve always had a queen bed – at home and in the RV – but the shop had a bedroom set still on the truck that looked very much like what I wanted – and it turned out to be a king set. We weren’t going to buy it at first, but for $400, we couldn’t pass it up.</p><p>I am so glad we didn’t – it’s perfect!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="511" height="383" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/QsZFIVm_JHVlgMAuNOYph0-tN7mavGBzreaaoF8R09FhCZ5LBRR7EsAfDt_uuGMKWgFNPsDYNnZPEAQH0Vk55TVoPKpl3HyuYglH_tgk0_c_b_g_CSCH22b94sVirCKQU0nHteMWW13Ap22djFojrzwUMTtEpdbCozC8Ji0SzRxdwzriKXN4dMftPTufxdhXqfa3xsU6YrdEUVwaAvLjg70-FZu4YY55wgdGlldSR-W3mT6cWqVrrvyyQWF-YzNI34j6w_QuElTSUIYBLXWe4uzannldTUf_Hxx2j-52tttQ7yrHCFdjyAHd-PCJyZgLhR-5HlZ_WH9FoDkakhvbWuqJBave5X_iNxAAb4_KLbaudRgAc-qu1Gq4za1hdwV_1E63s-OUJBBdD_-ZyDdxGsYvs77bqbTWCc6pZ55NVQcTS348S3QyWu89SVT0P2qC5HcHwC7tnTZpkKNL3PN1YKYTBZN1QH2DrfXqey-Ws4nfzFXBwvajKEeXAbTpenfGjKgnKLgNa7aDowX7WNlMYdQZzbLPGF2hd9w-B9HqQau2Jdqf7_CWz8AAhZiMJSD9tZ-pIWGnRQ7zFKECZtuDDpQlfdG2c4GHmu24w7i2_IvT3XDoiUKXuwv3bGPkJpFA5jXJ62hyz0sdh1mNkc4T1M1rsqbjkPb6gsa3qqNkiFhuOKtk09sI_X_nzlUeitk6HwyoO7SX7i2O2g6qcL2FnUkmJjkgnxlJKoFn-UVZ3887GFTVtg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Of course, none of my quilts are big enough . . . but I already have one in mind to make . . . and I’ll just make it a king!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="202" height="270" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xtAEOKpluzsjHpFfpt_dRBiFvS0Nf-rkh_A0cxta1SMrBog_olhIZY7kOwBUzDZFOXT9krDWY5BlHpk57Ks4kTHRKyye4XEIeZRmz2q5pc2srW1C4tbMluqZ08ociE12gISLNY5vmZVgf2KF8BiUBj8QkMEJXgHguZ3LxlHwt6-skCdmp4A-xtNZP3NnpM8qEwwb7tUcn73Vx5s18mREqmqjYLJCH-eiDyku9rogakETLpIYw41EAG6rHuqopeKxB09v2GaIRcbzex2-lyTGUC3NRT0cYdY9WU1vvvIEhQsq6WRZ3qH2uMAFa9wNDZb7j_KpzCrRb_gO96Ay3m2h-pnoIvJPXyiM28r6QSnFQTWXCNp1Rocnr2kgDQBVjKt6q-5mu0EhsBVYnOsULXJgbTGsF1Th3tpiUpLHpHSnBkYdl3Cp3_6NP6RRCw73QQ5ePmGTF_7wbZS1PGV95Qs9qfYg1AxbNJEbH-KrdoUiln3u9WenllicLF6XGLShSNvada9stdJ3C_E9T7uErGYPN2_pfxketF7oMqN9mKSR__o59Lji71KRRQdSoAqBLHOfdNjchM3GuySymykHZzvUZKXXrKrnhbneKuZ_ePqpgOlMN9_zC00n9CTRbvGJqnCyrSdkCEUvmiedgDnMqBuKnjB9ziGSrlxw8d7x95SLJGTl_drpKpoVEHneJKoyrrJu2oyYdVkauPLcEM6iGwCB8Koptbw_90kkmo4k3hxDZYz2l9EhDw=w471-h628-no">He threw in a queen bed for the spare room for $20 . . . nice! This one will get the new quilt I made at the RV Quilters Rally last spring.</p><p>We also picked up a bench and table for the front entry – I’m going to refinish the bench – I’ve got a whole plan for that area.</p><p><img width="262" height="349" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_VNKXIC0_suQFp56BfdeVZsO0aoVnN5gofeFnb1s0cFQqH5MGuuIl04AfCkeIWvwuSOG2WeXmVE2YzTSkFeDXVDHIf89YwsjsHgEt3YFtMBEp5MFsyFKOCoLzV-hC7zKkDIqo0eg49iTOivtB2YZEkxYV7ZTyEnTFnTUEqRLj9t8JuHa0gMXf8zaayhUVcYPBd_r0skLdSdAS8n4qiLYeFrEY6KgbMqenhJDM3aYH5hCeCTbFmPCaTzvJ6NQZRAr3Fydpf_pwYC6csRcNDWTxjAqwFKC8VxbxuX-U7B911HGHoZgyieAZn8oRDr7CRuaV7MnohUhEviGOQmKidp_8EZ64pvJpnYi0fMkyKKMnpwDGXUX8n75Gkwkr0mKdjui908Sew787zRLLu_Pr3fFLgKrgezhTFqKx_fUsLZHaWe_ySAAYJ7d6zgQ7-Rx6I4fQnzL0z-EQhyZWXonjC5C_YRHuIdT965PEJwmom4-jfdZ5MlNNNKTGKwR5zIHlk3SvPWbewSEIugWO7-U7lcCdpamk6bLUOrrOk46QPvTtCYjTfOkWo-nGGITbSqWIqESRukTMBjCJyY5aipw6p1hrEK2e5LFQd2KfaLnf29MjxGL3qwC7SFbJGQTrYOuWSjjstYK0C64fR5CHFHjz5fe66IiAPoq8JFdCTOKKcOdD46yNwSvXrDNcFQHjfeZnWx-7LARr07Hn8lFLjF7OQ0PTLkm1RpIuOCy4ewE0SG5wtt31mnpVQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Am I enjoying decorating a house again? Yeah, I think so!</p><p>That’s going to be it for now, though. We’ve taken care of everything we need to for now, and we’re going to close up the house and spend the next few months in the RV . . . we weren’t supposed to buy this quick, remember? We have RV reservations for Dec – Feb!</p><p>We’ll be back towards the end of February, though, and then we can continue outfitting the house . . . and maybe even spend some time enjoying the lifestyle of The Villages!</p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-33314826466208527792019-11-18T22:04:00.000-05:002019-11-18T22:05:42.933-05:00A surprise visitor<p><img width="514" height="385" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/e08t3opAeciakrBd09OQwP8ldVYMUp6P1e5IoRb8LYf3Q6usL2fUv7YWiG3DDsjpOVQp4pFZcyhc7gUT2102KC7lnElcBnlvwWCY3nCmcpDRdn3fPquTSCO3Fm4spm6QhELRJXEUxUFthIhs5DzHgMvpYNZYXPdMBIdpyeq-oyNOzfANq93oRuim8Th4340NNWtBzozHtjtDuq6DmD02ygBwHJW4gHKKn8iQcUYJe1H6vpjiCoj2jYo9aMShxisHzAftV9oAXQEVheAsIEDpQnVJksGdZXJdsQzmwpUiOvmL4NAL_cHFxszhQlQkJy9qTmeyy67W957hJssLiYXHh8yGBdikopbeF-TiqW2R8ncaxO6DPi7QAfVLAHujvk-QFG1MvENSfx1YPxhK4aBkvspurrhL-lSJGHQzg4fR5fE3guHxCgs_HxEMQLemNLS__SlNYbkh8bBvllkGp1YEpMLS2qlntHe5hU8x7Bw1Z3hWsGvh1I3bIfPq3YdpAsSX9q7meUKqAb5RPcpvqqyMBl1CGZYfiriHejDqkTzbom1Iqs41ADJFBtsewWq9rTcbCqKuoEHqB1s6Rj376Api_FHeW7JN6nGx_wk1Qvu1_ovkvTANzlO12ZdfVndSkmn1uvDM8lKno0PUPYGaRUVgEcL_0_lTigihM0ZnG3RXqM5GwBXFFpKg01eduTPRGFIqG2DU4YzK7532JGWz158AUFdauSvy9E71FLfd2jMee03kvTmdZw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>With his deployment getting closer, Nicolas was encouraged to take some more leave while he could, so I coordinated with him to find a flight to Florida so he could visit with us and Grandpa for a few days. We kept the secret from Grandpa, so he was very surprised and happy when Nicolas showed up one afternoon!</p><p>We used our friend’s golf cart to show him around The Villages, enjoying the beautiful afternoon.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="417" height="313" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0TxWWRluxlNFEXY34mRzdHeglGxyoSqGp5so8k_QFBQQnHGmepGKRZvmrWQDHGCsoYhfdEgGKFw_1219WZnOiYkEyQWUVlKtgTDUR3zCDcDjSH4gUyCSiYzgpXPPXQwJZmTt2axVJeNeoqDdJKgjOrIEKxWvlAESxLV--9cxK4Y5CXuscYDQYjOQtIrGBfYSx1DvYMpzP9L01Wd41w8BBgEQ-M4MQBOuPQqI4_2_icbJ4xO4EoZztbwfQZdxk_15372Tk3Or_vYHcCg9DoS5W67F3TFUQaaumo0sLwWfn7OKRsxtdZtvNzq9wtktO_0-xPtc5O1cpx7lFdQK68xnJki65SPQCBaeZgq0o09wTnhjQNsZ54FLE3XOdzeXBXAt4DFDqKimNZ2MQu4p3cc2Dp73C6WExfP1htx1mDSRFGmRAhjN21J-pW1kH-zaww5n1mX3B-qi0odFd-56MhINSke5VYhUtA97d8FGc9oyJX6UAMA45mrg_JMezmeGAjHMSady732XWlfPZBAv_BfntASiKY2-OQqOQM37AjZXdXF6X2iZLI5JFpSDwxaqM_wv1yiuVRgIPr1qWbNlpysbBEFdZl6l9JbY7SOt0fLGxJvx7P32PzhrWs9NrLz8RaSaVyVyL6ss0k_1xJArohehvLsdUf-ec1uMesra9IT8Xr_NT5uCiRWV5WDAZFyIanw7WnKtFUjPDDKbKKeqIsq0sxBbf-W2kYm4lHnJlGOa8jreN5G9w=w417-h314-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="255" height="340" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zeMNvElh0TD0FNiFSHJhA8iaTyv2hvn8LGc0lsyuu92j8AqjDvNeUPBhAp7fAJ2_7e58ZaxfCj3qVYK1DQsJ9hTXKRe9Lk2Xniv4rqUna9328--Kzwc-xI_CQV8DcVCMXWeaKYerNXLXDdrljf3-pQ7l9eh22LVb_liPybgg2RLaXoIAofP_kH3Rb3ddmR1m7ArUZmOShfB5UaqPd9fXABX83u1CYTrHJs7R-CdOmLjb4PsV1p8zuly4VRMPg7Ii1W52gtHc2iO5A71RhRzmKBTpohPYZj3G0qvVdgvAvTTKbvMm-tLZIRpUM8O_CqCIL-G78GRARo_DJeNKUAlaFvua_KltHL8hNFUwc1oQO6Z0ptSRymhT4XPooD4fC37YC3rP5uK8HBV_EifC1PJ895PZbPDaVY2DPqwdCRo45W5MBAqH_fhPGJ38dChJPgYco0raCoHacv6nwmNwpE08uyYtIUVaeMRh5TiX9eG1oFGKSpFWNNvgU5IIjNEyAemmwRLwS7_52Xstj-v72qm2hOh3hPrq8stvRcxaGvEldxoXElx4iVOPJPcWOVrZRP1i7FoqJ1LH6ytvXVuEGugUpTEpIi7evn5N45xDudTS-LiAM67K6WLRsn55bC-brUxEC-lgjPPjv6-NpvenENVoRMSNVXuBmFVHhaJR6fGD7z61yWU3op0_MuXGCMGlIScST_1sYVMoVJdK4IVNwNrA3a8oPpYbutNni5zqioYMvNohjWVthA=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We stopped by the Eisenhower Regional Recreation Center – dedicated to veterans and almost a museum of military history, with plenty of memorabilia of President Eisenhower, who also happens to be the namesake of Nicolas’ ship.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BKIMsxMZ9Hw_8wIv1EUWSzFb0xIdhBtlpeAiLqHzsTZIIsY5m260KqmDlbxkk_fQTHnRUxCzou84FV8-u_3948odH1bJ8orNpYr8p5w6zSCCowo4MuIlJgViHEfK5nt6uIgJA3focr54xim2rSnyOYC_MToAWeq7488zWYXJx8wMPvdDxto5-wivfLiS0oQp9xsYibo8QgFBUBWqE6lnWJipmw2Agavn0dGz7853VeLhPLWDQr1lrWb2TvIBacpu0c4lCTvqHmWZYsfTZ_HFHeCEqSwYHBhwS_PR82SOgeJLPbjM1zCr9eLLzWEb2CQGJP6U-GdTL6kPMIeWFmR1KLLX9YVvOE62Kb6VTBM14i_GBGPDPAJElP-10dTVPlHWev8MYDO-nCyoLgl4Ci__mfY_bU9yp5gqOE38R6_AIVEaNdr5LqZPhsSSBH97nTyemKlq7PWfI7dIoJPej1PJUNdN7f1Y86934ybtc6EqhKBSGxx8l_Ggj5-HjEFqYn1Qm8CHtG1j0MbGNpgiVLIDxO84Tevq-rWVM9YZayVJX4Q3ws16LbKrXKQlcMkgQutIbbMHFzTvUXzgb9jSb5vbMJ8Dl3xIf_F0anyjwVu63O9CjnZdM0DfpOXbynx_1eeK6Y2uJk6jMaBJwsqY6op5UCMKbW18cTuizC-CD8jddbQ2CeXo6CkyHwzicvZavjKwgu4e8tPpIhh56i9ivZCAWJBPsunpXbOJNXXjBERQ4CLYsp30jw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>From there, we continued on to the town square at Brownwood Paddock for dinner at Cody’s Roadhouse.</p><p><img width="261" height="348" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1RJRONPnYXga7JvrPO5iJUsFv_Ok1_uPmOUMldyZYR3Ggsw6KDaOUboRi4BiHPHr7AJBUHg24KyBg8rwu7vhoix163I_v3334DcVKAozeZ_33wIkaxLG-wV9CxNt_VchtKLuTYAjmVx5Mn4lJK8HaowUSk3XBB5PT6s-jbT3KYIeClTtvJ0CQU1aJQCMkumqyET1yqoko-jKw9U6F51jLZDyc5yg_2HsENc1xRSrsc7PbMJXKNvx5me0x5PuwUlHDztAecgNtxHGoFFL6DELuT-mkwcZoIdhmOZJ5riytDeqinx_KLVtvamXdl7xJPM9uLdLfNugbXQZ77t4CRUsOY_D0dlkT3bEJUAclWmjMycHM_QQrTBSeRAmsPS5vZQoQUjlkzOAcSVYRwUAtdIIp_q074HAIgIzYpvcSpGHPo398eYvTD8KSFWxzZlxqh78Pw3gbA4pLQLSZrPp-6rfpFERbDMiH_0Stt69Ff7AwUsTKQasxu-ZUNxNWB6XEsBdGHULrmwQJo4E8p9Q6PHQIPxj2F5y9QjMqXMlDVv-eqiL2SgdsAAX5Z5M08EEv1jGxVbcPCNwI4zl-Tp-KDd1Jiok42qcW2laok3ROj3Tj_8FaRTg9QBV67-hC1SyAWGbKxc9i1XcWiq9JcvoDUdmV0A3jYvq_0hXpAEImx5EOQJqZpa9wZmHH60IoQ9PQ-BH-YsySWWu7gee9RESeV6okaBtgSloDN8rErUMA2KbjnKFjUTwtA=w471-h628-no"></p><p>Nicolas enjoyed his 2 for 1 beer, and the tower of onion rings!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="209" height="293" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lqFombB7y9Ze6mVkyv_sgxgHKlH3wCEQ7z18n0peUnqmi72gCmeRIEX0IDgUpDRjuc3eo6T8obbHGYVl_YcDKlpWxP8T82k7EKPdAdfwfOpUvaL5Ge47dy3Ek3AmMS7ahNS1i4_iw341cAsVmOIC-4mKXaEZIvnGdRhqJKCz-CuZeacHJv6oQ_iBO3vkHwKj5pxqTzThXIvCo3QLjppoGSY2-1hTDB1KOKkkHZi95DP0WeIzDRJLDDOZM0RfWWTHPRMBWCOu-oBI24JLuTuUG9ZNbx79jnUSBMIwJttzZGI05y1dQ3WnSCNgWyjfrA1SNJkAD7YCRMIpMoeFGJHfxygCNHboulqRPY5J9X769TxJclnfp0dtWYYSP1lq_grEQG9ru4PJ_VdcnzcWMCs8Rsuh5Bv13j4itdHTrw5tKda4aQFHiQkkzsNHtOUFvuaU2AVl_k_zz3yvM6ZB6ofpfQgUW1Aed74MB7y6jynBa3hAq0nYgmgRv7VrTypcbwUZsDvIjA4i5n9o5MzOZRcxXQyqc9df2YQuuA6IKvZntrY7Q2DelfRWW_DOS3-oBh4uXkA89qKANWoZVIY40hDZNJcGbs-geFFwBv1Vbcq9DGpF7F6fgbpjr4AI99rWu3KfL4Sdte-bIbf8O08Cx3wihbpLn-hFfEHc6dEeBRfbz-K0Wz40I2ZufM0-COygir0sppXFAYWOBX7RyDqQExvfhIJb0zqmGagNkUUFBWmJ4gViPieayg=w448-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>After dinner, we listened to the music and watched the dancers in the square for a while. We didn’t stay long though – Nicolas’ flight had left Norfolk at 5am, so he was pretty tired.</p><p>The next day was the Grand Opening of the Everglades Regional Recreation Center, so the 4 of us went to check it out. Each recreation center has a unique theme, and this one is the National Parks. It’s beautifully done, and all of the photography in the building is the work of a former National Park Photographer.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qcawEZ0KVyXg4yE0dEKMCoqeOf0_DfghPfwP1fb_dxVOe1KaTUkGk4OiEElSvITtwJWsO7Vve7I-HR8oC31bYGdARd7kKkONd4axg_UsvMajXFxu1chbQdw8F9uGQZT1lL7H17C0RBkERdewmDbKNPY1MfvfXzWxxb4FFysOdFNMCMyCUc4-7i1MS7ZBvw9yqbM3fp_-Kn6TN7kutJK3GAX5NI_1haFOFopLrvP2tfl6wuVAN_wqqDIblt1OcByjWY98gJcM2s-JolRa76trdsIkTsFqwU0drRj40cb63zqrJ02B6SzhPy3sU3C2ycid5H3_QFHnfw1flACbKk8SGaV5A_Wtdho21Ve2omj0YP7piEmPVxHn5HO-bX1qCbLKOldo-psfmZPQtvsNQRURnn2PVJNeXBHEwDYBNXsyLSnF0mnF19Ccb7363XS1bAKu6JipH9JNN5D2DX9AkY7EsXD8hHQYpbvpH6bqqUhGz-kT1gnvhDYxJ2xPfaubs7e04m4VB2CwksOwWuJeu4FUWbsPN11fLK6KWawbjpYHy1QlCywQETsk44RSQ938JRdS3gEJiy9BVYAnOrF9cqpzB6jpPZEB5UXWzRzh5rNXYEEjNH1ya-RKMlcVfu2oElkP3fkqw83DCNMBs65GPdh74kF3vaP4fNKD8lmEd17sMN_SFBrGFdz2rE9mAj1c3RBXFcXUvIxqGUrHj_cbDoWKFNweA5uVmdACSF0FPyLFAo1JDyBiFw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="260" height="347" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/nHUOOHyhLbPWqZc1_erbLLydkse6g8SBpcegv4dDZ0FSh1_d-b_OllLd8oFnhBSJHBei7njMWQb1Xl8fJCQvuPUB_rpgzAKlvw-17k_1SVeScI6NE_86CIZfQtyr7lR_EVHjohvxKtAiMKsljtcBnW9SaZPbWmMwH9tAR-NqGVMjJd_GcPk9CfKF0L5tkZzlN_f-vq1QTNnXNRl0t84AUFFVSxZ8ehByIEZpIqkJFCeMBbMllFz7kdiiCGmJJOrmr7cgc8zb-OAp7yYYmTzfb6ayNPq-SuNGQPcpb02b3KDLmPUmhew06RfyGuCzUfs77J3TtxaAYD1pxblbl-1e8tqHu5crX2UyuIxCkl5QrkKW7ARl3X9TzIMpWkxyL25vAMsCGoaAFdsXkPJir84AgBKJm86sBCMOXjJjHQXI-F7iBQZvSj98pdMuZlHumNaQZXkiAlOHTOtIUWl4PsvtqX5FmvK06g35-6zyPMnqIptO5qsPjghPu3TxQ3IFyMqbvdx4bhfbVssj0kpbv09YaTw7KuJGcpqTJhM_K51QrYej1rqAzsv0KwyDfFCFUopJ0_Iz976cIcE4KYqO7f2JB79uBakvXE5GaFynAaVma3nT0qyTWbXh7c798O5FxJ9G8mMrfsK3WgcEcYgqDGnql_xNyqd1s5b3HvDYzd9z8BY1djv4Fdg1oCcd9KIzEu-xLwBpOg6i0iswVnhymdmU6HtsNJZPNQ8CqtFy3OoPPAOmnDK8LA=w471-h628-no">It’s a beautiful facility, and they had an Expo set up inside to highlight many of the clubs that will meet in the recreation center – there’s a pottery group, a glass group (with kilns for each of them in the craft room), a chapter of the Villages Quilt Guild, and many, many more – too many to count!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The Quilt Guild had a room set up, along with pottery and glass.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="512" height="384" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ky3nxaIVnArZ8gvgHlz-TM6Is93DQvy3lusrPMFX74zSi7xEPZV4SLcR7ib7ypzU0g-30XXS_tB7-WUA_JbCgB1pKdx8h_vyMD35mm-WQjjD1d0mJTzZ394Uwfy--ufFL1L4YOXYWAVZHWFjIpl-oglBp9REOKTotrFh0ZsBILvU5PHEOP7SP7KdWyvjBaZ3463zEOqyyEczSRDLnyVhW3FVg4GV6Cw5tfZa6U4LQNIoheVFuDe5RjfkvrC-c9oO8DzMx2947fOBsUYpfJRVrQ-3-peOtJzFBXowvrbF_L4cqCIbBrIvcukbOXxM-QVrKkMrYvD_6_RuZArnsP4UtJVKP5YOgl8ocuqNfqPuO1R5SEmtYmJQiQBJVuGgvNiRfyoMDMyaO1PgE_EjDXduwYlQ-_YoY4o_VDGWcEnX5Mu_TdHg_iXghsiBIn44ivbro6GntFa62sDaorHW8UBKArwEnR_mnywIy4_HqCRXkj63KPLGqcJcxGsu5LGCHd6N8nN95pE2HEMpS--x93oOr9RxDn6E94S8fK-nI4W41M3skynxEWeQePyRr1nzFS7MxdadCTBBcY_2nC6uaqWohptNxxZnftgTpDCcgCZwwuFXiMUsTlYm2Zr0l0lfqdgEdZCjj_YUHaBcE8IDYwWQnMs9CvzJ24oS8rsAqPrxyoEEPLZPYLt2z07D3QgL6pq2ZpK2jNMqOFdLwKKDD23OvF_6KcZeqRAtn-HSj6dhZdsnpHo37g=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>There were tons of people there for the Grand Opening, and proceeded outside to check out the outdoor recreation options – where there were people doing demonstrations of most of the sports. You could participate in any of them, but we just walked around and checked it out.</p><p><br></p><p>We saw the sports pool,</p><p><img width="440" height="330" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4roAIJF8V2sF9m42BW70Ti_Z2G75SkMYeOpbZTDamZ8YP4H5SGJ0Mj814QS25MdKOkun6otLiSJOx9IpKrcmN3yD48pX03Al1IqYShcPvYD5avnLEa1MAK_dehoqUoipXn3tmuRA5_VQiHcK2mXE0VltKjjAcf13hfbCsanxwL6AHV_wdLwmszH_3xX56_SW1I0JEXYU9h24lQlB-Wuwa4vlseSld25HHtxUB66CY_7R-x3i3l8f32exmrQeHS1jOb4-FCc3GIwKNppihWpfmPb9GKM_9xbiIPsJ2TRVxnlkOKlp5ywsz8PQmZqA4TvDU1lxI2y2-Im1HaDp09wi3Qjf5FZt2APnx2nUbjbkO0ohcZ55stnJa-WiFpOrJC66AvXK4U7rS2Gke2ypeAum6YF7OWnh19h4KRDZJ-NAfybLO0V67IuE5wVyUlTVqOvVYCr_uDhQde2qdvgK_K48Dofu7Wiq2xUWo2nvyorQtYMoY2oEqHDA7iVqXFjAQvtzhbAL3qG655ai-GtjTcduoFUOYr1BB031FPfIUSFP149gEU2XDNUn9DNPbapGcaFaUKxgsHIHIyyOEOMbIfrv-PfntTzvq9W8TxshF6pzjM66r8C4BuzDS-gdAzyyEcT6GXm_OSvaCOL_NwXoSgUESZAwjeM49AM8sOyw4XMFOCcm-E9jyCMSPWetbOIzROatNbrbp-oDnks66TDpLZ1Uc2txMf_Gs46T6_QZwtlHzQmX7TSWcg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>the outdoor fitness equipment,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="416" height="312" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bvcnJPJeWQyMzpcozfGVMRJxehc0z9JHsaXmQ2zrZNRKpOJ15yY6omtElDKEdAq52hFFnGhwA9W1jFEVfkbhnSuhYh1rrVhorYEdtnSuXf0cSjEeWu2ExN0FRngOlhXCP9hRAD1kyekx-OdhbXz1VXzoUTjPnFuaaG-WKHAEGFD9Mqo1xVzY5dAB1OQS5eyF1FF3ZnweTWR4oI-xUBz-S-UGqzav81yQRrTzjCYPa3MvxF5J_LDkepad2IbYoGnJHD5dFh0YLf2NXMQYE_mqhWEN2Q2SeRPjFu4rr7f6kAVuYZmbUXHc0kKhFfS8XHPL_kpPsjOBniIuteFrpFvn1JU9XUVRrN7DH3m7lfUcKxAMQkvfH9H77ys37O29XW80lZQArauZWSBvAm-AAfbs0Ee_TZzhTqOgNpaDbAryAu8bqwKxF9kNaNz5nMTimueMFaEAS1rOds6Y9bLdSj11tR-N9m4xZMhBZW933t32mPIJza61sOLAV1h_pbNIG7khuSrDdYfD3HZsLMFGwzm0-E4uM57B_xS-L3lnbBlqhty72qj_Kv8cOBuXGtbAU_9kZLgDV6Pg2qm1nkKEN3_WXdaEqejuhOO51_jL5JQniBJWrhceiW9AidyKh1J41l-8r2dxhJPOQKacm-jPL5_Z_9AaNncycxk5AM9aa-ZYmC0yZ8Z05aFYb56XE24az94Lk8088u774DTdA1enkIPmvbbdRtYz6O5TsdAe5CHp8wdhMGXmNA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>R/C boats and cars,</p><p><img width="406" height="304" align="right" style="float: right; 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display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9_Mb7vs4_RTQE_JE4uTINHDIP1UyYszp8ruMXCEJueWDPRR-6CkzSQ9fkGf5jI_sr6VEcpT7zmkz72XdILfDxPM6Zxip-8uJwTjR9bCVz_tKInnPfpaUcZkZWnIDGT46YWPdPv1NJ2UtHvlJfUeqzgIJzU0LXS1iFU_FtWxU_rtDvPN8mUS8rhYgPZjQkyUUC5exvlSA_sNx9L_JOKztkw8B1mlS4toGWIDi1cQqpO1q2Gz1sdNIuFmj7qvRTLt1sFVCFQIGLUVSZn7FlsmPCcuNm64zS8hrCg2qDcKh41N2krQlvOiOz3Unx7m5yDqrIiblIgArojUODNdb95FvxUzyDX2to5orPSriv2f9EfgPp2KVuwttDcoMRS9k6EAoezByg8WxkI9_Qn23Fw_Pb218PeAKWR03NEnnarrfzKXZmp1WYkuxGzu4NKAVJm4hwvPYxBr0kM-mCQkOVbmJ3PiTS-T1ecxZOSuj-b9KZs7lB6Ci38mqQMAnTWrt1rpfa3_7I2Xq6tTh3fCwp2VlF0qkTtlmZ-qOdLJeBr0JNJOkpp-n70VSEwvReH49XDyHqBgro1jehfJ_9qWZyN4bfrYFFOgXbkCwcqx9zQgJuo5oqSOrChvhye9S2IQD6PA0UT8bTMVnpsFv347ubPPD1HEgCLnpBfB9oUOqeoKdrHemLMliep2B-MDdRQmEb_2CII46G6O9BxS3IIKUUseAmof6XyyqU1TPvLnZmm7nmxG6KZE9FA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>softball fields, and an 18-mile walking/biking path. Definitely no shortage of things to do!</p><p>On Saturday, we drove down to Old Town in Kissimmee for the Saturday night Classic Car Cruise-In. Tom and I have been to it before, and we knew that Nicolas and Grandpa would enjoy it.</p><p>We walked through all the cars lined up in the parking lots – admiring the shiny metal, and people-watching!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="233" height="310" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/hEjEKWXg0BVWsAERNITpaaPlUM3tws93rWtlKDviJr5DY3zLGd6LpUlqKoRAwz3MsUVMVD_x5SlYOWE2-CegBfO_yzDL0g7G_E9aKXez3lgLoIHKV21C3rVwSaP0Fk-y6u1v-RZapcS9-ekBTpQl0MjHNQpIRfSHpOtGlDo-Urb7v4EkYmSkrioCwdbiz7-aCnEzOvG1mWeYpfAbI1Uq7zemRj30Z2207jgdJQvw0kNrAsC247MO_cBZlnjy5y1bk8QitlJ2WIhNibYwn23VRwueYjdyzq2RjHPYI4NjjnlelJO8gmN6a30dXQKLu7s6JZZ8lcIhZ17GD9RJHZr8BLdnExjwV_w4bx-F-mPVDhnrIOOb9NkM5iYRpBZn5LYGWIG7ZHVxMqW2zVVqV-93r-uCtkKaFdwGnuIiZIJu4EsBAkmv42KTxn_GEqyGKhlnQ0K0V8hSk7_1IgoLYPmQggppUzOi8bnAhORd9Whl5kmUcei7NTzCNVvOERO75XI2GedjQBWU4cxWx0tIf9qXzaVayDUxD8j75WUmuA77llz9-hI4NayMKZFM9u1UoipNH8Ga7d8q2jCtX9udzqtrSJMV82VO0ok97N5L6-sWV4UxhLrjS7vAVS7JWZBlAZ6drIQWar6lOR07XGB73KKrMy3hdRvNCBQoiB-ziJQcwEo3AyWVvbAUBLcJCcjPCrjdik004tcpASgRpSD5tZaTMXSH4xrnvqIsHJ7f5KWer1Ud3Tt5qw=w471-h628-no"></p><p>VW Bugs for Bryce!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="225" height="300" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/S_x8Ii-c5f6geC5LSwewRzD3FOB1KG7zLwZMkuwRJmVR1Kjf2XUtMDkO2rSHaN7q3Kk00JskIkL-OkG5dLrtCYwmGbme58PtHJbKLaOmKo7Y8TAhM1ij80i6x9wB0VaCmVBzU6RkfGET7A1HAZmW_8qiVEQm36k7Er7ucmHQM_OMXRHK4X_ubd5f1kovaUOmhp4heE8e5o6oyZO_I_UGNh-tzaP-HFjdVO7UwtZEijfJLMdzckKmlP7OvDOkYFJgjFhyIXQ5AdWAYtUwgfLRambjp8GjGkeeirBPE1e1b5DypBaZO_IyFq960eCx04r5Sr9kYdjflSavD375N_G96xLs8Vvplelecofv6uXME7AZMH0znYBETURB1eL4uWSsgaxEHOMtCe_rcDak5cnG7iQVWe5pm48MSHD-PPzli3-OIuldQrdGOw4W7D2KiJGhVZBgHXjyQm08s385N8F_27UG1D-BGka9gG2N_j8QuWHs1hNDBKLOUVEo0CiTLk0RcEoaRvIzrrWmoOby-xFqnaPdVJlLbXFEr9sMuALrDl0LbZrtMWEko-hE_PvIfmm7bFCYkG5d2EPw_UJ70y4FTCE8VgoleyvczIR1b77yHO3Rj9O6vqdjYV-9NYZ_Vdf0blxSGplvp7A-o5syg0ChyaezDf-x3kXsCRc4C943vzP6jY5-emX4wZGRw6kbidLRZ3w0fnCP42VnOqad0YdHtw6m_-3hFhPLtNYBM2dnhZlDU2RIUA=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="512" height="384" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4oGnQfqXv3CiroA7IX7Hv_VAWR6Ta-YOkBq0wLuhJfSviT5HA0o4d6wwW3BztKdmkl55YIxg5GpLaXQRcxpvldmuYtqf-_XiAeFuKtpW8qA7HL9tsdIsxBqk9olArPdCgbCt76UF_QCj5iXxTMvrJrbkOAHQWYtoX-UxsYbKrL8jPmAUPx_h9gvB1BzkE0Qrv4M4Z3GNF26a7nEIUuqXwXw-EVyQpTEYlrz9_PGWjGhZUgrYyJE9Ptd3Dy4tj8dJLVKcN6FzGWnmIR-FsGRUgBcKRmcngiTxztS3X8cKlubitaFweRhx7SisWDGNL8YzlK3SX-uaHEO5MFVGhlwCfKD5sWSLlUUi6nx1iE9cXerXSjC2XXEeF4K7b05bToJZHVDoleJP6ehcnwsN_LeR1numOkSG2VjW2gkXT8lFEX1iwnjH_nN0JCRg5nWnKckTFsRCSnX0dJlkE78YHjfkImlHhNI_Pdgy0JB3MCINqibcCk6da-WvqO4eVmEV-SfGvJ6A3pXR8t47pMVas3hu1LwxRLbf7_wX9Vu05jsbNslr4BsB1DFJZpLgEj1oPUbCieH7T3Eu67lp3wsyDSDjZSynO9ZIMrnv9RirJH9a4qWu0UEpaMWFMkxjQzCTtmwo3jYomrwxUmFAQZaBde1sczf4Vh_OtY6mEchA14O0pieKdvAusp42bovtib7oKlnsyVi2nY5gBvefqoC3nrWoOmsBr7B6ro_BPErYTvzFK9wJDKUMxg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="204" height="272" align="right" style="float: right; 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It reminded Tom and I of the old “Cookie Monster” blue truck that we had while we were building our house – even as a baby, Nicolas loved riding in that truck!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="427" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fxjbK80ilOwmxjGz_xLuK4lqy6hg-w6H3dXnaDI4kqnttQQo-ZEtSXlOTy1cQT7Zk5YJpEQhb3m04AeI2a2pf0W5bLZP8YwFOwBNLKMfXd6BIl-F7fZXEyZcXeb8HQ3AVYMMVUOh7plxBuDC_OspOmhhHCWLBicdjBpo4kbXiYM1_PDVNLMYM2fUGUNyuj1rLUrOLhSeW3p6gZTaWEDJvONHEjwCoipg7yOzayFOdm9hsU_hhZYx8KVwpnNGjuWgHJyYtDZaaFVf8xBFkPD0aLf5X4GQHIrTeSDpw4sJNQlh-NaweQDEsELIJ01zh3JM37mauLHPEP7m_DsR-FEfGaiVfKREZsK3QLRrCkPs_NylW8LpmMGCpAjnONEZKCqdzgkmsbTMqx6Pwnxhn3vpm8muTZ6jkRuPtzRHbSI6wHI4whS15Um5MtT4z9w1klDUgEWxlvkMVprtAB8KVEPxl5oNLDpvdmsCaTuvW0xgnfeZ4-_60n9IjYB9Jlu8FgHnnlK6sOXiOFRlEQsRmPv65TybXqnKsp9LnjwZ475cj5xNNcbUXmYF4yXzgxoigfJcBZF9kxo9EbVdzT7WzZ_fniJoGIF93Tq4jYS2QPZPy0mmEPsxqo22YMIaNaOMJg28dimGesgjzBFFQg8tThdvlRZrtHE-E6xLD3i1hl5Fq0ay9mDEmvr_DclC8VcawYdxzJMbne0hhxlCYWA4G4T1mCmp067HuhG8B9t9fh5SGYZpOvXgTw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>It was a beautiful evening to be be out!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="507" height="363" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/SHkD1X4C3inNvwoltt1f0lKVXBm03GWE3k_6antiOGslRmPYjGxUwL1POMYB-btl9VI065ZFfSTpe-mx2U7irQSJDxpidv1mXHn0WNLh7Zt1g-QAumVYK-okjyJdPH2wtR_sL63pcCBR3pkuqbCTPaGqdY5F2TrX-WIFhSkpnOPcTCo1uX-ncOmgS3unsECHVUiCHzbiEwQGbRhdRCItbq8kaBv4oQ8LsDkyL0ZPJveuNETngbwFxWOUDvf5avw_vfE3lPsS7xQqeaOCT-5tR1gm30W-t_GGbkNCK4Ufkk7DblxUqosaBToP9-DiufqWUJqvXc7ig4ytDnl6Qy_h9KtmMgh7Mgn7I3l0FF2uw0wzpuYrOSxQWx0jmgdsApNuIoTtlwIhpVQxKZormI7EskIQbL12o9qcs5dBWWs4KceOnkLvTEYD8sKaL2jz_i-YzDqilbg8jDi9ZI0nOhmJKb9PCY4W9e1ty6x4ruMy_lKqQXRku3IgwKwwDQA40a_J80UJqC1y8OGsNl5S9emn_Pghqu5T8iBSbxb1MdwMYu5d1vEAigIiMxfYvF45sqcoZCrURc-VppupnE3VQYgGyxNwUZ4J43XBmylZm9uSAis30_xVnUcuSrCto3adqolR5JRZZQt2WEzEef2fVg_xz2b3cT9FneQkXYQO9uTKvbR3n5KIRdiCcKHouZSgE_aN8zjE9JCgQtAV7A2rbfJGTzc9rQ_osq17DEy11BoJq-fHchoTPg=w877-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="296" height="395" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bHxD3HWC1ahYzUhbgw_30PL0484zWjzwOLP8Ts6c4xkMa_o484WmZlYr4In_hZ3NCk9_2Ud9oJx7f-huf1ZRYW8nSS-KU0Ln6UOCdcbv6mJe-Y32mOMtciaIDQDglWa8CZee-dxLGc6XYEx49gJ4l2IIsida3CBpgTSMW7iSm4zlGf1g02L7RxENSg-SMQ5hVF9z5YkMgH3Fh8S9oWcG4XR7JGdRIfT4MeWcBh9N349IuLKm1mECG4JDFIjfMIO_Jw_rm6TLaPI6wcMpZv8rH8Qs5lyaEcFGPzXVUXNJokPs8Mb6xlURQSMJJx8BbQasSwc1QWFDeRE8bo9wWesmIcSuRx-neUtkzb2TlYh2YI0yDsM7ANHcdrPcnrLqi2DwEH-U1TXUXGHN_RyUamum-C9n-cqds6ldja8EUijdPewH6eb3tuWA3ShhM06d7Hh2_Arxj1SYFPg-vxS04hW5-0mbg301CxchDxQmYseaiYWqz4ZwKHEuM2RDapT_Gs7n4bAX4SKI1HJhKbqvkj3S6DpuwSGi5Z3zeS4TsNVx1CCucyQ6apGCJ0Eee2rwUVC6pk6H76uijJp44CDnsdO7FYbG6triah8opTKhksWNQ0Lv8LGgGsYE2QYscu5hv356iM2r4DWwZCDXqkUNKwueuL50eaE0KDCeofIq8eL9O0bhFgSDD3zezljSn7B3keZWDbM0MCbMxcbJjoPXivE9dkVJ_90Q4jaEZxA5KhjW81coLdBynw=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>This guy cracked us up – I didn’t think the dog was real at first! We walked by several times, and he was just laying there everytime!</p><p><br></p><p>The cars started lining up for the cruise a little after 8pm, and we walked over to find a spot on the sidewalk to watch.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>We got another look at all the cars as they cruised past us!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="428" height="321" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/aiGtZqwhOuFNraP0SonpvcJFEUvHiDNzBuaRAAl0sCgqmzg-5imMl_KEyVOuB7Hkqtx0dc_-UMMGBAln8Dn6OlFJDvvIkJjOji1ocfuoUrm0VzW52Ylx5-jglnwiyzshvJbrfNg2uCRVvfRzAKOZ-UJpitmyjPhaPXYXZvWiaALcGnhQJN24OqW5_rZf4Wa61sDQBed-m7kpIYH6KcU-9oP48_6sf_OckPeR_8c7lYiWNVPRba66GcV-XXmK6xvqNFFUEd_yxjUhWd2xtCpNqt9hoU6FyLWYcad-PpUuj6Fxk-WscDcHzfv1rA7Bb-9Qb_VuF6n0QYrI7or4eElIYNUDRZS4prOIBis2vY_NoS6KqL2t18H8P0r7jH-4T8CilqmKzlxac3Bv_ttwWp_HHGmTrTYFUigYg9say2-NwuQtVLUqUQzX8tGK8Tl7tTapriHj9bsI2D2FWBhzcEb_VeZxod2hOX5Puyb4POGAfJQqt38Xw9cBQ3i3zWnNrOeFphgW8a3XQWd1k19fwKWRaCq4BXKOhN1WKgkshkByo_4hk9Poh3YsbIb7rsS1hKCSx9G6SH5SMoY-f1ojxjibSK3N68QMkiTNWktghlIpptT6EcyZB8jhD66tUEMMf9p23CSUG6V2owak9fMgwkCUcDT3syv4vTt4SoK7vHdyUQM7KAiyXMRoI61yoAPT7ArKCe86d4jxWCXdXbZiNQ7TxGhqMK6uFR0PXMkrEXYo-RDFk3bUjQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="428" height="321" align="right" style="float: right; 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display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BWiF3UyNWE_ymXqwPjhZh5rkdOrNPskJb0nyemjou5Ipb1igkFOIgZ1pUY1ey-CPwEBTXxAQrJBh-C1p2hEF4TEP2QBjHD4E6F1qvXGtUzcfv2ChmIwd7pywns7KfG_zdEBR6d9nafOwCm0IbrtneuB_QMjykrElN9ntoimwFz-_99QtDL5Fx9bOjPh2bYzq1rR5qGyzxtTqnNqq8MmxZbDQ8-IMkiM7jEejWXfj1aPuEJv4uzBL-how5FgfwTfeKw6HlL8RNrIgWK6h2jE5Uw9YXYnI85E5I-mHHF6xtu4vlZDe_JkoxRF6v_5t67Xqk-WBkcGY2cNbJVqCOKcpTk8Z27x41Df6-YSthLS8hxDuUEMuHx-TNFsxwbQWBv2QA5t1BmtElmGyScjBTP4rknT2_OwO4AdQsnk0a_SgQrJGAofTjZAAG76YB-fV4qjq8YkoYvdNu0sg_8t2w1wO-F9mGxP_v4m3KvmLTPS-D-L4OlkFPFqctklihe3v5lq2lMbFfrxQ57gJd14tYY1lsmmTerby7YorwTQNRsiEAs0Rtqg-jE5Jkfyqvok7BuJQj7ivf1doCF3G_PqPp1q2OyjSz9yHV8bIIsKQ8DpRcgad97Rfm_rz8VPj0GD6taov9R26LDgmAmuQrAc8eKdOgU-0UzRp8vw8zLStsIZaeG3ygtM8qi4RN3opmakE1hPrJn-3IdOUbLsUtxMaiaD3bMHSgyDcmAvmmwdQRY6G05v78zbjbA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>and then attended the Veterans Day celebration at the town square at Brownwood Paddock. It was packed, and after walking around the square – checking out the Model A Club that had their cars parked along one side of the square,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="468" height="351" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/96ZNOSdatkf2eg64YVnvhWm9VeAayW-gbyX4eAI2pXn5w9GkY0EyHpiSn947GpnXfgGh2FagPnwT16zZdsDpb04zeEtB_X8GKJhbKan7W2K-MQN0ostvVa1VlEISJR_QadUAPlgTfl_n8eo2uDiXwUYdlor8eBoaooLbpdnpf68TO8QGztm-_RkC9taUH_t-ks-cmP8EQZcxcvlVNYqNVmXPoDyYujgLXPh6v7Gay9h-lkVBMRoWNDVwkl8UYBOTWwTJhp9-2NgRVahsIelacrfihBOYw-a5oS9WHpOzKFFYZkKNfOc2mq94uXsNAz4NXhFKxnX-xhvdmbscoB0JeYg1NseCYgvwl6k5kjxuj_3-Q0-hkZ-KuRzaz3Diui0OEvriyzh_hi-C-OlI3BmGD7rG64JScPV42C37pilo_5BZpLItCJHzPT2fXAr1dC54ukfYnZCS6FN0hZFcWER6iAnMnuhwB83zKB065AmzqvHCBuJFcRkwShKEQRr8wlYQ2vJqW6G1cbH6ozFIxTagMWeArJkiQ9IR3KaSkh3DhaWgNTMmGdipYIveeCklat5vF36MGdKM2yVlN_G_sSi1hcurE3C01w2b2IjsioYZlEE_e1hxka4K79wRJQoy3-4bGYgtWk3XRCqUqnOfU7Obrl-I60IDfs2MKZfYTftZsBy0J8q_pygvDwWehqV1V_iwmrrp1fIdIbSqYtwUiIvhY5vlIfJgPRmXyUQ1j_HdNCL5720qRQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and then we managed to find a few chairs where we could sit and listen to the music and watch the dancers. </p><p>We had been in contact with our RV-Dreams friends, Howard & Linda, so they met us at the square, and we had a wonderful time getting caught up on all that is going on for all of us! They hadn’t seen Nicolas in many years (we decided it was at the 2011 Sevierville Rally, since he wasn’t able to attend the reunion rally), so it was really nice to catch up. We stayed until the music ended . . . and never ran out of things to talk about! We’ll be getting together again while we’re here, but we were glad they were able to see Nick.</p><p>We took Grandpa back to the house where he’s been staying, it was his last night there, and he said good-bye to Nicolas since we would be taking him to the airport early the next morning. He really enjoyed spending these last few days with him, and we were glad they had this time together before Nick’s deployment.</p><p>The next morning, we had a beautiful sunrise as the fog lifted on our way to the Orlando airport.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="373" height="280" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/UGoUGIUyLVSm2i2-cZCSFfK4wO9Fu1LKIU_5dko_jYSoyKB4KpsagtMl0PD6OgriR0bwtzH66GmNoyLkZjgwsiQ3OE8HpFEc-hhzt4AkDadpvwo-99v_gag68uL-Zc3JbyOzcp0XhiSp75vRdhQgOJQgJaMjZ_9Ree_4OASuVCeA2F1MWCzJlI29_dJNEdqPHGnDr_BGvq4-pGC5fbL6HRyHd4oNbyzPDG6xmMW6ILHynbvNSvy9M6Njb06SPTDQ7g80UqSjqweDzaZQGYxOb8Z5fjKZ91XBXQ0Jg1adIFlqjxcTkOju9wrZ3c2t_CBnsreJyHXNO7j0uOLtrj0kLjEuFmeVeQEfqFq_CFHTkXflv-9qGb-W4N5i2x3_Dz6-tq4wipJ3WWEQNolW5xfKT2Hc3FB1OP-Rp3VzNmk3huJhu6stmXTybg3DQ0sBa7pWfJ5Px7Z8Sv5uV2rzjGiYH2VYBNvyTsl2Trn4OjIMT0SrpEBomRHU3wx73Q8fF3VMiE-iLc1SNq8odQzRjogGNX4W5O4oiLPHjjD4dU6eU60F8ebgAmfnnNkZ0mLBrFCP0YkMNDwsvWTvLCOn082kNGvyPzjAZpPPsWVvo3UaKBbemzR6DcmcNqaL3bV6Ei9ipdglOTxPPeub86EY6Cfmhfdld4TFdJ1oITT3bNNTLOJUPfQ3Jn62JM8EM162_8vHWJhd6hmRijsKQKZEi9QsU8VyZj0PTbxlHiY_MNen5oBl0gYYWg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7A0vkIhBUTGTCU36IFiG6JToZ909HCpFpfjEcTqx6zftV5lMEYsrzXOsgJSSi5cFX2rXua-l_lAgX4HdsZWkepj5vlC6-gKYRwH8mEavS4ajBpz7pOSHJuXttEJTtgnDd6dlE9AG3NXOgVdh9NMeIF7wXpYIG9L_8ipXxfFVUUIXgKscE0CNAPyCVowM9Nv-1cY28qloL4Tsv5SYsglup21FFtHAXe3x1WcOBo-TpaBObndcUpCKo6KWFil_fGaFYnVnNwJcQHXB9EHDiX8GEh3SYcrpkYp2q1l3iX1EBN8EvKq9gUR_pluTa7FO7GsG37D-gkeSXSOHIVSaeVChU80RqnfnMy5M1_T9xfS8JcTLm1MDVW1A2dzHnaq-8eW13Oz9eTwWuQ6RxANFEJKrEDjhVn54IL-kYrpYnXuHqJ0FSPR6zKqEJegxs5duCkum8Qdobt4aRR5eEEeL1BZ0ieelNUpqHMJ_ECt-Gwwd-9hrh90A4KRgm9ILpprSfHSM13z3ATy1hKz3ldvkMqcJ2kxShBzJTYBVjB4rPslhEFq6nnDkLwl2YbMCG4Xn6Nh_e3fQ8EHYqKefbcXPSGoLkH3PwgghmHCgap791opnUjrgqC1BtlkyGrtCp125zDgCzUR-TRRw1uqch56CLRswKDyoaywm3ygSn5GAuUQjfSUkTz94phSRRSKaEJocAEKPHnylVmu3BTPfnDHROJiHpTS4y3DvbNY5oXI4YnrEdryyAnY3yA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We were also really glad to have these last few days with Nick, but we’ll see him again when we go up to Virginia to help him get his trailer closed up before his deployment. Thanks for coming to Florida, Nicolas!</p><p>Meanwhile up in Michigan . . . the Spartans kicked off the basketball season, and Bryce is busy again. We couldn’t watch the first home game because it was on Big10 Network, which we don’t have down here, but I did spot him in a picture on facebook,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="516" height="272" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/UL-HvSxqttmG0INOA5t0v-UoKg9YxPv7712BFT1Lsmf3ARtM5HUNo_DZrU-rUmY3iT-YLyK8BAu9JkMwWZLVkvqUMDD-77AHDZRqApAc9Vt4WwHpthFDrprhhQjMtg4oE-FxikZ8Q7uT8kOS84zl09AH19PM-5HfvpVz_qynUtMrqF9H8KZINMMZyS7ofZJNGaNinTdRr73ngwrwiNHSh2PFX2cQKIM_7jr7-BMlnp_xZgjHtKIXTOZNCLOGU8nOkPjvgP7klyPF870Hl7VhvpBlFYaWqgnMrOjE-_YZK_aIxscvolGPR4QHSlBPX7vGzmt_5kgWtMP3AM4BNLyvv1yb_NIyPh6lNNv7X1RQsLPH92dXw3lPoTuDR_pblZpiRC6ZLhKFpqSwGFtEHdMtD0Ny4nn5KvKSYBlSLiOs0fgMHXlYCGUzNFHofUaqOKLvA5kLQLitJ41-UGID1RGr1nCAFBHITEEEqIdL0e9-7XBHfF_D-r2lBafx4dSK0ThvzW62I7DXienUo4CDQFUdjCHxijHjtbZz_NDPoPnoXaGEMqUyf5ymr48oQ6Zvd72i9DP0aiJ-36f5yQ_Nu3wnwjfrmAtSHOuLVODXSfOj6Z6DHV3A323ZgYZzCCjJqAIW7wsx2rZT74DeM6MdJuikqBlCXdW-JLDXO4l82o658CpLQ4eliGm5ud-3x6B_oRtkXY4OcylhfR-NBt67wuPj-ixUWXHt4vZbaQExjAmaZxhLvR2iLg=w750-h395-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and Hannah’s Mom sent me a couple pictures that she snapped off the TV.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="206" height="275" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_DQzrrQLlGXEPTW4k1F_NgWWFm9YKJhwEAMT8nGGKsBGAw12I8DTtTRO0C8D9VVL4cJOgfWsIks0Ca4d_WFRDG2A4B14GttM2F9KhwxiccAmeiYAoDzUbHMP6UFHheKdq5aOjiN4akbvzoILl3ljYconA1k6J70dtC8NtE-wIiTNuLUYU1jClPXySczKrugiwK9WERmN8xf-8vq3V7k_3Fvk38DJhYR2YGrpYrP0EsCfLX-oa6r8AzbvrsErSHmFe64PykpfgXCc0S_Xj3U0T2X0YMMg-Baltg1ykdg6GyqYMzreTJXBbr1Z6JMRp0oRTEdH61D6tw7lkRC0MwFPQxPBNEHwGL4xQFAwtjAb_VtgNMjhdoAnqAe2ehNPwjA3iouudHioTCDaR8FUCID6LgTAkH4zwys75WH-_6xbQfgVlyqI4U3MUWdXxAi5sLUf_3H9iNYnSd3vqaNnfvFxI48ecye79Aj1fISbTYfBOEegk7KPjhcnOVqUCbimiS0Wmr1dl8ATXVblZXrL-Voso2XvzWjhmjrKtnKzT-oARh3zIvuNm-KH-7sJOUF8ot950AgQF8QNmMEe9jE0bHF54bAju5I3qszXla7vZpPuaGbkG3WNOyXqjmfnUTfEy06QUygU04WeVdYO_0wXFNtmf6JOqLjtbq6RPcSxejXxSfwxBVbO00j_9wiLnaW-9TbP4kdOecxIapHksKxNZwkRsJrN3MsyfeVHkZS6V3XkNf22SW8k7w=w207-h276-no"></p><p>He looks very professional!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="262" height="349" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CPG1DlHggS8bG-oeNJw-BXKImFYdgKafleC3Z3zMcZgu_MMtZgxoXR7do2l5C7nWKepWyJdG9Epu1fweS6Nnpmer62iZ6Z4RVRqHjFO2I_JeLOTYjkew19d1B8hlrGAXIyHooNYxtjq3-M0BiSOcHGX4rNLRabDyPK2BmgBsrua_YUVpIm4fuo2hTi3tt9Ac80iyV8rHS_k8c4ZiKC2mMvFDlcA9NQkG4F_4UsQPKPvf1BBRHgi89LjI5RZah_s45PXFnIa3kd6NPygUi2TkDfQISdmPAfpuk0pAv5kF3jFuWBkvH-mlc8MQCAR0KKtOSS0xNasAeeNbxDQ4p8_OQ9BLXkvmAPwrjADP-PGtjcCGgxoQXCa08JNAJsGVz_F0iNH-miBxKRux_s3vv_6JqO3s_hfXXuXrBIrKsho_a_n49y315Kl9zYBoRPjrKY-higP7ONg8WHIK7k8R28MwkGWYmiDxNp-r73vBpKEMBioot7-GA55lGrhvbrVSUZ-7HwjfHb5zkgMS5wQxqpV6IsRNBvziUTflHQia04env5pnkgmck6ld6tgkBAu_9JdPhZ-oIJ44gp27twK_rueKeAWOylZzeLqu2buNHIBwpCJ6mn9eXQ2YdeS6yP065X4HOqo_Hc8uvMwhJy2WO2IYtCPrnK7wqtfemabpitbu6wuWYoM2EGRDNvTCRAV0fmkh5ppGo0eN-gQemhFgNShocLW6ltOJD0Pt4bHiaEveIcFUzb-qRA=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We had a little bit of a cool down the last few days – although nothing like they’ve had up north – and no SNOW! </p><p><br></p><p><img width="257" height="343" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fFM_YOvH4j1U3UjqJLJyI5qVSuQGSF6vH4zI0cO6A0e_2eKWQZP2BR6D7rODiA5Awk8hwAiDbgt2I4isdmdEldDfAX2KI2zES7T52hmwP2hfqIyc2n_4KBYgwffwlvMfh5AKdlK8idbwMLeDhtbMvtFM3EBBJiC3OKys8jNPtI3aspb68sySWAm_RuUiKZVzr6wQolFg28HyB9Frr9dy4vmPuSlZaIN7tFPIqmbk1FP9S343krXx_OHb3CFpUhgESPZJIwOChXCVzXnAz0kkQdzGBeALLHl9ZvNWIYGMAYUO8TsRsts6cJE6NvxzikjDIPMrch62VSko6EpQ4WexlraEACAjEIuRro2A30KNmjXhDBAfoWp8flTjuyORlPbC3hC6oxYt-xv7f8LArCoDzHwcQJd6vjKkcZRhSUOmOx8U5io_KjFfxUckyt1UVv0RwdI4gaIUBLsWYqGFCpCGMsr67HAwd1rWjUGO0iRhbhZoWPMNHkepShrdiZLoAqofahEL5NGP2xikbeiqoofGPsYI3UT-Be5rfGrD24kl3_NwQ9BQFHIAPiOpiNMC4b83jsG9fdY5qFXvuGPZaVBmH4gXfc7p8hpUrcmMeCyr7FkOJ-udEgzY_XfA4mEbfEucMVRgSEil03RlbYEb0rIKItJTT5B159OBBtZM2hUg-ZiXjlnnBnqpGhpSQQOZ0wk8Bl8Pm9W-qhFpHoZ1MOCK29RJ0zcWW8NR4T0ywMK_B84yGeR_3Q=w206-h275-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We’ve been keeping busy, though – still exploring The Villages, we attended another retirement seminar, and even took a trip up to Citra to visit the Orange Shop – coming home with some delicious oranges and grapefruit!</p><p>Yep, Florida is pretty nice in November!</p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-49183900965554242852019-11-06T21:16:00.000-05:002019-11-06T21:17:00.745-05:00Settled in for the first segment of our winter stay<p><img width="512" height="384" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dftJvHVxIlpk97mjUR3OAz7kaKhT8Ag8nV-eri5xAcUGMH5jAKo8QNBIO2wdD4FxmK9VCmKVittJ2uexBAiwFMZxcHGh1V2QKzQe4vVUi_2NaUjoPFvpazXbO96uNxBwYy9wy0BmL__y6MG_oPyww5GChR48e58q6gGWAsH3y0URNqz-fe5pL_6ovI0Duq5Dn2P5KEfdvoxCNNtC72UvBcfsDn29iSyXg3XLeb_vTkoCrcWTWt6q58urYJyYKnjhswd5Hr7pwwgmyWCimOngOukRhosx2CuaEMhmaG3BTPBbGIt1lbwB7q0nmfVpr1jQYiuF46z7vPHh39bGN4nNAJ0wZaUm2pkzsKq9I7XcVF-ITDktzWmbkFufRL9SIbdzdlWkW8OTxoX3E2OZZN9y9sURGd2QkIsDCf_S2Q_X7ot9quBJicQenyLDjbmQQjDrbZxohv9kVXm0g8z6ea5f5YUoRrFJGCtQjVcuHTqpXQZEVn93bhARDoa8tQVClqPRo4D1aVQXvYKwKQlTIVLpXAPDOMDAJXNB1hfnnIq_izRjF66KOH8RDb14rMbzVhYRNrcB6S67wibCRduTtBH27s9fQ1SEK2JVl_Hq42vHbA_MOSgAOMPQU1VV2ND-e9LQMtwsykJrfj4W5mD9YBMGF5F7Suibpr1FHlyB4SqSj7KwABbd1I78IsgB-bKHsBPwCyT0TkHTY8G72zTDUccaa3ejOGVyrM_aK2dq2tLBl2BPtaxdvw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Our first winter destination in Florida was in the central area of the state – near The Villages. We have a few reasons for staying here – we have friends in the area that we are looking forward to visiting with, we’re researching the area for the future, and one of our friends was looking for somebody to house sit for them for a couple weeks. We aren’t doing it, but Tom’s Dad decided to fly down to check out the area and he’ll be staying in their house. They got guest passes for all three of us, so we could all check out the various facilities and activities that The Villages has to offer.</p><p>We had originally made reservations at Wildwood RV Village, in what was supposed to be a brand new premium site. We arrived to find out that the new sites “aren’t quite ready” – we walked to the new area to see large construction equipment still moving dirt around – yeah, they’re not going to be ready for a while! They offered us a site, but it was at the edge of the park, right next to a very busy truck stop. We were not thrilled with it, so the owner offered us a site in one of his other RV Parks, at a lower monthly fee. Lake Pan RV Village is a few miles south of Wildwood, but still pretty close to The Villages, so we settled in for the next month & a half.</p><p>We had a week before Tom’s Dad arrived, and we spent that time exploring all the new areas that have been added since we last visited three years ago – the amount of expansion going on in The Villages is really amazing! </p><p><br></p><p><img width="436" height="327" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Bns7CBGRZ2XDo1AHRQP1UuDxTmeEN21283-WSqLD3hPlS3ukC29WrqmTBOYMSMn7aHh6w1qI9OyD6kBkQwpulGQKwe0-MjR_BjT3CVltS2UewwGUsvJV-AW9NxcIFKhi9XA8D_lLn4rSoEgcG78vpLjybbWN7qjW2wq8C-HQZqOTPy3Q0GPzXR_JWI4uXeEDZvlrLnvSMcWgAdP4y1zcb3WhT3uej2g5T3L06Hz0IcG6jTIiWXDyM2NGhaHwDVKMgt8lh1gCim9dykD5Gr6xmk2xyieZWTQ85KXM3OFJ4NKcJXlbCMbm0gbMa7p91qkUJOu4FrOza4rDLfjybpeLcH_fdFokZihOc7wVNtuzURoTyMr5j-uFPPg-oGRvZLteQRYKPgorejZUss0YKoLJSBC9RWg8gqD_BC1kt4wReD9MCHCRjCVU4U2XYEsOqTkLClIEnBlUIjsI24rKFnNo3pS6uLVO1m2kyxNPJhF30qfxKxpZpJBjcQnysYt8IxvvOyuiO0pHu2y2f9StXne2YlawbF74HoepDR_zcjOPqC6pcYXEd0ck1QJGcXaMzPmBZzGE4o4NPPGHoitS_pkWb0sf8h5-ulV3uEUGCA-Jwg8AVnoqrSe4iOv2-rR2pgqEYOS_PyHU-nbBZTJc0-YRFi1OOo4v4APvi20gI_LLVRmOHiXLeGfqhvW_Xo7wLZKmLVS2hHB0c2t4IIGr8R616DE4BXspDyhzpDlakk8lQ4KxlVEh6Q=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Tom and I took a trolley tour of the newest area, and after Dad got here, we took him on a trolley tour of the Spanish Springs area, which is the historical tour through the oldest neighborhoods of The Villages. Both were really informative and interesting!</p><p><img width="237" height="316" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BeBbbpW7S4xFZe4uwyByi9rPRKB_GEdzAffPBM3h2tyQcdB9csJ1MqunYUj0Um-7eHtZOEU1EAeb2SbpOZqHlZsS1UoIyyMn1VauEsTTuEuOlB9dNN2nx6av2cCS6QeIr9Ras2An9oNDzvCY_e6n2InX-TqEDL7pKT2fuyml5ofY8RT2fLrs-ismziW--WIdqmv6G3ZKi42XBT_qfxG27MskzFtnMD4UunJu7J9ER-USms_WICPBCZblC4BKDI4FWwJd-9n1nzr-19zK1qH1hfXNaT7lGxHTE6BWQaAmbZ98Gm3hke8dbdg3WDMUlShVwCz1Z7J9MFh1xrUQywwE6AlLM1Ho7bE2G7WXbx1CEJIh4jmNREXtRvRtCWlO5tsfXXQHzYVbdjlhRPcd5owww2WusK2X8TY7Yy32Mye4ekJwLWzPNiUkIfE08UHwIp-B6FvjFOdwY8xNhjaEw4lr-c-ip_69mjk1xhkXKzVBt3Lz6e3TQ5H7KZKCJEux2EiJMBnp9g_QIodZvnwKYdsJM2PjBxdPlUR3LhDjgS4lHSVO7WRlhgZ-MMVURLNDz3E2M8NklnYoZm39QfHR-duXE8ZZqKHRgj8xDzD2jfcJTaHGJwEkrhFbg1q2plxAMN9W4pgppZMLi1b0sz4PvHnMISI8cZTzo6QVz04wOQG-7dPUwa84jUhNcUkZ0wrEJKQ8wtOBgArp3W-LNUoDUJeIl5la4gOyNkJQ3WpS8nIGFCYZ9YAxnQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>On this tour with Tom’s Dad, we stopped at the Mulberry Recreation Center. Each recreation center has a different theme – this one is a country barn theme.</p><p><img width="232" height="309" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pONUiHMI5dcg-M08X0-8UPPmeBeQ8qIwEHpQOe6-n_rh4UhPZHZv1SiCqSprj2kTMSOVO9JGoQ2MyEqm93QutShd5FcPsiF3YPbGJcwGlkmFOAV2PUJSDUz8bkQzaPGUyGMghMngG4TN-Yt4olJiaIsufi8eTpJ0XbL-zmuBWKJ8fmCCmG4il3am5D73hMZ0eJ4JAZ4T3_bPnz8-qptnv2lfPcqgafOTi59dj4kCAW_OQjZ-ZBSQXHz_tuxGTQYTdP054GY7q6keyV_pc1DJjjPTWRr-FMBbYm2OsggtUCXByhh7Vl7cBVqhTZB7eBhLJaknNz5TUIJH0XKzmQUosA2jD4VKRfZova5E1dABR1mOBaelzbv7kfDkRrTi_emNge710pOYyuyhjdpmN_mHshTXIOeL43zO8mrk5b4qhstthOUL6p-6fAUFK3eCqoYplgkWTy09LgOldIoMA8s3LQvpPtr44i3OYEL5NO3mO5L8n4bttncQuLPc-bWAgdtnQm4ycVhVON0aT_K5KWwSmfp1J8S_DMJIQ1bgwrTV6IvpogLhaMrf5YsNdp1q_HyilMCsFXKi3Vnp6DX47y2ByTIJyRcDykArCT4Tx-Zd3qAJLozBOyPvAqBk9mF0JuH7GjaUocHrOoRks7smCY6DPFxWQnVGyhydRXXm0UM-Pgxs6UktzSIwOv5Th9sm9-UEJ5IWRiavrVRlb5ga6rbd930coOb8n8iDPeazqMRq4MVePIMY0Q=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Very cute . . </p><p><br></p><p><img width="462" height="346" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1IhLPs6wdzEEmSpTc7S7jH06xeTKr2dbgY54QN6K8fTDveQzPsne5cpHJEmpHB1g5XPKkSlQEwRKxIHggU3LvxgbxjFFPhM51VUQVDG8X4a9dgtvSItjfnEYyq_mkC8joKAV8pczt4bzG-REIbhg2Ff2PvfrcQ79SwsOkgT8EUKLpPcl4dxL5S-uPojF8AQltpdD0NEPxx2n780wtjWDNDUkQFuFBSZKeh6JXfoXefGTLLcbrNyUV6MPDftwFiPmgb9LDjwrcPCvntFh-Y_R25_yeVGxP9AXyVqIYlQNbojV09zdXz3I7g9FGMVXAY2z9ebZOgn_FvDTkHbjWm8_g6Ne4FkbqbbcJrcMYbhJySpErjl_0agEOYe8kigzpa7qvBg9h799vs3lK6llYlwMcklN2YLt01tnD3mu1jNc-oRc0INb0BWQg0YXsRJYzh9Th4MHltUMciDqgkPj7uzmISVRjDmxK2_YN9wdsuEpsRrs6j5Hc6ZVexUkj5fnK05kd41Teu503MViHtqAmOuicO6blEsGNGmhzesZLVh-bkhdMdqLyVic1D1nNB2KHuWngkwc5f7lHl6fNC-8WX-c4QYDfyymI1ML5qiufzIYldTMoTZUah2Kd_6UEh-vgr5rO-Y4Pr0IQxE40TwSDYFYCpdwshlVEbMoQGdfJu25PFj8YQgVgJYc2ZIa9q-Q-6YubYFSHg4f6zClkRbPszTrGA2XVpJPvVvVz2NJa2TYZjyus5hsPg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>with comfy sitting areas,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="503" height="377" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WXb_sY7eoOxiKy_Z5uT4sUPoFi5Ti6aDnfy2d-zJCgJjh6MZ86phN4rt3rtN9OQYC6xKRsc7cPMdbaYdodo6mv3Sqbn4FYo1Ph06_kF-CGTtpauWssCS8E9r8kf7iZWq10kWc-eVazuGsR8cI1soRTV0Jc7BufiNkbyl-RpEhfrDiNhsvc1_E3gqOVE1yJlahWIDRQP_r7fbGQJD2PRYtTYBaxwbrOWKfa2cXSIDDTKamgkNHosLIuEjQYZXBDEPlpJEiEwXMatZmCe5rcTUx9VfE_5jNy9wCPHkqqPbXMMhduNZxN-k_FxYhgMzsNwliW0IB2X7mYBly-37iRAWrkHKHKpP1FhxZm9s3lD3QzObQN3yJfulx9PF1xU1ygp9p1w6nBE6GHovJ1K5rHLKI_Cn4NMhpnsSZfvWdLTdu2IMwgTyhNJD-27aHAO1zkMQbtvTxdrKb4TWNeZQ3XM3kklbyaF-1rmkFCJLPVE8bds9Hy_lqyOD_XjNQuss6761WdFbCUXMFhIESPSmJHBh2TCHfqLyH9SV-b1QyyUY3t7M0-jzeEiOaSfNAC2Fn4dAhYDp5HZnsyl3su9gOKfC6LeGQMOhZ3b5E_z7aD4kajOiAfPLZHYSIAH7g0U-mLJM7iop4pSiur1_tMKfylPlRlT5zEZLwNwWJL7wXgRDlCwdUKbhife9bgcQlSTZ4GkVs2O-EfQE4epUALrUnc6yHQ2gf5PUgWAOQBhBgSqa1UD2qZ7sNw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and game areas, too.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="323" height="431" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rtKHLqwBaUiC1FZpsX7VFqIP2_5-VdiW0YNCIn-EVbvuSbQkdryPDv-Pto5DWkTsEPxqkcOaYj80nfX9rXUyldtBmw447aTEY1QiZOWOR1f4drm7iVKwfpoHLuNHb2cuBKwAw-19fZ-J3--sDVbjZICstipetEiTeHps5UI3pbkQpZZUacfGnKU1SvyGCbk68AK6gfCVUzGvF-2Jultnb2V_u8Zp4F2QbdRx5ELfF_nPZlnosFfx-zf40lHjkL2dpetju4Tn0qmV27eeere65YV9XJ9iSh23iH2g3ls4sYUP0XvpYYye0xCLrsvAu285PdWirWViJGI8zUtTG_CEdEZvlLB4je5iDf6RpLH8hXqK508gzrXIl5Mu4PcpXmXMd3jhGv_Taqv9m0PFyMazPeQQnFXk4Im21L0sN5hYBRFbvBQ3g4nK19P10sWvW7K8ajUdHwJpELM65eBVHjDjKdBHqt5b_47XgrMrVYm3redSzaQyZUp0UHWhpgBuH2VGEDd3jc6ErkxnLytMwjuR1ceY6aB2IfBFEsvA9qqRoh5EIIMdIjE6xzH_eC7gX3jpSx7JZMgOqYNmtsvPVhddySp2ovNjS2DEkmDTEbeOdmLwZdppkqIcFy-NgxgbbWSWQK3Dq99JCHPPw4isIGe-aJBom3q_IVgLdC_sSsWYjyKC5E_GH7t1mGuzjzqZGkoUyEyIQetg52UUzeHNPezqKXjLjzHWx0vsSpxp92IX2V2oVR5JrQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>The large banquet room had several quilts on the walls, too.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="427" height="320" align="right" style="float: right; 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We enjoyed the music and warm evenings several times,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="219" height="307" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/uwQbv18wmV3k7m6c0Inz-fuK1BChTmbHrf_8PWed0CV7VgkbG5JkobprkxN_lLQ-1eQ1ZQtB9zEVWaFQx_wiZoc9nNFFxO8V1uCAGQsC-vxqLU1WJql6n6_voi7n0kzBuinPLbTNXUzenvQrW7_jHLd5Gfz1cfkWShQL-RCK06oNlSJ_KaJiPTzIvir5qHWNGZQ3FtPKKFzAlbkCo95LR0C2-ty0_zSKuanlGDvyFlQykJgQXrU6vAu-M_6JdoplhtwFIHyyUzaLSBL9MB6s7TN5zI7Mez-GTDPWjdiOoKV3UaBi0xi5blt1cVDLhpICoQ8TehvH12z1vSv3sDO2lK8dI3J_yZsUWOWAPga7uBq5DQjCkF65j-xdeGWU6Yy_ezK7OPAiTcPCQX61LCzDOb7UyPHE_p3Wmmeil-02a2PFZJpAZYUbH2k3pZqZDJBEOP4ROcH8wdT2kWGIvP8-8aMO7iaUfPuBMCYI9ITHSLBv8FY_9OrZsiemT1J0iNQ-MOYgQzB461m1pCUChjjeEVbS9pJAB2Rlb4EioZ1nXWgbVNgNxXBejyEjff2EJLXj7nZku4BuIvYWXohpsvWL5BGGHdSeWJiP6qQmlqgrZaLj926BKulFfERwsHZ8G9cPPfR6N-6EHBiyNqRIFm05FdMoRR-8934758WYN3TFC7QRPBZApg4Q8KnTQOWWGIV7SnMV1U9t_nKYIWwk-gFaPwHysMEZRKvkTdNlxP7s6vqvHmFXgA=w448-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="251" height="188" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1ruJ1Auw3w-YzTmUHfsMLVstYwtg6ovJomAPgURmbN0fAyKMX6I8cJBzfG06Ckv1mDuhcd6ewooPk9XzAKO27OWlfXJGPxvtOU8hT4o4VjIHjKQDL9jfp8eZgeH0Aqaw6nlAuqcgrivKAaBH2TdR7R1WQF_Qhz9C4voSraOxagpCVpV7jjDqTb_JqZQ-Cu8uXQzaWW4wFZ4wz6CFsCnEfxeEf_Rgvda5Y2XVLVYY_X20w9bbHKAxm4_wj32aFtfGyIHfSk1J3C9qv0l6Qf9aL_1y3x9Ww4Rv1gDiOh7Mn-iWKihIt-BDxULrt1abXwlDprYDfd3WxqLHJ6AKXEdR0Q99tjD43oq_o8XjmLxAjnzGYFaIVVIE3kuVrO-lmCtMeAlwYuZJ55Qb0I6gGM17fUFdEy6HHfNnDncAKXKsHH8U1UwqoKQJtJRwbNl1yVtyjkPM8PkqI5U-sPqqJAXuihfyyYScui4XxS3spKIAOkfAMkZCtmx8F97-arI8DUu--FF5FsP2SjEmj_EAU1oDHziyVhb4xnGLYVMXKo20Z1Ghe9_aZeXIorF9_wH4nqpveOk_6bSOhcpecX42Li7MN15M3EdwLICBqlb_IAD7WHwdjANjoFqycxpwISNrgPcZGpZx3iABvi-aJe8p0MvSd2RkiZ5zoMy-vMAfLMpm4efJkZpEi9IqP_1nL77fAhE65fp5xxgWqVaESatzrgBM7knHlG0wigpMBKZmLqBIlZgxl03W2A=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>and even a Halloween celebration at Brownwood Paddock Square – it was a rainy evening, but that didn’t keep the people away!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="417" height="313" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/01Bq_4dxwl_3LfG9EGEzvwqow05H2PQ8Fp5SeRIc47JwaCQKLULAUBpypefycqgWbhKn3nUxd8Wn_Rfsd1hKdrghH8yGNLv5TjLap6uhOkqybVNEGeemnJzvimnXQV2KJUWsw1bBFp3_-Sg-BPEH5uieYtcDtIbOj6MtnhuChqjjd2ygBnizMegCfzsQryx5ALrIzF8WjPy_-bacN3_6v0UKz4yazAxL7rRGZrerE_us7Tt1IuEB24T3nvBpqjsiwZz1E0Lsk6xdbXA0UjiXQloNpszJOIyu3fz7Tsj5_Lriovim6Xd9KAXw4GUp4KDjTR97abUZYoIBkLtbRppHO6Kr1tIFNSokSk_NYQ7Td03NhcN73Mx-1K8Ms86WU0MTQaCfsidebrnyr2wGFodqnxnZ5mjsC0-tT46dTX5syJXjZKT55o_nRhrvfAQYlUXDjTFM310VIl6rvTEfNXwbwXRA8uMetfSHgxCzb6Ey4rJe2eILWVHJYiawpV3b10BQ91yKhz5wctD5i3Qh3LeiWSjxCoQKm7LZqlkguMIlmlFXhXtGaWDUPulTU91iirjLNrBEfKKRoRUn6vi6JgFP62iQgbapwgTrMjZAEQnzLjzwGnTyD8DpupnpXLmHbdoi2d4zYn10YRg-Rwq6yocmkUfqOdrHburuC1S25tzH_DIjincQokYTaJW9o-mqJl7WJ1hVHjhgB4DCBkaW4daL-ZJB04mSu9uUOqGZlfwqfpZHU6jokw=w437-h328-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Dancing even in a full downpour – we were fortunate to snag seats under the roof!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="413" height="310" align="right" style="float: right; 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Lunch was delicious, and the setting was beautiful! After lunch, we walked out to the pool and the nature trail around the spring.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="444" height="333" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YN5U5kRyqpPRXnV9fNzSA_636EMzogUihqW62nLXvbk_o_-ANx9-gA6PaEJ68cb5SYcnwqoGzQlzLmFs_JOgVingYwdQwJO9f8v2ATT02JLeylHmMC09oWkjnsJzxqw5zWenEwJvkgSB2w-6NvfcOqSQFR6GOQ0HB4eWCH48jE4HvRLKvlYukK6ps4Vyk3dzExBCXJui9jlkNk0asJMQTJ_zrq8Se8vgEQm66pYkuD3BXj4SyfC_q_tRJzJJ24bKdwddZJQblfYUzmy8qR1P13Q4odhrWZYcOvjflx2ImBBexVngf0Ed86kUcQYYrNf5YheQS0Hl7ckLjG-dtaCcbYFkkMWWKPFInsECm45eCNvv38E9aSauRIJe40v4xQdAuHOFaNEEmlEMQU8QoFW8iQk8OCSUuLJtGQXUhpjVrLtU8lp_cFaDw0rcj1KTxZ5m52ViM3R0spLHZMuSYeHTyuxwAUEINFRaB-x_DHCoLGVu7dOD6PlCGNqmYv4A0Vtuq6wbSnmvV7wqN5PXCtIBLtZEDKya-c4qnIMrGQyJiZGfiau3NX_47xJOuhYBVTb0_az74ziRWCRohsoUHgpsv_LQRmMazUG2XdYi6INWuHKUKp3xRGYvu_nM8mVvUcxx3pZbvmV5csUPIi0jOP5ipEKdgFzF6QDqObalxoFdBnQbnJvaSJ8pbg2EW8vCnA2QFc8V9F0euHvUgYLIz1FaUJCNWs5m-5SfRGdJqKLpQLBxeJhwTw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="442" height="332" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RQEMLy5OFh4h90aXvUbwLF3Ba7cvkBYrz6JBIDJ5Z6D-bNGHB6Dt0LUZ0wsXMNxtKP4QdD_euhkpIZTwlABLsIrSnfkiZm-o_npLRZqizzOwnKBVhfWuww3zmpO7zzfrHWvX6wDgTWDibGU1bS1FxBNUhUEbLtdSPcIrxDdcHC__1y0kno1FPGjDR4iyGGITIkWHMaUJgsiSNkNrQBdJwEciNlQpCpozk2BuMpoiZP0JMZ1RFldhKAsAB_96baJXw1Di-REDKiULaFeOGvdeNzpcd0agBu6lQh2xHTrmgjpjs9MRTPIEBhMZNHL_SrvwthJZdAPwAoV7JEzcnTnQDCxelr3JIV_J33THfIlG7_KIvbBopxXyazk59o0ezZHVNZzj4u1hHScMRGKDM_jbrLbLlm9kT8EJlKUXfESwwy1H2p0ne1G-gZDAaZF7I1Jq_KVyx1y41L3u1jMAuOZ5__nXM-_nvlSxJgi9Vlmte9o1lwPO61sp1VwhymL837fCwF6H2qhurfX5dUS-ZWT8Lxh2NjKP19xUmtvVHjHZ0l5Lp9cNqAM_vhIU6TCW4HN7-PMqllEvnhlB1Fm2xQK7wQ7r26KRkvG4L1PJptWIIGbtK_hxOkHsIkqmvmN2LAW1NAwfuVmQckGwKiGuA3qNwC1bMhbvx90vGbPmPL6s6gGf-pzwJfJ2SMZx2j9XKnTyUn5TpXrZEuNZ8cc2Hx9dA-_p_2pZK46DEKvhqXizz8qxSIP_Eg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>The boardwalk trail around the spring was very pretty,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="414" height="310" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/glJbnYH84uQcBdcD5v1e-RA2k_Tr9uEpsaOaKAguVHGJSYBP3UhmcRGhwq4zsqvnOEWBJr-CWlle_YZxJIyKu906xJEtBUh5FS_Lbze1x9tikOsE5vKZ7_CAyFfJLv5KJsXw8EeprowJSN2xf51UcBVT0caE_NvwzzxLmS85K6n8rJNZ_oupDgsKBW8R1UOs9-vNrG9KUYZ0rnoSKwfVaa1Hqiy4BE27x-0AtD5Is95oa7EjfmDfHgR0M8b87EbWribajg7dzsqHkd0PTHKRgpTKdFUiAtFiOEKVYEiGpnl76GvmHo39aRpMjIAFiea02SBUlXZEY8y9N_vzNzt_n-x_CPTwSQJkAmttiWtnHDK3QsBvXvC3obJeyrKTbuQN7EpJAIyBMjzEl7Zh3F_POeA6MMP54BNBUpgTng5cVKU2FCCowPbQWJgvOBGsgiVRapf3IXSPMr00QgIfeG35WrduPV33vjNLhjMcroDWOrUdXIvwZr_F9SZC6mNwwkJdbCyViAj_oJ8Lt4VKPJT5K29UlhIxuGqVGbGvQHGi0V_a7rtHEzqCsmbsgJdtG5PjOx5R5RFFgldPmrCB1ddv2pRiwCr4pl_AhGbMhr-CZhoSaCVcEZn3M7kSnVLt_BKu8zKaBxM49jpLaNR15dhV9uZXicNtEez06z2PxulRsY6il7mV1g8vPQtOLJdreVHkohV9KqkIAITFFMbtJ6Qp7VekDSd352n_4PMxQ-e9x5xw0Pep1A=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="507" height="380" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6XjiREXZG5GvhhaE57jYD1xFDaWWWWFaC7gb4pg-8CSs79qqUNjPMvXdWjOhrM3oMzMgPKPMtVa2GS5g1dYFHlTg96P2p5oyV40HcP4UZfGi-OTfO6IedynhnABkbCfAGNd0YZd0chRkSEzXTCutQF9N-r39cQuxPknhatSilHBR009yd_G4sWx1DE6WbVHFpDG2KnTFbkwFGHx5bpr0Vu4VU3C5se12kZx8RR6gIPd9F0YyQKeLyUin5ll6Ss0wpqbn67_Y8nClvyQhRX38Tf5_ifOerNY-pwVpVOFUY34cLvxKAvFWZHTWZvvaXYFaGQjn0c01jpedtKIDD-h__jsy9UJyNtf8e0x2QLDf9AjgWik5rRlKeCAAMnhDaGEetH40dgcDOtqxxcCO_WIF2ql790eBe3LT2nvBTOgNZOvD2NcFQR9xB4tilyRerE-8We1AtZ9HMv-kNHtCa7vjp4_m84bPd5bhSIGkUzw4JT2dgif0zDi-abHfa8oSdT1nj3V3J61epSU9FXJVb77mbI_lsSpafU90Vba1w5NUYYAjxthxuusVtQyeUmH5xkz2LShDdfieiJJoNjmXuE3_r-D8dcLNASOqMpS3nUzGhK9tJJEtT9DHr55TaRWEn3M5J_-yH2kcPa53gLyC4-uNyGO6xlMQoo6B49a3LiW8tIZVOCWF1jxroGXLvOyXqUdNjhVtRJ7RWIcznTzGYo6vKXQT2a19JfvTn4fGk26GImEXIotyQg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and an enjoyable walk. We spotted a little bit of wildlife, although the alligator remained elusive.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="214" height="285" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ZGw2JeGxGQc3r3HImrRiG_1NLOHfXMr6ayLx5GKhXd-7Hlz5YibFfhCpH0RMiJdV16CS8x4uP73nbxN0H4lq-PGaz7BuBI8nkNB1gV3KIOZioS5Pxe8BJhMtbP8QMEOZGOsXlK9xXIwOYQozfopikL2qgzYDqRnX6f3amrPpWa6X_OBUpyqJxBFk_lGRwBhwUzE0aNmgEeoxemJTYBsvr5v1-Gi2WZSmR2s7ARFWMuMuX-MZe4U0PPZs76F8uLZU6uxfOjfmIlJ2iPpRg7G8tjIdgM_-ZI81tlQTeNC7AUgSPNradw_5YYtwQF3_kF22-DsIFhaNAdr_6v8s65b-LSLvMc62K-4BoNezbCw0w3kkwR8wR-7b5M5kyV7sSpCGA8NLRmauqao-oBJKmbpKMaxoe_yHGtsSzAIy-bfmrhEVuH4VsTnnDt90dDbjCQucYAjfC5XwZhd5R-0-yBY_h_dJ-7HcVZViFM4uoi-JaqyyKdH1iVjM4h7ncgeK8yMNXaSIXH4SCM-ovU8xTbdgZdTcuVz25A9dMWsWanBWiEtpMp4Oh00zfTDsrcyhog3_2AbrsN_lzZqSiQQVGQd-fTGYhtnVXpaSG00sVcIYcCOL6ZwWbTzxw_mhePgYRF7wwclV9IIrzDFunBJIDQBrQTQ3iHN2ZucETX3iIZIRVQuXnd8CGLPI1UIee0gp51V5E08VXXfWRDC6Og-UrGATi34hnilmPXLIm8Zuejq3kqoB3olgfw=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="251" height="335" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/i8A0rYhmjZD_DNtXtx8joBfRwt3VDe9dcHbiupKJDT4hTGn42mFYO7E-6UIHsqcyIMSUFqHSKjUHXVg_aVYupKgtPTmin-mHC5_vJvr_T2nZ6cph5bRh6MAwetCs3YoOLntu81Eb5d8LSlHz7_u1eXJHDgOXZ3ZiSd7CbXFpfaDPuTkXEa5ItV7tCzQuU98AmyVqIPLRbUmlRgkrGJsuaYxFn1pUBKk4J6IbApt6kKFQ2r3u6oCfERZBfY9PO_7sn2Lzha5Q_uRrUa3AE5zudZdFNVeU6zEIU-6ATqYEFZY4feZi2RsG-BOXfUR9fOxbrhbL37O34JMJk30THj4-KEA0nfFNc_0jtwg_Bnz_ba8sTm99wuhk8ZAzNR0AJmRus1EFahMBDNhZXVdsa0h4bfWX3y8vFKGRvb9B5i85bMT8DJUT3Om2Qp-jKT_Qo9nJ6-KNFas3sgCPVeASe4dm7QfSgyk9kcdQm9IJx5Dh8zawzRE20TVpAdEV7bViRanNZYgCy_BcRrNt3TANaW4X4oPL835Ki8N_WS7t3RerHQG2COSB8vY-2oOLgQUJPpbGY15M4G005CI7pPO-Vv5CyP4ys3EX_Fs4-8NqzeCKMm-l6JkMIrBzZMpQXRGR6YjqMCau46UBhTc_2OSxKLMoV1Lcy4bhVvEo6J9GAv3ddO6UOS-DWu0kOuPQs0bbGVIvZCrm9mEosXv7-xO0uIWZxO5BJKq8wQoPNUAC8Rm6Llp9-vU-ZQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Beautiful!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="504" height="378" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RdmS6ooS-6sXKxik5sxuZAa-Fxjpnf7NNnMw5rKJPHTQPTyqJReerAqBrUynzSWb9WOehDZLl1Mdy7qBXADY8sfpogxCbdJ61fJhYUEzEyk2J0xQwp982OLcvdLDkX0j0amvaxUvhE4SOQ7YSx7ca8kFTHKuqlos2SDSdg2rkbWbXcigKAgb0Ndeu8P8FbkxmPwg42HPJRgdsfj8PZR6VYIJR-zCCnwO7b880IlTjHz8rsDci-UyAJyB_JsrRkSYldUSacjyRnCVJcJqGoMbov2gRCxflueuW1hi1YHuKQiQWaH-U5f33P_K-vfV2X4ONWZCMmXvQF2If2fD1zKeC9xpdf5eY0Acs-pY3L4WYA6WRkppY1V3lUzkdkE0sq6on5aAR3C9tTHmeC0K9Zi5eU82Jet1llpKn-KqofnyW_VZHuLaPMTIjD_vqe7CgS7_lPiABMMrFl9U7q5kCKZswkLJ-8PufoPsyvBBvRDtORkZTpEQLmZXvnXAG06nEwR6PNk3b3CN3y-WrbGbmnXpEnhO5Q47WaO4Bq14CDITt_DfOvO5z6oz1aW9tWQN6pXBprb1ZfD-Ng57HoPdPnlkv20vnAFGaJMNRsTk3I-0c-7adLJOVww_2wIixzHNzazW18qftO3GypWlrjjKumhFwygRYbgq2JKk7YxTyFxOncg-9Fh8n6-AMxILjZMjIKaZ909wp_ohj8Q15cT364sPy4CvZWl6g4CwEv-LHOiQ8b3BQhaOew=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>One weekend, we visiting my favorite small town in Florida, Mt. Dora, to attend a Craft Fair . . . and it was HUGE! We were amazed by the number of people there!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lsq3G1KoDxM4uGbgcPKLkNTUqyH151V0nekf0y-dzidh3b4Lu37xw8nJJ-1jdM1eOiDxfVrtegHXRImJikPTdQw1wj8CCCtG4hzNl_IdAZAn-0Wx1fAk924lnOBQOwPGd6u_mWaw6iBQ_WBy36KvZNq8n8oVw_KAktzbiYXmnP6gQiqppb6R2_28ZnVVhFyu-EtOoosDD91HWpszqYCw73xex9-zKvX7WTpYKmcxdp8CW9blbsofA0gKmcRSXZixsajm5HQ7_36y3ZXeaBnBonV7JvJ-6IPYjIPW787N9hqt_OVGYMIK3nV88ykn_IifPqT_BzDmIG_uOV_SifUaxfBEz8W1Pg3bOcx38HHe5nXeFYDhFt5cqP4oFVIcRXh8MnqjhGzZkRA0jcXHPUmKeHm71NhZrnHo27kulF5IV7c5owwbizhDLTL97zyxYRicqpypm9UX9s7gxJt-J6DqK5v8ejxdxp9toA8tlt0qlYJndAIO0ZiHXNQWtf5BkXMD3HwaUGr6w6KIopmrg5Lt1WaSVRGsj-66L8zplHzaKTbIYD7A3Nyaj3wN18GOGx1LSHo1mjxBKf1Rzr2bS_FyQtdVfcxkOo1UQALpcmCF4KuSP_nOFw5qT3TUNG_lKuFThIcZYDaRTE4VOIg9j3M94q_dkgq0doK3WXT_6qUvZb1u2nWqS6kEJ61Ph0kCCbrRb7-BPDjuUV4md8H6vkPKn5TSMZoY_xLdZcqLRmd41BRj4vbIcg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Dad went with us, too, and our new friend in the RV Park, Sue, and we just spent a couple hours fighting the crowds in the heat. </p><p><br></p><p><img width="253" height="337" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; 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We really enjoyed the show!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="221" height="295" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xYAXt7eNcuVVyGVEh2m_H7olETU1A3_EL6kXmdp5Gx2umtKNC_f2iFMqfhKsDIE3t9ks_dvt145cuOBo8aE1dlOUGWp1Gvaf-9RC5U2oRBVGY_eFfv0QQdNncr_kPvZ4o-J8yyrym97S2-T002M9VRt3UXJBRnnQE9ODp0RdXzUCYpdcypihi4PE7xuzkdQ2V4WbnojX7uIHYiGyOF_rCcM_Zbh5KlfhRYK1Keyhx5ItUSBU4ky6PQjLOdCiMVYolD5_XYoKO63bkni8rCx1eSiYLZvFxyE3nMzIrKF37Ka9jxw7utDScMfDC5b8hKIgNd33EEDkn3YAQjt2r5I7IEey7tJdTG8Ta9c3SXEBAjQLa4aTnw3mfbLZ7DnALrEu3smriV3BOWKWFPHb28pSEwd1K_yQyCGZlL9G5sLI8WpUsLeQJ9tq4bSgkZ1Tj46-IWlu-6cvbgB4tqCKlb-VANKIh0Yj2HmONySK3akEN8Qghf-P0nMzJzPN1nHKFhSePVJfKZbuDuikfFHMLmrKxfDpVGjdPLue0SWHHJ0lxtTJU3_yJe0DIza5N-07Ue4wFIR2kbwnizdEoQuvtyw8yfhnJc4Oq90yFhVQGuCPVNb5wWPHj4pNGtsDM7qXCXhIGKVZVEtX2SA8FBltWk-p_nhosAHHlzU0_xPte7-2BSD3s9YI4rJHGM2WNaWPTACn6FUOuraiPI-iWLhY5sNjKWnHnhm3XEt316gGih_sumcLWwOsiw=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="238" height="317" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xAUL60of5Fbx7t88BPBHfncUNA7Ya2ORizsiRA7r5IhAYF9liEdHRIPvNCBfF_57AbjLWNWJMsM0ap8ehUJIzJ_f16Ip8e8Ev8VD8GAtCBH8_dBtHKbxulMDiK5RfSTs7MVdJJhThrnUQA6bszmcCZ_RP4pZ-OrN-wYjPEkTPG2kHcjbAkzotDfs9m4aeuR8jQ-mG02lSyC1DyjItW6neMsAlQPNLY5dBwPB_A3vFEiCnyeiZ_SAgMZOHX9NwVsUVPSvfvNjo2iJM1IjWXmrcD_GXd9FD0cT0YMCAw-mGXzIev7HYrEfBIopmLfWuUaq8YQT3RAs48F0uEC9tqLG7VtqpNL93b3omx66vgFqYJHY3iXV0qnZLw-REe652Wuo9P8dJ7SqRuKTTa2pZbcTLu7Ks-6KPX5dzCEFNo0ClTQB-lwrdOaH-m7xbQVW6WDslGVSmwNKJrg6_SLXQRiKOGPyQCPhUlozhXufHn8vUmh0k3usWgyh8jzt9Yj3bBg50xFIkNPNItil2aU-j5HKql99OxvnKBij5YNsfPV5UipJ_v-BWsBqPI_JM_Of8tYfei7CeuhYFiJfkMotY4LaMpNrmzcs7_4o2nFSUmxwiN_mbaMcMnTRv5VgFc2a1YT9OJhI3eXcAqvqqUP8bEXVb1UpiEIkiw-yxCeoIOFlxouOCvU-gYkqosYdfYTD807DwHv1vK_x9jnZg7hwAagT6JR2BcjVxh-_Y3Ss3sCKE2-WtH177A=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Afterwards, we enjoyed an excellent dinner at the Nancy Lopez Legacy Club – very nice!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="509" height="335" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/FaDTdjVpxuMjJkjgoYSKLSIMW5c5Hi0Bf4ZvM-I6sMdMwq1pi0SkzEjvj_bEcKPKLHKLeT0KJNhkXDP1QpTYrq9mfgm05gOat2-XXNemrn5crZVAQJv6oFN0NfUcdp2plIJcPNhbW5bbvfgHrinan31VVbXoSCxYrDjrmAvFg2X-YmU-1TqNzPpRebEw2uTHOrJ-4A6BMwAvw-9awVdPppOyQIZAvopUMaWA-B2mpL_I9kV_K664yeXPaEhCE32wS1GFdI29razO40O2lSh78B66PzrnVErEEkpmiM_j3z9XGG4AgtPMb6j9hNLa92C1xC6FAysmr-cE_o12bHJtiIfTPGiehiaB7AGdDV6OGu4tshfKkZbLqSGtqDcXSdeIVvl7s-pQw8bz6Pv4PHYyBOuRuEW6KGAH8VZ95I1sJW9dvDldO7vXAEBp5OJnxkkmPfDuvV_KDdB-BmzBa3RAun3NCjDnPg-rYvpjiKOlLZzpMadValy6wVtBgMfEa6dTs51rE_b2sVqQqff65FrrRY8DofevV7J0rH4ZsBrEVk3GBg58cXFWLeCKUuSsx5vl8AxqAWG_NzvNPASDyocmDBJBbGMCRBoUZUR0GkbVRC7SxOxsgEAjAIdXafHAgiNpZv-DtO-CMKzImM1xLTb40yeadf9O8MV6m6WeyJYAZkKChG9HDETS7rEmcAC166sZPvFvBQvMN2kVM7mJ4VDTrBCAiSiUYArxFZCYUWjjWYNGnAEp0Q=w955-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>That’s what we’ve been up to so far . . . more to come!</p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-67951427712957285172019-11-02T22:52:00.001-04:002019-11-02T22:52:56.172-04:00Continuing our trek to Florida<p><img width="511" height="383" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OMqYyXDHqnVYKXQqNmZ6wmrP6Q9gw8d5PCLzz36AT_FjEO-TAl5UmMCJkP7oe-8NV-OMTT2RCyaVoaSeAXwqWJ7DLpYZJclSapLqFehdR_aplmp-XH36hNjEWbOZofq6XBChC6DaOg2NeD71WgvBlpxqASNGHbpdT7ZrHDMOoavKnFB9gWcMjrtRCjsW0i0hEeB81UIRvDCiCW-bCaMlDiHgSeyq0k8PMhpGpCD9A5pnD3Yr1kADKMzP55I0Xp4dd50EN_NFdk2YOeW3p26dw9oLrsAz05Ix1G_5LEwb2-mtAW_nEmBYwt3YUyeF6i-zPV4X0HkvGezqys2jibR_G891LCwdluYmq9So6O_YVNPjCkRJW958fNu5dKo0ONUDkJwBlTf35T21C8QPj-gmASnMHejKfFj0c4zKUPU6LascoBARxZk7uQrVKlBIAeM1uehtDfyuuxDAnwbg0BrnJZB61WffJNkxSa91aztbYYgqa-Zkr5D9xBX1WlOdT_lvIKwZAz9DpBtc85jgIIQDcB_qLocUA0ocvku51Vr0lNEB7cnLbdTvahavzrAO-iPq5dDS-pWn1FKGEG4a4h2-cxDG5xnawQaRR504fSo98w2KbPDnDvbReDLfBXEx3lVFnINHdVGHjx---kJDdD0ML8NcDktUt3bUnag7NsROdEaAoxXWHzx36h0VbmktF92ANWorOTUiY913CESE8I4rnZzUWEhZhY3wCd3KGnebi2DEpSnhxA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Our travel day from Bentonville was forecast to be a very rainy day, with major flooding, following almost constant overnight rain and storms. We considered delaying our departure by a day, but looking at the radar map in the morning, it looked like we would drive out of the rain as we moved south towards I-40. We waited for a break in the rain, and quickly got the slides in and the Jeep hooked up.</p><p>Driving out of the RV Resort, we could see the evidence of heaving rain and flooding on the golf course!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="409" height="295" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OaThUiUVdyqyk2sOUacMteyX0cCS-i7xH3yOh1dC5tpwtK5Oia52X3H0kySvHKsHMprBZ4xgETFSn_W8Yi9vuGE_c8OW28yXmCK1YN9mSXaBtn3imhD6BF6Ijk3BuPAaUT4HZieT2gh_ipim_isOSRVVhKBk-dHe4CBl7GNuaKDrrth-h8jJqtwGaf-i322ftkaNkgJ36njNLWLWcD9_ga-Mc3ZPgBSQh8BUnS1M4ZmfBLiExMeJN9fNw1Ak2eqKEjZwUFjCDwq3jR5Pl1pRK2lLGXLV7ZIMmym60GO9OXD5ulrWrGTI4LF1v2fe1Oh6kvRw9rZUWHkrLt8vDdPV1X_rjUyxOAnutv_Dtey_8wO85kW5VxLWHCtVNDDsXym53x97koD3pKdCJnJUsok_cHN2xa0Uz6O6TZW4CPVhEq8Dkjj-OGwYxAJ63IBakGxlqXnvXXZutW2AKNNhZBBGrk08wxr3itPy7xfoJzucG46F7w4EGRvIJyiybAfBxdzzOG8aE7bQrc5V5KgUIH0X-aZELnPsfe21NyNC0Rr6Vmkv7R4zWmLqwT4wgqMhABjXe4JY4IP9su0GPXov9HOLvlWWeGZo-9jnBa-Bnn6bHjpAJGfp3KxT3pJkdj7pmq97sgLPUqrKm99hJtZSirIbmDKbGPUPaIaI8pb92Ag7mnyOZnVfoZ4CZjIlcTCrFnXwChp4ka_UgwjPEkmAVgdfQyrZ7M9yFzVntqYhJtS-OmDBKyLs7A=w872-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The creek under this bridge was overflowing and had completely flooded the gold course! The water was touching the bottom of the bridge, and coming dangerously close to washing over the road.</p><p>Further up the road, there were areas where the road was partially covered by water.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="431" height="323" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vKlfxU-8lJdIXbneJ1JEwx2dXNTS5XVBGf9ZmdFa448r-fivAgZPWBikDD01mEKY4QJIuXDU_pR6asthI8W8Q3ObcJijg0MSixGRSj7pG7mqKeyuL22PNeNDvri4YQA1tO6MWdVW2ryGRDbwQsKxLb3YTpdV3T-PRvkCXDqdHfZzvXAz-w0gmRKM5SV0g0zSBmdSlkGIZ7-7uXa_JDE5jzalZG4VekwEZNl8DikqhlslyDxdpDq0dUm0YuW7lmJpaMfolezsd0wgCUUmzrsP3--QLlkrrKG6wrjvslwppiK7RYH0dV9vnbv8NPNQOjExh2_Y8tHe4z0rKE5dGz8JytRkjqvPma0WTMZcBAPtqCoyWK8TCiXbvr-_4TgzxRgXXbBDQ-DWil8ENB3z4J8sBjxKQpsUt4XlIw9AIw0jO4t-SJHNO0E2QAuju2PEjP9jh7z_4l0NvdDXsKiORAgMLwqF59yiGWjPl6dt0_Ev_jxbEDXaUzkK38kGzImYn9vct94oyxRjFJoVAeLHrMe4ryCTynRdZs8pX-qPFlIFlj4C6TWMa4ujhqHHps72j_0Pl0Yhrf1MhW1_jXKSiAqVuIh5ReFUamcvqT8BsgFHjNy_1GwGclBcvgOqg1FnncwAT3mi1hqIGba_7uzOKKthXjrU3TJkB9Al-8hd8tCxKJ4cqXx8h0VJcHfAOIFkVPP9yVXg2kLJ_AQP0wWFgRViFdO0KOM7DdlsCzcV6mVOAn-vihwSxw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Thankful for our high clearance, we went on through.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="440" height="330" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vGcjFl_4Mu_labjKvcqrLNeLkX_l7zsm0JspTO59LV0BPpbVtM4BQ5uqphJU0XiCV-tiDH2H3ODDErFNuPJEXpykNWKFes0it86bHrHPOGfiyqCoUTYGV_7WLZzM5WQEDnST_RyggcmAP9klKlrL3sBCFwRoY41rRjo2PLb1c1vqMkLC2A1ve1VfqX2Fb-I6YgXWwcGZG8zPTsh3LIHSWdiOJYBd9Be3pytTiTQokHpQTUIdqMkXP-77zIdKeIxReqIGtc5wtsCr-iiz4O_tf2XtXYlRgbcivXynNFBfntWHeBGBJ_KXfz_aGaHc11z1KwO8b7NfU5eD0KEOXCRZ5uxECVLe5OxE0Va5knLdqWb-CBUqlkkP5P8ByKZEuX2mibgJOBp_By6Eos15yr7nA3iPCDdZkY-o8EjkryXP4-YZt9KifnvsEB-z9Xu8DLOS9uYYNuoBjUDn1lLmyfdTR7MLRC3k791ZUNWssdBb1WysBvib9-zoBmi13fW7C3d46KGwnC-YmnN1ef9cDBFEAaF3CIi6SpKs4MTOMPHqt1Pn5RBpIPTS79pro6MY_QgxVePpdfAqMtS5V7x_r6wbZF0BctEPPmUYEgicJtfapTyTc5nEmogpShDy2P9slNa-Q75r9WOK5rxTHSuE1zaic47YATWo27nsVpwnCdo_nZ_say-k9zTyR0LYZsSHVukZKBZ-Lva8pvATbnxN0HkFpewhZtT0_DbaRpxG8j5TExJokqmnFQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>We only had a couple of miles to get to the interstate, and once there, we could still see evidence of flooding, but there was no more water on the road.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="510" height="382" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/DB6XB9FcJgqApRUC4yTji6N-8Cj38Q38IKCcRbIdvT6M2LzzfENft57du0DJfTzlBbAjBxQyj3suTPuxiIAS2zm0_cToI9YKq13P6YJ34Zk38M4cPT6D6FbkNjgybefL754z9A6552BoEJqfZoqTae1muUxhgkYCSsCcU80ydeGoSlqGZ_LtmmIYxG_c1iNh5YvngWtgtaqjG_Rnos_hfxglFce6syJr_1ERhpAJFMxpKNhm-IXdiDYkhX3mOk0iJ5hzdbLwfeG0ySGnlsPoKZMTfAOBegx6z6Oejn_3m9Z3z_maXkv2rFuJ8mNXfRxXEY9qmhak74jEH6tWbGEYJvxOF40a5fgnJ87Ei51dlyT0ehdACOfI0_rkNoATJn7vBR0ExjYEY2R_jhVbFR77e4vO6S1pRFIDNL0TkwoLIhIco85mHrLO_mzd7UpVth149oEUrl5NmVJCzNM836m_bDWSz_-7R-e1XbgS2wsRIvQS7LAqzF0lLnHmStD4LNTdDlZwkl63-Pz6E8eVrQAsguEpQSx4ocUYzPboiQmsztwPoCng4Fyc6za6B6C1EyJ7W4axiu_rzIK71uVwDkgLDfOSjdBrMlFMoRe1oT71mRS6LkmGcKJuar3flQplST6KrCgwzuo4fI20YuLnC0YkXPKQZEkdk-8a6k7YRewBxpD64NZaznzusvwrJwB_VK9gJXI4tuyasSC4UCdcuMzvycUPJZuTE3Bf3YQLvhQGtMra_CAjGA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>As expected, by the time we reached I-40, about 40 miles south, we were out of the rain and the rest of the drive was clear. We had a longer then normal driving day (290 miles), but almost all interstate, so it was not too bad. We stopped for the night at a small RV Park right off the interstate, where we had a nice long pull-thru site for $20. It was a nice little campground – easy to get in and out of.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="510" height="287" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YnLtEJcvniDGDSp_ENArbh-DwCozCIkVecI-MHRqKOL1cZUE6QUVhtW9NjYJO8vUvqnm7yTFYheAIxEANZkVV6xQZfolvnW0ZaRuNvuqop-dRSCReaBPmnbQ16Z0PGx86c677kZXTFG307Diha5vJoFvLAM_CTX1dj5rdcFXFu10povlF4l-dgPjMY3xq6ttNJsH3_RMifI-WAF48aWd5u67jXIf0tNQDucuUEKfemKVRfoxAIHdbsVvsSJvVxWokQZBcSnI58HrzOXQbHhNOyXD8C0BZK-vnyUZCsji1N2Aj6SAlGh80WRyoS412sXIFo20Eu1P06NeThynMpFVwou6b54noiELHvKuMbXatvY0VFH-OvRQfjbz8ZLg7m3nJUFgQYMjG06R3Phl86B4-9dN5t3XiUTaYAiDuE-pq6fRAYDXhANgfLyCmCVdFFaLxBhd5m0t6xCxmFzNpDRQidoFHMrt_ghbNqF89klSAJfi1in3IXPfVCq3lbyD7MANqLgkiUiTpwLaNmCcKmuQwB3Bf8L-jb3pRhS0n9g4Qnl5g5VCKi8FLY-zhVll7Lnid564OzNLCgwwbUynRmUAPXfizB7OR8SyNBv3QU1-QnnKtzYwJOjE9K6X8L8XGEDpvQErcss7cROn-uLd0g_5OL_5qxJPfYglLpyBzVqLaN0qov0PtDD5BCkNy1TQPPVYNun636l6OrLzDkGou2x5PoydhlrLlr7vJG16uPWMHPhlBKIE2Q=w1024-h576-no"></p><p><br></p><p>While walking Casey, we found these two classics in the back of the campground – straight out of the Long, Long Trailer!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ELd4fkNnnsJ2kPmz_eRQpJ3p24EJ1NfgUHGjIrKqVYrtDZR2OCwVbU_wWDUnB1DlGffBqdCw8-qsjNEIwyRT3XZr00hqSvrIWWpoc4wmTJyWdbkidDlwIuY4tYAPxiOWFrMPlh4ON1c8MS9LEFjj3rOTpMotUH1L6_awjNe4DnCwYI5v5r10MFQn1k23yA8tmZ_7g7YwGlnwiKIOPDSha_DcHVoKqCXIIWnXt2Mx3MsCs4FMDBcMBQVbB_MZzXtvvbBmPUcLDXxGVM8Q0LRZO8do2u-jUk1363xF6kH6t97c0ioepqjvr_lFiz9LMHY0Se2YGo8BGzJpGGV_-s-2XAHFggkzTkoPSFpAoMIYz3FFenJKngndJLjBkGqZ4h6cOp1D9Acrb6T0_0lbuslpNccBHQrISKoyJ0mMdYbmjkNtaPefUOWx0ZcAdD02NfdhF2a9EnUQbICvugiNUUUy-XrhcgnsHfTf8c9DTlMASW_0qFWjMpmUCzXjzj4gjuAbqrjuiw-fLWmXb0tzlwd-R1s5yQdYxyCeXVxlLuLvhxrEbAAI8-l-5VY0tGq4dWSc1lkiCLG7KzAvtoEcIn-NeWDVBTuIceOcmgsKIXNo4K9EoT8saVlkXLIGWNZYJzVKBYeXMr2qMz_25OMKzDslUameoy9rWlLxc1gOapVei3WSOHI0WpXMt8vueB209_0QepfJBUJSVa-ql6BO3BDPaIKINDYB6fAmG326ZENLcPdYvIyKKw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>The next morning, we got back on the road and made our way through Memphis as we clipped the corner of Tennessee and turned south into Mississippi.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="360" height="270" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Xq7YFjz3tRoebANz5A8XyQWJiEp3DnT2pCTDnAbnfqDTFhTkt70vKb3XnUWsplS-nVqnwQAYt3Khvmd1RlD0WaG810nhwkhKzHp2Lnxxz9kWE5eDXVkkOViLCEXdgGvVyLmjE_KDGBpFAJK3I_3zw3WqRP8yeEyWGZ8g2QQHk-AzPd5HNxvp1Deb3SyZNG6DYFptUnoKIT-WVzoF-Y95rOR7exhpqBYtIst3AHmKJrXp_L3LPThULRAWnWnNDjDgyUP7kRXfdAFOTMr9UJsXL5uC96Up7t8u1XqSaNUQU3mqgunQ8PvxqlxtHhTtJmFjWFowm2sopkD03rX9Aj_ywhRbwsdQNmm3IvnAKSn4g6qGW64VifSHVF7ktRQsmYmiKrqYTtg-huH9P29PMOGeceg5yN_GJu2PSvPIQvIgfZlCLsIWnRtTqzViA2um7hVIWt61g1-8duJs1tlF9h08_pAaU57FO5S_gir8wBhw2SjSvwYE-UtOR2xJFckw4Tgis7cq66sC-xPw5zOPKj6MR8jGADoCL4ieUkNxgpxl5kJeVC086tOld98Oa5yyBDEK3CNn6ed2KrtDq_nfKzkuG45m3yc5jwaiLXAG9_DzNjZcO6KNIK3wVj1dd8PHOBNM02uBGAvuqtfBe6SGjCjyBd2uCp_cqOU4RpEQXSGQ_HSpWkx3w55xqIVlABIsJ_EovGerZ7KyERVWHkxuuZQgD66H9VnXtztjiugNDOFgESjoB9-CjQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Our destination for the next couple days was Tombigbee State Park in Tupelo, Mississippi. We don;t often stay in state parks, but the website said they had FHU big-rig friendly sites, and we called to verify and make our reservation. Unfortunately, the driving directions to the park are a little vague, but after a hair-raising drive on a twisty-turny, narrow road through the woods, we made it to the park.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GiKf-x_Ut_dG_P7jKYi-zTQc8hCsbHiXEiccKZeL34uPzlioOeH6Hw63nBlbcyw4XWbdHFq5zi6fLeyTX4BXaNH4DlP1b-kugK6Wb1Qu_Y1ulcomxjn3ZkLlSEHOEoOXN4ruJTSps2ZAaa16q-Fsd_tFnOTt8PIDA1pbqk4jEvmKLcXx8kbpKurtzaGEEh92hu9TqNaLRgq9iorep2mOMTSEm62sPxVGG6sDZmgPP7rqIuNR7v9SGYwhiVzHyJbw_F_20tGLrs9Co2vknUHlWS96rEgdFMd2rxyVbruf-AjQPqAbKr748rLf1GmbnChPrnTTbE-zkQ9u2p5dKzlcdPX76kDJqJzalvhk9tj_fs4PJMAS347A8DVAMyFcd_3nZDMVSuWXN-FhArlRMdJFcj-nW63cQMksvPUS53qSP0z0yfX_rfA_9N8_m31LRnsHmkNGF-WrRzaK9BmIqpXIL7_9MrjFQsX7hVvWI6scqR1ONtkxtRj9ppNLR_r5vjG2QkxozbMsYQ_rJUw56qIxVtH_ZIv2V3DhYSupEDRF3d9DbSER1xCLqtFR_uVdoFikqgo-JOhHXWOwdVLGilDuKl_GxsxK5Mpt6XDOxiSc1oU30CBwTXMhRQ7JkvhDlh7k9Wv-h_viZHmTCA_Jqnz5zB_ahJKmIhF4IPHDHMQFXaViIZ0D5FhwvZoQ3-dLQGMkgG0KwDtYZ0YtwTN7BOpaC08gHg6H8S5BqKxNHHqmAnrvFW5GNw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We got checked in and set up on our site – a little tight, but it’ll work for a couple days.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="428" height="321" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/LI8QOoclFhdy9E0GvHxAHU4PmpNFGDDL0wCLgCe3uLdDikFQbLW3mLZc4kl1dclPLVoDRQf24f80EKaPg2h8bNV_LPtVPeO4yfLazMHCB5pNoN6hW88oUPxXCZ_lQu2HimURLezvp53vtxWW79HS3Mu2LjZYaiaXnWwUkCXDYiIT-Gy6J580OoLhKcZx4UCZadAI1QEqBqdrt3XSru-nq1EeNZEgvFbpCaSoxYB5sS28ppt7uL-Cnp4E1dV3VCcW6E6s3FIwUGf3hJldF4cdwQ1SJz68l8w_Hl5akjl4h8tUj-RjzR9XtZ_F1uu8YNTeFPTr3aboyQR5oiyBneKIKTI3momqFE5dba277Cpw4-hgdu2QVlNDjldzi77WYBHne-E87-gcfDsgMzwGaA7h8V0yCzPR6mDcxqZYuuH-hVLkwwcLGwRKdIsnBb7VUxTHnwEtqRSPDX-PbuvekMT3JRfjIbfIX3QZoxCE3k-v_aSBaecxSKm-SqMvlYAfoKo5gj9XsaC4Jd5tLs2utYPaHfVfx7ZN-NeT_uA1JvxNiy177B7yn_94H0qMroE0-sOKboY9tc4Aipd7TcBqefdP898tw6DQv0eJ_93BrOwtpKFP9aQCxWrLL9tE_7ecCQxgblwtTYDLskJX5bXYBuzdXAwwYnVffBg8e7toKHkKs_uTehx8rEuuE4SQqLlJ6_Ez-c-Igkyaq5UrrgepQUoK7ors6uDxwCyMffU2uzjz2_t5RLwGXQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Just down the road from the campground is the Park and Memorial on the parcel of land that once belonged to Elvis Presley’s family – his birthplace.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="511" height="383" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/B00nhwJ87eyeTf5nZoKpp3EB3fygT_TMPMrua-MbKsWkp0CmU1sF8qBFPP5M59NQXJOMsKk6IDQBK11psGz3jy4YOvo7qYxjzEzBM61jz3mWzkXLKaY97or7_OvnV3nOAE_V7E6BO4e_F6WKPRWvNKI7I3ViY5w8ah3oREAVwY8UQ7VP0r2YaTM_XfyvTRujnXyiyNxPBKIMqJEgU2_hrLpp1zNnXsHM92YwcB2LT1-SBdSeZSM3yjUV0pxJjO9TJmashmvdVPHV615ZXezolBZIH6pYop4k7M4zXXijMw6TeAxgsxtt6ammAh7yt5IB0Vp6vGWa_IdcuUPH380t4iOvC14RQnCFNK2g0zfhWvk_UXypwn-DwAx1CZIGO7_R9Pjj7-Wmi51JIdZAWr12xxsMehA0UUbPaUdfJUD5DWrtzvcdqVBiRrFXwnenVZ5Vwimlyz6xGh1h6c1HI5Irlo4NtTsmYurGxkPhanXkM7Gty_TXkk7LaLJH9UdBvhPZpQLTP_jAZIwyZyirIye4mQn7NLYRRiCCghxrCI3nQEAkN3ydKXPXcjKk_UGlvFORv9UtFn-NtNXzdMPaJ9dVB5LljES598lkYq-5LhftybZkIhFSfOKs6LQ5x-Ov3T3uhoAjssl6SPaR7WZ5B1aRpy5b1uYCx6glHXxSrPMecMQZZ5wN224RpUByA8qPdAiezpgWFlcigOnIQLz3FItoAj3bQD-15dMUXsmKof75k9MRf-qxNg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>The site consists of a museum, a few historic structures and the memorial. We stopped in at the museum and watched the short film about Elvis’ early years in Tupelo. It was interesting . . . I didn’t know he was a twin, did you? Elvis sang in the choir at their little church, and hung out at the local radio station watching various singers perform. When he was 13, the family loaded all their belongings into their car and moved from Tupelo to Memphis . . . and that’s where this story ended.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="440" height="330" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YNfVhgjN1Xku5nHmGMCEpe9USZnvHT3KQ_QX6kgAXn7eRQB6vFh6ggabgHBqzosYpzihadSvwcrwpsJ04vWrD1h1z35gty_SdUUQRzTYMXhXEGrnRP9_p8t68YbgILvVuGqgPX4dY3SuCECcxRZjEFDLdN3Qt1lsAVTsQYt_dzGeuE02u2MpudAX0XSrkXSBuU3cqZf1zcAVk8HZqUN0NOlzqlurqgxmAn3L0XaG5_Wl86mUAn6HzSyD2huZLuK37H27nqz2lrxkTQZs17JpbBYfngjklV4HfW1aRwuFUrXNVq8zUjyfQzHYNyK8IIKkuyLCITvUtD8xqt_ykfnKcmZrpel3EGHm3iE1ZbOzP4OTjDnsh9xZTXeoplXdQZpxNiVgT36unfcYavy3wHDTxLEzOL4CiCIwOAZfEppsy36PxWXTC409y0TFbg9nT5X6DnjQuGHAaf5aU-QfSkCgzcD2Lds9kVfC4GvC5Kt_aItbEcj9IGpS7QlyD43rBSbjhZf44hjvZiCWigD8J0T_kspZXDN9z0hHjjo7MykIyqWOzGy2vAW9WegAvdeyFHlER4WHCRrwNqOZrRDicv814qpvaUvY3tc6ADi9mn55BTpyfJM6w_x4j1252m9JjtBDgnOF4ImQ6v1tzBHaCrQKy0WT0OJPuTZvnowbzOKVhwRq4bsNOBY8ZZPppvPGHZGNKfSB_d8-KaSwrYlSicGlFuTc0odz02EoEwSX5uZT3c3KTLnuYA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We didn’t buy tickets to the museum, but just walked around the gift shop admiring the memorabilia and multitude of Elvis items available . . . no pictures allowed (even in the Gift Shop!), but I snuck this one so I could show my sister, Sandi . . . she totally needs these pajamas!! LOL</p><p><br></p><p><img width="267" height="356" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/AfTqlI4de8hGo-oX2FJ0KyojOEEkYIRnCCld80Dj9ZKuM1GYp5KG4xvAmBAABRYAoNsAMGn-_pMukhNB2QYD38XfpIiYAQZ-jUJfoWmRjyeAiKoJNbvFX-jjkF_RQxL9cId2JTX90gYvcGSLy2OyPklWDsUfZfqgNrnHaROhKnKnBPg_Gwusoh6DyLpsyomPKTCCvYNCqNCdg9F7DCCppEtzGPATv87eg1lXKFdsdsuU2XR-6o18N_m5Wa1bJQdmdOcEKf-pj3mn9fVYC5eTVKnz7VICzxfVELNa_EauXUqnqIP0pq2S9wy_RYg6H2jxDiP6FA9_PV6MuIFWoa6fGPBOx6Hsi6CPo1nSpz4iImytM-HvMw-6HUTPmoG-3kjSDx6iSZLuhSt0YkXlE6fKv8Xl5Cphi82eBItf5lgvh4l159rqK5sCrQG9xstAxnr1N_lf19BD06ptIOC9mRHFABDlKPUuNH6a_KyFVG5rDGKZ5M2RyEf68E0JN-M-I3QGuu9fGkYqOo1WEl8WXp2G7VpXThecPuF9Go3Wku-sRB-JNgrDrAm2DwDTs7fMi_08ja4Gu0nQ-AggLSAe24KTCF0OUUkG-FIxfwLsdc2r-JUEkCHL3WyKFeoB451LOddZXvpDj6XSL4kL1kQONsvQj2NZA3NxYRbFWO9H9ToGfVeg4vFbAUnfmGlUz6RpAjGMxHJw_KvESjQkyYAgh0CVUrbbYM3n6oHyZJb6kCJa14xwQpKeWw=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Outside, we followed the pathway around the grounds, past the home he was born in,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="511" height="383" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YmStTPsgPKRUdholXSa_onzItf7DmaISeySzHBcJ6mfGW9DsibVxX0Y0oH-kjMyUaf6unDEuNefVT8Uyn4QAbNAoWSmWSMgh3D2uNDNHIZbjWcKcgYnplKa-c72lOD5hfWgpEm7b0mU6jiGMCQJTXsdd75T5rFaT4IznGlT_ke-MCZPXL4Z1Gzf14Kgju0I-1_Jgb2gf28A_wgq1dYRqzbfse9XVmM7RgnsD__kWdM0-2gVkpzXDJglz9D-o3BfrhVYnmJpevUHBoXYK_EQdkquaUnUiEys5ZvvKDM9Eg3ecWXCuAscZGh5mq6Pb3SgIsk_IPnqbALlUZbG3kqV-KVlbLacvr7sZbbGpgGDFf3rAs8FpIph6jz6rOgIsRFysQYx4ba75fTHx3AzFFEBQLQIQ8spg0JVuzqj4Ux93nFIQyjBle1KvRQDfwwmXQNsggAItYTHyrOyH8eeEznRpMtN1iAtWRdgUNNEOBVry3VsFj_TRjslzKH3bWEDKZABKxSKtqdpae-7CzCfYQsfyc5BmDizjbGIoK2iqFptplU04WB3Be5UEBzKUuKA1_if3OoZtLfEoKQoC5RjgnHoa65Z7xc6yUVfxpyZq3Kf6DzVLkK7RQST9LjvRdTiU9eCMZzSwEJdCpcg2i0NDCK8Djur2RjjvBxzbuFUm6kj7o-wh4Z_W7fbdvM-2hakWXiKz4HhhBz9Akff28bgA5KwNkMbjLYHtXZ3qMa-3z_Y48ugnCCQ0HQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and the little church where he began singing, moved to this site in recent years.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="442" height="331" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/S3g5hp6V1py9IDzE9BjNECLqJuB_TW0sRWPeWLeNR72ySeauBAxDMJyXwPE5RLPQLJnjxUZiCwLIATJlLnV-0bQpyUonN7PoCDljivramNHzwYK9Om_YPpwsLA7vuLQLtOJNC6UoRPmu3cPfY4Ceys_j9U_Fhx_5cM4rXVS5aSLKoKonqH-H0JYNGh5LesdXTwWI9Y3QT83_B6H7WmiWgfIltSOMJt97vldzBZq5_ProC8yRpH40go_3ymUvn_KykPhlzsS3svGJiWBc_E2LrfAhoiI9yUH9SyoVrqyM_d5ZbYdFHBAdeo5aQ3jBvEWnUsSWLfPJTFNhjpdGwi7ZcXztcsvOmaKE5CawdKepcMBV8Ss07DGHLYKyTPrwizqNj4UmetokcnZb_4pXTNhMRPY-JpI-edeCYl7XdxGraoCJ2FusWhwRCGCGOOqvPED07ppvDWKpx58YJiNN3NTvbI4pF2_I9g0Bs6iZEyceAFHwYBcNQ45FIJ0oij6lJjyEDqmtYnLLe6YyiqPQn6nU9Gp8nF7gL2ZI8xkaoTyvlrpBUwWTRGBGYMkAvYXvi02ZPwKbJh_MCugfH1dzGNsc9fpl-gcLIKlK22-Jo5v5xiQXd_e0Jh1FfOL4kISCW1RU2HQhE9XA2PJuy4nlh9mNP_SURM2e0tpxgbR6FO0gy16dq0AUZBFdd79WQJ-S2ZVX26f11_Vw09aTf8UcmiQLWKPZ2_5RcJg2WhdHVF2xYoSK6qXYXQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>To be complete, they brought the outhouse, too! LOL</p><p><br></p><p><img width="284" height="379" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dMMGnLs1SIjJV_OEAKOxyWIZc53wAGvcX4ErOC2D_8assnIzeBaFSzqEfMxZzMCBJoWRhxVEDggJEf89srfy1MwZDMyvMozTS8hzkB0J-BXlcP5NCv0SUraB5tIZOO9cB6WT3bx7AH2wDOAOG3snulE8YnYsyz9oij8w31IzxcP6TpWlZQXVE_oIRpEauUa8UA4YMiCCEgAMK-vG65B0pXpE2uQzqcld-d19olTvf1oNg_WIBNrHe_z6YoIzQwv6fbY3TsK4r4wCinXVW9iWrGrVQ7cQqdVJoqtUF6pQ-oSwsRGcCB6GPHki3Ro91FNyrq92mEo-1gT3fFIKOVq2_mae2b6QHk2U7M--5E_IaZ8XSqEluXg24HSaF3FCQjBo7OBQa3BvU7jR9ckFM3hLrsfs-RyYt8omb3aaRH9RsomtkJ4nKVrT24RtVomH3CKH3v7urRv_937GeT3l7aXns_sX0BRxOsiTkAu75xr6LiNgnwFY8qEqvIkdG6oOgRVP8aGUnGh9kyzyozyRiTtcvnSmsRb0qhAF6Rr0mpJ3nfYjHiygGf9qI0qAJq_Y6robUgxeYyoYAf8udWdoayCPTVfXPYwJOXtXw7YSq2t-dTM4-7Eqi3haIEgGol93EFeZ0vjUf3DINeEViRwQx0FzTepqs6xlZX_ReyEZOYdMKx47ZZmcQhN8zMXIVFTicVHzFXWm3Hwg8lEYH9E0H6GifLbv8CpPkJ-nSzTBTTbWqb8V8ohD6w=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>There’s a status of Elvis with his first guitar, at 13 years old,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="335" height="447" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CvyY3HqCHb9TGhfEXXNySqnmTS6Td0L1F4UTThFj4kbtsgh8Egn-2FTeTajzqgP2pfaac1xPbD_4JT1rPfHE9rFqfyiD0dPKtV54lLfxlJ1SGtMPSwqIa-pHuMO3XDxViZUl10Fz4ZxhbdPN26uOIoxU_0Pgr3cJx2v2kiaPqJ_vgxpWKFK4VqfK1plMP2wefsWau24KQggKk7Z0KBdl7sy6cLyZdBNdnFp4A05qMJSu4v2b49Ah5YyxfviUPWsvDJrw976E1NKryTEwUUHLTC_tAXRRZd-BFknUnZ9JhssisQeZjVOyR8jp-HcUI3r1x7qnMr3gio-OrmsogkA9T_2nlgn0y20jzBVL0aZ_DX11cakGixEDA6Sx377JUoQk3C4vtU7rv7n8Y7slfUuxCBdO7U9ejuTxFJnc-IcX_YzGaUHnL6n0RBxx5uJIMPT_E-BCCEn2KSnEYlAzlziDdkPHIMsqmfl6i3qQMVc3EsK2tPAuOs_i27yQ8PMTra40GBjRnXuHG_WaHyThRKQImmZZgukePkhywdMFc6cz8ZESqc3ZLWvjEzrpL9cy4l-XEINNhlwMuwgG4nVnBRqDe7diK9GukKKt0YfjcyQiXuL3xuAGJhL8vFKIivlj5T96s63_OpvW78D4Jc360lNbE-AGfmr0ZrRJ5mWA2UTQ_MD0KaY1UQ5t0HX0b_GfGWvCSlG7PPROftX_Yk_z-_sa5mEjZVPDU16fNhT48XEJTgAOw5jSqw=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p align="right">and up at the memorial, a statue of young Elvis becoming the superstar.</p><p align="right"><br></p><p align="right"><img width="338" height="451" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/35USkMgtL7nSLUwWHOwiOHKAHmZQ_juHhWtKa4F04ldOy1_MGh-6TAYl3NMNfGYfq60EtJlNAQmV5xMR4R229TuPFtEVGHiaSWeA66HZqvGG1JL07NIFMFlqN1yVhY8MCsZkLJiJxThMoZmDq5U4JfL-Z_vUuhZuE1XwLNHpzH9oDqFSoNb0wo8foOBzbs7nMJI8zGBmzmUI5da4ujbHN0NObew54XuKZyIY1ZGVTXsqGG9mVHRZv78LLf9Td2cDrQPlXz-5wp_pBr3wUw3GqrJcQg9wSbwUhA7ZMxw7g0JZE7gFWvA5huVArJqz8O-t0R128zPxsKc8dJpxhfgDh-86Xn9L50NOIK2yVHJ1WmF7XTzx9mp5hR0QVvrMnQ1uU5fDV1UQ7EZ6a7KuxFDP-2nKoy11iI8gPD2OwoDN_zpoclVJ7y3pGF1z-dwUKJ_20KGYbdA5-cq5FF0UzWKiJJiLaEoo_G9YDkAhcVZa0mTCmBw_m5V9BEwYK_D2qW5HzKHYpq6NGFhHurS10LqxkWicqhdR3ejSKiwHHQTQr_nuY6sfgSc6C_MVGHWq3qUOueBWSj9bGgZKFyvyx9uCrB0qK0h4g_39syQbnbkurSK9FprywXVxWcKvZaUsu4SryP3W1YGUfJIfBWsTuGMJIHIsZrOhWZLIyPtQaa7jwvNCG-bHF9jeuplAkxF2LfyGLCIa_kcrcT6CmKNVeWvC5-OleT8MAekJYTtLOcOUpKF-FYLxOA=w471-h628-no"></p><p align="right"><br></p><p align="left">It was a very nicely done memorial – beautiful grounds.</p><p align="left"><br></p><p align="left"><img width="471" height="628" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/e2wvYGAVZNJyaSgONSuxByTxCPkHLXEHnpMHzb5V7mDCLxI2BiJyX4Kk7kLlPbKEOvcBNCWllLMDIL2bQs-dYBs2j7MUi1WX0p1yZdi6xr0gTJz2GLZxZix_6UZh0fUMGYOLWWqvQJOigmEXZ6OhgVL6HDz6Yn0YDLadmK9nSCMTVMK-llAli7NGiiR-MzLSrm5RNif54lGRyXMcB8ubwUMEZxgEWan7EutzuxI9zI8iuQH4MgrNuGSJaO9sUaUMTkSSmIJcJ7791lqbunRaNrsEEM5p05K18ihsO1CQNMbA45kTHsJhhxNI2DESKAFWyL2pplUPzd0EP1dVhIuBDELoR3W8bb_X1m7fNWaczwy8GsKUby8PuzIJGMWp-dxFqkzsLuh2xz5GBRD5rLp8-sXoI9o5y7mhPzAhsoifGzMC5BGQfaqtwYQynVwGDyq_ps65RIveEU_smelUwjAxkz4iOLBdqfp4F8Z14r1cafcgVj4ljg-vfmOOBW8fDfHfdUm1fawtcaUr04zpNIDVGhiSp2yGYJL2jrHXwCkqpXJ3pAXxeu7UQr4Jk432Mexo32z4tyfcybDVKP93z2XM_rUzmMC6UQuw9Zq5CPAi_w_wNCeXyVluHNPeIEHlSHkgEDQ-pevhzt9IBfNrPs53WQxtCpi8KyKk3nsbXmczIgyw-reUyCpMc4A5zwLRof_l_CX4aFUFwYWCc35aYorZWx319nzzJhWrQUiXvhQAECbfp5lxwg=w471-h628-no"></p><p align="left"><br></p><p align="left">The next day, we continued on and made our way into Alabama for a quick overnight stop.</p><p align="left"><br></p><p align="left"><img width="344" height="246" align="right" style="float: right; 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We had a few days before we could arrive at our first winter destination, and a beautiful weekend coming up, so we picked a small park on the Gulf, and were lucky enough to snag a beautiful site overlooking the water.</p><p align="left"><br></p><p align="left"><img width="508" height="381" 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align="left"><br></p><p align="left"><br></p><p align="left"><br></p><p align="left"><br></p><p align="left"><img width="351" height="251" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/nVs6znghitTIZZKmwzthE0Owh1MyyTbzj4MT7gqjoAzZIvLYl1HaRe4zYurp-SeBZEcSUum8l6RhKELTGArLZhSgtmZFBno6h38Rtz82yoylXsfuaPRVSq3CovtzDAX2JYiwLZGQ9TwN85L5QW4_7L-ltiShiw_8AIim1cszxMwBNg9myCvX8_R5JGd1mK48R9RikFPYYvEUf9Wgrqo2UWYkWkniCKjXYefslzfObUxSaw9-Febq7evUT2h8T5EGZFfjnJtJsM9-q033mQmLrqxV1aLVMb9Hv3WvoqvXzHRagEoZDS0z0yBGPRhDUZDvkV5GoPqrrbUVWZfxqpEVJV2bIE8uaVImuk2WkGItTeGKc-fihdUiUM7KSNEq1a_GR0cDC7kAcZXzYat7W5jYCZIiUCwwWQXdfzCMyyFrzabW5W6NVeYVq_9qNS77LyVnPq7ii113t_cnIH4Xum62NmX-JySPwO_BcnmtitXM64KzLByZwX9892wdbCz5L7hQTNzVaFbqY9gS7KvMtslZdkEmy5-dCwctfBpEZwiNbMusYfN4HsJgO6TFIU0DRVnna2xLspusNbEbI8m_zBC206e4PlSXJi_MUk9zEARsK-ygjA8WGkxKJ-E7dyRR6_fdUUZZQdjjOke22dIElirI4RrS4SAAyUo2V5fhwANRMEKJikipyO-K8H6e8gC-SxdtqyORPw2QmYfkCiTub5_HppSaW1Kssz7LPOB1wCS6sXIvjnq4lw=w879-h628-no"></p><p align="left"><br></p><p align="left">We walked to the little town beach and fishing pier at the end of the road,</p><p align="left"><br></p><p align="left"><img width="506" height="379" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0t28h8JQExcuUK3aY7eRibF7IpnIbmNfWO_RHIzUMPO1nvz6o-sIxCSDsxVeQqOokBQbgUvZKx8WrR_mtYLph2UCA2fRMZHEhHf3LNnyMcDqYRjKZFMU0A8oERKNuNkgzAZZrtfMIo_RsaWknnMMqf9z6rC4f1sY8NZqSFTpkwWYTuyEjxISajFcvEogB_qUNGCsZ0L32KOAS2sfAsXjmTiYVg7qFkF9K_-ohgxmYPF20tlLoM-HR28nuwU2jRH9ok-6v8D7BXNkqq-WvTKMs5uC_NNj__--0Mm58ECsNTiEnwmBR3TMHA8B3hjl77-jw1O4em5FVt5JvA-6yJYmJgdgbkh3184Fp5Ytconw4hsKZCeOtOX6cuGrWXKwPNnRE7lCNB9cEJ0CokQm12dZFBfPoKpeuDItt7xKRe7SINhSyKvrp3LI1syd1s2nvtMQvSrMPOG5tdeZ7jRhIi1Bh3K4gxN27wf6lY45g6Nz_RwFdhnoxPQS7PwVxyFa5Hk1gp_1mhj232kgpYK9vXlIioiwn-mkSpkKabu74hM8z0Nu0Y3-KRyt3PlpR-qV0ryN6XtMZjVZAphDV5QkTT00Q7ntyezWTZXK9sabt2J4A96Wb2aDugTwFDTO-11ym37nYo046jaYf2qp6CAiWC3lq7LosObmUwYEmpU--P_4Tem_HLxGWyxtiCMab6SefC5OAER8VehiQHjieaXJ94q4_M2NsMfRYI7iOqU4dl0NPKO44URabA=w838-h628-no"></p><p align="left"><br></p><p align="left">but otherwise just relaxed and enjoyed the warmth and sunshine – it was a beautiful weekend!</p><p align="left"><br></p><p align="left">Friday Night</p><p align="left"><img width="460" height="345" 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great stay at the beach, and we’re happy to be back in warm, sunny Florida!!</p><p align="left"><br></p><p align="left"><img width="453" height="340" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d4DPlx2PwmFrNemROJ8x7TuzMT0vsgAJ8OaSbtmk3Au25ugst4nwOeoJekGAu3TFXQlEbiKdUf_swtk4OSEB5Q25XeP3FpSOUED_XVNP4c1na7ziljrTR8JlHGOSzr2QquqoDe03ALlgtBFDbIb3oWB-Re1SGwXSsxtmYqau-bGaztRuaAvlYfqQ16lLD9h_8WE8oScg4ecHrBJL7fZVLu1xVAwSdyPAi9X4dUnp05w7Jciz5_bTB7d0sxRVwh9zGNRPEDVJpMaUvSdtANsJBowtjulHWM-UhzQWUgKkBO2VG2NZZ9fFwNyS6VrLwDZBSgI8XADJxrg_g4vErTi0mZePe_5xZwJ8wFzJPkSzM8ztqwkrOo7geAFyTOZ2QvYSr64gi0tZSxk0KyIEgnHas6qYu27BdEsoIxOYdpmhXhVn7GQsr5S-E2-hE31tlJimqdtk0x0W4DY9BQJJU5WipXfrYTFQuSh7MY7pBbg0xSCKiMci9x5VgkSxBlf8K6UFmc5SLyXNm7LXsgCmGV-7a7JeaLyet8p1eeTBLtWJQjSGwE4UdBLl-FgOrl1siUosWcjikUQ9UkbVohRPlmsHSpuHcUFSQDZt8gt1sIhE5v6Osfy0gF9vEfhglUdYm-cmt2BZ9xr6ZnpWNXo3u_fbQYfWUk-Mpc_Y4-iiDLFhj32S1mms1cBAhd-nIhqwMSOMygGg7LbQFpiEJdgMEppvxU5ujHeQrRRMRbYJat2g8APfWBGjpA=w836-h628-no"></p><p align="left"></p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-17750144637562582142019-10-28T23:26:00.001-04:002019-10-28T23:26:39.034-04:00Eureka Springs, Arkansas<p><img width="513" height="367" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1lUR7eGDfW1t_0aYo8kRGHBckooZAvqKyxDjl6qXtdWdVcY9r0BlLDg6w7pzT5gBVd5dzv3dUQCPspOpRvpNP3_iTiU63S1Yfp_BePWmFjj6ycmxtzjZPzEy2gSyUpvMAIZYv9aUMG-ytOME4yPN3DhlTwPpeuroJNy7pWvd0vQ5WdqVodvn7FWQsZ1SGxGSSAardToYkU8_lF_jw6AGkTNR4pCIOZCebhqBYQfIOhZY4ADp-Wz0H4zK52sWPJVV1ufl4voAQbdE5SLJhskxJzFw9aB0_KAWPWHxAINY9ssw3j_qvpHO-7TJd4JtESYM0O2RF1B-fz8hJXsZycIqV2gLRfLKEMtUCLzP-qZ-KwFlcrz9BloWNdf6-joiJYFI62kmXyFkZLD3T7tpTWVeXxGAIGgEM8_nWRPhGS9TE94D9sxo6PeiA6lBUWgt2XtCMo0tK2aML-7-TA1O9enuSN1HcbyUy0vkchCVULj7EPEykUXHOrZIdRLmi4FrklTJZLkofHeWN2pm4f_kpejtevNIDRf0YVC6zbUgr2lFbnlx2LSoIjKgAAIrTzZJnq1m9_Jm7ZUdozKw-vZGZ2odi0-okYLzGcCi_2ONGvYweat_R0BsO-6geEDeMG72fAYVY1aFg__q9aur2JUC7WGYdABSNG1PxajLAdm8gFHE_DhdVFZDVCPyIykjbqvY6aLzP637dGkMGlO7qipporKN6SYFzcgky3hnZnD8whz6F8PSRIlP1g=w878-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We had heard that Eureka Springs is a cute little town, so it was one of the places we wanted to visit during our stay in Bentonville. Eureka Springs is in the heart of the Ozark Mountains, and quite a scenic drive from Bentonville.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="289" height="385" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/SfDxsstPxZyYbFiAJWTez_dY_fQnM2quh5lyXBNKNdQvwSZx8DghQqvxfvuw_lATNlwhglgxiXcETpxE7C72YjeeThybX-zyAfd51nxfyHXwEGKB0rPn-Jp-xHZvo1rMCYwEHI9A0Rmccpeh_SgIoBGWRDDPAWiLvwHsFrwd5NR9prXYAQ4m103qRqYa9qs5iaY5hRc99sbFOBMc7OqXaDUi2wvLN0s0IyrlcOs63vnwbW6QhkBEpzTTV9-P5fBIAqT686hW3F9RfV0WiePThSh7C_sJ0NKNPVTYkFW3z5c2hnZYMfKOq0A3DSXZwaQLFbBN48vdeO8Wbylyb8f9QNpph2meVBOp4yZvzYM96KGawHUmtCauxGPeN28xt4-faca4UB69Pg0AA7iiGaiCOHYn7rgQylnVluZeNZ0QLo3UTACg9ro71niyc0xwI7JRf39hiBa-8uQVoQ3wyZ_bW59l5Taxh6YALOEBlqFzfRk-9HDIodmjcBWKqQv-QHwnotz12FFWAwXMKo1u-E-67CD_UIpWRJY9AhynIXBtjBc9MfKhd1YoA8PuEFqtJH4DED5bU6JAw0cFXUnFYPyb0XYAv6Iydgi_l4zAsGlLDZ34zxXZdq98sBN95zmTtAmES-6l3lFfVlQjRd3DtnofoQWHb_wsaqFgD8_xjp8uJg_YsjoIHG95GDvQ1KnJyiQvTtOv95h2ACmbM7IZFswmSZ6G6dSU-7Fox76HRlZJJfUOW2gTJw=w471-h628-no"></p><p>We had to drive up and around the series of connected rivers and lakes that flow through northern Arkansas – the road was curvy and hilly, winding our way through the mountains. </p><p><br></p><p>Just outside of town, we stopped at the Thorncrown Chapel – it’s a beautiful little chapel in the woods, made entirely of glass and timber.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>We drove through downtown Eureka Springs, and quickly determined that parking was at a premium, due to narrow streets and tiny parking lots. The Visitor Center offered parking, and a shuttle into town and to several other nearby attractions. We decided that was the best option, and paid for our parking and shuttle tickets.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="511" height="365" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_imq-UQk95gNV-w0f7E88AF6XxSdmhAV1e2HhftJsPM3I8YCqDa5Esqlbi59WCWJWX4fisvbVJnHWW4-2IsU2kHcnyunjnxA-AYvGFnlcH7CXhsVCc3-RgxEahA2zJJUwDIzcxue-n4PFPn67LzjgIZLSmpWpuiLnk-xSCfeQJjIphjnZyVydDbnmb-e5xf7Hw1JXP4-qwtAoMnuX3ManGEecpS4bKaMcol9tayc1Z1oydOge_p5rN-YOgMiyOSoK7Nu9snhQieudouZltYaeGOeKM7fXJ1xu-_mXchGVz1BnQCxuW31DX3jDVcN0sVoXlCJSSMAkhB9bmuMPLWvSa7VUQTn42fZ4yQOZwK2zclAV9_dZAKOoD5VtapjPD-WXYq8WKJZ-LJbh3u9tiihMc7UeO3Svz8J9flHFe6YS9CEWpbqLqJsdeIbtqWHmZAo8CwPu38Mk3WFgeNkqSG63kLK6MA0YbNGf_zTBi_7sEY0JKpb2TbINH0DVFvmqb8N_poS-kLts677vtQLBg7ddb7lJ05WcXpAaeFvxK6nXVdefrF0uG1eTLnEf_yjRfTNwEKE1I7rnC-yWQj8sG8HTmiIeNjzecVyPocBhqnbZLwvyvScv0TxOtQGftLhcoFjB3U6D-og7zr2gnd1Ftr_kGVkscHXpk8zaih1DUao28KGY6giJPXz0WjNievDqE-ggREyvsUp8vjMa_dUQT6xTTzllpTu_XGg3PRXA1NezucyK8yCrA=w879-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We walked along the main street, admiring the historic buildings and interesting landscape, and browsing through the shops.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="212" height="283" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wMoIOn4kkIiIZ8fFDIylV4jDjlZQZhPAVdlKFvY9W7Th09aGVWiPaYjkHweprrUI1Jak203NEELd_BCXhAQbQXYd7Vop6M5ir3az-Qa37qOq7PHZta0lQSNOs95cGY7Sa1rQrCnPGzp1OFjB5RhWvs6xcXHS5oRLZBXKRoko35-lvglFshyRbOP9IlH-57cbigZG4pU8p_BOVCg6_s22vhQa8UUAaG2ciU3LwK5OmzOTyGdZuLnqrpZ9gjG1wuh9kGstmkSbVFITX3Sn7ZqmAz68iGzW_QUN642dIM8ifwKy-ORnePTN_7BRn-5lBk--iiyF0JULSyga1ST1fE5YyOO3XkuBGHa2ivQmoWVrWNVu1aPSLbgfbax3GoiuRaChs3kKhU7f4DjxHXPvdeT7_P_ET-6TEfz9tZtEPnad91REeOvQOPrkqstrKtC2so3PEgiyWr8kgM66OnKLw3tLSGI_3ZIAsu0NGK7jz-1DG3WG5_6Qlc2Fnzgc_XceAAR2jShPAmxmDDgqlUCTsL4sI3TBM89avRpwAcbGyeeg8FroUKl1w5PnH7AphQzqvOfRwXGJ16zgqkEDm2_4bWgJY33MGvHLseStYJRdrXYywfqIKDKhDR8UZZev2LnqZs6Jhh6AxapiZBKtEn9bVV4_wQd7R7oZ4UbDF9Hn6GRQw7u1PuZDgHJImoXFhRcEqLpFoe2IjxP96FF9xhJiiy3uneHharmRqYWFy5xqihd4JZ2H00eVUA=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="246" height="344" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OzwHIuDLR6WF-_5mFr5h7Yzcy-zfDS7cIrh1uNB6fbuqL4j2hluMQ_-xEw_W3b1BogZ45C6rGLeUpaxSWwRCy4AjpwFCJnuI_Zdm3MTYFstlFKbmJ-R1ba5G8gYc4Z11pzBBdx-ssGB9uPhgqdW05bgQjWqv5F8VTgrL16dfuMEkYuHJSpJP3twmHxNuPAgjAsL8KsYXlEGwWsU_HUpYdJIhxexvwov_hYK4gpHWCUfW8CwSV6f6J3zwr-fcJ1aE1djXcG1cR1mCOeAGJGFSGETiNoihYzkqqtG362LQglaQbBT5Q4PhIsPeKEkT3RDseO0ElQQY44HckmXN0WSsgfOeUu-Q5kGI29H5VgHWgFGZdpDrWcDQw306umv-wdiPJSFY4xEJGEh4GTrQdkeNIGpF2u-haxabOdHuA9VRJpd73qPKKHWUP2z4biwMfgS2f5EOXTAVMsfKZErFAzOwJQyUt5TAaiuX-fDOYXiXyyUi12alw5luN5zvws5pw2mgddAkrDOFB9XQpWGw63WUojEdo4DO_OF8lZvSVzQsJ5rY_Fzu3ceHnwGml0-VBV_Iu1gUQN0h6nlMcapgKTrsUgtpiKmtbJnY0i3rg98bsEHmpgRryzn7byzUTZZrVzBjkJUmTqmznPb_KpO5yPGABMKsbSiiZaDBFduoxKS3TpHQWEuimoptWxjB95yxPQiH95um2PF3X8YfuGQpRA7CZd3m34wSjaMk0z3nD8MJaj-qqyT5tw=w449-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="231" height="324" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/n3yH88mS-EGVKoCln8XelSaef1_ullXYpcvCmZeWNRmzXbMCXjLFVHVI7t3SlIXCbZ_r_1SCTpzC1fzHXWaxnmOApMXZ7RtEf9hFSvVRndBgMENCwc_ETMGvV1wfm6f0fPCclHgzgyGtjNCT4Ayb13t9I9wD9-49xHPP-qzuhhBJAFMuUjaZaGQGPPw2_6z0zActKxCqI6_gAhSdGUgz_FtdFFwu4twk0_JjTDTouseIuqEoDilDxVnCdfZYxgvSC9_wh87TkjTnjAMn1VfTl3x5tcHrWRbMmqVeL1iuBSankBpItaORB1C1-ZnZKMAX8wbuwLmvLCi20PJXh_XR6fr43F-aIUXtD0yCfuIBFdNEsnj6-xOEr6OKJOcmtWi6sT8DWMz4J4LQakvEJQKJnMuiXLMq-r5RfBlpbdbgR9RF4DSKAtvofCQP_rM3RgqI-9CmZJWtFyb7IN5DOWKqnIHSA4Oi5kGB-T3zmb5RDCq6Zr8VUr3Pq75jfTZfNVs3HhoS6Sv7JrnNngfBZFnqIAZYg1P-AZbbvLbIcGvFnTBB1B2TRwbTjrmlw2kXiKTBy1E28ccQm2ub9tNNqBOvR3W58cVtbcY2KItGYhjfOp_JvBUhDyEii7cD-Zcz-oopsgO1sXG7PYr97s33lYh6lzoac_ErNFW5hT6qZJMOCbO8d0O_owQg8yu4Tg8SEYOOxWQ3MRUul7-3hr0vM5oixIOIjA4zTxByskCzKg7ihgFB5DGD1Q=w215-h301-no"></p><p>Hanging baskets adorning the balconies of some buildings,</p><p><br></p><p>and in other areas . . . tomato plants!</p><p><img width="221" height="295" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jLIKCN7z2wnl2QflOxBUVt-ZEIWDbHHhpfkukgxLTbte1R13nVxvEoneHp2fYC6TmyDQlFBv60yMXnHriOeKZMH0BEDqJKTpObT48t8g3Vv9RZBjEgCdlXkHzE2Yh88Rvf6MtoyksuoLvVIJMq6xO9sUCvgX02jsceESZCqMxfg6j8X2ip-1NEJ32uMEsfqyVmtvpkbrfUvueDvQM0OwJ7GCHLtwM8cRuulMMEKr6Jpq1SNa0knY5wz6y8_dGzQWRSng4mmKias0U33KOYGJi301hHaqhEV6ZTWiESr65H6xYlp0DZGywUspcS_uaZX_jtvINZbE9a01blfG6JK4YpxTruoTpQpLoO4sJmzFf9H_zh2QziKO86sT-CfN_5yAGsuWr0TDinL9poIJ6u0CC89x-AdPQ1DtEvA8oB1fis4LUypw60Ng4CRvkmDHqBS8RCmtHfGlJHkirqfMMwHXvcubVtabHD1DJG1HtQ5fYIJzOIk9Bi3jIVangHHs1H0kx62S-XrMAqcLgeZyw5Lsn11HX4k38qzl5SXG0HXK7nX7jYRRpLYqSuvZpsQk_L_gkAhWyRt1a3o-JGhRjNaNx8o4jaryZP96omgDwZAUPsW8yHTXFwTqUOk4mcXBKjV_uhYqRWJnakpK3zhDakqPu3fy3fXpx1MaQobVUfryyzkzucGkH6APHopbLTHyEy9JNyhjX6rS0DCxZ2S_JCsF31nIefWxpfUFVGF4RNx9BoY-yxGZQw=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We spotted this guy in a doorway, just chillin’ out in the heat of the afternoon! Too cute, and he didn’t get up when I took his picture – barely opened his eyes!</p><p><img width="298" height="397" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5ONpmnTG5x2glgAfjCtVsDrQkJei_btgD3EabS1l16pqJCFKAxHRMe3zn2mO-zpuuNDqwhLTx9mucZ2B61tnuxCArdKtCTAVmM8UoH3o1yvl17WDRfq5bIBJXaLcI0GFQ2nKiPbZJVpngnBpTEjNBuEI-1GnxMKNf1BvscjX3K2Wh4emMXDNWbKD7pIJ7MeK6R6EZbdtRm1d9tugGcKvjemqHSgidiA1M0OT0L3HuZ10cJVsa0DunUA71VmVknx4wNFjUdrMvyntDTuLuVhNRJq2zjuSF2J05DxI8jezL4y4Fy-VyjWqfyzM2ZgSErCSzskXR531toZI7i3VjTqh4jiDsiejYa9c6h5bvF0EnHFOq1SVRoETCq8Ym0mWjbF3OfvwwyqFdz40FqONx1yRhlNy4fR-TXIo_4C5yIHTzZ9XIkoOFCZ1sLknSJ3WgWaxxyygZVmOZkWXOO9Qrjbylqt1I9YFqjGHGnnuNKXD3jvpB074LhE9vpN0-swEJ1H8EIZO7z78NB90bSzeiI_9JKZwDFFULBcJdoEwT1jW3fltfgtxFAFS6keQByctNSiEOwpJ10gxZEXWLZiqiQuzGD33MKY-MtbiV2r9uckysbgtBkNl8tu4CJg85hMR_PaRD3W0ajB2pOtogcvswOcC1axqovTf88B3KLR0ELeJ3PGe49pk7wsyl4nevWZUc60Du_LjmuodSH86T2fOVnseoHQYt9SQHMIEvdP5imDlaJ9UJxiQtA=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We walked through the downtown area for a couple hours, then found a place for a late lunch before catching the trolley that would take us up the hill to the historic Catholic Church.</p><p><img width="161" height="225" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/iZkV61cmhDlAmShuB-sRScEs0zfPYk_areN-4WU_bTiTV_lFOJihcVtDOXT06V3TSC29zsr8ce8ouwzx68Ho37ggR6JP9GmDs9n0dzM1HXX310NrG26GveZURrCI6eoff9WwFlqmYpgEZpURXirMhhINmQ8wtKKUVm68w7Hm6dBP53mLU874ZjSGg7cWy5XeW7AmDvRMQ55VR4jIR4qEUqgoqYPK5pacvLpegnSRlA8h_AWiY6KMpIH9zarmpKXPUzFsH6qB4FGbxP6RfDPWnAerKEvXsFhUlCq7foYxfXJ93dF1r2-9e6K1s2AUE9KIo_IR3djnqNNMovohfV6JWniqOd0RJ6Z0OvowgsqfhHOhsOnzWOi5TSSjoyuYXvI2VyTrsNMizFXNXZa97VqxjgP4M4RPDTZtJTOtCdylhKSk4wN-fv1CKTPlL-4Jjztb5P6H-faLfhS_BP7DAL27pxRYb2dA9H3WJq7CrI0lIH9J4kfY5H467xR6e_awIezNeEvrEEpPEfCx9M4xHhTm2xyVGTdVBOzH8kh2l6npwjw0EDOooN6iIJnRxbFYT3SA8DXvaqj5ZJtSpSEBSpI_YDI_aJOneHq78sA_zQVhaFkFVBsqOLBlh_LImVWfjsEt7l_Db8GmFhzhD3e6MNJzkPUhv7TUdZqcme_3wtuV7V6xOZGyrZEHSP2dCNyVtP05vv7o_pAfuQ-ilbx1LUq2ZlevVpF_W16ky9Lac02yhceoNJsEug=w450-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We got dropped off at the historic Crescent Hotel, and the trolley driver told us to just walk through the lobby and we would find the catholic church out the back door and down the hill.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="504" height="378" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ChU0Ytt8JXQXLghmyQeZb_x4lhyGWWzqFpwmCALB9v5GlbGx8uARXfpr5DHU-o4zFZQ-3-k_f-gTH15H-6v19R_aVmUFT2OVepcxyqKxsTazIHt5weQMz_BjvfeOdyK1Sjb36TwMiAxTpEh4rO8xYBTWuF5oIKKXZvL-0DmXtdhrV6DpMNWdcjKK98-G2RMhL-NZymSX8WyrB8r0B8FiHIZwAooeF30A8D2RocNFIchRC76nqxa6oUUKNvrz3rljMEurDB8Ut3EC0K06hCFu4dmyZmx2MRpG4_S7dHZ3art-Qlgyoe2yAzDWd0k8mS-euXevsn8I_8nY-pzybiQLZk-8D9vnDrA5eyCMoGZCEmRX_xiBlkY-A8qi8ygzbUhV8XmRESNGyKsC1kM6cg9XvCJNp1Ycm7NkSyrsdaWTamorlu9bt3TkcwRazfTzrZ7gfdoYJz_Jg153fytLM0HUfhWe7f2wmLk18deqMlXTP9wh6oQpLAmRaImJIYztWCyanEHiF2Bx5aNJ41TYc3Tca1oBhynBGOM8EUcg_T_Xl5p2IJOg1i2ZZCSEQI5W5YRSOAyVsCQqzxi73zXDRXvCIDAgo7vN1x1rVe-kN2EU05TfZV6X4QZudW3cwwiaSWvTGCQ0QPA2jdGGcLzboc2E5QFUDZc_Kx5W1JQTjsKjbAlvCLwCWChSk0-sv6op6N4AfC18Jl48H5jBYEmJqTtGNgK1zT5xzH1WPHWhH5d-fAGqKMSITw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="244" height="325" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/eepbpamSfj71GvN3ZM-IJExxUt3akcebX2Q-1iiUFdyLW8RtEgXfpFkvD-Yc-bYeT5smqpnvw2Xc3v349mOi_fzsYavhKejc-dCiDMX4gKPJ552U0sRK4nQn4Odn0mFvuSixxZOZJA-wJBC9ktj0tzD1s382_YfsnGIub060llPqOiuwI5rtuJjmAW9REuhKFvPX_8jCSUVa1z6sDM29duJx1JUBMe94Ulj3vPLjL1NuNay3Ro1mmlOf2fSPj1jL21q5J3FjTWnOYBBmZugP6aQzynOT_qaCr3oPuEeDtT6fymZMljYJzUqNxfewuzI7POE0B2_bjVCw4vpEu9QgHksjK3MFt_2oE8PSG4WQuhIi5_7225bt37PoXpBtp5AVyP-ZeJUOi1yUDmqBLZZcJFJvmCvv-e4jdZTfmE-covDtbE6zc8SIaWtYh9g_D8ZXPR3LLMhCGuM5JJ6S8NLLhRnaegRTjyyfpZJdEwYvvaf25jLENbdCsfaCDVZ6MX7TO4m8edCHCZct9KU2AXrQdCZPoIqmbn814lnv59kHhEMmEng_M05rxS_v1B2fNh14fNqXRK98f8tSEYKKJjEh8XrFmieF1i-_uQ5X7OXOb9DAjzv6WLlL_MSbJQaoZKViR-n-K4RWGYJQyMzmi4eMWUd4kGCH-aKngmsPDxw_vlsFqoyqlTfk0F9daSiX3SLlJhNcQX6AObAUUc8LQjN1LDr7KHt7iyUiC_FqA-ImL2E6fDSLgQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>It’s a beautiful church, surrounded by rock walls, gardens and statues.</p><p>We planned on going to mass while we were here, and I had seen on the website that the Saturday mass was held in the Parish Center rather than the Church, so Tom and I looked around for the Parish Center . . . but we couldn’t find it.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="391" height="293" align="right" style="float: right; 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That’s a first! Well, since we rode the trolley and didn’t have our Jeep, we couldn’t get over there in time, so we would need a plan B!</p><p>We waited for the next trolley, and rode back to the Visitor Center, and then started the scenic drive back to the campground. It started raining on the way back, and rained through the whole night . . . we were glad it had held off long enough for us to enjoy our afternoon in Eureka Springs!</p><p><br></p><p>Meanwhile, up in Michigan, Bryce was getting ready for the basketball season with their annual Izzone Camp-out. With lots of rain predicted there for the overnight, too, the campout was moved inside, though, and everybody was allowed to go back to their dorms/apartments rather than staying overnight. They still had a great turnout, though!</p><p>Bryce was actually easy to find for a change! As the Student Athletic Trainer for the team, he got a good spot right up front!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="510" height="340" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GAXcXaG9EWWWGn9zJT9XKLSYOcjnm3tUFFfSZ_Tl7eLHus6JhSmjv4I-SP8rjQu71LsHk2I7dt_MBts3bzH4YMexKL-gQeK7S758zsp-HSXNtnOlJAGb5KkLbOVNtI7RVg2yB2g9w3694GtL7YO6eD9648zzt8WqT62ppHWVn1C4JfWrKMWsBg34sP6FXkCxW4Wkjbnn65kUrBG95JzF5PSoce3hGDPtJJiuh1lfPqicypzvD-xaOPYQz7iVs-WUQxvgyZ19VmOna85jEUQVRdfz1fWJWoM7RwWBJOvobWaqIOJAxlDEjI3C1kOrEigR56-f1dbEnkIzv_CZDiuEYsgrnq5vLTvkqVg-3kRpu22pd7GLPZphK3lMkjjgO8lp7t4tV5Kl500CTVvlo5yAbp2wmDb_7cO3aIUZxaXo_Tr6FS9QLK0n3cOmOf3-jn4OKbIlfih52K07koE9bYH99KtoTUnFOPgzSLI9gLg5hX6mWdESFJtvS3EK7ff1JAP9f3uwzKkk-zyq0KE7TP63I52Sg2TZwHOEWcUtyvlm73NQ-19S7T7eM6EBfVtvDpqARGGP2vuE20NGMNjqS1dn6w5--gz0ENb8x3_MwuNvljUD-Bq1wnJWjKAmx-LLXxUeWRzzGAyN1zV995146X0iiBMAySwdPizM6xsE6PHiHlHYuE1nu4eDIR9n7UDTeZqZMQCqMtalabt3haedDwoJ2mzJZeWnb1KE1JdusdibFqN1pFHh2w=w942-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>And in Virginia, Nicolas’ long underway wrapped up with some exercises with other members of the Carrier Strike Group, and they posted some excellent pictures on facebook.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="399" height="266" align="right" style="float: right; 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I know Nicolas was!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="400" height="267" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Q7Ce8ygLBxXsA0BSdOQgtkl-NsztBI5ie7Oq8vRuBqBwmPOy3RNahwG1Y4D2U88UfZEju9mbYUIk6T1TQ92I8X97rYkV4nixHfdCzez2HFHWoQFjjME7B5a0N3icwBvWImTziBsA7xZrw1fcXUW89OBca6i6h91lo07A76UJj9QFSBSBeCqBgy597pAogKjjBZxlGtLrdIW_GnrxoUoidyCAtmp5h0kAD9KovHXSflvslr6mLm3uJNHkY0LGZLAks7E-v9k3rTKgsN7WyiVIhUdz3zm308dfvDB8l-lFoiImtDBtGP6BPqgsMahW1wa1jyw6pxlGqzmTLrIaOcYyYXtfZUhoMYDMszYfrVjNPyMjEL5IR1W4weuQIM1pkLE7gg0dr_sWyXETUEztS2HXWPQhlcVmOWzV4jioITj-C2vqrW_8TUVs1xoCb1KlrKOnaur-LHPyTrsy1qqd_9TmjMTCR96FP9cd2ZDQO6PpHJF45nIFWKetjv9h2IXAb7tXnEfNXu8amz06N6heOqFcc8IK9i9CPHw6nSwgV8pgOlOn7RU1FrIScUFp8We5VSWO3GNc0qB2qTDCznbC0S3KshHYoGPw1c7nEWyqtcygjVur7RZKjew8dSmRK-uqpTosI2vdqy-jtr93aFiXYrRTr54jJ9l9ziqVuU7qSTE37H2nZwXPkzo1kcIwtU00P6a43YWVZJ90XxSxavl9_7ypQSpulAzzzcjyW7_lZN2uIqXFEXm0Ww=w942-h628-no"></p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-42177052855410507172019-10-25T23:20:00.001-04:002019-10-25T23:20:38.044-04:00Welcome to Walmart!<p><img width="511" height="383" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/I1-zZ-lCBEWc3CQCgu9q-T3kT1hsy5AmP3ZR7ObqwU6bzStHxqD84hngMWqNjoY3RDBwgaPv81VSzozGZ8hkxiAAM7md6x3vtQCpmpz4DY7xM9IvSyGnDph1qTzr1OhSumezLYrKCfnD__bDoi-jCkML5ngn_lqwW0ISj30RVZC8iMEHkDueiX9boXrcniUPx6o-l6QMgwaGOAFK1BHgKG1bWj9HxmHEqAcp9WHJEPNajgffW8XVWL9LTXoFOHlLHxSrJpPOhtVQ90Q9phlxM7o-ABSyWr3R1bc6xD9XsJ7cNhWPv0SSnULYmzf2-fwHgBQmSzu8lrEb7af4NNJrNmhaVRgJbb5H7q_lgpm2C0dDxcrU6nd1k29FK-pJhyBezWBkIZDPY9KoLs6JMj0xSsHx8Da80Lf6wZClPPQeZAZl8v8Tt3lsJm35yDKok02Uqsj53B6vnmqT_2SSxWtcLAWzuZAQrkD_u4LHRkJ75-6Tt05If8sfsfL5dBpw66h5hEgMDYORWLBTFemqC_oBtSEQ-osdij86M90GlyMkI7xeyqLxh2KC-mbMATO_Guwhb0yO5IIBzPAVB5zllGFcmLMCK_JzZ8SK1hpuxkb0Z8_CqOEZNpm87_OLOmvrp6ge3mQ7xwVQj2e1vg3f4VNwvmNyFb8-aKi5RvG4i0U9Gli4R3MHWdK5oTG5vtGNTn3YCZK-OtxrACuuYM-aGjq6Rl4z8nW1z8VRcQVb54eVQuGT6jJqRA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="396" height="297" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/El2vG0X6atoTBBu7n4arcSmwFOP4MSKAo54DQXJVB09I2uZI-fUXydq0QCZf-79khkpooE36Np71Xo6HODmI4SBZ1sb2C5mdam-l652UYGIxzZ-qtRI2wyHPvvCfYWmsd3Gv8GOQbt7baekOntBO6d_RvmKDzNlylYWObM8XtQVSceiDP9HCuFT4WN4djp9-HyHHAVwBjR4FuOE4vP2yE00XZxgQPDLVhuW6pFs3uTcvOBGpktxyJbstHJJo1CUMo2nCfOgOWoQUgYkHnIcj_Ek1VRuQsp89XjWKqLsTxxc-grx8YlmtOUpoDcK4L9_2ht7bvDkiTqS9PGtFGjIK-4QPQ5n53PldBhD867sOtcAoFyj_c6G0VKdX7U9F17WPB6EIMsPTZIMhBJLFoi8jhskbFJcWZJ-IRcKOBFTDv50CWlhfjo7ZO_aKQVVlYM1Nd9wa5LNwU-cqK9RGIe9YVjnuueWvBLPaI-FRkC_zf1NETgYSxkwgZXgZxbdx5HIpy6V7cBiHhGLbFurOllpJdHj5y36cjgAadAJ90pQ4rJertsKe17m_N8cEmSox4IgzI71RLJcZlCBn-xiImYUZXOTQKPriYJbULNXtzkyUrL41dtdRsYy1RlTakpnK_WfWUSt1RQsD1VSNa9pu-5gGpSUpO8NIcYPSm64OzGAJoU7ZZqEJMS4fnBA6LTG33aL7lGXUuwUp2ly9ISmU6C7_3GUSFHlkSsQr7bDZbSQiLvdfxlj0Kw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="236" height="331" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Vg97uFyjpgpaKZPwAPjN1mMB4SOR69JlX1GKvCUHQJ_fDLXhlJkQVZs8zTKZHEC17oRp-ntS-Ox2KgVyhizyPUbQX5Q4DQK6nJc2p_kPbXaqJuz9KfPo4zbTTyXYoBGYqs2JaP2gYeFO5LWpgvCPM7mwokR9BlLM-7f7l6Ml8ijXU2SzqEbRN79dV-XlSu7N5QfWmORM9-9IapMF34PRbf3jrRYDbhRKyuLpOB8RhyBMaacGqfL8I0RBd1biIo9W5ilhHCp7k64AEhtEoOiL0XLJCHlWODwEDto_EN36ux-yb-04ACL2JBRoarLSnyeRF2Wcq04rrhTKkPL1XaSuAgus_sJTEXYoMn5v3j1ggLFMG7dbl_KksmJMclU9soibzd9xFsrxgW19C8-PLAI7igRdbVImCAvsOTkYfrXqlH1jEU9i-_iIhup2QTkJWAvkNKUXbq5KLfn7jN437AEW61pSqSIIvgPxdd18b8RZ56TLxNueT6NZch7W1euDLoeh7IuQP6yTs8NOFv_QYsYxRdJhtK8pkYL-pGNqc4rDhD1n1nQjTqhW6m75YOR9HiYncvzeQM2kGEAkIsSAJ3Eg83cDBInYPeiBJkT-uS7S_n-qzZ0IHtQt2aJqx1ZgvZL3dVERwzRI2f_wA1gh4U7MYe6KvcKyaLtevnvt_aSGwRb9Bu37D8SUuY7cvXkLwetyQ4cI-7NlKunKk-c9MfkSqnQBrKI4Aol-1csAvL5QQlxSdGV0jg=w448-h628-no"></p><p>We left the family in Kansas City after a wonderful visit, and headed south through the Ozarks into Arkansas.</p><p><br></p><p>Our destination for the next several days was Bentonville – the home of Walmart. We had picked out a small city park to stay at in nearby Rogers, but they were full when we arrived so we had to find a plan B. This is the first time I can remember arriving at a location and not getting a site (we tried calling ahead, but they didn’t answer their phone or return messages).</p><p><br></p><p>Fortunately, there was a plan B not too far away – and it actually turned out to be a nicer park.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="364" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3ZTs5idhGhAbSAn8SMy2dyCTg-7xxYOQ7UO_Gxnoo3r3rW49-mOLsQs_tOhQWXVXAfo76H_nITh6VRpggqGaTJCnZY6IuwpuIgwfUOrQkqRtF1A_C0dAJAdkgb-3uIVzkCwDXVvd1qBnNxvKpdcbgxotMbeCNPJguapS9b7k6xnyVUubIMbv7tn9jQz7kyrL-7PWgm2Xhzax4sgwEyLI9d4l5PUU00KuF4GEBYdGo54wjVlV1Sj6gz2VuZZSgHi7u7gzL7DMQb1jqQf6lBL99NQlU-Ipte4LDT1GrksUs3e9-KjTbedq7ieyc65OCRmQhYKfxAOI6tV5ximWdJg8yLYKTOKMYnndJjUiCc544k7wZRy34wesUn7v3bdmeSUYVlIQHRWxtiiHzwvh9cxOvQfsFsAXoD7shHA8FdGKp7JFzyBVcE9TDu3KNZwnaStL8Mi2A1uVNuMWh4fJtTKFVhxTezYA4S798ejGOLfs-WYh14qvqSEYUMcNtTkGbyGm1sOLp1qiy3CJxPyKBiUe1mtG7WCJy9MuTFeCkgPphxd0b5mtzbwBVRm_gFstNJ85_a4xVYszY9ydjK032KNvfOQLunX3BG10fEkvX2jQF9eeVgFxMY-NVkqci6pb2cfOAFJrltOu2EsHdJuuqmFiM6ILyeEwi8vrOnwgTCS72wq-ijBazsYDo_qRf_JHtkQKUOsqYNcUat3PQoe-0BVE5vg6FX63uRwbJ-z099CHxckYFycEmA=w877-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="269" height="359" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qpGlcOlJ60RKo2FRH737Fc3GUkz2pXmCa-YjnmufmbQWDjI96h3nOmXIegFtI5cQS_A6b4ZoASL6jyOTxmcwt-w2IEK1TrMi1oU3T-ZARe4C1qWlLSRPWmvgJIkiS9LKda5erfgmujQcWT04cJdXX9UCDbG2GhiEf0BHVkvb97kbDVIiY9ktY9XBowfjDJ4vJbhj3IJm23YnfyBQxSPpYGXEXWlXIwuBwz1HzTWh3MZfIfUg3SFzH5q1022c5uUeD7Ms_e7VMXUCshNtybHqLW9wcqTJA7W8geovX0WGcbrTQTlSHTTPgmc1XNjzs2tQZt-C9My-2riN86iSYbrI4NxKM0IJQ241EVdAo79kmjD3dzgDKdDBwYc8hmBxxra4x4BM5hUtfPrbad7LrlxDjb3OMUKm445qvhsUzN9AdHjROWi1RNjKYyz4Rp5PnR_aqoPvYTRfXu24cSSVlm4cgGRUHzLetsEXZzw8Tudh-MhiGFSlx2CDIpjkeuLZy9xihdqG5PvORLUKVbrdASbTNtudg8kq7bt0WUlDOiORn3B-Bob-Ssbg17fqsFED9rS1Z7F0XDw1Cry0VvkLFoShlKJh77VBVKm3_hZDeAbZJVwDbb7-YbUyxwEXmixKvefsGD9RIuffK8_AQO8PU0zMdc2cPM72Vl7iXreSmLo3YmIx3AP3V0L9ugcKnhs6hUB-Db6Fcy_BbcW2Z7-MQWnSGdX7bF-Xd-TTj_4CMnZqVbaC4bz7fw=w471-h628-no"></p><p>The RV Resort is along the edge of a golf course, and we had some really pretty sunsets over the ponds on the golf course.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Our first few days were spent catching up on work, but then on Friday we were able to get out to do some exploring in Bentonville. We drove past the home office of Walmart, and into the historic downtown square.</p><p>There were some interesting murals on some of the older buildings,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="404" height="303" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/f9XyDLdQgI38G06QaMbEMtnDlreVnOW2wiaFSIz0M_e2QTfYNfkNXm-cWtwpxKypu3tYjqAujP_MlV_-Tpni_hAgzpmzMA9fyXl201KSrRAglFH9SknthRZzb1LX7LrsuxoyrlNt4xRqdIHvO23fOUPusVXnzvaCSTWWORFGAuyiiDZTKlXHp4dybEnqnDN0ai43jFEgTHr-f-iQ0e05eIxeGNSuMcDhz5vZlW0mdIZbtNrFIlHNgQpac_0Eq5y-G9pFITPirX3eT0pjj1THFyzp8LdaN2RJxiZIkvYBbYD4dJ97RwVRC4P91XAre8W_AGLozoqchKzTlwQi6aigvoYKf1Kn33LfMGgFTP87uRrrShPCWYcXnZW9ljcMK_kXIQ70hf5BLzbPEfk_kU2bV86Km0t-ueLLtOlVNSW8FVB--yx8KCb72rgP1FUdshL60SBjvsndKCtwFW6zisb7eku6Ps-gU6j5OZyk0Ep44qir4aEyctSQVRG06QSYfiihmR3pJIcpXcrJxn6fDNtSjk4Ir41Lji9qVDM3SzPe1FHtdoZGPDw8h5DZ6kex5y4HYnoSzWM_j9o0lsrlKP0Z_QEc_WkT7gu1nTnwDhh7fPmlQv1mCkFw6snVwMxu03H-cUi85WMC4JnmUTFuMOsRZi9crNS-XbPeT4saeFTV63pORSi_dTx2agtWoz0wJtRbi6_yXo_x9gWl4Y5yu3jfWAoMpSD20X37d4SV3OhB4yIMc2SDVQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="423" height="303" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/iOLUO2nMU8m2bzCPjUhYrUeW2mVRTo6BYenAnHlAhcaVhuDphrHqYomKnxpQzimtsw1Z7HYTORP9-OxuK2n0-Hpe_IDhKf93RpGZtJLNfs59zy0ryV-MNctKnqRjJ2z9CjTHsaUjgf71UWtKmnS-PZBOrKdaZN1z3WwLx8Vgwu6kKU5oXZQFzPlRulFkPmRzxjak2C3pt-Pe6lBWAqgUc0qWa4AVVSkmG3LH0jjFvU3oUyor4QuT9JXVID0xa5IluZCO5ndNF48iF5RK5mZ4e9xlutNXUb--7X2oF9XB7195flEsskO6mG4uefj-f-1JZGFYdH_1FRkrnOgOiuxGPyDPoFMfhqk2mx5bDD7B0Q8NLhjx1uFTL5SLUUqxx6PPPFERjr36-xxMH5tx4j3byPg24wJjFJNHMjV2AYDd-KYAhDTdmoi38UqtDMOBLVT_KP20OsE3QQxSXrQTPLj83AzHXm1cipNdk_3Tc4gT5hcPPj28D05-4NRUMy61q6GFaYW5lHGn6EcVzokJyLg-N89xQ_NYW1dBShWx3Ba0DA9-t0R4-R_3EgPE-EC8P-SlEtCk68b2sOcS8q_TBQsB52k0c6kBGNOvrrc4rFCX7c0-yA8vFsV-eSSVWDrU15Dy6qJsXM6dmwiEBwIqrTadub9RJWtlwZEkXG-a-2G3nmFzEvfnMWPCo3xwLJQVV1yHP48EQlYBXeBPFfd7oy0QVcjpVlrjY12mJ9LKPnFDC4-S2lbu6g=w878-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and there was an Art Fest going on with chalk art on the sidewalks and lots of artistic activities for kids.</p><p>Sam Walton’s first Five & Dime was re-located to the square,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/etKVHhzi3tREgATggxwa7TsP8v6iBy9GFejEstOUkf3U_5GHEAeT4l6y6vnsjFjA7mCBBPCRGV-Iv39uL0UFAyyl3JrUcvaH4BFJPhPRBIvuL_lAYOHD7ZrN2Js7olyaFNKEZRPwS8_pJ8GY-SFtgSm9RmhbTdsai278Wje0zqhfkXOj9rykWygErmi9X8CAYUFDUQ0gcVuGu7uCTSjYb0yhKphDWLEBqpxqpgTg5_vR3G19X9gNxKKgv4z-RVYNGqMJadU0BASSwadGpC1wDgK-8MmCKBq-mJZ6QOl8C13aNFWU3UBjZRs6iQ31ta5-iwHGCgVel10bKR8Tda2F5VwLDtE40XMA1E-kNG00RKP-b-nmiEam7s7mdbmxuv6zPzA4loxSD4XjHssku5fhAPBlaQVnKEjFW49S8qIQB0Codb2gscXIYn9uC_ZoxdsBzFJN20kDeBOuRoJfXPzkU7FHgP_5PIrbOC5U3KgyuqtyjzDBOstRHyzEac-xqM-VdEJjo4D2KksQIIZJ6UC_XHwK52MgLcManpux84P-HMeO0poe_l4oTnZFG1mq_idPCNHSqkpYAZXobfODcjL4NVJsd2AQCuyLBFNejEy5GA2DR0VRyR8mqK_9mYDxvkRUcOO8k1HRuIw7kXTJa1ewY-yFmrdAhnCwTxx7NWcqNSU3-Uy-dnXPipLrbAYdfSO_oQdYPSN1OTK9T7oudy7C3byYxVyPYqYFdNTPDDBO-PaQkHMsIw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and the building behind the still-active shop and ice cream parlor is the Walmart Museum.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="406" height="304" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/FcVWm1wYIgelyhLdzeUxq6ZBdxL9cV-AlhRHR7y1_aqqXKWWSpQWE1vz7LAI8NVHnnoKatWoc7j6ovic355v2eHHlgOWV6NV0qsiG-0x9GJNiDEJRjR9Irs45tdBEHGOgytH4zDRuKXdiY61Wwf08u9MKVv9zAtqdtszE6n8YJQSRWmP9anhjVfv8JYPjQjNSf7R40bOnWJTQG1NHNTyPJ29TCh6_kAcywIok-U6cE8JYGqr5hgxe_cXTK77PuXM3YUvqTdM3UxAIcd13wtWLr2R6hQCQAnnZmyPP8LfiOHuVSRDIfE9uGu32fO36S4obOPjXhp1RB6YcIjNxBsDsVxZGi-797odZvb82I_ZR0x6bfpnStYFQC3udbk-RRE4nI-S7cRhKPtyx_GIkyQ5Vds_DQW7ysvqeeXpZAPGZkgSTSFx2PdoAu3BpC4YOZRNdXLrojbnU3t-5wkVjZcHui4xOMKpB7C4p80UQFUvlcBA6qWm3mNIvm3wqwpuOXc6tkQQ9kzdQL9wYkLcpLH8wEZbmWeXPhpz2IfPgudq3IRuSYG_0Ixtya3r7Ygyd_E9gthxL50Y2IPCoYGxJLFtdKTPDvtIFFgVjxCfdFpsvJ9W7_6zGIlQQ1QX4_7euBXXwAck0RjvzQ6ml4qIJKEAZLYf4kKVJFKdbSSOZ1Jx8YuR1OmsvHTqyKsBHue3UHO-KeTglRJWApK6jidPWUmQtyDsDBYGjvlxQr4W3oQ-BSIQcsdwyg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>It was a really nice museum – chronicling the history of the Walmart empire from a single Five & Dime Variety Store (a Ben Franklin franchise) to the global giant it is today. Tom and I were trying to remember when we first discovered Walmart, and according to the history, the first store didn’t come to Michigan until the 1990s, so it really wasn’t that long ago. It was interesting to see that Walmart’s growth was pretty modest for the first several decades, and then exploded in the last 2 decades after Sam Walton died. It seems like the priorities may have changed in that timeframe, too.</p><p><br></p><p>We saw Sam Walton’s old Ford truck,</p><p><img width="418" height="313" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/s-_gPGFqqSXpw98XzL6FkaZfQ2zPd8b1NErZg78IcIcSaQLxxXx0TQECHxEOnIKQLJDHfyGPMjCMpZ-qDeh2M26L_hSp-rQJS7ez_QO5kt11Iea8pDAZz5nWXJc1lz5yKFIqGJzmUu3Pox3xKj71D2M_KC3T9QewTlGZVdohsCOHLUCmcFguj6NqdsWimhSlx0pU4I5i87_VqgSzcDE5YI75LLxYOQ0Ta3Rd1OG1MXmNclFjfkAc8B2fjZZUkT4ztRLRZCqcfI9nMG-WhZHbZwdWnWhWsxT2EqpDgnCBmWVDdHZ2o8t6WSPMH5R2LmaUF4MhfarZcHqx6EqanarbDnUu4u3f4D0lvESfFxBQwh35JpWegqu3iIMpDO3q4wzV2jizlnO3E-pU0kwaV2oM8uziSksI6yrKBZby0HoJ918bDRMnhC4wxXx-VQ01kdphMVA9Y9RSa4nSS_TYKbmp6GPUBuM0E7QcUHF2rouobJnXFgKkjmrrSa4uI-h81wsDIvz2Y7pho7ngtak9bDk_708ihtn6-t1QdW0soA3MLCoKGKAagBKMPqFnhxqgZl6tl4hzALvPT2JZsT5IHw5K3EljMGxajcqkeXO10EWDGbc3mTQHJS9y5XHlwjSJtmFYwoCAqWORUHl-EmgefEar1V8WBatWUsKjsFP0BWDLZnekzAY5_a5pSh5-8FlHS269FTscWvc6urULQFDcYiKg1hoZfkaeFDVR6dktFHkFdBrpKw2OvQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and his office, which was transferred to the museum in the exact state it was in when he died in 1992.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="510" height="382" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/LQoGGt8gYK8qZNSqi9m1z0s9lZyUiqSc1kPHqZBNBWSMm7Mz-ewIqCOZwI_oN5-MnW8BdL43MSSkxz0kUB_R1hPDjlqPHYldRdG5hMI-lCTmaAr9yJ_g7c0evHnOBcArW0dFIZAQB68U8qLX1Yba8oD7VXSA0Njz2cCGvLfG8bt6siZpJt1H0sXpLjegbLRz8J3ipf5xfRszp7RfShkEJZcw5YSFwGvAstZezjOdqG8kpvthcG76GsKqN2-zSevKa1CtcB0diz38gqVpyaAcyMthHpBsXRA8HPnNWHc_kkwFqnykNTPVE8XaW5x98JIaWtN09mYtn2r9izExtlgb1guhI-KwjgZTecm8TNs0VOu0LSRjuEQJXi1qiN3wxFOFi7bfWEew7BGmFciif2bNhYHwx_RxWjgG6c4DdWE9sAcx2F8XRZpPV0MHkVaY9AxyPGTGswrr01XivQ-EBi566z0F1wv7dpC1jkwyuMSUB5rfQrx9-YpUnf1T4WcCxFUuikMcsdnglBpS2CllqdP19zgq5DF0fBYw6estAwjNSx5tnCQpoNlwbDLJUpkG5gKh-xoYoLWG1MYtE1hKlw9E0lh7ZfaFqmX_c_9K6aZU6KqRPSXdzufI0BRKyjpt301rn9OO98wcNxmlIkTlgjeHeaxngj-RzauOGXzjv0ps9721oNp91BxlDX5sram71_A5G6bmw_05FK_CqciSL406q5-RMEFVQSL7RHWk4lleX8C0VsjWVg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="292" height="389" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2NNTzdNdTebBDVFFJ6eyzVU7IuZx8XkayE6kTUi2wzOD24hysXkz0Yq4f_fShqsjiZ4p2K8xr1wTsn3DVFN1Z9o2WDrlbumeWV5dc-_O-IhdWITP8mpTyetcxdppaWUgVkgsqxP7keBXpvtNUQmX5yfHJmzhFWnhuLDKBVdz-6McyWgTCYLT_HKjyTAncc45E6epzhSfqdI23bwhC4q_Qn8MmSZorLl-G0fboChCPTyazYb1ZMnJklRaiKBfTdC1QtpJPwfWBVjynOVAWOEtaFCokCjdaUkuq57FqAS1Wio0Po4QuZGh2fVlDrjhvjGkPbrxU9eAtCyG25L3urpUQkJrOT_ghvDDxIoGcftweB3sv3ZtP6auXRu_EA6HsKwTfWEe22uVWHqkp3wIt67o41gacY-oqArv7zVPdvmF5XYqbVzHG96S8mkyPkRjhmk1aoOoM0wvcSBaXN2SE4s4DYrG6tCWBlwYmiZWZ2K19wWpY_ssygoC_0B_027r7vtOXtXgAdreL1d4d3_lCOSF2R3cuYHwXxTInxJE_5J6we1IxeFy6r5M2PPEuw_cdfgNEbsrkI_g-kGyQ_ZbNyWFMetoVN3hlmrpKA2kocabwa7KUA6jCZm_ItwEKzjGzY0l1qwHLKjxyL5PACbAVI7f6v_sJKAZ_wd-Oa3YvIVnqlqlamnowbIaCmCKTG_QDLSHbAdQCGiBZ0S-2BrFvdZQOnHo5-uXRHOQtThae4jWEsTvAUvv5A=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Also on display is the Presidential Medal of Freedom that was presented to Sam Walton by President George H. W. Bush, just one month before Sam died. There was also a short movie about Sam’s life and video of the presentation of the medal.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>From the historic downtown, we went to the Crystal Gardens, which is an Art Museum sponsored completely by Walmart. Thanks to Walmart’s support, there is no admission charged for the Museum.</p><p>Art Museums are not our normal thing, but it was kindof interesting, especially many of the outdoor sculptures that they have on the grounds and along several trails.</p><p><br></p><p>In the main lobby . . .</p><p>the view from above,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="507" height="380" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/AuwkVrXSP2Fs3BSm3bK95UQZNoKlfPUcS3jlhoFxXP0oGxY9NKmV7wzlHU5inoKLtEZpCZTGixis9iki1udP196LYf_di-83VEk0Xf-Fh-RlT1suGGoE5FLbj3Vj6lrTVUAmZGRIV-ZrqqQ6QmSOYhWgKoBjcFlBC54PeVNSR72WRskao31VWLfs_JWw1OO-AEX_FxeOps_wjPOxJzXNjUMfGaSMBHu1futNZMqIQpRqb1eoAQd-wGBHYWVKLkM0vjMegUuUAwgxfU1hMoEfll-_mOEBAKjBvA3uUXefbxuWdsVcAgEcgpBJ1TZecdPV0Cozng5lIgT3fHNEy7fpTTNSHiTy5VU9B1INoAZ6D9864r1kqkPJwTFG3QvD_fLRaJRmV3VW_KP2RasrPjXvdtsy7cTRCu8_sIBkpssnKhXZhXbV6BkUxuRonnIFpP2uymnaijUt3yNvYorXP-0F60QixzjAeXVD9EHrX0enMofH52HbZNsEKAW296-sEWWMEowB8fQYaQpfeRDFiF1nQzu-lsvEeodLRFX4jzXR_plnqVltPdlwn4GPsb-jZ8QPzO-5Icw8fOEqTdCfAF8aJotJjKJ4GezWWONbKARnbMl0giPfLSdLbhKbmToSYpuLHimgKb_99aMA3dZIYl5oP_lRbiMaySww2lRE3VDKa0fnF-OiWD1tNDZxkzeEn8uZPe5V2r9sMPf0ipBOn3FMoyxnxAOw-0iste-ywyz_jkwDF_QNeg=w366-h275-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="226" height="301" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IgLIUydqo1pkZiA3IEh7iGjSxy_K9IfmB1zCcLHPiIotWP_0UhFEgn1L49Go5iN41DSxj9M_K6l-Vdv_p4RLN5YnAj2DX6st9nodjRi3Eryh5MrdBfH2OA3byCXUpGlTx0cRcTWkbZywXbq8DyWmlKgNUEDWHe2YQkAue79mwFce4yex22D8YHKPN5fMU6vNTdtFiiIoj5p-tEJiO940I2aIb_5aDReMQcuUqBD0WeodIWlVAi2Ro__Oahfmy_GhqiTxl9zMuZcJgfJan9Fsps0Fq3r_r_bk9-EAgYpUO7nydK36pe80Pds7EKS3_0LOZLjAy4zrtryxT_rxoNeVkxEZMhI0IFNnxNW2m9jZjw4Qm4CTIMfYeuI7Ha41GQKRer5xSeBHOCAthFDtVknRh4e6NGV1zvbKqesDxJwYYDfbW2-NG4Jn5-g8Q1HypZSKURmWa73he0HFpksxpWi6uK513_8YuWq8WRjX4m7Jw4W4AkprCTOBnvmwsSyt8ZaJeekY_B3Q5SWA31QeO3p6zVSLU5mUrtzWXvMjaxJQGTiXzgMbmC3EKHpF2K5nAeysDDCVTBa96f95bBYgYmjiCGvQJ2vSrmhJT3bsXMbSoEVgaDq-qKKRZSy7fANtstS7kLJRwxX5ICJMPPMdG-qWK5WW0fxkTLkVfrDD0bDX9nQBMTpa6Zskb1PEOelR6IOhwG82LmLg5T2aKE7-D4nGTRvuPPyAkXL-yB5rTS6dOYF_tqy7uQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p>and from below . . . </p><p>it looks like a giant spider!</p><p>And an interesting silver tree.</p><p><img width="237" height="316" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/oxxxJkDdjaumegS-SkuhHzvERxaO0YUos14ZEaWdkUSU6Vdbp9KQ3zImLyoLhYkpMU8DT7gTohYLGsMOB-ynFS63S9anbreQ_aNHSnwyLvGzixonPYcVHCXDQZGayJ8C78Fj5tEBNXaPotEaSZcJ0SM2Gj9zgv-5DIvg6_nhS6EeujtPYD31KrF6O8WXaRGG5QmZ6t5DPellxycLh0OWqKM_yu2WZwr6e1CBWT6L-GL-k9j2RqcOEr8pYEonBXcdpFe8ZKHpJBVqtPcQzfEh6bLWbHZ78Dq0U7896n6SOzZ7VpcvVS9WyJjMTUY5fdNlunl2MUbHt8iVXfinY7_JUqlcnBSZNBhosJ25nwBp57KTmaquTsoln4mGOjwCNaRRCNp4951rb2HFsAJ36r3D8RwN7yN1jSHoHbN4HVF8bp5Ri0BhootVeC77fuzaGsq1PZInJK_M6pMT1aobcInjy5rpxBSeIVe3e9QlM7KKFscNswLwHMJ3M5vn17Djjz5p8qlSVr0c77H-Vg68Tn2yIpFD-3TN1WGKdEIDqTE8glB7JaLcLJ53LcUeKnljI8vfOxRP3sZMXHjHvOxweWmIvwbXTpylifqlCo-uu4zANA1_KC75bs7JweLXLbfz4ukbLf3iDe6sbds-wAUDR4Sn4UtteOAa7OCWclzCXK0OgfF9ZNpj_kPQpR2UTB44GAFeQWn4pvqm_R0yFYpCfW2JJMdSfIsvNm1HS4JyOzzdKJ_RI777_g=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We walked around the outside displays first, along the Art Trail,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="507" height="380" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/FEYS0DjJ3XUetu4_sYxXb3kv3-wtIVOTx5R0NL0joGlhq7wXFPA7BpI6U34klU3mfmb6pp6KvKvp-joqIUaRerK0hkiqXjCgGm-YLsvAs9xGnl1yreY4aMy1BxN7N8iE8K_TCS_bM8XBBrNgGhahdC8AC5Lbpwg9WU_9yl_d-_Cdaj5-oUj3dG6cng72H8bwsZfWT43SdHjFh208PBkipDZ8VlK7eChjgGlwNl0M_cwzvgWOdwN8IiU57BGQzkdWAEEPoRu3CzPH_kBJjTkhrrVBq6j4NeQF2DTSssG_REb619wc2ItAqivCCLDoKLbSdBoYfPWev0yZ4nw6v_mkxBxZheFfWxfSr3fdWRBmEkPdPzWKG-mZ-bVDLJXWd7aIxh_glddlPWMshNhGs39KSsCOtehAGVJbQH_Z42AABqFBSZfs9laT2EJvrB4UBh1_3XLGviUFt6wkH4BM0pNfOCuXzTQEpkhxgocP3V5lmqTCg84WJ_FNk92OEIYDTnyeltL4ighfI7C_hLBnm19hK_WUaoq_QB7L_rDe60gHc4bunNBk4SfH8N65wwRreDMUjHlV7Tgs7L6ipFpEdUswOzZ3yft85ykD_pUV0k1HYL7Pe3hHQVyIVppGdGAJWDkHPzdefgBQVoHja558NT1o2s6SPLxep7Gj45p55_urlDFqTgUk24FLXppxwCgHQ9V7SK4fNP1pOHAt-zSrymOITt2mJZqKKmvmFn282q0j0PUT14O2lQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="224" height="299" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4iT1BEGisDMConBfyYrbL1Zw0VE83Fpaw6am4TfH83kF8CuDs7mFAwNv8YxAsiptopmWYRPYMaRgdafR5dBplkj07-bICuSEv-wlKHvFnvy3rNnLwO71UTLHNmS_kVeWCtxDXWiEqS1nfDs_FYAjQ0iTW1oPUPoh-HZ4Lb_4l-QTDNs0f1l6BIPMWRTWnYhrjfBtkMHSgqFfiimS3ACNo9MKaPekw6ATHKkUoJMfVoJzJEIGXvC2Fsg3cBEiHsYeONtDxuZpEmKt9y5cumb1Wv9U5HQjCDzUyRt99jS33l3NLoSXinSO7VtITapfgMrk0xfrtfid3aRkfp1CPrJiVL_8I2a49pV4DDeljLpz7xBmRBDf1X-3QB1NtXgg5swNO4Dr0OAoqxDPYDR7o8dD3V2s2Lq1ucK6dFEhx3j8mQvEY0bKMNcJSVKX5hPTVGQ5bMaAenbrIKsNQ5VSi7NA4JgIO0dgqTxb2odXe4L9AZf1oZGr3dtQJdVqoX5F_BPu0CvrVEaykZydFS8QM2nXZUG9Ub52mx5itkpvXnyBJkl4eg_nRAJ2pJLjQvLDAlgHfW2JegV26SyVfgAXSKfE77zBamObOIRBCJy4rDVyu3ss6oZEUHYan6ToMcejRoqdq0nbDtuW3LqhC98QiTMHX18w3dPI6wtuega7xO2zDrJDCZkcxZIDtwNOO4L9vaHdeL8lDDhBv1d1HTIE6W1djv-t7mbgM1ieiGRYCLgSOHdZxO31eA=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="245" height="327" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ac57uPElRB-hrif7lNH4PXdvAmPB7QDrv29vl8FyfSggaKjJ9F1cZxRl-Oc5Gabt0asSCQWhjhYXbPqdVxxgZZgR85x7HrYBLUHRZm5S8A5gWg9vGONLWrELR8HKJknZR95dGlPkb4-xfamknG4hCjpMwfjaiMY9ivS_y103NDASKKtF7o5ueTnkEhUBgCpXfD5yiAi_WCaMBxV_-2drIIdCcQoXHLXZ8nJ79u3p_nCPTm85YOdX1_XDEHtTMofgn79-TfWjtZIxt1FPAAqJGsUMEDAscHePyDmz8eYy3OhJFcr1Vkt1csc10C8SlXjHFWt1DFbCqvXV13rCV3xFgBFUfmOHlGfVmTf6r19iY3jhjd7UZ2s-SaQhPHZcY7ES30NAhAsqFW8az-IEfWWZYF2tucqnGbw-YJLcqSu8Sfk8u00FYDmKHCL2sOLewzDmHEbyAITuCvsb4Tv5rDKT1MDatHVwCXH-8n-140GEeDgSwcoUdOebt07IiGmkkzHQ_QJvyqN625772X23BEVaPjfZTjS0Is_3f0nvfkOYZClGxl7XEA2X0wigF7Et3BbxZ1kg-dnS4lfD7nL-vt_vJ7NfwULKnD5o3lDHvozoi-lkE6RpToJf5EiOHchbhfD_GvX9Q-4lQCMypU3EZqKrMMEXkLx5CNhyhRxOt99KdOyPB9uR_Vdb37q2mmeAZvydgHp1ZdatNs_BkwzhXBFcmlwpRVsQtTN_X9FmX-PDforJIaPVgQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and up to the Bachman-Wilson House, a Frank Lloyd Wright design.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="303" height="227" align="right" style="float: right; 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float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4kmYlaBSFCoECYiWq_wDT0JQPgf5aEuG2TiYJco-PzFI93_PWWRRWAlnyKoz78JIC_lXJJhj3et4M9japXfoqB3Ohrf96WxnYE_R77_aHFP-nfXGy2u1T_JsdMfXssYNoT8iULz6aQBj1EfWb-8JbbJ9ZA_0iftCE6GyTIxeKtBSAaqwykgkMx8UKD3a1yImbSUnkRm0D3pOZZaetv29qiUBFCsUcqDsiZGpsO5eylpJfeP9Grk46Af43qk1DrpGAAtCInqOt2O2nO7kKEUDeaVSF5KATU0PTF-Li1rrdNVRZabxK8ke1ltvvEi2Ax6WfpVk04tJTos1rONtZqfFrJuBMA2aJBnfLSGmWLFnHyAuJndNluRUSUuEOkICYmis2cDnrKSQplmmOL4ilyG1es69LrvimqgD6ic5K0S-icvxZiGj5I-Kl26HLEnz6nZjQyfYM-Zz6b_vsL5DhBXinjPIv0EqNMS7OSEXT03Tjp1DVV61X95taLcwjSVmmD7shZpwhwEDbs7WvgWBNtwM73GzlDH2w6rUBO0JLpNxsKZEieoj0KS4E3-QxNT3DZAtC2ousT2Q-MxnkRLESdTLHU1to6The-oqDSE1rE8q2z8u-gjW1W24Hnlgamc4tCm3kCMDISTWARPSKJVAapthVSuUGRvp7b9Ox4Lnnya0sHyZPAYvTaO7EnOtB5JZSaY5etJNE4pyHfQKK8Jy7akbbo4a3mUACI93rrTkirMVtAFZqil3mA=w471-h628-no"></p><p>Naturally-occurring crystals have been discovered in the Ozarks, and these boulders containing brilliant crystals were moved to the Art Trail so that they can be enjoyed by museum visitors.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="507" height="362" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/oZZgKOjKq-34_HmXBvLEIwj_3Z_dyyhittw1zmEIBWt_aP-yYR9t_J5_re4nRosFsa3TviZLJuMCZbNLixf9Zoj2x0x5K2gzHY-qVpelT2DOw7IZA0IRryySCKA2W8cx2GWzglxeGJ0VeCppevnXapqlxyInvMkPW0oqA7m-gluDgCPhWj5QFfoliajDnJG0nDyeouFog9GJcbnjY6CvD3EHvs6eoXFgu9BwuY5r557x8xU31Qg6XmdavjE2rJJPLR2MEfz3FxcA5wIPT8NYuA0rqmvb_GUBoGMkXLwSWZRVP6XNrE9eIDaevI2dEhuGUgDGKP8nBnMDA8522eEIjso_ZirK0PwBobSz75ZRO1TiK7nQAxhJg0rgR0cX85uLgD8VrgeLUVnqksGX_MAeUJZRMNKGoUTy7_DNcyn5zNqvUbeEFRzyDCZLvdCGt3alI6LAKsZoNn44FMwjubR41LbdGmL2WbJpj1_paw6kGXs021UfLq_NNFwbgoqcU09PJbazbc3UsyNcl_zdnpRq-J2erKKhkfORFBL1d11W6QH57NWYy1kP1YbIF-UUmHDZCMbMKBMranewoeFfdh3UYDQkWESncn8azzv34kN_w7NY88QJEn_sQfgqjf_Xb04kaaN7aTJUr4vU7svwIDUq-vTG7HrRVANyNdHwGoCg8TXlh_pq0UPyZKD8svD3tPVx0tloJ2T0vbTsbg6ST175HvyKc-vPxt7kyQXD4Hf5s6y5DKLKYw=w880-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>The Fly Eye Dome was a very interesting structure . . . makes for a good photo op!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="407" height="306" align="right" style="float: right; 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In my newest addiction, wool applique, I often order patterns and hand dyed wool from Primitive Gatherings – they have shops in both California, and near Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Our route took us through Oshkosh, so we planned a quick stop so I could do some in-person shopping.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="327" height="233" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2_qRfwj3NV0OUd-1ODXjLK_-MDtw6a7_HoR_kKnhWJ3vZAZ9LSwTR1BCn2BwKg6Kt4RJq6iL1OXmqbVkLMP4ZbeLL56c26gZa8SU1ky_BGhnfD0K9ILs615_TfsMqzQUb19zd7JI2gU_B_GgUPH0CZ502GyQBpLA0UM31CjEgYz-a03hCR4cTTJ_qfwVhhejgrt0By-yBL6Y2QB22KL7ImHhLjmjhux-LvwftBv16-d9ycU2t2CEoCls1UJa6ZE1TVJ9Y2dJbnT5KZ0gONKPXzPKLrJUqUmNX4aD1kbdNMCpBpTYokw52c2H65eawJ4_f9TrSCuqaaCBbwYA2TkBu4SsHWgbMvhBBFAmYA_I5rXwGAuogztTzMd8bTmbiPA78GrzEObEEjQq3neyPhKsMT_jp49CnF9P-ES-Qoq7AYSSYQUvp3l6c7Db4jSMIFVQoo9YZVcmm9osyJhTiB3-gbGfXJYskynGSRb8Pwq66dLnqTfwM_du0zoKIBydnYw7gK8ldvFJm6LFTFSoF9cu4YXWdjtc6-MsJ4Q9MXYfRqjx0hGKWPTUCCRxwsAIHt5FTjaE8u91ZhRuBHoFnQCb7DOPaNpHrpIgq_5WTSj88S0nCQ1eRy2Vsx1a2j7ByJXyE6C0AtzdPX-Q6IYr4cgX5hIOLIa4YxKSSHIhuLv_CGtTPxSLRFyW5djYrbN1rHRQu1IubFbe25vFQKJfRsE1Bo4u9LZp8BvfXTZmX0ota3qDE3nX9Q=w881-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>It’s a really cute shop – and bigger than it looks from the outside!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="506" height="379" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/yT6mKW-J3W_t0oZccT67RTkMsOCoiaZfPU8VUJQXWNr7Wddp8u7Y382vQVACdfOwyT92hWe9O1rWgpFB757sHSXJmi2Ow3jzVgaK7smBWpVaSiQbRVxeSF6VKLCpZyriaoh81weVrgJ6-930de9pQA1ppjFvwO4YX3k7cwnD2Wyg3mev90ebpJE_lnTDm2bsZUqpVEsaaGABbzpVmpSwjOAwl4sov6OFZ5FXKwGpw3bcKBFdxH58iT_yeaRfdFnVbnTo7bbrzTO53TeWpeFDp0pDuxQhVv0WMh41Lwc2PB6mszlx_Anm1EHxzVPCND1dihjNZGJvmeBKGubUkxiPbYwHZH720A2j4iGJPDn-dHRBiDiRgGS8QDC-HHHbT3Udbh2wgGWoJ28Phv967Ihklkx_G0pgkmFtnKeW_Wt_DF_tU2E3K4SIS-Cz-kpueJcCWM1mXyMmgYpRIPegxkzn5rXuCa7br40STadxio89J9hjT2SyIZgz7U8pBcV4j0TIeitJSmpc6JZ6SU0hNqXNjygNGCGTdue0Ka5nYYWfZa6FJWL0wa3IKnNLaRSXCWc09RMpj6FvyfYW5zigMlWBGv6vkgs6JZsSe3kif6tH6GmaoaVZikDpclJE5R8jQmOgPhBnR-HbLX4dzACgp_zdacSocQs4a7ANuSjGfdSMdCOz_MSSVOjUe0xZLhOaLndRijVyik87TlpdDi8wG_ipe-UXkEQcOstbrliUvoBFvwNYR68bRg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="255" height="340" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PaCBOuVAs-AJBzmmGKSes_E5YcfNsSOXX8TrWeynX7eUCuBHN9k5vR1NXkflx3g_ANHR_5olJeW5EuKGZwjawtkgPD36IzBLBfqEyFrIByNVApcU-XWarUjEK8uR3oh2SSCqTFcP2b3quN_DmvR4Sq3wjKK-zg0nXNY7MasXD0gcVyAFkgc8-4WIwwldaGqMIrkuLP39b4y30YHJopmCpyX9bDDIopyKYcljdgfT-iAqLhQlKqxMyrnSYdnuT7PfhNbW1uHR6IZ-ncWMjdr40iH97fySdGLijKnPa9kWUqEFDN5_Fp9S9iKnV5rzzWQM3HtwMNBQD_qk3ca87xrZTPUh9kVxJyMBq9HABnOPzxse3hFHPrXKGYqr68kAYlDsHUfK4C8k11n-3rDlYZQv8wxf66h_eqacvtRIlJIV8Rh_6lEETpGQlQxxmqTTOelRJvzY7jj65OO7MFdqDA4T59MQrAdfhEVe6sm_LTtUGd0nbhry6ZbyfdmJ4bPv0dzOScKBtCW8MWC1HjFV0Hk4KTpwh_2PcTR56KJM4dXzQfEdHKhUGjORphg6xtcOj6_pRYBDOLUCG4-zuVY7gY9JKcllfjsJfsOUbPPeMJcJGO5OhAcwQ8QWmm8HIKsiq1-Ao-nnzK37xL2raea_iPx7ntdNS1xRT4uEqkKkxhzTP4zGdIE3VOz9UlROiPAVzrqjulyM_TQprBWXO1EGkHLpHkDy43mJ2IO6a_Hup0XXimIuCmvBJg=w471-h628-no"></p><p>Walking through the door, yours eyes immediately go to the neat little stacks of brightly colored wool on the shelves, and the beautiful wool projects that cover the walls.</p><p><br></p><p>My first thought was . . . oh, I am in trouble!!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Continuing into the first room, there were shelves and shelves full of wool in various sizes – charm packs, small and large bundles, fat quarters and larger pieces. There was a sample on the wall of every single pattern they sell – all numbered to match the shelf where each pattern could be found.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="514" height="385" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rixHRtdpwqNpqz7CbAO0JgG6002Gln3haFV-MGFPdIM1y4vy5HrQsfZ0tVf_oMXcK-xI_-PXxzGO7cOD9GSBu-VKwJLIMU0SGTqi-MVeaSxLgj5kFVL1XLCFyVwShc9x-Gp2Eb1F0pzEtcQ0eBss1LlLAx6MUQWzo7DJjLzLltg4UWL8Ijt9dcU6aQ3yjuAdtvP3w6RAgu9_tYSlMBalpxnb8kvJORfK0wSKgA2jeSBHIyZh7_KSCYb6C4ppG7qLI4L1aFaIFNOtm6hZwSK45ptcVHk9Z6Un1ODN75LVB3uoB49GGl2uMObMIL3XnBGnU5ILvYOxTsYAw1kFk1Q0SFhb2162-0iXasd9J9vikrVBYWXojMrHakYc5KxLauYkv6Tah-S2qMs2UwzEyb42fTzonKEyxGRdwSn1ClrOKsNDkMwl11varqJkwTNH7qfXppSmwSU_7mICHmxBlbrEBhQYiJMvxSHbXZxv4yDINYdcHhWzPoOUmLuoTtm-eG0SkdeL2uCfqkVtSh5kTtnFypCQd-rRpo2FXQRl5c5igSV73ZLvXU1Ag6ouhprHlF_oN9WfHxNe5dGJ47VMOI94MjEy4Lzy3LccowCdcYKgB17GaStLTzXKj8QVKIWYq0v6lXdB7WL3na9Lne6WIgh_UhiEW5coxz_0mTBGJnUJ0unfSa4ga2gaQ22xnBuiXYbL4kRPXhHbfJbRa5_pbgTPdGPymhyH3NrECItsKOcCR-F4zCIYPw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="263" height="351" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p7_lfuPkDKK-mVX6qanLygLmg-6ceRGIWKon_9YOrRwYwfeJe_Pj_jjajM8PkTVl-m1oSgTw49BiFCc9M7G_sYXQTcDO0m8H8i5ZiITZVT0tMB9KnsfUeC-MOcAfqRm2frG2FPzNsiuRlHRU0_6-Od2GJYLVWSUv9-VVyKnHUsWTAFnjeAjZC6MTyD4FBdkViJAywiYU4sGWay2CWN2-ZP9P2BMsm4AhQeSrLyeMPLrfEYfKvuxeRe0x8n1qD17VRvsiiwFjN2kIy8onUI6OehBOPR72VWSf0NbUPv_c6NcQkZpg1yJ1FDaT55dEH-4qnBNrilRGeS2fRNpf99WBv6UKmOtbXYnUkbnD5_aO_AnW13nHm2UDDuKKCZwEeBowkyQC0Bn7DfXQxOaBScGFnZ86E1WRY6Roh0GoCo8hTJsLy0WeqZwkquQCToSkZRp-9tLUWTvDcuhQ4o43QJgRG8zLGmaTI6yBWd8qSt3CI5d6r6uXSZFOAF0pyp_xDZR0oLBRmax9d37KDWl3gQgjxMB7o1fDuLKLFXHEemMXU7wtSP-vmZ9c4zNNvjPmp_zMNg4PEazMza0RHLCeEAR3nP8gk6dNecgtHZm2BIWL444jHb_642uH-j5HSb-S1L20OnzRlwWKs1sQ5gkflwRMrfBeegtdWzjIakLy76P7i7cp6e5r3LhWZIOIbJCP8zcoYw4ZSQsxIuGtE6QP4ciozMUokSAndNPnH7FljP20ki3tMSLV2g=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Yeah, definitely my happy place!</p><p><br></p><p>So much to choose from – it was so hard to decide what colors of wool to buy, and which patterns I wanted to make. There are many that I have already made, or have the pattern and haven’t made yet.</p><p>I found several that I liked!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="511" height="383" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/NiK7sel1lTL742d2ZaCMXnDJqTrR6VTfIYbqA8Jx4DWa6dSctsHqA2dlXJPr_FzT_0xKDYYJyEhpwNyEkdOsnz9FfL2cvZH3kWPqIDdLuESlpAYrnIHrRdnSd7rk2w3n-GMnMUTqR1qPj6ruLhBc8f3ZHhlt7f2hw9wMRJQpwzfDAXWv6k9Twxq7GeX5U8T647e3-EpZk-IET4CqBBt5lmaV0eKavHypTvIwEnqpV6wUymkJr4tyxi_HTCjyfb6TTXLDGtUWhUxusgSaNieD7325pdtWdEpl4fK58usgVld076S4Chpl1DgAqRHR2qlBg46YNRRUKITOSu8xOTXxxgs5uEeyIfh69bL2v40nxZ1F_IGljl6kpLxw42k_LfyLlg4jP5i5pQ-dFiJgI7byAtZAi1bVrgROjdr3VFtqNWXgVQhrLAqlHKnJMEqA9Yn2z1aLV63MXzxTDa-3JXKI8CgfQUK2naTGE9UBSsLLBdhonhCVVYjqvNBPADDaxAKE-Rq-pF7wreUcqBuPylqbkop56WTfrfii1rG3_PMnnvq1oF14hG-MnSLZpz9nBnZoMhcrdl4VTIbVhZE6s-rGZXMCWSpETExen911-RSyn8OtCuONrUxOICuiPqeq_9oa7QbBD3rbVjAXYg5Jg9dZZw2qefRS3XMIySfk6So1TWzwAI54lq5AvRIZofD1DY0cepCycYH56pxUUycnP7f7zowFfqQv3AkTrheSy8VJZtXI4fyOCg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="279" height="372" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/M28CDt-UVucoXhYrLaLgXqflno89U41cMPzRK92-rRqKaLHidbBdVv8C63NqgX_8CUs3_Qux57HnuZQzPl0-0cp5t9uGJ0G6fC_-elpi6Zita2RAxbTrb7BYjQMg4raKqXZFNP8wSk8r9OzpHm-nJxXxAv92nHX2ti_N2MtFw8EkuvX8XeS6rtZ-EFd68s3u1DgtkdczJAXYz-4gKbZHKp1G0IGBPo9kLNTU-crpx5wLiiHUJCdLkeTNEKLBDovdnet0_L0jaf5R4Ko5KxGM2OpX0TFS-QJC8VY_RWWLQhKIVsJpo8WC6RqTo1DkhGI85_y-fc6A4kyIiCS4NtEagpWQ5z7ye6Ph16kUBK8xUhiVHkI_CE9zx7d9FKz_uFXXLyqBTeOU8wPghgDQH_ChtPH2HxC8YWrwakKNXGIyPqttCInpSCnKwUo0SmNMA9UzJitBAZdjQAabVGupIIWN2aZDO-oSv6o2GprmA-cKAzWs_-tuFuTkg2p-_0mvR1ugwQua8I10cAGqd1pAUx9JQ0JeWuLXXEyf0tfezMmwWo23MbIA19riB21S0v-mrz_exygqVxct8vlV-3bNDKhb5jXx5LDhZJy0jJ1jEMzsEBpLy96KQFaYHGgjkK6Ohb4y5BkVmK1p49tf2qyd1fPyltO4aF-oXzn8HEsadaVZUXSvup4O4AyCtIBJmVKmKOIDVvgjEC6aiJnvsehAeRAn5Xjx3OSuFnRHlxh4FcYQmmoxpCrFow=w471-h628-no"></p><p>That was just the first room . . . as I moved around the corner and deeper into the shop, there was still more wool, but also some very beautiful quilting fabric and patterns.</p><p><br></p><p>I was focused on the wool in this shop, so I just admired the quilting fabric and then returned to the first room.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>After considering and reconsidering, I finally selected several pieces of wool and a pattern that I’ve been thinking about for a long time. I think I showed quite a bit of restraint!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="395" height="296" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MwiCoO-i1rk080GvQZBvOXuuWWgC2sz_3hy9993mOrUD7KytjcKzhCBJ8rIQ5sEmIyy-5BD-e7X4Ck0DeKuk5JOCaFYx9I2PjWZ6imdQ9OcmC2xbR_iIylpV5x-XD-CyFCZ7AGjZmsnGg5SuonXq_19pBCMiX1zQM6PSuC66m_N3Ehg0u-JDiWZABtIol99JgUelorBtGswT7qCAFs8E009e9g7qEFDzBT3It-7Be1shpUNuCXNOT_wtUebivFos2-cUQvtnd4QBDKiog-a-tsv-w6eA8OtT3qAG1Cng3cFP9abxo4VxsgsX1E_tfJcKa1IZyWk1NjFjtdA7s_Z9sYitTW9lcMRK45XRA_Py8-7_6WijkKHuEXZt0tnuhP1exK4xVuStzvBxJhF41u7v4cx8yW_5_udgb3k4M8NSgTrpjJRQh9nMg29-AOR06NATM0OyEmgkj7J3BvvlO9FF7uoTdTes-rL3IRsu0Br74qGLjPMHz5GyPJzlB_9p6K4WCGNxacNp2_ZfvXE-2TztRl37ZS43p9WQBP1wv7-2iAiER2OUq9UyOn-ZvtzLuvV16HVIKhmSIa5PsPQdw1foA3uf4sVHzQJ2gYlWzqCjAUE_NXeinsfCsV7jsa6UXFbb2NxXMRAro15n50v5A0VChzi-qapZU12Q2AgHPOl21t38_RDuE-5Xvk0At5dyXoGhO7noy_sEJzleryxLfL_pBdbo6Q6vsEtibHcOSPL7JRpG1QYcDg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Our next quilt stop was unplanned – I didn’t even know there were quilt shops in the Amana Colonies, but there were, and the one that was a combination Antique Shop/Quilt Shop was really nice. They had lots of unique fabrics that I have never seen anywhere else, and the people who worked there were incredibly nice.</p><p>I bought new pattern to work on this winter, and I’m really looking forward to getting started on it.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="428" height="321" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/y07mYFy6LLMCLHOp7IPci9syP1ey1nM5PFQAXChABwy7oromYyh73wWaemVIRnSnc8QKdnlheHfHAt1Ar9vM6Nh-PIrlhM6Hz8caMAH5Ig9xFghatmGb_jEyQTZLynCS9xFZ8N8Q_w3fgZXDul_Nz9rDMcyIWlF6W6fysrkO8PNcJ0d6TFfbBqR-mpPQONxokV4LW6RkxvLrHouJwIOjY3q-5r1tE2DS4pRcyNQ7u48-rTvP2JZZPWwTHm5hQFaXxkEEQfkezFf8cOY9evkLiomLD3-Ybr8suX12jpXzkjEP4r_Y4IndZq4LmX87N8ONsVvWFPUhGhctKcLhjSEKPwVBunxSDwhz6NOyoH4aEgY7FpavxDsCL6SJbDL7zcyCGogOkVFvHfDqDrBYFYXQS040Ei38Nz4tRqRTcm7Up6KRlVpZ3i58GTe1kxPeK0NlgGsf2KgHk1piIoXHZxY7xk6u5bP1nGcUNjPSBCu7cUo-x08JXXlva6XUba0utetBE4d3QfRpVZeIgwNc73fOmuEgwicRiw_NarA2VmvZ7Wyj_wXaUIfRfu4W2x6JcusAvt54aVw67R4yE4Dxoc5aYPRulUEirw_58L5e-EJfS8II-DkdZFH55BtpG-X6NaZJYEZSe-kbAaFtD88SJbhh3GbZPRCzgpv7BhAR5DYCTJlqrmf8AGGXVneXDvRnxKOumR4fnB27w-DRIO4HK4M2zeTjfMaU6FlNbEUoHIbabm7pNGnN6g=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>In Winterset, there were 2 Quilt Shops and I visited them both one afternoon, but again, I couldn’t get motivated to buy anything . . . I think I was subconsciously holding back until we got to our next stop . . . </p><p>Hamilton, Missouri</p><p>Quilt Town, USA!</p><p>Home of Missouri Star Quilt Company</p><p><br></p><p><img width="265" height="353" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bkZvOF9uJ1IwF68pYdG56aGIjvSZ6MxFXo_iKFAU3YM6XKbSijgSguZauZu2-WC5amKsElYV174l-d-7VZ1oaPbGriTOM4mfeeFUt6Em1wxVVTLS2yAq0zcokPaYoJZAxB6sJbQ2VaS81Kw8GHFDJ_NDKwMrJ4kw1m4sXzYca-pYA5xwvgFgREcCg4SbawRhlucVxzkGYz99vPDcVKRb2_SDhN9d0G7SGoAjRoLdHXZ38j-jHEYX_7foAVndefT5lEhp7anVVeCf07EgVs7ZbIdu0ukwrYRqATN2XntpkDv017nQvY33yEzPDSrxu9RvRMhyDjh2h2TbxBk-pf_6Ejek2F-EvcMtQnTTiT6bT1rtyKF04oY0w3aqlV-uDiX6C_4Z3GzG2xwQ_KDAl2tHQLxg7x_zUY21FsHdq2bDVXzHANq_JIa90dMDlV7jMKUPuno0YPgCmolVAfzEFIOdjemJx2TYs8u5USoGZQvahhPPOtXxZH4E-M74l9FUd1wRZPmV7HYenL-deq1e5NltQHkK-VzqbFO6kTEn8BQQg71APXOzRgyXn1Aa-_MrNDfKOOHDZJW5MI1joLvGC_Ey8n5i47sGhjyhlnllUD41DLqBQzxHblaQSLl2S-9FTTpf16Bdkx9YN_mEdbcxLYESF0Gg-uyqQosOTjFcAHKrMSAMVASSFreS0vgVr-fhJFKLrH3e9nDex1-MFepqVrcCqs3eUZeSF1rbQf8g7PGzCI0FMBAJQQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p>It was a fairly short drive for us, and we were only staying one night. There’s a cute little RV Park right in Hamilton, within walking distance of downtown, and all the RV Quilters usually stay there. I gave them a call to see if they had an available site for one night -- a Thursday, and I wasn’t expecting to have an issue.</p><p>Then I found out that it was the first day of the MSQC Birthday Bash, and that the RV Park had been booked for nearly a year!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>He gave us the name of another RV Park nearby, and we were able to get a site for the night there. We arrived before noon, did our minimal setup, and headed to Hamilton for an afternoon of shopping.</p><p>Missouri Star is not just one quilt shop – it is made up of 12 individual shops, and pretty much takes up the whole town! </p><p><br></p><p><img width="499" height="356" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/QoYti4H26WAfQQ2GGZr9PkHXcqGpzGOBA_pdBgXTikIa716I8AjwuHUdYCzrxARqvHypQKTnSSsUY9nYkV4leE3tA-Ib52WVpk2pKl-7rMtvAK4rZ9o8SFPtD5ujcUmNCD3HHHSL895R2RYGNr0uF24a1IR-3KsK3n4KmpECuMoIiWo4IN2VLHHByaTXBikB-Ar9NTNbb2lu35QG6PZo9i1i2qqEUy9OyDBAGXOnKmikQQ3EjdAEe_1AczIhHin0E80bbagQgqZ1gGC6JTd-b68wotZI5sDgyVoKwrL08Z8GZhYAtTkHJs2hEFQmPyiHfQ30RrIcK2v9yC9Rj71Agb7gWOofXgAOsER3kn-xWr8RuMYGoJnb504HRxGmgZpIKgTofOJeWPa2PM1v6RhSDhdLNcYanJR4innmHlttMkR8S3wMMxcGXIEwVxvdryXNKGFZnJftO6UHPg9v6KuSkt6aJh8dEjfJ_JzY8tFmsmD4a6R91ys4AMdvs-UMWE7JAQVns8etUG-c4O4lE6vErGIUfzGpaYDy9B0dwe99C7QqpsyLUk1ivgJCW76Goou1b5jfzkQtixwjnMLJ8ZE7AcbC4TKKaxWJ9AyrURx5RiOmPYFUNibS5ghAzzbSB58TohgrK496OYq7Hk0m3CdvfyiYYibYWiCZYun3d32cy1M3Wkotr9s4919ty-8WBCMaFKH3xEtCwKi-0gG7EQ9VZTWTxWfZWwYXCI_3Xmt37Yk1KK1dMQ=w880-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Everything was decked out for the Birthday Bash with a Hawaiian theme.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="228" height="303" align="right" style="float: right; 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There were sales in every shop – with $1 fat quarters and selected bolts of fabric at $6/yard. The primitive shop had wool, but not much, and not many patterns, so I actually didn’t buy anything there.</p><p>One shop is for sewing machines and accessories – which I didn’t spend much time in, and then there’s the “Man Cave” . . . </p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Kbfz6InCFpqp16DwEdrc1S2VrqFKICrl0EGWP4cu1xJHIsuX1zVxlOVkDljcL9gPygG2iivGurkOPzWcMqWPBSN348RFh6Z5ZlEXiq39j_87bv9qM9BL3VCFNNjxaIJ75T3NCBWQ8xS-JAP5Q-p1uYr-oDdjUyu6YlgAUO8Yq-9JbequQ7eR3IT8860QP0T35CqW2QzvzGjPNIyj1Ee3dLP7-Bm8xTn9tmCAHuOAbwCy1RhBJoBsYbRxAR6ys3HdWsr_qVidvorYM0gbePXzyhwx5DGaA-dGNbN_9o-X2vLPGPlwq-TZalww9HM7b4O2JhQXJm0Ldt_1VgnVd7XWIVBQcRQw6bVYciMC-rE49QC4lGavhQJNhIJBgvmZvirFXEbElkoHTWlRhEPs15d2977NMjuStkIWGc6lKyIID1i2zAcJRtbr-Izb8s1WUsukhKpgRi2GeDjmpkrN38mw0pO0VYZDW7ekZHN8LlNZv14H66puiCN51ve7YOpSRl6M2h3kSKDo6NeVR9s9NYG6phipM9y4Lu3JZtgg9iUBemB2mB64-IIf8tjrBoN0AZnGm4_imIHVWwo89xwUjik9T5QS2LI0mMAzqLqpDjyHY7llyj_OIzPr7RdYi7MyBd4YPKHBoGojLYSGo-pddkheTVAG6yPSFbOyTc_DLFJLVW4zXBnRCwZ02PKZ7F11vFCcKvvQqzj7ReBqnnIJKm8PauO1CVXfxjTBQrWd7QXQvaM33x7UXg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="276" height="368" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1rT7iRiL-ZVRJtkxIE1F-2oF9CVAWMuz6sts6uwa_YjN8hGiOfFzqPe_pFhuJd-VEZT6OZFcrVPZFz11o8IU-3LOOYuFgA4U4XESIQBfIDZcKubHsBoWZ8SfR-zOjNBVGF95wI2hKy-5b4jXWac6BVLHpxkLwbRgKisfpujPl0Rm_ifxF4l2mMtLvv4hNx6VreyEnZoKnM_es1W97S1rIRqNlsOj665_xizh5KnaM3EKdrpayvuH1ad7hUuDGApS_kj7bXpt_69EJdVdyX29w4H3wlyY5ojlZ31BuxDrz4HEcM2SFNfVbp6ZVZ-ZlXfx7U1sn2ie3fzj-VxxHkwhsB9dBcdCVKEUdhQWOKY5j1gmy-6b__dlt58Jf3r4Lj-GmR2KUeU58o9jTsS808L7CW8LIBRIy9-z8NEnfVMKP7fQq90QEuCkWRIXwzFlihEqJdVhAxvqDSKaAwJ_jimqe9HXhblqnSm2J4vwLroioq8xhAD_2rAYh2kRIsr6ZFMXOLgLWCuHVs9_NDJbToKHFg4WagygxR5XrfZ1BJ_OuYQzWaaZCJk-I3FfspMIMrU5B20uPPFfakhbkmi-kJVtNYxgtcAoxGDQGjjptAGpLdxdyj2UyExOpEKfg-T-R0ZilXE9iRj8U9rvTv9sg0GXYSnCd-FrAprqH11-2gzz39MkYiR_CulaFdiQgchxpIdmIkCjPytvK0lBk5AddQh3mMhF5iJlD-H4CKrRl0uM3MyYU1o4OQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p>Complete with comfy chairs, sports on TV, and plenty of quilts around to cover up with on a chilly day! Tom had to check it out, but he was having fun shopping with me!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="197" height="263" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IOg3ustfseRU6pTi-pPcbIH4acY66DgWE72786IfhjLqnp1E2K8ib7LdlToCFarYaT-zXPke-ixUTZjg-kF2Z2gjHyEr-i_AUGGUmnYjC0W0JEAnA5b0v9GoBjRBigmFTBXQO1fZewkRVJ-wvv_DqN1gmOI62aCCmOlJuL2t_DGYJG-Y0Sw9j_cToKezd4XVJqzRoVR10Eu6ij0E0S7mk2xNo8bMIprVuL020T0aspNKIb7AJmkmIABRn3Yn8aUah-WV8DrI6nYtgCwEPvjv5eN6QcCQwVemNXSwiw5g786sYxWMp0m3ngb912ID6L920lkk2myAbb0-6Z__Gtx0ySOft9dWfTA2LRbkjqUr6aA9kDNtdXRp-S92FDvbp724Ow21R1VLsjfT5ZC4ul9a32pVi6xd6lUtJoxACcRTooOJ4E5XviDnH3NPepcPMTFDaiJMRpI06YcMSLduJlOf5tmsggrT9zvl9L1m421MIJURfZFl0fiA3rWc-4KvTnf2bD4Bg-tyTAyZb4RPEoqTAyvCs46J-JeiOIKiqF3DebZnj2yTgi_UDlVFa0FoSpDExYX1es_7hN4pZ4RO8Uu0BMkAGEHpR1znHTAsPUvc_Pl-fe6tM_fXrxWK6q49T255yQLb8bnsTNdCWrXMnJzGAj1b6Yro3VuBq2e5RebCIbhxWzGLP1QMjagomHkYIuf2-zr-cTchyi1tUMGfhG_BPelRbzlag_f-ssIOmez-dZq2eRxZ8Q=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>There were a few other non-MSQC shops in town too, and we visited all of them, as well as the giant spool of thread,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="145" height="194" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jmkDuXZyEbzImnH-ME29e3XeD_xjjJ4evug9amoe7rVTmeUQDBYT2DNpFlGLDao2z4oQ3_PIbdoYSRtvqt3UaXvikH2eQp-KxNvOBvtqj7TGH9Ml9QoHUSldzJYGKeejuLHLdF0xzc1sxYpbmCNWn9kV3lfec3EJbax5V8u1_LgC3t733dMBVy-yeyPihAhexqmARHzOw5bR1G9V12KPWg8b9pQJUPvPDdsUFUm5ItyySmqZnYdE83zaL5AJJxlttbsSwnIEr0HHugmoC6OocdKGncmSiJpMMqebtqonpBSBL7OlgEJFm0tcMmrwpf-GhKrL2Yk_zAhkGrTcHpVSLmOg8v0PC2H_7iOtzs31DExqubYS3NH4-CvhDx3MpIp6QKvaTKlpKkA1LMaGFhQ0ynBpg6j9FkU9NRpbbamxH2TKa6R_5bRbohDy49qaO1u-6BhgUSiWhVj75aAsjxqX6L2y1X1SEu1NmD5RCajjRjuoEL5gPCsu5Ctzaz7lmxi-C53k56GGmIspd69bzjpjFGQfoMVEPNuwTX40psKTCWJBVqu2a4CApSRhkg0GenwzXVcZKLA5cDpg2cbdv7Fob9SCXuI1gboGrheKlZe_9ugTICt2RbNi6KnfTdg2m0l1F2btK3T3__f0HdeAYJFnd1swwHxEJ8_GLAXjdN7JAhBTJWDKaZAnh2F_rlxsLxXSBRHEu3cj1p4zGxdA4NkigvnTYWuOLhzBOBeRLcAejRuPdqdMpQ=w471-h628-no"> and the vintage sewing machine display at the Quilt Museum.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="327" height="234" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5k3Eh061r3QI9X5JeWL04_WJeVQMdCDwnn5WHUSYPWkWfzQaWuN3-Gc3_K9K-uBGLXWPohz0vYH7xROiYftIvB0PPk6w-Ph7z_J_ysZpki7dMCO-Zkn049n8IrqFTClkGR3aKnHcQpiONA7WIXVb_lTZp_gFZjq40pn5WYwuStwr15raoXJNl4ItXI-7pf1AJGUeIlgcH4EpYNSe_kojtzD6kN7ym4gZA8w_YoL7xaxHEePpdzN2tJiHZfqBtM7hEBa6FFSAzpVKltCc-5_rWVM2bOVo4gvV-ZZNiC-g9DSa9jYpLU2pA0snawq5W_rj69gkSi4dLdX0x-z2vlTejlurjvkEw20abxjhZinFrkm7TRLHb1DuBF-KQqUZdjOqv7DiyltPTddLuCjWZuXAjlEEDj9eyPJLAQ2R_scKFtoLtdGKqlpWMuPWp5yrmVdtsWZxyfW93UYu2Xl7mdJf-GbfaLbO6MSu_xYfbkFQ4poiLal1VLg4gW8GWPhRzZ9AA1Ss6v8y-mAD5mB8yzqEQNPIpRH3HLXe3yslhwTpUHft4iIX0aDjJRLZJMOCj6kbk4eK79AixHIAvXy-_4G39EhU_1tp0qE70UD7qURvyAAwniAcEeSOZO_e1KNMyjY7GBfLTd4nUh_DHxy-F3nOxUd4Ro4fkJC2R8IDAuf7LIJ2KQITqcXxMpW410LBsf7LiYkBjzKg3vGaS7GJVzixTgzXnlhc-0Xz2ZL-627D3zxrNgbb2g=w878-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>When I found out that we were going to be there on the first day of the Birthday Bash, I was a little concerned about the crowds were going to be like. I needn’t have worried . . . there were a lot of women there, but not bad at all, and there were hardly any lines.</p><p>I did pretty good on my purchases, and actually showed a lot of constraint! I did pick up a pattern and fabric for a small lap quilt,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="430" height="322" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/DGxlI5itB5n-0OSMuIrrVk3X7_mJdPmEJMgWWomjLMxAAHeMKHAqfqpRTWEMF319SmGvFx32W_3XdjBHhE6cSNM4e0-TtkNgaTldd9nyaUptk3uG9BILruM46BSlz8p2utOvWoUB0c23Uoqf-MU3DCw9UIBa6LzxPB4vrijt_CJTM7UIdS_0thJnw_Rm3DDNJiZa3N_HiH7CBEAkevynzLX0n7IFUL_D6xxU0AgMcY-F5CWZBMhAXQXY82f4G3xzIYSpYwcQdCHFFTg9hpGGokeNg64ZxY_9cGMJ6ZdGwXFcA73GVNOXroocX8eMsIDKhF8FMDS5EkIRvO0DbiNYDmocP8pf7BbXlIpTrznGSLfkuYCTz3WBQqmG_5ykwaiNkcYghOMdYmpoNu7CozLMNKTSG4-OUsDa7PErjOrMR7M4L2p-zc_kO9w0olb507PVhnpOejo6T_zchNRDwPAmW44r50hGf5FdwM6w4r6m_7fyL34YQOkpGVQCK1wD6GWE1CXwl-gt0Vka44c4GNcrnb5IIX4-Ka1DX6Ofjy2zU-xkXGOzsQBWnmi8cxXYw4Loxoihrw9AGdF94wYolLYjfmKtAFBE3zSYMsCVHtOF8g65IJP6TXDL4C6KUrsTR3WdGgbPrfRJKdqoSnLQHVCRtrt0h8CwmCX1bJbmIshp4mqesPUWYKhjGkC6X3oMhI66iN_T7rgwq7z3U12v5ZgKOV4d7CabbZJ2WdYrVDMbqRWQgDcfWg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and a nice selection of re-purposed wool plaids from one of the non-MSQC shops.</p><p><img width="410" height="307" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/QeDZeO2300BDYUXy3bZxgkQ4P3y-bQ7sCCseWMVM_K5SCu-rHb9zIx9I40NWrAtgbUeE9YdNuqKYTuxTMyzGvOBtA69mBd0vTGYlT3qGkTUqcaF0yj8R44GQd0cP1tRcvKDyQUI1r7X1fWwdK0guF2qh_SkkVpTI8nIiWGCQ_kC3rP31J1xhtTtuTwY4NcujvWfaqQLqOnAoF-AKUIeF49Kg_ja_QTkz3mQ-qqlplK_c8_NEuUknvOb9C5VEYEQRDWjtwEVmw5jG4xke6M0qg6el8UO7Leo2V-5cBhPlBReZct_qSk8fhtUC2P6Uh0FoiVeqtidc-yrwgp3Vikz2x_VKMmxiQJqjRIXIUZP3HV0zglx4oM2kzhNl4Tnn_nPEo6EBcsas5lhfCFOCc-JHdgB7nVxiOmwGf1c1L55dtoe2tGVhEKcrsSUhII5rqKltFeQXAkzzvc576sDruGybqj0wHjbn35H2yfGcX372VPFSNQQarf-ieAJuYxDNABgS7-CTjrug6A3wTrOuhdWjq5gtoWQGyB5r1VaicvpTonFS684xqlZNNwN-AB7dhgmzGSs1SKAFlglJlqF6Ih6jOJurO0hg9R3GSmp3luQEawuTWsusT7RYDQObhaDAxfOwvUcL8Nmk5Ckp7yQXp-Z9m_EdRecOMqUPwcaLIu7fzPBr-B3NoO5PJ2mL_OdvicP1GcfIBrWvgBkUu6t1UMAoecUczqu2iHl02__4TIjcQ_VwPl8iyQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>I also managed to snag a few freebies!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="339" height="452" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jTDGmY_8K5lH74MkaIORC5abOo2lg3IREn-pZ0whGONzgZ0ytYUCBatLOkfT4_Di-dDhQBSgCcQ3Zqwc8c15w2Iv0K_Az_PX-YXkfzUnCbnTg3O_SvW3NRPlG3LyvMwvIACeV3kSXKXlO6xeY5iZWIYRJwHYzkdkTNrNYkkHcgDRvIumKZkWtQMlEs7b-8_xwd4N-_xDM5klZ_cEMqbM_IU0RYn-_kGPXp1o7yL-5PD1RYipLuegn0yaRxXKhMbWOc_PVAzmWCEnol9OlElguGBB_lwZEudTpxMzEPcRhY8Rsga669CRdklHJN_yHa_WhKZKB5vHew26Fayq7UjqIVl_85BK4d22uisBplEnNsizaHmZt3dp8DLzxGr_KTclUAg9OTcZgtJhewzO_7c9hfElQCrp-Q7-S9ZV7mZt2faMwCbGHNZo2lmSg5qXE_DAWsm3ys-uzx9BrlShxry3cc51hCGMlwMgLYDMtJJaoVqwAH9-UKr8GCRJCPtLTfCjgjap3Hxf643laQzXnqb3dP_aaz9qIsKp7NMsGvSxexziTVn8KUbwhH9O0LdGSI6R8t0ONYRZ3aB_sO4IOx3h7xdLYWKu_4e88zLK493FISJL7vt3dTJyHLbMC9rEopOVyxWm60MMWXsmtG7t7Pw3BVQwhpms_alXhULrtJOFIWJHl9hVdQe35vYS34R027CB6ewLPs7D9ULr6thQYT116InSD0vhWY6qMqmZIxVgh0iGdwdp3Q=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>It was fun, but we had plenty of time . . . we were actually back at the RV before 5pm, an hour before the shops closed! We ended up spending the evening sitting outside with the neighbors – the men, anyway. There were 4 RV’s camping together around us, and all there for the birthday bash. The women were attending several workshops and classes, and the men were hanging out at the RVs and golfing during the day.</p><p>Tom and I sat with them around their fire, and when the women got back they told me about another shop in the town before you get to Hamilton, and said that it had a really nice wool selection. One more to add to the list!</p><p>Before getting ready to leave in the morning, we took a quick drive into town to check it out.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="435" height="311" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4CbWQGyoMaZNyrAj-kfslp-ye5PfDr5KK8E9iuIOBb2Ii2COjhaIDHW69nGJPlLHImEF5jtBwQs1ci0npM7SxwvZNY6ESDwT5Y2yB96znZsuQzxxLN9PjawiDtPUkRY2MT2ngX7gGk4AJRXUY8YYpmrCKNNWWBZEEvg29EthBLXj-VPJvTlI6uUzGH8Fw8eBsbp2AXs-YhxYg-pnD_IOtBItjY-7HYNMRBuwtH6g8PY-Tk9Hwjnq2Jza4_NPuKbeJVnu4p4g0Jmp5m5T28mGeCAOaqzjhihMt6JePJZBYCy0hVZ3TntopN1zKTrz3hgVscRyRHcq8lixAHHIuU95toZFTreQDyeA_hjd6muzRGswn1FGuOB3Fa1MNwAxELWvzpR_og7FotJLu8B2plQ5cu-RaKM-gQHyWZsDf4ekVIW3CFUg_nrBTti8Dvmz8J2YR0JsG5eEinYHtM3PfWRp5v3-o-RV8zRH08vNdUvnbipU_2FZ55aF8Z-HfiBndxYjHYMQ93wFwavYluJfZ7bkjvzNkx5cNkK6g7Z5CWKH4B4Oaa7iI674trjXCoBYSWsEV5UuONQHuZGkFlcEGovQgeRvpb-eho1Xu6JYvXwPcj5sxHTOG1d4R-6p8IYDTc8g-SGfvpFtV-k6DYdGLkxkN_2g71hvS6RSueESAyp9MFE_Yb02_CTEbB4ieivATteyhVtemh2Pjvhr2hEtsp8XXQ2nkJ4h6MZVkmIIM6Cm5YD1m9NoYg=w878-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="512" height="366" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qjw7ENWIAs9YcWTDUUF_bQX_LxCPtIgZ8ZGbBbbEfzPl5EGsV_NqFUl4zjte8I6HTohm_Bl-SBLrsYlrtSsFw7b3JUc4UHjpptm9TGzdV87beQTXZJputgrx0Z-f2zT9LocNzTAZsf4iOCweI7rF51dcotXzQ3TFnJI3fBQaPCTuE_LhnzUQuRnHBb5j6nKU0STg6VEyA4dcXDdJgk8ZReVv-bwMTTzRixOn4tNtm6nycgUD3NupvhxsllBn6T82VCUDQQkH6zxnoS6KwKhRm_jtP3ROhKBD0tHg7qK1s7JKgCT-QAIA8F5PjuuSPZ7Ol6NVeOQvi_OM6I21O6iEIwrwfUDWgAtLQSHhMv2wnci6lTkgAsXXyUJUWQhkD14SSPRKV9Lhz7fgJAw59gORJTgnpV9UF8NFiRzi_6H4wezQAOwQkMACSGkCeco31FIx6lk-V4HcspZZ5ZfiY5h3qyXxKErnV8sJLXTwyKsaFalMgPTzG6mzXjQ6XOzhp7dPaSY61bxRzp9I5p_NH-gpnA1JKSdHviw8tK_uOmC_AinEYoDA0vGqIGk2txTIs8ul6KcEVjCdVNQEz2m82A1VQ6zziL27iVK_NfHApWMvKZridjnRwi8G9I0MD6cr8CwJweBuM7CqTsNcxwkuZ1QJ94fGyvwROcMzE3cA1dkvZE2Pv-pAeRJHBHtRY1VoQRf81HxdJ2LT3-fEEeR03AQTpggElewrbKEyil_FihpgyNXcB1Ffpw=w878-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="259" height="345" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; 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We settled into a FHU site and paid for 3 nights.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="510" height="382" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PUeDk-48VmuMC2Co1afzpBSdQfVNk8L6ARaUPE6mO3vuqqTVAGn9Z1_E7ZkfHKQqv7toth3LRlJeYJCax3i4BH12LsusMJigd8vjJuqzQp2tLluIoCu-rfbLAGEyeRDWc1rnbMCxlx0IhhpNFdnzGON7VZqMuHAl5zVOSozeXiCLZ_DvVTPMOrhuEVHBpg-TKfVHmqbu8ZgpafSVIkzvaCZdkkiUYDm2YKfkCOAAfTW8q8GR2sgberGQQs2IvGpgIDn4zCNd1zDYvrFswj49QTMjAg8a5ZXR86c6M54TQ8NNrPmyZsQ6H-KgAZx_tJcD_4rQfU9zWHrbacChCWYzLZHJ7KK3XRuV1iW1IAnLhGURhM6ROI1p3ClVQeddDkmR29ghF_1299_mTYe2Z4K5F_OxAq7ATVZpjsxAHWY8Uj0GKzjYf-FmEOJOHB_eyfj9J9BmJerZpntXer2ofhOPndvGdLMmDj121NmSJ-C4c-m_f8HFzsYmrIG0V-YjEaF1EDVYewjFwuTIBiH8PFaIxAlHQ68nNzSLSyxvJWXC7vvSGSvyPtADHnRqj5f8JX3keHUqtaGWEVOifEVaxSNZLscOeniVg0Inalg0KwjY1CoRDsR5HmAm3H0G6Cpc6ELiUPB04aHkQCdxj917SCEgLlhxCZYR6wU8Ag67f2t_spFn_wJV9q1t4Vc1agXriKU1Vrcp3A-0sh_wTA2tLFMWYZ-azsjcVX6x4U1kE1pRHUoFIspdmw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>There was actually quite a bit to see in this quaint little town – it’s home to the birthplace of John Wayne, the Iowa Quilt Museum and 2 Quilt Shops, and it’s the county seat of Madison County – made famous by the book and movie, “The Bridges of Madison County".</p><p>We visited the town square one evening,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BlvrVkbEG-r73V7GK5VT72nk4j51yZtEiO7CEZdGd7Vx6518uEOY99nur8heVR02_xbMk0xrNrWfucwDrgub3bICOoBWDDCDxSksApAqkZ3Comc8RNVUvYsFXPelFRMbmoHsJuBapJ9D1U_IsRpNw25D2eOtYmkPfAK6yM_nrZT1V70Crw6Rl8GGYO5DnHOiGZweXBaETLtwdvyDpXQDWOmwAwDb6UwwPZ1e2W3sSkpasTliT-YUdBtLr1Z4jooaasV2wCaTFOB2ptQLhFxjqYqdipke7nhTCLcyZHTDG19x51BpxWxw12AQmaEAEaLzaXLIfb2gVXYgfu_ox-cYLlzQT41yS0SmkIk4jzVrAkx9Fi7niBn4qjBkRiRQDnO7f9eCjLOzeerLZNGhAW8tTftJlQeG5RccjbKT8XqDxGBwEwXy6hb2b6vmPJp4PuYZBDTxvYKABxRTV5k-eOGwvcKfrqBXRfbcUTthgxYf6Y1SZWZEnFypWPKVNu0ul2g0J3A_AbW2tSJ9DP2qNTIidq9LSa1dDDJM8LVdHJKUmlIj-C8NxlZCXnsnyn2ojhdx281scuW3ROiLUIWmr_Fx0VamKVakHpH2ZG7Ng6qaStRiHQVIhja60Oo4OftN-rvOMgdX1WRInaJTCh0R4Xb2e3imyIb9ijJuoHl9oC3lFo79fKtbRoKJr-ufZMxx1CnbqlHTza8-CXVvScwFdms_7gfYJaXJp86ihDhHfK0WTNGZqxG79w=w418-h314-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="198" height="264" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jNyWZmA7VS_cesdBIXHEULScNvd5gbehb_qT9tuuKpSZ29rhFVIZ2Z9W_uFkQTIwONQBGzXpIArHVGdGj8wedWI8IgtOvXbFGY6Clm7PACqygi_ve12Yu8NfSl9vefRLP5tekV5hYTmG-SQy9GP1KMT-8zg8jMwG6MP5FUvWFcUigl0cQApIyNCFdqwafIDELYO34wjVPIu0PGT2_mS0uOTzaewBYnOwXN-bXM_GlKSolsxQChzIS0fPXW_VQs_YmfGnxDtbmtjskeECG_IVZeW11AtpfA6R1snqWlYpmidDEEX7WUGyOQqiRw4u0ycqFT8jIH2XpBFWdtdMApyaJfOQlHgsL1v5LnDDceMllcdto0fUeljDYx6aYwNmnv4EhSheP8huZRqKfhB2MxNfl-Zir7ueTFmS2uQkUliEK1z1JS1bTCHImORTol9j-7vXG-QUJSBql6s5tHh_evPjiKLLoURW5o8GOX7yX_uxP4poDxRGcwZcTtpS0vR9QHlG0oHkdRBkyJbDyx4IwiQXIrOFiK5FUVKP7tOpCuTpoC1RsnsA3AAolv8ctaIpMwEvfLma659_rTOpDrSJi4bIcWau5kDX1iaHqgwl_ZOWkpuEDJsfasszPbKOBK5T_R0HOH3J-PPMg9MTDJdb8vZw4-ipkbbt79z0jVd4Zj3vMo1RRYhJctFf3SdSW5E1LWzQqvw7uXxitHTaOkVy28NHEz_uSCehh0Xv5nnYQZO_JRtjj5BoUQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p>where I looked around in the 2 Quilt Shops, and thought about visiting the Quilt Museum, but Tom didn’t really want to and we didn’t have much time before they closed.</p><p>We walked over to the John Wayne Museum, but only visited the Gift Shop for the same reasons.</p><p>Plus, we’re not really of the John Wayne era . . . </p><p><img width="267" height="356" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/opPd3d_PIT893SduFCgjB5vHhdRBeDy1mThjUa2z_43ni9lH1HpxOqkceI4ZpV6c1AiMrOrTh5WsUSL00nMefvrwXGEWTFgA1He9ZoeLjqvWOyLb8rkjSBHJ7hyPGIYMIE-9AiyXS_DlMlsnCynBGA20PW_9xQ57MROCe6NfLvFjynV4aX4oEqsByGmYsw-8POclD9EZgxWsf8kMr8amhfLeJ3z8CWyHgZe_osNrwVuSB6km3YPn53ZooZq7vHJht4S2w8uE5MekarGOpaEjKWesR3N2-5exBPNMA_4Je1d7Hf38VGxWJeO7Rcgn7nStXxbpnpSZAzbaiZXJfASHX_aYgB1UY6zYjwCbD_w4sFRVQG0ZYEvll7l_nSARf6yd1TCu6WMOOVAsSEuvfdDMNhwreWyRW9FOcukBPyyWionSEk2HyQc1KkZcd-MNJW6wrKOUkQNA-4ZNYc9wQFZmkTdkjFqjOxknGwsAwPx53HyHI6LOpPV2hQmhqeKxKhxzMkOhDhHT-ziYESLfqS32rfkVChIF-gP2iEMmHWBKBOEdJzIX-sIhmIu8Q7lcb8ZvyN-S6VzltuLQ_bf1ZiSSsbBTb9WjpWvaT5DmM8Lc9zp7dEFhsTwamebOK3eimgY75P2msGxCTlyg2zTqqaydd0ZUcPFaj4KgLqJxHa45Gn6tP9lRXDYA6OjHqBeKPUwIrrA9xJblsF5Arkyxtyr-57URoTcFozbvY-xc5031o0rM-lXLjQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We walked around the corner to see his birthplace, too . . . a tiny house!</p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/irZW0sJSa7p9SSBLaRxAZnAwmNAAjPXJmEgxt7KX666CxVsvBXG9QTd1tUtUjzPPhJTlaf7Y6xWIgbas_a8P5c5hS8YS5x7MxOKI351FZ_tFm7bNep0N91QKX2bOn7KZ0X40MTIV98LJz_BX9wcH2EimAhnAJBRieH_zwJaurCcg3UYL4PwXFat_M1kDBKKOuVFpsYYqXNSVEc1ePqunKsdeENzRgF0AxN3kxaXSoGZWgdNqBXeQlS9dK3l5wVnfkGgbFmgXUkVY2POUaJyJ4ydBE9E8kElT7wxE378SXKewSBPjN6wn_oY3EGM7ULwa5019UXmpIXHv1qSq3T047zCOm1bcaURVOhAod1SJHvVZT5vaRrfQLJLyYtdjK9-v_1m1YIonZxjKyaStJYCL-AfJKRSwM9L_nfa1x-Xo2w8drLSuKcb2zWAmREDW3Cho8lsED4iqrCN2ZmVc2XHKquQCKuLKUFJKYIlOQ_McL1njNusyAvmzbDQSkUaUSL6ZnenQ3WqLTBbtfh5-JeF1Nuf2qERALb78jYqeAq36OTb_-p8_BkaMuIN-Y1nZkVuOE7_RjKA8koGOiDG5OUbHHsxFC6aalEWNR9_g1nBcO9InqdsCO48ZzawH5V6shdteHB9WzI59rzayg8Hr3tsyKIWTj-YM8d_UoAJjrZ82wdle8QOu5AHJrD0h5F54Qf6Ugvwr_9cSWFZMg3QhpWG9M971n4eynysI0FlJa39h8YKQf9reOA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Between the house and the museum, is Freedom Rock – </p><p><img width="500" height="375" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6wnUom_0ZBnmtrutnVnp0dGfVx0cWNhDI3AC15alGfBtL8LgGRV2x0u4PpdAtM7mOk3FHe9IqXoTh-ZUGDDa8hd36V3s1JJFFOjDaa3hidk3nMglsX4GmQ7BgAfDIH5M-jBw0ar4HxgmIwjwDZsfG93YHdAjB6MQwJOeq5iOyR39NnSeamgyDr4kurreR75oa4ePKoQagV-uV6JSV2gnUUtFvVOlLDYacCkRg60mRGDM_ZJeSDs88ux5bZdto1ICYdrCcI5y9X9EYcDOjr_LGfEiq9mrV1QCNQZN9d6sYC5IEnplml-wvRb12RDxpd2CPsVdBOz0_Hrb-YrDBI3Lk6a0JvyDFAyRICa6L-Tp4SeZglaQ-jyphMsgxLyn5oq1QgiqwhIDSElia25cZGOzknlbpn3s2J3STGAJrpNhhYINP0rguml7FJGT8jcdSFIzU68QiB-ZLIIiAf8mW33CC7jesjZ0LoOstB0IG6mFy94yIpdcFVHoB5scIW5qqm5Iy_HgKQpmVLAvTrF2afSvsefBWZzPSuBXlnmvQwFISs5VDET8437UJ8X024lssocwOvSdJvwdmOsyHD5Sn0WvnujH-EbsaCc-kiLU0QhTw60Ce0X3x2Ob8VBBZKyRD4HgH2o_qhJrKR9gz77F-TuuYfy2AAvvklKku2LOwl9NOxCkkAdlTOXlUQUKTRaPZ-BOveSDlwzmGFFwPSkQqrJT8C3nkLBxNBWVHQk9HtKIAAyjWEkRsQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>one side honoring all the branches of our military (with paintings of John Wayne in several movie roles in which he played a member of the military),</p><p><br></p><p><img width="424" height="318" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OMM3F_sAAR_R30X47jsQA0JcXJ1X_WAoqCH_mfqaDWdLDN7CbvHk9SlPxTTOoDCdOtMeHXOjayWrVbR8tSKMOaR4LRr5GQNgmWGzPUA_kdZqtQCLQSjv3Obh2VDkcMgeuHGF2WQ9xxxdq01oOdmDy_ymBydD2upoqCZ9yMqqGY9sZ2S9DIQxWdRR4BARsB0ZWt1KtBZBwupVKH1O5D0wCXkgZHDCv99TJBszP7DGuQaRS-o-vg-Lwvnf_OqA9K83PmrtDwq4OyUGB_R_GWVeTYV3u5imSXBlG0A45FQtDGdcEsYdkfp6BdbcS2KIyALJiZl_9FHo4anTWUHYhUHQCzYv8AmqaI6DPm15WMttAlNOj55CXh2sDZT5nFaNJs3sYx3h6Ib3kRBaJB6E-mE4ku801KTXDclZboE8-02wTsUMJQA5-BlyUWeGuOgy0YHfltVrEXEEUCVqK6hlJdfkjr4keMCAtflnPnEy-GTSP2tlxo87rg_hsPF86JOvNXGdEjqIInWmetYPeVEfX9jsp93rP0qd3s6LtT7DN9QT_9ffulsXyb87sBbMCktvGkwr-ZJY7GB1643BpnQKPX26Fbnwzq6H7btuF_GRpVfSyo90NeZRwXt5IC5i88Wd8O3-_Yk5KlOpVnXc4L2j07CZz3YGPPEyKQ2dfcP9dPKMDdNolis84_yDUCHKwjSFOrlgv7nS7ccSugjeCGArQziKYlaBYiOvqt3M5EXT27G7RpclxIKd_w=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>another featuring two prominent Winterset natives who were instrumental in development of art and technology of the 20th century,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="463" height="347" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/hpGDMZDJAoNmZel4XAsUX8mPQNjSWp62I6wV4bY4dxoP4RnoeKJRDtRYJt78Dtaub90jKOlY_82qJZpYsCPO-1I43JMERs0SDwQMOconCAl8npbYjFLeIy9XKqXGS3c0_02d08TIhi47FUHLC02NxiabY7stJ9DkKCZkrNZJ-YqllDt-C4X3RoRzWE0d2Gu3QcKeMfKtgMCGmw_ck1GDXdhin8FZ5QLnHygE7uoHW1cnHvWrwWUWudud32cUcQpl22T_vVXGcy82MPX-ALWBtvxQbPUeQ2OTdk8kfAN-Ula1vt-58S3_WIuXH7bFO0DVJpMXtGh6Xx7BPSedDvORKL5lrBQk8Y95Szkn7H48ISCoEdJv_HynM2WWQnQK0z8Cx8zpuQJK3ZKj-jZX-sz94y7utvngKMqOsNxnHJYDbiKgi7fkjhG9kfh4UQ3GtpTHOcG1zR0FtTymzOCIlVRh9mwIE5axNtRLeYHv4hi-YbdwETHxEZvSDQZhvkMNmqmdfdazpVCSRE4kw2XdhfOlU4wHVXoMtTsMN1EWzsrfF-beJ9znL0wLyErWa2jZRuyv3BP2PJr1SJrMEcJRKOnZmBgu918EGDBuSZe1S_vfrN8lHu7LLNk6t4RxIgayUI0_m8NFnv4S1qsLyyGNJylSMrXWFG_bZWxFyA7z-MqVBEBGC2OwmsfMPW4RCI5-ED0UNPPv7PP4PA6JF1oEX96zULo0vN-F_Ud2W1srIWHqfGE__gcylA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="225" height="300" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fwO6bdq-b5bWVlrtm7LcRBnDZSvqoqfA79yDdmMZ51DFiRKIsOYux1Uegg-c6bSaiM1UK-yGnjU78GBw7wNT--TMFGZ_GfxTkCxv_MlI67qM-sdLTPE85iy9SA0CLYa11OTM5R-cy6-DhzIxXIH_UtHKe4ZmlO7Larl7m4uN2oPEgoqNe-bXMTxGoG8In4sOS_vfY2ax-NhmJjBs2jjB7Bkzw2LqL_4ysQlP5oOTnGt-V1oRPoP3mic-N_vNFf52ZV7ZIpmg43elDl6LS1MRcUPa3r-Km84J805_6DfaOfVIWnM5B-Gey4GGK-i6aMpcYYXJ200oBC98Z5zajY0-Eqsi9sBhoGQMOsBk3Tkui3edpxD8laZ1pIoj5UWhzV1lqE9RPeVXJNhtVH64sMiggbatrUmNLgdi5TtXZTegd8zbYe2yyE0vArPjLeaLVRZWnjmoTv8S6JQ22XgM9E7wmIYjXDy-0-yOoI96bBzkCX3NNyrjRkuK-l6Y9Dy82Pi1IZWie6KMP3Co_w2LbSkrm8HEeMhHjMxU-ceUGmFzAJqC0WJznLpibxsS8SzdLCURqnkpG7onWCPul_-2lDHk4w9u5yp-bdEHiR2vLxzgmzH1HMlUCFMV1GPr3rZ5QEDQ_hsLEh4nUnvWtZG2BpFoc_nypEyWjTn9Zfsf0I_sArOXblD8GPM_hUDYRSa11di1_eiHQJnJ9kwH3oZKAQvoStdKE-D5zNYxIZAHFNC1E52g9IFB4A=w471-h628-no">and the last two sides memorializing 4 local Winterset prisoners of war, and honoring the Quilts of Valor organization who make quilts for veterans.</p><p><img width="242" height="323" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JMeG4wuddbfjnAlbpuubQ40kqrthfCX-Z0gbABCaxlA978fN3M-QFAxYIK-KYRHz8sYluhueJ5X8jIT6OlpNbrfxrv3w2xauUxgr5SJHhhJXQuFedmW6QGqB4Svxw8UfBmRUe0fccFeQ_rIpVqz-NIc36cypma5ORdtsu8MhyVgDYGt3XoVr2Aw-AB49HhiIET25P3Ii4lUf5rCVnWaa6Lu9_rfz2UxUDJbd2rSEjBEDF9anTvZsIvcC8lQ4jw12DUPMsDTZx2U8i-2JiqBW9XlUYmDSRpweUCs3ztsKc58F63UbD79bukBdB7L_c9pmcb21U_Hgba-8rfpADjFb0qvUYNk8Pyy1eYzNYDmMZ19ywMERxOyOEywd3NUTM_9iSqKzNU-cze0KCu4n_W3UPax5ZdXYENzSE9kAaVwrbvhYGKoR8z_RhsFWUrBSav_1SLr-JPSvYOcWi231DFIuWY_Z-0PKLQF9Jqcjq03Jq2LZ6sulteN6edwvRq_vmFa5AYuv61YUt7gtdMgzCfozMyaxMa1_6jVWrtS7n_tCwt7ZjFwK48gEW6WbvvNhJyhH9qSduXi2_Mr54y8gA36PFnAd0cT_ujL1WtnZz4JqMmoG9kBsbJD-qhewHWDowctq85arnV1eP7MEZJTVY8T75e7csZHm896-Gxy4pguNEHAALXCwqeGR6cHhwsIdEu6XQn2ZedEvA0erZKvsvRXpUwQNsDm72HnChwsFNmxlT-ppbW37kQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Back at the Winterset City Park, we were able to visit the hedge maze designed by the local Rotary Club -- </p><p><br></p><p><img width="385" height="289" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/s_gUrsCCEGGwaTx-ckn33hUAjuqFvZ-2bf7K0V4hgX_gWqidOrXe_9BSzodi27YJZ-4yuxnsaCxXzKuNMdtj4DOv4X9EeGSpVE30KcDc_mVbF3-e6bV99G-7xzXRh1iAAkOJE64WjQeXVhs3_QLGzI3DkuiryEJwJ3vA_qFXYFYsfFRoD_Ug6IB_VjCb6ljsyFAduPTMPM1jo1wGuMrDCSgaPQ9XHB9qXhksYVYPSqDTC4eq9I_XkcXBtNSLpwZxqNr-vvzyjBzPUp__m6w_248wAAWOirgoDJzRAfESNR6wy35C1AdHhQmesp7k2y3RaV6TBAPP1n7yYv33pY_X-BzjhL--gwdyRiGmcMtA3gfxcPuEgMVanVgkQqys4lYCDpMCvCRIu5FtxURDI9kGEYNGNx79oGLZRXnOaAKUjT61ZKC3m21xGLOOVMVNXAfuGAZPWUvXxac6JbGGCk4xjpHHKXSJ9M6o1NqwEAbPPNOyKQ39-Rh9bqSzWUgGy1l4XzDanl9NqWU7pRUqA1yAX9kCxxVRrL5dGCEMv4_GKzkxzdurTs5J4oVhvjxz3KHEKvLPYXxBZCLY22cd_JP5f12Mc4lQStGjKJfevZICnrMUkmXhG1DfzGlykqu2r8MTkFYbfxEuvSLuTZHBv-x8Fbxir2n_JuDkaMLt_lqRjW8rSP3F61zLWYZOGtC-PP09JME8tyE9ERrxti3t3FFmurck7keRT2rc3FYYYpl3YRdTNj8RVg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>I tried letting Casey take the lead to find the center, but she made a few wrong turns and didn’t end up finding it until Tom was already there, and she could just find him.</p><p>The sundial at the center of the maze.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="300" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/LTTMohr7xfk1vpfi1UL2K6cvedkNVGljr8QnJxnn6mHS0C0hya4Mjbg3pQuPIKF74QA-i5Up5pacBs_ghNbD_nziozyfFyNudGj6fsrBQ_YqLMui0mQ9CtSN46SAA4mv2dTCkDId2TWI0xqiZLkx6O5TKZFzLhVVIIb8ehDyRRa6iEXvE1i7Jow9-figKDYTdniM0wXKZgbAgKvQSWLM4yVcPp0MZeXBmM8B3i4Kv8Uu7pA-QFaMd7jt-K2FOlaSvscDSXqWQdD54CLvok0pvm0MWhZnJGTt4vUjbAjkr-u34M10olYbDtjrV07tRzrIoEcBOBwFvNurgS7uth-zZ4XsxZQh8pUoScfhR6D_OHprXa9t_w69XLzLWgosA5h0w3oHO4M2J8NtnX5sgUL9Lb7WrbEfTkzyPoUkCI4gHSyIPZIgEGRoGmq5Rz8eGKv_BzcGYt4tErCsT3ARWY6z_nc8zc4jd2TMDSMRG9CYQelFAyx47Ob5yweXhK7208vrz9mvQfdzg94pdn-Ep6H_lSV9k7nChSUgCy_DIoSBsRmfDszI7R5I0Af3WvcGvAu-Sz6j8FsJH2HbiuGPMdJtGrAFjHiqaJeqEXW8RMeZ8vBw_XZN52YyL6sE5Tde4lRkTM9jjK3ckNfhwQtxoZIhT49FrUvQiI7tubFKB6V7KpAQacLK8AQnrvAvvpaXlZWsRhLkFs8U7VIV8DXk5q_qVbUGNGdC1qonix7kOtRvfqW3xU7__g=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>The City Park is also the re-located home of one of the (6) remaining Covered Bridges of Madison County.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="504" height="365" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XixLPJ6_7Ztl4oPPpPfD0O-SQdZ4HeUYzCeHOn9lFxUVkbha5Y_Om-szl-kEr9ZGB8aPnajAta8mEeW2d4B9W-dR5S05C4aGLKyrJ2xcnVwYA2BOMHCp6psrnDyNGw8rLC61HV7Z3OiraNY--vUuVYq-Qy85Nn-E9VfrZ7NRodlKXmYwK_Hk_Ay730qebRoMFtRh023HLifothrkRP45Y7GvzTIR5ZUCNO41eAtkIrnEkprRyH-rnHQalAL7wZ1a1tEm5Cf7HWjBKpv_VCe6wahLEjGwsS8w2k-q42UoO2Tx3Cg2Tt_WcMgQDEs7BI1z7PDUVceNiAB6Vx-dq5rXwRd_89WvbXYdrogo83Sx4t8oQWDVObe5aphhnwJ-B-6mN7NhIBvey52PJmq9HsTlSPaxwDzUaDLQFK51AnEDu_F8Vq7nd40OInTaK3bJNpQBlz77gxPWJX4SSVKe2qr3TXJmU9bUkyzPfFwaGaiutxd_5395J0R2SEOiiIdTF-WeCsHJz4IGjmCiLxwB1b_4hYCOgIuCU4cPUTxi3idstgbIFR08anMr2ZYSNd_pkgKfEhoFkLRGyDp-P4UVNpUQJH7UMSKXkdpVSmLxm7kyVARO-Nj4c5FN_i9efu7xep6WuxCa6JG89SUABI9PLxCte1scCbPjXfDQ6G5jMwNPLvQ3jBnlQN1tmz3tn3lbpFW70vYwxxCBI2O2QNQeaj-el8pZ58KWlunX93P4P04QaV2KgglS-w=w868-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>The Cutler-Donahue Bridge was originally built over the North River in 1871, but was moved to its new home in the city park in 1970.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="454" height="340" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/upCj1rNlPTJ0pXuREYn50egBA20kWK29jM4-VYTsZCmpYTO6DBcX1wT0Tb3lfWLcnyzbZiit23hU05G5VQrVgZLqs36dQ9CkFYWoXeafiqXn0hyIQnwNFmBXA0oD73eRsZejCDau1SNwoYT0YZmiRsevI85kC3BY1ZXhy4KPUYhKyf2apRVsyLNFE1LddHoxNQgNwTJ8D6i1_6zkX1NWEuUkeddbfc2TWLPgSlDPmfDblU3IWDEfez4kxYLddr5oWr-t1Xx9bKSIgBwt53jVEnwFMLLGHCvx680iNQLXgxMyXzkEdKtlv_e2JWKpp5C9SFhdXHMLLor0y8COwFK4JlKkgRcLQQ2W7xX75jcHoEtPaLYCrMvDdSj5lSY_HnCF1Bo-u4nZzO229LQ9pkc74JGVFCpcUQtnCvdqqauiUROL5Y4XSFjrq8Qa1Fj2DagtJ0twtg8fCSKwG9Nu5Vs7Tl2-tj3qSQU49DKAqQV45D0KkOvv-tFoRYlGrotDukhT_xUsz1AA5ci1rqFO6YZpg6nDqJGgkk0B9jXjEYUyEleWTezcOaSxLCSb9-a-DIReulznN1IogZZAusfe1mLGbUkZ28PhpCqfZM4dnhZjP9z0uDOUqj59_PEo_nUsEsAXj_eM0l3bq8CYvI2LrTksOWJmpqckBoxjVtJssRcq1hshqrwCRpe3x7eLpAaXdMykOIeimVzOe4wSj10zNlqvUKVSQCdTs5rWizQYWvm4XLR22RMuRQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We spent another afternoon driving around the countryside, visiting the other covered bridges -- </p><p><br></p><p>The Roseman Bridge was built in 1883,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="506" height="379" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4-Ui61Dmi8ZFb7hq7GfhvcXK6M3KDNbztLqKLf3G84w6WEiZhbFqlm2Q8nkBXLXT_DCAPn0cuiuFj8eawgSMB8OoSWnkgQ_td0CyrSVrf2DaVvyPjHI20hYA7hg8PmUJmLWtQ55x5YheajE-aUB5U3kh-inXPQ4gNRnvgYtlss_KxocG5zHNhPlXgDRn8WkXSRkhEAugY4Am_ulqUQLr6nkz6M75vo1JLko8PjZFAoJiQtPOcg3y1YxMsEVD-jwQZI3fV-ZuGRZ4t4lnkWKxLScJFZVSl0TWymSY20mssXzG1jJCJ7E0ggfSDdqbZULDtCjK66RX14SEpWB2UZgu6YsZ4ZLEuxllGTxmi6rxtXxlLVAEiuKgP3wBaHqvAoEzXxUZZxOlvOs9U28KjcCZNzQqLrLLv2Fat7cwYC8Sa3L02n_AUB6azzuR1braMasvzi6Qpz6xxr9VbizL_sh2DrrWChebQu6BroHOUf5mVvenJkujnOoPjYt-Wbk-1JnDl6dAwcepZidUoQoGRWUEe5cfGJfrF2W79k3zbHUYEvi_l01F7zzGu-I6oSBoXVR819Ay0fvYT4KkgklsF59MYnDARaPIjosr_c8xPgCkClcSPp4a3PzW_r6r9He-jiMzbC4JdPzXpG6mlmbF5EHUehGxDl7tum0KrasPqMCXF8ligr2X_Tpec29TG87JqW1HlAMl5ZLb0snm0Ni83GQGztsH__6w-d2fxv5Wlce757rKn-btFQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and is the most famous of the remaining bridges due to being featured in the movie “The Bridges of Madison County”, and is still located over the Middle River.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="414" height="310" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/W8bylMjixz3sVNk90WZH-CjSPI6Aec8He2LaJF4_r4bKoHvNRhqQC68uT739GZh9s-BOYaVG6lauROQbqJFUOzeloqgHrExuN6JaWrZpICsTDdIUcreJfK2QtaZ0_ZMLG6edLml-1LJzjkk5ByRLzJf61iebr3mmcgHvkVCNA3VPrfVYN8sEkGHDVFHHuqcqqTfxkP9nXZCripjQPZM_3FtsykBYc2M3uinmlYq8WgTLeIQPW4o6c-cvdi7HMbUzIn3CW2MZ7Mpo963ad3AgJMFb_4N3GxDuc7xmaDe45OKakeit_JbXJ9BnHyFebFsim5Z8YvwKiJSbwcpUteaidJ8VLFVpnKLGFXHzN7bVgnZWZwPvn4dKPd9DLhu8PGSWp1GLIxdZyEmLlOvEwa8J2x33tceBRFpk_6PXpBweqGoLlzE0qSI02ae-uIemQS8UQp045e1ILiBVrCSASedsYlqfG0T8iIZFEamlnC4wGHC5ok2joX0HISzxRqaze-xt99pURSlQaeyFkSyx5y5mgUzp3TwcOjjg1oRpy6aSXi93EiVbQCIPh9TeUQKuB7A6G8ox2NKV-7ZobAueP0LfkgXeEp6n8weDECGP9tGPBJ2Quv0iNfnTl8lnWvz1oqljLW8QCUItP1x2HSlPZBn19W0Lraibb1G_WVbvV4b9N5tOY0TZ5Vt7S1Sz0zsS7f0FpbXntyTElVf7zyJBOl3eRPaPIWJjHkGcIOs3ZBEVCiZbs-v-3g=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>It was a beautiful afternoon for a drive!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="512" height="384" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dVeEqIdenVzL23DKc0yQLtY5D3BfxWobBbWUlihQew4TTHG9KBLi2TriKxrdap9dQfCwO8j5syBXNBfMCF8urdjuXPRcbZYhzsiWQ4IgvqC-M1NbVe8KqWukh1Bcljo7oAbNf3UgXGWgDVzWUTfMARDgWo1_Awez0RHIiCCKlJ0STixEkOh_58t_fy24XJmbRpeLDek-jCAHE-mWsbWJJA9bXme6lerZn1MlnZyzq2bWtEqtawfAWHGWjmXWGxSPQOgRHNxg1HpGYQCY0Q_8GvJkcHlOuorQvmWP-P956tQG3IF88Zlr1NArOreQOQSOXKzvcuqphLdSupKjAmq8Siz8ZHfQNWlby_YaV3UYNWME7a3EPa-UETnnLVZzOJlT0cVFvixpWKDlGm_jinY1FsHlGij-3XYgDbjiuAz5nMYV8n3WXjW_LVdl8a2Vt0E2gniMA-iYxCkHRQipwgxUILAlnwhL_Q8YPPem8NOGzaBCAYIKBjD-T8BccjULwgoKl9LVALbwtPJ4ag0_NbF-8TfPg2RrYcZlYwpRbBbDiERWjbzN0P_51MMEg14uw3tZh4Mf_2-qhYRuVdXX459L1HRRwzMAZax_sDH8q8chWnpgCtiu9Sjb7Ss6ml10Ks_P8fDP5k-UbJr6RI08cDPNpILaHu2zjwrH8PYaZdJhkz622VSXyzTiwlgaIzxZeOh2XW5JTeGpr96jsvLEb2rKHsd6LmGOwl5nnoj7X9_tl_qg-rRtNA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="324" height="432" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WjNHp5ZOG4KeTImwpktsY6Dm-YrnW5VKCBPtDlCyN-X1u3WMGV1E4Gb-Np8EpMVk70Fz5N1YPOXQGURRHQ5KImZS-RNNhiqJDjsLFxWAu41Z67HzFt8FNUTbq6l1fu1Lhb4SeAGS3kJKIFGT7v2PJ5nYiyKLDC0zJXjTEfykMTJqF7mA9RPBrgV4pXaUT28aKT8ivRdI8aKwL_CyD2lCUYZrBNQtAR2EPcMQq54XsQzS1GKt_yXSIr8fmIxoe71yqOq2WBmDMVcgWBXinf-o3rpKLdzJNnJRnmAbJBmcKyjQUEJxlCntFmLPsngUBYiY-YiYtWqyWVs7NjPReVAixZazE7IO1pngGJBpuq5kDRfVuzKavFjriZDTNFooi67ZOIKIcOa1p8dNPqug5wIzut3gzYaHVo5tAsAYsl0FMN80_IXnV26pZP2SmMMQAX_6dj74ip_gqorFZERhibTYwFJHuAFC0INVKpj6YBSvJu0CU8KmUjd9_pbIMHtbWK1xwbfTV4ptMYj1yUnyyPAD-en4mE9Oq2LhWYojuKIjoqkMaAYdEQuuGcHYKvm2I1miSjGls_9eQPjhf1Plwexkh96QejkQhIVbXNak2fr5CHDhZCLg02v79Lm1tDDc1H3HZcsIZa7hcJzU0mVMK5rYxR7N5WfyRwcmyaAcOVlVeI3wyxK-Y8O_zeov657w0w1JRTsDtJKtmXn6ZdrkIDUPgdByU2vBCC18MA_kdZ4Esv1YIxuhdw=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>All of the bridges have writing on the walls inside, and some have areas painted bright white to make a canvas for the public. This section of the Roseman Bridge was all written by one woman over the course of several years – every time she came to the area she would add to her story.</p><p><br></p><p>Pretty interesting!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Hogback Bridge spans the North River and was built in 1884.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CA725wstPG6GuuviMnC0_gSoXZOtyfKoxLJzd3VimNdnT8fEQvVZqCCWUpM3gAC_dRBUsztHnSJ4hucWChz9o45CTqGkRGULct5JyyswzPxtdtEL9md0pCcQbs7-2O8zIaPcVUFRatGkg4dtxI91j_TwYTZcrQa8VPwL7xamn2RbNKsVo593DZHtvfW1zNOtsJxTsT9hZJGuGxiiTydQ8uudY-Why8ALE5OEpOi3PriUxU-zYEvRot9SQSMW3Zqb1OLPEJ25MpH6sJ8BW-GBDRNgENJz8nEX_MvfGxsIbarBSiBsTKiaFuEyfs4gHpkXsGZYNep0botlTl607MfVXT_HzLIg5g2Lz4-OPz0zA2m7jIRQKBQKNsbBTaX2ERSvTC937NUBuehvxDcksh4fXDLPWvfFbGFJVRIVwlrTT4G4WLlyUNZTyqoye6eDLnJyGENN5AU3Z3AXMBCXiQOKbUZ1J5i24bBFf_QNs_l1PCeqtYsbXOFJeSxOW2DO8Y_n9_zofx5D8xy0BOSHozXsYsMs4uhw5wbhmD8B9Zp9q8rzX_gUXaHZ5r-G9sWw3KGCG7itewGQ7ygATrHFtpzx8ym4Lcbq2V9ih7tXd77LWTibccpa8nkeg5SKtWsZeVCkTDv8TmloewzaG5QswueZfwnbZxLV5x0WBx2cBF8tdXzu7zciIMypnPVBVJrpZAnZiHdauKcNSwkZ3UG8mkBFXQjaRsLfhIx9ZlmTYEsCWKFDF-8gmw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="215" height="287" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Koj6HmJNOFHs3FnM4CF5o7PI5pg3hT9EPWle2YVKuMHw_HHPgSCJpDE0tu8Fuu7cDLHNSfaiZqLmgRApx8G00QgbZuRJeW3_KQmtkMViTZbryF0rBwocX7oScNCR6JmIifoKM726As9X8SAb_1Zd75p7fl_u5jn-489yMW6mH65u_TGuw7YYYDZuH7xERicNljcgeolwtzOWTQ9owaR_tFVGzDcdBT28ZvmaUfoW2z7ON-vOmryLs0QMWjf478GtOm1cn_9s-5nZUHZU4-L6C6SU4DVfQQ6TAW8X_kNSvC76nhzWQlLooFKPvNnw85EgatQFIJRAoRJ7zIBEVgDXXyKHFBqCYRvm2eHlESjHlXyqylbnNVZXvinfZtnXiE9U3ZgwBKcQIwU5iPRsH2lJDGrK82FK6KVs13psqpJKJ1ZiAS4U-56MXAptvy-Yrj4TBVM-yMs0H6K2X2VIh_XnBZ7Cy8nQZnAaZ7Kp23bNTFOpNpPWC3QWECMcKmK-dZGxWovuB1IGUhE6yr-vjTpEP4nV-kvPSh1PwZ4Dg1h_0XxpEIDZGBNDiJAKDZvhbRMPQrIlE49HTPEgE93IYjQSKPHb9_zpD1zZ7IwFDdrZVnvNTcbKKn8skwXIqJeMzh20iIM4fEWQCaMwn3jkFmzZ4TZsoFZkaG1WZvVDacR2zPqQUpeoU4VLuWnixIYeJxzZxI1vImjVHfnPiRzCwWakcMJL6dQuFS_iRWmd5UKMP49oLCnvIA=w471-h628-no">Interesting perspective!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="258" height="344" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wv-PgC8il6OOpr8MlN4fS5ZWad8lsuDlq0DjSfIq6hxVR4GYgxnIT9JYcFWwwzBwNF5JZJeQVMbfUqPDD-3tGOz_swfXr9kA66yCww2Dro_-7E5EJnLVeUS6tgF4cP_yz2m3ooHR-2nHJ-ZUenz9zI06EKhMREszyTPYuyLd3OOPvlbLIylU9oZxNWOH04BNBQb7kQAXtgR0QN1oiNMFwWlgzLIhG1PQPo1lHO-LZTuQrWsZuCB0bF2GNpdYcOODCiiw0VMTUrywIgsn9DtmyRoIrzqQCNyEkVMZ2Os3bY08CxiBd7icy0UmBcp4MDREKJ7m3ePwicmX5NKmpZjLM35H_rIIDtJlCevT9puyHMvT1PydybVgljmMSAelFzeRRXLmyiN0mHiuC-SKZQ_IBPvYUaSAS3_vQyYWkJGsM1-TXwuYitKOmRTnUNUjHmg6ajDz_tRP05_6PCz1tmmnFEusUITh4hlsilbJiykInl99gkgEHS-Nu9XcZ3sZWJ280O98LOO-SWsp9emOznIF7fsvBRCEkWBuSpSbFRikCK7hityrL-jwbOgn4SIxGKvU_yVqbVoEuNuROg5ExT9g-uR3YSHzcNfRFOnNerCwOKrd7-iwlDmsxVp_tRx4QDFuE7NKXykR4xh5Cu-03_swNVV4neCzpdLIIXLXOuc5WMABZms9JuFO2EPo-ZGqXqdMGPmpxh9TglNi27X6tnVp20E8w2DpBuQCLfkPGhBDr-MoIVCkOg=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Hogback Bridge actually had a book for people to sign . . . but there was still plenty of writing on the walls.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="314" height="235" align="right" style="float: right; 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We weren’t sure what was going on with it, but we decided that we should only stop at one more bridge which was on the way back to the park, and we would have to skip the last one.</p><p><br></p><p>Holliwell Bridge was built in 1880, and at 122 feet, it’s the longest of the covered bridges.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="507" height="380" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/AETE3oIPerlKdmJCY_Vkfn42vhqoCJDeLLP5lUnOlhC7H4nf6aD7CXsOXasJ8u6-u7EagcqGZVYyCjimM35p7HD6JE-BfvRQVQMpHPvPbgD6acWYT8DfzQwXh3GCeAKkOsMpedgZOXEJFiYO_Zs_fEG3WXYGbqnylPmig8cEVrIMHFHLnpd0N8jDyBiuEQv_tTpgk6f809HefZNJewi0BRCfQmTyLcHibgeIPgoX-i10Ov-FJN2YwlSz1jamkDJ2Ia4sULrKVB4dsq-HPWEbdf08SRoVoLCV3pA8I5vOsaEbTHhFUo_sfPDHRBEcUCsnWTvjNALgl0XVTATJqVmAAC-aSa1CnBgnynKA0R3HItuu8SvBAHTa9527hWL_ZraOYL42taGD8IW797Jc7VVMityMPpSWE7vKgTtiYcoYGfQHMqvSUQAJbIPpZgIE0ufsbr3JC9251PgKuadaejpre9Dykc5ZBcX8IwCdYe5dTheZ1ptwQ17eDjhPKkNP282D7tnYW79nPqa83i4n5OV9prbreVerVeQzdRK_ngXqiTj9xPQSq9MAgvoJd7mdcV9deT5ry6c6dPQOmmc2GFA8w40vc9KT0GsMEGKU_tWS7qT_ciyysIIq6IVSKTVSl8IMVww0X1rqoa9NOZ_g_UBVx0TnLJ32DFMcHJx5-YLMSphMnj78CacELvYPKLv2fZGcAwtk4y3ngiU0ILNe88sL6zpTUAh5ZarEyOM6lmSBI6pMz3vLOg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Tom talked to the host when we got back to the campground, and he gave him the number of a garage just down the road who could take a look at the Jeep the following morning. That was good, because we were scheduled to leave the day after that, and couldn’t tow the Jeep with a brake dragging.</p><p><br></p><p>It turned out that it was stuck on, and he was able to change both rear drums and the caliper on that one side the next day for us. Whew!</p><p>Our neighbor at the campground had picked Tom up from the shop and drove him back up there to get the Jeep in the afternoon, so we made plans to go to dinner together in a nearby town. We had a nice dinner and enjoyed getting to know these Iowans, and on the way home we stopped off at the last of the covered bridges.</p><p><br></p><p>The Imes Bridge was built in 1870, and is the oldest of the remaining bridges.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="436" height="327" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HgGVQtk1C8fy4oUos8vlotCWjic1e_hD4BUYtj7_njM97-5o5Svy14hZW_-DV9m4CwUFHEXXCE8E8u2fZFH9b5iS8k4sG_mZmz5ZVQ1XBd818rdEMIwF-t3Ychm57ba4i982ebzKfwRF9b1LEXYDjLoimHoZXthb2R7i_eiW3a06-zC4Yg8a1jNiQ1tNTcS0Jdg1t89ZAE5z6RZaQIHPF46tqUP0h-hKMZ5pQJhSek2JBabtzzMhwtjkuHdJlsLvCPG0qsDv_FQQUfnneAz4sEIT0VYTgA0n6GyRw-8GmhstKSerf6l14hVFHvUJrd4XlWrF0RHAMdBFIo_5o2a6GniqyZCH-2g8todvQleFCnGbYDIaH8bjieaHweDOS2ZSKJnjQbasRQvA156NDOChO_klrRbMbBb63Aa7-Vc1ASHxz2Uod0mNGPNt187HaZFowrh-WSQWk4uXmEeWXS97jWxkP9zPe5IvjYOCK1YicaoY7npFe-HXQS4yE7SRaEN2l4yPdV5HX-DqiULauHXzDlYyW39GYUXumQx2UQbwhxQAZXvOAQGgkV7LnFbTfFZETKrdLmpeJKoFs4aK4uTl8uC2M1oJFP2HJrhSLfCOt6v1RMpLJS-eior1yoPdr2Yq0Dr7sVB9etpTN8NOjjIKO_gD58swGvFrP5MUc2OP4Lbf0su87846FdiTC8BDty4T_kGG5VD_2cPmeMWEfr3_-rz51I1c0Jwedes_Uen6YgzqvqXCSQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="303" height="404" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 12px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vewxf2VhTMD9aP5IEl0GFDvviX9YsISTu_8q04rsXDFolTE_CGcfptEQ4wskyTgtTPgU3R0Jr0SptQZ1qwyDkEMqnfZZ0Yq9a2kdehCRP8QUsj4iEw37JigFVcq3QGbHOnhovZXdlkKytMLqkBxrI1LmBlhs483C_IWSneiue0-GOLp2n4eujS-q0I0FvVnGTdTHxeOhPuO-zpO6Rm5yXOHvGyiT7RIUN4UA5yEa934_Eeg8vOw9uvyH4rvDm7AZ_7z-LQqwciViSFgt43DtGLfb990na7Y_fxQ0fXcqDHLXYjGQTBPUbFzhmPI9ITpQm2GECHqQqbOguMpOXf5jEkEY5PqNFLayj3NsY96ck7uGjA8nWw57KNCgrg5Q9EDsYfA9_fq2_YqdEcJhGkolJpS7-fLYMRK3D_MxKXyZ2aKkNP5TeoesTdZ97BKaTkbj1p8cp4XrCnIRgq8qMnSsMPw8xzWl33VNNTn3m5TGpDZBBkIpPEogprXqPoDzu-grqBmPCrwhP0yWQP7TK4UIZb7gZjbQGmufjNwTPxAEpFJc2pzfIGC4GlHhRbjCbSGgZ0d8PURlsZiB92H2NfKxi8sjJ8qYIG0xHsHJ8SedwSGegNZHbJs7bZ4lEUeTpRV2vj8sMmCwHkRhDaD7cpdgT2A-RG_NrcAwoUzjTTCHGB5ral-qA73amOpw319h0dNTDmK4qLLp3Nm8dsoOsYiMjS_CTHvKzF_Eg7LCnKwl2cRVrISjXg=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>It was a very nice evening, and a great way to wrap up our stay. We were able to visit the last of the 6 bridges, and we saved David and Laurie a trip to this distant bridge when they went on their own covered bridge tour.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GxrcHWEqufqPLj0UNhZS2LA7O30F0a15ANl_ul2dZ_45SdZdCdldm4l4DaXjcbW3XGIHy5EatixfXYlBMnoarA09C7EBNopoNfpRTci0z-wEqh08VI7J9vmyNDHNeZehFlMkEX3lLolmyjQOfw4-yVf06wLIK3tw2S2ivzcQVKqbPBcg_10pUjfen93ozmrITpjzM3zAqqXyesek8dB4ae5GoxUA8iJwETKtHKzf2ALJ_KPqlGJyAj0CK1zeZb_WLzEXZg3W_cgbZUQIBWEakUFcCm5ZmfOxVAuYjw1yBlzTSNc_KA032p9IiKVgGWUmd0z82reBi9nr53C6nL_I5Z0xbQ3KRfDDHq4jOjo1ArVfgTfsivps6SJM6O_I5aXmPYR8wMrmuxr5fOpl23u6HbGyf8OrGT0XpA6YsCWckGWHng8U9HS9VLLBhVPHtGhiQAT7qftkH-P-ibTnrQWcorsHWLheVlSSVeaVTWYpQlfDLbqEoVM2txrtZzNDKuHh5x0PIdaT83VFQCVv6pGP06TMUkX1h5xcMgMUMf9lHQKNAaJZpACIzjSeawk87x8E5ztLiLdmAQhVryFj3TQSmYpTYGlB54wCwMvWrWuGgLxeXBgSXnCtMfImajsvuYjISPIdspe9PJgwRPZUv-z6-bESBqEb4_8jjCFRibb3hbYiSrUjfkped1i4PAsKvnI6scvlo9hxYJIE-xtwBTWCgS8MlN8xsBbn-nOVGOUnosof4I8hsQ=w838-h628-no"></p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-86487330590278242522019-10-10T21:46:00.000-04:002019-10-10T21:48:18.119-04:00Amana Colonies, Iowa<p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XS88GP02an_3L10STUjvVKwzU1Pl6HDPbJkV4qoNJAZMucbMhyjsR_YQJJp59yUUE2CXuyJLXjElZqyRzxWpUBr9CR2n7ZbFApAT-lOc91Ta-JT3W58_juXtj5bqjTv7_fIG-4oMFzapjbJZMioTWkrGegWDGM7AEUBeeNSvD3vr9K60Apm6lelSL9n00xxQiJ2ZWYya8IiCgMWuFg02YPXdBxJVNKO7OwWRK1ogOdldeVLiabLosOog6H4XJkI4lpif7A4Jur8el1-zbcOfKfR_08b5Ky_AoVUOC_8woRU5-qElDC3UIgP6nyKMWdubiFUe2DYPq3hfldx5eYDwcJaVFPrF7khO1JyjoRWZFDJ9cmL1gfTr4w5NlP8CYwo3II0bLPk5-4PsICegyNzth9QBNuvMS_eCP06wzK3ZPa2VfihtLtcYkY_vf9HayAqqRPdB17PbbQr_N-AI5FBAuhN26Re33rGNlJX_jXeuM_MtCKwrbp-Ju1knxGBLVxVcBd1Z8wB-fmm2QLWqiXbmlxnIEQjHp1pO4MjYvBsc7SP_rCVhlvBnAlxPXsOmEgH08arHIkUlQHBhqvEE0NO4w8THHEebhvCQC1Y9NQRt8N7HGjJyjSabO5hvgNRV5UpL1zTUuWpU2ScC1LqrCXeGy4AAS_Ha6oKaHIM_jN9pV_436bI4i6jygGmQJw2z_tpAEywiIqoi62ssisIyuOCM9GEJWx2eTegLqCPrChYnwPdnGKEaWw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We left Door County and began our journey south, but we were still pointed west . . . not quite ready to head to Florida yet. It was a beautiful day as we traveled along the coast of Green Bay.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="364" height="273" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6Eqqox6_Bp0BVeIYPjiJYDmMGvVDTV7OQPOTcA749RFwL2jXgmamv_6609wFh8I2k1U3LdWg2GlncRDtzWedtN6yOVnfVyd8duzCMpSAOSqpxiLnW0G3qkcwu8NqQSiq1wbl2lGFdhwthZZAYB_uHCNbclM2-Ghxp2dJCAhhtexBQhooQNcGW2zAh5X60KPywigSHocYltv-vMwJMAoD3ch_jUyBBbJc11U0jV3X4hcsAzxOyqdsnEmf5DCT_LbW17SJGZmAucNBJbP8sF10KTNM6d1PpkHHDUfwvpoe8T4AmxeTS6T-M-k4Db-oQ6Ad5WGpKelYS_1p4nYPwhbWSjEy4FVqN0acFzK-J5qaBQT7jUIpsUhpCNAas8tlbvK45mX3ghRgXIphKlJZmrUybjhgf2ZXHhAJ19waZHH7EcSIgPWQepUhCE_r6gRodT9VuBdQDVtzHKfFf_yUBaHiIhKuag6seArcPTWwg8OIMHsOAUGFdiqLLVTGwHNK-0jzYt1EK8BbAzrZkG2_8-1gktUQzUV5vA_o7vK78dQ69JcH6XqAtSKX0vMa14pQtWuIPvCJ-m5UgcQgFsmvfk5z2JWmc1_YAyu4Wnn6jGfS44HJBNP5hVYXSNxWAdmQ57T1MhuDNUSk1NYY-rDlBp3Jyzxkqz1jQcgOZIaKPCKauMRg5-1vtVb6mXEWTM7tQiLcHDjEk40HxUSRPjMGSMxhoQQn_lgkDB0Dv1c6e7WHOzn97seLfg=w370-h277-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>After a quick stopover in Oshkosh, WI, at a nice little campground next to the prison . . . .</p><p><br></p><p><img width="391" height="293" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qO2ms3O1ABbp2q4WcH2FsFr0OT9zYjakmqu5flos-5EcckyDxZl41Xx276rs-VQKESHFA1MSeGEyoQpLkVinJnorblgMZTO_iLX8QtCF0zVKTlHJy58FyMxNsphOkir7-cGMzNhh_oIeXAuOgGnT9rvJQKcDMzjWEzpPjqwEpo-W7srUYdBNnIaT-s5VY3AewyUtcDlhw5e25CbjvnLVDYE1Q7Qbt5jcUWn4EjeqnxV4vF87NNLTqan9qEftcRQDT0ypMrqnkyBd23l1zKGLYkS7n2XtcAZhS_ZuEk0Yen3GCmyQRi1BTeB1TNM4t73EnfvAggEFgOmm4UTxB56r7EWMyt6X0FLGYK3rTcitnKnHQJwvmGr3b5KpeO5CClw5RqHvOV1Gv0Z4gSc5X2b_4Ih1I3NvAp4T6II4LxukJvF3AW6NDwzABTRT0cWUKyWXflPOhq8wobIIhg9B625cduLS6KUCdwikhcPerJN1F1UziMu-AKvx_CFILDG05yauugAXH_p-kNRio41J4wNDqUZv17BOwg-4LGM2nxiVpnFaMBXn_mLy5VUAetxRF-icATVT5MBkE2jBT3w7-aLBKu-fKkv7htAKmr_LF-4ZXATPuG3L9iAU_KNNdFVdekoRf7YdFcb4CrUlZ_1D2EF8sn1-vZ0P6ZxrHZKUIDvVVLktW3bOcCNW7_ely-X3CVk1oCjdSzTZCMGP_DNRph7dERa5m09zjqf2rnAyHPeuspR-xr8rxA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>with a beautiful sunset over the neighboring farm field,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="512" height="384" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/e-ZCV97QBT_GGUtHv1AYDvUdKpcCL4X2ZlYIy7PgzMVMlDDeNpM_dz6KBkoxGKrFnRWeZptCPOotMtCwesDnlrNdVEL8LutC9XL67IWDKI5eddo3AXEm5ajk-n9Jjtls4b9mSjJnxc6bdNvw-CuE3vX2kEn8x3HNg0bAJceMoznhvb9nL0kmjSCCwbillRby8Q5Sg0RohVvXCPYV396druwFb2WnZMbh_YlSd6Hp0arMsaCJrHd8M231Ilis2Fesmqgr6rapeDVYnq4viHSIH2kkSj6nFaSQH5bjkg292LX2gCk6iLUgCI4GYVHAx65PlKFPPYoHZ4LD5J4WriUT5TcgZzIbUN231bu9wUXh1j-MYh_c4-tpthgwgf-JsCbl_Bne2ohXZg81uUWjdsg7ccAcsRxvWySe6CJdfBk6IazdCrkqwaTg0yeAaYGJ24xqcbzskzL0Y1opJ7vAc3dFT8VcKov0CDUDtgsn3EOBWaclzF5kEbg57HwunpP2vme8XrNVUPE9VdFkKGMu_OAvLfGJxmT1ryJukxHHuDuFpnS0YMEEigacvpR6z4vmpDkorU3GhsKhIVg-4mqQryBxYlYuOMCDYNqYeyX9_PahtLNHuJ3eG4ZRpSTjiqCAqaj5dbOO7glzkoX1N8UQJr_FxLUO5ZisgAzbQrUVf0RqH3D7NBY8Bz2pFyIdDa5kX8vhuYsxE4dHAl1shO273cPr41Z5sf_BJ8FbzgJzIJprx4ltkAzuIg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="283" height="395" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wRAo_MfVNDOAUtgI24Ku3z7tr4Wg--yMIBvclNT3W8VvN0HWZmug_c2k92R0UWXe3KJo7_s7-tgaArE7zze_UhnpcKfQvE6Z0QOM_7ijjWzWVFW72g_warSjXoSNQmaQiCLBZ6piVGHMZ8NZNlSbOWB3dW3UbAj-PRew-YB7lCav-rJXmYtfPjb9MET6dm5-f0RuO3vBRahig1kR2r5fhz8_U-UzaU4vOcOIAZJLMXTfAUmhW5eca3HuODwDpaoJ5DDXkEBIk4wvb6zi0_T2vmCA0MqDk-swCud4C26AfDZwxeU7BOyPmlgkYRwOvciubyFbhaHX6Fh24L6hQewKU_AuaM7G_VhO0XAKxmAosaVxdjwbSan3O1ucLwukn70xxrtIkG5B4eQeii0eDWMIYCyXcQ6t442k0PKuu3rH8jRr5AQBnWFxdsleoeUmYov3ipGUznZRK4TvwCCs66lj_igt69zKnFG7iORdXysiiUTHwRHH2m_jH7ODwA02EWdKHg5kyGUdj7D6hdl8ldxm7ekyF1AoH-lKBYoOiMgvja1Vj1yYRkLvsietcPwahTAcn4TFZ6sV5aTebcRexPzolmRWSso5obmGvWivggHSvLdOQ6q61chetCkesGt7EBvVWo8rvo_mWLPy-5o6DqBCAG_vYRtL2EqvoW7m9UEPy1TIXPj-0EUZHP99QFyILAEZX_TPjt_4vXqY0v9UX8SPr4AxWQSSt4c4gVE9fPFaf4-rLumIJA=w450-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>we had a foggy start to our second day of driving. We traversed the state of Wisconsin, through farm fields and small towns, enjoying the smaller state highways, rather than a larger interstate.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>At the Mississippi River, we crossed into Iowa,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="283" height="202" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/edee2c1jXMHuNbqt1Z6w64Mg4qreGzjY_NM6z3Vn5Qv2zzjLzjHo6wHTbjb2Csd75pVwT0flfB529e7lFz9UWb99JJ75EseOuR0eTU5aEYgPTyqRHdd6Vo5XuTCARQQ8V0TS49t30cEYKAq27KXOZNRyD9rGVDnd7L2-WOxwaSZGg55oXhMrN62xfwMWUhez4c4DDnmZtuPu91ej2Kw0JrBwRYtRScZ0REuuxsAtp30EWjOJ8vy0fHpPuedtue_mfdwjSZv-ZZYZlsc-Ngdi3DyDH14exwY2DdYLOkuuKX5rZxBU4EvtZYIfBocOGR3ybWU72lBN4alZCf9mT8H4snHli5K24Vwl_d-xyf91NY9kHtZovlLrx7AdNJ4UXAn8pkUoFAHsLbUJifVaZscGJeGVAD3cx0nNiAyvEpUVvqM07fJFYX8X_EyXY2klaPug3PCUDS6EcWbXacYXoNHkzpeyPh71vV02b44Dioi6hd1IZy-AT8fJctcsRYjIvW68-FcHjaLMZLD-PvpKCwUeOgb9rkqhQhANHcMdD4L_xopxpt2PsWZeXQS_b7woxxumYpL0Hr5Erp-6cHDP6gHJCpbxLAFhfg0MNvbIvrG-9riJTW3BsxRcdCnytZVKp4OUXG3W8My2Jfhi2hG5UualamB6mNTyZO1_UjHyMI0Bx2s0WuXAu1O4TQLq2-_1rNo5IVKH-3YZyTt0p1CUkm0tmQAJ9XYTpx8NhY-4n2uX94AnLDnzXA=w881-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="507" height="363" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Kn4wYSiMDxbmsEFa9IgVpAhLOBYI1yaisfvGfkukfTpc2QTy3tmCOXHnXwj2DkSfMdw-yFt5fE3AgtexP9vX5UR3SLjbhi1KfuJo5_aGqpYI5DL82OtXvo-I9JubRbazSBf1UbJC8pRVg78mbJ1UNAv8qp9_cSC8UEKpuNGQXCycmMNjZ6wB27ezB_RBV7V7HY1wQ8rNh1EQadRUQDETI7c10L0zjo6hsi8mZX1jl2uTYvj4qIejoOHoMWjXmL9s5fpYdwbA22J9v5DlGPZyhPsd3vlYRJQDALxF7VXFemjUuwEa474DbyIJtpQJITLD4DgrfRLvttKET1HjGTHiElFBRI8arjLQ7t4ZQ4w-eb9Glc1X_WT3WzLoKFFzmIyFoHrw2h9Sp4Exrfk8QQlD2-LnTcSF_FaZ5XUScdr9lq9ATcldcq4H6B3dp87Wxz3iyhYd3spFpwRqP-_JToq3jZVJKHrqzTW8QWzVnlvI5KIfkAq0E-m4rOpEs39B-oXJkQomBghuPtZuM1lhP2tmA5vi9QB42VrCsnol9hiZIZHg30ql1g4lpZcqwhH3Y0_xnEeoLIsxkkQ5AaDXI2PEMqysBziqQIoq4CpzTTGaFUwMYTR9nElok2rVwS2ZyU8V2ECxB2znWX1qdbzrsSJaXMHcQx7DiC9-c9fdn2kObZoNY9AQA1UoHEwGGWqGuT5TeP-g9Oi4e5-R2t3hRNFZ3ia9AyzCzQGbd6X4sKMDy0hl_SEV4A=w878-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and once again taking the state highways through the rolling farmland, we were surprised to see just how beautiful Iowa was. We saw lots of barns and cows . . . and corn . . . but it was all quite beautiful and beginning to look like fall.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="402" height="287" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/X2EiseE7pe5A1ngINz-1lK0Xrwutggc-pDK_pnvGD1wOzTpbsjNOaWYNdU4ijRxeFxteqKW1f-OF5FtAFhAWP2kLADpWVcfn7nRpoir4l1UiKUi_1tQcjZYLt21M0saWcqCtSQbRIcJYC77OOGecrxh1UTVFLYmSQLH8tD9LISFOwO7y1r2GnUACkfmq4D2CYrAAJAWC7Oy4weXAKG8watyZUZPbM8ctAHDTn2GYpl0qD62x6rr1L91lYwQXNiOpoXisNZLQ6QTGIPbecjnJbqYpL88G26nvd2bASJ4cB2Ga-6OH3TBJtrNzp9ma-sXgYoyExgaVWQ2YvWaeWl-7ODH_PXYjUKoqIzU7at9fU8-gu9pr8cAyjGeNdilUNc1xCL5r0XlQyJm_I6D-ZnLjqlR2JTJUBd2b_vRMgCJ68hhB3s-2GwnnhkOBcU0RaBZtA48rAzAXZdhNp-S4zmrye-vsXmm-yTpF1U1tLhRg66eUV_2ysbLy44onWHHo4J1XQ5IYt4Un0fntgZGjn1EAaedt0EIMRonw8nf_qaaDh932BkSWNmMdAWBEcGXwGF0-U0OUR7D8d9tcLSdlFvfkys3qq7Jc1nD1tbTLteZW22j1GUDh8mXu5KgWcgvQyIUQTc99rEr2jPlq2qXx9ph3OH6GAdGRFo-l9Unjf40hK8v42CXZHs8m66ZRPOiYHGug-73TGS4BL070RNIhke26xuazIMhScRnmmXBuhFpdK5rDvnh9zQ=w880-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="459" height="344" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YJsOB0lTQPi4ZR-ghA4FFPNBfmKLi3ChRIUWxX5JUvdL2Z3N6-Am8FcAUKTDCuaJ_F1jdqoSRIU9WNhzOjIgNtHlEokCxE1RdrIBtNaJt-XHH-sre2AQEt55ZqFlayNy1JjNJbc1B2PbSCHcl6vloB0T_yJVYvX_5Ow0iu292J4m37-G6YqUaIDULKY3z2TXlBjRQ47DmZ7YhypEodBA1m4Lcwkwz6frxqeSt-GPEJuG4Cc6rVYFwgYUEFBtu9lVLwzayv9PVF5bxYmfZbUFfYRhuw91PrNtCRRfbtRVKU29ZgNPZSlVVgoTA5mD1bg8H1yd9B8lf0-5W5UZ-GWIzfxoj-PXIbXwkGPVxMaPRqHsUX0aO6HulwFHHXASCT9sywmsQVNgMOQrDnEH_tGFIlSryaX8gcuP4tPap6Bb73CHHJzmEfUywXn3aISLcUm2XzD25d4KawNvlMjmo7CQP_4LVd498ZgbTU1gMM_xl7hZd9Y6QV5Ka6k-dStlyf-btPDDjDauYGUE5sPhzajwqWkGCIlbU0Cd29uSXLXTab5Z3EolBFluoNwqAmdH6b0t6hk2dFTbgd-F3rLdUNONKDCUlqu5-CytQvcJtl3pnLgPncHqvwYTIm-TWtxyw3ZIt6YG85GG3IIzQGN_8Yo_4uZ4VzhwSNNlQy-vFNDf_sRNoOqzMVHzYTr3obHPDdjls9J5uXdK7hEjO8He8qEk8-vnuJiy__X1B6G3ln4XeCF3_nQ45w=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>It was a long travel day for us – 275 miles – but a beautiful day for a drive, and we made great time, arriving at the Amana Colonies RV Park in the early afternoon.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="464" height="348" align="right" style="float: right; 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float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JXCpmts2MvdnvVyJtvZJzfQC2zEdqP4G6X_lcXA9pT7d_ZWe_pm0cih4QJdIxWrbWy4iJ7THkmWvT4EeqSnmtvKM10K7wAgtat_2z0GC3eOhwK65X6WDGuotmjFMfayGJohbvba0DsoSog6pZTGYAxYQVLHbi1wrY-A1Q2rI6EaFnWSawDE4j9KLHNKeF5kPo6M1iMB69GBibl9I_tNQ67dMFwFxXhlBCaPREEKdyB6MU6a2lkDE68cJbpmFp5wcZTOKKAaCuyIdGoluEKIOr8aUelxwy6_dsOuqY0s_cHjLhwZhh-vB-u6pj5nV3ll_-Jq1-iyAwIFPNbj6Cyfx2aRI2meLrbUlRfyGQYu2TF9bXYDNk0G6BDsmrrkivrxv6MJcDZW4fh7bl0YUKlHw1No86LcY1DCLuevbOwoIbEHcmwRxss3pSisMNDZ7pTDghMagKmNCtS5aNg98gKexjIRaGUy6EcyYUc7KgFUJNRE5HLovY4kHptMNyTETF2En-J21S4JEsJ5wZMkoTSbSliFdCO8K-xZ8e26BaRZR5vNZCKWsGUIO5bSinkT_iF0yBY-e3CoL3bPgG-DBUGy01wdZKz9p5UNfodjuQI3T-lbbFFnrRR8JI63O-Km64SGP9lHCETAvmPadmsjlzsw7LIcf40b8Q18iVhO5JgeSaV9NVokbjnwLvW1gttadLPCPAQkqZqPZoQ0oonFZFP1isrktRDZQkb5y0pZox6ZjcOVSarsPFg=w471-h628-no"></p><p>We visited all the wineries and tasted the wines at all of them . . . and took several bottles home with us! They featured many sweeter wines and wines mixed with other fruits, both of which we prefer.</p><p><br></p><p>We were dodging rain much of the day (so it was a good thing we didn’t go with our original plan of riding our bikes into town), but it wasn’t too bad.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The Amana Woolen Mill makes some really beautiful blankets and other things for the home, and it was one of my favorite shops.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="444" height="333" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JWVnFQ8rIsohDL1G3JdGBlaKSVR5AmJhgIqyMFgALttt7xIpuF5hNQcrgLfY6MtbRw1SwAsYDgFt2mO_IgTibZqyjs4aGW6GnvHz2iwwbZln5VwkAq35rdkOzAsLENIfWXP-8s2cZ_dgY4cXUWp3sWwoibHHN8R6Q2TIehkdZkI-aoduRXei_SVQ8SA3p_GYafZ8AOak49W0rdkxva6tqWZZzdZhMYOjDMIjP7OtH8i3ZCHsg5BN_IvN3GNODOapKhkcI1IvKQfQO2kUP0Cb5Th9qZ2AgH8vhBW4XyqFnqy1fAvAYoi8ZW9bEppsgQZL1jp8cbPRCmHfgbXfHMSSG-uFzELqlDOv0_f5TTLJ5QxY3UJUj2pXKJV5lCl5-kf3FXBTT61RcQqSEPV46eySj7ICrn8Qorjn4QIHz58rd69zMfVIvZUqu_2BINHSSBPRPaJCMBMZEE3hmN3YCjU--UnVxfxsgXhrA4IwQ-8fWfeVQyMI7Kw0ulTawqrWFvSNyopjj4L9B_S7zA4_PdsFRL0EfXye8yBamRxARzZwjGI3NyxHvEW9uoSn0o4a2McbAzgYfTpdyldERvB6nS7v8HrbbEhFprakhxhz7a6JjT7xqXMOnf2hsZf4xo-mHFwCfom6lJz8g4VdvbVv2-TXhJHpSoDfG8xA6n2VSXBmiVwPNfPcCNWXohB0rI7B__seEsKYUOi16VU37ysBnAKECN45Foi1KE_YU_6GQ0Du9Ejn8CSf6A=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>and they have a couple of antique looms on display in the shop, too.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="446" height="334" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zReSp7V_mlWVp5nEC14JGXpOZDb_D5_BRNiRilgfQPHbeQJ-Lr-LO5bYn4DIxXWEVxR6n-6OpyX-nE_IPKN2uYksEzI3ZTy48RmDSq0yNxMWRJiSoUnDNdOPHMXtBcGWmmFUHL5UXEWzWBpRKBfljvuhh5p_SNxUDbeYl4YB24Fb8iGs8ILvhEUC__xzLZd0t1B7pLt2QOkSAbC5Wj8Vu-5I0gQ_CEG8IkNBm3qpch_OflKopykNoF2Vi_3tC4gIUdhkRqa88ivxKjvp4blgCJoBg12r5fyueYcVt8No6n_io9K8bougH3_B9VvoitKcJrS4HJEJrPlMvIaKc9nLKj8YkftYChCQlUP0wMGqJyG1E9kYtbq0FNAyqP-UoSMWZLw8LuoHL5m_KBf7xqZbGeKB1XnvOVqMuypEYMgtyzJvpxl_4cvQ2uZS4bJNIOLkx9G71xjpEeNbweW0lcHZiEkp1isdRqNkb2O_9-DnSR2z5tO4KZDVzA9cP9QD3lN-AG5NgvyHjEnG0OYubpYT6etyYcu8CGY78xM1JuzOELRKGlAwocHsOaxbhljTGQdHur-uf6pm91F_WT4CPFDoYz72NbMlQh5Avi-TIB-OM97pD0WdCwQ6GQ9BBcXjsGeCa_GAZczbU2vh67S1HlajhQtI7Jz9LI-u2QB6uhdjWJ8uIry1UjaEOZBSQd4hRqFTRIUMuGmf215-ssTJL1MST1vF_wF_p2b1WcH8F_yKN9L35cv0TA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We visited the coffee and tea shop, the meat store (where we got some beautiful smoked pork chops for our dinner) and the General Store which flowed right into the Christmas Store.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="320" height="426" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MYtXA2m_A2yLHtggY2fbJiLjSI7K-Z4zWFrEzibEEovPXqqXT-araJCX1r2my2wV3FAHsgZZi2VlRLlboeYsG_J-gkkSVJ6sy3xlsq64NoOD-eh22UGzX6sbbtAW5gp1DZcTvwyy5Zeyhf5vwA9tmfsePM9apXCZG7kyzEy1-GjhyjrqP-bWTdWzcNHXMGiGVEVG6aLyD_q9YFe84jjdtus-GVfwfxOVL-yzINjLbYqx8CkkhnxsdCseSBMEwW7nWMbrlAAbDLjZSbvVKauF0qdDju-ZuEQy4fRvVx2lONgP_31M2WCQT3FL4QCwFgH-tVyolB4k68wAVVth2I5tc9Mn8lyEoHBZLkDdGPNvTWuWbjGd4GoC7lZRJKza4L0jezzzC0zn0uq23h5llFlpTVeU97hW5KFOnlD4m02RXCSOu6RNqvCCPtErC5KdO6elvzXbfhBiE3yEMl1R8JF3fCWE6gOSSkQwALPr5yufg6OSphZaE5Kl0rU1FBzBk48evIlvdliSmdNiAL8pQAOmBJG-phBBVzwGJJ9EmlYmBDZMELUX6sLzMwXroi765T5hgoIq4f67M5QUav5k4gPz4n-BirEyERbOHaazDj9hKj71a7GsKhdVg2LadngXZtUoRkES9SCYbAOACEN17BC7FuMS4F9PVnTudRQ7OoP6JSH7GBd9Kl9PH7tEe44p6RhA6R2aT7MaWBqQJ1M2dMHKWP36hyOTIib94fLWF0Hdib-UscG3Rw=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>The Christmas Shop was amazing – with several rooms full of every Christmas theme you could think of . . . </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Nutcrackers</p><p><img width="282" height="376" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3QEwheZPxVQcZA07DjiHU4mVX1Ayr28tpklKphyTmpTZS0Ms4z0LmY9W6f_JiwaUuO2T9YpWcaTZqKAup5sGh9EmpdUj1DVhl_O56esVgrncyh34AsAiCrGAEYuJ6XLvnqa2HzllKqHIC5ZSmmIPrD2NpcUd6X2GQ_aXr1TTrzMie6KKRQjpGlqnHr8gVFo5mRyMrAqyqPx8HtTTdCmS9bxT6_2gnooD7RiE2RBb7B7ByNBR1Pg9kveL0QbxXLTn7KSH-idZlr5mkLawnVk6_-9eCl4hxBpXQxLP9iXp1Nt5rYbLKGcOEA9Df2DzI0oGreTEz0_i7nFMr1CEeErXGNoeoB47oa5rcw_EmGkYwJHngpeL5KSTBoeZ6HVmBMyhpLwze4hYF0xWtiI9XfChuIUWTKYoc7mCYkVTu7iwFkbdcZGPXWWZgYygbL45sWs6jNgmP9ZfOQVyq512S0YgLtnUvYkjNeB8t8ZeTcgJEF6H2KzoeRdEyJjsVIY9_S124iAF22VOgptNswXdUIMQnIpO7-pl0wgi2ME67WQVW4cM_9wtwqyHDQ8MXDF9V10G2Q25kU9k9hxS-ZT5rNc3DnX8vq3NYoESHrFemOsu65-nd8X0So6zWU7Lewwmu5Zfy8G9NAdaMSZnZmM8kCwuXvu8oHtFe2-w_uX7Fl5JO_tQ_I4baVLj95pNtniczQ1n9fwvpZfo4SFLP2BgjX2mZjgZw_mtkmHZ8z2ly6NQ-pUp2FTYkg=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>The Grinch</p><p><img width="335" height="447" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/x5hYpv1lier-7__LFUjZVQU0--Ew1HU84z9rIxyJzmwmZLUPaizHfAwl-ATEM-wTFjX9Z6mITzV4nkdCbBcux_5R3Z1BIf4p8SYIRfoCWZyGdZ2PBCDeUcBVSHCqFFWDGEtf0RumTq1qiXAMHRtF1A2__453zwIdARaVg8eIp544Z2f9ZQJRgH4HgFmkmvo9jlhIyWTdvsdJX28unaxZjTprw4DKPfflIFMBWBIsIbGGAUwfbHbVhW1bGXoPhID4WJ0dLYtx2sKB70p9Vh4Vm_fXwqqm0nXUc9JIaO4QMuCjULDA25Ucp49OHVJ1c1_mGYcipn1z08YIglpM4RUr5bqvvMhsswPao6pzOz14NPVxUAi5YA2SG1YzzNk_UWOB7hYycBb-_lSoxNFcfhn_bTnUILK1SNQuqPzkCYcf0S8rORuB8vTShKj33oEEVZuOoZFekPlrukGKxv5zZs7e6dc3JlvA8uoBmncnLa9k5Xl5h0uZTbdFwiokYjN9sh83bNoSWdkNdWIxTJIYRqWHzIly5HGlLlR9TRvtRLOMThtFTAnM0OULe9SwPSMZ9Z1NqQ718NHd2znDM7N6BeGOhS_6UeaKz-cBiQXcuJDBRuFYra7kIR0osZIGFuvfF4W10hjskdUC-RmQAfueVGY-O92pcMUeTmioaBQt5vxrA-ippQRcA3HcsEXNyY7lomCxe3KiFurufglf7a4m-uShltDtLYuhum7Hh5nY5x6aAiH9buE11w=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p align="right">and even a tree full of donut ornaments!</p><p align="right"><img width="314" height="419" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IghCoZIaREj0vV8wrjNi566J8Np7pf9l1bFOy5L5e8uk1E3zLagGuHQnAWVxMk5_YRNA2ed8haeXYaEQ0rvNE5xRdWViq8LY6piYbD0o1OCx2vKvXeAcQ6GFiA5u3yAPNPl9z5GcDX5EwsShp4QlhujN3xZ5VEetXWRh7j0Z_mk9rWAEWXzumadFpimOnunv1_nQ-7YIlYJuy_T8NeVj4qIvVDRnjROS2wiMpWwWy3rlWe715OiFLkMHgIF0Sdxrk41YAzabvg19cu9fRLZRWvik4FPAWLhnDve3rjBlqbTBipUf1h75RtEQnL9n-rIjNaCtDQi4wZF5MywgW5G-ywzPGoyXPbAnNqNjQMX6kmSmglmnsjHyJfeAsF9um7UW-BQnzUUM4y2Spj_30FxuXGI1zswiSTP5RyGdKCQPBSYkprghFPxQSMefmvxEYZr85WBgTxputZBxJ4el7QHU0fEXMJIbAzx1DopG0s2pw4qVECkzN6PgagoBiI1CnKiZbrS-j9ZsTh0NB8Lze7bmQqYCsi_9urlixoFQz-mEK-1HgnbNQVs69_GZvxrcOgdIhN6ToPSToMPh4k7GxMXQjqpsObSBVffLQZYv5gA6NlPa3jVoKOxYdWXG6JgjaC1_IUR_93Ro9XcqZ-c0m-DbDcnii5zHR5GguiHwPGxZ-JwEXuKnBFqx8WpjWF3WPUJaB9eVPaAH-4TBL2KigChaWQN43qsAd5H-67QG23-FGHjCqvU_SQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>The Amana Colonies is actually made up a 7 small villages, which altogether had operated as a commune for several decades for a group of German immigrants. In the mid-20th Century, the commune style of life was abandoned and a corporation was formed to own and maintain the community property, and individuals were allowed to own homes and businesses on their own. We spent most of our time in Amana (the main village, where 90% of the businesses are located), but also took a driving tour of the others – it’s only a 7-mile loop.</p><p>We found the broom & basket shop,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="439" height="329" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/aXHUJ6YyMdoSgYz7xyL6HqGQ68SiTtz1eZ8dR0hSZZuREomoH2RS_i2ZAgP7CQlToGijpoGwliOKOOs8O5RjxtNIsqxq9U4tDUfgDF6-S0fTj4gQ6LO7Bsb_mq9GOY6SYi8_cbAXEMYUeKTwRT2fHqkbOYGyYyxsgRgVEFDXCKsfZkzbTAn5evQcv39BhVAGwI8WwdT6qnAryC5SafMCrdeSM1qNiW3llzWaEfTUpgcGU1GGJrJ-kLrD9dfhSH9wxulmTszv5p4XKiE-2bzYxUyzmm0IlLjuU3nIuB4fKv0sWHsMjHfkczU485lPGsE7C6ODQju3XdyY5cFw5_AQkhVBI0Qa7Bol9CO-xjO6YiAC_kWym5ga8Ea4rdr_kJXC5utbC-wVW6RHRjGJjejjCsXIq9wbU_eicJTVPTzjbnGzTBVZ8PSAhIysf15sWndo3rLkkoo2_T0wz9baEA8DRDD4FZhqg0TJqIaZTsteoxIsZ22p6FAEP9cjQLoJ0X1rWRF2ULS2l2BoDJJ4H7qm0kpBz1wypTIFdfNgpZ-pC8s_ObnzIJ91ZslRcWYMp_TYvull6afYOTeim3yGSJwWSzb6UK9NAtThYYktiTuX1bUw8ZIOWXduIb0IcBnMAUVA7NWqc3xgHW1glz6tZFa-9E_lxNS-cK_5jBXhRt4Ny1-zFZwC1NbX78c9i4z63tOV2LIokx9fs5FF6Jv8JQ4PhI5kB4egT1AD6cCnDCqiF21Z9Xh1Gw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>where the largest walnut rocking chair is located,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="321" height="428" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/NoahGN3TfCri7N-YYHMO5bzF2CV24toeQM9uPcIE5bnJJGChVGAlMveitHyFAX13t2ZK08EzJyc5A0c6tbpIOhcy6bvy525Js9_j6FPN9aHgve-omABXhZpPTJCcS1LGNa_AZ86JEFQei_whkIUhf754JnRIM4-vQ8ZvNcFJuA3AKzfVehuQllDSg4YLflaeTFs_hGwWj58H8w31sMjZCYmUC9TaPX0ef08YD1PA95edl0E-3rnCDI3YSP4aIblrU7j-8yCXoy8NfTRQULMxj4GyMf7to7k_h-WvaUFY1njPjR_snoTwIz386FgctBLdkp4cgMWQdfiu07mxLe_lVTXWnMcY3710btaxTLjmWj5Is4_KRoFVILHbJcZpJhIXBka0PMcBF4I6AYgxonpKE1WgvjR7RxhSrIMQtJvexpcLjQDQQOn_4Ulu9Ehy1xlv01DVz927TVzoGK6_41f6sfETFMC3jQuycGH04bHYQSi30BJXMPmpf85P_i0O1seAwrA3ume5kitETG6b8r_tFycrB4Se0A-meI-bk3a5Sez0fPGwzqJNq8dnInsey7P42TO1byNTvZgy0Y6HLdiJ2cY2lJLZzq_nvpQDhEvG4RupBjaQm0C8ozQcaC-ZrCgjU1sdN-RdrVCtq6x4Jkpuk-wFX70jtYFvFv24wNqMdZJEmDMkeuWVBlZ7d-LhJ0tCEdDCT2eAJuIUNwVhEiIFqK9syhQjSeJvH5L7mb5N-NCMnrdx5A=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and a really cute Antique/Quilt Shop that I really enjoyed visiting – Fern Hill Gifts. </p><p>One thing that they don’t have in Amana is a grocery store . . . we had to drive 20 minutes to the next closest town that had a grocery store so I could get carrots for the beef stew I was making for dinner the next day! We got them, though, and our beef stew was a perfect dinner on an extremely rainy day . . . I got some sewing done that day, too, so it was a good day.</p><p>The Amana Colonies were not a place we had planned to visit, but it was a very enjoyable stop in our travels and we are glad we discovered it!</p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-31145008181810432262019-10-08T22:32:00.000-04:002019-10-08T22:34:44.857-04:00Autumn Adventures in Door County<p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/hhe8dgA_XF5xv4Ntklby6UFksomtOv0rEMtQ-BUa4LTkTPpjma5TfdGjq13sX4ps3fX4czrPA5e6XZlzP2sfzYOt8Sqqj6XN0oRsu5rf9NtLQsfSppJrI7rQ3sR9eP6bAemQfqNkdjEinujhozhx7Xull2ODZQCJb-WrPEmaOhnVL8zJ5QIkEIQFK2HM54c7Gkgr9a01zh1k6zv9MzTOThr4hVwrViUzA1z8SFhqHTjcOPg-uHOvdefssSNjndU5Av8otE6Jg9ytEYxL3nOPdMZvbVzPs7YgrXqoD_GKNainn7y6dqfDkBXAJL20n-mBFnOB4jR9GGxLMxI1GANemlNp9lWlXCx1RVGyC_6AjpoFiu_XATJTc0cOOOhIPPI20elMuV-ODkZwCJngiYGJ-e3p9O97djoYAQi1s-SfLiFKa31J74oFJR_cOXfiZfQdoDSylHWbpWiAJ3NPtdt7jmlpDqh8-btCawJLDZdVk-xR4JnoPXR5cqadGLs877tNkdvyxAAvZ7mfM1XpJnfM0vpmknudJrBBdAm7VPBk_d5JowIwA0r3D6VdCCku9wKdXOMjH_PH_ELNYsfMRtnUXhhQHC2gZW1pe4VSHZ-BeNhKkfTw4MkCQIIc_xx7jk-Ml6bzaXll_kPiT1dXFAuti7fovw_9U5D6m2_oD2Q4HM-AquVEetIujtyXS2fzD6hBmpvhgptS6-NgX5ko8z0ZeeawtkFEM1RiQYyuqoYJ5XVN61mXMw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>When we were researching campgrounds in Door County, we didn’t know too much about the area, and Tom didn’t think he wanted to take the motorhome all the way to the northern tip of the peninsula. He was having trouble finding campgrounds with FHU sites in the lower area, and everything around Sturgeon Bay (about halfway up) was fully booked. He finally found an RV Park in Bailey’s Harbor, on the Lake Michigan side, about 3/4 of the way up, that had FHU sites and availability for the weekend.</p><p>So, we were going all the way north . . . . it turned out to be a good location – it was only about a 15 minute drive to either Egg Harbor or Sisters Bay – and that’s where most of the action was!</p><p>There was a lot to see and do in Door County, and although we were a little early for fall colors, it was a beautiful time to be there . . . </p><p>apples and pumpkins were in season,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="285" height="285" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CFs20GutDo9FdxguUvTN60OHHwCYR3LnQPc4b_Efe-WiD29eao-ofh6Fkmy7DB7A7FiUKG7p5-SRAd2Y85r5pFBUeJShM9XHfetnA_kkZYNsrjpDlO4Uhs1qAJOLbz0dJi8E0q_5xhXKD9PsBrbvcrIjYeu6plil6BNOXYv7Beu75xGl5GByWNcHb15VyF5dVjsLY3W4p_PnABciwLOjzmEcxX_KiwsxlQqIyTlWrRCQG-Vl8-Bb653Kc_nCT8PKMxQhvP40cbv0dwDbiS6Vcc11CBG3kuykKnyxrAygK8FXOSwkOgYdxqaXT4OB0O_oqApqcUomKHgZKmaNRPTXp6Lu1FBLIr6ANmTHo2d-1ZnsECNGgleXAv6y_cbJ4tpIUpG7E2eiDg7EcPduBRa1UZRTXamNNDIuVPzOsr0Fzt1ewLrwPuczPmN7aarQBPXpnXND0HQ7NA335mF7lHsbY38wdo8h35_B9m1RCWuj_N89Vtg632roWvn1vw-bZ-7JwegzxS6wvoYDmrc4M76kiUHYjxdKqkfMRuQZ5uruGIZBEnQQCCH6ClgAqS6imkOIT8O3NrGrBiVEsnzopnsX7lUIcjc6uj6FpbzjT4RJQeWlfjlFEb0qTouV7GuOO6sWG_NzWmfHeC7qJsjVJJggNqnEwfFmj_0C_daODhYDXjRD8D8Hwr-ERwh35AzmvagFwvg8Ivpmub5FyINU0sD5CBf9i14bsd3I2yuTB-e7RuQob6WDLg=s628-no"></p><p><br></p><p align="right">and the sunflowers were still beautiful.</p><p align="right"><br></p><p align="right"><img width="286" height="286" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5yY5CRaWkDUqrHa31N47oFGcWFY4qnOySOH5cm0nGrU0vpZt8uF1TpP1iszLeHcpTd2N8mi2fOF0ZaSxvwqUUEBEoeB00aQJcOyQ03_EDFb5a_0TX4BvT3Z0nHn2Zsk1YFG6pfLZN6VjfPsAUFvywZMDOmECUmCfATKUWMfwKJcTPsolycg8oHGQsX-w7qMuOb5qwGNqvKkeFMwGFYjulHHtt4XlSZ7OuNLJLb7M9xoaoy9k495mvkelZrb2OkzGlktOOS2RP4lq9sBTad-mKrTWehzFk_rRPZPYIEx2cL-s8E-8cjv2NArBDmblr00jiX261JXOVGq0tczhbkgEzsQJPSuFTPaKngfyMk7h6CfMI3HcpOllAXuv0em-_wsyBg5cFlMKwsimiBb7XLS5HVhT5mS-deerQ6_u4JuR8SygdHWVXMULvpwGPxQmbOGaokJ1VBZcsSuS7L2clMiU_zV744BZQWJqP5YrM9HR_7vifZ6NmeW_I3gYo1qLzkFlX4MPUd-0k3gz6hIyLap5H_tko3Vd4eNc5RDwtADJ3OGdFB9EDs1NltnHl_DDg5hCNzklmIvkF80_WxdvzvWSeCAXzHlZDeKyDvhKCbDN3CnRpAEL-HSGVnpRvrKwpHqKgqmeHOgh5QwHqHKworWUx3rJwy0RQhx_3izKyMaanOMfJ_wbM5XrTpYa43DZd4pEjtk3PnjjyniT2UvNMpS9jUMz0LQOPZipXO29yoEb0HrbMQKZ0g=w627-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="224" height="298" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; 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So, in a couple of years, you should be able to walk to the lighthouse again.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="510" height="382" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/COQbMKY92UgBsw_dzIW-u-WHeNOF47g7SM6Ei_kD63xz-WdUsHs69XyhUUFlffg_FJm1PPi1u8me5ww7UKZ1CZgEW15SGi6TshShSd3DCuWBlyMudDdboR4EIiOwbLBcuqukt2VlXY_yqS2_paSrmNJwjov6BUUjU5TYgPfDtWZCKv2XrxEgHwAkTWAQnX6IZeFG5dGv1ukEY7uCY_0S_54YseUDMBLpVRLs5ZlViv_6_IgFPp_tV_WxbYkjDHYK5uMeMd5ZjPYRRQZ_joYHepba8L1pbGxDnCpFL5jWFj-FnKUpuyRMOdg83WOrhafDa0UsQNu10ahiaH4pAPVytEnybN0IUVyMJQzzkAeXZ3Qpg2lC8nDmErLH4_MYtkuBKfO8nQotms3LqTghZauHz_MJ3dMVJFlWxtXTuOYWpUZa-T6n7WOMJOrkO0x3Qy-g5HYztZkHKgxp9CEeFWGMBZ7VLB6a53M12o3IddC4JVtgHf09A7Mrb3DaU4715IHYJ1XG1sGRF0a1eWhDAJLRDVfvSkPFO4-O9S7i1AQ76oJWHgUVBITj7acsA8dle3A1MnOq2dTQ-Zkm5cc5_LtoIx-d8Glzp7MYFQIQysYoXNxQ2Id8zQJ16d0m6jV06GYpQ995H1Je4m9bBKCXAe1tMh2ih27eBb2oLA24Q9mDk6nWJ2OlcP7uQIb54S9cEy6DcuEqShyBQ5m7nPJgeO3_k0JA2hbPte_j0j0Xjg6cwnGppvkMyw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>That was interesting and fun . . . and something we’ll remember for a while!</p><p><br></p><p>We ended Saturday at the Alefest in Egg Harbor.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="504" height="378" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_iHdlis0jIYIc7ClLWuj-vGt5gT-wfBMGt9J_Qsbur_5VieeVmVj6RVA83UJTjxSklK7HEyr4WXwcbg8m9wyEAV_L6TJSjQjzAw3lq2FCMiXNcAhrq1UG-RHYlN-CUd57N_Ja-grqffbpR0vUnp2_RqCl01Ch7AK7k8CGCFHGpuWQzEu4irXzXxqxEkSNWTzrAtW4aQGanZP7ZKCkYgFnxtVKFzgm62_RP9iPZcfjkaqrrA5d08LKrvPVjyR_BTL1chF0lTankxgi2DRUq5cqpgnZ95s8uNDh9jVesKHZzNkyXA5117rbfwXYTMxF7EjUENybbV2Rf7hdWEY8AKRi8vdKoEYP443gyAV9pFnBp3JpGGBmjdwI3M5Usd7lctoDqzfG9HutvhY3E1-STxD9F9B_c_FEIVgb2_Ebyj1mL6dVhcBZpRjlMThGkItQOQAiR4BGQEQqT4Ii3saXceoaJgPljBgYh8dRgIoU7vcnCm80QbipwitpoYG9JaU92W6j0er1xl3vo6WOQeF96KzBT70ddn8pts23ZWRdV0IkYdVkBDGKyPfjIyUqxgyW_eQcIbU7h3jRHlFBSB56Jnnvg0AqK0F5ncMF9agnNYVFVpVTQQ-2v5-adNfNz4Ja9BOAlfe8y-monzPWa2JG4uMKDQTrtno0Z3h7oCP8QzXwpL1WHF0VV144fQU4Yb_FvDAh-y_CFA5NAeMz2vKOpIllvDdouNRnzmDbPepbijx2cgqhH81IA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We heard about it, but weren’t sure what to expect. Participants paid $45 each (or $15 for a non-drinker) for all the beer they could sample from Noon – 5pm. There were several dozen craft brewers set up in tents along the waterfront. Now, this was something that Nick and his friends would really get into, but Tom could never drink enough to get his $45 worth . . . besides, it was already almost 4pm. </p><p><br></p><p><img width="257" height="343" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/doAY2AlTSPx-Rr-dLMAOjzq-Qc6KncKlV7Ipsn_0iuvy_U2cL9IXinbVOnZuu7i0hxdXCGdzwikvDIQ3qJ6YaGqfGBJTnlnaCGMcF7EhRJkjew01Jd1WqJ4HYVYWtXfIn_LHlq7o8ysGCEhSthS3SwkE4IGALsGx6oGfwijw0xwLpxUDw5jNj-qpi--WkUi_hpQb3XDxjJm1BvN5EdRscL--PecCbx0X93gQmZ-sAXyWNZS-2P4ccezFhUUvoETE7NdF4xcw07_2sSZmiLdWQIb7aW0a6VLFG2ZovJ3Dl637tWOh8XETM3VjKfg0Pe3TX-FQ1IpxZi5fMMN9C3OJ38mfab8kspzlpm_s68WeziVjqKYo0Fv4mGt9wMYuqZXTp9cndVBcEDDMrFHsf-EdxYa7IF1-mIEtSYwUp_yqN-VZYyef3Ezp3TML2XRDK_V9DXtOEhtBCijH5nbsMmCjDq60S09Okqnn_DiCHi2O7FX9af2IQDs-scmdn7d5LSPPpZmqwOqIJJZs2YjUgwuus6PReP58Txo9bC9zA8RuswCDP_sY2n5n6EUdAK33tsTuNeuP1fxJ1kdH1unJHRN6nub6IyhrK0QR_0USXj4RoIlrOIgQW3LKR3ohwaUeSZYVKZi8ZL2t5KavOzsKJQbvG8UcHvrQjjXmOjcJQl8HYIv5KvRZrGS9ZldgiWO06QqEPjYxuxxspzsujTjdpp3SDSpRRBGaZLcOSZm-U01SaxoT7RczSg=w471-h628-no"></p><p>We stopped at the ticket booth to get the scoop, and they said that since there was only about an hour left and many of the brewers were already out of beer, Tom could come in for $10 and I was free . . . and we each got a free beer glass!</p><p>That’s not a bad deal . . . Tom got started drinking his $10 worth, and we listened to the band.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>They were really good,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="506" height="379" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/FEtZnkgpi-1wSBcMiomRzrSEGKR7S7G8JUVlTWUfXQ68uSPFEIItw3JZ7-fFZaCCDuUPM5XYDKDVUzzZlowf1P1phRTLZpVdgbTeIWMM6cFWf4PwjhW2PzBp_H9DBOQSa9QopUR69Uh-5D3qKhGaC_KsSC9UCS4StQBCNfw5tReOgV35SZzbZBlhsRWJMpeIeHsuX7ACaboTu-yjGgwxHIc6RCg7QDPDEPJeRXaZNKKNpU4owgru8F__jDM3XuKFUhF3FrXoFw-_4eGioUHY1DE3e8SB6SBdjMnVe4NR4NiJR-PUxDoeQJCYsHlct3lLKt5XElrH-ARFr0yT8UACzZCGxrkI4X9QTEmUsn2fYvZxEL7Z36JPNRoFSPGBinzxncda7Fa04nJXpZL8huqijjN5AUVFFZIF5dorZ5ShPc261ar9sCgT992J6T4yFXBzPtn1LxQOUMORm7DyQd0nEx7l7Lc9YzVUofhKCis9SbRrIwmdBC1sxEdJAP3VrLWUqEsaP-YLx1rAJIDSBXWKUEzDFix5H3vkna1TWQXpOBY8Z6zQUHB9o94Pfa__u2bOExts8K0Sip6mLn8GEpQsvjrzuv3JI9v-AFS-1kMn4uoRE2X7UIKfVsnz9QC0p1lyWaV_virfH3uyLB39U_Qcs5rfamCF3F0W1fXItPSiMNHnQWgnVyQ8ueyCctTvB1PfU5W-d0mER6RJpUJlG5OD4y47fdtu5xNBm-TC5zjqU2awSIgGFg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and we enjoyed the last hour of the festival . . . and Tom definitely drank $10 worth of beer!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="463" height="347" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/P7C9JxDXuDXOAoAuXtUNXNB0VVTLLXeZNpflOoBNJPgsExx-T7P-prfdeAzq_C3K_x1GeFYa-E42kBObaLN1IaxYjUpUjVkjO82sVfqtImlYsdaPxyCa45OSulMQf2Enw47h-jMQTS8BEutFTT3iDxJMpXdJgPe7uqC0gUJRXbiKDxmtur6mrY2SMOhSNYBvRrrpEtopGoj4TcF5n1amjjzKfif2Au9c0MJhJOwg-vtXOMWRWE4cRK4tWnC3jh_GHtA01eLsAEG6v9ndqGAgbn8D9VXSJbUtkbukUhC0f9o7XYet0OBj9hFY4G8lq2jwW1ir95RVybrm8798aljyAwBhOJqSY3gwz2qAaDziqB5xuvOe47Y4aK-GLa2DZK5iqHKeQV7NUf_yXTjMRS96u5BGd7gydZXU75OXaEL-YbN1rQAueO2N9Hfw78sc8xC7QiBwvSIZFgkgv7dTWWwaGI7prtyWPNvvHDZKq-f20V9EnsEu04VsQu-wdPDRrgvS0kWjgBBMN4tAZZM9jQbrgjlheTafAjt0XigMqQ8wD7GKbkhFjAapJmRmuCMgjxJYu7fshAnamk-DS5svjISknfmAZ3vLMwV5CqrpOt0E2JvDVOB3MTJ53OEIQi7nkin4DzobXa6QTC2s62GlVBW83G2DVdABaR0tnyM_oByj4KQjuzRk1JuJICEsEO-T408sSV-P0xkKob_WqazQ-wZz1cChqxwpNWWE2hxVtpxlXxOnHkIg_w=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>We had heard good things about Washington Island at the tip of the peninsula, that it was bike friendly and we could take our bikes over on the passenger ferry with us for free. </p><p>We caught the 11 am ferry in a pretty dense fog,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="448" height="336" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/KZcn86jsHYD18TvtZD8IQT8Ff6t0SdSG8xTBlEuicOHJGiVIOE6_mjK2sSvpL2IyKTcf38D1Sf4VFcY-9lUYj6t3kRxRtfgq4qcYlsXUGLYE1u_Kl1ijXj_eVqx5zT0dxBzD6usxnC9kWOWqNylYwVZXM3cBcnvmHHKzdIIOiQISkmro92PdFmTyyqnByTChVdb0MwHYeom2MVJfGv1t5OwQ25UEWGrTDgC0XpYgyXYM76SU4yjtoiO7NsDoXwD8alJwU5RKvODUwzoCtShhEQ4gBAzZtjAFpCv4pEsmYKW5qty9nLum8NER3GbhB0iFFBu_eWrxMnRSSXqJJt_bmtnPqm8LmMD3hzLFxD49jOVxedeqjb1Y-UxQAl8lP7DhzMYIlN97PdfVY4bXDNWp9aQ-2dAtVcj9kFsEOvtdP98WdzBdvsWJJ4YuPwzTlehnZS5p7W3u1pKDxfF-B1R0LKpHN-kmvDvi75dwmLlqrK_L4jmFAcsvpY8gYYEK-Cr2Kwh7UUbe9dkwvq5VEldnB13hOpaNiBQUfIx1ti_-9vm-cUdFuqt7BvNQrXJztpd-64Yb3VCxqwGRXIbNhpqMOAMMdR3mzu6rGaGFUg97CU6p21Ze8s-3Woe6WwnWLXFgkn_R_qNxeLGrkVC-tmTusyUcacqDXa8nX1C0jtqIIqM5u6zfzqhGUa_w52WidlgBqCjQE_GLM5nLDQQRLokViSi4Dc7Dt68IozOCxoNAaCl97DI0sQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>and followed the coastline between the peninsula and the group of small islands that create a narrow channel in Lake Michigan – according to our captain, this area is the location of numerous shipwrecks.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="444" height="333" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rQiW4Q_hpir7zLPac7vkjNS4qYV5pdV9KP5YRCoZbTz9biJaFcuZ3vrjjBIYVRSpem3s6Pw_vyJZowYKbgNH_QE_XtogVSpm-42AAWq_Beh7mGj-TPPrVvbVVgz-jmzQ2RuDgg1IRmj7JuOX6fC8uK1xP4lL9j0AzZ1kUZE9xH_FrkiBxF2R_J6W8SRt8RB0tgAJEzINQ285_2VT7lsllCzORbQ40dubIQ14aRQjEf2EzXatCamvuNfI10DFUL1ie6onlOUrO2Ooe7ZErPa05GemzEObXNmsOa47Rb-aB8qIEFtDpivQP9FWS3wufPnJ199n8z0Hutxbufm7si-pUylXMn9zZ935cSoI_GghY1FjFgqDb0tE0coc9jTyR3fMYyXt0cUUrpR-aBUrTsiE7vl8P5Qwv_gHsM8OQIY6dlixrd1pPD1PUYo9c7TTdOV4kj6O-Bv_K8FAC4hCS__sLqXLLksXxwDu9ioduccJ3hKXig6stG3kgnAuql_gAvIH2D6zi2mTqdzOEeSLXBkB2wS1hQsU_qKZ4TOuaowGzYrQ6DQCykaYuHph4xyfglbYAobx3u-G-BZj84uDQbCmjgpDpgWmj5pgjBKoCGhoX4N9z2S7Il0eYgtGY2TxfriMfuWJoak99c5kAVV14P_rgBJRNOtPUarbanlWIMrCd24mEBwTWWAqhG6JweFXzf5UP9mvDrQzbeawinS2gR3UnjgcTnng_tObxHF0Vo1TQzETaGvMVA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>It stayed foggy for the entire 30 minute trip, but it was still a nice ride.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="506" height="380" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Lvh4DqBDC4nnPOQNxTtpTANZm--26o5TOtItk_TvVDoK21KqpArsN8BULqZdDgPGwwjbmYfNMSFyjSLd31JtOgSZq6oy26r_TG-776wKAL5g8T3xiemx7ssqtlmQrLL2imXBp4oppD4729wlVIL2x7CvREqb66h-NsvrtpFQwovuU31SyS860rDh5Ui3M29bbUt_znQzhtGTnfAG-i8qDDS1c0YK8ANE2r3i05RqOKERd6-gAcOeXgZgP_z-8loZIszWDyONZ8Ql5JKs-jT6J3ZVUvwxRsD03u1zlsB16UMq7AM_k8G_uWMshk5a54NehDhuBNdde0znNcGpXBW5vgIEv-9_T6v3-kXJl1Cn-QP2EjkVYc5T-wW5u0ykledolLm5_KqvM594tK-YJNlmOBsW08D35pQR7RRBTZ-q7fNOcjqrQZAGzLCFTerrnBAVFJNJagKcvzwGrH9KZS98DX0MuUgfWIsLZCVkdhrxSgo2azj91gyeKFu8NPfQHlpKzR9wEwDm0PkMTuQaDJGwPU0_-xu-bkweCLoL5sfLnhijTq0s5d8DRc3t1TyNaTvWMNUsVtYSEbRFLhW9Kf1ZGqI73Q4CQ2LfPaU0j_3vOd7IwA6brmEVID_16eEpTVzRDtSXg2ySJowduZFPyXuePkx7T67crdtMd9kg4PYxcf4tDfvdaQJPO0qYR74MjoDVpGSPFXFoq3Om949RBkWbT8obWN4MEzBkWjYsd2Hy4QJKRArC1w=w836-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Arriving at the ferry dock, we got our bikes and stopped at the Visitor Center to pick up a map of the island. </p><p><br></p><p><img width="418" height="313" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GqcyyFvS7DfknTrWAQ7HvzmIRIOJjT8cJWwUcWB9QNNkQpsb9DsC1x-HAtca3WIEF8Ml0kfBhdV0n2KgRwdMEjMP_knRxeOFjsrx71petbLNI8CiJCa9ky5jycinSQF-MhtiCx0U0q-JTSiYEkEhHX5yMVpL1VQlKt0QpgAzJsrWV455xcbglGzMTUjuw-qn22Ckr-b4hRdGj4J2C1OE8OojR0rYior5TWf8KL3-YdwuZ-qUqQZqrOJSt6g6NOhUpg7AUOxE65A7ym1XYGo3t0ct0xqhQNBXuumYuKvDstizmR1Nstsf_c0K-Pew4beY_tr30TXItc37Xdr3tqHI22PiLKd3-MRi2i2R88ZT8Qv3xlBc2WYmJZ7xurtZ0ABuEBhyKSZMAXT1FmzOdsfNBAuM48IboOsyAzBSQfATEz7ewFvmC4tHbC_A86x4P-BfIMoQcg-JaJlmrDdQ2GW0c3_pdXQD3Wj1_gz5h-qyUD0sNe06jSH_2wzjURTSvZzMv6yq7r_0tbRtd6iosNB9qZ2KyUwcN_-wEM85Ohq21P-QEugfJL8YpWXKO9L5AGReA7HbT5E1TcgqB9tO3GI9uaBOmTVpAbRLS4UQX9sUEdnyRj7oZECtTbl37LdlEWL4qFuRtBnR00kDPKI7ux31t2rHeKhsWcaTcy2ChIVmeFi0x0q1JjbzA83_G652puwrKIDjTfqFYtfO5FGucC2y3Fr8tG7kDCyHEr5a23ZarLz-qq_RpQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="268" height="357" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gaKvfuI1B5DK9CnMgORCFzkPBDgR4uldBalCu0abC9PSg7xY0D7LKoajRfBDP5gJOUefytIQ3iFbBxIKasrtTy_JGThHaLe-HKncGPjhM1yO-6DLCzZ1bkLR7iekmNBlRg_GwU1Sm8BZnQn1uer6vf0y6W3iLIrnVYIRw75u5omxV2VNircKB161u45QNa3mN3gi8Z2k1zMO6E4H7oBaCwgbwcyMwi4wvYMdGS-NF4xADhVpLUjTTSFUh09aYLRPHy3mqwSYFY2f0Mq-b-EhEzd3jVmzMH1Hj5nc8ks3IL8a6Nz18pS00Bp-Stm4E0dsg1ztEhDdB6HkwVayU0O6hF3xy9PV6pvkjdVpJfht5AEDVKJRcy3lAzUl-lQK4gyw71P9q8zH5oovZC7h-EyEkOjYwyaC_ghs3ZvCgA51vqT1G5asAoxzkTNWN4iKmog9PEc34Lwi2GKCaIodp7RgnpTWybMdSIEx_MotY5KTjveuOP9wHGiLhpQlU8VDVzwkkBOrrtYwwJ6FmMPeXndE1HPKGOuK1u4mAPeO50lUgcfjn6SeGrcT1VLUzXs5eoZNgw9nkPvS2Jj6ccL14BBjn8aDbMsze_dm67uAKMCtJiCtDvvvJxbz1hTSGGBxQ8HBRKZ5uS6o7WDu7iDAebRPt1UmZQN8CwU3JexsTxxxDvm6NX5jmAxD4y96vOQYvy3QbOA7JiZsvPEzq79CXanAqBmTG0z8LiAg6fyIWBbIGvNO1-ngTA=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>I thought I had read that the island was five miles around, but it’s actually 5 miles end to end, and 5 miles side to side. We had about 4 hours until the last ferry back, and we were hoping to be able to hit all the popular spots on the island, so we got going.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>We stopped first in the little downtown shopping area and looked through the few shops and talked to the shop owners, including this little cabin brought over from Switzerland,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="424" height="318" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/avBS1Ow3ptx29yvbRQNHNWLnNju7Wgoux9Qy12iLdWtbIkoThu5Qnw45AR-8WImmCLwRfIXveVfQG-P8Rcpt__sM-23RN2HMyJtZGJsx3tXvUmM3jZ-rXv-M7LzhYv-T3RFRVCJI1_USQsfP9upmVvURtzPVw3eqWTT9IeJr7rbv7PT9vFeTvPvxbrST15gQGuXlV-InPAeoMNm9Smq4470YoVdnj4i40JQrHyvwbtXFUR2kIRxuL9wMxx_AvoY4bY8r5IH_WaDO5gWOcYXuESVRsKQZZuMh6dPH4MbpbK32rHKG0SMjnXtsbVK3hOZKZBi7xViyupNgcarPR7QsnaQfIZcReyAuu741TiQ5FbFKB_PmqGXwEr3qKjNxvgcY6iByDANLdZGnV0Px0uwjqKdwySE6Jw05YtYFSgcGw9gTr7gFAygvgwKybNwYyYN952b6lpc6ilPCIlL3mdZq-NpzhRDfYwRQx7PqdXyEW0jvfiev3tcUqvfU61XYPbW0gBpsVf5hUv8fvG89bizP-bZAtWSB7VnePyxYxhnLT4tXTyZIYhKJeH8P2w-ncMqb097inh6KsyLpfMsBx2KGpcHpQNFY7ZBiZXIJc9PPxCJIRRBbIE4IHRPQTP7QDsHdpY59hvtiNY3iW_OetNp8QFTYuiMxMaZNdEm74zqjILMUlDgVujddLvkAhQYizE27lgCRFrspBMlgErkySJbiipi6gwV0B-4VKImOiiBQdnLVwcvnng=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and the Sweet Shop owned by the island’s former high school science teacher, where we enjoyed a fresh cherry mini pie for a snack.</p><p>From downtown, we continued toward the north end of the island, where we found a cute little white church,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="243" height="324" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/psAua1x9jN9WuHfPxqLoJeaVD0wP15vkTVaTiCWwCTz5-pT19vg72phSmTwADXgBQpC0wgwJO_7t7XBOc4v_WXwe0IVNt2kzY_WPnOhsg8LzZNMTqczYR7y4TrPk1JyoAyJvLDbMtjptKQ0KstxLwn-TfL3FRND8JkdC9Vq-Q6WGZkbPX2o-8t8zAoKgreLZgUppvJtPUne15QDgL3DVCkzyBN0VsX9wb359Qmdsr68ItgC5Rli4cRCI3kyN1BHvN1An1vOx7ygc_VSr1hBH76YR3M8SPj8diJNoJtIXq8PrFdA9TTCu2TxnsOiVy8q3WvPzY0BRfDwL2gcQJ1OCsvJi5evxqU_Lk1vewDJYh5kgK7SKT9E-vYOh4kjysuDGqxyh_jbGyvCv_4JQbvqJcENtvgTMLTJPI_Vrbn90vDYOvRD67BZ98nm-tj-sD3F_n4kxttC_yz2nq5GS23Njdt48zff1wUI0c5bUxhMaaOSLhM_aUXONrEesDO3iQWQwP9MMyD862cluGPf29DMqVxOvDCoxlW1Kl_xlWXhyec2L3gfmceB2WEdMJGFvOPLHewIcpqlfGzoKcuwxM7W2VhnbkU6rccoV1Xy3l-8iJWF5-r7H0RPg1ieyre0KGgcwB6nXoMI_Y34m23RDb9-MZF1SjzUfN0mI_TwMhbgQESB39ME6nRP8UBQJuWZ4xOQPag5407tz0oYYlJLBo9tfWshpT6Lydh1OHCbciCq9mHmuV-7jOg=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and School House Beach.</p><p><img width="212" height="283" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IpVra_lJt6TACbKz4jXQRAIRo7M_Pft8BMKHhE0TlqEG-aRguaauu0CqzeKevhDH1GMlBjS1Pb62UYxxJNmnhn6fexs3TTdQrLDW_La3SoE572SDvhzpAXlaW5lsc7Vf9FipGOZwcqtn_anMrY20K99IQ0HvptNeU-XSj5ROJggaPqAOXV3QEaVFcEKqn93dJSeU9GYZ8NbLwDwuGUq2JFyXLm71FvGg5NA4Tip2SsAtmHkfush8f38Fuy25C4nCV2dV35CbT_c7I7TiUMDmLX3z8_JjTNTCeICa1szEvJPV0g5PST2Msf0Ze_ELfxm5_ZylAEjSe8gaq8PP_dxzjHD4yPr_xENVf46taGULc5n1BbZpcHkTjIgDlM1v7Tkm3oFOji1dB-QG8SOtCGDfWAJKH9mcb3b37_CsUA_4Kf0QW-cKbbO3VrKfY5ZZF3gOUGW_Luox22B9XuaGnkP515u0Bw6uKgQllk8COZi76m2iaqnpjjBMh7n0cUP2idL9KbiNmJnj3h2nL6KZlNBpHWK95cOPcnDaZIMl6884i3TsAYfwvaNOGyK-VsHR2XOrltF7VoVX6fNi-8l75GoLmbPYoYETXF32DvzdSL5o6gBnnlwa3H0o8RlMiFYITA_Fd4LfHSPZ1z3X-1M7KIn3omPw5pU2aNN5eH8TDfPNGASSzu_zbFm93UyJX-0rW1EZmgIPaqnMFXS-AVW9ienpJ8h0O89deu0Lqg8GO7oS-jMawgw-8A=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6OIkyKyHzjcsMAYxMwmGscZe8X1FMSYhxEdT7owSRot7Q0VDYl3m3Jy3vSM-O4yAL4eFe-tSD5h_VBEm3drzUw0pqxYc6EATy0eWmBoRweXMLNOC_5YNN4cWFDQpprrPEFHnQUEO22mdL329KZOMYzgX00xkYWNwsGM7Vi05vI7naNTwwziev1zr3h885PxPffzgcm6utQkk-46In3nIq4dywZyT05Ff65YrJ3O_DwYDc55vVxMMmZkmAPMiXnkZMHQL3DwjQo2oOtSkm-XeMIimVtCIPH7U4zlTYDi4Jqzt4PyLl6ax6xpyWKfnT6PgbaRrEmmOhF3tq54V3gd5uyPrOqQHH6vV2etB5kzPSF1abWRKhdp2yAv6gxKIAi0Q9hsQzmoa99pCYMM8jDrHiryGXdCFnnbLwO6czCzh4M1dtANtppdezG8QVKKot-bMkv4CnCDI_NwEDMWMZZy6zBgG-aosETN1iCcea4K_Urt0mlN_TcchS0WUJWTUzrw8SkE6lbzv-roCe52rovotXNxUR-7N-z6b26m4TJA3v-dPMJF74zTB-CPrxWjRo4AqX19Yyj5MQS6BjZkG7Y0jFNLgw7nJs0cG6OoOZUzLPFDJGl6PC4h2JBbXHTpY2lQDA1BMnzS8Sf2o45PIZUnzIa0bTi6BYNepkFa5Qsygl9viyy4L4vk-UI4HUUfJWJByWdAD52epQfkJlD0EsIU_o4r6B6P13N8Ct4p6hcJJ-269CEqNXw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>School House Beach is one of only 5 beaches in the entire world that is completely sand-free, with the shoreline completely covered by smooth limestone rocks, prefect for skipping on the water or building little cairns. Even I had to build a cairn of my own.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="504" height="379" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/FJHamZzRRUtbPXqH0gvTJp5UjKOCysgrrp1o2GvPcFsXmy4WspQ6xdqDN86Jf_ZqZvXlVxY5GTF0gQ8Nq4mvBBACNKG7N1Xwj2uKS_s-QwtYWX0uOuF2NQGerPWgus2xoZFPONxWQuMc0rRJJaV1xfVzc4qzvPYVSoALAZOn-rfhIMTPTfxZ9-CPHXE5UIR45KBUnh7roBScvPN7seup92m30tmir9lnTyv4aXXcnCx64g5SKhmHqeAXyoPCS3o1vDomy_Koke-4xt0krqRIa9DCUHnt7RRObDZMlqij3YhfmWTGxWXRyTBPIQmfNJUsEtIxD3w3VejrPAmKWmEkYaalnY9Vqdi-frRi2Qmhdkm1izSFFQ_a-jTDVuPBleCnmh9suEy6PD_g4uZ1jcdvookul-YhOD-uwm8b1rDzHP8sbOT03lWvGKiOUKjn_fvl-4uqzJbjf1lAjuGqlNCrizWKJ7etikHa57mdfsRwxNtAOeT6iswaLyOzYIVPF_uBeUYM4JcQIPWOfDcUkirqZZ4f36bjRG1w_V9UAB5_dsvO1y9ZUe_I7ulonPqX3JwHjORhC5kiHAo6lgLoZ9fqOt3Jp5r9lzVQGqCKjc3GEpoS0pTi9ZR_0eGbTFaa7ZrPk96VXe-SRj4R3lhdd6aO17iflls9NkMU37zz4H_TY6evnV8piAuqZN7VovQ_FuIG5mxs1NBVkAjlCwioNa4csdT2Op1QwF9tPninbEyqIxJt1nji3A=w836-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>No Petoskey stones though . . . I asked several people, and apparently they’re only on the Michigan side of the lake – not sure why . . . </p><p><br></p><p>Continuing on, we headed east and soon came to the Washington Island Farm Museum.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="401" height="301" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WwnQZd128gYDNnF3twK0CwZSHv_lwk7p8gNbXzUdNWUSGt1eqLWidugWH8UZaBCZw62QwqE301Qny_9WacUlXF34T284zcDHOZ45G3aOw5WgCob0AhlvD274Vy18DxJJWUcMAPoKcJk7WwwqMLl9PcaCCveq2svVdN7QGjOtRvQKwTmLMDAN1iEhK0rTqlQi0QnY1KvEU1mq7H9CitiGTo9DSyY-FzdmRnTH5AsFMSgrXzB3cUN86SuK9G_yx-AmkFdqv9pHJ0nWhL6VKbapS__3FysRLDhdTcZEuxCBowPZKPZqUkKBCx3FmoyNfnQ2K9-3y7waYETx_TGHxaQREVwqQ3MhJl0IhQiRlC6s4aRPmPBlues217GWajVzpCAdO-mE1csRp47QS1hZfQ5XJjzm2yPudYdyPGh7vtlxRvLv9z5pjyhchH9L6a_yg8Pwyb3BmXpTEUjIpFHWiUkF1kIeh_X_xIMPseBMuRNUlxHHs_qhXoj8DHKxjS0kShXMPBwwIbk72E3KWIcp1XacHsX4WnTtWiLNqA1ePlNoj3rTMrIMoJl1wxeKtTzYeRpynsSzLO46FQ5MopmXz5Fk1SrD4yyXEne_eyccV2pWp5xYPTwvumW0-UsD43tW962plLJP1x_Kvfl-GgjJi0IDL4yyxsWDENI0RMs_m2f3_i6QCh_nZJpOqdj8G4w9iZfhKiC9kj2banMb-xIraDTpjnppAH0P-nfKiAIMHA_GGnH6wjRf9Q=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>There was nobody around, except the goats,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="207" height="276" align="right" style="float: right; 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Tom was trying to figure out how to use it!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="506" height="379" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3m5UM4bHn0dYZru1Ff7gaal3mc0ZKM7plp_gpNHKa6YvoHCntrGJSM197CE21wkdQUTKez34FHveqmW_fZnrSg_tbe5ec1xuqAWR9NzWXkjhlb--0DPt0Qjmx9OwZ4eQreW-11VrXtRBGDq3ZA4UbfI_6ZY6R7G9lSA7ruqbcRC2lGviqHBKdlveI1CyMSSEv8gh5obn7jpA_TAAkeWHQ6GiMUaqRFMgi3PBddL64z6jp-7cjCeL4HJd9QGrjeWuS8qaNOMCh30XJ90HCaLvKjQneOJDBkX2LMcAKM7XYiqIkF5ZZfJwD2yBHrYmaV3KDG-XK8DBJbO07OwIEjSpBzxRvc6NSFxxvrGhzFoRPIaqPqz9gYiBTi2QJdlTiqOrlLZMl_R23xaNCGyBbo8pSf0a1WKKkIgJVMMP5E3BuFKSWtpJSh5hU-fCdat8zG_l7YLpcU18Eb3bk9c63aYkyNhQCfxTj5Qq6c9rDDSQmb2xgX2a4_VDFkN92l0vtkrJLJhb1xsLZai7nJwZGiwfGAxTXF6Ar2LsC1Jp055JjwC2ogB5M5sHNmF3WlFzNUY3HkHvJDmx3IyeBuUAo0Oecl7ruUs47krQgVnBSaaPcuFZIDdXHi0jNYB_rzSX5cNLjlY9apCiNODPp539EcBtI8oJEsc5_bqH0_NCLflKDXUqjVH7Icq-QY3KwMDvEnK4TH0Kd1-xjTl9Iu2MLPqIJQP6j70dZuf3bWM09beedf3O6sM0bw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>After a quick attempt at horse shoes (I’m no good at it!), we left the Farm Museum.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="414" height="310" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5B6s8qYTfAVIYZ1Fa646TRyjPZM_njWHHaA9m4sUIj3G_LN9ViTj33JtqiL5jGxh7FXZ5yereG5ejiHw3AfUbKC94jyBW0rQp3hxacVvLbqL8-qzK3aS6wv76k6kcsbxlZDAgE_tM1kWCw2k0oopkqc6sk1L5g7fEVA3VcVmaSqFvnCpgDKOWfwPBegWkA4rzG9nhRqTdCqkBOj2q5wp6HuU6wkbjisQjTNGgXmAA4plOYDxj3Bv7AZdYhrwtgsom-F8pBymorQGWfzi9RIkJyr06D6aCqpCmtAKgysM51z2UXVmbLe8a_0RNGX90JZXBl6ZHXFiePVXDMZb5BOUrzH-uFb8Z0lcuo--Vlq0Y6xWtDNsfWJW1lHmuJNxaXwoEYGnfe9OGqN4Km8LT54ikx0NXdM_IVeVae-UnHMGn5LeXKlczG0hCmIWGlwPDBLyvyXRR_aCr8h2BEsk254fysEMhxviryuimy2YyW82aaKQoe9eKF8bS-VNOcGjG7jytXZUBFwAWwH1YKIdDdyL41CPo2A4vV0uUu9xJr60bQzGMGiGOVvgPVW_nJN_xap5AoC7RtaCG_uTPfgxQFX_wLYqZO197xMtW3B997De7fTLe9J-fJesGCHD3qAJh-53hJqvoUzYzFrYman1MTB-rxn2XJ14pvY9SpG0UltgOSZYU8YpOgQihul0HYOFxYvL4Oa2q8yE_0BUqdBTOFyZW2_GQet-LsBVcpS4LlHqdz0LWAc8MQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>We had planned to continue to the east side of the island, to check out a fiber arts shop I saw on the map, and a fire tower in the center of the island on the way back, but we were running short on time and needed to start back toward the ferry dock. </p><p>We made it back to the downtown area with about a 1/2 hour until the ferry was due to leave, and my bike was acting up badly. Tom ended up finding somebody with a truck to give us a ride back to the ferry dock to make sure we got there on time. Probably a good decision!</p><p>It was a nice day, and we rode about 11 miles . . . and that was the most we’ve ridden in a long time! We’d be feeling it later!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="284" height="397" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/eVXDXrgfEl8xxl50Dvuv-xxuhkv1To63vLa9z-jv59e16vya5Ycww6sl4xYo8yt9R6mfCI09C0wAkQc1Lq4cnrxyNh6vMwuPrtqHocfetxe1-w-mJVFK1msCE_CrQwm6jlpm5khF6e_jq8MkHcOJFtq1I-bG8dS89MTVcYelI_KhZXpHqqMn05w-ws5eKQRSvDl7grdpv71o1hywRfQC8JrQ1tMShwi6zYZ9O1ecu8KtyT45jRbYqEUr0EHe2HS002ZpEZghK7MchACtXBzZSQ5HPppBanyEE0ryVwP7Xsfl6QhZw6kZF3GsEkvpEIb6DVbJpsmULzG4bsvQuV6iOtloKf7xJ8AKo_sQmSaVC8T3H55emc-oLTfWYOOfnzB2MSExuAKu0WQpBCSLZ8M8nS1N3sI8Iz-bOWi4wuQc_t7hRHlGpS0WFDH7kp_ltyvonmFt3XfcbiHZXkMs_-LCNPAqmNXgqg1c2c7FOrNZ7x63gMSzuzxt_qeQhACI-mfnULbbRguyAbiYjJ0gCFw6RHTGAUkDkNqKb5ZsvLVNB6-WHvK_2Y3JEA_rxyW6Pw_bwwTsuPLVfZiyWm0N-YVS5LvWBBHkNF7XbsX8rJ4pnnF4YCX2Cb9hnyKEuTsfOBBTlRKxO7s6fV76wkYasatWLv_BfFNWgr8opiRqo_2Gpb0WJxEOog4xfpLo2nyB5Icc9uBQWr5noclEYaQLlljbfOArWliEp36wPuoQY-S6aEwAX6fyJA=w449-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>After that adventurous day, we were ready for a hearty meal, so we stopped at Al Johnson’s Restaurant in Sister’s Bay.</p><p><br></p><p>Tom had Swedish meatballs and I had fried chicken – both were really good!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The place with the goats on the roof! Seriously – they live up there all summer!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="400" height="300" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/W7sgK3beKiWoGrnY0WGcZyldLAItigkcwgDr-nJxliCIJ3lnUXdRefQ7M2pM81izmukF3fQou6xlL93ut4t0XM4JrBx8jRDjKmaYZeKlRfqEw1G541h-TSA-BpCChEq66gxmD0fQ0YQvgd_xVHwfqrrE1q1SWSL8r9HBTY--dbrXqF-yHrOpOBkncp3iV4GNFnZPMBvMwsdmbNKriFBS_QopYUC_KtAQgufKfRdkCdY4EqWXkV1xUXyw7I7Bxo3-C23836acUT7gW_YSmdM7jqgzXxsfLhbXSOOAkK3TSkr8cF-YtdjMDFG6hWvXINRy5LKgBtEBngzHiNh9J3jij3JkBcajPD2Bo82UQ0JcYf_P3QccZ4GU94MyL5QnrBvscE2Vcr_yDtC6ZhSSxk-unCeVYt8lS9RBQ6t_kt-qlB8uWohzaQYUyNVWEcICflCc7vhtFsfbQ-EGuv8nCNxP72Mbu6-viozno-sUtrm0qnq2tb_pHL_W-FazfTIdwFdEIHwt5dI0aPcneAULExwSq0TE7n3H3sk-oX_265a5P_IQeYUK9ifMtRwkziNv9WoPYhQ5ftnodY3w20MNjB-p5LZ5tvvHk2smShs9sFCkA7WcI_9Ze5NBkuwvj71OiktDVa7LiABmz1xF-4toznakPyYqZLcsnwTJ5VvKgUd8alEMm05mCB8Ti7e0M6PXX0bgXn-A_is2d67zQXNHMej-aYCcrI-J0zdGQizSwM3UE7V6-m2H0Q=w367-h275-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="506" height="379" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1dJB2fAZ6Ng-V2m95WLTRnDoLBdphRrE0rUixxbNGWHHKP8el3fqn-6bj0sG3gjLJzT9U5pPZ4gKXNS0tzbB7iTQQnuwfqv4LPpY6EXqHhotIWcjiFv6YrhRCMK9gNH57IS2-9knH9onWez0IVkpkddwKX3NBY_cv12L6TAC5rbJm8eNl2WCCHFRawOjsdbvCIWEeGw11RwBYAzFs0ztaKmJGaJgkzNJ0byqjJl5oP2zeGwLAdmJ0zf-oS3jJXB_8zHbiKOoKCxpdbP6a34xLb3dmaf5-Kq3al4uVi2CGAIQQoKtcByjfWQIo5ZaeWWQfMo3hnAIYMU_0a0ZzpDG1r9urnH7b_8veIWXYqkp7aEjWBnPMSJTdFuvTb8BwX7dqp_quSfMv7SmNvG0PLKjI6avA8cBgk-FQg0fvj5A8MFOsaHnXUW9ypsbfAPjOxtN5Gab3X0MBx0djiU21Qm3JBDWAZbEh2BlWSgeYIuCQnredILrUb-zOlm9YZbOJVanX-SPNxN7UhBWUZJpHT5H0DPKnS1rN8W29uZu4V72C57cxw_RozBbJUDXPM1C28FpObVxhpdQNo2eekElhQ11Gn0R0xsM2PWpUUpO1TeywZoRgLh9f_p91u9lXZeRObzWHt1rDRZIhZzdZ7yoEJnsI1MUghYBVW5Xb1fCUi2KHljpZvk5Bpj1jhHiTg3aVKncykckjEm6-zr_OMi0KVMdC5ap73uw-SkDmeZtzn0URjZWwl8JKQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Before leaving Door County, we had one more nice dinner out at a really quaint Italian restaurant in Fish Creek. We enjoyed a delicious $40 dinner for two – an appetizer, two salads, an entrée and a dessert – it was all very good, especially the dessert – chocolate and vanilla cannoli!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="394" height="394" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/j4fSsbfwzIQkDPx1ZEqwpGz5VKIGwbfeGaYQtBCXgLWK7CR03g-KZ2yt9Uq95iwZ_ZjXD8_K8AMq5XfIDdAprja-XEJes_vPWpJeyz3ccq9tIVOE_WGpHOKDF9fyieJcW8nPthjfP3mGZ_028s2a0djgjRQhH1xo5xzimfk7oKWmJT0YX9VMCI43fq6SZFRlhmQmx_4LQbX9qcPG1rmutBgKQsz3BZImczvXwd8hXeLIy2ZtgYtM3q2Qq9zD7Uqfp7BU_jhysAlja7OOGKGpQgxEjZdaMk1RW-p0hAhoPonWmdhlLWAPZVp3QfwIjUr4XpnexkgWP6kGHtU7deZMWTgzPfIgc9x_pvWb5aDr-ZBUJBkAYNBymOxrzG_XyqlgrzpsXT5w1JgQCYpky_eOiZhb9LZVv91kRhMeQLkVAUQuGj4KBMDOueY-r6lKA6LxT7xdvymuUv86zlqTfLin7O6sH-WIL4BAfh2b50mqAINeetT6QSGkypWjsnao0Snj3d38jbkJADtRTVP3MpCfRhDFgM27YQdnkBsdqBWryMIpKQjuqAceoZg-6myvJzvsxQi5JF10X2JMDtd5RbyXy0v21qitmQEANXpkd6WynVhlQxybBpT6vHw0B61m1TYayHX4Swa_FVjmb12fMdvWFTu4GMdiKoopaVYokSj-P-JWsz3twB14lIbR868a-GpieSvu1h_p8L-Db7ZVouPefY9K1EC0KV5JzYdKQJoizpGyHZEuCQ=s628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We finished just in time to run down to the Green Bay to catch a beautiful sunset – a great way to end a nice weekend!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="502" height="376" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CvH9abgNqLVYfs620Ykw_oUmzxipOGBAuIboSeWRkuCeIFCGYptWKie818WNaBrcUNGj3X6XZdJzj2R6PzbJ1yMgk7oocs0XRWiL6ptuh56--sprU86FixoUEIN-Zj9Xxdq1pqsfUKxbSwFcr8nqD0oayJWwZ36t-yGzRsvwyQJnxK2aEjBIdBHwOGiF8ta6Su0YrxI4Lk-sqTFCUgO67sdGFoesxkE1lMQY-VLUJwjQz9NpVGIRnO-wgNN8NRBp9tP_8qgVR30LkhOkKxyPieiZTdG3u9DDK2-u3sDBF2_5euI13EXPSQ2P-PzXzVyPBE_R2ggh3YeROV6gx1n5jaWwNtEZqgIxN9_KVczYgWc6eAnF9S-Ndm-mxkm2v81ajn21S1jpIsfXuXc9r1v5tmNv83ryy1yIeiqARGxJcGluN1VooQ-iBtR4tGfWEZL1QKLfMAfgNN5WliAwf9L5SN6WL7QCKypYQpzR3pk0vIvfCXhgX3f9ldCbSiXcA9vyGx2dJy7wDNvCOk_WBBhk1Wx_pelUREFBX2JjYMIMjGrZQm3LdxV0tVWnszwJaPiymwYPtfcYQ9c5olGR5rzQ2CmbVZUGz42aB0gunBK8Tlnj7dCD95ur7Up0kyKskJ3D23yHOw8vYCgMmJmuLyhWRm7NlwjdDkMdCNkaz543UtJ7GFiGlICf-ZTDBTN4h_GIIOwdgvfc1qhbufmOs2-E5dsa8wcVaozm6xcmh5DTW0NK2BHHJg=w838-h628-no"></p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-21911592136113529332019-10-03T23:52:00.000-04:002019-10-03T23:53:18.194-04:00Beginning our Fall Travels<p><img width="504" height="378" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JAiaKeVFwS6gaeecl7sgw1GC6lcrrpJqQrv13ucQAsv72nUJ7KtyWOOa_l0Wfgjr6bxGziXXHI_A1CAC2n6HN0abPHf0m5qeWfJzsfJNdav6y87knaAa3lf_PgcXYTZq_DVTX9MjaDi3WNabWYOMqPSNwEiu4M5lwNDhgPsximKzXTvpQmyta5LEArN7wLlt4gkAyco0h8icCKegAaRPDvkPRGxXCaIC5lON0ySsB-0nwQl7Z-_Zg9-jKJtfW92toP0k262TYYLsT_W-TmWJZciGCvzGSeHnJbIQJH4BvaEDlwbtkYoPYHHNLqjrL7nHJvgJGmi_DUg1Y6vkeQho1RELI-CP0LQtJVg90uXuVxBfxT-cca64BX9obbPuM5DgkL5Op4ltO5-Fvypmkmqlbsu8RtiRmVHcJOYvoJh5uyO4YbLk-ZbTAQTL0zH5gl4l5iLlQyn9mfCitfB25QVnfzPL_3ztyr_obJEf9ZHTP-SXPjaIO5JFihP9yw-wLHNQR7UnreuamQGjz0l_KJLzNg1kkaV2MvSZAJvK6quor71bOpQN4WiAQIYtiKLnep0ZY711crCdX1HYRbPmYuKDG0RYcTDqN3LEN7yR6GYMKnxqHDbCu9r9Im8UPSJ3sxxicjS1LxY0SDZ25KECPvk9biFV6kxeZ7FEA9ApqomX9h_v6hzLn6ZI07Z7tQStdSaFWQKypvWshM5cfc0jpxY0mn6935MNeAci6QR46h-vKklsyRBuzA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><font color="#ffffff">At the end of our family vacation in Michigan, the kids returned to their busy lives – Bryce getting fully engaged in his SENIOR year at Michigan State -- </font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="152" height="203" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; 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</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qNDB1FiEBQId3g3FtcLdZ4d71FyFlMsfOcuGR13Xd92osfzpO9pJtCr-DK3AweasCeIoP17mluFqqhJ7ZUZ8r3LrXu81Ha13pBwLt321kAaA2E9-t76beD8QBwPMHZvO5bRd8q-RIjLOKq60pUxN4aHeIPJ7GFKj5M6CzvVmxnJ8uHHAU0Bo5aJj5jBFOndXCxgi_ddEFedJmk8qLgALMWqBP5hd6lfbcuI_lOIvX99iddqL4smJX3mroi6bg7bDZmxs9o7MnKY1gdu0Ii1Jv-NcqYHbMkr5P3TkW8-ykpYzj_OAah6OHLVCXQtFJ2mWVzV2s96m4TtQTh0E6CUuk4hh4VKKgBd92vlUiqPyIBbC05ZnvqBNa-_WmeesaFU619BJ3-wd0ALXpc3KahMexxrkyQuhxEwDQg8lGhyhVGFs7mV5sXu-4iTsPwNVdiMrbrDAI3OBbwuKDbu4IAX75mBkaaATTlASUb6ZaE0TQY0JopizJmB2PMZMHDHbtUwZK3TXlT_JmS5XcVICS0S4Qml3EtKZYHty-eTL8CsMUmBdXua-TjLSHJDp5yK5MVXM1GnNIxiuVVLZDjt6tReYEvTGcelPBT_--tpj72bpCQPWLBot0J_dd_TGpAWeV9n7KYN87uN5_XXDZ52qA4I92h9QqDftjIMpONk7-PgPoSJbDMV0SFg6RqUiloNGusBnEmehFyUhpD0nBdBlBG39YNKC0MlUvE7O12Gi5Tm0udpgroAAZg=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">The guys at the shop basically removed and replaced the entire seal and rain gutter on our windshield, and it looks so much better now – and no leaks!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="252" height="352" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/eiFqoseYLikhuhtQc-GFcTDIpTJ8H0FAm_8sGFZB7ee1aYEcyGfGkLS2xdIkxTr_vc7JRRtYnIPQ4hj4zOtv1oSbPrShTXeq3D_7VwCA5XMD7Ltf1fHvTQZpp0XVgs3lfx1uj_bCuWh0F0w0HQl8oB2VTQY-X4WYXiYTJPByjBA-A_I0N9dV8T5bHF75XTnxtGQ7PD0ykBJ1Ck7W17pPHrvjKe0IerzKZxaTi1Iec1dTVdz8jttPHPjUrP12fDmsxxBsiYUR2pGtYLiTugjYsuJn_MY6cE85YjsHy5vnZBX8xCNVRkcXHH1XPvlzJVyuQ3qpOraRijV0amfTqO9Za7hB0yI0LXNgP-wbaQn8_V6660ymUBAWVnk95RmrZfquqqdrunU3aGNRyoBFoaWFMl47UsOYCKAYtnlQwn8ABI8oU3iY0yXMBv_A0KjCh5luSvRXFSxf_hlKMwGsn-z15AD1GwMl2ZYckF7HUkoFD5DrBSSe4vAFqYtKYfcYZfhX4x5sQcZS8A4-rdD4z-r0TOH5Z_lf9Yh9U25csK5zmjXTCnSOgZjika7vLFEnYt93lqvRMR4Y4hEtx56GZtjaDPPVtqeMN1tY5Q_RUsot426SIBhFP2w7PSfQmtg968DtrPDQxIxI_0joRP_OaNgfyfNUpS86ZjztLR183wJ7uyc6Tij_TDtjMmD93pvWl9zuNWMcRjoMv_xakkEExU2Vv4eLEGgsL-QNkQjwC0cRo1WTX0eekg=w449-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">With all our work complete, we officially got back on the road! We were headed for Door County, Wisconsin, but we had to get around Chicago first . . . we had no intention of going through the Windy City, so we stayed far south and went far west before turning north and ending up in Rockford, IL. It made for a longer drive, but well worth it to avoid the big city. The road wasn’t much better, though – US30 in Indiana and Illinois was pretty awful!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We spent the next couple of days in a little campground on the river in Rockford, IL – resting up and planning our visit to Door County.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="512" height="384" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/unQ39Z_ysK46QIauFNwAdmir3FAPq0-MmnuCGdJNae77QjCE-KOgWoPscPBk_ulH43O2MqkjP26UdepRMiSevNceQBmLCymPCHtOjuPhV0TAeKgNLsIjgeDuWoK8Z499dMY9xR3-c0cMsOD1ZX8fbFNOR64TcabnAPcm_EUB796CV63Yu_bYyjjubDTVzK6xXU9I48P7dZukAsrpEvQ3XguCm1izNPsHpzctuU7jIbirVO7NLtXiD9aBf3ykZd3Qcx9lZsBT_Vozqrc6bbekdM6WKOPFlvxdIE7T-pWPdIRVCKSWdpFsTXxuIziGsGG6FHJegRBaO0BMNnDoPBA6Ajv5fqxst76JQjHUi4td94tUmxBWxjmWOS703lTGQJ1KyTkHRe6LUkxs3F7NpxEhzVeINIEoDj5v4hvUR0q9eB5HdP_eAb6DFFfK3YfQ8cyz2k7znXt4UqIOg_dRPxldzSmHrlodBz1nzaMsqK1gmpniuH7aBpp3c6lc0GidzsaNj5zVs1Mfkc24S_kQkLDtMaK3ruQuqKfywiE5gat2CIAG7PnZn-0RhH07T3YWiruTG-5cLiRLyw8vdUqN4u9vTUiDvEe8Y2YLd7JIFfgPHWqKE784LxeKcsPxfpg1GAHo6NJb2Y6ZpDkVCWuctBhLLzGAxeJziS_5bf5hDXXKJArkEmWzU-5jfDzZW2wpV93aYS_e0hO2pAyBMa0nGkJIvcnxFiwlUeZqIQ73fvAoBXZ2qm_icg=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">It was a nice little park, not much of a beach, though . . . </font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="442" height="331" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/SAnBG2IKKvQGQVD8Y_ZiJZGo7bkQfUcSm0gEBg9P8uU4s_5U_Z9nz79px-eLXND8kAELVP2klHyXfIAoJhO-mJrDB_93mMeZLHU3g9qGMLA-dgAdhLJC2ikaFC5FqgF3cDzCTmEfQ9qjRT6jZbGGYBGELpL7SWmTunYGixzntSFsrxGBDd8tF703koHudiF3UjY9vbqBJe1okP97KkqjWX3UOuiOJjui6pXwLmjtmjPpXNWL2RI0goEUXFrxXd5siwUlBQADJt2hYf_Bt-awoVEYxyhmGqNtdx4EYfrspwslW8AT3_rv6p5F1MjGhbeACwDhz0kukWOO3QVm-3ZfZpdh61G5ujuhb8h81CGljIZAxTGHcUHurlM7Y-iL6BLK0xh3FhWzdJtTZQACxRRXiUQpoH3FmWGxDdJR2_Vt50MgMACMAqB0ErsThoHsTxC3_tl4KJb1Ve5Aw3APTnM3mIcMPhPDGcVc8XFOPzRCd0-UTdYTBc6OGMtyiPeMMveIZ0DptS87t1_NNqAe056B6hElwDB8GRoInR8P2Me4LYV3texwVL2-4M4ohm8wjj5iaG3Wd2Su4TJVcSR-JKSr2yVsonHabkJOrpELPAAEKb4MfQHgOD82saB1-C8Y3OSexjsZKyoguYpiQPpmidTne-Cbf0L6DbwV3Ze6Gs3IyZcSTUCKJoGYJmJuHF0LO_9AdWg4OlfcH0iLym49D8PDHd5HXPdZ2VTYcF3LZqiWogTXPcnC0w=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We were close to a Camping World, so we took a drive to check out a motorhome they had on consignment . . . </font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="430" height="322" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Wwhm98y3Z5hiTR1LZzi6rKvyRBqCS9gwqMVU85b_2UGby0niUuub96Q6VeYi6YYYwHfr-P9L1YmLQuy23TRKQM55WvYEloYwNCt142wwmXtews4CqXXny-BdoCFdpOfN2vVy1U-jf3WRFlrdslQdpmY4cYOFW5TqwZX5OtbMOgWE3DRnrjLqr81_SjtoslpHDYguO8I_kPvdWsBmYC6KpY_rdDGAuXUfVVKEK-f8HbMzdE_Y5ILmwyCh5TpnhJJKy9vFJhixaKdcw84L0u4mPAKiDMOvwG4lhViR6Bn4aqWoRbbWr5wcKiRdQ1BGA8SuCFhZnqnZAbhMD5UHImr0gsmYUarGseDpQ6Ey2CYsKfECyRjC9gy0gDaY86KdY_xE3hyToqtV8ORXwtGdb_g5E_9ZWxo1Pp8qdMc0GKraqnHmdp3kdVeWMDojGhUCdSiqzxll4crbuAtL2P_GNc-vYOrXLo6fCMZkTSXOvrbWiW_hKNQG2CQlkIv78-zcERBFOiUYKs-Grn1dyZYNlPmyj986K_-Tx7nQp66_EH6KchZ6o-7keeFjb78MPSTuIB109wVmws_j3_fSTxAph3ggNG8ZeuUToSTPydRnpLlflHQFsYHGEm1I38GJ_lu-qy2fF9YssnziD4Tpc6l7uqLECJtIK3fi9rseIgwGuOBNk4riWGWS-v7Lr-Nizz7y1bBQmT56OHz3kwsL2PxS2SMV90J4oeseOcdzC2WQpqarV5ydFA_75g=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">LOL! No, that’s not the one we looked at! We were reminded of why we don’t deal with Camping World, though . . . oh well, moving on.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We had a big rainstorm the night before we left, and the main road out of the park got pretty washed out – luckily the campground owner was out there first thing in the morning with his tractor filling the ruts with stone!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="274" height="365" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/hfVc4tQhRVSwxXLKoHaDGnt_GJ3NbZzoO_-dWjMo2Ai7puulbFXmXPKSo1Fy1bPqXxSCTnrmsjDi0pJ5Er1TDq5kqMEgVb5w5B-sxwo4dDi_3YlQKXSk7t4dYUgL0ije8dgxpbZPPEnoDQjM2rPKOp6kiDJFl9_2v1gBijbam2ZHzaxBK04DcjuECorBwdN3qQs7_F15UiDjOtJzmdR6O8OGD_LIXXu4T0IRyyV9BvgV76D94CQ15VSuD853OhS5-22A9EFVb1ndrSoLZ_Fc6ZqyzdWf7zB5vofpRu4zAtEDzZmQj88Ntsr8ygGn34bQXH2tue5yY2LokDvo9fRyRYsZ1ynRoF03Kz3vDOfl51jarskELe-8C0s5k0Jazp49bC_9pF2P8XAWg1D_2x9MW1F3DMZIziCO3S9eq0XAqohZw7LFn3phqEiPeWk6KcNlsZgAQyBIbv-h9cY5TEzr2Jt3HvOLsDy6KlO8z2XoPhyN6kz1nGL4I-fY2cFiCLrb7KGGjX5hEfwfXt2qrR6HxEa-lzutayj2aw2RxrSOxFXCEBaNlSJXazlqJY-eKYitdQcH3s80VNPqz42xhvxSckOenEXa5IOIuK9No0o3qUQRBFrcSkTLTUeVeEx9INm4DhMggV3LcyAzuErM7h3VUFz3NuGpOEHAUG7vdrL-o9dkTw0qN9L9PPl7GMkxssrd3TBfGWT-SIREZXJT0rRxlH-M0PSyOuXRsMgNWlXX3WZ8e_nPxQ=w471-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">+</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We made it out just fine, and waited to hook the Jeep up until we had climbed the steep hill out of the park. Then we were ready to hit the road.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We made our way north, and in just a short few minutes we had crossed into Wisconsin.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="415" height="297" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" 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side of the peninsula – to the Beantown Campground, one of the few that had FHU sites and could accommodate big rigs.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="508" height="381" 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adventures!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-482576091434408432019-09-25T23:32:00.000-04:002019-09-25T23:36:10.483-04:00Busy Labor Day Weekend<p><img width="511" height="383" 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LOL</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">The Spartans had a football game that night, so the rest of our gang (Bryce & Hannah, her parents and brother) all showed up Saturday morning. </font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="242" height="323" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Klt-6U2R0cwSq72N6D6rQKsIK4iZa9ZfSQjGeu9A3gZTWQGn7qCl6ochuK8cnZnh1siq_S7LEbo2AUrOZB2VEo1n1De61t-86LkEJ4DKGD40W5AJNgxKZ7JUFnoqCSZZmEa32luwmuNnyiIiEi8gvnWaZz29657N3rqhdSiYtFh0zb7iR2hyd0EcKpvMWPzmgt9LQXrhBzmRvGCbRRd7RyzadsgnBHOSGfc8eY8o4i-clznnOVRAQx57HXdF1fe5nmw960CEokTd4F6TCCg3J4I_OTa3YtXHodM-r6LU8VQudy1Ri1WI_jh_GYQYF44tbrgSEGfJQaHdhBb7RiQWXmJhnG348L6BPwDFZKl337n_Te1Imlu4HxBecYVPgM3Ps7JiEx2-3DbcLGY-OybClpeE9GBZZprOEBVFKlQ7oxWD5ONShYRMXYx-4l9d_-nYXU6W3SuEsCQgyoZDMMD5NS9tRucEVjb9oe0uKCLQTkDENrAUQnKgjXb42ylB4mRFz6I3atf318aPeB4X8PMhcsA86JpSvWkI-b0WHeh_MO-GO_OIVxDhjAbh5jP2ZowZQwtkVSuhJvFAo6IrWaxNd8VftqYqqCYhUtiImV66hmBHHwzVukE-2CXYmL2pSa0Q6b0DarsapPQTR8Lqik4uXgK2r6HornYwzMGCi7hX51If7z7HfEzWj8hRJlbuZSA8kfynC8GiNuUy5VPKhjel62xgfrOsU0hgw-SaP9oP7p1Pq8w2lg=w471-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Bryce was anxious to get out on the dunes, so they got busy getting the Jeep ready as soon as they got here. They like to take the doors off the Jeep, but the one rear door was giving them some trouble – Stephanie wondered just how many Gimmarro’s it takes to dis-assemble a Jeep!!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Nothing they tried would get that door off – so their options were to go out with 3 doors off and 1 on, or all doors on. They didn’t want to look like goofs, so they put the other 3 doors back on!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="512" height="384" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3_cVghMsPCMMTpqM6GaZo9QI2TWpVA3dc2Ps4tyYCHGnLeEC2WXSCxZFkmRa6QZsKm0y5ojn4r_x6T1C6TkW17Kr03HEZLDhmPELD7uCNoMYJZ9YsU3qhlyEdmZGtZwCsuZqcntsiliNZCtqpwK_J1XjcBB5tb2uChQwBLLOJASkggsOD3IpWexBcUwCb0jpsEQPwD2DadOo3qCY0Af4qYhOSX555ZTfUyLzmnxMQXCo2WcxJ-z_fA7F8mFdXDa9lZ33-kENSbrN-mol63GrrohPXRfdNgkg-m4eI22l12pyOmRlQ495uG6mLmQC4skT-SXfwsXTyxa4mt9Uf8MkFOAHU2gLZthib1VYx5TIHSCxKu3c421yhEH2ubVuJFDDUxwvM3kF-u2QbXl0aftx15ySicOCED6VX-qAnfZa5l3nnrLQPjELlj97yyT0XULzN4C1WslYmEuzh5eDEJf3B1YNaQOA8_W0to7zS3nISY2j2oiO1aQySLjjNI8PfJraTbOgP6Ehs6tkscRzphNMCFfHsvUcggRCtGzffgvjOwaqT0e8JYa3poTcXnS7zjmLAMk_qgH7qZYRxbYbjNlBqGfn1tFPtL4SDr3BtjBRELbqy6_1fCiCx8uryK2x71q1j66kREZ2Xg_LDv7usDqPLXnJt5kExBQ2De_9Efne1Z2Q7-ZBUvLnd1LoRyiMN75Q5iROSIvZyXdfstVSTxSANdR655okOw85t73U2GzvHKoOB3fP1A=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">They all headed to the dunes then, along with our friends Dave & Kathy, while Tom and I stayed back at the RV. Hannah’s parents came over after they finished setting up their camper, and we all enjoyed drinks and appetizers. The kids spent a couple hours on the dunes – Nick said it was MUCH busier! Dave took Nick & Stephanie for a ride in his Jeep, too – his is set up specifically for the dunes, and he really knows how to have fun out there. He took them for a wild ride!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">They came back and finished off the appetizers we had out, and then Bryce & Hannah went down to the other campground to set up their tent before we went to dinner. We decided on pizza at the Bucket Bar, and it was a great evening for eating outside. After dinner, we had a fire back at our site and the kids played cards.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We were treated to a beautiful sunset!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="504" height="378" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/hhiDqkeBq59VpdIXjaPNCzvWFiORmtVKwy8Z_9KQIsG991UI9gXx3GNO24AreBhcxWuUGiunBzFuDnCUbnzIrjkN5bpI4TxSmPnzurG36gC7qstz6k2IYHXvSkKK8KcAur89Mtaz-PlCHKUz6GKZPxyegvfHAlU7xQv9iHO4hJvt_PcxCNE8plDAaFPUKFtbtqwmR856s5RDy3Ztlbe1fKbn2awV5R_d-QK-fvyMVhbYorsDa63xWXYB_lACbwyNWSWNLvACOI8qawzZXRX5ydND2inBoY5mvLyvPMgRt7_lDCBbjFHG2sDuxV7A4ANH6WyLm_pMqJvdFn0fsnAvCzP0AJ89lVNXvkC75KRpzszutalQKuPyinF7YvVpgRcwiBvsMsZCz1LwF3IHWnKtlf5CVSpYekjod_X7HMJF3e5JeWzradSGqO05GjU5Ccz22t3Dfjt6MLTBhVdtc3V9N7tRH_6edujPBVrDfYuU17fXYH4TlD7O7O2pg_7wg57_k-eMqrHIASEskMA1t0jv0YCdvwC8cmb0X6RFjvb7bg5YIZST5r_n-0kUKxEWZZwd8D-uKFXFPKZNqRxJ9Sj-OVLYhDKe7qsBNzJcZOkVjbHKo9DBe7YbHZKSPQw-7ILJDNbvg6WV8XIxQLJjyYZ8deYiypASECCL6TdZZ1VbD-o9pJLOVIocy115J_Rp8G8lYeHOEMex-A0gzsmEVUU94fh-s273IEszElPn9yIlpa24uyghBg=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="271" height="361" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_xr14AZgTdE99062FhMKX5kLQMshelYfdlas6HTHVrA6Et5oDXeLOWWo47b2Xi1MDqIfDMIWJRK078MQk0k7QJLh0lqENXFqpaMPV_D_fe1tBOtWJSuwRGzg-huu5LxOeFsaJjAbrS53KaR3zAWG21Gv7u-Ws_hWw7rw3drOFsgCqk3_G4xvFYHhIqaxZT0F1XMwLIWh5RQ7Z7pyPnRNi1NERccSGftNx0u1q74-h6nRvu9_ulMT_2g2SQE8QP29vLRID3cK8B9n4lTrXZCbnZN_BKi3nR93qYKGNflCZ6IzXCZEwob6M9igy1TxFZKe2jqWmkfAmH0FYhpdYD3tSPqXLwSgHQA4_s6jtmh18Dp05yBJQ34sopRW0uz0odOgeCnCDXzPKnU6rlsvRcrrazOKEjSfIlzHXMrZGSVJR2yRg0P1xbHY4IQzcus-50vwFFYjDtFl9bszSKlOnWuFl3kEfXDn15UaTX7vg6TmuLaRF8u2Y_XT-uYWhiD-kFQLqDcSQyR6aqBR9FWjnyzLX2dm-DuQFflVyjJupXzXGKZcZgPhaEHhkAc5ptNJ4U87jkT0R9CGr-XutlCfPo0ovPl9vdXE6yTJ9REBR4R7EZvtEpaZzI4Pw3dwPvW_XvdLrX33iBkzY4UeuU52R8R75fH-7Rq8JGyqhJvH5M66zK8tsDvnJt1FF6yDtSqPU9vagA3Abur7c8qxDFvj1UPPic4plnbyuUXyQrP1Ds6bM0VyO0jFVQ=w471-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">On Sunday morning, Tom & I and the boys went to church, and when we got back Paul and Tari suggested a hike on the dunes to Lake Michigan. Tom & I weren’t really up for it, but the kids were, so they all headed over to the pedestrian dune, and Tom & I went up on the dunes with Dave & Kathy, in their Jeep.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="434" height="326" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OUVwSmFU2iA43sAyhH8E00VXc4UBhQm-muS4rUG3eosyNSe1me90oc7FRaFx32_LheMIr9ecFl2RgnY_7BsjKZF4NsfUdAsckmw7YVcbrBAvYP2zWFnobQReZOSmmXtloGGPJRa3-Q3ioRk0Ufal-WPQNjQ4FXFJ3hKJjgg5HCul2OufcmuIkV6EKMLT0Wsyvb-S0Zew4TkJ634Tfu25CHI_Kizx8T6jT5B5-3i2SbFc80pf1_pjwWGTa6txX-t4t26xb2ofy-AL2zm4slBhcE2Z_Jj2n87WVd2H6KzrnutKBEiZbsyFjqCQ6_B3n6qZwQNEvXCF0u5MWh7TpAhWHGi98PtEAUTIQGSgldoqGI8ZSQJ3TVYej5NfD8xvKtoojqvrrBqQ7Om3voRPU4zR5S2D2Cc_Qhk9qMw5mlDrUEUeXohnXJ8g5zJ-A5ianJ9OxLWmn95r5YbTsDa1iRV07nAaDQkcxCHH-yGWg3gM2WvbZn8Bm06lZQx7g2jHWf0-CqPunD0AKXpWqtMSZ0Ugewd6kPaWrWLlgGx5wPAryaqmK2tB0azLaQgPz27z5Fmzn7ssuyHsALDxSgiR3ianjAt1d_QtAfhz5HQoqdTMavy40Bh65MqDoUwUpiBIh3QGyvMxJiOVYMlii7XVrn2K1yoqLhh3NB0dgZcUDFJKBf-tpWJrwhbGkjzAJCzcloc_S8z28IPiJl4XbrF6nFj8ijj6qb3TPMG8yKHooStddFH6XwR_4Q=w836-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="299" height="399" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/URb175MWU2s4F4gC0xTNeqVayRCq7lXQhoV_k2FQM9Xsr-JKKNiRMN8Aiszhezpu7pLP8-6gpeEamwbG5v2tdFEOZqGmKodInXpjSaeFI-ixGOHkut-7g4yZ3z09TtJVJUEmh3I9o8__b1OhrVgnvCfkNfF5DEhmo_1uG8cn0D5_XjILtGXTDcK4bP6G7yMpAadrnnoZj7k8f2IkNayjRPX-T3IVaqnr_k66YT_yIMlB8qf8jToJNGkFXLixJfOnCUm8Ym22gRhetu9iUduarwoE4xT7gI2tGztjBfIyDBTz0JCbfbavgdANAv5hSP00js0KSzzhS8Kvtqd-LVf08RN_Asuqw6Oa5zm_d7X4Hz3WSGh7E5c971qT09vJQDHu8eOSH-yd_oZl6qRg1_oJwJT2QgWVjbZ5RhSNnm1oX40NOlQyqNlAGJ01ww9Bi22kBJL49lMc1Kg6_GskimWTk_ufwTxvNuIXatkbfGIO2W9KchXm8O6fGBRp1umlA3Sd0pk0orOXXdF8Gx09VaKCnt_oYzTZ340NTpVSubv2YiDLEtxMB9POgxEMJGXbvjFpVO-m1b9q5U0BI8a4ImJjCa1ewLnUYCdKtTI6CxqRF8PtbGnq7bDhvIC8aKUQjbsdlZ_chTlCBfh3RbAeCPM7rTdsZDN1zswHEuNAbAEbZSuSIJ5i8-9P1WDWHOaih9dW9MXhXn7sRmk8LlaybKHM4Cu7x0cWCzyhLZVsrZLqa4Jy0S-Cyw=w471-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Another busy day – look at that line of vehicles waiting to get onto the dunes!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We made it out there, and I was amazed at the lineup waiting to go up test hill! I’ve never seen it so crowded!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j5VVi_9Poh6HcVTDxsMyiFnwEBXIqcKwYyMleW61JhyESCzvvWuAYbbF7tvRR8Ckoa6lKZFvAjbzxqj86peLpXDP1pfJi8-10dvJI9L2OlVjYp5o5CW335gtU7AUr6xMZfAa6GjoX7FgyXYZqBz6wTXg0F-pLoF2Ic2r3UeQrZE1Qg7l3xnq6nfydigoviAQU-lQEsRYpqMWB9g3ov-OOkCmLKPAirqv9OS4jDB0ob_NjAkbG8MpJfDcWvFJwrUXWohugwFZF9ccrc4x0dmj0LkixicLRc25WZlJB8H3gNszkoX96x2MZfw1dx9pRVYWe6l9OunRBPBq10O7w5c4-VzpJJ1cyvTLOkCPQNsZ9iyuzWRwzv0LQQ6uYAkPdgkAl0rnOIN8JkUlkfc_5Dj3_XA90_C5AVuLONUyTqvBRgYDLNpsywrK3xVSCxyokIba-22R-WKYdWXyqdL5U_Sw87CvzWXAxyOIeUHFanFZo2HMS1_uJ3x9LPwkzQfi-ExI-TidTnSaqPyk0eSdOK_T2zSKZL2yZj4LhdiNMIk_NLP0VSWfz8Qp8M1wl2kQ7yHP1QY4TkEDsPYawXcoc_TIQ6t12V9Q4Ul9iCQQNnxeuN_K6SGbXbVSIs9D-LfJCXX6qf7uYk28i2x_NeMa-n9-i1_s3zbj7jzTYSO7mwYyLwZYZwfzNCWyvTUaXTqPjZFh-nAgGSau0Wq6qRjntwYtyJlW6pBjldtEF9esHBfZkqwTfv7Gg=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">The first challenge is getting through the people just parked along the bottom of the hill, then you have to find an opening at the top to aim for! Dave’s a pro at it!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="434" height="325" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OTjjTYrJTQRoa8bQYbS_HLaAM4M4KudgtdIobOc_deW4r8s-pnzIlq-IKtsL5N9h3ge3v92yw0vuDBQPekQ4FntLn1hgVGHKuGmL4lElBcXrRTg_QapwONL_ZkmFQzIEkVgCnU5Ocm96Hpeya68QLYuxXMMlujUYJLL2ox5gJifj28yKuP6ELcKXcymrSPpwcoXLp3psniOfyIk-DYU7HeTeZurB5qK1jzPgmyUzvH2or_5ogGMde6Grp9UGL73poD7hPRTKQdIF-5gz9H2MzFCXLDBgHLM5CujJB6GsSL0zAnEviZhBtJFlIrlifucDyo9w-Why1aJDPNM5wYeUIajJjKSzHd-tWlLszx86ig7CSupxIoAjjblue1ZY5WBry4OfvS0wH-6ExgQxsnvSxRmgEHFUeJYpnMx4vmQf9CWK17eGLK0_03hs1MIQfVe40i229tGE4zl8iaH5OiuJwHOKvHP7b5lQGwnxa-Sw0LA7AEkYvfMNSOe3r55vTc7gkUIQI3ppKk4zDaPWj7IQbMme8_i3hNgIuF4jl_QtASmb-HpfQ5XNnC4o7HEaXhrHPkiWfPfWUWwY9UmL68f-qHMvWGoIKavOMuHdkb_d8drrJa3qBD1PQWNqxcx-r8y12yMrfwl6zRbbwQoEVZiFgeCll_TLz0HdDOHGO7dPuJ0EsiDEZqzmwz_i1l-kSwsukw1IACZ8BagPUdw8CpB7B22HP9Zd8kSny-A8FjXQO6AV9wXQkw=w838-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">He squeezed his way in, and we made it to the top! I have no idea what the “Taco” flags mean . . . LOL</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">There’s always such a great view from the top of Test Hill! Lots of people down by the beach!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="512" height="384" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/me2UKULbgmlqfXyQBhfHWJJcga29rcOe1vJT3vRJYOZ9Rip3EaUcbHkOvev-hqbrRef5iQ9bPU1hW8dtMZYa9-T6mGOI7dXxP245ILHcjv2rm7Ahh9S6qLZst9nEF6ZIXkwGdZqD2PnTByEyhCMywbI5yogxfvT-pQ07jmzcMqiRGPp-DtYuC-RbsMTkiQ7FSsPKkiTFH5WzRRVJFh7lVE8p8lSvsfuUrkW0AGcOb6ZK1I-S08kG5l_wwCUaJKF-hEGXeAmuW3iA8sjaiurFcislpDmnc2j5uhUUMS17qmLJY48_yh7WHBkSW_TpA6IG-lf-upBhW0fGBiYjaLARE3yzTUciv2qCKM5Ao_p8waLg3zQKO8rL1uR5MrmbClduF6GJdI4DWM10e3ZSu-H1gsapdl6Z_7TWwIqBd_9W06e2nEFwXOkjLvsxSbY24HJjgC4gm3jQx_j-xqDERy-q-pFqtSoz93_my12GOUt7GmRSXhe7w3rtIIHoH87p_i5YzgP5RiT46sXD5ARo1LXoKB1Gf5mPWPip92GInaSBPc5diVap_NkGZtLqT8Ylrhh60wSA_Q_GldJWQ-sjKDF-hoGNM23ZO1AR_PK_wkn_IioH3zLVavoUazYK1sq7eOCm3bOMc9QSziBfxUf7lPONKVIIWHQdDM7wIf5isaHE5z_7_MfjU-rBv6vsDiIUjWpd3NddRpiGG-iYd7TA5pcjCIQdogqByRLTiB5LQciN4jR8DNVNAw=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We continued over the hills beyond Test Hill,</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="424" height="318" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/8Bt0zfbPVFVIsYN8JaLl0stMkeW7VzFr-ADPwcN5OwM-5yqG2KaFz4FdeEJX5pSOripP3pKj-AJ0MF-00IBkG1n50KsoFbGaQ4f1-G3HePhhO16N5CvymTO9YZN7JS_vxq03yAX_S1nfVB1Sud46ejY5iXP0RzCnKKBPrYWF8a4dcZer3FHwK4PM9M_mZelXhv6DekbuW8wjvqmYZfY_AImocMqzNrKE1eyUnDhcvBzLYqW2Zry9K7SBhbgZbSpPRQucloqqRWtYc2B5WfqVcY8z9caZgpL2Dm47DSVl0qvSI9MbREWv4n8h7pXdvznPoTYd5NoZTHRu40RATGuS736Mw0T0YCdbd89oTOHeFkBldCGGpoalchOpLEuVQ9AM3RRrfMGIC4ftRzu2OvZUaDFHdtc-NFNf4hxwKCE6W8LM83Zx-swNepNvRYtNcBdHI4aAuDFF--VyMs1LeXuer2Ff0R_bzBpBADz2Tfq7UAet8cY6U52Am-kUJ070487MpknR4Van-l-PI84d7MuHD5oGe9eBxGiho3KGI--CMA8oboEgNtVaLYFhi-ZmUdW8fY2KN8k2AhvV13gVSqD5zhwKAlK1mew26yVJnB2WkLxdy5huryl-m4962rk5Ij8-s_V_N4nbCygl0IsiveHsdXfr-KJO45dKKAYQWWBtpC8N-MBuN0e4TZKKHwM2ajq3tRgIoB2MsP32kWY6CcLrs-EOAnVGyZ8armxcDdj2R4Y0SZRyGg=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">climbing each hill at the steepest possible point Dave could find!!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">At least we never got stuck or had to back down!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="386" height="289" align="right" style="float: right; 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LOL</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">There’s not much beach for parking on this year!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="415" height="311" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Jeb0O8YOvxOK5jWHRQi7BV3Fw7wB0hjbXgrH70T3yF-KGD3FAQOXgHMjeFkUfEvO_gBWc9UCSTVppvVoG83_Fp0qIhhaKhAXX8kdjdyfk4_UkdubuxlyTJ2aHfMQRwPlJs9FW56NKAsgQX7CoOk_d51LRleYZCYETDgZYxW1-BciU8QOAPfC0zs9BevKHQwLuZHs-jwvv_V0cmR6D7JH9p7S3-clNf42RYS5QGZKcZq36TUonLs3InCRHNfU4FFyIUCLKKHv56jvfaLBUj3VhnLFA8aRkRaVIHRoaUCip9UnXLhf9Ugql3IejnrDrQp92RlBEJfRyod6p4KHdRwiVQ4Fc6xYtEYGIn8ZL5oOqtpbgfWRUe7O5ZVhYfcCTh_ixvanWwPNZChXynY9FwGqR7mTETl8BZt1UivRJZu3aJ5GK5o3S2yder7-9WFd13EBSoQZEQsn4Zqw6lfRc2RH68m5W2VjLjWVR7WRS_gjfUr0q9Cx7yBQeMmRjhnRa4JENByiWN0okzqzWOmaeUHYKCXr9aSxXz0C4ZNGDN499-zx5Cxvj8RKBnj_VR4xYee-gDVAW1DCd5KIoTxjo-lXKKj2DB1jUI0xkDwFURufBylZrX1o-mnzZEAWnwcmvtX_WW84dzKsSQlzONBnuFs-p5_DGqCJ6JT6Kl45mcaCyuuYEEOwUAs0r-WHg1VKWoHZuPMZ195YneUe7gj3WP1pNctjUs1iGy9YmyASUtplbPGV97RFcQ=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p align="right"><font color="#ffffff">But plenty of puddles to play in!</font></p><p align="right"><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p align="right"><font color="#ffffff"><img width="392" height="294" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TlXbQ4DHk40qAJQEPQqX48yd8m5202LjVjTAcCcb3Q5O5IHyGlSNbYiUo69paQP76AbeIlMghfLxcNWBQpeRBmYGk3_8JEuvwyjDLLfWJIfPdggHI3AMytcjPBkcGHBSN5FJyP4IazD0N9bqWdkJ9d0ATNtSR88Ck3x1vDCWQnPiwR3vLsQxTyEY2p0Ux6phPgpeqmh9g1F4HYYVjtFOzpAXVXP8uJBZnoTMoET13YiQKRUZUqpFSpqeBqbzMaULczq7hk-LoVwa0xtOA8SiPnA59Rwl0QnbGbTdPqRf8VVVOPi2SMS0ScYGcDD0CETSJlnZvd4FCXOFdK3Pm4YOB5BTwhck8aAnPqqmNmXS3GBtD1grzDbhUkx8Is0QXtWYXNzFxZ-1AQDIvNZC8YJIQ23l3kb0rFQuEYx6LA2P65-rv8CvGFFNKx_aNTP9oNoQ3mx1Z9-ABIq2DCZig2NqsE56hsU8jiuk3EXEqqtcAwUF4MAiyeesKjF05sohJaaLjJBhEL8jUe8rf6HOEHGkqj-fSwXE75C9QiIS7a-WDqnCqbz2hJhoJvQfpkxiGi3cGTdkalueinINyrKIM-V38dAQFkjJi1NAjRgeg45Omi6kuznyeoIxYzxFWTl0_zOcIF40x47cm3U58MRZ8fCtRFo0cfilpmu5RCU-wSSTITGtyXalV_euVZ7LREF2FWZM8u03kSt2CG5NbSv0-fvU-nCKEhU6-Fanfwvc9v3QPSRfshLRlg=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p align="right"><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p align="left"><font color="#ffffff">We circled back around, and looked for another path to the top of Test Hill – still crowded!</font></p><p align="left"><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p align="left"><font color="#ffffff"><img width="515" height="386" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tgwSrcY5cnlKewJ6jc0ErYfu4Ujw7bRr_tT6JZRFwubs_2I2RRCR4BMn5YZkEwBjTtGsriVCiHp92PMq_3z9N9DreKaA6JZ491yL9f5s1IxIdS3hx3hJxocoPGGHnbFbnLEE1ox58QDZAZ4oQHbzL9eVNAw8vM4EWJ0tk3frGevu97wzcy5oZcKloX-vBIflt-MoC3PcyiapOUHCkJZR2CdbMDjEv91tJr0ZiDXhwWv-XRhMQ33vkaGb3raIGZNyXNl8tH09B3YoWvQiMwu0nE-4x_YvDVsbrttmHx1yVjAHTbSaD7EoGTiuB-lFhweqHF9BrBRBdgmp0F7pxHwEeudFBmXMNpmEBMQKK2wHK2OTb1DmXgLg-2Vil2FinCEuW4JPJqnGh7BeoZoqAGed6vwPEDwrOIy9I68q0qjNjVs_poQfrlDqkSWlyisHSLdQY63UQTvWn3kWTAG08lTadIPCzHxBigQBUo1opyO6WyYtXlJ-liLZfsHpC6sThKJWWwtlft2rrUZFqtPkbTCw-EJJZIYwN3kwWmxp0cE_UD2LlKHrkLl6yqEUtd8Ik20VQb_gD3lKUIUCT2_xeKvRacWmh9WFoJEnsDaMXw8iSuRQSw5rMUOWziSltcuR3wbnfqaXjedDTrWr2h4q1YetqwM9gDpaYfMe4hxJWhiVYdbjUAcs724BR5WSnEIohOGeFArJAh_p3yof8BaXGE-O5VuBUmxOMYb-5ZDnqRSb3gDaDsaryQ=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p align="left"><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Parked at the top, we watched the action around us while we waited for the kids to show up. 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They were hungry, so we made plans to meet Paul & Tari at the Big Hart Brewery for and early dinner, and the kids went to play mini golf afterwards. When they got back to the RV, Nicolas decided he’d had enough dune time, so he cleaned up his truck and got it ready for the drive back to Virginia the next day. While he did that, Bryce and Hannah and Jensen went back on the dunes for sunset with Dave & Kathy, and then cleaned up the Jeep when they got back.</font></p><p align="left"><font color="#ffffff">We wrapped up the weekend with ice cream at Whippy Dip,</font></p><p align="left"><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p align="left"><font color="#ffffff"><img width="352" height="469" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qPpz0mk2V8WiWN3AS7lRdmAQjxwf_CWrV1O8ydG9PBfyRmRPdsCtGd2TPGWBBYZ_6kC7Y2gF2De1evcMeG9etHDDwRfDT0ISlSqhCjoVmm5ag97k-ApMU_so3Q3lLFlQS8S1_a9Bg3PXWNGlbXxFJwkBqXBATxFjHFEbGDICz_wBQlmBM4OoSnICG29pn9-1KM1jXdpZBnwdSxT2b2SIdZ4gcoJtLbQ8qLAhrKvzfln8yYQfie1xky0J5x4vhaV4oHFFMnnez5RcbSTDfKSKoBViJr3LO2YYfdbfy6iwyvTksQ1ta0aCIOq7fhdxnDnLXbxDETIzkExgJSp7VCBACX44DbBhPP9qYa52ao2Ep7Q0sZq3N8htrfkYibRMtiHWXMn1GB3IDAVcFGp-IAh0h3FEPfTzFBHlOvoYww2y3NH0-ljNYkrfER7-dajWzEPVaJb_h-oz090gvlwatKqwaKTvBeReKELX1EtyvXWuQ4AEVoldwtC86BPe57Ili6t12R-80ImltKtmxklnSISvmFqfUnEa9BCJtzxDc5Mj8VEWHSKr-JojakQjdmRvYO32ltWzl-z9AoRp97QemqzrZlFcbRkqLOMh3Xz9GB-qLLR0tYZsQthJZUjFxKufl3RT75Xm7dSUiL6MHOwtLuu3ivi9pPXXCHUiIzTEFmf1vjvDTnaYH1OA4meupnFWnYnrCOrQxcGIVZmt3FTtv87xdozl3r3Gz-YkRXj7KK3e0s38dr6KOg=w471-h628-no"></font></p><p align="left"><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p align="left"><font color="#ffffff">and everybody said their good-byes, as Bryce & Hannah would be heading back to school in the morning, and Nick & Stephanie would be getting an early start on their trip back to Virginia.</font></p><p align="left"><font color="#ffffff">One last picture of my boys – I just loved having them together for one more weekend this summer!</font></p><p align="left"><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p align="left"><font color="#ffffff"><img width="302" height="403" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9Iudm-ifNX1JRAXUuuuFe8yA1U7gj-Gpp7s4g-AUGoeQXo21AQ1EYnfQQ-fT5WG6jR9zRMSebgvmEt4t3HHSpzMi1Ym3lb08aJl0rRvTVHv5hsZyQZDPVLPuaoyHZGDLopGj_hMiY5H5feu9GlXT5w-2UzBqbfylxbt3H8y4wA_jpTAr8UlW700hBoWcPCen-FghpFCAXVtWG2tWFLQ_-j41zURQnOIfrKR2SvkBLVJC4blFh5sJ7P-dRaO0fDkH0aEtDTBgD9y3-kuWi2vfeee3nYiCY6rDPhzatGJnAMVIY5qnaAfvpqrq7UKwDGoE-yXdbpqsXkfXkOeQTeB0czjAq-HjuNtR7_3yIgUINc8l5kxnKuzT2D8R1nRmP4naD6IcnmHNA1iLmELTlirncp-Vy8fXa3MLvuMfECJFmO5Ydy5Yrp39HdzXMoPLZ6OrDxz-BRMTEBs13Zv0FXNqAwRXNc11d0LE1VGLLAMrPHpanXf2OoO2GXCZVG4khddd4p7EYwrUKxLIXBJzOfxPWJWy_Prr7L7O63dcuN0rx8hGxTbax2ELU4JbLOxDpKpTazUMVuVOwR7d6TsAXMrXE_U6OO0T-wuGtLy83EQxhsZMiRsv7zY2idmGxe5-_h2-UieegM_NjOQ30ufgKEBctRLEU968NCJcoiLNC7uTRkXxNVr_v6y2okxa3Eydy39UoLjM_SqTy3M1VrHuydguWIHxHhmggv8OGFD4yDvfbSI1uZFU1Q=w471-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We don’t know how long it will be before they are able to see each other again – Nick has a very busy year coming up, and Bryce graduates this spring and will move on to Graduate School somewhere . . . </font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">I’m so glad Nicolas was able to get this time off, and we were able to get everyone together here – they had a lot of fun, and I think Stephanie really enjoyed her first visit to Michigan. It also gave us time to catch up with some great friends, and we always love that!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">It was a busy weekend, and the time went by so quickly . . . but I loved every minute of it!</font></p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-68761175647752071142019-09-21T23:06:00.000-04:002019-09-21T23:08:12.428-04:00Enjoying a beach day in Pentwater<p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/iRkg-LtFr1rTKhvpotIZZhp0bBrH1lGAgp3o_ub9eRx9JbFW2bOvd-uIffe7EIqiKC6v5V-dwPXbs5hTUH7upf3cviLTK9u-AhxhmXMgcgbjrCi1q8ONpXV4MPS048wBTwiTZNTDXpf-l4JbqMpLU1XsLDpxBedMHzH3pq36nVU9SwXtQeIaHAIwNT8dGESmD7Y-JG726_20QqWrKsV1vqEcAz0B1vBdT2tnQcdMNCdhavBO5q0Wx7OAc3CHFwsuv295oH80zYNl0MaovLKuw8f5Z63PPYcLoJGtjrEW2Gw_8aODoArLIjoPbNzf0y4TjAfGUcnd0j-g-1WGmAIgw9q9vMynllS5d6o8WkuY-PnOQMqaLiyfob6G3NSwSBs-bgJfsP_RhxiTqrxlbMTtJDrl1A8s3bMIfx9GoK7egLsDefPOuBOH2cEsvWtthrw9__Vhs6jI_GOayWWIgEUFU2OWfWm5ln8e0S-3EdOy1hVu_CC1j90alpxDUr274g8BKg-EuNn5pSZ2yTsz61CmXk56TTb2LQu0MacXbzkhTcZFSZ_N5Aj71BLRwsxcRnQl6i5WrM79lCBl4VSAWwOguBjASGt87jl5QnvCnlCMscQUiayPXny4h-reFe14mWsLllCvlXOAN6Z4mEXvzKLPxGOBMYgllrvL-6f_MSc7cDN9SyZTqRzhmYQN-LZKJW-QBsVFWVyUZjWVtSKGJzLGPI5oHEufCAZwuUUtkux0qaXYRu-2ng=w436-h328-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Nicolas was looking forward to some time at the beach during his vacation, and we told Stephanie that no trip to Michigan was complete without taking a swim in the big lake – no salt, and no critters that’ll eat you!</p><p>Thursday was looking like our best day, so we packed up a lunch and headed to the beach at Mears State Park in Pentwater. It was a warm, sunny day, but really windy.</p><p>It was a pretty quiet day at the beach . . . </p><p><br></p><p><img width="448" height="336" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OJRBr2VrsaRX6_S5wfgh6AiwsaG51P4orBrTxfoR1GCGdcjO7RBfbocx4781s-GRPBlFh3z5H6jJg9j74rdO60oEVEFjFIKG83sDc4ZKEfknlvwmMtWV3h4WOxc0e0QtJbSEycNkWc74K4MJ6EJyeXBqkscLT6udrnIaQF49q4e6_6ZjkLmA5hU_RYmiuJ-uoWBDOrN2ElYAVKmjoAi18j_y9k_ZXazzLZHCMUipi-TfwXJRbl68GJLjtBmLamvnki_uWTpA-l4oRBOc1DCbO-rOqReN9hu1Oxn1UGsGmNAUgCxXY9MWFLQYDO4dE2cXgcqqWSVT7WVrXbTWhOLW8nLeJ2qH9XNHKZq1ZmbLOpgUHKYuMhN6rBGYnfl1pWKbsepWjANBzVGkfoaqJe3pVVv5Js87y68uDwOit5Zs0re9ZuJSG7Z8maEEU9Gjtom5hL7EzHgGbDZAj7-YTH2IjB9eqUuSDe13pbojiNh0FimYrQQY9w03zTjK97GQttHxX1jR05rbUOhcQ7ZHwuaf-eyhr-_c_qrS6ErMCfUPxETOYMYxJ0DjX_iJ88_-mgp0DhsPlsFVnIjn2XfdknMQuDccf1n8YbmKSBc_1qSJXR52AZs5-YFACZ2Z-NY7qdlj3hILDUt0OeriBk32e-UF85BCWjDoEiSGf8PQEnCybft2fsUR0BcgKsKXlBk5PcO2sALZI4-kzW2R_9Uk3PfT8PC56snsZ0VQhCiGwCQbM_04cmUTA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="256" height="341" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; 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This guy was just running and jumping, and trying to keep the kite in the sky. He did manage to get some air a few times, but we weren’t sure what he was going to do then . . . he had not way to ride the waves.</p><p>It was interesting to watch, though.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>More clouds were beginning to roll in, and the weather was looking a little threatening, so we packed up our blankets and chairs and headed up into downtown Pentwater to walk through the shops.</p><p>The kids were still trying to find sweatshirts, and I always enjoy shopping in Pentwater.</p><p><img width="276" height="368" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JhfGCCKFDUIM3flJSFeOk7k6rg28F-YJF1v28tP8sSMeVmeZarY1xBQ9HDlbdRi19vBNj9kZhaxNSaFgZHpqqVnUYmDtL3ZxqYRcCI-KuY4hcmjQFUxuQT9Xn9yuDFNryAZpyM9qbGGuCWBhIgjABjewCr-WXFp6tEXTu1hSOS01MbOogso2XWp-6oVcXYxC78tusAkcYAHoEwdax58xwaf4vTKUK4x9soe7GLA2oGkV8lAhy93t6NzPGMC0hKFtM5OZTTeuVeNRgniPun7FH2AEelLhAYh2-PWCHoDr45t0ZBUo0dpHNL_MexLSrRez46H-UY2LrMN3sGjof-SEpRm0MPlCMmoUBgkN9TDaEc-AGqeMNlNcWzvve39d8AwzbN8vDvaQ_tOZ_2aub1S9WxLrXNDhLRq6AtGc5WwloYjxRsfO3y3LXQkRaaM2YVMll--3VD5TPZ5TQeyWDADSKW13Mj0FOEWEuhdL9YflPafwnELM9iKRk7UldBFMsE4jV3fqe2evnR5QnHtuRSvoWUZ1pc1L30s07BEnOlmSz8fUPN580xKiKi7590zeZRLm9jpjSd_DLpncr7isdppPqxP21rUBhb3mEUXYgVq20EQV1cekYYmQEk9L3dKZPv60Sv2KA32c3psM7Ctv-6XBMRlmc6BgSwLDPAX1VJPbIO-r_UPKr4UWqWxYlKzoUlqKgZkBiDCdNxceI8ZPfyUcGdC1D9kYXVRvE0Ko93ERBL6jB9XtEQ=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>In the marina, we could really see how high the water has gotten! All of the original docks are underwater, and they’ve had to stack new ones on top of them to get to the boats!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img width="506" height="362" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XvunjNpZj5xnG5zB0PDmegXjsIzMQclPMQTdb5ztKwi5s1KKAKE1Wc75U-ra7cZ-K3F-DSwprV5upS9yXVqYPD51Tysma6jGT6BajOt1JG_zVTeHQhsD_fgBNafb8GiTaDXgm6q0iXMy6RPztpw2krpSdVEuyVv2DaO-_Qde5sYa7ZNk34SmK2oKIUWq-ZO4B15QQZdH_EB0l8smJy6Q1uDYnDmePy847WV4fJwBy8rrcumNZYs7cV_jhOdjONFcDauR6XvkKpGUWYaRaDAuIHZKvs0s_xohy_eZDiquGbcyi8JpkocAcIaHsFVQp90917EMV-YhLLMqP7nMwW8bobARoKJPBP9iC4KndTIy2kqDLxq3yg1leZSkO11GVHVP6c5lkSpW8k1jXaSMRWbbs1laHHK6dn4WxYYICNsJ9Jqy4_zXHb9sDaPr__Hhd0qT4ShVzkca2FiL_Z5-q5cM3JTfG_Nn9l7wj7DzUUdLyJeiBL7O99hAuVTHgJ6-9RSJiKkc00dn4DAwVA4kKl_3uU08esnT65js39PdL5B3mD1rhduRU9O0cDNx2zitzqWxY_dOdbANpE1WtUmP5C2-HCi4bpURfTGw64LB9E91E7NthuZyMs3MT8AZUzLp88vgZmoz1lffi2uPICPIGs8SeJTMbinjfc-5fVxJKLpec_t6ylsou73_ZyZuW6wt7Gf0tJg8p2sWU-Iim4bm2qToMjfIgqKGakz6HYy_VAMhEy5J3uRdWQ=w879-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="235" height="329" align="right" style="float: right; 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The kids were shopping for sweatshirts, so we checked out all the downtown shops first, but they didn’t find any they wanted to buy.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">This was a really interesting shop in an old gas station . . .</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="415" height="311" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XhW-OyP2_z1N9T46g8pxGslkThWakpGZP71miemag9DyUshCZZ6ypPa6zSGyR65xk_71d2txQbp13IiOv5cRn-gVrAW0qlMEhOdxOJWhrijMeQeB4bSU6Far9EBArD4u_cudkxGhJo3U6XossR50dPHSygL_1SPqY6eN5PZF2_YfTaCsJEo5Mp2yIJjtAdqZdWmUhmEnAh-Hl8f_valE3EGxy_T4xhbJ6BqRU3YvSND34ExlYqcXbYWMDuQdj_MznexGp-owXqS76fkwL9gyLZVJHYOnQ2WgIHd0as6aPIg696scKmW9yy6UAAFDG_SQOqYkTyWy8Pf2XphW3BXVpgs5jnwBkQ-ZqaXIwIjl-Nqe434t5KaD1EkKdtm8UNOD20LN9V2WjVxEJL1J1jgKgbtt5v6IzkSzvihAThNXmG_9Cz2ebOLnrwnx8p0dCCEtF5z_DhxHCTcMVxikkqJG-IlNr0XDJCwSUvomM3kkhYlZ-KQqtyIJr1vkJJixgCtpEPMg18LleyY1xKXghlsY1ZiVQiXW3cr0IfvVVzZP-DVG49D4fVvuKp3GqzyQWTXl-7REWFGn4xqXLDZs7hxjXWH8aeA6s3I9cUYnbGh69zgRyhN3lmcGJJKyrbIUappJKlke16IjMyipnb7rkmB3x3Io0i3L-0CBdrkrkk7ejaaR-giQMPdA3iBAUJaJvr0dhNDxdP6i_n_PorQwM3uIcTtT_MQZBF3FhRweTY7o3yM_ii3aGQ=w366-h275-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">and we walked around the marina to check out some of the boats.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="440" height="330" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sL7T2aLbnN750nxbWGxqBV-r-FCiCo9UuWS3UjlNdoFykp14Vh6MLNcLPyxnul_bKO0UHnPcKzy6MNfYb4Psn-ab4pBCDma6HSOMdlAQRiKcEj3Lj3AxB46DlmF9pInWxyz6B7Nei_dKB3G5ncuDNPcRc22B6wVQQugC4GEriBqzpRNeLuclaxbV7Db3MDkemt7h_7Q3LMaWPo1i5L1uJg5yAp5LLvKsOhqdz5xFu_8Pc_qhIESoDvxEAcVSkfJZP0tBWlOrqi8o9oykbotLgi8QKmz4qLmXgj_yMvtfaRnzXlb6pszEcSHSbsAbPEhPLzABPSHkCIqti9FxOuApdZHSdVrtEhOudhabWEUocYp1loJdAWnIxaT6aF1IyKfzvc0jBc9RedcLBOYBC4lv79J-0oprgyUK6y3tqeGA7QGP-CLK_Gdjsif41zGk5ok-EsqkzxZRX8kZOgTg8uqIdWPKpAtZwhI01EFuoHauAGlfwzdNZ3FtJ-nyTSYwFes0ENh1h95z9sTCzTMxoS21CKubHWOhHgFsPgC3bcqpPDCVdEQ7JYHd0zhEfuO5hiEXDH_YZs4--4ADz0rlZy--D-QMigTOeUeGc9Tbx4Eh3hA_8UwkZ-LHCQOWagtCm2_AXYx0tjR9Pm3JWaNneno4eFyroiKDk-cpj06-M89TzMmqGtdD1nKV-cuYEmSAa-dE596A9rkj97AACKR8qMYfKP7IBXPkWE9mHHhFHxBTAV4R5gSdSQ=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We found this on the corner by one of the shops and I just had to make them pose for me . . . they’re very agreeable!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="368" height="491" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1M_tGY9k5wZSBaxOpNVZfnMvcngQUt1hRKxn4qg5auUIgyaV1U6n151nAnVZewutzJPB6Fnc-lzcxous696qo7PNzmYExAlLVdvvTZl0vGYFgGfplUhRhVZBWYN4zVPbZouBhHq0gREKT3H0i6Iwvj-iGAcc_WbecAJT4zaVnvIXZ72ucZGYLpyJ_a3nVYGpEDhbB5LhwxaHHRwQe_LJ09AmZ-ujXyDWbnPMVdv1E5kOYxFZHtyu3Dk-ItR9QKi_0r8RY-_g9iKoIIrj5NrOdMmxkdtmZRvERae2Huwnh5SJWuCvYPx02iwUgZ4xqlJulWPIf1iwHew6G5GCClAyl3PBpwZKwIg0brwx5lofMavh4x_hfUHJABE21GF7UrckBYnUqXqbNF9Q9enzFVNGD76aMW8ZVUWkdwS1Ld7upCVUKqXfZKSFOBqhB8Crds1Z59MkweGelfhGooHz93GmU9-26rgoOqqr5_7wmzxBk9HlRG8wbPfx6o02NLdEZ0_2Xc0xpymZKiPuhIYBTXkkTHgqBjSQW0YqwGcjp4AmIjLUjDS7u5J1T9hnZqzVUU3ZIeAZ8ZkoLGVg8gKKJD7MQ8TIcuFu_W0JXWdHQWUUjXhhxx-X4YRziTOjm4YbDnYfMXVmHt-Yq2LDUtPyDnnSqs6amOvO-Qc21NNGh7q7ATmJPO8zUafRKxBXXxl4bX9fF_mDfRcITO0FZ2REzUZLeGt884UL58Ek7S2TJNaDuBSU22pTJA=w471-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">From town, we headed out to the state park. 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So that left us with 2 options, and we heard that the trail was under water in areas, too, so we opted for the access road. It’s the least interesting option – pretty much a straight sand road – </font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="237" height="316" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" 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wet!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">In the lighthouse, we talked with the volunteers and heard the history of the lighthouse. He also told us that this is not the highest the lake has ever been, but it’s pretty darn close! It’s a cycle, though, and the lake has high years followed by low years, and we’re starting a downward trend.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">He also told several ghost stories – pretty creepy!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">As active duty military, Nick and Stephanie received free admission to climb the lighthouse, so they went up while Tom and I talked some more with the volunteer.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">They sent me a few of their pictures . . . </font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="232" height="309" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/SepjhkSmfJ0ru2mq6oP9vNauqpRjlE0bRXa4Y3mAz0MjcE1t3T83ncuNrQpWCbG0LhoSCQiVf_FplmR3FLEyP3yCOgMOp1elXggvxlR82ufbeVYrZOiqh1Ov7N0bBZ-vCPdejcQIqg8xZsUGkqzXpfqFnpyx0k-VnpdJ5r49idUr07tx61QGgN_-4Rpgdeuc1RM8ISJkfJp8_Fqf4POXDAMtVH-3_jncMOH4mXapforj6yW4YIQUSnuHQIEz7VC8dbNYQ-lh0FSyI8PHRizUzmlsLVPIAee1iFLCrZXN6EAovmFe5ZcX6hRMT9jOhsU8EGaTDEh24kILevxO8tigHUYFyJ49BjTKoXKgsuQIn89vfyekUFg5xOCSTpekCmxKPn1RH9m03jOzBG1OyBIime_Lf9K1y6fbap6XgVqBHYC0LP1DMwH7bfy1DMuoIN-qK-VM_vTwfaLExYFWPZD5Rr-RuWz_Ic-XK4PaPFJdIC_zpm3cpfyrGDMCwCsNLsrR8b9B-f0FhkzxdRK3dun338d16iath4S6VDcicnQcXIsGdC3lI8IIO5hHocCNSihvvIWKY1dyWM1QfJOyKWpdvOnenNcG_hrbyG5jp2Hm5NKCrxGglgvi_q5kUvSdQ8KN85gEtPir_Ouj-5cWoISVMQcxysFzFCYQGFnOsN5NiPdCmHkA4RdQcnlU8Txae0ismOdY0egFoSFc2RzyPrBZsoLmAzwwvmh0gkU1yQ_6rDjM0Olt-Q=w471-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Nicolas climbing up, and the view from the top.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="238" height="333" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vz_Zpe_qaFdqu1vRw8zhyfiTCdt0g4dxtlD_kmarxVfe1t58lapBLHymVqCXhQXxQkWrHE0G-YIITzj7NcLLTulUbEDuFYn3Y-0cPWdrmBL8moLcgDsf8cwMDtAvSspzkAq_3c0__vBofakRGlN-e57NwGv-nEqrkJ_WtkflK6bSsKrVI2eYA6bGBb9iSEr34nB2RuRTC7TzvNgzSaVwFwA-o9OOz-5Po-OBiNjLBi7nPFpKIgMgokIbcb9Sv6V_k4q8mTvb4jZ70CHEnhXKob8_TGRqpVJEMhsXOSLNtHeHJOAVZ1QR49YdKiG49p17pVGykDenI6WCiwwb_iHi8DmFPztdLecBZkCOCZQki8nV2qeTOLyheMLJAUlAKbykpqS_ofuYg87LsmPdC_DeEgT74ODgAFz3QnqrWeLYXH-5Z_XMRXoDtr27WxIICaFrdfskjk23fFynLwZjXN5EbmDFzAgHm9HGtOARxpeyqYWJ8J2m_Jxt-rSxginJ9twbFBVkmDRCvBMIZEkfw4QnoGQURmHKBGs03Qpjsowp8hUWtTKHGyfiwy6XtFSdVVJgA0LdDWn80hZ1IhZkfLxlxRGKz1rOzUp509ip8hl6-JUS_F_gTQ6ZSQE9mX3IZpWJD8q5kmnHpe21auMtzcHdUKIYUZbzMjPR3wIHOZfUjWquZfRGrHJc9q011RyHqK7iAZ4ZWBYecOXRQrcXK06005imzOppnXjk1Bv98upjjHIs1TeeaQ=w449-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">At the top of Big Sable Point Lighthouse . . .</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="218" height="291" align="right" style="float: right; 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Two miles each way – it was a nice hike, and the weather was actually pretty perfect for it – a little windy, but otherwise great.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="507" height="380" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VC5LxysfD_MY2RDPVWUoBaxvxQ7agL4uWgHLihp5bdg_HqXr3oTMH_pLVD07WMjSjpLZrubrTtccAmbxxkFhwbRX7np-fI8JZtZAknW6aCMWeN7_vzkktJw3YXuaH6_Ahf9Br0159gZMPKtp8scI3iLNn6QGBLvQmVF98a6SF2_-5riHrCe1OU8TdbIUhEvdnYo98KorEbIguC2-nIsCF8zlWr8LeVLq4hN73XUWMuZ5rDdmd7V_oVzOqlwva0wu27VqwaJrqTFUmGEl1l_ab32FWFqPE7-cepTPrXRqHnd-qiqK2X_pzbNwjpzx6SfduicQOyX2E9seYWEY0OqEucT32ZacaHeCxkH_tDKk4xdVZDD9HzR0VI_6LARiEGxb8e3VaKCS3-kqAHXW68bMx3V-l7tajGJIXCsZjLKvUy2tjL1HhLKj8PEGPPSopVUwJ1J3_gk5Q0diaMEVeU-0u7_hjOi77Oyq10JZgGFGK9wSXJXB4jMEns_be29dsoP6qtZr-BzUZIKH6qY3teHdgH3MhwkR47-wwfTgJx_HFM-kcEeSHQ9oTi3tBOn76HhKHDyofCEGM_IlzyI8WrGYqJTwgkgVY3XWkD39d0DwOjN2F6gc-jOJYiZT79VrB9eT-dmClfXgIrSU8F1cL3sL3YigjKkbnrkFNaALBRWQTDCD-3LmzA1xdK8Mtx0tZCpeG_ALSVO-KP7P4F1RulftSmk4W0hMwswsOtnjYncQ_Q_cYDuZww=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Back home, we had dinner and Nick got a fire started. 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We reached the RV Park, and by the time we finished checking in, the rain had moved off. Good timing!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">So, when I made our reservation, I was able to get one site for Mon – Thurs, and another site for Sat – Mon, but we had no site for Friday, and it was Labor Day weekend. Tom was a little nervous, but I wasn’t too concerned – I thought it would all work out. When we checked in, I asked the Asst. Manager if anything had opened up, and she told us that she was pretty sure she was going to have a site for us on Friday, and she even thought she might be able to move a couple people around and keep us on one site for our entire stay. See – I knew it would all work out . . . and it did!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We got all set up on or site,</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="512" height="384" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zW3H8yypdAiZASEgSU0p30QHezLbQJMN14PHtfoSCJ3JnLu7M5aZAyerIQq48gM_pb0n9AHOB_ji3HZrR6py63IsboMzhqu1mcQUzOJ3wUfUHrCGzfS_yYrkjFza6zx5giiDl3b6dRCDM6c_Y3comTzpTMiM5vFlCubp0ClJR6coPi-5rPXnz8x7ECRyiwSnJHA9HfclByUP4EPZbA64Hcq61teXVZC4hk_f1EU9L5UmYbqr14rytgyhyGCFg-QmwrbxhQrmrzfhcAQL2Db_4ppWhJafhc52L36wOMsDT9s6S9z77T9uiy7GWoyeVP4Kn6vgYNhsHJv7o5hK3uYpt7uU3k7C8Yz_lnJioknTGGtG8_KSLlf-Kdyd2Dgkdd1Hb4RAzBULPt_lbez859ihJOl1iSKCnv4RevS4dfqmLKOTyx1sboO2T64rHQQOlFQLpA8JLSdbDuJ9YUPs6Fm6yBn945leVOcaIP9dGaAQBREeriLgPZ54CKOGAl1kmsE9ESM1zHKFOtPhxl6vZZQWNPYWAWaB6kPSaXb2L3Wb7dYQARdSJGc1ejpS2E4GQKMB1tZ7VWdTPPPB0iIji_BthDjYQctgvRepO41sa1p2l8lLq1QoGz72thKWG_H7kzcC2uTB8SwAmsF_UBwF33FayMlHh8FvIwmexp450kypwi3_m_c03H-AQE3nI9oDiMQUsEX519S1Ef5UKKkkiohnijImbcXA6OXW1t4ZLS8q9r_4nYp0vg=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">and went into town to pick up a few groceries. It turned out to be a pretty nice day, and it didn’t rain again until evening. Nick & Stephanie showed up around 7pm, and I heated up some dinner for all of us while we settled in and watched a movie.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">The next morning was bright & sunny, so Nicolas went to the ORV Welcome Center to get the ORV stickers for the Jeep and his truck, and picked up his flag. Once both vehicles were ready, </font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="391" height="293" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YQcyQMo0tJihGkEy5ib-BomfRJ00fKj7KqJDEcKtmIauXEj_JdMuwJ1BRoicr64IyOhXSal_FC-WmB1ADz4LMWGMYbBkfE7S9sT44kuj6Lg0bbuIyJEoti8fFeJ9wRoPpJ0P7x0Erw4S1QpbrBg1ru2IhsWqoe6v5kBfjyYJBAACy9-GhVRq0Xt2jtakB6lQMp3SRcSoI7lfKNXCwC7RqsSDUR9kRKyNtplCBBYvuqKrxgA5RWZr5_Cex2OJxMCHesMTlpSzutfVkN8S9_73_a7prNLc-V2c4Il0LBAxxrjULyt0BF0K7ZxdX1e2lQb6usbC31H0V6r9EL2E4tmBWdouVxW3T98_SCYKr-Kgbexl6J7AhAgtYk5YljRjNwCuJ7ieZSE41ZYjE9XoFmj0L_bOmXWwZaCE3f61BCc5ajySWi3NYebfRrQKuKS38UDBBO3wDed6DSl5JCyj6WutGt3i8RmlZlYDZKqVEk1IhQBvZ89lM0SpfglINiT3bWaJFnU7OcUonAYvvPofJA5O70aVbzc4dCeVaKXtw3KsEbEgf2zF02S5b4Jt03mcDW8cxlyGFg8vcIpEcpCPdP5aBtYoPPhgQ9P1PMadOij8c7myugEBBKsAKLnh5v-fJxQT2TbiWdyL1n4jOQslP6wocHdcILKv1C4pj-eTAuOy_TDYcuwiJbEfl3-OT3ZBsHUWlQooMQdqGpspzqD9QqVxoe2VJheNxX3-XAfY1CjX7vec7gTcBA=w838-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">he and Stephanie gave Casey a bath.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="359" height="479" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/QT3sT7R-ZAzuVLNO02A1pwQpVGnK0ns8ikHJZDnnDceo3YoqSCuxCp76w7-0Ztx5Ed1Xr94P0NxXs3DfiQpB1OM_7AIS4nvRm4lw127VB5j6mK0Ok-Ux5gFnbRPBBmnFhIQBrRTuFB18fjxfP9YJkzEmNBVlo6eODWbw42dah48wGqyMVUGlooZ7JlAdRi9NMnEuYWPeMIiAxL1tDbeoDYDC_cbHmIbPK3kKZyyVmn1P4Rdt6KF2fuqq2ZOlyhcbyjiFgIEc4_NaS-V7mVCzd8wHydzCTQKVqJpf2tXdSXOUVTA76nNsnhAG9uRJtstTOOtzyx3nGteRGRyHyZ8hv6hbLJ4HY8s4E1qnFyWW6JcWo0c3vbt9t-iSQFcEhLQDaZ-MnUZSrUmW-RTZ3Rjmr4NgmSd_wkQ47tDL8YPkBvnH4a4hZq3D6M9ctncSdBKki_KDs_52v1JSB5Nl6PkApmiLFThlb5fwjm-ShPkB9p46BKCaQj3ebxQWwK5heF6MqOhgzxFI5FChQB5dOlhZ-23hw4lEBNnczV8WETWYxgc4iz7pV0jBg29vuS-lBt_c9-fKCGoBJEokYrp-H6FsRsitfWmkZoLQs1LiAgJJrvwc0LCg_KpyLUewVTTnlO8ySGSmMKqstYATz_itJ4EdLmNCBFgcbSU0JN_aHTDMqXIwsQ_YDDnyQ07OHt6eRmhbwV-p_bC7uItUvG1vvSYYuGclfWH7KFovcV_GcjbmL8e4g76bzQ=w471-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">She didn’t get a vote on that, and she wasn’t too pleased! 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It was a beautiful day, and we had the pool pretty much to ourselves – it felt really good to soak in the sun!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">After dinner, Nicolas was ready to hit the dunes, so we aired down the tires and headed up for sunset!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5YRfOLdK0kSlw3OlI9b-dIVH031OTvD4Y-jhIyloCOflQSbY_HXmUPTTpW3_JoolpYRqgoHfaslGXqMZdjw7qWvXsGHzreoKH94g56iW9bYBZGRZUpLej-0NTodIFv2ddnrxpAPWc4HNsv3aOCLW21nd036sUHs3zYp6ph_CIbJowS9o-i2sfRcU9qJWIJoksBDhDL_byR77xGqJAUsoKzd0we6LgRQR6nmN_9-xoB1S30M-EcmBQkiHB_nqvnZWiIuKzDtzhiw_3WzDbMWn1TsLvBJGmXyZ_htrP6yHmT1ZUVUJvs6flAtNhaRf0lgh_O7GSJ4_Lm0J3CTF6TOCs0AHFjIs6ggYwpiWEGH-oyJUbjoqhAMhqoLXGTpgvg6PR7oCvVwEj6KY7sMqwlrHqqOJ50m92mjPe21Njw-pDnQ_-z73MNbhPOUWm38ty9J7-tNxrp0YKyXe1FwFrpvH2OAexs2X6hUEK--TpW6yunx82yalOIqNItecTO5dkC8gug2_il-_c1RrDjBRUsxUccePCTKSMutmoimnPBViI0-daXIvlIlKhLnobDmI1Mb2Y_D6DL8NTseaYp_Ew0yL5rYRtO2VNHKLsSNDlfoWRMnbxDTnSGcpeGIV4zmeA9NHksUFJVfQ9BLXtZ6AZCAqx6Tgw-cfxXvWYrAP7A2tJQp4FNBk9EkqsOI5C7dHA60RCKjySnooqu-Aw6Huteh1OLJTd83dJ-RPHEpu1c7a_f4D6XvURQ=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">It was a quiet night on the dunes! Test Hill was almost completely empty!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">It had been pretty windy all day, so there was quite a peak at the top of the hill, and not much space for stopping. We watched a couple people make attempts, and then saw a couple of ATV make it up,</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="402" height="301" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XcT0MaK1Hp4cPTXzLbDFr-gv1ZkNGheYEO1xGiv4Dg6dfusdyg1TCvfULOXTIqzfbBtQGlmwW4adujTC1NYl2Nu8EgMIpLsba7f-UEDKu6n-bLDWhsWuKtQwTEUQ_XnaHjYFFH-waQqFxrJ-eqJXoY00wBa3dgoAfQoK6NC7ag-eaUPzd-slNyVvw7lTGDyOA4B6TMslEVueEziB6uLeTgDhqt_y3jz_HBv6HWgFIVQvZ7Qoauwru2mtz19aUh1j-YcR_4hMVQN_p3VwAJvYBKEfQBLyllLT-PvS1T0Fi4XM1mOvLc2xCOLEMe6Mth3TEOKqB9Qg3Rfy6GVnJ9X9oZ3ZYDsKN_4QpI_Hm_jMx1Dc_H9TnoYn1rFYmkN1Po9TfGQHyUXSuXl4jTK4bvvIBXyF2WMbR2NhKERLeTEsWI6MF1D6X3b7dVLifuavOOhHr3k3SBKFk8mfmS-xwp8M9DWpNocfhYbswX4URdab733QuD2cgEFc1eXCmX4hNNv4HG-BDnI8nP1xaGmqFpuC2UCeKToZ2xKFH-GL86dcTArD0w8U1q8yx_ivrJ59-oaGBZU9vW27DcXoMTKu1W27mnUAK_WnbS91FiUE1JsbIDapT9sqVZreHmjRwM22O_fxN-4nYdonxifFvBf51bS0xaBRyWB_iSH7fWyhidWuZIuQq7_wT6GHbnaW7kAUUlXo4Vdy6bML3jRLWEzwDuhPvY6nvEZE6z6PUhrOgE_Ago1umiz9FQ=w838-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Nicolas made his first attempt -- </font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="502" height="376" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IJWwibtyrv9mS_AypZOgGS2JeWAWVOrTtlQuSZE7TkKOv2C5_YYkbDvzeKJK68ptR_55QCwv6FsvvEcHBd07Q0v4bNuqLMWcm5zzoj47489daE2Pu2HDqMfepBaw1ydOcFxfpcT66RHhlp0-0C1L-HVnlIhGY4TtukKM9YvEsV3fA7XZo2S5bdpdZ8GQc2mPcSVnSlB5sts2wQGqshDc3jhMB87-_1C1ZEIDpdzjDbhTsPhMc0AWiGLDLCAny7CGIlyInp82dx5GPg7OWlY1PPFSDi7xR4_AqvrUdnwxFMePBJwlYIRHOu1dYo2fGq7A69bqCEk2GjVMaZZ2goPlIB1RDp1g_B463np1VHbt0ratYXuNykik3coBms0gRmD_DkZRSJpS_ONNWTJ0PnXfkHkd5T55X-2b1L86hYfJW-iXzvKo--GnqmXj_2F_icOlsJX11Z58_AlCKPWN1Of3o6lKGR-iQKCyXQAKfryZWzDa7ysAAusL50I0Mr7lHFLawPCIAkRDS0yOOiyz6cN_D1E7DHN16o0ryUjHTlcRHEBDGLV4vFM0wYchz0IaJ00qCK2DLH94QCY5gj2VJIjnzaHHw_noMRgP9w3y7u4RZk2Eze2C7noNCpdLIq4nUYES2NTRxLA3j4_ddoL0tn6OnxkaCGTuJwjZnTHZ2eSdfEZkJzz57k-rSUZOMuNXL5yT43r9RIefn2CU5BM1LzWMOAiGqu1tyNxk6-VelVdpvWaICWmThg=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">-- there were a lot of bumps at the bottom of the hill that made it difficult to get a good start – he got going, but let off the throttle a little too soon – didn’t have quite the momentum that he thought he had!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="413" height="310" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TqIu8fwMa1unWs_6hWg4LzYWrKjOeOtsq9xp-iQ0tey7YQclJ2osd0xRW8xME4v7Uv-9ho05Q3hw7G3jffGwT5SBPFQqJtwMZCERUC574mNAhJcXs3UBZ1T61XbOwUOjlwJQSNGbku5Z9lk81ZmMldluEY2s53PHV0SHK0opK6tdMlYiYHwsYXtDgCZFp6pzDt7Ctam9IbFRtBD3U1VOknSKGQnoGSEAZanhFeTmfQlTuYWkV_-nvWp5qCOr7QiRhW4zRH6_Iz8Fy2fMGpwC96FWnzRP1Zop0vA1_HIH3DE4HwBfmLw4qnhYCTwQ0kzL0utUAKrOCq_fxk5ZfKQg7WjGFcVfG83tJHoiMNnGQZZ2_A0R58l86J0UDq7pPFOBlfShOj2ywSDx8rIAiRtBeqRR53FzVMgboXcorPVq1Bb32q4wNHsEIZCMG52-OWGRZeahzUoNj8ZDdbt1VSJ4RUPZQ0R886qV6-77mdeWW88qgaeDUrK9xgrRG5S32FRtzOkJcoc9c3MjZfCQ5be779GlUFFKsAsFsxUwiwfEVw6zhCNEW3FqeyUWuLqGjnSY2DMQTkhOJNDH3aqBzex_ySkSi73NOnczOFAG1pijU-dhXy1Ex2IxMhxSm_nvV4k8tBuT770NDUlrhA0wrp49hEsCZ3Qyj_oTM6QN5qWy4xYh2vRwTSrYbUJjzwKd3mE_dPyYxSBprGCnRwMtOy9Rg63xa4qyLEJFsFyITS8mvwtHuLhM8Q=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">He had to roll back down backwards, but made it up on the 2nd attempt!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We took 2 tries in the Jeep, too, before we were successful!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">From the top, you can see Silver Lake and Lake Michigan,</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="459" height="344" align="right" style="float: right; 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headed back over the hills one last time before heading back to the RV!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">It was a nice re-introduction to the dunes!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="512" height="384" 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Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-81043508728379924142019-09-04T23:50:00.000-04:002019-09-04T23:51:10.734-04:00Family Visits & Jackson, MI<p><img width="507" height="360" 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state for a week of fun and relaxation.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">On their first day in town, we went to dinner at a local brewery in Jackson.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="383" height="287" 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from the side of the building.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Who knew Jackson was such an interesting town!?!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">On Friday, we visited a local Farmer’s Market, and then showed Stephanie around Ann Arbor. We walked all around downtown and the U of M campus,and went back to our old neighborhood to have dinner with Harriett and Rita. </font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="237" height="315" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/FKW7cvp2gqMBNgOL8Le3DGZgSyAcNHuT2WhFNNuoC-B-o3bCaXp09DPCkeaqhbcGP0K_kUu4kGkt8Ch_tFxiu53R8RR-a8L5YqK7fYZ-NiX_9zjL9KVq_rAAVfYYQs4_QoU2sS7qPLXD66_zMQ-OXIPkZX6c-FAsNm5VEQiuwPHBU6H5gLKhg0JK_N156qDgOZjmnrux7vltiIs5nZO6UlqyzgqaSr-gFCMdR5-iQdBdNHMNDr4zvUg1SBm_89sZOjXKeIQh0YPB0N0Qt41JOYTGI3htW0G6Cr-1DHUyq95MgmrdJ48zDtCN2WeVaxycDXRgAKgzclcG51r0dgIUaMPRw6AtlOZBu7hwQ3LSG2qhNW3kcZf4IiFgomUojjhs9B1fafc9ayIEDy2qq-gc5_gbWvIhRjj_6D5thhHvYBFw3Jw7EdH-A8GSPBnT1djuB7KnP4WMQn0L0UMpvYqfBe4V5KvUy4r-Sn7pjS8IRoizZu5ewZCZrWMgB8Jeveu4H9xEwkspsFEQHwIhYZgtWWRlvO8PmZyla23zyzF-eqxL8yLbBS-fHmxaau8jmullotFGe_x5juKTnAE70mu_cMmxIlDj9rqTZdMPY1XKlt7LipYqwv5WmgOp2s2RyzYD6mYkXwYVb7g9JJda_DLMToE1uAqUaZDSJyexmGzHDsXJJGKuTNOpLOI18OIxccF6CWNWuyBIureacw5yqxQV-t7KkRCduaciHes2cs09H6T1mm2Wfw=w471-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We all had a nice time visiting, and Nick & Stephanie also visited with Larry for a while before they returned to downtown Ann Arbor to meet up with some of Nick’s friends from grade school.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="225" height="265" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YhKWixVb4BrCY-1OBkQnYIf_xH0xzWt2GZLDBD3cFMq2Epk6NpZ7bOlB3Au5mSxAgu1QBZ4XV-pavbRdlv-1dc9RD8pFJv4q7N1kJeE9QdWeG68TmfcbihkY2i_E_iZqqysMgREqGe_5Qujjy76e1sQ8Ft0hJF82cD8FnZWZ1sqdbYR5B46IwMxSk6jHQ9RULWfqNv7TqHx1HxsUaVduPHVX25rvUnvLKY1mZ_8biJFKyySD_yL7uagFuoPlvy1gMgrhSvuRwot1LfW1ySQeM56Wvo6zdWfWyzQ5RkpZt7aDHsulph9qYkb181G0LOmwYiTVLvRtTlEgcEKVnwzFPubtneuXyYrL_jGQxRSKVcH-n1eY2xa3YnROswwf_yL2hU7lpZ7Kzq5AV6GEIoS4jvvFS8YK9Uq6QDl9y6WWguyIobRexxHF-tVLJfSqo0BmQzWKOsN4kTfo6G9xcRoF3_w0yuAe6kliKcSnHg09sTTM7kNGcqEuKr3ODVCWjq3jsZYXGeirRBfvZ8Zal7GOyLj2T8Ziwx6zdoiB9ago7v1fhF1Q37n9ZYYuvhzy4zngMYAxwUialzS6t64kxseFGNGx65wO--MWPw4z858fuu9MVOp1QYwG4DgLJKeWHzbA6eloeawjXGP3id5oGd7-YO8qnoIPhvnVTAXn30XHf7i8PN8pGWJ9iCQHFXYy-e8FDRgdIHa1eXO_Hj4HQZ6Wmsnq_-IfcNpCHtC5nEP1t9L2MiqGrA=w533-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">They’ve all grown up so much! 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chocolate cake that I used to always make for my Dad’s birthday. Yum!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="271" height="361" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4UwOa1VOmY8mUbAPScvCiSL7wajDanbWunYvaa9fb65d6NNAwPGkwyU9oAp-J6mn-oC5oTam0nesLiUFiOI1oWAsHgJJodDD7F8OlJ9cR9EmJciPf7xWipeB_0KMmTusuWyF_V86rSIwaBJjAOTOk60LpNmR8kqAn3Vbo9X5_sq0yJyexXKMQVb0mZUi5D5LhcmEGXsngbn6LVCmqlVtZ2zAQyM3sSfRkir2zcqJVkV9Ts80dyIqtgwf04G04WjbCVHEOvAtgHRd-qJwdh1L5LOZXJ5RZx7z3JJO21nnt95N4CFSEpaTyJjRrSRnyjlUuT6tzv0bYnlDMZFABshQmO7xwIidYuq4qzlKXmIUcS8zSw2YywejOs6M3w4Uf9buj5GsNneP_PF_1W6EkYd8A72_J0Ilk38iRntp03N6zKW-W-OMW-Op8U-MInzgh0SBhqbhxYp7NW25nlktYxfikJEuScH7tQnOMv3x0cpvtYn_yrRPnlHhLrZY745AeXZeWW7-C-VG6EHNohTB8qcRbDYdaVENmpaLip2BXwsdxh95gQZv4fZJn-yMzN7Cn5fmd3ndBxKjn75MoBWJx4eiUaESzJTJ-FGVujGwfImohedXg8q0NuOhKODWlmW2aMmSWdGsZqCA8kDqfeRmef1BOcHsb5Pnzs_tLuYgDlmGiKSSL5huXV0FL2rOKGWclSWlcmn45viQ84RJjHz9Bd8o4Q_vXAgas1Xuc-sGg__X1Wk9FOCLig=w471-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We had a nice day wrapping up our family visits, and then on Monday it was time to pack up the RV and move to the western side of the state for “vacation time” – we were all ready, but especially Nick!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="197" height="263" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/FzlxAmH2VCUaFnkWOgNFmfGhmX8VfiyJt7iao2ILUhw-x7Rb5-64A0nM6Qt0H6K6IYfyK_Qb-9bfXMfEWyqRyowRNGHoJN5X32t6ZOGuQ-EIkDS8ZMTnFFUagKihxM1SumWz3dk3NJswd7Od5gFxKBvqaE20Nx_E-e7nNb6bbTabdzqbJkqeh6gEWBq-kASVOwcr5m1P2x2IUJE6W1C5DmWT6rqVmyGqZ3puPaazpMpNlhwM-sVBabXTCimmmQ8EheYQ7ybwVJyBURByqHkd3zDFTMIAVrWKEExGMH539FkLeOpja4h-VKOQol3xV9uENGo2OUvV3e7x8qItEpNDvZwXEW7TxoqXRXyw9qay1ZQD81Qos0H1yUamD0VWEx5AIaLWQqyGN2SSY3t7MJn-knsMgh5qHKC1zPY1itSur36z77ujg6OL4I_OHcoteJY3dEqmufLV7O5Uke_gWssHN5rQld2R4SjM32wHFJtmC0ROazJvAbBp03v2Qn4Hi2ZTqN7VK8m0T1OqXqzpWSUJh2N4QvQWWoxR-4k5WqmRlJxPauW5YCH7fGmiBZmk0t-yu3vb_Mxt6uHn8yvB61pkUuMm8XIZIpWnoySogZae_o4VupND5P3TN9EIHd8U7DUg15icSUNdkxuZOC8hqz_WHVp_E8UHCK9kAjcjmweeBhZWNfYlv4r6mJtGyKbX9xBPdqlsqVz2yMnM-NpxgIFhxBf-BrnvEKOLVmS7DpPT--WutzmQBQ=w256-h341-no"></font></p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-6946041907458759602019-08-22T22:37:00.000-04:002019-08-22T22:40:37.842-04:00Making our way back to familiar territory<p><img width="507" height="380" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VIM0gnPzrjUJvi7cj1U4YC1GlK24CA8ehDctFWAJVjo3HAyYe_IadA7TQwVSdKEAcsSt7hH54jtPTgQN14TUtqy5fSnH3Mg-nWt-1J8DFsomrFKw7v0cIqnQBlp-GbD8tM-DS6aYzijJQJtJI9_OPgdBbqOYTjib0S5FazO7QTiTnlJugGWUf8Y_cVO_PZzDRsuQLj-QtAa4aFU73_hbpfjewMVLariuKGvwrif6V9NujoSFlU0zL6GnuarTy9NCoKfMEPFrY0EsBmdubG3eWquKAJZjPHsEr8H2D6fzE_OcPRCya8sz7CgTdDy9-BY1J64QRNPel6_n8KlpcHQixZ47uJPv-BT2MBouSAF3K_1Hrn7pp7hXfkxzvGyrpNX5WeTfGKfmEpnCWB_j_YopIXVHzWA6UZZfu2ZTni0Mml1jo06OumIwhQ2Wj3bzfL1WoynV0saWKbsSpVwppCGij6RP7bonbgYNvPRsf5M9tlk1odYowi2sFsCSHUNVUV9v8H1Lns8hLxdIKMdvZ34AAgyxnOTCzmU92gSeUcYDYujPuuir-jKMK4C6ty1l_jB0eGxdsnYoYWwbgWOFacrwmMbimRw2s08kvZt7BXyS6hIWZY4cZerJ6NTnUgoUMUn8u-qkod5jwjsnUIuySlZSaOUcNUmoH_sXOvhD2cfkPffYQ5lznt28ajPSo0--uNPr3bY09ctYfPL6jOiwXw6kA93Rbw=w393-h295-no"></p><p><br></p><p><font color="#ffffff">So, I’ve been told by more than a few people that I’ve been slacking on the blog . . . lol . . . they’re right! I just haven’t been that motivated to get on the computer at night (too much wool applique stitching to keep me busy!), but I’m going to try to get caught up – that means covering over a month in this one post – and then try to get back on track posting more frequently. We’ll be getting back on the move soon, so that should help!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">So . . . after our few days in West Virginia, we hitched back up,</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="382" height="286" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bCM0nrP5xaB81ABobd3fdXBbABl0ntv6WvQZ4xAUX1UU_LaK3TanniKws0igJN6lwXexOq5pyH5uLcrkXSbS_OKScRlcb08vRh1_6VzNRImWkf26tI-6s_e7EhPnda520e_mdTCwBJ4FgZRGoXPRugjoF4zm2FJr8ubykPZMLK989lDEL6TjaMCytJXRr5BQB_8eKrpWKmv-yBRhuOglvmFqzGKk_Kqwy8YIn1BG5pNLA-oECDZJRsvqzovmW-H4mjxoLnNc78VHU1wimWYfAOL0LqEYiy8YENX7FRo59erZ07IF5p6jrX28E8UgC0GgdVc9FpHNrQuQzNtXev-HlS9MY-a-LIh-ObQDqYg80GhXCYxuRKSEFU5LFfaoFZXbG0ljm_k-SW33OIBdrj7bb-OOBH2EdN6exRGPJBW-djPEtjoCL3pXHwaUBHq65N2vDSAoma-IxgVphcn7KxE43rfLvKX_tLPNWuTB8FDbHahwuuZMPUAe4MMKgmaI1WsrdS1ZlZ97I_F-zZUFU2aeLFtQjP6ZjOtCjvzbxH11SZbpFoKzEMD720AApTtAqIOVaERLLJ6kJJm8b2ZTbromwcy7C69LNkZ1pSu3_aJIloV6kp6ZZwZMaEl7x4gJPB9DzZyD2JxyO5uTN6Z3u117bl0LUNKnedC8zF2MZRcQ4iAd9Bd6qJmR3m6Rhkd1FNt_EnDHmP6chnN5PElKDq8MIyrk5w=w437-h328-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">headed out our narrow driveway,</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="390" height="292" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rTNv0XDqvOWh-7nxvHkNcKw40ay8PBXfqBBhXPZQ5gT7xL5ESecX6OAlcnxl3yL7cAiRxtzPsZCLA0kSKV3HY4klN7vEK7LhSqYhBN_-y511nMDrgYXeCN1wc6HbYOBal94F8l9FENjUza6zVmPx3lbe3Svngr_ZZkl4vrpE3H4o0bP18UG01niuvQFhfq3Z9vTy5dTr8oleoWwU6TZGS9Qj9-2j7s8R2dIehR5weLvd52nms0jW9BriCbiiwmRKHPrLsu__k7ks3YjpgXdV_L2Kt9dplzd_s8CioXTnjGwbBU9bdI5xsfKyZzXNC7g0kijNmXk-8P7INEta-TJzQ1cDBAoY9fstXebCR76tuNO3-3qn23_5SDw2jX2LBSMyVFDT75nL6Rt1NDi4Tkti6Kcbex1IXkHtAeNdZNfr3MdBAR0aoHRk1bX7ioNj_gSh68iXAtAtw8ZixlgzWEcGTlRb9QKdttnFOMODPXLVdEqpZFiHdL1N0pKgRumo_PynWodGH2It-wINSUeVJ7fPiY3Nt7GIiSd2lLwb3qUQ4b7xM9uDxgmw6CJh2Gp5_U__4fv7mJmHMhxtZS2h_krncmhkus8Mr03kOK3An31UlOQLOzydpLpaQ3GSko-1QVseg3Id-PYOlJGGArQlpva7gN4fuG-xSmGP6J4ddHI4OqLkW4AAljf5Wo_QoCb1aSWpo_X04zq38LHr79O80FN9hxuJtg=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"> and headed north on I-77 for a few miles until we picked up US highway 33 which would take us diagonally NW through Ohio. It was a nice road – some 2-lane, some 4-lane divided – and the only traffic we encountered was when we went through Columbus. We took 33 all the way to where it meets I-75 in Wapakoneta, OH, our destination for the next few days.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We got set up at the Wapakoneta KOA,</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="511" height="383" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/oFPRfj2RF4DMtimOfcB9TqOwfw9WBmfTKhEuoJhnDZ_uTKSmLjesxQf1raCTOLQ_M6EG2iEvU6hkVkdZNH2Uo6ZqvP3TKCdGgMCUYXs-AhxGjFf9YTqgkbILVkYgYLCPtuHW32AvnFDVSgQsdjwEPxLwphoauKOZr1l_IwgguUK_YmZgg8MFfW2oc_iT6WMvqZuJ_RkywSS6rmEMpWVprjnx6uBd31uW3fiKSft9uWoceFWCbF9U6UgrP-hfs8JZAS5EZJExAMuYwAv9zWaQYq9-PZSDpB_6egOn3fFDVlTWPpxIKcJwyxXD8XPxHssDLAYMRJH0x9f9sb0iJU9s9r2WPLrzcJJIrgo4jCj6dtCvLrqPDs4vYG5lfxcKwfjdG7maI5SjEdjZhOA01Rf3q7oi6grcqEi53BaDW-c1NKZR0lN5LU422FJbxVNBlSj4p_VWH0MQCpfvIxIEIXSLaHyLqSLa6o4CccNxQQzZxoV-8BKVnfr78rLzm95mx3PowC73YwhuruN08qf5NJzQxZyRPBZUZ2A9VbrMUT78nq72gWtT7KtqSsalpCc-mVqwpq-B4ulO7tKXeB_nTx5Z5sEOhVP2NL_G7Sr8HFYewGRomw2gg7-33eU-Q9AVSBgShcmTHTAdaxJj9rW2mqPxJNJzjbJdpkkkrZcwgXFaKwn3o2CM4F3SoFjkG1jUDEgPKRAJb8wKXTIMJYMyGh8HnIemyQ=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">and cooled off in the swimming pool before dinner.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Wapakoneta is the home of Neil Armstrong, and our visit just happened to coincide with the week of the 50th Anniversary of his famous moonwalk. The town was having a Moonfest that week, and they were getting ramped up for all the festivities.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We went into town one morning, but all the shops were closed, getting ready for the festival. We walked through town anyway, but there wasn’t too much to see . . .</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Old architecture . . . </font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="507" height="380" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vst2vNqQLvzZxck0_QyFxdsp2zPVB6ykSPvEr7uKxVgSV1CwFpr1T0nZsZ2F4ezRKblLXLpFj3sbqVaPatOAr8dh7jyUOae28D1Rhv34LSx-7D8Z5kQM3DMz7awD73p3rtkaghYhjfO27DQHrKka_issBDSRb_DnKMz6JkAuWq-vyXjgOC89gG-f39Hq8mlYJFIo70QkSIVQxQedvoCZG2klJ66JnBW_Qy4H8iRu9ai6yKmvxZG2Kfu4X-JQfq-XN1xiAG9AAo_4qQlftPU5JqmnLaebavcZ6g3u35QLOWEIWZrh_7E4CU6iYgH2XjCOAdtj1wcZSWxO1I9ckqK9pWkKFbpKru9GNNHyZVTkFAmfcf4GRBQEnTCzoOYX5S75FPZ3qtr_1cU3TPv-k1wZzqY3ib4JikM0YWN-h50hqfApUm49gV85maAAh1DwX90KACx1Nnm3Iz3rttyDEJm5QjK9UOnm_3wCxca2R1vMvpZexhIQEJL3HEVQgLiq63tGnjeqYnwoHlH2BlLjvqIJ6om8HjakrHBjxb-iBnVa9WjOr4-xA7U7VodUuzfBcjYNHs073aMZMNH9NAf0f2KZ9kzrGmzq8s3_5cbRGMTzxAvLD35q_Qh_4HmEubUgoW7DNZyDZcKsXfxqutxNPw7D1hm8DfALio_GLhyGN6S_a-YRtlivPbvwgVcMP02Y9mn2vd5rd1w13bW3KRo3qGD01S8hsA=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font 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It’s mostly 2-lane road and goes through several small towns, but it’s a good road and was a pleasant drive.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Our destination was Greenwood Acres Family Campground in Grass Lake, MI. It’s a new resort for us – we usually stay south of Detroit, in the Monroe area – but both of the campgrounds we’ve stayed at in the past we fully booked this time, so we had to find a new place to stay. This is a large park (1000 sites) with lots of seasonal campers, and nice facilities. For the first month of our stay, we were in the middle of the “weekender” area – it was a nice, wide open site, but the utilities were kindof far apart – good thing we have a lot of hose!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="511" height="383" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pUoAGTrT0YWY9vKG8irihxIxEPjCGoVwp3R4EhCx3K5J6yx2LqY1lVTXyVEGROWIfcTPUs2B-8bHKM-U2b7z0O6iuX6U8fIVXcMmBj5HpcKYhyFQU5MBHeUCpi5nHCPqhNDC5ldQP1qLeNhBOEOL_N9I1_PN4-1QeVZ1-MJZqcUC8dXDQeS3eek4T-7w8h89ljaVWC91eoa8dbuaPilQnSVoqchlhIFdlGdczI3UO_f-hQCy4PJblEamtRIP_wXQXRJUXrqh2H6YmA_M7QguK1PFpDc_4k2_K1iMf7y6yrSfkAgLtARP62gG9fT6h52OAKXH2fDXVi1ru_ZxoIaSDzUjPRIbi2GIy2SfGeybaReSxqKLnMvYSx7Vb6gifq4G0otaImYZ5QQ5Yl5SVSFthqLeDJTOnclRRpWtBfmIlLTDsFDHuM4sLirhiKIP_SbbFApQtITj4KO6l0xiy3QQJ-zMkII_Fe6yaWwTotijCnVHAnGkTDZp71fzg5pqJiRSdMRZurvkEnmlATZMKNGzxSIGWOruwac_I6haL8syZF4MUQdWeRVvo5xQj7p2d1FrSu2j0Pdzv2J4w_Owra_DUukKWqJdL4XyRcgidwT9VXe67Cw5Bx3hYisp_CY5erTQAHq1IyEQpDJZgJviU7o557IVYf5m6f45_P8l5CJJaaHYPn6jq5q5XNVRBJ1VmRjFXdATblrFtKPxVF5u1Rfe8gntmQ=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">The park has a small lake with a lot of pontton boats on it (although we haven’t actually seen many of the boats out on the lake!),</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="451" height="338" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tmVfXUDK04nEev6Dv9HSX8CWIE_iGIbHyqyx-7xHF26yUcJbomLo5KbtTHuNDCHGgrKNbLESW_N43L1s2ADVYp7fkOSfT6-G5aO39QkTOBkPiyXBSzP63NVYiefwHy8Mn2eVz6orvubx-XTQuB-hECfhIR-ZzP-Y4ZCxIwyjiHb1Q_AhQy9rzJ7W3nZh6o8LR0ef7kUjIkLJUH8SdChe9OHGqikJj4YhxsBeP5BipjPWKsLf7dbiwSikuoAgpcWvDc2zrLZyA-RBPBS29jbO0zfeZzwBlFYPJFtQX-ob6eT-SjsAU6EWpvyTfCxhPYQ9obxnteyiRgHY1m0_6i9uZUqd1ZJyW3i8xmKW0Euby72IVN1JDKRMAS0I50XI9F7p9i5p3T0hNrkzRS7yCfFBgUtNlg7LDv75v0Ek2VyU_f0RafSdpX4plv-dBGY1LtYpjgH9ABLYMjxAk-QUU0KXN7TUP96ns71G8j9CIwHJtjMiG3RHi7GlUsM2tKcmGxphQnlJaY_9-Hu8S7ikt4I16a41yrZqD_OupsBoEUO29tUk6WMTNTaeP8pXx1JYIOtcskxNbRUa0CcZQZR0aydqu5yGCicf3utD-lz4WpuNCCEcjzApz4BK5JWpDXyD9GMufYPyyRdp1SwRvLamEX0Cwo9DkrAKp0FIi__Z1__EMiMIaedrjjIJharJj444YbNtLwe54gp-GsXbvmbNyPrLybuJTg=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">and a really nice pool that just completed a complete renovation.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="450" height="337" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3bBtZKeyu3In_fsK1p-6GXjvEj_nEvPBEVzoYaFodN7ZLRBwd8hHU-yKr8POzGAGRufvNpjzpfwWVYf4vkdYj_bTFV3vd-AldQazHXteTC7frztg7jhx3GoO5iugTuC2Ep4mnLuJTGDMbympFAucNS4EVEI7pRT1bUGs2c0e5K8BsT-EHACSOaSYO-BLAnu2v8wLkZYlyj8bBhEeTIZJcT3AuQ_JP9yM_HiWioVYnau-DDHRccLPytTxyymKFiZauWmwJDYW365kFc8Pe9iTSPeHqTdXL7slHOsHvvkWjmmJG6L4RudyxhxtqFAL54AIV1FnGCWD0lb_sujzflZAuMwi-IXll-OvVdIeMd9An_ldSENI85NwnrjDnR2DohcSTNZBjF-sf-mP8Fzu_UxPG2unKHJ5wUeQV0qizWbLIX_OP4C2nAVxuzoZUVKSyM6JwumyCRMPwBSORpeN75x81jVUZVCpYzvMKZ1vCem36QwtiZOMU00PnnHyIm9RMMKZR9h7Z5DiDUHUcC_XDMVPZHom1HeoF2RBjfWmlVDM3ZN6SelTna3tQkxnPWxupq433-JtZop6a3ROdafdC1nf4iLR0dT9c2JGVLZuKnu7s8EhHnzPDKWr9OW1VGGgwMNuhRDnpgi2ma9BLYlHTDmYBhMA0r-peyQEilIY4hKEY1G7a7PQuSx-npMqQvqF658wcxPcIPClY7E9FSk0cItf965rJQ=w838-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">The pool gets a little busy on the weekends, so we tend to avoid it then, but during the week it’s pretty nice. We often head over to the pool in the late afternoon for “Adult Hour” , and sometimes even after dinner.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We were there for both Halloween,</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="412" height="309" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/QiwqD-lIJJhEbyLGMRtpe4vuDKmaNX3q79YTW-VZvBLDJdfs8kNEQBaRxLUYaa91NPTgnRxw0OeKmAoK3sbRe2uTzUWM64M0oi40aRdpNydSi48njFBF4LSQWSA9P69ABcIh9PRFzsXse3ztR2XIC9ZPMWxzVzoZplz03IsJol8hvEViZlme8mgd6GEZnBI1trdvlLvJktT9hgdckE09Xzm83sEwKkblMG-6SQ620kf2zH3QBOX0VZnXvqgU8Ftop0LTpyfoFpGh28rOp3uJlomhckgJtIE-pVaDyMdT7mtsXKeFmjeMi4JHTADoZIIBSmkJsezNhiUdg7ANH1CSxUTGB63OdE2BBsPw_j1w_f4nxEUh7snJ6z4ZwWKtgmeO58Ma99onI-E3z2bXM5j5n3ZHf001ndJ9hlgc92Uhi8IFt32t_ZEgJ-o7_XjB2qjm-dQxpCxEQl-SlK0Osb66nWWc5qYC_jsVEA27tJPae2fwBsVdvMMGhCi8bKGSVsv1-pILjShGKOsc3343rHrjjybB61SZzP9eMxsd25mrE8hmrTBVk5wTiQQmqNZprxZiTjpE0wWNgp_dxQ2H7w2C5FqKR3PzkJhwR4y-sptVLgKFl763clzT3ZxcqcK9oClDBEZu9rQCyJRtEv0KEt9n6RSYI6UedUxouTZNsOeNsizWl2pGGxKM8axoMLddM-5ieDiRTzCtGoz38q1ISKuTdZLMjA=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">and “Christmas in July”,</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="436" height="327" align="right" style="float: right; 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Tom and his Dad ate at the grill one night when I had gone our to dinner with my college girlfriends, and Tom and I had ice cream a couple of evenings. 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It was fun to walk around and look at all the pretty things . . . but we didn’t find anything we needed!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">On another trip to Ann Arbor, we drove back to our old “hood” to visit another neighbor (Hi Larry & Pat!) and check out our old house. 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color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="499" height="332" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/m3jStxNzAi--FJzooay5dVcDOuXSx5i7Ft9heorCH3xrfxQ1n16bfP6pA2GaMakjty7EqYMGlph9ZRLnys_5a_CBHkCvBM5cPiO3I0fyZ-HA99zAyV1OVBoCmcaR0dVZ4kMUeklTNJ3IFOnR6Mw-7zni527e2s5T9R6cIFTGYeaNBf-IG5xNv3_xMyElWbJClzROXG89eLrFbMgHzrM_0YEOEuTWMRorc06tR7jYEx3reImSb__dxRPYRYsLEogxl7lUVOlAB52fUromDxL5CPiVBiX6_dO-8k7_Y5UHhM8DBEVE3Y3HkM4dTUr6yIbMi2ibamd9-zaAFIY6aZzR02eiWJNlJAkPPjJyB6_R5zyF1qevb_vZz4gx_wqvHMfWUJQHKOwfgPNxvJWX_FmwQl2_7kY4pA7AOLJXtpde6vTvuIRjTadSnzIiVArz5rPXk3IZNnLYZkpT9pRXWCP4JJtMWviHzBswIgbCMduZym_MTh2OZl3TUA7_NO_NbwL72s6_a-7Vvd9ZiMRhfVYDTYoZySxhlBKd2obuImIo6CgdFXG4y0E_DjQgBReNMzcdB252yJkmaEAiGBBvqalt81f8lkD6wnT3FTbg6bBdTj7-hKJjImitl6oVtPHF_y1mAoV8O0VrblWHbQBdkduhFqr2GoM9WsZD7oag1GJ26IYn_v6-yk986LLbF6lliLejQi5U6odGiiDlaOoaX9XKWyFLfA=w943-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">So, there we are – I’m all caught up! Nicolas and Stephanie arrived today for some well-deserved vacation time, so they next 2 weeks will be busy and full . . . but lots of fun! Hopefully it won’t be a month before I post again!</font></p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-16356400503907311872019-08-04T23:28:00.001-04:002019-08-04T23:28:59.224-04:00Time to say good-bye, and adding a new state to our map<p><img width="510" height="382" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/h_K-UBn3BWk_Tn9gYk31sVHctiUzA9z_R0NnuvtoZWs5_cJ7UDyED6Q62RD41K0yNw26a7qXcUAd0ZCv8gssBfv3HA3Wp1Z2UUbukmbiK37gW87358fvSgGfYpLV-ivBRhTatTesG8R3YZzaUP7lCq3xJQve85g21-anzjzPwgMLHQx55xg3juol6KauR8Rj1RsYce7XW6_lbtCStjbpPDbF0_M8SWi7YlxCOlLtAGzSRJCDMKSZ9PwQIApAzpZU9wx9kvaQBGl9kfxprGyWuCJhV659uoYhxx6M93ja3WGZwYhzTmcWrWvyGzcNVepPE43nBX7ov3NBazvyQhyqHxrKmiepr0psPgK0URN0PcrdEwEsMDSqOA0wz7z-amnbCCThsCznjNEEyAzcD9aIJE-BZWw2UNNeaNa-xIjNulSYwnTge6IN45QyRQEZe-si3AE6SGZcWpkmP8j-GIj4pahjwW203wnAUynnPRApT9kqZYtziIT8hy2OZ0SnUultTPd2l4AYfAoJ9OO-TCyq6Xcjju5lod56DAcyqSe2Oc1uxxFS1AkZQ6qvrusyOLBEmUyo567fEVHKJ7tkMGpRM8Jq_uzVX4_jtSovk6YD0T8okcw8IMhYjqAv_W6EfY4RAMiyhYwmxammeSooXL2QCnJ9eOJ7XiuQWW4G-26idp9fIRp_VoOmDHjut-cflmPna54sBAvL4Ucz7Ppr_ZXZK1dBaw=w437-h328-no"></p><p><br></p><p>As the holiday weekend wrapped up, Nicolas had to head back to the ship for his next underway, and we started preparing for our move north. We had everything ready to go, but decided to wait one more day so that we could try to see the Ike as it headed out to sea again.</p><p>As we made our way over the Hampton Roads Bridge, we could see that one of the carriers was out of position, so we figured it was probably the Ike.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="417" height="298" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jAfi8n03ecDM5Gif59wlbQbBYzSP6AF4y0eNN-vbgZFyiEXIU7h8grtPCBSnHEJhbcJetpiqUeNLQ7fIM9rxXfR374G8Zaxy3xjmrikHdxnetoi_YCdYwgz7M2OYEpKqq3oBIURndkrMJdv9z3NP_3T7xeoog5bpb0UrjwVOTFTjnZJxrf8OWiukLtjarn4ztSP2JeEqU95jPhwab3UObe4f_A8v6YSkYbL4tJL86F4xCtSL0bFIgb_RNSa9dTJwH2B-EkR3TwU5es1BKnAWcYaarTe36P8T_FRKb4tDZ_n8y99rPve0ef3ULIb1huzr3CAGwXzPlXfZvuTeF2SfE5q6jsdhDnHakc8wZga67i2soDGthRNkuCBFlTbMlolzKo69jTd476BgFTxalVlTXOyS7K69pBbvSXuZZx7csw5y3hYZBciobkzj8I148iU7c3HEPpty6Fc7Sdi-f9aGNXf1L1PNqVNniNt7Lp1qkM-RR3QP_nLmZkkxmg6bH0-KXuGn3GMyjVYhQHcj8DEWEAxBtYhhsLGyreqpK1ZASez-at86rMwMn9BJhvNw5xEyPtEuSnPR7qqlnYouYrsaGDV58PSXVkLwgV5B7Goz9Z4M5qXYojHgf6YMwncl_DwAINVpYz4_MMklBKGLtiSDn7ID7HDnZfedvOjF3I9r7KfpuE4WIAjJNmXkL81SNEsjneh_KefS7vVMRTs_LkAV-3m2wA=w404-h289-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>We hoped we would get to the Fort before they passed by!</p><p>We made it, but just in time . . . we could see the Ike as it passed over the I-64 tunnel and by the time we parked in front of the lighthouse, it was passing on front of us.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xflLSmAYdYsVV3MNHn4P146FS3wYDRKo9scNMbkATsP3hcuUwYzwDOREDm0ZU22B6NQjn8OGFguhivb1WM3QewQugMgz1SlsG2ZVBr3aT9K6mIOwMOVOUNDWBQ2LdBaI0CS7XZwfZxAneMlyOOwWprehgNghzqYtXnzUmzeTeMQMWNxRYjjfs018RNtA8JFt3AtabfuYYh1Jqmanc_yZj3WXk8jTqE7j_pvYHSUenuQ0BZl7fVmpQ52EdOJMIeMUahgGzdf4ow6_0LyplimOaLNlDDxO_WVMWUjBKsg82QSMPt9WSMlwzS1hezR5cRBZ6zmjwfR8qDlcdKu8h3qTt7JUaDI9aqW_gxRP_Z10Ks1TZBKBNuYD7fnAbTmSDYi57sMG3JDwmXEongPTM54oRPDpvzeOSjR6q5nyM-Rvh1yOyDECfK6WSj-R-TqMuGfXojEwihzegE9jiTsHsFQnnYVEkzuaHLEiQbFy2W15pkrLA9RXnQX2r5SCuCLXS99JsM3ruKG-nDxe5B0ALREOuQa-54DGK2RviTZQAos296lpEJFKPq786ICeUubd26MvoajS5Ic_zaIqlkQ7QPbjKQaOose18JNRXnp00VeH-O3zcQVY1wWiyS8RIQNDoMWo71TRFoWnS72NivqNv2kJiTajJaOVxGSLp6q6SdRuesT3hY_cSAAQ3f5ySWGNB-33JiI_NsWKsIj0e-YncR3Qwq9VKA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Nicolas was standing in that open space on the hangar deck. We stood on the seawall and waved, but I don’t think he could see us. He took a picture looking at the Fort where we were standing.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="512" height="315" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/y42yx0_e9Lkk2s70KFKH6g3Bd7eU-WFJgg_ddydbeMc1efy0Ee4JDRYZVFSqO4yF9xU3fwPy_Mg9N96e0saiaJqYVrpQX2nY1xNBctkcpkxbP81L9ku0eeYoWIJyPuHDyaGIkC_tN1POe7-Llay-idCdcDF7Iz-VgBMVciI2gDKenkot6KNGTA6atXuQu9bERNuFNq054rMptrMuiQpa8Gu__aCdWinxqKDSlAXGOF64e0jUAJi3cPui2iAy0YUKdfA_jH9iuEvec47ka3Vywkd0jwsKc2ruu5UG4d7cB2QHGNIj-0TfdrscK2SBoKxKJTO_KbVUwQTR26UoyDb4uQItcc85fausuZFXH8SGFD9NtxtOVSrPWWMG_K94WGjWNH-5PsP20zlCBBXmFsfd99EOtPkMIO2h-iMazlTzxI9WuhpZqx1K9gQ98maxW92z50jiItUvB1f6dskSZ24j9-5WyTuxHkZF5qS633qyFcIRKl5s1_OdY9cVMHdAMeFEHTY32-qCSLFgjhircd-aiy_AT7y73_TPlS7F4ok6bJzKAdeHYXz6hU3u0yYHMV86EPLyo2Dag2ZiIYc2rRnYhNmItV0wTT6mED_71lyT6fWo3nBFaUCc8vIc0ULZ1RLrxMJecLRmRLqMq-cCjEFiJry8OoD01ewXmLn1z8Ew0XfqOGARZ7af8GOPkkTqlFyl_foJj-DaSjsKQmf7sTpBLVhHaQ=w1021-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We watched them make their way past the Fort and the fishing pier,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="408" height="306" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ddj1h0mwZP0l4EJZvtJkNBU9ipcT2bLH3xBQoG1K046efz3JMonB9DNUPasjLrRJUVLb865mCn23_MCqsyry_9FlKAKn9xskqED5wfm4aoWbHD9pLo67Bl5BOnHgwVEsCHvB5WKAVS6HdiSKDtZtxsss3r9oyryr8Xxy9qCxAjns2N5bRRV09VHIZwnTNzM2HEnOhrs-sMuLfoLvYYtwdDRguC1FHVoz_nK-3WHcC9OHncKI6fcMOj19cj1O8qrIfQyeKM7LhMnPqXPb3b56Nf2ljCErAFntt3sTs5q4oSBf-GkkVqe9ukN0BAmskVUud6WEkzh1lgc7BRe3sW83qOr56v8MvRqxALt5GEC2NA4qMv8vLLEGxU6x3ePQ17aURYAch-dGxz82bDTVklb76ixktUqXKScpoXcFf6ML2ckiVW16NVc8znWRNYj1BD6_OMNFmoQg8nBNEkiVMYYLKn0s5-EnKAMQtziCbhGKZpAHIjABo7MoXtCMUyWJb46tnsk4NMmjWCJcsVfgHUuLaNIQlNYWnf3jBrTkd_Ahc9-pG1PAwbui0BRH3ABrLstNsbNjPRi-xNqAOK4foHIaqKasp-OqEy8pqJ34MAV49RlJMpmVa1_arr4LGVGBVLG_71sCm_2cZ7RtFTxK3eI0HCeQ1Q7VvPwNu1abYj2cgAeOVLJC59iBfO2otkC5HGVYewo8g3rRth2zEX9XCy6tII00Bw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="408" height="306" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/J2oqJUhE9LsH-oUsdItwTIYWlVkaGx6sY1HkOkpnToFyhf0GIU-eLvl3Vhiz6QAz549b8GX_Sbbeaz3BRBsAVJbPGQJuNiDTGXXgwpF10HNsF_qxAeM4fn8SO5x2ox_ShnN6ahcbsAnOp3UMPVbm2Xjj2sKmH0bIvIW_pxus0dVlKxrXFTNjruw3OqajPpTe5orpvsr-2kyCxVqy745-Mhj31S1PgI_XSKIU42tmQiTBRgcnIrtlzt-MHi0zYk_TMKiNv5nykVrCPMWozbWQ1bZTKrJtqS9nEF35Tgaapg0TG5Kr-nImTdnekPDKpsOHfB1kN3pBaqQaLkJ2KNIl2nm7mC154i6YoeCG3WfhdB_A435AYCcmZ8jrQXxrkfmgSzhPW5WN0r2VAU94wYMEz7BmOihp1kntvoGzHkBcYOKbawHl3-L4_NLL6NBQvVIipBWJbRHFRhzwssZ0VMo95VpfrY_zNcwLulqf0odKqvuWX8bUTHjXVCQuGXykp3zS44kTki0QLQLa8s5wtwjRT8uXWKZc99JaStSovGNV-w5OjhnNtTvYsKr13pfuoAytDQujikWokrJcWeqS405hZtz8yUYcEuyqm-zIDzjwU478DtXz_OQzRW8KNvyFE3rFFFGo6A_pA2R2QZX9BYf9lKl7WBkJWlWcpbl-ii1Y5Kg_kcOhXheAp-XCmKTo3N-A63OsskNE_pNW2_avUZY12BvTfg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>As they got further away, we drove down to the beach to watch them as they made the right turn to head south into the Chesapeake Bay.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="401" height="301" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qbkEQP3lugsVhz3bBUSRfBZeQSEmFujTLTeFDTV0mZaE72P6lB-jyIAiRlmhDJMJQErFlo8Ltrot-lZCG4HwjBDafrgIJaUCg70IChCbJHrTtRc41e-9MOd29TJEhkF3FT4dweylP_hDTnchn6ZUIuJfai8uMRBn4R4ZwkDhqXK844ZJklKKI9qLaI6sVknIf8cFUv7i2pOQSyGVYNPw_AafEr4SipMna2xUMJLaVrQim4WqYFAHvCQiUU_bkNyXPTtuPVQW2qeEfwyLbLJKyjFgvXvpafwQ7Gb8eQNAbzHch19ySmto2NINBwPIEwCZdXlroYETeIqYXJAo1dFQ-2bv4NWsakeW0vIfMpgI-z8S6tK0vg5StWTAHJkuxkUo6S5UwQBGQr8cgnoVNVZY4pKjlKxpwbh-6hLQaNfBPl5N-ZJgEdfMqGOIHLdAFodX9R8GBW6Dpdy38hApqJht_yAcpOLVT6VhXwODSlNzSEy4MYidPsJ1hqXe98cnG4WXZvn7F8S4_TSzNN5ILvEu7Qwd8ese0os0dUbzWGNscHZFICWbSLH_Kyc7vT_Xcp-FvVr-yFjBZoNGGUpMds_WVKGFWT9LM2lOV_yAbO_lxiDnTierAhGBCi_0L4PBfSdOf_vW8dFsmfvJ2XD69oseitFJc0yQrIBdLnztSnKycsWGrBbrcRLGdZ6HktTRzdCsTbYoeCa7ym_dSmb4FPBPNrffrA=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>There they go . . . bye Nicolas!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="506" height="379" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/O_MEtYgYiUYHr2p_zCAPMxCNe3c_DOxh9GlP6gq9jcCjPxonSCtAGIJFqGvM2KDLkGkJtjhMhOoCKh82rO4Eus1vcpEuGGF0fYfWckqWJRaOUh-AvSbe_93PupEpMgNH-z8ZJppaHrGHOuV6EYqgrvw17edC9Q73ptrczwxavXKZYYraRPVj0d0Qh7K_az2lvbDcKOHSAGRpQvwPgWWNsT4jfwqIlLlla2HvCa4DnlYD9NjZEgh8qMxIC9qLJ2XyWW1XEa9CFMeuxMYQFmf2hFdDYpdeKLz0QHTkwLTfyhJa6PymFdG3t3C2UZoAhEpi2DR3C53I4bwMyFtfiI2IcfyQ384LGdJ2XqePAvZjbePCihUGemC-EqooeBfZtlT1DESvvXdO1yoCdtWE5hpysK7FBWS5ri9CUJRGPVnl3VaLWEna28Bhq-ui7IgkmBAik6E9LRQ8EsII1RlUP_UQH-v0FuLwOcG8NCQBoGNhQC0UBYKEm_xSRryG6fyINX9OGeGemqKHtmbXnWS1aXDDG6YXx1u5sgnKr1573cw38-1GLy3PurMOB9RIWesbu4zoJRVd5hLF4FocxX-2e-CaHbZGDo68yIt1CmXutDkM0Zruy1vqu_Ac_sw8kW1alyX45EEufx64UhACLxgRYGo1xDzx5Ab8g2Chf2RNQwTN80A8tF0zidSZc6tQYCBlotzipwoZWfdp8mrbLmD-s768wUYU9A=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>With him gone, it was time for us to get back on the move, too. Early the next morning, we hitched up and got back on the road. We made our way through Richmond, and then took I-64 through Charlottesville and the Shenandoah Valley.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="405" height="304" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jlqttdK0DiVhlu-8wr0MA9ywjl9KlRzKC7qD3vWJM2dqNMJhrUCb5zTtjnyCR896CaSV4BGEmS8PXRsv1oFH0jNgkIPpvmLejT4E4jXYO3lt6pSxfnHV9vh_Mkl-nVKUSOh0qKoqv4L3KADXOYaheIHEpTpCb34t1MiN2aiMIJ9Z5GVqZcPrBPhYugMxMfnBy9_BFqtdXut8k4rvG2kyTtbUoxVqoSQ9yk83zLGuAfc0JtebFeA0ZoorgZL3R64gd5GqpTJmKGrDHd7a1K3cKMKHcFw-kRxOvUNPMusd-NOy4kMftIoOlfZDxifH-1Rk3gprr13ywdyE811EwzN3_DR2TbZPDw6qE1_1IvITldcecC8zWu_Gv6kFTKsABBh8aHCnBoB83pO5OXwR2FvW7r92RJnlEHS_U71BA6bgzgaBIjuEsWf8_efi3MjX98YSSB3jHC5QymavaJcHdgdxoSDCM2Nj7FBqJZTvWo9SYZ3WxptXGmOt47wPIzZiDRh_aas65v_5zZBIV2MfckOBMnUPJjuvCDRdWK_yi8cQKRgAkGvrmZ4_LOyQVHWCG6KFwDSI5V3RNkgJiNPI95jsDgkQk3bsn3P7rrR4VFT68m7Yhttku5RlKryMdZelVTmoMOdv4_j1qmH8mA0KhPx2Ae-X5ZjeSSNm0US55C5wmwEBfhAznbOAK2QRjvICWOOn42Cot7RJQPF0daA9Qy3a77HjxQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Our first stop in our travels was an RV Park at a truck stop along I-81, the Lee-Hi Campground. I was a little skeptical of it being at a truck stop, but it was actually pretty nice, and definitely fine for a one night stop . . . and we got to eat dinner at I-Hop!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="395" height="296" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/EmDgnt5iWbZShOyM9hfbj_xDecoSZQZvqUaV3C34WaeFNrYADI95qxqSS-a8PvGmN7z2GRi3EvaQbKdwvo-2x_9sRZT6R-HnjhmuAuWXdXJlYg0HrWjvy9cDJF6VxyxslV-V5MQbhkh6qil2vneKaDuHEVgwkovP7QApLRRH9Ss3X8iKXm2sfojzwfbQOlpegyoBrd2aDKbIa1PpRYHAQ7I0S07pIqPPVEvMoMY2EGzACJmCejtaXRr2hlwS3Pk08MBdmkqPrcX2tBUvQCzXVPX7VjOPWwV0mNPiBzH3kjr-Jw5ognwEdDN7kkKWtI8YwuUoMy1uIUvvh6BU_DNNwNXuRQa77ikjqTKWTTpSCV75Xk3sTq71EVh1AYHoIds6tBKtXU0pXJ4pZmLHb0fYZCLlV_LLSJCdFmn1SBGOrmzSMn6kB0vntE77WA9GxyDnnri6aAV-gaTTSl3WPzEbRTOTDHm_HpU7l5UjA2DSmqvPs-igO1LCy3pMiMs8y0zseNUbRSaNRh6qJ8l-vyI5vYPzjgfFuXCIr3wWj9dJOQcS4JdEEBXjDVm1p-U2iSdqq1acARP_birF7wq0TZwIVQM3z6weFwmno5AEApeS4n1rm_FPkRgCFNDx04Q958l7auc_fKzkb_uo-NgdKz5stbqfm-5H3A9iB9w__YaHNAOaEbl-_GdNYkN71Y_ArMDKwBrHLNoqpiRpT3CI8Qk3SK1d2w=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Not a bad view, either!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="504" height="378" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GFEiAUFkSm4sfcJGbUM8YbX9W1An_F4pj95NJuQZxQ2Xssnd_NAIjrw3D6GOlINMaq7jfgIVDfuTSnH3Xr8QFV2Rbw2lodZVINhSrWkPP-Hs0rkeAO210ZVQXIunXwldZZe4y6puB4cngl3HFdw6hakHxQQtKjbznH94IrA7A2M4QpKa4SskSNN-osQiCNmqRsioRPD84CL8HIjeZZjzvDBoMDIp8Bd2_C_yYRCop9fqv0522nyj7p43yPp2TMYc2Wn-7uq__IgrpGa5bKAHTmhb75kUxGvuLNXnkbEe0U6tsqOm_HE3l8oWOTDYhlPNlTXfjawBqoWRcu4ToFOmHZGRY42-PbYsZcxa4d2rbtYJuOdrali5E7WU9lcO8cpPllpMbt2EcTZ-3ulgVr48LDGlpmjU3hz3JA_JsYJ_-ow4CsA69QnWaL_DzdfufmV8yGJRdVNO-wc5UN15H43dDa9Wk7nGoo0koGRlUbTSk_kTJyODHchOqqDyIPaUdvR7yyUUhd-cAEWnxL615ZogoqURyf7mHRSpDGHxJRvpMxfKv2avvX_hMwiXkecrMMjBVJlrqYDy2WtWBw972YuFsjthz70HJGfjn0bLFSr7Za3qfDDjMUt83hbujNE4P-0kk3ceq8FrCgn363zN12DeSU7Mv2GlhM23WC626uNoMzNaJaLpJ2oKiux9rGzcKm-cNyj0vOOnyqQA8y08J8APIiMz_Q=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>The next morning, we got back on I-64 and made our way across the mountains into West Virginia. It was a beautiful drive!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/AQdab1YOUNiJRQL29nwAXmjc_71YB2XCHyzkAHCk1P9ZGSLPm1ORucbjjYCUkH1Ysquau6lXio5uf6iH3setfhKbIPmKC-Y3a7vl3D59emrpY3YS4Surd1McIq5pzn8JMjNgIj2HhlfIUO9zQdeOxUeVeAVJOtSOz6kcTHJ8s9a6SZG0_G2b_LkD_4Dd4S1M3Ryb7qRtaDr6_IPsSo6ZQxd7-Vn2jTNYpMaH57sl4WgvFIAjs79bsCkpgaIb975kC_p7oQBg1x5UrmD2wtpNUn3RlF-U022tnnIF4cUqrHh6MZjGvowcV0UUFsucHHYjZlfcZtMyRzNtugQJB7kmHyJaicHPmzHIZGHjJ4AlitVPblx2ACNxlFBKx7e_S2zj-LnOvjn-QTmHuiQ2gs5U_MT2RbKWPo0i6zoSlgS3l7bksifkq6pOEX1PsEYVazgVOxrlOhjWfQ3RBgCbtN-mKOANav_m--blYUJWCxV4VTNgjmYzuGX_LcGXZCaPxba94Puu_4xZ7keWrH6RQLSSWqhhAR7WmxDfq4uFl7Yf8tgxWvk8VQWNwebfmfqDiP8H-9qq3wKOI-pOR-pKdhhJH8C5M5xmSGOstDPUoVwkePRP_8jLX7mYYxaGNF4U6MxmE6rru_KdJjfH7Oc9yhjNoQl83wL-1cT9-SYz-R9E2jzaONoGpfyKLz101wna4BcPzVzKtdkuanDE2gq2s_EgprYsGg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Crossing the New River in Charleston, WV</p><p><br></p><p><img width="416" height="312" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bCqkPJCMFiVTlRCJ8yb0vMF5KpBAJGKtNwfLEPR1RIb9memkRSyFLyLfdb2TZaHWTX1Eo_vq_waaNQVXSA5_EaWsEYAoTvwbcENUDnByysAJMvyDEKzrpSTONVH-ZGb55rzSqkJ1lmCRAjwplGyIV5KRyza4VEIfBtAslYoBYZuZssnQKt4PZgdX7qmXkDJkLVdrmntEIWr8KuXPSf38EdZHc5npZpzqsMnalhg8T_lYdkjwGhmGBybsePxyka8E4Pa25xsnwcvgNIyaEXsQDCa2fuCqhN3qsc49R9BBssvi-t4sU08dRxrO6F8spetKXBNk7vV7Zvba-ppkzeEfcP_P1Zv74qqRg9Y-jF7PuPUKdFT_O4NzzcT6aTQjc6PwZUcJqi3PQLEQgXPyHZSFmXaaIKVirdd8wKeMMHTpL4cx0RvMr7bXVOLtq9pRp5FUzAIMgjAwQFDEzG56FnOymtyWxrCmZsQUGj0MPWAj11mVdFJ1oR-FFU5x0ZGGCgU-iq4DvRtbC51-MaW5x4xt1gQnB6QlR-aG0H7Ql5o1zIDzQau3AZF-zJmrN6lfi_fcMtp7FSezRp5t1uRLCTGoFUt_pyiVJB8mrSbMz67pvhRQMtqqtjKL1xIPZMXDTJRaSTZIFYc7snBqCMX8IIpW4JpHU_phMMGAi-YQSyfP7y6_sfn8x207Vk-fKjyH-prdJaiiVMPxD_BwrUnoMxy_lPZV5w=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We’ve passed through West Virginia may times, and last year we tried really hard to stay there but it didn’t work out . . . but this year I was determined to spend a couple of days and add WV to our map.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="411" height="294" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7O2abESP1vXctvvxinyKbKKnNi-uaUoBWC8NW9D7cEXZMFCG3l4luALvx1dD2HERT1eaZVeSo60mjxbuouOi4fn4CQscOzjPJZe1puvzdrtdAkNQDe8Hw3L_f4XmjuZEr_Ww8Gi7JK0FUcXAZ7zjMhXlCspfcZQLvU2vwZtHa1cIIF3UOiChvfAOze2NG8l1pGAeCBIlJfQwNWA3XE1fnwc-ITRhIHZjbAHYN_rSUZFAfaA03bSvNdJW6fHHCsXEsM-VeWnVOEhPZuBYo-sQakUaoGHU_N3HqiW4dTkHviO_WB3xmI921dT9CAm78ZmPT-sL7jJlN0wk81jigjwOKJLxVFGszmErmEwW67BO_rcrX5H5EMzly3baN69p-IlLmJQViRjUWU2mmRS0FNA9hYom9DG8cPspRNZd7u6He4ixyofvhBBzl_qLm5zujfrJ0ojvXTxTHNr7bB5xG0UKuDqGmIGChv_YNy9GmGSbP-Z8uFUupr9_m2p_67HPXpwZ11YVEW3SAWPuBd_Kc_3P1kbntRpk9cStvt8kbxX1Y-IKOGMIw_tnbUcvmxPBn5BfdtleZz8CzkIEJUtYP_c9jgzT10yJvQzquVwS3vnJLxjyXr61fmvf_8SVcumWMh1V909IWyjYSE_OHCRBwaFPGaiGLkfCTY9hjcCRrMdvZJPoErWDhsxOIq6wMwsBuuC5gjvbWaWAS7tQw7OcGO0eao7Dqw=w514-h368-no"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Our map is filling in – only 2 more to go in the lower 48!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="386" height="250" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PThY_W-lGa-_IpCnVlTz6913Wv3QxG-T2vyPuD6H5I-2A26ocI3Oi5W2SoLPAUG9IGiXnGRnBgsmInrlF0gqn8G6Bpzleqd4Uhu00iTdoyAg3F_ffjCQ2OaWc54Gb2s9mqdMFns-e57LISKWoievqfoP9tW7XdxtQ0qe9DCFkDlx5PAwTGFeiJt90n8wRuFbeBcmV95Anj2mgXHFVRfNmfSNwIuwKx64rnqqymgN0cnHPlQeOzE3uFkHMDhMmbpUiJz4TdhGcuyOUzKuqRI5lZDaamCd1XfekM9O8T6nWW2EUwKVX_BFXTZjAwtr6mI2jFQTyxgafUS9zMS5ZRjpOIbLkNGk1zD3Zbgy4XfsOYsHYHQObop2j2MO-BtxJXo3us0vWvvkbrPCtTvfF_o-Pw4KofB_Zit4CCS8YlTWLPBy2xzCwYYCg9DbsW6-yArzorhG0BUJYCkaaOQ7cxFXfzv_HA1pruFVBiR8fuT2me0EWVSUZDvxs0fA35XFzJex5evP05umNiKlBJZWcNjBM1KOxIDv6LbfYaVG41Jn-cHCmXysoF3w9KKW45JmGlp_TcIk4KF3tDVj8cCTLanQLcLjJyoYGX6PJBkLiD8K2GLoL8AhA6hTdS7fCc7hV-zTJ24mF3zBta9UI7xdK2WX9IDipUmepv8XpnBmxoOKNmPgflmv6Wc4cF3ryFr53arFkGebJLbhoZn-rJarsw_aIY2-mw=w300-h194-no"></p><p><br></p><p>We got set up on our site at Rippling Waters RV Campground, a nice, peaceful campground in the foothills north of Charleston.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="512" height="384" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Zpn10QHVkU2uYsue-cD-HtwF3szEJAZQiSFZyTPnShl27IPITmof9n8njDFwludvD3bvHIM6zi2I2md56YxPbWTw_nGsiBw2FG2Tp7ZdSYyWoPavUNyfKX_CebNqKDZJ4mkqGWaVfKleX59gKdPk19uT3nnvR6CJnPibgAhJeeAJ8a385knWcczdqo67WsGlIZgQVL7GLukwajWEErsiouJ0jRWJKe3bQJHicQK-a3iH_87N8aVaXdQKzFxZngyioiVPHMwifkyU07EcpFypvIfxFQV6wgFRg88HfxdAh7oRfb0mk7c-utW-dTF_lZw_MtBgzM2K0wGm-ZDVTrlgL_GbIv4F02JoXZWieMxb26sVpq8HKiWNtnLfLLBG4M3UBGVuF22I_FLP49aUFflH-PxH1tSL2-QgYElzQjzV1lgm-ZN0PUauBSx-xuO2jbZ0N4RNX0WEHTYbdlBusB90FDInSwvKZkHX64VI60thq1kwSxUDMsd0hMVc6MjArCf_b6zXm5hWbovs9-SPvuIhuiCteX6Js2CfKc4pq7S23JGaNB6cVeD4DNdblmt8GR0K_NaVMOumLrVAx_ekuBZnsS21EEV62IpWzGxnbJTrz1U8t_wt3ezHXqLQDl8SbMyfUs1m016x2JEQJn3k1LS-q3kpXZPHdotruNQl-dGFaHD1_BNiiiAlCnFFKwZJyo0aqGAfKdzJ9dIXt-5gg51QockXsw=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>Our pull-thru site was so long, you could have fir another motorhome and Jeep behind us!</p><p><img width="300" height="400" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ce5e2z_rKdm50MAl0bb5JcpeFm1kc99qwTPl0xe0gA3EVowwWbAkfBla4wR6VvvUY2A6R56j72_KlYuu-BL18xUdp5rTjtCT0KoHRGYqHP2xihJuErkmI2y2VX3XzPrOpwVSqsYygUuOSnqPYr5AM5EtlEh2aKcIYjCE6enzMQU6V74cOTgaLj6kZwIm-kBsuz7KbA9NQc8s1p1B05XdHOv3jDwnsTahLPnplnhzoeK-wE7TsSw-kxgQG6Ztcdd8PTalV7YxWzD7yuDxZmtk0QYeCPwO3N62c-mEyFFKsAg3FHfpwgltA5PCtZNgzCcoGzx7S6-fP6ObEKr58dS8BKwPglr4iz3M_vghY2i6xQBI5DVyRaXhmG87QZ48fZY8PE4wzEGL9UNb7KaikjPjdvDpAfbHdH66N49ktzj5yJezM-LTzuIu_PQTW2DT5w9tgtsKCRWJ6Wb6YdXdkZwUL5E7WKiXUml1TCA0Q2CRgnmBISaVwN-L6YXJBo78cq5GLpzS3QvwJTjQrh3djS8sTKYNWjAmdMXWd_vDY9KthEUJNrgwB3vSAAbqZ5-xEounFfLGGLdheUQFozwL-KnJy3VLdtJ4DE38Ax1Nt12jWMEkCB8YB4ltIWO6J7D8OKuZoB3PqwPz-HCDs1y86gjkrPH9Eq08DtL2Y4gmIgoXZVRQKNIDq5voMAnpNTSm8D5ip4Dyon8JV8NaJHScGzO4NIV6Nw=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>There is a little lake in the middle of the campground, with a little chapel that gets used for weddings – very cute!</p><p>They also have a pool, which was surprising, and Tom and I had it to ourselves for several hours one afternoon . . . at least until the summer camp kids arrived and took over!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The path around the lake was nice for walking Casey, and she liked to relax by the edge of the water to watch the ducks swimming around.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="211" height="281" align="right" style="float: right; 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Our first stop was the Capitol Market, our outdoor farmers market and a few indoor shops.</p><p><br></p><p><img width="509" height="365" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sI3ZN-zumOabMtLW6Rh4q_0c8xmHLQRHN74C_K1-TixyCkESxFsF86sn92r5Cqv4xVWjMavh2U08fVmrmS-NO_hglF0ybge7WrPeR3zPFFAbHaw-m3Fz0xwiODPupLP4R652nl_BAbR1J5sSYKt985rmePYpmJZDK4-bdDbEghxd9JNI3bfubchbCr4mgI0vhapVNYhnrAbOVpva0Y3cC4ByWgBus71j2CsHz2a43wg1dUessmk8lvyO49i3UAo1a9n9nFkdzuK8Jr8bIUJKthUkIS6Stuuqh4YQT2CUjJvTD8AwwRJcdgN3hMO-LwWVOAUtNVXlyzJb_POuAABw3vFOC374z06fQssng7P8u3Vz6LQRTwF3a_nTjcvic6u_Q4YK8DAVCEhMXsNEtaUN0kry1qHKGN55czh2XncR0PZw8HYeNMovipZI50P9Hn3NJUaWGJgfsUURlaBBPn9pcxYnX9gmMBcGy76LbdI72ORWPA8r4LnSGAQU8cUoEjTd5NCtDYFrIe0rKH90iIDG-lZDQA8pOhrM9G2J2ihINVkiWcKxjthiZlN7P29XRcJRFi5zT_93YfQX5nxmwhf51lYTM62g1cx7WqHLfRr1zMqlaFr7W-qgB-r2vphz93ZTE1Uk5C4hE1UnXOzQ38eMiU_zsruyIRHFZy90y1f-8bBvBTjhIkIQNlI043D5n5Tf_0hYSr5vuJVRtbVntaHa3PdVjg=w875-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="425" height="304" align="right" style="float: right; 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The grounds around the complex were beautiful, though.</p><p><br></p><p>We walked around to the museum entrance, and entering the lobby we greeted by a display of “Quilts of West Virginia” – WOW – there were some really beautiful ones!</p><p><br></p><p><img width="323" height="431" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zsCf3WaJM87QQM83evH7SveKENmAydLs3HQcTB4mfaUsUwtXNfnDSbegqV6alE81IdQo7Gba6x76TUkqXsAaldekvUqG8y4uf4CJ2EVlVX7onwfYQmE2fMtkrhv0Wm8gajqFd6EHlZ4S2nlEgw6XxhSVXozh1PoBOw1d6swjcwjSQmh8JbmkvLy1T-AF3i_BBtuDpxSE-FjAlyE4BvONmGqxhwfxPqlIuCSbf_ltCan1XMVryqvXS04c4cqQwg12vLKOD8VWFhvkRabz8zfsnH0NJZZJiOPLziRVMhAgSYJDYbIDrfrXfYHLDkalGO4hvyhRfkT7duwCpUUoRkGhytXj51sWI77uq8tK5D5WFMGaA_hIpEFKFjpb4mjdvBaks7tK-3OX5Aiycv5h1DpfmXNUdjIPK-ecdvWdyn89G_NeynG8ZJ8bcVwhTlLtFsxu21lQ6KwnSOLG4kJraVboCxPpIkaHp8hD-Q5bj5HJqD8ehr4aee145mlpIof99cNPX-7UrILrhwOraxUm8ik3Pk37yNFUU6ptWe-zlcymEzwfrJAI1izIJNj5ydWFKEDye20I9mbrVDyQjL8rNV8isyxaEXNtvhOzLoyoItfUgxaPK2LhOIYij32bwKbdtsdC3nHngoqCipHQmgIA18nJnyyG_lqHYEoSKsWs4PzzuyqzwpCWZATIYfBZXz7m-FBbTcCL0T-LtqdSCxMhHXQos7kgmA=w235-h314-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="244" height="325" align="right" style="float: right; 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Definitely a good recommendation!</p><p><br></p><p>After dinner, we went to mass at the Sacred Heart Cathedral Basilica,</p><p><br></p><p><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fseALDUH78Js8NKVogjyykGVCydgYMxwGvekPVSgJPgAmUMUqgP3s7qHo3wCN8bSRvd4HcJhjH1QoFGh1T81K12wDTA25IbCXjsXSKv41xA_o3eH_z9ZpKOZZ9FWrXYgUdDroIHSYDEAH8fXBECJu4RKQWOwVGQVlTdvNKo_6MfFZnLyQgvGsn6FEqwnCn6OvVyp_24xHuEP33LEaVFmqkKjxUpYMKnIGqK0CtE-Ao1X-JgAApNutLV3sOlJJMF9vj-bzykga1YDzKB-YEdwlLb84zJNpnf-FN_c4PNPi4OadOYoRFpIcleABBTgMf3okWMcAwMD5GJGVci9W4MdkOzubRA7jhvjK2easxy8RBZOCzHR26DBYYIxjbcfT4kPAHJnSpQ1TcqYBJvwWKvKWlG00yWXkYG_ez3RSnC-_K9z_4eIkn9L_9gsjubN75_IyB6LopRGuQnzL5p5SYDy7ywP1Gy1pGFZo2XMtG7L60FGmUE4hqjWpDNW88MQAhiqWj8rZkVAQv7fM1hBAvVwx1B95dNdhErjUzOSwgaEU2ZpCoWxbihWkV28-7FCu92ofqaydA2oYE-B5ZGS9ArlKEZL1NJH35tMxAkMv6MANmamoefXpPeLtAvMLw3V9EhvNbLnhsl9-OQ-XTn_CXdBQzBRvUvMb_TOzWaCiwpDDC_sTghZN4p_zVdYd4Vgn7N-8EyGjVA5if6Nc9yImh6AbhxEXQ=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><img width="282" height="376" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zvh3uSI4liv54U2vRGeBjbKO3ddE2ovzBm7hgPcukJ4-nygEdXzkGBCl99cpcW_jwZDjWYm4F2LEn_vIhJSq75-SRK1ew80QRWDdRAWX_IA--64gzy9a8lQ251IO4SeDCusiPocOhjDF0nnVYQvL5P_HBoLMTZvXc91HhNf0n04Vaxbh2AD_oiUu6Kriew0uI77vjRAL75QKWiTgFLBBiMGl4S023bdKv3pih3y2jmDHr9n7bqbYY6V3SqK60jjim8eriWre8GcJfKuBZDbibQDUsRyNPdeiG6k1gHDUOvfPH1_NMPD2lWsUT_g63_nu-eWH13Ct9u_-bEQB4DCsjASpL3ZjjpJ7UOTIZDqMuY8Q44ymAqb9K5Nz0A7VzP8kjbxr6cXVcqMFOSFjXjXG-efgki8r69CRDNfslFsVXPbea4qkw6Y6HS741SfvxTqlxMi9cHI98-_PXg6LYnrTM8VSRiPZWzf2LGq6qXMYjo62ze8QKUtikvIQrip82T2UGGe2NqCEEa2ppzedYmqzLGApRCyCH2_ta6oPtTMH3K2E8_ldfYeS6uOrcOhntFp3HGbTKnrRqXYH1V_0YHT5r8M6n_4nB1ONccbo1P_l1Z9aNwuesYijCxcFHXU1XRkPEqGJAk0M7xpFKWpQdkT8iXlOWtJ_GwwMiJ-xQ1yBohLoIGiFloC6ZCpZu4NEEhkGHsOFRrRmVvSExNdQo5HrfnimZg=w471-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p>and afterwards enjoyed some live music and an ice cream cone at Streetfest – a monthly gathering in downtown Charleston with a band and lots of games and activities for kids. There were lots of young families out enjoying the beautiful summer evening.</p><p><br></p><p>It was a great day, and a wonderful way to enjoy the state capitol!</p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402057517757201622.post-35872703261168444862019-07-15T23:35:00.000-04:002019-07-15T23:39:07.735-04:00A busy July 4th week<p><img width="511" height="383" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Sxrs1lsOXI-cT-v201Frr1XJE5QNqUQuT4He-ATYRIYjLLr-9pJ-13UF9boZxO1yu9fXP8xJp-0n5_kbT1LgWkqWjkGp9Cw_zmFWoyiziEIgkdwxMs7u0qyFH5MAB0t1oy72SC_B5IBJBv5I_o8LLbTLx_0xhKIVsdMDLzof7tCi3JtFBdTGHaU0p0I__SZaVp-E8ZX-VC4xdpqOTtETIwkQxU5cWOADJzppyhJoOxz0OeMbN4YePvCS8yl15keMZPKOVWZc_EXLKJuz7SKOlRlS2BXt0mTnYqF6g-FPFmVXQ4kAAlZu2gTg_PNikmmHGqmkjgVDx6YwjJroemcYdwfIzMwKeubl8--fu54yqRtip_M3zkz-5897_vEp8WfS7nfWsBjCAhTLmj83qKZX5Z5AWNiN1IEf3Kjv2XiMl0swZ9sPSyFzlEMl4Py6-NEgZGf4PdN3Op_wJcOndhWSc-1zvcKUIvrjuYm5vzSepO-S12Bm9upl3w69FLep4irSgaF2n3pu2LISi0lb1DFuSua-vypOIP_NP0NjysQ-P3ovI-EzcyicKWVyTnIBkz7Ab0Yl49HhJbvCl2Grr7zRjRiXKUV0fg4E2YpeyGcJeYnUtIDzzOAmwwRwAP3q8n9gIhBNKNWRq8XF3K3vcW-P9pvSTYjFq-24h20iwZrTSSr4kJkfc28AYSo-G9YehB8G0f8jFHykqW5I7cvA6MY-XLJ3kg=w838-h628-no"></p><p><br></p><p><font color="#ffffff">With Nick home from his June underway, it was great to be able to hang out with him again. One night, we met him and a group of his friends in downtown Norfolk for a free concert at the Waterside District.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="423" height="317" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/h1ySUoU19hnuVK5AP-TdJFdbyyeH9OxiOp5tHagRUQKNifTSMpltoYhdIC4-npRqw99YeaEDO_bBuJjD1dX7tN2HXuuORcbsbl6OgqO8YjVc8JYOtTRZPOmQMGarKZok7u4rhpqix2tzBb2LQ_KkT1aqZMGdqvKGQblYVdVspYiukHtifwIqAcRpMGmdV7raEiClVCXyzN8o1lWJ1vBZcdW6mhpjQVIl9IBaA-aucakmId1ApALddiIZ2JYYvz_pKkDOAZIUkAWeYLL5QakK0UBIhPnsj4t8H6wKUaBvfQhjgCNO3fHQoLpuplQgKjbzLMjqeispBPiHdj6_gIrJShBkOP3GfB-3lXFRfwc1__cjgX-65A6fzF7Cj-OHbJz5VDTNX37EWEpEfvw8rqDCqXSggPXiPbSwWVBPmLoCiVPHTP-u7vXUwe85EnDH-7Oe1m3hKPeROcjaB-IBalynxzsV9NLuNyZbSUCS-uYfoY_wksjcaCeA79TFUM2VN3tsaYkWaWIhcaHU80FA1juen4Y54wi60_1ctGwpA7n-2IsWlx81w8KhcXW_WfwzTolxao8deJEc64S3-Ip3F4iVWmCiAvtGqzIxISuf5dDXYfqFenqNRAQFM3J6sALcXbj4ynyllieGB5VStmZbrcrmXhEHZsTCQo_G4G5MbAWHQ6piy9fc3wqb4xMOATmG17lbqO-W_e2p0Fq_rz7m5b4PvRvUBQ=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">It was a beautiful, warm evening – a perfect night to sit out along the river and listen to live music by Michael Ray (country). </font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We had a pretty good view ourselves!<img width="235" height="313" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jSnVsMTydHIJP4VFWuXADzXCmOwB4sGjC-Xt5TdfXipKMqT-SaGiG-Tujn10DlV71eC-vGKSMb62ECD2vh8li-8QE8yjp3a_zZ7j8Pm-CVeUlttodo1x74ZpyM7eTACRXTFRSTEIqnVCHCkWxQZYamURVRGoHHa4NXPCt9iES6cDejaVm8RIkAuuzKyVPYZS3FAXBnT1mEgpiMoujisrvc3zjGvllGPnxrOxtoOKrhcordMJkvUQFQAICPxNZhOixg5JGZ1jyzG2IlREF3nDLX9Z7crqixxZ900HKSSEwJcE0aB4dVkysfVtUipsuIlEIz6F7f5kC5CyPxKqWwsMwFlNv63Fn6DRrtvckkGvi7b-HDAAkh3PzSmlOtEZ4XEH49J36PhC1FPAC490U6vFGKCzrhpbDow9waBUP89-Vsz8ouI4GNJhtdOcScxhIP6cLSI2-fEF6l1zlahtDlhjR1lt1Txdr17PHqDsLQCux2U1iMLmQunevw4pHr3z_h39kRkis0Xsa7-VUbJqL8nbdgmK4_CTLv96TdZlCKvWbCstFhndHlGEEofOeB6j7zpiZFkjhfpsrGe6ecw2TtSVs5UhPJxjwRLiiWFMyGs6dfO7B7ZXVf-djOANncnFeQRzJ0sEuLGM6NW5uZOe6kz7UzYnagkIOcMT-TxmNGjhYvAE6DsgR-_mfDXCxQtbpWROW-1DL70B0LvFiUilJCVguXCnlQ=w471-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="215" height="291" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/yQcvMfxivpSZI2DX0Bxe90NEV2gM-1nWeyZYvo-2VSlYZaP3UTqvkdDsBUPcbFeAn0jTn-yAofiI8sFrdjwV0jg2IiNfxR5ncFvddvVPomEGwoM4wYqPLAsO8iUlK89HHzDHnOTmha6Ajln2y-2FbCgbGotcKf-R6rvySIu3tMsz4cwaVqK-KwCZqilz0aa_e4cUkDSiAJgxQZuJ59pbuPBk2PguWNIsR9tgXuV8ahpgrXq00ae7ffN-VlO3SVD4Sm9Z5SEd44pDk-SJGNRp5JBK-Rq83fnAKgruY1gzwxmqzrtyrgISCkvIQklPni9FKHs1G7GUSyUvqDihdVAKFoeyMBfXevL63CSaEVkKcm0VTbZe1_MtG57JALYf38We-lD5xEHElZr6BJQQzlhJ17XOBeVsA5til5KeOMagfO2DMprJY3IhMbj9ZMBesvL5yhZovJJaWvZk3zVxNvSO4R3OZT26NlauzMMAo7OMCtaaFmLrHFgsiDC6mk67PZKK0zhH32sgFKe3LHHf0-FJ0L1suSFHGhAPfurc285dB2MvB-HzzxE14dQv4hhfcdcIHkf0WwADCEtvGu4ylvl8L90nfiD7cbrnTYJqNw4RKC-j6Wlbg3lPxC5BDA5FnpBu8nhXH414505ao_iAic2C6TXeuYpXZmMsIJfNjuUN7Mb0-4IAFalwKWtrQrBFtjM8z_GLCnBps_F08IF0BExP6AwHTA=w464-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Hey, Tom and I fit right in with this young crowd! We’re right down there in the front row!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="509" height="364" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OXAzsrTlpezf8fO1p-4SRkJU_zhFaulIqNHXijfGCPTwEJU3UZJS5_VQ0Kdr0hXFLiX-XGZdMpNTQuohy7I0mrnyv9t2JMXQr6iWk6krWogLp8W4FxfWk8z__Zk0D5ZgaB8t1Xr7jgIVyXYa_3K0nBMWnR9n35QsQBhADiPshawszK6z81ERnOsQzoN67QpeW4Dq0dXFNtHXL-7DcbjCZiJOlQ62rB9rAy7znxBnbtxVVKrvuBixc_2Ld_z6c9sLuHSHj3TllMIvmC-2sx4IbSWuKaus6qV2uEbRl0rSxtLHHeXbyHama_rTmjzF9Qruru9_U0cny4nRAlF-U4pxQsQvpNfgoAmaiey6HYFdSkG-zo8BCm6sCvTuqA7zNrrCXSVCf3HdE4llOemIH3Xxz-po9_sEWcpyPL9nZgEYY-IHOgG_F2ekivtO_Jb98PlFV8RFJwa10K4rXd6MjRra-KUL3ur7SDYs4BjpsPiZ8rCYwOdNhuqx1A6MrgpRwWNyIsnw-B1wkcgb0E_k4Z0RAvZS_zQOWf2J2QJySrEUUxoUSfFV2Zr5rsJucwFukbu44sonrN6BbxwCNqhWJcSDcaI6YShNEFC0z4n8SWMfj3hrmL47Lt-pM5o1xLxBx4kB0J41axxsNs5LSl3Ykry3xChG4vD7FBEMRs_C95140cLbrhX3jCTiE4VMuNaDAPQa0VKA-bUl_kfJ__bqqlLPOexvWA=w879-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">It was a fun evening, and we were glad that the “young folks” let us hang out with them!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Nothing makes me happier than being surrounded by my kids, and now that they are older and in relationships, that includes the girls in their lives, too. </font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Nicolas’s ship had tossed around the idea of having a “Family Day” cruise over the July 4th holiday, so Bryce and Hannah made plans to come to Virginia for the week so that they could go with us. Unfortunately, the cruise dis not get approved, but they already had their vacation plans in place, so they came to Virginia anyway.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We had a very full week – a wonderful, busy week!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">They arrived in the late afternoon on Saturday, and we just hung out at the camper – I made dinner for everybody, and then Nicolas had a fire down at his camper. On Sunday, he took Bryce and Hannah to the ship for a tour,</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="228" height="304" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/yocRlyq2JyTXfcSE9WR4VFWX34C8EL_ujeBuiRTjo59Bh5M6g2kg55dWi53uvHlVM8qcXoftkQdh1b-WH5wKtNO2OU9FOltGa3Qt64CirHQc-BuA5UyGDoXiw97XIenHSp4g-M_N_tspN_X9xspNqJRzDgiZcktg2MnauBRBplzAO3BJBp9Xg19akeEUUuhq9wfXpt9j1Wr5OCjS0XfMDJObMnazwzJjpBdx4N8uqqorsRZlwJuxr3wgVTIqG9C9uibaTiz0WOw8uOea_cPNzf25rPCzhbuBsfQuAgJTujfAwN8WVgfg1Jjfzdv6uj0GPp73DQqYcaCknUeyghbDQg1pAxllZQAumZsm4eaje-1_icnNi42gpxYVgqjfypD71OVZNea-2YlnamvZcgFyetFZt3fs7l8HSbRHjMRn6sm3kKUhtgUPCGLV6Lnuy3mFLbMY3_hukCiqJl5IAEYFd1dDkPllJkqTuP3n9V3R-B2LdRwtLaQoRnEMXHG6noA2RGo3o0cEpzwdxWo7H097ydODKeYz2Tr_NojS9FlKWHm1JyhDz3GKJ_2LsMCWF2OIamNPq58ps_BY5Dqf2LPfahbfLetp4mU7l77Zl6Hs7LVJ6Cs6neEPXjN1wmHf4AKdQqNaDmZjj_bu6t5reU6jQ79iXf37mhfvhGMTPNR0HnQvv_YYw307Q2hZya4QhtkJeggcIbwy1vFjCC2rMRtGjfRqLw=w233-h310-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="244" height="325" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/x4HPzZIqFFhSgyEJ3Ie4SI34_ZzD02tbezAJnhJAVer2MQBoFCuJYsDM5_yzugCW66_FtB4mLiG7gxN_Ctxk9nmLazkzEwh6mm2lVhuRS95bYRjbLnbRzqaqT3lKbnE90zhERDvgcBTZ-_xmkQ2KnDQOsB7Gq7o_GXlt9jm6SvHKV04DrrpIEgcbJLjQlVSGnAPMAkRNrjidgiosNSyigyqGo4555Is3JN3RNh2pHkJ7Wg6-L5QJJUIp4frqIA3Lg7N3DVb57MZGL11wxHzaJibekX9yNo2vIRVLSsIg7lIbn3q6Rg5qoOdrgUDEqBdq1lgpG_jILBCMnNabl8cqy01UIHdH5qqX0alGQl_jR7p5mzWjMy67NF6Zk_3elfP2bMEXpvr-Ftgh6moYlRhUCULv2XCSc1lNE0RpZ4LEsmuCh3QCxmWyaD7iXE3TAeIBmBR1cHf9toN7TXWLAQ-UQpeVSYJKedU1HnqQ6GlBfhhZicst4XZjV1zfUkgq3VI7F-luXDhQNiwrulTsQ306AOm4jMTDSQ-8zsdIs0DRQaj-bm2z5NfWJV1nAWiK8rTiPS8syFU2PdLHP0eEr6AuELA29mN74xxmnfXOISH_jr8R94iQ4fdmhE6f9qBCJVk_KiVWDdDWdzbFzXrbia94bifF2z01ieDlQxqbRu4qHWUP_QLsOeQcNgL8qCfJwzIbUc1-pT0383xZ9bcgjuX1XE80sw=w471-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">They enjoyed their tour and were amazed by the massive ship that Nicolas calls his “home away from home”! During the week, Nicolas tried to get home as early as he could, and we spent time at the beach at the campground, had a couple of dinners out – including a delicious dinner at the Taste of Smithfield, and we watched movies or played cards in the evenings.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Nicolas got an extra day off, so we planned a day at the beach in the Outer Banks. It takes about 2 hours to get all the way to the beach at Corolla, so we got an early start. After a quick stop at 7 Eleven for ice, we were on the road. </font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="417" height="302" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/r6peCphbXAZWHya-H7BJdeiXog--SGEDl_VZowjHjf0R5HMAE1zCvPg-o40UxycPxly4cYWpp-hoDm0ocKuU6f5KYIYM3w0ETgU_uiQSElG0KFl68LLT09wvsPpM5PYbkmS7oOoWr0eutr3HiPe8bhIs7icTWzg9LhjvB1328UmESFmE6Y2MZfbzNEsgw6AsAM8EhC0quDAXYVetBFDdBzd_DXWs-9zUijdkc4ug455aKip8zccAJ-JRH7k8h90M8U6aXEpbtRvN-lILUX4zz6gAnQbWtDx6XFID-UV4XFFLsXIcNJVknawMhqalMd9H9jnjO-XyBINUZ0uqhq7A6JwXRxykVfJkF4EOFGy99st0uSZGDTry6GYabtGzSclS5GeO5KGP4DBY2eK3biBeb8pbgC14LwRMtdfDuWCg-iftf4Z8qdUbmJM5MXaUiQO5T3v0n7cbedmysMWOzWAggByMnR-5Ofrp6A4nm5y54n5qstWY5HmdZP21kIMLZKpTtBeniCbPkME5reh2ZI24sgpNYTGXeLMSqM9CqLJa_O-hV035YkY0RhfVCgNVVfEqgV4I8HM-IZBGGTcqSKlDLICeitH5677_94JMWx4m6xx2ynou10du0ILhspcVUrBGjBoYVpRFWkleOK2-AXrC5nehYPDnlhNLT9EBXAO6xNL4PxLihlPEG_uDxSWbq8qxCuecq7wzVnKmjf8CaHa4EomH9A=w868-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Now, Nicolas has always liked going to the beach at Corolla because you can drive on the beach (17 miles of beach, all the way up to the Virginia State line!) and it’s FREE . . . or it was last year! We got there and found out that now they require permits if you are going to PARK on the beach – you can drive for free, but if you want to stop and picnic, you need a permit. $50 for a 7-day permit!! Nicolas was so mad! That’s not a bad price for people who are vacationing there for a week, but for a day trip, it’s kindof outrageous – especially when you have two vehicles! We bought a permit for the truck, since we were going to have an easy-up and grill set up in it, but we figured we could keep the Jeep moving enough to not need a 2nd permit.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">While Nicolas went to get the permit at the Visitor Center, the rest of us picked up breakfast . . .</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="383" height="287" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tJMQZhN_OnEWpGcx9vayyR3_RiZCT9LZYVheSWqsC3nayVt8Ox_7wguANLAA4XVWyFB0EEJZ2VfRXpD1egsV4NKCkCFeW-F-nhJK0ZPoqeoNYNHgc0S0B7owlFM3ag59is44UVBQtVDnS1Ks76MPdM370UL-Q1ztguNNxR2gMlepRUsjf0vNxm7B8-RVY2N4-o3lNELvAdivdIIjhb9BAMScgVQkFHT1CIqUiS_yWqCREtpIkTniIXTxmqvbV8Oy4RUiouABH1Wyx8ONN830snQMdkCPEY9Q_aPmLEmyJ_RC6rffjNfu_HacVsR1PLbpWwqbiwxqtG-V30ehZZ2OQWbtq0Q4Qb8K6Ci4P8EtN2Ta3_yz3YoWDxO67opCIKkOMDrXSyuKpttS-XvJkAQ7MfWWscEX3c0L-eN4J4ZCtcCI34zxJLtYdGPDr7YG0ook_s5AgHXTXTwIX7dzC9nykqO5hOQdQe2W8mCddnc7hesMQ4pP-MJHGpWTyU4tsfAkcsS2bkFlTVemHVuYnZA4ni8L_L2Lm2J4-e4hFYOL652gYrfgTxt4lwkw_Wr_MJC2IxU4SNpckkFDCE1M0ohvd5Apye7x3r23WLiAVTKNe5ESzvEEhVDw4kw3b7SlrEyq6umgM3381esC51ZMBgSZX1hJbJvjko0diqKm__cnS3eIGWPF1l85Yv2QNMJgUGWoCqnUdLLsSMm0xU6CXxuEDN-B4w=w838-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Duck Donuts – an Outer Banks institution!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/SecPjGTQcQ56-32TluU-c7xBxbWab-MVOyGYykZRsahfb8i6m3eAzwNktVbfa83rriz3VT6NL0a3WTLNadH1nsWfmCqXZXXVSU6NycHHZpzXM5I1Mh7JzkOzAqIJEcY0NL1xZ97ihmHCFd9q7Bvk-e9lSdx1n178Pe2ZZTXE32TUIV9HoMjoVrKG2kq0kZb_w_ynElOQ6LpqW0m7W0wTmcHQp3pHiZnloxZRk8BURiBm5QUFcca78cisMvqkxxeBo8wsBP_biL-A_dMnvnZJvHSWy5bk_OjUfnbyE0dALi-QuV82N8rClUEW33Po8ruWwI8vG6Bio8WNAiGVSmVODI0DtsvUV83hdyEI8Ll6ymnXCW9byPhqyTDCcxIIAH3uja4QQ0-7YhErgKpbig5BS1KqwsKKXLKO-vdufn-3SGTBIUPkU6VGXKaBPtDVxUmGN8oA9HiEEpRem4AZrKuIHPAy4Dv3pOWJ8jhIN9Sf53SwVKTSjkQaI8B5X-oBzr6ZnJDFdoG3k6Eqo-ZCGqjAHMwbGlxp3JkST4LXoZtKbpBe7oz6q9u_w2Byknj8O7fr09dpPHv0R3HktMSU5d-UiiexIV1gYyPIlYhIINNNpF87pd3ERoEAZkYKOr76aW8rVs5h7R-MctkRB_PB6cgHlfr-JBtNCll8pLINKia22LdeS2f1vEJpa2Ef8776b9wXFdOrYALKYoI1Pm-UssmCScTo_w=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">They were hot, delicious, and incredibly messy!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Everyone was hungry, so rather than taking them to the beach with us, we dug in right there in the parking lot on the tailgate of Nicolas’ truck!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="508" height="381" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/DetsQwgL7-ufYhjA3lxo4TloozorhddjrvFJ9GxTkKFF11ssuspx_xyPNwvJ9fkL-tU3T47y7ccoZLHI9JcS8KoHLcxQM8-JmFo2pRZ9coQmN94LR9DU5-XEXw5xUt7Y557Y3V9MdwvaVD82cqJovh6gO9VxM1am6E8tiWMYUoj6VQoaQwbv7HPsVU5vXuLztl2nFfOX1aDaU846SBpGS2oaJRJ9E33TvHGwt57vs1vAkUmJMwhcH5WZ076OhsInJrzwZYuCBimwaI__cROydWULW1Vq-0uGQKWBjPkG5MS-LDVL1eUG-JnBEMEGNEpIQrosfQpJOGkm98tmhUpUCbuTe9RUEvEzcwwzXHHKtdPOuM5Qsn5gjwIJFY-G0AaoceSAWIssg-mlIQu0KYXgMafCYbueJebrhXxnI8uHZal2IApWeimRjWFkSmSxFsp5maF1cyZZ9hIUCHr5vNtRnfNIW6q9mW_TyEqIdT93n3X7jrUZYCvRLtprM3MBMg2xxnOLwkGYhLl7HAJRm1fT5iehM6SS_YTZd1Iz4hkLLI4okWHGQ_iYXRehuAo6k80_nJI4EexT6oiE-E1wPa2xyCDrVlwLo9K3tSkPS0nZxiBsBl42xoWKki2cNgZfqhmOBSLCmW4v0JIoMe4j5UXFgxVRhe-LC3semum4BwIc5ygrliv1Lq3zpy61frSk4XbDd3LZF8QgyLMAOb3Qx3e0DK84Xg=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Oh yeah, they were good . . . </font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We aired down all the tires then, and Nicolas set up his flags, and we were off!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="386" height="289" align="right" style="float: right; 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Stephanie pondered, “How many Gimmarro’s does it take to set up an Easy Up?”</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="424" height="318" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/KqcLvidPXSb9nQcjWDlF8iQblZiqkGv8IIEYR_9eDOC2Q5p9cGy0cuyItEdtX-UJQrt-DZMfKTmTa-fJMxFdnqzi7RhabA__8cmV53hHja_rD4avMvX5s-FTlkYHpoG5H8UBFcy6ivnlcomsQNmhSd9Sr3XgVv-zSPL5gN3PLp6Yb_UCpSS8I68tHj6JngeX7He2LbvwTH7QcTp4gZ5Uu8SCVkI3gRZcgLO9TuWy4S3bukxvCapz0mUcAYAvHvd_Bxs9o2uSNKKtBWnmLake3DPd-pvqB3qBQ151btSHhN8Uc6nz4BzPG6Pa005KhYfGNRlQLQdaA47JOGYhFDWpD5LlbR-_PZk4LGb778op7fJjs5qbi6A2N5v2vEzmuP00KZpqJ3HLap2dGY_y203y7HIhPeLLzyIKE_jVH8Rl7NCMe7ucN_GJf4NP-PXofsk8haHKtNLU_sbijPdSvtwA6h2hLu61GWdYhkaWk1X2aw8JHJ-YHd-zMKgiEimw7Dlb7Q8ODnaVDPSRta8bi_KrherqTPSFp1f_JfONtspdhdXGNJg_7a5guI1iqMee0Ye0cR1MmaT1zTTaXE5jrPV9OmkT6x42_93NeFlEvoC-C7r5yKmr-gbnUheLqzWxGoBzXtSFCm9DumBlKZR8B08OTmcP1uQnedKiChv5sEaD2XIDKIEKfx9EJwpoJRrWQc-OWpmakS1wzh7SVMiPvmp-XupP4w=w838-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">All set up and ready to enjoy a day at the beach!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="397" height="298" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XcY2nXd-ApO__jvNLasVDC_QcU2ByS-9sxm2iYf--qrPx-5jQ-4TkAJ4B1aprFP3V5OE84hazOwj9cUVrONLZLVCaaycqaxlhz8z5UjT4tLjF8IbOfV8mZqtviiXvVdp4m6QKURiv0IoV_D3QzVfD-SqA7w3D74f0SOI38i7UOS2ZPrvdRzAIjZSz0UhaaA0ehIFouLoOHwlcSqvcqjQ9gKYWjirCnxQBoXNOvSqpcchFbAu3CsRB4dUhvZeWwr3zsorC0GEWalbH5m0U_bWMMVos0x5F7Uwu_RP61s58ah95bpx29fcdQqMB6YRyKmpBP3ii7Nx46tpNSzW8ViiStyAp3RAyAruNSnU5heCDK867iFvAOsOXwRLHRPQZxEtJXv9D8cZmq1p9bp35QhK3B9V7074UkBxpbZzNSOaS6Gg0tjS8Be2M1lilBlsAU5RFV4lx5qz-zHcudgZAh7FFptbftgq43PHapvHliV3M_0CiuWbZX4Wy-ec9X0wOnW0jqA4li7w3j0o4NixbV4maROWTYlZCKNHyIOWRpyg7eID4sPKb_6grSv6LqtbtiwS2l4w6WUqKxQI9nHiCxstDUWF5jUZdpqoPL31LUEi7nFahnVduo2u59LIHnODsH5oOSTmY4kZ0RARgh2mZ1vFB9KDXbvs78Cf8-RObo1S0e4Sg6rkqRY6kI6y4k6tn_CA_o_RrnYyVjwFM86FaAStRVxerw=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="212" height="283" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/osIf2DvfiwWqJiTZWqSbY4sNQw0iS8rPKTk3tOtVzpZ_aJnxCdhkY_-hE6FSX-3mqwi9DHJZyIqW1HuPhe8uL_GOhbMwtS0rA1_XjZcYls2hKVpKNIP4RMNqCKnhuFevT31erGFNfxcpDiJqEJDKACElv8q8TlQLRPTEurUNcs0QlzDH2j5fYF9jFbDnssbNPAYeuBA90Dgk_oCsNy9lN_rfcKrm4Ob4H4eeUAeHBvMaNRxA0j1JwxInp1e1uO-qFtPznzIKEI8jP1CAzEN9mFiln-IPDu9jPArU52l1YPygmtpqZt-VDAY44EwSE2da4YlgIJOZM11soe7WFDT1hri8K7p3tWYCQIIpZ7kr8IpTYVLbgoLJMB2vzixgveiS99Uoixu42TjuMi4k_A6A9M--kb4wvNlMeQyiIjUpE1Wdbl8jQDu_UyNEWcaKglGHVG7JvxkxN5fhr0yPVT8kjOx1auiF9FvTKedplhabS1GNUH79pn-S1bMhOafLvmw20FJy92hF1hCG-bISR0lhajvHBdRhnLfW2CF8SH4YhosnvRx-rnoXyxSEGCgfaw0IgmC6gSFP-7_QrEksSzFjMHveWlcxCBbErLCgegC_sLvTLgm_QQKibs7AxWXVOcI635FDfRc75ywtIVoGbm9zCRyseZ2wU-4H9Zp_Qs13mQ75T1-YM5GsrfFTRhSudHbLdfGjvjPusUG_87xFby96mYWkpQ=w471-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="249" height="332" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tvHciTjI2GowH8iZFRtt5X656UVvJJzLqU-SUYgJhLE8c9-obWY3VEV5uVqdSmrmI1pq0PpgOyLe-sfw6gWdmC8PJVfww5-2Xia9qdRu7aeoo-mrhsWnPMmkcxL72b5Rxrb2TH0q9jWsVXjzgncAITmkN048HhCjooRcyvdfQxfMKAknow8cxV8GDzVf74kebuVRmtZv9Ld4N5OTO2hscnOJUzrJ6OJ-8XjBkIUzPCiyKNllRR_ITTOXRnJnzCaotodGC_xKWD9t8QEn9Lzg-yHGtQlhaLjIHNdA8_GJ2Z6KielgaahBr6ltIMEamHV0dlRvtSm1cJB99xlor37OXOv_dppRqfKsFg8nArVF2OF-0GXZCfGzxcDn8QDiENFqmjVIJ03V_rAnik2tL8f0BEP3Cp5iplXdaYsa9CpSSRWPELblZiplLxhRXtMpAxMjLFmH-m9kkGumZ43jyn8Avn6jzszdcGLhWr_OjpxkvLxk0D1JVFLjpwrpxR6Kkn42aWAYrsLrTzpkEY7qPsReapFU2X6AOyv4SrYYEzyz1nOIY4J1aQvKfPC8ApFB5yk2rvmjQKccYqewRe5peWO7049ODdwms0my_HF9saBKW7pXARfi-IZaYPRg8yKkFXHkNICDmI49Ftcl9NQSrvJO9zQ4fm1MNzXw6OoiJI61O64ItL2g67Pm3m44nIIK4wW8DWqNcFPfoOqFOtvPWUw0CV8K2g=w471-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">It was a hot day, and we spent a lot of time in the water – it felt great! They even got Hannah to swim out to a sand bar. She just had to keep telling herself, “There’s no sharks out here, there’s no sharks out here!”</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">They all made – there, and back!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We took turns taking the Jeep for a drive on the sand,</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="394" height="295" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/NZJBrabpCETuLcO8ZcAGLhaPh3jF1-k3JZSaDQ22gqs-LBDVJEIWQE8Hh3D7qCQHfTpGyAoiO5epRtf5M5eAfWF1BV6o-K8q_Dd8x4a-DLpeCvIlQXGcEgPF_pDE-snn6SunmrNTSiLFm8r0x-AlMZeViNFIqVJlsAmTdu5wSsuW_Ia03IiKUtXZL6zRPRYFKLVR_z_SwildE9PiFQsZ-oM8ucw0cszhPxuzpPd55fJmd0UYnJYbkZQpKD8JAPE7FdcLk6Nx6aPb8vHyXq9_PI5wQRhxBxABstrWJVyMMyrxv_NepN4AjNjNHLKuWNIkd181tuO8zin2U4V5NGzxztukuYn8UfCYE-pOf45i5flhgx4ZdPg4yXDe0n201SfCHP6bIvHU7btd0AJ6BjPQreZgniVbKocRq4DDRJ9FiZCFEJycQhjeaybzcZolWHupdBNDpt9gRpRvaBNBuE6ouDzv-RzpMtTxhM7GtJsMShOrbWJZaBxij21pzTn04fxR8G2lVAlkrktbhTiTdldYiX4B5PZ8aDz-2rLj8yOP-OkyfYvLCvjp4DnIkyY5SqBfKAE0GSGy_zML4hnrzckRLc4jn_6pbWKUW6Sp1n_1OwimbjA_rsNVAcKaRoX9I3BxHK7fot702-Wyb4T8XDhDoHWdsy6MvLjlqJBrkTYVtlKxH7Z5L1ZjbrW_5uSDhnI4dKpCPTjMz2yEs2iIaFFTyr1eug=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">and spotted a few wild horses (but for the most part, they were keeping themselves pretty scarce).</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="514" height="385" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/w9hQ6x4rnKpou7IvcRVo75tHwhxCjgI6zAKpRLpx7AhthBWnPORqJCE9aZvUEO-XhZvTQAT1c8nRwO1S_Xg0tIWUY5egFtOzWYdBLFGmmZyLzZkbOwmY8d-nbXerenRW6fFZdzFLYHSycKt5HteTNUQveLmYRMbaBB9isd8oUXGPXaHEYFpGkD_0_VBItWxLmtqa8iU1a70uckfAI6P1A-2_QiYQkgPfSVNk4_2x1ydcHcQegZcAX5qzsypBqXmava5eDkJzdmUynvqPx0WtXUS7Ue9Rm4fCg3bGB2WEumg5ejTNlpSIr_1stXxbNogrkWUj2p53M2OSRroPUuj3G1YKvPGac8-Si7q3ZteVJpdu1R3AHm76qgqy9NH4PBww1zgsyN4mwe8Cxl9tnGd6TWtafDGnlIDJ6kidD4TspYaPIPoQS2I6_-4TGBL_4WkNgCANqZghwwHHNSxP-yFBl-PCmhUAUtHkOoBfmNWnTxwuwG8vQnVQ708N7ne5CBMF7S9fPOjYlrWXRScP1Feel-8_1dbmqyavYrUQi6bYCn6vFVd4vceptIfHjmzRRhItaHlSvpJVH2JwazcSeVnbk4cXkOQ8gKvasZ0SQQwUYPc0i7eNe_Tv6JgLCKisfysYfdPTghfAWtDxEEuwTNtHtG-VucRJtCOfAAkb7bHjL7K60kLUj_LSUjqZTYZpcNl1Mn9shAM8IgGrqW4jkhtQSKPvGA=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Bryce thought about bringing his hammock with him, but I reminded him that there were no trees at the beach. He said he could hang it between the Jeep and the truck . . . and what do we see down the beach from us??!!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">LOL</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="373" height="280" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3_evYuSBH3Q5AjUihT1L8wcqpd20b4jVnENoUeM44jGsOHUiYmVt8yi8HF4QG7bRShQcW6Oao0eGyurZvAtp26Oy-D94FpMCtQEwSC_41-iRd3Wdx_qr_6D68Z9JCKzpSs3zXUAHrt_2caNeWvS0wVTdYzFiuMHTeuD4wRNY2ldeVm8oJxQiLeiG7ApdroS1vqLYiWVY_Sy75yVAxWQ5toSJnZ9gWpf-8HqtUUqh6aQWhbnVDTF4t_ky55EtGWzyZKBC7BJ9cKZIowS4LKipKTrvnaHw3yAZfHDFzC7cRjUX3qHzrlJuHIHPC1U6UQiRBSuihxm5T1D4Qe88TOvBD2AnsUjiYRJupyvMlz8Bt3AYJEbmVdw63RjIqpcQ0aiQPi8t9k_KvqgB8wtTDhX_R9olx8nipapiVwXpXmJozLn3S4NDSTN00qfpboMTAPyXorI35oEEzcdqotJFJIu5juevrJqHJzPAMDpwA4RZVPVwXf6nbiz0ghVkcgpyPX-xKXASeBYASb2FMDhQOAqeP7fOlAoiwz7HFrV5a9ogfR16xujludWrYzC-nILkcZKx_uR_m05KJ5eBqPqKKy9q8Pz2XEbEOTtciB30F52rtUTKLrk9V1CVki26whbo_wlWipm0LDc5UenfFeE0wLHHL_j9vLYj0XPESFWiveexGwhFmnNahO1QdfQrjPgGS4BZd6Hyw3Z_vZem_L-bwYOv-fjsmg=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">While Tom and I were out driving, the kids grilled up our dinner, and packed up the Easy Up because the wind had really started to pick up. We got back just in time to eat, and afterwards the 4 of them took off in the truck to do a little playing in the sand!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Had to get it un-buried first! 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Parking the Jeep was an adventure, too . . . Tom first tried pulling into a private lot – $80 for the day!! No thanks! We continued on, and snagged a metered spot on the street for $6 for 3 hours – that was plenty of time!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We walked along the Boardwalk, visited a few shops, had lunch at Subway and ice cream at Ben & Jerry’s, and all managed to home home a little redder than we started! It was a really HOT day!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="209" height="279" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GlZPyL2124rZgDpv2WUKH50YlTFV7bs6_U7lbN9f7Iy5JuqEzyH1fR0krWafTpAPDoOP77qnRMhvXQy64DYplfMumLHt0e7eoNtA0fPY4tvs7Zhz8K1kb9G3EvFmVMvXadM8jlxpApSkg9wlJHi3KKb8CR4-__PwSB0SfRU-z5g4pNmW6Yp6wFThWog3e2Aq5G9v2g-peBpPmN-wETRMDKqqkwyyWvJRqNIm4zqh9gPJA6nZzrdIUMXCXMLg5hRXTwjawbbiRlIL0SAhL7H1gVzQK2RYlnBlMVcmASg_cA-E2kn95y9T-Y5C0zYvZXQoC_riOoTgJS_hDFUpq-XI5E5i0WgHpHq-cWC2yPiuz-pyLMbtxcq_hDff-yxmVbt1gSNHZ632gdRMIX0gyDT8ctDEYauwdcQw7iH4keS-cx2tBSnecDSpRn5TbuVJyu83z_djSGvbAy8ZlD1uaFQMUdGpOgZ-CU0EnJ9jZBxyZMmE11UvMhBDpmW3Z2oIFI3JIiN3-aCz1ET7EJsxEedoasAJHTk96lL122CK_3NvxUQg-vtd4D49SOHdRvh8D8uzyuu-xULZH8b0XCcJ2-ZgfORQzKOexB-35bhQ92sloSMUhKBat73w8TGDn0HhnhO-mAzyKvveyrJ7Uy79p07mzl1BIh4MgplouUMzdtx_m24fd3su5PBSwVmV0-edEtvFXLjM-p1JIt-N6AqPb1qM2Cu2oQ=w471-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="257" height="343" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zMy_TH82LKkJsWN-bmPXLDgUgS_iCb4MXRUDSFwBrvrM_Gzg7KCjiknzX3AdgB3MjwATy-jBGwoFhgitHYdtmXnQg5INLPKngOdVv40ci40rGOeOhAjgjzsFcQc8ULttRIBEz-lMTNyurZnGkGrR71QLRKcVR9mNfOzaAnWT6OPOm0fTd4oCLJ-r2nMcDrI8PUYJW31P3nOdnHBYcX-yh-7P6_25R2XMi0yEGtww5z6rq0ZNgzf-vKYCVoZ7V-3EILrwgADhDqyF0zG4UqWbksHXVQRRjjtd_sUyTV-9Gs8cNZb60kl3Bv34ltp4EwmUKTw_Ip0fuy3uhvhG5O4s56XHm4cyLhDyNlBzKsYD0JZgjSv3M6MGc1IsDu1lKU3_Bh6iEsadb2kbI8N0o-Pjn9st4KYrGJmeclCs1L0n9sF_9ylJQz42TXNUXqn3U_HlDjFbcg-6UuRAdGHWiiIP07ibBU85xCqfJkDg_cu_ekgYVroc83wAAeHS2F8rSBaVSACn7P2FMBJ4AlGBgOu6oZGoKXPq1ErPdwW3AN6N2QwwuUj5HDHtabDgKibw5HrvwHJArFu0WtBjKvEuHkHI4L8QuU7dNjLREPkzu_tEpgL2Q3eWvPDIr1M-zjUmvSSnOIFf3HvMClCFe3SGE_KofxIBRd4RdW-_bHOyadhOz-g4BJyQoVemox2_DpJqtjtexjIosmynzqGkao-JqnXa_85yEQ=w471-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">We got back to the campground in time for the July 4th potluck, and were planning to watch the fireworks on the beach. We were playing cards while we waited for dusk, when we heard the rain start . . . and continue all evening! No fireworks!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Nicolas said he was able to see a few fireworks from the flight deck before the rain started, but then he went inside. Well, that was a bummer!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">After his duty day on the 4th, Nicolas was off the rest of the weekend. He did some cleaning at his camper when he got home from work, and then he, Bryce and Hannah picked up Stephanie and the 4 of them went shopping at the Outlet Mall in Norfolk. They met us back in Suffolk for dinner, and then the 4 of them went out to a club in Virginia Beach for Bryce & Hannah’s last evening.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="368" height="491" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jsmvpLfFp1KNfqiUJdVaNS-z5-FvgsnvAxu-JE30VlVBbXt6V29W8C56nBt8qr6cou8evxZa_lzeoSgG6nOL66UjcKQuwHmBnXPQm0jZPAO8230JwexNELIHQoBsvbF8PhAre8IrsPKbcQvoUv5PERookp7hGNUVM2KQAUYMyKm8zUOQDRTH0rZVDXFAPM2Ru3tlDUaDjIIlwnRaQVqGMtHx_L3DpIZl1cHLT9BVWxUeVSPW1sKqAxOpQbbdjz_IEZYOJ9EA0RB_nQJuRz57uwslENhNRvJmJeg6unI7cyGMd6wi1qfbtKt_XKMBYJBghs3QOcHcl_3pqHFy2WFGqqga20_TT02rbaOc62M3Enf0SMMXovrThuMzB1DWkmYQdq0WHiiwrywQ2Pp2sbuL9Oya_1lqk57djrvBXv8_TbnFe3BT5-6sh1pEe3NPw4AaIZ5vfU_PaUImTn_9k1ZVLinxNVWPSqSqL3wJcoQFlwyTHunALlHeHWsw-Q87aECt8Z-nWc0nJO7bWw-kR6vLxOWXvLKW85taIjTbXuUwdY3olrDttvZrhnKHURCut44h_IiLVysyOe8Np1ahjg_lf7rYAhpiGimK12kY6YWdKE5Lgea0zMng62IVpvxRug3DnAPdaz4qxV5n5mg5oqT0-0HGmblm0EAu2v2eBK7C8oUV2iWnurbTvrR0HJXEHhI77mR7YIXVm0lnWm1hwLKtkyasJg=w471-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Tom and I stayed at the campground for the re-scheduled fireworks on the beach.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="362" height="482" align="right" style="float: right; 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We were sad to have them leave us, but we’ll be following them in a few days and will see them again soon. We loved having them vacation with us again!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">The campground had a beach party that night, so Tom & I and Nick & Stephanie joined in the fun. There was a DJ, and games on the beach, and it was so warm out, lots of kids were swimming in the lake all evening.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="195" height="260" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gPUekrNR16yCudNVAN7wYwC-GSSH9L-RJghEyepMVSMFCo5VxxmeM38Pz_1KQ7P252Dla64kW0740vOwkFOnIJpPw2cRsnGsoXnypfOmztL9A3IHF80k2p21CKC7PMwtTGwTkfYpD_DnPbj6b_k5NgYaLn8DQ8m_EwAUl-FW3W5z2LjGRG8tO_wMWS9sYzK1XtkP4dQ-durUXFdsN0dqvS7NRVB_lAvFmSqgeLUHvk12W6ECJPAbWGvKGkXotRKTyZrHhczAZd7PnWFmZZ7COUxoMu5mj-EAmP2S2TjxrZieX6Aeech6EbrjszACXBIVYAPATDOVYfB6pTylLsSIscuoDM60oxkPElOy_9bCK4-RxszhwpcEYJSN4lyLNtclABkbGFFSySuewy0pBPFJ3dHDC6i3IjkVRWmHUjsLDOeJsBP5jwXCVOoW9CW47aOseskVSRua-radvqkzY8R2VzCvjZ3LEwk5Leo_qdRDCXgJahPAc_fCMLbTMzrDsCjc4_H8u9N5Sm_Tr6r-IWo6yYBaynNFUb5dIoRqBR5aU49OSPuHLiByEGmZ7vuEvCceqvtronT_F_noTtl2O3Bs2FsvfV0tVQBj4A6nbAA1HRaOXR98Y-XL2ldPLt-frS6_xmzr2gsS5cYn5sWqeNo1vTC-ZXVhqXk9x2eJRnG7ytFR-k-mdjLNO0_7vbnD0K84SaHmRsujgEdsSZ-1HTRX2joB2g=w471-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Tom got in on the cornhole game first . . . with Brian, Janetta, and Alan . . . I think they’re debating the rules!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">LOL</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="277" height="208" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/w-dJ6zRE1QLynRv7DGntvgmPzXeH2wIh7_xw1TciZkioEIuY0SpL-T8aMZnV7VYXTAzepwP8ymMBWSYQaS7n27YjDmiFmztztUd3q21mkefGghbEH3wsZU2XEoqQiHmEWHjiZDp6of5UTwZ9GIbQ6wZhZ8to0JO5SjvTDGE3TydCaYlfCloYuRSSAXCn1NzI_aup6teR88EU8z45N1PjJwQDJU4lG7RpIg-ZKaS3FspbqrDf0S-Yw6YvkAI0LFrexItJovIwSwIk6PISYqYqe1w5IYPIPr0LtXN-SGiX_qDwaOkPVfoPGcxOWB1aa_MjtCxT_PXxIqIAn6tpFVAhUvhL6n7gbq23-ozjX-n-VOrzlcbLNEgZ_vO_ZQ0vVxo24tkL5ddEZRhuM8FlWMuTBX5WUIdmooKIcns3my6YD6sQJGrdvF0f_FkoD8hnB8aW4gJlCBjMu7UwczTRc9VXL9Q5JA_a-Qrvnqu2NUdI4m1Bn74hLinWqIcwwVx4kbITuPXIlCEwJZPdGR43vfd-npNaUj8Au2LhEkc7OHLllhHiphZWwwdAlUkDd60hHPJYBX6Cs5mVipgRUSBVCt0A8lK9W7TxRhEZ6AmkmlF26FZZdiXDSncHJNInvHfxbnKzT6ETsAyc_Zv9meY925PhvAJmwcqDKe9-PcsFMGlXfd0AkwmN1xqlUbuXY83vCjyFQ6Z202b6ujqOstLpY0ybrDI2oA=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">Then Nick & Stephanie got in on the action,</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="224" height="299" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6KDWkig5LGvPpUTeMb3VRA8GG-eE8Z-lFAsPkdBYjPTyEPN0PqjS-ReZXmLWsK4IsHHZGJCt4-4MehfNbj_tTfYV6y_XuWiGSGxIonjqx699BpTccd36R98lNaJi5WjQ_5KCUjdtSmKWC_urnaXeiDp_Mi4DVo36khka3CKCNU3O1_JljWjxrUtUysUkECb17EcN9Nb1eBFat9x9b-qIXKG1Jhf96-k3fh7ppuXc1CLNizcKMn4mAqVe-8O-kCyuWiLuVZcv1Ut5z7NacobutsAQHxGPsd75rmSI-kCVrfvvrIQm2lT6ArMvjQHilqefUSazd0WNLC9oLF2A5vi3XiJHBxh-4C9j6APwACwfJAqc7cKi43elpfrvsbXPiGlTLXaxByIxvmQV4PtBagWXqfB_5cv7DsBqMRjAXqllYf9Y-6fdHV0BMwj_nO0NbAuRS4VU46fIEKSlMLLxBr7hf-EjPwMNPuXFInFLaskNAOd7bbj2uDeVVz5aviXj681ARw7Uzv8nzDE_57abvV1ImbDKIWbL_ga6bjy_Po5PCSz1kOcmprwOnSs5ly293AoIhgJZMPx9baOJTHY-ttFdtDl2KJDYUhShaiK0ZLEk4M0JlS-oae6BaEjkX8g3ilDmcFbHD5_ON-5Oas1HaaHplOaIo1qUBgQROP4YQA2gG3uxvLosBUeqPZMPVBnWXMlY2XLe7itAyAMo85vQRcgkxni-Mg=w471-h628-no"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="244" height="325" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1rgr-C8O-HIJUmQkr3iqAegiEDN6ByY5pwAeLts8YhXAduAqlcreFa4oCDZml9H0_hDodR5INhU9j084RoGfgltdOVCrzLgooPF4RHcM9N9Xr7OGkex7_8nn_3AorTI3rMqfN-nia2-tHcNAYmH0UNfknSBwud1UBPOgHDmY9KuyhPiGIh-NexWb0wJUAYJYLW7uhlEmU9HcdKcvThv3h5XVBLlQ42SHXjwjWH2idisUMR1-ktl4wJB-ZrejAJy2Et4gMFZbtw2aGuF0wOnUa__mtnZGacBbszMjpdoSEOgc1XkUj5lDQVeyV4bZyw9V2NjajiInLfk21XMkXOwD3E0LQLk_P1Fj_11tDrU04mj5uYxWPE1nP0ERDHO9Ultyg7JVNuPlamQU26QdWmHRv7X-KR_U_libVp9wQquMsu2A3cj_3hMD4p6NOQEgIv1oOKEwfaeXK90dFLI2xE9zYIthMOIyMIvnXm10F1UfR7IZuKcuw7_E-I0M8V3oCKYgmHfsD0_xVDVlZSfqkFKSwwsI6Rajqq3lWhUZw98BY4UlrPuG-CJJ7LOD5u8_6Gdj5spgVTJpOMuQRZAqBtrbN7OoJB5JSV88TVC1uo5HTHW0z4CCnYbiVgZimIiZ2iCNbT4pWcmcc0K_85YqDZhviH-WM3PaUHGiSVzJyC9xWUDaVXMHuZtPRW4k4VL8B3BJ0XLKUDVzKeWZOx99vPn_CfOKpQ=w471-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">while Tom played with his new friend!</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="325" height="433" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ELUYLT_hF4pPLcEcQPzCcKa8e4BgRDB5y9EppEk89PpuGnTJkgNaVdkKjARUmSEi_THIMifxTb188aFW5DoyuYUznngiCJ5-3lB9F39exXxVdzpNCeMz6raT8XGkfc4C76Evbvo_Agvlo831lbGLEC22yyGvV4QQbVeVCVDxJXH5RBIIIuAKNK7JK_QwbV55m_y2TGzMH5MxTrW9SkZDo4hBd4nCmtIaKWP493z7swUn9DXds_ygwa9a3ae2_rdva2K6PzbeZZJOSjFh404n93obBsfJg_UDEXkgGXfAF_0YXcdhDr-Q_IIkstfuybQ4gginjrcqdhs28BPqR7NJ-fP31OwHtRTNoZlEosk_rvDPB3nkYXj4KsmmEO2ydDQbLlNf1owAYPiXWE43GpBgKU00ZCLHwAuit2K2htUSVxDIK9c86hmlhCdfjMc2PfnosrpCCYrJUhQouFhc42HyvUAvZZ7NKZji3RhYBexwIndWUqpBEJQckTj6CK5eFvE7d3qbus85y_kSQQol80zCwr5foLPQLYtiU2Qomij27mDEcfZ8B2enolCSjCFaahWSuLOBgmIQ8X-9LAYJobCSlNLiSD67D6GjnG9mRqdi5qkVMfZIoaF60IRthSNBV9EdUR4_4ITeLsYNPk2bSjdlAM_0zQOkLDrST27QMeRoyev4AN23qB0wMu1DVfg3d9sCPlmAoEUxFKqJvWgjN1R1YkPRSg=w471-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">It was a nice evening – we really enjoy the family-like atmosphere of this campground and the people there. It’s a good place for Nicolas, and makes us feel good to know he’s got that community in addition to his friends at work.</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><img width="512" height="384" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/q_AybnNSlnH3Uu9W4uw2n0QdytjaAStOiw1awhWjttVMnEs3aws-klSDvyWimUmlkWFYjSpN_bfggutXkP-i_LCjxFN1gNE6sCWdIn3d8aEOxR0_jyU6V-t26CPzQkIgBhOoAsLZtMEcS_rJ7rRuTWrEXvDOFE60RhVfJaxkWIdJ-u2O4aYV3GcJuvjEc4XkfMpHxcQubqffOKltY96DCm6iTVGUKvk3A9bYEQTV9_gBexJaa-IbL347NgEM9nO-mcWFoQG_acU_g3VnK7tkeYUqadJXuQxMcqlP_1xDw93mGcY0Exp4Cy9VY_LBTJauwSI0zlP0TdUysdwmG_MVgpf16Qd0Z8z-OzRhOwPT2qF7cghgLDeCPqBuTaNzvYsMOXIk6BA3Qu0xdJdM0jSt3AkAJTAEtvY1AIUPyTAUZKYq0l3HKyMoP3h3x6Za3Hey632aWivnXng7yjeEN_YBsKMz9y35RamYMvFbkdOYJkRwgcL-4NfI-cHagL75ijfaA9X1UKUKARhhfcXFAZbl5QoIVjm-C2_JMwYh9_u4f6Dc7BkHJfyp2txUhOFuvdVjJAFDwVwv6rx3unW0xKiGm0NIQWTY_djQw0kFYuj4bxlGMgtSuavpqHOp_8QzCGwqiE5wajMIY5hJGwy_tTgn-869of5fWgjCvyZRGpzW1sWr90-jxYV2cU-j96HstMdGFU1ocfg082GPZ3JpJE5IGsb_6Q=w838-h628-no"></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff"><br></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">That wrapped up our busy vacation week . . . but I loved it and wouldn’t trade that time with the kids for anything!</font></p>Tom and Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805164497862128975noreply@blogger.com3