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Posted by Susan Laity Price on October 1, 2009, 12:30 pm
Spent a wonderful three hours with Bronnie and her husband last night
talking a mile a minute. The little RV which they have rented to drive
across the US has really inspired my husband. He had often thought of
traveling in an RV but didn't like the hassle of a big vehicle. This
one is adequate for two people but is the size of a large van.
The husbands are both computer types so found lots to talk about while
Bronnie and I talked quilts. Sorry to say I don't share her other
major interest of cooking. Of course there is always lots to talk
about when learning about other countries.
Bronnie hasn't been quite honest with us about her foot injury. She
actually had broken a small bone in her foot so has been hobbling on
crutches while touring several beautiful National Parks. She is
officially off the crutches but planned to wear her orthopedic boot
for added support and protection while touring Chicago today and
tomorrow. They have had lovely weather during their entire trip.
Friday it might rain in Chicago so they are saving the inside tours
such as museums for Friday. Bronnie thinks it is funny that she has
played tennis for years and never even twisted an ankle yet she breaks
her foot just walking across a little uneven plot of ground.
Their RV park is in a rather isolated area without any restaurants. I
had hoped to take them to something charming and very American but had
to settle for a very good Mexican restaurant. We were all glad that
Dave and I had driven to the RV park last Sunday as we scouted for a
restaurant. There is road construction in the area making it difficult
to find the park. The GPS system thought we were driving through a
corn field. Dave was able to give them good directions when they
called earlier in the day to set a time for our meet-up. Leaving them
in the RV park after dinner made me anxious for my son to move into
his condo so I will again have a guest room. Hopefully the next time
an RTCQ member passes through the area I will be able to offer them a
bed and warm shower.
Susan
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Posted by Sandy E on October 1, 2009, 3:42 pm
Howdy!
What a cool report; thanks, Susan.
Sounds like fun for them in their RV; half-way cross the country
and they haven't killed each other - awesome!
Good for you for playing hosts and making the trek thru'
road construction, and for sharing the Mexican (most likely more
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American than not <g>) meal w/ these furriners.
Did this visit include a fabric exchange?
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"driving thru' a cornfield" - well, that's Illinois, isn't it? <G>
We enjoy seeing exactly where a town stops & starts, w/ fields
surrounding the entire area, rather than our meandering towns
w/ their bedraggled edges.... We're also impressed w/ how clean
the farms are up there.
Thanks, again, for the update on the wandering Bronnies.
It's fun to track her bus making it's way eastward (imaginary bus
cut-out bouncing along wall map of interstate highways).
Cheers!
R/Sandy - humming "See the U.S.A!" .. Dinah Shore...
On 10/1/09 11:30 AM, in article ork9c5hffurhicv9v9g2rc62dj4pe5tjul@4ax.com,
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> Spent a wonderful three hours with Bronnie and her husband last night
> talking a mile a minute. The little RV which they have rented to drive
> across the US has really inspired my husband. He had often thought of
> traveling in an RV but didn't like the hassle of a big vehicle. This
> one is adequate for two people but is the size of a large van.
>
> The husbands are both computer types so found lots to talk about while
> Bronnie and I talked quilts. Sorry to say I don't share her other
> major interest of cooking. Of course there is always lots to talk
> about when learning about other countries.
>
> Bronnie hasn't been quite honest with us about her foot injury. She
> actually had broken a small bone in her foot so has been hobbling on
> crutches while touring several beautiful National Parks. She is
> officially off the crutches but planned to wear her orthopedic boot
> for added support and protection while touring Chicago today and
> tomorrow. They have had lovely weather during their entire trip.
> Friday it might rain in Chicago so they are saving the inside tours
> such as museums for Friday. Bronnie thinks it is funny that she has
> played tennis for years and never even twisted an ankle yet she breaks
> her foot just walking across a little uneven plot of ground.
>
> Their RV park is in a rather isolated area without any restaurants. I
> had hoped to take them to something charming and very American but had
> to settle for a very good Mexican restaurant. We were all glad that
> Dave and I had driven to the RV park last Sunday as we scouted for a
> restaurant. There is road construction in the area making it difficult
> to find the park. The GPS system thought we were driving through a
> corn field. Dave was able to give them good directions when they
> called earlier in the day to set a time for our meet-up. Leaving them
> in the RV park after dinner made me anxious for my son to move into
> his condo so I will again have a guest room. Hopefully the next time
> an RTCQ member passes through the area I will be able to offer them a
> bed and warm shower.
>
> Susan
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Posted by KJ on October 1, 2009, 4:22 pm
Having experienced your hospitality myself, I know Bronnie and her
husband had a lovely visit! Thanks for letting us share your visit.
I'm sorry to hear her foot injury was a bit more serious than she let
on. I hope it hasn't been too painful or limiting. We are being
pounded with rain today, so I'm sure you'll be getting it by this
afternoon or tonight. Hopefully they will be able to do some indoor
stuff.
Keep on truckin Bronnie!!
KJ
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Posted by Michelle C. on October 1, 2009, 8:52 pm
Thanks so much for sharing your meet-up with Bronnie and her DH. Sounds
like a very pleasurable 3 hours. :-)
Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada
Susan Laity Price wrote:
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> Spent a wonderful three hours with Bronnie and her husband last night
> talking a mile a minute. The little RV which they have rented to drive
> across the US has really inspired my husband. He had often thought of
> traveling in an RV but didn't like the hassle of a big vehicle. This
> one is adequate for two people but is the size of a large van.
>
> The husbands are both computer types so found lots to talk about while
> Bronnie and I talked quilts. Sorry to say I don't share her other
> major interest of cooking. Of course there is always lots to talk
> about when learning about other countries.
>
> Bronnie hasn't been quite honest with us about her foot injury. She
> actually had broken a small bone in her foot so has been hobbling on
> crutches while touring several beautiful National Parks. She is
> officially off the crutches but planned to wear her orthopedic boot
> for added support and protection while touring Chicago today and
> tomorrow. They have had lovely weather during their entire trip.
> Friday it might rain in Chicago so they are saving the inside tours
> such as museums for Friday. Bronnie thinks it is funny that she has
> played tennis for years and never even twisted an ankle yet she breaks
> her foot just walking across a little uneven plot of ground.
>
> Their RV park is in a rather isolated area without any restaurants. I
> had hoped to take them to something charming and very American but had
> to settle for a very good Mexican restaurant. We were all glad that
> Dave and I had driven to the RV park last Sunday as we scouted for a
> restaurant. There is road construction in the area making it difficult
> to find the park. The GPS system thought we were driving through a
> corn field. Dave was able to give them good directions when they
> called earlier in the day to set a time for our meet-up. Leaving them
> in the RV park after dinner made me anxious for my son to move into
> his condo so I will again have a guest room. Hopefully the next time
> an RTCQ member passes through the area I will be able to offer them a
> bed and warm shower.
>
> Susan
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