A trip for the ages!!!!!



Arizona sunset




Utah copper mine-each tier is a road!!




Devils Tower in WY

We arrived home in Naples last night in time to get things out of the camper and car before the third debate started.  Mind I said "get things out of the car" and I did NOT say clean things up or order things in the house.  The camper is in big time need of TLC as is the car.  As for the house we arrived home to a power washed pool deck, an orderly home but as we brought in bags, suitcases, food etc. it came into the "in need of" category too.
Some things about our trip:

• It was very successful and very fun.  We saw Terry's mom, Grandma Saunders, Mark/Mary Saunders,  brother Dave and his wife Marlys, Terry's cousin Lyle and his mother, sister Joan/Ron, high school friend Leanne/Frank, Terry's daughter Kim and her family and lastly Terry's grandson Zach at the University of Georgia. We also met and talked to MANY people who were interested in seeing the camper!
• We were on the road for 29 days and slept in the camper 20 nights.
• We visited 9 National Parks starting with Teddy Roosevelt Park in ND and ending with Big Bend in TX.  Our favorite was Teddy Roosevelt and the most scenic was Zion as we drove through its beautiful red walled canyons with the sun splashing off of the rock.
• We drove through or touched 14 states. 
• Lastly as we drove onto the driveway of 732 Wiggins Bay Dr. the trip meter rolled to 6262 miles!
• We did not do everything we wanted or intended to do but certainly it was a wonderful time and one that will be remembered and talked about for a long long time.  However we are starting to talk about the next couple of trips!!

As we pulled up to the entrance of where we live the guard came out with this firm look on his face and said we could not bring our camper in.  He said he got a tongue lashing for allowing that some time ago.  You mean we can not bring the camper into our own garage????  Well we told him it would go into the garage and being we live here we would do as we needed to do. I guess they had a big thing about a huge motor home last week so he was kind of on edge.  Anyway we drove around the bend, came to 732, unlocked the house and backed the camper into the garage.
We had a great time with grandson Zach Sunday.  I think the last time I had been on a college campus was for Cynthia's graduation. A long time ago, 9 years to be specific.  Well Zach is one of the young people who NEEDED to get away from home into his own environment.  He loves college, he is doing well (he says he spends 8 hours a week on homework and 15 hours a week helping others with theirs), he loves the food and the activities and he has a part time job.  We had lunch with him.  The dining room we ate in is larger than Cynthia had at Gustavus but very similar as there are different stations for many different kinds of food. For a student to eat there they swipe their card, place their hand on a scanner and then they can eat all they want 24/7!  That would not be good for me so I will not enroll in college anytime soon!
My french press will last longer this morning.  I have my thermos coffee maker and the temp in the house is maybe 75, not 50 or lower at a camp site!
Enough, a little fp left so will sit down and read the sports.