Friday, April 23, 2010

Southwest Epilog

We enjoyed our time with Hugh and Sam. Their son and granddaughter are also there. We all meld well and everyone seems to love the dogs. Tiny readily jumps onto their laps for his measure of loving. Richard takes Gizmo for a daily run.

Hugh retired from the Navy and he takes us all to the post exchange at Keesler Air Base. Huge, bigger than a super Wal-Mart. It recently reopened as the prior exchange was wiped out by Katrina. The gals go one way and we head to electronics. Hugh wants a digital camera. They are out of stock but I buy a GPS. I won't get lost the next time I visit Hugh.

We all decide that we should stay an extra day. We drive through Hattiesburg and visit. The following day we head back to Panama City Beach.

15 days 4878 trouble free miles. We saw more than planned and skipped the Alamo and the Texas lighthouses. I ran out of energy and was quite willing to pass them by and go to Hugh's home and relax and rest. Pictures do not seem to do justice to the Grand Canyon or Sedona. Carol and I have wonderful memories and between us we took over 600 pictures. They will remind us of the awesome beauty that we were privileged to view.

There is so much to see in America. The Columbia River Gorge and the Red Wood trees are high on my list. Now. . . when can we work that in??

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