Sunday, April 04, 2004
We had a great visit with Malena, Dan and the kids for three days. We were not waiting impatiently for Goliath to be repaired, rather we were enjoying ourselves. For some pictures from our visit you can go to Dan’s web site http://www.madjic.net/mar04-visit/ If you follow the link to http://www.madjic.net/burning-grass/you will see one of the entertainments we had while visiting.
One treat we had Sunday night was a visit from Ed and Gretchen Robb. If you go to the March 15 posting you will see a picture of a couple in front of the Alamo. These are Gretchen and Ed. Ed is the sheriff of Albemarle County and Gretchen is a horse person. We had spent the day in San Antonio with them based on a friendly greeting among four strangers in a parking garage. In that brief interchange we determined that we had a common interest in the Charlottesville area. We had not posted this information earlier as we were expecting Dan and Malena to get a surprise visit from the Sheriff. As happens to all of us the Robb’s return home resulted in instant immersion in the daily life that had been put on suspense and Ed did not get a chance to pull off his surprise visit.
We called during our visit and they were able to come out for just an hour, which stretched a bit as they got acquainted with Malena and Dan. We hope to visit them many times in the future as we travel through Virginia.
Goliath was ready on Tuesday and we picked it up at C Moses Cadillac at 3 PM after a pleasant drive through the mountains of West Virginia, a some what extended drive because we missed our turn onto I 64 as we were southbound on I 81 and a further delay at the craft center for lunch once we knew the work would not be completed before 3. The run home was uneventful, we spent the night in a WalMart parking lot in Clarksburg WV and were rolling by 6 the following morning. We had plenty of RV company that night.
At home we unloaded all of our possessions from Goliath in preparation for the trade. This was a far greater undertaking than I had imagined. It was a not too mini moving day. With everything empty and cleaned up we took Goliath to Meyers for one more attempt to get the cruise control working, for the next buyer, under warranty.
Now we are preparing for Pesach.
We do not have a name for the new motor home yet. Watch for a blog with a new name when we venture out on the roads of North America sometime this summer.
One treat we had Sunday night was a visit from Ed and Gretchen Robb. If you go to the March 15 posting you will see a picture of a couple in front of the Alamo. These are Gretchen and Ed. Ed is the sheriff of Albemarle County and Gretchen is a horse person. We had spent the day in San Antonio with them based on a friendly greeting among four strangers in a parking garage. In that brief interchange we determined that we had a common interest in the Charlottesville area. We had not posted this information earlier as we were expecting Dan and Malena to get a surprise visit from the Sheriff. As happens to all of us the Robb’s return home resulted in instant immersion in the daily life that had been put on suspense and Ed did not get a chance to pull off his surprise visit.
We called during our visit and they were able to come out for just an hour, which stretched a bit as they got acquainted with Malena and Dan. We hope to visit them many times in the future as we travel through Virginia.
Goliath was ready on Tuesday and we picked it up at C Moses Cadillac at 3 PM after a pleasant drive through the mountains of West Virginia, a some what extended drive because we missed our turn onto I 64 as we were southbound on I 81 and a further delay at the craft center for lunch once we knew the work would not be completed before 3. The run home was uneventful, we spent the night in a WalMart parking lot in Clarksburg WV and were rolling by 6 the following morning. We had plenty of RV company that night.
At home we unloaded all of our possessions from Goliath in preparation for the trade. This was a far greater undertaking than I had imagined. It was a not too mini moving day. With everything empty and cleaned up we took Goliath to Meyers for one more attempt to get the cruise control working, for the next buyer, under warranty.
Now we are preparing for Pesach.
We do not have a name for the new motor home yet. Watch for a blog with a new name when we venture out on the roads of North America sometime this summer.
