6.5 Tuesday We got started this morning around nine am. The trip went well . We drove through Florida and into Georgia around noon time.  We’re breaking a little more often than in the past because of me. We arrived in Perry Georgia, at Cracker Barrel just a little after 2:30, following our schedule pretty closely. Total mileage today was 280 miles. Weather was 88 to 90 and overcast. We are still in quest for cooler temps.
Wednesday was a long ride but uneventful; Thursday made up for it.
6.7 Thursday – Tuesday and Wednesday’s rides were uneventful which was just great but Thursday began with us witnessing a car speeding down an unfinished road going close to 100 mph. The minute I saw the speeding car I said there’s never a cop around when I see something like this. Within seconds at least a dozen State Troopers came screaming by at high speeds then a hand full of local police got in on the chase as well. Needless to say they were out of sight within seconds so we did not give it another thought. About an hour later we were caught up in another slow traffic situation. Low and behold it was speedy Gonzales with at least a dozen or more law enforcement vehicles causing our four-land highway to be reduced to a single lane. The incident did break up the ride for this day.

6.8 Friday – Today was another 300-mile trip. With no Cracker Barrel in the area we settled for a night’s stay at the local Walmart.
6.9 Saturday – arrival day. Today we arrived at Neshonoc Lakeside RV Park, and we’re just a few feet away from the Wards’.

The coach you see to your left is, of  course the Ward’s. If you look way over in the 3 o’clock position you’ll see our coach. It’s looks further than it really is. Later this evening we’ll be going over to their coach for dinner.
6.10 Sunday. We did Mass today as opposed to our usual Saturday. A little later we joined up with them again and toured W. Salem, WI and visited the St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral.

I’ll have a special blog on this venue in a day or two. I’ll also have a special blog on our W. Salem tour as well. That evening the Tom and Sue joined us for talk, game of Scrabble and Carla’s famous pizza.
It was a very enjoyable evening. No one kept score on the Scrabble game but that was just fine.
6.11 Monday. Today would be a full day. The Tom and Sue are great planners. As you have seen in the past we have a tendency to visit churches and Cathedrals whenever possible; today would be no exception. Today we would visit Rose Chapel at the Convent of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.

Our tour guide would be Sister Sarah, a nun in residence at the convent. I will not go into detail on this venue since I will be devoting a special blog to it. Sister Sarah gave us a great amount of time answering our many questions on both religion and the Rose Chapel. We left the Chapel and picked up Tom who was having a physical at this time. The day was complete, as far as I was concerned, but Tom had another venue he wanted us to experience, the Neshonoc Lake, where he and Sue once lived.
It’s been so many years since Carla and I have been on the water., it felt so good. The air temp was in the high 70’s and the sky was blue with some intermittent clouds. A perfect day.
He took us, Carla and I, (Sue had to pick up her glasses) around the full circumference of the lake. Some of the homes along the shore were awesome to behold.
I haven’t had such a full day in months, but it did not end after the lake ride. We got together with them, once again, for dinner at a “pork restaurant.” Carla and I both had way to much to eat but every bite was delicious.
The next day was strictly R and R. I did not realize how tired I could be. Just not used to having so much to do. Later that evening the Ward’s did come over and we enjoyed a short card game or two of “King’s Corner.”
The next day, Wednesday, was departure day for both families. We would leave just before 9AM and arrive in Forrest City, Iowa, at Winnebago, around 1PM.
6.17 Sunday Spoke to both my kids today. That may not seem like such a big deal to you but to me it’s a red-letter day. Not to be left out but also the entire Ozdarski family, Cindy and, of course, Abby.
Something we both enjoy but eat only rarely is French Onion Soup.
Today we thought we’d treat ourselves so we used a couple of good size onions and made enough to go for at least two meals. That did not work. The soup was so good, except for about a half bowl, all was gone in one sitting. Made it using the crock-pot. It did haft to cook for about four-hours, but it was well worth the wait.
This will be our final day at Winnebago in Forrest City, IA. We have been told we must vacate the site by 8am tomorrow morning and be on our way to Cedar Rapids, IA. We’re looking forward to the trip. The folks there are closer than family. The MacDougall’s’ have been in both our lives for over thirty-years, they actually introduced me to Carla way back when.

6.20 Wednesday This is our third day here in Cedar Rapids, IA, and the last two we’ve had rain. Everything here is just so green. I believe we’re to have one more day of rain and that should be it, not complaining, Don and Joyce are treating us like royalty.