Friends along the way

We have connected with several friends along the road and it has been so nice to be together. First, we connected with Tim and Kay Gifford in Albuquerque, NM (see earlier post). Then we stayed a couple of days with Susan Riddle Reed, her daughters and boyfriend (see earlier post, "My sis, Susan"). Next, Barbara Franklin, a friend from Ankara, Turkey, arranged her schedule and travel pattern in order to join us in Pacifica, California (routing us in after a family wedding - she travelled from Frankfort, Germany). Barbara's goal was to cheer us on in the Senior Olympics/Games...and she did. Well, she cheered on Ken, since he was the only one left standing from this RV. We really appreciated her spending time with us and had a great time, as we connected with Ken Sussell, who joined us from Hawaii (he was in on a business trip). We ate crab and sourdough bread near Pier 39 for lunch (eating on our laps without utensils). I'm telling you this as fact...I have become less high maintenance on this trip than ever before! We also took in the sites (photo included) on the pier. Later that evening, we joined Charlene Walker Drummer (also from the Ankara, Turkey group) and had a fun-filled dinner in San Francisco - laughing and talking about old times and current events. The company couldn't be beat and the food was very good. San Francisco would really take a couple of weeks to see and do just a few of the things we would have enjoyed. Pier 39 alone is a full day of fun. Most of this trip was spent at Stanford University for the Games.

We will soon connect with my fun business associate, Bruce Kuehnl, and his lovely (and fun) wife, Cathy, in their beach house in Oregon. They promise a good time and I have no doubt that will be the case. I may not have time to blog while in Oregon, but I will try. :-)

We hope to connect with other friends along the way (if we can figure out who lives where?). Connecting with friends is just the icing on this dream trip!

Ryan, glad you are enjoying the postcards. I am trying to find the postcards that I think a sweet little boy would enjoy. I'm sending you and Hayden lots of love and hugs. Aunt Carol and Uncle Ken - Nite~