What a welcome sight!!!!!  There is definitely NO PLACE LIKE HOME

We are back in good ole West Virgina!!!!  What a trip this has been.  We have seen so much, got to see so many old friends and have made so many new ones.  People ask us what was our favorite place and we can only reply, "we can't compare because they are all so different and beautiful in their own way".  This has been a trip we have dreamed of for so many years.  Terry and I will always cherish the wonderful memories we have made.  As we start our retirement together we look forward to many years of health and happiness, oh yes, and many more trips.  But, on this trip we traveled 16,000 miles, 1,500 gals. of diesel fuel, 32 campgrounds, 23 states, and one cruise. I wonder if Archie knows what a lucky dog he is!!!!!!  Thanks for following us on this great journey we have been on. I hope everyone has enjoyed it as much as we have.

Sallie, Bruce, and Terry---We love the wine from here.  Fun wine tasting!!!

Found this bar outside of St.Louis.  To bad they didn't know how to spell Cathy!

Front of the baseball  stadium in St. Louis 

The arch from our seats.

Pirates up to bat.  They won!!!!

St. Louis cardinal entertaining everyone!

St. Louis scoreboard

We have been in St. Louis since Tues, staying with my sister Sallie and brother in law, Bruce.  We decided to stay at their house since it has a Big bathroom, king size bed, and my sister is a great cook.  I think Archie is even happy to be in a bigger space!  Of course we have been running around since we got here.  There is so many things to see in St. Louis.  We went to a winery in Augusta yesterday and it has the best blackberry wine.  So, we are well stocked with blackberry and red raspberry wine for a while.  Tonight we are going to the pirates and cardinals game.  I am ready for the game decked out in my pirates shirt.  I just hope the St. Louis fans are nice!!!  We will be leaving for home early in the morning.  It is a 12 hour trip and Terry is hell bent on making it all the way.  Can't wait to see the family.  Four months is a long time to be away from them.  I will post pictures when I get home.

A rose between two thorns!!!!




Rodney and Cindy Schwarts

Rodney and Terry

Thanks for the great dinner!

We are in Lincoln, Ne.  Today we spent the day with another  Air Force friend from Panama City, Fl, Rodney J Schwartz and his wife Cindy.  We have not seen Rodney in over 40 years!  And we haven't changed one bit!!!!!!!  Ha Ha.  But, as soon as we started talking, it was just like old times again.  It was so nice to spend time with them.  Rodney and Terry were stationed at Wright Paterson Air Force Base  and Tyndall Air Force Base together.  Rodney and Cindy treated us to dinner before we had to leave. It is so nice to see old friends and catch up on our lives since we saw them last.