Uwe and Geli in Destin, FL

Our last stop was in Destin, Florida.  We stayed at Destin Army Recreation Resort.  It's right on the bay and is a wonderful little place.  It has hotel rooms, chalets and a small RV park.  The RV park has full hookups, concrete pads and is very nice.  It's in a quiet neighborhood with nice walking and biking opportunities.  They also have a fishing guide with an awesome looking fishing boat, kayak and jet ski rentals.  Next time we go thru, we will try the jet ski.   We stayed for almost a week. 

Our neighbors next to us were Uwe and Geli from Germany, now living in Huntsville while Uwe works on a project here in the US.  Their daughter is going to a college in Huntsville.  They shipped over their nifty little European camper.  Geli uses it to do her errands in Huntsville, and when they can get away, they take off in this little camper. 

We very much enjoyed meeting them and wish we had more time together.  There is talk of another meeting in the future, either here in the US or in Germany.  Something to look forward to. 

Thanks Uwe and Geli, we will stay in touch!!!!

Mike and Becky's Beach House, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina

Still catching up.  While we were camped at MCAS Cherry Point last month, we visited with more squadron friends, Mike and Becky.  They invited us to an afternoon/evening at their beautiful beach house.  And Dina and JJ were there also.  We had visited with them in Virginia a few weeks earlier.  Mike, Becky, Dina and JJ were with us for the squadron reunion in Hawaii last July.

The day was great.  Took Pilot to the beach to show off how fast he can run, which of course, he wouldn't do and Chris took a header into the sand trying to get him to run.  Pretty funny.  She was very happy that no one had a camera to get it on film.

Here's some pics of the day and their house.  Click the link, select slide show and hit F-11.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ChrisTorrance/BeckyAndMikeSBeachHouse?authkey=Gv1sRgCJG1yIK2xoKtFQ#

Ruth and Jack!!!!

While we were in North Carolina last month, we stopped in Raleigh to visit with Jack and Ruth.  They are our old neighbors from our squadron days.  We had a few dinners with them and we went to their daughter's new home for dinner.  Jenne and Zack are newly married and are renovating their home in Raleigh. 

We have a picture of Jack and Ruth, but forgot the camera when we went to Jenne's. It was wonderful seeing all of them and brought back some great memories and laughs.

Iwakuni, Japan

While we were in Virgina, we were able to see our friends from the time we were stationed in Iwakuni, Japan.  We were there for 3 years and it was the best time we spent in the military.  Bob and Nancy Noxon, with their son, Josh and his wife, Caroline, along with nephew, Will, and John and Brenda Harris with their son, John all came by for dinner and drinks over the weekend.  Chris messed up the camera and the only pictures of the event are below.  Good friends from a long time ago.  We are lucky.  Click the link, select slide show and hit F-11.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ChrisTorrance/NoxonHarrisFamilies?authkey=Gv1sRgCMax1-Cxl7DRYw#

Squadron Friends

OK, we're still catching up the blog. Last month, on our way south, we stopped in Virgina to visit our good friends from our old squadron.  We had seen JJ and Dina Standford in Hawaii when we went there for our Squadron reunion.  (See the July 2010 entry).   We got to see them and Maggie Bachelor when they came to our campground in Stafford, VA.  We had a blast having them over for dinner.  Pictures below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ChrisTorrance/StanfordsMaggie?authkey=Gv1sRgCMmJgv3EwZHSjwE#

Red Bay, Alabama

From November 1st:     We are in Red Bay, Alabama getting some warranty work done on the coach at the Tiffin Repair Facility.  Mr. Tiffin has sold so many coaches in the last few years that this place is packed.  They do such good work that everyone comes here to get things repaired or to add things on their coaches.

Imagine, if you will, a big, busy Walmart parking lot, but with 40 and 45 foot motorhomes coming and going all day long.  Early in the morning they will call your cell phone and say "Can you come to bay #49?"  Well, you disconnect, pull the slides in and rush to get over to the bays.  You and about 20 other motorhomes at the same time.

It's an adventure that's for sure.  We feel very lucky that we don't have any big issues with the coach, just a few annoying things that needed to be fixed here.  We were able to get them done in the "Express Bay".  This is for small issues that can be done in 3 hours or less.  If you have more serious problems that will take more time, then you have to be put on a waiting list.  That list is 6 weeks out now at this point. 

We are not sure where we are headed, but it looks like Florida for a quick visit.

We are free from any obligation anywhere and we will be happy to be able to go wherever we want.
The plan for now is to head out west after the new year.  We plan on staying in the west for a year or two before coming back east.  We hope to slow down a little and take more time visiting and experiencing the local areas wherever we are.

We are waiting for one small piece of wood work and we should be out of here today, headed south.

Stay warm.