Our leaders took an oath at the beginning of the caravan that we
would all gain twenty-five pounds. They have worked very hard to honor
that oath including having croissants for our last meal together. They
even went so far as to place a bathroom scale on the ground at our
parting breakfast so that we could see if we “measured up”.
Some did and some didn’t.
We
have all managed to get around that oath a bit by filling our
refrigerators with white take-out boxes that will be breakfast, lunch
and/or dinner for days to come.
As
we wrote nineteen days ago, we gathered as friends and strangers from
throughout the country. We leave as good friends who have shared a
unique adventure that could only have been put on by our great leaders,
Rita, Art, Betty and Jack. Their knowledge and love of Acadia has
rubbed off on us and we will all treasure the memories. Rita introduced
us to her personal friends and their special talents and provided us
with rare experiences. She has threatened each of us with becoming her
“ami”.
We will smile at memories of U-turns, cheery smiles, Southern drawls, friendly politics,
skilled
repairs, travel tips, clever quips, thoughtful acts, good conversations
and way more food than we thought we could consume.
The
nice thing about traveling in motorhomes is that we know we can meet
along the road in the future and reminisce about LA Lagniappe 2013.
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