It is always good to come home.

Tom here with a follow - up thought, or two.  As we pulled into the drive way and parked the "beach  house" we were glad to be home and were already talking about visiting Utah parks in a couple of weeks,  but were ever grateful to be back home in Corrales after driving  6,000 miles thankful for having  a safe problem free journey.   We talked about the vastness of Big Bend, the just blooming Blue Bonnets around Austin and Fredricksburg.  We always are glad we are on the road when traversing the swamps in Lousiana and all the moss that hangs from the trees and how there is so much water everywhere while we live in the desert.  The uniqueness of New  Orleans, smells and all.  Tobasco will be my favorite hot sauce after visiting Avery Island.  The Florabama , Florida beaches, Key West and the Overseas highway...the Carribean right here in the USA.    The charm of Savannah, the crafts and mountains in North Carolina and seeing the Biltmore, largest home in America.  Visiting with Becky while riding an elevator in the Grove Park Inn explaining how management did not understand " mountain people " were all special.  Met Roger and Suzzane who have a rig just like ours.  We got some good tips as they have been doing this for awhile.  Thanks for the quick water disconnects  tip Roger.  Loved Graceland , Nashville, Memphis and now know that Arkansas has some beautiful scenery.  Watched the lunar eclipse from  Hot Springs National Park, after it rained all day...beautiful.  Enjoyed Branson and the shows, patriotism and down home feel.  Shopped at the best Price Chopper store I have ever been to, people helping you out everywhere.  Went to a great baseball game in Kansas City and watched the Royals whip up on the Twinkies.  In Amarillo we went to an RV museum and it was a hoot.   However the best thing that we experienced is the time we spent with family and friends, Alan and Louise in Austin, Jim and Valerie Simpson in Daphne and an intro to the Florabama, while Matt Simpson showed me some great magic tricks.  Pete and Sue Scala, neighbors two doors down , but have a vacation home in Jupiter, FL.  They took us to a great breakfast place right on the beach.  Bill and Shirley Barnhart in Melbourne , where we enjoyed perfect weather and watched Hercules maneuver around a massive array of fountains...except one. Loved the Cookville house too.   Great Salmon.  Glen and Jackie in Ashville gave us a whirlwind tour and we talked about planning more cruises with them in the future.  Time with my sister Gigi and her husband Bob was perfect, found an old tape my parents sent my brother and we laughed and cried at the same time.  Sam , Mike  and Dana their children are all finding there lot as they start carreers and finish school.    Barbra and Richard took us to their favorite spots and we enjoyed music, breakfast and some great Pizza and a homemade Pot Roast.  A few of you remember that I may like a scotch now and then, you will all go broke if your pour like that for all your friends.  Friends and family are the best things!  Thanks to all and we will leave the light on for you.