Everyone has been to the zoo. You stand there looking at the animals and think to yourself "gee, it would really be something to be able to pick that little tiger cub up." Well think no more. As you can see by the photos to the right (and the ones under the map below) today you can hold many of these animals if you just travel to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and visit my niece, Kheria, (my sister Pat's daughter) at her Tigers Preserve. You can take a 3 hr guided tour and see some of the most exotic animals on this earth. You will get to sit in an area in which the trainers bring out Lion, Tiger, Lynx and Ligar (cross between a lion and a tiger) cubs and let them just walk around and all over you. It is really something. You can hold them, feed them and just play with them. Some just want to sit on your lap and relax.
If that weren't enough, then you move on to another area and play with a chimpanzee and a gibbon (Mary is holding Mia and I am holding Yogi in the first photo to the right). How about sitting pool side while tigers go swimming with their trainers. These cats just loved playing in that water. So much for "cats hate water."
When was the last time you held an Owl? Petted a wolf? Had a falcon fly so close his wings brushed across your chest? Watched a lion sprint past you? Had your picture taken with a Ligar (they have one that stands 10 feet tall - see big photo below).
They video tape your whole tour and take hundreds of photos delivered to you on a CD at the end of your tour. This is no petting zoo with a goat - this is the real deal - wild animals. Protected and raised to help prevent extinction. If you ever plan to head to SC this is a must see.
Prior to arriving in SC we went to Cumming, Georgia. Jerry spoke again at another ISS convention in Atlanta and we stayed with our long time friends Donna and Stu. Stu took us out on his pontoon boat to a nice place for Sunday brunch. Our dog Chanti met their dog, Nikki (that Donna bought after seeing our dog). We had a great visit with them.
We leave Myrtle Beach on Monday and have a few "free days" that are not planned until next weekend. We will throw the dart on the map tomorrow morning and see what it hits.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Labor Day Weekend
From Gettysburg we headed Northeast to spend the weekend at the mountain cabin Mary's sister Lavern and husband Bob had just purchased in the Northern part of Pennsylvania. On the way we stopped at the Hershey Chocolate Factory. This was a real experience in more than one way. First, you get to take a "Disneyland" type ride that shows how they make chocolate. Then you go to the food court which is really a candy court. They have a store that has nothing but racks and racks of candy (see photo to the right). This is the ultimate "Kid in a Candy Store" set-up. From bags of miniature Hershey Bars, 5 pound Hershey Bars, 25 pound Kisses and everything and every kind of candy that Hershey makes, there they are all over the place. At one of the 6 check-out counters our mouths dropped as we watched people buying $40, $80, over a $100 worth of candy.
The really kicker was trying to understand why some parents, at lunch time, would let there kids eat nothing but candy? You haven't lived until you are in a great big building full of hyper/whacked-out kids on sugar highs. One mother with 3 boys suddenly grabs her 11 year old and screams "what in the world has gotten into you - will you calm down and stop acting like this." Duh.
After a short stay in "Hyperville" we headed North to Lavern and Bob's cabin. In actuality, it was not a cabin at all. It was a very nice house. Two bedroom with a guest cabin out back. Just 25 feet from their porch was a private pond (see photo to right and below under Map) full of fish. With about 11 acres of privacy, it was a beautiful spot. The weather was perfect and each night we built a nice fire and just sat up into the early morning hours solving the world's problems.
Lavern caught fish from the pond one night and we had a fish fry. Bob brought a big bucket of clams and we had steamers another night. We relaxed and ate well. It was a fun time and we look forward to going back next year.
From Pennsylvania we headed South to Cumming, Georgia to spend time with some friends and Jerry was speaking again, this time in Atlanta.
The really kicker was trying to understand why some parents, at lunch time, would let there kids eat nothing but candy? You haven't lived until you are in a great big building full of hyper/whacked-out kids on sugar highs. One mother with 3 boys suddenly grabs her 11 year old and screams "what in the world has gotten into you - will you calm down and stop acting like this." Duh.
After a short stay in "Hyperville" we headed North to Lavern and Bob's cabin. In actuality, it was not a cabin at all. It was a very nice house. Two bedroom with a guest cabin out back. Just 25 feet from their porch was a private pond (see photo to right and below under Map) full of fish. With about 11 acres of privacy, it was a beautiful spot. The weather was perfect and each night we built a nice fire and just sat up into the early morning hours solving the world's problems.
Lavern caught fish from the pond one night and we had a fish fry. Bob brought a big bucket of clams and we had steamers another night. We relaxed and ate well. It was a fun time and we look forward to going back next year.
From Pennsylvania we headed South to Cumming, Georgia to spend time with some friends and Jerry was speaking again, this time in Atlanta.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Gettysburg, PA Aug. 24 - 29
There have been many book and movies about the Civil War battle at Gettysburg. Until, however, you walk the grounds, see the battlefields, understand what and how that battle was played out, well, they are just books and movies.
Words on this blog could not begin to explain what it is like to visit the Gettysburg National Military Park. It is an 18 mile auto tour that traces the three-day battle in chronological order. Starting on July 1, 1863 to the turning point of "Puckett's Charge" when the Confederates made their last attempt to break through the Union lines (and failed) and General Lee retreaded his army.
Each of the 16 stops has monuments and memorials for the different regiments from both sides of the war. There must be over 1000 markers for something that happened, a particular soldier or group/command/flank (L or R), etc. What we found interesting was the sobering atmosphere of everyone present as you walked around the battlefield sites. Even children could tell that something really bad had happened here and seemed to really take it all in right along with the adults.
While it was very interesting to read the scriptures on all the memorials, the one that caught Mary by surprise was the Minnesota Memorial. She remembers the history lessons in school about the Civil War but she never remembers anyone talking about the Minnesota regiment that helped play a very decisive roll in the final days of battle. It seems that when the Confederates made that last charge (Puckett's Charge) it was the Minnesota regiment that cut through and separated the left flank. This put some of the Confederates (to the very far left) isolated and under fire from the Minnesota regiment and the rest of the Union flank still holding their line. This is even mentioned in a presentation at the Visitor Center as a big decisive move of the battle.
A tour of the National Cemetery also has a memorial for Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address given on November 19, 1863.
If you ever have the time, make sure you visit Gettysburg and give yourself 3 or 4 days to really see it all.
You will want to also go to President Eisenhower's home and ranch. By today's standards for a presidential retreat, the house is not that big. The kitchen is very small and very 50's.
Included in our trip to Gettysburg was a visit from Fred & Sally, real estate clients of ours and a visit from a high school buddy of Jerry's, Elek and his wife Dorris who toured the area with us one day.
From Gettysburg it is off the the mountain cabin in Northern Pennsylvania to be with Mary's sister Lavern and husband Bob. We will be "dug in" for the holiday weekend.
Words on this blog could not begin to explain what it is like to visit the Gettysburg National Military Park. It is an 18 mile auto tour that traces the three-day battle in chronological order. Starting on July 1, 1863 to the turning point of "Puckett's Charge" when the Confederates made their last attempt to break through the Union lines (and failed) and General Lee retreaded his army.
Each of the 16 stops has monuments and memorials for the different regiments from both sides of the war. There must be over 1000 markers for something that happened, a particular soldier or group/command/flank (L or R), etc. What we found interesting was the sobering atmosphere of everyone present as you walked around the battlefield sites. Even children could tell that something really bad had happened here and seemed to really take it all in right along with the adults.
While it was very interesting to read the scriptures on all the memorials, the one that caught Mary by surprise was the Minnesota Memorial. She remembers the history lessons in school about the Civil War but she never remembers anyone talking about the Minnesota regiment that helped play a very decisive roll in the final days of battle. It seems that when the Confederates made that last charge (Puckett's Charge) it was the Minnesota regiment that cut through and separated the left flank. This put some of the Confederates (to the very far left) isolated and under fire from the Minnesota regiment and the rest of the Union flank still holding their line. This is even mentioned in a presentation at the Visitor Center as a big decisive move of the battle.
A tour of the National Cemetery also has a memorial for Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address given on November 19, 1863.
If you ever have the time, make sure you visit Gettysburg and give yourself 3 or 4 days to really see it all.
You will want to also go to President Eisenhower's home and ranch. By today's standards for a presidential retreat, the house is not that big. The kitchen is very small and very 50's.
Included in our trip to Gettysburg was a visit from Fred & Sally, real estate clients of ours and a visit from a high school buddy of Jerry's, Elek and his wife Dorris who toured the area with us one day.
From Gettysburg it is off the the mountain cabin in Northern Pennsylvania to be with Mary's sister Lavern and husband Bob. We will be "dug in" for the holiday weekend.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Aug 14-22
OK,OK,OK -Sorry - seems some folks get up-set if we don't up-date our blog every week. We did try last Saturday, but we were in the middle of a storm and everytime lightning went off, our "wireless internet" cut off. Then of course you have the fact that we are having a great time. And that makes us feel guilty. We figure that somewhere, someplace there is a couple sitting in their living room looking at each other and saying "Gee - we are just not having any fun at all. I think Jerry and Mary are using up our fun." Maybe - but we are not giving this up - we are just having too much fun.
We left IL and went to Ann Arbor, MI. It was the first time in 45 days that the temp. at night was in the 70's. It was so nice to finally have a night that we could sit outside and enjoy the area.
We saw some friends that moved from California 17 years ago. Had a great time catching up on life, family and careers. We then went to Cleveland, OH to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (see photo to the right). It was a big suprise. We thought we would see some old run down building from the 20's that was converted to a museum for rock & roll. Wow - this place was first class. They have 4 movie theaters, and 6 floors of displays. The first film you see starts out by saying "believe it or not but there was a time when there was no such thing as rock & roll." Which of course is true. Prior to the 50's there was no such statement as rock and roll. Following the history (and knowing that we lived in that time) was really great. Mary liked the history of the different singers (groups) and the fact that they had report cards and notes from teachers for some artists. Very interesting what the teachers saw in their students. Some saw complete failures while others knew they would not achieve high academics, but could tell that they would go places other students would not. If you ever get to go to Cleveland, go see the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and spend the day. By the way - no cameras allowed, you have to check them in. When you go you will see why. We saw pictures (on loan to the Hall) never seen before. They belong to collectors (or families) and they don't want folks to take photos and copy them.
Something they do not have back in CA are the Service Centers along the Toll Ways. These are rest stops, however, they have gas stations and full food courts, including Starbucks and all kinds of foods. Really great. You can relax and have lunch, get gas and something for the road. The toll part (instead of "freeways" ) is not so cool. Image getting a ticket as you enter the state and then when you get to the other side, the toll booth guy says "that will be $52." Man oh man - what if you don't have it?
From Cleveland we went to Pennsylvania to visit Mary's sister Lavern and Bob. Had a great time. Parked on their front lawn. Then we left and drove to Cape Cod. We went to Plymouth to see Plymouth Rock. When Mary saw it she laughed so much her side was hurting. After all we all know the size of the Rock of Gibraltar, and of course we have Morro Rock in Morro Bay back home. So to see what made Mary laugh scroll down to the big picture below (under the map). We took the tour of the Mayflower (replica 1957) and it was interesting. See the photo of Mary sitting on one of the beds (to the right). We went to Boston to visit Jerry's uncle and cousin. Had a great time and they took us to see two of the homes Jerry was raised in.
From Boston we go back to Pennsylvania to stay at Gettysburg for a week. Then off to a mountain cabin that Lavern and Bob just purchased. We will be there for the Labor Day weekend.
We left IL and went to Ann Arbor, MI. It was the first time in 45 days that the temp. at night was in the 70's. It was so nice to finally have a night that we could sit outside and enjoy the area.
We saw some friends that moved from California 17 years ago. Had a great time catching up on life, family and careers. We then went to Cleveland, OH to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (see photo to the right). It was a big suprise. We thought we would see some old run down building from the 20's that was converted to a museum for rock & roll. Wow - this place was first class. They have 4 movie theaters, and 6 floors of displays. The first film you see starts out by saying "believe it or not but there was a time when there was no such thing as rock & roll." Which of course is true. Prior to the 50's there was no such statement as rock and roll. Following the history (and knowing that we lived in that time) was really great. Mary liked the history of the different singers (groups) and the fact that they had report cards and notes from teachers for some artists. Very interesting what the teachers saw in their students. Some saw complete failures while others knew they would not achieve high academics, but could tell that they would go places other students would not. If you ever get to go to Cleveland, go see the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and spend the day. By the way - no cameras allowed, you have to check them in. When you go you will see why. We saw pictures (on loan to the Hall) never seen before. They belong to collectors (or families) and they don't want folks to take photos and copy them.
Something they do not have back in CA are the Service Centers along the Toll Ways. These are rest stops, however, they have gas stations and full food courts, including Starbucks and all kinds of foods. Really great. You can relax and have lunch, get gas and something for the road. The toll part (instead of "freeways" ) is not so cool. Image getting a ticket as you enter the state and then when you get to the other side, the toll booth guy says "that will be $52." Man oh man - what if you don't have it?
From Cleveland we went to Pennsylvania to visit Mary's sister Lavern and Bob. Had a great time. Parked on their front lawn. Then we left and drove to Cape Cod. We went to Plymouth to see Plymouth Rock. When Mary saw it she laughed so much her side was hurting. After all we all know the size of the Rock of Gibraltar, and of course we have Morro Rock in Morro Bay back home. So to see what made Mary laugh scroll down to the big picture below (under the map). We took the tour of the Mayflower (replica 1957) and it was interesting. See the photo of Mary sitting on one of the beds (to the right). We went to Boston to visit Jerry's uncle and cousin. Had a great time and they took us to see two of the homes Jerry was raised in.
From Boston we go back to Pennsylvania to stay at Gettysburg for a week. Then off to a mountain cabin that Lavern and Bob just purchased. We will be there for the Labor Day weekend.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Aug. 7 - 13th, Joliet, Illinois.
There are two things we do not want to do with our RV - drive at night or drive in a rain storm. As you can see by the pictures to the right, we got caught in a real bad rain storm just as we entered Illinois. It was along a very long stretch of highway without any off ramps. In short, we could not pull over and let it pass. Traffic slowed to about 25 miles per hour as thunder, lightning and extremely high winds blew us all over the road. When tree branches are blown off trees onto the highway it is not easy to keep this big rig in a straight line. Our poor dog almost had a heart attack. The poor thing is sitting on Mary's lap when a bright burst of lightning followed by the loudest boom just put her right up into the air. Now I am trying to control the RV in this storm and we have a dog going bonkers -- "are we having fun yet?"
We ended up in Joliet, Ill for the week and the home base for my first set of workshops for ISS in Schaumberg, Ill. about 45 min. away for which I rented a car to get there. My workshops had the second highest attendance of all 17 workshops on building a small business (I'll take it).
In Ill, they have Tollways (not Freeways). I don't really have anything against paying a Toll to travel a road, but between the Toll booths they don't have any off ramps. Four different times there was a bad accident involving 3 - 7 cars and each time traffic just came to a complete stop until they clear it. Getting the tow trucks there to clear it presented another problem. I'll take the California FREEWAYS anytime over this system - they need help.
We had a couple of interesting things happen at the grocery store. First, we have a new appreciation for the FOSTER FARM chicken commercials (with the out of state chickens that want to become Foster Farm chickens.) Would you believe that here in ILL, one whole raw chicken cost $8.65. Even worse, they only had about 6 whole chickens in the plastic bag in the bin. As for meats, that went for the entire length of the whole store. I guess the Atkins diet is alive and well in Ill.
As we checked out of this very large store, a young man was bagging the groceries. I went to take the cart and he picked up the bag with a carton of eggs in it and said "you may want to replace these eggs." I said, "Oh, are some of the shells broken?" To which he said - "No, I breathed on the carton." I made a split second decision and said "the eggs are in a shell, I'll take my chances."
If you have been following the news, then you know the heat wave is still following us. Record breaking heat and a few more thunder storms. From here we go to Ann Arbor, Michigan to see some friends that left California in the 80's that we have stayed in touch with. Then to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. From there we will be in Pennsylvania at Mary's sister's (and Bob) place for the weekend. Then it will be off to Boston, Mass.
More next week.
We ended up in Joliet, Ill for the week and the home base for my first set of workshops for ISS in Schaumberg, Ill. about 45 min. away for which I rented a car to get there. My workshops had the second highest attendance of all 17 workshops on building a small business (I'll take it).
In Ill, they have Tollways (not Freeways). I don't really have anything against paying a Toll to travel a road, but between the Toll booths they don't have any off ramps. Four different times there was a bad accident involving 3 - 7 cars and each time traffic just came to a complete stop until they clear it. Getting the tow trucks there to clear it presented another problem. I'll take the California FREEWAYS anytime over this system - they need help.
We had a couple of interesting things happen at the grocery store. First, we have a new appreciation for the FOSTER FARM chicken commercials (with the out of state chickens that want to become Foster Farm chickens.) Would you believe that here in ILL, one whole raw chicken cost $8.65. Even worse, they only had about 6 whole chickens in the plastic bag in the bin. As for meats, that went for the entire length of the whole store. I guess the Atkins diet is alive and well in Ill.
As we checked out of this very large store, a young man was bagging the groceries. I went to take the cart and he picked up the bag with a carton of eggs in it and said "you may want to replace these eggs." I said, "Oh, are some of the shells broken?" To which he said - "No, I breathed on the carton." I made a split second decision and said "the eggs are in a shell, I'll take my chances."
If you have been following the news, then you know the heat wave is still following us. Record breaking heat and a few more thunder storms. From here we go to Ann Arbor, Michigan to see some friends that left California in the 80's that we have stayed in touch with. Then to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. From there we will be in Pennsylvania at Mary's sister's (and Bob) place for the weekend. Then it will be off to Boston, Mass.
More next week.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Wisconsin Dells 7/30 - 7/6
Here we are in the Wisconsin Dells. Now when I mapped out this trip, we would leave Cold Spring, Minnesota on our way to Schaumburg, Ill in which I will be conducting my small business workshops. So on the map, Wisconsin Dells was about half way and looked like a good stopping off spot for a week to just R&R.
I never heard of the Wisconsin Dells and I am going to bet that folks on the West Coast, unless they have relatives back here, have no idea what the "Dells" are all about. What a surprise.
This place is the Disneyland of the Central States. More than that it is the Water Park Capital of this nation. What a great place for a family to come to and have a "killer" of a great time. (We would love to come back here with our kids and grandchildren.) The Dells are part of the Wisconsin River and we have never seen so much activity, hotels, water parks, river boats (including speed boats that seat 20 people), water slides and the "Ducks" which are WWII (type) amphibious army vehicles (land and sea crafts) that drive on the streets and then go into the river. It would take over a week to really see this place and try to go to just 1/8 of what is here.
We arrived on Monday, and guess what! It was the hottest day on record. Now we have already determined that when we purchased this RV, someone stuck a "hot magnet" under our coach (I just can't find it). Once again on our trip, we hit one of the hot spots (read below for the others) because we have determined that the heat wave is following Jerry and Mary.
The RV Park we are at is a 10+ (on the scale of 1-10). Really nice, but it was so hot we just did not want to take part in what they had to offer. Please raise your hand if you want to take a sun set ride up a mountain (more like a small hill) on a ski lift and then hike back down -- in 95 degree heat. PASS.
We rented a red PT Cruiser for the weekend so we could go out and see "the Dells." We drove around and saw all these "tourist attractions" - it makes Las Vegas look like a small amusement park. It just goes for miles and miles.
We decided that a nice evening cruise on the Dells, with dinner would be just right for us old folks. So we booked a trip for Saturday night. So what happens that day? They get the first rain they had for over 2 months - gee, it is so nice to know we are here for a part of history.
We went on the cruise anyway. It had a inside cabin for dining and a observation top deck - that no one went on, but it was fun to see the Dells. Dinner however -- what would you expect if the menu said "chicken & prime rib" -- whatever you are thinking -- it was NOT. We have had a lot of prime rib in our life, but never a 1/4 patty? Yes, the prime rib was a 1/4 patty (like a hamburger patty) of (what they claim) prime rib. The vegetables - well that's what they were -vegetables. I looked hard to find the word "steamed" but could not find it. My chicken was pretty good, but when Mary put her fork in hers, it jumped off the plate and flew back into the "Dells." OH, not really -- it only made it to the railing and then died before it could fall in the river. Jerry pulled it back in and ate it.
Hey, we just want to write about a little fun. We really did enjoy the Wisconsin Dells and will come back again some time (in May).
We leave tomorrow for Schaumburg, Ill. Mary will see her long time friend Mary Stewart and Jerry will be conducting his 3 workshops for the Imprinted Sportswear Show (ISS). This will be one of the business parts of the trip. We will up date you next week.
I never heard of the Wisconsin Dells and I am going to bet that folks on the West Coast, unless they have relatives back here, have no idea what the "Dells" are all about. What a surprise.
This place is the Disneyland of the Central States. More than that it is the Water Park Capital of this nation. What a great place for a family to come to and have a "killer" of a great time. (We would love to come back here with our kids and grandchildren.) The Dells are part of the Wisconsin River and we have never seen so much activity, hotels, water parks, river boats (including speed boats that seat 20 people), water slides and the "Ducks" which are WWII (type) amphibious army vehicles (land and sea crafts) that drive on the streets and then go into the river. It would take over a week to really see this place and try to go to just 1/8 of what is here.
We arrived on Monday, and guess what! It was the hottest day on record. Now we have already determined that when we purchased this RV, someone stuck a "hot magnet" under our coach (I just can't find it). Once again on our trip, we hit one of the hot spots (read below for the others) because we have determined that the heat wave is following Jerry and Mary.
The RV Park we are at is a 10+ (on the scale of 1-10). Really nice, but it was so hot we just did not want to take part in what they had to offer. Please raise your hand if you want to take a sun set ride up a mountain (more like a small hill) on a ski lift and then hike back down -- in 95 degree heat. PASS.
We rented a red PT Cruiser for the weekend so we could go out and see "the Dells." We drove around and saw all these "tourist attractions" - it makes Las Vegas look like a small amusement park. It just goes for miles and miles.
We decided that a nice evening cruise on the Dells, with dinner would be just right for us old folks. So we booked a trip for Saturday night. So what happens that day? They get the first rain they had for over 2 months - gee, it is so nice to know we are here for a part of history.
We went on the cruise anyway. It had a inside cabin for dining and a observation top deck - that no one went on, but it was fun to see the Dells. Dinner however -- what would you expect if the menu said "chicken & prime rib" -- whatever you are thinking -- it was NOT. We have had a lot of prime rib in our life, but never a 1/4 patty? Yes, the prime rib was a 1/4 patty (like a hamburger patty) of (what they claim) prime rib. The vegetables - well that's what they were -vegetables. I looked hard to find the word "steamed" but could not find it. My chicken was pretty good, but when Mary put her fork in hers, it jumped off the plate and flew back into the "Dells." OH, not really -- it only made it to the railing and then died before it could fall in the river. Jerry pulled it back in and ate it.
Hey, we just want to write about a little fun. We really did enjoy the Wisconsin Dells and will come back again some time (in May).
We leave tomorrow for Schaumburg, Ill. Mary will see her long time friend Mary Stewart and Jerry will be conducting his 3 workshops for the Imprinted Sportswear Show (ISS). This will be one of the business parts of the trip. We will up date you next week.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Fargo, ND & Cold Spring, MN. 7/19-7/30
From Iowa we went to Fargo, North Dakota and stayed at Sean's Farm (Mary's oldest). Two other kids, Sue and Shannon with grandkids came out from California and joined us for the weekend and to celebrate Mary's birthday (7/22). We had a great time with a big campfire each night, and we mean BIG. Very relaxing to just sit there each night. No music, TV or radio. Just the sound of crackling wood. Sean has a large farm and surrounding area that they lease out to other farmers that grow soy beans. Big place and lots of animals, many for food.
From Fargo we went to Mary's home town of Cold Spring, MN. Like the Labor Day Pinderado in Cambria, Cold Spring was having "Cold Spring Days." They had a big concert with Lone Star (Walkin in Memphis, Baby I'm Amazed by You, I'm Already There) who has over 10 #1 hits on the country charts. Earlier that day they had a dog contest and Mary entered Chanti in the "Trick" division. Chanti can do many tricks, however, she got "stage fright" and did O, zip, nada, not one trick. Just sat there looking at Mary as she gave commands. Four dogs entered the trick contest. They had 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards - Chanti didn't even get a dog bone. When we got back to the RV she did every trick - so we gave a treat anyway.
We leave here on 7/31 and head for the Wisconsin Dells for the week.
From Fargo we went to Mary's home town of Cold Spring, MN. Like the Labor Day Pinderado in Cambria, Cold Spring was having "Cold Spring Days." They had a big concert with Lone Star (Walkin in Memphis, Baby I'm Amazed by You, I'm Already There) who has over 10 #1 hits on the country charts. Earlier that day they had a dog contest and Mary entered Chanti in the "Trick" division. Chanti can do many tricks, however, she got "stage fright" and did O, zip, nada, not one trick. Just sat there looking at Mary as she gave commands. Four dogs entered the trick contest. They had 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards - Chanti didn't even get a dog bone. When we got back to the RV she did every trick - so we gave a treat anyway.
We leave here on 7/31 and head for the Wisconsin Dells for the week.
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