Into the Northeast - Ohio, Pennsyvania and New York

Hi there, welcome back. Our last episode concluded on Thursday, July 20^th, when arrived at the Tomorrow's Stars RV Resort near Springfield, Ohio after nearly three weeks of RV rallies in Indiana and Eastern Ohio. Friday we decided we needed a stay at home day as we had a lot of little chores and administrative tasks which had gone undone during our busy time at the rallies. We got a brief thunderstorm in the morning, but after that it was just hot and humid for the rest of the day. Both Jackie and I got a lot of things done. I made a pot of chili for dinner and we relaxed with the TV after dinner.

Saturday, July 22^nd, we left the coach about 11:00 and drove south and east from the RV park, headed to Cincinnati, Ohio. My niece Stephanie, her husband Jeremiah, and daughter Makayla live in Florence, Kentucky, which is just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. Stephanie is the oldest daughter of my brother David, who lives in Virginia Beach. We visited Stephanie and her family two years ago when we were in the area, and were going to visit again on this trip. However, the timing of the rallies and other planned activities were such that the time period we were going to be able to go down there fell during her month long summer visit to Virginia Beach to see her family. When we figured out that Springfield, Ohio is less than a hundred miles to Cincinnati, and that Stephanie and Makayla had just gotten back home from Virginia Beach, we contacted her and made arrangements to meet for lunch in Cincinnati today. It took about an hour and a half to drive the 84 miles to near downtown Cincinnati. Jeremiah had picked out a place called Alabama Que which was located in the Short Vine neighborhood, a street with all sorts of restaurants and bars. We got there a little early and stopped at a nearby huge cemetery and picked up a couple of geocaches.

Stephanie and family arrived shortly after we did and we went in the restaurant. It is a little hole in the wall with only four tables, most of their business being take out. I thought it was great food. I had the pulled pork, with cole slaw and mac and cheese and it was wonderful. Everyone else had something called turkey tips, which Jackie said was good, but not outstanding. We had a great visit and stayed for about ninety minutes. Jackie was fighting a little upset stomach, so after our visit we got back in the car and headed back to the RV park, getting home around 4:00. We spent the rest of the evening in the coach. It was really great getting to see family, especially when we didn't think that we were going to be able to make it happen this trip.

Sunday, July 23^rd, another travel day. We were packed up and on the road about 10:30, heading northeast about 145 miles to Seville, Ohio, a small town about 20 miles west of Akron. The trip was nearly all freeway and went well. We had a brief, maybe 20 minutes, heavy rain shower as we were passing by Columbus, Ohio, but the last half of the trip was dry. We checked into the Maple Lake RV park about 1:30 and got a nice spot with a view of the lake. We got set up and then just relaxed for the rest of the day. We will be here for three days. We are now the furthest east we have been with the coach since 2006, our first full year on the road.

Monday, July 24^th, we left the coach after lunch for a day of exploring and geocaching. For the first time in a few weeks we had a cooler day with lower humidity and little threat of rain. Our first stop for the day was an old Mennonite cemetery about a mile from the campground where we found our first cache. We then traveled east about 25 miles to Akron, Ohio, where we drove around for about a half hour, just sight-seeing. Akron has a population of about 200,000 that was founded in the early 1800's along the Ohio Canal. In the early 1900's it became famous as the Rubber Capitol of the U.S. when the expanding auto industry's demand for rubber tires increased. At one time the four major U.S. tire manufacturers, Goodrich, Goodyear, General and Firestone were all headquarted, and manufactured most of their products, in and around Akron. Now Goodyear is the only one as much of the tire industry has moved overseas. After our brief tour we stopped so Jackie could get a haircut and we got our second cache of the day in the parking lot. We then visited the Akron-Cuyahoga Falls Elks Lodge. We had a couple of cocktails and a very nice visit with the bartender, who was very familiar with the Coachella Valley having been married to a Marine stationed at 29 Palms back in the 80's. Unfortunately, they didn't have a lodge pin, about the fourth lodge we have visited recently without one. We left the Elks Lodge and started back towards the RV park, stopping at Walmart and KFC along the way. Once we got back to the coach we had dinner and relaxed with the TV for the rest of the evening.

Tuesday, July 25^th, Jackie's brother Dennis' birthday. Happy Birthday Bro. We left the coach after lunch with the promise of another cool, dry day. We went to Seville, Ohio, the town in which we are staying, and drove around for a little while exploring. It is a small town of less than 2,500, so it didn't take long. We did a few caches, then headed south towards the town of Wooster, about 29 miles south of Seville. Wooster is a little larger city of about 27,000, founded in 1808. Lots of neat old turn of the century and even older homes. We stopped at the Wooster Elks which is located right downtown. The Elks building is an old home, built in 1868, which has been enlarged and remodeled, but it still pretty. The Elks bought the building in 1928 and have been there since. This was a very friendly lodge and I had a long chat with a Past ER who gave me a lot of the history of the lodge. It is a good size lodge, with about 800 members. We had a drink and got a lodge pin before heading on our way.

After the lodge visit we did a couple of geocaches in town, then headed west to the town of Ashville, Ohio, about 25 miles away. Ashville is a smaller town, about 4,300 population, founded in the late 1800's. It is mostly a farming support town. We stopped at the Ashville Elks Lodge and found another friendly lodge, also with about 800 members. This lodge was located in more modern building, but still downtown. We had a couple of drinks here and also got a lodge pin for our banner. After the visit we did a few geocaches, ending up with seven new finds for the day. We then headed back to the coach and relaxed for the rest of the night.

Wednesday, July 26^th, another travel day. We were packed up and on the road by 10:30, heading about 110 miles northeast to Conneaut, Ohio, the most northeastern town in Ohio, with Lake Erie to the north and a little piece of Pennsylvania to the east. The day was beautiful and the trip fairly easy, mostly freeway, although there was some construction. We arrived at the Evergreen Lake Campground around 1:00 and quickly got settled into our spot for another three day stay. After we got set up we went out to do some exploration of the area, heading first, of course, to the shore of Lake Erie. The lake is 241 miles long and nearly 60 miles across, so it looks like the ocean when you are standing on the shore. However, the deepest spot in the lake is only 210 feet. We drove west along the lake front, looking at houses and driving through a few more small towns, we then found another road to take us back east to Conneaut, where we drove around and stopped at the Chamber of Commerce to pick up some information. Conneaut has a population of around 13,000 and claims to be located in the “sharpest corner of Ohio.” After looking around town we went back to the campground and relaxed the rest of the evening.

Thursday, July 27^th, we left the coach about 11:00 and headed southeast into Pennsylvania for a day of exploring and geocaching. There is a little forty mile wide “panhandle” of Pennsylvania that juts north, separating Ohio and New York and giving Pennsylvania some Lake Erie Shoreline. Pennsylvania is one of 15 states in which we have not geocached and we wanted to be sure to get a cache there. When we leave Conneaut tomorrow we will be going to the Niagara Falls area of New York and won't be passing through Pennsylvania again. Our first stop was the town of Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, where we stopped at the Miller Food Company restaurant for lunch. Actually, I had lunch, a Philly Steak sandwich, Jackie had an omelet. The food was good, the portions huge and the price right. After lunch we explored Conneaut Lake, the largest natural lake fully within Pennsylvania, and did some geocaching. We then spent the next couple of hours slowly driving north and west, caching and looking around all the little towns and villages, including Conneautville. In case you hadn't noticed, a lot of things have “Conneaut” in the name, because this is the Conneaut River Valley. We ended up with a dozen new finds, and three DNFs. Out goal for this summer trip is to both travel with the coach through the nine states we have not been in yet, as well as to be able to say we have found caches in all 50 states. After we got back into Ohio we drove to the Conneaut Elks Lodge for a cocktail. They were a very friendly crowd and even bought our drinks for us and gave us a lodge pin. It is an old lodge, #256, chartered in 1889, but they are now down to less than 200 members. We had one drink, then went back to the campground and stayed in the coach the rest of the evening.

Friday, July 28^th, we left the coach after lunch and went out to do some more caching and exploring. This time we stayed on the Ohio side of the line. We headed west towards the Ashtabula Elks Lodge, about 20 mile from the campground. On the way we did some caching, getting eight new finds, and one DNF, in the process. We stopped at the Astabula Lodge, which has a very nice building right on the shore of Lake Erie. There is a nice patio area overlooking the lake, although today was very windy and quite cool, so we stayed indoors. This lodge also has around 800 members and was very friendly. We had a great chat with a couple of members and the bartender. We had a drink and were able to get a lodge pin.

We also found that there was a motor home parked in the parking lot with Nevada plates and the members at the bar said that they had been in the lodge the other day and were from Nevada. There was no one around when we left, so we left a card on their coach. They called us later and introduced themselves, telling us they are from Northern Nevada, near Reno. They are going to be at the Northeast Rally in Syracuse next week, so we will see them and meet them there. After the lodge visit we went to the mall so Jackie could get a pedicure. I shopped a little while she was busy. After the mall we stopped at Walmart for some supplies then headed back to the campground where we stayed in the rest of the evening.

Saturday, July 29^th, another travel day. We were packed up and on the road about 10:30, heading about 150 miles northeast, along the shore of Lake Erie, to Lockport, New York, located about 20 miles from Niagara Falls and about 20 miles north of Buffalo, New York. We arrived at the Niagara Lazy Lakes Campground about 1:00 after an uneventful trip. We got settled into a nice spot and spent the rest of the day getting set up and then relaxing. We are going to be here for five days, playing tourist around the Niagara Falls area.

Sunday, July 30^th, we left the coach about 10:30 and drove into Niagara Falls, New York for the day. We stopped at a local cafe, the Brown Bear Diner, for breakfast first. The food was quite good and the people very friendly. After breakfast we drove to Niagara Falls State Park. As you might expect, the place was very busy and the parking lot in the State Park was full by the time we got there. We did find parking in a nearby city parking garage for the same price, $20 flat rate for the day. We then walked the one block to the State Park. A brief introduction of the area. The Niagara Falls are on the Niagara River, which flows from Lake Erie north into Lake Ontario. All of the outflow from four of the five great lakes flows to Lake Ontario via the river, causing three to six million cubic feet of water to flow over the falls every minute. There are three falls, the largest, Horseshoe Falls, is mostly within Canada's border, although there is some dispute as to the exact point the border transects it. The smaller American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls are within the America border. I have been to Niagara Falls twice in my lifetime, once when I was about six years old and still living in Milwaukee, and again with family back in the mid 80's. Jackie has never been here and was really excited to be able to see the falls.

Our first adventure was the Maid of the Mist tour boat ride. These boats have been giving tours below the falls since 1848. You buy your tickets and then go out to an observation tower which contains four elevators that take you 200 feet from the plateau to the Niagara Gorge below the falls. They give you flimsy blue plastic rain poncho's before you queue up to get on the boat. They have two boats that each carry 300 passengers which alternate, with one loading up and going out every 15 minutes, so there is little waiting, even when it is busy. On the Canadian side there is a similar operation, but, of course, their ponchos are red. The boat only goes about a half mile or so from the dock to the base of the Horseshoe Falls, but the views are breathtaking. You also give your poncho a good workout because you get within a hundred yards of the falls and the mist is like a hard rain falling. After the maid of the mist we got on the trolley that takes you all over the park and went over to Goat Island, which is the piece of land that separates the American and Canadian falls. We walked around the area and took a bunch of pictures. We finished the sight-seeing tour on the trolley, then walked back to our car and drove around town for a bit. We did some geocaching, getting two finds and one DNF. This was our first cache in New York State, yea! We were going to visit one of the local Elks Lodges, but being Sunday they were closed. We headed back to the campground, getting home around 6:00 or so and then stayed in the rest of the evening.

Monday, July 31^st, we left the coach about 11:30, after lunch, and drove back down to the Niagara Falls area. We crossed the Rainbow Bridge, just up river from the falls, to spend the day in Canada. We first drove around Niagara, Ontario doing some sight-seeing. We then stopped at the Skylon Tower, a 520 foot tall tower with an observation deck and rotating restaurant on top. We bought tickets and went up to the observation deck which offers the absolute best views of the falls and the surrounding area. We spent about 40 minutes in the tower, then went back down to

ground level and did some shopping in the mall there. After shopping we got back to the car and did some more drive around touring in Niagara, Ontario, including getting one geocache there. We then drove northwest to the town of Niagara on the Lake. This is an old, and VERY upscale, community located right on the shores of Lake Ontario where the Niagara River empties into the lake. There are numerous wineries in the area, as well as some historic forts and buildings, and lots of very expensive homes. After touring Niagara on the Lake we continued to the town of St. Catherine's and stopped at the Canadian Superstore there. Jackie wanted to see if they still sold escargot. Back in 2009, before our tour of Alaska, we spent six weeks in British Columbia and loved the Canadian Superstores. We bought lots of cans of escargot, which are really hard to find in the States, along with their seasoning mix. Unfortunately, this store did not carry escargot. We left the store and started back towards the border crossing, running into a torrential downpour which went on for 20 miles. We crossed back into the states and headed back to the RV park. We got home around 5:30 and spent the rest of the evening at home. All the rain, including the storm we drove through, passed south of the campground, so we had a dry evening.

Tuesday, August 1^st, we left the coach about 10:00 to do some more exploring in the area. Today we went to Lockport, New York, the city that is the mailing address for the campground we are in. Lockport is a small city, about 22,000 population, that was first settled in 1820 when the route of the Erie Canal was determined and it was at that point that a series of five locks would be required to carry the canal over a high point on the route. Hence the name, Lockport. The Erie Canal when first built ran 363 miles from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, to Buffalo, New York, where it entered Lake Erie. The route required 35 locks to move traffic up and down to match the terrain. This “water road” would cut the cost of transportation of goods across New York by 95 percent. By the early 20^th century the original usefulness of the canal had been superseded by newer and larger barge canals and railroads. Now it is maintained in bits and pieces as recreational and tourism and it's historical value. Lockport has a very long section of canal that is still operational, both the old, original set of five locks, and the newer 20^th century set of two locks.

Our first stop was at the Lockport Caves tour. This tourist attraction is focused on the 19^th century hydraulic raceway that was constructed to provide power for a variety of industries in Lockport. A tunnel was dug that ran parallel to the canal and took advantage of the 55 foot drop in the Niagara River at that point. The half mile tunnel provided power through a series of water wheels which in turn drove the machinery in the factories. This was not hydroelectric power, which came later, but rather just mechanical power created by flowing water. The tour was over an hour and included an above ground portion around the canal locks, with the guide providing a lot of history about the Erie Canal and Lockport, and a walking and boat tour through the ten foot diameter tunnel that served as the hydraulic race back in the day. The tour was very interesting and informative and we really enjoyed it.

After the tour we had lunch at a local place called Lock 34, that had very good Yelp ratings. I had a steak sandwich and Jackie had a chicken ciabatta, and both of us thought the food was excellent. I also had a bowl of French Onion soup that was the best I have ever had. After lunch we got a couple of geocaches then went and did our laundry in town. After the clothes were clean we did a Walmart run, then went to the Lockport Elks Lodge. This is an old lodge, number 41. They have a newer building on the outskirts of town and were pretty busy. We had a couple of cocktails, got a lodge pin, and then left and headed back to the campground where we stayed in the rest of the night. A very busy, but very interesting and fun day exploring and getting chores done.

Wednesday, August 2^nd, another travel day. We were originally going to stay here in Lockport for five days, but our next stop is the FMCA Northeast Area Rally in Syracuse, New York, and we wanted to get there on one of the early parking days so that we would be sure not to miss any activities that may start on the first day of the rally, Thursday. We were packed up and on the road by 10:00, traveling about 160 miles east on the New York Thruway to the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. The trip was uneventful, although I think $24 was a little steep for the tolls, especially given the condition of the road for much of the trip. We arrived at the Fairgrounds around 1:00 and were quickly parked. This venue has a large RV park and all of the rally participants are parked in this area. The sign up only promised 30 amp electric and water, but each set of four sites has some 50 amp power and a couple of sewer hookups. We were parked early and were able to connect to the 50 amp service and sewer. Yea! It was really hot and our bedroom air conditioner is on the fritz, so we spent the afternoon trying to cool down after getting set up. The actual rally starts tomorrow. We just did some burgers on the BBQ for dinner and watched TV until bedtime.

Thursday, August 3^rd, the first day of the rally. I went down to the events area about 8:00 to pick up our welcome bag which would have the rally schedules in it. We needed it so we would know what we were going to be doing today. There really wasn't anything on the schedule until after lunch, so we had lunch in the coach, then went down to the events area. We picked up our rally pins and then walked through the vendor area for about an hour. They only have a couple dozen vendors here, not a real big turnout. I bought a couple of shirts from the FMCA booth and Jackie bought some jewelry, but other than that we didn't spend much. About 2:30 we went to one of the seminars on smartphones, put on by the Geeks on Tour group. We have been to their seminars at other rallies and they always put on informative and fun talks. After the seminar was over we went back to the coach and relaxed for a while. We had an early dinner and at a little after 6:00 we walked over to the big tent where the entertainment would be and got a seat. They started the evening with a Parade of Chapters, but it wasn't anything at all like we have at the Western Area rally in Indio, with floats and costumes. This was just some of the Northeast Area chapters walking in with their banners and signs. They did a brief tribute to the military and veterans, then had the welcoming remarks from the Area Vice President and the FMCA National President. The entertainment then started. Tonight it was a couple of singers, impressionists really, who were doing a tribute to Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. The guy doing Sinatra really did sound a lot like the young Sinatra, and even had a passing resemblance. The other guy looked more like Robert De Niro and didn't sound too much like Dean Martin either. However, he did have a good voice and they started to put on a good show. They did a few songs together, and then each did a few solos. About halfway through the show it started to rain, but after about ten minutes a real storm moved in, wind, torrential rain, thunder and lightening. They stopped the show and then announced that because of the winds they were evacuating the tent. We had to walk back to the coach, a block or so, in the pouring rain. We were soaked when we got back to the coach, and ironically, just as we got there the rain quit. It didn't rain the rest of the night. Oh well, another RVing adventure. We watched TV and relaxed the rest of the night.

Friday, August 4^th, we went down to the activities area about 10:00 to attend some seminars. I went to one on computer backups and Jackie went to another by the Geeks about smartphones. Around 11:00 we were done with the seminars, so we got into the car and drove off the fairgrounds for the first time and went to Walmart for some supplies. After Walmart we stopped at Azteca, a local Mexican food place. The food was OK, not real Southwestern Sonoran of course, but OK. It is New York, after all, and they have a different idea of what Mexican tastes like. We went back to the coach, put stuff away and went back down to the activities area. Jackie walked around the vendors again and I sat for a while in the Chapter Fair area as a representative, sort of, of the Military Veterans and Full Timers chapters. A Chapter Fair is usually something at most Area rallies where the chapters of that Area set up tables and advertise their chapters for a couple of hours. Of course, we don't belong to any Northeast Area chapters, but the International Area, where most of our Chapters are based, did have a table set up and that's where I sat. The Ice Cream social started at the same time and in the same room as the Chapter Fair, so there were a lot of people around. However, the Chapter Fair didn't draw much attention and after the ice cream stopped no one was around, so I left.

We went back to the coach for a while and around 5:00 we walked over to the coach that we had seen at the Elks Lodge in Ohio last week. They were the people from Nevada that we talked to on the phone and made arrangements to get together here at the rally. They are parked just around the corner from us. We finally met Steve and Gail Piche and sat outside and talked. Steve made a pitcher of margaritas and we brought some chips and salsa and we had a little happy hour. Steve is a retired contractor and Gail is a real estate agent. They were originally California folk, but like us moved to Nevada when they retired, although they are outside or Reno up in Northern Nevada. We had a great visit and left about 6:30 so we could go to the entertainment. Tonight was the same singer that was the Dean Martin impressionist last night, and the singer who did Sinatra stayed over and also came out and did a few numbers. Again, they only got about half way through their show when it looked like storms moving in. Unlike last night, they shut down the show and sent everyone back to their coaches before the rain, based on the radar indications and warnings. Of course, the storms collapsed before they got to the fairgrounds and all we got was about an hour of fairly light rain with little wind. Better safe than sorry I guess. We watched TV for a while and then went to bed.

Saturday, August 5^th, the last day of the rally. There were no seminars we were interested in so we left the coach about 10:30 and drove to the regional farmer's market. This was a very large market, set up in six or seven different buildings. It took us about an hour to got through it. This was a real farmer's market in that it was about 90 percent fruits and vegetables, with an occasional booth for clothes, jewelry and other stuff. We bought a few produce items and had a breakfast sandwich at one of the food booths. After the farmer's market we went to the large mall across the street and went through the Penny's store. We also got one geocache and also on DNF for the day. We went back to the coach and relaxed for the rest of the afternoon. At 4:00 we went down to the events area for the BBQ. When we signed up for the rally we had to also sign up for what they called the “Dinosaur BBQ” event. The tickets were pricey, $25 a person, but they said it was good BBQ and all you can eat, so we bought them.

Turns out Dinosaur BBQ is the name of the company, a catering company that provides food for the Buffalo Bills football team, among others. We went through the line and got a quarter of a BBQ chicken, three rib bones, some small white potatoes, salad and corn bread. The ribs were excellent, fall of the bone tender. The chicken was overcooked and there was no butter for the corn bread or potatoes. To top it off, they ran out of food, so it was not all you can eat either. NOT a $50 meal by any stretch, we were very disappointed. At 7:00 we were back for the entertainment. It was still the same male singer, but tonight he had a female that joined him. She had toured for years with a country tribute group, doing Patsy Cline impressions, and she was outstanding. The best part was, they got through the entire show tonight, no rain. Yea! By 9:30 we were back in the coach, watched a little TV and then went to bed.

Sunday, August 6^th, a travel day. We were packed up and on the road by about 10:30, happy to be on our own again. This rally was not as enjoyable as some others we have been to. Partly because they had some organizational and logistical problems, the weather was bad, and frankly we found these east coast people to be generally rude and snobbish. Not everyone, but more so than we find in the Midwest and west. We headed east on the New York thruway again, about 130 miles to Glenville, New York, a small suburb of Schenectady. We checked into the Arrowhead RV Park, which is a very pretty, wooded park right on the shore of the Mohawk River. Unfortunately, the wooded part means that we have no access for our satellite TV. Fortunately, we are close enough to Albany and Schenectady to get decent over the air TV, so we won't miss everything. We got set up and just relaxed for the rest of the day. We will be here for three nights.

Monday, August 7^th, we left the coach about noon, after lunch, and headed out to do some exploring. We drove south on one of the state highways that runs through the middle of Schenectady right down into the heart of Albany. Albany, the New York State Capitol, was only about 20 miles south of the campground. After we got into Albany we spent about an hour driving around the downtown and Capitol plaza ar
ea. New York has a very non-traditional state capitol building, which looks more like an ornate and very large courthouse rather than a domed building like most states have. Albany has a population of a little under 100,000 and was incorporated in early colonial times in the late 1600's. The Capitol building was completed in 1899. Albany also sets on the Hudson River and we walked around one of the riverfront parks for a bit. The Erie Canal, the route of which we have been following for the last week or so, began at the Hudson right near downtown.

After driving around Albany for a while we went to the Albany Elks Lodge, Lodge 41. They have a very nice building about two miles from the capitol mall, and we had a nice visit. There were a half dozen members in the bar and they were quite friendly, giving us a lot of the history of the city and the lodge. This lodge had a little under 400 members. We had a drink and were able to get a lodge pin for our banner. After we left the Albany Lodge, we started northwest, back towards the campground, and stopped at the Guilderland Elks Lodge. This was a newer lodge, chartered in the 1970's, and had about 600 members. This was also a very friendly lodge and we had a drink and got another pin for our banner. We left the Guilderland Lodge and continued northwest to the Rotterdam Elks, another newer lodge. This is the largest large in the State of New York, with almost 1,700 members, although there were only a handful in the bar. This lodge was not quite as friendly, but there was one guy who was very nice and talked to us while we sat at the bar. We had a couple of drinks, and got another lodge pin. This was our first Elks “pub crawl” in while and we were happy to be able to get pins from all three lodges. After our last lodge visit we went back to the campground and did some steaks on the BBQ for dinner. We then watched some TV and went to bed.

Tuesday, August 8th, my late mother's birthday. We left the coach after lunch and tried to do some geocaching. We struck out with the first three caches before finally finding one. Yea! We decided one was enough for the day. We went to Sam's Club for a few things, then stopped at the nearby Walmart for some more stuff. We drove around Schenectady and it's suburbs for a while, then went back to the coach. We had dinner and watched TV until bedtime.

Tomorrow is another travel day, leaving New York and going to Pittsfield, Massachusetts where we will spend a week with a long time close friend of Jackie's. Our last night in New York marks a good spot to close out this chapter and get it published. Until next time, ponder the words of the Indian poet Sanober Khan.“ Like a speeding train I am passing by... I don’t know where I’m heading, with whom, or why. All I know is that I will never, ever pass from here again. All I know is I’m skidding forward
on this track of life.” Enjoy the ride folks, see ya soon.