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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