As the tour and this blog slowly wind down and getting home is on everyone's mind, one thing I want to express is the gratitude I feel for those who have helped me this week:
1 - those who contributed to the blog, and in doing so added more detail and variety than I ever could have. I have received a great number of compliments and thanks for 'doing' the blog, and it certainly was not a 'me' effort, rather a 'we' one. Special thanks to Colin, Jeremy, and Denise
2 - those who contributed pictures. In some instances I have added a few into the blog, but then so many neat ones were sent to me that I thought it better just to post them all, separately. You'll see the second link (to the photos) on the 'tour' webpage. Thanks to Sheila & Paul, Mike Haffner, John Black, and Margo, and probably a few more whom i have forgotten at this moment.
3 -to the many of you who came over to express concern, support, and well-wishes when i ran into a medical issue. Your thoughts are truly appreciated!! Here I will further mention Colin who gave up a day of touring with the group in order to ensure that I wouldn't be sitting alone in a strange place, and to ensure that someone was there to help if I needed anything.
4 - to Bob and especially Terri for helping with travel arrangements to get me home as quickly as possible. Terri sacrificed a good amount of her evening time to make this happen
5 - to Jeremy for being willing to help with bringing the truck home (even tho it turned out he was unable to do so), and to Colin who stepped up to help when the need arose, and to Fred who shared the driving and had to put up with me for a good number of days.
The blog will be online for a long time and you can always refer back when you want to recall things.
Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable trip home!
It was all done out of 'love' bro
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