Been a while...but here it is!

It's been a few weeks since I made an entry, and friend Spike suggested I get back to work...so here it is.

Since the end of the bike trip in Macomb I have traveled to Chicago Midway airport, flew to Denver for a great two days with Denyse, back to Midway and up to Springstead Wisconsin. Then motorcycle back to Rockford, bus to OHare and now at Concordia Resort on St. John in the US Virgin Islands.

In Denver we went to our favorite French restaurant (didn't know I had one till now) and not only had a nice meal but it was Cooking lesson night with three chefs giving hints on what we were about to eat. All for the cost of a regular meal.

In Wisconsin I looked over the new metal roof on the cabin and had 8 friends from Western Ill U, dorm Henninger 5 including one I hadn't seen for about 38 years.

Now at Concordia I have been working on their web site, carrying wood up and down stairs and cleaning the pool that seems to have collected a green occupant. Tonight is full moon so a number of the 4 hour volunteers like me will walk to Ram's Head for the rising of the moon. Hot and humid here but no hurricanes yet.

Plans are to return to Chicago July 28th and motorcycle to Alamosa after a short stop in Macomb to get new glasses adjusted. I'm planning on about 2.5 days for that trip. Hope it's not too hot.

Then happy to be home in Colorado. This summer was too much traveling for me!

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