A SURPRISE ENCOUNTER

Yesterday morning, we learned via email, from Louise Hawkins, that our former Alaska neighbors were working at an RV park near Hershey. She gave us the name of the park, we punched the address into the jeep GPS, and 20 minutes later, we surprised Bob & Vivian Borgsmiller, who were our next door neighbors for a couple of years in Skagway, Alaska. It was about lunch time, so we piled into the jeep and drove to a local restaurant, where we were able to visit with Bob & Vivian for about an hour. When we arrived back at the campground, they gave us the tour, and showed us where their 5th wheel was parked. (I love Bob's sign on the back) 2007 was the last year we both worked in Alaska, and Bob drove one of the city's transit buses. Vivian and Patty worked for the same company, but at different stores. It was great to see old friends, catch up on our travels, and reminisce about the good times in Alaska. Bob & Vivian are close to the end of their commitment in Hershey, and will be heading back to Illinois for a short break, before starting their seasonal jobs at Amazon. After leaving Hershey, we drove into Harrisburg where we stopped at a Bass Pro Shop Outdoor World. Those stores, along with Cabellas, are just totally amazing. With the waterfalls, fish tanks, stuffed animals, and incredible inventory, it's hard not to spend money when you go in there. Of course, I found a few things that I couldn't live without. From there, we GPS'd our way across town to what was supposed to be a Camping World. It turned out to be an RV dealer with a small parts room and virtually no inventory. When Camping World went into the RV sales business, they added their name to many existing RV Dealers, and often, like yesterday, the Camping World part is an after thought. In the future, if we're driving to one of these stores, I'll call ahead to make sure they are indeed the real thing. By the time we got back to the motor home, it was late afternoon, and time to B B Q some chicken. I'll discuss today's adventure and frustrations in tomorrows blog.