Hi All, We have left Minneapolis for Duluth and the North Shore of Lake Superior.The time spent in Minneapolis was great! I had two wonderful weeks taking care of Abby and Michael. We had a great time although they did wear me out!! We went to Como Zoo in St. Paul. I remember going to this zoo when I was a child. Angela took a day off of work and we also went to the Minnesota Zoo. It is much bigger with so much more to see and do than the Como Zoo. Almost everyday we walked up to the local park and the kids had a wonderful time playing with the other children and on the slides, swings and climbing bars.
While I was with the kids John was back at the coach washing and waxing and general chores. He is not much to be with children all day, but I loved it.
The weather was great we only had one day of rain. Warm days and cool nights.
We also had time to spend with old friends. We went to Buffalo, MN and watched the old cars race. The vintage was about 1915 and earlier. We spent the day with an old retired NWA pilot friend, John Scholl. I have known John since I was first a stewardess....
I was also able to go to lunch with a former F/A friend Diane Fitch Tveit and John and I had dinner with Bee Evans another F/A friend. It was so much fun to talk over the good old days. John and I also had lunch with Carol and Jay Westrup. Carol and I went to high school together at Our Lady of Peace High School. John and I also found time to go to the "Great Minnesota Get Together" the Minnesota State Fair. (Top photo) We went early in the day when it was cooler, by noon it was rather warm and as you can see rather crowded. They have food everywhere, everything on a stick...or fried!!!! We managed to get by on just a small tasting. Thank goodness, I have to say, the people watching was wonderful, better than it was at airports.
We had a family gathering at my sister's new condo. All of my brothers and sisters along with my mother were able to attend. I was amiss and did not get a photo of all of us.... Candy, Chris, Claudia, Chip, Mike and Kathleen and mother Phyllis. It had been a while since we all have been together....
Angela and Abby
Nana Candy and Michael
Mother and Daughter
Today, Monday August 25, John and I left Minneapolis and drove up to Duluth, MN via Mille Lacs Lake. We took a short drive into the city and got some information about the North Shore drive around Lake Superior. Tomorrow we plan on heading north around the lake...more information later.
Hope all is well with everyone. To our friends in Florida I hope that you have finally dried out from all the rain.
Love to all,
Candy and Johnny
