Shutting the lights off

It was such a glorious day... sort of. White cotton-like clouds formed a perfect backdrop for the fall colors here in the park. The crisp fall temperatures were in place as the remaining few of us hustled around getting our rigs packed for its next destination.

Don and Julie were first to leave this morning. Preparation was a little different for them as they were leaving their coach here for the winter and heading west for the winter.

Rod and Hollie followed in their classic Bluebird coach. Its distinctive sound reminds me of a Harley on steroids. Ya gotta love those 2 cycle diesels. We had an enjoyable dinner together last night at a packed (surprise) Clementines. I don't know where all those people came from on the off season but we had to wait for 30 minutes to get a table. I can certainly recommend the bloody Mary's (try the hot ones). They will be meandering across the country destined for Yuma.

Then Scott, Marilyn, and Katherine packed up and left ... they too were leaving their 5th wheel here so we know they'll be back in the Spring.

Next Alex and Barb headed out. With the Chicago area their destination, they'll have a short and hopefully safe journey.

Jim and Chris had an even shorter trip as they headed off for Schoolcraft area. Not that leaving was simple, as they had a little door lock problem but that was solved with a little elbow grease and help from Jerry.

Ron and Tammy (and Rufus) were next. Their new sedan packed to the gills with all things precious and useful ... all destined to end up at their new digs in Florida. And a special thanks to Tammy ... the pumpkin ice cream you left us was fantastic.

So all the good-byes have been said ... most of the rigs are gone, the sun has set and here we sit. The only souls in the entire park. Not even sure if Hal and Mary are still around. We still have a little packing to do in the morning but we too will be heading on to new vistas before long. It's time to move on. And ... we'll shut the lights off.

We sincerely hope that all our 'family' here at Cousins have a great winter season ... wherever they are.

And speaking of family ... I think we all would like to thank Hal and Mary Cousins again for providing us all a great place to spend the summer. We all appreciate a clean, well run park whose owners take special pride in making sure their guests are well taken care of.

Stay tuned as another road trip will soon be upon us.


Still livin' the dream.


Phil