I think you were suppose to take them apples into CA. . Linda,been to Barstow Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: "Belle Shepherd" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:58:06 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Trip-Apples.. Dear Stella and all. I'm glad you liked my posts. I never kept many notes but I made lots of pictures. My memory has been pretty good up to now. Of course there are many things I would like to forget. 1978 we ordered a 35 ft. Kountry Aire 5th wheel and it done with all the extras, stack washer/dryer, air condioner,heater, etc. We bought a 3/4 ton XLT Ford pickup to pull it. We each took a month off from work and headed east from Orange Co. California. We went the Northen route to Ohio, down through Kentucy to North Carolina into Georgia where most of my family were living. We stopped many places along the way. We got on the bridge at the arch in St. Louis but couldn't get across because a cement mixer truck had an accident on the bridge. With help of the police and some other travelers we were 'backed' off the bridge and sent on another route.Got to Ohio, spent a couple of days with kin. All their neighbors made a tour of the 5th wheel. Got down to Hazard, Ky. and had a problem with the hitch. The man who fixed it was also a SHEPHERD, he refused payment, said he might be a cousin. We went on down into North Georgia, visited some of my kin. Everyone liked the 5th wheel. I was able to pick up some items I had stored at my dad;s. My antique maple bed and my grandmother'strunk. My aunt in North Georgia had given me two bushels of those great mountain apples. We had given some along the way but still had a lot left. We soon headed back to California. One rainy night we had parked in Van Horn, Texas with lots of apples. We gave some to the folks in the next space. Itold the lady that we would be going through the inspection station at Barstow and they would take my apples. She said no, we could avoid that by peeling and slicing the apples, putting them in lemon water in plastic containers and bags. Well, we worked a long time, she and husband helping. Guess what? When we got to Barstow, the Inspection Station was CLOSED!!!!!!!!! Regards, Belle ----- Original Message ----- From: "busbys martins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 8:34 PM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] World Travels > Thanks, everyone for such descriptive reports on your travels. I enjoyed > it...knowing my traveling days are over. My family loves New > Orleans. I never did, I got my fill at Mardi-Gras (msp) I don't eat > spicy cuisine...so I rather go somewhere else. My daughter and my > youngest son are going to Key West on the 30th. For a week or so. He > goes all the time. Now...after that earthquake...and always a terror > threat...I hate them flying to Miami.But I think I have become a > recluse. I never could tell about my travels like you did Belle, Did you > take notes or keep a journal? I usually had some of my six > children...and I did not take note of everything..I remember a lot of > places we ate...and rooms we stayed in, etc, but could not write today > about what others did, much. just did whatever we were doing. I guess if > I could go now, I would take in more...but it didn't matter to me that > much when I went. I like nature places...now I bever forget what they > look like.My best trips away from hone with my family was in our Holiday > Rambler, in State Parks.I have a table full of photograph albums of > trips.My memory is failing me now a days. I can't spell anymore and I > was the gal winning the spelling bee. > Gotta get an hour's sleep. Thanks, ya'll for concern for Gene. Stella > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message