Saturday October 3, 2009

 

 

Posting early today because I may not have time tonight…

 

Breakfast with Chaplain Jeff and Maryellen

Elizabeth, Hannah, and MyaGrace

Saturday, September 19

 

 

 Saturday dawned cool, and the morning sun highlighted this attractive sign at the entrance to the camp meeting village where we slept the night before. 

 

 

 When Cerwin talked to Jeff DeShaw yesterday about directions to their place, Jeff said turn right at the frog bridge.  It was quite easy to find.   

 

 

 The drive to their place was beautiful.  I was delighted to spend so much time on back roads.

 

 

Along the way, I discovered how to find their place with the GPS, and it took us right to their house in a beautiful wooded area.  (Their town is divided into several sections, and I had to find the right section on our Garmin.)

 

 

Jeff, MaryEllen, Elizabeth, MyaGrace, and Hannah.  Jeff is a staff chaplain, and serves on the chapel at Flynn’s Truck Stop, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

 

 

 It was delightful to have breakfast with them (in a nearby restaurant), and get caught up on their lives.  The girls are talented and polite, a tribute to Jeff and Maryellen who homeschool them – and do a great job of helping them grow in their own specific gifts.

 

 

 It was a cool morning, so this heat felt good.

 

 

The view outside the room where we enjoyed breakfast. 

 

 

  

 

Pancakes (I think these are chococlate chip) were the meal of choice for most.

 

 

However, I had an egg sandwich, and I think this was Maryellen’s meal.

 

 

 MyaGrace honored me with this photo.

 

 

 After saying goodbye, we were on the road again.

As I mentioned a few days ago, I love traveling over back roads, and if the timing is right, I can talk Cerwin into this kind of trip.  He agreed to this kind of drive, because we had not had a vacation since February – mostly due to the fact we had to stay close to home for his shoulder therapy every other day.

 

 

 While we were traveling through a small town, Cerwin noticed this sign, and said, “I’m going to stop.  Our car needs washed.”

 

 

 They even served coffee, soda, and donuts.

I reminded Cerwin that this in one of the benefits of traveling at a slow pace. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Thanks to Faith Assembly Church, Webster, Massachusetts.

  

 

 The farther north we traveled, the more we saw signs of fall.

The GPS unit is set for Gloucester, Massachusetts, where we hope to find some coastal roads.  I’ll let you know tomorrow night if we did find the coast.