Comments on This and That

The other evening a man knocked on our door and then proceeded to talk with us for an hour. His name is Mark, and he and his wife recently retired (a buyout plan from General Motors, Cadillac Division), and they had also bought a Chrysler Crossover like ours, only his was a 2004 model convertible. He gave us all sorts of tips on taking care of the car and was interested in the fact that we put our car up on a trailer to haul it behind the motor home rather than just pulling the vehicle with all four wheels on the road. The next morning he asked permission to look over the trailer as he thought he might like to get one for his car.

Recently we were driving into Traverse City for groceries and shopping when we got the high sign and a kiss from another driver in the next lane. We interpreted that to mean that SHE liked our car. We didn't think that she was just sending HW2 kisses. I mean really...

Kids like the car, too, and the usual comment is, "I like your car," or "Neat car" from boys. One parent stopped us one day to tell us that her daughters liked our car.

We also get comments on the motor home, mostly, I think, because we are parked on the end of a row, and it is one of the first campers seen as people enter this national park. One guy said, "I know where all the money is, here." If he could see the big rigs which we see in RV parks throughout this country and especially in the South in the winter, he would decide that our rig was not nearly as fancy as many we have seen. We do enjoy the full-timing life style and willingly talk with passersby who inquire into what we are doing and some who are planning to do this as soon as they retire.

I enjoyed all the conversations that occurred when I walked our black and white Scotties, and I guess I could drive the car slowly around an RV park but that doesn't have the same feeling as two lovable dogs. What ever it takes to get into conversations with fellow travelers, it is worth it, and especially fun to meet new and always interesting people. Happy travels and keep talking to us.