Jumping Ahead, Falling Back

Chester, Illinois

 

As I have been pretty remiss about keeping up with my blog, I am going to just jump out there and try to get my act together.  But I warn you there is not going to be any rhyme or reason to the order in which I post.  So here goes…

After leaving Oregon on August 1 we made our way east and south with Red Bay, Alabama being our final destination.  Once we arrived in Missouri we found an RV park in Perryville and parked ourselves for several days.  From there we took a day trip to visit with friends Nelda and Jim Pogue who were volunteering at a state park about 60 miles west of Perryville.  It was so good to see them again and we enjoyed a great lunch of Mexican food at a local restaurant.  Good food and good friends…doesn’t get much better.  Thanks for the day Jim and Nelda.

On Monday we headed east across the mighty Mississippi River into Chester, Illinois.  Chester is the birthplace of Elzie Segar, the creator of the Popeye characters.  This is a picture taken from the visitor center in Chester looking back over the Mississippi into Missouri.

Bob at the Popeye statue at the Welcome Center…see Eleanor, we did put the Welcome Center to use.

Chester is a small town but well worth the visit.

As most of you know, we normally winter in southern Alabama in Fairhope which is located on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay.  There are 3 couples that live in Chester, IL that also winter at Coastal Haven RV Park.  Steve and Linda Egge invited us to their home along with the Millers and Saunders for a wonderful evening meal.  Linda Egge had made delicious Italian beef with several great side dishes and a fabulous desert, Linda Saunders (Spider) had to-die-for cucumbers and onions and Eleanor Miller provided an appetizer…a dip with chips that we all loved…there was not a smidgen left.  Thanks ladies for a wonderful meal.  A special thanks to Linda and Steve Egge for having us in their lovely home…it was so nice to see these great folks again.  Linda E. showed us her landscape quilt that she recently finished as well as her Women of the Bible quilt.  I have no idea why I did not take pictures of these beautiful quilts.

The guys had a good visit out on the patio…from left to right, John Saunders, Steve Egge, Steve Miller and Bob.

And the ladies ate in the dining room.

Eleanor Miller, Linda (Spider) Saunders and our hostess, Linda Egge.  Thanks again for a great evening…and we are off to Kentucky…Go Wildcats!

Moving on.