[Magdalen] Safely home

[Roger Stokes]

Jay, I was sorry to miss you and your jewellery this year when I was in 
Virginia. I recall a very warm late September evening standing onb the 
platform at Portland last year which assures me that that part of the 
country is temperate.

Roger

On 10/11/2014 00:29, Jay Weigel wrote:
> The Pacific Northwest is not all THAT cold in November, and you could visit
> two countries at once....see listsibs in both Vancouvers and then perhaps
> drive down the coast into California. That's one thought. Texas and New
> Mexico are another, although we do not have as many there as we once did.
> If you wish to see your northern brethren and sistren, you will have to
> visit earlier in the year.
>
> On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 7:19 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thank you, as you know I have gone West from you but I need to determine
>> where is worth exploring and then where is the best place to fly to.
>> Houston was good but I found Atlanta to be superb.
>>
>> Roger
>>
>>
>> On 09/11/2014 23:48, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
>>
>>> Glad to hear you're safely home again Roger!  How fun that you hope to
>>> make plans for your 4th annual  'once in a lifetime' USA trip <big grin>
>>>
>>> It will be interesting to hear about what you might explore next time -
>>> you're becoming such a seasoned US traveler that you can rely on skills and
>>> experiences you've gained over time to circumvent some of the pesky details
>>> that have popped up.   If you're in 'the southern' part of the US and find
>>> your plans bringing you in/near/through Houston, my guest-den will be
>>> available again.
>>>
>>>
>>> Lynn
>>>
>>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>>
>>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
>>> not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave
>>> me." attributed to Erma Bombeck
>>>
>>> Thomas Merton writes, "People may spend their whole lives climbing the
>>> ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder is
>>> leaning against the wrong wall."
>>>
>>> "What you seek is seeking you." - Rumi
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Roger Stokes" <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2014 5:37 PM
>>> To: <Magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>>> Subject: [Magdalen] Safely home
>>>
>>>   I landed back safely in England Friday morning after another enjoyable
>>>> trip to the USA.  Touchdown was ahead of schedule, but would have been
>>>> earlier still had it not been for congestion at Heathrow necessitating a
>>>> loop around.  I did manage to remember how to drive a stick-shift car but
>>>> the temperature and the price of gas were unwelcome.  The latter had
>>>> continued to fall while I was away but 1.209 GBP (about $2) a litre is very
>>>> cheap here even if expensive by US standards.
>>>>
>>>> Having just got back my thoughts are naturally turning to "where next?".
>>>> I am thinking of November 2015 so I would think not too far North but I am
>>>> aware that there is a vast chunk of the USA I have not yet been to which
>>>> hold new delights to explore.  I need to come up with a tentative itineraru
>>>> before I visit my travel agent to organize it.
>>>>
>>>> Roger
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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