[Magdalen] Deposit paid

[Jo Craddock]

Well, color me offended if you aren't at St. James, Baton Rouge on 8 
January. And, (unless Lynn has warned you off!) Rodger and I would be 
delighted to host you day and/or night, help with sites, visiting, etc. 
Are you heading out of the US from BTR, MSY, or IAH?

I assume that's Owensboro, Kentucky? Are you stopping in Forest, MS for 
a particular reason? Birmingham to Baton Rouge is an easy day's drive, 
just FYI. (Unless Alabama hosts a bowl game in Tuscaloosa that weekend 
-- then you want to avoid it, anyway. Go on to Mobile, and see the Gulf, 
and Marilyn!)

Snow would be rare, indeed, in our parts (south of I-20), but the same 
humidity that makes it so stifling, right now, can make even our 
relatively mild winter temperatures "bite," and it is often rainy at 
that time of year, so a lined raincoat may be advisable.

Marking her calendar, now, and with

Peace,
Jo

On 07/18/2016 6:23 PM, Roger Stokes wrote:
> Today (or technically now yesterday where I am) having paid the 
> deposit I received the confirmed itinerary for my next vacation. 
> Increasing pressure of school-related meetings means that I have 
> switched to going away when schools are not in session rather than 
> when they are. My next break starts on the Feast of Stephen, when I 
> hope the snow will be absent rather than deep and crisp and even 
> eityher here or where I am heading. :-)  As usual it will be visiting 
> soime of the Lower 48 I have not yet visited.  The time of year 
> precludes both the North-East and Nevada, Utah and South Dakota so I 
> will be heading South.
>
> The time of year means many of you will have family commitments so I 
> have got hotels booked all along the route but opportunities to meet 
> will, as always, be welcome though I will be extremely tired when I 
> arrive having left home about 5 a.m. and landing about 8 p.m. UK time 
> so an afternoon sleep would seem advisable. The hotels are:-
> 26/12    Royal Sonesta, Houston
> 27/12    Omni Dallas at Park West
> 28/12    Fest Western Edmond Inn & Suites OKC
> 29/12    Embassy Suites, Little Rock (2 nights)
> 31/12    Sheraton, Memphis Downtown (2 nights)
> 02/01    Hampton Inn, Owensboro (2 nights)
> 04/01    Hampton Inn, Birmingham, AL (2 nights)
> 06/01    Days Inn, Forest, MS
> 07/01    Double Tree by Hilton, Baton Rouge (2 nights)
>
> I will have a rental car throughout but on 9 January I won't have that 
> much spare time before I need to check it in and catch my flight back 
> to the UK. Any siggestions for worship on either Sunday would be welcome.
>
> Roger