Wandering America


June, July, August 2009


Friends From Lake George Escape
Mid May found us back at Lake George Escape where we have workamped for the previous two summers.  This would be our last summer as we will have a monthly income beginning in August.  Next summer we will be traveling to the places that we have longed to see since we began fulltiming waaaaay back in 2006.

This year we had lots of wild life visit us right at our site.  Here are a few pictures and, again, these were all taken in our backyard.

Mrs. Fox The Geese Family
Mr. Turtle Katt Fude, Just Kiddin'
And Lady Blue Herron

Over the past three years we have made a lot of good friends.  The following pictures are of our fellow workampers in the Fun and Games Department (hold the cursor over the picture for the names).  Missing, because we failed to get any pictures of them, are Jim and Sue Brown, Dave and Anne Wright, Tony Powers and Ryan Conklin (How could have we messed that up?).

Jim and Jan - Our Department Managers Thurman and Phylis
Chuck and Phylis Don and Tina
Jack and Diane Ron and Linda
Moya and Gene Craig and Bonnie
Kellie and Dave Jeff and Judi
Jim and Joanne Patty and Ewelina (Polish Students)
Martyna and Olga (Polish Students) Us with Ewelina (pronounced Ever-leena)
 
We had the privelege of meeting Jesse and Ginger Haman and getting together with them several times during the summer; we had been emailing each other over the past year.  Jesse worked in the Maintainence Department while Ginger worked in Guest Services.

Ginger and Jesse

A few other high points in our summer were visits from our friends Doug and Anna Craw and Norm and Linda Payne, both from Rainbow Plantation.  Allan and Jeanne Webster whom we met last winter and were workamping at Gifford Woods State Park in Killington, Vermont and Mike and Peggy Ervingham who are our good friends from Maine.  Some of the photos were from the past as we were negligent in making new pictures at the time (Just what are we going to do with ourselves?).  

Anna and Doug at Mardi Gras Celebration Linda and Norm in Louisville, Kentucky
Jeanne and Allan in Vermont Mike and Peggy on Prospect Mountain

2009 Patterson Summer Vacation
The big highlight of the summer was our sons, Marc and Matthew, and their families comming to Lake George Escape for their summer vacations.  It was the first time that all five grand children were together in one place at one time.  Needless to say, we enjoyed spending time with all five of them, and their parents, while creating lots of fond memories.

Grandkids Having Fun On Vacation:

Craft Time - Lola, Catia, Briana Briana Tubing
Catia Tubing Lola With Her Journal
Kalina In Swimming Lola on a Wagon Ride
Kalina Going For A Wagon Ride Rocco - Really, Taking A Nap Is Fun


Family Pictures From The Summer:

Catia and Kalina Briana and Rocco
Lola Just Doesn't Sit Still Long Enough To Pose For A Picture Kalina and Briana
Marc, Amie, Briana, Lola, Rocco Matthew, Jackie, Catia, Kalina
Our Five Grandchildren Us With Marc's and Matthew's Families

Turning Old Age
On top of everything else, I officially turned old age and have the card to prove it.  I was, just as promised, standing at the front door of the Saratoga National Battlefield on my birthday with $10 in hand for my America the Beautiful - Senior Pass.  Now I can visit all of the National Parks for free and camp in National Campgrounds for half price.  Not that I advocate old age but once you reach it you have to embrace it :-)

Overtaken by Old Age
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