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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Birmingham to Albertville

December 22, 2009
Albertville, AL

We had a great visit with our friends Linda and Wendell at their place in Birmingham.  We arrived mid-day on Saturday, after a restful night at the Alabama Welcome Center.  We woke to another crystal clear day, but caught up with the clouds we'd been chasing after about 20 miles on the road.  Fortunately, we had no rain, either liquid or solid.

We got settled in their driveway parking spot and spent the afternoon catching up.  Dinner was rack of lamb (woo-hoo!), and we were joined by Linda's parents, Til and Bob, and friends Pat and Clarence.  A good time was had by all.  Linda cracked open a double magnum of Coppola Merlot - mmm.

Sunday was a quiet day.  We relaxed, Wendell shopped (anti-relaxation), and then he smoked a whole pork loin.  We managed to have half for dinner; boy was that good!  After dinner, we caught up with pictures from our Alaska trip, at least some of them, until everyone was tired.

Yesterday, it dawned to another crystal clear day.  I made a quick run to the local Land Rover dealer to pick up a couple of wheel inserts, little plastic circles with the logo on them.  We lost the third one before we left AZ; unfortunately, I can't get them replaced under warranty any more.  Now, they go on with a touch of glue.  Once I was back, we readied ourselves for travel, turned the coach around, hooked up the car and made the short trip from Birmingham to Albertville.  It was a beautiful day for a drive.  We made a quick stop at a rest area on I-59 to take advantage of the dump station, and arrived at brother Rick's place mid-afternoon.  We caught up with the family (Annette, Alyson and Erik).  Rick made a pot of sauce, and Annette's parents joined us for spaghetti dinner.

Today is another beautiful day.  We're making a list and checking it twice - for a quick trip to WalMart for fixin's for wings and margaritas for tonight's dinner.

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