A few months ago, our Compadres, Frank and Adela, invited us to go on a road trip in October up to Boston, Massachusetts. They were very understanding that Manuel sometimes gets sick with out warning and they agreed that if he needed time during this trip, we would take time until he felt better. We met to plan this trip and decided we needed at least three weeks so the trip would not be too rushed. I set out to make reservations at military bases along the way, with the exception of stays at time shares the Compadres had made. As time neared, we got excited about our trip.
Let me give a little detail about our Friendship with Frank and Adela Garcia. They have been our friends for 45+ years. Manuel and Frank met when they were both fresh out of the military. Manuel was Air Force and Frank was Marines and they met through a mutual military friend. They were roommates for a while before Adela and I came into the picture. When we got married, they were our Padrinos and then when they had their second daughter, we baptized her. We have remained in close contact all these years. This trip will test our friendship since we will be together everyday for the duration of the trip. I know this is a solid friendship and we will do great.
On September 23, we left San Antonio at 5:30 a.m. with our first stop at the Memphis Navy Lodge at 5 p.m. We checked in and asked the clerk if he could recommend a place to eat. He highly recommended a home cooking restaurant. We had some laughs with the gentleman when he told us the name….. because the name of the restaurant was “The Old Timers Illinois Caboose”. The food was delicious and there were a lot of Old Timers there!! We all felt we were off to a good trip. Please notice that most of my pictures were taken from the back seat, or from some kind of a trolley. I did the best I could.
After dinner, we went on to our room to get some rest. We will get back on the road early in the morning.
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