I would be interested in partaking such a group.We can't allow the XLR community be defined by the Midwest Marauders, can we?
Did I say that out loud?
By the way your itinerary missed the Peterson Museum in LA. No trip up the coast would be complete without a stop there. IMHO
We had an EXCELLENT vacation and road trips are the only way to go. Sad part was that we were actually just a few miles from Cadillac Tech and Photo Girl, but did not manage to hook-up. And that is the whole reason we decided to take this trip .. Anyway, we did get to see Mswaim/Passion Diva .... we had a great time and of course, they are the best hosts ever, on our way up to our San Francisco location ..... then on up the Oregon coastline, which was beautiful .... stayed in the coastal town of Florence on Hwy 101 .... came back down through the California Central Valley .... which was scenic, but is dry as toast ... there will be a hell of a fire season up there this year .... if not, next year because all of the dry grasses will just be fodder. 
. Just goes to tell you all that our XLR's are still in demand .... by more than just us! 
--- we are about 4 miles from town for groceries/gas in one direction, and about 15 miles in the other direction from the department stores ... this cooking almost every night thing is the biggest downfall. The move did not go smoothly as some of you already know - But! We are in the house now! The golf cart is used everyday ... unfortunately not for golf yet, but because that's the only mode of transportation I need. I pick up the grandboy from school and get in line with the rest of the carts ... it's great. I have not driven Lola in a month. When we go into 'town' we take the Escalade and load it up with what we need, and that is so many things. Downsizing 8 years ago was a breeze - we merely gave everything away - upsizing has been pretty expensive ... we need a lot of furniture to fill this place up. We are excited to live here .... it is so roomy! And we are excited to be able to celebrate Christmas Eve here at our house with all of our friends and family .... in the small house we had not been able to accommodate everyone .... We actually have our first overnight guests coming for Halloween, and although we have no carpets down yet, or family room furniture, we do have a bed for them! Yes, living up here sort of confirms that Lola will be sold. Although Ray thinks driving these twisty turn roads are fun to drive, they are actually pretty dangerous. It rained yesterday and they had 7 solo accidents on Wild Cat Canyon Drive, which is the road to get to our home. I don't care where you live in Southern California, if it rains no one knows how to drive in it. I'm actually thinking about replacing Lola with a Fiat ... I think they are adorable Again, thank you everyone (K&B) for the card - it is still sitting on our mantle ... xxoo
) I read about an upcoming meet up heading to Kentucky to visit the home of the XLR .... Rendezvous II ..... After a spur of the moment to decided to go to, online friendships began to form .... after a whole lot of anticipation, we left the house and made Mr. D's in Kingman, AZ our first stop on our West Coast Caravan to KY. For the first time I met and made some great friends, who we still see and keep up with on a really regular basis. I will NEVER forget arriving in KY and driving into the hotel parking lot and meeting, and putting names to online screen names .... so many ... you all know you are and what a GREAT time we had there. So much fun that we did Rendezvous 3, 4 and 5 .... wow .... some of the best vacations we ever took. I know the Midwest Marauders still try to get together now and then .... what wonderful memories.
We are settled .... Today for the FIRST time in months we drove Lola .... a whopping 60 miles. I love that car ... still get the same ol' thrill every time I see her ..... and I'm still trying to justify keeping her. 'Don't know what to do .... 
Hi. Just took a short road trip and did a little sightseeing on part of the Route 66. We stopped in at Mr. D's in Kingman, AZ and I was flooded with memories ... great memories ... After I bought Lola and got on line (on another forum which most of us got kicked off
Anyway, I kind of fell of line last year during the buying and selling and moving into a different home .... if you know me at all, you would know packing for a trip is trauma and drama, so packing and moving our household almost put me over the edge ...
We are good ... Ray still works a few days a month .... I don't work at all .... the grandkids are all good / my oldest one (22) just moved out on his own and the youngest one (2) keeps me running. The 2 in-between are easy ... We go to tee ball games for the 6 yr old in our country town and spend most of our time making this place home.
Id sure like to read what's up with the original members since I last saw you ....
Like Bruce says .... wishing you Miles of Smiles ..... RA
