Monday, September 25, 2023
We arrived at the De Quoin, Illinois State Fair campground on Thursday afternoon for NOMADS annual meeting. It was our first since Anne came off the Board so this year we got to relax, take in some sights and spend time with old friends. We, of course, made some new friends too. We visited, helped with the registration bags, the charity auction, and taught a first aid class.
On Wednesday afternoon we said our goodbyes and pointed Fred back south toward Ellijay, GA because we needed to be in Ellijay by noon on Thursday. We broke our no-driving-at-night rule and made it as far as Murfeesboro, TN shortly after dark. We pulled into the Walmart parking lot where there was another Phaeton that had a temporary tag. As we were going into the store we saw a couple headed out with pillows, linens etc. We guessed they had just purchased the other Phaeton, so we followed them back out into the parking lot and made some new friends. They were on the way back to their home in California with their new RV. They planned to make the drive in 3 days. We thought we were up early to leave the next morning – 4:30 – but our friends from California were already gone. We hope they had a safe trip and maybe we will meet somewhere down the road. We will catch you up on our visit to Ellijay in a few days. Thanks for following our travels.
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