Yesterday’s drive was a short one, under three hours, so we
took our time with showers, straightening up, and breakfast. We had a short stop in Madison to pick up a
replacement part for the grill, then headed to Waterford, arriving around 2:00.
We are visiting Dan’s cousin Dugan and his wife Lu,
long-time friends. They recently moved
from their home of many years, an incredibly beautiful house on the Fox River
with a great boat house that we stayed in whenever visiting. They bought a condo in the same town and
since May have totally remodeled it. They hope to find another condo or house
in the Phoenix area in the coming months so that they can escape the Wisconsin
winters and be closer to their three grown children ( who are in Phoenix,
Denver, and Los Angeles).
So this is quite a lifestyle change for them, and we were
curious to see how they were adjusting. Their new condo is also beautiful. Just the main floor would provide comfortable
living for two, with open living room, dining room, and kitchen, plus two
bedrooms and two bathrooms, but they have also finished off the basement,
adding a large family room, an office for Lu, an exercise room, and storage.
They gave up their fabulous garden around the old house, but are pleased to have
no yardwork to do.
As always, it was a most enjoyable time with them, lots of
laughter and conversation, plus a great meal fixed by Dugan. Lu and I took Ranger for a long walk around
their neighborhood and are scheming to do a joint trip to New Zealand. (Okay….improbable, but not impossible.) We slept comfortably in the RV in their small
driveway, thanks to Dugan providing the electricity.
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