Geo: 32.5006, -94.7411This posting was NOT proof-read by Glenn, so please disregard any grammatical mistakes that I have posted.Before arriving in Marshall, Glenn and I drove back to Louisiana to the rest stop - East bound, to do a letterbox there. Now I have one from LA.We had enough time to visit with Nathan O'day in the Student Center at LeTourneau University. Nathan's parents are CAM missionaries and also Moody grads.We also had enough time to visit with Dr. Shelton. He would travel down to Bolivia and we would help with the connections to Rincon del Tigre.After the LeTourneau stop, we stopped by Keith and Debbie Wilkerson's house. Keith was not there, but Debbie and her g'daughter, Jordan, was there with her new baby.... read more

Geo: 32.5146, -93.7473This posting was NOT proof-read by Glenn, so please disregard any grammatical mistakes that I have posted.We drove on to Shrevepor and met up with Savana Bowman.This is how we are related. Savana is my second cousin once removed.My grandmother, Polly Helms, her brother, EA (deceased), it's his great grand daughter we visited with. Polly's sisters are Aunt Sue and also Aunt Hattie (still living in Austin)Polly Wright Helms - Frances Helms Marr - MeEA - Marion - Mandy - SavanaI first met Savana earlier in the year when she was traveling down to Guatemala on a mission trip. ... read more

Geo: 32.2987, -90.1805This posting was NOT proof-read by Glenn, so please disregard any grammatical mistakes that I have posted.After our sweet time with the Pouncys, we headed towards Jackson, Mississippi, where Lois Paul lives with her daughter, Quita.On our way to Jackson, we stopped at a Rest stop to do a Letterbox. Now I have a LB from the state of MississippiWe got to Jackson, Mississippi just before 7pm. They had texted us and we said we would get there in time for dinner. The meal was pork chops, potatoes and delicious pear salad.Lois and her husband Marty were Team leaders for PMT back in 1977. Marty died in 2002. Lois had lived out in California for all these years with her son and daughter in law, Geri. However, they did add an addition to Quita's ... read more

Geo: 33.5203, -86.8115This posting was NOT proof-read by Glenn, so please disregard any grammatical mistakes that I have posted.After going to church on Sunday morning with the Cokers, we met more of their friends. All the Cheshiers were there and we chatted a bit with them. The Cheshiers were CAM missionaries several years ago in Mexico.We left after the first service at First Bible Church and headed towards Pinson, Alabama where the Selfs live.We got to the Selfs house just around lunch time and were able to visit most of the afternoon. Linda had put some "shrimp" into her gumbo soup, so we "Quickly" took that out since Glenn is allergic to Shrimp. Because it didn't soak up the juice very much, he didn't have any reaction. Good thing.We left the Selfs house at 4pm and ... read more

Geo: 34.7059, -86.7509This posting was NOT prof-read by Glenn, so please disregard any grammatical mistakes that I have posted.After the time at the Unclaimed Baggage Store and doing the letterbox, we headed directly west towards Madison, AL.As we we driving by Huntsville, AL, I asked Glenn to pull off and we exited just in time to park at the US Space and Rocket Center. I wanted to see how much it would cost to go into the buildings and stuff. Bottom line - too much.However, we did walk around OUTSIDE to see the space shuttles, rockets and boosters. Awesome. We did get some great pictures. I mentioned to Glenn that we had already seen the Space Shuttle at the Air and Space Museum back in DC 2 weeks ago.We continued on to Madison and visited with ... read more