I have always loved to travel…Ever since I can remember I wanted to visit different places & meet different people…That has been happening since I met Richard…We have been meeting people from everywhere…The most different people that you meet is when we work at Walt Disney World…Working in one of the resorts in the gift shop really lets you meet people from all over the world…Asians, South Americans, Brits, etc…We even met people from all over the USA too…
We met people from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Florida and other states…At one of our membership parks in Pennsylvania near York, we met a couple who were parked next to us…The most unusual way we met them was by Richard making a campfire…We noticed that they were from Maryland and got to meet them but at one of Richard’s campfire makings, his campfire got really big…Like 3 feet high…Their names are Bob & Donna…and Bob taught at Dundalk High School, my alma mater…Donna was so “scared” that the campfire would peel off the paint off of their trailer…lol They were full time rv’ers too until a few years ago when they decided to settle down in Polk City, Florida…They became such wonderful and dear friends…It’s been a long time since we’ve seen them and we miss them a lot…
So one night they were heading over to another friends place and asked us if we wanted to go…This is when we met Bob & Glenda and Bob & Rosie…Yes, we have met a lot of Bob’s along our journey…Bob & Glenda are an older couple who we now call “Mom & Dad”…When we are together, mostly at our Thousand Trails membership in Clermont, FL, we go to CiCi’s for a early supper, go to Disney, or go to their place to play games…Bob & Glenda are from or around the York, Pennsylvania area…We have had some great times with them and it has been a very long time since we have seen them too…I heard once when we all were talking that they use to ride a motorcycle and to me it seems hard to believe cause they just don’t look like the type…I’m not sure of what type, but it was a surprise…
Then we met Bob & Rosie who were friends of Bob & Glenda’s and Bob & Donna’s…Now at this point we had to distinguish who was who by their rv…So Bob (Glenda) was Montana Bob, Bob (Rosie) was Hitchhiker Bob and Bob (Donna) was ?…Have to have some way to tell them apart when we talk about them…lol Bob & Rosie were from New Jersey…Very sweet couple…We didn’t see them as much as we saw Montana Bob and ? Bob…Most of the time our 2 weeks in/2 weeks out schedule was always off but there were times when we were at the same place at the same time…However, Hitchhiker Bob passed away due to cancer and Rosie moved back home with their kids…
In 2004 we became members at a campground called Sunset King RV Resort…At the campground, we met many couples who are full-time rver’s and have come down south for the winter…Here we met Mike & Betty…We had such a blast with them at Sunset King and when came to Walt Disney World with our really great friends, Doug & Lois…Last year, 2011, Mike & Betty decided to relocate to Myrtle Beach for the winter…We sure will miss them when we do visit Sunset King RV Resort…
Another great set of friends are Doug & Lois (on the left) and Bill & Martha (on the right – Bill passed away about 2 years ago)…We also met these folks at Sunset King RV Resort…They would come down to Walt Disney World and we all would hang out, talk, play Wii bowling and go to Disney…What a blast…Sure do miss everyone!
There are many couples that we met Sunset King RV Resort in DeFuniak Springs, FL…Another couple who are tremendous are Steve & WIlla…Since we first met them, we have worked for them for 2 summer seasons )2008-2009) and plan on working this winter season (2012)…We have been lucky to see them a few times over the years we have been apart from them…
More couples from Sunset King are going from left to right, top to bottom, are Ed & Iva, Bob & Linda, Wendell & Sally and Jim & Carol…Wendell & Sally and Ed & Iva are 2 couples we have not seen in a very long time…Wendell & Sally stop coming to Sunset King and Ed & Iva haven’t been down much either from Illinois…We talk to Ed & Iva once in a blue moon just to let them know we think of them…It’s been a while so I guess we need to call…Bob & Linda are awesome too…They actually got us to play Cribbage which was fun…Jim & Carol are still at Sunset King, I think…Things haven’t been the same for some years now but as time goes on, things are just forgotten and time moves on…Also from Sunset King are our good friends, Durwood & Dottie…Several times we have met up at Disney World and have shown them around Disney..They have brought their daughter, Amy, & son-n-law, Dustin and 2 grandkids, Nikki and Nick…We’ve had some grand fun times with the Woodards & Roeders…Now there is another little Roeder whom we have not met yet but hoping to do so in the near future…
As years go bye, we have been at different campgrounds working for a company called Legacy Resorts…We met Mac & Trish down in Waller, TX…Mac was a maintenance guy and Trish worked with Tracy & me…Very neat couple…With full time rving, one tends to meet up again at some point..As we moved to Monroe City, MO for a job, we learned that Mac & Trish was also coming to Monroe City to work…
Another couple we got to meet and happen to work for at 3 campgrounds are CJ & Paula Sands and Paula’s daughter, Tracy..We didn’t get to meet Tracy until we went to Waller, TX and she worked in Activities with Richard and I…CJ & Paula were short term managers for Lake Ridge RV Resort in Hillsville, VA and then got sent down to Lonestar Yogi in Waller, TX and was sent to Mark Twain Landing in Monroe City, MO…They are great bosses and we have been very fortunate to work with them..They are very conscientious about their employees which makes working for them a pleasure…
Another couple is Frank & Alice..The best part about working for the same managers and assistant managers is that one knows how we all work together…Many couples came from Waller, TX up to Monroe City, MO just to work for these people… 
A part of the couples crew from Waller, TX is Bob & Anna…They were head of housekeeping and moved to Monroe City too…
Annie & Bill…Annie worked in Reservations and Bill was in Maintenance, Golf Carts…Annie is originally from England…She is such a funny elderly lady who I like dearly…Bill is great too…I got lucky to work with Annie in the Reservation Center in Texas…I heard they are heading to Navarre Beach campground for the winter so we are looking forward to seeing them again in our travels…
Our dear and close friends are Bill & Alice…We met Bill & Alice at Lake Ridge RV Resort in Hillsville, VA…Bill worked around the grounds and Alice helped out in the Crafts Center…Although Bill is a Steelers fan, their personalities didn’t stop us from being friends…This was taken at the Blue Bell Creamery in Brenham, TX…
Happy Travels!
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