Last day in Ohio....

June 3 – Nice lazy morning!  Decided not to head out anywhere until after lunch since we’re meeting friends of Bill’s for dinner.  We had delicious donuts with our bacon and fruit this morning.  I’m liking this not cooking in the morning!  Was considering french toast with the last of the bakery bread but then the donuts might go bad – never, ever waste a donut!

Bill went back to bed and I copied and scanned all the important cards in our wallets and will send them to Kam as well as save to the computer.  You never know….  Made a few phone calls in preparation of heading into Canada tomorrow.  Looking forward to spending time with Pete and Jane and seeing some local sites and markets.  We always enjoy our limited time with them.

Maumee River

After lunch and showers we headed out for the afternoon.  Bill wanted to see if we could locate the grave of his high school principal.  It’s in Maumee and across from the Maumee River.  A nice place to rest for eternity.  We asked a couple if there was a directory to locate people and he directed us to the main gate.  On the way I spotted a stone with the correct last name and I got out and read but it was not him, but Bill looked to his left out the window and there it was.  Due to information on the headstone, he learned things about his principal that he never knew.  He made a huge impact on Bill during a tough time in his young life.

Bill graduated from Bowling Green University, which is

BGSU Football Stadium

not far from Maumee, and he wanted to see how much it changed over the years so we drove down and he remembered a lot about the town itself but the campus was much larger and many of the original buildings had been torn down and new ones built.  He said the baseball field was in the same place but most of the athletic facilities had not existed in 1967 or have been moved, and of course of much newer and nicer than in his day.  He enjoyed his trip down memory lane!

Big Boy and I

Stopped at Big Boy (formerly known as Shoney’s or Frisch’s) so I could get a photo with Big Boy and then we headed back to Perrysburg where we planned a quick stop at ATT.  We needed to find out about usage or non-usage when we get to Canada tomorrow.  Well, we ended up being there close to 2 hours.  He showed us how to set our phones so there would be no calls or messages charging us for out of country calls, etc and I knew we were qualified for an upgrade so we went ahead and I got an I-phone 8 and Bill took over my 6.  It took a while to get my stuff to the new phone and Bill's stuff to my phone.  It didn’t help that Bill and the clerk talked Bowling Green and sports the whole time.  We got out just in time to meet our friends for dinner at El Vaquero.

Bill taught with Clyde and Jane way back in the OLD days.  They met through a mutual friend and ended up moving back to Ohio and teaching and retiring here.  They have 2 kids, one in Austin and one in Oregon.  We had a long nice visit which Bill really enjoys.  Maybe next time they will venture to Florida and see how it’s changed.

I had 2 for 1 margaritas with my dinner and I was stuffed.  They wanted to show us the “best” soft serve place around and Bill got me a huge ice cream with mix ins and I ended up scooping half of it into his smaller cup but by the time we got in our truck to head home, I was not feeling well.  Maybe ice cream and tequila don’t mix and I felt I was full to my throat, seriously.  On the way home I had him stop so I could go the bathroom and made him come wait as I was sure I was going to lose my chips and salsa.  I managed not to but the instant we got inside the RV I was on the couch and the day was over.  I have never felt so stuffed in my life!