An Unexpected Meeting

A bit of unexpected pleasure came our way here at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds the other day. I was sitting in the moose when I watched a Pace Arrow pull in. Something in the back of my mind told me that this was a familiar rig. But, I thought nothing of it.

An hour or so later, I fired up the laptop and went searching for the park wifi network. There on the list I saw two new networks. One was named "Penny". The other was "The Pace". Suddenly, I knew why that Pace Arrow looked familiar: It was Penny the Pace!

Penny the Pace is the rolling home of fulltimers Phil and Joy. Their blog, Backroad Chronicles, is over there on our blogroll. I've read about their adventures since I started reading blogs and looked forward to the opportunity to meet them in person. At the risk of sounding like a stalker, I left a comment on their blog letting them know that we were in the same park.

It took awhile for both of us to be home at the same time. But, yesterday morning the time was right and I wandered over and said hello. Before I knew it two hours had passed. (Oh, we know how that goes!) At some point Paul came home from his errand and wandered over to be part of the party. Phil and Joy are simply delightful. And, Penny is a comfy rolling home. We made plans to keep the conversation going over a late breakfast or early lunch one day this week. We look forward to that.

Later yesterday we spotted a 40-footer coming into the park that I recognized as someone from the Escapees forum. At the risk of being perceived as a stalker, I'll have to wander over and say hello. I'm on a roll.

And, by the way. If you're ever sitting in a park and see our moose pull in, by all means stop by and say hello! Or, if you spot a wifi network named "Bullwinkle", we're probably close by. We look forward to meeting you!