We left Pittsburgh on Friday and headed to Columbus, Ohio. I reacquainted with a cousin , Ruth, (1st cousin twice removed) that I hadn't seen in 25 years although we have always sent Christmas cards. Her daughter Sally and grandson Kyle were also there so I met a lot more relatives. (Distant/kissing cousins?) Sally fixed a wonderful dinner for us and we had a wonderful visit. Garry and I stayed in the camper that night and left early the next morning. On our way to Columbus, IN we were told we should go visit the Wright-Patterson Air museum. We stopped there and loved it. We saw a PT39 like my Dad flew in the war.


In a hanger at the base they have several retired Presidential Planes. We toured the ones used by Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy. That plane was the one that carried Kennedy to Dallas that fateful day and of course brought his body back on. Lyndon Johnson was sworn in on that plane.
Then we left for Columbus, Indiana. We will be here for a couple of days. We are visiting my Aunt Marie (she will be 90 in June) and my cousin Judy and her husband Bob. For those of you wondering we will be seeing Garry's cousins when we get out to Oregon. Aunt Marie has lots of old family pictures that she has been sharing with me. We had lunch out at a "bump in the road' called Story, IN. Population 600. An ecletcally decorated restaurant/inn. A very cute crossroad and restaurant. Garry is helping Bob get the pontoon boat ready to launch and we hope to go out for a boat ride tomorrow. He is also hoping to get out fishing later.

Wildlife seen so far: Cows, Horses, Goats, Sheep, Alpacas, and a wild Turkey. Who needs alaska?The weather has been good but a little cool today in the low 60"s.
We are getting some rest and enjoying the visit. We will be here until Tuesday.