September 2020: "The Georges in Peru"

Yesterday, we flew from Detroit to Winnipeg.  The airports were all fairly empty and getting through security never took more than 3 minutes.  The only delay we had was leaving Minneapolis, as Vice President Pence and his retinue were flying out on Air Force Two at the time we were scheduled to leave.  As we waited, 20 cars with flashing lights drove up to their jet, they boarded and off they went. 

It seems strange to go from being single to being an empty-nester in 3 years.  Never could have predicted that!  So it’s with some nostalgia we arrive in Michigan to visit Allen’s sister Sandra and her husband Mike who run a vet clinic in Hillsdale County.  This marks the end of a chapter and the beginning of a new one as we leave Paul to live with them as he works toward the required hours he'll need to a

We made it to Chicago to visit Sarah and Zach!  They live about a mile from their medical school campus in the Pilsen neighborhood, not that they can actually go to campus for classes due to COVID.  Their neighborhood is mostly Mexican and everyone is bilingual.  No one bats an eye if we speak English or Spanish.