What kind of crazy road trip were yall on? I have come back from a road trip with allot of different things, some good, some not so good..... Never a HOUSE in the country! On Oct 29, 2004, at 3:20 PM, Bob Perring wrote: > Will try to post a bit of the exciting stuff later this weekend, such > as > about the really big black bear we saw in one of our Arkansas National > Forest campsites, and the great 22.75 mpg I got for the total trip, but > just to move right along, let me announce one thing.....,,,,, tah dah > (drum > roll) > > Denis, ............... Our visit to you in Eureka Springs definitely > had an > impact on Mary Beth and me. > We bought a new house with 5 acres of beautiful land and a 3.5 acre > lake in > deep Southern Illinois near SIU in Carbondale. > We are in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest with such wonderful > camping all around us so as to be almost unbelievable until you get > there > to actually see it. > BTW, very nice hippy community only 7-8 miles away. > > Did we plan on buying the house when we left - No. > Are we excited about another unexpected input into our life - Yes > > House has a 2 car garage and a finished pole barn that can house > another 3 > automobiles. > Mary Beth can have the house - I'll take the pole barn and an aluminum > john > boat on the lake. > > More info later !!! > > Bob > > > > Dan & Katrina Martin 1971 VW Bus H.B.B. T.C.B.