After several attempts, Ted Stehle (Waterways Guide) and I FINALLY got to meet here in Cincinnati this morning. Always had conflicts before and it was FUN to finally get together! He gave a glowing resume of the Rendezvous! I am so happy to hear how many of you were there. I also heard about the great presentation that Ed did to promote his marina, Easternshore Marine and FAIRHOPE...on Mobile Bay...I've been trying to TELL you all you've got to stop there when you reach Mobile Bay! Though I am now in Cincinnati, I leave Thursday to head back to Alabama...FAIRHOPE/MONTROSE and hope to see many of you at Easternshore! I know the folks at Dog River are really nice people...but I never could understand why so many stop there where there is NOTHING for miles around...when FAIRHOPE is a real 'destination'? Beverly at Easternshore knows how to reach me, I live 8 blocks from the marina...and look forward to seeing many of you this fall! I'm also in the phone book... Margery Griffith (And Gordon Cooper)