MG 2009—Continued
of the week.  It was sunny, not too warm, and dry.  We all had the opportunity to visit with MG friends old and new.  It was a very nice show.  The awards banquet served fantastic food and there was more time to chat with our friends.  Everyone who traveled more than one thousand miles received a Road Warrior Certificate.  The ceremony broke up a little after ten. 
  We traveled home in two groups.  We said our goodbyes after relaxing in one of the lobbies in our building.  Oscar and Diana had to be home Monday evening, so they left early Sunday along with Roger and Shirley.  Rob, Mary, Ann, and I had an extra day so we left a little later in the morning.  The four of us stopped Sunday in North Platte, Nebraska.  We had great weather and a really enjoyable drive.  We dined at the Whiskey Creek Steakhouse near our hotel. 
  On Monday we drove to a Comfort Inn just east of Des Moines.  Mary and Rob had some serious car problems, so we parted company in Iowa; but we all arrived home on Tuesday. 
You may think we eat well and enjoy some fine beverages.  We do!  We also enjoy each others’ company and visiting friends we only see at these conventions. 
  We had another great MG experience.  We say Scott Fohrman in Breckenridge.  Illinois had the second highest attendance at the convention.  There were a lot of people from the Prairie Octagon Club in central Illinois.
  MG 2010 will be held near Toronto.  We will be caravanning to Canada for the first time.  This will be a very short trip for our group (less than 600 mile). It is not too early to start planning to join us.  I am sure it will be another success.  We hope to see you will join us. 
  Ann and I passed 50,000 miles on our ’67 B (it had 96,000 mile on the odometer when we purchased it) since the 2003 driving season. We were on our way home near Iowa City. 2003 was our first driving season with it so we have seen a lot of the country in the last six years. Our intention is to see a lot more of the US and Canada. 
Hope to see you on the road too!
John Schroeder - flobearsmg@comcast.net

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