Providence (Out of sequence)

**THIS POST HAS BEEN A TOUGH ONE ... WE CAN GET EITHER PHOTOS OR WORDS, BUT NOT BOTH.  aS SUCH, I MADE THE CALL TO DELETE IT FROM IT'S CORRECT SPOT IN THE LINE-UP, WHICH WOULD BE PRIOR TO MYSTIC.  HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL DO THE TRICK.  CROSS YOUR FINGERS  lj 

Nothing is better on the road, than seeing familiar, friendly faces.  So, Providence was a most welcome sight.

Danny Rinaldi has been our point of contact for every visit, every year, that we have had the pleasure of coming here.  He always has a big smile to greet us with, and it's contagious among the rest of the crew ... actually this time it was crews.  Danny took us around to as many stations as we had time to reach before it was too late to knock on their doors.

 

Every station had shirts for us, and each of them was friendly, and welcoming.  They all did their Bad*ss poses, and showed their unquestionable support for our troops.

 

Later that evening Danny tried all he could to help us make the online connection to post our journal, with very little success.  At this point, photos had to be loaded one at a time through the browser list ... not fun, especially when you shoot this many pictures.  So, they are delayed, but here they are.

 

Oh, and obviously Kathy and Kelly were swept off their feet by the charms of our hosts!  lol  When they found out Kathy had lost over 100 pounds(!!!) since last she visited, one of them demonstrated how easily she could be lifted.  As Kelly laughed, and I shot pictures, Kelly was hoisted over the shoulders of one of the firefighters ... caught her off guard!  Meanwhile, I stayed out of reach, no need in breaking anyone's back!  ( ;  I settled for hugs.

 

The visit was, as each before it, a lot of fun.

 

So guys, we'll see you next year.  Stay safe, and take care of each other.

 

lj & the road crew