Detroit was a second year visit for us. We got in late, late, in the afternoon ... on a Friday afternoon, if memory serves.
Friday afternoon is not the best time to try to catch anyone at work ... even firefighters. It's wind down time in most of America (And likely in Canada, as well, but I'll have to ask Kevin to know for sure).
Headquarters was petty quiet when we got in, but Terence (sp?) made sure the doors opened, and our rig got situated inside.
A quick tour for Kathy and Kelly ... who were very impressed with all of the murals, paintings, and building antiquities, and we were off to do some station visits ... pretty sure there were three of them, but feel free to correct me if I am wrong. By this point in the tour we were just readying to get our second wind and cities were beginning to run together. Think sleep deprivation might have been involved? lol
Terence got us to the local stations where we played and did photo ops. As usual, we got off slowly, but this grouped warmed pretty quickly.
Rookie found himself in the pond, and waxing the floors, but finally got a lil rest as we ate dinner with the guys at the "clown" station ... You'll figure that one out.
It was dark in Detroit by the time we got back to headquarters and parked our rig safely inside the bay. As we crossed over to the hotel, which our DFD hosts so generously provided, we were treated to the sounds of country music playingup to our window. Turns out it was "Downtown Hoedown", and we could hear Darryl Worley serenading us in our room. Okay, maybe he wasn't actually serenading us ... but it's our story and that's our version. hehe
We thought about strolling over, but before you knew it, we were all under covers and searching for some much needed rest. Seems to be a common theme.
Hope you enjoy the photos as much as we enjoyed the visit.
Next time we visit, I hope to see one of our favorite chaplains ... outside of ours back home. And Orlando, stay healthy so we can see your smiling face, too!
lj & the road crew
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