time during the day. To tell the truth about it, I was not particularly
diligent, because I was hoping to get a date in August, if possible, and =
I
know that as a rule, the cancellations cluster around the 60 day point an=
d
the 30 day point. This meant that I should get serious sometime about th=
e
beginning of June. However, since one never knows what will come up, I w=
as
punching the phone button about four times a day - some days more, some
less. Yesterday, when I got Greg's voice on the phone instead of the
recording, I almost fell off my chair. June 17 is not an August date, bu=
t
I had also vowed to take the first date which came up, and it was time to=
bite the bullet, which I did. The June date gives me a few problems. Ed=
Herrman, who has been on every trip that I've made for the last umpteen
years, has signed up for a trip to Norway which leaves in the beginning o=
f
July. Because of that, he is unsure whether he can keep his dental offic=
e
closed for two long stretches which almost abut each other. Then, Don
Starling, who has also been a frequent participant, is minding the family=
while his wife is on the reenactment of the Mormon pioneer trek from
Missouri to Salt Lake, pushing their belongings in hand carts. I
understand that they are not scheduled to roll into Salt Lake until Augus=
t,
which is why I was shooting for that date. However, this will all work
out, I'm sure. I will put in on June 17, and will tow out on July 2, or
row out on July 4 if the Lake level permits it. =
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