Gertie and Gord

Newfoundland is the last province or state that we have visited since we began living in our RV for the past twelve years.

The people around here are different. The folks we have encountered live by the golden rule and do for others, as they want people to do for them. They trust others. In the northwestern part of Newfoundland, it is hard to find enough soil in the rocky ground to put in a garden so Newfies use the ground that has been dug up to put in roads. You will see gardens in the ditches of the highway several miles from where you see houses. When wood is ordered for the winter, it is delivered to the side of the road. No one seems to steal food or wood.

They are the friendliest people we have met. They wave at everyone and talk to you if you are in line at the grocery store or if you are visiting the same place.

Gertie and Gord came to us while we were at Wal-mart. Since they saw our license plate from Texas, they inquired if we knew . . . I thought, “there are millions of people in Texas, what are the chances of us knowing someone they know?” Gertie said “They RV too and have a Texas address.”

If they are from the RV Escapees Club, the odds are more favorable. Only about 10,000 people use the Escapees mail service and address.

Gertie continued, “Their names are Martha and Gene __________.

I replied, “Yes, we know them. We visited with them in Greensboro, North Carolina, Quartzsite, Arizona, Fairbanks, Alaska and even in a small town in Nebraska.”

Gertie said that Martha and Gene parked the RV in their yard. “Do you want to park your RV there too?”. . . “ Stay as long as you like.”. . . Do you have laundry you want to wash?”

Yes, we are parked in their yard. It’s so good to meet local people when you travel because they know where the tourist places are located and where to park and shop. But what are the chances that people would invite strangers into their home where you live?