Back Home Again

Well, our time in Atlantic City was interesting, Kim spent time in convention sessions, I tried to catch up on some professional studying and tried to catch up on some sleep. Thursday was set aside for Agriculture related tours, we visited fisheries, clam restoration projects, a winery (Really good samples !!!), a vegetable farming operation, a cranberry farm,and ate lunch at a local seafood restaurant. That evening we went to the Cowtown Rodeo in Woodstown, New Jersey. It's actually on the professional rodeo points circuit, and has been in in operation for over 50 years. It was an interesting demonstration , but two of the performers were hurt, and one hospitalized.

Friday afternoon, the convention sessions ended early and we walked up the boardwalk, got salt water taffy to take home, and walked on up to the steel pier area. Along the way, we walked on the beach and in the surf for a while. We had supper at the Hard Rock Cafe then strolled back toward the hotel stopping in some of the tourist shops, had some ice cream along the way and really enjoyed the evening.

Packing for the trip home was interesting, we stopped at the Borders bookstore outlet near the hotel and bought several books, and that plus all the convention freebies rather filled our luggage to near bursting. The flights home were a bit bumpy at times, but the skies were clear when we landed in Des Moines. I had been worried about one thing, since the first evening in Atlantic City, I had been wondering whether I had turned off the headlights on the pickup! It was a relief to see I had pushed in the switch.

The trip was fun, we both learned a lot, but it was good to be home again.