Mattes's Musings by KC2GIK

It has been a dream of mine ever since I visited my uncle out in California, not TRAVEL Route 66 entirely, but to see different parts of it. The annual ALPCA Convention rolled into Tulsa Oklahoma the second week in July. I was especially thrilled beca u se the club was supposed to visit Tulsa in 2022 however it was cancelled due to  the Coronavirus.    So three years later I finally got the opprinuity thanks to my brothe4r Pete and his -wife Sue. The planning started back in January! Since they had so much travelling to Lansing last year I thought they would like Tulsa!!! We  booked the host hotel way in advance this time, so we were right in the middle of all the action, although once again we had to  change planes, so I decided to  ditch the scooter once and for all! The walker worked perfect and since we had to change planes both on the way out and the way home, it was easier to hop in a wheelchair provided at the airports!!  We didn't argue too muc...

 Well after a year hiatus due to esophagus surgery I once again hit the Life Rolls On event in Wildwood, NJ!  It's an annual event that enables people with all kinds of abilities to experience the joys of being on a surfboard. This year was a more then I expected   The first year I was a bit skeptical. Friends of mine encouraged me to go and I wound up having a lot of fun. The one hiccup was you were  supposed to register ahead of time,  so I had to wait a bit longer.  Although watching the other people ride the waves got me really excited and  thinking that I actually  could do it. When it was my time to hit the waves surprised thqat my