From
the President...
Fall 2008
If Spring is a time of hope and renewal, then Fall is the time of great expectations. The preparatory and college students expect a great year and the presidential candidates expect to win to restore prosperity to America. The Cowboys, Mavericks and Stars sports teams expect to win. My friend, Jack expects to be cured of cancer and many parents expect their children to return safely from their foreign deployments. Whatever your expectations this fall, I hope they are met.
Red Bird Travel was saddened by the death in July of Carl E. Edwards, Jr., the husband of Carole Harris who is affiliated with us as “Travel With Carole.” Carl was a great man and a great friend. We wish Carole the best at this time of great loss.
If you haven’t reserved your Thanksgiving and Christmas trips by now, you will be surprised to learn that most flights are full and what is available is very expensive. Now is a good time to reserve your winter trips for 2009.
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Donna Johnson, President
Red Bird Travel
Plus
1976-2008
Representing 32 years of excellence.
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For People Who Enjoy Having Fun
Did you think I went out of the country and decided to stay? Unfortunately, I was not in a place that exciting.
During our Christmas trip to the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, my knee completely gave out. It’s good to know I travel
with a group you can always count on to have whatever you need, whenever there’s a need. I borrowed a leg brace
from one person, a cane from another, managed to make it home and to the doctor’s office.
On January 8th, I had to
have a total knee replacement. During my six week recovery period, I endured frustration, pain and a lot of physical
therapy….but at the same time, I learned valuable lessons. One lesson was patience….nothing comes easy…..and our
remarkable bodies take time to heal. The other was compassion….for those of you (me included) who may be a little
slower than others, and for getting up and down those b-i-g motorcoach steps. I’ll be more aware of steps without
railings and cobblestone sidewalks. Surgery is not for sissies! Thankfully, I’ll be ready for the March 18th tour of
North Texas Horse Farms, even though I may be trailing behind….just a little.
Thank you for your cards and wellwishes.
Last September, we traveled through the Great Smoky Mountains and the “Bluegrass State” of Kentucky.
In Pigeon
Forge and Dollywood, we enjoyed high energy productions of gospel, country, and Bluegrass music. We visited the
incredible Biltmore Estate, a 250-room French chateau owned by the Vanderbilt family. Exploring Gatlinburg was fun
before crossing into Kentucky, the home of the Kentucky Derby. We visited Sinking Springs Farm, the birthplace of
our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln.
On a tour of Maker’s Mark Bourbon Distillery in Bardstown, many of us got to
melt the famous red wax to seal our own souvenir bottle. How exciting to enter the gates of Churchill Downs, and to
visit the Derby Museum. Traveling on to Lexington, another highlight was the Kentucky Horse Park. Over 1,200
acres dedicated to man’s relationship with horse. In the Hall of Champions, retired Kentucky Derby winners live here
in style….equine legends like John Henry and Cigar. Those horses made more money than I’ll ever see!
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