Down memory lane, a car ride with Dad

A couple of weeks ago I went on a road trip with my father and it brought back many memories.  Memories I am sure that my siblings can share with me.  When we were younger our parents used to take us driving on Sunday afternoons.  We would all pile in the car and we would just drive!  To this day I am not sure that my parents even knew where they were going or if we were just going for a drive to get out.  As kids we did not always appreciate the opportunity for a Sunday drive so we would cause a ruckus and this often put a wrench in the calm and peaceful ride. 

Last week our family went up and stayed at my parents for a couple of days. While we were there, I needed to make a trip to the Blue Mountain area. So I asked my father if he wanted to go for drive.  My father jumped at the chance.  We hopped into the car at 8:00 in the morning and started out on our travels north.  My father knew all the back roads and the best ways to travel.  As we were driving he would point out where people lived, what had changed over the years and some of his favourite houses. 

The first place we stopped at was Campf!re Bible Camp, where I had spent 3 years as camp director, it was nice to drive down memory lane.  Then we continued north to towards Blue Mountain.  We were given  a tour of the area by a good friend, we looked at some amazing houses and saw some sweet landscaping. 

On the way back we took a different route home and saw many different things.  Dad even let me choose some of the roads on the way back.  It was a fun trip by both father and son.  When we got home it was fun listening to Dad describe his road trip.  It was almost like Chloe coming home from school: "then we saw this"... "Did I tell you we drove past here?"..."then this happened and we went here..." 

What amazing day and I am thankful for the time that was spent with my father, the talks we could have and the quiet times enjoying God's creation.  If I have the chance and I hope that I do some time soon I hope that we can travel together again soon.  Thanks Dad for the good day, the good memories and reliving the past!