A word about the other adults

I made the mistake of calling Kavin our Gettysburg guide super; Kavin was indeed great, but now I'm left searching for the right term to describe our Classic Tours guide Bob, who met us in DC and stayed with us almost for the duration of the trip. Bob was really fantastic -- if Kavin was super then
Bob was SUPER-DUPER. He brings just the right combination of knowledge about the various sites and genuine appreciation of young teens. No matter what curve ball was thrown his way, he remained calm, friendly and helpful. A terrific guy; I'm glad he was our guide. You can see and here him in action here and here (best viewed with high-speed internet).


And of course the other extraordinary adults were my fellow chaperons: Ms. Weatherholt and Ms. Dunk. I'm grateful to have had such energetic, lively and fun people on the trip. They were frequently thinking ahead in ways that I wasn't, such as providing cheap snacks for kids on the bus and bringing along sunscreen and med. kits. They even managed to put up with my idiosyncrasies! We were lucky to have them along.

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