Francesco (an Italian CMP enthusiast) and his bride are honeymooning in Canada. They are on a road trip from Montreal to Niagara Falls and points in between. Their itinerary includes many romantic stops, including Hammond!
Last Thursday night Bob hosted Francesco and his wife, and invited Grant and myself to stop by for some international CMP conversation. Bob and Joyce put on a wonderful dinner and we all enjoyed learning about the CMP hobby in Italy.
Prior to dinner, Bob squired the visitors around the barn. First stop - the famous cat house.
Francesco at the controls of "Lettie" - Bob's truck.
The tour wrapped up with a conversation about the difficulties in finding CMP roofs with hatch holes in Italy:
And so, Francesco holds the record for the longest distance traveled to visit the Hammond barn. I think that record will stand for some time to come.
It was a treat to chat with Bob's international visitors, and we are looking forward to taking Francesco up on his invite to Italy...