West Virginia Bus Tour

On July 8th, thirty-three ladies from all over the province boarded Ambassatours Motor Coach at the NSAC and headed off to West Virginia. Our driver was Michel Richard from New Glasgow and he was a wonderful driver. We had an appointment at the US Customs and cleared there with a minimum of fuss. On route to the NVON Conference in Charleston the ladies stopped at Hershey Chocolate World for a visit. This was enjoyable however it would have been nice to have more time to spend there. We arrived in Charleston about 6 pm on July 10th and were greeted by Grace Staggs on the Registration Desk. The ladies enjoyed several craft workshops and sessions throughout the three days of the convention. Several also participated in the tours arranged by the NVON Planning Committee. The ladies from the US were very friendly and welcomed us with open arms. There was also a mall across the street, which was a big draw for some of the ladies. On the way home we stopped at Appalachian Glass in Weston – here we were given a demonstration of glass blowing as well as shopping time. The folks here were extremely nice and gave the driver a ball cap and each of us received a glass marble and glass worry stone as well as a cold drink. After staying the night in Bethlehem we went to the Martin Guitar Company in Nazareth for a factory tour. This was very interesting. A stop at the Duty Free shop was a must then it was on to Canada Customs where once again we had an appointment and were cleared quickly. We arrived back at the NSAC at about 8 pm on July 16th tired but very pleased with a wonderful trip.