But for Marc and me, the ultimate highlight of the whole trip to Rock Hall was, unbeknownst to us, yet to come. In the morning, we had said our thank you's and farewells to Lee and Karin (centre above), planning only to quickly drop by to pick up our stuff, before heading out to knock off a few hours from our trip home before bedding down. But the afternoon had kind of been stretched out, and Marc and I decided we would see if we couldn't take Karin and Lee out to dinner and beg another night in their lovely Castle and then start back home very early in the morning. Karen said that could be arranged but only if we were willing to join them for dinner at home. Further, Karin had already washed our sheets (see evidence above), and we'd have to make do with a blanket. And yes, they could make room for one more - Julie (r) - and so, a memorable evening of dining and great conversation was underway.