They called him Ronnie when he was young. Although only 5'6" (1.7m), he loved basketball. Growing up in a small Texas Panhandle town, he loved spending summers at his Uncle Tom's ranch.
Some of my favorite moments as a tour leader are watching the expressions of our travelers as they first encounter some of these wonders. There is a particular corner where I like to skip ahead just a little so I can savor the expressions as the group rounds the corner and sees the magnificent Eiffel Tower towering above them in all its glory.