Mackworth came in to our lives on March 14th, 2021. While it was a bittersweet moment for his previous family, Carolynn and I could not have been happier. His look coming home was one of “what is going on?”, but he managed to shrug it off and sleep during the 5 hour trip back to Southport. Once we got back,…
On Saturday I walked down to see one of the 4th of July events Southport does. They invite area firefighters to a friendly competition. During the day, they run several relay events, and I took some pictures of a few. The heat (and the crowd) kept me from hanging around for all of it, but it was neat. I got…
Today we went on a nice scenic drive through the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire on the Kancamagus Highway. There was so much snow!! At least 2 feet in most places, sometimes more. Most of the parking lots for the trail heads we inaccessible due to snow, but we were able to get to a couple. Our first…
So, it was a rainy Saturday in the PNW, and we decided to find something to do inside. I wanted to go to another airplane museum, and Carolynn was down with that, so we headed south in to Seattle. The museum is at Boeing Field, and has aircraft of all ages. Plus it is right on the airfield, so you…
On this past Sunday we decided to explore a little bit before Carolynn started at Providence. So I found three places that would appeal to both of us. One was a lighthouse, which we did not stay at, as the parking was $4 an hour. Since we haven’t had income in 5 weeks, I decided that we would come back…
As we headed to the next stop on our way to my sister’s house, we came across a sign for the Meteor Crater in Arizona. We made a u-turn after I decided I really wanted to see it and headed back to take a look. We were not disappointed. I recommend it for anyone who is a science nerd.
On Friday, since Carolynn did not have to work, we tried to figure out things to do on short notice. She had been wanting to take a ride in a biplane that she had seen flying overhead, and so that is what we did. Jim’s Biplane Rides is a one-guy show in Seaside. He does this for fun, and not…
On Sunday we decided to head to McMinnville to see something I wanted to see. So we left early in the morning and made the 2 hour trip to the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum to see the Spruce Goose. It was amazing. The aircraft is everything people say about it, and more. Below is a shot of the interior…
This Memorial Day weekend, we decided to take a couple of trips to see volcanos. We started after Carolynn got off of work on Friday, and made a run down the coast on 101 (see previous post about they Byway). This post is going to be a long one, with a lot of pictures. The first place we visited is…
So, today was the first absolutely beautiful day out here, and after getting brand new tires the day before, I had to run 60 miles east to the closest Walmart in order to pick up a prescription. As I was headed towards Portland on US 26, I rounded a corner and looked out to the left. What has been a…