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Go West Young Man

Today we turned the beast west. Ended up in Baton Rouge. Learned not to go anywhere close to Louisiana when LSU is playing Alabama.

Bones and Me

Bones and me at the Magic Kingdom.

Sorcerer Bob

The hat was too big but the shirt fit. Until it rained. Had a heck of a time getting it off. Can't...Breathe!!!

Who? What?

So I found this phone box in England and was trying to figure out how to use it to get to the Ministry of Magic. After a while I decided it was really a tartis. That's when a Bobby came up and asked what I was doing. I told him I was looking for Dr. Who. He said what? I said no, Who. He asked what are you talking about? I said Who. He appeared to be getting frustrated and said you're outta here! I said what? He said that's what I asked. I said, no, who. He said ok wise guy who are you. I said yea, that's what I said!

Heard around the World!

Parents explaining holidays to their children at DisneyWorld:
Thanksgiving is where we are thankful for all we have; Christmas is where we ask for more!

Update

I found this really tall mountain with train rides to the top. If you know me you know I can never resist a train ride. It was so high I must have experiences altitude sickness because I was spilling my guts and my eyes felt like they were falling out of their sockets by the time I finished the expedition.

I Am One

I have taken many a first step down many new roads with nothing...but...vision?!!

Lost

I think we took a wrong tuen somewhere. Travelled two days. Tired. Not sure if the Garmin (that's Garmin, not Carmen, although I do catch myself telling it "yes, dear.") is working. Looking for a place to spend the night. Hey, this place looks interesting.

Headed Home

The ocean to ocean journey has begun. So far I have crossed Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and we had to stop in Savannah, Georgia in time to watch the world series. Right now that may not have been a very good idea. The giants are down by three.

I'm what? Going the wrong way to go home? Oh, I'm taking the southern route!

Civil Battlegrounds of Fredericksburg, VA

Huge retail malls skirt historic battlefields and some have even been built on the battlefields. Today there are fierce retail wars as retailers fight it out over your hard earned dollar!

On The Road Again

It's too dark for pictures. But Henry is packed and ready to go. Next stop...Fredericksburg for breakfast.

Historic Mount Vernon

Did you know that George Washington evaded paying higher taxes by building his Mount Vernon home out of wood instead of brick and mortar to avoid paying a higher tax? He then had his carpenters carve grooves into the wood and then painted the wood with a paint and sand mixture so the exterior would look as though it was built of stone. This saved taxes since brick and stone houses were taxed at a higher rate than wood homes.

Pandas

If you look closely you will see a Panda behind me. The last time I was at the zoo some 34 years ago our bus drove straight into the Panda Exhibit before the zoo opened for the day and all we saw were the pandas. Today it rained so hard about all we saw were the pandas. In fact it rained so hard the gift shops were selling those spray misters with dry air in the bottle so you could spray yourself with dry air to try and stay dry.

The National Zoo

It's raining.

Flying

The mighty Mississippi! It was a very nice flight with picture perfect landing at Dulles. It gets dark early here, and light late. It is raining today so have to decide what to do. It is 8:30 here but still 5:30 my time. And I have been up already for two hours. Maybe I'll go back to bed.

LAX

As the good captain said: The good news is we got in 20 minutes early. The bad news is we have to wait 20 minutes for the gate to open up. Then it is a half mile walk and two hour layover.

Full Body Scan

I don't know what all the fuss about a full body scan at the airport is all about. I mean, I don't have to look at it. I feel sorry for the poor TSA guy that has to look at it...first thing in the morning...there goes breakfast!

Welcome to FAT

The locals call it FYI or Fresno Yosemite international airport. But it is officially called Fresno Air Terminal. If you lived in Fresno, what would you call it?

They have made the lobby look like Sequoia National Park so you feel like you are in the mountains and in the woods. They say first impressions are most important. I guess they are hoping this is what you remember of Fresno since it is the first and last thing you see.

Packing

The first challenge is getting three weeks of clothes and supplies into a carry-on bag. I don't want to spend time doing laundry on the road and I don't want to pay $25 to check my bag.