Wow, that title is a mouthful. I promised you an unusual blog post. This is it. Let me start at beginning. As many of you know, our youngest daughter Janelle is getting her PhD in coastal ecology at Texas A&M…
Spring 2018 Travels…that’s a wrap!
Our Spring 2018 trip has ended. It’s been different than other trips. Being in more populated states, the trip often lacked the majestic views. But we were able to reconnect with a lot of family and friends, and that is…
Florida to Arizona to Texas
The last two weeks Jim and I spent apart. Jim wanted to work a Habitat for Humanity build, so I decided to visit family while he pounded nails. Dade City Jim and I made our way from Georgia down to…
Florida, Friends and Family
It’s been almost a month since I have posted anything. Why is that? Well, we haven’t been to that many places…only four in fact. And during those stops, we managed to find family and friends in every corner! After seeing…
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta – Wrap Up
Are you tired of reading about the Balloon Fiesta yet? I hope not…there’s more! Gas Balloons One afternoon a special class called “Gas Balloons” were filled. These are balloons filled with Hydrogen instead of hot air. It takes a whole…
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta – Crewing
As I mentioned in my previous post, the Escapee Boomer’s group has a reputation at the Balloon Fiesta. That includes the Boomer’s success in providing crews when needed. Our first exposure to ballooning happened the day before the Balloon Fiesta…
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta – the basics
Wow. Just WOW. The Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta has been on our bucket list for many years. We decided this year it was going to happen. It’s the LARGEST hot air balloon festival in the world. This event was one of…
Bouncing around the country
When we last left you , we were in Wisconsin…. Boy, that feels like ages ago! In reality, it was only a week ago. Jim had a great time helping his brother out on their new house. I flew out…
RV Upgrades and now back on the road
We had been home since mid-May, with a couple of mid-week excursions out in the RV. But for the most part, the summer at home was been spent doing upgrades on the both RV and the new house. It’s hard…
Goodbye Texas
We have done a lot and seen a lot these past couple of weeks. So hold on to your hats…there are a lot of pictures coming up. We made our way to College Station to help Janelle with the big…