Blogs from United States, North America - page 5

Are we really serious? Carry on only? Is it possible? HAVE YOU MEASURED ONE OF THESE SO CALLED SUITCASES? I think all of you reading this should have to get some cardboard and create this minuscule container! I'm sure most of you have a 5"x7" photograph so use the long side. Depth is 7". Now we have the significant width measuring 14". Any legal size paper around? Use the long side of this one too. Length is 20" - I can't think of anything around the house that is this size so you'll just have to get the tape measure. Shocking! I am having laundry nightmares as a couple changes of clothes is all I see fitting. I found some plastic bags that have a one way vent so when you roll it up the air ... read more

Sunday morning brings a gorgeous day in Brimfield-Land. Sun is shining and the sky stays true blue. We really appreciate this good weather having experienced the worst here in times past: torrential rains, flooding, mud troughs, hurricane-like winds, sweltering temperatures to freezing cold. Been there, done it all. So when the perfect weather arrives and stays, we say "Thank you, Thank you" to the Weather God. Today's selling day is usually based on the concept "get something for nothing". One gal has already come back and said "Is the price any lower today"? Of course, Mr. Give-Away complied. We have to remember what we paid for something to keep it in perspective and the fact that it wasn't previously owned by George Washington and resold to Abe Lincoln. I am going to try something different with ... read more

Bula! It's been a LONG day. After an emotional goodbye and an aggresive frisk search, we boarded our $600 Air pacific flight. We were greeted by the lovely Fijian crew who say 'bula' which means welcome. we think… The plane was hot. we were sweaty and agitated and ontop of that, there was no window on our row. Our on-flight entertainment was down and our screens didn't work. But we made it to Nadi in one piece. During our 3 hour stopover, Josie started her usual whining about being hungry. And Jana started her usual racist whining about how she doesn't like Indian…food. We ate, we drank, we watched some Dexter and Supernatural on our laptops then hopped back on the same plane and sweated 10 times more. Fiji's very hot, who'da thought. I sat next ... read more

Today we arrived at a lovely camp in McMinnville, OR. We chose this location because Joe really wanted to tour the aviation musuem in town. It is special since it is the final resting place for the "Spruce Goose", the huge plane of Howard Hughes. Joyce and I are still undecided about if we are going or just let the guys go and we have a relaxing day at "home". I am sure there will be plenty of pictures to post tomorrow, so stayed tuned.... read more

Day 16 May 19, 2013 Woke up at 5:30 and checked the weather, it still sucks, so I decided to stay here another day. I didn’t do much, just mostly relaxed. I wanted to see the Tuskegee museum, but it is closed Sundays due to the sequester. I rode into the Montgomery looking for a postcard. I went to the visitor’s center, which had a sign that you could buy souvenirs there. I parked by bike, walked up to the door and read a sign that said “closed for private party”. It was hot so I gave up my quest for postcards and went back to the motel. Monday should be interesting. There is a scenic highway that runs from Gadsdan, Alabama to Chattanooga, Tennessee called “Lookout Mountain Scenic Highway”. Is is 93 miles long and ... read more

Friday May 17th, 9:23pm East of Boston Today was the first day I felt like I was actually in the flow of things onboard. Last week I was almost in a fog most days, not really sure what was going on, today something clicked and I am back in the groove of ship life. The day did start early with US immigration which took longer that should have because apparently some of the cast were out a little late last night and a couple were running a little behind this morning so the whole class had to wait. After an hour and a half of waiting I finally got my I 95 stamped and was allowed to leave the ship. I found the gangway on deck 5 and met Chris and Ed and we tried to ... read more