Day 26. We stayed longer at First Landing. A very nice beach and built sand Throwns. We were on the beach before 8AM and left it around 12/1. Stopped to build a present for mom out of shells and hit the road toward Williamsburg. Another good day for the boys.... read more

Day 26. We left The Rivermen in West Virginia early in the morning and drove backroads thru Virginia toward Appomattox. The country side was beautiful and I know why my parents had a hard time deciding if they were to retire from the Air Force in Nebraska or Virginia. They may have missed the ball on that one. Although we didn't hike on the AT we did stop on the way for photos at the sign. When we drove into Appomattox we went straight to the Historical Site. Obviously it was great to see the historical buildings where Lee Surrendered the Northern VA forces to Grant, but the true enjoyment was listening to both Union and Confederate soldiers tell stores in character. ... read more

3 Class V rapids 6 Class IV rapids and a but load of Class II and III. Sissys stay home. The boys took it on and had a blast. That said I was scared #$%less. Photos will have to be posted after the trip as they are on a waterproof camera but we jumped from cliffs. floated the river (intentionally) and paddled until we couldn't do it anymore. One thing that does motivate you is ROCKS. Big rocks and when your guide say swim left if you fall out on this rapids because on the right they call it "meat grinder" and they don't go in after you. I found out afterwards. He wasn't kidding. The Rivermen were great. Of 4 boats the only person who fell out was our guide during a class V. I ... read more

Father's Day. Well the day started with excitement. I woke early and dug out our clothes for a 4.5 hour cave tour where cannon and I would crawl through small caves. We had to have jeans, boots over our ankles, gloves, and kneepads. Well... Here lies the problem. Dad could only find one of his boots. I wore them Friday but where can it be. I tore the car apart. Then I woke cannon and gave him bad news. He was a trooper. We went to tour office and they refunded us and booked us on a historic walking tour in the morning and cannon on a Trog for the afternoon. Kind of a light version of the one we were going on but limited to 8 to 12 year olds and parent couldn't go. He ... read more

Day 17. Mammoth Cave, KY. We went on the Grand Avenue Tour of Mammoth Caves. It was a blast and we spent 4.5 hours, 4 miles, temp 55*, 300 feet underground. Cannon loved it. Dad was tired. ... read more