Dick and Marie know how to do it right! It's never too late to have fun!!!
MARIE'S NEW TOY!
This is how you stay young! Good job! And, well, now you've got me thinking!
Harv
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This is how you stay young! Good job! And, well, now you've got me thinking! Harv
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My apologies to Tom and Ginny for not posting this trip in December 2019. Well! We won't miss out! Here it is . . . a delightful Thanksgiving excursion to Vancouver in 2019. THE WESTOVERS THANKSGIVING TRIP TO VANCOUVER
We just returned from Vancouver for a quick trip during Thanksgiving. Over the years, we have traveled there by car and train but with the drive being more problematic due, it part, the increased boarder security and the train ride although scenic is just too long. Enjoy the weather, stay warm and be careful out there. Westy  A highlight of our brief visit was shopping for the "organic gemstone", Ammolite. https://www.gemsociety.org/article/ammolite-jewelry-gem-information/ On the enclosed picture, Ginny and I are standing in front of what is claimed to be (one of) the largest fossilized Ammonite (the animal from which the gem originates) in existence.
Bob and I were in Utah and AZ for seven days early in October. These Photos are of Bob and I hiking in The Narrows, where the Virgin River gets very narrow at the end of Zion Canyon in Zion National Park.  The photo below show the "Narrows" are really narrow. We walked in water up to two feet deep almost all the way.  These 3 photos were taken in Antelope Canyon near Page, AZ. Part of it cuts 65 feet underground and another part cuts through rock so the top is 100 feet above you.
 Below left shows Bob drinking the last drop because of the barren surroundings in Kodachrome State Park in Utah. Below right shows me in the same park--behaving myself. I must say we had a fun time!
So there I was yesterday, in my garage (Man Cave) staring out at the rain and descending into a state of depression (not really). What do I do now? How do I revive my long planned "car day"? The two pictures address the dilemma . This first picture is what I intended to do . . (display the Cobra along with fictionalized fantasy tales about my storied racing experiences foisted on any passerby that would listen).  This is what I actually did yesterday to get my Cobra "fix" at the local mall.  A SPECIAL NOTE FROM GINNY "I don't usually dive in here but thought I'd mention it's the Alderwood Mall in Lynwood, WA. I like to go there and watch parents make their kids suffer . . they put them in the Cobra and you can tell the kids are thinking, what did I do to deserve this? Or, couldn't you have found a pony instead? Some look like they're about to bawl but most just endure, with puzzled expressions." Ginny "Dosen't look that way to me! Although, I must say, the "puzzled expression seems to fit."
Harv
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Alaska prices have taken me aback, even after living up here 50+ years. You’d think I’d be inured to them. It must be the sudden contrast with Manitowoc prices. And Juneau and Anchorage are a-crawl with tourists. But I had a moment on the river that made all worthwhile. We were quietly drifting in smooth, blue-green glacial water, carried by the swift current along a wild shoreline. At least two loon families were competing to be heard, all calling at once and using their whole repertoires of laughing and haunting cries. A moment so perfect that effort was needed to hold back tears.  Here’s an image of one of the loon choral groups, an individual that ventured fairly close to the boat to check us out. Good thoughts,
Skip
 Kenny hanging out in Lake Superior  Kenny holding a fish just caught . . . ( the fish is on the left)
 Grannies invade the game!
 (L-R) Sharon Magnusson, Karen Reibetanz and John Magnusson - Celebrating the Middleton Tournament on May 4th where they won all four of their games  Barb and Gary's Vacation to Florida FIRST THE CONVERSATION BARB HEIMAN Hey John just watching the news and see some spots in Minnesota got a dump of 10 inches of snow this week .. better inform the weather man it is the MIDDLE OF MAY :) best regards barb Radandt Heiman MY RESPONSE Hi Barb! Well, you're right. Duluth got 10.5 inches of snow on Tuesday morning this week! It was a new record for the city's largest May snowfall. But wait! May isn't over yet . . . is it! By the way, I missed hearing about your vacation this year. Always looking for something to put in PICTURESQUE! Whatever you guys did I hope you had a fun time! Kind Regards, BARB Regarding our “ vacation” HA!! Two days before we were to leave Vero Beach Gary had a serious bike accident .. clavicle, 3 ribs, pelvis in 3 places .. ( fractures) trauma hospital in fort pierce for a week .. 3 weeks in a rehab before we could drive him home. He is still rehabbing .. at home .. other than that it was great MY INSENSITIVE RESPONSE PICTURES? BARB'S RESPONSE  OUR DAUGHTERS UNEXPECTED FLORIDA VACATION! (at the nursing home in Florida!) This was in our front yard when we arrived home March 30 th at 9:30 pm  PS - Gary says he's giving up biking for hiking! Anyone in the market for a used bike with 50,000 miles on it? Well, on behalf of the club . . . we are glad you both are home safely too! Gary . . . Nobody want stuff like this ever to happen. But when it does it's comforting to know that you are surrounded by a loving family. You'll be back on that bike before you know it . . . and your trip to Florida next year will be twice as much fun. Harv
 On the landing . . . ELECTRIC TIME Medford Mass.
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 Sorry Skip & Lynn! . . . you guys missed this gator that showed up about 3 days after our dinner. He was just off the boardwalk past the lighthouse. REALLY BIG FELLA!!! |
