Chris and I finally got ourselves over to the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster. The first room is filled with domestic and exotic species of insects and spiders from around the world. I got to pet a tarantula form Central America. The next room is tidal pool animals and has a petting area. Finally to the […]
Here’s another thing we do on long drives. We’ll dress CJ up in his flight suit so he can sit on our shoulders and help us drive. Ciao!
This was the only photo that I was able to upload to this website. Sorry I didn’t take any photos of more of the people around Viva or the carshow and stuff. But the dancing is what I live for. This is a picture of me and John. John was one the best dancers at
We’ve been at the Barr Lake RV Park (located about 16 miles northeast of Denver on I-76) for about a week before we were able to go to the lake. Barr Lake is known for its birdwatching. You can even see pelicans! The only problem was that the day we went was extremely windy and
Maybe we would have had a different impression of Memphis if we had been able to see more of the city besides downtown earlier on the trip. Because of Chris’ conference we stayed pretty close to downtown most of the time. Downtown is kind of rundown. They are in the process of trying to clean
The best BBQ I’ve had in a long time. I ordered the dry rub ribs (this is a Memphis specialty). Chris and Lorne had the wet stuff. The meal comes with 2 sides of coleslaw, smoky baked beans and rolls that look and taste like they’ve been fried in butter. Mmmm good! They can even
This tour was part of the NETA conference (National Electrical Testing Association) spouse package. But you might be able to get it from a local tour operator. The 3 kings of the tour are; Elvis, BB King, and Martin Luther King. Pretty cute. The first stop was Graceland. This is Mecca for all Elvis fans.
Nashville is great ya’ll! Chris and I went downtown to listen to all the music on Friday and Saturday. Even with both nights we still didn’t have enough time. Broadway is where all the honky tonk bars are. Such a great street. Country music right next to rockabilly, right next to western, right next to
As we were heading into Nashville, we stopped by Loretta Lynn’s cafe for breakfast (yuck) Then we drove up to her house in Hurricane Mills for a tour. The tour consists of a replica of the house Loretta grew up in Butcher Holler, KY, a replica of a mine that her father worked in, and
We finally caught a break and had a job in CA during the Indio Date festival http://www.datefest.org/Information/PhotoGallery/tabid/71/Default.aspx which is one of Lina’s favorite childhood memories. The fair was interesting, if lacking the date theme, and was a lot of fun. We visited the art contest from grade schoolers to professionals, the pig races, the petting