Part 2 USA Trip, Eagle Crag

GORGEOUS!!!  We had a great week at Eagle Crag - gorgeous weather - very
swimmable temps!  Great company!  Lee and I used the wash shed for
our getaway - it worked out great.  Watched a Grey's Anatomy Season 2 most
every night.  Read lots too - on my IPAD!!

Ruby - 5 yrs old
Pam's g'daughter, Mandy's little girl

Jeremy, 2 yrs old
He liked to scream!! YIKES!!

Margorie, the balloon lady!
She lives at Fo'rest, down by the outlet.

Nate, going into 6th grade and his dad Brian
Matt was away visiting his best friend in another state.

Mandy and Jeremy prepping for the Chotopani dock party!

Cousins - Sue, Pam and Lee

There were 3 loons this year that we saw ALOT!  One was a baby,
but well on his way to being an adult.  You had to be up pretty
close to see the difference in feathers.

Early morn fishing trip

Dad's catch - 1.5 lb bass

Is this gorgeous or what?  See the hornets
on the crossbar?



Gramps attacks the hornets nest!!
GO GRANDPA!!!

Boat ride for Mandy and the kids!

Afternoon trip to LONG LAKE - 22 miles from Tupper
Lee and I had fun getting away.  It was an overcast day - we toured around,
shopped and took pictures!!  Oh yes, had soft serve too!!  YUMMMM

LOVE this little retro motel!! and beach!

The Adirondack Hotel

Dad says this is all you need in the Adirondacks!!



We hiked up Mt Arab - this was the greeting committee at the top!
In the 30 yrs I have been going up here - this is the first time this little
museum was open - the Park Ranger was really nice - we had
fun talking to him.  These are his 2 dogs - amazing and huge!!

Mt Arab Lake in the foreground, Eagle Crag in the background!
Bridgebrook to the left

We found a nice young man to take our picture!! :)

See the fall leaves in the foreground!!  :)

Heading down - much easier than going up!!
Weather was perfect - first day of coolness for us!

First deer we saw on the road right by the mailboxes!

Kodak photo spot

C'mon, Dad - out of the car - your turn!!

Bye Gram and Gramps!!! 

GORGEOUS!!

Wow - Mom is so clever!! 

This is the fire tower on top of Mt Arab where the little museum was
and where we have the gorgeous view!!

There we all are - even Oski!

Lee, Amanda (Keith's visitor), Bruce and Keith
hike Bridge Brook

Nice family pic!! Bruce, Kay, Joan (Bruce's sister)
Keith, Lee

***************************A beautiful memorable trip!!**********************

WOW - time to update!! Trip to the USA!!!

Time is getting away from me - so I better get going on my USA post!!  WE had a fantabulous time - flew out on a Friday - the Military Commission flight all the way NONSTOP to Andrews Air Force Base!!  We had planned to go to St Louis to Lee's GovEnergy convention but it was cancelled, so we made other plans!! First up was to visit with Monica and Mike Gordon.  Monica has undergone a double masectomy and is doing AWESOME - She is undergoing 20 weeks of chemotherapy and has the best attitude EVER and just taking it all in stride!!  I only took a couple of pictures, as she is very self conscious and doesn't want any pics of her "out there" - so these are for my blog only!!  We got to see Michael and Derek too.  Only Michael for one day as he was leaving for his senior year at Radford (Finance/Management double major)....

Monica was with a low white blood count 3 of the days we were there, so we just piddled around and hung out - it was FUN!! The last day she wanted to do something tho - so we went to see my old house, her dad and also to a wig shop - she didn't want a wig, but she wanted to look at the pretty scarves and beanies that they have!! 

Blogger wasn't cooperating much, so the order is a little off on these pics!!



An Air Force I model? at Andrews AFB



 



Mike grilling up shrimp and mahi mahi!! It was
D E L I C I O U S





Monica and her dad (Ray) First time I had seen him in years!

 

Ooops -Mom got a new cut/color while in town!!



8509 Oakford Dr
Springfield, VA
where I lived in high school
Class of 1979
my bedroom was the far left! Gdad
Thomas planted all those trees!!



The Civil Engineers from Va Tech!!
L-R, Mike, Monica, Lee



Me and my BFF
Susan and Monica
Roommates for 3 yrs at Va Tech

 

Monica and me skyping with Nicole (her oldest)

TRAFFIC - not what we are used to - also 70 mph!!
YIKES!!!

The State Park that CAMP DAVID is in

The gorgeous view in the State Park on the way to Camp David

This is where we were to turn....we found it!!

We also got to go visit the Halsey family.  Wendy had been Lee's boss
in GTMO for about 7 months when we first arrived.  Now she has the prestigious
job of being the C.O. of Camp David!! We got an awesome tour of the Retreat
for the President's of the US!!  It was absolutely gorgeous - and kept up similar to
Disney World as far as landscaping, cleanliness etc!!  We attended church with them
that Sunday a.m. - Wendy, Mark, Justin (9th gr), Kate (7th gr) and little Tucker (4th gr)
After church, we ate b'fast at the galley - yummmm!! Then the awesome tour of the place!!



Battle of Manassas - July 21, 1861 where my Great Great Great G'father
 John Rimes fought - he was injured and sent home.
Manassas, VA
Lee and I took a little field trip to give Monica
a break from us!! :)  It isn't far from their house and it
was a beautiful day!  I had been here as a high schooler with my
parents when we lived up in the area. (1978ish)

LOVED this view!! :)  so pretty!!

STONEWALL JACKSON



This is right after we got there!!

Monica and Tim (T'Bud - 13 mos younger than her, and the only boy out of
6 kids!!)