Tony and I gathering some firewood back in 2008 at Morro Bay State Park..
This is my niece Christine with husband Brian and girls Ema and Sophie. This picture wastaken a couple years ago so i will update it this coming weekend. :)
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Friday, May 10, 2013
T minus 7 and counting
May 10th, 2013 Friday
Well time is quickly approaching.......finally! One week from today we begin our journey of a lifetime headed for Alaska. Our friends Terry and Dale await our arrival so we can all take off together. Preparation of our RV is nearly complete and I am bringing it home tomorrow to begin loading the final items. An oil change is going to be done on Monday and will be its first since we purchased it a year ago. A few items to work on yet, Terry told us about him installing a bug screen for the radiator and that sounded like a pretty smart idea so I bought one and have to install it tomorrow. I also need to make some blackout covers for the vents and a couple windows since daylight in Alaska when we are there will be approximately 19-20 hours of daylight.
My niece Christine and her family are going to come visit us at the campground in Elkhart on next Saturday, it has been about 3 years since I saw her last. We have a lot to catch up on!
Well this was just a brief update to make sure i remember how to blog. :)
Ps: While I don't maintain a Face Page I did create a photo page you can follow if interested. Search for "Major Toad Photos" and like the page to follow.
Well time is quickly approaching.......finally! One week from today we begin our journey of a lifetime headed for Alaska. Our friends Terry and Dale await our arrival so we can all take off together. Preparation of our RV is nearly complete and I am bringing it home tomorrow to begin loading the final items. An oil change is going to be done on Monday and will be its first since we purchased it a year ago. A few items to work on yet, Terry told us about him installing a bug screen for the radiator and that sounded like a pretty smart idea so I bought one and have to install it tomorrow. I also need to make some blackout covers for the vents and a couple windows since daylight in Alaska when we are there will be approximately 19-20 hours of daylight.
My niece Christine and her family are going to come visit us at the campground in Elkhart on next Saturday, it has been about 3 years since I saw her last. We have a lot to catch up on!
Well this was just a brief update to make sure i remember how to blog. :)
Ps: While I don't maintain a Face Page I did create a photo page you can follow if interested. Search for "Major Toad Photos" and like the page to follow.
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Friday, May 03, 2013
Editing Example!
Here is the same picture as it came out of camera and also after some mild editing.
All the information is n the file but you have to extract it, the clouds are a perfect example
All the information is n the file but you have to extract it, the clouds are a perfect example
Bubbleflection!
May 3rd, 2013 Friday
The grand girls came over for a visit so I decided to try and get some pictures..WAY harder than I anticipated! Trying to get zoomed in and focused on a moving bubble is a real challenge. Anyway here was the best one showing the reflection of our yard
The grand girls came over for a visit so I decided to try and get some pictures..WAY harder than I anticipated! Trying to get zoomed in and focused on a moving bubble is a real challenge. Anyway here was the best one showing the reflection of our yard
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Quick visit
April 26, 2013 Friday
We just made a quick run to Goshen to visit Terry and Dale to go over some final details for our Alaska trip. We are trying to streamline the schedule to give us more time in Alaska as a buffer should we run into a problem. Seems like all is pretty much figured out now so its just a matter of passing the time. 21 days from now.
We spent Saturday hitting some RV surplus stores for a couple needed parts, we were looking for a cover for stove to give us a little more counter space as ours is pretty limited. We managed to fit the top and i just have to make some mounting brackets and its ready to go.
We then had lunch at Essenhaus and had the buffet. It was so good but no room for pie so we bought a chocolate peanut butter and a peanut butter pie for later. When we got back to the park we got a fire started so i could make a batch of hobo stew. The stew turned out great, ground beef and onions with carrots, peas, green beens, potatoes, corn and tomatoes. It made plenty for all four of us to have a bowl plus a couple bowls left over for lunch tomorrow!
To finish the night off they were training so people in setting off fireworks so we got a free show!
Started raining saturday night and continued through till we left sunday morning. Its about 3-1/2 hours home and we made it back about 2. Now the final preparations begin for the lifetime journey.
We just made a quick run to Goshen to visit Terry and Dale to go over some final details for our Alaska trip. We are trying to streamline the schedule to give us more time in Alaska as a buffer should we run into a problem. Seems like all is pretty much figured out now so its just a matter of passing the time. 21 days from now.
We spent Saturday hitting some RV surplus stores for a couple needed parts, we were looking for a cover for stove to give us a little more counter space as ours is pretty limited. We managed to fit the top and i just have to make some mounting brackets and its ready to go.
We then had lunch at Essenhaus and had the buffet. It was so good but no room for pie so we bought a chocolate peanut butter and a peanut butter pie for later. When we got back to the park we got a fire started so i could make a batch of hobo stew. The stew turned out great, ground beef and onions with carrots, peas, green beens, potatoes, corn and tomatoes. It made plenty for all four of us to have a bowl plus a couple bowls left over for lunch tomorrow!
To finish the night off they were training so people in setting off fireworks so we got a free show!
Started raining saturday night and continued through till we left sunday morning. Its about 3-1/2 hours home and we made it back about 2. Now the final preparations begin for the lifetime journey.
Sunday, April 07, 2013
Warmer weather setting in!
April 7th, 2013 temp 57*
Warmer weather is finally arriving with temps to be 70 this week before cooling down to mid 50's at end of week.
Terry and Dale stopped by Thursday and stayed till Saturday, they were on their way back to Goshen to get their Mini-me motorhome ready for our trip to Alaska. We are within 6 weeks of he beginning of a lifetime adventure, a long desire to explore an exhilarating State full of beautiful natural scenery and wildlife and hopefully the opportunity to see some Northern lights although it will be tough with such a limited amount of darkness during the summer months.
All the packing and preparing is coming to a deadline and anticipation is raising quickly. Its amazing how much preparation for such a long trip is required, scheduling doctor appointments and medication coordination, ensuring insurance payments are made so coverage does not expire while traveling and other bills to be paid in our absence.
Trying to pack all the necessary equipment and items we may need is challenging. Before when living in the RV this wasn't quite as important because we already had everything with us but once we transformed back to a house it becomes a more daunting task. Constantly making lists of things thought about out of nowhere ( its important to write it down so not forgetting :) ).
With the days becoming longer and more daylight and welcomed sunlight available and warming days the excitement of the travel is enormous...more later!
Warmer weather is finally arriving with temps to be 70 this week before cooling down to mid 50's at end of week.
Terry and Dale stopped by Thursday and stayed till Saturday, they were on their way back to Goshen to get their Mini-me motorhome ready for our trip to Alaska. We are within 6 weeks of he beginning of a lifetime adventure, a long desire to explore an exhilarating State full of beautiful natural scenery and wildlife and hopefully the opportunity to see some Northern lights although it will be tough with such a limited amount of darkness during the summer months.
All the packing and preparing is coming to a deadline and anticipation is raising quickly. Its amazing how much preparation for such a long trip is required, scheduling doctor appointments and medication coordination, ensuring insurance payments are made so coverage does not expire while traveling and other bills to be paid in our absence.
Trying to pack all the necessary equipment and items we may need is challenging. Before when living in the RV this wasn't quite as important because we already had everything with us but once we transformed back to a house it becomes a more daunting task. Constantly making lists of things thought about out of nowhere ( its important to write it down so not forgetting :) ).
With the days becoming longer and more daylight and welcomed sunlight available and warming days the excitement of the travel is enormous...more later!
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