The Big Trip

Thanks Holly for this picture. We saw it but I wasn’t quick enough to take a picture.  I think they need signs that say:  NEW STATE SIGN ONE MILE AHEAD! Cape Hatteras Lighthouse What postcards look like vs what we saw.  Restoration project. Sunset in Rodanthe, NC Moon rise in Rodanthe, NC Rose, Jenn and Ken at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Sunset at Rodanthe, NC. Kite surfer at Rodanthe, NC. My friend Erica and I want to do this. Winds in the Rodanthe area make this a  great location for this sport.  Another sunset photo. Nearby lighthouse  View from Bodie Island Light Station. Jenn climbed the 99 steps on her way to CrossFit class. Updated map. Colonial Williamsburg Thomas Jefferson (actor) Maze that has no exit. This is why people spend so much time at Colonial Williamsburg. Colonial Williamsburg  Blacksmith shop. Rose asked a lot of very good questions. Tin shop. Rose liked all of the things that  they made. She also asked if the lady preferred taking 5 hours to make a plate  or would s

One of the four leaf clovers that Rose found. Ken and Rose playing in the creek and discovering bamboo at our South Carolina campground. The water was cold, but refreshing. Ken and Rose bamboo stick fighting right before a lightning storm. Jenn and Rose at nearby waterfall. (SC) We hiked right before sunset. Rose at waterfall. Science lesson about mountains, hills, plateaus, and glaciers. What Rose saw when looking outside. Math lesson on probability.  I was teaching Rose how the likelihood of rolling two 6’s was extremely unlikely with one try. And then I rolled this. Rose and I did a tour of the Table Rock Tea  Company about 8 minutes from our  SC campground. Rose holding a tea plant seed. The tea was really great and flavorful. And they ship to Alaska! This is how Rose held onto the bull for 58 seconds at the trampoline park. She is one determined girl. Rose on jump pad at North Carolina campground. She loves these!  Yep, that’s Rose! Updated map. Jump pad. Wright Brothers National

From left to right: Mike, Rose, Levi, Tracy, Jenn, Ken Dinner after solar eclipse at Le Camper We had great seats, great friends, no crowds, and  no clouds for the solar eclipse on April 8th. Bag craft at campground on solar eclipse day. Mike and Levi doing the t-shirt craft. Perfect reclining chairs for the eclipse. Thanks DeWayne for these chairs! It was a hot day hence the umbrella.  This is Ken. Tracy and Jenn making sure our glasses work. All of us getting ready.  Rose leaned back and fell.  She wasn’t hurt. Pictures don’t do it justice. It was amazing. Guys cooking burgers. Creek near our campsite. It became darker pretty quickly.  303pm vs 307pm Rose and Levi in bright sun. Then 4 minutes later on scooters. Wayne, Melia, Jenn and Ken We met them on our Alaskan cruise and spent the evening in Victoria with them. We met  again for dinner at the Garage Door Food Hall. Rose found a four leaf clover. Rose enjoying the miniature houses at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum. We spent o