The Big Trip

The three of us relaxing in hammocks at the Indianapolis campground.  Rose and Jenn getting ready to watch  a 3D movie at the Creation Museum. Ken and Jenn matching. After living in close quarters for 8 months this was bound to happen.  Jenn and Rose at the Ark Encounter. It was the perfect stormy day with  heavy rain and lightning.  Good thing we had an Ark and raincoats. The Ark. Inside the Ark. Ken at the Ark. Jenn at the Ark. Kentucky campground. There was a tornado watch so we sat in the nearby bath house for an hour. The storm wasn’t too bad. The WiFi was the strongest in the bath house! Rose also made some friends in the campground so she was sad to leave. Our updated map. Tomorrow’s big event. We are praying  for sun and not clouds. It was a great week. A bit wet, windy and cold but I’m sure our Alaskan friends would have no pity on us. Kentucky was hit a bit hard by storms and tornados in places but we were OK.  The Ark Encounter and Creation ...

Rose having fun on Bryan College tour. This is where Mike and Tracy teach. Tracy and Jenn We met in Flagstaff and have been friends since.  Abby and I traveled with her in Amsterdam and Paris in September 2019. Jenn and Tracy at Bryan’s cafeteria. Rose at rock climbing gym in Chattanooga.  Mike and Ken took the kids climbing. Ken opted out of climbing.  When selfies don’t work out great yet they are great. That is Ken’s finger on the right.  Tracy, Mike, Jenn and Ken at our campsite on the lake. Rose at roller skating rink in Cleveland, TN. Viewpoint from the top of Rock City, Georgia. This was very close to Chattanooga.  Jenn and Tracy at the top.  Is that Levi photo bombing us? Yes. Rose and Levi at Rock City. Lovers Leap. Rose and Levi climbing a tree. Ken, Jenn and Rose biking in Dayton. They have a great park with paved trails right along the water. Rose coloring eggs at the Finches. Tracy and Jenn colored some eggs too.  Most of them ended up a d...

Jenn and Rose at Martin Luther King Jr  National Historical Site - Atlanta, GA It was in the 40s in the morning, a very warm Alaska winter day. Kennedy Space Center  Jenn visited before when she worked for Delaware North and trained staff on their new Oracle accounting system.  The three of us at KSC - 5 hours until launch  Rose as participant in show at KSC Unfortunately her racquetball broke after being  placed in liquid nitrogen. Poor “Bond” (she named it). Jenn and Rose at KSC It was a lovely day. Rose at KSC  This is the launch we were so blessed to see. It took place at 4:55pm. They have a very narrow window to meet up with the ISS that travels at  17,500 mph. Headed to launch. Looks like a clear sky. Waiting for launch with many others. The weather was perfect with a 90% chance of it being a go. There it goes. And off we go, but a little slower than the rocket. Jenn and Neil, a cyclist friend since we met  in Yosemite National Park years ag...