tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27567064205523314392024-03-19T06:21:21.996-05:00Travel BugTravel is my passion. Check out my blog for travel items, and day-to-day random thoughts and actions.TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.comBlogger1607125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-26753909904387790812024-03-14T22:30:00.351-05:002024-03-15T07:29:07.354-05:00Snorkeling at Kahalu'u Beach Park, Changing Units, and Maunakea Visitor Center - Wednesday/Thursday, March 13-14, 2024<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Wednesday, March 13:</b> Bob was hard at work again this morning! He's learning new things for one of his clients. For breakfast, Bob cooked his steel-cut oatmeal and also had papaya with pineapple chunks in it. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">He took it out on our lanai. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">It always tastes better outdoors. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzhPNyGR5wxyQxSO2QIZP7-EHvANtiky3HACCtv-VaYaQAUoKC6TXzR06RVOW9i9hx5-EFjlOR32fs7RYt4F2SLx5yek7IvY6lFenZ3E8DibezjvHBOYkqT1QVr0Pq3D2L2cjq211KzDAVot787xtOX8Zw1hJlWjaKR7R71SOpJxI0WdIx4-RjYTufsjb/s4032/IMG_2394m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzhPNyGR5wxyQxSO2QIZP7-EHvANtiky3HACCtv-VaYaQAUoKC6TXzR06RVOW9i9hx5-EFjlOR32fs7RYt4F2SLx5yek7IvY6lFenZ3E8DibezjvHBOYkqT1QVr0Pq3D2L2cjq211KzDAVot787xtOX8Zw1hJlWjaKR7R71SOpJxI0WdIx4-RjYTufsjb/s320/IMG_2394m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The view from our timeshare unit lanai.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When he wrapped up work for the day, we walked one-half mile to Kahalu'u Beach Park to snorkel. It was about 1:30 pm. Low tide was at 11:45 am, so the tide was coming in. The weather was 82 degrees and the water temperature was 75 degrees. It was lovely. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We saw box pufferfish, cornetfish, parrotfish, yellow tang, Moorish idols, black triggerfish, and blackspot sergeants. It's interesting how the water temperature is warm in one spot, but if you swim a few feet, it's 10 degrees colder. This change in water temperature is due to the ingress of fresh spring water into the bay at that place.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The photos below at Kahalu'u Beach Park were taken on March 11. That's the day Bob snorkeled, but I didn't go in. It was cloudy, cold, rainy, and windy that day. I forgot to take photos today, so I used these instead.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6SgXpu8x4eNND5R0OBD-nzVLXViXOI3R19PI5Zx9KxTTBv1yoKkEe7eICPNXAJgIvfRJsROoHTk5nSOOZ6ng-mOXz3Pw_PVUGNA009xju0RGwL0SkOtkUyGC6ksi3JR1H6uieHej5EoacdRoK-p3Vu4uW-yZY-3AVwJgr0MpiBDRj3aupOybiEpwck4q/s2016/IMG_2390m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6SgXpu8x4eNND5R0OBD-nzVLXViXOI3R19PI5Zx9KxTTBv1yoKkEe7eICPNXAJgIvfRJsROoHTk5nSOOZ6ng-mOXz3Pw_PVUGNA009xju0RGwL0SkOtkUyGC6ksi3JR1H6uieHej5EoacdRoK-p3Vu4uW-yZY-3AVwJgr0MpiBDRj3aupOybiEpwck4q/s320/IMG_2390m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kahalu'u Beach Park. The area straight<br />out is where we snorkeled today.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4ddpPqPqqH_mkqtdaxMHDqqVYYpxRtU01j6E162JEwCUKV8dc_-ohhh1POH2EV_fPXBncOJSadh7_9Ujj5Cu7np-D0my7aegue2k1o5iIEF6P1Tqsopgo2BzAt95iFF7GH-f5PHsug7lN1uOew8Rgncy1BN2cE4eQpml82TAZ0Y26PPpANK2kIhgjurz/s2016/IMG_2391m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4ddpPqPqqH_mkqtdaxMHDqqVYYpxRtU01j6E162JEwCUKV8dc_-ohhh1POH2EV_fPXBncOJSadh7_9Ujj5Cu7np-D0my7aegue2k1o5iIEF6P1Tqsopgo2BzAt95iFF7GH-f5PHsug7lN1uOew8Rgncy1BN2cE4eQpml82TAZ0Y26PPpANK2kIhgjurz/s320/IMG_2391m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kahalu'u Beach Park.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreCZlyc4cCQtKLQ3arMlT0VG6-9xbca8ijferacuGcBaA2RE7wmcaReLl_jfnPE-qWGF_qf8l5R_sl2KGunaudviQQLjODwSeeL1Nwq9E_X8v6kz5LuGotwQncUie8ZP9NBrg_VPmu2uB6_e6K25lpAkGVpmZdUBl0PUXGI7GjTEqAb85f2lhHeADzjZ3/s4032/IMG_2392m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreCZlyc4cCQtKLQ3arMlT0VG6-9xbca8ijferacuGcBaA2RE7wmcaReLl_jfnPE-qWGF_qf8l5R_sl2KGunaudviQQLjODwSeeL1Nwq9E_X8v6kz5LuGotwQncUie8ZP9NBrg_VPmu2uB6_e6K25lpAkGVpmZdUBl0PUXGI7GjTEqAb85f2lhHeADzjZ3/s320/IMG_2392m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking toward the surfers. <br />The snorkeling is to the left.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The water was so nice that we snorkeled for one-half hour. The bay was rough and the current was pulling us toward the surfers. It was time to swim to shore. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">While we dried off, the lifeguard announced on his bullhorn to the snorkelers in the water that the current was getting strong and choppy. He warned that strong swimmers could stay out in the water, but to beware of the current carrying them toward the surfers. He asked parents to keep an eye on their children. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After returning to our timeshare unit and showering, we watched the news. Bob helped chop up the veggies and then I made veggie stir-fry. We ate it while we watched Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, the news, Wheel of Fortune, Survivor, and our favorite show, The Amazing Race.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Thursday, March 14:</b> Today, we changed units at the timeshare. Ten o'clock am was the checkout time, but the check-in time for our new unit was 4 pm. The office staff assured us that the housekeepers would do their best to have our new unit ready quickly, but no guarantees about how quickly. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our grocery shopping expeditions to stock up for two weeks of meals was a good idea until it was time to move. We couldn't leave frozen berries, lettuce, milk, etc. in a hot car for hours. But, a storage room with a refrigerator/ freezer was available at the resort. We could store our luggage and food until our room was ready. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">That left the quandary of what we would do with ourselves. We had shopping to do. The Kailua Farmer's Market had a wonderful pineapple. We got a couple of items at Walmart and finished grocery shopping at the KTA. All we needed at the KTA were fruits and vegetables. Do you remember how expensive our first shopping day was? When I saw the receipt for only fruits and veggies, I was shocked. It was $92!!! Gaack! When we got to the car, Bob said, "Oh, it was only $19." I said, "What? It was $90!" He thought the cashier had said $19. Yes, Hawaii is expensive.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The resort had not called to say our room was ready. It was 1 pm. We were hungry, tired, hot, and thirsty. For an hour, we had killed time sitting in the rental car with the air conditioning on. Granted, we had a beautiful ocean view from the grocery store parking lot. But enough was enough. We went to the check-in desk at the resort and were told, "They just finished cleaning your room." We grabbed our things out of storage and went to the room.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For lunch, we had leftover salmon and veggie stir fry. I also had half a papaya. When I removed the garbage disposal cover to put the papaya seeds in, there were chunks of pineapple in it. I ran the garbage disposal and the pineapple did not go down. Also, our ice maker was making noise but there was no ice. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I called the resort desk and reported the items that weren't working. Within ten minutes the maintenance guy was at our door. The ice maker did not have water going to it. He had that fixed in ten minutes. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When he looked at the garbage disposal, he said it didn't have any blades in it! How could that be? Another maintenance employee delivered a new garbage disposal to our room and it was fixed in about 15 minutes. Yay!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now, we could get on with our day. We drove 1-1/2 hours to the Maunakea Visitor Center at 9,000'. From there, you can go to the summit to view all the big telescopes with a tour group, or if you have a 4-wheel drive, you can go up on your own. We were amazed when we arrived at the visitor center. There was a line of 4x4 vehicles waiting to go to the summit.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1WzyVLiukcdPlKBnIs4ySQ3GItLXZnJEKWoCqN5FfYhH8v0voYs1DsVG9LAj7OgPjjJuVOlKWakMBRuo0ukwE4L-hnN59MJneROh4O4KjDvv3rr-wJu5RQSd25IRqLtPyB3u3kDv-W3Ixoz1TKvCwDIZEve0glzrGTFd-mUaBhulsADZqXnRRdnfAkCf/s3786/20240314_180507m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2840" data-original-width="3786" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1WzyVLiukcdPlKBnIs4ySQ3GItLXZnJEKWoCqN5FfYhH8v0voYs1DsVG9LAj7OgPjjJuVOlKWakMBRuo0ukwE4L-hnN59MJneROh4O4KjDvv3rr-wJu5RQSd25IRqLtPyB3u3kDv-W3Ixoz1TKvCwDIZEve0glzrGTFd-mUaBhulsADZqXnRRdnfAkCf/s320/20240314_180507m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mauna Kea Visitor Center on the mountain<br />at 9,000' elevation.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p>We wanted to see the sunset from the 9,000' level. Unfortunately, clouds enveloped this elevation and we would not be able to see the sunset if we did the 15-20 minute hike to the viewpoint. We read the information signs outside the Visitor Center about the famous telescopes at the summit. Other signs give information on the challenging Mauna Kea Humu'ula Trail, Native Hawaiian beliefs, tools, and customs.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KkpEw5vJBIu9rbsM1C_4IdQI95J6XLqsjT8-OQEHY4jBDwwdSeUOYkZWuJ3vovo1YI5A3gervHAJOq0wkF8RbNcBfTYrgKnrDW96rmNpgqz32pr0TGv5dVSQzPbhZumPDObXQAwHDet6-BGgVgAVJzCiScdA1XXNB2u_6a9E1sDZ5qT0YcQ79ShG-fgA/s4032/IMG_2405m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KkpEw5vJBIu9rbsM1C_4IdQI95J6XLqsjT8-OQEHY4jBDwwdSeUOYkZWuJ3vovo1YI5A3gervHAJOq0wkF8RbNcBfTYrgKnrDW96rmNpgqz32pr0TGv5dVSQzPbhZumPDObXQAwHDet6-BGgVgAVJzCiScdA1XXNB2u_6a9E1sDZ5qT0YcQ79ShG-fgA/s320/IMG_2405m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wow! It was 51 degrees here this afternoon.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KBLfiwricAdh8DisfFSeBWC1YGp93NZvRRket2JT4wP8ABCG-zGvUAkpQhaS04nZZXyuTMu6jTqbYX0ZZDfW6YVRUBdhF8krmogIZladW9eARhnxWPSEiyP_2Ae9Pyv7XcjP-Hu4b224AuAfRRHFNXRLsuc3i9MqH5wTkvYTm7k83o99Ln13JEWQE2_I/s4032/20240314_180457m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KBLfiwricAdh8DisfFSeBWC1YGp93NZvRRket2JT4wP8ABCG-zGvUAkpQhaS04nZZXyuTMu6jTqbYX0ZZDfW6YVRUBdhF8krmogIZladW9eARhnxWPSEiyP_2Ae9Pyv7XcjP-Hu4b224AuAfRRHFNXRLsuc3i9MqH5wTkvYTm7k83o99Ln13JEWQE2_I/s320/20240314_180457m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No sunset view today.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The photo below shows my layered look. I wore a T-shirt, a long-sleeved shirt, a sweater, and a windbreaker. That wasn't quite warm enough. A nice warm scarf would have helped.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUusVLBGKzysH0DvkWiEKpXHe4LCQHC3iGB67PAQ1Qi64OcMl6LqLJf5Kg_9nwiBV_d_vXtaQ5VJ_j3UHZBudLgQelcUxvHnLhqBhd9zK7dJ8CBrDik9KE9ir8SE1K3atpN3t4nScPooW-6UkosFIzUkvBiojkTwUtBZWkrhwjjtmdbwYSXlSGTQrPGJZ/s2016/IMG_2404m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUusVLBGKzysH0DvkWiEKpXHe4LCQHC3iGB67PAQ1Qi64OcMl6LqLJf5Kg_9nwiBV_d_vXtaQ5VJ_j3UHZBudLgQelcUxvHnLhqBhd9zK7dJ8CBrDik9KE9ir8SE1K3atpN3t4nScPooW-6UkosFIzUkvBiojkTwUtBZWkrhwjjtmdbwYSXlSGTQrPGJZ/s320/IMG_2404m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mauna Kea Visitor Center.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today's wildlife sightings were impressive: goats, sheep, turkeys, wild pigs, myna birds, yellow finches, Hawaiian cardinals, and cows (but not invisible cows).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjocNJR2qW7POXmhe02WrD3MEeT9sSUjvw1QRHSv27OdDGqpwmC3flQ_dFWWWYufBTsgOVVp1Fy5xtNThkFs6Bm-JdQuDK0cLKLJx94tDXSM6PyXZV-h8kltbt89yv0E9lC-S3P0Olq1XlDJI6_UoEOkQn8FcwWiexv9JAZ3rmXEvtuRXjFkbLji_c9fUt/s3738/20240314_180217m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2799" data-original-width="3738" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjocNJR2qW7POXmhe02WrD3MEeT9sSUjvw1QRHSv27OdDGqpwmC3flQ_dFWWWYufBTsgOVVp1Fy5xtNThkFs6Bm-JdQuDK0cLKLJx94tDXSM6PyXZV-h8kltbt89yv0E9lC-S3P0Olq1XlDJI6_UoEOkQn8FcwWiexv9JAZ3rmXEvtuRXjFkbLji_c9fUt/s320/20240314_180217m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are the informational signs about the Native Hawaiians and the observatories at the top of Mauna Kea.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_NOjm5Z0kA-TKkOVlJvH4JZtj-tsu_NopHeQlfRLM2z0eT0bDGSrzGZEk7zdeU55GRBj4vDJBg8dVAeLel7u9byjIsBEsHhhfQnBUIeJwABikeJAaNSGITLLDHWCLYX5pQtfGR5zH6n2ANlUTFzMEbwqK5rrmt8WFdc6VnLQcgviZLYozXzsRnkryEpA/s3235/20240314_175155m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5diHFb-PSYnvwIJi2DNBxvZntTOkk7djmUuDvJ-xRysuVlQEWL7CUDhZQp8fND8olsqRod_wWn4cHQ-xIp7BgjzqDg-JcbsvicZWZBP4L-4lm8fXvDP5Uc8P6nq8TIOQ4OgigHiVPQm3ebtEh-XE1rZdqMWwjN1gq8NESY8p5fTu_W9QfWcyauvEyvTy/s3427/20240314_175518m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3427" data-original-width="2570" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5diHFb-PSYnvwIJi2DNBxvZntTOkk7djmUuDvJ-xRysuVlQEWL7CUDhZQp8fND8olsqRod_wWn4cHQ-xIp7BgjzqDg-JcbsvicZWZBP4L-4lm8fXvDP5Uc8P6nq8TIOQ4OgigHiVPQm3ebtEh-XE1rZdqMWwjN1gq8NESY8p5fTu_W9QfWcyauvEyvTy/s320/20240314_175518m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Humu'ula Trail goes from the Mauna Kea Visitor Center to the summit of Mauna Kea. This sounds like a very tough hike!</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQGyXGrrWuClO7AQqV6_G7sqlUcKIoXhcOoSybS6iajKxQgl1NG5H8cHWvHXlY85d0RtWWPbPLVowtQnIijZN2-klPlPtJDVjlY_-xfSUAauEI7LI9R7eSrOubTtaeZSa5cEFTJxs8wyBoGoIBzauAUKxk75aPH37m80P7z6pmKtyJAK_6RFVhQalqiEZ/s3674/20240314_175547m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3674" data-original-width="2753" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQGyXGrrWuClO7AQqV6_G7sqlUcKIoXhcOoSybS6iajKxQgl1NG5H8cHWvHXlY85d0RtWWPbPLVowtQnIijZN2-klPlPtJDVjlY_-xfSUAauEI7LI9R7eSrOubTtaeZSa5cEFTJxs8wyBoGoIBzauAUKxk75aPH37m80P7z6pmKtyJAK_6RFVhQalqiEZ/s320/20240314_175547m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you're looking for a challenging<br />hike, this is it!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The road down the mountain has a 17% grade. Our Nissan Altima's low gear did not keep the car at a low speed. I did my best not to ride the brakes. The SUV in front of me had smoke pouring out from its brakes. Their brakes smelled like they were burning. They didn't stop, they just kept going down the hill.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Once home, I cooked salmon steaks and Bob made a green salad. We were hungry and happy to eat. For dessert, I had fresh pineapple chunks. Bob is waiting until morning to eat his pineapple.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tomorrow morning we will do the Walua Road Volksmarch in Kailua, Hawaii. Good night good people.</span></p>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com0Mauna Kea Humu'ula Trailhead, Mauna Kea Humu'ula Trail, Hawaii, USA19.7621423 -155.456455919.758103593846883 -155.46074743442384 19.766181006153118 -155.45216436557618tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-52576078249248212502024-03-12T22:30:00.419-05:002024-03-14T05:49:53.499-05:00A Day Trip to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Southwest Hawaii - Tuesday, March 12, 2024<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob got up at 5 am to work with his clients in Texas (where it was 10 am). He is dedicated to getting the job done. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After breakfast, we left our timeshare in Keahou, Hawaii, and drove two hours to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. We made a stop at Naalehu for the Punalu'u Bake Shop. Anytime we go to this part of the island, the Bake Shop is <i>de rigueur</i>. Bob is doing a wellness program, so he skipped the bakery products and had a big green salad with chicken. I'm really proud of him for sticking to his guns. I had a Bismarck malasada (like a cream puff) with chocolate ganache frosting on top. For a snack later, I bought a pineapple/peach turnover.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VrTOKZsLj7Wz4VoKiCOsn40tiBG-Mb55LIYbDJfaDKXqbt4ZIvBOA7K_4cdtqOovL0uR4ecv5CNBDwo3aXpgi-Fw1YrO-MNoSNM3Db-oqX-a3mE3BTbz6blM9dLLFx1mPgMSHGdddC6-iyGkqhnZ0NqnbVrlxeX8sKE__g0HF95i5xK_iMMOJEOwUiYS/s2480/20240312_112646m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1990" data-original-width="2480" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VrTOKZsLj7Wz4VoKiCOsn40tiBG-Mb55LIYbDJfaDKXqbt4ZIvBOA7K_4cdtqOovL0uR4ecv5CNBDwo3aXpgi-Fw1YrO-MNoSNM3Db-oqX-a3mE3BTbz6blM9dLLFx1mPgMSHGdddC6-iyGkqhnZ0NqnbVrlxeX8sKE__g0HF95i5xK_iMMOJEOwUiYS/s320/20240312_112646m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The interior of Punalu'u Bake Shop, <br />Naalehu, Hawaii.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPqSLg-LsVM4oM6c-3t4mbjuA-yw9Q-LYlAl12_fGFFRT-j8zv-xWIzRWjxA4gsFqLnSiTMNFz3Hpx7RgIo0AFVKN5zgBx2lVdmAGrWOHBXaxppSgU4OdHnMPllRHSr7jqRLjVDhOxBOy8Pe_gInMHjV-o5Xs1nVosUODha6u2xWP_vxonYd19Ss51kG5/s4032/20240312_112343m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPqSLg-LsVM4oM6c-3t4mbjuA-yw9Q-LYlAl12_fGFFRT-j8zv-xWIzRWjxA4gsFqLnSiTMNFz3Hpx7RgIo0AFVKN5zgBx2lVdmAGrWOHBXaxppSgU4OdHnMPllRHSr7jqRLjVDhOxBOy8Pe_gInMHjV-o5Xs1nVosUODha6u2xWP_vxonYd19Ss51kG5/s320/20240312_112343m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The placid koi pond at Punalu'u Bake Shop.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlh1wt5jceYVf-dyCx-Mg-npz91MJGzYx_K6WWc65szpF2xsrre-9JtF_-renzzZMRPOvinPUzbAPBX6H0T45K7tJwyvCqtcQj0fdiNxJjOwKcEvx_Y_9sKREqEyfic-TCRSN09jZrFdpm6LHJBx0cKStXCwXgwqByMsHvQIkZ5eSKXOnsXjp7soNIQ8zq/s3731/20240312_112401m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2913" data-original-width="3731" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlh1wt5jceYVf-dyCx-Mg-npz91MJGzYx_K6WWc65szpF2xsrre-9JtF_-renzzZMRPOvinPUzbAPBX6H0T45K7tJwyvCqtcQj0fdiNxJjOwKcEvx_Y_9sKREqEyfic-TCRSN09jZrFdpm6LHJBx0cKStXCwXgwqByMsHvQIkZ5eSKXOnsXjp7soNIQ8zq/s320/20240312_112401m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The gazebos are for relaxing and eating.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3623" data-original-width="2807" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJ2gYT8FpuU2er11v6SAS5qpGz1YvTt-ObFF6-xHtMXnGaEwMAx_80_ukslGIr6L8F_WrUTmAaMNhqK6zKEL8UfCUcfiz5M5_mOibrH70ccky6DtIIQnjzjdPWolvID5eFazijscMXBMDAvBEeo2w3lC197tsA8eJA2t0mBlT-Q6N08XCmzuQg7E-fS_g/s320/20240312_112846m.jpg" width="248" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Information on Punalu'u Bake Shop.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQXGmnQwbnwHcSDdJxQVB2YojNj6lAGD6GiaO9IhV313zuwrL0v2XVQjdOVLV-nFVrdXnfqKMcWtlYj7h83CdQ_ug-XAS_43OQfe3c040JH7BRNw7ZnF6XjXuwUJQJqOSbT1Ai8ItDDy8VdVkaoeb80OyAL190MfVUYQqJXoR2UibfKpG_032xiKtGEj0/s4032/20240312_112956m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQXGmnQwbnwHcSDdJxQVB2YojNj6lAGD6GiaO9IhV313zuwrL0v2XVQjdOVLV-nFVrdXnfqKMcWtlYj7h83CdQ_ug-XAS_43OQfe3c040JH7BRNw7ZnF6XjXuwUJQJqOSbT1Ai8ItDDy8VdVkaoeb80OyAL190MfVUYQqJXoR2UibfKpG_032xiKtGEj0/s320/20240312_112956m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This bush had huge hibiscus!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the bakery, we continued to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. At the Visitor Center, we watched two movies and made our way around the museum. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnS_jpAyd5qMghXzIF6pP8HoZVmCzTOOXaOxcaf6rMAnFGm9coIysGevhwSUwbMNiG452iY76G3sCb0o08HOnEg400TygTWNSHsmZKvNPcU_GP1MYvtzs626IMmXtSWC0TcExVBa5quIdekZ0tiuoC0-mCnU0Th2-3SVJ_pAZb81mXIw7Mtcd9rEPeQ-I/s2845/20240312_122056m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="2845" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnS_jpAyd5qMghXzIF6pP8HoZVmCzTOOXaOxcaf6rMAnFGm9coIysGevhwSUwbMNiG452iY76G3sCb0o08HOnEg400TygTWNSHsmZKvNPcU_GP1MYvtzs626IMmXtSWC0TcExVBa5quIdekZ0tiuoC0-mCnU0Th2-3SVJ_pAZb81mXIw7Mtcd9rEPeQ-I/s320/20240312_122056m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is a World Heritage Site.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are at the Kilauea Visitor Center. Kilauea Volcano has its own vent. It is not part of Mauna Loa. Currently, there are no eruptions at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. That's fine with us. In 2016, we saw lava flowing into the ocean at night. We do not have to deal with vog (volcanic fog) on this trip.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahXLEovFjXq9tXr-nuBAQ0SkoYENM-f4DN1D403JA4YEt0aIsOTOwM77B57H84d5XmCFE05G1W2m7gZeHOqgHHBft1XvSdiyKQW6M6SKhECdOnghJwsjJkUTG4tlryn7EaqRozhhygcRYm89GXde4HmYprMCP1UpqEYP91jT6DbhE_P1lYHKMTdx8aEcp/s3245/20240312_122102m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="3245" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahXLEovFjXq9tXr-nuBAQ0SkoYENM-f4DN1D403JA4YEt0aIsOTOwM77B57H84d5XmCFE05G1W2m7gZeHOqgHHBft1XvSdiyKQW6M6SKhECdOnghJwsjJkUTG4tlryn7EaqRozhhygcRYm89GXde4HmYprMCP1UpqEYP91jT6DbhE_P1lYHKMTdx8aEcp/s320/20240312_122102m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXXREce3H8ANyoNehXO-y8VliacAqiwWv7gk_VGNXh4lzl7y4msTcQOL1xYehj_DK9lYZnqbY5StUIBCFuFP4zBE1MlT_K2yfAiF0WJFq9HaW4BarCrq7TSBlVbJQMoksbD7agpFZGZIVboONxVQSjpKjwuz17luezDFBw-AaXlJguP2vmiq_TR01-9H3/s3834/20240312_125428m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3834" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXXREce3H8ANyoNehXO-y8VliacAqiwWv7gk_VGNXh4lzl7y4msTcQOL1xYehj_DK9lYZnqbY5StUIBCFuFP4zBE1MlT_K2yfAiF0WJFq9HaW4BarCrq7TSBlVbJQMoksbD7agpFZGZIVboONxVQSjpKjwuz17luezDFBw-AaXlJguP2vmiq_TR01-9H3/s320/20240312_125428m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob in front of a display at Hawaii Volcanoes<br /> National Park, Kilauea Visitor Center.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXn-2Rvtn_3Wm1_omc8CDMeXJW0S1FdjAZcWxvXj2UmoJSWKc5HWfBu7tKcK0XEJvFeGZdKUXrykvoyFqlpknPdAu9_0v0p29hG2dfFtfj6vdZI-8xKkwJfoyLW-TU8pq2A2kZdoPZ3g85s5Aw4wyPDJR8rRyOPDzXDPQcvcmO3rMlBQI0hvH9EZLTjn-/s4032/20240312_125614m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXn-2Rvtn_3Wm1_omc8CDMeXJW0S1FdjAZcWxvXj2UmoJSWKc5HWfBu7tKcK0XEJvFeGZdKUXrykvoyFqlpknPdAu9_0v0p29hG2dfFtfj6vdZI-8xKkwJfoyLW-TU8pq2A2kZdoPZ3g85s5Aw4wyPDJR8rRyOPDzXDPQcvcmO3rMlBQI0hvH9EZLTjn-/s320/20240312_125614m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A diorama of rainforest birds<br />in the Kilauea Visitor Center.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LVwdpjBNqEX-DtdA8WdkkDuAeV1sI1KxBas-GKeiR8laiqcgJm-mh12-ep5uhXQjYGXH0GUE0kY3DjvdSBdA6nu6vhNa-vCb25pJBhKODR8Z8H6CaaBKo66gDsV-Jvo9pgHdHdEwXteNx7WN_IDRJvcl2XeGXX80Gfp5PstA2SkqCW59d1JBsgVYREFB/s3648/20240312_125640m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2812" data-original-width="3648" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LVwdpjBNqEX-DtdA8WdkkDuAeV1sI1KxBas-GKeiR8laiqcgJm-mh12-ep5uhXQjYGXH0GUE0kY3DjvdSBdA6nu6vhNa-vCb25pJBhKODR8Z8H6CaaBKo66gDsV-Jvo9pgHdHdEwXteNx7WN_IDRJvcl2XeGXX80Gfp5PstA2SkqCW59d1JBsgVYREFB/s320/20240312_125640m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Waves and wind carried some life to Hawaii.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpoZQSrRgj51ZbYlEbz0Ed4lDJz-XlM6vmGkDsicDFDESlJq8WxB8pfVIjM2Hj4kfRDl27HOyn0cZfjfLRvyU5IfL8xJqOmGxEZF4ks9PMwuRCXDJ-wbFBYrhX3tv0FSccL2XXLgKyflLwPhp-Htv7bDeZD3N9dJXJGjqtcwSYprdyu6vEC5lIkCAJrkSJ/s3944/20240312_125656m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2545" data-original-width="3944" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpoZQSrRgj51ZbYlEbz0Ed4lDJz-XlM6vmGkDsicDFDESlJq8WxB8pfVIjM2Hj4kfRDl27HOyn0cZfjfLRvyU5IfL8xJqOmGxEZF4ks9PMwuRCXDJ-wbFBYrhX3tv0FSccL2XXLgKyflLwPhp-Htv7bDeZD3N9dJXJGjqtcwSYprdyu6vEC5lIkCAJrkSJ/s320/20240312_125656m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wings transported most life to Hawaii.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the Visitor Center, we drove four miles to the Uekahuna parking lot. A short walk along the rim of the Halemaumau Crater revealed the destruction of the crater by the most recent eruptions. The crater used to be round, but now it's all broken up. No lava pool is visible at the bottom of the crater, but the steam vents are smokin'.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTDO63MbPJaDt_8268xfiBG-pSCt9lVyxQJAqKyyE42NsOxUJ5snYSkA_UnhP_VtzMZFNym3r-OpJYiNvpAWYxu2CpdsGB8H9CTzkeTdxtqxHJPhtILdJffRhMEKpOWgWnZv4zL9Me8ABYuJBVScQrcOw7eYZ7B_ibvEq2NUq1PrNZ7D4VOIaSForD4Jp/s4032/20240312_131729m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTDO63MbPJaDt_8268xfiBG-pSCt9lVyxQJAqKyyE42NsOxUJ5snYSkA_UnhP_VtzMZFNym3r-OpJYiNvpAWYxu2CpdsGB8H9CTzkeTdxtqxHJPhtILdJffRhMEKpOWgWnZv4zL9Me8ABYuJBVScQrcOw7eYZ7B_ibvEq2NUq1PrNZ7D4VOIaSForD4Jp/s320/20240312_131729m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The volcanic landscape at Halemaumau Crater.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvzBWjklCdmd0kNgnKoJHIOARVey5XzFEBe9necF_F567Ppg3kt1Vh6SHSdmNmPkKVmIWEzyWFGFPFk6BxkZf-9sfxeSG2c6AmN43DOgNBU2i2ke2MqT2L7DQ2lBqrLhN_jycHo4-Okzg5JnKVliq-Xn_dtHFjm2L5d_aP_EXaK2hz-sJemwuN3EpixlG/s4032/20240312_131942m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvzBWjklCdmd0kNgnKoJHIOARVey5XzFEBe9necF_F567Ppg3kt1Vh6SHSdmNmPkKVmIWEzyWFGFPFk6BxkZf-9sfxeSG2c6AmN43DOgNBU2i2ke2MqT2L7DQ2lBqrLhN_jycHo4-Okzg5JnKVliq-Xn_dtHFjm2L5d_aP_EXaK2hz-sJemwuN3EpixlG/s320/20240312_131942m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Halemaumau Crater...it smells like sulfur here!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJhPZtNeWS2Xp5L2l9B8pqKeLmOe11iWaah5UoXtlXX-phmLj4wpkvy4mqEAs6uFwshhUb4uYDOTgKZFxihjluFFYiMmIo0t5D8r8s-uLLC1UbIsDtkIi-qTdHP0zQw7ydjAccyLq2cnZQQvIioly7FLrfLuFBzDVQMLDsDWItOKVZ5gLKPk5hBYqUXeQ/s2537/20240312_132049m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1911" data-original-width="2537" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJhPZtNeWS2Xp5L2l9B8pqKeLmOe11iWaah5UoXtlXX-phmLj4wpkvy4mqEAs6uFwshhUb4uYDOTgKZFxihjluFFYiMmIo0t5D8r8s-uLLC1UbIsDtkIi-qTdHP0zQw7ydjAccyLq2cnZQQvIioly7FLrfLuFBzDVQMLDsDWItOKVZ5gLKPk5hBYqUXeQ/s320/20240312_132049m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzHN59BK9fua4z8V6A32r8cjQeqe_O7cwaBX0Ae1j2UJQOZUGSQ1VfYbPt1KWwMK1QyIEG6lxYkhuO_CbPzwA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park brochure describes the park's volcanos:</span></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Volcanos are land builders - they created the Hawaiian Island chain. Kilauea and Mauna Loa, two of the world's most active volcanos, still add land to the island of Hawai'i. Mauna Loa is Earth's most massive mountain, with an estimated volume of 19,000 cubic miles.</span></blockquote><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Today's summit of Mauna Loa volcano stands about 56,000 feet (17,000 m) above the depressed sea floor - over 27,000 feet (8,230 m) taller than Mt. Everest.</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Unlike explosive continental volcanoes, the more fluid and less gaseous eruptions of Kilauea and Mauna Loa produce fiery fountains and rivers of molten lava. Added layer upon layer, the flows created a barren volcanic landscape that became a foundation for life. Wind and water carried hundreds of species across the vast Pacific. Some survived, adapted, and prospered on the isolated archipelago, making it a showcase for evolution. Humans from other Polynesian islands, Europe, and elsewhere also introduced plants and animals, drastically altering the natural balance that once prevailed..."</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had limited time in the park because we wanted to stop at the Bake Shop, South Point, and check out a beach park we had never been to. Highway 11, part of the Hawaii Belt Road from the national park to Naalehu, runs the gamut of landscapes: new lava, old lava, native rainforest, grasslands, and small towns. This is Ka'u, the largest and southernmost district of the Big Island of Hawai'i. Ka'u is larger than the island of Oahu and less than 6,000 inhabitants are registered in the district.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Punalu'u Bake Shop was the logical place to have lunch since we love it. I had a foot-long, smoked turkey sandwich on Hawaiian sweetbread. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">While Bob drove to South Point, I ate my sandwich. South Point is technically the second southernmost point in the United States. (The most southern point is the U.S. territory of Palmyra Island.) It is the place where the first Polynesian settlers made landfall by sailing canoe in the Hawaiian Islands. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The scenery is spectacular once you reach the end of the road at South Point. There are lava rocks and then the deep sapphire blue of the ocean. Rugged cliffs have been used for fishing and cliff diving. [Bob has jumped off the 44' cliffs multiple times in the past, but not today. Not me, ever!] The currents and wind typically are strong at this location. Swimming is not recommended. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vhCh0wlJcEOV2TB9hBogeNq-xl1SapNJ5aSILWArAvJic3vF0woxvDdKmO8iy5h82Nu7jojnCCXTrrduIWRBg9O2wtjdnfP_NzBlj2zSaH8aRkUD1Hd-IqsKPi2TrVIWK7zWcnOGWb2ZlwyN8ZxVD8k_G9FjvhBMtNORsCwQYZAomJSHTgHHBonccWG0/s3418/20240312_150544m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="3418" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vhCh0wlJcEOV2TB9hBogeNq-xl1SapNJ5aSILWArAvJic3vF0woxvDdKmO8iy5h82Nu7jojnCCXTrrduIWRBg9O2wtjdnfP_NzBlj2zSaH8aRkUD1Hd-IqsKPi2TrVIWK7zWcnOGWb2ZlwyN8ZxVD8k_G9FjvhBMtNORsCwQYZAomJSHTgHHBonccWG0/s320/20240312_150544m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These wind turbines are on South Point.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruziLcYMH5F7tnP4VKgvhwUVg1J7CZFz1uZnmpsbP207ghms2HhSomtY9X_SeVVxWxPHoGPNd3MBnwZADOjqh1YufzomwVn7WG5Ra9XbHNJe6dgqcPGZAdmW4FAw47UnzWUbdVPW5clJPO9ScPaPwGR2jQNDS8lEoRjd47nFiPZyVU1KgSgpGg3bWK4hv/s3891/20240312_150701m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="3891" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruziLcYMH5F7tnP4VKgvhwUVg1J7CZFz1uZnmpsbP207ghms2HhSomtY9X_SeVVxWxPHoGPNd3MBnwZADOjqh1YufzomwVn7WG5Ra9XbHNJe6dgqcPGZAdmW4FAw47UnzWUbdVPW5clJPO9ScPaPwGR2jQNDS8lEoRjd47nFiPZyVU1KgSgpGg3bWK4hv/s320/20240312_150701m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The road to South Point, then the ocean.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSX0CgwQoKXAMZOXa9eStWm7_L-wD34Mw2w2zg80S8xV5J-s2EU-CBB_9noMqSDGWqz_JzGvG_6SVbTUZ_pUybjoUoEmFwdHuS5Pw9zkelQhYgTFbgQVEoc3vjVMzDktQSHH6A9vVHAX4ClPWATlkaoIV-i7C6AcHuSrmkz5YCpL6JqQSDIo9KCsAAvFZ/s3537/20240312_150808m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="3537" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSX0CgwQoKXAMZOXa9eStWm7_L-wD34Mw2w2zg80S8xV5J-s2EU-CBB_9noMqSDGWqz_JzGvG_6SVbTUZ_pUybjoUoEmFwdHuS5Pw9zkelQhYgTFbgQVEoc3vjVMzDktQSHH6A9vVHAX4ClPWATlkaoIV-i7C6AcHuSrmkz5YCpL6JqQSDIo9KCsAAvFZ/s320/20240312_150808m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The road to South Point.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbaS6G29fj8C_EGgNvWb62Q1F4hCIqr9dgFt3pvsMGaLIkGYG7V4GnqIYNJ3dth5Zthv4bF-2HEmrBtGknnBgVcUYIP4NyKdjLt9MzprLxo9ef35qGaAX3R9HC3hjMMlOqvJbDc1V7_2nJQFEpiDBa7Z3LZuqwkvbu0nS75Al9D4Tg3f-AIY-T3gnixVW/s3416/20240312_151553m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3416" data-original-width="2465" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbaS6G29fj8C_EGgNvWb62Q1F4hCIqr9dgFt3pvsMGaLIkGYG7V4GnqIYNJ3dth5Zthv4bF-2HEmrBtGknnBgVcUYIP4NyKdjLt9MzprLxo9ef35qGaAX3R9HC3hjMMlOqvJbDc1V7_2nJQFEpiDBa7Z3LZuqwkvbu0nS75Al9D4Tg3f-AIY-T3gnixVW/s320/20240312_151553m.jpg" width="231" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The cliffs at South Point.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dznNbCgGNc04TWymeDtMSJ9-dzME8qUxJDbRw3xBTnREWmnZyQ05eFH7kJNnNmShvJdlK9d2KHKEKWJAScO8w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8qsghR9AWU_UTwvgGX0lao1v30ftTSxkyQJQx2u6aC6NMJwmzmHkpyIP0cKUxqis_N4ljA1tVbfWP30myHpYhug8Wha8n_wle9iidsEPS7GvGy8ffV-JDq20a6wutopbYR8bPfa3QVmoBjZFWbjWv4OszqUEMup5qQzMmAkR-yDibgHP-Pm3ZW3Oa-SL/s3645/20240312_152227m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3645" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8qsghR9AWU_UTwvgGX0lao1v30ftTSxkyQJQx2u6aC6NMJwmzmHkpyIP0cKUxqis_N4ljA1tVbfWP30myHpYhug8Wha8n_wle9iidsEPS7GvGy8ffV-JDq20a6wutopbYR8bPfa3QVmoBjZFWbjWv4OszqUEMup5qQzMmAkR-yDibgHP-Pm3ZW3Oa-SL/s320/20240312_152227m.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob on the lava rocks at South Point.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDstywAf6vuvWzrksdhckDzYEao-V8Xe7M3MX1gI-vi8sSm_PfX_7Umqg-VWgof_ab6oPh_LyDWpKiYyI-MRPY2XNfwLMUAWnT9uO46E_XHeNW46fe0HPQZxEh0gYErd3nf_L2T4DfgB_-tBKjaQrGcAddV4JKAH5o-wqRbbzvfk3Ox5xDtlbDp56jsDXd/s3804/20240312_153122m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1895" data-original-width="3804" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDstywAf6vuvWzrksdhckDzYEao-V8Xe7M3MX1gI-vi8sSm_PfX_7Umqg-VWgof_ab6oPh_LyDWpKiYyI-MRPY2XNfwLMUAWnT9uO46E_XHeNW46fe0HPQZxEh0gYErd3nf_L2T4DfgB_-tBKjaQrGcAddV4JKAH5o-wqRbbzvfk3Ox5xDtlbDp56jsDXd/s320/20240312_153122m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A view of the wind turbines with Mauna<br />Loa in the background.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We hung out at South Point for a half-hour, drove back to the Belt Road, and continued our journey on Hwy. 11, heading back toward Keahou. We stopped at a scenic viewpoint to look at the lava, the South Point peninsula, and the ocean.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyo0HgRHtl222dpGD8FiLHnm0RIcANJJIXf_ImWE8RYVYNN5mKj7fwNSfHZtgDKdS3OpqUsNbyTyvwuzI7vM55uS7c1KaE9oueanJcWdV3068gY8m7lSa9ldkqp_LcUGRu7XuyTIIfWaEOEVJM-i21MxNUBE04hVypAnr84dDwuZF0sXKVxvfESUWGkDK/s3327/20240312_155303m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3327" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyo0HgRHtl222dpGD8FiLHnm0RIcANJJIXf_ImWE8RYVYNN5mKj7fwNSfHZtgDKdS3OpqUsNbyTyvwuzI7vM55uS7c1KaE9oueanJcWdV3068gY8m7lSa9ldkqp_LcUGRu7XuyTIIfWaEOEVJM-i21MxNUBE04hVypAnr84dDwuZF0sXKVxvfESUWGkDK/s320/20240312_155303m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-5__wOH4nF5OQ8Fuk-nyf0q41IFiF7mZMA9kzZ5o_z1A3HZfEts2vWsmsOC2mM9jraYmPAhfy1NQ414Ei3MnYZzjvOCFjz6QZ08_RRBYUXyV5s6a6IlSV4N6fjg1AZRZ6-PwFO08Dyy6UOUxPKPEeKRlrP0GFUqxFdFzJSD_dbAG0wUCuR7cUrVJrtm9/s4032/20240312_155326m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-5__wOH4nF5OQ8Fuk-nyf0q41IFiF7mZMA9kzZ5o_z1A3HZfEts2vWsmsOC2mM9jraYmPAhfy1NQ414Ei3MnYZzjvOCFjz6QZ08_RRBYUXyV5s6a6IlSV4N6fjg1AZRZ6-PwFO08Dyy6UOUxPKPEeKRlrP0GFUqxFdFzJSD_dbAG0wUCuR7cUrVJrtm9/s320/20240312_155326m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">South Point peninsula as seen from the scenic <br />viewpoint. Note the newer and older lava flows.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNFOBWEc8Lktw2f1e3p97grQvr8zcYPiSKhGm7bn7EUEflbXfWIiJ1g1-AKWTseq0ymrKF2x6pC6hETqDkIunHgkvw5fXixP6xTYb7KpH_UKG7FgQVD6b91vumQ7XVW2ruWa18Rg_rUjFhhK4Fjk-c2ypx2mOUJoPHjWVERgSV0-EeX0YwG6p39H1BX_Y/s3893/20240312_155444m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3893" data-original-width="2553" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNFOBWEc8Lktw2f1e3p97grQvr8zcYPiSKhGm7bn7EUEflbXfWIiJ1g1-AKWTseq0ymrKF2x6pC6hETqDkIunHgkvw5fXixP6xTYb7KpH_UKG7FgQVD6b91vumQ7XVW2ruWa18Rg_rUjFhhK4Fjk-c2ypx2mOUJoPHjWVERgSV0-EeX0YwG6p39H1BX_Y/s320/20240312_155444m.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2tisLt9IF1LYZt0ft5vGzsFj6IS4euQ3oLr9bTWas7CHAz9o9Sf77qBp8m8d4JUOr3Z1Ze69fN2XIH9zELTwnAgEfj8m4VQ3wip7R0JLiW_W_5yTylWJ8YYC6-lu4i3Gk7uZbw8XMvehpLv8ZzL8Edf7kkqQwj4klnbeUw6YmkStvEjDAXLtpn-7Lh7O/s3352/20240312_155458m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2793" data-original-width="3352" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2tisLt9IF1LYZt0ft5vGzsFj6IS4euQ3oLr9bTWas7CHAz9o9Sf77qBp8m8d4JUOr3Z1Ze69fN2XIH9zELTwnAgEfj8m4VQ3wip7R0JLiW_W_5yTylWJ8YYC6-lu4i3Gk7uZbw8XMvehpLv8ZzL8Edf7kkqQwj4klnbeUw6YmkStvEjDAXLtpn-7Lh7O/s320/20240312_155458m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BipRh7iVc9-XCGGWYEDOYfWnmr6eEtCKEEovq4EDXUDwS_s-m87msR8P07GPg7nJlhAxLHDbAO756WX1UhDiCtFA3YeeawxtYlClgmwQ5TM9vyzwnvrvvM25F789406RV15MI096q39gZcJL8896WPRH-fi4vxAhlvZGtCmC15NunletkotxBWsiWUGA/s4032/20240312_155538m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BipRh7iVc9-XCGGWYEDOYfWnmr6eEtCKEEovq4EDXUDwS_s-m87msR8P07GPg7nJlhAxLHDbAO756WX1UhDiCtFA3YeeawxtYlClgmwQ5TM9vyzwnvrvvM25F789406RV15MI096q39gZcJL8896WPRH-fi4vxAhlvZGtCmC15NunletkotxBWsiWUGA/s320/20240312_155538m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p>Our last stop on the way back to our timeshare was a STEEP, five-mile paved road from the Hawaii Belt Road down to Miloli'i Beach Park. This is a completely new park to us. Snorkeling was on our mind, but the only snorkeling here is a small, shallow, crystal-clear pond that is 2-3' deep. We didn't see any fish at all from the lava rocks. Still, it's a gorgeous piece of coastline!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIF4oA7VL-sBGAh7aZN_YJMbBOKKY9G80ejshOPspBqx6lJ3Fr5bSmXSILPmECk-6yat2S65dJKKkuryN9DTlvYoOCCv8Toc8LtchnR9AOHuPf8xCdmwhFA-TXCPtxbib0UBzJwhj6N4ClQS0nO2UymOuhmLreATllAehlYKuptUCASxqi1Oed1a9jMr-/s4032/20240312_164440m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIF4oA7VL-sBGAh7aZN_YJMbBOKKY9G80ejshOPspBqx6lJ3Fr5bSmXSILPmECk-6yat2S65dJKKkuryN9DTlvYoOCCv8Toc8LtchnR9AOHuPf8xCdmwhFA-TXCPtxbib0UBzJwhj6N4ClQS0nO2UymOuhmLreATllAehlYKuptUCASxqi1Oed1a9jMr-/s320/20240312_164440m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqWHQ6CBAWSJQcxw9ysKmEzklWNwifTCqO5O0HW__gJ2xvRWLMjd2V3y7IT5fSA8RfxhzR0J4Dj09E4HFLR3yHYx9WRxRFRdh0bVYaqWPcsZDVpEPQ9G6Qx2V1AEQWMVd3X-ZnfQtx5vJGZYympZgPZJSHxUVzO1Qrrg7vaKhmS2h4WvWZT_G_Kd6FXi2/s4032/20240312_162758m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqWHQ6CBAWSJQcxw9ysKmEzklWNwifTCqO5O0HW__gJ2xvRWLMjd2V3y7IT5fSA8RfxhzR0J4Dj09E4HFLR3yHYx9WRxRFRdh0bVYaqWPcsZDVpEPQ9G6Qx2V1AEQWMVd3X-ZnfQtx5vJGZYympZgPZJSHxUVzO1Qrrg7vaKhmS2h4WvWZT_G_Kd6FXi2/s320/20240312_162758m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>[*pono is a concept that encompasses a range of balanced, proper, and good actions that restore order and balance, even if it's a small action, i.e., picking up someone else's garbage. It's recognizing how personal actions impact everything as all is alive and interconnected.]</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlg410W7D0wXHHVyQuVOS7tSbLBfu_tJQj4xqioa4hrTZkn58pguSZOHO9EDxOIh-xM5ya66hbSmn8zxrmuQQAL54kkgRxQ4LzlzdAea5GxFN1yNRbfXcK_JvS4ClJDta5MNKcCKenqWzbgM0CXPH80MS22-lvAg4wIogF-ARPWWcN8ici5Jch4hxaOpfh/s4032/20240312_163031m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlg410W7D0wXHHVyQuVOS7tSbLBfu_tJQj4xqioa4hrTZkn58pguSZOHO9EDxOIh-xM5ya66hbSmn8zxrmuQQAL54kkgRxQ4LzlzdAea5GxFN1yNRbfXcK_JvS4ClJDta5MNKcCKenqWzbgM0CXPH80MS22-lvAg4wIogF-ARPWWcN8ici5Jch4hxaOpfh/s320/20240312_163031m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pond and coastline at Miloli'i Beach Park</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAvc7u6LtMhIlX71yseiQIesfm7F9Z-PMDBsMMrX6HXLG2Eq6b-pBmtwljQ7-1vX-yvnvatRlubwPyUW99cI55spXbt5HnKsGc8oTKZo9RQoPDdDSJkOX_dS_S4-W21JC_i8OLW8i_gIstxEB0Y0Y24YXhysMzYkyy_eOjA3MC32TNbKCDTAquWQcmRBl/s3752/20240312_163803m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2934" data-original-width="3752" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAvc7u6LtMhIlX71yseiQIesfm7F9Z-PMDBsMMrX6HXLG2Eq6b-pBmtwljQ7-1vX-yvnvatRlubwPyUW99cI55spXbt5HnKsGc8oTKZo9RQoPDdDSJkOX_dS_S4-W21JC_i8OLW8i_gIstxEB0Y0Y24YXhysMzYkyy_eOjA3MC32TNbKCDTAquWQcmRBl/s320/20240312_163803m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic46OU-cBG6Ih_OuidB21CKvzbZVnsHkCR5ZXtL7XtIBUV2t54y2UtvtX3VSrUbOmQV_oTZNfNn1Ys4vEJIml8yOVoiNES1y6o_D9rY1frr4MGeERpD9IZ_mhxkvy7kInbEuKx4muzDV46-Q6NsMYdHjnNQd0VUMWlaOnNAVZv3UWTiIKBnh6pFNCWwwnR/s4032/20240312_163930m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic46OU-cBG6Ih_OuidB21CKvzbZVnsHkCR5ZXtL7XtIBUV2t54y2UtvtX3VSrUbOmQV_oTZNfNn1Ys4vEJIml8yOVoiNES1y6o_D9rY1frr4MGeERpD9IZ_mhxkvy7kInbEuKx4muzDV46-Q6NsMYdHjnNQd0VUMWlaOnNAVZv3UWTiIKBnh6pFNCWwwnR/s320/20240312_163930m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a cute church by the Miloli'i Beach Park.<br />Early New England missionary wood construction.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJXUAg1w0YuwnGTS70ugWMhn_B_9bCvIWX3u_TXi-lKZUlMte04M34dcy5Go2Yr6A0lxPK29mb09Y-8NFp1wLLs7gkH5dUvKkshUGX8fdZo4-BfXHDuqjEhLi6afJhMRODvkLLYvMLugBFIuAQQUwQkT4KmK5uhOS2FKnBKmbU7TrvgFTrPQ6SUHC4-_g/s3899/20240312_163955m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2463" data-original-width="3899" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJXUAg1w0YuwnGTS70ugWMhn_B_9bCvIWX3u_TXi-lKZUlMte04M34dcy5Go2Yr6A0lxPK29mb09Y-8NFp1wLLs7gkH5dUvKkshUGX8fdZo4-BfXHDuqjEhLi6afJhMRODvkLLYvMLugBFIuAQQUwQkT4KmK5uhOS2FKnBKmbU7TrvgFTrPQ6SUHC4-_g/s320/20240312_163955m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-W0xgaM9SUFaSvtfCvtoIGdWrkcb5ddTONYNBgclyFfstinMJl0IMY19Cj7MQ9RCuXkieZdr94FzUGu0fLsRfJ0wZOxS0YPag5dlx6azlAicL3Mhgij8m6p5VMKbHfgx5DBU7A9-RhQSTlN5FqeG0gBlwH238HX5kcUNA0ZfrFpH13mPzFKLfVv4s8XS/s1999/20240312_170037_01m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="1737" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-W0xgaM9SUFaSvtfCvtoIGdWrkcb5ddTONYNBgclyFfstinMJl0IMY19Cj7MQ9RCuXkieZdr94FzUGu0fLsRfJ0wZOxS0YPag5dlx6azlAicL3Mhgij8m6p5VMKbHfgx5DBU7A9-RhQSTlN5FqeG0gBlwH238HX5kcUNA0ZfrFpH13mPzFKLfVv4s8XS/s320/20240312_170037_01m.jpg" width="278" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This crazy yard art was next to a <br />local farm stand.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Our day trip came to a close when we returned to our timeshare. It wasn't long until sunset and it looked like there weren't clouds on the horizon. We took a short walk to where we could clearly see the sunset. These were perfect conditions to see the "green flash." </p><p>We watched as the sun dipped to the horizon line and, just as it went out of sight, we both saw the "green flash." We lived in Hawaii for five years and knew exactly what to look for and when. It's not something you see often, so we get excited when we see it!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjD5yFo7e-poMm0XSEH0GAtoNkJpYhm_cAgtgm23ihrcqfZVwHITd-oYyWcgscdx0uCIQw2XcIgcfr60RdFK3wh8zg5ioy8UUALLE5WlDFvS6QEFai7dKfjecUsRgU4-1pIpz1jeRO3VvKhEvVBSuK3dJfN_ao61KJbl4LHcl_XlH9rl-BPVUukJ4QISZ/s4032/20240312_183149m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjD5yFo7e-poMm0XSEH0GAtoNkJpYhm_cAgtgm23ihrcqfZVwHITd-oYyWcgscdx0uCIQw2XcIgcfr60RdFK3wh8zg5ioy8UUALLE5WlDFvS6QEFai7dKfjecUsRgU4-1pIpz1jeRO3VvKhEvVBSuK3dJfN_ao61KJbl4LHcl_XlH9rl-BPVUukJ4QISZ/s320/20240312_183149m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOht6JN9InDxfWYFIxW6aFUMEErjE1T6X3j9AZX2ONE8O4LAxOaVPr61VfkTBZyet-fyj0dsxEVYK-jypCWmbctjDNsvIu_fVvKi7dqawzsGcPdz9Jh5I6rwd0IzMdRYX1Q7QwbxbxWETtW5P0AVB9AavJRtVO-xFvoj0RaOebfuCrrsl47O_kTzG0wI82/s4032/20240312_183249m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOht6JN9InDxfWYFIxW6aFUMEErjE1T6X3j9AZX2ONE8O4LAxOaVPr61VfkTBZyet-fyj0dsxEVYK-jypCWmbctjDNsvIu_fVvKi7dqawzsGcPdz9Jh5I6rwd0IzMdRYX1Q7QwbxbxWETtW5P0AVB9AavJRtVO-xFvoj0RaOebfuCrrsl47O_kTzG0wI82/s320/20240312_183249m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXgOvFmiSSNw2jYMBIi7gMrxAy0-Kf4A6EU3hi_y1VRDKVnm4ImSgb4wbnhWzCOMRP5RXFfhXg-6UQyQBxoifunHN6DFQB5WFVIzvbG9vpj-6e5aJ0hBOhWTxBTE9gppPRPPgLn1_JYXyzEAHB_-KwxGII1Zty0t-szt9arqjy9Fgy2a3LbklTQ0hL0-q/s4032/20240312_183254m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXgOvFmiSSNw2jYMBIi7gMrxAy0-Kf4A6EU3hi_y1VRDKVnm4ImSgb4wbnhWzCOMRP5RXFfhXg-6UQyQBxoifunHN6DFQB5WFVIzvbG9vpj-6e5aJ0hBOhWTxBTE9gppPRPPgLn1_JYXyzEAHB_-KwxGII1Zty0t-szt9arqjy9Fgy2a3LbklTQ0hL0-q/s320/20240312_183254m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcws754aMUbevlZz5CzqV3cNfZll3FqOhWxbPVE7vzUH4trDwambSv7_amPY6vafJOEiqSC_N9HcAJRtYznzsdZMN0CrwOn2b8z2_LCyrac-8i0mIU3z4ey0Eem98b7DofUxXy43nGkUtbWxbWnIMxnwBNFA43Wu0tHeFReYuFW24HgmGUa-a0SDzSw_F/s3663/20240312_183617m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2950" data-original-width="3663" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcws754aMUbevlZz5CzqV3cNfZll3FqOhWxbPVE7vzUH4trDwambSv7_amPY6vafJOEiqSC_N9HcAJRtYznzsdZMN0CrwOn2b8z2_LCyrac-8i0mIU3z4ey0Eem98b7DofUxXy43nGkUtbWxbWnIMxnwBNFA43Wu0tHeFReYuFW24HgmGUa-a0SDzSw_F/s320/20240312_183617m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Murals at Kona Coast Resort.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLT3lDYyNJjqrEvBHXuXh5B3nBeSe7D0llBzGGUGwZ54cnYo1U3sdphODVblyH94paDy1f2g6LhD4cg9vIb-6m1XFwQHJItYqm-cxgFEYSJd9QbF4CO0MvBickzl63Aqck7SqPw06bhHCeTT7ipZCa34S4RQV532-n8rKBX0K15bNIpk72qb4zn_y2f-7/s3386/20240312_184046m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2739" data-original-width="3386" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLT3lDYyNJjqrEvBHXuXh5B3nBeSe7D0llBzGGUGwZ54cnYo1U3sdphODVblyH94paDy1f2g6LhD4cg9vIb-6m1XFwQHJItYqm-cxgFEYSJd9QbF4CO0MvBickzl63Aqck7SqPw06bhHCeTT7ipZCa34S4RQV532-n8rKBX0K15bNIpk72qb4zn_y2f-7/s320/20240312_184046m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the building we're in.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>For dinner, we had chicken stir fry and a mixed green salad. Later in the evening, I had hot chocolate with the pineapple/peach turnover. That was yummy!</p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">That's it for today. TravelBug out.</span></p><p></p>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com0Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96785, USA19.4290543 -155.256889218.910621896038613 -155.80620560625 19.947486703961388 -154.70757279375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-7883769551132244482024-03-11T22:30:00.000-05:002024-03-14T05:45:44.452-05:00The Early Days of Our Hawaiian Vacation - Sunday-Monday, March 10-11, 2024<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob has been ambitious the first few days at the resort. Sunday at 5 am, while I slept in, Bob walked 16 miles. He was exhausted when he came back. He then worked for a while. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I got up at 11 am, he was napping. I showered, ate breakfast, and at 1 pm Hawaiian time, I watched the Oscars. He slept for a few hours in the afternoon. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had leftover veggie stir fry and broiled ahi tuna for dinner. At 6 pm, we watched part of 60 Minutes. It was a re-run and I hadn't seen one of the segments. We watched more TV and I wrote a blog. This was a low-key day for me. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today (Monday), Bob was up</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">again</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> at 5 am, this time to work (in Texas it was 10 am). When I got up, we had smoothies. Bob wanted to snorkel at Kahalu'u Beach Park, 0.6 miles away. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">We walked over in the afternoon after low tide. It was too chilly and cloudy for me to go snorkeling. The wind was blowing and there was no sun. It was sprinkling lightly. I prefer to snorkel when it's sunny. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Because of my allergy to cold temperatures causing hives, swelling, and itching, I need the sun to warm me up for 1/2 hour when I get out of the water. Bob said the snorkeling was okay. He saw a moray eel and some of the more usual reef fishes. I read my book. He was only in the water for 15 minutes. Then we walked back to the resort.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The snorkel fins Bob bought on Saturday were too small. He did not use them and he returned them today. Then we went to Walmart where he chose fins with an adjustable back strap that he hopes will fit better. We should be able to try them out tomorrow when we drive to Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park. There is a new-to-us snorkel spot we want to visit near Kealekekua Bay.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The sunset was better this evening and I've included those photos in this blog.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-L9R-KQ0k_1_KwOAAUlBxjoP7ubbEdTGLzn-J84sVkDao5hwdFI-OUhm8D-a8GR6uIyD0s-iOyPoGVR9SIgYar6NzpKjidjoKKx308n0_WPc1YKV-tWk1iQV88C67FhkAGdc60uV_p_mDYyVCQF40gM_N1Xdkp8GZCJuR0zFkKSwwQ40Uzkt3Am-RrYre/s4032/20240311_183048m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-L9R-KQ0k_1_KwOAAUlBxjoP7ubbEdTGLzn-J84sVkDao5hwdFI-OUhm8D-a8GR6uIyD0s-iOyPoGVR9SIgYar6NzpKjidjoKKx308n0_WPc1YKV-tWk1iQV88C67FhkAGdc60uV_p_mDYyVCQF40gM_N1Xdkp8GZCJuR0zFkKSwwQ40Uzkt3Am-RrYre/s320/20240311_183048m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sunset as seen from the Kona Coast Resort<br />on Monday, March 11, 2024.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGqHUx9o9RDfGXtGbqPHAqWzjOfimTseQjnd7S_sbqwFC5KFT3pMdgtaOKLE9fJdaZO3KAUSQFDjj4RJtw33FF84RKhpGfXA6F7uJ93v47tyKFwICXik7418R7AwY0I9LjXxkFaAwJ61k7VtRbVe_T5m_c35VbNU5QgCZBTSXjTNNQukDKJeE52isJvAG/s3742/20240311_182830m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2940" data-original-width="3742" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGqHUx9o9RDfGXtGbqPHAqWzjOfimTseQjnd7S_sbqwFC5KFT3pMdgtaOKLE9fJdaZO3KAUSQFDjj4RJtw33FF84RKhpGfXA6F7uJ93v47tyKFwICXik7418R7AwY0I9LjXxkFaAwJ61k7VtRbVe_T5m_c35VbNU5QgCZBTSXjTNNQukDKJeE52isJvAG/s320/20240311_182830m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Before sunset - looking across the golf <br />course from the Kona Coast Resort.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVoQCz-Dv39A45oSu9135BzCr2Ma_C5XbZjOm5er1lzKDWPQFuZQ_bRumiKJNmdtaqRcS_0Rqz-q04x3RC9sj63cNV8qgqWy-h2QQ5gvwM1C4hBGZseHvohOyXQUa6iCnDNwqpCQqg-_khImggB_gh6fMtB17Tro7i3tf_hs7OoOFG03icHp8LNLLp3mV/s4032/20240311_183149m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVoQCz-Dv39A45oSu9135BzCr2Ma_C5XbZjOm5er1lzKDWPQFuZQ_bRumiKJNmdtaqRcS_0Rqz-q04x3RC9sj63cNV8qgqWy-h2QQ5gvwM1C4hBGZseHvohOyXQUa6iCnDNwqpCQqg-_khImggB_gh6fMtB17Tro7i3tf_hs7OoOFG03icHp8LNLLp3mV/s320/20240311_183149m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sunset as seen from the Kona Coast <br />Resort </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">on Monday, March 11, 2024.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFNfW8YgtCcgqL3reiws1cjIdQar2KZvoQ9fdhwg2yNW1xyYKB9KKYu9tppFfg1Vzfx_zIvk6JGN1vd8YZIsTNrJ7qIZdlns8EU1b_TCBaq7rmOlbTTjDPS2WM_dovImxHrEZTU93rbKoeSagkPQiG0umEq5cV0W-x6zTgP4KPnNnSxqrVDQzNbV68YvX/s4032/20240311_183603m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFNfW8YgtCcgqL3reiws1cjIdQar2KZvoQ9fdhwg2yNW1xyYKB9KKYu9tppFfg1Vzfx_zIvk6JGN1vd8YZIsTNrJ7qIZdlns8EU1b_TCBaq7rmOlbTTjDPS2WM_dovImxHrEZTU93rbKoeSagkPQiG0umEq5cV0W-x6zTgP4KPnNnSxqrVDQzNbV68YvX/s320/20240311_183603m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gold dust day gecko (<i>Phelsuma<br />laticauda</i>) Hawaiian invasive species.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Gold dust day gecko is a small lizard native to Madagascar. It was introduced to Hawaii in 1990 and has thrived in the tropical environment. It's commonly known as the mascot for GEICO insurance and the main character of the video game series, Gex. They are insectivores and herbivores. An interesting factoid: Gold dust day geckos lack eyelids, instead having rounded pupils and a clear, fixed plate covering their eyes which they clean with their tongues.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">That's it for the past two days. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tomorrow, we will be on an all-day trip to Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park, South Point, Punalu'u Bake Shop in Naalehu, the Black Sand Beach, and hopefully, the aforementioned snorkeling spot. </span></p>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-36273996422148780152024-03-09T23:00:00.002-06:002024-03-12T06:58:13.111-05:00Aloha from Hawaii - Friday-Saturday, March 8-9, 2024<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Friday, March 8:</b> Being rudely awakened by the alarm at 3 am, after going to bed at 2 am, is difficult! But it's easier to take in stride knowing we'll be in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii this afternoon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At 5:15 am, Bob drove 1-1/2 hours from San Antonio, Texas, to an Austin hotel where we had a reservation to park our car while we're on our trip. It's good he called yesterday afternoon to find out about airport parking. It's the start of spring break in Texas and the airport lots at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport are full! Four hotels near the airport sell parking spaces. Bob called four of them and one hotel had two spots left. We bought one of them. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When we arrived at the hotel, Bob unloaded our luggage in front of the hotel. The sky threatened rain, so we moved the luggage into the hotel foyer. The weather was warm and muggy. A line of thunderstorms moved into the area. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob went to the reception desk to find where to park the car. I joined him. A shuttle to the airport was supposed to be included in our parking fee, but their shuttle driver called in sick causing us to call Uber.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When we returned to the car, the temperature had dropped 15 degrees in two minutes. The cold wind, with gusts up to 40 mph, had me scrambling to put on my sweater.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob moved the car to our parking spot and called Uber. He no sooner got back into the hotel lobby when a downpour cropped up. Uber's schedule notified us that our car and driver would arrive in eight minutes. The clouds were dumping rain by the gallons!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There was no portico in front of the hotel to shield us from the pounding rain, so our Uber driver backed his car to the hotel foyer door. Bob loaded the trunk without getting wet, but one big suitcase and his briefcase had to go in the backseat, so he got wet. I ran to the front seat but didn't get soaked.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were at the airport by 7:10 a.m.; the Hawaiian Airlines check-in desk opened at 7:30 am. The security checkpoint line moved along quickly and we were through by 8:00 am. Our flight leaves at 10:30 am. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There was plenty of time to walk around the airport. I loved all the art and fun stuff to see. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykGrg-Tctj2qmqE8uoGG383PKfwMcGoN7F5YN-jmTd4p9PjuW3CFEYRs8vlMFYOVBahworlGjg84GTc2m7KAr2QP61db_K8sYB0siYGB4KGqtF4R_8aHS4cVD18ZurYup8tyGEXqy6EqSC9gJLzu4NtRzsrPXefwDTq3k2wSHS8mf3S_zbnjZBsntshJh/s3347/20240308_083722m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="3347" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykGrg-Tctj2qmqE8uoGG383PKfwMcGoN7F5YN-jmTd4p9PjuW3CFEYRs8vlMFYOVBahworlGjg84GTc2m7KAr2QP61db_K8sYB0siYGB4KGqtF4R_8aHS4cVD18ZurYup8tyGEXqy6EqSC9gJLzu4NtRzsrPXefwDTq3k2wSHS8mf3S_zbnjZBsntshJh/s320/20240308_083722m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Austin's Bergstrom International Airport.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVtIFBETZtK-jOeh0f9Dle3NF0WYCWcukcIWHGL5c-FKl2tulsJziflYedFXNXFADmC0N1_MG4MmD0ixBEOi7KBEjbI1CwXdC5EA9kok3oF5CqBEDQtx_wyDzF0vlDf9wh9LOCiMQ3FbS1Ta7iNq4SrxmwhwrbaWs9zx8Tr9ffRBPAtrxTkoMXIe2ruZX/s3547/20240308_083753m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2595" data-original-width="3547" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVtIFBETZtK-jOeh0f9Dle3NF0WYCWcukcIWHGL5c-FKl2tulsJziflYedFXNXFADmC0N1_MG4MmD0ixBEOi7KBEjbI1CwXdC5EA9kok3oF5CqBEDQtx_wyDzF0vlDf9wh9LOCiMQ3FbS1Ta7iNq4SrxmwhwrbaWs9zx8Tr9ffRBPAtrxTkoMXIe2ruZX/s320/20240308_083753m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hawaiian Airlines counter at <br />Austin's Bergstrom International Airport.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQo48oPoa4MQTdBeLDRcdTOgC4yjC1LShT-bPSmnF8vuiBQkf6WvzCp1_qjuMvNJOO5j-GAveTwY9wKAn7pRMIa-a0ZlKG3JrUPVyJYbhSAL7QSokExFDdHDKhNb-pFu1pe2VaugStKuT_6oWcQYK8Aa13yhFiQutlEIF1U-k8lSKZYEOSHvmwgBUrzYTt/s3882/20240308_083853m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2505" data-original-width="3882" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQo48oPoa4MQTdBeLDRcdTOgC4yjC1LShT-bPSmnF8vuiBQkf6WvzCp1_qjuMvNJOO5j-GAveTwY9wKAn7pRMIa-a0ZlKG3JrUPVyJYbhSAL7QSokExFDdHDKhNb-pFu1pe2VaugStKuT_6oWcQYK8Aa13yhFiQutlEIF1U-k8lSKZYEOSHvmwgBUrzYTt/s320/20240308_083853m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Texas Birds," by Mila Sketch, an award-<br />winning Austin, Texas, artist. (On display at<br />Bergstrom International Airport in Austin.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Me6lU5NKIEODq4p9IieTAPZ8CR9c5QLuRenZVcUQ6klqU1lovdfWOnpzNiDGNhJrTn7juw-ar3Kvuwvuof-vv0vb3dM8qq2MuqoW8RYY-QDeb3-Tvd6a3THkkys6n5vxC6Utfayy5FapCIkCudsmGqFprGAtkbXaeUcIiIaUdZhD-5XpAeRUtVHXD7bT/s3822/20240308_083956m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3822" data-original-width="2799" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Me6lU5NKIEODq4p9IieTAPZ8CR9c5QLuRenZVcUQ6klqU1lovdfWOnpzNiDGNhJrTn7juw-ar3Kvuwvuof-vv0vb3dM8qq2MuqoW8RYY-QDeb3-Tvd6a3THkkys6n5vxC6Utfayy5FapCIkCudsmGqFprGAtkbXaeUcIiIaUdZhD-5XpAeRUtVHXD7bT/s320/20240308_083956m.jpg" width="234" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These schedules are creative!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHPHbES6ds1O63-vLiAWlCHPgHrq22u5WtpUheolE6qPRrkVgX5ryyuAnrF8MCE5sVxrKtMXX6eftIJm9qPy3kv37nbpDYr-1YoyDdJSjQOB1HwgSDY6FuF2w0ULYAGWdLvwH7E6jWtSp7XxhdFYwABh7PtLF8uW3PQZjGzMxjS1S3uzXJI1wHz4vYRUF/s3850/20240308_084211m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3850" data-original-width="2467" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHPHbES6ds1O63-vLiAWlCHPgHrq22u5WtpUheolE6qPRrkVgX5ryyuAnrF8MCE5sVxrKtMXX6eftIJm9qPy3kv37nbpDYr-1YoyDdJSjQOB1HwgSDY6FuF2w0ULYAGWdLvwH7E6jWtSp7XxhdFYwABh7PtLF8uW3PQZjGzMxjS1S3uzXJI1wHz4vYRUF/s320/20240308_084211m.jpg" width="205" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's fun to read these<br />departure destinations.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FltQbpn-9l2_iMh1NFSgckBAtCMkj-bKYSW3TNcSjIEc_oC5SGSC7owEjI5oSv-LF3C76IHqw_Pe31b7DtCeP9p62R_R2hpEwWINYNIapUeO9WevvMx0MyAJen2vM3ZD-aXwoVDk-Xu9i_0AU76kcsT3vWEI3Kw8qIGGEwL3eYS5lew_E-haYnHBou5t/s3591/20240308_084237m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3591" data-original-width="2818" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FltQbpn-9l2_iMh1NFSgckBAtCMkj-bKYSW3TNcSjIEc_oC5SGSC7owEjI5oSv-LF3C76IHqw_Pe31b7DtCeP9p62R_R2hpEwWINYNIapUeO9WevvMx0MyAJen2vM3ZD-aXwoVDk-Xu9i_0AU76kcsT3vWEI3Kw8qIGGEwL3eYS5lew_E-haYnHBou5t/s320/20240308_084237m.jpg" width="251" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The famous South by Southwest <br />Music Festival is this week in Austin.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our on-time Hawaiian Airlines flight is nonstop </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">to Honolulu where we transfer to Kailua-Kona on The Big Island. We will be in Kona at 5:15 pm Hawaiian time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The flight was bumpy in parts, but we had gorgeous, snowy scenery over the mountain ranges in Utah, Nevada, and California. Then we flew over the top of San Francisco and saw the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. After that, it was all ocean until Hawaii. I slept a little and read magazines or worked on jigsaw puzzles on the in-flight entertainment screen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob chose our seats on the plane so we could see Honolulu and Diamond Head when we flew into Oahu. What a guy! From Oahu to Kailua-Kona, we flew over Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and Kaho'olawe. The Kohala Coast of The Big Island is beautiful with its sandy beaches, although there are also long stretches of lava rock too. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The airport in Kona does not have ramps into a terminal building. Instead, we off-loaded onto a rolling ramp in the open air. There is a new, one-level terminal building, but it is ugly compared to the charming tiki-hut-like old terminal. The old tiki-hut buildings are still there. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After we collected our luggage, we took a shuttle to the rental car office. It was crowded so Bob got in line while I sat outside with our luggage. Our rental is a dark gray Nissan Altima.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Once we checked into our timeshare, we were exhausted and hungry. We drove to the grocery store. It was 8:04 pm and the store closed at 8. Arggh! No other stores were nearby and we didn't feel up to driving 15 minutes to another store. It didn't matter. As soon as our heads hit the pillow, we slept until morning.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Saturday, March 9: </b>Bob was up at 5 am to run in preparation for the Hilo Marathon in a week. He returned around 8:30 and said he went 9-10 miles. Good going, Bob.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had to stock up on groceries for two weeks and eat breakfast. Our first stop this morning was the Keahou Farmer's Market. We found papayas, cabbage, apple bananas, limes, beets, and broccoli.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sticker shock struck when we went to the KTA grocery store in Keahou. A loaf of bread is $9.99 or more. A loaf on sale was $8.49. One-half gallon of almond milk is $7.99. A small jar of almond butter for Bob's diet is $14.99. Our total was $200! Yikes. But, that is way cheaper than eating out all the time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For breakfast, we made smoothies and each had 1/2 of a papaya and an apple banana. Yummy!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our next stop was Long's Drugs. We needed fins for snorkeling. Then we shopped at Safeway for bottled water, frozen strawberries, frozen blueberries, and salad fixings.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We wanted to find fresh fish. The Kona Fish Company had Opah at $32.99 per pound, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">and </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ahi tuna at $42.99 per pound. We decided to buy fish at the Sack 'n' Save. It was much more reasonable and looked good. We took our haul back to our room.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">During the afternoon, we spent time online, relaxed (Bob napped for quite a while), and planned activities to do while we're here: </span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">a "snorkel with manta rays" nighttime boat tour, </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">snorkel at different beaches/bays, </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">hike to waterfalls, </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Volksmarch in Holualoa, </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">sightsee at South Point, </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">take in the zoo near Hilo while Bob does the half marathon, </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">visit the MaunaKea Visitor Center, </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">hike the one-mile trail at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden in Hilo, </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">visit the Tsunami Museum in Hilo, and </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">explore Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park outside Hilo.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the resort, it's a tradition (sort of)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to walk across the golf course to view the sunset from the rocky outcropping next to the ocean. There are blowholes to watch as well.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Even though there were too many clouds this evening to see the sunset, we went there anyway. A beautiful grassy golf course, the rocky shoreline, and seawater spraying out of blowholes make for an interesting walk. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjq293dqn4z8PwWOLWeTIxmQvPIq1GYb7LLfCZQWS7RgonKQdW7TS8XGc6ZcZvNn1DlfG4W_bCR94mYs1iXKL1ZSwJHuReBoWYRvqp1HTpPzB3Ickk_1HRDi4WI1bgub6Jnkt-a4KyLuIlGiX_6bpxat56WwTsq9a5Ex_XTgJGuuFaV-wlCy-znWmd7D5/s4032/20240309_180730m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjq293dqn4z8PwWOLWeTIxmQvPIq1GYb7LLfCZQWS7RgonKQdW7TS8XGc6ZcZvNn1DlfG4W_bCR94mYs1iXKL1ZSwJHuReBoWYRvqp1HTpPzB3Ickk_1HRDi4WI1bgub6Jnkt-a4KyLuIlGiX_6bpxat56WwTsq9a5Ex_XTgJGuuFaV-wlCy-znWmd7D5/s320/20240309_180730m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking across the golf course from the Kona<br />Coast Resort to the ocean.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDf6ngsBRvNBlHTLA8VS44AYDt3Jp7U-jgpAhTO7ChpTtB5fNI_F92zUwECSfr0E1dXmpC0xVwdI-uKQmyUi65ZE_JhUEueniimYwePkIcfh__xjX5CR7E-gKqERsoyEHU4W55siQYVGBzimuSJDicwMBhKJVHc5DDmPBPSBCen9k2X1AB80RnM7hXgFQ/s3814/20240309_180836m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3814" data-original-width="2875" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDf6ngsBRvNBlHTLA8VS44AYDt3Jp7U-jgpAhTO7ChpTtB5fNI_F92zUwECSfr0E1dXmpC0xVwdI-uKQmyUi65ZE_JhUEueniimYwePkIcfh__xjX5CR7E-gKqERsoyEHU4W55siQYVGBzimuSJDicwMBhKJVHc5DDmPBPSBCen9k2X1AB80RnM7hXgFQ/s320/20240309_180836m.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob on the botanical trail at the <br />Kona Coast Resort.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawoAKJH0VIpSGI6XJByK8cbRD1YWoDsQdggGrLEfHXJ8rgVEkkTSn3oICKqUrd61ePPSiHGMM2H8RFPOz77LF6sDLUR94lFIvFty36tpWnuwu4rTj4NbatkabcwU-NSM4gtqvD1LVSUy_UCsKxw1XK8dJYuP03Kvps06UZeMTl1hHpW0LkfGyw_TxyG2-/s3265/20240309_180908m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="2596" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawoAKJH0VIpSGI6XJByK8cbRD1YWoDsQdggGrLEfHXJ8rgVEkkTSn3oICKqUrd61ePPSiHGMM2H8RFPOz77LF6sDLUR94lFIvFty36tpWnuwu4rTj4NbatkabcwU-NSM4gtqvD1LVSUy_UCsKxw1XK8dJYuP03Kvps06UZeMTl1hHpW0LkfGyw_TxyG2-/s320/20240309_180908m.jpg" width="254" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm on the botanical trail at the <br />Kona Coast Resort on the Big Island.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_b6k-9sBAHu2xPTltEaUPi2BGKBBdOivRrwvYNLnXD2PCYIvUKlpcTsWY3goU1eMmOY9l1_xyZXaZkUjsJW1ZRgrRBsamYc8kW-fzfMFEzZsXhAdAvg7KmcsqMzf5E1QoYoygfdkpnolXONmvPyWvTqks9FYZQ1cO_09pBuwi0v9y0Y9LKVzeZqyb7Uj/s4032/20240309_180915m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_b6k-9sBAHu2xPTltEaUPi2BGKBBdOivRrwvYNLnXD2PCYIvUKlpcTsWY3goU1eMmOY9l1_xyZXaZkUjsJW1ZRgrRBsamYc8kW-fzfMFEzZsXhAdAvg7KmcsqMzf5E1QoYoygfdkpnolXONmvPyWvTqks9FYZQ1cO_09pBuwi0v9y0Y9LKVzeZqyb7Uj/s320/20240309_180915m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-yBiHaHO3VUPXeDn6NdHEGC5lnAgB5OjYVgYtIFgLAEhbKQCbLmGEyl8N6hvVFY3wcgLCelnlobWxUzqHdTr9oFcQy_6hxWyGpzlYaf5ZzW1y0A47NKU9QHOXsa4F9u2nMysGBV52zcNLsrCVRJMPOGzZ6iCdaNVaAnvgvdR9I3A5AWR4oqKEp2Ek2Z2/s2879/20240309_181311m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2879" data-original-width="2416" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-yBiHaHO3VUPXeDn6NdHEGC5lnAgB5OjYVgYtIFgLAEhbKQCbLmGEyl8N6hvVFY3wcgLCelnlobWxUzqHdTr9oFcQy_6hxWyGpzlYaf5ZzW1y0A47NKU9QHOXsa4F9u2nMysGBV52zcNLsrCVRJMPOGzZ6iCdaNVaAnvgvdR9I3A5AWR4oqKEp2Ek2Z2/s320/20240309_181311m.jpg" width="269" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Saffron finch (<i>Sicalis flaveola</i>), <br />a small yellow species of tanager.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmpJei1hdT8XLunOvSJD2wVhI7UQOkJMixv91Lqhhc3OlF4bp_dHiQQKEPNX93oqOO5-WgEyrCEpvivjzDDt-p7HOVFlnUMPrtUgpXtpebgjzhUU190RhTRiYzDKzW2wg1BBuh161UZwGrlwZ-yKXTZdB4BfJDridK7tQKHjbrLAauiUy1KSfhfPpjele/s4003/20240309_181345m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3002" data-original-width="4003" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmpJei1hdT8XLunOvSJD2wVhI7UQOkJMixv91Lqhhc3OlF4bp_dHiQQKEPNX93oqOO5-WgEyrCEpvivjzDDt-p7HOVFlnUMPrtUgpXtpebgjzhUU190RhTRiYzDKzW2wg1BBuh161UZwGrlwZ-yKXTZdB4BfJDridK7tQKHjbrLAauiUy1KSfhfPpjele/s320/20240309_181345m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is the golf course cart path. It's the <br />easiest way to the rocky shoreline for sunset.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXhplMU3OVaCcQOfYZY2grjanMDrlXlEu0WGFNi6u_GJJh-tRV6q30ahiawhaE-O7gjSRg2H7eSwDwuO-EtssBqKUUJWd-dgfdNe1DQkjCYiTD-pft76w_wp3hyphenhyphenycXaC-HV32Aj_6PRL43YE8QahEJrxf5KcHIhZHaQ8UPjcxEtW_j7BKMZ3t90co_PsV/s4032/20240309_181618m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXhplMU3OVaCcQOfYZY2grjanMDrlXlEu0WGFNi6u_GJJh-tRV6q30ahiawhaE-O7gjSRg2H7eSwDwuO-EtssBqKUUJWd-dgfdNe1DQkjCYiTD-pft76w_wp3hyphenhyphenycXaC-HV32Aj_6PRL43YE8QahEJrxf5KcHIhZHaQ8UPjcxEtW_j7BKMZ3t90co_PsV/s320/20240309_181618m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Keahou coastline on the Big Island.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSm-YOAauVpW7Y0cWO-X4v4EaK4xpgcWb99w3jtBqUOckjDan3LFEpaYGYzgUUaM5PDDOL-4QCvdhjpK1lbgOxadd6fxOikHTiF35w0XSbhZKnRMWzf_tIKq8LG4BKJStkFHRVu-xTz-G85SYM47qA1vzxoVDOJPRWDGiGZ2R11CtnDzPWT8W7vX1W8umw/s4032/20240309_181640m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSm-YOAauVpW7Y0cWO-X4v4EaK4xpgcWb99w3jtBqUOckjDan3LFEpaYGYzgUUaM5PDDOL-4QCvdhjpK1lbgOxadd6fxOikHTiF35w0XSbhZKnRMWzf_tIKq8LG4BKJStkFHRVu-xTz-G85SYM47qA1vzxoVDOJPRWDGiGZ2R11CtnDzPWT8W7vX1W8umw/s320/20240309_181640m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And another tropical golf course photo.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dHmfUHbWUYXAcZgFdPgAOuEu8qwHPIfQY60quJtYfC95S543XBWOnuFW4IUTcviTgznX8s6mrQ3IydKLW248dBUdKwoXVd6SH-LkUgrLcydQxMUQkvWPowTuXS6inN2RR-WUGbsiEN1Fvqs9hYy1kc59QPbST-hPG3W6T6vL2CsnscLvGUC-u3L8zoQQ/s4032/20240309_181721m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dHmfUHbWUYXAcZgFdPgAOuEu8qwHPIfQY60quJtYfC95S543XBWOnuFW4IUTcviTgznX8s6mrQ3IydKLW248dBUdKwoXVd6SH-LkUgrLcydQxMUQkvWPowTuXS6inN2RR-WUGbsiEN1Fvqs9hYy1kc59QPbST-hPG3W6T6vL2CsnscLvGUC-u3L8zoQQ/s320/20240309_181721m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking back at the Kona Coast Resort<br />office building and main pool area.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_4a2QokSZVV7itqPjt3zumZEyydeXmebzFlyutkXgaNdgzhBG78XQs66rXn2amRpVeQQCPJR26nlGfBCxNARKHtD5zxde2YuzwXM0GqsGQg1T3YZIAWg6yjp4qCZ4gs0DjwW64pA-rxKr3jjrsKLGgLCqUkaKpo79Ae69bYwazMij7-cjLJk9dbPvpPa/s4032/20240309_181758m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_4a2QokSZVV7itqPjt3zumZEyydeXmebzFlyutkXgaNdgzhBG78XQs66rXn2amRpVeQQCPJR26nlGfBCxNARKHtD5zxde2YuzwXM0GqsGQg1T3YZIAWg6yjp4qCZ4gs0DjwW64pA-rxKr3jjrsKLGgLCqUkaKpo79Ae69bYwazMij7-cjLJk9dbPvpPa/s320/20240309_181758m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are in a timeshare back along the <br />golf course.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0_Eqp5xwxVUIkSCDOlrf5-2e4Q89ayOpkCcgwQ40TFs9ZZ1e7Sr1sgAVkWihjf_EExabnX95FOE9J2d063fF9Fl0yGIPl9wDwNhBpLAIJmV5INSmYMPH483IO-NkgmMOAyENWpSz1EW2QmatYx7lJUsfFRlhVDgMkkj7ZF__INU2mzievjAHbLS2I_M9/s4032/20240309_181814m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0_Eqp5xwxVUIkSCDOlrf5-2e4Q89ayOpkCcgwQ40TFs9ZZ1e7Sr1sgAVkWihjf_EExabnX95FOE9J2d063fF9Fl0yGIPl9wDwNhBpLAIJmV5INSmYMPH483IO-NkgmMOAyENWpSz1EW2QmatYx7lJUsfFRlhVDgMkkj7ZF__INU2mzievjAHbLS2I_M9/s320/20240309_181814m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob at one of the blowholes.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0ue0NTcwZS2V8b8TIT2d5kdvqlIBAgTnEpumTT8IgC0PW1zWH8ugS8Gxn_dabHvuQGdn8YRjiDPQnR5dJvQY0KRsXGQwx7ef_bKYuLPt27uiwb43IU2fiI-q47YP7sbhVnZWEIwSOOJK77T_4iDsKrb-_8dA4bNsqJ6U_YckydiC28h1vOt7BpK8NtdH/s4032/20240309_181842m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0ue0NTcwZS2V8b8TIT2d5kdvqlIBAgTnEpumTT8IgC0PW1zWH8ugS8Gxn_dabHvuQGdn8YRjiDPQnR5dJvQY0KRsXGQwx7ef_bKYuLPt27uiwb43IU2fiI-q47YP7sbhVnZWEIwSOOJK77T_4iDsKrb-_8dA4bNsqJ6U_YckydiC28h1vOt7BpK8NtdH/s320/20240309_181842m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The blowhole going off.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Jrz2xdVFCmC9wKu51dioWHpPd6UmzC5Dkqo92Rn-I9QiqiS0tdcOeUdZdcxq37wIOiVHlupo5bTh9Ec2wkk_5sGhdDVXHjRtgx3CK-HXFaq-pIz6GRoO1TJwjzshyYd6WjHHrsmxVzCvGCDoNsX5q-_XrFlfY0ZfgYV6HurawE_UZqWlffYD59msard6/s3883/20240309_182151m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2912" data-original-width="3883" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Jrz2xdVFCmC9wKu51dioWHpPd6UmzC5Dkqo92Rn-I9QiqiS0tdcOeUdZdcxq37wIOiVHlupo5bTh9Ec2wkk_5sGhdDVXHjRtgx3CK-HXFaq-pIz6GRoO1TJwjzshyYd6WjHHrsmxVzCvGCDoNsX5q-_XrFlfY0ZfgYV6HurawE_UZqWlffYD59msard6/s320/20240309_182151m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love this rugged coastline!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrQx2NGXcIEM_hLap7S_19etu6iGNBcm5xxZqGfypD8smzaZE8hyhPZWTZfagjRq8hk_rh32hl3eLR19WCShFmD7oMtwF1CDp7i8e13NsacCxEDa-5kRi1Y3tgkCthlK-BKltS0hLT5zHwwBEA52ogxA30kpRCzqZkjw_RFi5GdBHC8vjdSm8bIsbN_xw/s4032/20240309_182918m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrQx2NGXcIEM_hLap7S_19etu6iGNBcm5xxZqGfypD8smzaZE8hyhPZWTZfagjRq8hk_rh32hl3eLR19WCShFmD7oMtwF1CDp7i8e13NsacCxEDa-5kRi1Y3tgkCthlK-BKltS0hLT5zHwwBEA52ogxA30kpRCzqZkjw_RFi5GdBHC8vjdSm8bIsbN_xw/s320/20240309_182918m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> A sailboat just offshore.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaRWsd9Pasn4t4DEeB7z147l6E5vXFWfHI4GA7HgxxLWBGrFDahyphenhyphenLvWW4TQpPS0MuAT7d0Mjnyxw_wV4EUdUoN2-VCBWUX9tY1UlGhLz7U6DONo9ooHeV9sxKSXpPjxK1ADNqZZyz-BVR4twu84hwd1pStQhmGfYRa4o6wdnaP_6hyphenhyphenqquTtdl291V_4P2/s3833/20240309_183130m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2866" data-original-width="3833" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaRWsd9Pasn4t4DEeB7z147l6E5vXFWfHI4GA7HgxxLWBGrFDahyphenhyphenLvWW4TQpPS0MuAT7d0Mjnyxw_wV4EUdUoN2-VCBWUX9tY1UlGhLz7U6DONo9ooHeV9sxKSXpPjxK1ADNqZZyz-BVR4twu84hwd1pStQhmGfYRa4o6wdnaP_6hyphenhyphenqquTtdl291V_4P2/s320/20240309_183130m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A couple of other resorts in Keahou.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">After walking a mile out and back to the shore, we continued along the botanical garden trail at the resort to scope out the Quiet Pool area. No one was there. I wanted to go, but we wanted to eat dinner and our stir-fry would take a lot of prep work. I made dinner and we didn't go to the pool this evening, maybe tomorrow. We watched TV and I wrote my blog.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxTOFUEKW6cRDBhe1w13k2QkS3UFyza8H2HPgkHaEHlT7GZFMqfaTECeX3ocWSKDF6xG7LRHaZ8F4uNIS0cGQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's time to sleep now. Good night.</span></div><div><div class="x168nmei x13lgxp2 x30kzoy x9jhf4c x6ikm8r x10wlt62" data-visualcompletion="ignore-dynamic" style="border-radius: 0px 0px 8px 8px; overflow: hidden;"><div><div><div><div class="x1n2onr6" style="position: relative;"><div class="x6s0dn4 xi81zsa x78zum5 x6prxxf x13a6bvl xvq8zen xdj266r xktsk01 xat24cr x1d52u69 x889kno x4uap5 x1a8lsjc xkhd6sd xdppsyt" style="align-items: center; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--divider); color: var(--secondary-text); display: flex; font-size: 0.9375rem; justify-content: flex-end; line-height: 1.3333; margin: 0px 16px; padding: 10px 0px;"><div class="x9f619 x1n2onr6 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 x2lah0s x1qughib x1qjc9v5 xozqiw3 x1q0g3np xykv574 xbmpl8g x4cne27 xifccgj" style="align-items: stretch; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #65676b; display: flex; flex-flow: row; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; justify-content: space-between; margin: -6px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com073G7F5VP+VR20.4946287 -154.812939418.420739604021744 -157.010205025 22.568517795978256 -152.615673775tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-90228758633592756182023-12-26T22:00:00.052-06:002024-02-29T22:32:35.191-06:00Cruise Day 4 - Boxing Day in Melbourne, Australia - Tuesday, December 26, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At sea yesterday, it was mellow. We read books, napped, and ate Christmas supper. After dinner, we watched "The Spirit of Christmas" show in the ship's theatre.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today is the opposite. For our day in Melbourne, we opted to walk all over downtown. Melbourne is known for its graffiti and street art. We set out to find as many murals as we could. We also looked for old architecture, rode the City Circle Tram, and had lunch.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The weather was beautiful when we started our day and for most of our walk, but I brought my umbrella due to the weather forecast. We were happy to have sun and clouds, although the wind was chilly. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">References I used for today's blog are the internet and these two brochures:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9zaEnOIOyM8FHe-vXeOPmxAK_oPb9hwqLlGdk3iIQkJhl-L0ci4nDZxEhVlA7IrpLDlDewdLnc30L7bHxkmuupr-4ZIHKuJzP2Zh8GG413NHEESTeamNHG3JGu-7OcS9h0BmI46QNqIq1KmafX3dF3IruN5kzz_VtrbyqnAZsNM7xD09UPWUIbrsNQoZ/s2539/20240215_044415m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2473" data-original-width="2539" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9zaEnOIOyM8FHe-vXeOPmxAK_oPb9hwqLlGdk3iIQkJhl-L0ci4nDZxEhVlA7IrpLDlDewdLnc30L7bHxkmuupr-4ZIHKuJzP2Zh8GG413NHEESTeamNHG3JGu-7OcS9h0BmI46QNqIq1KmafX3dF3IruN5kzz_VtrbyqnAZsNM7xD09UPWUIbrsNQoZ/s320/20240215_044415m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p>It's Boxing Day in Australia which is huge for shopping. The downtown streets were packed with shoppers. The art alleys weren't too bad, but the dining and shopping areas were bonkers!</p></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddW078y5nIgbSmm7R10nFgIBiBx5OBAMtiWRx76LcQRHvANsZNc7KVkUmt5qGeEP_d5jmdZUb6N8a91ch4Sw91ZeY7pz76V36AnNCnGinaYElKVTiDmL0PntP_0DKIchlBlFo8Li_iBOXFwb9W7wd0sVp3SlnTALCA4WLwiq2SAso7_iCgK-6AChRZxOJ/s3614/20231226_095320m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2037" data-original-width="3614" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddW078y5nIgbSmm7R10nFgIBiBx5OBAMtiWRx76LcQRHvANsZNc7KVkUmt5qGeEP_d5jmdZUb6N8a91ch4Sw91ZeY7pz76V36AnNCnGinaYElKVTiDmL0PntP_0DKIchlBlFo8Li_iBOXFwb9W7wd0sVp3SlnTALCA4WLwiq2SAso7_iCgK-6AChRZxOJ/s320/20231226_095320m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Part of downtown Melbourne as seen from the cruise ship.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 20-minute shuttle bus into downtown from the port dropped us off about 1/2 mile from Flinders Street Station. We had to cross and walk along the Yarra River, and then pass through a tunnel under the Flinders Street train station.</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmbHCQ5SQkl7NHRESEDSL2QuwOkzgAF3G1Fp1OVy6j6R2U1MBjOWUoU0NQwvP3Hz9zHOFOdIKDulFK-pB-OOEvOb9mhT6qV1KIy4bMrRDKEhs71l82XR8AGBvUXQbRMksDBDqbnVwc8h_L7zcJv2tRg0d_VdTglFzZmuGBidLNLM6bCISJ6Jh4x5WmODO/s4032/20231226_105337m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmbHCQ5SQkl7NHRESEDSL2QuwOkzgAF3G1Fp1OVy6j6R2U1MBjOWUoU0NQwvP3Hz9zHOFOdIKDulFK-pB-OOEvOb9mhT6qV1KIy4bMrRDKEhs71l82XR8AGBvUXQbRMksDBDqbnVwc8h_L7zcJv2tRg0d_VdTglFzZmuGBidLNLM6bCISJ6Jh4x5WmODO/s320/20231226_105337m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We enjoyed the Christmas decorations on the<br />bridge over the Yarra River. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9_hUWtKYXt6NSUq4DoMVDnBtCCJrRaxaIUwdmsMwBCrDgdhoPzBT6hki5GbiUR6CpfofDvhlK2eD_PEW7X52sW9fFE0BFFXSJUmniexws3Yaj6fUapNuSKh1CgQNzXO0pCmPs2Nmj8g6YWS8td0OGVRcHtoX9Qb5_wP_epkO0TKV9OnoyErT_pvIFdRE/s4032/20231226_105429m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9_hUWtKYXt6NSUq4DoMVDnBtCCJrRaxaIUwdmsMwBCrDgdhoPzBT6hki5GbiUR6CpfofDvhlK2eD_PEW7X52sW9fFE0BFFXSJUmniexws3Yaj6fUapNuSKh1CgQNzXO0pCmPs2Nmj8g6YWS8td0OGVRcHtoX9Qb5_wP_epkO0TKV9OnoyErT_pvIFdRE/s320/20231226_105429m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Aboriginal art on the Sandridge Bridge <br />over the Yarra River.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1smnrtMMbHocmK9CKlm7atTEsP2UYqF-u62IlLTVH3SleEJACX2gwdB9MYXAJMq8N6Xait74Slf-YOnHSNVTPrDkHYqusBx6Tx-04zUivT1FIzAwQacBiYmalUoCS-XCbwqpyUhkTjBE4VSaZZQzRFCATZtkLsHdU4H9dkDUDkQbMxvO6I3BpwRVAkPj7/s4032/20231226_105524m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2275" data-original-width="4032" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1smnrtMMbHocmK9CKlm7atTEsP2UYqF-u62IlLTVH3SleEJACX2gwdB9MYXAJMq8N6Xait74Slf-YOnHSNVTPrDkHYqusBx6Tx-04zUivT1FIzAwQacBiYmalUoCS-XCbwqpyUhkTjBE4VSaZZQzRFCATZtkLsHdU4H9dkDUDkQbMxvO6I3BpwRVAkPj7/s320/20231226_105524m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A whole wall of Street Art.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdUNoUorZwIpBbGmSD4Z26odcv1i1BXVEhYVLhvgLZOpIZgP-cNZZaQ1BTf5cHgFPOVcAjgECkVJ2QeRQcSOqjlovTX3eGP14Kf3L62DcRkoP3KYsWatog3kZc99G2iPW5ZxCL7XRtAeGmojYEhE-tn7sze_xvnHng6sbNumIXXVHkqNIKrO1qNq-iWO0/s3692/20231226_105540m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2170" data-original-width="3692" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdUNoUorZwIpBbGmSD4Z26odcv1i1BXVEhYVLhvgLZOpIZgP-cNZZaQ1BTf5cHgFPOVcAjgECkVJ2QeRQcSOqjlovTX3eGP14Kf3L62DcRkoP3KYsWatog3kZc99G2iPW5ZxCL7XRtAeGmojYEhE-tn7sze_xvnHng6sbNumIXXVHkqNIKrO1qNq-iWO0/s320/20231226_105540m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Melbourne is known worldwide for their graffiti.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLKfeJMa-7VB4qyzJRtZJ-Tift2VnpXpAnDPZcN9-Ufm-6mcVxh3kjpi6-KBo9m02hmlKP6JBdmu9DjEegJmg4s3lASlNXVxJtH-hvTyfA827_M19Wcfk8TnrvX7J2LJ2rRz60BhBRSh-vqW6wO1b0YswV54p0HVyJeEjf0A0rNpjsiJ5si4MfBSOBCvZ/s3510/20231226_110430m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2808" data-original-width="3510" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLKfeJMa-7VB4qyzJRtZJ-Tift2VnpXpAnDPZcN9-Ufm-6mcVxh3kjpi6-KBo9m02hmlKP6JBdmu9DjEegJmg4s3lASlNXVxJtH-hvTyfA827_M19Wcfk8TnrvX7J2LJ2rRz60BhBRSh-vqW6wO1b0YswV54p0HVyJeEjf0A0rNpjsiJ5si4MfBSOBCvZ/s320/20231226_110430m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Melbourne's downtown Flinders Street Station.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The downtown Flinders Street Station is amazing! </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the train station photo below, you can see some of the crowds in town for Boxing Day.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKULii5Ot9R1AYCMw0_6tuFMMjQ_2km1II_jgyPk8qhpIy1x7b6Z0Ro69e5T8_fnc2DNmqaob4vmww6R1WFJ-XBoBOrmk65VcTeDD5TKh4Y5F6SIFCTZnHlpoMdxPpnpCdG8R9w9lIniMVcE1Lc-s1kYbQlMPSXY_LUfXV780ajhvf8CfRy6vXXkY9FvsQ/s3028/20231226_111056m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2405" data-original-width="3028" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKULii5Ot9R1AYCMw0_6tuFMMjQ_2km1II_jgyPk8qhpIy1x7b6Z0Ro69e5T8_fnc2DNmqaob4vmww6R1WFJ-XBoBOrmk65VcTeDD5TKh4Y5F6SIFCTZnHlpoMdxPpnpCdG8R9w9lIniMVcE1Lc-s1kYbQlMPSXY_LUfXV780ajhvf8CfRy6vXXkY9FvsQ/s320/20231226_111056m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Melbourne's downt</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">own Flinders Street Station</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We then headed to St. Paul's Cathedral. Admission was by donation. This is quite the edifice.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNU0wXS8u9Y1OqTMHAIPTzkkWislXx7w1gM3hQ2izSK1C3sT6WmGFMDhGVFy75k-AHxZYkGlKFL54OITVAw9RTQFzBxqKKhJulECB3cDTLx0nccU5mfrRKRmOnIoPWqEs1NkIOdCD1dF521LfwlTyQlT5BCXF7dsjZy9L18sG814xDMvxJ1rM2G1XNV48h/s3518/20231226_110531m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3518" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNU0wXS8u9Y1OqTMHAIPTzkkWislXx7w1gM3hQ2izSK1C3sT6WmGFMDhGVFy75k-AHxZYkGlKFL54OITVAw9RTQFzBxqKKhJulECB3cDTLx0nccU5mfrRKRmOnIoPWqEs1NkIOdCD1dF521LfwlTyQlT5BCXF7dsjZy9L18sG814xDMvxJ1rM2G1XNV48h/s320/20231226_110531m.jpg" width="275" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Degraves Street is a bustling hub of cafes<br />crammed tightly together. It is across from <br />Flinders Street Station in Melbourne, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We went inside of St. Paul's Cathedral. The architecture and design are interesting and intricate. There are many stained glass windows. </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiu9_-tv4BjGSv25brbsfMnnaI-u3sQAPrJnHqymD4aVOy_BEgA1Pke6HoXxzhddTfb_rsELBURzrmLsKXkDi2EyGZXl_P9gwnORlbCxbgIXlSr1qCHq5_QpMSbwNe0Y7wm9CLSgb-04CZZcMeVQB_3GMqm1PjcQkEKsi7rS1eNCavpaLbZEVMuWVlBP_5/s4032/20231226_111930m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiu9_-tv4BjGSv25brbsfMnnaI-u3sQAPrJnHqymD4aVOy_BEgA1Pke6HoXxzhddTfb_rsELBURzrmLsKXkDi2EyGZXl_P9gwnORlbCxbgIXlSr1qCHq5_QpMSbwNe0Y7wm9CLSgb-04CZZcMeVQB_3GMqm1PjcQkEKsi7rS1eNCavpaLbZEVMuWVlBP_5/s320/20231226_111930m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The entry doors on St. Paul's Cathedral.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTH7w5Phe7d5Lb80ieoHNQUscxR1Q1CIVsxWXysVxxEi6vGCUP_lMyzF0_TRYendtlSwXGscSoVIHmUUHdU3LokAlCNggYn7glMJys_lGtxhES2UitDvxuUYw60YfH3zN-uO9CTVy4-9CnA8na0sVMuMjYtI4tQA65Y-f5gEJPj4rqJK9rmPdpr4m1OeEL/s4032/20231226_111233m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTH7w5Phe7d5Lb80ieoHNQUscxR1Q1CIVsxWXysVxxEi6vGCUP_lMyzF0_TRYendtlSwXGscSoVIHmUUHdU3LokAlCNggYn7glMJys_lGtxhES2UitDvxuUYw60YfH3zN-uO9CTVy4-9CnA8na0sVMuMjYtI4tQA65Y-f5gEJPj4rqJK9rmPdpr4m1OeEL/s320/20231226_111233m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking down the central aisle of the nave in<br />St. Paul's Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQptBdpColCsPgBEL04L84ry7lxs4mvqxtNdnD0BBTKKCn6y4JSJq1alD8JrSrhqViv290Pz3LZa-nWE5J7UMNQAqPjk6rHzMvVTHAvqGO3UkckG3dARUtyIqtWc8RBwqTlRMGruBSqmyuwJspKu235yAQ3jMz9tI-Lxu6y3OFJTzU011pgxGP6zWvco4/s320/20231226_111432m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="240" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The pipe organ in St. Paul's Cathedral,<br />Melbourne, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQptBdpColCsPgBEL04L84ry7lxs4mvqxtNdnD0BBTKKCn6y4JSJq1alD8JrSrhqViv290Pz3LZa-nWE5J7UMNQAqPjk6rHzMvVTHAvqGO3UkckG3dARUtyIqtWc8RBwqTlRMGruBSqmyuwJspKu235yAQ3jMz9tI-Lxu6y3OFJTzU011pgxGP6zWvco4/s4032/20231226_111432m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the picture below is an early Victorian sideboard with a carved panel depicting Medieval English Kings and based on the choir screen in York Minster that was made for Aldringham Hall in North Lancashire. It was brought to Australia in 1874 and presented to the cathedral in 1940.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68ZJokneOulXvvEkGRoK2lMIciryshiMICny_U93LccV1W-XbzEajMxX1wHGomAHmNhgd8RxXMseHpC74jNUWMQ03wDlHE4OaZjqd_YazQ2ZCt1H5nPnTB5NGp2TJZqlj98yCC2dyCi3Ru6VES6jgq1bw_kYSZTLESASx0EsMm0y4s1qP19U2FtppSUMo/s3973/20231226_111626m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2482" data-original-width="3973" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68ZJokneOulXvvEkGRoK2lMIciryshiMICny_U93LccV1W-XbzEajMxX1wHGomAHmNhgd8RxXMseHpC74jNUWMQ03wDlHE4OaZjqd_YazQ2ZCt1H5nPnTB5NGp2TJZqlj98yCC2dyCi3Ru6VES6jgq1bw_kYSZTLESASx0EsMm0y4s1qP19U2FtppSUMo/s320/20231226_111626m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Early Victorian sideboard with carved <br />panels depicting Medieval English Kings, <br />St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePPEcvdVbQ2zAjYVBQILOAvUOdLws8CMXWEkQKr60OZiH3dYKltySW7yfXuMM0AbE-4vhE1W3Fnvhf8U0rvkMIzL27Fs9eq650sQURIJ6plKXr1_23rXejZceX_QmXFiaOQxvDrUADfYLFuu2AVL8Hi-mlfO4fx5H2cLHrJjQeglWxlS_VYKiqCwYKXQN/s4032/20231226_111842.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePPEcvdVbQ2zAjYVBQILOAvUOdLws8CMXWEkQKr60OZiH3dYKltySW7yfXuMM0AbE-4vhE1W3Fnvhf8U0rvkMIzL27Fs9eq650sQURIJ6plKXr1_23rXejZceX_QmXFiaOQxvDrUADfYLFuu2AVL8Hi-mlfO4fx5H2cLHrJjQeglWxlS_VYKiqCwYKXQN/s320/20231226_111842.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Baptismal font made of Harcourt granite<br />in St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, <br />Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0J_tPDdS1N8VE85V-5BnEQZLMe5-aX2_m9AomQFRe-wRKiTBMetHfaU5YUXApGwtOkTTB24kWUAT-emMh9X2PKTMarJTktVBLxQJ-64WQ_kS1MvK2ZOKkiCTQsVEhjrV1_BLpKE7ycfrSr7xsMGvVhOYIC0t1GWEeqWe0MKHH58-v_P4X585Plo_-8TxR/s320/20231226_112328m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="240" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The tops of the towers on St. Paul's<br />Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia,<br />are a different color from the rest of<br />the building. They were built 35 years <br />later of Sydney sandstone.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0J_tPDdS1N8VE85V-5BnEQZLMe5-aX2_m9AomQFRe-wRKiTBMetHfaU5YUXApGwtOkTTB24kWUAT-emMh9X2PKTMarJTktVBLxQJ-64WQ_kS1MvK2ZOKkiCTQsVEhjrV1_BLpKE7ycfrSr7xsMGvVhOYIC0t1GWEeqWe0MKHH58-v_P4X585Plo_-8TxR/s4032/20231226_112328m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After St. Paul's Cathedral, we used our graffiti trail map and walked through the heart of Melbourne's alleys in search of crafty, unusual, clever, beautiful, and sometimes tacky street art. And, wow, we found lots of it. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">And now for photos of assorted graffiti and street art...quite fascinating!</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEire5O3abwh-hTruR1MYRTArMpQAff_SNy4Dkxbv-Zjdm7T_WqXF9abcO-FIpdix_HfcNNyu1B40QFdsJEfcuiY05cMxIavDPFvOOaCegLnjboYxdhHnxzNJkfojuz8y8KgL4NgXNpSDwjPBmlbT52JQ5cQo1YD16bOwwfx8C7Eu0DQA5mRtVmSrnEfPwvB/s2884/20231226_113339m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2878" data-original-width="2884" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEire5O3abwh-hTruR1MYRTArMpQAff_SNy4Dkxbv-Zjdm7T_WqXF9abcO-FIpdix_HfcNNyu1B40QFdsJEfcuiY05cMxIavDPFvOOaCegLnjboYxdhHnxzNJkfojuz8y8KgL4NgXNpSDwjPBmlbT52JQ5cQo1YD16bOwwfx8C7Eu0DQA5mRtVmSrnEfPwvB/s320/20231226_113339m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Duckboard Place graffiti/street art.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtMsF6faUQ-0BN3X5KROFOWhZsBVApQXxZzgk2Hc9put_A44hAZvdk9llIWIK1VfYqnHGe9ZB_AdzXfwYGI3mLJx1btytJHFscwBrlGgBs_Z3brUvfeIGIa1gIraOWil03y9CUxucAkrgeouQUNquGFDcEbxQnlcEvL3VNj-WV078v8ULgpQQgaPFl8HR/s2888/20231226_113417m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2888" data-original-width="2531" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtMsF6faUQ-0BN3X5KROFOWhZsBVApQXxZzgk2Hc9put_A44hAZvdk9llIWIK1VfYqnHGe9ZB_AdzXfwYGI3mLJx1btytJHFscwBrlGgBs_Z3brUvfeIGIa1gIraOWil03y9CUxucAkrgeouQUNquGFDcEbxQnlcEvL3VNj-WV078v8ULgpQQgaPFl8HR/s320/20231226_113417m.jpg" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Duckboard Place graffiti/street art.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixu_KwsaHKItX2uMEpd2nuPQzvDqOgtoUd5yBEqv0b1D_extrHpHBOyqaduR-uo6MUUTusSIpz0f1WLF5OrR1pzIx11xwZ_4NPwH9uRRS_PXXEyQdWHgsDc66QttGHyeFzdhZZsQrZWOK92gcqaPY7SuxCZHKiezkrqLuD8qU4sWDrPlK69AcW59wCx9NX/s3426/20231226_113458m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3426" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixu_KwsaHKItX2uMEpd2nuPQzvDqOgtoUd5yBEqv0b1D_extrHpHBOyqaduR-uo6MUUTusSIpz0f1WLF5OrR1pzIx11xwZ_4NPwH9uRRS_PXXEyQdWHgsDc66QttGHyeFzdhZZsQrZWOK92gcqaPY7SuxCZHKiezkrqLuD8qU4sWDrPlK69AcW59wCx9NX/s320/20231226_113458m.jpg" width="282" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Duckboard Place graffiti/street art.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccPnlFhyphenhyphent6f4hHgL73NCk8SmSVDLjJ_CQEaBuslKPl4jiOQ1skjQiZx2H9IGK2h4l9xffRMem1C6fqIGCbN5wU8xAWSqxh1K9NdjTh2yYJBDb3D32xIGBDS0suT9a5SjFzlNTA4zqXhM1_7ZWyhqU4hqZqmIeJ_C1NvsRD7ssM48JdrldD1xO_1r6LchZ/s4032/20231226_113511m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccPnlFhyphenhyphent6f4hHgL73NCk8SmSVDLjJ_CQEaBuslKPl4jiOQ1skjQiZx2H9IGK2h4l9xffRMem1C6fqIGCbN5wU8xAWSqxh1K9NdjTh2yYJBDb3D32xIGBDS0suT9a5SjFzlNTA4zqXhM1_7ZWyhqU4hqZqmIeJ_C1NvsRD7ssM48JdrldD1xO_1r6LchZ/s320/20231226_113511m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Duckboard Place graffiti/street art.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSno1MIsSWgIm_viFsR2maY7f64677UOwtf95J4Fv4g_2H8vyAVZuPO8NXapXRH8RgmWTlHGhlnO2ruEG-ACf-BijHGRS7bpjNEHJvYjLQPgU0fj-RMvBvzd8kY5vj04IEchMcl86mWsdJGb8SHcUF61aQHb5nsBR7motJ7CrAllr8qhiFdfnggcy2S1B/s3045/20231226_113522m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3045" data-original-width="2960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSno1MIsSWgIm_viFsR2maY7f64677UOwtf95J4Fv4g_2H8vyAVZuPO8NXapXRH8RgmWTlHGhlnO2ruEG-ACf-BijHGRS7bpjNEHJvYjLQPgU0fj-RMvBvzd8kY5vj04IEchMcl86mWsdJGb8SHcUF61aQHb5nsBR7motJ7CrAllr8qhiFdfnggcy2S1B/s320/20231226_113522m.jpg" width="311" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Duckboard Place mural.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKIyWsv4-llEM-mGHcLx8c13KYUL1TWtm9M_4v12pu7mFlZda1ndpWS4kOnJl9YDR5IxVHo5BBZxYU0Kf8vitfwCKfZC1mVAsdTLSXf6osV2uJ3TuKiuDlQBqANChbs0uo8pEqttza_v-P3yAKX7QuKKa5z4xNUEcZO2o9l7B_71JD4xB5YVIHGWvpPS9/s4032/20231226_113559m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKIyWsv4-llEM-mGHcLx8c13KYUL1TWtm9M_4v12pu7mFlZda1ndpWS4kOnJl9YDR5IxVHo5BBZxYU0Kf8vitfwCKfZC1mVAsdTLSXf6osV2uJ3TuKiuDlQBqANChbs0uo8pEqttza_v-P3yAKX7QuKKa5z4xNUEcZO2o9l7B_71JD4xB5YVIHGWvpPS9/s320/20231226_113559m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">AC/DC Lane murals/street art.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yzdMQpdJsQZM6H2_A3rr9q0_di-vJKuzXnImil5L3WOnXOoXjtw27UObGZ3mZ39SsQ7NWvv6-wj50T3EdzOgaJrebujvJsnz-aMhqnh-VweTKHAV0NLqhGa2JwMgeG1CBmYJwIb_N5WVCg7TVblD3tBIfhxHEeeInwGCztXOCtEUpSf-W_D7O1ONIsRu/s3715/20231226_113644m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3715" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yzdMQpdJsQZM6H2_A3rr9q0_di-vJKuzXnImil5L3WOnXOoXjtw27UObGZ3mZ39SsQ7NWvv6-wj50T3EdzOgaJrebujvJsnz-aMhqnh-VweTKHAV0NLqhGa2JwMgeG1CBmYJwIb_N5WVCg7TVblD3tBIfhxHEeeInwGCztXOCtEUpSf-W_D7O1ONIsRu/s320/20231226_113644m.jpg" width="260" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The concrete figure bursting through<br />the brickwork is Ronald Belford "Bon"<br />Scott, lead vocalist for AC/DC.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAd4-bERUvFB84lcpJmfnwHNjJDzuoLnV-LaLcFdjgUD2qyvufcO-2teqdlccpA0HliA2u3xlSSU8aHlZkdbhvDHUtXjkft0zhcIVYyNgRvYwIZcKTPdXsbcKm5Wp4e-D5EdOrsH_8vtS-hQGaaIhL81baimUSEG3TX5n4D__lGmqLnIySGP5cyqy2NmSn/s4032/20231226_113653m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAd4-bERUvFB84lcpJmfnwHNjJDzuoLnV-LaLcFdjgUD2qyvufcO-2teqdlccpA0HliA2u3xlSSU8aHlZkdbhvDHUtXjkft0zhcIVYyNgRvYwIZcKTPdXsbcKm5Wp4e-D5EdOrsH_8vtS-hQGaaIhL81baimUSEG3TX5n4D__lGmqLnIySGP5cyqy2NmSn/s320/20231226_113653m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Attribution for the artwork in the photo above.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDu4a4KeTAUFgymARWcYO_mwVQUcJrsSRwFlfYOG_0a8a34IK_nH-HWap0Qe9cdWg68GMJvYikqq5-AMOxMFZnvtBvvm0AhybTTSH9wZiGdHYemE9DQvdKXMqtAfqbyWpTEZ8pQXGWn12mUcIhH2BA1iM9QDPYplDSsPRIvhvh_os92Ra__mn4FzPTfPaD/s3497/20231226_113743m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3497" data-original-width="2878" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDu4a4KeTAUFgymARWcYO_mwVQUcJrsSRwFlfYOG_0a8a34IK_nH-HWap0Qe9cdWg68GMJvYikqq5-AMOxMFZnvtBvvm0AhybTTSH9wZiGdHYemE9DQvdKXMqtAfqbyWpTEZ8pQXGWn12mUcIhH2BA1iM9QDPYplDSsPRIvhvh_os92Ra__mn4FzPTfPaD/s320/20231226_113743m.jpg" width="263" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">AC/DC Lane murals/street art.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmQla_lXPSEEKzDoTLfoe-Et7P4P2A0lsJHCJP9gWSfl9aoGzKq6_Z0c_wLjU-PvwAGfHBkr-F330XjABRRoJvZLm85wW-FW_elm0fpIgNIZx1ShJBe-pB2-ovdWbmDXdfX9r3FQRbNnh17dzlUR7E2QGOO1EV0iW5WheaWg-e6LIq_s6Oz-KxHe6hyl0/s4032/20231226_113820m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmQla_lXPSEEKzDoTLfoe-Et7P4P2A0lsJHCJP9gWSfl9aoGzKq6_Z0c_wLjU-PvwAGfHBkr-F330XjABRRoJvZLm85wW-FW_elm0fpIgNIZx1ShJBe-pB2-ovdWbmDXdfX9r3FQRbNnh17dzlUR7E2QGOO1EV0iW5WheaWg-e6LIq_s6Oz-KxHe6hyl0/s320/20231226_113820m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">AC/DC Lane murals/street art.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgIo8WfiMHMgvC118u6PQ5VKfBSAVzOUs-H1eWMsTBaPnKO8YhKNO3wc1H3vTRoUn21e0NXa3gQUywoSoONaW02EBilKlGT8BtSsJZr86i5rQXbEbvx2jxvrZ9HEqwFKpEYy6dpQjx_B3EutHTgjHrEBle19iDn4FZAKBJqq-Bvm_OhPpEJc1XzZ2Z2jW/s3278/20231226_113835m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2840" data-original-width="3278" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgIo8WfiMHMgvC118u6PQ5VKfBSAVzOUs-H1eWMsTBaPnKO8YhKNO3wc1H3vTRoUn21e0NXa3gQUywoSoONaW02EBilKlGT8BtSsJZr86i5rQXbEbvx2jxvrZ9HEqwFKpEYy6dpQjx_B3EutHTgjHrEBle19iDn4FZAKBJqq-Bvm_OhPpEJc1XzZ2Z2jW/s320/20231226_113835m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">AC/DC Lane murals/street art.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgth1osaEtHCTqa6RvXL5UNCa15Kkl4KcLu44OMesWd1TZG-AMohO1BAfyvWTW4r_BOKFJRwKTJe6RRpjUxiYvFm8A2YzvbwOaIvfiRVeT6r0tZ4czqyFzQLLr3Mv9OCdPCCGqEoAE9_ClVU1EHYhihrdYY7pONHkQqD8plXDUMDWoUXU1H4bGafxnw8Mns/s3840/20231226_113953m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2385" data-original-width="3840" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgth1osaEtHCTqa6RvXL5UNCa15Kkl4KcLu44OMesWd1TZG-AMohO1BAfyvWTW4r_BOKFJRwKTJe6RRpjUxiYvFm8A2YzvbwOaIvfiRVeT6r0tZ4czqyFzQLLr3Mv9OCdPCCGqEoAE9_ClVU1EHYhihrdYY7pONHkQqD8plXDUMDWoUXU1H4bGafxnw8Mns/s320/20231226_113953m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Flinders Lane art.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuo_-4JQzerhoh8k-8WUUptgBNhY4zCVHAAWAD23qk8S9M_w5lox6skjfZzE_4bfkV3zfeUu8PlgQynG0BrdVnLSsBMIq0_ztB9-k5OsohjV7VJsUovpm8F8gSb6-sBuLDS3pRdFg0xrZ7uboztD8k11u04NLyG867a4jwjF931zFpXDm4NJloHPkwuQ9/s3689/20231226_114050m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2750" data-original-width="3689" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuo_-4JQzerhoh8k-8WUUptgBNhY4zCVHAAWAD23qk8S9M_w5lox6skjfZzE_4bfkV3zfeUu8PlgQynG0BrdVnLSsBMIq0_ztB9-k5OsohjV7VJsUovpm8F8gSb6-sBuLDS3pRdFg0xrZ7uboztD8k11u04NLyG867a4jwjF931zFpXDm4NJloHPkwuQ9/s320/20231226_114050m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">lush/lushsux is a graffiti artist from Melbourne <br />known as the "Aussie Banksy." This<br />piece is called "Chicken Nugget."</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwdEiSsQVI0m9P-xsWRVRsmSUA2FaHrB91S3l3KHBDRxUNJsRQz-jYNtVhkVWaf7oCchW9HGKKcHXACpyHKJeQkhu0xyrXduDgyA1py0ZcvdHpI8ZGQ_LevEyAI_sRzUiQjPslS_RHCjG3zNpc9Tz96wZDT8cTc-LRMxJUJ0aFawf3yC_jfhsBbK6JQqA/s3905/20231226_114213m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2918" data-original-width="3905" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwdEiSsQVI0m9P-xsWRVRsmSUA2FaHrB91S3l3KHBDRxUNJsRQz-jYNtVhkVWaf7oCchW9HGKKcHXACpyHKJeQkhu0xyrXduDgyA1py0ZcvdHpI8ZGQ_LevEyAI_sRzUiQjPslS_RHCjG3zNpc9Tz96wZDT8cTc-LRMxJUJ0aFawf3yC_jfhsBbK6JQqA/s320/20231226_114213m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob in front of the Melbourne <br />FIFA Trophy Tour mural. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUyxyrEC0sdDg1lxYDPL62QVZ6sMAp_GYWc_Ejx7qkn6G73hK54y_o838HU7iEHVfwYhdBuJRQimBYnUVEULztCvAqFeQfjuRo_lBNoKFHtHKKIwhWtov7l7tCaAzY0q_-OuPDMiR9b9fm1dTrbhkr_f2dTUrQnhovKesvzmxlxurKy364uNiuEZ7KJUp/s3878/20231226_114226m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="3878" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUyxyrEC0sdDg1lxYDPL62QVZ6sMAp_GYWc_Ejx7qkn6G73hK54y_o838HU7iEHVfwYhdBuJRQimBYnUVEULztCvAqFeQfjuRo_lBNoKFHtHKKIwhWtov7l7tCaAzY0q_-OuPDMiR9b9fm1dTrbhkr_f2dTUrQnhovKesvzmxlxurKy364uNiuEZ7KJUp/s320/20231226_114226m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The next few photos are part of the Australian version of the 12 Days of Christmas. These murals line one length of a construction fence.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3JrfeDzrwTjW2BM5K1USJG0u1jZ4sQ0-2Zw1L_4B6Ba0LbsGQumu6kuW_BpZ_w_Qpj8BJyvsxMhi0tk36zGhB6-wQoK5S6UfzV8JGeyXkakXr8PftyCA11e3vzXst5fdsmoHxyRgu8aSG2q5MMdoqn2WsJdLY2xQ4qHJo49oiFU_nifFywXxApk_eI2M/s3798/20231226_115122m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="3798" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3JrfeDzrwTjW2BM5K1USJG0u1jZ4sQ0-2Zw1L_4B6Ba0LbsGQumu6kuW_BpZ_w_Qpj8BJyvsxMhi0tk36zGhB6-wQoK5S6UfzV8JGeyXkakXr8PftyCA11e3vzXst5fdsmoHxyRgu8aSG2q5MMdoqn2WsJdLY2xQ4qHJo49oiFU_nifFywXxApk_eI2M/s320/20231226_115122m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPa5lSgWqhFn4dHLV6Z7bl3lq-eG7Sy3fsCxpzyIVBoLs_N2-IHbhuQ96jLZ3Ft-oBsjeGA2Llu4aG75bKAFi6XHwrhL8yuzTlhffnGisStx0G54C10alYaS-vTt5i6wi5NwL1oBDLBbW1pYZr_fgSCEpLIU29-l5PDViJsxd7wHT6NGWRkWGWqtkCDlq/s4032/20231226_115135m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2602" data-original-width="4032" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPa5lSgWqhFn4dHLV6Z7bl3lq-eG7Sy3fsCxpzyIVBoLs_N2-IHbhuQ96jLZ3Ft-oBsjeGA2Llu4aG75bKAFi6XHwrhL8yuzTlhffnGisStx0G54C10alYaS-vTt5i6wi5NwL1oBDLBbW1pYZr_fgSCEpLIU29-l5PDViJsxd7wHT6NGWRkWGWqtkCDlq/s320/20231226_115135m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCc6bKysBHqYbHYRCm9faa410I3A5JArR-DDN_jNHr6dtNmorW06wi6sDlttqWkN32HNEY1nqHut89008phFN3zr7iP6iUhaP2AyDxBYoop-bjbgwDk32LeNgWtZLIQHjbw9Nk68Gh2VYWNDQZzflpopU4mdGhcK0-l-qZ5cu7VY7ebEw0h6H7FhVzaCp/s4032/20231226_115152m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2781" data-original-width="4032" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCc6bKysBHqYbHYRCm9faa410I3A5JArR-DDN_jNHr6dtNmorW06wi6sDlttqWkN32HNEY1nqHut89008phFN3zr7iP6iUhaP2AyDxBYoop-bjbgwDk32LeNgWtZLIQHjbw9Nk68Gh2VYWNDQZzflpopU4mdGhcK0-l-qZ5cu7VY7ebEw0h6H7FhVzaCp/s320/20231226_115152m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCSAG88dAGwYC30EnoYYxt8WaivLMtPcIUV4_fqy_jpvwxZLleh4kbWTnAwzEZvpaIHKEdcTEG_7mulAbFJ8jSR7dY6lmiPymGbJ4sRtBvFxD02Y758jzJ-CrT_FWBwfS8eOByDY-emQUgBi7BYT93d0-gwvyNKgoIbp1wehsvNSbUl3d09T2hamfZqMo/s3156/20231226_115220m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="3156" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCSAG88dAGwYC30EnoYYxt8WaivLMtPcIUV4_fqy_jpvwxZLleh4kbWTnAwzEZvpaIHKEdcTEG_7mulAbFJ8jSR7dY6lmiPymGbJ4sRtBvFxD02Y758jzJ-CrT_FWBwfS8eOByDY-emQUgBi7BYT93d0-gwvyNKgoIbp1wehsvNSbUl3d09T2hamfZqMo/s320/20231226_115220m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52Lh6kQiL9R8pypwBnXYmYTcXrUQh77l-PBtIRMrrH26pBuFwE8i0-eN0M6sdsdqXCTVt17orwK7pTsB7bGChFmaRW5b17S4qhqqhI-6bfVjaDKPMRM_EBZ-L29-Ez5oOr8kaHwSBuDT6egR9kGeLLPLePVIf6wSjxq1wF-pxV8BtWzrkfbucI8-HkqxY/s2819/20231226_115226m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2455" data-original-width="2819" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52Lh6kQiL9R8pypwBnXYmYTcXrUQh77l-PBtIRMrrH26pBuFwE8i0-eN0M6sdsdqXCTVt17orwK7pTsB7bGChFmaRW5b17S4qhqqhI-6bfVjaDKPMRM_EBZ-L29-Ez5oOr8kaHwSBuDT6egR9kGeLLPLePVIf6wSjxq1wF-pxV8BtWzrkfbucI8-HkqxY/s320/20231226_115226m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We stumbled into this alley. It may be Higson Lane.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhRnYJHOfAD2HVIPBdI1paqttxwWBrEqeVbdd-DNLk3MZlEWcxaCr9KRdzYeQUav01BXApkL14dtwtIjTzrzlYiQ77q2-kvXkal6qv3IZEQXR_laxXi0n18XDFLDncMzyNQhD9WyEoVme5KtSvSn7L_i687iJ_Ibnbk6eVwG-n3B991jlOvH2y9f-UWMv/s3617/20231226_135456m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3617" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhRnYJHOfAD2HVIPBdI1paqttxwWBrEqeVbdd-DNLk3MZlEWcxaCr9KRdzYeQUav01BXApkL14dtwtIjTzrzlYiQ77q2-kvXkal6qv3IZEQXR_laxXi0n18XDFLDncMzyNQhD9WyEoVme5KtSvSn7L_i687iJ_Ibnbk6eVwG-n3B991jlOvH2y9f-UWMv/s320/20231226_135456m.jpg" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Probably Higson Lane.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDWzX5-4jROPbmMQwfxlMNVFkMknl9NlpHsyyV8beHFS5pC66xwO7IK4yyJraUYnUWV0xVGtFlZv1k1iR-3gNEPor-1tkGnLr5iKNvM1T9PQdWWD2_xK6GH3ax5ViqV4veGDFOVsX2BABNMRNeaylqTBjE6dV3HDcdiiOpdWph7MzmOEpSNslxWBEynMu/s3708/20231226_135526m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3708" data-original-width="2482" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDWzX5-4jROPbmMQwfxlMNVFkMknl9NlpHsyyV8beHFS5pC66xwO7IK4yyJraUYnUWV0xVGtFlZv1k1iR-3gNEPor-1tkGnLr5iKNvM1T9PQdWWD2_xK6GH3ax5ViqV4veGDFOVsX2BABNMRNeaylqTBjE6dV3HDcdiiOpdWph7MzmOEpSNslxWBEynMu/s320/20231226_135526m.jpg" width="214" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Probably Higson Lane.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p>As we wandered downtown Melbourne in search of art, we also passed the State Library Victoria (closed for the holidays), RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology), the Chinatown Gate, and went shopping. I needed some dressy shoes for dancing. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWa1fHNmHGVQTX2Vpqh2y2-CaZrxfzFhCapuI7tu-LkPZcH5gPEEMrzFN5Ay5RIdALB97zqRiy3q0b2KO0pkE2UAchTFc0vv_oyvtuQURW-p5Vr0rRyXFJwXnfYlPcj-HkQ8rqRzCPxSZ68APuTtKU6_x8RYvCAYan2nS_5FThlSnZBUWBRPhB6TtadqjU/s4026/20231226_114438m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3020" data-original-width="4026" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWa1fHNmHGVQTX2Vpqh2y2-CaZrxfzFhCapuI7tu-LkPZcH5gPEEMrzFN5Ay5RIdALB97zqRiy3q0b2KO0pkE2UAchTFc0vv_oyvtuQURW-p5Vr0rRyXFJwXnfYlPcj-HkQ8rqRzCPxSZ68APuTtKU6_x8RYvCAYan2nS_5FThlSnZBUWBRPhB6TtadqjU/s320/20231226_114438m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We passed the Chanel store but did not stop in.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Collins 234 Mall used to be Coles Book Arcade. There was a display of eight historical markers about Coles Book Arcade, I'm including the first one here.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eo94NEOTZOMjFZPlCpK567nvW3wk75fq8t6VDDxl9zRDgfFQAzIG6W7-oW2dKSEe-Rd5aygKKxTBgbGOQbuyyzP_Cf_r1Ozc-EN9q_3_6vl1vOLGvUicwH_ZRjD3V2i5zQ6Vm5fgw_FWdXQHmnp77byl_QDdz4dn5MbV0r_9Duwa6uXw2Fiorp5rimmj/s4032/20231226_122030m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eo94NEOTZOMjFZPlCpK567nvW3wk75fq8t6VDDxl9zRDgfFQAzIG6W7-oW2dKSEe-Rd5aygKKxTBgbGOQbuyyzP_Cf_r1Ozc-EN9q_3_6vl1vOLGvUicwH_ZRjD3V2i5zQ6Vm5fgw_FWdXQHmnp77byl_QDdz4dn5MbV0r_9Duwa6uXw2Fiorp5rimmj/s320/20231226_122030m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first history panel of eight<br />(the only one in my blog) about<br />the early history of Collins 234 Mall.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBJ670oYhlSHvx2E8McoD6haRW1wXfA4OvoRS60IOdAIJD3jnaEXF5vb7pWzUq30DDX9yaxDul_lSsLZfLkbhMxbDT61Ln1lUVp774H8w8M2AlAgpInj1V69jvRBu0sNww8i8Ep3a8qq5lq4BN-sHC0zWXcipMFVZqUQiht2AZFlCE4RC7vVehs_Biuk_/s4032/20231226_121501m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBJ670oYhlSHvx2E8McoD6haRW1wXfA4OvoRS60IOdAIJD3jnaEXF5vb7pWzUq30DDX9yaxDul_lSsLZfLkbhMxbDT61Ln1lUVp774H8w8M2AlAgpInj1V69jvRBu0sNww8i8Ep3a8qq5lq4BN-sHC0zWXcipMFVZqUQiht2AZFlCE4RC7vVehs_Biuk_/s320/20231226_121501m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collins 234 Mall now.</td></tr></tbody></table></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfclImluX2zYP8P9gu5if72X7A_iBlHsk8y5Q9t4ew_MmLuyBaDxzoWGhrgyqH5XKo25n8yn7BljxlGL_GIqJ6oym5bIwdhyNAmtR7o9b5xmFPD4dSc22kDFPHYAun0lAXNhfS72mlsnVNAge8-DjPLaqULn0A05GIhtueVrrUAMA4yTT0Q_-rnn97iqb0/s4032/20231226_130906m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfclImluX2zYP8P9gu5if72X7A_iBlHsk8y5Q9t4ew_MmLuyBaDxzoWGhrgyqH5XKo25n8yn7BljxlGL_GIqJ6oym5bIwdhyNAmtR7o9b5xmFPD4dSc22kDFPHYAun0lAXNhfS72mlsnVNAge8-DjPLaqULn0A05GIhtueVrrUAMA4yTT0Q_-rnn97iqb0/s320/20231226_130906m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="240" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Art in front of State Library Victoria.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfclImluX2zYP8P9gu5if72X7A_iBlHsk8y5Q9t4ew_MmLuyBaDxzoWGhrgyqH5XKo25n8yn7BljxlGL_GIqJ6oym5bIwdhyNAmtR7o9b5xmFPD4dSc22kDFPHYAun0lAXNhfS72mlsnVNAge8-DjPLaqULn0A05GIhtueVrrUAMA4yTT0Q_-rnn97iqb0/s4032/20231226_130906m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qJ4LgD_ATw0kh5HMkCPDWgCVpvmTQ_n4IJjP4IL2Jt2IDwLdCRrrPWyKJ9bNK8yt4HfDKGQpwnPmUaWkDa4vjSHlobrD1Lpa0cr1wqYOMjEpLlbbI8fPcRLOSDEPgIuOk8T4LlQ1KW__0KfPTvYBby8jQ23ojJUejqN2ch-3E4mPKfBgeo5crpLvuR9M/s4032/20231226_125658m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qJ4LgD_ATw0kh5HMkCPDWgCVpvmTQ_n4IJjP4IL2Jt2IDwLdCRrrPWyKJ9bNK8yt4HfDKGQpwnPmUaWkDa4vjSHlobrD1Lpa0cr1wqYOMjEpLlbbI8fPcRLOSDEPgIuOk8T4LlQ1KW__0KfPTvYBby8jQ23ojJUejqN2ch-3E4mPKfBgeo5crpLvuR9M/s320/20231226_125658m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">To find nice shoes for dancing, we braved the Boxing Day crowds in a department store. The shoes were displayed at the bottom of the clothing racks. No boxes, just shoes lined underneath the hanging clothes. It wasn't an ideal way to shop. I found a pair of flat, silver, sparkly sandals. Then we had to wait in a long line that snaked through the ground floor to get to a cashier! That was quite an experience! One I don't want to repeat. Ever.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BUh0fNnoFWGjDUEWb3yocVB8weW-VLoES2zn9H-Ad_kHHZ9AJq_8TOFS5n_lMiXsleDb-1WwL2kYTtYhQppMqF5M-DBKd7jlhzTI3Q0GcFDYl-t5VpvxeSQXn892MmfKFGi6BJIftQEUE4CyYe9Jkg4OF7omltPRdLRZw7UMFpN2I42HQnZTrfzU_YpC/s4032/20231226_125221m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BUh0fNnoFWGjDUEWb3yocVB8weW-VLoES2zn9H-Ad_kHHZ9AJq_8TOFS5n_lMiXsleDb-1WwL2kYTtYhQppMqF5M-DBKd7jlhzTI3Q0GcFDYl-t5VpvxeSQXn892MmfKFGi6BJIftQEUE4CyYe9Jkg4OF7omltPRdLRZw7UMFpN2I42HQnZTrfzU_YpC/s320/20231226_125221m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Boxing Day shoppers on Swanston Street,<br />Melbourne, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-mWHBdSMpZPNRtkgr_ilW8Yso8krHOB-id0i6Q5lXT35TNM4MVbEsuPsW2yuMOqk9kZM9uP0qqXsG0Nih62GfR9a7eqgwpweAgvkuy2uiIfRmjHxFtyXfSIp0U8v0-cc5upxxjDI2WpxGQHT-z-ADlBCzyZ2KoX5vkZ6XlVKadpJlbZSkenV65gJy54J/s4032/20231226_125217m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-mWHBdSMpZPNRtkgr_ilW8Yso8krHOB-id0i6Q5lXT35TNM4MVbEsuPsW2yuMOqk9kZM9uP0qqXsG0Nih62GfR9a7eqgwpweAgvkuy2uiIfRmjHxFtyXfSIp0U8v0-cc5upxxjDI2WpxGQHT-z-ADlBCzyZ2KoX5vkZ6XlVKadpJlbZSkenV65gJy54J/s320/20231226_125217m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chinatown Gate, Melbourne, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaud-_kRHdASxpgmw4-jaUrgQxQ4M04tMKjFfUcRSpFlDUtf12yyedBPJZqZ6Xula3xRoxpm5o2sfyYt2IUI65_XzSEiJwQnoCNBiNt8kQpOBC56WpHUI9xLG5hiiXG0Ez7pmMly2XSeGien0gbJnzesOjUubl_MBlxCxVcAf1BjWUxMankLT9BIACvlZ7/s3679/20231226_115346m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2628" data-original-width="3679" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaud-_kRHdASxpgmw4-jaUrgQxQ4M04tMKjFfUcRSpFlDUtf12yyedBPJZqZ6Xula3xRoxpm5o2sfyYt2IUI65_XzSEiJwQnoCNBiNt8kQpOBC56WpHUI9xLG5hiiXG0Ez7pmMly2XSeGien0gbJnzesOjUubl_MBlxCxVcAf1BjWUxMankLT9BIACvlZ7/s320/20231226_115346m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Royal Melbourne Institute of <br />Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVTcjEPzpDNvcLY-B0USY1RY2zovR3FBVkDxmD5aKowK4-Rxdw49utQdQtW4wbgwkR2cdY-OWc3bvYo5xhP4C-Lwd5WWmnQXdDYQYG71GvUasM464FrFpv9KyNQTYYnypRpTvU1R60gTyLbn_lvLLdJ2eUExghVFgxT7PtM6nZSiwSoCGQWRlpGUVYY2A/s4032/20231226_115305m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVTcjEPzpDNvcLY-B0USY1RY2zovR3FBVkDxmD5aKowK4-Rxdw49utQdQtW4wbgwkR2cdY-OWc3bvYo5xhP4C-Lwd5WWmnQXdDYQYG71GvUasM464FrFpv9KyNQTYYnypRpTvU1R60gTyLbn_lvLLdJ2eUExghVFgxT7PtM6nZSiwSoCGQWRlpGUVYY2A/s320/20231226_115305m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">RMIT, Melbourne, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At this point in our exploration, we were tired and hungry. There were so many restaurant choices, but nothing sounded good. We really wanted "pies," but couldn't find any. I was "hangry" and wanted only to sit and eat.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since we couldn't decide on a place, we decided to take the Circle Tram from where we were back to Flinders Street and look for food there. The Circle Tram is a rickety, historical electric tram. It was packed to the gills with shoppers and we had to stand. That caused much lurching on our part trying to stay upright. It did not help my mood. When several people got off, a gentleman offered me a seat. That was sweet. I thanked him and sat down. It was nice to see more of Melbourne from a motor conveyance!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">When we exited the tram on Flinders Street, we started toward the shuttle bus. On the way, we found a very old pub called Young and Jackson. We took the last table. For lunch, I ordered fish and chips. I can't remember what Bob ordered. While we dined, the skies opened up bringing drenching rain and the dreaded wind.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank goodness I had my umbrella. Bob and I tried to share it, but the wind wanted to blow it away. The umbrella turned inside out a couple of times. One time, it collapsed and dumped all the water on my head. It was a 1/2-mile walk to the shuttle bus to the port. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a grand, tiring day. If we make it back to Melbourne, I have now added these things to our bucket list:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Royal Botanic Gardens</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shrine of Remembrance</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Immigration Museum</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">National Gallery of Victoria</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Old Melbourne Gaol</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Old Treasury Building</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Melbourne Skydeck</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">ACMI (Australian museum of screen culture)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Melbourne Zoo</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">See the inside of the State Library Victoria</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Once back on the ship, we went to the Atrium so Bob could play Sports Trivia. He did very well. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We departed Melbourne around 5:15 p.m.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQg9SXYtymHiU-wVViEfcHe3svQzHXksl-cUUZFp-4ZDBaIoObCJ5KhyphenhyphenedgVg2hSN4NwdmeBf8Ai3Fr6YyeBWRryn2pxz66tvc6Vr6-vKdkKQYWgV999yVPXLlvXjAl2uR9oGq2dBO9PHwBf9iKp5lCOh1hdjIgTqjR-FgiZ0oKXJCCCB8CVX9vLgF4J5/s4032/20231226_171512m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQg9SXYtymHiU-wVViEfcHe3svQzHXksl-cUUZFp-4ZDBaIoObCJ5KhyphenhyphenedgVg2hSN4NwdmeBf8Ai3Fr6YyeBWRryn2pxz66tvc6Vr6-vKdkKQYWgV999yVPXLlvXjAl2uR9oGq2dBO9PHwBf9iKp5lCOh1hdjIgTqjR-FgiZ0oKXJCCCB8CVX9vLgF4J5/s320/20231226_171512m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The cruise ship port in Melbourne, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkxKvY_JOuKtsRYmK304sm9lAu0dW3TA7RoxDzUQ6Sp1xrMsIAvg3E1L_IY1IM_7IP07C_1aCQiwhj6UJCizhRH1dGHZKRWNEn4K54lECFOD8oHNxfb4zsv7aqwvPHK73JuGZ217XJur75xXaQB_w3b-6Uy3kRyAt77C745i08lj93DX4ZU5aCr4xj8zn/s4032/20231226_171532m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkxKvY_JOuKtsRYmK304sm9lAu0dW3TA7RoxDzUQ6Sp1xrMsIAvg3E1L_IY1IM_7IP07C_1aCQiwhj6UJCizhRH1dGHZKRWNEn4K54lECFOD8oHNxfb4zsv7aqwvPHK73JuGZ217XJur75xXaQB_w3b-6Uy3kRyAt77C745i08lj93DX4ZU5aCr4xj8zn/s320/20231226_171532m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Port of Melbourne, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_csbsKwDDY177qHmwybcloqhvlv8nQa7hcnpHJkRP2hRfP4LqeQW12f4-Ht1kvRe7am7fPMt9XG2r_u1gFqpWp6Ubfsxbh6iw0DOLNDl9f6Q-QlEYSMSs5hr1Dq47axzLRFjSkovHyZ4tAe-ZFl6ZDVNgBcTovXaAIiI5NDUlhvFM591OYk2CKUsdyF6X/s4032/20231226_171613m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_csbsKwDDY177qHmwybcloqhvlv8nQa7hcnpHJkRP2hRfP4LqeQW12f4-Ht1kvRe7am7fPMt9XG2r_u1gFqpWp6Ubfsxbh6iw0DOLNDl9f6Q-QlEYSMSs5hr1Dq47axzLRFjSkovHyZ4tAe-ZFl6ZDVNgBcTovXaAIiI5NDUlhvFM591OYk2CKUsdyF6X/s320/20231226_171613m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Central Business District, downtown Melbourne,<br />Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YF66LpmrKvQikGcL3FzJr75_IfldnTUKTR2wTjFPtAz4KjhW6Pe1EbLpGeLFdlPax6UsZvnXocMsm7FetwnUUz9lW1upR2m1JYzwYAIR9L_FKe5bvy8kLmFh20O7A-KCvBLYLJYI6Tseb8YwDHhTB6xUgUSY9hvho1QsAJ90Uk6ql6Ctcb2avtlarduf/s4032/20231226_095943m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YF66LpmrKvQikGcL3FzJr75_IfldnTUKTR2wTjFPtAz4KjhW6Pe1EbLpGeLFdlPax6UsZvnXocMsm7FetwnUUz9lW1upR2m1JYzwYAIR9L_FKe5bvy8kLmFh20O7A-KCvBLYLJYI6Tseb8YwDHhTB6xUgUSY9hvho1QsAJ90Uk6ql6Ctcb2avtlarduf/s320/20231226_095943m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lots of sailors in Melbourne, Australia. <br />This is a small sampling of the sailboats<br />out and about.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz_f3KJS40-9HiCZv6LrfVbXkT4xClqFRwE2pRa6_W83dcv1KZWq4KDG5HeRY4l8qmiBHErq7PhgujbZjv_Tw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>After we sailed from Melbourne, we went to our cabin and took a short nap until dinner at Silk, a complimentary Asian Fusion restaurant. It was good, but not my favorite place to eat.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After dinner, we saw "Tom Ward: Guitarist" in the Stardust Theater. His unique way of playing his guitar brings out a deep resonance that leaves you in awe. His guitar is handmade with specific woods that create soul-stirring sounds. We loved listening to his music.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">For silly entertainment, we watched the "Newlywed/Not So Newlywed" game show in the Spinnaker Lounge. We laughed a lot. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">To end our evening, we wanted to watch Karaoke Idol #1. There were hardly any people in the theater. The people who did sing sucked. We left after ten minutes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We walked eight miles today. That's it. We were on the go all day. Now we must sleep!</span></div></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com0Melbourne VIC, Australia-37.8136276 144.9630576-66.123861436178842 109.80680760000001 -9.5033937638211512 -179.8806924tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-35351029325722002282023-12-25T23:00:00.170-06:002024-02-29T18:28:15.608-06:00Cruise Day 3 - Christmas at Sea - Monday, December 25, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Merry Christmas from Down Under! Today, we spent time on the Tasman Sea from Sydney to Melbourne, Australia. That sounds so foreign! The weather was 68 degrees and cloudy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Windows Main Dining Room was where we had breakfast. This restaurant, designed in the manner of a grand sailing ship, is all about white linens, crystal chandeliers, and a host of wait staff. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I tried a menu item I had never heard of: shakshuka. The waiter described it as two poached eggs served atop a tomato-based sauce with sauteed onions and bell peppers. It was delectable. This will be a new breakfast choice for us. I will have to find a good recipe!</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPzrfgHDrR1uHnAWJKLNykFWI3XmIPmO6sUQ9qMIQqh0o_j49P0UDWSXlW_SsrDI_J6pTIW03Wp2HcI2oUzvffbV9ypWgnxgC-FfkrTANZI6MtYX_8rfmpn5SDZwUCh0eFzn0ZdCatYf2L40wEu6cUNF9iI74YuyN5gHejG0kSVqeVQAxdAjBEDa0xcuw/s3056/20231224_135955m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPzrfgHDrR1uHnAWJKLNykFWI3XmIPmO6sUQ9qMIQqh0o_j49P0UDWSXlW_SsrDI_J6pTIW03Wp2HcI2oUzvffbV9ypWgnxgC-FfkrTANZI6MtYX_8rfmpn5SDZwUCh0eFzn0ZdCatYf2L40wEu6cUNF9iI74YuyN5gHejG0kSVqeVQAxdAjBEDa0xcuw/s320/20231224_135955m.jpg" width="317" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shakshuka for breakfast.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We avoided the Christmas mayhem: Christmas Day Parade (in pajamas), Christmas Gift Giving with Santa Claus, and the Family Christmas Extravaganza. I bet the kids and their families had a field day.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today was a mellow day for us. Time was spent eating, and relaxing in our room (viewing Australia's southeastern coastline from our balcony, napping, and reading). We also walked around the inside decks on four floors in the afternoon. Many people had decorated their stateroom doors for Christmas. Very fun.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A classic Christmas dinner was served in the Windows Main Dining Room. We went at 5:30 pm to avoid large crowds later. The meal was excellent and we did not go hungry. As expected, we had turkey, bread stuffing, mashed sweet potatoes, rolls, green beans, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie for dessert. Other options were included on the menu, but turkey sounded the best.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZJWo7B0ICOKRZi5UImRD4RDNmFhsIdbvB9fv8_QgzaZmkVQF53AsVjk3coMqUOoQUHy40cQieUvkuGPkWQS8df6e4rlg1_ItOTRD4TCMCwxONsNI4GMPDcUc7pjuQ-RBkMfDq5I4fdfSdoyzbikXqZT5PO2Xl8jS8o9H0iDWE2qcHzpw7rJGTeLuMwdV/s3722/20231224_234346m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3722" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZJWo7B0ICOKRZi5UImRD4RDNmFhsIdbvB9fv8_QgzaZmkVQF53AsVjk3coMqUOoQUHy40cQieUvkuGPkWQS8df6e4rlg1_ItOTRD4TCMCwxONsNI4GMPDcUc7pjuQ-RBkMfDq5I4fdfSdoyzbikXqZT5PO2Xl8jS8o9H0iDWE2qcHzpw7rJGTeLuMwdV/s320/20231224_234346m.jpg" width="260" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Christmas dinner in the <br />Windows Main Dining Room.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhQ9kGemVBwsxC-_ptJpP66tWebxZPH4MgWbdjECEYGcWPt2_Vk1RmGcuHlgmKmW66RDc3xFNlBJ2YedkNhyphenhyphenYkM_AkuIPc0hg90zjckLUY-lo58cJUmXdDXLBtlySTz7v99EBSNK9aJaXrowNaXzXBpiBSTvZyVctCIoYWkz9ZgRdrduQjd0znmQZhS_V/s3883/20231225_004015m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2912" data-original-width="3883" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhQ9kGemVBwsxC-_ptJpP66tWebxZPH4MgWbdjECEYGcWPt2_Vk1RmGcuHlgmKmW66RDc3xFNlBJ2YedkNhyphenhyphenYkM_AkuIPc0hg90zjckLUY-lo58cJUmXdDXLBtlySTz7v99EBSNK9aJaXrowNaXzXBpiBSTvZyVctCIoYWkz9ZgRdrduQjd0znmQZhS_V/s320/20231225_004015m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tasman Sea off the southeastern coast<br />of Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbA2_BpG4geaH6BYqwj-P2wkd0GCBq0pJtaaNLAvFc1xl-RNjrwIu3DhvYe2Zmle81tgOAZWgYORZbvuLFM5Ja99CvaXoRANZEnVpTql7wmr5AacLiqYcRqHZo1Gdabk2I_kYxnqWGupNXPQh50V1IbxCSPJcj9EvMpRus_ShEeP3f6qm1B8YhQW3mL9mh/s3852/20231225_004023m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3852" data-original-width="2889" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbA2_BpG4geaH6BYqwj-P2wkd0GCBq0pJtaaNLAvFc1xl-RNjrwIu3DhvYe2Zmle81tgOAZWgYORZbvuLFM5Ja99CvaXoRANZEnVpTql7wmr5AacLiqYcRqHZo1Gdabk2I_kYxnqWGupNXPQh50V1IbxCSPJcj9EvMpRus_ShEeP3f6qm1B8YhQW3mL9mh/s320/20231225_004023m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tasman Sea off the southeastern coast</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">of Australia.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjX7UuCDYYDEZvbO8by39yTCvjyoToKmfP6cCPS6Mek_NVA3StMGvfU1OMhmD3s_zBMsIaXh-DnyL2I_Y0xYLJIaUwaJdsmm1nHUNTNyMJkclUrfxpcKVNOV8KW8p0Su-bPkpVSoKB_KF4HMYNUILyULvWVWtYSCvLMxTSHtU5-uoRnXxFJUFGNwkpmUn3/s4032/20231225_004043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjX7UuCDYYDEZvbO8by39yTCvjyoToKmfP6cCPS6Mek_NVA3StMGvfU1OMhmD3s_zBMsIaXh-DnyL2I_Y0xYLJIaUwaJdsmm1nHUNTNyMJkclUrfxpcKVNOV8KW8p0Su-bPkpVSoKB_KF4HMYNUILyULvWVWtYSCvLMxTSHtU5-uoRnXxFJUFGNwkpmUn3/s320/20231225_004043.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the Bass Strait between Australia and <br />Tasmania. I don't know what the buildings are.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At 9 pm, we saw "The Spirit of Christmas" show in the Stardust Theater. Their singers and dancers performed a mix of Christmas tunes. We enjoyed it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When the </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">above-</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">mentioned show ended, we headed to the Spinnaker Lounge for a night of drinking and dancing called "The Naughty or Nice Christmas Party." We had a couple of drinks and danced once. The band only played for 45 minutes!</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQI6L-_-bwZv67uhk2XHOWO6AkVNXB5-RmNH7dtoh7rJqr_kMeszsPcqizKSc1aRzrenzSWjGzOaH9oh_6RT8WWh62UZ1V_16q7vYLWXU0TROiE0ZX5l8GKG41iVmhcKlVG3LSJq9AA8bzphjm_XNJX7HoAUjUs1MxMhQqf1OWsifvo0iuduBhc10Sm4zV/s3870/20231225_005549m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3870" data-original-width="2923" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQI6L-_-bwZv67uhk2XHOWO6AkVNXB5-RmNH7dtoh7rJqr_kMeszsPcqizKSc1aRzrenzSWjGzOaH9oh_6RT8WWh62UZ1V_16q7vYLWXU0TROiE0ZX5l8GKG41iVmhcKlVG3LSJq9AA8bzphjm_XNJX7HoAUjUs1MxMhQqf1OWsifvo0iuduBhc10Sm4zV/s320/20231225_005549m.jpg" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dressed up for the "Naughty or Nice<br />Christmas Party." Tonight, I wore<br />flat shoes to dance on a moving ship!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.</span></p>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com04RGGG586+PM-39.4832007 150.161671-46.448483926767693 141.3726085 -32.5179174732323 158.9507335tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-6281770606199336632023-12-24T23:00:00.370-06:002024-02-27T21:34:30.109-06:00Cruise Day 2 - On the Ship - Sunday, December 24, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">********</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BOB! ********</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's Bob's day today. We will celebrate with a special dinner at Onda by Scarpetta Italian Restaurant on board.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since we spent two days sightseeing in Sydney, we stayed on the ship and checked our "Freestyle Daily" newsletter for what was happening today. It was a mish-mash of things we chose. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After a wonderful breakfast in The Local, we relaxed in The Atrium to watch a slide show about upcoming cities on our cruise. That made us very excited to get on with our travels!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vgHyBIoiE_PFcJknKTKS5raFKOQvt597bi3-eUpNHyuJMNPiCfoIy5Tw0VoKCBnDdsKN-ytY4BY6PTauL-h0G-YqCNp9cW1z_EJo974Xz5YS5SIEUvlbnPNQ8zQR_o2wUSVg2wyXrcl0iytSx3UhLgRmYVJ4DQaBdY11FK870V8YnNOXR74Vpm-Wjxku/s3528/20231223_163045m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2216" data-original-width="3528" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vgHyBIoiE_PFcJknKTKS5raFKOQvt597bi3-eUpNHyuJMNPiCfoIy5Tw0VoKCBnDdsKN-ytY4BY6PTauL-h0G-YqCNp9cW1z_EJo974Xz5YS5SIEUvlbnPNQ8zQR_o2wUSVg2wyXrcl0iytSx3UhLgRmYVJ4DQaBdY11FK870V8YnNOXR74Vpm-Wjxku/s320/20231223_163045m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV24fa7sgi4jcUo45H-bYg0o0mhBah9ukaqKCIVAvFd6s0oWVZipEHNA7INAf8kvY1D4s_lnoj1vzEfsKQFB_WrydVoj5HYACmJDEEwAvUZn1kGLNV5rAxXRBWzZ8-V5zV4TrvO3h41ctiqAes5tGa9Wpi6K3Ba3e4OBB9LzNlmlBcNGwmM0DWU4vwtfAB/s3509/20231223_163114m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="3509" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV24fa7sgi4jcUo45H-bYg0o0mhBah9ukaqKCIVAvFd6s0oWVZipEHNA7INAf8kvY1D4s_lnoj1vzEfsKQFB_WrydVoj5HYACmJDEEwAvUZn1kGLNV5rAxXRBWzZ8-V5zV4TrvO3h41ctiqAes5tGa9Wpi6K3Ba3e4OBB9LzNlmlBcNGwmM0DWU4vwtfAB/s320/20231223_163114m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We plan to walk all over Dunedin and<br />go to their free museum as well.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QsbUFBzQlTRnknVr_qtdrzw9JbYC_GQOAohs3vTOQgqJCbTcWyPBR9DeRnkyh389-Ow3uBjyKaAE45IMFqdx94dKSALjuSyZy9RlLOWg0OFSzzKpi81amfpK8AMhsn5IvVBZ6Ake99-A_0LNMQQdc-tpx6LU-8hS8NeuH7Yxn4IKdCXqv3xVqWuA48x2/s3726/20231223_163322m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2247" data-original-width="3726" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QsbUFBzQlTRnknVr_qtdrzw9JbYC_GQOAohs3vTOQgqJCbTcWyPBR9DeRnkyh389-Ow3uBjyKaAE45IMFqdx94dKSALjuSyZy9RlLOWg0OFSzzKpi81amfpK8AMhsn5IvVBZ6Ake99-A_0LNMQQdc-tpx6LU-8hS8NeuH7Yxn4IKdCXqv3xVqWuA48x2/s320/20231223_163322m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Can't wait to find a bunch of murals!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7nfy3K1yDP-O01v87o4ClwBOf3IEk-sDfiFDC0HCJinf3fR94tYeBQO5ogjVLjyUuhSXIdF9Y98qAOxw9m9Y0rkt05GRDPCBnhVPwAp8P5REYwLcx8i64bbtlFQrzTNJsTAMAII-QtDCgKqWSpyDzmUz0WLfaeH-BF9ULqva8dd4_dkw3hRepPFZEi-J/s3438/20231223_163432m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2303" data-original-width="3438" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7nfy3K1yDP-O01v87o4ClwBOf3IEk-sDfiFDC0HCJinf3fR94tYeBQO5ogjVLjyUuhSXIdF9Y98qAOxw9m9Y0rkt05GRDPCBnhVPwAp8P5REYwLcx8i64bbtlFQrzTNJsTAMAII-QtDCgKqWSpyDzmUz0WLfaeH-BF9ULqva8dd4_dkw3hRepPFZEi-J/s320/20231223_163432m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wish we had time for this. We'll see.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNs67qATKV_y4jzn4waM6J6NDYu8BRRUsyy3VGADS0Re2GsqyMrm2CQT0Jpy_24hKMk0s5ndv4QKD5nlmUPf3gDWUpAF_-vZwj-_bVpBK_jB8NRK1_ZcCI0P6uQ4W5Chn53-EBpezMkFTlOG9goQZ-8J93Ug1iXrSF-3SHLqI791eazaoeLRajc_abmR-x/s3666/20231223_163510m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="3666" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNs67qATKV_y4jzn4waM6J6NDYu8BRRUsyy3VGADS0Re2GsqyMrm2CQT0Jpy_24hKMk0s5ndv4QKD5nlmUPf3gDWUpAF_-vZwj-_bVpBK_jB8NRK1_ZcCI0P6uQ4W5Chn53-EBpezMkFTlOG9goQZ-8J93Ug1iXrSF-3SHLqI791eazaoeLRajc_abmR-x/s320/20231223_163510m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Walking to this location is too far from <br />the shuttle drop-off point in Dunedin.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJIyb17UA1brW-OlzSyTfC-oqvahNgB2Rsvz9gf1I9aEPeAGyHZl_1RiTb-GXtXkMNEnU1CU_smzgpFkepQfe4I6ZFGdDUnv9gAARJHtqITbsjYLrew6K1NeBiYpPYGbECpSZgLj3X3ooSsur0OE86dmWz7Uq3teZWCondmKOzYi6VvUW2jzQyRdL8qE8/s3831/20231223_184645m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2433" data-original-width="3831" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJIyb17UA1brW-OlzSyTfC-oqvahNgB2Rsvz9gf1I9aEPeAGyHZl_1RiTb-GXtXkMNEnU1CU_smzgpFkepQfe4I6ZFGdDUnv9gAARJHtqITbsjYLrew6K1NeBiYpPYGbECpSZgLj3X3ooSsur0OE86dmWz7Uq3teZWCondmKOzYi6VvUW2jzQyRdL8qE8/s320/20231223_184645m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Napier: We have a tour scheduled that includes <br />the National Aquarium of New Zealand.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYdIG538FjKUSW-qkpRTmpfCZf_dQTT8vptpx3Hr7W4jF6RD0j90eZiORaa8OFxXsW9MLxQoPI_THUAO2tsOM_r-lbS_Kqigkvdn80MSxrOXni2IqSBd-SoJRPdpGE_9vp_wMkcPkPzwtFszzX69Aft87gG7VDjxfIU6o6q-hH5-qMFEfWezptMgDEG8f/s3288/20231223_184810m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2107" data-original-width="3288" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYdIG538FjKUSW-qkpRTmpfCZf_dQTT8vptpx3Hr7W4jF6RD0j90eZiORaa8OFxXsW9MLxQoPI_THUAO2tsOM_r-lbS_Kqigkvdn80MSxrOXni2IqSBd-SoJRPdpGE_9vp_wMkcPkPzwtFszzX69Aft87gG7VDjxfIU6o6q-hH5-qMFEfWezptMgDEG8f/s320/20231223_184810m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After our tour of Napier, we plan to spend<br />the afternoon walking around town.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrMj_ZP5PrH5J3DuuTWbpeN0_s7VJWwYz9uI6rs8OKH-hTvFTRvvxnWhxBdWsv2KJm5IjHL1m8hD7tH6kQ8mqoUNg1U6TootEJcSIbTjVybsQJRBQD055CFBBqHRROTbv8nM_fMxoweB7DPMUCw9xwdHWonPSTwAuZNP5Joa92mdxKLBWXKRAxdQmaKlQ/s3207/20231223_184422m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1989" data-original-width="3207" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrMj_ZP5PrH5J3DuuTWbpeN0_s7VJWwYz9uI6rs8OKH-hTvFTRvvxnWhxBdWsv2KJm5IjHL1m8hD7tH6kQ8mqoUNg1U6TootEJcSIbTjVybsQJRBQD055CFBBqHRROTbv8nM_fMxoweB7DPMUCw9xwdHWonPSTwAuZNP5Joa92mdxKLBWXKRAxdQmaKlQ/s320/20231223_184422m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We will see the beach when we go by on<br />our tour to Rotorua.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawbjv1wSW2VIwrk8Aa6sDPGu5sB_1tjXshXe7ZKzETjNMQrfOtAW52S_3oJXx-0jgMAMP2ydMbYSkl1qKzRvHKStffMFUY7GMgbcrQ9XV0xwcI5BMe9NX9C4C02Vz12RynuXJBvMv4EiKLmmitaXrjPkuH-32G4cMh_slcyaoZqJJ7M847uJTIXhHW8JR/s3176/20231223_184243m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1962" data-original-width="3176" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawbjv1wSW2VIwrk8Aa6sDPGu5sB_1tjXshXe7ZKzETjNMQrfOtAW52S_3oJXx-0jgMAMP2ydMbYSkl1qKzRvHKStffMFUY7GMgbcrQ9XV0xwcI5BMe9NX9C4C02Vz12RynuXJBvMv4EiKLmmitaXrjPkuH-32G4cMh_slcyaoZqJJ7M847uJTIXhHW8JR/s320/20231223_184243m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If we had a car, we would go here. <br />However, our all-day tour will be to<br />Rotorua to see the thermal activity.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After the slide show of upcoming attractions, we stayed in The Atrium to watch the movie "Paint," starring Owen Wilson. Here's a synopsis of the flick.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MvJySmTcUuVSeZUgQE2V2s9zqg88C6rey0g0vyGus1myv7lzMZoWQsKG9A7ZqXkOyqpffAvp1IySJPGWoS1ckGQT5cCgP6kdiHsmG6HMSWvV3GarkBWPDmeZhjdCIP3V-XNkWPXDy9GZzEMUJrAj5xdrZpQgvWA_EFidbfblZOUhn3QXAqqyC8AHvAxv/s3155/20231223_165554m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2172" data-original-width="3155" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MvJySmTcUuVSeZUgQE2V2s9zqg88C6rey0g0vyGus1myv7lzMZoWQsKG9A7ZqXkOyqpffAvp1IySJPGWoS1ckGQT5cCgP6kdiHsmG6HMSWvV3GarkBWPDmeZhjdCIP3V-XNkWPXDy9GZzEMUJrAj5xdrZpQgvWA_EFidbfblZOUhn3QXAqqyC8AHvAxv/s320/20231223_165554m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">What a stupid, slow movie. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Did it make it into the theaters? </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I kept falling asleep and that's the only reason I stayed for the whole movie. When I was awake, Bob and I kept looking at each other and making faces of disbelief. Dare I say, "It was like watching paint dry?" We don't recommend it. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had lunch, took a nap, and read. At 4:30 pm, The Atrium was the place for "Visual Trivia: Birds of the World." That was hard. We got far fewer than we thought we would. The birds of North America were mostly easy. What made it difficult was that you couldn't just say hawk or wren, you had to specify what type of hawk or wren. There were so many birds we didn't know. We need to go to more foreign countries!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dinner reservations at Onda by Scarpetta were at 5:30 pm when our ship pulled away from the port. From our window table, we could see sites in Sydney as we left. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSPu9MhkDdUqCiWIArF-kh3LpQ7Qs9gTm8Zjx_VAm42K_k6fvcaQsTTmxsM9-Zdyo7FJBEneQIkbD_rwAxYK__c3xs1abKd14jylSen6SuQSDtVsbH5Dpabf5fdMbENWeMStW1XVA3CJxi-EIzzJEFIoYT1S991JcQO7SgnocnQ1vPBk-XVlDwY3lfhTV/s4032/20231223_233411m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2384" data-original-width="4032" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSPu9MhkDdUqCiWIArF-kh3LpQ7Qs9gTm8Zjx_VAm42K_k6fvcaQsTTmxsM9-Zdyo7FJBEneQIkbD_rwAxYK__c3xs1abKd14jylSen6SuQSDtVsbH5Dpabf5fdMbENWeMStW1XVA3CJxi-EIzzJEFIoYT1S991JcQO7SgnocnQ1vPBk-XVlDwY3lfhTV/s320/20231223_233411m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Luna Park is across Sydney Harbour<br />from the Opera House.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvU32JGDnjf3BcrtR5QOnwofyO8u8NwHQLKjsALW7m0a3F0jNHRlJJ7bNEcAUB9CmvqfIxB_ZzR5L6xLRg0q-HaElmwNeEuLJjIL3hghaVjPYIu4uIJySfaWwewzb8yh_k-B6i7Alsl2gLw7KFJhwxakXmbTWJFucsNNxiitxQf3DILBncMORUMJAw-t0/s3682/20231223_233455m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="3682" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvU32JGDnjf3BcrtR5QOnwofyO8u8NwHQLKjsALW7m0a3F0jNHRlJJ7bNEcAUB9CmvqfIxB_ZzR5L6xLRg0q-HaElmwNeEuLJjIL3hghaVjPYIu4uIJySfaWwewzb8yh_k-B6i7Alsl2gLw7KFJhwxakXmbTWJFucsNNxiitxQf3DILBncMORUMJAw-t0/s320/20231223_233455m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We sailed under the Sydney Harbour Bridge.<br />Luna Park is tucked in on the lower left.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our dinner was served, starting with bread service, followed by salads. I had Branzino (similar to sea bass) with rainbow cauliflower. Bob had Tuna with string beans, shiitake mushrooms, and carrot ginger pureé. We also had wilted spinach with nutmeg, mushroom trifolati with garlic and parsley, and roasted carrots with thyme, orange and tahini. It was wonderful.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_jMBc2RwjsCI89296xg4CcrMedVUxnCY99dDhb-fp9v7lTZldqgLjhdrDiBjE-IAz0cq-v_rKtiNOC3Jg_6saRIrLAB_BhgIm8IqBpM8p4WxVbPQDPl8mPoopnhCTDmHDPKH2XZzb-KgwA698wcV_bKt95yqwfqJo9SHOmAo-VVC-R31v9AWif8tMgjW/s2564/20231223_234313m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2484" data-original-width="2564" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_jMBc2RwjsCI89296xg4CcrMedVUxnCY99dDhb-fp9v7lTZldqgLjhdrDiBjE-IAz0cq-v_rKtiNOC3Jg_6saRIrLAB_BhgIm8IqBpM8p4WxVbPQDPl8mPoopnhCTDmHDPKH2XZzb-KgwA698wcV_bKt95yqwfqJo9SHOmAo-VVC-R31v9AWif8tMgjW/s320/20231223_234313m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob's birthday dinner at Onda by Scarpetta.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8es7XfDKepHGU48j-DX156czZZOZRnsfM9YJv35SO0erCksCUBGua0HjgXBEzDbkoAahAz6kj3-xTn2yNGRt-KvUSP6ZbkI4i9ZzG9fXg9LKcyZ7C_WY7B4kCeN7yq-ZuzFDZbYS-U6TM1lJAK-3JSfJjJ808zo-evzhTEPYwY1AO8ltWaBrX3e_WdgzS/s4032/20231223_234421m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8es7XfDKepHGU48j-DX156czZZOZRnsfM9YJv35SO0erCksCUBGua0HjgXBEzDbkoAahAz6kj3-xTn2yNGRt-KvUSP6ZbkI4i9ZzG9fXg9LKcyZ7C_WY7B4kCeN7yq-ZuzFDZbYS-U6TM1lJAK-3JSfJjJ808zo-evzhTEPYwY1AO8ltWaBrX3e_WdgzS/s320/20231223_234421m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob's tuna at the top, vegetables in the<br />middle, and my Branzino on the bottom.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As we dined, we passed under the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Then, we went past Admiralty House and Fort Denison. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Admiralty House below is the Sydney residence of the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. It was once the colonial-era home of the Admiral commanding the Royal Navy's Australia Station. At the bottom is the former Royal Marines' barracks.</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jctmomZpUZmGHddDDGEMC8gyS1tBFWWwD3qpc7dCgdlCJK5oynhuueNwz_nD4PZ92-DOwzTM7AAGvTebT0nNpNZLI4fP8KdJimjcH_tZIk_t53zVcoONog6ztGLVLE2ujlB8amwvtgvbPBGfy_m35Hs3RsyR8mKN2L6UB1XO_WgI8301sZSCcezmrrZJ/s3752/20231224_004943m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2814" data-original-width="3752" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jctmomZpUZmGHddDDGEMC8gyS1tBFWWwD3qpc7dCgdlCJK5oynhuueNwz_nD4PZ92-DOwzTM7AAGvTebT0nNpNZLI4fP8KdJimjcH_tZIk_t53zVcoONog6ztGLVLE2ujlB8amwvtgvbPBGfy_m35Hs3RsyR8mKN2L6UB1XO_WgI8301sZSCcezmrrZJ/s320/20231224_004943m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Admiralty House.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fort Denison is located on a small island in Sydney Harbour. A former penitentiary and defensive facility, it is also known as <i>Rock Island</i> and <i>Pinchgut.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnv7X3X2vv3XGTSbKYdvfOZyn59zeBTog5Y2a0BkmstaYN7Y4VXbt0MaTmWk0zB6ww8d99QlI1R17hJpCUxxu08epsSZAfsJwuB1ciFC-IRwpPa4lyor__Yr72HMryh1VMGe3OijQRzcoZacCEuIhD061xztw4i5IlivAm6Yyr3VVFg1YjLsI0R3a7Q2N_/s4032/20231223_234225m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnv7X3X2vv3XGTSbKYdvfOZyn59zeBTog5Y2a0BkmstaYN7Y4VXbt0MaTmWk0zB6ww8d99QlI1R17hJpCUxxu08epsSZAfsJwuB1ciFC-IRwpPa4lyor__Yr72HMryh1VMGe3OijQRzcoZacCEuIhD061xztw4i5IlivAm6Yyr3VVFg1YjLsI0R3a7Q2N_/s320/20231223_234225m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fort Denison</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6B2nXUHHHfQGC19_Bw3GfePDTZ541VQXyD-FLGBWs9MYLSCwPwthxyNj39_9zvaa4uHuxtgncjNYJ2eUbVmeIKBkfLJFulnIKDjHFf9vpc0ZrCQCe6ZjnckRHU1OYgLyOYhBWGphm1zpCAGs6Y7swTIzEBNngFFQPg_HS-MJR2DaBB16qGfr-E7DaP22C/s3221/20231224_005443m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="3221" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6B2nXUHHHfQGC19_Bw3GfePDTZ541VQXyD-FLGBWs9MYLSCwPwthxyNj39_9zvaa4uHuxtgncjNYJ2eUbVmeIKBkfLJFulnIKDjHFf9vpc0ZrCQCe6ZjnckRHU1OYgLyOYhBWGphm1zpCAGs6Y7swTIzEBNngFFQPg_HS-MJR2DaBB16qGfr-E7DaP22C/s320/20231224_005443m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Sydney Harbour Bridge and <br />Opera House are behind us now.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We turned our attention to dessert. NCL had a birthday cake for Bob. We thought it would be free, but it was not. Oh, well. We enjoyed the heck out of it!</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOf9FBHbuz0Ybqg9-mZV8F00Q8MiommewgZNomCyHwWtpNNt1oTsJSq_9qqjg43HQV1lDwIiUJn5mosAjYZQgXyRcQsJw28E7WlqRg_V_aXjsCSuvu9gMJHSgHfMS7A-smp35-V_PHaksr-LXTg2FjZUDEk4vdM-_rY54c76Qn3Hdkg8P9FIynXb4dEKO/s4032/20231224_001009m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOf9FBHbuz0Ybqg9-mZV8F00Q8MiommewgZNomCyHwWtpNNt1oTsJSq_9qqjg43HQV1lDwIiUJn5mosAjYZQgXyRcQsJw28E7WlqRg_V_aXjsCSuvu9gMJHSgHfMS7A-smp35-V_PHaksr-LXTg2FjZUDEk4vdM-_rY54c76Qn3Hdkg8P9FIynXb4dEKO/s320/20231224_001009m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy birthday, Bob!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjiV72sDhsZKlz8WLEAtxR-vqd-HMGrAEADVXtwfQ9_b0pCtgzP06T26q47QA1VVO1QFir1fT0sgi4k-5SNOZTESxkc8V_bBPMiQNKhjpPfH8c0ZTrCoBNCrGeicoLWXcNGQyYAQgRpb8DfaU5m5477Twd5oF3K-6lsSXPdgu85a5QWrOvoiQj46Gf31x/s3456/20231224_001018m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjiV72sDhsZKlz8WLEAtxR-vqd-HMGrAEADVXtwfQ9_b0pCtgzP06T26q47QA1VVO1QFir1fT0sgi4k-5SNOZTESxkc8V_bBPMiQNKhjpPfH8c0ZTrCoBNCrGeicoLWXcNGQyYAQgRpb8DfaU5m5477Twd5oF3K-6lsSXPdgu85a5QWrOvoiQj46Gf31x/s320/20231224_001018m.jpg" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The cake was excellent: light & moist.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaFhz_m0pj8IAD61-hpAbgr8uFqX9DP6CpfSqjHywIA9vk4iqvyiUq3PcvUHZNw7sGZsRNp5J00zR7GE9_ACst4Bc5vRjRfdjhMJNhf57N3nc1yGu6VSMaxRsEooYzrl_yjDd0mt9tZHvE1MLf6roik2GUBgynmZzezumeDP11yEly7-7ej4wNTUl0xXn/s3452/20231224_001211m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2482" data-original-width="3452" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaFhz_m0pj8IAD61-hpAbgr8uFqX9DP6CpfSqjHywIA9vk4iqvyiUq3PcvUHZNw7sGZsRNp5J00zR7GE9_ACst4Bc5vRjRfdjhMJNhf57N3nc1yGu6VSMaxRsEooYzrl_yjDd0mt9tZHvE1MLf6roik2GUBgynmZzezumeDP11yEly7-7ej4wNTUl0xXn/s320/20231224_001211m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The pilot boat led us out of Sydney Harbour.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ5hy02fc3sHo2YywwuXaWCpVXuD8kl0fuQhIvno_iapwIRv_TofocBSnzccqcF9l92b3yGEOvrgdlFavGF6W1AtPOhGeotvcOujY46tLeQafX-_Ege85G3guZpkJWBYX2A4oQx70E9XphGwbQVCW7-mx9LRe8gi5-qcWuaWIWIfR8vMl0EDUwiSgRgz1/s4032/20231224_001250m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ5hy02fc3sHo2YywwuXaWCpVXuD8kl0fuQhIvno_iapwIRv_TofocBSnzccqcF9l92b3yGEOvrgdlFavGF6W1AtPOhGeotvcOujY46tLeQafX-_Ege85G3guZpkJWBYX2A4oQx70E9XphGwbQVCW7-mx9LRe8gi5-qcWuaWIWIfR8vMl0EDUwiSgRgz1/s320/20231224_001250m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are exiting Sydney Harbour by Sydney<br />Harbour National Park and headed out <br />to the Pacific Ocean.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">At 9 pm, we watched "Freddie's Queen," a rock concert celebrating the best of Queen. Kathryn Relf, a musical theater graduate from Laine Theatre Arts, put on an amazing, high-energy show in the Stardust Theater. We were singing and dancing in our seats!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fifteen minutes after "Freddie's Queen" ended, we went to the Spinnaker Lounge for the Christmas Eve Party, described as an evening of elegance and enjoyment. I was in a red dress and silver, sparkly high-heeled sandals. Being out on the open ocean, the ship was rockin' and rollin'. It was hard to stay upright! Sometimes I was hanging onto Bob or a column on the edge of the dance floor.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhBUTckfbUdOXqbok71zwnIBu4QZvDD13FQdwnp14FuW7MwNQOSyDETq-Nj6p7t8DvWEjTBdS7BrN5gz-C1L76Wtr1xWOYbflOI47uRG3hyfdA7f4fX_pGavFNvybayoz6r8Olj7XZmx_bjhBURENcue_2d1hElSlQWpelxcioAK7vpnxnCUngygUVyp6/s4032/20231224_004609m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhBUTckfbUdOXqbok71zwnIBu4QZvDD13FQdwnp14FuW7MwNQOSyDETq-Nj6p7t8DvWEjTBdS7BrN5gz-C1L76Wtr1xWOYbflOI47uRG3hyfdA7f4fX_pGavFNvybayoz6r8Olj7XZmx_bjhBURENcue_2d1hElSlQWpelxcioAK7vpnxnCUngygUVyp6/s320/20231224_004609m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Spinnaker Lounge, our go-to place<br />for drinking and dancing.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KO0oFAVLhaAdt9ieAMJc53aZT93ygfXTCwD7l7OgMZ_gt8gSafQTE3Y7K4gKM5ScTzCqv70xLrwQtIwVSbU41zK9k9pLBtkfvaZjK_PRsLmMHfwAcXU_X8h-7H1wihWNA9-1K5mSe46UAMaB06dL_shRSKg5Tc0bSSQQCnsquMWDZVExbeOXxG_tiMFQ/s3357/20231224_004632m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2942" data-original-width="3357" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KO0oFAVLhaAdt9ieAMJc53aZT93ygfXTCwD7l7OgMZ_gt8gSafQTE3Y7K4gKM5ScTzCqv70xLrwQtIwVSbU41zK9k9pLBtkfvaZjK_PRsLmMHfwAcXU_X8h-7H1wihWNA9-1K5mSe46UAMaB06dL_shRSKg5Tc0bSSQQCnsquMWDZVExbeOXxG_tiMFQ/s320/20231224_004632m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Spinnaker Loungge.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">With our unlimited drink package, we also had our fair share of alcohol. We made it through the first hour and then decided to give it up. The elevator took us down one floor to our room. We called it a night. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tomorrow, we will be at sea all day on our way to Melbourne, Australia. </span></p></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-71551930798601349372023-12-23T22:30:00.116-06:002024-02-29T22:29:31.095-06:00Cruise Day 1 - A Walk Around Darling Harbour in Sydney - Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today, we boarded Norwegian Cruise Line's ship, the Spirit. It will be two days in port and one day at sea. We will arrive in Melbourne on December 26. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We chose 3 pm as our boarding time. It's close to 4 pm, the end of the ship's boarding times. By then, the earlier crowds who wanted to be the first onboard had dissipated. We got on immediately. We have done this on our last two cruises and the stress level has gone way down!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Boarding later in the day gave us time to do more exploration. Bob had run around Darling Harbour and Cockle Bay. He knew I would love walking there, so we walked downhill to the harbour. Here is a pictorial along with some text.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdNwR0OJA8aYkQePXJq-yh1pNHaYLDpcjvjKYBo8l8VXTft3Nq5h-lRNP-o_8-B_htDS2ItLUsth5Tl5aAvSG65kgyJBg77gbTtoMwT_hfrL6pgRFYR4-yVrwIdozf3PruWzkLIdc8u6tNbt8JQittaK2mULJwYIAsEawTQ5PPx8X6MzhgBbj-MPcuj4a/s4032/20231222_163026m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdNwR0OJA8aYkQePXJq-yh1pNHaYLDpcjvjKYBo8l8VXTft3Nq5h-lRNP-o_8-B_htDS2ItLUsth5Tl5aAvSG65kgyJBg77gbTtoMwT_hfrL6pgRFYR4-yVrwIdozf3PruWzkLIdc8u6tNbt8JQittaK2mULJwYIAsEawTQ5PPx8X6MzhgBbj-MPcuj4a/s320/20231222_163026m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Artwork next to the Sydney Exhibition<br />Centre.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaVboYyyW0UiKe1jZ9pjng3BGcp4e8ppn0Z6BsakepvHJEimoL6hQGFVhfytObmPt7Ng16Lb99QWqb0RMDtuNTUhZ7rOur0YG0gg-g1UCVZKf8hO8_rcNbmlz333jOLR8_oRKRWdPQCkrs3cuf8OnIyeYv2kbWPSQSfl7HinAU5Gh5BrmG39BCoAVqH9r/s4032/20231222_163222m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaVboYyyW0UiKe1jZ9pjng3BGcp4e8ppn0Z6BsakepvHJEimoL6hQGFVhfytObmPt7Ng16Lb99QWqb0RMDtuNTUhZ7rOur0YG0gg-g1UCVZKf8hO8_rcNbmlz333jOLR8_oRKRWdPQCkrs3cuf8OnIyeYv2kbWPSQSfl7HinAU5Gh5BrmG39BCoAVqH9r/s320/20231222_163222m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The International Convention Center Sydney<br />on Cockle Bay.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqWOVeaGU5C2AOp_aIKDqm-2zpABLhyv92CkfyHjYfoq8ykin7_PxkhtD8E-6S_HKCfBYjX_rrcPLGUVK0Y-IuC4rym0piUMJq0xNm-iqO35lxyQNCtKY93R1bTafRl4xmqSW7acNJyaPPeAkI26Y75Rul9IN7x6ZGQfHh5BQaKJM7Yz2L6Q7KwTGswdV/s3261/20231222_163237m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3261" data-original-width="2702" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqWOVeaGU5C2AOp_aIKDqm-2zpABLhyv92CkfyHjYfoq8ykin7_PxkhtD8E-6S_HKCfBYjX_rrcPLGUVK0Y-IuC4rym0piUMJq0xNm-iqO35lxyQNCtKY93R1bTafRl4xmqSW7acNJyaPPeAkI26Y75Rul9IN7x6ZGQfHh5BQaKJM7Yz2L6Q7KwTGswdV/s320/20231222_163237m.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob at Cockle Bay/Darling Harbour.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Crown Sydney Hotel and Casino (on the left in the photo below) is the fourth tallest building in Australia. It is in the Barangaroo area of central Sydney, forming part of a cluster of skyscrapers comprising the adjacent <i>One Sydney Harbour</i> and <i>International Towers</i> complexes next to Darling Harbour.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZu7hnp2UF94TZAZlrPU5X_6kLgnOyy8KIsEcYgfCxPhfg3aQZEWgDUTl-fw8SsteRxU-Er3jEiujAwQ7fa3iM3iL_QjqSuRThIzffmAADbWwUTFWPmhwhiNpAb0idM4of0izSmU5VZDZE1OezYhkzm-xMc2KRStQuzm1Pk8BI9frsMziEorztUMNS4Lmk/s4032/20231222_163253m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZu7hnp2UF94TZAZlrPU5X_6kLgnOyy8KIsEcYgfCxPhfg3aQZEWgDUTl-fw8SsteRxU-Er3jEiujAwQ7fa3iM3iL_QjqSuRThIzffmAADbWwUTFWPmhwhiNpAb0idM4of0izSmU5VZDZE1OezYhkzm-xMc2KRStQuzm1Pk8BI9frsMziEorztUMNS4Lmk/s320/20231222_163253m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Crown Sydney, also referred <br />to as One Barangaroo.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCh_PsXCvlBHJttXWkFlD3OxIgGI8_Sc8hltPfo3_wWv9AWh06_lMF_okxUsD8cNPBENUP8-TcNViAPOvQUczmtVgduNQxpyJOD2lXGzjwjHq2J34vh_eJgGPilaMgXX0jZ-OCQcIJtt5O2KGtKc_m2iTgVKodzD3L0P62rBLcKiJOJTwHej9c5feQzW6/s3719/20231222_163451m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2745" data-original-width="3719" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCh_PsXCvlBHJttXWkFlD3OxIgGI8_Sc8hltPfo3_wWv9AWh06_lMF_okxUsD8cNPBENUP8-TcNViAPOvQUczmtVgduNQxpyJOD2lXGzjwjHq2J34vh_eJgGPilaMgXX0jZ-OCQcIJtt5O2KGtKc_m2iTgVKodzD3L0P62rBLcKiJOJTwHej9c5feQzW6/s320/20231222_163451m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The skyscraper complexes.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Q7jWDnwP52ZHI2j743QhK3YddF0j_u8g6nwdf8Pnx3LrvbdWVhJzhD0kVA2MjaLSkXGnhAvzvR5j5TlFfEuTHv93qW6FMSZ2lSvV-ScPz2FlAmXBTj1jq2zmni_P_CKleb1qEAnIW52UGPMHmXj3hwLzUIx_cNXHtOG4bT5lpLTs38OKx7H_m3YZse89/s2939/20231222_163812m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2883" data-original-width="2939" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Q7jWDnwP52ZHI2j743QhK3YddF0j_u8g6nwdf8Pnx3LrvbdWVhJzhD0kVA2MjaLSkXGnhAvzvR5j5TlFfEuTHv93qW6FMSZ2lSvV-ScPz2FlAmXBTj1jq2zmni_P_CKleb1qEAnIW52UGPMHmXj3hwLzUIx_cNXHtOG4bT5lpLTs38OKx7H_m3YZse89/s320/20231222_163812m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The area where we walked and had lunch.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7IyyJE9OgFpA-gGA2TN1PQjz6v1c25D9vplKAp6DCcuwY2QzxqbtKZNsmj_29Qs1zP4UWbpqRZtHCvZsGkmTKLS_PfXxaS6xMPJpXCSpfI0cNoFwaROoI3PndtLk591DuwWCX0qKXfjrkPkGqtfWF0NQ4A6FvSXRxgpyLuKYwZxgYTGlvuqk5u5gxoQC/s4032/20231222_164458m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7IyyJE9OgFpA-gGA2TN1PQjz6v1c25D9vplKAp6DCcuwY2QzxqbtKZNsmj_29Qs1zP4UWbpqRZtHCvZsGkmTKLS_PfXxaS6xMPJpXCSpfI0cNoFwaROoI3PndtLk591DuwWCX0qKXfjrkPkGqtfWF0NQ4A6FvSXRxgpyLuKYwZxgYTGlvuqk5u5gxoQC/s320/20231222_164458m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pyrmont pedestrian bridge.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The ships and lighthouse pictured below are part of the Australian National Maritime Museum.</span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FyEFbhk4K23yOxLuTa0cQXfJJFBLARjj7pnahY_Dr2kc-sB_wNA3A8eSmuondDRFPwxQWzO6ejWvpdbWBnyNcw8OfpYz4x8qotJxMJlnB3G4rACGs6B7DrImaiTEbw16UQvGt3NNK9q4d89GyrzMdk274VXXtVqjOcpRDeYkRTlK1AX03EkN9Lr7vAMD/s4032/20231222_164701m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FyEFbhk4K23yOxLuTa0cQXfJJFBLARjj7pnahY_Dr2kc-sB_wNA3A8eSmuondDRFPwxQWzO6ejWvpdbWBnyNcw8OfpYz4x8qotJxMJlnB3G4rACGs6B7DrImaiTEbw16UQvGt3NNK9q4d89GyrzMdk274VXXtVqjOcpRDeYkRTlK1AX03EkN9Lr7vAMD/s320/20231222_164701m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Australian National Maritime Museum.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9d23Wfki33DTpa6aHqBnOHZrNpR8tWvaibNB1dwxoC_bkgWMVGcHOU1Kiz5z7jcQ7AmKCOyXyEisD56fIYvl9M3EAtBBqfBxOF2hhIP8cnDQgPgdyEVDPuq2yFNucRS3rDB1V3Ee_j4vaVgaK9Sc7689YFIVtnwHKzj4GABEwDGNKrRbGbH0Opu_1tXar/s2707/20231222_164530m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2681" data-original-width="2707" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9d23Wfki33DTpa6aHqBnOHZrNpR8tWvaibNB1dwxoC_bkgWMVGcHOU1Kiz5z7jcQ7AmKCOyXyEisD56fIYvl9M3EAtBBqfBxOF2hhIP8cnDQgPgdyEVDPuq2yFNucRS3rDB1V3Ee_j4vaVgaK9Sc7689YFIVtnwHKzj4GABEwDGNKrRbGbH0Opu_1tXar/s320/20231222_164530m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A replica of James Cook's famous ship,<br />His Majesty's Bark (HMB) <i>Endeavour.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPJKuXhpl87f7jOsZ1C2sufUFAeNUffTWfijAiDzOcQyBgA4Kmqr6nrX6vhd5ZtVMdXSFrA0nYYkd5c38Noykz9Kmx67uFRvSolvisI-IrdO3fgOFfRKO77qRnGCSSn5dOrlSWyLkR1a7yaiBW_GwVzZf1DZxp88M5FV-ssZutf0e2PinSk9ez7gE-DWF/s3178/20231222_164610m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2802" data-original-width="3178" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPJKuXhpl87f7jOsZ1C2sufUFAeNUffTWfijAiDzOcQyBgA4Kmqr6nrX6vhd5ZtVMdXSFrA0nYYkd5c38Noykz9Kmx67uFRvSolvisI-IrdO3fgOFfRKO77qRnGCSSn5dOrlSWyLkR1a7yaiBW_GwVzZf1DZxp88M5FV-ssZutf0e2PinSk9ez7gE-DWF/s320/20231222_164610m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">HMAS <i>Vampire</i>, a <i>Daring</i>-class destroyer.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3002" data-original-width="4003" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOS3n76AN49MOdbR1Q_MjzO7tmqMpqL-y9_2VYu6q2noWZeH7I1CuTRaFSgOonVc0f7ClTxXwoQwKSDYAsptHIekXmTERL3rvCwFAvhS0Fo1I4kzmJA_zozbwNG8mYDYVIM9Qz-5o9ng3zNi32z93MwYb3e6mMmcpafSEBDLEAMOsNSbL7NAHLPpJmgX2/s320/20231222_164814m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Australian National Maritime Museum.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The ship below was an "unattended lighthouse." These ships were made to be left unattended near rock outcroppings or muddy shoals, tethered in place, and only able to change orientation with the current, wind, and waves. The Stevenson family from Scotland, masters of lighthouse design and construction, built the lightships. For fascinating, detailed information about the design of these hardy ships, read the 14 August 2015 blog, <a href="https://www.sea.museum/2015/08/14/australian-lighthouses/guiding-lights-at-the-australian-national-maritime-museum" target="_blank">"The Commonwealth Lightship Service," by David Payne at this link.</a></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYKbCDEQWfZW2Mu2kWFQtRDoL6CqejKEP3WMPCJx5HNkQzrRcPj3gUMRdhn7mWrapVe2tKL1ESV7_yXsn6F3LP03vjjxO6tflxvXMhgQejck8N8D-34J4ibLvBpyzB9nKZqRy3diLzNduwUCje9StcZNWUgcwFLbtwFdMREjkaYpS1pyA4Vgc4yzprGQr/s4032/20231222_165023m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYKbCDEQWfZW2Mu2kWFQtRDoL6CqejKEP3WMPCJx5HNkQzrRcPj3gUMRdhn7mWrapVe2tKL1ESV7_yXsn6F3LP03vjjxO6tflxvXMhgQejck8N8D-34J4ibLvBpyzB9nKZqRy3diLzNduwUCje9StcZNWUgcwFLbtwFdMREjkaYpS1pyA4Vgc4yzprGQr/s320/20231222_165023m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Commonwealth Lighthouse Service 4 (CLS4)<br /><i>Carpentaria</i> unattended lightship.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_pui8ij8Nas5ce0tR-oW2xJG3pRZET8PGglvJtxH2zEKmy3I0tCKHjVVnaROaqmjDVfIdpiXrD4Zsa0G-ZihOXhOl8kImpoayBhYS5YIYzIqyWj11wv502DKRuioRX-2E3RF35Kl5RiotPu4NLmOBBkIb7-rRKHDAUoA4oDMi4mJSPXUhqLoPcvQFMCV/s3434/20231222_165228m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3434" data-original-width="2724" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_pui8ij8Nas5ce0tR-oW2xJG3pRZET8PGglvJtxH2zEKmy3I0tCKHjVVnaROaqmjDVfIdpiXrD4Zsa0G-ZihOXhOl8kImpoayBhYS5YIYzIqyWj11wv502DKRuioRX-2E3RF35Kl5RiotPu4NLmOBBkIb7-rRKHDAUoA4oDMi4mJSPXUhqLoPcvQFMCV/s320/20231222_165228m.jpg" width="254" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cape Bowling Green Lighthouse at the<br />Australian National Maritime Museum. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's not <br />in the shade, so probably not.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We continued our walk around Cockle Bay/Darling Harbour by crossing the historic Pyrmont Bridge. The Pyrmont Bridge is an operational, heritage-listed swing bridge across Cockle Bay in Darling Harbour. Although it has carried automobiles and a monorail in the past, it is now a pedestrian bridge. The bridge offers wonderful views of Cockle Bay, Darling Harbor, the International Convention Center Sydney, the Ribbon </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hotel </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Building, the Australian Maritime Museum, and the skyscrapers of Barangaroo.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KxLkISltsWSk3lH4WyHqnUeCXSLcC6ykw9c0ckH5yQzE8BNvi4mCFJ3_kd1Pwze_X7ls-zt5vmkzRKhB4xCrDRHZzxu5V1TXqkIotmkQSOH5YRpGuBlgrF_QSOAKNfIaVPEosj1d9keANi7948Boev6TYeoqqEZLMZfZ6dhIBY-GLDCJDrBczIyctxfW/s3026/20231223_005444m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2130" data-original-width="3026" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KxLkISltsWSk3lH4WyHqnUeCXSLcC6ykw9c0ckH5yQzE8BNvi4mCFJ3_kd1Pwze_X7ls-zt5vmkzRKhB4xCrDRHZzxu5V1TXqkIotmkQSOH5YRpGuBlgrF_QSOAKNfIaVPEosj1d9keANi7948Boev6TYeoqqEZLMZfZ6dhIBY-GLDCJDrBczIyctxfW/s320/20231223_005444m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pyrmont Bridge's Hawkesbury <br />Sandstone and concrete base.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ko6LrLqaL94MTa-aYe5RG-fQRKp458SzSLl-e5ebPsRNpOohFnl9G9SGHBuqDfTMdQyuTxh9XgpHYUrB57SsuSLTACz3j55cTg5Ned98gsUdCmmlYzJmP-6xsatbiJwic0JDj01saZ_EoBdcImPCJwNGaWfLyXfFTEwyE2EYwwogOumu-cWiJQ_cvlGT/s4032/20231222_170934m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ko6LrLqaL94MTa-aYe5RG-fQRKp458SzSLl-e5ebPsRNpOohFnl9G9SGHBuqDfTMdQyuTxh9XgpHYUrB57SsuSLTACz3j55cTg5Ned98gsUdCmmlYzJmP-6xsatbiJwic0JDj01saZ_EoBdcImPCJwNGaWfLyXfFTEwyE2EYwwogOumu-cWiJQ_cvlGT/s320/20231222_170934m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Ribbon Hotel Sydney (left) and the<br />International Convention Center Sydney (right). <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTs5clHUiuP7ci4tkj-CrROYvcIcGOMircudBGmKMV4YOohLoJYizamLnTvMQl1AUf_JAAbWIMcmUQtj518kWRur0Lh9udwqCKlHoVHQIoLRDlmOq5uLtBKmXEKTpp56rdDKSFAhMd_wpoPIYKxeM6EPo02xjYMSUB6o1GBqlAGBaCLuOlZO69r1rizvl/s4032/20231222_172130m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTs5clHUiuP7ci4tkj-CrROYvcIcGOMircudBGmKMV4YOohLoJYizamLnTvMQl1AUf_JAAbWIMcmUQtj518kWRur0Lh9udwqCKlHoVHQIoLRDlmOq5uLtBKmXEKTpp56rdDKSFAhMd_wpoPIYKxeM6EPo02xjYMSUB6o1GBqlAGBaCLuOlZO69r1rizvl/s320/20231222_172130m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Dancing Brolgas Fountain," by Terrance Plowrig."</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Brolga is also known as the Australian Crane.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDO9r61zakfeklUxw_7yV5Ukvbbj_vVWoAwEFu0DdHhO1W6JV86oTkc1fkak_GD6rvIaBpDiKfZx-4u8avikoPe5ZgU_lBZ206KuMJ5dojg3lz5btbdPgtxCNorhbAUqzZ7TEHzsxjQyMcrHE5M_rt_2lD9CKEWALBe6Zt38UKAwDHaYR8HLAbvEksKlAB/s3526/20231222_172459m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2380" data-original-width="3526" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDO9r61zakfeklUxw_7yV5Ukvbbj_vVWoAwEFu0DdHhO1W6JV86oTkc1fkak_GD6rvIaBpDiKfZx-4u8avikoPe5ZgU_lBZ206KuMJ5dojg3lz5btbdPgtxCNorhbAUqzZ7TEHzsxjQyMcrHE5M_rt_2lD9CKEWALBe6Zt38UKAwDHaYR8HLAbvEksKlAB/s320/20231222_172459m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Dancing Brolgas Fountain," by Terrance Plowrig."<br />The Brolga is also known as the Australian Crane.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9f1OqqRR7twLE45aQUQpioegNoQjjA_sOixthn0SM6oPI_2IxiL7o27wTzv3_fZbkONb4Gx4_LwQyjMNlMkocglQbxSoIajYhJ7ukBB8cZhcHJdjKoOHKVYM8yO-Ly4QZTcPchO1CwLeY03jeqv7Y75T7zNXRM_TBLDaRcCWAZuDBsir6BrNjbvIZrpR/s3340/20231223_005525m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2545" data-original-width="3340" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9f1OqqRR7twLE45aQUQpioegNoQjjA_sOixthn0SM6oPI_2IxiL7o27wTzv3_fZbkONb4Gx4_LwQyjMNlMkocglQbxSoIajYhJ7ukBB8cZhcHJdjKoOHKVYM8yO-Ly4QZTcPchO1CwLeY03jeqv7Y75T7zNXRM_TBLDaRcCWAZuDBsir6BrNjbvIZrpR/s320/20231223_005525m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rental duck boats at Cockle Bay.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After finishing our walk around Cockle Bay, we had lunch at Blackbird Café at the Cockle Bay Wharf. The place we chose was so-so. We returned to our hotel, retrieved our luggage from their storage, and had them call a cab for us.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The cab ride from our hotel in Sydney's Central Business District to White Bay Cruise Terminal was about an eight-minute trip. The price was around $40 Australian including tip. (We could have taken a city bus for $3. It would have taken 21 minutes and we would have had to get six pieces of luggage on and off the bus!) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As expected, very few people were boarding this late in the afternoon. Checking in was quick!</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Onboard, our stateroom was ready, and our luggage was delivered within one-half hour of the time we boarded. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob rested while I walked around the top deck taking photos of Sydney. It's a lovely city! We had a different view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge from the ship.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOw3bsI6uyo7l6FQ9PfHXWw-lzjGA_ULTCZeKSGYTxocm5CRiML_y03X0hry6P3-nDEQa5yKUismYiuzkyTxOHbDBSefCzAOuurBcAHLeA6zWV2nAr-65XrXMdO-TYmU3qGGFhkToEwgGsC46x7rhWKF0Xvyg37GjSV1vcwJMnLcfNuVrt6SwQ59ZLtRb/s4032/20231222_231257m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOw3bsI6uyo7l6FQ9PfHXWw-lzjGA_ULTCZeKSGYTxocm5CRiML_y03X0hry6P3-nDEQa5yKUismYiuzkyTxOHbDBSefCzAOuurBcAHLeA6zWV2nAr-65XrXMdO-TYmU3qGGFhkToEwgGsC46x7rhWKF0Xvyg37GjSV1vcwJMnLcfNuVrt6SwQ59ZLtRb/s320/20231222_231257m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The top deck walking track where I took photos.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7KxhGipMMIL64_682NVN7BRHOXuiEfSqlmTC-awXDVVyzOoJuwzr3aexgzHvjBbv_JPrpqOXkDd0XOHERcxi7o3C0mVKiy_NbNgVDC4Vad-M8Q4iyqhUx-5MzpQ61yiceLlnKYSvotpPFP-1A_K7MLFynLkUWagWsfW_U6x2FlLPYwseXCZKx33bxN1r/s3500/20231222_231345m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2676" data-original-width="3500" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7KxhGipMMIL64_682NVN7BRHOXuiEfSqlmTC-awXDVVyzOoJuwzr3aexgzHvjBbv_JPrpqOXkDd0XOHERcxi7o3C0mVKiy_NbNgVDC4Vad-M8Q4iyqhUx-5MzpQ61yiceLlnKYSvotpPFP-1A_K7MLFynLkUWagWsfW_U6x2FlLPYwseXCZKx33bxN1r/s320/20231222_231345m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Sydney Harbour Bridge as seen from Darling Harbour.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRXLOaROsKBPeGgiAU4lK9R7l3_oeDmMRIrHbCxgbX2E5itRmP97BdUIiz0eCLztwOd5pN8sCOKQCHx-6DVtaBPgcEuRSJEu0zFAd9pAFWNTQXkKP1RCuOleLDXg-f7RyASnU8FGZsYtxtpz13AOihkF0Ol1DBxnNkQRBCxaGZQSKLPlIXb0UGG0i9sC9/s4032/20231222_231411m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRXLOaROsKBPeGgiAU4lK9R7l3_oeDmMRIrHbCxgbX2E5itRmP97BdUIiz0eCLztwOd5pN8sCOKQCHx-6DVtaBPgcEuRSJEu0zFAd9pAFWNTQXkKP1RCuOleLDXg-f7RyASnU8FGZsYtxtpz13AOihkF0Ol1DBxnNkQRBCxaGZQSKLPlIXb0UGG0i9sC9/s320/20231222_231411m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Downtown Sydney, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMynNjnUTVhkm9l159D_lIEmZDYE_699CNqpP0I6aLvzW0wBcDPQ78DsLSPBy-2SYeryWVpgPijOVHC38aVIHdANSf9gTJhcv6_lHCrPD0yeHPLHmszY-TMcTjP_7dnVOMjoQIlsbu3PvfWWWPkApi_Li6_brRgqxU7_1EbH38qsT0TLdNEKDJJVB_oc6k/s4032/20231222_231700m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMynNjnUTVhkm9l159D_lIEmZDYE_699CNqpP0I6aLvzW0wBcDPQ78DsLSPBy-2SYeryWVpgPijOVHC38aVIHdANSf9gTJhcv6_lHCrPD0yeHPLHmszY-TMcTjP_7dnVOMjoQIlsbu3PvfWWWPkApi_Li6_brRgqxU7_1EbH38qsT0TLdNEKDJJVB_oc6k/s320/20231222_231700m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The fuel ship was taking care of business.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoAMiusvvX_0nWtHk-nVGl_aQfPhitP6OuYjQeKI7ZMgeOMvGAC30rrCP-p72y26gyak3ZHZzLm-7Gx5gRA74goKUcXbAnqDtIXBE-tY-Lo3tdg8jfE9UbExZR2oeN22deLSM5Z65mQlqK0RHyasjWXREIIx-UMRZqBgTj50P9iNK5zOnKzptcp6XTdcC/s4032/20231222_231819m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoAMiusvvX_0nWtHk-nVGl_aQfPhitP6OuYjQeKI7ZMgeOMvGAC30rrCP-p72y26gyak3ZHZzLm-7Gx5gRA74goKUcXbAnqDtIXBE-tY-Lo3tdg8jfE9UbExZR2oeN22deLSM5Z65mQlqK0RHyasjWXREIIx-UMRZqBgTj50P9iNK5zOnKzptcp6XTdcC/s320/20231222_231819m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">White Bay Terminal. Our stateroom was on<br />this side of the ship (starboard).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1OCXrmrVcfPLTKfC6OD9f5jS8Roiw2UdAUx3s4ObPke4nFzXCPnXcqtcmY5ln-3TdOXUTSlSptdOy_ijl8_Ml8Cj9skj6ITUGR52sX-QZ1qNOrHC3SJ4KURkBDeO-f9wsznzLIYYbe9JyCiWCh_kYp2WqnEY4WWqvZQ2dhG7w7HaxQT_OdrwzraP7nyB/s3867/20231222_231834m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2900" data-original-width="3867" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1OCXrmrVcfPLTKfC6OD9f5jS8Roiw2UdAUx3s4ObPke4nFzXCPnXcqtcmY5ln-3TdOXUTSlSptdOy_ijl8_Ml8Cj9skj6ITUGR52sX-QZ1qNOrHC3SJ4KURkBDeO-f9wsznzLIYYbe9JyCiWCh_kYp2WqnEY4WWqvZQ2dhG7w7HaxQT_OdrwzraP7nyB/s320/20231222_231834m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">St. Augustine's Church, Balmain, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jarEc0YS3NUh3tXjdRXnIxw9hlvSVTcK4huqR73MEEzOI8qvie-oKu9jljdCCe2kQixOIeLw-uKs4yo59XvrwPfUA4q1oPLMh1DuS09b2sOuXyk4-LSp0CYe0EQuM67jTY29zT83-gzJM5r9x_Q5wsgW2mzR4LtFbpP8rDn8c8wv8EjB48vXbqjDhRa8/s4032/20231222_231922m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jarEc0YS3NUh3tXjdRXnIxw9hlvSVTcK4huqR73MEEzOI8qvie-oKu9jljdCCe2kQixOIeLw-uKs4yo59XvrwPfUA4q1oPLMh1DuS09b2sOuXyk4-LSp0CYe0EQuM67jTY29zT83-gzJM5r9x_Q5wsgW2mzR4LtFbpP8rDn8c8wv8EjB48vXbqjDhRa8/s320/20231222_231922m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The main pool on NCL Spirit.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was time to eat dinner and we headed to the Garden Café Buffet for the Embarkation Dinner. Yummy!</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At 7 pm, we wanted to play Pub Trivia in Henry's Pub. Henry's Pub is tiny! All the tables were taken and people were standing around. We quickly gave up on that. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just before 9 pm, we headed to the upper deck to watch fireworks at Darling Harbour. We were able to see them from the ship. After a short walk around part of the deck (it was cold!), we went to the room for the night. It was another long day. We walked six miles total.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tomorrow, the ship will be in port all day. Maybe NCL wanted to give people who flew in today time to take tours in Sydney. Anyway, we will stay on the ship tomorrow.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">That's all for today, folks.</span></p></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com0Melbourne VIC, Australia-37.8136276 144.9630576-66.123861436178842 109.80680760000001 -9.5033937638211512 -179.8806924tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-84239410142412083862023-12-22T22:30:00.385-06:002024-02-29T22:30:25.235-06:00Australian Museum, Sydney Cove, and Darling Harbour, Australia - Part 2, Friday, December 22, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Continued from Part 1...</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The weather in Sydney today is 75 degrees F. and sunny. Yesterday, it was 65 degrees F., raining, and windy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After we finished our thorough immersion of [and light lunch at] the Australian Museum in downtown Sydney, we began our on-foot exploration in the afternoon. We ambled through Hyde Park and then strolled down Macquarie Street to Circular Quay (where the Sydney Opera House is located). </span></p><p><a href="https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/parks/hyde-park" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Hyde Park</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> is delightful! The park is home to the </span><a href="https://www.anzacmemorial.nsw.gov.au/" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">ANZAC Memorial</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, Sandringham Gardens, a tribute garden to His Majesty King George V and King George VI from the people of New South Wales, and the stunning </span><a href="https://www.cityartsydney.com.au/artwork/archibald-memorial-fountain/" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">J. F. Archibald Memorial Fountain</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. I have included links to the highlights I mentioned. Please check them out.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0OvBhnercKeJVKnWFKgnecNJ-xXbcXaEWVr5rHW-0erF9KM9qMuYObQiUM_R34QZ85Tc5zZZxjppuNwztGU1sm52_gje6A3XBjwk_DRAW8nN3iEhoxw7rvXBx4Sv4IjpH99cbPD0Xlf08yk5-LlSQ1gPWMOM-8UYnOCqNHBgk3WtFbDsfb1bQTHJwj1-/s4032/20231221_183528m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0OvBhnercKeJVKnWFKgnecNJ-xXbcXaEWVr5rHW-0erF9KM9qMuYObQiUM_R34QZ85Tc5zZZxjppuNwztGU1sm52_gje6A3XBjwk_DRAW8nN3iEhoxw7rvXBx4Sv4IjpH99cbPD0Xlf08yk5-LlSQ1gPWMOM-8UYnOCqNHBgk3WtFbDsfb1bQTHJwj1-/s320/20231221_183528m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIAgAyUSusiuO14ZDOLZrImF30fk3Z6os5SnGTZmjQlwi2m7LdtJHzw5FpceSQMgYU8r5vph0kEsxl_ltg3X4ArMFYxz0OibOn4TRrPiP9t44xH_PLp-DYO3S8GvewJuryK4lXBg-c3NMcbGJeycpjt5lKyU56klTRic6N3gG0he9zPK9Bc7G7cRt_Vcx/s3024/20231221_183533m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIAgAyUSusiuO14ZDOLZrImF30fk3Z6os5SnGTZmjQlwi2m7LdtJHzw5FpceSQMgYU8r5vph0kEsxl_ltg3X4ArMFYxz0OibOn4TRrPiP9t44xH_PLp-DYO3S8GvewJuryK4lXBg-c3NMcbGJeycpjt5lKyU56klTRic6N3gG0he9zPK9Bc7G7cRt_Vcx/s320/20231221_183533m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">St. Mary's Cathedral as seen from the stairwell <br />in the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgZijuYM1_gQWp2gB5yCeaz37sIO5CMq6gCYnur5ASZn3AnGDfH4oiGqCfhXpgRwnWYpCRePoVwPJEaOzY5HcwUtg_ntPm2jR0Jtb8O5bU8HM7KFPIg-QTSTvw5XC_7Lgm_OGB2_hhLN6zoxUVH7OoJt1KixLaS1i8gYeNp7wiMMXJjoMP8DNEd6UBWln/s2875/20231221_183846m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2875" data-original-width="2312" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgZijuYM1_gQWp2gB5yCeaz37sIO5CMq6gCYnur5ASZn3AnGDfH4oiGqCfhXpgRwnWYpCRePoVwPJEaOzY5HcwUtg_ntPm2jR0Jtb8O5bU8HM7KFPIg-QTSTvw5XC_7Lgm_OGB2_hhLN6zoxUVH7OoJt1KixLaS1i8gYeNp7wiMMXJjoMP8DNEd6UBWln/s320/20231221_183846m.jpg" width="257" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sydney is Gadigal Country, the <br />people of the grass tree.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlf4Ix7LXuPDGlGj4rPHJbkTmtGQSeEYgr6DoF4djsIaP3jSlbe_jPOjil9myB11TdEFpmT3nAgiZQQOFf8hLjN1JLyOXKLYj5VpGCfzjTqFKTNdRJlnzbR2-mE1soqzW5o8kmHPiGOSwLQk8ZNoGrEe1cW5BjwD_4HzaJfC_FUtjkLTU7Dfviv-wl4okV/s3062/20231221_183900m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3062" data-original-width="2472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlf4Ix7LXuPDGlGj4rPHJbkTmtGQSeEYgr6DoF4djsIaP3jSlbe_jPOjil9myB11TdEFpmT3nAgiZQQOFf8hLjN1JLyOXKLYj5VpGCfzjTqFKTNdRJlnzbR2-mE1soqzW5o8kmHPiGOSwLQk8ZNoGrEe1cW5BjwD_4HzaJfC_FUtjkLTU7Dfviv-wl4okV/s320/20231221_183900m.jpg" width="258" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The <i>gadi, </i>or grass tree. Also known <br />as Yakka or Hard Yakka. It reminds<br />me of a yucca.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaA-oYjA4uev6T-_dTY5crH63unDL5Q-v_joImSlpg7LivvrpK85vig918HUrIPxDghmrf6QmZ-OSj3DwRVg0OKSNZZNQ56JWiZmITDv2hqgLe7pYdCxCYezLxMZy0497Br-vn-pT1KmTCAtdGfQ_q8jVXpziJElu67jAQ9BC_WNe03NQ5RXhRBj7-eCBY/s3821/20231221_184012m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3821" data-original-width="2866" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaA-oYjA4uev6T-_dTY5crH63unDL5Q-v_joImSlpg7LivvrpK85vig918HUrIPxDghmrf6QmZ-OSj3DwRVg0OKSNZZNQ56JWiZmITDv2hqgLe7pYdCxCYezLxMZy0497Br-vn-pT1KmTCAtdGfQ_q8jVXpziJElu67jAQ9BC_WNe03NQ5RXhRBj7-eCBY/s320/20231221_184012m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hyde Park South.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">, </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcFr1s5GUWwl_UqdOlBIhzh1vX2xje3zFlsoQZ_Xk-x_KYfC7zmcXdLT10U3fxnrpaoqZ2zGdadM_rAvBz8fFmCl6-SLFw4CwNtQ-67pkabzvQtsKaMyTo0nbn7o49ToY9nhF5v68Fx4YMhI0Gv4-ML6ILBWuGR2F2lFPNMiUzL0uR2x8RlzVS7MA18oi/s3780/20231221_184039m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcFr1s5GUWwl_UqdOlBIhzh1vX2xje3zFlsoQZ_Xk-x_KYfC7zmcXdLT10U3fxnrpaoqZ2zGdadM_rAvBz8fFmCl6-SLFw4CwNtQ-67pkabzvQtsKaMyTo0nbn7o49ToY9nhF5v68Fx4YMhI0Gv4-ML6ILBWuGR2F2lFPNMiUzL0uR2x8RlzVS7MA18oi/s320/20231221_184039m.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Captain Cook statue.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5Dw4vZoT52wdoF7EJc0RXB8vBfjrf9vDGuvp1zoIIavdwgpr4SRqocP_VzPNmdGnfXsLDD3T-5iy4e2RM-69FzGQiLxLbiF426rQMGIrR5ljUGFbBtezWNJt16j7dV97d8R6vCTq3h-GgK-P-Aa34SkRLy-T0GZsUT9qNzAAn_x79VuHcoGWkT7bn4vy/s4032/20231221_184335m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5Dw4vZoT52wdoF7EJc0RXB8vBfjrf9vDGuvp1zoIIavdwgpr4SRqocP_VzPNmdGnfXsLDD3T-5iy4e2RM-69FzGQiLxLbiF426rQMGIrR5ljUGFbBtezWNJt16j7dV97d8R6vCTq3h-GgK-P-Aa34SkRLy-T0GZsUT9qNzAAn_x79VuHcoGWkT7bn4vy/s320/20231221_184335m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sydney's ANZAC Memorial.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHxfxjLTedtTkJiq07MTIS04VIc34vOX8d6J3JIzFillxZgP4gI2m0gnGGnxCJ2XU-2F8vwrdf2XyacqawBvr0J5YssDswdAnPrX0pz7gdQFGnNk2D6hYVbZcwHe3Tk5OqG_uWizwS1-P0I8UdpLUS1tQl8yKR3K4iBj5SuPewBs0OyFOj09t_Y5Qgtn5/s4032/20231221_184513m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHxfxjLTedtTkJiq07MTIS04VIc34vOX8d6J3JIzFillxZgP4gI2m0gnGGnxCJ2XU-2F8vwrdf2XyacqawBvr0J5YssDswdAnPrX0pz7gdQFGnNk2D6hYVbZcwHe3Tk5OqG_uWizwS1-P0I8UdpLUS1tQl8yKR3K4iBj5SuPewBs0OyFOj09t_Y5Qgtn5/s320/20231221_184513m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sydney's Art Deco ANZAC Memorial.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_DVr27wPx5Ok5JMfboJFM95Fs6hIIuhbwT7yTnwrte9lSmDLKRZ0rGrwC7El7RYReUnZIrV34CdiUXU3yX_gmwjy1f4h33h28sk3DIyctdGM40lVrAulpbliJOUCvOQdvIXBjQt9VZyEAURMAiQp8XhHM3Gjad0ypHjBqRxJjgQ9I1yijtFp0C05vCYr/s3904/20231221_184611m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3904" data-original-width="2928" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_DVr27wPx5Ok5JMfboJFM95Fs6hIIuhbwT7yTnwrte9lSmDLKRZ0rGrwC7El7RYReUnZIrV34CdiUXU3yX_gmwjy1f4h33h28sk3DIyctdGM40lVrAulpbliJOUCvOQdvIXBjQt9VZyEAURMAiQp8XhHM3Gjad0ypHjBqRxJjgQ9I1yijtFp0C05vCYr/s320/20231221_184611m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Art Deco inside the Hall of Memory,<br />ANZAC Memorial.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAt3oszZUomPtaVUHdvirXg-lLNljKo0se3ptnZmPLXfV4e4oYF40v5fKq9vSbVreht4LLTxUH0DvLeNlH77QXRHCQCjbEwP9jph9x5Qiz6brizdV_zPTO_lEoj1bl44St2SpaoELdL8P_flabd0elrZ09Bd5n77fnKpoR-YHPW_bZfSZiGaRxcoTMscM/s3920/20231221_184653m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3920" data-original-width="2940" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAt3oszZUomPtaVUHdvirXg-lLNljKo0se3ptnZmPLXfV4e4oYF40v5fKq9vSbVreht4LLTxUH0DvLeNlH77QXRHCQCjbEwP9jph9x5Qiz6brizdV_zPTO_lEoj1bl44St2SpaoELdL8P_flabd0elrZ09Bd5n77fnKpoR-YHPW_bZfSZiGaRxcoTMscM/s320/20231221_184653m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Flame Room, ANZAC Memorial,<br />Sydney, Australia. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUla8oBNPbjKdLPhDSeWhUi40onXaZgHQfgqNiZy-wy4I7j6_wWbtWliXsoi6haQeOmiWZrjDBagFCPftI1M7cp2YxY8w3LhmRp7fbCaJNekrrnFjb-T4JpRtkT__9HKyJ0FHYRp1PxfyPN4qvPmbKFev2o6hHwZTXLv0ZGZnT4SMnHqaeY8Lr881Dk_j/s4032/20231221_184710m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUla8oBNPbjKdLPhDSeWhUi40onXaZgHQfgqNiZy-wy4I7j6_wWbtWliXsoi6haQeOmiWZrjDBagFCPftI1M7cp2YxY8w3LhmRp7fbCaJNekrrnFjb-T4JpRtkT__9HKyJ0FHYRp1PxfyPN4qvPmbKFev2o6hHwZTXLv0ZGZnT4SMnHqaeY8Lr881Dk_j/s320/20231221_184710m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Sacrifice," by Rayner Hoff, in the Hall of<br />Silence, ANZAC Memorial, Sydney.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_HBVvSTZdGcxCdWDT1aD7sI89CUqiJ0lrE9HfjpjslT6E4egUi5dlSiQxEhVhZNpvSq3Qg4cETn-H81dhGJgd8FYZ9K6c4cONGhxuKycys1KgKz5fEVkbsxnfe5szkvZCBI8-mEn-mF9y-e6H1OKeVzEzKc0s41TsXAaNAp_IHtZARoa9K9Ax9WlXiMb/s4032/20231221_184826m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_HBVvSTZdGcxCdWDT1aD7sI89CUqiJ0lrE9HfjpjslT6E4egUi5dlSiQxEhVhZNpvSq3Qg4cETn-H81dhGJgd8FYZ9K6c4cONGhxuKycys1KgKz5fEVkbsxnfe5szkvZCBI8-mEn-mF9y-e6H1OKeVzEzKc0s41TsXAaNAp_IHtZARoa9K9Ax9WlXiMb/s320/20231221_184826m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Silky oak double doors, painted<br />gold, in the Hall of Silence.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUCjAg30AhrsPjArB9uVRtocMxH200ur9TsoTlFCBve3swkt2BAV3fPF-fKxjqr-Kl02q_DOtiPMXIJj2O2-_0lqeagWP1wXmcoBbeF1_TdDEhFrb-DmReLPHKp9Ju-lFyrdg6i3ENdgReeRfeYFq8bA6Zp9rMYB3MrngBhnu9fZIc18riQLsN_SVnwV8/s4032/20231221_185053m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUCjAg30AhrsPjArB9uVRtocMxH200ur9TsoTlFCBve3swkt2BAV3fPF-fKxjqr-Kl02q_DOtiPMXIJj2O2-_0lqeagWP1wXmcoBbeF1_TdDEhFrb-DmReLPHKp9Ju-lFyrdg6i3ENdgReeRfeYFq8bA6Zp9rMYB3MrngBhnu9fZIc18riQLsN_SVnwV8/s320/20231221_185053m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A small museum on the ground <br />level of the ANZAC Memorial.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2MSJSi7ZxsenKcg6HvBNm4GX9bR2vtZ_StQmak2OLSHexDo4swt3RRolNrNtjHyQ5xCkrGVCEG8oR3V2N40_tyBDMb5so7s72gL6yDi_VDTmMo1FVutPX164KvR3pS0A8r_G6JWs69-FbTln4QcyQuAWRexSv5_dau0r04CsYCb7FY4yTtzeCpifc6VL/s3596/20231221_185943m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3596" data-original-width="2861" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2MSJSi7ZxsenKcg6HvBNm4GX9bR2vtZ_StQmak2OLSHexDo4swt3RRolNrNtjHyQ5xCkrGVCEG8oR3V2N40_tyBDMb5so7s72gL6yDi_VDTmMo1FVutPX164KvR3pS0A8r_G6JWs69-FbTln4QcyQuAWRexSv5_dau0r04CsYCb7FY4yTtzeCpifc6VL/s320/20231221_185943m.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVIrzaI5XDhq7ZoPfJnvlM8nQSEUadxAGwkU4hVdPFhDibFY6SdkavA1YyPGS_HH_du3C9FFupwuVSYxYjL5e-ouePuxAIZwuVQ871laGyNl8xNNL1S7DkWScRdpNKIYa-bcZpwwQ9x4K6o1d36SQaqaLyel6CpwYXmGzkMy9i-lKZC8sejuhbTfEAE18/s4032/20231221_190052m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVIrzaI5XDhq7ZoPfJnvlM8nQSEUadxAGwkU4hVdPFhDibFY6SdkavA1YyPGS_HH_du3C9FFupwuVSYxYjL5e-ouePuxAIZwuVQ871laGyNl8xNNL1S7DkWScRdpNKIYa-bcZpwwQ9x4K6o1d36SQaqaLyel6CpwYXmGzkMy9i-lKZC8sejuhbTfEAE18/s320/20231221_190052m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Pool of Reflection on the south side of<br />the ANZAC Memorial, Sydney. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">After learning about the sacrifices of the Australian and New Zealand soldiers, we walked out past the Pool of Reflection. From there, we walked along Elizabeth Street for a short distance and re-entered the park to look at "Yininmadyemi: Thou didst let fall," a remembrance of the Gadigal and Torres Strait Islander people who served in the war, but did not reach their dream of equality.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFz5DnWpkIwrXKGQoIRu48pTeJ0H65oTxP48qe3sRNyljVfBNu57ik3zp0qLkwrosBFv6RPxjX25isTTBCVthvwU_LtdkOhWuXaNxN62e6Ztjo5I804Xnv_AiqEeZgmDo8xIwJCRMXadud8rFouaabdfAmPfesfD_neMF9sBYW2ndBqvlT7sg3lzhCclI/s4032/20231221_190254m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFz5DnWpkIwrXKGQoIRu48pTeJ0H65oTxP48qe3sRNyljVfBNu57ik3zp0qLkwrosBFv6RPxjX25isTTBCVthvwU_LtdkOhWuXaNxN62e6Ztjo5I804Xnv_AiqEeZgmDo8xIwJCRMXadud8rFouaabdfAmPfesfD_neMF9sBYW2ndBqvlT7sg3lzhCclI/s320/20231221_190254m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brazilian Plume.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwwJpTIQ41dQp1gwBNGSSoY6PaqsW5swXSquhyphenhyphen6X1lm77ZIyeCNC7YxrD2YD7jo2p6rlWcnxEZXwWfEUIOSWHAjMjdIRklHJzaJc1ciKSyKpM6-44Vpi07FwLU2ye6HI1uEYdRVFAhrhqdMswdYz_NbHfyUdSe6cLt4jNm8mwm9Lvm0312FoMB_OLY2EJ/s3862/20231221_190336m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3862" data-original-width="2896" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwwJpTIQ41dQp1gwBNGSSoY6PaqsW5swXSquhyphenhyphen6X1lm77ZIyeCNC7YxrD2YD7jo2p6rlWcnxEZXwWfEUIOSWHAjMjdIRklHJzaJc1ciKSyKpM6-44Vpi07FwLU2ye6HI1uEYdRVFAhrhqdMswdYz_NbHfyUdSe6cLt4jNm8mwm9Lvm0312FoMB_OLY2EJ/s320/20231221_190336m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A major heritage-listed former<br />department store. It is now the District <br />Court of New South Wales, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dQu3ePErRVJm3aNZwWGC07nJUuAJNA2XqzpUk-zuB7rgfvZs1Ze3zhDqV9W19oGD7O1RNJpjwK1H3nHckOv4qjTkYSQatFw3SZCJRnd8OmnfKBQwOC-0GcF6S6CzdROhNwfCLsaD6GEPXaFRCze4SyWQdqj5WZkjqfFWnAHxckBUW7D0on97MoKMCZYE/s3698/20231221_190608m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3698" data-original-width="2976" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dQu3ePErRVJm3aNZwWGC07nJUuAJNA2XqzpUk-zuB7rgfvZs1Ze3zhDqV9W19oGD7O1RNJpjwK1H3nHckOv4qjTkYSQatFw3SZCJRnd8OmnfKBQwOC-0GcF6S6CzdROhNwfCLsaD6GEPXaFRCze4SyWQdqj5WZkjqfFWnAHxckBUW7D0on97MoKMCZYE/s320/20231221_190608m.jpg" width="258" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">"Yininmadyemi: Thou didst let fall," a <br />remembrance of the Gadigal and <br />Torres Strait Islander peoples.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCLWimvTtrmUbDJ3xcFnvlRcE0d2L4qeZzq2bmy6Ys_alUvC0Gm-uAVSrsq0O-Cimfq3tGuVgi2ePdTWEt-PcTC6mMgKUvgOEQDDTZjNghzGR5nwj4TIPccw1ZDyf40uRphNNc8wtF7-aYThXHIaooq-FZzeD740fDDbUKG9vHLjBvdDNPKAm6cfRuRly/s4032/20231221_191217m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCLWimvTtrmUbDJ3xcFnvlRcE0d2L4qeZzq2bmy6Ys_alUvC0Gm-uAVSrsq0O-Cimfq3tGuVgi2ePdTWEt-PcTC6mMgKUvgOEQDDTZjNghzGR5nwj4TIPccw1ZDyf40uRphNNc8wtF7-aYThXHIaooq-FZzeD740fDDbUKG9vHLjBvdDNPKAm6cfRuRly/s320/20231221_191217m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sandringham Garden Gate.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyl9hxsnAB2EyKshrqb6S0cYK3UJjUE35aS5c2T_KJq-34qJk_wknjJO4w88k2d8EJSo5A__y_ire0sB1LmSNLoRswAplFBkQ7mZ2lGX0NTRr-T6HPTnD-gXQlZ2Wnr01nvJKr9AAOWirfjB0P-R3a-dQ5OcJ4EdH2UW_lFIOmto_oJpxyBZD2RQR3_azu/s4032/20231221_191245m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyl9hxsnAB2EyKshrqb6S0cYK3UJjUE35aS5c2T_KJq-34qJk_wknjJO4w88k2d8EJSo5A__y_ire0sB1LmSNLoRswAplFBkQ7mZ2lGX0NTRr-T6HPTnD-gXQlZ2Wnr01nvJKr9AAOWirfjB0P-R3a-dQ5OcJ4EdH2UW_lFIOmto_oJpxyBZD2RQR3_azu/s320/20231221_191245m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sandringham Garden with fountain.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our next stop is the Archibald Memorial Fountain. "This fountain is the gift of the late J.F. Archibald to his fellow countrymen and is intended in terms of his will to commemorate the association of Australia and France in the Great War 1914-1918. It was erected in 1932 and is the work of Francois Sicard, Sculptor, Paris." It is worthy of multiple pics and a video! Awesome. </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VSJZdCNCd85JaHxHd0_eKLcjYtKQftIjaZIcRPozlMvgRAPMvmIVuaWFvCQd-rzQnjnIgD8M_ZDOX2TZGm1PmJ1vmQUQJOBFmv9o_MVd6rS4xaCZqzFc-rbNpOTgdlj0MbaBi5r2zb4f5IHZGS2Vcyazu84fCWCKdSC-4_O1av2-jCnLmD97IEmyAIvw/s4032/20231221_192018m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VSJZdCNCd85JaHxHd0_eKLcjYtKQftIjaZIcRPozlMvgRAPMvmIVuaWFvCQd-rzQnjnIgD8M_ZDOX2TZGm1PmJ1vmQUQJOBFmv9o_MVd6rS4xaCZqzFc-rbNpOTgdlj0MbaBi5r2zb4f5IHZGS2Vcyazu84fCWCKdSC-4_O1av2-jCnLmD97IEmyAIvw/s320/20231221_192018m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Apollo, Archibald Memorial Fountain, <br />Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyzuuoa6KRefi811CWPyMFcWauRLHd5XmLNeg-ac0yKpwHvm56VjQaB-Xy2w6CHx_qBA6YHUZyrR6UbCbEGHg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rZ_GW-0zcQVygV6FvhBXwY3jL2biHhTwGroTdG0zRWFdl_uyw5xel-d-GZDzjSn3MfnrykyK0F1-U3hBReUG-5ijIGX0feaC9GreKqIZ8Vi2Dfz5hdiOA3maSPJzh252t8Kk0QdcyKJAWz5RARBG62N8-HRgangh_gs3Ztplc08-SnsqWBe8PIpb9yXL/s4032/20231221_192051m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rZ_GW-0zcQVygV6FvhBXwY3jL2biHhTwGroTdG0zRWFdl_uyw5xel-d-GZDzjSn3MfnrykyK0F1-U3hBReUG-5ijIGX0feaC9GreKqIZ8Vi2Dfz5hdiOA3maSPJzh252t8Kk0QdcyKJAWz5RARBG62N8-HRgangh_gs3Ztplc08-SnsqWBe8PIpb9yXL/s320/20231221_192051m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Archibald Memorial Fountain, Hyde<br />Park, Sydney, Australia.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayUTuqpqqgzJc_RY_L4Mee-dqyBSVZVYltdAYcSXulimDcw9ezHwtOnt-kmA2ACG8nhmvGG2EWazHxLDu_JFsWMAWYaeNBU_ev0QuGR3AlCJj7vcwaiJxnv7748BETTE8ruNGGhgcrnsr-lzodEXoo1dtKKEL-PDlYV9QmN2y_Qe-n14JZyfBjIMf-23b/s4032/20231221_192025m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayUTuqpqqgzJc_RY_L4Mee-dqyBSVZVYltdAYcSXulimDcw9ezHwtOnt-kmA2ACG8nhmvGG2EWazHxLDu_JFsWMAWYaeNBU_ev0QuGR3AlCJj7vcwaiJxnv7748BETTE8ruNGGhgcrnsr-lzodEXoo1dtKKEL-PDlYV9QmN2y_Qe-n14JZyfBjIMf-23b/s320/20231221_192025m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diana, Archibald Memorial Fountain, Hyde<br />Park, Sydney, Australia.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wBGCI8nTuelk4b2FkBM8xDx_5LsF02ZwnSqGF-u2JK7P56CEi4zLhuJReFY48ZWZCyuWnda79Y0SU5Iu6rfzhro_r9WiFqOyDEXHtDHDRiPWezAr3VjqrdkiW4KcccewECAAnO4Cf0gzm60F_D6fRaNe-KTErHBMrVeTMxEp2Ol9goFkE2Ov4qUJDV9s/s2341/20231222_043155m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="2341" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wBGCI8nTuelk4b2FkBM8xDx_5LsF02ZwnSqGF-u2JK7P56CEi4zLhuJReFY48ZWZCyuWnda79Y0SU5Iu6rfzhro_r9WiFqOyDEXHtDHDRiPWezAr3VjqrdkiW4KcccewECAAnO4Cf0gzm60F_D6fRaNe-KTErHBMrVeTMxEp2Ol9goFkE2Ov4qUJDV9s/s320/20231222_043155m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Theseus conquered the Minotaur, <br />Archibald Memorial Fountain, Hyde</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Park, Sydney, Australia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0nUjxUZ1cmrTpSRFDEAYeKS55Aci0aahFdvy2Wfcl7PtMgAn-nm3vai-R4GBNcB77ZDjYBZZlWTENGxTxHmpi7W11O0F7LRJXJ4C1swKU2gv_xUdquhL8iw1MvRC2BhP_38ywyg7EO83vFgBBif6gbAGMu3GMkb7fR3dpsYFuAY9O4GgUzRVK7zMWjXc/s3290/20231222_040102m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2531" data-original-width="3290" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0nUjxUZ1cmrTpSRFDEAYeKS55Aci0aahFdvy2Wfcl7PtMgAn-nm3vai-R4GBNcB77ZDjYBZZlWTENGxTxHmpi7W11O0F7LRJXJ4C1swKU2gv_xUdquhL8iw1MvRC2BhP_38ywyg7EO83vFgBBif6gbAGMu3GMkb7fR3dpsYFuAY9O4GgUzRVK7zMWjXc/s320/20231222_040102m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob in front of the Archibald Fountain, Hyde<br />Park, Sydney, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We went north on Macquarie (pronounced MACK-er-ie) Street passing points of interest on our way to the Circular Quay/Sydney Cove.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Queen Victoria Square has a statue of Queen Victoria. </span></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCrhvgfrEBAIvWxbzfbsxfgFlU7Zasrcpf9dVi9hLyxe70u0RsRQ22lZY9_paF8g-Sx7jKGO5hs0ttQ0li-z0n68jIkuyF1GTzxiBBbzdbKyF7FsoynCWrQOZFSjFDChLVMmz6rMMUZcl4beLuvuZNqAtBZKJcIzHJvFYDhtpesuuCW-yQETM03afWUv7/s3849/20231221_192531m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3849" data-original-width="2880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCrhvgfrEBAIvWxbzfbsxfgFlU7Zasrcpf9dVi9hLyxe70u0RsRQ22lZY9_paF8g-Sx7jKGO5hs0ttQ0li-z0n68jIkuyF1GTzxiBBbzdbKyF7FsoynCWrQOZFSjFDChLVMmz6rMMUZcl4beLuvuZNqAtBZKJcIzHJvFYDhtpesuuCW-yQETM03afWUv7/s320/20231221_192531m.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Queen Victoria.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mEe7ScMaNaaePmq1NxuIx_DV9XT7MTdbw8yXfpu7BidASzX6lQAKrYumaELHb-hth0xCtcqVgVMXA5JIUof83t1wkGzrWl2_MdfxaSk70S7VOfxOJT8FHQ2XdOF4vA-QJ8iRh1AbOxF-dAsfctZXa1DH8H0s_2aDB6FGEQpmMMhDvRV7CUYA6HKXCjEQ/s3555/20231221_192409m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3555" data-original-width="2443" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mEe7ScMaNaaePmq1NxuIx_DV9XT7MTdbw8yXfpu7BidASzX6lQAKrYumaELHb-hth0xCtcqVgVMXA5JIUof83t1wkGzrWl2_MdfxaSk70S7VOfxOJT8FHQ2XdOF4vA-QJ8iRh1AbOxF-dAsfctZXa1DH8H0s_2aDB6FGEQpmMMhDvRV7CUYA6HKXCjEQ/s320/20231221_192409m.jpg" width="220" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Major General Macquarie, the <br />street is named after him.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HYf1KW4IRE3Sm-9-fNDNnNgtoilGRPSQ97mAsuiN9wWXF_zB9dsOSBBbL4yVNx4A4PyHb2mt6UU6xpzZy09DWy5Es1Q-RasBa08efCfFcfbSpL49nWkmOfbJV2IVulqDblM9NL5g2tWISljjKoPvj4EoDDt1ne_WHg80OPt-1qvjXh9BOheE15X_t6Ta/s3354/20231221_192612m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2916" data-original-width="3354" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HYf1KW4IRE3Sm-9-fNDNnNgtoilGRPSQ97mAsuiN9wWXF_zB9dsOSBBbL4yVNx4A4PyHb2mt6UU6xpzZy09DWy5Es1Q-RasBa08efCfFcfbSpL49nWkmOfbJV2IVulqDblM9NL5g2tWISljjKoPvj4EoDDt1ne_WHg80OPt-1qvjXh9BOheE15X_t6Ta/s320/20231221_192612m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Hyde Park Barracks. We toured them in 2012.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc81MZNu0Nsd5Imugv7urfcW6AzuMvNKUqbPSg_37_RsnwTWuSK_ZaIbDpKr4miVjFqUdsfAgfc0544Kl3AI2uoLc497ZTIyEjw7QWLUlJAmLwumYAFcV1BAHPPywFHnwK7f9wU2mjmH3HVlZzhPRQzs68nY6r85xZOZj3yXS4q5BEq_J7QmQUtcut4Dgk/s3899/20231221_192857m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3899" data-original-width="2924" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc81MZNu0Nsd5Imugv7urfcW6AzuMvNKUqbPSg_37_RsnwTWuSK_ZaIbDpKr4miVjFqUdsfAgfc0544Kl3AI2uoLc497ZTIyEjw7QWLUlJAmLwumYAFcV1BAHPPywFHnwK7f9wU2mjmH3HVlZzhPRQzs68nY6r85xZOZj3yXS4q5BEq_J7QmQUtcut4Dgk/s320/20231221_192857m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sydney Hospital: Australia's first hospital <br />has been on this site since 1811. It's<br />now the Sydney Eye Hospital.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjEakG9IsbVc-kZz1wQWwtHgz5-omWP7zeBQhdYpZIjH2ue9ZbFbtmRd3C3Br1hamD6aXE2JDHUAhmW52EV24mqcQoCZhsSuWTz31TfdvDXob74e6Q9RzR49n2LJn9GZ2P-elTdDYqkbTkbmKrubqX8a3t3SldcT01TfGw4GWl19wAAxuUw4KRu5eIzFi/s4032/20231221_193100m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjEakG9IsbVc-kZz1wQWwtHgz5-omWP7zeBQhdYpZIjH2ue9ZbFbtmRd3C3Br1hamD6aXE2JDHUAhmW52EV24mqcQoCZhsSuWTz31TfdvDXob74e6Q9RzR49n2LJn9GZ2P-elTdDYqkbTkbmKrubqX8a3t3SldcT01TfGw4GWl19wAAxuUw4KRu5eIzFi/s320/20231221_193100m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">St. Stephen's Uniting Church.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7HBrJ9ZMGdnYYo5aimWoTN23gx_OhDk1upwsMQBeEMLOJDSK8Jf-pgc4EoI2fqhX5-_Xi2C5Y1l_BKVq6t1jYLkLNUmXPOTVAK4hK-Fizz_4DxAtpiTM9W5I0Iw2nBBo1zraAFU3YGduNqrRf3H2kC0xCoRyr82qbSPU-VJ3jqOuNxHxr_ymB_j8CWZv/s3107/20231222_035854m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3107" data-original-width="2494" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7HBrJ9ZMGdnYYo5aimWoTN23gx_OhDk1upwsMQBeEMLOJDSK8Jf-pgc4EoI2fqhX5-_Xi2C5Y1l_BKVq6t1jYLkLNUmXPOTVAK4hK-Fizz_4DxAtpiTM9W5I0Iw2nBBo1zraAFU3YGduNqrRf3H2kC0xCoRyr82qbSPU-VJ3jqOuNxHxr_ymB_j8CWZv/s320/20231222_035854m.jpg" width="257" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This interesting history marker about wool <br />stores, bond stores, and warehouses<br />is embedded in the sidewalk.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here we are at Sydney Cove overlooking the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. The place was swarming with people today!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlz9tcqZaLjZ3zF_QQL9ImKmPPOoLz7eq1M3b1i7gAkLYYExEYUuCOfb6MgcyqDpiequ-geoDJGMv_IhQjMxk5eGTP7N0qkzXeoEMGclfqcCRJVsOApV_7M8ZTcLhtxjFcUzc6Ip-CyYBsFDGd4LskpOvzVTt6u16PFQwumiAh5nsaeXyiZmjfe8gva7K/s4032/IMG_2049m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlz9tcqZaLjZ3zF_QQL9ImKmPPOoLz7eq1M3b1i7gAkLYYExEYUuCOfb6MgcyqDpiequ-geoDJGMv_IhQjMxk5eGTP7N0qkzXeoEMGclfqcCRJVsOApV_7M8ZTcLhtxjFcUzc6Ip-CyYBsFDGd4LskpOvzVTt6u16PFQwumiAh5nsaeXyiZmjfe8gva7K/s320/IMG_2049m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sydney Opera House.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1vgsDkA1cNhpMVrT1yxC4HCouWIm9hMoB_yDQmrgilmWDSHPWkO3irvml8bTNGee4JsbF9ctGDLUlvU0hmOwLuIJdSsOwh0pemum0xhLfJlOkeVsT6UPjL-rLugybrWHMM5q1bolGsNFNmZHVXc0QpVj0V61oxsBn1KvFUpmWIH4TxkD-pBPC4LWRheE/s3260/IMG_2048m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2165" data-original-width="3260" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1vgsDkA1cNhpMVrT1yxC4HCouWIm9hMoB_yDQmrgilmWDSHPWkO3irvml8bTNGee4JsbF9ctGDLUlvU0hmOwLuIJdSsOwh0pemum0xhLfJlOkeVsT6UPjL-rLugybrWHMM5q1bolGsNFNmZHVXc0QpVj0V61oxsBn1KvFUpmWIH4TxkD-pBPC4LWRheE/s320/IMG_2048m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sydney Harbour Bridge.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We followed Pitt Street and George Street back to our hotel.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the photo below, I am chillin' with Rabbitwoman and Dogman. <br /><br />I found the information about the sculpture below in the blog titled <i><a href="https://www.destinationsjourney.com/tag/vespa/" target="_blank">Destination's Journey</a></i>. Currently located at 264 George Street in Sydney, this Gillie and Marc bronze sculpture is titled, "Together they were a golden couple." The artist's description is "Rabbitwoman takes the lead on the bike while Dogman gets cosy [Aussie spelling] in the sidecar next to her, trusting her to take him somewhere incredible." Gillie and Marc are known for their inclusion of a Vespa, coffee cup, Rabbitwoman, and Dogman in many of their works. This sculpture includes them all in one place. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKX19IFwqrRKuUUfguoDlA9JqkPj7yCkemjCRdmTI2dxpiK2X58q8Zma3_JiZLErtDYufDlKcdDCQida6NJMLEcXs8qhwrFR7CBFnXA_PkPaITozCM67wdmCTC89tM1NK1GkjTo3Hh1QzNa9osU1q40q1A2zuOYsRiBp_rnn1QEDZkyRJAKHRswIw8Y00/s3626/IMG_2052m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3626" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKX19IFwqrRKuUUfguoDlA9JqkPj7yCkemjCRdmTI2dxpiK2X58q8Zma3_JiZLErtDYufDlKcdDCQida6NJMLEcXs8qhwrFR7CBFnXA_PkPaITozCM67wdmCTC89tM1NK1GkjTo3Hh1QzNa9osU1q40q1A2zuOYsRiBp_rnn1QEDZkyRJAKHRswIw8Y00/s320/IMG_2052m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Together they were a golden couple,"<br />a Gillie and Marc bronze.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Vienna Coffee Company caught our eye yesterday when we walked through the Queen Victoria Building mall. It looked divine. This afternoon we gave it a try. And it was divine! Bob had apple strudel and I couldn't resist the Black Forest Cake. Mmm! </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHQ7DlAFuIp2hP4EJhfD0T5JJs9tRR-jdO8Bse_Q37f5OfKcyM0vjVVoPFJNsk6PGrsyAD2gmCqcdmWikTQW_A5fGPvhP9x-YI2WawCdfd42JfJ3_u5dDC4EbYwMc_4ZrwK9nSnRJiZFWwc3qcRUqPsI2cREg2DP3Dn-khOWD1FBdgbQUh8wWYvqg2X8M/s3710/20231222_035514m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3710" data-original-width="2866" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHQ7DlAFuIp2hP4EJhfD0T5JJs9tRR-jdO8Bse_Q37f5OfKcyM0vjVVoPFJNsk6PGrsyAD2gmCqcdmWikTQW_A5fGPvhP9x-YI2WawCdfd42JfJ3_u5dDC4EbYwMc_4ZrwK9nSnRJiZFWwc3qcRUqPsI2cREg2DP3Dn-khOWD1FBdgbQUh8wWYvqg2X8M/s320/20231222_035514m.jpg" width="247" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Apple strudel and Black Forest Cake at<br />The Vienna Coffee Company in QVB, Sydney.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSCASUXNfi_rxdO1AfyY17HquWQgbdUOn8Svi3RjQYrAn8gcycdcYSeLKEqw_UPOLwzWP-UAjASf4MUPqV1ZrJQ4p08XP4-JgOgErx3EcC6HG169hKzdbEclBgGgds-sppV0pQ8VZhweT6LazUmaZ6RCuYy6Jtrrn0_wt0Q3CyqlfuqtTBUK6X8Fz7wAb/s3098/20231222_035635m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2256" data-original-width="3098" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSCASUXNfi_rxdO1AfyY17HquWQgbdUOn8Svi3RjQYrAn8gcycdcYSeLKEqw_UPOLwzWP-UAjASf4MUPqV1ZrJQ4p08XP4-JgOgErx3EcC6HG169hKzdbEclBgGgds-sppV0pQ8VZhweT6LazUmaZ6RCuYy6Jtrrn0_wt0Q3CyqlfuqtTBUK6X8Fz7wAb/s320/20231222_035635m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cute tea cup/teapot combinations <br />at The Vienna Coffee Company.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">After a yummy afternoon snack at The Vienna Coffee Company, we went back to the room to charge our phone batteries (since they are our cameras) read, and nap. When OUR batteries were recharged by resting, we walked to Chinatown and had dinner in a Thai restaurant. What's wrong with this picture??</span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We made another trip back to our hotel before a fireworks display in Darling Harbour at 9:00 pm. Once again, our decision to stay in the CBD (Central Business District) paid off. Darling Harbour was just a few blocks downhill from our hotel.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We made it to Darling Harbour just before the fireworks show started. The place was packed with people!</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-LHc9SKB66zIlPGCdRuUxX_NeipUM2d4tXuz9q7knRSmNwia7kMCdMVJrKsIUIZ_eqLvW8vh2ORoW6WNQl8PfEEFrE5Pf_oh2HNsrPNeL9QPdVdhKFS9VC0dopsmZztuKtRgtc3cG7beQByO_Hb3S5_m4UjJHC1QB5LG8VbQW-SSrInBS2LmyxL2DlmZ/s4032/20231222_014448m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-LHc9SKB66zIlPGCdRuUxX_NeipUM2d4tXuz9q7knRSmNwia7kMCdMVJrKsIUIZ_eqLvW8vh2ORoW6WNQl8PfEEFrE5Pf_oh2HNsrPNeL9QPdVdhKFS9VC0dopsmZztuKtRgtc3cG7beQByO_Hb3S5_m4UjJHC1QB5LG8VbQW-SSrInBS2LmyxL2DlmZ/s320/20231222_014448m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Darling Harbour.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy3zZY3eVb7QfKLkIBbiTcPQE9hfmYB_lq-VHBxG18h87LrFDzkieUzu37ympIoAIOwn54RdiysENbupFMufQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The fireworks show lasted six minutes, that's it! We walked back to the hotel a different way and saw more Christmas decorations. </span></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyuTvruYf45u-0MFcUITo1B-yvbAP6rdLGZw9oQ6L_pmwY7Huq4O5SNj_J1cP-cHNQySslpScF-um1CxADsOg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Above is a gorgeous Christmas light display in front of a business called "Luminaria."</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujI0TBo98lgOAZ5-7dDtlkdjgjwNjKeDks_p_rGXiz_wP-qJbKzsZ2ej-Z6nda8JURQePnpMIP72Mhy2HgjmqWBL1FVlMSYFxK6dSHBnI_afzsY1utVSBbg4o269TrUUpPwGa0MaxczKiWRyObCzTKkeiTDXhii3yt1M4PUABQ2rvGyqhhOKH9e-icM_T/s4032/20231222_022214m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujI0TBo98lgOAZ5-7dDtlkdjgjwNjKeDks_p_rGXiz_wP-qJbKzsZ2ej-Z6nda8JURQePnpMIP72Mhy2HgjmqWBL1FVlMSYFxK6dSHBnI_afzsY1utVSBbg4o269TrUUpPwGa0MaxczKiWRyObCzTKkeiTDXhii3yt1M4PUABQ2rvGyqhhOKH9e-icM_T/s320/20231222_022214m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sydney Town Hall at night.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Below is Woolworth's (commonly known as "Woolies") grocery store. It was two blocks from our hotel. Here is a video of their Christmas lights.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxVF7ZInUM-u7tEzr-eViTKGdjaPY-siul1fnkCX4n_CtuR0Raqa0uBnnoCcxv9jLD7Sk3JyurhfahrnwoC7A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">And that, my friends, was our 14-hour day exploring Sydney, Australia. We walked 7-8 miles. Jet lag may have caused us to need a nap. LOL. That's our story and we're sticking to it!</span></div></div></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com3Circular Quay, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia-33.8611374 151.2126457-49.863339839635181 133.6345207 -17.858934960364813 168.7907707tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-33860154221544085532023-12-22T20:30:00.700-06:002024-02-21T01:54:58.335-06:00Australian Museum, Sydney Cove, and Darling Harbour, Australia - Part 1, Friday, December 22, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's 7:45 a.m. on Friday, December 22, in Sydney, Australia. It's time to find brekky (breakfast). We didn't need a huge breakfast at a sit-down restaurant, so we searched the QVB (Queen Victoria Building) and underground tunnels for our meal. It was love at first sight when we saw the fresh fruit parfaits at the Top Juice kiosk in one of the tunnels.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHLN1q0DGY4-0dVraJ1RSf_tFbFswFSNnt8RSNqrFnjtbhSsbcwqcCF0B-sMPmZgKy6sSW2tCNCnuXbTMyBZTiNGl-yAR3e6f5X5EGGyr7zAXdSmfrV_WS3FW6MgTqIdaV1Kgf_B74p9si0z_qRaRZZRnXtMuqZxzrx6dtxrlPN4OIe7GqpHrXH4-225L/s3036/20231221_131031m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHLN1q0DGY4-0dVraJ1RSf_tFbFswFSNnt8RSNqrFnjtbhSsbcwqcCF0B-sMPmZgKy6sSW2tCNCnuXbTMyBZTiNGl-yAR3e6f5X5EGGyr7zAXdSmfrV_WS3FW6MgTqIdaV1Kgf_B74p9si0z_qRaRZZRnXtMuqZxzrx6dtxrlPN4OIe7GqpHrXH4-225L/s320/20231221_131031m.jpg" width="319" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Don't these look yummy?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looks can be deceiving. We should have asked what was in them. The fruit was fresh and delicious. The yogurt was good and identifiable as such. However, the unidentifiable food at the bottom of the cup could have been better. Looking at it, I thought it was ground blueberries or chocolate. However, upon tasting it, Bob and I were mystified. Perhaps ground raisins? I hate raisins. Upon querying Facebook readers, the consensus was Vegemite. Hmm...not a fan. At least we enjoyed the top part of the parfait.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today is a free, full day in Sydney. We arrived a day before our cruise so we could go to the Australian Museum and do more walking around. It was a few blocks walk to the museum and about 75 degrees outside. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAbiVaYfhy5gFo7YLFVlQRwBOZ9-1rQ-RCThZ1j7ECIxE-_cArNKlcZYlIyttZpRiQnWxbotToyXMopAg7oVVMKHEiWbYU7txKcadyYEOVAbJi2OP-KZDuMmuDt8eU2X2QpQgnN96cCsKASnNP-7jp6HismRXtK2lzAcF7s7qVTd5caHAlZ3QWtEgqggR/s3713/20231221_151228m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="3713" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAbiVaYfhy5gFo7YLFVlQRwBOZ9-1rQ-RCThZ1j7ECIxE-_cArNKlcZYlIyttZpRiQnWxbotToyXMopAg7oVVMKHEiWbYU7txKcadyYEOVAbJi2OP-KZDuMmuDt8eU2X2QpQgnN96cCsKASnNP-7jp6HismRXtK2lzAcF7s7qVTd5caHAlZ3QWtEgqggR/s320/20231221_151228m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Australian Museum, Sydney.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9I2TPymJIutAe4PhSwbIAicItyv100vcASko84FJnHhGNqNPPlRjjJP2ShphyphenhyphenaemTtpDOg3n-Hjl2uZUCHIUOxsKEr8VZ2NGA0eD8C6COidrgKT8nF9h-Qpvu6kTy1oC6hWobTCUXt8nMDkkg__5uP9UvBoANVAhhh_PnqNiBkYsOkpDeohIG6mjmzs3/s2841/20231221_151223m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2841" data-original-width="2153" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9I2TPymJIutAe4PhSwbIAicItyv100vcASko84FJnHhGNqNPPlRjjJP2ShphyphenhyphenaemTtpDOg3n-Hjl2uZUCHIUOxsKEr8VZ2NGA0eD8C6COidrgKT8nF9h-Qpvu6kTy1oC6hWobTCUXt8nMDkkg__5uP9UvBoANVAhhh_PnqNiBkYsOkpDeohIG6mjmzs3/s320/20231221_151223m.jpg" width="243" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Promoting the <i>Ramses the Great </i><br />exhibit inside the museum.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>This world-class museum is FREE with an admission fee to the special <i>Ramses</i> exhibit </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(adult $52 Australian)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">. When we go into a museum we feel like we are going to be tested afterward and, therefore, read all the exhibits! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today, Sydney's outdoors was calling. We limited our stay to three hours, including lunch in the museum's cafe. [NOTE: It took way longer to edit photos and write this blog!!]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Exhibition Hall had "Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs." I would have thoroughly enjoyed seeing this, but Bob wasn't interested. [I never got to see the King Tut exhibits a few years ago.] Below is a description from the museum's brochure: </span></div><div><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Transport yourself back 3,300 years, across the sands of the Sahara Desert where you reach the heartbeat of Ancient Egypt ruled by the most celebrated pharaoh in the country's storied history. Experience one of the greatest collections of its kind in this Australian-first edition, <i>Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs.</i></span></blockquote><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">"This...experience provides...a window into the life and accomplishments of Ramses II, more commonly known as Ramses the Great, who ruled Egypt for 67 years - the second-longest reign for any pharaoh, living an astonishing 92 years.</span></p></blockquote><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">"...features 182 priceless artifacts including the coffin of Ramses the Great plus Egyptian treasures and one-of-a-kind relics...many have never left Egypt before...[V]isitors will discover a stunningly preserved collection of artefacts, including sarcophagi, animal mummies, magnificent jewellry, spectacular royal masks, exquisite amulets, and ornate golden treasures of the tomb, showcasing the superb workmanship of Egyptian artisans."</span></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We started our exploration of the museum in the <b>Garrigarrang</b> exhibit on the Upper Ground Floor. In the language spoken by the <i>Eora</i> (people) of the Sydney Basin, <i>garrigarrang</i> (sea) and <i>garrigarrang nura</i> (sea place or Country) means the ocean, plants and animals; the beach, land and estuaries; and the seasons, weather and sky. People belong to their Sea Countries and their Sea Countries belong to them. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Australia has many different Aboriginal and Torres Strait </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Islander Nations who each manage their own territories. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The <b>canoe</b> below was typically used on rivers and for visiting neighboring islands. This type of canoe is typically propelled with a single paddle with a broad, rounded end. Its style and design are very different from the dugouts of the Northern Territory or tied-bark canoes from the southeast coast of Australia.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGtCY9ZMRIpr9D7ZVnpTnBRQk4v9J6Za_1kCUOAyyQ6Gvz3iLORkcaicMTIp4iClqErXawG-RcwfBp-oixA0ioeutwNXcPvbzz3WhqQUBAEPTXIFSgeSMN-msI1CgyEnvYNFYtfhJCLNyi667g04BqjREoB2ZYIAFbNjPMO_h1CFqVBFP7VW6fyN88O4y/s4032/20231221_152602m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGtCY9ZMRIpr9D7ZVnpTnBRQk4v9J6Za_1kCUOAyyQ6Gvz3iLORkcaicMTIp4iClqErXawG-RcwfBp-oixA0ioeutwNXcPvbzz3WhqQUBAEPTXIFSgeSMN-msI1CgyEnvYNFYtfhJCLNyi667g04BqjREoB2ZYIAFbNjPMO_h1CFqVBFP7VW6fyN88O4y/s320/20231221_152602m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bark canoe, 1905, from <br />Whitsunday Island, Queensland.<br />Also, various types of fish traps.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirz8M6hSbCE3YR4OyA3wl0xdvTvjgzTyI5Nx11G3jcx86yR7GzE0mIZim4hzs2z5RDJhZCDyMBxPdYjWic5h28A8jwR4rKHLsslyaihbXKiVI6UscMCl4_CoLq6oTsKmHaEETKfRrIW03mprzAeWPWihXcYUE_vBuXFgbBtHHBX4WD3gmWMn4H8YcBOqI1/s3957/20231221_152633m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3957" data-original-width="2851" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirz8M6hSbCE3YR4OyA3wl0xdvTvjgzTyI5Nx11G3jcx86yR7GzE0mIZim4hzs2z5RDJhZCDyMBxPdYjWic5h28A8jwR4rKHLsslyaihbXKiVI6UscMCl4_CoLq6oTsKmHaEETKfRrIW03mprzAeWPWihXcYUE_vBuXFgbBtHHBX4WD3gmWMn4H8YcBOqI1/s320/20231221_152633m.jpg" width="231" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Art: Aboriginal with a crocodile<br />on his back.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMOVnVW_TyWKLTx61DJCo7WjX18s6mv9_GZ1RUXc3MoOuixo-MjNk9jU0tzrhFbDWOZ2x9PI29RBNKcoovs7VRHm2gJlnRe2fGU8BOcokbj7qFh4p8N1EPmA2j81VBehEFQveZni6UZcoBs9HBDF3nfQaRGcWZiOo0YvtmOWljhaj9dPWvdtpgkNXLdOX/s4032/20231221_152853.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMOVnVW_TyWKLTx61DJCo7WjX18s6mv9_GZ1RUXc3MoOuixo-MjNk9jU0tzrhFbDWOZ2x9PI29RBNKcoovs7VRHm2gJlnRe2fGU8BOcokbj7qFh4p8N1EPmA2j81VBehEFQveZni6UZcoBs9HBDF3nfQaRGcWZiOo0YvtmOWljhaj9dPWvdtpgkNXLdOX/s320/20231221_152853.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Canoe, crocodile sorcerer, and <br />crocodile spirit man. See the photo below.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lbiXI-U3PNsNiUse-iuXAbPKE6Txu4soeRdktz4YqzSFV2m_LgrQCtLoXpdSCrC-AFEn3435D6E_JDSfGKGTsBy9I_KseQULu7TChIhhUzh169MPeAswKsECVuUzBr4trNK9K3U537-4S-fB4iKgSVuWS7VArSquEMpZW2LohUGxQZHlciuIthAkSw6f/s4032/20231221_152906m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lbiXI-U3PNsNiUse-iuXAbPKE6Txu4soeRdktz4YqzSFV2m_LgrQCtLoXpdSCrC-AFEn3435D6E_JDSfGKGTsBy9I_KseQULu7TChIhhUzh169MPeAswKsECVuUzBr4trNK9K3U537-4S-fB4iKgSVuWS7VArSquEMpZW2LohUGxQZHlciuIthAkSw6f/s320/20231221_152906m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The next exhibit highlights the problem with abandoned <b>"ghost nets."</b> Aboriginal peoples collect trash and ghost nets from beaches and repurpose them into art that tells stories. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KFrM93AtBinTAF4RM3S9PPqdXqnxfMEhdBQrBAOh0V0qwhScEhL-VvelgLf1Jb-VXhEmNUggzrwasWfFngv1x-S2lJsRgkFpAPFlx1zqx8TA-ugm6TwU9iL4f7KaB6CD1xh-r8TzuiC2Z7IXY4vlGCbTPH_cU3GOKOUQNu8f-96DtO6zhtRrx7t1z_wa/s320/20231221_153527m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Artefacts.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCLt61qDPRv65Np-o8a6llIH_NKpDB1I2M73PtmtyWDCU4AVymgT36-FGTwS7UrStQ6mwuPUfsPMsi4-WlVkF-Tfwuwk3ZmTjn9FzjNmV6K21Uxzlo4Vpk9Txx0GgF99QDRSKEO8oMJQXMiSDkJwSUvL4GZ-p1_woo35bb5LFbsCB21c_grZJ3x2Pkq5c/s4032/20231221_153840.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCLt61qDPRv65Np-o8a6llIH_NKpDB1I2M73PtmtyWDCU4AVymgT36-FGTwS7UrStQ6mwuPUfsPMsi4-WlVkF-Tfwuwk3ZmTjn9FzjNmV6K21Uxzlo4Vpk9Txx0GgF99QDRSKEO8oMJQXMiSDkJwSUvL4GZ-p1_woo35bb5LFbsCB21c_grZJ3x2Pkq5c/s320/20231221_153840.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gurugal darimi.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YokCILjSJ5HjUC5alTe47Ocoe7pNI8CJO7863vbs86P1Jh0EPgth7xOkFFchE0Vj5MLux3MPEym6BqqjwcJiSRmi0b1FxTFAAyInlJ8ahvAVjwr3F4fX2tBC8W_JKFSgLxmI1Tjyn4KOm-4XKLkNU_O41U-bzTyudtWIpy3PmhWB6_wZmtLG-KQ5tdgI/s4032/20231221_153904.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YokCILjSJ5HjUC5alTe47Ocoe7pNI8CJO7863vbs86P1Jh0EPgth7xOkFFchE0Vj5MLux3MPEym6BqqjwcJiSRmi0b1FxTFAAyInlJ8ahvAVjwr3F4fX2tBC8W_JKFSgLxmI1Tjyn4KOm-4XKLkNU_O41U-bzTyudtWIpy3PmhWB6_wZmtLG-KQ5tdgI/s320/20231221_153904.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Old Man, His Son, Old Man's Grandson," <br />1985, attributed to Deaf Tommy Mongatopi,<br />Melville Island, Northern Territories. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The next gallery we went through was </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Wild Planet.</b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I will identify a few of the animals we saw.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfZmanFl8BQ-wRyp6LVxu5x0XZDaodBUBCSQ0jOXuDZrbLJFPpM9x5S1XtEUwIyoCOT-s-krw4K95zSwqCxqfqbKEwIChIN-kJE9zSQxVUIEf1L6MUgqeGV0ayTa7I80GI8tCQIGfrib3OEzdMPKaotbkGXRf_uMH7SBlTWAn64Hq_O77sW4qobOQbcQx/s3905/20231221_154824m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3905" data-original-width="2869" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfZmanFl8BQ-wRyp6LVxu5x0XZDaodBUBCSQ0jOXuDZrbLJFPpM9x5S1XtEUwIyoCOT-s-krw4K95zSwqCxqfqbKEwIChIN-kJE9zSQxVUIEf1L6MUgqeGV0ayTa7I80GI8tCQIGfrib3OEzdMPKaotbkGXRf_uMH7SBlTWAn64Hq_O77sW4qobOQbcQx/s320/20231221_154824m.jpg" width="235" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Red Kangaroo (male) and Common Wallaroo.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The male Red Kangaroo is the largest living marsupial, weighing more than 90 kg (198 lb.) and standing over two meters (6-1/2') tall. Females are only half the size and blue-gray in color. They regularly travel six to 12 miles to find food and water and can hop over 55 km (34 miles) per hour. One hop can measure 7 meters (22' 10")!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Common Wallaroo can survive harsh conditions of the mountainous regions, rocky hills, and steep escarpments. They use their short, broad, hind feet to leap around on rocks. Extreme heat and predators can be avoided by sheltering in caves and rocky outcrops. Though they often gather near streams, the Common Wallaroo can survive for up to three months without drinking, by obtaining all the water it needs from the plants that it eats.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOWWK_61umVgCcxyK1Hja8Q4F4PYEjMezvVGSh1HhtFMNa5YZgPUp8lPIOcXrhSN5MxuRqFhul8fbFnbCbSZcSE9mk0ipfTk94YLERshzqOHCarPFiTCZImLVELJOVvM6R_Y9rAXFTpxrP3QXivwxonZ5bvbGQwL901xakcCwL-RdQQcDQGNgZ0myurNI/s3359/20231221_155006m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3359" data-original-width="2447" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOWWK_61umVgCcxyK1Hja8Q4F4PYEjMezvVGSh1HhtFMNa5YZgPUp8lPIOcXrhSN5MxuRqFhul8fbFnbCbSZcSE9mk0ipfTk94YLERshzqOHCarPFiTCZImLVELJOVvM6R_Y9rAXFTpxrP3QXivwxonZ5bvbGQwL901xakcCwL-RdQQcDQGNgZ0myurNI/s320/20231221_155006m.jpg" width="233" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gould's Monitor or Sand Goanna.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3745" data-original-width="2666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7jxKwJlieQ2NJkaf9PNee5mvtuKjYCDDEfFdSmTGZQiaMsUNyLpjuPXmPjHptPMkSNDMx95YtouFvjEWW6wpjNfDO3gvVcx8y3BjLUSCIQqalImWQ6PVJ9hco_Tkg8sSuXbG8pE3h6jtWvq1MByX0E50Wi_-npM7wGGhbhzb17GRs2pxZQWEQT9E1wOt/s320/20231221_160618m.jpg" width="228" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Greater Bilby.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next, we ventured into the <b>Westpac Long Gallery</b> which I thought had the most interesting collection in the museum: <b>"200 Treasures."</b> </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY49ORGf-o-zeExNDxav6yVD8pL5TWWVSs25sxQWCDbcgbl9p9GA7qonZURN101593nZQ37WaMOJATKoLg3uhRPBE2iMcAZVDuuTF7vRHtESbLCZJRLm2lWsdkoY_ad0epuh-imMsg5KYCd9EdHhkdYFXsJ6Vi5GNuwJD6oWoyoWD1dcpJ6ifiNxTRomNW/s2985/20231221_163041m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2909" data-original-width="2985" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY49ORGf-o-zeExNDxav6yVD8pL5TWWVSs25sxQWCDbcgbl9p9GA7qonZURN101593nZQ37WaMOJATKoLg3uhRPBE2iMcAZVDuuTF7vRHtESbLCZJRLm2lWsdkoY_ad0epuh-imMsg5KYCd9EdHhkdYFXsJ6Vi5GNuwJD6oWoyoWD1dcpJ6ifiNxTRomNW/s320/20231221_163041m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"200 Treasures" exhibit explained.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are photos of my personal favorites in the objects section of this exhibit with the accompanying descriptions.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45LiQAwqgvuLZP5XMsbHo5fTDtizVh2Chnrt4-0iQZsdvr17ZZhI3I_AcTpogT1pipGCRzp9f0iGN23vSy7wpnLqKYAX5yLrIs3o6jud8fpZ8DAVx6DeJXWMCBlaToPP5EmHiSYEjARoLJ89yeAD_LrUiADMGXRwlaBdT5-fEPdPaQzliXGgHxnltz-Os/s3466/20231221_161630m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3466" data-original-width="2714" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45LiQAwqgvuLZP5XMsbHo5fTDtizVh2Chnrt4-0iQZsdvr17ZZhI3I_AcTpogT1pipGCRzp9f0iGN23vSy7wpnLqKYAX5yLrIs3o6jud8fpZ8DAVx6DeJXWMCBlaToPP5EmHiSYEjARoLJ89yeAD_LrUiADMGXRwlaBdT5-fEPdPaQzliXGgHxnltz-Os/s320/20231221_161630m.jpg" width="251" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Captain Cook's Hawaiian cape.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil81V_YsXJ6cM7qoOSimcg4D0Npn89MSCNAA84lYnZNxYKXmSR6a2qcuMKCCJF8DMUW-OYVUZW8E81APRg7imntMq9w4Ytdq66upwVvzYcNYb0kMn3RbIpcvkAo5zLpnUUR0U6XYHEFTLDu0E6akEn9YVXlWQbxAJ6NHOO7s_LSDGeNsyZ-HxfutFOUR6h/s3983/20231221_161638m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3983" data-original-width="2785" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil81V_YsXJ6cM7qoOSimcg4D0Npn89MSCNAA84lYnZNxYKXmSR6a2qcuMKCCJF8DMUW-OYVUZW8E81APRg7imntMq9w4Ytdq66upwVvzYcNYb0kMn3RbIpcvkAo5zLpnUUR0U6XYHEFTLDu0E6akEn9YVXlWQbxAJ6NHOO7s_LSDGeNsyZ-HxfutFOUR6h/s320/20231221_161638m.jpg" width="224" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Captain Cook's Hawaiian cape.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKI_P0f2jmOivaB_Q2ajxQdrZOHanui-lRunuz6zTvTDBxIMiKK5lA2KIP-hPOtVqcZTIyS9VEG7ojq806UBkUG7HURmLpak68hS-2nrCTJhd8AstEeIW6OhM0R8EfDyH1VzNagi4W1OnbDet9oHu5RxuPd5Er1Nim-P3Bs1X9e42P_KB8Vv2OSg8c9y0O/s2221/20231221_161900m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="2221" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKI_P0f2jmOivaB_Q2ajxQdrZOHanui-lRunuz6zTvTDBxIMiKK5lA2KIP-hPOtVqcZTIyS9VEG7ojq806UBkUG7HURmLpak68hS-2nrCTJhd8AstEeIW6OhM0R8EfDyH1VzNagi4W1OnbDet9oHu5RxuPd5Er1Nim-P3Bs1X9e42P_KB8Vv2OSg8c9y0O/s320/20231221_161900m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCywTrP-EMppHj3gn94H7i92jUKH5SurbHj4-GyqJtfCK2nsmz3CHjgSeYzGtLk1voIpeydUyG6TIu-Rt93KEFDM4kTeUZQGdKhTm1gfoouhDv0Jm7MfzlK_Kwl00Zr3EyIKuIPpW4YlnhYr8uELvf-KC7AniU15I19TJcKFqySOT0s_5aHhMktlM0nGE/s4032/20231221_161913m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCywTrP-EMppHj3gn94H7i92jUKH5SurbHj4-GyqJtfCK2nsmz3CHjgSeYzGtLk1voIpeydUyG6TIu-Rt93KEFDM4kTeUZQGdKhTm1gfoouhDv0Jm7MfzlK_Kwl00Zr3EyIKuIPpW4YlnhYr8uELvf-KC7AniU15I19TJcKFqySOT0s_5aHhMktlM0nGE/s320/20231221_161913m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Siapo or barkcloth.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-Vuk0Ngw6oMyjLeR6pSOGBiXH033-j_PIkya85zn5qjZNOb1tj-U0zsljY3WdDd5mnqrXcNFxP7uS11A9l8O0iqWzLXUf_RRObVsdDpQ7itaorrQgVy-NxFqZznJBQx9kNGfEjf13mFpj-6fkIw90X1rrZGBZ8XGKgbTpLn3H1CuKjTFB72s-nUcHYmc/s1992/20231221_162052m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="1992" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-Vuk0Ngw6oMyjLeR6pSOGBiXH033-j_PIkya85zn5qjZNOb1tj-U0zsljY3WdDd5mnqrXcNFxP7uS11A9l8O0iqWzLXUf_RRObVsdDpQ7itaorrQgVy-NxFqZznJBQx9kNGfEjf13mFpj-6fkIw90X1rrZGBZ8XGKgbTpLn3H1CuKjTFB72s-nUcHYmc/s320/20231221_162052m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDKwrbq7B5fXP3Y9F4_1IyYVlkySpNOpoy9Ehj0bTX2KEWT5c4RlxbXNlqEru5zd6JyVNjVHojD0aKQe9EAqLh3aKfOw_Rv7pyDdv-0oDghMjiqPNzlaq36QLRdUspscieaN66AWXKT74AzHbWPIGlleaVM3OorHlJrNe9F8LyNUM4aK5AmKGwrCNB3bi/s4032/20231221_162101m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDKwrbq7B5fXP3Y9F4_1IyYVlkySpNOpoy9Ehj0bTX2KEWT5c4RlxbXNlqEru5zd6JyVNjVHojD0aKQe9EAqLh3aKfOw_Rv7pyDdv-0oDghMjiqPNzlaq36QLRdUspscieaN66AWXKT74AzHbWPIGlleaVM3OorHlJrNe9F8LyNUM4aK5AmKGwrCNB3bi/s320/20231221_162101m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Reverend George Brown's <br />cabinet of birds.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3155" data-original-width="2664" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffO5qf3Xa92eC4Lq5iWEnPWh6pVuXUqfG5o9QUa_VlvYAkVR3E0_xUxSb3eizXBt2IF_uN5sW1a2X0qsFyB1lPj9mF7LfkBWBkOk08RCp_VA6T2rsZQuRqIX_4Y-A1JW8Y3RKbWKfh7Wj087NuCfgyK6T3ADGgcMajOMRTI-GZ2Pq331NCl1szLBtz6ZO/s320/20231221_162146m.jpg" width="270" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Upe Hats.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXQM5kSDciu600CDp27IkhgERf8EOgR5xxLEp3OgOXGIW8NWtWWizBldSE2IuyAJDyFT6uIM3EoepjSuDysHl0Bdv_G4MvMp_33jtZO7zkTnu8kQf4psDbfPAYSgu82LSqfC7z7whPU2PH5dT_vptbrcwcvTESgkoIqxbJkBBcenza9lRkXyFb26CXk9T/s4032/20231221_162204m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXQM5kSDciu600CDp27IkhgERf8EOgR5xxLEp3OgOXGIW8NWtWWizBldSE2IuyAJDyFT6uIM3EoepjSuDysHl0Bdv_G4MvMp_33jtZO7zkTnu8kQf4psDbfPAYSgu82LSqfC7z7whPU2PH5dT_vptbrcwcvTESgkoIqxbJkBBcenza9lRkXyFb26CXk9T/s320/20231221_162204m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOxnNLcWjNn5Foh-xaSQZpg363CdUoMf-Cd-L1u4E8lQuis7T-XwJQPGBzZFuATWG4ap7ASqVA2Lhtu-29fs04KbDtTxbv3QEtybcRP_r5AwvpCpGKtvvKM9svuFdtc1FJhtnk1jdQRUQPqjZ9vSqZwEkmdvWR85rXHsjUG1Br1-GhtSSl7MAuNIW-20k/s4025/20231221_162354m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4025" data-original-width="2490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOxnNLcWjNn5Foh-xaSQZpg363CdUoMf-Cd-L1u4E8lQuis7T-XwJQPGBzZFuATWG4ap7ASqVA2Lhtu-29fs04KbDtTxbv3QEtybcRP_r5AwvpCpGKtvvKM9svuFdtc1FJhtnk1jdQRUQPqjZ9vSqZwEkmdvWR85rXHsjUG1Br1-GhtSSl7MAuNIW-20k/s320/20231221_162354m.jpg" width="198" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Crocodile Turtle Mask.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAuSR3mmgA_9mtLL8sQ1654BGCTNxJ4Ta2k2CLwFr-f9pn9lTQGpEhX4zpEcGLlPR6dJBOr7D-UntFHnOjkTnwH4rbNo2R6bbFsWTsr-auqmtfcyATATjnSg-LKzU7z8ZARfgk-fHsDr27Nh_seOVYKCK5d5h_60kASfZwObBz4cA67UahYt6rB0uOtuL/s2765/20231221_162338m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="2759" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAuSR3mmgA_9mtLL8sQ1654BGCTNxJ4Ta2k2CLwFr-f9pn9lTQGpEhX4zpEcGLlPR6dJBOr7D-UntFHnOjkTnwH4rbNo2R6bbFsWTsr-auqmtfcyATATjnSg-LKzU7z8ZARfgk-fHsDr27Nh_seOVYKCK5d5h_60kASfZwObBz4cA67UahYt6rB0uOtuL/s320/20231221_162338m.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">That was some fascinating stuff. Next, we went to the first floor. The "200 Treasures" exhibit continued around the interior balcony. The "people" part of the 200 Treasures exhibit was wrapped around the walls of this balcony. I was most impressed by the Irish Elk Skeleton, <i>Megaloceros giganteus. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50c63mp-xi7_KPABX44rwCKEHeU0x9sBqfsr638SD9vXc2Wd-CPle_uNJm5Xb84Fn5rLOOGT7IRzbb4cThOGJJq4JaROZi4HFWoxhtmcCZZcEwhvZ-rNdzo-5BbvEbXrTwLUI06ypV8908fqTB4AzqtVWAT3KwaXO10Ffasq6OXlm41ltv87s_9Ob1zyK/s3240/20231221_163858m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2829" data-original-width="3240" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50c63mp-xi7_KPABX44rwCKEHeU0x9sBqfsr638SD9vXc2Wd-CPle_uNJm5Xb84Fn5rLOOGT7IRzbb4cThOGJJq4JaROZi4HFWoxhtmcCZZcEwhvZ-rNdzo-5BbvEbXrTwLUI06ypV8908fqTB4AzqtVWAT3KwaXO10Ffasq6OXlm41ltv87s_9Ob1zyK/s320/20231221_163858m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Irish Elk skeleton.</td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The photo I took of the description was very blurry, so I'll type it in: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Standing about two metres tall, with antlers spanning more than three metres, the Irish Elk was one of the most impressive megafauna of the Pleistocene epoch. Unlike many other megafauna, it survived the Ice Age but became extinct, probably due to habitat loss, around 7,700 years ago.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Despite its name, it's neither an elk nor exclusively Irish - specimens have been found across Europe and in northern Asia and Africa. It is not closely related to any living species, but it is suspected that the animal was the foundation for the folkloric aurochs of German mythology. The bones of this specimen are dark, rather than the usual white, because they were preserved in the peaty bogs of Ireland."</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first floor is also home to the <b>"Minerals"</b> exhibit. WOW! Not only does this exhibit have a lot of rocks, minerals, and meteorites, but it also gives clear descriptions of how all these things formed. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The museum brochure describes this section as follows: "Be dazzled by over 1,800 spectacular specimens, including some of the oldest rocks on Earth and visitors from outer space."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here is a sampling of their Minerals exhibit.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZl84qjCmcno4-bAmedPEhoCsMo19W-rGXAb3hslL-xeogD28h893szff9RSMAtmGJiv3EF143mywIsVk_R0lScL-qIguBmhbmLj-KQ1-0_mFWtbrFtQLhv7OBkEA0OUmtA2yg8lhyiHPh13XKT5WUmfP_ViLNUCq1_zJtGDT3MWXUpgnCCr8jhUAklKG/s3416/20231221_164632m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHXQR4a9Fna5lSScETlbWgM3FW9kaJVgHwHvYn_1_AbgAjqjVKjqML45xgwzYiq1KMbIEvfRB42-PGO2dzSiWR_795RfRPkePiYb-5d27OzPOaFb1a6E7s69pSOtTM-b9S-t4u_jpucUnIEpEJaqZB7IMkUJEb4QxJcRz-mIi8x7fRN-XaijLQ_h11Cf5/s320/20231221_171615m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This slice of rock is made of alternating bands of<br />three minerals: red bands of jasper, golden <br />bands of tiger eye, and dark bands of iron oxide.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fZ-IrcQ2u-exSC3VL4kOnZ8kvB1w1EC3K1g6ZNV2kcZbcqe_fTxtaRhl6mBCB-u-MQ8Bi_lcaLlw9GWhGTNcq8fu3sKccwy8S3fRoWR6_U57ohSWQt6Cput2c9HFs81PwFDn9-0KIuvLqYinmljCbXcN08PRj1f4ZhRi63_N05LffClI512dr-7veFK0/s4032/20231221_173228m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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We climbed the stairs to the second floor.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0baW3UPvDcTTVMYflw3mSNRkedAEdtAks98BD0iUqygps4HGS_CBFOQBjBZ67RPO5NbJa7RxBwgvx6c7gTXVKnGx0Pzrb3qi4j36zNJu63Ep_0scgzVSW01ogak6G8zxHLKKF26hva5zWJD8ipRdgbaa_F0CfunOMa3-HjJL2bvuAQLTqYzxAozBYtyfi/s3870/20231221_173233m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3870" data-original-width="2574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0baW3UPvDcTTVMYflw3mSNRkedAEdtAks98BD0iUqygps4HGS_CBFOQBjBZ67RPO5NbJa7RxBwgvx6c7gTXVKnGx0Pzrb3qi4j36zNJu63Ep_0scgzVSW01ogak6G8zxHLKKF26hva5zWJD8ipRdgbaa_F0CfunOMa3-HjJL2bvuAQLTqYzxAozBYtyfi/s320/20231221_173233m.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob loves this Fairy Wren.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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See the description below.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0kDIIkT96sGB5d3HsRlqSaNdHg5P5VaWDBzcnCu9STR022WMyulCFQ_0ZM6fS2OMzfK3Wt7ZrQCCp46ZuTwt095onB9t4QNKsiuAs_-d_8jkW8xjKnsK0ffayieNjlGiHDGRCVbq4hiI-xQREuRRfgH6KMm0_6n8JV11TinqX3bg9yTGAjAIz2fv1wSU/s4032/20231221_180418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0kDIIkT96sGB5d3HsRlqSaNdHg5P5VaWDBzcnCu9STR022WMyulCFQ_0ZM6fS2OMzfK3Wt7ZrQCCp46ZuTwt095onB9t4QNKsiuAs_-d_8jkW8xjKnsK0ffayieNjlGiHDGRCVbq4hiI-xQREuRRfgH6KMm0_6n8JV11TinqX3bg9yTGAjAIz2fv1wSU/s320/20231221_180418.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06sVvX8AYf1lVgrxtVpOifhALzU_-FkM4GwyI1rGEEwgoNmBNXvUkZhItYAKSV3G8_cy2dDUYhADIPphM1OA_W3B3o_YccCMnd9dVcrcFD2JOfthVLnOZ_YIkafL3pRJlPfsWIPcbhQFnRzkG6L5n4EfU1Gz8RA9p_U9jbQUEyrvq2u3e37JRjSUHYvQq/s4032/20231221_180501.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06sVvX8AYf1lVgrxtVpOifhALzU_-FkM4GwyI1rGEEwgoNmBNXvUkZhItYAKSV3G8_cy2dDUYhADIPphM1OA_W3B3o_YccCMnd9dVcrcFD2JOfthVLnOZ_YIkafL3pRJlPfsWIPcbhQFnRzkG6L5n4EfU1Gz8RA9p_U9jbQUEyrvq2u3e37JRjSUHYvQq/s320/20231221_180501.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The platypus.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2ahti2Q3zhs_JK3wTbOMh_EAqBBZj1nKiB-WalwKzWR209d-ZTDcdldUmRrjy8oT4FMr9Jt17sQZt4raE2JwA5rsCYynm8Qp5qGsUzUhki8oikR2jA4wq1xuW5w8ddqIZBa4-PH7OPdN-egR271uS7T1WM12e-qDZzRQUUKGh904PNfhMAhuibK1au9s/s4032/20231221_180440.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2ahti2Q3zhs_JK3wTbOMh_EAqBBZj1nKiB-WalwKzWR209d-ZTDcdldUmRrjy8oT4FMr9Jt17sQZt4raE2JwA5rsCYynm8Qp5qGsUzUhki8oikR2jA4wq1xuW5w8ddqIZBa4-PH7OPdN-egR271uS7T1WM12e-qDZzRQUUKGh904PNfhMAhuibK1au9s/s320/20231221_180440.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The platypus.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxr53Pf7yf6dLrq0hlx-bHweFxe2ZJzOgByqSuwLGa5kWj2ozT_PDhdYPMyYboAzZWnWLcjaMNdX2czSS3gNWu9TZpd16iw6OrBtQd61NTGrgPII-Gowx2V1LvqpjuzGWneMBJVyjRgZorWfetovy5YSNQICOVufhoeyGYUyjAFd-fBntSt9ZbqVf5EoE/s4032/20231221_180445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxr53Pf7yf6dLrq0hlx-bHweFxe2ZJzOgByqSuwLGa5kWj2ozT_PDhdYPMyYboAzZWnWLcjaMNdX2czSS3gNWu9TZpd16iw6OrBtQd61NTGrgPII-Gowx2V1LvqpjuzGWneMBJVyjRgZorWfetovy5YSNQICOVufhoeyGYUyjAFd-fBntSt9ZbqVf5EoE/s320/20231221_180445.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXtEMOsZypuOYgKflwG9ttQm6K1YjpUJgxxjG_I6xbX4mkFb5pKzS7VurqOhVPMG3sIOFY9rMU1DW3QxpnTeaRdbhcgy06HIhRtFU6ipgSaTNKlEl6ab-nJyPE7RGf7Ltl_wCPZGDIr2BgZ5tRRYeZhm0DUdiu_EOWZtCoX17T7M2F-KKAzI8zvWscyTS/s4032/20231221_180533.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXtEMOsZypuOYgKflwG9ttQm6K1YjpUJgxxjG_I6xbX4mkFb5pKzS7VurqOhVPMG3sIOFY9rMU1DW3QxpnTeaRdbhcgy06HIhRtFU6ipgSaTNKlEl6ab-nJyPE7RGf7Ltl_wCPZGDIr2BgZ5tRRYeZhm0DUdiu_EOWZtCoX17T7M2F-KKAzI8zvWscyTS/s320/20231221_180533.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Platypus burrow.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The last gallery, <b>"Wansolmoana: One Salt Ocean,"</b> is the newest and reflects the cultural significance of the immense body of water that connects the islands and people across the Pacific region.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRPT3Di1vmCKDz8cRU-mv_tNvxJH6ys-RFw03bUCIGdXsMnm_L-n7MUKYm7H0QEzsQOBZqWJn4vNIcBiE9oNIcUqwms7_UHuJVXvmkgvA-wMwZOwJlN4LeZetjs_TmXRdDbw0Ee5VThkCwcj5sF4yozdOZx0P8jzfJTMgY_Q-dcrT8LB57uBaG2kjwo_l/s4032/20231221_180838.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRPT3Di1vmCKDz8cRU-mv_tNvxJH6ys-RFw03bUCIGdXsMnm_L-n7MUKYm7H0QEzsQOBZqWJn4vNIcBiE9oNIcUqwms7_UHuJVXvmkgvA-wMwZOwJlN4LeZetjs_TmXRdDbw0Ee5VThkCwcj5sF4yozdOZx0P8jzfJTMgY_Q-dcrT8LB57uBaG2kjwo_l/s320/20231221_180838.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hooked.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2z_W6mfxZJfD2E14zBSeJncDx6UuSRsU8a8sRMaAWL703yaM02H5Iek-zAfdGJYvo4O_Wooo5G1pp_-tsgcSxOhAjeRGIAMiVvelVrOhLAeYzS4SiIMI9d31X4h0LTN2mXXyP14KrWI6CloFcUYNXnDT-qtGQzYNzTD8XSUh7TTezd0JEPZipfjHWEbxe/s4032/20231221_180857.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2z_W6mfxZJfD2E14zBSeJncDx6UuSRsU8a8sRMaAWL703yaM02H5Iek-zAfdGJYvo4O_Wooo5G1pp_-tsgcSxOhAjeRGIAMiVvelVrOhLAeYzS4SiIMI9d31X4h0LTN2mXXyP14KrWI6CloFcUYNXnDT-qtGQzYNzTD8XSUh7TTezd0JEPZipfjHWEbxe/s320/20231221_180857.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">See the photo above.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixD_NUga3Yf__uF14_DfTPhfZEC0rAbvtcdwmuv34EE3XisngUIp776CpcazvZ2wbPU_Duvt-pO2qmuwinvDKBUQjNvOYks92yc4CxTi709xVyhDlzvoiNtuPIclUAjd1DQldqP-ebLgYPk7FEM3RlHlLomtnoPpHHckmpsQS_C3S0pLvYkzDsEMc3dJ6/s4032/20231221_180952.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixD_NUga3Yf__uF14_DfTPhfZEC0rAbvtcdwmuv34EE3XisngUIp776CpcazvZ2wbPU_Duvt-pO2qmuwinvDKBUQjNvOYks92yc4CxTi709xVyhDlzvoiNtuPIclUAjd1DQldqP-ebLgYPk7FEM3RlHlLomtnoPpHHckmpsQS_C3S0pLvYkzDsEMc3dJ6/s320/20231221_180952.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Art.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGvF86tw-6xJlz6XIrAvYVRT5eevsj7eDDzV2OENrgpEW03GTmcQ9ibbkCXsV3DjMRBBVUatcOix1X3RgKQCz4lx8oMSv8nCttpOVo-xWs5S1fggqJ7_Vmz-3PhWYqmLmTZjTmlm3ZAdqV_BefXZnT-8dfF0J30GHZCZgVP9mE18HxT3LAkwzxt0-ciCu/s4032/20231221_181025.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGvF86tw-6xJlz6XIrAvYVRT5eevsj7eDDzV2OENrgpEW03GTmcQ9ibbkCXsV3DjMRBBVUatcOix1X3RgKQCz4lx8oMSv8nCttpOVo-xWs5S1fggqJ7_Vmz-3PhWYqmLmTZjTmlm3ZAdqV_BefXZnT-8dfF0J30GHZCZgVP9mE18HxT3LAkwzxt0-ciCu/s320/20231221_181025.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A rare Rotuman Suru believed to be the<br />first of its kind made since the 1800s.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7X68qTH4TgSoHkyFuQwaP2L4diKI0Yx4HzAH8itJnQOkOzF8WYZ574n6n27qY_h3akIcKlIiXDAauOmWwXhmRcubEMoLA5g1AK1MQtQP3vseRBW7NF5pBxFj1KuK5ByFJymIQ-aWHjQsIeU6UJ3HyImSI3KWTui5fhb96vpC3qo1EFiRAFlKVnbwv26XM/s4032/20231221_181029.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7X68qTH4TgSoHkyFuQwaP2L4diKI0Yx4HzAH8itJnQOkOzF8WYZ574n6n27qY_h3akIcKlIiXDAauOmWwXhmRcubEMoLA5g1AK1MQtQP3vseRBW7NF5pBxFj1KuK5ByFJymIQ-aWHjQsIeU6UJ3HyImSI3KWTui5fhb96vpC3qo1EFiRAFlKVnbwv26XM/s320/20231221_181029.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">See the photo above.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8A_bQjb57qblKR1L484J_6K7NTCGU-0Tb-3s623G0WgcGGzGYX1JwhB15lRstlImSC7HA0Fg0m4hIuyf6711MKH1YyiNeq50UPhjf_zssjMcwfii2kGgVf_0q-4Ofa6WXINU7I90njRfu55feq1BMuCkh3masMI9ZjIgpSMHgaOxCZgzQFwd3qiccGPIu/s4032/20231221_181142.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8A_bQjb57qblKR1L484J_6K7NTCGU-0Tb-3s623G0WgcGGzGYX1JwhB15lRstlImSC7HA0Fg0m4hIuyf6711MKH1YyiNeq50UPhjf_zssjMcwfii2kGgVf_0q-4Ofa6WXINU7I90njRfu55feq1BMuCkh3masMI9ZjIgpSMHgaOxCZgzQFwd3qiccGPIu/s320/20231221_181142.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Artwork in the gallery.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGi9mDmLCqc5ylF2cInJJJYS9i1zSPEhtirhGU-90nFFm-utttYmlUeacCmMQxw2DPCkL1a5yZNAMDmqsaWJXqGelXY4CXd8vyJCDfbezSGz-z0wuT60UxO_JAFgw-v07kiVcPhFtHvb9hq5hbSV_DujWTvL_9igzPBpNERUhg9PENKeI_UpfQjvioKm7l/s4032/20231221_181852.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGi9mDmLCqc5ylF2cInJJJYS9i1zSPEhtirhGU-90nFFm-utttYmlUeacCmMQxw2DPCkL1a5yZNAMDmqsaWJXqGelXY4CXd8vyJCDfbezSGz-z0wuT60UxO_JAFgw-v07kiVcPhFtHvb9hq5hbSV_DujWTvL_9igzPBpNERUhg9PENKeI_UpfQjvioKm7l/s320/20231221_181852.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maori poupou, ancestral house post.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">There is so much more to see in this museum. I hope I hit the highlights. Please take a trip to Australia and include this museum in your exploration for your enlightenment.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The rest of Friday, December 22, will be covered in Part 2.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>To be continued...</i></span></div><div><p></p></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com2Sydney NSW, Australia-33.8688197 151.2092955-75.231295158074687 80.8967955 7.4936557580746808 -138.4782045tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-60407988918060625052023-12-21T21:00:00.003-06:002024-02-29T22:31:19.933-06:00We're Off to Australia and New Zealand! - Tuesday-Thursday, December 19-21, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Tuesday, December 19, 2023: </b>The big day has finally arrived. We've been looking forward to this since we signed up at the end of our cruise to Alaska in early August 2023. The first leg of our flight on Delta Airlines goes from San Antonio to Los Angeles. There is a four-hour layover in L.A. Bob and I took turns walking around the terminal and guarding our carryons.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAMg5WoY_JMBaR0IcEK8yssjyx1vaP6fTI-2hb6phT8_q_AB6LTh1dakldoCzmHUg9PqsSS654kzFuJFo2b8h-1woBvEF6klFQOoLVNFK9Iwt2oUD0BXzmksEqqFv5IOt-b92pcGE7zXvd00efVO0Nj6ebOJlbxTYjEn4_KYNyJlY0jhcEClBAg95uf4j/s3024/20231219_145737m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2762" data-original-width="3024" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAMg5WoY_JMBaR0IcEK8yssjyx1vaP6fTI-2hb6phT8_q_AB6LTh1dakldoCzmHUg9PqsSS654kzFuJFo2b8h-1woBvEF6klFQOoLVNFK9Iwt2oUD0BXzmksEqqFv5IOt-b92pcGE7zXvd00efVO0Nj6ebOJlbxTYjEn4_KYNyJlY0jhcEClBAg95uf4j/s320/20231219_145737m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We flew out of San Antonio, Texas.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxg2lvceJNZlBHnFlC0uCc01pguhMfssaUht1JTmNI4quibwN4UMoA5yMKEM1vAZzCoS9giQUwZT3mJ-0mJVPi9d1jc-vA330dRDD1Usa6G95wWk6As3UwgB2XPsblVAR21fKWsip9gPxGlnVhkPv4-fkRmgqYMildEnUJQZyvVq0Bw_KkvapKp54Mfmc/s2723/20231219_191526m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2347" data-original-width="2723" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxg2lvceJNZlBHnFlC0uCc01pguhMfssaUht1JTmNI4quibwN4UMoA5yMKEM1vAZzCoS9giQUwZT3mJ-0mJVPi9d1jc-vA330dRDD1Usa6G95wWk6As3UwgB2XPsblVAR21fKWsip9gPxGlnVhkPv4-fkRmgqYMildEnUJQZyvVq0Bw_KkvapKp54Mfmc/s320/20231219_191526m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tuesday's sunset as seen from the jet.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOn26miOK1hxLfLs1S9jFj3e0Bab8J882RnNIU947xIQKPP4P-dEoI9Fk3oyhmgDZL821BauJNYVZ-YqLXuQHC74rEICvRF7zcOjm4URoIt0NQ7dynvMU_th97irrGtdfFwH6F7dcpRsLNcGocBAw3vcySerAOzGEHLjoTLNIZyGvDwhGmx51GrNfPAhI/s4032/20231219_200545m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOn26miOK1hxLfLs1S9jFj3e0Bab8J882RnNIU947xIQKPP4P-dEoI9Fk3oyhmgDZL821BauJNYVZ-YqLXuQHC74rEICvRF7zcOjm4URoIt0NQ7dynvMU_th97irrGtdfFwH6F7dcpRsLNcGocBAw3vcySerAOzGEHLjoTLNIZyGvDwhGmx51GrNfPAhI/s320/20231219_200545m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">PF Chang's at LAX.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWktIb0VGl2fUVS7st2IrR17kyllM94EdlDuHI2QGDzrAMDFxhOJgP7qTv5xq4CssFH_o9CifRJHpF0oMabodn1pekQr0IxDjZiAqgCSqveI064xm_vQ7pi8TaaR7-i0DtFNIOcEsrdBWtTGF077fyYhcJ14OmNyvhVZ1SEr95A6fD_92wJMiXGEphecxa/s3209/20231219_202400m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2629" data-original-width="3209" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWktIb0VGl2fUVS7st2IrR17kyllM94EdlDuHI2QGDzrAMDFxhOJgP7qTv5xq4CssFH_o9CifRJHpF0oMabodn1pekQr0IxDjZiAqgCSqveI064xm_vQ7pi8TaaR7-i0DtFNIOcEsrdBWtTGF077fyYhcJ14OmNyvhVZ1SEr95A6fD_92wJMiXGEphecxa/s320/20231219_202400m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Not our plane, but we'll be in New Zealand on <br />Friday, December 29, 2023.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bgP-beV19XpeIhsBjAHtaosR-jI1Qlj2QomsKfvvXGURu2BX0BENyKvqtXKdpiPSqlJUv_cLf2PWCwfCcQNI0cLjv8Laav9rXnPirbD-NkblN1rup1cjJXWdQiSQWoV0NSBFSuGOfMrBZ1pFHjHl70hRQVbzjqSz20Nbrj1trXPd7CYbrdbsV3T7x2oZ/s3254/20231219_203640m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3254" data-original-width="2854" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bgP-beV19XpeIhsBjAHtaosR-jI1Qlj2QomsKfvvXGURu2BX0BENyKvqtXKdpiPSqlJUv_cLf2PWCwfCcQNI0cLjv8Laav9rXnPirbD-NkblN1rup1cjJXWdQiSQWoV0NSBFSuGOfMrBZ1pFHjHl70hRQVbzjqSz20Nbrj1trXPd7CYbrdbsV3T7x2oZ/s320/20231219_203640m.jpg" width="281" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Art in the LAX terminal.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMubf_CiQnnMJwR_DHtKYJAm-SxWhCCH5e1M1zHw0iWOM3p3ppmzwtxXX-AVKwLzcnbcNBzLiSxtA6uq-wtqRc1WjqxJS5mID-qEK9L2HYedequLn2GJIINozQfQw7X8CPuhoITttTHflD5afNSyryHgWAo2rACZ-CkPmbOzqXw9Zn7DGj9rlm6mT2_ywE/s2984/20231219_203824m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2235" data-original-width="2984" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMubf_CiQnnMJwR_DHtKYJAm-SxWhCCH5e1M1zHw0iWOM3p3ppmzwtxXX-AVKwLzcnbcNBzLiSxtA6uq-wtqRc1WjqxJS5mID-qEK9L2HYedequLn2GJIINozQfQw7X8CPuhoITttTHflD5afNSyryHgWAo2rACZ-CkPmbOzqXw9Zn7DGj9rlm6mT2_ywE/s320/20231219_203824m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Art in the LAX terminal.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-Ncz_qzAaCx_s9EJwU-kC8MdusOLl3YzlV_AgS6dJixODQexPZw4bzXuKUFWjROBx2zq7PZH7vOOA0_t-hIYWmnwKxw_fpMzdf86moitL0Odb9S5GnacU97mUwjmKrXd5dIVP2qqI8tzRQqoTLo5tW9Y4v3VPaaffi2-sQqnZzwxRIg4UsWqrkoBOhI9/s4032/20231219_204008m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2346" data-original-width="4032" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-Ncz_qzAaCx_s9EJwU-kC8MdusOLl3YzlV_AgS6dJixODQexPZw4bzXuKUFWjROBx2zq7PZH7vOOA0_t-hIYWmnwKxw_fpMzdf86moitL0Odb9S5GnacU97mUwjmKrXd5dIVP2qqI8tzRQqoTLo5tW9Y4v3VPaaffi2-sQqnZzwxRIg4UsWqrkoBOhI9/s320/20231219_204008m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was raining in Los Angeles.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVmjVsEmrnxLsqyvcToA32RzPEiQ0CLttoUvXhTrR1JD1yVGFt_z9TLPeZdHuoZmhSCllr2HEUCzadGQKtfsZnh2L4dsPjN-7vmt33gBXLdkMip-b4PFquv_uW73AEBERnaIGZ3UKbrC6s4DDn00Xlqd7Jq17BL22MvHZFxpJu0rdvUPrfIz913PwjTFY/s3726/20231219_204033m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1682" data-original-width="3726" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVmjVsEmrnxLsqyvcToA32RzPEiQ0CLttoUvXhTrR1JD1yVGFt_z9TLPeZdHuoZmhSCllr2HEUCzadGQKtfsZnh2L4dsPjN-7vmt33gBXLdkMip-b4PFquv_uW73AEBERnaIGZ3UKbrC6s4DDn00Xlqd7Jq17BL22MvHZFxpJu0rdvUPrfIz913PwjTFY/s320/20231219_204033m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">More art at LAX.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8GN4j0tHjL7059Ykti2niY1gkjFGf52V3__qFmmT5aRESgVq_eLcnCMrmEQx2JrfqlVQhkPoqxKqlDN0auLYWGIj4qnuS0q8zrt26vebFkRKbqAomJV1RJQS0A8GfmoFXwKFwLityLUVClEFR_l69iF53O4SlrVz7ib8vbD9NE_rQPjOrlww3EwlO7Q_/s2571/20231219_204146m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="2571" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8GN4j0tHjL7059Ykti2niY1gkjFGf52V3__qFmmT5aRESgVq_eLcnCMrmEQx2JrfqlVQhkPoqxKqlDN0auLYWGIj4qnuS0q8zrt26vebFkRKbqAomJV1RJQS0A8GfmoFXwKFwLityLUVClEFR_l69iF53O4SlrVz7ib8vbD9NE_rQPjOrlww3EwlO7Q_/s320/20231219_204146m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hermes store display window at LAX.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After we change planes, it's a 15-1/2 hour flight to Sydney, Australia. Fly out Tuesday and arrive Thursday! We don't get a Wednesday. The International Date Line is responsible for this.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Delta flight from L.A. to Sydney was very uncomfortable. My knees were crushed by the seat in front of me. I was very fidgety trying to get comfortable. The guy in front of me kept trying to put his seat back. He would press the button and slam his back into the seat, but it wouldn't budge. (Thank goodness!). I don't know what was wrong with his seat.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On December 23, we will board the Norwegian Spirit. We will be in port for one whole day, and take one day at sea to get to Melbourne, Australia. From there, we cruise for ten more days to Auckland, New Zealand (a total of 12 days). Let the journey begin and the adventures unfold.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>December 20:</b> Didn't exist for us. See the comment above about the International Date Line.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Thursday, December 21:</b> We made it! </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">After collecting our bags and going through customs at the Sydney airport, we took the train from the airport to Sydney's Central Business District (CBD) Town Hall Station.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6J4jwuCoYRbQRHML59ORr4ELQaHFOy6N_qPRwIFnHRGCC8x43x9MbGQ2HTbS-KFIz5rb8xTSSyQS_4a8SwoC3_p125dla0wkOl-FFvFn6ApThJT3GhY-G8V8gCFQ28TZpJyv46NlgxJDcdvJDH067O1TubAeKHP1kNtKJURD1FQUaZ0tyBq2znRaLQ2r8/s4032/20231220_141220m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6J4jwuCoYRbQRHML59ORr4ELQaHFOy6N_qPRwIFnHRGCC8x43x9MbGQ2HTbS-KFIz5rb8xTSSyQS_4a8SwoC3_p125dla0wkOl-FFvFn6ApThJT3GhY-G8V8gCFQ28TZpJyv46NlgxJDcdvJDH067O1TubAeKHP1kNtKJURD1FQUaZ0tyBq2znRaLQ2r8/s320/20231220_141220m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Christmas tree outside the Sydney, <br />Australia airport.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the train station, it was a two-block walk in the rain to our hotel across the street from the QVB (Queen Victoria Building - basically a four-story mall). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Upon arrival at our hotel at 11 am, we had to store our luggage until check-in time at 3:00 pm. We knew ahead of time that there would be a wait, so we had lunch and explored the QVB.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafOTQSoVMwgKJ99DI1iKzLCqcfwG7JJJLdk8DcLZkUAMF_5UWLeswB-vhv99Mv8huByWdPo2we0WdmlfJwz6M5v1XtSsh-HCz1XO_nbJcqx_opM29UloPwRXmeMFMcznGRYcx1BwDM_3iDQGehvolbOt5tO4c9YeKIWDPnBaIG_KHFE0G8w1C4jr_LP25/s3751/20231220_153016m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3751" data-original-width="2871" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafOTQSoVMwgKJ99DI1iKzLCqcfwG7JJJLdk8DcLZkUAMF_5UWLeswB-vhv99Mv8huByWdPo2we0WdmlfJwz6M5v1XtSsh-HCz1XO_nbJcqx_opM29UloPwRXmeMFMcznGRYcx1BwDM_3iDQGehvolbOt5tO4c9YeKIWDPnBaIG_KHFE0G8w1C4jr_LP25/s320/20231220_153016m.jpg" width="245" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">York St., CBD, Sydney, Australia.<br />Our hotel is in the QVB Chamber Bldg.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiir2pm-XOzV6qtBuOlMTeWaQp7WMk-fRHHhpFNOiwYhLBAWFU6jF4tosYfSRN0M9uXMVrBtCAONLdAl7T1BLUp30PM1oV9JOpKpk6tMgqA_JzVZQP5KMMODjXdAFHSzXrNeIDt5JfmnA_7ySY2VV6AjZ4OwWrigCDmVL_JGukIHQcykVQafjsFTzSwZ9/s3216/20231220_153223m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2981" data-original-width="3216" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiir2pm-XOzV6qtBuOlMTeWaQp7WMk-fRHHhpFNOiwYhLBAWFU6jF4tosYfSRN0M9uXMVrBtCAONLdAl7T1BLUp30PM1oV9JOpKpk6tMgqA_JzVZQP5KMMODjXdAFHSzXrNeIDt5JfmnA_7ySY2VV6AjZ4OwWrigCDmVL_JGukIHQcykVQafjsFTzSwZ9/s320/20231220_153223m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Christmas decorations in the QVB (Queen Victoria Building) <br />four-story mall. This is across the street from our hotel.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eP7M_LRiM4Q-AiMpdJmr_OzfmplVQQbA3JUPZyGYk0AsJv0Nj0ITmeE30HeadoVlOjt1HEQ6VuyxVArD4eZwA3FSabtAgqCN9X66UiolHOUsxmxMt44mbmSbdUj41RbbW_Yfq3iMzu6lrlaZcNOlvwaqZv7M5xtnRmBFyaZIwlZQD8MkQWKvtxmyNqrY/s3757/20231220_153613m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3757" data-original-width="2818" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eP7M_LRiM4Q-AiMpdJmr_OzfmplVQQbA3JUPZyGYk0AsJv0Nj0ITmeE30HeadoVlOjt1HEQ6VuyxVArD4eZwA3FSabtAgqCN9X66UiolHOUsxmxMt44mbmSbdUj41RbbW_Yfq3iMzu6lrlaZcNOlvwaqZv7M5xtnRmBFyaZIwlZQD8MkQWKvtxmyNqrY/s320/20231220_153613m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Royal Clock in the QVB.<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Clock.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl34xvze1WUOg6u_y6Js4d6oXxyxHT7K96MVwLjPQJ-MB6KUSGppIUSpet_IzFPSTFeiUvpbBK5xmY6b3R7fXfEOlB6JYSkmkdOnIQujmYFjDbdXcSRPXi73FoTBYCR5KMAUnN6R4GaUp3tnTwxJbdW6Yc3Vza6212vf4TrXbcNH1V3Mja89X4ec9cEh_Y/s3998/20231220_153724m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2998" data-original-width="3998" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl34xvze1WUOg6u_y6Js4d6oXxyxHT7K96MVwLjPQJ-MB6KUSGppIUSpet_IzFPSTFeiUvpbBK5xmY6b3R7fXfEOlB6JYSkmkdOnIQujmYFjDbdXcSRPXi73FoTBYCR5KMAUnN6R4GaUp3tnTwxJbdW6Yc3Vza6212vf4TrXbcNH1V3Mja89X4ec9cEh_Y/s320/20231220_153724m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Exotic window display in the QVB mall.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw15VxzwOyRoMWuuCS56z6AgE6fjD4KsNzzPCV3wr_6koX0HJrPDoiLN9jLywmsZ3KdPsNJXxRbcslqVco2euQM3hLU2Su20eurO4n1tiPcv0nDdfWjkL1qRW5sqhhjfVFo5LcPEkAzf9fy4ahAdBMt1gQ82VlfqZvGcKz9RMQy4hROlAZ-Bs5NjZ7ag_F/s3719/20231220_153743m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2750" data-original-width="3719" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw15VxzwOyRoMWuuCS56z6AgE6fjD4KsNzzPCV3wr_6koX0HJrPDoiLN9jLywmsZ3KdPsNJXxRbcslqVco2euQM3hLU2Su20eurO4n1tiPcv0nDdfWjkL1qRW5sqhhjfVFo5LcPEkAzf9fy4ahAdBMt1gQ82VlfqZvGcKz9RMQy4hROlAZ-Bs5NjZ7ag_F/s320/20231220_153743m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Colorful clothing at a shop in the QVB mall.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGuGN6p5mWAFTZoackHEg5cHFVAsvcOsEEwU0XdnBBNSsZ2uETSYMiKDqcGnf7yA9cdgJ0zgBLhR4sjY79IphD5QRYbG_rDgF_rLM0mXa03PsFa_i0i2ZxRFMNZBCRfJPa-HUu5iTuN4TEaW1lVbpLReOefn4afVJ7AWPWHDVzOdNYFZW9sOaJmmTPOSl/s3583/20231220_154314m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2683" data-original-width="3583" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGuGN6p5mWAFTZoackHEg5cHFVAsvcOsEEwU0XdnBBNSsZ2uETSYMiKDqcGnf7yA9cdgJ0zgBLhR4sjY79IphD5QRYbG_rDgF_rLM0mXa03PsFa_i0i2ZxRFMNZBCRfJPa-HUu5iTuN4TEaW1lVbpLReOefn4afVJ7AWPWHDVzOdNYFZW9sOaJmmTPOSl/s320/20231220_154314m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A train display window in a toy store in the QVB.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcpaegc0edKpO1Taka1Iy-CqKuaIe2p2Yz1iNNia8AO4heUMA2uMomP9_8Xd1A0etQRzYKi-GoWVwMxdO4jTc16tDWbiW6c_bX6XBcltVIzDGUpMHzFQc1y4ommUv_pSQ-selkBm9bWjyNSUEwJ39KVO5GQf9JK6nEbmt1qtUtCB7whvdDuy51BeHcVro/s3841/20231220_154355m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3841" data-original-width="2910" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcpaegc0edKpO1Taka1Iy-CqKuaIe2p2Yz1iNNia8AO4heUMA2uMomP9_8Xd1A0etQRzYKi-GoWVwMxdO4jTc16tDWbiW6c_bX6XBcltVIzDGUpMHzFQc1y4ommUv_pSQ-selkBm9bWjyNSUEwJ39KVO5GQf9JK6nEbmt1qtUtCB7whvdDuy51BeHcVro/s320/20231220_154355m.jpg" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A train display window in a toy store in the QVB.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GHD-kXocvhAjXfuIvx_mDJ1wDhDjL6Brgf1ZCvxOdBI4QLQRXrApOMtvHRYhLiK9jHHinBKPHCCZhbJ43ZPyBaaGrVBfeS06S1uFDl6YkNABULbKYpZVgdjWhyG43eDnU-IcVtmD6WX0qoT002ZpSvZFf5T-ClKmAfEX4kmWnrU1MI7H0ARjXN0cdy5-/s2933/20231220_154522m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2904" data-original-width="2933" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GHD-kXocvhAjXfuIvx_mDJ1wDhDjL6Brgf1ZCvxOdBI4QLQRXrApOMtvHRYhLiK9jHHinBKPHCCZhbJ43ZPyBaaGrVBfeS06S1uFDl6YkNABULbKYpZVgdjWhyG43eDnU-IcVtmD6WX0qoT002ZpSvZFf5T-ClKmAfEX4kmWnrU1MI7H0ARjXN0cdy5-/s320/20231220_154522m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A train display window in a toy store in the QVB.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAy9Gg60a4TNNtwNmJ8KH4CNuMRXOwdromyE75ArbMQpfAyRdRtfWbZP8htNvBZyjLs_hSl7P_ZFcLpvVPKbFN1udzeNGx1YAW8FP3hz8xdvgHx-KBva9v_Yl1zwijtckrOSHD1WauwuADMJqdBu86KkmfENojgbIDjdhKI9Rw5FXO4mswix3ZurSMlMMs/s4032/20231220_163311m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="4032" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAy9Gg60a4TNNtwNmJ8KH4CNuMRXOwdromyE75ArbMQpfAyRdRtfWbZP8htNvBZyjLs_hSl7P_ZFcLpvVPKbFN1udzeNGx1YAW8FP3hz8xdvgHx-KBva9v_Yl1zwijtckrOSHD1WauwuADMJqdBu86KkmfENojgbIDjdhKI9Rw5FXO4mswix3ZurSMlMMs/s320/20231220_163311m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Stained glass windows in the QVB.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0Y-NUggOOPwzeTOxNtBSAsGQztNNhoh0N7qOdYzbmgg6IPLr9pUPIraxs-M_bswWcFuRhNbNk6_9scFOp0WMQkEURjOHy9rBqBvs8AFNoT8Z6sCqtERCsDlTu2wS4UrrBBeOA-9SrA6NAsCuQ_33u8MbkKWV71HFdkq-eNnu3xBnvmJvFd2OENxCyKfn/s4032/20231220_153535m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0Y-NUggOOPwzeTOxNtBSAsGQztNNhoh0N7qOdYzbmgg6IPLr9pUPIraxs-M_bswWcFuRhNbNk6_9scFOp0WMQkEURjOHy9rBqBvs8AFNoT8Z6sCqtERCsDlTu2wS4UrrBBeOA-9SrA6NAsCuQ_33u8MbkKWV71HFdkq-eNnu3xBnvmJvFd2OENxCyKfn/s320/20231220_153535m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">QVB Christmas Tree.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquNZMnx7JT5xS0WgWPuUFx2mPDa7rsaJYHgSOeogH3sGz5NbzePBZWC7Zgpxx2Ef4COM_il3vtCM8dnH1QT727r2AkbU-75b1dV74K2udKqnXctsXg2SPO4rW8gUwbmgKSPMTPfdV_OY-lmFaKETYdTwAiOuF-o-G7Du5zJ6X7A9W7vFEMPp9p791lsp8/s3638/20231220_163338m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3638" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquNZMnx7JT5xS0WgWPuUFx2mPDa7rsaJYHgSOeogH3sGz5NbzePBZWC7Zgpxx2Ef4COM_il3vtCM8dnH1QT727r2AkbU-75b1dV74K2udKqnXctsXg2SPO4rW8gUwbmgKSPMTPfdV_OY-lmFaKETYdTwAiOuF-o-G7Du5zJ6X7A9W7vFEMPp9p791lsp8/s320/20231220_163338m.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0kE2XDjYhpk5f4cPKTOCBMJZ-4a6goGp93AS9X88PMeyXWzKy5LGNqL_oXlaf7b-nBzHVsB9H2bVIdTdUHo2LcN7NmXnSpfQ95D4AO59Yv__JT4rf9QxL5m5sIE_NVzb_W5zEduZggwuM8DJdTL3FgX60MDlbKF51jotI6IigCdu5NbBzq4Zvx3GVT95/s3872/20231220_163440m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3872" data-original-width="2904" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0kE2XDjYhpk5f4cPKTOCBMJZ-4a6goGp93AS9X88PMeyXWzKy5LGNqL_oXlaf7b-nBzHVsB9H2bVIdTdUHo2LcN7NmXnSpfQ95D4AO59Yv__JT4rf9QxL5m5sIE_NVzb_W5zEduZggwuM8DJdTL3FgX60MDlbKF51jotI6IigCdu5NbBzq4Zvx3GVT95/s320/20231220_163440m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Great Australian Clock inside<br />the QVB, Sydney, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2-_QW72XLPImohMFEy_StHkMtnDmL-ghoYsi45v-uCWGZF2nhPPVJjx57doAKF3jbqftOUP8nsp4X2bJMd5yju240yVhMaukh1k0aIyidQv5ok8ZDC5SA9RxYLnzFHaW-2zJfUP_4Lsk-6WLGFeEiXfKtEEY1ZamT9ryJxKYB9MQ7VpF2iDDXjiSVSCP/s4032/20231220_163842m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2-_QW72XLPImohMFEy_StHkMtnDmL-ghoYsi45v-uCWGZF2nhPPVJjx57doAKF3jbqftOUP8nsp4X2bJMd5yju240yVhMaukh1k0aIyidQv5ok8ZDC5SA9RxYLnzFHaW-2zJfUP_4Lsk-6WLGFeEiXfKtEEY1ZamT9ryJxKYB9MQ7VpF2iDDXjiSVSCP/s320/20231220_163842m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Details on the Great Australian Clock inside</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">the QVB, Sydney, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We returned to the hotel's waiting area, snacked on cookies, and rested. At 1 pm, the hotel let us know our room was ready. We retrieved our luggage and checked in. Exploring is what we do, so we walked around Sydney to look at Christmas decorations, buildings, and art.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLcVPcEoaKVIylIo79JO4MzbuKcOWiq-RLMrxum8ZwYkVV-XTM3eRblsycEv18Vab2vnP68R7oqiKDfnJdX8UfwJc_7gHM9QIKiAOy5iF_OBNzGroMUiUbfV-0IfVgfXk5Zv9JNQwSnNTp_s8EKxIv_pXB9D-61pCGA2Wg1LK_8Th3AEUIqxIIhhompga/s3920/20231220_165955m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3920" data-original-width="2940" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLcVPcEoaKVIylIo79JO4MzbuKcOWiq-RLMrxum8ZwYkVV-XTM3eRblsycEv18Vab2vnP68R7oqiKDfnJdX8UfwJc_7gHM9QIKiAOy5iF_OBNzGroMUiUbfV-0IfVgfXk5Zv9JNQwSnNTp_s8EKxIv_pXB9D-61pCGA2Wg1LK_8Th3AEUIqxIIhhompga/s320/20231220_165955m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"The Legend of Islay" sculpture. Islay<br />was a favorite pet of Queen Victoria.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrfD_Z02g_Xvr7hmST3P1J-zMjv1bH4LHIXwOvGXEqezyz3vTTVbHsbQ3TLoe0cSmaRjpF5H4lPINHx2C2l3wyTR83RULVVVbGG04xYj3tYdYjU8fw1Y5nmoHAiWpDI8TsWZ69r3QUQsPPnR-YLPdy557_C1j2Fty16aoUngqMVWdFuV4bOrcu80RTNn0/s3891/20231220_170055m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3891" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrfD_Z02g_Xvr7hmST3P1J-zMjv1bH4LHIXwOvGXEqezyz3vTTVbHsbQ3TLoe0cSmaRjpF5H4lPINHx2C2l3wyTR83RULVVVbGG04xYj3tYdYjU8fw1Y5nmoHAiWpDI8TsWZ69r3QUQsPPnR-YLPdy557_C1j2Fty16aoUngqMVWdFuV4bOrcu80RTNn0/s320/20231220_170055m.jpg" width="249" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The QVB.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIJXc3gedDGpyrKqUyB4Zuycu3yMDG0lk5KoVhOykGkyQKHsTOjb8OIGPMGC6fHHFsUf3Baj2gj_bO6zIdCyPQPXaIZ2nBMfMGDpQJeQv_m7JUq6VOzjxkEcp9dzb1yBoJiMigSRNuFQ10SCGf_ztIvsEcp4YbHbfcZs-YSB1ydklTWRclUwgdd2dgSRI/s3899/20231220_170352m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3899" data-original-width="2924" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIJXc3gedDGpyrKqUyB4Zuycu3yMDG0lk5KoVhOykGkyQKHsTOjb8OIGPMGC6fHHFsUf3Baj2gj_bO6zIdCyPQPXaIZ2nBMfMGDpQJeQv_m7JUq6VOzjxkEcp9dzb1yBoJiMigSRNuFQ10SCGf_ztIvsEcp4YbHbfcZs-YSB1ydklTWRclUwgdd2dgSRI/s320/20231220_170352m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sydney's Town Hall House.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjREUt7JxkM8yiBxIhSma0yDCKpGYxiqeg4HFvZcZmqq2gUoxI0rbxcyuKX8DIAHOnKhm6Vtl6FNQMjXCa_ntSq1QazgosxMn1huq4ve64QyQzsX0K4mh4QuEJhFE9TFWUGiQmoG_Ms_8-gNSPBPLPQYrbK5yhKfUTd_uHQK2XS0BPWrpx-zDQ87WXdF0M/s3998/20231220_170502m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3998" data-original-width="2998" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjREUt7JxkM8yiBxIhSma0yDCKpGYxiqeg4HFvZcZmqq2gUoxI0rbxcyuKX8DIAHOnKhm6Vtl6FNQMjXCa_ntSq1QazgosxMn1huq4ve64QyQzsX0K4mh4QuEJhFE9TFWUGiQmoG_Ms_8-gNSPBPLPQYrbK5yhKfUTd_uHQK2XS0BPWrpx-zDQ87WXdF0M/s320/20231220_170502m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sydney's Town Hall House.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UN5MepAJsFvZ-GSXmzwiTL_0xwq3PfkyLRJ3-krISTY6qw4NZab5SnZWwV1hrbphq7XYV5n4GfbI4ecZSaE5Z8SIKLGEu2fIdc96lhLbA1xylOwwgE18KNB0wyp1hyphenhyphenZl2RDktDtQ0pvGtsRnlm_rqEuzPU3JwYGGrwQzW1uk5u3-GCh27Qz4LVSWTwub/s3494/20231220_170554m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RG1fOA2kXmKjjk3aQh-PoCZ-KJFsMAcPxGLmQFZICdch3K0wAh-Go9v3t_1h3dEEVGWVix9RnuXnk-rjQiHoIWCzitSDkjULDUxcKgf5XFRhAP2vodyKZegx4osC1jsuLC_jSm_Vanrs1_y5VkWiaHqP6IPccQ4qXG0GA43K2lHatpLYR3b4rB5FIf6w/s4032/20231220_172041m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RG1fOA2kXmKjjk3aQh-PoCZ-KJFsMAcPxGLmQFZICdch3K0wAh-Go9v3t_1h3dEEVGWVix9RnuXnk-rjQiHoIWCzitSDkjULDUxcKgf5XFRhAP2vodyKZegx4osC1jsuLC_jSm_Vanrs1_y5VkWiaHqP6IPccQ4qXG0GA43K2lHatpLYR3b4rB5FIf6w/s320/20231220_172041m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Old Post Office with WWI memorial <br />on the pedestrian mall at Martin Place.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtccqAHRWuMTsx_uE6c22uUVrjnFMXraK4EWuEGAamCULljIpUzldlX0oCKdvj76zk-n9nCba6lOBtXLI96aYIPLyoIg0tv2TKQuOuQQeuK8pVem3_6_iyMrLKrB6-Wh33Ni1slb4thDzFtYND9ihv2IhXowASZU1FwxplnwhAd0zKTy3khCN5mfkSF5Zj/s3862/20231220_172112m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3862" data-original-width="2896" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtccqAHRWuMTsx_uE6c22uUVrjnFMXraK4EWuEGAamCULljIpUzldlX0oCKdvj76zk-n9nCba6lOBtXLI96aYIPLyoIg0tv2TKQuOuQQeuK8pVem3_6_iyMrLKrB6-Wh33Ni1slb4thDzFtYND9ihv2IhXowASZU1FwxplnwhAd0zKTy3khCN5mfkSF5Zj/s320/20231220_172112m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The official city Christmas tree at <br />Martin Place, CBD Sydney, Australia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHHnOLOpOv0sVwYg1MESEIesuCvE9IJIImu6DBtVb5Yw_LrQp8l8JxvR6TVSsmmGF_nVGiREd9Xu_qJPPn0VGWR2ff0_b6OX7p-DDwqIF7PsFPnLem27upzgZqP96TEU5M_Jh3Bb8WpMWmhF_EVi3L5H7IvIAse3VQ3QkPVq4tcl4Wu0-N-kfEPN549Sf/s3942/20231220_172735m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2956" data-original-width="3942" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHHnOLOpOv0sVwYg1MESEIesuCvE9IJIImu6DBtVb5Yw_LrQp8l8JxvR6TVSsmmGF_nVGiREd9Xu_qJPPn0VGWR2ff0_b6OX7p-DDwqIF7PsFPnLem27upzgZqP96TEU5M_Jh3Bb8WpMWmhF_EVi3L5H7IvIAse3VQ3QkPVq4tcl4Wu0-N-kfEPN549Sf/s320/20231220_172735m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hotel CBD, Sydney, Australia (Victorian design).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">General MacArthur liked the Grace Building (below) so much he made it his WWII HQ.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHPGYsUrpmAfYRNdtSCv2VI3Kk7hXdkR_cd4egZ1fv7Ql1sPwXGpubYA1MjHVDVbAPLN4CZ5u_V7UWEqEfA5bg1IKXpzPztxmpNK_p1vtseuSeszf9P4lD9SxDoZP100m1CYbaAzz730COrb5mg3X3q9Nhp9YttD8oThs8g0rcq-hfBARaaNZSV7E7PbB/s3821/20231220_172746m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3821" data-original-width="2866" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHPGYsUrpmAfYRNdtSCv2VI3Kk7hXdkR_cd4egZ1fv7Ql1sPwXGpubYA1MjHVDVbAPLN4CZ5u_V7UWEqEfA5bg1IKXpzPztxmpNK_p1vtseuSeszf9P4lD9SxDoZP100m1CYbaAzz730COrb5mg3X3q9Nhp9YttD8oThs8g0rcq-hfBARaaNZSV7E7PbB/s320/20231220_172746m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1930 Grace Hotel: Neo-Gothic outside,<br />Art Deco inside.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07XpjO51NcnEFCzoLURZIQ7nbMzHPk9kXSoC0D7RPa6v67Gzot4UnbYegFGjRureI1FKBdxRUCbf901WhIktCiYiQ-HFc-TpALzY8OS6EvRnhtSL6QZ9vc-q4W1X6pB9g7cwspFzul-En18Q01OveO_m2LVx599GWPQ8oNs0-dPsAJ5vMbWwsuRBPWD1e/s4032/20231221_144844m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07XpjO51NcnEFCzoLURZIQ7nbMzHPk9kXSoC0D7RPa6v67Gzot4UnbYegFGjRureI1FKBdxRUCbf901WhIktCiYiQ-HFc-TpALzY8OS6EvRnhtSL6QZ9vc-q4W1X6pB9g7cwspFzul-En18Q01OveO_m2LVx599GWPQ8oNs0-dPsAJ5vMbWwsuRBPWD1e/s320/20231221_144844m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Center of the photo: The Ribbon <br />Building at Darling Harbour.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We walked four miles today. That, my friends, is the beginning of our journey down under 2023/2024.</span></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com2Sydney NSW, Australia-33.8688197 151.2092955-73.342283176255862 80.8967955 5.6046437762558554 -138.4782045tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-35713716438490785962023-10-14T19:35:00.516-05:002023-10-25T01:09:02.653-05:00We arrived home Tuesday and completed a 10 km Tribute to Freedom walk this morning - Saturday, October 14, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's a current blog to say we </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">safely </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">made it home on Tuesday, October 10, with no major breakdowns in our three months on the road. Our vacation ended </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">on </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Sunday, October 8, </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">after a walking weekend in Palo Duro Canyon State Park with the West Texas Trail Walkers. Their walks are mostly hard hikes. I generally do the shorter, gentler walks and hikes. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">We spent Sunday night in Canyon, Texas, to recuperate, instead of heading out after the last hike.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's nice not to rush home on a long, ten- or twelve-hour day. We like to stop at a picnic or rest area and give the cats a respite from the rolling 5th wheel. We eat our lunch and take a break. The cats get fed, have time to use the cat box, and get lovies. Sometimes, they get special crunchy treats for being good traveling cats.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Monday morning, October 9</b><span style="font-family: verdana;">, we left Canyon at 7:00 a.m. for our 225-mile, seven-hour drive to the Bar J Hitchin' Post RV park in Sweetwater, Texas. Bob had a business phone call scheduled for the afternoon and we wanted to be set up on our RV site by that time. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Bar J Hitchin' Post RV Park in Sweetwater, Texas, we were in an RV park with generously sized sites. It is adjacent to I-20, separated only by an access road and a Freddy's Steakburger fast food restaurant. There is a constant hum from traffic and semi-trucks on the interstate. It doesn't bother me because when I take my hearing aids out at night, I can't hear any highway noise.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Across the road from the RV park is a Love's Truck Stop. There is a brand new Love's RV park there. I didn't see it, but Bob thought it looked nice because it was new, but it didn't have any trees. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are photos of Bar J Hitchin' Post RV Park.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNAKEyck0kVjvRV2D2F1LJ4o2eMKuo-gI0IXd8yXeNN_xGnYohAGPN1oGfQSAr76USy2US6FV_aRUIzi9yOIG2j5wjzwwXB7NWrpGsFke_gVfv4yFmFSUT-pCT95ezDmo3bhc2zs3MWn7RgUnkNw5fydepRiQuo92HDydH_f2-UaE-C9JsEEhg3OlwfCV/s4032/20231009_193056m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNAKEyck0kVjvRV2D2F1LJ4o2eMKuo-gI0IXd8yXeNN_xGnYohAGPN1oGfQSAr76USy2US6FV_aRUIzi9yOIG2j5wjzwwXB7NWrpGsFke_gVfv4yFmFSUT-pCT95ezDmo3bhc2zs3MWn7RgUnkNw5fydepRiQuo92HDydH_f2-UaE-C9JsEEhg3OlwfCV/s320/20231009_193056m.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our site for one night at Bar J Hitchin' Post<br />RV Park is just off I-20 in Sweetwater, Texas.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our view out the back window was the park office and the Love's Truck Stop neon sign. We had a pretty sunset to the west. We couldn't see it from our site, so it's good that I went out to take photos!</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wCZZjzBpHwFs-WMKAfE_I30Et3w49IXW3qCimRL8XKmijw-ifUA0QeMx0iTthLEDmlxtsLCHiHnMTphI8Dtg7Nkivr9sJssouItozcMGFldqI184iVJ-YHWAlAZe3GSXk4_PM7mhSpHb0DlBQpG6gDoWJmPOnS1v3tyTYws9bKrZpDHQws9vG5TjTdJ2/s4032/20231009_193001m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wCZZjzBpHwFs-WMKAfE_I30Et3w49IXW3qCimRL8XKmijw-ifUA0QeMx0iTthLEDmlxtsLCHiHnMTphI8Dtg7Nkivr9sJssouItozcMGFldqI184iVJ-YHWAlAZe3GSXk4_PM7mhSpHb0DlBQpG6gDoWJmPOnS1v3tyTYws9bKrZpDHQws9vG5TjTdJ2/s320/20231009_193001m.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bar J Hitchin' Post RV Park, Sweetwater, TX.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kOJk-vqyYgRGGdEmzubKNlDPfV8I1q_035y0jdrs0Sp-sjxwnfTuLCZoX1pGhmRQyQqKvqc1vO3qhGH4t-HKNukxFtaiKjqM0ukZU3H83dc7zHqCypDutaNYFeNvFXU0KHAjpq_07G_9ghnYgIxELLFhcDJwb8vBHu2JdP7C5MgpSQWpjzey0yGRr5_k/s3266/20231009_193007m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="3266" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kOJk-vqyYgRGGdEmzubKNlDPfV8I1q_035y0jdrs0Sp-sjxwnfTuLCZoX1pGhmRQyQqKvqc1vO3qhGH4t-HKNukxFtaiKjqM0ukZU3H83dc7zHqCypDutaNYFeNvFXU0KHAjpq_07G_9ghnYgIxELLFhcDJwb8vBHu2JdP7C5MgpSQWpjzey0yGRr5_k/s320/20231009_193007m.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sunset at Bar J Hitchin' Post RV Park, <br />Sweetwater, TX.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On <b>Tuesday, October 10,</b> we once again left at 7:00 a.m. for our 270-mile ride back to San Antonio. The advantages of leaving early were a gorgeous sunrise and very light traffic. Here are photos of the sunrise. [Please forgive the reflection in the car windshield and any bug streaks.] </span></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItJaODPgamJsMYQtgBRNuuXyP8rC6JmSSO9-HyjLWILEjP-bPdduzraIaAu6gWwUEOkqj2T9WVVpklKdqyZPa31xUI_et0ttg3k7YQnem4lizxOPCqtIdFoFH3TcYs7hHVqvyq4cOzgun0jQ6XKuUA3VFWPrJrfoH3_erN02IqU4dvU5IgSuYBVhxU75E/s3796/20231010_073447m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1729" data-original-width="3796" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItJaODPgamJsMYQtgBRNuuXyP8rC6JmSSO9-HyjLWILEjP-bPdduzraIaAu6gWwUEOkqj2T9WVVpklKdqyZPa31xUI_et0ttg3k7YQnem4lizxOPCqtIdFoFH3TcYs7hHVqvyq4cOzgun0jQ6XKuUA3VFWPrJrfoH3_erN02IqU4dvU5IgSuYBVhxU75E/s320/20231010_073447m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sunrise south of Sweetwater, TX.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNMFUpnQlqO6VNFMPXyRdNVuRyAHHTXG0x5FmHqsPSwHsqcqYOlfMhVI_fdg57gW86voOJ79N22mWhDQoJt_aZxmAPooUePs_iY65x5HvbPPEvmPpwvaxDNYjC5FFwHxW0_oKl6jZRn3Puif-07fyAZA_RqrN3df-Jx0tj_Fuz1WwXtoZ5-2j9ALQJnI5b/s3589/20231010_073742m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2411" data-original-width="3589" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNMFUpnQlqO6VNFMPXyRdNVuRyAHHTXG0x5FmHqsPSwHsqcqYOlfMhVI_fdg57gW86voOJ79N22mWhDQoJt_aZxmAPooUePs_iY65x5HvbPPEvmPpwvaxDNYjC5FFwHxW0_oKl6jZRn3Puif-07fyAZA_RqrN3df-Jx0tj_Fuz1WwXtoZ5-2j9ALQJnI5b/s320/20231010_073742m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sunrise south of Sweetwater, TX.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9d1vmrIbddh7ETEydk0sc3KVdvaEW2WEBYx_mivMr_7OOpcZQa3X04dDI9iGElJBkrqhTD2IzhrHop7L6oUUs5gzHk-1SMZRLe-KRHmjVIHfi7lZu0C6RLqrLPoYp_s_tN5J7P3cmeYUhLeWsQGxEjCQVIrDKcK12XKHFwwRuhTEPYlRJYuiFpT02dr4/s3648/20231010_074141m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1572" data-original-width="3648" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9d1vmrIbddh7ETEydk0sc3KVdvaEW2WEBYx_mivMr_7OOpcZQa3X04dDI9iGElJBkrqhTD2IzhrHop7L6oUUs5gzHk-1SMZRLe-KRHmjVIHfi7lZu0C6RLqrLPoYp_s_tN5J7P3cmeYUhLeWsQGxEjCQVIrDKcK12XKHFwwRuhTEPYlRJYuiFpT02dr4/s320/20231010_074141m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sunrise south of Sweetwater, TX.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNlOheMmW6ToAiyJ2lne4Hne9c19iWPMWCDvqJZNqGW1Q7sc4K-LZTcWS2Wn4ygNy_QGXeR3qZFX9QA4nX63tk6n78C2IH5u7lwYxW1sjQjM1rOfhy5emcU0EOs7b291MLD70P97AZBzdI14FEeVpD14syG1QfJorcfQGsuT1JEaIRdNbxdwc-xh1NYMO/s2899/20231010_075004m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="2899" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNlOheMmW6ToAiyJ2lne4Hne9c19iWPMWCDvqJZNqGW1Q7sc4K-LZTcWS2Wn4ygNy_QGXeR3qZFX9QA4nX63tk6n78C2IH5u7lwYxW1sjQjM1rOfhy5emcU0EOs7b291MLD70P97AZBzdI14FEeVpD14syG1QfJorcfQGsuT1JEaIRdNbxdwc-xh1NYMO/s320/20231010_075004m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sunrise south of Sweetwater, TX.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today, we drove through one of the largest concentrations of wind turbines in the United States. Based on data from <a href="https://windexchange.energy.gov/maps-data/321" target="_blank">WindExchange</a>, Texas is the leading state in number of wind turbines with the highest installed capacity measured in megawatts. Installed capacity is the amount of electricity a wind turbine can generate. The more wind turbines a state has, the higher its installed capacity will be. Texas's installed capacity was 6,775MW in August 2022. The second highest was Oklahoma at 2,329MW. (from a report on January 13, 2023, by <a href="https://www.saveonenergy.com/resources/wind-energy-by-state/" target="_blank">saveonenergy.com</a> website).</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We made it back to our home park at 1:00 p.m. <b>Wednesday, October 11,</b> picked up our heap of mail and spent the rest of the day unpacking almost everything out of the RV and returning it back to our home. Our phones recorded </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">three miles of</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> schlepping our belongings</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> across the interior RV park street. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">AND THEN, Bob spent a few hours steam cleaning all the dirt out of our carpets. What a guy! Thank you, Titanium Man. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">We put fans and heaters in our RV to get the carpets dry. [NOTE: No matter how much we tried to get the carpets dry, with San Antonio's humidity, they were still damp Wednesday night. We put both our fans on high where the carpets were the wettest. We also turned on the heat in the 5th wheel. By morning, the carpets were drier.]</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meanwhile, I did 12 loads of laundry and unpacked all the stuff we brought back into the house. We put the clean throw rugs, bedding, and towels back into the RV in the evening. From 10 p.m. to midnight, I cleaned the RV kitchen and the bathroom, including mopping.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Thursday morning, October 12,</b> we put the slides in and drove the 5th wheel to the storage lot. We had to shoehorn our 5th wheel into a narrow spot between two other trailers. Bob did an excellent job!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob went back to work with his clients at 10 a.m. and spent the day out of the house. I had my doctor's appointment to schedule carpal tunnel surgery and sign the consent forms. (I had put off having the surgery for the duration of our Northwest trip.) I will have surgery Monday morning, November 6. It is an outpatient surgery with sedation and I should be there for approximately three to four hours. I will not be able to drive for 3-7 days. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then I shopped at Costco to replenish food in the house.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Friday, October 13,</b> included more chores and shopping at Walmart. I also got my Jeep washed. It was filthy after sitting for three months under the huge oak tree. I had a cover on it, but dirt got under it anyway.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today, <b>Saturday, October 14, </b>is AVA: America's Walking Club's "Tribute to Freedom Walk" which included the annular eclipse. Normally, our South Texas clubs start their walks early in the morning for the cooler temperatures. Today's walk started at 10:00 a.m. so we would be walking during the eclipse. Believe it or not, it was cloudy and a cold wind was blowing this morning at 10:00 a.m. I'm glad I wore a sweater! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The heavy cloud cover begged the question, "Will we be able to see the eclipse?" This is a brand new walk for our area so, eclipse or not, we will be seeing new sights.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The walk started at New Life Christian</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Church</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Center</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> just outside Lackland Air Force Base off U.S. 90 in San Antonio, Texas. Our first point of interest was the Galilee Prayer Garden. We wandered around through the different sections of the church's outdoor exhibits including a pond, a replica of the Western Wall in Israel, Biblical quotes throughout the garden, and the San Antonio 9/11 Memorial Garden with its Eternal Flame.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuT6KkXgoPOhnUcurRgIRfwApGI0Y110I2qH2FipEEW_4XOGJ4aH30Vsm-RVKsdMbyAQnfRrNZTZZS_QR0oZMYIl1I4-EDqHu-92eEWV9cl6IOLhLlIyATz04h-Sx_zc_4cMjfEPAlHUT7FCopkHf1a_-mE5QGwgRSnZQCEtmtdAgUaTlPg2l6tmK4aMVH/s3936/20231014_094709m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2952" data-original-width="3936" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuT6KkXgoPOhnUcurRgIRfwApGI0Y110I2qH2FipEEW_4XOGJ4aH30Vsm-RVKsdMbyAQnfRrNZTZZS_QR0oZMYIl1I4-EDqHu-92eEWV9cl6IOLhLlIyATz04h-Sx_zc_4cMjfEPAlHUT7FCopkHf1a_-mE5QGwgRSnZQCEtmtdAgUaTlPg2l6tmK4aMVH/s320/20231014_094709m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6Df7kGf5hG2ppjX0IWAatL1udD3HP2vxgBYHdVDFg9Kllwcm7KdjxjzQt8-v9BZSkg4Hum1e4esIX46PqYPBzJMC7fl1qWLgeVsdlELAUO98YRr_2kbp-luR8JRsf_57aOmefVuNhjV4TSNHT6lWBtEk6t-e8CDp79qQSRJAR0Mg3XBiRg88O-oSDG9z/s3883/20231014_095418m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2338" data-original-width="3883" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6Df7kGf5hG2ppjX0IWAatL1udD3HP2vxgBYHdVDFg9Kllwcm7KdjxjzQt8-v9BZSkg4Hum1e4esIX46PqYPBzJMC7fl1qWLgeVsdlELAUO98YRr_2kbp-luR8JRsf_57aOmefVuNhjV4TSNHT6lWBtEk6t-e8CDp79qQSRJAR0Mg3XBiRg88O-oSDG9z/s320/20231014_095418m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Information on the Western Wall (replica<br />pictured in the photo below).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItwY4dMsQh4vW7jqcbXsQ9Ytye71SzijLrEM6n6Nb43mxzgIAbzhgZ6PsDA5qh3RHgDsDOwTnGo1mnVdySG4-3OF2W-OoSjkfJmvOBGuAQfa_7ltQK7xOGS0YZFEXOW0btvYgjMNY3PYHHQsf3CbfFiPjCmqYDRXTk4PZpGDgbZICWBgP_3EJvu-qodaB/s3879/20231014_095600m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="3879" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItwY4dMsQh4vW7jqcbXsQ9Ytye71SzijLrEM6n6Nb43mxzgIAbzhgZ6PsDA5qh3RHgDsDOwTnGo1mnVdySG4-3OF2W-OoSjkfJmvOBGuAQfa_7ltQK7xOGS0YZFEXOW0btvYgjMNY3PYHHQsf3CbfFiPjCmqYDRXTk4PZpGDgbZICWBgP_3EJvu-qodaB/s320/20231014_095600m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Western Wall replica. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">What is the difference between the Western Wall and the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem? According to www.TouristIsrael.com, the Western Wall, also known as "The Wailing Wall" or the "Kotel," is the most religious site in the world for the Jewish people. Located in the Old City in Jerusalem, i</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ts significance lies in the fact that it is the last remnant of the original retaining wall that surrounded the Second Temple, which was built over 2,000 years ago, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">and an incredibly important site of modern Israeli history.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the Galilee Prayer Garden, we crossed a road to get to the San Antonio 9/11 Memorial and its Eternal Flame.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz30fkzRzyU15o96nYw2uabDk9MA2mGJ1rJdqQlVJ66vc_ADqmFCpuGgNCjlbjkeUjkgqC5RbJMq_1oE2SLGdPXNXK3buvxsWHJbBZV1k4PCyVPC81x33pMCFECW9G8ehyphenhyphen_gS1qJLntrAJ8nei_bshF1tsUgYIgsxWaF1Q8JCPWOiU4ozMYf51OrMszBVD/s2599/20231014_095744m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2431" data-original-width="2599" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz30fkzRzyU15o96nYw2uabDk9MA2mGJ1rJdqQlVJ66vc_ADqmFCpuGgNCjlbjkeUjkgqC5RbJMq_1oE2SLGdPXNXK3buvxsWHJbBZV1k4PCyVPC81x33pMCFECW9G8ehyphenhyphen_gS1qJLntrAJ8nei_bshF1tsUgYIgsxWaF1Q8JCPWOiU4ozMYf51OrMszBVD/s320/20231014_095744m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">San Antonio's 9/11 Memorial Wall (in back)<br />and Eternal Flame tower (in front).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0RuzBJ1jCfxw04B32N-BNgG9rteZP7Br5uexKP31rju_cqLhncDXKlk4JvqJf_YqBu-YNQddSNopWy8DHha9gmGvr2m50L16VFXS9b07rPqgWidMNqF-bOmPd3ea2K_uqjR_lWvaaSpPorSET79u6WKFLHRTmU_tM_ExDXbvP6QMgMWy-_ENHC_ginwo/s3811/20231014_095854m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2858" data-original-width="3811" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0RuzBJ1jCfxw04B32N-BNgG9rteZP7Br5uexKP31rju_cqLhncDXKlk4JvqJf_YqBu-YNQddSNopWy8DHha9gmGvr2m50L16VFXS9b07rPqgWidMNqF-bOmPd3ea2K_uqjR_lWvaaSpPorSET79u6WKFLHRTmU_tM_ExDXbvP6QMgMWy-_ENHC_ginwo/s320/20231014_095854m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">San Antonio's 9/11 Memorial Wall.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwu2mr6ivR3QudNzSJrIDtwcjECd5ACR_FKDWK_e2IXdurocxoTA4GT6-7noErukOlA3g9xqTadA-SpNb8Z65G9R6ISP2HhzkYdidydoYPjciJn3t-0yOQ13GrbvmXfnntkEJFo-tM-Sv0ukgLexkFejnWZKRQUZ2eb4usoDJQUfKvBP3NnXpNW59v2_st/s2876/20231014_095938m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2876" data-original-width="2687" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwu2mr6ivR3QudNzSJrIDtwcjECd5ACR_FKDWK_e2IXdurocxoTA4GT6-7noErukOlA3g9xqTadA-SpNb8Z65G9R6ISP2HhzkYdidydoYPjciJn3t-0yOQ13GrbvmXfnntkEJFo-tM-Sv0ukgLexkFejnWZKRQUZ2eb4usoDJQUfKvBP3NnXpNW59v2_st/s320/20231014_095938m.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We continued around the 9/11 Memorial Wall to the Leon Creek New Life Trailhead. At this point, we followed along the outer fence of Lackland Air Force Base. Signs on the fence warned of trained guard dogs inside the fence. Our first checkpoint was just before the Tribute to Freedom sculpture.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyElC3kJ12b-jwdTFlexef6Smtbrsn4IuNuWN6n50F__ZitJMNiwEWIJYb5MvBmX8Jw_oHphE3HKNiXlU_pZsp-56D-NO0cvMg6dX74095R6kLSXfWihKbqWxwCaZt1Y1JtavSfwAmcRInn3ZXOzUWCGSguXpVgcjwYowk9bsWbOpTPCoLvXUPIiEW-5r/s4032/20231014_100049m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyElC3kJ12b-jwdTFlexef6Smtbrsn4IuNuWN6n50F__ZitJMNiwEWIJYb5MvBmX8Jw_oHphE3HKNiXlU_pZsp-56D-NO0cvMg6dX74095R6kLSXfWihKbqWxwCaZt1Y1JtavSfwAmcRInn3ZXOzUWCGSguXpVgcjwYowk9bsWbOpTPCoLvXUPIiEW-5r/s320/20231014_100049m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">While we walked this stretch of trail, we saw two trail maintenance workers cleaning up trash in the woods. One of them suddenly yelled and jumped back about three feet. He just missed stepping on a Coral Snake! Yikes! The second worker tried to capture the snake, but when we walked on they were still looking for it. </span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3k0a-_7__xJZvrxwzANUmmCRkn_7ePQHgOfCusxYajrfHBnJRqGe4q40td2Ge3TTdrXhld8o1JuqK-pxzrph4YrbArmWxEAatP5XA_YSIf_lLvcTqNQpbivYJFHXpvTXLvjHXVJ5ydH5S2pbGq6eZWpIAl8YU4cT_Gik4NEF1gQZmBfRC4dmFj9snBeF/s4032/20231014_101326.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3k0a-_7__xJZvrxwzANUmmCRkn_7ePQHgOfCusxYajrfHBnJRqGe4q40td2Ge3TTdrXhld8o1JuqK-pxzrph4YrbArmWxEAatP5XA_YSIf_lLvcTqNQpbivYJFHXpvTXLvjHXVJ5ydH5S2pbGq6eZWpIAl8YU4cT_Gik4NEF1gQZmBfRC4dmFj9snBeF/s320/20231014_101326.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland Air<br />Force Base.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_85ptRPL-71XTvSC9xFI_bniXlCEOUAx_Pdd5NZYFpS56JNyDCwSh7QZSgsUFLMZ_SeJ7RczEExMoGaGK67dVFONIlzODEWDNJly54F2n4KQNUypEzQT4oHvAASxq-cRDf-OQCepVyu76g4MOOPpSRMTJZl6H7ypH5tzKSnOmFecJNAi70W0leCz9fxfk/s3459/20231014_102204m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2121" data-original-width="3459" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_85ptRPL-71XTvSC9xFI_bniXlCEOUAx_Pdd5NZYFpS56JNyDCwSh7QZSgsUFLMZ_SeJ7RczEExMoGaGK67dVFONIlzODEWDNJly54F2n4KQNUypEzQT4oHvAASxq-cRDf-OQCepVyu76g4MOOPpSRMTJZl6H7ypH5tzKSnOmFecJNAi70W0leCz9fxfk/s320/20231014_102204m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We've driven on U.S. 90 past the sculpture below many times. Until today, we had never seen it up close and personal. WOW! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Artist George Schroeder of San Antonio who designed the "Tribute to Freedom" sculpture below says it includes forms representing the five branches of the U.S. military surrounding a 75-foot tower. The central spire reminds us of the Washington Monument. Around the central spire, an airfoil-like wing and three curvilinear forms create a "protective shroud" around the symbol of the nation's capital. [Information is from elnina on flickr, January 31, 2019, and Brendan Gibbons' <i>Trailist</i> article in the <i>San Antonio Report</i>, August 7, 2022. Photos by Susan Alton, October 14, 2023.]</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTQTTcLz9MUbjHoWXUBn89O0IMc4B1zP30aP1N6sVa5cSweLOxZiP8XKFPU7JRTFyn6wsTlyef9x8XTKSQWHztEkNXKuuWs9axIbZ3vLrVP12jQS9_c4KZnuqeQhpqs89PxAYC-htRBjJkb_wFGhYOoELrQ23tXGCNeWDAn1AWyUbG5OC_Q_lSS8iEE_2/s3352/20231014_102214m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3352" data-original-width="2412" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTQTTcLz9MUbjHoWXUBn89O0IMc4B1zP30aP1N6sVa5cSweLOxZiP8XKFPU7JRTFyn6wsTlyef9x8XTKSQWHztEkNXKuuWs9axIbZ3vLrVP12jQS9_c4KZnuqeQhpqs89PxAYC-htRBjJkb_wFGhYOoELrQ23tXGCNeWDAn1AWyUbG5OC_Q_lSS8iEE_2/s320/20231014_102214m.jpg" width="230" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 75-ft. tall "Tribute to Freedom" sculpture<br />by San Antonio artist George Schroeder.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiRfGP31qobBPVZr7rn-cqdUFqtGfRbtLP_bY-hLDk1P_t1gVOLXuQrFCXh2lPs-kwpLhP4p1EjSTcMQQlfKTvsTFQ8x59Axw7SKfE8TtsVr0kPaKJqhe9fpdua4vh4RD4iSfBYyLruBwbabRe6E5l4S7S7Kc1K8D9vpByyU-0kZxiohXlbh62jiN_xmd/s3151/20231014_102302m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3151" data-original-width="1601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiRfGP31qobBPVZr7rn-cqdUFqtGfRbtLP_bY-hLDk1P_t1gVOLXuQrFCXh2lPs-kwpLhP4p1EjSTcMQQlfKTvsTFQ8x59Axw7SKfE8TtsVr0kPaKJqhe9fpdua4vh4RD4iSfBYyLruBwbabRe6E5l4S7S7Kc1K8D9vpByyU-0kZxiohXlbh62jiN_xmd/s320/20231014_102302m.jpg" width="163" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Tribute to Freedom" sculpture</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">by George Schroeder.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eUf1-oofXC_gWHoiS8ZC5R3s0Q1kx0_FwV0uOLbFskAG-6w8v3o4Zt_dQ5Z0lczbmc8sjOCi4KuWbrb1Cz70RZT8HDDMMez1WeOxpRs_WYVPp_GpVC0xjWBiIbWxDEg6fyk8azh6lXHfbBYCg2bmVSHUdgV1tAYNeRbYwMMUu81KMeztW8D5HFwnhBZy/s3270/20231014_102434m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3270" data-original-width="2851" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eUf1-oofXC_gWHoiS8ZC5R3s0Q1kx0_FwV0uOLbFskAG-6w8v3o4Zt_dQ5Z0lczbmc8sjOCi4KuWbrb1Cz70RZT8HDDMMez1WeOxpRs_WYVPp_GpVC0xjWBiIbWxDEg6fyk8azh6lXHfbBYCg2bmVSHUdgV1tAYNeRbYwMMUu81KMeztW8D5HFwnhBZy/s320/20231014_102434m.jpg" width="279" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Tribute to Freedom" sculpture</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">by </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">George Schroeder.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mndMAsxf87Rpuq3c6Tse39qSIgm3LIB8axWVQs0x6d7K49GWGotXNNVBqj0jRYAXE2NxGIBT9BY-b3kSxq8ONQOUdWgH1QX-NPUHQ5L43cOrSE_AlxuvantpMtQUu_PAXBshJ1RYTSIC3i_4KW0m5SqMrL79GFU59-jnLg_fvPTBKA3hxhxRizJDwGLO/s4003/20231014_102620m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3002" data-original-width="4003" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mndMAsxf87Rpuq3c6Tse39qSIgm3LIB8axWVQs0x6d7K49GWGotXNNVBqj0jRYAXE2NxGIBT9BY-b3kSxq8ONQOUdWgH1QX-NPUHQ5L43cOrSE_AlxuvantpMtQUu_PAXBshJ1RYTSIC3i_4KW0m5SqMrL79GFU59-jnLg_fvPTBKA3hxhxRizJDwGLO/s320/20231014_102620m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Tribute to Freedom" sculpture</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">by</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> George Schroeder.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At night, white light illuminates the sculpture from Saturday to Thursday. Blue light commemorates the weekly graduation of Air Force Airmen basic training graduates every Friday night. We learn so many interesting things on our walks!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After exploring the ins and outs at the base of the sculpture, we turned around and headed back to the 9/11 Memorial. At the trail junction to the 9/11 Memorial, we turned east to follow another branch of the Leon Creek Greenway Trail. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The cloud cover was heavy all morning and it looked like we wouldn't be able to see the eclipse. Every once in a while, a blue hole would open up overhead and we'd quickly put on our eclipse glasses.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04V712yawZrBfgCJ7hyphenhyphenxLwdrd4qyKIQWY4ftamOyD2HFGHumO7dKx6TMzcwC_E5zGJjrWw2LH0glrLFkWG5wP6ckCR4gKyaGPR3AxfsYcS-KdPxySIcqfqh8FGa2NobHSU3zGKMzlFKngKvdVWW7w0BuM-fTT5xDu6DTQTrdCnN_wGal99HOHXi4OTvFb/s4032/20231014_102829m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04V712yawZrBfgCJ7hyphenhyphenxLwdrd4qyKIQWY4ftamOyD2HFGHumO7dKx6TMzcwC_E5zGJjrWw2LH0glrLFkWG5wP6ckCR4gKyaGPR3AxfsYcS-KdPxySIcqfqh8FGa2NobHSU3zGKMzlFKngKvdVWW7w0BuM-fTT5xDu6DTQTrdCnN_wGal99HOHXi4OTvFb/s320/20231014_102829m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Heavy cloud cover at 10:15 a.m.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">By this time, the annular eclipse had started. It began at 10:23 a.m. With our eclipse glasses, we could see just a small "bite" taken out of the moon's silhouette.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After we turned onto the next part of the Leon Creek Greenway Trail. In one-quarter mile, we came to the fuselage of a C-130 Hercules Air Force plane behind a fence. This was the 5 km turn-around point.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-tQ0HELe8yqw_ejIfom3SiKob74b8t-WlMwWgp3gartuUuR5Uao0-hJD6treGRwiiJbOxAtbqLJFsNlzf4pH8ScPc6RehRxu0DHr8p01kylqhU6lEsfmooTNC8Pn2RotjGd-pEAbtgUNRvgypgbcY3b_CKdFoGkrvnlKuXsrCPJjfmOrENIKjkAm-SRm/s3416/20231014_105329m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2290" data-original-width="3416" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-tQ0HELe8yqw_ejIfom3SiKob74b8t-WlMwWgp3gartuUuR5Uao0-hJD6treGRwiiJbOxAtbqLJFsNlzf4pH8ScPc6RehRxu0DHr8p01kylqhU6lEsfmooTNC8Pn2RotjGd-pEAbtgUNRvgypgbcY3b_CKdFoGkrvnlKuXsrCPJjfmOrENIKjkAm-SRm/s320/20231014_105329m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The fuselage of a C-130 Hercules Air Force plane.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 10 km walk passed underneath U.S. 90 and continued on the Leon Creek Greenway Trail. Here, there were big trees and shade, another place we could miss the eclipse because of the trees, leaves, AND clouds!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the junction pictured below, we turned right, crossed a creek, and continued 20 feet </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(that's two stories) </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">up a set of stairs. At the top of the stairs, we entered Levi Strauss Park and went past the soccer fields out to the Nelson W. Wolff Trailhead. This is where Camargo Park's minor league baseball field is located. As we neared the parking lot for the baseball field, we heard "The Addams Family" music playing and it looked like there was a small Halloween celebration with food trucks and booths. We weren't very close to it, so we had no idea what was going on.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jLkdWAyT0A89LZLk6U8XlDkUteuA-qhMsn8zAl3RUWQLgjachXhtejik0YHvWLsgrofkbYl-gtnFAOsnHhL4rjn30K2WXbTQI4yGig8QAwEenm_Ai-yv3-O-nQ2lzBxNKDbq1jOVeQd3WTndAqxrcPqRDx1lU3KKJTJ0WuLZgL9vnguoo8uGQ06RHuvg/s3376/20231014_110713m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2702" data-original-width="3376" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jLkdWAyT0A89LZLk6U8XlDkUteuA-qhMsn8zAl3RUWQLgjachXhtejik0YHvWLsgrofkbYl-gtnFAOsnHhL4rjn30K2WXbTQI4yGig8QAwEenm_Ai-yv3-O-nQ2lzBxNKDbq1jOVeQd3WTndAqxrcPqRDx1lU3KKJTJ0WuLZgL9vnguoo8uGQ06RHuvg/s320/20231014_110713m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I felt like goofing around while Bob took photos. LOL.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvIQAO5e-PgYtHXApMsGo-7J8S68WUcjIB_ov8imnrmE9gPWagoC9gE-dbHIC6kiYMGEWv1JywJhv0ByKKt1212nZ2fkqDuNUMzu6e6zXDVZiNWoVDYrMpWFLtudFWlr8PFv6wTN9TqnA6MhLBJnRk0zIo_pJJOeXifJOe-6gLU56c49txAH3YSW74K4M/s3098/20231014_111328m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2486" data-original-width="3098" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvIQAO5e-PgYtHXApMsGo-7J8S68WUcjIB_ov8imnrmE9gPWagoC9gE-dbHIC6kiYMGEWv1JywJhv0ByKKt1212nZ2fkqDuNUMzu6e6zXDVZiNWoVDYrMpWFLtudFWlr8PFv6wTN9TqnA6MhLBJnRk0zIo_pJJOeXifJOe-6gLU56c49txAH3YSW74K4M/s320/20231014_111328m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheH2GM43PLHB5dDqGiC5or1_gFedhZPgpsvDhEa6XTw1BbfxE2O8cbIs9lRtcCgxqdHc4RirhrZQtuow9LRIpXbePA2APgnWlhFO3Q2L06wNJp6Qwz1C1FziKYOMsBkVxfe7rfCHXZc0bmjv8NiWFRbg1lpd_cuWwU56Q26DYqtp9E1ogLQOowDMWET17_/s2977/20231014_111334m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="3797" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYVPgfg1ZXUvc3MtFOMhIRy74CnyQ86o8vwgNVzXt1Z2tNQyUAZ0KpHDjp7qPL9bBjRBQIKS42o8elQnpEyBRUJKyOdcRt-AiBVaF83lJHsPMY-2X8KRPf7kGlhpsdT2zsjATVl08d23CrDkpJiPoGLIm5AHg4nEIbNYKVyUAVjc3RhPTpPYJrY_MgZ56/s320/20231014_112312m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We went back down the stairs we had come up and headed to Rodriguez Park.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-ag96QqFtWuxJTzaz28aj9m6nXnDyY0VEx49JClVW7lk3LBVbZzdIv20HqHfPP87jN9msRGInp4wBBPR6sCWEFECvsAQg8VxZg2QXMw3XZSuPEg2Mk8NUauUpJ3kbsi0kzalTJMoIRIsc3zSt7aw97JQNaHk8lkfsqKwG8VyREVHmtygsqbbCGBx12mh/s3806/20231014_112538m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBACvLmYWQVyqxa24YPZRAryXOanNvhK0ue4OVnuPyDWasZ8k9qnELnROaWyCjmn09GDGRR-1cse6D6MRiNwfpGO6UCpxkWwtCIu86C8b_-Iwtf8x7zLdgynbP4VqO6z6q7s-E6q-pCfDy9lgZrQXIn63BOaWYN4Qg4_vXaBVkJz6DssUmEN7GZD4dzvL1/s320/20231014_113548m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you were driving into the park, <br />this is the sign you would see.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The park had pretty purple, teal, and lime-green playground equipment, but I didn't take a photo (woulda, coulda, shoulda). There were a number of family events going on in the park. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our second checkpoint was here. We walked the length of the parking lot and then returned back through the park on the Leon Creek Greenway Trail.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">By now, the eclipse was getting close to 90%. All the people with eclipse glasses kept checking the progress of the moon's transit in front of the sun. We saw a man and his son with no eclipse glasses. Bob stopped and let them look through his eclipse glasses and they were both amazed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">A quarter-mile later, we stopped where there was a clearing so we could watch the final minutes up to an almost-full annular eclipse. The clouds parted and we had a great view. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I yelled and screamed when the eclipse was at its peak. That was to let other people know to put their glasses on. [That's what people did at the full solar eclipse in Nebraska in 2018. There were hundreds of people there yelling and screaming and oohing and aahing. It was fun.]</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The eclipse "Ring of Fire" was terrific. A young lady was walking by us on the trail with her headphones on. I tried to get her attention by yelling at her to stop and look at the eclipse through my glasses, but she didn't hear me. The young men behind me (related to Ellen Ott) stopped her and handed her their eclipse glasses. She looked up at the sun and was truly amazed. The biggest smile spread over her face. It was priceless to see her demeanor completely change in an instant!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">A part of the eclipse I didn't expect, because we didn't see it in Nebraska, was the dance of the eclipse shadows. Because we were standing near a tree with leaves, the eclipse shadows came through the tree onto the ground. Here is a photo of what I'm talking about, and a video as well.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJVDnuBuwYUryhGPFVXVqBxjtkRWP-r6IELloPHtLHL6yHsWBiDuT5tJDvXlGadPX3-bPSIt6XeCDja3X9BPQYoamyv-Wp0OGEmK5sHIN6qeHUGbN_ezZAunYmVctURbAgpWHfPfEhGArfmCsdL8FhRqT2YEf2dSAWtM6ua0IpCpIRVXO2GtUBHbwORNK/s4032/20231014_114859m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJVDnuBuwYUryhGPFVXVqBxjtkRWP-r6IELloPHtLHL6yHsWBiDuT5tJDvXlGadPX3-bPSIt6XeCDja3X9BPQYoamyv-Wp0OGEmK5sHIN6qeHUGbN_ezZAunYmVctURbAgpWHfPfEhGArfmCsdL8FhRqT2YEf2dSAWtM6ua0IpCpIRVXO2GtUBHbwORNK/s320/20231014_114859m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Eclipse shadows on the sidewalk!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzqCtyLlGPW5qIqTni8p4c9aehDQMO7WHclelW0y6qx2nWRHg_90iUvickRWrKDdg-y-MB5HkKeFWwMKmnGFQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">While on this walk, we met a new walker named Carmen. She was with us while we watched the eclipse. On the way back to the finish table, we chatted with her. She is Dutch and loves to walk! Her happiness was evident that she had found our group and she will be walking with AVA a lot more in the future. We hope to walk with her at more of our events!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you to Cathy and Mike Schwencke of the San Antonio Pathfinders AVA Club for such an interesting walk. We had 117 walkers today to see the eclipse!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">[NOTE: On April 8, 2024, there will be a full solar eclipse in Texas. AVA: America's Walking Club will have an eclipse walk in San Antonio, the exact location is to be announced. The solar eclipse totality will last approximately four minutes. It will get a lot darker than it did today. When we saw it in Nebraska, the sky turned a weird mauve color for about two minutes! There were no shadows at all.]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After the walk ended, we talked with Ellen Ott and then we hightailed it to Costco to buy a few items I forgot on Thursday. Bob wanted to get home in time to watch the Huskies and Ducks play. I don't like football, but I have to say, I found today's game really exciting, even though the Ducks lost. My son went to the University of Oregon and we lived in Oregon for over 35 years. Our sports allegiances are with the Ducks and the Blazers. The San Antonio Spurs are also on our radar since we've lived in San Antonio for almost 12 years (and they now have Victor Wembanyama!).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">What a great day we had! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tomorrow, we will go to UTSA Recital Hall to see the world premiere performance of Texas composer Wesley S. Uchiyama Penix's new masterwork </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">"A Traveler's Fantasy," with t</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">he South Texas Symphonic Orchestra. The performance is FREE!!</span></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com0San Antonio, TX, USA29.4251905 -98.49459221.1149566638211539 -133.6508422 57.735424336178845 -63.3383422tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-75264972951034006712023-09-21T21:30:00.018-05:002023-09-26T03:45:23.960-05:00A Walk with the Vancouver 'Venturers Volkssport Club in Kitsilano, British Columbia - Thursday, September 21, 2023<span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob and I arrived a few days early for Vancouver Walkfest 2023. Tuesday was our day to rest and recuperate from the Central Oregon Walking Weekend. On Wednesday, we did the Kensington/Queen Elizabeth Park 10 km Volksmarch (see the link to that blog <a href="https://travelbug-susan.blogspot.com/2023/09/we-have-crossed-border-into-canada.html" target="_blank">here</a>). </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today, we are doing a 10 km group walk with the Vancouver 'Venturers Volkssport Club called Kitsilano/West Point Grey - Jericho Beach Park. Our drive from the RV park was enjoyable and took about 25 minutes. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Vancouver, British Columbia, does not have a freeway through downtown, so Garmin took us to the least crowded streets. As we passed through town, a couple of things caught my eye. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The sculpture below is so colorful and unique. The tall figures look like cars on stilts, while the short figures look like dogs. <a href="https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/exhibitions/offsite-pedroreyes" target="_blank">Here is a link to an article about this piece of "sidewalk" art.</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHf_tdh0OpCUJZeF4lrF_kdBTNO3moXljie404dAie3I-5hNu-Gv37TJ9AJnMHzGp91DWEy9EjS5fhnK-BDzyemODQAy4B3Nft5oDlcymQQkLqjkNy6o0YonJnKMWbgAvSSuyKQAXYeBXqeR-MQBChCEN99PsSe0IkYtH_p2kLcvgpBToVIulM1U206fQ/s3747/20230921_091136m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1758" data-original-width="3747" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHf_tdh0OpCUJZeF4lrF_kdBTNO3moXljie404dAie3I-5hNu-Gv37TJ9AJnMHzGp91DWEy9EjS5fhnK-BDzyemODQAy4B3Nft5oDlcymQQkLqjkNy6o0YonJnKMWbgAvSSuyKQAXYeBXqeR-MQBChCEN99PsSe0IkYtH_p2kLcvgpBToVIulM1U206fQ/s320/20230921_091136m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"PACE IN SPACE!" by Pedro Reyes (2023).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifm3aeynFuPjH0PbMiKXtQCFfQkpVMFHdsviCbr_ODbolGaJ2uPviAIzb4EqU4LL0bb4RULxPktL8Mqfu5-HJXk0GQHgLWZ8b6UM6M5sIEYn23r3Gu_V-dO3u2ZC-OHrocGyRJaUi8fZCZGhl-BzgnzWJ-4tUxviW64fZKipjEHG8-x0iTwuEfrvIRKdlt/s2929/20230921_091643m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2929" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifm3aeynFuPjH0PbMiKXtQCFfQkpVMFHdsviCbr_ODbolGaJ2uPviAIzb4EqU4LL0bb4RULxPktL8Mqfu5-HJXk0GQHgLWZ8b6UM6M5sIEYn23r3Gu_V-dO3u2ZC-OHrocGyRJaUi8fZCZGhl-BzgnzWJ-4tUxviW64fZKipjEHG8-x0iTwuEfrvIRKdlt/s320/20230921_091643m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Burrard Street Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We arrived 30 minutes prior to the walk start time so we could sign in, pay our walk fee, meet the local club members, and receive our directions. There were two walks available, a 5 km and a 10 km. We opted to do the 10 km walk. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We met so many people all at once! I can remember John, Frank, Dianne, Susan, Suzanne, Aileen, Patricia, and Sharon. They were warm and welcoming to us.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were unprepared to pay our fee in Canadian dollars; we hadn't exchanged money yet. Bob and I went to the bakery next door to buy pastries and hopefully get change in Canadian dollars. That didn't work, they don't change money at that location. Our walk organizer graciously accepted our American dollars (and we had a pastry to share).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">In Texas, we only do a few group walks, usually for a special occasion. Normally, people arrive, sign in, and start walking. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Not so in Vancouver, the Vancouver 'Venturers have four group walks a week. Today, our group was about 35 people. They said that's a small group; most times they have 70-80 people! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We divided into groups; one group headed out on the 5 km walk, and we joined the 10 km group. In our group, we split up into medium and fast walkers. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wow! I am a fast walker, but not fast enough to keep up with these serious trekkers. If I stopped to take a photo, I found myself a block behind the group, and I had to run to catch up!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBDy0n3MH3N7xlTL3rDzErtMzwDv2EW4tgQF6wZcHO9tD4ZJov8vc0BEvRH3WwYBYKkJHLL6OhwMR0LWG1ZUSbnB2EtsnpfU2yPe5koP4SSRlqkirUOPi4G-zbo6Rmw9nPkIKlEran9MKgiStjCwGsUERArXU9wnfbxHOoXpsjmOE9wstXFi2HClyLfSv/s4032/20230921_101103m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBDy0n3MH3N7xlTL3rDzErtMzwDv2EW4tgQF6wZcHO9tD4ZJov8vc0BEvRH3WwYBYKkJHLL6OhwMR0LWG1ZUSbnB2EtsnpfU2yPe5koP4SSRlqkirUOPi4G-zbo6Rmw9nPkIKlEran9MKgiStjCwGsUERArXU9wnfbxHOoXpsjmOE9wstXFi2HClyLfSv/s320/20230921_101103m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob and Patricia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the beginning of the walk, we passed by some beautiful homes. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpjnt9Z6kP5VWMDJc6yLhg7u-s1PpGCb_WpcRQvbnchLEVzcx_hdZvgiihF9h8OBUk_LLPtACPqt7JeUKgicx1oqSpVlvQl-SEsZjQKOllOMRaeWzV855ViXUp31iG2ScEiu_odGAyHUH8nYHD6oLlol738otuAdRnvQ-VbnSQ1uFOt4eiHUlf-CAfgxL/s3156/20230921_101308m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1969" data-original-width="3156" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpjnt9Z6kP5VWMDJc6yLhg7u-s1PpGCb_WpcRQvbnchLEVzcx_hdZvgiihF9h8OBUk_LLPtACPqt7JeUKgicx1oqSpVlvQl-SEsZjQKOllOMRaeWzV855ViXUp31iG2ScEiu_odGAyHUH8nYHD6oLlol738otuAdRnvQ-VbnSQ1uFOt4eiHUlf-CAfgxL/s320/20230921_101308m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Vancouver 'Venturers Volkssport Club walkers.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyItYfJ5EvAPkq43YhIxa0M8pJ01Axxa87_YZExQNerC8DEd6FFiRNpbUnZ5TYq8R00tQJATzjtFEbRU-7Bd6UtSrZfrQn_zHCa-SdfrHnZU0J19IZxuNM6BWxXG0C_gsTuybHTwfx3pEcHxKAucEPu7j0zNkFzUbmcW5k34zO7Gm23yWMwrvnrfQ7rNnB/s2581/20230921_101425m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2055" data-original-width="2581" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyItYfJ5EvAPkq43YhIxa0M8pJ01Axxa87_YZExQNerC8DEd6FFiRNpbUnZ5TYq8R00tQJATzjtFEbRU-7Bd6UtSrZfrQn_zHCa-SdfrHnZU0J19IZxuNM6BWxXG0C_gsTuybHTwfx3pEcHxKAucEPu7j0zNkFzUbmcW5k34zO7Gm23yWMwrvnrfQ7rNnB/s320/20230921_101425m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pretty homes on a hill.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Throughout the neighborhoods, Bob had been chatting with Patricia right behind Aileen and me. They even corrected us when we missed a turn. It was when we got to Chancellor Blvd. that I realized Bob and the rest of the medium-paced group weren't behind us anymore.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I walked along busy Chancellor Blvd. with Aileen for a short distance and then we turned right onto Spanish Trail. After a short distance, we turned onto Chancellor Trail. We were in Pacific Spirit Regional Park.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxsAf3Pz3wx9mV59g2y35nvAJ3S3p_WUOw3dtUkRRnU8THpDAxKq5i7ZHLB_ApLZVfPpR3doSvfhjFAZAiB2f7CXhbc6nYPJpTPDGNt6bc7gKY5YAPPYQl4aGUTz0TW3SMW0YEYd7CY134iGrhskFfWXy-AcwXyaQ2Y7c-dzU_agLoocNr2EB296UXV7z/s4032/20230921_104604m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxsAf3Pz3wx9mV59g2y35nvAJ3S3p_WUOw3dtUkRRnU8THpDAxKq5i7ZHLB_ApLZVfPpR3doSvfhjFAZAiB2f7CXhbc6nYPJpTPDGNt6bc7gKY5YAPPYQl4aGUTz0TW3SMW0YEYd7CY134iGrhskFfWXy-AcwXyaQ2Y7c-dzU_agLoocNr2EB296UXV7z/s320/20230921_104604m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spanish Trail, Pacific Spirit Regional Park.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">When the large group ahead of us reached the washrooms, they were going to wait for the rest of us. However, after everyone in the fast group used the facilities, no one else showed up. The leader of the group decided they needed to press on. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRu3lzOGeLeUQY3FVN0lkJbRu13pjrFi3dVi3J3yexHWnJZ5IpkGZRNPx51bbKcQGB1VQRVx0NaPPLy4IzBqF5zQIFv6JrV59v-M_nVsL9IqZvPHuQJhJw0YKMwc2tfKY2is2O2lFxbXnFGVeiGlemcunM_dWxsTUcDFTjQIqZn5ROe6PEk9ZvfXEXXMX/s3887/20230921_105226m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2581" data-original-width="3887" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRu3lzOGeLeUQY3FVN0lkJbRu13pjrFi3dVi3J3yexHWnJZ5IpkGZRNPx51bbKcQGB1VQRVx0NaPPLy4IzBqF5zQIFv6JrV59v-M_nVsL9IqZvPHuQJhJw0YKMwc2tfKY2is2O2lFxbXnFGVeiGlemcunM_dWxsTUcDFTjQIqZn5ROe6PEk9ZvfXEXXMX/s320/20230921_105226m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Signboard and map with trail info.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfHnRCC_Bn2ZV7-kb8LHndRC7QDhsBk9ZInz4eLtlTaSHvPfWKB_6E_gjsopgEAUkcHWpjmWJkPLSpAlKu9omBHIzG0C7PUJ0H1Um1gH9qkV4ITy_ZDa3KY53npbM3P633dYQvtOzng0TMoKHtVTdhnk58BvPnnxUohC4Y1P2UNifmS949qjkGIzHUtO4/s2966/20230921_105236m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2766" data-original-width="2966" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfHnRCC_Bn2ZV7-kb8LHndRC7QDhsBk9ZInz4eLtlTaSHvPfWKB_6E_gjsopgEAUkcHWpjmWJkPLSpAlKu9omBHIzG0C7PUJ0H1Um1gH9qkV4ITy_ZDa3KY53npbM3P633dYQvtOzng0TMoKHtVTdhnk58BvPnnxUohC4Y1P2UNifmS949qjkGIzHUtO4/s320/20230921_105236m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzBcSOuCVAzhbIRXUt3S3SLqY-VVy_kKuApr5M_bshwZFEIHWgRN3cmEK785uKnidzNLnEJJmggOsjuK7yn3K3MQTa8I7eFkYWoVgp3MuOx6H7ZAkQaecMk8TU9L1zjdGz_RbVcqNHqzesao28WpoOLvShD88T7EqgBWea8h2Y02nyfeBxvwbkgdVNuD6/s3110/20230921_105729m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3110" data-original-width="2497" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzBcSOuCVAzhbIRXUt3S3SLqY-VVy_kKuApr5M_bshwZFEIHWgRN3cmEK785uKnidzNLnEJJmggOsjuK7yn3K3MQTa8I7eFkYWoVgp3MuOx6H7ZAkQaecMk8TU9L1zjdGz_RbVcqNHqzesao28WpoOLvShD88T7EqgBWea8h2Y02nyfeBxvwbkgdVNuD6/s320/20230921_105729m.jpg" width="257" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Swooping owls? Really? How exciting!<br />We didn't see any, though.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had a dilemma. Bob wasn't anywhere to be found. Where was he??? I had the directions and he didn't. I thought he was with people who had directions.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The group took off from the washrooms and I decided I'd better keep up. I called Bob to find out where he was. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">He wanted to go faster than the group he had been with and split off from them. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">He was somewhere in the park; he wasn't sure where. I explained to him where we were. It's a huge park and he didn't know if he was anywhere near us. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meanwhile, I was texting him, talking to him on the phone, and trying to run down the trail to keep up with everyone. I wasn't able to take many pictures today and the ones that I did take, I took on the run!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I finally made it down East Canyon and Admiralty Trails. Once I got out of the trees, I crossed Marine Drive to the gravel trail by the water. At that point, I could see the group about 1/4 mile ahead of me. I called Bob again and told him where I was. Somehow, he got ahead of me and had to walk back to meet up with me. At least he was ahead of the group and not behind us. When he got back to me, we were the last ones in the fast group. We had 4 km left in our walk and we spent 2 km walking along the water. It was a gorgeous day!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsSsInTTJGwEIr4isl9llSnZq5yWQw6_sZ2JY7zHa4COawaPUcbSPEZyDsNKFKVanNkQ9uEjHRvky5su1xyF_t3gqsDVtKrrUspUQzlPUz_Ud-YZlQhKaJikIviccxtUb_r_SUZEKI6VisFm_7nuMK1Azt9GObnHZtiZZTP6PQlNLn0lOselIirkQLab3/s4032/20230921_112008m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsSsInTTJGwEIr4isl9llSnZq5yWQw6_sZ2JY7zHa4COawaPUcbSPEZyDsNKFKVanNkQ9uEjHRvky5su1xyF_t3gqsDVtKrrUspUQzlPUz_Ud-YZlQhKaJikIviccxtUb_r_SUZEKI6VisFm_7nuMK1Azt9GObnHZtiZZTP6PQlNLn0lOselIirkQLab3/s320/20230921_112008m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking across Burrard Inlet toward West Vancouver,<br />British Columbia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2nXiXNhgwrSctZNate16jwP0nyx6UGB9-wwctsTwUAjZSYuitvjX7JJw3pw8ZrNr99HbOhNKifWbkBdCTt-RK8xOKeRS-u9KVwSlFJqLKGipRlLnJcy5QT-wYhFHNLoSHXmghAdrgPmI0j8WdiqGYn0dNOh8B8pCH0gofSXoR9X6ROltoNDSD5RCIA0g/s4032/20230921_112501m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2nXiXNhgwrSctZNate16jwP0nyx6UGB9-wwctsTwUAjZSYuitvjX7JJw3pw8ZrNr99HbOhNKifWbkBdCTt-RK8xOKeRS-u9KVwSlFJqLKGipRlLnJcy5QT-wYhFHNLoSHXmghAdrgPmI0j8WdiqGYn0dNOh8B8pCH0gofSXoR9X6ROltoNDSD5RCIA0g/s320/20230921_112501m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking across English Bay to Vancouver,<br />British Columbia, from Jericho Beach Park.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQ1w0zF3jWI5EExWMurJiGCSKsIPkxitGD4Bk-t5P6nPTirxO1DwP-IRElU5WP9ium5LHjPkJ482QlVZHvnI1mVTCIxd1Xce6TAoVL8XAgovUp602LJ6VVBnp2DzWpVFLQR85DiXcJNaTNsdZBZKzKhT48FEPbKAtVBk0ckn3zb6gdnGcqFPsnlOFHyoh/s1929/20230921_112614m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1929" data-original-width="1674" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQ1w0zF3jWI5EExWMurJiGCSKsIPkxitGD4Bk-t5P6nPTirxO1DwP-IRElU5WP9ium5LHjPkJ482QlVZHvnI1mVTCIxd1Xce6TAoVL8XAgovUp602LJ6VVBnp2DzWpVFLQR85DiXcJNaTNsdZBZKzKhT48FEPbKAtVBk0ckn3zb6gdnGcqFPsnlOFHyoh/s320/20230921_112614m.jpg" width="278" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were little cafes at all the beach parks.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbptl-0v28sMIXf-ltBh-SwBIOMYO1PCA9Ty7CVWI26K1OQ-8xEeQQwiPqgL-neW5MJ2LgZBv5NJsd1wMqzunOHw0h1sF99hRegJcAf_Vmox0JbxLxLZNHkKq9TsXKI8i3cjaNs81dwwIFqy2-_9fxn4mAIxlDihgJrsf1ptReKz_LPrcsD2a1BF6EFcP/s2876/20230921_113304m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1945" data-original-width="2876" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbptl-0v28sMIXf-ltBh-SwBIOMYO1PCA9Ty7CVWI26K1OQ-8xEeQQwiPqgL-neW5MJ2LgZBv5NJsd1wMqzunOHw0h1sF99hRegJcAf_Vmox0JbxLxLZNHkKq9TsXKI8i3cjaNs81dwwIFqy2-_9fxn4mAIxlDihgJrsf1ptReKz_LPrcsD2a1BF6EFcP/s320/20230921_113304m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking across Burrard Inlet to <br />West Vancouver, British Columbia.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEEoNGaLhU7vwI73GBUQCCAGUOg6hrWgk55-gt0QaIVryrCINGRcmnbFsUo4lZGjgyD3nAOikYvyJ5gc5E0A-zNtl_8zwFFmmKT6UE-ZQDBGVDCi6W2mvudrAyMImAgogBFPjjkkhaG5nT0k45oHAQDVgYVyjImN4vm_Oc6ie5xFzfK5AYWw87i4NVwHb/s4032/20230921_115106m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEEoNGaLhU7vwI73GBUQCCAGUOg6hrWgk55-gt0QaIVryrCINGRcmnbFsUo4lZGjgyD3nAOikYvyJ5gc5E0A-zNtl_8zwFFmmKT6UE-ZQDBGVDCi6W2mvudrAyMImAgogBFPjjkkhaG5nT0k45oHAQDVgYVyjImN4vm_Oc6ie5xFzfK5AYWw87i4NVwHb/s320/20230921_115106m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking across English Bay to Vancouver,</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">British Columbia, from Jericho Beach Park.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We walked from Spanish Banks Beach, past Locarno Beach, and through Jericho Beach Park. The rest of the group was so far ahead of us, we could barely see them. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">There was a "sweeper" who stayed with us to make sure we got back to our starting point. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you, Vancouver 'Venturers for a walk in Kitsilano. This is a place we wouldn't have walked this trip if it weren't for you. The views from along the Inlet were wonderful.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">When this group walks, they usually go to lunch afterward. Today was the exception and no one planned to go to lunch. Aileen volunteered to go with us since no one else was going to. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had some errands to run and there was a place near the RV park we really wanted to try for lunch. We went to the Savary Island Pie Co. in West Vancouver. One of their pies of the day was Chicken Pot Pie. Bob and I each had a slice and it melted in our mouths. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">In West Vancouver, in addition to lunch, Bob exchanged some U.S. currency for Canadian dollars, loonies, and toonies. It had been a fast-paced morning, so we took it easy in the afternoon. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9JMLVkTwNcuyZC-5OORevrQ4-wJcTmRQIcwwkC7G47q4GY5hRWcppk4k5ZDijkjTZJJurhT8fNMR8jo6fsT-ATglbdhEhXgQDNNVsZnf3fIp4-JiVZQ18V40p8xAWDTzVkgTZNuDHhatm-nxGh8twDGErE_k54u5hhbE0tlOZg_DLdueYT_qFT9HGePN/s3209/20230921_124858m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3209" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9JMLVkTwNcuyZC-5OORevrQ4-wJcTmRQIcwwkC7G47q4GY5hRWcppk4k5ZDijkjTZJJurhT8fNMR8jo6fsT-ATglbdhEhXgQDNNVsZnf3fIp4-JiVZQ18V40p8xAWDTzVkgTZNuDHhatm-nxGh8twDGErE_k54u5hhbE0tlOZg_DLdueYT_qFT9HGePN/s320/20230921_124858m.jpg" width="302" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sailing mural in West Vancouver.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdtQRlAO3EGuDJbIRIGP1qGN6CwAHbK9UpVQj-9ER8bNFeXCZFcoOs1jodlbA017K1o7dzWlKb-OKmcISRlQcwKAUziZDoskkSMiVhvdn2d3yJfRb9IyKDgXhIwQ1EL3n0pqEyFKjGzkbjPN24yi_ykmPSy7YcOzeAc-H25uFA_GTidzr-MFg8MeJK_6E/s3862/20230921_132120m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2449" data-original-width="3862" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdtQRlAO3EGuDJbIRIGP1qGN6CwAHbK9UpVQj-9ER8bNFeXCZFcoOs1jodlbA017K1o7dzWlKb-OKmcISRlQcwKAUziZDoskkSMiVhvdn2d3yJfRb9IyKDgXhIwQ1EL3n0pqEyFKjGzkbjPN24yi_ykmPSy7YcOzeAc-H25uFA_GTidzr-MFg8MeJK_6E/s320/20230921_132120m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This cool mural is on a fish market.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO922IwGTy5LfbHHV0NBQCoo4Do28ZpBr7djtFy_Gjx1W5mhSFFf2RWuzoGorBz4SzGM-PehU_iv1CbIHqN-CZkC4GWtuwm5MQjVK024F1rC-3bjHP89vK7OlfXLRcjgreUO7ITiASQHSz96nzH2A1ddnQ7EWObXL806VUqhfTspjPFsAAxSF83xOTfsd5/s4032/20230921_133325m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO922IwGTy5LfbHHV0NBQCoo4Do28ZpBr7djtFy_Gjx1W5mhSFFf2RWuzoGorBz4SzGM-PehU_iv1CbIHqN-CZkC4GWtuwm5MQjVK024F1rC-3bjHP89vK7OlfXLRcjgreUO7ITiASQHSz96nzH2A1ddnQ7EWObXL806VUqhfTspjPFsAAxSF83xOTfsd5/s320/20230921_133325m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The totem pole at the entrance to<br />Capilano River RV Park where we're staying.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>In the evening, Bob wanted to explore on his bicycle. He rode bike paths all over West Vancouver and loved it!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tomorrow, Bob and I will do the 10 km </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Downtown Vancouver</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> "</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Canuck City" walk on our own. That way we can take all the time we want to explore, have lunch, and take photos.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep on trekkin'!</span></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com4Kitsilano, Vancouver, BC, Canada49.2683705 -123.168329720.958136663821158 -158.32457970000002 77.578604336178842 -88.0120797tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-54492201929350149012023-09-20T21:00:00.000-05:002023-09-26T00:13:32.657-05:00Queen Elizabeth Park 10 km Volksmarch in Vancouver, British Columbia! - Wednesday, September 20, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After leaving our Bend walking weekend on <b>Monday, Sept. 18</b>, we spent the night in Woodland, Washington, on our way to Vancouver, British Columbia. The sunset was lovely, even if it was subdued.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCB8XUZjcB4sd45PvGV8nUkyxzSVR9-PnPA4dvrTmodfP434TstuP0oB8m014eoFUGuQzs2kKQ_JAekLI1bRa6zqlxrWshxKJ1It7JLJHj9rBXO2YDGWNFKKfc0RDtuzDHaPoB09jADtAhPRorLGgoPCMsnrtdilLsLkzQ1E2QkBgz1gAO0vcMUkUXToph/s4032/20230918_190541m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2517" data-original-width="4032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCB8XUZjcB4sd45PvGV8nUkyxzSVR9-PnPA4dvrTmodfP434TstuP0oB8m014eoFUGuQzs2kKQ_JAekLI1bRa6zqlxrWshxKJ1It7JLJHj9rBXO2YDGWNFKKfc0RDtuzDHaPoB09jADtAhPRorLGgoPCMsnrtdilLsLkzQ1E2QkBgz1gAO0vcMUkUXToph/s320/20230918_190541m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Columbia Riverfront RV Park, Woodland, Washington.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmImNKpcZSeXZW3MqdNglPyZFrg4F1EMEc_A2QAu0KoANsd0HmWumFV6XWb3FTSNBKdgGpz21zLzx8g-CThsMTnR38VtuoikWwNFp_84Kx-BzR1lgeGEIAaPgm7VPqoT88FgXy1nIFwsaP328_o8XoA1NiAXQgI6ZCx5dkI_JytMffp8S9jSv2ybRK090D/s4003/20230918_190552m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3002" data-original-width="4003" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmImNKpcZSeXZW3MqdNglPyZFrg4F1EMEc_A2QAu0KoANsd0HmWumFV6XWb3FTSNBKdgGpz21zLzx8g-CThsMTnR38VtuoikWwNFp_84Kx-BzR1lgeGEIAaPgm7VPqoT88FgXy1nIFwsaP328_o8XoA1NiAXQgI6ZCx5dkI_JytMffp8S9jSv2ybRK090D/s320/20230918_190552m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sunset over the Columbia River.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_ZbrRfAydX3TAP9dkuqSPaxmNphVHJ6imKoYvi-Ts4LtLClWAMzBK4YqiLoDo8ZqVfCLllFRU4WOaexrHBVdxrdny2hIDfyIhrfx6Y3K_hY-uaUTEWM1SBQnU8wJbymupW2hMk3qfAxtaFKpT7-Gng_2pdYPVc4kqaf_7XqDLaZTl9Efk0qMsScNzV58/s4032/20230918_192214m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2L5s5Mk6ASvTIDaug4iWH378Cp1fceWa6dwgWrgxDD2qMBmDEe40bFirc42k1J9MliB0LSuxSHCIOwyuwFQ3GVTd_ZGvjPwC6P3XtbGaD-FIgHnhkLMskPZKjpTG0mgAEV4hRp-RkpSwN2nH3ViPORnI52UejG-Y3ji7QxmFfBW9vANY_1Sa8dgHWK2m/s3975/20230918_192225m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2981" data-original-width="3975" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2L5s5Mk6ASvTIDaug4iWH378Cp1fceWa6dwgWrgxDD2qMBmDEe40bFirc42k1J9MliB0LSuxSHCIOwyuwFQ3GVTd_ZGvjPwC6P3XtbGaD-FIgHnhkLMskPZKjpTG0mgAEV4hRp-RkpSwN2nH3ViPORnI52UejG-Y3ji7QxmFfBW9vANY_1Sa8dgHWK2m/s320/20230918_192225m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our site is at Columbia Riverfront RV Park.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Tuesday, September 19:</b> Because we wanted to make it through Seattle before the major rush hour traffic, we left Woodland, Washington, at 4 a.m. on Tuesday. We had only two slow-downs on I-5 due to accidents (which we never saw). In both traffic jams, we kept moving albeit slowly.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We arrived at our RV park in Vancouver, B.C., at noon. It was an afternoon of relaxation and recuperation from our hikes in Bend. That evening we had a big rainstorm pounding on our RV roof. It sounded great.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On Wednesday, September 20, after Bob finished working in the morning, we decided to do a 10 km Volksmarch in the Kensington neighborhood to Queen Elizabeth Park. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0SWzkw9-6Fx2C1pyoBnszBM8Tpt5vFAegBC5XSgC2QakfJ_q-iPF8W-msJBcF2hUcARHa94LMHy3l__mlaFK85-CdDSkCv-dv9P1mRbxwzJ8kVrf656nbLoIqt1VhEQ9RcGpDKg46vlr2c7I3wkc_jTmQMW8dC6RuLRM4WbFIW9Ki5s0_X9WwIVdqoJB/s3806/20230920_142306m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3806" data-original-width="1989" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0SWzkw9-6Fx2C1pyoBnszBM8Tpt5vFAegBC5XSgC2QakfJ_q-iPF8W-msJBcF2hUcARHa94LMHy3l__mlaFK85-CdDSkCv-dv9P1mRbxwzJ8kVrf656nbLoIqt1VhEQ9RcGpDKg46vlr2c7I3wkc_jTmQMW8dC6RuLRM4WbFIW9Ki5s0_X9WwIVdqoJB/s320/20230920_142306m.jpg" width="167" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A unique skyscraper<br />in downtown Vancouver, B.C.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The start box for our walk was in a bookstore in downtown Vancouver. Bob sat in a parking spot at the curb while I went into the bookstore to register and pick up the instructions to our starting point in the Shaughnessy area of Vancouver, B.C. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is hard getting around a huge city when you're not familiar with the roads. Thank goodness for Garmin! She routed us to the community center where there was a large, free parking lot. After using the washrooms, we started walking. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's fun to see the personality of neighborhoods. There was art high up on wires in the trees at one intersection with a bike path. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6JiyV2lqOyxd9jick4ruGICCg68fK4M7JD_UusxB6GF4CYP-H2lrl7b5a2WJd5F54mabJ6DHrO9wzKO7cpZ2N_iuFepfH8OHoEGIIdrWh2huL2tmbOaJj5oWb7m7k75iFsCKS96YSky1CwkBt8i8V1WlciCnHDRXVXIJBqaMBCg0rVsJYgPuaiVYDTIr/s3359/20230920_151848m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2382" data-original-width="3359" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6JiyV2lqOyxd9jick4ruGICCg68fK4M7JD_UusxB6GF4CYP-H2lrl7b5a2WJd5F54mabJ6DHrO9wzKO7cpZ2N_iuFepfH8OHoEGIIdrWh2huL2tmbOaJj5oWb7m7k75iFsCKS96YSky1CwkBt8i8V1WlciCnHDRXVXIJBqaMBCg0rVsJYgPuaiVYDTIr/s320/20230920_151848m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Art high up in the trees. You've got to look up!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSJxSxZLXmDvr_kyQ1gLBH8cWqiyQqtHEwS3UXIxpH0RdLfqaKBBHHrbA1vzCCbdlscH6gNkio0ENe7vVkJPdGu80SEKvGKvgLGVj_fYHC5e_dLJ6mFNh0AnB-6cW8USIXtE_tiukn5DZ_Nbb3doJOU8xZirXsDt6cHRDbxNmd-dWNk5CAu9phNugNpRH/s320/20230920_151910m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Art high up on lines in the trees.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSJxSxZLXmDvr_kyQ1gLBH8cWqiyQqtHEwS3UXIxpH0RdLfqaKBBHHrbA1vzCCbdlscH6gNkio0ENe7vVkJPdGu80SEKvGKvgLGVj_fYHC5e_dLJ6mFNh0AnB-6cW8USIXtE_tiukn5DZ_Nbb3doJOU8xZirXsDt6cHRDbxNmd-dWNk5CAu9phNugNpRH/s4032/20230920_151910m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuPlPyte-6v8sXQbmDERG4dIB_IUB4iNpgYym6b_x1E_u3jN7vdFj5Nfx-oK8lvMkXmZCDQP8mLwfUChJMbR8Gqw3v_2junn6p9v8M-4rXfECfQQRKC4qUQap7nv3oRJOu4bbBuU2ds7kGhHofe0ZZt3ioLQQWGPkLa7647G3kWuR_9W9W0BR9GnkfMCb/s3480/20230920_151926m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="3480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuPlPyte-6v8sXQbmDERG4dIB_IUB4iNpgYym6b_x1E_u3jN7vdFj5Nfx-oK8lvMkXmZCDQP8mLwfUChJMbR8Gqw3v_2junn6p9v8M-4rXfECfQQRKC4qUQap7nv3oRJOu4bbBuU2ds7kGhHofe0ZZt3ioLQQWGPkLa7647G3kWuR_9W9W0BR9GnkfMCb/s320/20230920_151926m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A pocket view of the mountains north of Vancouver, B.C.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGQnnVWN7stBFbpmV92-xHIu1j7LgBLIS2nviiIh5cpIvH2eY6LHp3pUwG-M0r4hQS3lu3Y4wAZCoAOdzFcN8PbquTfGlxkJzLSrjr_nUyqzHRag8y8RNAdnS00ufkjNYQUZnByW4MravlUN4iumYhnprLGClEWumZThu230OEL1MaMQee4j-iygsJRaw/s3054/20230920_152030m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="3054" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGQnnVWN7stBFbpmV92-xHIu1j7LgBLIS2nviiIh5cpIvH2eY6LHp3pUwG-M0r4hQS3lu3Y4wAZCoAOdzFcN8PbquTfGlxkJzLSrjr_nUyqzHRag8y8RNAdnS00ufkjNYQUZnByW4MravlUN4iumYhnprLGClEWumZThu230OEL1MaMQee4j-iygsJRaw/s320/20230920_152030m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob pointed out these mini rubber duckies<br />in a car windshield. Cute!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBe2-JXSG0IPZBUCcwwc8sPacz9kkdlI8-TYc0aiim9LS64VMni0PZJloCyMvtFV5Nya6UBOd3IcHlEcqDunsUygCi7dZ4jAbds_Fs8E-VW1p0OIcMSEelZvq2Eu27aqxPVBSAkC7tj2db54lutUXhf4yyajO1kcHi_0J_WnbMV8_pyxenbboAko06LZ4m/s4032/20230920_153056m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBe2-JXSG0IPZBUCcwwc8sPacz9kkdlI8-TYc0aiim9LS64VMni0PZJloCyMvtFV5Nya6UBOd3IcHlEcqDunsUygCi7dZ4jAbds_Fs8E-VW1p0OIcMSEelZvq2Eu27aqxPVBSAkC7tj2db54lutUXhf4yyajO1kcHi_0J_WnbMV8_pyxenbboAko06LZ4m/s320/20230920_153056m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The trees up north are getting their fall colors.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfH8V3fjHpLh-99KxyHCBBPZggwC2QVtDyRv7ELmFSfTL0L1-1Vbz9_DZPnHI1pHpT6KwLElyyv7mb32vlccP32i0LwTwKa7ylJsW5ADZjKffsRCHRtVkJG4xypF8eKXLMvIec0gBHMY-9mtd9hGDmD-3ejRxxkhDhdeF09VFVSkKh2C1IQ0Hi58tQtU7r/s3584/20230920_153112m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2391" data-original-width="3584" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfH8V3fjHpLh-99KxyHCBBPZggwC2QVtDyRv7ELmFSfTL0L1-1Vbz9_DZPnHI1pHpT6KwLElyyv7mb32vlccP32i0LwTwKa7ylJsW5ADZjKffsRCHRtVkJG4xypF8eKXLMvIec0gBHMY-9mtd9hGDmD-3ejRxxkhDhdeF09VFVSkKh2C1IQ0Hi58tQtU7r/s320/20230920_153112m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mountain View Cemetery.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1axJlN5XEVhUck-t0YWTQ0_Byo6i07GvPBHz2CI711TM47J1uRY0ARahH9tZpvLa2kHtln8Fc7i53U70X2lOHiTBriUUC9K6Qnd_BMwq13VUV13SFEmeVe4hCFJOpntEUweism5UHB3PVJ_qT_G5IFQY8h8GsbTKvvyyBcLB4Rv1vwBjTNRi46m-EbY8/s3253/20230920_153653m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3253" data-original-width="2904" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1axJlN5XEVhUck-t0YWTQ0_Byo6i07GvPBHz2CI711TM47J1uRY0ARahH9tZpvLa2kHtln8Fc7i53U70X2lOHiTBriUUC9K6Qnd_BMwq13VUV13SFEmeVe4hCFJOpntEUweism5UHB3PVJ_qT_G5IFQY8h8GsbTKvvyyBcLB4Rv1vwBjTNRi46m-EbY8/s320/20230920_153653m.jpg" width="286" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fall colors.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYF-07L9lg38bMTGgCfrHsAoeCnxw7g5QiTQaEYTHTp6T5S9pRVyIYZsGnvAJeeyKbtAeKTT-PfNamz2gq7vULqyciJ2dkVlUKj-bQPJSY9oy5eUDMs6Kcd4EulyWbDHgep9xQvmgSKihrJoc6xQOj7fkpueSZ9edXbozdMclKRWkZMqIXaYhhDucXj0e/s4032/20230920_153925m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYF-07L9lg38bMTGgCfrHsAoeCnxw7g5QiTQaEYTHTp6T5S9pRVyIYZsGnvAJeeyKbtAeKTT-PfNamz2gq7vULqyciJ2dkVlUKj-bQPJSY9oy5eUDMs6Kcd4EulyWbDHgep9xQvmgSKihrJoc6xQOj7fkpueSZ9edXbozdMclKRWkZMqIXaYhhDucXj0e/s320/20230920_153925m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="240" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chinese lantern (<i>Physalis alkekengi</i>) used<br />as a sidewalk border in someone's yard.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYF-07L9lg38bMTGgCfrHsAoeCnxw7g5QiTQaEYTHTp6T5S9pRVyIYZsGnvAJeeyKbtAeKTT-PfNamz2gq7vULqyciJ2dkVlUKj-bQPJSY9oy5eUDMs6Kcd4EulyWbDHgep9xQvmgSKihrJoc6xQOj7fkpueSZ9edXbozdMclKRWkZMqIXaYhhDucXj0e/s4032/20230920_153925m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At this point, we entered Queen Elizabeth Park at the Little Mountain Disc Golf Course where a group of young men were playing disc golf. We were surprised by the number of discs and colors in their bags.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZPxxMw-E1FDF6vJZlEjAchQn7TZPxFofQeFQaIiTwSQoX8XMoikgzWXGXs4WTKl3mWPTFZ7CmxuqZQKCTTITX0Qk3dgRxL4hvccvHuFXtrpEDaQReowakTz-VhPam91eD-X9n__SabhDp7POf6nJXwSdP_s0Hk1hcpUvZUmJDFe4jaqxqGBrYZnzIjQS/s2099/20230920_154643m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1757" data-original-width="2099" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZPxxMw-E1FDF6vJZlEjAchQn7TZPxFofQeFQaIiTwSQoX8XMoikgzWXGXs4WTKl3mWPTFZ7CmxuqZQKCTTITX0Qk3dgRxL4hvccvHuFXtrpEDaQReowakTz-VhPam91eD-X9n__SabhDp7POf6nJXwSdP_s0Hk1hcpUvZUmJDFe4jaqxqGBrYZnzIjQS/s320/20230920_154643m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are lots of things to do in Queen Elizabeth Park!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2Ax_WVuX75AvY6FGQj8hUqSSDcpRsxY5vMeAi8J-b5Nqr3myHWisPGJXtceSEj0mNUyB1T8JQQu_DNo__J9vc7PX9M6i11j9pZ2XkKowqrlDJeXDr8otvCXiXM3JTz-1eOyhJ_oj8a0_Npi8JOJuva1Pp4MPVt6Q3LfZIk6AbeyAR9RYap0pzG3RHaal/s2694/20230920_155039m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2651" data-original-width="2694" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2Ax_WVuX75AvY6FGQj8hUqSSDcpRsxY5vMeAi8J-b5Nqr3myHWisPGJXtceSEj0mNUyB1T8JQQu_DNo__J9vc7PX9M6i11j9pZ2XkKowqrlDJeXDr8otvCXiXM3JTz-1eOyhJ_oj8a0_Npi8JOJuva1Pp4MPVt6Q3LfZIk6AbeyAR9RYap0pzG3RHaal/s320/20230920_155039m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">As we walked the forested park with interspersed lawns, Bob pointed out the black squirrels. We aren't used to seeing these! I got a short video.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwFh00fNJTsVoI_rawYDghvcwfSthFPl6-iYQaIyf3lgzZxUu7XgVLhVeA4rY_sCp8pw7LZ1y48z4lM8ekBpg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We continued up a hill to the Rose Garden. A surprising number of roses are still in bloom. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiam1bR1Uv9nlnbZVbk1XbGxm2jrTlo8kEW6fkXlCvYZXNnMABIgmeLf9sMEtQIOcBLNph24ZosK-NW487ZF2j3-mIGM4z4Kycj48mIa7ftub5uHaPlOwFAPwKoZyoECcoktzeY1tLWlCRmMEMwevHJHRmKl96Oo08sni43CHfgpQEA7dT32svgWd7ZAHHh/s2641/20230920_155718m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2641" data-original-width="2452" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiam1bR1Uv9nlnbZVbk1XbGxm2jrTlo8kEW6fkXlCvYZXNnMABIgmeLf9sMEtQIOcBLNph24ZosK-NW487ZF2j3-mIGM4z4Kycj48mIa7ftub5uHaPlOwFAPwKoZyoECcoktzeY1tLWlCRmMEMwevHJHRmKl96Oo08sni43CHfgpQEA7dT32svgWd7ZAHHh/s320/20230920_155718m.jpg" width="297" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These roses look like camellias!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ptCbWTbQI8UVS7Ez_dvpZDeWG_PNIYapuMmRO_UrqJM961_EO9BdfU5rUF3AH4MdAToTHMve8SssxUrTYpeb3T31pp-ijt1YmtLENv51rbH9Bfjvx9cf68vvaZRE11o7W3l-fCAF8YyqKPc5B75I4ZJlzNRBzBPXZapxMszT866_saS89wCeFlGFQT0f/s4032/20230920_155820m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ptCbWTbQI8UVS7Ez_dvpZDeWG_PNIYapuMmRO_UrqJM961_EO9BdfU5rUF3AH4MdAToTHMve8SssxUrTYpeb3T31pp-ijt1YmtLENv51rbH9Bfjvx9cf68vvaZRE11o7W3l-fCAF8YyqKPc5B75I4ZJlzNRBzBPXZapxMszT866_saS89wCeFlGFQT0f/s320/20230920_155820m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A lovely red rose.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRY5v9JGMyq9uhyKmFAnohBK4i6sPAoXlYq1W6yCnxz5DkEPymQbpU3IctFQBlj89xtTlOpLf-MPakTUlKRtwJb9aPR2S1MEKHoQ5bMskuX5kEQ1MRyEp__8dhZES41i2-hzjwb_FfAoiZ8AZXXcPznq3L3uJK40prMs8Z2gFFs-mhTDEBb5t25Ssbd8s8/s3140/20230920_155858m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2934" data-original-width="3140" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRY5v9JGMyq9uhyKmFAnohBK4i6sPAoXlYq1W6yCnxz5DkEPymQbpU3IctFQBlj89xtTlOpLf-MPakTUlKRtwJb9aPR2S1MEKHoQ5bMskuX5kEQ1MRyEp__8dhZES41i2-hzjwb_FfAoiZ8AZXXcPznq3L3uJK40prMs8Z2gFFs-mhTDEBb5t25Ssbd8s8/s320/20230920_155858m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Must stop and smell the roses!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAVSRm07kuNGglHCGJzZYzqaIDLVEYsimlrI4nkfHmp4cY6lujjhLjspDZZ1kQ0UHwZdcitgls5hL8GphQ3MVs6pEkDKOLvqNsA3O7CI9iLlTUssWccRzG0ejsMkHmu1f8kjhgisS3hRwrNwccbbzlCo2Kop6fLXUks8Ah6AfP862XH2hgikfLofHqXVG/s3524/20230920_160013m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2454" data-original-width="3524" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAVSRm07kuNGglHCGJzZYzqaIDLVEYsimlrI4nkfHmp4cY6lujjhLjspDZZ1kQ0UHwZdcitgls5hL8GphQ3MVs6pEkDKOLvqNsA3O7CI9iLlTUssWccRzG0ejsMkHmu1f8kjhgisS3hRwrNwccbbzlCo2Kop6fLXUks8Ah6AfP862XH2hgikfLofHqXVG/s320/20230920_160013m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I particularly like the yellow roses!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmvYVAVZMYedcdMHzq_okpquFZ61mI6uDWToM6ZRyqA6Pg_lz6JTRApI3DUdAtj5Uu7ky-1ADHPctFtNoaOFrH8u_SYtlRCmgF8Oc3wy8tVe8evi37pgkpGbwswxq_-Z-Ll1tAuWbzKdyNFJKi2zIOUY8AGya6vkOwLfRmQTqhVApo2iY0f9GinzkfK2c/s3863/20230920_160139m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3863" data-original-width="2869" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmvYVAVZMYedcdMHzq_okpquFZ61mI6uDWToM6ZRyqA6Pg_lz6JTRApI3DUdAtj5Uu7ky-1ADHPctFtNoaOFrH8u_SYtlRCmgF8Oc3wy8tVe8evi37pgkpGbwswxq_-Z-Ll1tAuWbzKdyNFJKi2zIOUY8AGya6vkOwLfRmQTqhVApo2iY0f9GinzkfK2c/s320/20230920_160139m.jpg" width="238" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tobacco plant (<i>Nicotiana sylvestris</i>).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7imFh8fMjjWr3ssDcvIk5cia5AkaG2xPmv5XCI0_HGkGds08pdc9AnabQutXDqSB2m9omkdJkdGsihVwz-kxIdbx85JNXiu_fPRUv61jGKUNyUv8ax-xIR_UAlm4l-1mGb50oOfza1rC5fa6YoSD27Qk0hfIRt23bzWqND0CsBOPk__vUZlMISsKCoNgR/s4032/20230920_160156m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7imFh8fMjjWr3ssDcvIk5cia5AkaG2xPmv5XCI0_HGkGds08pdc9AnabQutXDqSB2m9omkdJkdGsihVwz-kxIdbx85JNXiu_fPRUv61jGKUNyUv8ax-xIR_UAlm4l-1mGb50oOfza1rC5fa6YoSD27Qk0hfIRt23bzWqND0CsBOPk__vUZlMISsKCoNgR/s320/20230920_160156m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This very beautiful display is still in bloom.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NcTS6klppZ6NVlvnZCM8sU10R4SvDh0QtG0KUh1EZa8FQXehAgg8gItApseQQSfhV3r4yD4oHEMroo50L8UFU3scLXziU19IBO5CTlepMm3v1jgjXLHvq3vROGX27sW2QO-xVADV1q22RcVQqhlScVUyegNlPVPUPNyLZr-0bTJecx65kv-hsJbyVJRZ/s3060/20230920_160319m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2670" data-original-width="3060" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NcTS6klppZ6NVlvnZCM8sU10R4SvDh0QtG0KUh1EZa8FQXehAgg8gItApseQQSfhV3r4yD4oHEMroo50L8UFU3scLXziU19IBO5CTlepMm3v1jgjXLHvq3vROGX27sW2QO-xVADV1q22RcVQqhlScVUyegNlPVPUPNyLZr-0bTJecx65kv-hsJbyVJRZ/s320/20230920_160319m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In my opinion, these are the prettiest <br />roses we saw today.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEJZVzTe6lec-fR2pj8KGCOtRxTW-i6rTspBcYuVtnC5fLw_V-yt83DzKFXpEi5Wqy_ljX7ws8NnlNxpn7fnD7p9rzPwPpYyhpnGDp0ExFjyvq2NPL4OIZnQ4ugEkOOBSGKoss--xOQkpUBy04TBp56SHCdeCziYyRrm1ymu6nHzkSKOYK0beGWBrX8-x/s3158/20230920_160344m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3158" data-original-width="2542" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEJZVzTe6lec-fR2pj8KGCOtRxTW-i6rTspBcYuVtnC5fLw_V-yt83DzKFXpEi5Wqy_ljX7ws8NnlNxpn7fnD7p9rzPwPpYyhpnGDp0ExFjyvq2NPL4OIZnQ4ugEkOOBSGKoss--xOQkpUBy04TBp56SHCdeCziYyRrm1ymu6nHzkSKOYK0beGWBrX8-x/s320/20230920_160344m.jpg" width="258" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mountain bluet, Mountain cornflower, or <br />Bachelor's button (<i>Centaurea montana</i>).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLI8M7UiyYyQ2tcahFmVuxmyDz8NA7N4zLtNEsrxpJOgAhN0cd_TDpPSNxEurFex4Jp8Y7pG0Nx2pB5uQoqLrxZClqVIp2s8oUVSCCQ6Gi75jSo6vTIIPzavfnGrRbbEOIEN6YFd6uQN1wZya4dXozWRClrEY5plk8x5wi7ZiVzgWjHrj8nh5EqpKKPi8v/s4032/20230920_160353m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLI8M7UiyYyQ2tcahFmVuxmyDz8NA7N4zLtNEsrxpJOgAhN0cd_TDpPSNxEurFex4Jp8Y7pG0Nx2pB5uQoqLrxZClqVIp2s8oUVSCCQ6Gi75jSo6vTIIPzavfnGrRbbEOIEN6YFd6uQN1wZya4dXozWRClrEY5plk8x5wi7ZiVzgWjHrj8nh5EqpKKPi8v/s320/20230920_160353m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Showy yellow/orange rose.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJDn8Hr9ph7-1aclEIPVmEiMtsmAbrHiFdaf2pmLNSCtB3dqax-myeZjZNBYj8rlDBkCuuvEzI04xmUAxsl7NMN_jcxtteqesgY0j5ICXOyakJmuPx9hoQ3CJ-b12DSBRFss8RJLlbdcoKLTsjKtchrfv17lSrMA7MxIn_YFFaG4TDwQR-XSIxkQOTOYE/s4032/20230920_160421m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJDn8Hr9ph7-1aclEIPVmEiMtsmAbrHiFdaf2pmLNSCtB3dqax-myeZjZNBYj8rlDBkCuuvEzI04xmUAxsl7NMN_jcxtteqesgY0j5ICXOyakJmuPx9hoQ3CJ-b12DSBRFss8RJLlbdcoKLTsjKtchrfv17lSrMA7MxIn_YFFaG4TDwQR-XSIxkQOTOYE/s320/20230920_160421m.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Autumn crocus (<i>Colchicum autumnalis</i>).<br />Used to remove the pain of gout.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the rose garden, we made our way to the Queen Elizabeth Plaza. Normally, there is a "Dancing Waters" fountain, but it was not on. The Bloedel Floral Conservancy is in the dome-shaped building on the left in the photo below. We did not go in. I've heard it is loaded with tropical plants and birds. There is an entrance fee.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpH4mHeSITTkk9I0NAHfWAO2DBQ6MfbYbHVPOb1rvhkIzqCixCuuKUh-5_AYJO0zTgwyDxEcW8bVWEMr4yRM4FOy-uNLJauWGa9qHsAeDptCBDqitHZrOqOIjFBksC6Ei2Qo95VLDuBMz4KeGVrLt9r-22bu5UwfUvZAPdsfAgucfuajDR_RUjBa8pBoS4/s3329/20230920_161051m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="3329" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpH4mHeSITTkk9I0NAHfWAO2DBQ6MfbYbHVPOb1rvhkIzqCixCuuKUh-5_AYJO0zTgwyDxEcW8bVWEMr4yRM4FOy-uNLJauWGa9qHsAeDptCBDqitHZrOqOIjFBksC6Ei2Qo95VLDuBMz4KeGVrLt9r-22bu5UwfUvZAPdsfAgucfuajDR_RUjBa8pBoS4/s320/20230920_161051m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the left, is the Bloedel Floral Conservancy.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkCmzGHu4pv3o3WNDzfON2P4F2YguE0Zvs77dIYGeS0TwrZzQvWh91nw9PDKzc2Db7iuzWX0Dlu2L4xp-o_ZRiDmYyLWwWXSe--pb7Zi3CJaghy7-c_oP4jkyGhiHfSSIZnc48xfI3a8dq6XF-w1tkJmHBsoGgPSpQFycBCMl8DCTVTmEKJaF7anKWhgu/s3120/20230920_161158m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2213" data-original-width="3120" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkCmzGHu4pv3o3WNDzfON2P4F2YguE0Zvs77dIYGeS0TwrZzQvWh91nw9PDKzc2Db7iuzWX0Dlu2L4xp-o_ZRiDmYyLWwWXSe--pb7Zi3CJaghy7-c_oP4jkyGhiHfSSIZnc48xfI3a8dq6XF-w1tkJmHBsoGgPSpQFycBCMl8DCTVTmEKJaF7anKWhgu/s320/20230920_161158m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Knife Edge," by Henry Moore.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7B3HxJZfLlaWEkeiw-TIp3TGQs5qv-oF7-iDZN6Qb9QM46Y0KhLb_TmgFjuGBrkSIkZFBRvwoAXCkNncuDYpwHeu-tFbKVzVoMno8qWM9u0JgSMbqPZeg1zXgtzxLBA0DCZbS-mxRssfMpz7XEPBIgaEK8MhwrvKfOGBRvIeKJKJjiZYZfrxiOnr6KvL/s4032/20230920_161441m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7B3HxJZfLlaWEkeiw-TIp3TGQs5qv-oF7-iDZN6Qb9QM46Y0KhLb_TmgFjuGBrkSIkZFBRvwoAXCkNncuDYpwHeu-tFbKVzVoMno8qWM9u0JgSMbqPZeg1zXgtzxLBA0DCZbS-mxRssfMpz7XEPBIgaEK8MhwrvKfOGBRvIeKJKJjiZYZfrxiOnr6KvL/s320/20230920_161441m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Lions Clock was made by the Ross &<br />Howard Iron Works Co. Ltd. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21GHmk1xd2KAY0_m8EBqMt13IiQ93M1S8pi_YzWTbEudhn0hrOBftlltL_T70r8c_YZnzbkBKncVSU6ivHDCsBQmeQeqClJ9FswmiTK4M4Doz4ny9yZtSbuGL7K4nmBvlZUr-Kt7jkeK0FJ1NZwi4YWHPqZnuxC48eZ3wkXCU8KW8nF9ukQJ1ddGJdWGd/s3863/20230920_161515m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3863" data-original-width="2546" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21GHmk1xd2KAY0_m8EBqMt13IiQ93M1S8pi_YzWTbEudhn0hrOBftlltL_T70r8c_YZnzbkBKncVSU6ivHDCsBQmeQeqClJ9FswmiTK4M4Doz4ny9yZtSbuGL7K4nmBvlZUr-Kt7jkeK0FJ1NZwi4YWHPqZnuxC48eZ3wkXCU8KW8nF9ukQJ1ddGJdWGd/s320/20230920_161515m.jpg" width="211" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4JiUANMIp55cIoqxaNlt4W1uv31Lc1LaeftYdyCUPnV8evumEAiWGLOXm4IgX5YMIK4t0dnNbMoEGncd1s6wQoRqmCfbWkNgGhT_-nR4NHqfJtbuDPqtQILyRqLVB0diV-Z2-__vz7gjWRfZXl5HOn2JBxnjN-HYJXvI2FzWl8SmrVFEPG9U-QT796Ej/s3288/20230920_161451m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3288" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4JiUANMIp55cIoqxaNlt4W1uv31Lc1LaeftYdyCUPnV8evumEAiWGLOXm4IgX5YMIK4t0dnNbMoEGncd1s6wQoRqmCfbWkNgGhT_-nR4NHqfJtbuDPqtQILyRqLVB0diV-Z2-__vz7gjWRfZXl5HOn2JBxnjN-HYJXvI2FzWl8SmrVFEPG9U-QT796Ej/s320/20230920_161451m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This tree has golden fall colors! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Exploration was the name of the game in this part of the park. Our eyes were immediately drawn to the North Shore mountains of downtown Vancouver. What a day!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Z6qnppwkuUAtiuXuDowwqYciGKV1UGIOsNVwc9pGQLl1ZIiPMcouNHek5hnyP__BcxtqSeTTByMo3WVW5Pfilb_KdTpmNMPKxBDKpW3wC3rD0qnZRg67iIYuA38BNsLDPYaJi1VLjxQyWzVpINecZz_goSgoRgYsywV_FkLbyX84y9jNKAxea_eri1C7/s3578/20230920_161640m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="3578" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Z6qnppwkuUAtiuXuDowwqYciGKV1UGIOsNVwc9pGQLl1ZIiPMcouNHek5hnyP__BcxtqSeTTByMo3WVW5Pfilb_KdTpmNMPKxBDKpW3wC3rD0qnZRg67iIYuA38BNsLDPYaJi1VLjxQyWzVpINecZz_goSgoRgYsywV_FkLbyX84y9jNKAxea_eri1C7/s320/20230920_161640m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszYW9JAs8ARQU29tAYLXADEVbn4Gq7okAUjJFd7BOsez-oZxzgD_4OFUySh_x4SBDXcKVMZE9d0zzBvbbkbTRFxmKToeeWr747JQx-k1dl5e5u1QCYG365AxTOyUuHSss4vc3P98cL3WQD_2yb9yFxsGVyad3k_m3G9gx8ToFYBh6pXaupDh7wcc3GTmh/s3647/20230920_161739m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2586" data-original-width="3647" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszYW9JAs8ARQU29tAYLXADEVbn4Gq7okAUjJFd7BOsez-oZxzgD_4OFUySh_x4SBDXcKVMZE9d0zzBvbbkbTRFxmKToeeWr747JQx-k1dl5e5u1QCYG365AxTOyUuHSss4vc3P98cL3WQD_2yb9yFxsGVyad3k_m3G9gx8ToFYBh6pXaupDh7wcc3GTmh/s320/20230920_161739m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The two rounded peaks are called The Lions.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNsgO7c5mbtC0bTmzMBzUAuVQyNGvrJDcthHUtvQc3EWiHm8kR1bR0Rzc0DPWEnfyrK7RK8Hqoos8LXSFQ_Ok2LF6p26gjR0ettZ5j6apkeBHDWPC8LSWIrs7tGh_4EMbdzE5PyZdX8MXWUYYiZxvx3KrzL6lYwoYxKmaAN2givIxBE8lu0YEZbtpgWlc/s4032/20230920_162551m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNsgO7c5mbtC0bTmzMBzUAuVQyNGvrJDcthHUtvQc3EWiHm8kR1bR0Rzc0DPWEnfyrK7RK8Hqoos8LXSFQ_Ok2LF6p26gjR0ettZ5j6apkeBHDWPC8LSWIrs7tGh_4EMbdzE5PyZdX8MXWUYYiZxvx3KrzL6lYwoYxKmaAN2givIxBE8lu0YEZbtpgWlc/s320/20230920_162551m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Lions tower over downtown Vancouver!<br />West Lion is 5,400'; East Lion is 5,269'.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokTPFDRbo5n3QV8-Q5G5i6drcrLr4UlaxR0ZsxHtpTwAiAu2ovvuZL9RG9FuX_GIvvgkNU2_cQf2EV6Mx3xN0q1GWr7yv_8q_BmPZedJGFHmIVOSY8qsRWX-2IyQ64NbCxd5xn96VZ9YmVXT8UjtrmF5xLafqUE8kyoTzz3ki-8gZThAC98QKAwaklLbm/s4032/20230920_162639m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokTPFDRbo5n3QV8-Q5G5i6drcrLr4UlaxR0ZsxHtpTwAiAu2ovvuZL9RG9FuX_GIvvgkNU2_cQf2EV6Mx3xN0q1GWr7yv_8q_BmPZedJGFHmIVOSY8qsRWX-2IyQ64NbCxd5xn96VZ9YmVXT8UjtrmF5xLafqUE8kyoTzz3ki-8gZThAC98QKAwaklLbm/s320/20230920_162639m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The city is in a lovely setting embraced by Vancouver <br />Harbour, the Fraser River, and the Burrard Inlet.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4oNN7bS3bZYdf5MtJg416_tSpoNKxsm83dgv8zH884K57XY_GyWYtUwyUf9kF2ZPpqmewDMw8amdcc_X3yR-m5vibUHePNJzp3w0tSXyQGXNaHBdrNp0NbxBonMM4CnkBrrOQjxzOf8OEINlRQ_dxNOrKfSVvFBnU2tQWMvIJLv9lIhlk9Z6tc9pS-JyX/s4032/20230920_161746m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4oNN7bS3bZYdf5MtJg416_tSpoNKxsm83dgv8zH884K57XY_GyWYtUwyUf9kF2ZPpqmewDMw8amdcc_X3yR-m5vibUHePNJzp3w0tSXyQGXNaHBdrNp0NbxBonMM4CnkBrrOQjxzOf8OEINlRQ_dxNOrKfSVvFBnU2tQWMvIJLv9lIhlk9Z6tc9pS-JyX/s320/20230920_161746m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob and I loved the color of this tree!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">While on the plaza, we could walk to the far left for a view of the Large Quarry Garden.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1T0he8TwRTcwdKF6ZZIUXXgU_19QYewa-y34TTWYp1F80OBOEn4jhL5YRfAihmsvgon0_J3FCgUwCk-ISaXTadZrbBT2hEcVrDL-cPUygt4D1nkeH0JuGSCNEBsaf-uki2dLvXkZxEFMLz2n11cFQ0XHD6EYnej0Kfo_O2rB2-fulTHryedQaca9UOTB4/s3783/20230920_161956m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2342" data-original-width="3783" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1T0he8TwRTcwdKF6ZZIUXXgU_19QYewa-y34TTWYp1F80OBOEn4jhL5YRfAihmsvgon0_J3FCgUwCk-ISaXTadZrbBT2hEcVrDL-cPUygt4D1nkeH0JuGSCNEBsaf-uki2dLvXkZxEFMLz2n11cFQ0XHD6EYnej0Kfo_O2rB2-fulTHryedQaca9UOTB4/s320/20230920_161956m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">An overview of the Large Quarry Garden.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7U81woP_BY_NQbrR0SVe4hDB0JgbND5hReUAUVPgsJBHsiDQGTV02nMRoXWfYn8_48DmmSdDlP_0IpxyTFqoEXez8ArlgLyYHC0FPNnTtF_bC1tXdS0foUmYGYempWFBGf88OQwHuzCsXIxbt0AcypCnD-Y-DTrJa3e39-8FQCOHktLakKwcwZffP4fb/s4032/20230920_162043m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7U81woP_BY_NQbrR0SVe4hDB0JgbND5hReUAUVPgsJBHsiDQGTV02nMRoXWfYn8_48DmmSdDlP_0IpxyTFqoEXez8ArlgLyYHC0FPNnTtF_bC1tXdS0foUmYGYempWFBGf88OQwHuzCsXIxbt0AcypCnD-Y-DTrJa3e39-8FQCOHktLakKwcwZffP4fb/s320/20230920_162043m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">An overview of the Large Quarry Garden.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj19K_NsG3fFLHpDlouhg1puCrzEvAqXkPd2VR3nqDL3OiR6-3OjlW0olRPCS1P8hOQJcgPam0yDATwZpL9WSsvk9qzRVNwjq6K6-3PIroGetSv6cKq7WAtOAyq_tjYJwEQlLggn15XJIgv10AU5YrLq9PcMWiYXdlZ_xlH5ipz9w10P2u1ExHml21Okgc/s3530/20230920_162200m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3530" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj19K_NsG3fFLHpDlouhg1puCrzEvAqXkPd2VR3nqDL3OiR6-3OjlW0olRPCS1P8hOQJcgPam0yDATwZpL9WSsvk9qzRVNwjq6K6-3PIroGetSv6cKq7WAtOAyq_tjYJwEQlLggn15XJIgv10AU5YrLq9PcMWiYXdlZ_xlH5ipz9w10P2u1ExHml21Okgc/s320/20230920_162200m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">An overview of the Large Quarry Garden.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnJGqi2C3bX5SlSeJQZfhMfzYtk8hfx7AVei7x06TnyuKK1HnY8ft77NmsrltvZ13QHHdO99rXWyG52yaJjrBK-Klf6mhu4xn5W1VlpqBIQk9sSiLGEm9IuYlGKpx8kJVaowbQT1OzN4l3IZglWW1IHTxe1wLs8ttXwlgkwtKa8LkjjPO7VFpmI1XtNZM/s2083/20230920_162253m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2083" data-original-width="1893" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnJGqi2C3bX5SlSeJQZfhMfzYtk8hfx7AVei7x06TnyuKK1HnY8ft77NmsrltvZ13QHHdO99rXWyG52yaJjrBK-Klf6mhu4xn5W1VlpqBIQk9sSiLGEm9IuYlGKpx8kJVaowbQT1OzN4l3IZglWW1IHTxe1wLs8ttXwlgkwtKa8LkjjPO7VFpmI1XtNZM/s320/20230920_162253m.jpg" width="291" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A photographer was doing a photo shoot of<br />this girl in a Cosplay or manga outfit.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">When we walked to the far right of the plaza, we had fun taking photos with the "Photo Session" statues, by Seward Johnson.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eMPmHvhhH8GqS3XOqjUYlhOCgHPMoq86aHcdBGDq6JkDfk8OoUPivyuB0trosTpfGjrKVsJWH9t0LguLRGwq38z9Aj3TP5hZr9cf8wzV_xbrh7ozH2Vkp4xAG6xvfPbSM5jESStPOQNbm1BZxwN9P0VrPFGZgP7uRfToJXh59zOiNawhVnFC5IWVmpr0/s3423/20230920_162450m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3423" data-original-width="2352" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eMPmHvhhH8GqS3XOqjUYlhOCgHPMoq86aHcdBGDq6JkDfk8OoUPivyuB0trosTpfGjrKVsJWH9t0LguLRGwq38z9Aj3TP5hZr9cf8wzV_xbrh7ozH2Vkp4xAG6xvfPbSM5jESStPOQNbm1BZxwN9P0VrPFGZgP7uRfToJXh59zOiNawhVnFC5IWVmpr0/s320/20230920_162450m.jpg" width="220" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Photo Session" statue fun.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfn9XiUpcukw6MSC1eNtWIZl2PKK3RuHLyU1qI9WOeV-qofmM3jvHC4qfGTbaYz1Z4G2mbTyEfZxCRuCaaywWyOHLgR46tiBEf12PLwlkOv0ZAW0DFHtdpbrIXyqUbRzGJ7PQHhUne1liOTqJBfq0T3PvNiEf3Rmi46f3YRIPV9A5PbxpjGRrJUrEsSWZ/s2351/20230920_162522m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2351" data-original-width="2274" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfn9XiUpcukw6MSC1eNtWIZl2PKK3RuHLyU1qI9WOeV-qofmM3jvHC4qfGTbaYz1Z4G2mbTyEfZxCRuCaaywWyOHLgR46tiBEf12PLwlkOv0ZAW0DFHtdpbrIXyqUbRzGJ7PQHhUne1liOTqJBfq0T3PvNiEf3Rmi46f3YRIPV9A5PbxpjGRrJUrEsSWZ/s320/20230920_162522m.jpg" width="310" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Goofing around at the "Photo Session" statue. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the statues, we could look down into the Small Quarry Garden, AKA the Anniversary Garden. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">In 1993, a</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">t Seasons in the Park Restaurant, President Bill Clinton and President Boris Yeltsin (Russian Federation) dined there.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPhL8CRPJkRybKzGjKqJiiTmy7DGNKvKxGkQZbhITRqNn3wzNYSx4EWOie7K0wer6rm204lS0p-p-fQhP_u0Wp4ocA9esPOEQ4kijDxs8GD9waQ7bekShuS87YJbheYNKuluyCltTgVrpGMcQ2OBVT93ytfZsY_nTJysX1HbN6zDnznXTmwdbBNgP3oRQ/s4032/20230920_162611m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPhL8CRPJkRybKzGjKqJiiTmy7DGNKvKxGkQZbhITRqNn3wzNYSx4EWOie7K0wer6rm204lS0p-p-fQhP_u0Wp4ocA9esPOEQ4kijDxs8GD9waQ7bekShuS87YJbheYNKuluyCltTgVrpGMcQ2OBVT93ytfZsY_nTJysX1HbN6zDnznXTmwdbBNgP3oRQ/s320/20230920_162611m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Small Quarry Garden.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrPr64GnfhdNtmDL7H6_E2xkwwBvXor6pYNBNIU3cDbgMARehgTirGZBjAx2aUkP_4tQs7wGFwkjF1pKjV05e0l0pG-7bn5co3IhzoLj-QfMoUn5AqLzGRYyN675vEZU5IYw3fozfsYSOCBFDiKybJhvZ6ZPgUnZd9FvTTXkM1bbq3PF5iTE1JqTH-HcM/s4032/20230920_162627m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrPr64GnfhdNtmDL7H6_E2xkwwBvXor6pYNBNIU3cDbgMARehgTirGZBjAx2aUkP_4tQs7wGFwkjF1pKjV05e0l0pG-7bn5co3IhzoLj-QfMoUn5AqLzGRYyN675vEZU5IYw3fozfsYSOCBFDiKybJhvZ6ZPgUnZd9FvTTXkM1bbq3PF5iTE1JqTH-HcM/s320/20230920_162627m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seasons in the Park Restaurant in Queen<br />Elizabeth Park.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Next, we investigated the Small Quarry Garden by walking around it.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcpv-L4GGx0LJkW64TlyKzJBlA4vbkWEPz38fHMpRgja89-2LOcUdc2LeskFkDlthwmXR6a88UrBOrfUwEqVjF1HiCnUrMhUpVcK2ZepvMUa8-6Q2CL33RLaTPzqoAzHn2WYgVc-TOtEiLpL_Vq8i6LUZ_zBpzmumFj-7PFxRBkn8nhpmuFO9Uwpyz7lE/s4032/20230920_162716m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcpv-L4GGx0LJkW64TlyKzJBlA4vbkWEPz38fHMpRgja89-2LOcUdc2LeskFkDlthwmXR6a88UrBOrfUwEqVjF1HiCnUrMhUpVcK2ZepvMUa8-6Q2CL33RLaTPzqoAzHn2WYgVc-TOtEiLpL_Vq8i6LUZ_zBpzmumFj-7PFxRBkn8nhpmuFO9Uwpyz7lE/s320/20230920_162716m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A perfect profusion of posies.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpl0q-MYz0xc1sGBWiHizfndd-RgzOyMaGD7kIYJjsgqcLvkttgY7p86RNRj5BxwjgPfFaIQx4KP1XpbmxMmlQx1yCAisa4rXAWj2DHXeR1G-IQj1pj1QXKAuSPdnk7OwduPJwGcQWe4dmBI-AGy64PCNokwx78zLD4cQjpBr_vPJAT-1ThKj0j8lZ3i2/s4032/20230920_163210m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpl0q-MYz0xc1sGBWiHizfndd-RgzOyMaGD7kIYJjsgqcLvkttgY7p86RNRj5BxwjgPfFaIQx4KP1XpbmxMmlQx1yCAisa4rXAWj2DHXeR1G-IQj1pj1QXKAuSPdnk7OwduPJwGcQWe4dmBI-AGy64PCNokwx78zLD4cQjpBr_vPJAT-1ThKj0j8lZ3i2/s320/20230920_163210m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brilliant Stonecrop, Upright Sedum<br />(<i>Hylotelephium spectabile</i>).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3hxhVsky5AEvSjLfp30uXfa0CDI06huKA6_JQHTQ6-CazItTRGsSVpJ6LbEsrHtLuUjbs4aHUHAMWunfHIJYReyrAVjsVvqMHl2TXbHFIXkfcl8UGLQ9t-td86Ec5Nyp0zEJyWcxwU99tv_RCI9vL38IpbuIGdLWBo19swhKmdPeJ6Kw3iT5VtoSMEzg/s3729/20230920_163226m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3729" data-original-width="2806" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3hxhVsky5AEvSjLfp30uXfa0CDI06huKA6_JQHTQ6-CazItTRGsSVpJ6LbEsrHtLuUjbs4aHUHAMWunfHIJYReyrAVjsVvqMHl2TXbHFIXkfcl8UGLQ9t-td86Ec5Nyp0zEJyWcxwU99tv_RCI9vL38IpbuIGdLWBo19swhKmdPeJ6Kw3iT5VtoSMEzg/s320/20230920_163226m.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hardy fuchsia.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3A8EWMIO5NTn_7EQUozRDnQclI1xjIQC8PV8ECtMbQ0-WOCRzz_mfKb2jry6X-eOuA1A1Komu6MyCn4sAqdECQoDX8lnLE78I58ntkbxs2twwsXYnY2UPZc5oBQV-W4LwvUcV7fryAceirLHbslBAGX8yVTV-cHNxgUxBUv6CUYh2N5zlCTe_0CBtd5T5/s4032/20230920_163231m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3A8EWMIO5NTn_7EQUozRDnQclI1xjIQC8PV8ECtMbQ0-WOCRzz_mfKb2jry6X-eOuA1A1Komu6MyCn4sAqdECQoDX8lnLE78I58ntkbxs2twwsXYnY2UPZc5oBQV-W4LwvUcV7fryAceirLHbslBAGX8yVTV-cHNxgUxBUv6CUYh2N5zlCTe_0CBtd5T5/s320/20230920_163231m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Italian arum (<i>Arum italicum</i>).<br />*Poisonous noxious weed.*</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMLTf0Ig8b-GmCr3AVK6O8ZsefRCEtMWWPVXIER3oddYq65JmAEdl4GsOZik15axkw60cXTE4cdR2VS-rdpafv9VOVj6D7dWjxkL-bfhLERb184ABLS_kUpDNOKBaIHrYr0Ew5h3569GGZMrWWsjqf_MQED2Q86f0WDL5BMZXA_QQYImFqk5YPK2sCftB/s4032/20230920_163330m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMLTf0Ig8b-GmCr3AVK6O8ZsefRCEtMWWPVXIER3oddYq65JmAEdl4GsOZik15axkw60cXTE4cdR2VS-rdpafv9VOVj6D7dWjxkL-bfhLERb184ABLS_kUpDNOKBaIHrYr0Ew5h3569GGZMrWWsjqf_MQED2Q86f0WDL5BMZXA_QQYImFqk5YPK2sCftB/s320/20230920_163330m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Profusion Cherry Bicolor Zinnia.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2QaTNNcXdcW7MNkbald6FVhKxZiwhPhHZHAWCH1Km28EDkuEoyPHJFMhI7HuZg2KRajGg3IgzWDt1iaWGaMXc9NYT2ZmBsE5tmwKGE9eSVA1JBCoUVQAoVYLBS7FJIYR57KJAf37hancnVZa0KgPI8vx3ysSNfUZB7S5wrm_82Xa9_qnz5x6SQns1dDU/s4032/20230920_163516m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2QaTNNcXdcW7MNkbald6FVhKxZiwhPhHZHAWCH1Km28EDkuEoyPHJFMhI7HuZg2KRajGg3IgzWDt1iaWGaMXc9NYT2ZmBsE5tmwKGE9eSVA1JBCoUVQAoVYLBS7FJIYR57KJAf37hancnVZa0KgPI8vx3ysSNfUZB7S5wrm_82Xa9_qnz5x6SQns1dDU/s320/20230920_163516m.jpg" width="320" /></i></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blyton Golden Girl<i> </i>(<i>Dahlia</i>).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the Small Quarry Garden, we walked to the Large Quarry Garden. The flower displays are very impressive!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCANH9pExrQkBN7SYAGLQJU3mTtUPk2Z2jecxg48TnMfgAdZQcJsTq2MQaP7Hxro8XJ4XAny44LJCrDwCLUxNurook8tYykDQzOvnXKj5I_rrqzqHiSbUMAVLsfiGQQk0jyHYZblE18EMxGmuuKd0vu5fHi7MHbap7JgPW7d_bkLALISapx-d-eKv5aZnm/s3893/20230920_163930m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2349" data-original-width="3893" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCANH9pExrQkBN7SYAGLQJU3mTtUPk2Z2jecxg48TnMfgAdZQcJsTq2MQaP7Hxro8XJ4XAny44LJCrDwCLUxNurook8tYykDQzOvnXKj5I_rrqzqHiSbUMAVLsfiGQQk0jyHYZblE18EMxGmuuKd0vu5fHi7MHbap7JgPW7d_bkLALISapx-d-eKv5aZnm/s320/20230920_163930m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob is standing next to a bird in flight planting.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcX7Y05gUZVm3c88yE_MhZ019U9egv3_YLIAbEMc--_bUHer6KCmFEuQPd23BHjtZEBerfzVRphGZL32mEBAcZ5CZdff7NwBcnrJymZ56sBOT2fz3a53zF38o1WV1E5UHDdl5rO0ah2tn7QdKan_EWV-V9m3g6XRFt85ggUY-gBHwCtvUk2xT_QMTOZqol/s4032/20230920_164009m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcX7Y05gUZVm3c88yE_MhZ019U9egv3_YLIAbEMc--_bUHer6KCmFEuQPd23BHjtZEBerfzVRphGZL32mEBAcZ5CZdff7NwBcnrJymZ56sBOT2fz3a53zF38o1WV1E5UHDdl5rO0ah2tn7QdKan_EWV-V9m3g6XRFt85ggUY-gBHwCtvUk2xT_QMTOZqol/s320/20230920_164009m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These colors are spectacular together.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnuB4TbHQXGKpvXuVJataOZqZV8DkP-Kxzk5QQkHxTE-dOIh6LpsxIPVImTBsqrgvripCAceFzzIadk_RbkLdtCbILuuHQMP868OZWsx5uT4Hwx8lqqSkWcPo5QlhOElYY3ZziBNeONV4m1ceLZyCzI_2E8Hm4cKXIm5KeAd4zBZpHwkru6khAy-PeUEv/s4032/20230920_164140m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnuB4TbHQXGKpvXuVJataOZqZV8DkP-Kxzk5QQkHxTE-dOIh6LpsxIPVImTBsqrgvripCAceFzzIadk_RbkLdtCbILuuHQMP868OZWsx5uT4Hwx8lqqSkWcPo5QlhOElYY3ZziBNeONV4m1ceLZyCzI_2E8Hm4cKXIm5KeAd4zBZpHwkru6khAy-PeUEv/s320/20230920_164140m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I can't believe there are cacti here!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We took a detour up some steps to see "Love in the Rain," a sculpture built for the purpose of attaching "Love Locks." Love Locks have become a problem around the world when people attach them to bridges. This is a new idea to give people somewhere to put their love locks other than city infrastructures.</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFl0p7eZOThoEEzfVRJONYLxQNoHw3nx9loXP9xRc3zDid6e6Q3in66pEpvvVGokUwnlL-CHHI29VRObZ573T82LxtjzrgJ4SqFyPMXFPa8-m0qhdBF_fs7i23E8KkU4xcVBhasrwpaRgBt0LS2WkrojZoOXsn55-w01pIFdbWs7y0YzMq8fVf1ht5q4jM/s3077/20230920_164304m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2929" data-original-width="3077" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFl0p7eZOThoEEzfVRJONYLxQNoHw3nx9loXP9xRc3zDid6e6Q3in66pEpvvVGokUwnlL-CHHI29VRObZ573T82LxtjzrgJ4SqFyPMXFPa8-m0qhdBF_fs7i23E8KkU4xcVBhasrwpaRgBt0LS2WkrojZoOXsn55-w01pIFdbWs7y0YzMq8fVf1ht5q4jM/s320/20230920_164304m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Love in the Rain" Umbrella People.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehjE8RmgbRvWq6rMIAyYgrKaZ19ZozkmBsdW4y5StVJ3YbfJRK7U-bQzXqh__S3yJ8-p4xEHyOQ3dS1avfi0wk3cdabZVyd3Qy6yrk64fQYUgtjpbEAUTA8a49MLDe_hXkxN20xtVZhPAUe0LJKS2lEOvMMYek_ipN_YLIaNt6jRYRjFhAEXreNnxW-2y/s4032/20230920_164356m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehjE8RmgbRvWq6rMIAyYgrKaZ19ZozkmBsdW4y5StVJ3YbfJRK7U-bQzXqh__S3yJ8-p4xEHyOQ3dS1avfi0wk3cdabZVyd3Qy6yrk64fQYUgtjpbEAUTA8a49MLDe_hXkxN20xtVZhPAUe0LJKS2lEOvMMYek_ipN_YLIaNt6jRYRjFhAEXreNnxW-2y/s320/20230920_164356m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Umbrella People sculptures designed<br />for love locks.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQTBDfBS-dTFSQSo6JPbBhmCJeFxRK_TnCI4tRVphP9PfdlE98BtlAQIqeU87m_Rj2nJVTPtnOKxCutBs_QsqbZzPYV_cTkAf6Yx7ZeD4i8X4hOt-42c6ril8Pm8jarO3b1IpBpHKPaTgRtYT8XbyAYUR6Tg76aJCqoe-XiXJV3dDq9HAWGRe-HnfpmsU/s4032/20230920_164407m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQTBDfBS-dTFSQSo6JPbBhmCJeFxRK_TnCI4tRVphP9PfdlE98BtlAQIqeU87m_Rj2nJVTPtnOKxCutBs_QsqbZzPYV_cTkAf6Yx7ZeD4i8X4hOt-42c6ril8Pm8jarO3b1IpBpHKPaTgRtYT8XbyAYUR6Tg76aJCqoe-XiXJV3dDq9HAWGRe-HnfpmsU/s320/20230920_164407m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The locks are not supposed to be attached to the <br />umbrellas, but people do it anyway.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_2vuxspGuK5drJHLbwCKDNIP4l92EezPJDbchk2JrXxdn-1bluuD6ZFrQDGZ62g-HhCkxWpvEbq8HJbTvd2rB7CLZxcrrMWEUq_D2BGOToSvxksP8gvhQI1PBdCDKEBbh0_qelW68ge4t1-4E_SuKUSGpgrppx9EnJQphMIwfhio2k6RadThSGC8-Krm/s4032/20230920_164454.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_2vuxspGuK5drJHLbwCKDNIP4l92EezPJDbchk2JrXxdn-1bluuD6ZFrQDGZ62g-HhCkxWpvEbq8HJbTvd2rB7CLZxcrrMWEUq_D2BGOToSvxksP8gvhQI1PBdCDKEBbh0_qelW68ge4t1-4E_SuKUSGpgrppx9EnJQphMIwfhio2k6RadThSGC8-Krm/s320/20230920_164454.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">An explanation of the concept behind "Love in the Rain."</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3O6xCBnsEai_RTNACqzwrFPdlShMONWmHPk-rGLD_qmScKHbhSSU14wS3PsMoboNodUcCW7pA6jiwQO5AUYmvx2jTqs8fp_GQleLrc8UHAkWpXeQFSjYabW9TclQPZcHlDPBiw0_MYWJMp5L21HB62SQbH9nVL5RD4wRH0e1xoX9nx818aekpZ3wZ3zK/s3007/20230920_164507m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3007" data-original-width="2386" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3O6xCBnsEai_RTNACqzwrFPdlShMONWmHPk-rGLD_qmScKHbhSSU14wS3PsMoboNodUcCW7pA6jiwQO5AUYmvx2jTqs8fp_GQleLrc8UHAkWpXeQFSjYabW9TclQPZcHlDPBiw0_MYWJMp5L21HB62SQbH9nVL5RD4wRH0e1xoX9nx818aekpZ3wZ3zK/s320/20230920_164507m.jpg" width="254" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This receptacle is for the keys people<br />throw away when they put on their love locks.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">With the detour finished, we returned to the Large Quarry Garden to finish the circuit.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogcnyXDnPrYu9s3nLTAo2loNPV4uNBQ2UWYfPcWOCB3058LIK8lkVeIkcTNeULNorSFrzBuAykOAn-yOJVXWyxOBJOA_lCigeDtvbzgcrzipoEsMbzp6u44kvjq2yPxSG9haEXGUcycQvf5VDU1JhpOQKxnA5LltJXl9ZWJmqSfS410kgwFYtkGB9Vibq/s4032/20230920_164725m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogcnyXDnPrYu9s3nLTAo2loNPV4uNBQ2UWYfPcWOCB3058LIK8lkVeIkcTNeULNorSFrzBuAykOAn-yOJVXWyxOBJOA_lCigeDtvbzgcrzipoEsMbzp6u44kvjq2yPxSG9haEXGUcycQvf5VDU1JhpOQKxnA5LltJXl9ZWJmqSfS410kgwFYtkGB9Vibq/s320/20230920_164725m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16kdRsCkVCr5hvaNqX6msKg61K7hlfu_urSfpFUfufOKydRqYhT_qNLriVzfIRl-9GN90nGnxUPHNxTja8fwSCOMuuP8ISwYZku0-ILcbtf85GfqCwj5f0vt62SNXeXl3knHD9T2LsjZpVQsJxWApqWCF2VwSYGQLvx6ECRZzWsaa-f2HLvDcNt7LU9hN/s4032/20230920_164753m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16kdRsCkVCr5hvaNqX6msKg61K7hlfu_urSfpFUfufOKydRqYhT_qNLriVzfIRl-9GN90nGnxUPHNxTja8fwSCOMuuP8ISwYZku0-ILcbtf85GfqCwj5f0vt62SNXeXl3knHD9T2LsjZpVQsJxWApqWCF2VwSYGQLvx6ECRZzWsaa-f2HLvDcNt7LU9hN/s320/20230920_164753m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Big Leaf Hydrangea - Lacecaps <br />(<i>Hydrangea macrophylla</i>).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdqTDw33k-0ZLap3dxOU3cYXkCDo1dEYfM2HmkZvIQrH5D7GgnOIDg0LJfPkl-GZ3fEjqZxQNwvJOrTB2hAqHUGD1ZjSdN5F-PYYpHtabSbNpY_LApe0HOvYl40vKp2hs4ATjjXPeldQeJSp7cNnfIv_No1Mobb65dcwVmUrQhuZT73v08ea2oOCTEZJs/s3336/20230920_164820m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3336" data-original-width="2628" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdqTDw33k-0ZLap3dxOU3cYXkCDo1dEYfM2HmkZvIQrH5D7GgnOIDg0LJfPkl-GZ3fEjqZxQNwvJOrTB2hAqHUGD1ZjSdN5F-PYYpHtabSbNpY_LApe0HOvYl40vKp2hs4ATjjXPeldQeJSp7cNnfIv_No1Mobb65dcwVmUrQhuZT73v08ea2oOCTEZJs/s320/20230920_164820m.jpg" width="252" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Himalayan honeysuckle <br />(<i>Leycesteria formosa</i>).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PZx7V9z6KUDlR4OEzlMrbqQSFWM48O1y9BXSII2NxF7hvjMlANDMwtYqmooe4ZOHXn7_qRWGZv-4ZPP86enroASMKCXj6m08aHJUIqH87KpC9Dd1iMHoNBIAiRvWlUdeiEfOe-_1WIArNv8KWSMxwM9qycr7quHsMbTnBXY_bnNrLazHX3oaqLnU5q1w/s4032/20230920_164846m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PZx7V9z6KUDlR4OEzlMrbqQSFWM48O1y9BXSII2NxF7hvjMlANDMwtYqmooe4ZOHXn7_qRWGZv-4ZPP86enroASMKCXj6m08aHJUIqH87KpC9Dd1iMHoNBIAiRvWlUdeiEfOe-_1WIArNv8KWSMxwM9qycr7quHsMbTnBXY_bnNrLazHX3oaqLnU5q1w/s320/20230920_164846m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fuchsias.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bRkDpDm3RoFVjmSU-9IH9JI3I8trgkh5l9VYPmKPJvI35_xi7DdyorjEyc_wIVnZmUpXSzv0H7LWdP5kin7iFyGgwPkKXFD71lf4adOXs2LYo3yhP_fIJj0ya2O2sPVttLwue93aCp-PrBlWcjXk4iJOP2fCmyyNPXqjTKgzw5cFrDBESIzVax7j-hgN/s4032/20230920_164943m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bRkDpDm3RoFVjmSU-9IH9JI3I8trgkh5l9VYPmKPJvI35_xi7DdyorjEyc_wIVnZmUpXSzv0H7LWdP5kin7iFyGgwPkKXFD71lf4adOXs2LYo3yhP_fIJj0ya2O2sPVttLwue93aCp-PrBlWcjXk4iJOP2fCmyyNPXqjTKgzw5cFrDBESIzVax7j-hgN/s320/20230920_164943m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Black-eyed Susans <br />(<i>Rudbeckia fulgida</i>).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnN8ei_GRzlWbQGnKw083qiTusEYl0UcQSImHgOmools20_G3RKjpQTC-2dmmTRxOZgNBwKYSmslrV8TThCZDoBmnM3h3m49acKQuAf2e1tTGUs2Gvbh90HeN1G0S7lNP9agx58Uzs_JSRJY9Dnq1QHpKtWSdj24xLsYB4k6qdaJ58esYwcKxKhajlA-JP/s3460/20230920_165234m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3460" data-original-width="2499" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnN8ei_GRzlWbQGnKw083qiTusEYl0UcQSImHgOmools20_G3RKjpQTC-2dmmTRxOZgNBwKYSmslrV8TThCZDoBmnM3h3m49acKQuAf2e1tTGUs2Gvbh90HeN1G0S7lNP9agx58Uzs_JSRJY9Dnq1QHpKtWSdj24xLsYB4k6qdaJ58esYwcKxKhajlA-JP/s320/20230920_165234m.jpg" width="231" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fuchsia Annabel.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNMTrIbQrabS_dNqOIgUgyQD9ePTiJzrpvVUU6wAQsgGQA3MQUPN5hcqWnx5RfL31QUDs_rbXg72qNSeEkcwzT-1m1bJEh90-NAnHfaxCK5smk2HFkAWdA95XVTOiX-d7393pLKIIh2ZKHzTwOJXrU5dJmLZbCv1C_QXIL0GKis8SuJxvLvCqBes2gXNK/s4032/20230920_165250m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNMTrIbQrabS_dNqOIgUgyQD9ePTiJzrpvVUU6wAQsgGQA3MQUPN5hcqWnx5RfL31QUDs_rbXg72qNSeEkcwzT-1m1bJEh90-NAnHfaxCK5smk2HFkAWdA95XVTOiX-d7393pLKIIh2ZKHzTwOJXrU5dJmLZbCv1C_QXIL0GKis8SuJxvLvCqBes2gXNK/s320/20230920_165250m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another view of the bird in flight planting.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We headed out of Queen Elizabeth Park and walked past some funky-looking sculptures. The informational panel had been vandalized, so I had to do some research online to find out what these sculptures were. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSpC18F0cEMTIJZJw5Uq59VS7_xjCv59yvkDduha74Z3su4jM7jKJZ0SZEhQZjQ27WZgH0CtrCGVE76feJQYtbWMmtncvBilFAmNSdDEUP0HqUYCMxWEuFeFDCSKPw2R6HH0UVc6_nYq9NNG4BTZxl_LoQKtsffXacLgzOmGpqEzMUQG31AceOrL7Wn1I/s3024/20230920_170055m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2464" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSpC18F0cEMTIJZJw5Uq59VS7_xjCv59yvkDduha74Z3su4jM7jKJZ0SZEhQZjQ27WZgH0CtrCGVE76feJQYtbWMmtncvBilFAmNSdDEUP0HqUYCMxWEuFeFDCSKPw2R6HH0UVc6_nYq9NNG4BTZxl_LoQKtsffXacLgzOmGpqEzMUQG31AceOrL7Wn1I/s320/20230920_170055m.jpg" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are three of the nine raven sculptures.<br />The rest of them are on display here as well.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the City of Vancouver's Public Art Registry, I found that these sculptures are the artist's depiction of ravens. The artists are the Manitoba Aboriginal Arts Council, Inc. The sponsor donor was the Aboriginal Art Program for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">. This was their Grand Entry. The artists worked individually and collectively on their concept for a series of nine raven sculptures portraying a collective cultural history and perspective. Each of the nine figures represents their respective artist's expression of the raven's spirit.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We continued on past the Nat Bailey Stadium, "The Nat" for short. Here is where the Vancouver Canadians play baseball. This is known as Rogers Field.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QroBvAk0p36FBuODr5hPJmWMzlRgcBgB41cwQ-Zy7kCr3zK-M2peRmX7IUkWLz-rkdNo2woZS-s7ThOSZj2yrHy5pAkZL2ylDv9AxTy9VoefYArXzWzOU3xhe0YfV_Yf5KbvvVDjFavDp6Wvre4ap8NCuKDJJhgmzA0bc9PhMksVx7c87pardoXj2lcZ/s2458/20230920_170342m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="2458" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QroBvAk0p36FBuODr5hPJmWMzlRgcBgB41cwQ-Zy7kCr3zK-M2peRmX7IUkWLz-rkdNo2woZS-s7ThOSZj2yrHy5pAkZL2ylDv9AxTy9VoefYArXzWzOU3xhe0YfV_Yf5KbvvVDjFavDp6Wvre4ap8NCuKDJJhgmzA0bc9PhMksVx7c87pardoXj2lcZ/s320/20230920_170342m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4iqdC0bfV_RXCtagfnGdCwr0EZR89_z0eCT16A_uqTxaBlYgrEzKHY5Igo1j19tLOjKkSARqfpK8jk86flAh-DvUpKPdaaj8sjMdcHqPc_8t9-XKP7MgIUUVu6fgIatl7lU5LgQEDDa8EMDzomEmFjIRyWMvG-pjmeNLM8KfLrVbNu-q4Po0C1d_CbDB/s3145/20230920_170358m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3145" data-original-width="2149" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4iqdC0bfV_RXCtagfnGdCwr0EZR89_z0eCT16A_uqTxaBlYgrEzKHY5Igo1j19tLOjKkSARqfpK8jk86flAh-DvUpKPdaaj8sjMdcHqPc_8t9-XKP7MgIUUVu6fgIatl7lU5LgQEDDa8EMDzomEmFjIRyWMvG-pjmeNLM8KfLrVbNu-q4Po0C1d_CbDB/s320/20230920_170358m.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mGmc9zKtI6vvs-3UnvZbYks0N0eQBTCYvhyOYHRrj-rVfvdDS0iivE_e60Ruaic3fOYUZ82trIGWqLlODbB--s1gsTuVeu2xF6k7nvivPSmuokgB1d4Fh7a6gqsQhArjwG03cGohEeFgEI1oWARYls3inE-xUwKrgQfMHe_ih1B0hXsy-dgukF24l1yS/s3568/20230920_170646m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2996" data-original-width="3568" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mGmc9zKtI6vvs-3UnvZbYks0N0eQBTCYvhyOYHRrj-rVfvdDS0iivE_e60Ruaic3fOYUZ82trIGWqLlODbB--s1gsTuVeu2xF6k7nvivPSmuokgB1d4Fh7a6gqsQhArjwG03cGohEeFgEI1oWARYls3inE-xUwKrgQfMHe_ih1B0hXsy-dgukF24l1yS/s320/20230920_170646m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob is in front of Rogers Field. He was bummed <br />that their season was over. He would have liked<br />to see them play.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeB75LoMidftVzlG-rao1sOj-2738JDJDPKvz43bBHLvuuxiJYPRgpRsE0TvOrE1i-zncVN3bsd8OLEsVKSJaBgycn6dK_V4PX0KcNtWFy7iVhCKVCpOmMhifdRDmfVGozyqf_2_OUFjjRHOKEG-PFeGE-fWLxURCjG1sjgS0xuXldqDImOl7k_As0-zLw/s4032/20230920_170659m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeB75LoMidftVzlG-rao1sOj-2738JDJDPKvz43bBHLvuuxiJYPRgpRsE0TvOrE1i-zncVN3bsd8OLEsVKSJaBgycn6dK_V4PX0KcNtWFy7iVhCKVCpOmMhifdRDmfVGozyqf_2_OUFjjRHOKEG-PFeGE-fWLxURCjG1sjgS0xuXldqDImOl7k_As0-zLw/s320/20230920_170659m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotw_EsWQYb05-kJqvmGlR17suU0_rQ3t4A358k4oTT-Nt91lvignN8etqIiJjUzWpcEJHtAH8RliiQ56MlJ0Mhevyj13qqdeSYNMg74n6RPujvtYYbynyeoCYz06n3KbgzjJGstPLF_s83Xary8kRYgpvhhjUxBVolRm_89uQEybxI64Ff6yXPmAn3iL9/s2785/20230920_170808_01m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1910" data-original-width="2785" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotw_EsWQYb05-kJqvmGlR17suU0_rQ3t4A358k4oTT-Nt91lvignN8etqIiJjUzWpcEJHtAH8RliiQ56MlJ0Mhevyj13qqdeSYNMg74n6RPujvtYYbynyeoCYz06n3KbgzjJGstPLF_s83Xary8kRYgpvhhjUxBVolRm_89uQEybxI64Ff6yXPmAn3iL9/s320/20230920_170808_01m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Leads to fish habitat. Do not pollute."</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInl63OjxA7KNEFzdalM9dbTSCIt6cLRdP85FKhCQTTHhXhlxNuQhNtnmqYZarpcMilha7EGPQon2nyOyWpBpChD1o2QWSSc7BEJp3n7BGwABbRdeYDRFC6rbgYqfV-zJalgWO0Ejd12i9vIvsO51MSkJ5IiBLWJ2-abhzmEbxzR7GUv5ky-uP29upUENR/s3499/20230920_172943m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2644" data-original-width="3499" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInl63OjxA7KNEFzdalM9dbTSCIt6cLRdP85FKhCQTTHhXhlxNuQhNtnmqYZarpcMilha7EGPQon2nyOyWpBpChD1o2QWSSc7BEJp3n7BGwABbRdeYDRFC6rbgYqfV-zJalgWO0Ejd12i9vIvsO51MSkJ5IiBLWJ2-abhzmEbxzR7GUv5ky-uP29upUENR/s320/20230920_172943m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This friendly Siamese cat came to say hello.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the way back to the car, we walked through the Mountain View Cemetery.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">While driving back to the RV park, Bob pointed out two totem poles at the entrance to a building.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWAJ-reiG-Gjumt9Y-tzadQgDkdvjoLv7kzxkEsgm1UTRBJJQtsQBCY4POquydnsbW48ByScXDMRFM-0FGdQy1jpHsBPd9FklzlR6ErmDvv_LguMXcMLyqXNjQSbDbSJA5aS2BY0h5FmvcC7tGqWKi-AvIl2-YGI4m_jaSCiJRfIdbSLbP5iKkpnLZ3KW/s2702/20230920_183023m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2702" data-original-width="2140" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWAJ-reiG-Gjumt9Y-tzadQgDkdvjoLv7kzxkEsgm1UTRBJJQtsQBCY4POquydnsbW48ByScXDMRFM-0FGdQy1jpHsBPd9FklzlR6ErmDvv_LguMXcMLyqXNjQSbDbSJA5aS2BY0h5FmvcC7tGqWKi-AvIl2-YGI4m_jaSCiJRfIdbSLbP5iKkpnLZ3KW/s320/20230920_183023m.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">When we returned to our 5th wheel, it was time for dinner and we were hungry. In our neighborhood, there is a restaurant called Milestones that has good reviews. We headed there for dinner and had a wonderful meal. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">As we were leaving the restaurant, I noticed that the Dodger game was playing in the bar. When I pointed that out to Bob, he took me back to the 5th wheel and returned to the bar to watch the game. He was disappointed because the Dodgers lost. Bummer.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqSotqhP0yE3bEkhbO7vBvPuHKrg5eRksFaX3j4e0kl5vHXNogogduxR_Zgoj5-kI2YhQaNsVHeooWZFufnxeeiY_ql5O438Rjs48h1zeTq0zmN6O6UNa7EJPj3osc0mrLMkwDF36i5u6nJa0ZyVrCG5xbid8cBvT2yfNguGgQNLncDXyzqi1YfVi-T4l/s4032/20230920_192628m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2454" data-original-width="4032" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqSotqhP0yE3bEkhbO7vBvPuHKrg5eRksFaX3j4e0kl5vHXNogogduxR_Zgoj5-kI2YhQaNsVHeooWZFufnxeeiY_ql5O438Rjs48h1zeTq0zmN6O6UNa7EJPj3osc0mrLMkwDF36i5u6nJa0ZyVrCG5xbid8cBvT2yfNguGgQNLncDXyzqi1YfVi-T4l/s320/20230920_192628m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Milestones Restaurant.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tomorrow, we are going to do a group walk with the Vancouver 'Venturers Volkssport Club in the Kitsilano/West Point Grey area to Pacific Spirit Regional Park, Jericho Beach Park, Spanish Banks, and Locarno Beach. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have a good night, y'all!</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com0Kitsilano, Vancouver, BC, Canada49.2683705 -123.168329749.245982026323077 -123.20266197539063 49.29075897367693 -123.13399742460938tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-24816456642923156702023-09-13T19:30:00.629-05:002023-10-09T23:57:57.145-05:00A Delightful Triple Treat: Paulina Lake, Big Obsidian Flow, and Paulina Falls - Wednesday, September 13, 2023<span style="font-family: verdana;">Central Oregon in the late summer is a captivating place. Most tourists have headed home, the temperatures have moderated into the 70s and low 80s, and the scenery is high desert with mountains: Mount Bachelor, the Three Sisters, Broken Top, Three-Fingered Jack, and Black Butte. In addition, the Columbia River Volkssport Association puts on a three-day walking weekend every other year.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob and I arrived Monday, September 11, at Tumalo State Park in Bend, Oregon, where we camped in our 5th wheel. The walking event did not start until Friday night, Sept. 13, with a Dessert Meet 'n' Greet.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3anq9L3I6k8q7tYCSo6h14RORIm0X1n5Of0xTqzSzy86fu81v9OkSzJYamy78mEEsI3VIj3zeHSaj87SHOXtC_5gReTPhGxCOrxS65qWr13y8kBzN3boQS92Tv0G1yb5dgtK4OM-inJpX7z6o595Zwob6DhA3ThSH4sdlWdtjKbI-HQaLT7OgL2_cl3aW/s4032/20230912_144826m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3anq9L3I6k8q7tYCSo6h14RORIm0X1n5Of0xTqzSzy86fu81v9OkSzJYamy78mEEsI3VIj3zeHSaj87SHOXtC_5gReTPhGxCOrxS65qWr13y8kBzN3boQS92Tv0G1yb5dgtK4OM-inJpX7z6o595Zwob6DhA3ThSH4sdlWdtjKbI-HQaLT7OgL2_cl3aW/s320/20230912_144826m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our site in Tumalo State Park. It took<br />some maneuvering to get into this spot!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKXDwjpAV3XhOFza5TSvsczaw8EFH_FwHyuF1pyFaT9d49u9NbiVfh_g1ix5coniHlVGfVqDHXw8dhMiG1_A3fr0iyydjnsU10jhvvFF7FR3aCanC4xfsAcsuAt7UlroJbibhMuTCgAf0bHeH00dMtZLcJDbK9RPjrCvqjNtWhbDn8IpZxGS7OSHPUd-_/s3867/20230912_144855m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2900" data-original-width="3867" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKXDwjpAV3XhOFza5TSvsczaw8EFH_FwHyuF1pyFaT9d49u9NbiVfh_g1ix5coniHlVGfVqDHXw8dhMiG1_A3fr0iyydjnsU10jhvvFF7FR3aCanC4xfsAcsuAt7UlroJbibhMuTCgAf0bHeH00dMtZLcJDbK9RPjrCvqjNtWhbDn8IpZxGS7OSHPUd-_/s320/20230912_144855m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilElKfD0TpUEknCoNzTKCz21AbeD27D9w_ImUJdEWyXGdO5P4WvPVOq8gpi08wt4u8QxJkzhJiDl_3nFo8JaJLLql84aLiqO_UgUjLZSDbzD9LFDmkmkKBFIkFZZ5MC30XpwzBXp_jbJ7F0pWLSG0at-IvWodRtIBCmKEm4oZflZ6eW1dAqQ0_JLBRpgHx/s4032/20230912_144939m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilElKfD0TpUEknCoNzTKCz21AbeD27D9w_ImUJdEWyXGdO5P4WvPVOq8gpi08wt4u8QxJkzhJiDl_3nFo8JaJLLql84aLiqO_UgUjLZSDbzD9LFDmkmkKBFIkFZZ5MC30XpwzBXp_jbJ7F0pWLSG0at-IvWodRtIBCmKEm4oZflZ6eW1dAqQ0_JLBRpgHx/s320/20230912_144939m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since the walking event hadn't started yet, we didn't have written directions for the walk we wanted to do: Paulina Lake. How hard could it be? Basically, we had to walk the trail around the entire lake. We would add the Big Obsidian Flow and Paulina Falls Trails at the end of the day.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">First, a brief description of the area we're hiking in today. Newberry Caldera in central Oregon contains the crystal clear East Lake and Paulina Lake and several lava flows. Big Obsidian Flow stretches just over a square mile and formed just 1,300 years ago, making it Newberry's youngest lava flow. Paulina Falls spills over the lowest point of Newberry Caldera, plummeting 80 ft. in twin waterfalls.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The weather today was splendid. We didn't start the walk until 11:30 a.m. and the temperature was 74 degrees.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">A "trick" to doing this walk, according to the Newberry National Volcanic Monument newsletter, is to do it counter-clockwise around the lake. We decided to take that advice.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9krqstOmAveqJr-k3QRKOEXin0NvusYd7zJAn3D8omw6CmmRGVyvdc6r4rUCyar0RQQ7R-UyHdWDktITgU8I4Dp9bbkxRZhoOe4Dv9QO8znD7ZAHpoWL1TONZegjAfoVo3rLZaR5pfRX7dkV4b2kOYD-5dH4_xvkBJoltGaiRYw67W4gZTBO5qabwHo8/s3942/20230913_112903m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2956" data-original-width="3942" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9krqstOmAveqJr-k3QRKOEXin0NvusYd7zJAn3D8omw6CmmRGVyvdc6r4rUCyar0RQQ7R-UyHdWDktITgU8I4Dp9bbkxRZhoOe4Dv9QO8znD7ZAHpoWL1TONZegjAfoVo3rLZaR5pfRX7dkV4b2kOYD-5dH4_xvkBJoltGaiRYw67W4gZTBO5qabwHo8/s320/20230913_112903m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our first view of Paulina Lake was from the bridge<br />near the marina.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We weren't sure where to park because we didn't have the directions. Originally, we parked on the dirt shoulder near the turn to the marina and resort. After we walked a short distance on the trail, we saw a big lot with restrooms. Bob said he'd feel better parking in the big lot. He moved the truck. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">There is a boat ramp and campground. In season, the Visitor Center is open. It was after Labor Day and the Visitor Center was closed, so it seemed the "season" was over.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The trail was well-marked. We found the trailhead sign and headed out counter-clockwise. Immediately, we were in shady, fragrant Ponderosa pine woods. The trail was level, but there were a few roots and rocks scattered around. We had our hiking poles and boots for later in the hike when we would encounter obsidian rocks on the trail.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Being a 70-year-old woman, I was pleasantly surprised that there were restrooms about every mile on the first third of the trail. There were campgrounds and picnic areas, too. </span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzg3PgEsey6RB01WLC0ZQ4sGcBp-VPaF8MYKu5Zw4cVt5IFZNa14UUSaMgAyA87yG-446UynEf1Zmm8kGWw8Ic2Nh5ZlIQwk_gcrEZtF1Ov6t3YG2eqeUe6k14MC3f9i39Gi5ETvMfOS_L5NOcBn8AvfC8fyMNHKUzFY3W3C-T_Vo549eQph0FJknVGUr/s2924/20230913_112939m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2924" data-original-width="2626" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzg3PgEsey6RB01WLC0ZQ4sGcBp-VPaF8MYKu5Zw4cVt5IFZNa14UUSaMgAyA87yG-446UynEf1Zmm8kGWw8Ic2Nh5ZlIQwk_gcrEZtF1Ov6t3YG2eqeUe6k14MC3f9i39Gi5ETvMfOS_L5NOcBn8AvfC8fyMNHKUzFY3W3C-T_Vo549eQph0FJknVGUr/s320/20230913_112939m.jpg" width="287" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Good signage around the lake.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpm0Pj5gfpeMTgrcJlS44xTUYSgdQVm32Lajz2Bu81WrL9M3ar7skjsV7ulmuFPYbfCfVUxw_g16zFwoyMw_MeTLUbT2pbcjLw5XJ5fh0BDyFeIaPp5ioGvzRmEjH8J32mTl93SGkMFYw1jIywN0Up6nGPIq0jgUxZijGOZ9_g1jGsbdEgRRAx00E4Ewr/s4032/20230913_112957m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpm0Pj5gfpeMTgrcJlS44xTUYSgdQVm32Lajz2Bu81WrL9M3ar7skjsV7ulmuFPYbfCfVUxw_g16zFwoyMw_MeTLUbT2pbcjLw5XJ5fh0BDyFeIaPp5ioGvzRmEjH8J32mTl93SGkMFYw1jIywN0Up6nGPIq0jgUxZijGOZ9_g1jGsbdEgRRAx00E4Ewr/s320/20230913_112957m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Who lives here?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmZZtLuRH0_Wl3nIhlaRoZ8mpAb0f4DZVfjhtjbBSunVE8ErqWE-Fx45gxY6ygCsv80HlQ0uaWYubGDA926msd0XhbWULZkIN0avX_p1A9C42UeoPxBfsyk9g-6mz55SFRVXIANvPO6ZcqoiuuMozkijdk67VlFyGe0SD1Pv-alahROxzg0zOJLIArtdB/s4032/20230913_113854m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmZZtLuRH0_Wl3nIhlaRoZ8mpAb0f4DZVfjhtjbBSunVE8ErqWE-Fx45gxY6ygCsv80HlQ0uaWYubGDA926msd0XhbWULZkIN0avX_p1A9C42UeoPxBfsyk9g-6mz55SFRVXIANvPO6ZcqoiuuMozkijdk67VlFyGe0SD1Pv-alahROxzg0zOJLIArtdB/s320/20230913_113854m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The trail looked mostly like this.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Every once in a while, we would come out of the forest for lake views. </span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEEVyVtwQ5hFqqdW8pkZR459GsoXswXOe4z-YfDE0aestDeG-odjZBKdkIj_regEhDA3xNB405TUL5ZiXxXRqoHZNdFDdTTFrdhhKB3Gs7VBk2rED_HP_a61LhKQutrceKQ5vWyjtMOxdhpo9G7Oq3zYMo7yppedbcdbijcLVb8537hoTLUPLATgXG1mE/s4032/20230913_114130m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEEVyVtwQ5hFqqdW8pkZR459GsoXswXOe4z-YfDE0aestDeG-odjZBKdkIj_regEhDA3xNB405TUL5ZiXxXRqoHZNdFDdTTFrdhhKB3Gs7VBk2rED_HP_a61LhKQutrceKQ5vWyjtMOxdhpo9G7Oq3zYMo7yppedbcdbijcLVb8537hoTLUPLATgXG1mE/s320/20230913_114130m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Paulina Lake is in a volcanic caldera.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirsESck0Hj7Z8Z23avPB5B1vg0_fGd70fNsS9fvotfYA2jEyhjfCrEwrs1v_aaSZODTPzhRiU118boGxBCuQfQyjTlIR4YVKAEkbV0AlMRPbiA32-hIWttq9YuZfL93e5YsZlM-aKTemizRT3-wCgJqZtZcP4Ysmd6AtIwblTdynypY_SooGbKmwuyeYv/s4032/20230913_114529m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirsESck0Hj7Z8Z23avPB5B1vg0_fGd70fNsS9fvotfYA2jEyhjfCrEwrs1v_aaSZODTPzhRiU118boGxBCuQfQyjTlIR4YVKAEkbV0AlMRPbiA32-hIWttq9YuZfL93e5YsZlM-aKTemizRT3-wCgJqZtZcP4Ysmd6AtIwblTdynypY_SooGbKmwuyeYv/s320/20230913_114529m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob enjoyed the view of Paulina Lake.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25-MrShpz4GeALtUYNXRZEvMCOBM0m2w6fbgD9LRDCigpRJ4DHG7Un4G_BWbIqwMu_YOEYir1tvv2mDywl5m1t-hjEx_iBKqcYQwmXjRaMDeVr9rqK8_JwOzbpZ4gqfoAe-Qepf-vxGqSLWvzj3j_3-AND7ybFf1wZ88WCpo94-9s_lHwQX3fsXytF7ut/s3562/20230913_115657m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="3562" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25-MrShpz4GeALtUYNXRZEvMCOBM0m2w6fbgD9LRDCigpRJ4DHG7Un4G_BWbIqwMu_YOEYir1tvv2mDywl5m1t-hjEx_iBKqcYQwmXjRaMDeVr9rqK8_JwOzbpZ4gqfoAe-Qepf-vxGqSLWvzj3j_3-AND7ybFf1wZ88WCpo94-9s_lHwQX3fsXytF7ut/s320/20230913_115657m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were a number of fishermen out today.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqTpqHbeOUzmpYs5ZO3i3vvsD3GneBcp-euIhaV-6zVLtPx5jShdBeWnLHgsQUUIQYPPrExYva1uobcA_s166YwgZU-VEcRuCzzNgOsH_KZe5_8G6CW53bsB6ngJ8mwFNIqgnCe9Pb7ThAi_UibhZzDEsD1yOYOHbowrdqmptYuLYKO7pO8JJ1DjE2ruG/s320/20230913_121037m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="240" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob found a nice log to enjoy the view<br />and have a snack. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqTpqHbeOUzmpYs5ZO3i3vvsD3GneBcp-euIhaV-6zVLtPx5jShdBeWnLHgsQUUIQYPPrExYva1uobcA_s166YwgZU-VEcRuCzzNgOsH_KZe5_8G6CW53bsB6ngJ8mwFNIqgnCe9Pb7ThAi_UibhZzDEsD1yOYOHbowrdqmptYuLYKO7pO8JJ1DjE2ruG/s4032/20230913_121037m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyDELQgI3VRed2_1_NkSsUf-y7BrP2cXkHCyqaXXVPFn-ACxs2kWVQGme6aSsTC0r4iSKSzC7mThdeiBOqrtB9O9fZqxok23SZ-wHacZpf3uAXlPzUzlunbNTaSB3JiEfYU3riejwiTCyLiESKRS5WLArQMGrCYNlLgtcCh31IhNDgB70d2i3sO3qhe0R/s4032/20230913_121401m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyDELQgI3VRed2_1_NkSsUf-y7BrP2cXkHCyqaXXVPFn-ACxs2kWVQGme6aSsTC0r4iSKSzC7mThdeiBOqrtB9O9fZqxok23SZ-wHacZpf3uAXlPzUzlunbNTaSB3JiEfYU3riejwiTCyLiESKRS5WLArQMGrCYNlLgtcCh31IhNDgB70d2i3sO3qhe0R/s320/20230913_121401m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob just finished testing the water <br />temperature. He declared it "not cold."<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">The beach paralleled the trail. I liked walking </span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">on the soft pea gravel next to the water.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEErsyM71Oy8OisXMn_kA1l_irQ45pkhCLP1OEiTN5MN23ZQlxPeiijbYGCE3oj8ljX5h6G7uS3ysRZPG58vK7Im7Iy7riT2kqLsgyLcdlGl5UVcfbtLpsh9C7EAk6Skf-mSZ2HADCaC3xoyqz9R6nRTtp-qv1Gn1A3ELZVq-8kSfEOWSE6JBhWpum6mi/s4032/20230913_121838m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEErsyM71Oy8OisXMn_kA1l_irQ45pkhCLP1OEiTN5MN23ZQlxPeiijbYGCE3oj8ljX5h6G7uS3ysRZPG58vK7Im7Iy7riT2kqLsgyLcdlGl5UVcfbtLpsh9C7EAk6Skf-mSZ2HADCaC3xoyqz9R6nRTtp-qv1Gn1A3ELZVq-8kSfEOWSE6JBhWpum6mi/s320/20230913_121838m.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIpZEcHs7yzvH0YA8KFvX3QSfpBUSzJRLu3EGvW60LkgEsWqtmpd_LIVvlI86qAxVevoF8P_BWMkhiApki8xPz4l1Jns-p_qazv2q6qX7Cr__UHrL7rB6IGJcX2qd0Ql62s__P9Pn72FSLTNGnYnuw1Od-0xI4TrZY39vRDQtYyVdWLM4VukH5N-rPtsz/s4032/20230913_121903m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIpZEcHs7yzvH0YA8KFvX3QSfpBUSzJRLu3EGvW60LkgEsWqtmpd_LIVvlI86qAxVevoF8P_BWMkhiApki8xPz4l1Jns-p_qazv2q6qX7Cr__UHrL7rB6IGJcX2qd0Ql62s__P9Pn72FSLTNGnYnuw1Od-0xI4TrZY39vRDQtYyVdWLM4VukH5N-rPtsz/s320/20230913_121903m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our hiking boots are at the <br />water's edge at Paulina Lake.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We walked through Little Crater Campground at the end of the road. Many of the sites were pull-throughs with lovely views of the lake. There are no hookups at this campground, but water spigots are available (water is available through September). </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I didn't notice if there was a dump station. If we were into dry camping, we would spend a lot of time here if we could get a spot. Most sites were reserved (even the week after Labor Day). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you're hiking around the lake counter-clockwise this is your last chance for restrooms. As we left the campground, we met a lady who asked if we were going to the hot springs. We said we were. She told us the first hot spring we came to when we got to the grassy hot spring area was NOT clothing optional. The clothing-optional springs were farther along the trail. Because we saw the sign below, we thought we were close to the hot springs. Not! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKGzUl7odRBJUHkOpXxPlqtEX-OGgjUcPRNgTiCziETokecXBJj2twYUI-k78toLh-pQCCtHbvCzivcVsvIdPSoQn-4ijMSt_07ueUyEK71cUNrieGATAV3lw2_W6eLPe931yc4zNXmqV2t7JnVVfbXr0s5SjMuD6hySXhyphenhyphen5tjb2GqdGk7WQpgRL09U4E/s3351/20230913_125652m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2062" data-original-width="3351" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKGzUl7odRBJUHkOpXxPlqtEX-OGgjUcPRNgTiCziETokecXBJj2twYUI-k78toLh-pQCCtHbvCzivcVsvIdPSoQn-4ijMSt_07ueUyEK71cUNrieGATAV3lw2_W6eLPe931yc4zNXmqV2t7JnVVfbXr0s5SjMuD6hySXhyphenhyphen5tjb2GqdGk7WQpgRL09U4E/s320/20230913_125652m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hot springs rules.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2fPMEaJZHaiQemJsqTD6HI8xR9NAI3jt4HJTJJAhtLJSkFmMb8N1vU_OKW3U_1eXg5V4kfHgiE5WTwLfGofHUTnrMYltwCR8Oxt5wwQ0nX2N0Eh245kVPvpaPHEClJZKEsZc3ceQPq7o4OgKqpcorhHNIP29ofKNfnkgGzAGOLLidCz9nBCZampyWBuK/s3685/20230913_125712m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2333" data-original-width="3685" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2fPMEaJZHaiQemJsqTD6HI8xR9NAI3jt4HJTJJAhtLJSkFmMb8N1vU_OKW3U_1eXg5V4kfHgiE5WTwLfGofHUTnrMYltwCR8Oxt5wwQ0nX2N0Eh245kVPvpaPHEClJZKEsZc3ceQPq7o4OgKqpcorhHNIP29ofKNfnkgGzAGOLLidCz9nBCZampyWBuK/s320/20230913_125712m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was a junction. We stayed on the <br />Lakeshore Loop Trail.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Wks73w9-7tXRf76w61UE74mZwyd1TNdFD2nQqaeHRkEnBji0uae5W5GzZxGv0GupgoCsgcQaS-D3gPHad3cQCGe8e4zKpzMl0L9mgxXrHGuewOP-hsiyHXo4XKtnmHwzksXnfL8T-6T0JObiZpaMZ_1722ImNq1ofbpuOH_94xQWIC6TuGDvzZJ1hQbv/s4032/20230913_131048m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Wks73w9-7tXRf76w61UE74mZwyd1TNdFD2nQqaeHRkEnBji0uae5W5GzZxGv0GupgoCsgcQaS-D3gPHad3cQCGe8e4zKpzMl0L9mgxXrHGuewOP-hsiyHXo4XKtnmHwzksXnfL8T-6T0JObiZpaMZ_1722ImNq1ofbpuOH_94xQWIC6TuGDvzZJ1hQbv/s320/20230913_131048m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Beautiful clear teal water. You can see the<br />trail along the lakeshore here.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We kept hiking and hiking, thinking we'd soon be at the hot springs. Rocks and obsidian littered the trail around this side of the lake. It's good we had our hiking boots and were using walking sticks! This side of the lake was more exposed to the sun. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_aUs67WlIR-ddnXvKBOzl18GtfONOT-AinsfsZrz-w4UDZFnK6m1ATJTTKymPZB-rVJ0zdcgqct0s9rHPuU80phQfqVw9KFMAN8uY98wbUnmTd-bNA22COZ51wggIU2CCfz1p_WnzD8BqMOGp_sJPGLNw3NiC05XeAkkIFnixuxMARSsCc1jhoYJlXKn/s4032/20230913_131429m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_aUs67WlIR-ddnXvKBOzl18GtfONOT-AinsfsZrz-w4UDZFnK6m1ATJTTKymPZB-rVJ0zdcgqct0s9rHPuU80phQfqVw9KFMAN8uY98wbUnmTd-bNA22COZ51wggIU2CCfz1p_WnzD8BqMOGp_sJPGLNw3NiC05XeAkkIFnixuxMARSsCc1jhoYJlXKn/s320/20230913_131429m.jpg" width="156" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yes, the moss is THAT green!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIT3nTs2vcYc5aArq9fL-ugQvwjm9vfwHBixywQvVLtMBq1azu4Y9GTcxx1IlRF-RkYzpFBw5KcqJkgQSerNN5FMQl1fHCBPCKvVdErHCJ9KNJjopKev6zeZsQ5W96qWHmXTW4G-LPatlQ0Y7zv4qc0x7wKINrEidhWBVKqjuoW16MttYXQqOlA-Mx7qo/s4032/IMG_1897m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIT3nTs2vcYc5aArq9fL-ugQvwjm9vfwHBixywQvVLtMBq1azu4Y9GTcxx1IlRF-RkYzpFBw5KcqJkgQSerNN5FMQl1fHCBPCKvVdErHCJ9KNJjopKev6zeZsQ5W96qWHmXTW4G-LPatlQ0Y7zv4qc0x7wKINrEidhWBVKqjuoW16MttYXQqOlA-Mx7qo/s320/IMG_1897m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am at the top of the knoll next to<br />the log in the previous photo.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The hike has some surprises left. First, is the obsidian flow; second, the hot springs; and third, the steep cinder scree slope. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6GFL3lqSTzDI6ZLhCHSO-38v1KkReL91TtbVRN5WOTX6ykkAK4n-17uRD8WznR9vvRJV3oKFoDDCaQHy3mVVouCfha_sny2z7vbJn3NKmCGekbEtYYGNHCcz4PuclrOIqg0RakK-U_dKLgmOaUtRQEt_oyWdkzJCPx-xgN11Qh8uhVgTyF1VAdVfhiXe/s4032/20230913_132742m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6GFL3lqSTzDI6ZLhCHSO-38v1KkReL91TtbVRN5WOTX6ykkAK4n-17uRD8WznR9vvRJV3oKFoDDCaQHy3mVVouCfha_sny2z7vbJn3NKmCGekbEtYYGNHCcz4PuclrOIqg0RakK-U_dKLgmOaUtRQEt_oyWdkzJCPx-xgN11Qh8uhVgTyF1VAdVfhiXe/s320/20230913_132742m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Do not remove the obsidian!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4L9xgj6L6oymFFOQU7qsJo01WN8Rs-xgW_4ai5_FnFRn4EfQiqJtCjNLm9XsjRY0MzidNKeO1dSGT2Zc4KdlnXTaJecFLoVsfurXb1fZcZgT_F5AKEaEyfMkItHel2u7FKtwhIwsz2fB6pRV0ysYOLKnNIWPVhZZZxXN01Jp-zbRwlULDKCjoaz0Nzul/s3413/20230913_132801m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3413" data-original-width="2975" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4L9xgj6L6oymFFOQU7qsJo01WN8Rs-xgW_4ai5_FnFRn4EfQiqJtCjNLm9XsjRY0MzidNKeO1dSGT2Zc4KdlnXTaJecFLoVsfurXb1fZcZgT_F5AKEaEyfMkItHel2u7FKtwhIwsz2fB6pRV0ysYOLKnNIWPVhZZZxXN01Jp-zbRwlULDKCjoaz0Nzul/s320/20230913_132801m.jpg" width="279" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are now hiking through the obsidian flow.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02lY3WmsN9tU7-Mp_eub40FpAS9bWHEqBaMpf_MIPCUyNTFUbA6KwxpukKH2h4WTyk1eDTyVhp-C-T0qtYXwrgSKmWc76mi9ix-QH5lLbUdrTHyEkmWvWxHuBaO0RENS7O9mY25LjPQ00AVV4p9bkw32WjEojpKEGCKvD_k_4sjk6TtHhfXO7AaqUzCh9/s3645/20230913_132818m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3645" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02lY3WmsN9tU7-Mp_eub40FpAS9bWHEqBaMpf_MIPCUyNTFUbA6KwxpukKH2h4WTyk1eDTyVhp-C-T0qtYXwrgSKmWc76mi9ix-QH5lLbUdrTHyEkmWvWxHuBaO0RENS7O9mY25LjPQ00AVV4p9bkw32WjEojpKEGCKvD_k_4sjk6TtHhfXO7AaqUzCh9/s320/20230913_132818m.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are happy to have our poles with us.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMihuvj9U_O-E6FR8-drho-Mvm3-rHmtKsoa0vY4mw3Hfxate2zdk_zObfHf4tJV1Pgb85jG66iKWdq219I0F35W46etIaE2YUN2dYBbxQEfJqVxJeuXoCGEstacOKWAIFNo_P85ZoqC4allmbGpNvxXN1oC6ZW1Yt9_OZka-J6n08dbNjpj6CW3WsW6Y/s3130/20230913_132912m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3130" data-original-width="2674" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMihuvj9U_O-E6FR8-drho-Mvm3-rHmtKsoa0vY4mw3Hfxate2zdk_zObfHf4tJV1Pgb85jG66iKWdq219I0F35W46etIaE2YUN2dYBbxQEfJqVxJeuXoCGEstacOKWAIFNo_P85ZoqC4allmbGpNvxXN1oC6ZW1Yt9_OZka-J6n08dbNjpj6CW3WsW6Y/s320/20230913_132912m.jpg" width="273" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This uprooted tree is its own art form.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3XYKJv0UJl9K8oKQzUa-3itTfHWmVLAFpv6l3_ZBCoDHzhAWMS8JiPYFegrvnLL6vkvXhSuyjfxpyG8dN5VDUrKcjfkBNVmIycsSajGuFSk7DH-AuLEoXCf_JSCFs74HAaLQvRNghBtGakg4w1WU_EWhybqihyphenhyphenJ6-HBHt_SJVQ_a4LaEME_asMixcr32/s4032/20230913_133005m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3XYKJv0UJl9K8oKQzUa-3itTfHWmVLAFpv6l3_ZBCoDHzhAWMS8JiPYFegrvnLL6vkvXhSuyjfxpyG8dN5VDUrKcjfkBNVmIycsSajGuFSk7DH-AuLEoXCf_JSCFs74HAaLQvRNghBtGakg4w1WU_EWhybqihyphenhyphenJ6-HBHt_SJVQ_a4LaEME_asMixcr32/s320/20230913_133005m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Obsidian glass. You'll learn more about the <br />glass and Obsidian Flow after we finish this hike.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyj7f-_cL3j6GL0GX1Z0f1GNlg6GbeMJpSyo4MmfAl7f_W7AN-t5xYYbgzh6nPgArLeeKXvZ34YSouBG9pPocg9L7V5yEw5A9tb1BPBnbsRaN7jJykm1GXD_IRU1KAhIeNwnUhok9tJq30qIDFgNjSysK5s_bY8mLWnxjcVRq7x8kkl_Qxo1VESZ7JtIa2/s3024/20230913_134229m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3012" data-original-width="3024" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyj7f-_cL3j6GL0GX1Z0f1GNlg6GbeMJpSyo4MmfAl7f_W7AN-t5xYYbgzh6nPgArLeeKXvZ34YSouBG9pPocg9L7V5yEw5A9tb1BPBnbsRaN7jJykm1GXD_IRU1KAhIeNwnUhok9tJq30qIDFgNjSysK5s_bY8mLWnxjcVRq7x8kkl_Qxo1VESZ7JtIa2/s320/20230913_134229m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A butterfly stopped for a drink.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The trail continued around the lake and we started seeing a lot of grasses between the trail and the lake. It was time to look for the hot springs. The lady we met told us it was at one of the first side trails once we got to the grassy area. Sure enough, on the second side trail we took, we could see some branches making what looked like benches. I walked over and looked at the pool. It was horrible, filled with clumps of green algae. I told Bob I wasn't putting my feet in that water. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob said, "What about that pool?" (indicating a second, crystal clear hot springs pool next to it). That was more like it!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXrgLsnBJRGMDafdpdb9ACMTd5Wvn_x6E6FzYBXy4ROqPc0EBgleA87NuVNNkmmgNq-TLqGgRdbPP_ZUX34arApV0YGSOZbqJyjliBuxPWaua3J-8hUWOJFXOV_v8u9L4C1yQrC2mlsYWmyazJqWUflRv-e0IYT4M5y1UKFcY9lid3Jz9LONPgHzncl2_/s4032/20230913_135014m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXrgLsnBJRGMDafdpdb9ACMTd5Wvn_x6E6FzYBXy4ROqPc0EBgleA87NuVNNkmmgNq-TLqGgRdbPP_ZUX34arApV0YGSOZbqJyjliBuxPWaua3J-8hUWOJFXOV_v8u9L4C1yQrC2mlsYWmyazJqWUflRv-e0IYT4M5y1UKFcY9lid3Jz9LONPgHzncl2_/s320/20230913_135014m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were thrilled to take our boots off<br />and let our feet soak in the warm water!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZNamfQj7z8MYQiYvYjydoVLR05qzFAW16kjrRGBThIwxdj_hZcPmJtlk3c9BR4bkqmU31_-1AgnwJ3eeZzAuvx6mbJNCrax06MdHbqZieFpa2BD9wuH-bHDqtBIqAPCYKKatf-VxYU_RtitwuijFymVwqjSViqC10g8PlbH5Ftm-BLokUIa0naUZC6GE/s4032/20230913_135212m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZNamfQj7z8MYQiYvYjydoVLR05qzFAW16kjrRGBThIwxdj_hZcPmJtlk3c9BR4bkqmU31_-1AgnwJ3eeZzAuvx6mbJNCrax06MdHbqZieFpa2BD9wuH-bHDqtBIqAPCYKKatf-VxYU_RtitwuijFymVwqjSViqC10g8PlbH5Ftm-BLokUIa0naUZC6GE/s320/20230913_135212m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What a treat! The water was nice.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW60MVa_Wj8U7t3yGOnNyOhmw-gmy6jf4gRak2EzM7DsoxuxBhrwb6-e9bisFqmdMEpunhX2wvnPgv5SbzcOymqNuFwWlzgVOvnF13yz2PVsDw6uRYAvVxP1_GodwVdaMurEMq-ruwT7QoGRz-vdo6X8H_fqyV6uhPKanirQs20v9lcZUlYnGsEtbDJnlq/s3751/IMG_1899m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3751" data-original-width="2785" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW60MVa_Wj8U7t3yGOnNyOhmw-gmy6jf4gRak2EzM7DsoxuxBhrwb6-e9bisFqmdMEpunhX2wvnPgv5SbzcOymqNuFwWlzgVOvnF13yz2PVsDw6uRYAvVxP1_GodwVdaMurEMq-ruwT7QoGRz-vdo6X8H_fqyV6uhPKanirQs20v9lcZUlYnGsEtbDJnlq/s320/IMG_1899m.jpg" width="238" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ahhhhh!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGE_uke_GQvxp8GcCavTxEnkDtUlgBGGJPh4GngZ6CjHRPRdj0I_U4oMNqepXJ-I2qWJoc_NWj009L2qgiIDDwcYYdmiNgaSbkehao3Sts6O5QwYQlakQih7tR3aVM5bley9MQQhiF26fMXjkUGp7RTQdt1YQOjpz_777vyICDxC6Suivg7jcpXuqD5Uy/s4032/20230913_135831m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGE_uke_GQvxp8GcCavTxEnkDtUlgBGGJPh4GngZ6CjHRPRdj0I_U4oMNqepXJ-I2qWJoc_NWj009L2qgiIDDwcYYdmiNgaSbkehao3Sts6O5QwYQlakQih7tR3aVM5bley9MQQhiF26fMXjkUGp7RTQdt1YQOjpz_777vyICDxC6Suivg7jcpXuqD5Uy/s320/20230913_135831m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is the best spot we've ever taken<br />a photo of our feet. Very enjoyable place.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngOqEfsjZcFL2tWRkFlupABwkj6Ed2_azuR3XSS36mTp1Rkpz5MKu1S-xQ64Ssdah0DD_izP5fZoodOFrR-pdWNu4uo-Gi2QkBXkynIfP7I7JVrlzprHTpN6GDxii_1R4FsbUzUQghznHu-klEXQu0x628a-YA5RsT73Brib2mFvhVesV7UfxdofiLt81/s2963/20230913_140351m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2260" data-original-width="2963" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngOqEfsjZcFL2tWRkFlupABwkj6Ed2_azuR3XSS36mTp1Rkpz5MKu1S-xQ64Ssdah0DD_izP5fZoodOFrR-pdWNu4uo-Gi2QkBXkynIfP7I7JVrlzprHTpN6GDxii_1R4FsbUzUQghznHu-klEXQu0x628a-YA5RsT73Brib2mFvhVesV7UfxdofiLt81/s320/20230913_140351m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A nice sandy area for our belongings.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We relaxed here for a half hour, ate our snacks, and then reluctantly put our boots back on. I'd say we were maybe halfway around the lake. As we finished, a family arrived. We had to coax the adults to take off their shoes and enjoy the water. The kid didn't need any coaxing!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGjKBM4pTZVG0-CdrcwmWd7N8kzjHEZ_iqNt90pXbSzi7UAzCO_Opw9Nb3MojV53qJWwdLbScqIXd5ggwIZZv5e37lF3poMFHIps_L00PWc0wgrKvZqrvHwmM7i-g5bbLHKDjvTBY5QExN-OeyGU7tGHvqOlqyaB0q75_EUKgSyL7cDe-HK551RP2EuzT/s4032/20230913_141707m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGjKBM4pTZVG0-CdrcwmWd7N8kzjHEZ_iqNt90pXbSzi7UAzCO_Opw9Nb3MojV53qJWwdLbScqIXd5ggwIZZv5e37lF3poMFHIps_L00PWc0wgrKvZqrvHwmM7i-g5bbLHKDjvTBY5QExN-OeyGU7tGHvqOlqyaB0q75_EUKgSyL7cDe-HK551RP2EuzT/s320/20230913_141707m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our replacements at the hot springs pool.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After we finished at the hot springs, Bob said he was going to walk along the edge of the lake to find the other hot springs pools (clothing optional). I decided to wait on the main trail. I didn't have any idea how far those pools were. When Bob didn't come back in a couple of minutes, I started up the main trail. Yes, the trail climbed sharply up the side of the hill. Bob was down by the lake. I yelled for him and he answered. I told him not to try to come up the hill because there was too much debris on the forest floor. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I waited and waited, thinking he would come back the way he went in. But he didn't come back, and I didn't hear him anymore. I couldn't figure out what happened to him and I started to worry. Did he fall in a hole or trip over branches and hurt himself? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The lady from the family that came to the hot springs after us went by me and I asked if she had seen my husband. She said she hadn't. The rest of her family went along the lake too. She was heading up the main trail to meet them. She said she hadn't seen Bob, but if she saw him ahead she would let him know I was looking for him.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I walked back to where I had last seen him and followed a faint trail through tall grasses. I didn't want to continue there and Bob wasn't around. I went back to the main trail and continued hiking around the lake. About 20 minutes later, Bob came hiking back down the main trail looking for me. The lady saw him and told him where I was and that I was worried about him. He thought I was ahead of him. It's a good thing that lady was there.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwAWLVz3e3PXtoEUMJkO34RoS-G5oJbmoUUxNEKJXCAjkqo0LdHM2rBqMg9wr-jiliFZe0O7rHxyUc52q99ksQzBmQDFpQV4PRa5r5knhANWXHkLxpyN4UsZXf_kCZpvOg7vSVe18vkgSreCepr1XnrG1SfiXct4-tcNdzL596mueIBScWvIUByAZ8gAe/s4032/IMG_1901m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwAWLVz3e3PXtoEUMJkO34RoS-G5oJbmoUUxNEKJXCAjkqo0LdHM2rBqMg9wr-jiliFZe0O7rHxyUc52q99ksQzBmQDFpQV4PRa5r5knhANWXHkLxpyN4UsZXf_kCZpvOg7vSVe18vkgSreCepr1XnrG1SfiXct4-tcNdzL596mueIBScWvIUByAZ8gAe/s320/IMG_1901m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob took this photo looking back <br />down at the clothing-optional hot springs.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wonderful views emerged as we</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> continued going up and up above the lake. Soon we were crossing a slippery cinder scree slope. I was happy I had my poles for extra stability. </span></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HisdXO-0qpcDguPExxPX4wALau-aGPitJVsAzPwDqTWGRmeIIYcPGKm1qgrGYe8PK7V4MmF8LnAFVRcG-lvz4-_fRwMpwtwMaSv6U3lnYTvXtK5hjPdpaIaoATq5kbdSNAI_RfMCACuZI9-Bf3z3O1kLdfsc16h2d12mLdok24oq88x3W8i6ISzffaxj/s4032/20230913_144845m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HisdXO-0qpcDguPExxPX4wALau-aGPitJVsAzPwDqTWGRmeIIYcPGKm1qgrGYe8PK7V4MmF8LnAFVRcG-lvz4-_fRwMpwtwMaSv6U3lnYTvXtK5hjPdpaIaoATq5kbdSNAI_RfMCACuZI9-Bf3z3O1kLdfsc16h2d12mLdok24oq88x3W8i6ISzffaxj/s320/20230913_144845m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Paulina Lake, La Pine, Oregon.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ikU_ZCQeyoiwmeklnkctpkfPjgMyEJxVrX4g3Ae7v90uzgKyeXPCQYu5hrMkmoIhAyT82as_OyyfxcSikWzIRNVkvK9o4Mgch-ptcJlY8ALF79LH0a9Y26r2ZoXHDbjIQ4WTgpLk4pFZ_mu_0mujdp3YWtwk2rsh48mvY7zwqXk8CVqKxgvnBcmM73bu/s4032/20230913_144855m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ikU_ZCQeyoiwmeklnkctpkfPjgMyEJxVrX4g3Ae7v90uzgKyeXPCQYu5hrMkmoIhAyT82as_OyyfxcSikWzIRNVkvK9o4Mgch-ptcJlY8ALF79LH0a9Y26r2ZoXHDbjIQ4WTgpLk4pFZ_mu_0mujdp3YWtwk2rsh48mvY7zwqXk8CVqKxgvnBcmM73bu/s320/20230913_144855m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Paulina Lake with Paulina Peak on the other side.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaPWe9ty3ldnjsGlctCmpGr0MlJFNM1n6QHe2NwWxTFdUpgiQhyphenhyphen3mduu6Qg87HNJEs6qhZx6GEI_L9NS_BJ6iS8tXsFDv7221uLRrjfOdwFaxPLsoodk_ltYHKN5UnVb2v-y0L_kQdIhrpbronWdghUJBRH2Hbae_4cacFGzVaFWLYVj4DvZlTcsANJ4Z/s4032/20230913_145330m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaPWe9ty3ldnjsGlctCmpGr0MlJFNM1n6QHe2NwWxTFdUpgiQhyphenhyphen3mduu6Qg87HNJEs6qhZx6GEI_L9NS_BJ6iS8tXsFDv7221uLRrjfOdwFaxPLsoodk_ltYHKN5UnVb2v-y0L_kQdIhrpbronWdghUJBRH2Hbae_4cacFGzVaFWLYVj4DvZlTcsANJ4Z/s320/20230913_145330m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking down the cinder scree slope at<br />a fishing boat.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurNFIt88dWHNNvlLvneiREPCt3h0gQWy6fqtDJLBPVu1DNbtUM310ozsyLaWCen-HMHbagntQp07n4oMx-IvWdQjBp2PUX00-LhINkjpP7aUwGy7iujxDlblXOuuIBL9HI2G-tWRkmnFrDHGozeKhejXoxHanIPbyJ1XfUW4wwyALg4_W4FJHYN03Zj_L/s4032/20230913_145343m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurNFIt88dWHNNvlLvneiREPCt3h0gQWy6fqtDJLBPVu1DNbtUM310ozsyLaWCen-HMHbagntQp07n4oMx-IvWdQjBp2PUX00-LhINkjpP7aUwGy7iujxDlblXOuuIBL9HI2G-tWRkmnFrDHGozeKhejXoxHanIPbyJ1XfUW4wwyALg4_W4FJHYN03Zj_L/s320/20230913_145343m.jpg" width="156" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can see how steep and<br />how far down the cinder scree slope goes.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabIvodPFInoPlQkTQ0GxBVP6qnSsD466nsyagSIXJJSX9YZPisfpSpAe0JEC3dd012HLtu9m5PLcpTf0bBzV10ce_ExSXo2Zoz7iV-OrMy8A64yXpMbC_FmKLjp_ozYtGHZ2vczlD3bcAUQ2pDNb17E0Nc6rvdlZ1Kxpow-aFmvhq5PVVVuju7KD_2IkL/s4032/20230913_145404m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabIvodPFInoPlQkTQ0GxBVP6qnSsD466nsyagSIXJJSX9YZPisfpSpAe0JEC3dd012HLtu9m5PLcpTf0bBzV10ce_ExSXo2Zoz7iV-OrMy8A64yXpMbC_FmKLjp_ozYtGHZ2vczlD3bcAUQ2pDNb17E0Nc6rvdlZ1Kxpow-aFmvhq5PVVVuju7KD_2IkL/s320/20230913_145404m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is the trail through the cinder scree slope.</span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXefQKAtfyIPgt80e9ULCMiAtcN0w1QhjqFy7Dfr_Sf2Kzmwj9FLNKJpMMu9FFzUENZvCcwmW7sWvmkE-UBaNtTK3a46_OR9wor3bNBFuVIdTfjLWSzu2ZH4zDe5fYp4j2A0h4M4xBgJWS2q5VM1fhemWXTUMrMLsSyJzkQw1IqfCpL0735wtD-kA0Tska/s4032/20230913_151255m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXefQKAtfyIPgt80e9ULCMiAtcN0w1QhjqFy7Dfr_Sf2Kzmwj9FLNKJpMMu9FFzUENZvCcwmW7sWvmkE-UBaNtTK3a46_OR9wor3bNBFuVIdTfjLWSzu2ZH4zDe5fYp4j2A0h4M4xBgJWS2q5VM1fhemWXTUMrMLsSyJzkQw1IqfCpL0735wtD-kA0Tska/s320/20230913_151255m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here is a great photo of the obsidian flow we<br />hiked through on the other side of the lake!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Dg3bsiC6UyuqOipe7y5N-fzxmx1d-E9O8s1EsZgbpB8lDuwrkrJqvB56uDkkvR8aqGUclhffoUsPK7Pdjk04S2vDzyIP9Vzz89FfUUtkKbcDDjAuO12WEsb6EIeAQHrwnhvFecmOcHuIhOrYdPjN-k3n7LafW0A7BOolgELrtyh5J-_BNXS_4eaTukBj/s4032/20230913_154239m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Dg3bsiC6UyuqOipe7y5N-fzxmx1d-E9O8s1EsZgbpB8lDuwrkrJqvB56uDkkvR8aqGUclhffoUsPK7Pdjk04S2vDzyIP9Vzz89FfUUtkKbcDDjAuO12WEsb6EIeAQHrwnhvFecmOcHuIhOrYdPjN-k3n7LafW0A7BOolgELrtyh5J-_BNXS_4eaTukBj/s320/20230913_154239m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fly fishermen in Paulina Lake.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Lakeshore Trail stayed away from the lake for the last couple of miles. We had to go around the back of the resort on the lake. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">What a great hike! </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our energy seemed to be boundless today. From Paulina Lake, we drove two miles down the road to Big Obsidian Flow. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Don't be fooled by the 3/4-mile round trip sign at the trailhead. Because of the rugged terrain and rocky paths, this hike feels more like two miles. Be prepared with hiking boots, water, hiking poles, and a sense of adventure. The lava is sharp. Be ready to balance over some of the rocks on the trail and be careful where you put your hands. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLYejLywy2pRpmTXat_kFgo2-cdx1jygsdSesU2dJyr3MDyg_9SxqK5cJ6KqO4ZDy4W7ICGzEDCokDjNt57uJHqyG0MYORlWFWxuw2imp8QqgmRp55yMl8GW89tKGuQTNt5gGWNJ4-f0Ghq8Kyo3tDLME8F2yuaxdFq-qtv3Y8gOrknSQd67ElV2nEzFv/s3448/20230913_161156m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="3448" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLYejLywy2pRpmTXat_kFgo2-cdx1jygsdSesU2dJyr3MDyg_9SxqK5cJ6KqO4ZDy4W7ICGzEDCokDjNt57uJHqyG0MYORlWFWxuw2imp8QqgmRp55yMl8GW89tKGuQTNt5gGWNJ4-f0Ghq8Kyo3tDLME8F2yuaxdFq-qtv3Y8gOrknSQd67ElV2nEzFv/s320/20230913_161156m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlb7b6m6itRE-AAkUwucJkkThZsIV_NMpnHO0_z4XWSJG4bTxJ-bABtDyKRBvMuh2czJ38xZsZ4rlg8zhBUFumZvDdLqTNgqiGEa87_gDS02aNWNWepC-ZqOnOiDnSKYDWLTUVz_fducDpdG3LU6tbwNpfgEJRgtpR8Kr4aNUB0_JTaSTOpK6TOxDimTnb/s3156/20230913_161208m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2359" data-original-width="3156" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlb7b6m6itRE-AAkUwucJkkThZsIV_NMpnHO0_z4XWSJG4bTxJ-bABtDyKRBvMuh2czJ38xZsZ4rlg8zhBUFumZvDdLqTNgqiGEa87_gDS02aNWNWepC-ZqOnOiDnSKYDWLTUVz_fducDpdG3LU6tbwNpfgEJRgtpR8Kr4aNUB0_JTaSTOpK6TOxDimTnb/s320/20230913_161208m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The big obsidian flow is described on this sign.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKM5KztYtKRIrLANfWZ8Z4xfTd1ONVBPuuE7-XSbUOcXzu0x_FNOuH94N88K5-4ovrEq0v0Z94sbcaAYLORfHh0u3z8YpCahUOWIZqYw7JONQ0U3Zvg_MnnZ-PgelUwz0nkzD2s7WhTqnGXlIeMPwyKwq0VCN6ZFvMkiwe8fpXar02Mu8Ugnb5-98-gFX/s3950/20230913_161500m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2760" data-original-width="3950" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKM5KztYtKRIrLANfWZ8Z4xfTd1ONVBPuuE7-XSbUOcXzu0x_FNOuH94N88K5-4ovrEq0v0Z94sbcaAYLORfHh0u3z8YpCahUOWIZqYw7JONQ0U3Zvg_MnnZ-PgelUwz0nkzD2s7WhTqnGXlIeMPwyKwq0VCN6ZFvMkiwe8fpXar02Mu8Ugnb5-98-gFX/s320/20230913_161500m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Learn about how lava turns into glass and pumice.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the photo below, the lava stopped here. This lava mountain was formed by fire. In the summer of 2022, we saw a rock glacier. The rock glacier was formed by ice. You can click on the link for that blog here: <a href="https://travelbug-susan.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-fish-wheel-grizzly-bear-and-rock.html" target="_blank">A Fish Wheel, A Grizzly Bear, and A Rock Glacier</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PrbL46WvrzdpDgWuujcdFOiNLHmPOvzj_bF5VNAcGYwXsPktaWN4Bq7a3FL7KaZ1kaKl4-MMyXG233qNavdutinokxLDEuXj37mS7k2PeMyz2-pEV5GE9Xs21iV4poUwCnMDNRMSetror4V0D09oB4ZzFp0_rhnMlFx4-dwmBqKsHknM4Zf6468Qt1cQ/s3901/20230913_161644m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2203" data-original-width="3901" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PrbL46WvrzdpDgWuujcdFOiNLHmPOvzj_bF5VNAcGYwXsPktaWN4Bq7a3FL7KaZ1kaKl4-MMyXG233qNavdutinokxLDEuXj37mS7k2PeMyz2-pEV5GE9Xs21iV4poUwCnMDNRMSetror4V0D09oB4ZzFp0_rhnMlFx4-dwmBqKsHknM4Zf6468Qt1cQ/s320/20230913_161644m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A portion of the Big Obsidian Flow.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinv087cqgEZPm-5n0PPuPBFhOSBbH1aDhilIha1L28QDqprilykrNhft6Bci6cfC-7hgyIpTmBZow7wOaoCgqfooE2vKhTKfuSub0mV8sh-15Uaxs84sH4_y5A-oKJpyDcpWiKQsesIDGW5na6I1bbtO1xypEJYKZUqqY9j-9IGGBhb1te5nrnnlRoNqoD/s4032/20230913_161652m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinv087cqgEZPm-5n0PPuPBFhOSBbH1aDhilIha1L28QDqprilykrNhft6Bci6cfC-7hgyIpTmBZow7wOaoCgqfooE2vKhTKfuSub0mV8sh-15Uaxs84sH4_y5A-oKJpyDcpWiKQsesIDGW5na6I1bbtO1xypEJYKZUqqY9j-9IGGBhb1te5nrnnlRoNqoD/s320/20230913_161652m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have been getting exercise!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzhqkeoEoZ6VQwAl8TuUDZRNIJVBJPcF_h9gTwDN1Zg2ANZnK92-x9pwSdXDPVTQ7XmnmU9MUyXLv6ueTiiUmZVlWDQAfCf5g1H5oTupqxeju2pZBsnsuubbbhk5DqPi9RACi5jFVpjvZdzFUyFpB25-LESsv_wkaC-qvMGQufa8Iz504DJ-zgwDxoORq/s2714/20230913_161933m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1910" data-original-width="2714" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzhqkeoEoZ6VQwAl8TuUDZRNIJVBJPcF_h9gTwDN1Zg2ANZnK92-x9pwSdXDPVTQ7XmnmU9MUyXLv6ueTiiUmZVlWDQAfCf5g1H5oTupqxeju2pZBsnsuubbbhk5DqPi9RACi5jFVpjvZdzFUyFpB25-LESsv_wkaC-qvMGQufa8Iz504DJ-zgwDxoORq/s320/20230913_161933m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The eruption.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">As you can see, hiking around the lava requires careful foot and hand placement. You would not want to fall on the sharp lava. In Hawaii, we called it "a-a," because that is the sound you make if you step on it or touch it!</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3bjEdT_-075DJfat0vnlMXPei8FdJxRNNIAMf6NHaq9JDq12TZBbcjXBh117877ocJl3xUVT9c1tFLw8Vpo73SbVxD_UlY1iP_NRMI6mCRQCRL0NkaD41AQaCXTG2l8mH2cBnJA-07X4a09ECLePliW2Gjd0vsJq6M2a_gdQVv0f0Hm1EC7x1SoFi45U/s3024/20230913_162210m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3bjEdT_-075DJfat0vnlMXPei8FdJxRNNIAMf6NHaq9JDq12TZBbcjXBh117877ocJl3xUVT9c1tFLw8Vpo73SbVxD_UlY1iP_NRMI6mCRQCRL0NkaD41AQaCXTG2l8mH2cBnJA-07X4a09ECLePliW2Gjd0vsJq6M2a_gdQVv0f0Hm1EC7x1SoFi45U/s320/20230913_162210m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Shame on <br />us. They would have helped!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyWUmax3Z0o7MEIP0V3jWz0w3jWt1raDo-XkenVCy3XtlSiiB3de5Se00MDIq7_B6bgmvaKlV6xOTzTK1QwKDz28KctjA32rL5vA1fdh0VpQZcIXb9WFsWGrahDjElf6CnBmI3jG-O0fIuhljXn-ZV4lEelaxSl6TxhDHBWlU67pgY2KwheT1Op3heMl8/s3486/20230913_163546m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2786" data-original-width="3486" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyWUmax3Z0o7MEIP0V3jWz0w3jWt1raDo-XkenVCy3XtlSiiB3de5Se00MDIq7_B6bgmvaKlV6xOTzTK1QwKDz28KctjA32rL5vA1fdh0VpQZcIXb9WFsWGrahDjElf6CnBmI3jG-O0fIuhljXn-ZV4lEelaxSl6TxhDHBWlU67pgY2KwheT1Op3heMl8/s320/20230913_163546m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">All of the descriptive markers in the park were very educational. We learned quite a bit more about obsidian.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTv4p7xD-7Rld_B-NZr6u3__mPNNLHxwkF-NaF3gW0fpyBmnL88g17PW1yjg14xtkumtJdu_a5n4s-J4LtJoEF6P5Q0bS7nmTPdei8gXDBV1RPkTdC7URCscueTcyY8tU6C4vJqM1oB4aRaSzS2M__LxCE62EXQLuQ4VOLG7hb7NI5kBV2vzTglqQsTdCU/s4032/20230913_164314m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTv4p7xD-7Rld_B-NZr6u3__mPNNLHxwkF-NaF3gW0fpyBmnL88g17PW1yjg14xtkumtJdu_a5n4s-J4LtJoEF6P5Q0bS7nmTPdei8gXDBV1RPkTdC7URCscueTcyY8tU6C4vJqM1oB4aRaSzS2M__LxCE62EXQLuQ4VOLG7hb7NI5kBV2vzTglqQsTdCU/s320/20230913_164314m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Look at the lines in this rock!!!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjHmuA5gLXqNPeA4glUilwWm1tg5jgFyn3Y8P9E_mjsU3hnYpxsdv_l34RVFX9aOjFMa10zZCNZtnpbd9Gwll7bgpt4G2PW1z0af_MU56E3xVg3Mxj5ucxhetVuex3P54ppwSbD_9bt90W3hZiehXnJya-iG6c72OMQ-ak4jyt-UDSmg4FJp5AHAaObft/s4032/IMG_1913m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjHmuA5gLXqNPeA4glUilwWm1tg5jgFyn3Y8P9E_mjsU3hnYpxsdv_l34RVFX9aOjFMa10zZCNZtnpbd9Gwll7bgpt4G2PW1z0af_MU56E3xVg3Mxj5ucxhetVuex3P54ppwSbD_9bt90W3hZiehXnJya-iG6c72OMQ-ak4jyt-UDSmg4FJp5AHAaObft/s320/IMG_1913m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hiking through the obsidian flow.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The photo below is of Paulina Lake. We hiked all the way around it today! That's 7.5 miles!</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKBgD3WoiK2pJiCAmP-W1Al7z9yX2wb9dgttAkt851ykeOE6A9QiHXduj-m5hEk1iPHVCRR7jIfAOft5YvJom9Bu69A4SjVC8wV9mH-PTIeMKL3szI7rFnJgayoH_KENB6ezsbroXRt3gvinlnOxbIzdoLq2vfZUV21eCkJv2UJM9OHkNm0Uh7dlJu65H/s4032/20230913_164416m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKBgD3WoiK2pJiCAmP-W1Al7z9yX2wb9dgttAkt851ykeOE6A9QiHXduj-m5hEk1iPHVCRR7jIfAOft5YvJom9Bu69A4SjVC8wV9mH-PTIeMKL3szI7rFnJgayoH_KENB6ezsbroXRt3gvinlnOxbIzdoLq2vfZUV21eCkJv2UJM9OHkNm0Uh7dlJu65H/s320/20230913_164416m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yep, this is the trail in Big Obsidian Flow.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2823" data-original-width="3647" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtu3JL6Iq_oyC_ad4qPlX2VuMwrYdkyrqDsVikQdtfDNPghVH1lh8ZK0VQM1MOY4moeo0z-8oupGTKMz8hQll1eUAS5jLKdlGCnFKdxx8TWkuNPLBS89PpjfIG3txg4xrBKP9nPwmpodJ2QHauwMTqeGq0OLIirfRm_jTTMtKZdmfdIs3DJw8uQ1FabS03/s320/20230913_164742m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We met some people on the Obsidian Flow <br />Trail who took our photo and we took theirs.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF36D-KpNiNSRBQUFStau2BFPwslOWJGY8rUFtuPnDM_5O7-3oSQWOTyGRG7Y8tL5XW03FrNr4e9k2bFmA3hf9La0I1upqvtMrG0PY9Gfrd4xQuVdgXJySLcC8mLCKDYZ0DWMgub2os-joyuXmsTiWxdPv1PUJ14Lg6NLi7Vv2_nVZcoH79diSDG_E785G/s3646/20230913_165149m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QxJK9ic9Er5eQ-358ZdjYcyo3gDSgL8slc2w7pNlmTNjdHkUuihJaT8GoWrcrNfYFEIDk0baiDQjPbdgtcsBsqBrY27tW78Bbg3k7TfS3P6xdLMNFD41Vy6xZnntYmbrezTyTRPXhB5ODXKt4h3ogNRYm18PVYUlk7r_eB1g7WsGjHDZKzhi2ZYPeDnP/s3649/20230913_165711m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2440" data-original-width="3649" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QxJK9ic9Er5eQ-358ZdjYcyo3gDSgL8slc2w7pNlmTNjdHkUuihJaT8GoWrcrNfYFEIDk0baiDQjPbdgtcsBsqBrY27tW78Bbg3k7TfS3P6xdLMNFD41Vy6xZnntYmbrezTyTRPXhB5ODXKt4h3ogNRYm18PVYUlk7r_eB1g7WsGjHDZKzhi2ZYPeDnP/s320/20230913_165711m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carefully, we hiked down to the truck. [Note: Also in this area are East Lake and Paulina Peak. We did not drive to East Lake or take the road to Paulina Peak.] We needed to get to Paulina Falls.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a 2.6-mile drive back toward La Pine, Oregon, to Paulina Falls. Once there, we walked to the top of the falls. It's beautiful to see the falls from the top, but even more spectacular to hike to the bottom of the falls. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybKyRp0kPp-7ev7ezdwOGnahZOeNH-ivkvvFgmlq17Dk8w-gqaDOL4ge4-gIGTks_WW4w3MPhUiPTm2KzSkT3CizZiaWks0uVRH_O7ANfSoijXUBKcL_Oz2T7PxViPVBS5MQzC0VIzZ74xp657UmtAItVAUGYpEjvxVNSvnm8q9GOhhyphenhyphenHXpMwDvRWnhvJ/s4032/20230913_172239m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybKyRp0kPp-7ev7ezdwOGnahZOeNH-ivkvvFgmlq17Dk8w-gqaDOL4ge4-gIGTks_WW4w3MPhUiPTm2KzSkT3CizZiaWks0uVRH_O7ANfSoijXUBKcL_Oz2T7PxViPVBS5MQzC0VIzZ74xp657UmtAItVAUGYpEjvxVNSvnm8q9GOhhyphenhyphenHXpMwDvRWnhvJ/s320/20230913_172239m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is a short, flat stroll to the top of the falls, so we did that first. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkba6Tam0_Td77XkX6B936g54fErRJhrcleasVAF2vsu_w55pliltEAPVbqHtdQypZITh2eydWIMuJjoGB-cPjnfivVZOD6aDf70AZUgyrirshtbRFIGszrflSD_bWSm_91A88Y54-h6_2bvYBhpb8fvmx8bUmIfhmEYbdX1kxlFgNMsKFyA8esuExgND_/s4032/20230913_171838m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkba6Tam0_Td77XkX6B936g54fErRJhrcleasVAF2vsu_w55pliltEAPVbqHtdQypZITh2eydWIMuJjoGB-cPjnfivVZOD6aDf70AZUgyrirshtbRFIGszrflSD_bWSm_91A88Y54-h6_2bvYBhpb8fvmx8bUmIfhmEYbdX1kxlFgNMsKFyA8esuExgND_/s320/20230913_171838m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob is at the overlook for Paulina Falls.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHR1g0-ilYnZ1Ilt88FPKyNUIyFBXaE_FbEoVzenwp2Ua46lzgVoj3AVO7mUJWqwfW-v7wHxj7Zd3P-Aqv_Hkaqe9jgB85MxhcTVllijqks98d81_7j7gzankt6oN0_Ig71H_jVefWjpsYzMNT7JZ3tEt8SGN8pGz7cLhgM13CpkiEwy57vF0Ols9UJa0m/s2640/20230913_172005m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="2640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHR1g0-ilYnZ1Ilt88FPKyNUIyFBXaE_FbEoVzenwp2Ua46lzgVoj3AVO7mUJWqwfW-v7wHxj7Zd3P-Aqv_Hkaqe9jgB85MxhcTVllijqks98d81_7j7gzankt6oN0_Ig71H_jVefWjpsYzMNT7JZ3tEt8SGN8pGz7cLhgM13CpkiEwy57vF0Ols9UJa0m/s320/20230913_172005m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our attempt at a selfie at Paulina Falls.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTvFp-9czE35OjOTzpIARUYdjOyMSs2IZzAgZXkgZnitAxvF-m2IpnKqB7HOJpPNgdpMvnqSsTYJvthWqBmkfEXKH-47S7g-mYiseQfMUQtNp9M8Z-T_IOub1c4AHfUrrjBs-UnkFtxX-yge_mD2nOWp5C2pAN2RfyNUN4181V0trfgD1jktaty1lTZ8k/s3521/20230913_172041m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2471" data-original-width="3521" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTvFp-9czE35OjOTzpIARUYdjOyMSs2IZzAgZXkgZnitAxvF-m2IpnKqB7HOJpPNgdpMvnqSsTYJvthWqBmkfEXKH-47S7g-mYiseQfMUQtNp9M8Z-T_IOub1c4AHfUrrjBs-UnkFtxX-yge_mD2nOWp5C2pAN2RfyNUN4181V0trfgD1jktaty1lTZ8k/s320/20230913_172041m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Upon seeing that the sun was directly on the falls, I wanted to hike the 1/4 mile to the bottom to get some photos and a video. Bob was tired, but he came along anyway. It was worth it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyhuIAmsZU1QR_pPzD43EmBlqboQZN6FJFmyzEArJHbqBD_eaUjcUI5A7aaUeNEuDpDidGGVhujoqijYyhv3Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tFQCAehjDw_n3U8NQDo3NdsSzEfkbsvT4hvgpYiSmIvATu2jPBiQG-kSUr_OsDMJqklANvYQ_w_uXyAtEWk4a8HDZjodwrnNXbiAeMw60TpuHY3sPdj9Uu7IesOp5vuSGtQDLTaaRDL3j5rb7Xec5oNk0bXLenMfNdsR0vdt-iK_Vqru8Az258yzgbCN/s4032/20230913_173124m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tFQCAehjDw_n3U8NQDo3NdsSzEfkbsvT4hvgpYiSmIvATu2jPBiQG-kSUr_OsDMJqklANvYQ_w_uXyAtEWk4a8HDZjodwrnNXbiAeMw60TpuHY3sPdj9Uu7IesOp5vuSGtQDLTaaRDL3j5rb7Xec5oNk0bXLenMfNdsR0vdt-iK_Vqru8Az258yzgbCN/s320/20230913_173124m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob at the bottom of Paulina Falls.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hsmeTs4nhNf7vSPykvhiB-IdefjlE0ZvHqjQmWu2rUZG0y8lwH5ziPlN8bHIIt6ypiNJgVyC6YXdTLuMwdWz663p6NkOrzQyfjdIQWLxfFvac9HwJAPjC_msG7iTZvvg78qGQMKaJNUa9NcDMCXTdSrZgEMYHhyphenhyphenM53zBAPjS1rIupxK0gMX1N0hSdviW/s4032/20230913_173320m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hsmeTs4nhNf7vSPykvhiB-IdefjlE0ZvHqjQmWu2rUZG0y8lwH5ziPlN8bHIIt6ypiNJgVyC6YXdTLuMwdWz663p6NkOrzQyfjdIQWLxfFvac9HwJAPjC_msG7iTZvvg78qGQMKaJNUa9NcDMCXTdSrZgEMYHhyphenhyphenM53zBAPjS1rIupxK0gMX1N0hSdviW/s320/20230913_173320m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's happy hiker Susan.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We fulfilled all our hiking plans today and ended up with 17 km, that's 10-1/2 miles!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of course, after a long hiking day, we're famished. After we got back to town and showered, we met Susan and Darren at the Olive Garden for dinner. It was a great way to end the evening. We loaded up on carbs for tomorrow's two walks.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rrR03g-O9AtxiEMku_11aU1MTyzdm9sqzTnmZJOIwycIjYEYjH23BZJegKId71RF3TPQsc2xjeFRml1ylFgHjjTNdoSBELmc60fJxNpyMWQV-jCCWl8TFb4cm5jUrQolav7TJlZeIXvK8wJQdI80UnQQ9lWs4yRMbVocmZohaemgY-SIeXhWrvYKCe_s/s3095/20230913_194031m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2206" data-original-width="3095" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rrR03g-O9AtxiEMku_11aU1MTyzdm9sqzTnmZJOIwycIjYEYjH23BZJegKId71RF3TPQsc2xjeFRml1ylFgHjjTNdoSBELmc60fJxNpyMWQV-jCCWl8TFb4cm5jUrQolav7TJlZeIXvK8wJQdI80UnQQ9lWs4yRMbVocmZohaemgY-SIeXhWrvYKCe_s/s320/20230913_194031m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Susan & Darren Medlin at the Olive Garden.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Thank you, Columbia River Volkssport Association for hosting this walking fest in Central Oregon. We love it here! Can't wait for the rest of the hikes.</div></span></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com0Paulina Lake, Oregon 97739, USA43.7211206 -121.257539715.410886763821154 -156.4137897 72.031354436178844 -86.1012897tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-84888075133827976132023-08-30T22:00:00.002-05:002023-09-06T10:49:18.197-05:00Portland, Oregon - Friends and Family - August 27-29, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Sunday, August 27,</b> was our travel day from the Sun Tides Golf Course RV Park in Yakima, Washington, through the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, to Wilsonville, a southern suburb of Portland. We have family and friends throughout the Portland Metro area.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The day started out beautiful and became quite smoky when we were in the Columbia River Gorge headed to Portland. In the first two photos below, you can see how clear the air was. The Columbia River was uncustomarily calm. Normally, you would see white caps from the wind. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAzdBFm-jTyg_3TBYDd0kAL8Gs9FqSaHO41PUcuR15DSbp5-fvzvzVUU_P7VNRgwuddIOCt6optmKMLaBoYi6ERMCIEU_q_V7VpdCPtusssqUaFkMDuN8HKvkPHR7YanVpPVELQyaEd8-HmckwUxZmEqt2-osuM-vMeCZoFZza85mOyHEiRMPLuNnwBBP/s4032/20230827_103400m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAzdBFm-jTyg_3TBYDd0kAL8Gs9FqSaHO41PUcuR15DSbp5-fvzvzVUU_P7VNRgwuddIOCt6optmKMLaBoYi6ERMCIEU_q_V7VpdCPtusssqUaFkMDuN8HKvkPHR7YanVpPVELQyaEd8-HmckwUxZmEqt2-osuM-vMeCZoFZza85mOyHEiRMPLuNnwBBP/s320/20230827_103400m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Columbia River Gorge near Chenoweth, Oregon.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VEI54AGzbi87G2RQWbpVhxlAdWNuolPXloSIcl2mgDFsbtv376XB3C2lVSkmXH_vQOADLFh5XOH5Grc1Cgr0SPYkKRmYtdC8pLT6WmsybiXDNsfmac8Df4kdo_7b-oSGtT4ib5kSgJDuNrKloZswXrK50iys80poxRbomJi0B_PKqIhft-_2ysQEZ6WX/s3722/20230827_103419m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2094" data-original-width="3722" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VEI54AGzbi87G2RQWbpVhxlAdWNuolPXloSIcl2mgDFsbtv376XB3C2lVSkmXH_vQOADLFh5XOH5Grc1Cgr0SPYkKRmYtdC8pLT6WmsybiXDNsfmac8Df4kdo_7b-oSGtT4ib5kSgJDuNrKloZswXrK50iys80poxRbomJi0B_PKqIhft-_2ysQEZ6WX/s320/20230827_103419m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The eastern part of the Columbia River Gorge<br />in Oregon.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The closer to Portland we got, the more smoke we encountered from the Camp Creek Fire on the slopes of Mt. Hood. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Camp Creek Fire in the Bull Run watershed is only 1.5 miles south of Portland's reservoir #1 that supplies the city's drinking water.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXxiTp2_DSP1zNkMDKxixChx5eS63PhXpROTK11zZfTtOY4mlbLkLMz1OboJnkZPzoxoOfDiA6kZ3cM16Ue-ChepoUZCm9zQXlqDsXUZdtPV8oxXYot7q8PSf8L2VBGokTOo1vCCC1yltK9Y-42FV1t3ohrUNpdCvPibxMjOlI0BmfqBZRDnqX0ukTPgX/s3751/20230827_103613m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3751" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXxiTp2_DSP1zNkMDKxixChx5eS63PhXpROTK11zZfTtOY4mlbLkLMz1OboJnkZPzoxoOfDiA6kZ3cM16Ue-ChepoUZCm9zQXlqDsXUZdtPV8oxXYot7q8PSf8L2VBGokTOo1vCCC1yltK9Y-42FV1t3ohrUNpdCvPibxMjOlI0BmfqBZRDnqX0ukTPgX/s320/20230827_103613m.jpg" width="258" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mount Hood is occluded by smoke. You<br />can barely see it (center bottom of photo).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53UoqFmWWSpquotskGEy13b_oKaCGDuAUZ851ioksOHk6esZXz1lSwPLk-COzZEqlYcKCu2LE1RdcuB8tizKUtrMwAGIY6nEw68ifdMuRMVzMXPUDkh3GrbT8zhy6ejQJn3GjMRaw1y0d84Qoa7oK_BlawdbqiItu-Q19gLtYCny_umg2qMuBGPw3FUDA/s2862/20230827_114956m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2793" data-original-width="2862" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53UoqFmWWSpquotskGEy13b_oKaCGDuAUZ851ioksOHk6esZXz1lSwPLk-COzZEqlYcKCu2LE1RdcuB8tizKUtrMwAGIY6nEw68ifdMuRMVzMXPUDkh3GrbT8zhy6ejQJn3GjMRaw1y0d84Qoa7oK_BlawdbqiItu-Q19gLtYCny_umg2qMuBGPw3FUDA/s320/20230827_114956m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Camp Creek Fire smoke crept into the gorge.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the photo below is <a href="https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/beacon-rock-columbia-river-gorge-washington/" target="_blank">Beacon Rock</a>. You can see that the smoke has not made its way across the Columbia River yet. Bob wanted me to include this photo because this is where we had our second date in August 1983 (40 years ago). We hiked to the top of the rock back then when we were youngsters. It's quite steep and our competitive natures had us quickly zipping up the trail. (Click on the link in the first sentence of this paragraph to see photos of the switchbacking, steep trail.) Bob says we were checking out how well each other hiked.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2NCmVXD5yJnaXWmFJ3ygJ0RaFiKaulSdYpwGA1BkXj3a7oEqQBgo9OpGvYXXkHr4OawN1F9d7nbthKYIPxPCjQZmWxQcSMXM5G1yBXe_B7ar-jT44_hA1gjYzjsJBj4egy9VMKhZPdxICn2GnCBlMdoeayEbAdx7k3_pPl0AvfQdE2a35feS2p7Y5_zL/s3364/20230827_115608m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3364" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2NCmVXD5yJnaXWmFJ3ygJ0RaFiKaulSdYpwGA1BkXj3a7oEqQBgo9OpGvYXXkHr4OawN1F9d7nbthKYIPxPCjQZmWxQcSMXM5G1yBXe_B7ar-jT44_hA1gjYzjsJBj4egy9VMKhZPdxICn2GnCBlMdoeayEbAdx7k3_pPl0AvfQdE2a35feS2p7Y5_zL/s320/20230827_115608m.jpg" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Beacon Rock. The ocean tides affect the <br />Columbia River to this point, 146 river miles from <br />the Pacific Ocean.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0DmILy27DRNM2G7cw478238AnbxwLtyKgcdb8Oy9Ev9E5jz8BohG2Zu1Q-EOxdb34dWiWt_9Ql8EMzCx0ZCQ5oCPvvsRbgyeCzRSp7iWeGR-O-yOaaMdbITYlbtC5-NHc2JwbafEriEnqAZZc0At4HfJYFpyOU5OBpx13zfsAc7WztEPS3zXT_PYu8JI/s3705/20230827_120702m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3705" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0DmILy27DRNM2G7cw478238AnbxwLtyKgcdb8Oy9Ev9E5jz8BohG2Zu1Q-EOxdb34dWiWt_9Ql8EMzCx0ZCQ5oCPvvsRbgyeCzRSp7iWeGR-O-yOaaMdbITYlbtC5-NHc2JwbafEriEnqAZZc0At4HfJYFpyOU5OBpx13zfsAc7WztEPS3zXT_PYu8JI/s320/20230827_120702m.jpg" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Crown Point on the Columbia River <br />Scenic Historic Highway.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After we set up in the RV park on Sunday afternoon, we met longtime close friends Tom and Linda Favreau at Thai Village Restaurant for dinner. They used to live in Cottage Grove but moved to Woodburn, Oregon. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitH2tsTXLGjy9UwpFY4-AYtdfGxeClXgVy8oqxsp2suZpaR_9QaPHGnSA4Rn-c3fVZ89XFpefEcYI3TnepP2bx9XE1sxL75T1Im6ShmfWma-PJelE2_P5sgbtv3zHoPWqRKefwkamDfJoPVDQvy-kUk4PcdiNHe2LU0tLVfi5Y5uu29nnDP7xr4bka6D9K/s2989/20230827_180818m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2665" data-original-width="2989" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitH2tsTXLGjy9UwpFY4-AYtdfGxeClXgVy8oqxsp2suZpaR_9QaPHGnSA4Rn-c3fVZ89XFpefEcYI3TnepP2bx9XE1sxL75T1Im6ShmfWma-PJelE2_P5sgbtv3zHoPWqRKefwkamDfJoPVDQvy-kUk4PcdiNHe2LU0tLVfi5Y5uu29nnDP7xr4bka6D9K/s320/20230827_180818m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tom and Linda.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our dinner was enjoyable as we reminisced about our years in Oregon and all the good times we shared. After dinner, we gave them a quick tour of our 5th wheel and visited another hour and a half.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjBywYlV_EBEPrBln7a4JbKqSn7bRBhP3s-Baxrkmt4aZitdWK-_Bz1WZxU8tGlHOYTe1aYRI805vWD9ELeA4sRvdLUMtOyGsilHdSyASnYjF8AZYHBlT-AvHk2CbNivjysHBiCqXWYDZ9SoUCwT7aGCnyGDG3JmC6iGkQjY1sesiBv0uBILhSg4p2k3Y/s3715/20230828_165754m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="3715" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjBywYlV_EBEPrBln7a4JbKqSn7bRBhP3s-Baxrkmt4aZitdWK-_Bz1WZxU8tGlHOYTe1aYRI805vWD9ELeA4sRvdLUMtOyGsilHdSyASnYjF8AZYHBlT-AvHk2CbNivjysHBiCqXWYDZ9SoUCwT7aGCnyGDG3JmC6iGkQjY1sesiBv0uBILhSg4p2k3Y/s320/20230828_165754m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our campsite is in Wilsonville, Oregon.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3iZz7JXIvMNGMNUscmrzua8q-IeMywkyGn_qavWDpOjn60SsBkLP4N1dZbpMqUvzWnX9U-eEzjYeqC289SorUORVM3p-Uf3v862rRFQ21rRSpufg4Cs_Q4TUNe96lUJ6Fvn5v102eBSCBzZvfi7_MyxJMpUbM4moWE8H_4_iLKn_PDSBM-cbwVhYCcXH8/s4032/20230828_165809m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3iZz7JXIvMNGMNUscmrzua8q-IeMywkyGn_qavWDpOjn60SsBkLP4N1dZbpMqUvzWnX9U-eEzjYeqC289SorUORVM3p-Uf3v862rRFQ21rRSpufg4Cs_Q4TUNe96lUJ6Fvn5v102eBSCBzZvfi7_MyxJMpUbM4moWE8H_4_iLKn_PDSBM-cbwVhYCcXH8/s320/20230828_165809m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our campsite.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><b style="font-family: verdana;">On Monday,</b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I did six loads of laundry and Bob ran errands. We needed new hoses for our propane tanks. One of the hoses developed a leak and, out of an abundance of caution, we replaced both tanks' hoses. Camping World is very close to where we're staying.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">While we were hanging out in the RV, a fifth wheel from Texas pulled in across from us. They had a bale of hay in the bed of their pickup. I was sitting at the computer looking out the window and I saw them get out of their truck. The lady was walking three dogs. No, wait, the third animal was not a dog, it was a miniature horse! Wow. What a surprise to see a horse in the campground. It was about the same size as their water dogs. I walked over and met Dante, Shelly, and Plato, their horse. Plato is a fully grown, four-year-old miniature horse. Isn't he adorable?</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdb2A8A6GfGX0mbi-MGzYAOhfb8fRUw1ntPbHhHR0uTuWontGyEJsv5TwUL1ULMkf5LeiIyn7rYUlYDFsUZZTGOiB71AbHfJdoBq3leIctmswbWmltlEm8-9ozEnxgtDw92vBn9ydJ-2cED9iB1cMVSgTssfecEbJS3346MQmlAzd2ZcnZAvOIngujIQkE/s3087/20230828_172817m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="3087" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdb2A8A6GfGX0mbi-MGzYAOhfb8fRUw1ntPbHhHR0uTuWontGyEJsv5TwUL1ULMkf5LeiIyn7rYUlYDFsUZZTGOiB71AbHfJdoBq3leIctmswbWmltlEm8-9ozEnxgtDw92vBn9ydJ-2cED9iB1cMVSgTssfecEbJS3346MQmlAzd2ZcnZAvOIngujIQkE/s320/20230828_172817m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dante and Plato from Galveston, Texas.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Monday evening, Kimmie, our "adopted" sister, took us to PF Changs at Bridgeport Village in Tualatin for dinner. Kimmie and her husband Ky used to work with Mom and they formed a deep friendship years ago. Janyce, Bob, and I all think of Kimmie as our sister. We honored Mom by eating at her favorite restaurant. Ky also passed away a number of years ago. Our conversation topics included Mom, Ky, Kimmie's family, our family, South Vietnam, and our travels. Whenever I am in Portland, I spend time with Kimmie. We have invited her to come to San Antonio because she has never been. Thank you, Kimmie, for the invitation to eat at PF Chang's with you.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlK8MPlDiskTSgJ7zXNgt9cJ-58sENVZYD9gpV9FEgV75lAf5zde83YAD87URonNKkIIwOEzLAbcYw3Nsiv25oKMgowlW2LV7zfHw1mHwlAiXwP1q7MARybGUlcyCGUZfFsEM5_0pwBL6qUcz9OVPmxtVHASqiyTwC8F8cuGCugxTiTppb-rlO8-18hV0/s4032/20230828_195705.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlK8MPlDiskTSgJ7zXNgt9cJ-58sENVZYD9gpV9FEgV75lAf5zde83YAD87URonNKkIIwOEzLAbcYw3Nsiv25oKMgowlW2LV7zfHw1mHwlAiXwP1q7MARybGUlcyCGUZfFsEM5_0pwBL6qUcz9OVPmxtVHASqiyTwC8F8cuGCugxTiTppb-rlO8-18hV0/s320/20230828_195705.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kimmie at PF Chang's.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviR8i-4CSplnr1wFP4xYjxoDTXqe_K0w5g_f8PRDg2g9mU6SpK5zk0wNp9fEelEjnK_wN9NOhmlUQICKsteLkFwXsPpXZJET9-TX9GXaZINBOtMtTWIzOo7kM4rsxUfAQEZCkFHoDNkgo2vutgEx1U9LTJPSULzu55djq3mstCnuo8e3SBzGGmcjQdqm5/s3024/20230828_200113m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2491" data-original-width="3024" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviR8i-4CSplnr1wFP4xYjxoDTXqe_K0w5g_f8PRDg2g9mU6SpK5zk0wNp9fEelEjnK_wN9NOhmlUQICKsteLkFwXsPpXZJET9-TX9GXaZINBOtMtTWIzOo7kM4rsxUfAQEZCkFHoDNkgo2vutgEx1U9LTJPSULzu55djq3mstCnuo8e3SBzGGmcjQdqm5/s320/20230828_200113m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Me, Michael, Kimmie, Bob, Janyce.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Tuesday, August 29: </b>Today was more casual. I slept in. Bob did a little work. Then, we received a phone call that Liz, Bob's sister-in-law, was in the hospital to have a valve replacement in her heart. Liz was with us on the Alaska cruise and had some difficulty breathing a couple of times. She thought it was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a congenital condition she has.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We made it a point to visit her before tomorrow's surgery. She was in the Cardiac Unit at St. Vincent Hospital. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Her surgery tomorrow is scheduled to last eight hours.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When we arrived in the middle of the afternoon, she was resting but happy to see us. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Liz told us that she had already been in the hospital for five days for testing and for the staff to keep their eyes on her. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">As Bob recently had open heart surgery, he was able to share with Liz what to expect. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the hospital, we drove south on Hwy 217 and I-5 to do Happy Hour at The Oswego Grill with friends Curt and Lexi. I used to work with Curt at The Wilsonville Spokesman weekly community newspaper, where he was the editor. I did classified and outside ad sales and, from time to time, I wrote business articles.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a little early for us to meet them, so Bob and I drove along the Willamette River to check out the house we used to own there twenty years ago. We lived in our river house for 11 years where we had many memorable parties with potlucks and water-skiing. We remodeled the main level of the house when we first moved into it to suit our preferences. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After we moved out, another family bought it. They repainted, and recarpeted, and it looked completely different. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then one year, Mom and I went back to look at it. It was abandoned and had a foreclosure notice on the front door. We went around to the back of the house and found the sliding glass door on the deck completely open. We went inside and found that birds had been getting into the house. The plans we had made when we remodeled the house were spread out on the kitchen counter. When we left, we ensured the sliding door was closed and locked. We exited through a different door that we also locked.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The house was been completely remodeled again by new owners who even added a third story a few years ago. Now, they are adding a garage/mother-in-law?? building that is so close to the original house that it doesn't look like they could walk between the two buildings. The other side of the structure abuts the neighbor's property line. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We arrived at The Oswego Grill and Curt was waiting for us in the bar. Lexi texted she was around the corner. Drinks were served a few minutes after Lexi arrived. It has been a long time since Bob had visited with Curt and Lexi. We spent an hour and a half catching up on their travel and we discussed what our upcoming trips will be. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Their yard has a beautiful garden with flowers, shrubs, and trees. Lexi's goal was to make 75 bouquets from her garden this year, and she did it! In fact, she surpassed it. Before we got to Portland, I asked her if she had any flowers left and if she could make a bouquet for us. She made two arrangements with lovely zinnias and coneflowers! Thanks, Lexi!!</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOr_1hOwOAGPmq9-5chEOnYBArkGWxmiKoIvHXZS9QzQjO6Ztpt0LbCS07p0wUQGU-7W4EN4RTsk7acB-YRYNbStIOpUSBtRKSHxCDp-VrwMTZezl7V8ykNQMpaUk-hjhIT2WNhY-YBgppodsVGs42I9VNNlLKbqo_J55pNbCc6H5b_iF_RkTEPujXWOm/s3558/20230829_183100m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2481" data-original-width="3558" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOr_1hOwOAGPmq9-5chEOnYBArkGWxmiKoIvHXZS9QzQjO6Ztpt0LbCS07p0wUQGU-7W4EN4RTsk7acB-YRYNbStIOpUSBtRKSHxCDp-VrwMTZezl7V8ykNQMpaUk-hjhIT2WNhY-YBgppodsVGs42I9VNNlLKbqo_J55pNbCc6H5b_iF_RkTEPujXWOm/s320/20230829_183100m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Curt, Lexi, me, and Bob. (Hey, Curt, you gotta<br />love these "grip and grin" photos. LOL!)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdERiQLZFilyJxX-xUfiQJGhkKjgD0zi67kZIN_2bQrRl4kjUKte1IhK3WOxfWd6fmlhNzVcl2ybcgaeoWDepbaqAbHrQn9GtBaLAyvgJU-NjV4BREoOAWgD-Bhvu1_MhFjSxqkIhk70BnC3Ai6s5fLE54PnaMLj38bo3mBiVMUf-bFS2LBC-lNRRwnQaV/s2991/20230831_005040m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2991" data-original-width="2946" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdERiQLZFilyJxX-xUfiQJGhkKjgD0zi67kZIN_2bQrRl4kjUKte1IhK3WOxfWd6fmlhNzVcl2ybcgaeoWDepbaqAbHrQn9GtBaLAyvgJU-NjV4BREoOAWgD-Bhvu1_MhFjSxqkIhk70BnC3Ai6s5fLE54PnaMLj38bo3mBiVMUf-bFS2LBC-lNRRwnQaV/s320/20230831_005040m.jpg" width="315" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">JoJo approves of Lexi's bouquets!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our first few days in Oregon have been what we hoped: quality time spent with family and friends. We will be seeing more family and friends over the upcoming days. Stay tuned.</span><br /><p></p></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com2Wilsonville, OR, USA45.3029344 -122.772668716.992700563821153 -157.9289187 73.613168236178836 -87.6164187tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-33093653225695594842023-08-15T20:00:00.478-05:002023-12-14T15:47:26.110-06:00Fort Worden State Park - Artillery Hill - Tuesday, August 15, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob LOVES Fort Worden State P</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ark on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> for the history, the scenery, the beach, the lighthouse, the exercise, and the Volksmarch. We've never camped here, but we have visited a few times. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today, we plan to do the 10 km Artillery Hill Walk in Fort Worden. The walk is on well-groomed trails with some moderate hill and stair climbing. The Olympic Peninsula Explorers Volkssport Club's description of this walk states:</span></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Enjoy the military history and beauty of Fort Worden - featuring 100 historic structures and miles of saltwater shoreline - with spectacular views of the Olympic and Cascade Mountains, and the San Juan Islands."</span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After parking, we walked along Officers' Row. Tents and barracks were fine for enlisted men. However, officers required more adequate quarters in keeping with their greater military status. Fort Worden was considered a prestigious command post, and only the best of the best officers were posted here.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This row of nine stately buildings, each completed in 1904, merely hints at the lifestyles of officers and their families. Marble washbasins, pressed tin ceilings, and fancy woodwork were among the decorative features found in these fine homes. Today, the ornately furnished Commanding Officer's Quarters is a museum open to the public seasonally.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The other houses on Officers' Row have been owned and managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission since the 1950s. They can be rented for vacations, family reunions, and conferences, whether for a day or a week. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyx_GCXg77rl52B8oqT36PPYVmXdE19-_yYTFg_QbVc_rW7ovL0TolgRfnAmIHSo2SVR6EAxglGuTOX7MRrULpAYC8XzqXZnR2bK6glsEZs6J75l0Xbe1M1uRJLNQZ-zBu8hfMGkc1GSVHGQs57O-3j8OhKTcj_bGrQZk_hhIQnltdvawEld_CBqQEYEK/s4032/20230816_153811m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyx_GCXg77rl52B8oqT36PPYVmXdE19-_yYTFg_QbVc_rW7ovL0TolgRfnAmIHSo2SVR6EAxglGuTOX7MRrULpAYC8XzqXZnR2bK6glsEZs6J75l0Xbe1M1uRJLNQZ-zBu8hfMGkc1GSVHGQs57O-3j8OhKTcj_bGrQZk_hhIQnltdvawEld_CBqQEYEK/s320/20230816_153811m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Officers' Row overlooking the parade ground,<br />Fort Worden State Park, Washington.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Fort Worden was part of a national commitment to fortification that was more extensive, more elaborate, more powerful, and more complex than anything that had gone before. It was built at a time of constant technological change when there seemed to be no limit to what might be devised for the military practices of attack and defense." -David M. Hansen, Historic Preservation Office, Washington State Parks.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWeP2IHGWx-7xCiZUI1-97IVqp8c8LTsON9PnSpUAdhieYSpLgaYF5Rypqp778ThaNjm3KyJLKgEBILVlsQtmUh01aN_ZZOexmWyOYDeE3WPfq5GPdtlilKkzQJOXU6ladWrRhNmLkR-rp6oT7RWqtRn8bHhDvPJEnPKQQGa3CNBt_aX9mc1RU5SVLjsMw/s3182/20230816_153659m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2345" data-original-width="3182" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWeP2IHGWx-7xCiZUI1-97IVqp8c8LTsON9PnSpUAdhieYSpLgaYF5Rypqp778ThaNjm3KyJLKgEBILVlsQtmUh01aN_ZZOexmWyOYDeE3WPfq5GPdtlilKkzQJOXU6ladWrRhNmLkR-rp6oT7RWqtRn8bHhDvPJEnPKQQGa3CNBt_aX9mc1RU5SVLjsMw/s320/20230816_153659m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqArjy-amwYCDKheYQXN9NL0weJ0oLm3ILhSKi0kCs2oe1lNF-diQM3VnfSIb40kxpIqIjCgYum041CWrFDfZ7JzreMWOZ7UAh55tefyAsamFa1HEZYq_0vpQl6wUYI6bbLdJ48E8wFqzFuWrmELd7hpA8Z2DR7PmV479JEBzmKstDACHWvLWyearYn6ZU/s3729/20230816_154101m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2443" data-original-width="3729" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqArjy-amwYCDKheYQXN9NL0weJ0oLm3ILhSKi0kCs2oe1lNF-diQM3VnfSIb40kxpIqIjCgYum041CWrFDfZ7JzreMWOZ7UAh55tefyAsamFa1HEZYq_0vpQl6wUYI6bbLdJ48E8wFqzFuWrmELd7hpA8Z2DR7PmV479JEBzmKstDACHWvLWyearYn6ZU/s320/20230816_154101m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Officers' Row at Fort Worden.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir23Zjz6dMnLu_lznqNIbN4gOrYL764umz20YKW43uZbULPRU7eO_C63uOE5sMgcrhO4ljzDqo8TtLiHhYI9ZnPSxqThj57U3gKypO-bbhH2VYvXVy5X2HPJDzf6vUgaVlQsMTeiJN5uRiheehxMU1TCpv6zBoX9vEgOapQAKluAVomvm3V24V81cCVHKa/s3052/20230816_154115m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1519" data-original-width="3052" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir23Zjz6dMnLu_lznqNIbN4gOrYL764umz20YKW43uZbULPRU7eO_C63uOE5sMgcrhO4ljzDqo8TtLiHhYI9ZnPSxqThj57U3gKypO-bbhH2VYvXVy5X2HPJDzf6vUgaVlQsMTeiJN5uRiheehxMU1TCpv6zBoX9vEgOapQAKluAVomvm3V24V81cCVHKa/s320/20230816_154115m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Behind these fort buildings is Artillery Hill.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisadISdCydrIf3HuTh2iiQO_tltla2BiGXhtf__JQHcMsdYlCp1GyWb-tsL87t6mdW8PbeHWqUkrJ8mwjzb4gpgB0RhNNfXDR2TxCi8JmBuyARozfZo8mhVjqNYDT7b9x-KASa92ieqmGngV4hwj5GZ5I8DWvv3HIV-B7mRzrUdXilSjHIBtDtXPRHdBfa/s3752/20230816_154215m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2814" data-original-width="3752" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisadISdCydrIf3HuTh2iiQO_tltla2BiGXhtf__JQHcMsdYlCp1GyWb-tsL87t6mdW8PbeHWqUkrJ8mwjzb4gpgB0RhNNfXDR2TxCi8JmBuyARozfZo8mhVjqNYDT7b9x-KASa92ieqmGngV4hwj5GZ5I8DWvv3HIV-B7mRzrUdXilSjHIBtDtXPRHdBfa/s320/20230816_154215m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Commanding Officer's Quarters (now a museum).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">In 1896, the U.S. Congress approved construction of new military installations to guard the entrance to Puget Sound. Work soon began on Fort Worden, Fort Flagler, and Fort Casey, forming a "Deadly Triangle" to create an overlapping field of stationary cannon fire through which no enemy ship could pass unscathed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">By the early 1900s with rapidly changing military tactics, stationary cannons were no longer effective against fast, thick-hulled ships and high-flying aircraft. One by one, the more than 100 stationary cannons were dismantled and the forts transformed into training centers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">From Officers' Way, we walked downhill on Harbor Defense Way past the campground, and toward the lighthouse. Before the lighthouse, we turned to visit Battery Vicars and Battery Kinzie.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiru9v97b7bm608LiOU1AWLx22BZnG2r0i9Jn8hUgujh8OYUZsUMNBqPakww0akOjujCY8_pgijzOaedmClApKltBk6dL-ydWRObk7KjTzfOoeCDYDRfMNA6-6yQfObVPKACsK4tuW6PN8lgLAoZFmzjCij1qvp13dSxXgp_XCVG0FY-ks9j9LpANwYrYqh/s4032/20230816_160432m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiru9v97b7bm608LiOU1AWLx22BZnG2r0i9Jn8hUgujh8OYUZsUMNBqPakww0akOjujCY8_pgijzOaedmClApKltBk6dL-ydWRObk7KjTzfOoeCDYDRfMNA6-6yQfObVPKACsK4tuW6PN8lgLAoZFmzjCij1qvp13dSxXgp_XCVG0FY-ks9j9LpANwYrYqh/s320/20230816_160432m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The beach at Fort Worden.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMTkPmwdhECfibHwkGKC4w4tcxxQpaOBFiYRjHJFkm5-eE1H4LhAhlpsltibkTkDn2Yr0ooUEuECWxp_QE3ZkmFm2Wdst7OyeosgQyavIhX-0-hu8PbnD6s787SQxqBX4JEFccPQwQ15jfZkbPOnqIPCjdADYrnXFMNOQFrPHvy1pWrv-Q_5v3pZrsgW5/s4032/20230816_160713m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMTkPmwdhECfibHwkGKC4w4tcxxQpaOBFiYRjHJFkm5-eE1H4LhAhlpsltibkTkDn2Yr0ooUEuECWxp_QE3ZkmFm2Wdst7OyeosgQyavIhX-0-hu8PbnD6s787SQxqBX4JEFccPQwQ15jfZkbPOnqIPCjdADYrnXFMNOQFrPHvy1pWrv-Q_5v3pZrsgW5/s320/20230816_160713m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Coastal trees along the Puget Sound.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbamRvR9sBqEbwSJQXYBtj0GCK8O6au9nKl4XdFjBw3KF9_WIc68kkBS1Z7tHh__1DvX-cLQy70KTnF7HQ-sI_QzNbruXidbuAmoJjgzb9A6rn0qs6zDSGZAFmoMPajjVoG1ZvVbUyOMmlibC0tgPY34C33qSCHrdYipJJeaodkh7RMj6TJS8BF4BxWqCc/s3920/20230816_161003m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2940" data-original-width="3920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbamRvR9sBqEbwSJQXYBtj0GCK8O6au9nKl4XdFjBw3KF9_WIc68kkBS1Z7tHh__1DvX-cLQy70KTnF7HQ-sI_QzNbruXidbuAmoJjgzb9A6rn0qs6zDSGZAFmoMPajjVoG1ZvVbUyOMmlibC0tgPY34C33qSCHrdYipJJeaodkh7RMj6TJS8BF4BxWqCc/s320/20230816_161003m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Battery Kinzie.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oHueciT3wP3SKD_iP1Of0T12Gw0dgKXyxi_OTQtNwn5sIWDcF918VPqoQ8D1BJHeHE4-OGBmAEVsdrXWe1zkJ-M0OF3xBtBFUfRyM9GxPqLWgTf-rX1lrTLtk2GaVyusfJnvSa46YefSTQ4UbWmVMj3rx7ASHy5woR98tHSqdGS-uVdgd4i818aKQAbL/s3964/20230816_161007m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="3964" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oHueciT3wP3SKD_iP1Of0T12Gw0dgKXyxi_OTQtNwn5sIWDcF918VPqoQ8D1BJHeHE4-OGBmAEVsdrXWe1zkJ-M0OF3xBtBFUfRyM9GxPqLWgTf-rX1lrTLtk2GaVyusfJnvSa46YefSTQ4UbWmVMj3rx7ASHy5woR98tHSqdGS-uVdgd4i818aKQAbL/s320/20230816_161007m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Battery Kinzie.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuqRy15PP2I1apvPFhZd-Ng5ufbxg8se8VrMUggzlUjknAMZixH7l9QJ3ode_Vu6y7E6L2789IqKjIEjVbtyoetJPlVRczx4uYThc03CqZG_tKwD5MyzPP3I_8W_iV9X_hNEO2N8-m8Je9NSOXyhLm6fGdtAG5iPZyg7GqcpMhZ2IO23cZwuSEcny6Ct4/s3371/20230816_161535m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="3371" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuqRy15PP2I1apvPFhZd-Ng5ufbxg8se8VrMUggzlUjknAMZixH7l9QJ3ode_Vu6y7E6L2789IqKjIEjVbtyoetJPlVRczx4uYThc03CqZG_tKwD5MyzPP3I_8W_iV9X_hNEO2N8-m8Je9NSOXyhLm6fGdtAG5iPZyg7GqcpMhZ2IO23cZwuSEcny6Ct4/s320/20230816_161535m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fort Worden State Park Campground.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />We walked</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">back</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> along Harbor Defense Way the way we came but turned uphill on Bliss Vista Trail just past the small market and Port Townsend Marine Science Center. We walked through more of the fort along Battery Way.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkg4R9vhva4jHO2txyx8qypTES5tBFTpLkJjEc-0T9kwGlIXDtZA_jY3_ajTqyz2r5cqiQisWNbpuDnCHts_ZcAk_t3TKl8u8qAAhRKZPckS3pVSWzscRnwWQElg1pTYfaJW6oBYNnvUgvnGso7za16ZrR61R2UpOnF_4_CnrIYc3220enMd7DekSgzR2l/s3883/20230816_162727m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2912" data-original-width="3883" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkg4R9vhva4jHO2txyx8qypTES5tBFTpLkJjEc-0T9kwGlIXDtZA_jY3_ajTqyz2r5cqiQisWNbpuDnCHts_ZcAk_t3TKl8u8qAAhRKZPckS3pVSWzscRnwWQElg1pTYfaJW6oBYNnvUgvnGso7za16ZrR61R2UpOnF_4_CnrIYc3220enMd7DekSgzR2l/s320/20230816_162727m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bliss Vista Trail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZuobVE_VkDFNuKm05NpOybpDtljG-NYVw4juZYm2AtBW1Qh1R28ve4reTp16h3CZVm1ZeXyUVYfXtOobE_sTnUgXU66Vlf7iyxQZqqSQwtQH6dX-IAzd1P_XNhuRIixLf-jGNpX0cMsRxplR_ZnXPYlWfUsQcdCq4q93zRkzpcCtSrcgYzgVy250M8Bh/s4032/20230816_164131m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZuobVE_VkDFNuKm05NpOybpDtljG-NYVw4juZYm2AtBW1Qh1R28ve4reTp16h3CZVm1ZeXyUVYfXtOobE_sTnUgXU66Vlf7iyxQZqqSQwtQH6dX-IAzd1P_XNhuRIixLf-jGNpX0cMsRxplR_ZnXPYlWfUsQcdCq4q93zRkzpcCtSrcgYzgVy250M8Bh/s320/20230816_164131m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWPpDkYSVtHNtmB7CaMHnWNKtPjF4uFFKuVTH42AE3y8sTimmT5jF0dkr5Ab3WVRpg33pZhFqG_VYspCQXtwOQyU2zvTt5S0C0Xjg-BCQEKPI9LAMtLIGcB_Ec0BI1xqgooxq1A3kkCLdVJWxnrTpzGATa05dXzCnYhCPfjQWgVeNkilM_i2KsfCnwxjf/s3630/20230816_164434m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2340" data-original-width="3630" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWPpDkYSVtHNtmB7CaMHnWNKtPjF4uFFKuVTH42AE3y8sTimmT5jF0dkr5Ab3WVRpg33pZhFqG_VYspCQXtwOQyU2zvTt5S0C0Xjg-BCQEKPI9LAMtLIGcB_Ec0BI1xqgooxq1A3kkCLdVJWxnrTpzGATa05dXzCnYhCPfjQWgVeNkilM_i2KsfCnwxjf/s320/20230816_164434m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A state park trail map.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span>Once we passed the buildings of the main fort, we followed a road uphill quite a distance to a trail to "Memory's Vault." Memory's Vault is a work of art created through the efforts of the artist, individuals, and state agencies working collectively to mark in a new way an important place in Washington's history. It is a place for contemplation - of nature, of man and his intentions at Fort Worden.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Memory's Vault was built in 1988 by Richard Turner, and poetry by Sam Hamill. I found this area to be perfect for its intended use. The top of the hill here is forested, quiet, and secluded. I read quite a few of the poems which are scattered about on stone pillars.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgguSIygyBmEnwhKmZxvH_xRkd5Ena47wTbUID5moUFtaCWCbQlvOey6I97fue23ij9SdlWcJi01zMangSp_CB_DWNSzb6FNzt6tEI9EaYQV08_OBSu7x1hu1W3aKD0i-yHSlapbN8HMJhsocA1iXotTW3teQdXrzvdXXaoVsO0W58C3V7_h16x1rQlUjf/s2886/20230816_165744m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2886" data-original-width="2541" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgguSIygyBmEnwhKmZxvH_xRkd5Ena47wTbUID5moUFtaCWCbQlvOey6I97fue23ij9SdlWcJi01zMangSp_CB_DWNSzb6FNzt6tEI9EaYQV08_OBSu7x1hu1W3aKD0i-yHSlapbN8HMJhsocA1iXotTW3teQdXrzvdXXaoVsO0W58C3V7_h16x1rQlUjf/s320/20230816_165744m.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rt_E0WsQOMUYh3XSq9jA_-wbi4XXLSZooBnEmTHJ2Q8F7V0X6fvoELxmv7ZgZaKVFSkrFmkQtE_oXku-a7dB7QNzle7hc3EzMui3PLLVF8uh42eJKoIlF_R3xvUVq-JS4vMjT4M91-fY0NW6jVtKoWAxnFhhI157jq2JAIWJh9qn8Rhkx5ehBOnVY6Af/s3641/20230816_165904m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3641" data-original-width="2757" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rt_E0WsQOMUYh3XSq9jA_-wbi4XXLSZooBnEmTHJ2Q8F7V0X6fvoELxmv7ZgZaKVFSkrFmkQtE_oXku-a7dB7QNzle7hc3EzMui3PLLVF8uh42eJKoIlF_R3xvUVq-JS4vMjT4M91-fY0NW6jVtKoWAxnFhhI157jq2JAIWJh9qn8Rhkx5ehBOnVY6Af/s320/20230816_165904m.jpg" width="242" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>On this site stood the barracks which housed members of the Army Corps of Engineers, who from 1898 to 1907 were responsible for the design and construction of the artillery batteries at Fort Worden. The concrete vault in which the plans for the batteries were kept is all that remains of the original structure. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiHHYUrKIhWXs9_VPO-Nv4WZh-kf5-cUnwTv2VT8NDhnkfyi12Ccg7qFB95-i0I8BDNOdWhDvF-5ceyoHUPLWkm9WkH4qB6m0cHCqDDESvP-2OqHhU4CCn3-qJY-oR1nTU22sTpvKFJ4eiMsjPftM70DDMQpJ0I5J7y9FYg007KIVNvESSf6CGLTmZa2a/s4009/20230816_170238m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4009" data-original-width="3007" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiHHYUrKIhWXs9_VPO-Nv4WZh-kf5-cUnwTv2VT8NDhnkfyi12Ccg7qFB95-i0I8BDNOdWhDvF-5ceyoHUPLWkm9WkH4qB6m0cHCqDDESvP-2OqHhU4CCn3-qJY-oR1nTU22sTpvKFJ4eiMsjPftM70DDMQpJ0I5J7y9FYg007KIVNvESSf6CGLTmZa2a/s320/20230816_170238m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The original bunker is on the left.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mjdgnaJnSCGo3aRxemYXHX-LnBrtXXOBfDpXRTWkRJKBbMw_ZLeOZce8q-cJqjublFdnS75sXdvM50s9Vh3xwY0uh7pYhVxAdy2sWZyAc6DXbNBNSYtISvyiM0DAr1r3jR5TXXFXYQsySBUBUt1lhidVjf_7GHHZkUc9pb8vaC8k42Dzlv8b8IYV3acm/s3841/20230816_170132m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3841" data-original-width="2881" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mjdgnaJnSCGo3aRxemYXHX-LnBrtXXOBfDpXRTWkRJKBbMw_ZLeOZce8q-cJqjublFdnS75sXdvM50s9Vh3xwY0uh7pYhVxAdy2sWZyAc6DXbNBNSYtISvyiM0DAr1r3jR5TXXFXYQsySBUBUt1lhidVjf_7GHHZkUc9pb8vaC8k42Dzlv8b8IYV3acm/s320/20230816_170132m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We spent 10-15 minutes reading poetry and looking around. Next, we headed on a trail to the viewpoint at Alexander's Point.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fkPfPdSvlF5cLIK-K_HUuZ-2Jqp8kAYeBO1VhaBsiP6S3HVHBdJX8LYALwp3Hx6kPU-T2fX7LVJD0AOqnK8BdcrUJFFNcS6almWWJSVngql7j7fVwFS2l2oWH7dFdgCB4cGeZsoltG_HhXbKHIRamL69bOTpP7v5NC2HBUA_0fXt5-gMFzuhgPSIpx1M/s3986/20230816_170906m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2990" data-original-width="3986" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fkPfPdSvlF5cLIK-K_HUuZ-2Jqp8kAYeBO1VhaBsiP6S3HVHBdJX8LYALwp3Hx6kPU-T2fX7LVJD0AOqnK8BdcrUJFFNcS6almWWJSVngql7j7fVwFS2l2oWH7dFdgCB4cGeZsoltG_HhXbKHIRamL69bOTpP7v5NC2HBUA_0fXt5-gMFzuhgPSIpx1M/s320/20230816_170906m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alexander's Point overlooking Fort Worden from<br />Artillery Hill.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the next 40-45 minutes, we traipsed all over Artillery Hill to look at bunkers and batteries, command posts, gun lines, and a radar building. The amount of concrete used to build all the structures boggles the mind! I don't think we saw it all on the walk. We got a little bit </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">lost</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">and saw even more! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">What's even more mind-boggling is that all of this construction, the manpower, and the dollars to build Artillery Hill went to waste, except to use this for a training site. Well, not all of it went to waste...it provided much-needed jobs and demand for war-time products to be built. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This site never saw a hostile conflict, no ships were battered in Puget Sound in the "Deadly Triangle." That's a good thing because war did not hit our shore here, but it's a two-edged sword.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">War is like that. War can create a wasteland, not only in money and supplies, but also in wasted dreams, wasted lives, wasted land, wasted cities, and wasted innocence. Look at Ukraine, look at Palestine/Israel. But I digress. Back to the walk.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Let's take a look at the concrete bunkers, etc. on Artillery Hill. Wow, just wow!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginn3t1duclO7yZnJmd_DMi72wBtZlWDZq7HGuGQUTLcsMQMVoGOuHObV7umtJFEv8O4SflhdRGTcIFyK-ZqtHssuSC_up7hZesLWuz9nGzCavuk3lN9qzqltNieRJdRqxU8He52PZ_jxcc_UkfQLFEZGWoAU0o_wFhqoqR3qPXhRheeOtVMaSDv8vZ3vy/s2879/20230816_171356m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2879" data-original-width="2861" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginn3t1duclO7yZnJmd_DMi72wBtZlWDZq7HGuGQUTLcsMQMVoGOuHObV7umtJFEv8O4SflhdRGTcIFyK-ZqtHssuSC_up7hZesLWuz9nGzCavuk3lN9qzqltNieRJdRqxU8He52PZ_jxcc_UkfQLFEZGWoAU0o_wFhqoqR3qPXhRheeOtVMaSDv8vZ3vy/s320/20230816_171356m.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUx89pQ-3c9bFIP0qvHlSxi5Gpq3Kff1S9hPY8tG-F_b_xKcgyB475cF1pG3TswO79Cmv20t0DVdt5hUWsGGCAj5LESf1LzWoms8qDjiIQJBpxIW_U431u32NnXwAmfPVndqsERl0AKwMU1Y-7i5T8TvyBRq5V1yE4EiVwSrH4a4BfIWhismNlcF4b4VZ/s3975/20230816_171510m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2981" data-original-width="3975" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUx89pQ-3c9bFIP0qvHlSxi5Gpq3Kff1S9hPY8tG-F_b_xKcgyB475cF1pG3TswO79Cmv20t0DVdt5hUWsGGCAj5LESf1LzWoms8qDjiIQJBpxIW_U431u32NnXwAmfPVndqsERl0AKwMU1Y-7i5T8TvyBRq5V1yE4EiVwSrH4a4BfIWhismNlcF4b4VZ/s320/20230816_171510m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is Battery Powell. Battery Brannan looks like<br />its twin.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ07A1ds_TEb8CD2JTD7p6vHu3uHLQtD4uMybJ-3dQkkfdZNJZMhziooKfARwCih9iUKVmAlqHfgC3ALvUH14AVkTu4JY_dPANBzM6nq3V0vkqaik3kORzWqZLrRLsZS1AlPZ4XmG9LPEhKLHWP9mJRQ5o5ZX3a1J1mzYyiKYT-RDyKP7mbPXaNlNbzMSd/s3691/20230816_174008m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2538" data-original-width="3691" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ07A1ds_TEb8CD2JTD7p6vHu3uHLQtD4uMybJ-3dQkkfdZNJZMhziooKfARwCih9iUKVmAlqHfgC3ALvUH14AVkTu4JY_dPANBzM6nq3V0vkqaik3kORzWqZLrRLsZS1AlPZ4XmG9LPEhKLHWP9mJRQ5o5ZX3a1J1mzYyiKYT-RDyKP7mbPXaNlNbzMSd/s320/20230816_174008m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob is in front of Battery Randol. There are<br />three batteries in this line.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtM4SRnAESWTqyowmz5YsRzV3scengxmvDPQ9g6_gyeYdJ94mkKfB8baJBZPnQGVftRwr6Psa3zu87hi9hNM2SiUdp9epS7Fmjh0wlk-ziYawOIOdSjjfOzr2xEgc81fKBX_f6hyphenhyphen6zFQC8gsTpyoIy44SmRlA4HjHWURdnfss1U50ugEDyGmQYTJ_UAzM/s3483/20230816_174033m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2790" data-original-width="3483" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtM4SRnAESWTqyowmz5YsRzV3scengxmvDPQ9g6_gyeYdJ94mkKfB8baJBZPnQGVftRwr6Psa3zu87hi9hNM2SiUdp9epS7Fmjh0wlk-ziYawOIOdSjjfOzr2xEgc81fKBX_f6hyphenhyphen6zFQC8gsTpyoIy44SmRlA4HjHWURdnfss1U50ugEDyGmQYTJ_UAzM/s320/20230816_174033m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Deadly Triangle" is also called "Triangle of Fire."</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHKGD2o08Kb9f0t0e2NU6950TR2xvwpQFChQDQLzhwXT1U70hFXAB4mwkwrM9imBOt6PU4MaK2-pbdk6bItDYO5GDXqtmS0yn-Fj08PTAOUsOFPhU2TvSFLnDkVBxz7ciZTQTYsp3NTOn1O2HXwOLFUHDFmIpoHtLhQq7CtgptqBEKOEHrxWXS18FQlaA/s3130/20230816_174118m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2325" data-original-width="3130" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHKGD2o08Kb9f0t0e2NU6950TR2xvwpQFChQDQLzhwXT1U70hFXAB4mwkwrM9imBOt6PU4MaK2-pbdk6bItDYO5GDXqtmS0yn-Fj08PTAOUsOFPhU2TvSFLnDkVBxz7ciZTQTYsp3NTOn1O2HXwOLFUHDFmIpoHtLhQq7CtgptqBEKOEHrxWXS18FQlaA/s320/20230816_174118m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Triangle of Fire.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHVGErsXEdzRAawKRw3dWPAiU8QjZJt_Pcd-p3ZpvJNPBE0uver-Ll46HBkldFYAwKgvN7lnpZPW5do6LJKdXsqFiNWVYskZz-3ogLYn_VAy0PwJG3kgKX9se5NsEbGekNm6F5OEryDxo9T4P2V7iy0oEy3d-Rqz26fTrmVZiak0Zsi-gBsPlw7ukExfu/s3306/20230816_174421m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2677" data-original-width="3306" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHVGErsXEdzRAawKRw3dWPAiU8QjZJt_Pcd-p3ZpvJNPBE0uver-Ll46HBkldFYAwKgvN7lnpZPW5do6LJKdXsqFiNWVYskZz-3ogLYn_VAy0PwJG3kgKX9se5NsEbGekNm6F5OEryDxo9T4P2V7iy0oEy3d-Rqz26fTrmVZiak0Zsi-gBsPlw7ukExfu/s320/20230816_174421m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyW5kyGFDlf_UM1nwdaP9PEfN5oGHuzTulQ5LqkYx-HugTJ25WFFXLAaTVxBgC4ltl04DN2zGg_nGjYeQkI8kqc9ZeBf3TN3T_a_Ifvirp6jnJa-GGUUuiy3pG-hMOJaOWoGE2UWzBNb13DOxPv0Cu3CeDZqM2t1NF0IyQgIMz-YGxI8-SsOG6Nf3nqPa/s3826/20230816_174710m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="3826" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyW5kyGFDlf_UM1nwdaP9PEfN5oGHuzTulQ5LqkYx-HugTJ25WFFXLAaTVxBgC4ltl04DN2zGg_nGjYeQkI8kqc9ZeBf3TN3T_a_Ifvirp6jnJa-GGUUuiy3pG-hMOJaOWoGE2UWzBNb13DOxPv0Cu3CeDZqM2t1NF0IyQgIMz-YGxI8-SsOG6Nf3nqPa/s320/20230816_174710m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Glacier Peak - 10,541' - in the Baker-<br />Snoqualmie National Forest.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI13yNkOQ6qsSJv0XqS9GhNaSD-OhzWSBCZ-awIizxoMdBwliecQYjMfq0YExN-ERSEITrsJP95kxqzlLPrqMCR3ZfWaESdjHkgt74n5vfgesgyMZYu14SVus7Hrc-_NO7OeZ1_g9qEH_Wi9zVdV2hH7Yt79nKtKhY0DRSFGu9ZLSC1KZ6177YrswHrVdq/s3888/20230816_174717m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2916" data-original-width="3888" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI13yNkOQ6qsSJv0XqS9GhNaSD-OhzWSBCZ-awIizxoMdBwliecQYjMfq0YExN-ERSEITrsJP95kxqzlLPrqMCR3ZfWaESdjHkgt74n5vfgesgyMZYu14SVus7Hrc-_NO7OeZ1_g9qEH_Wi9zVdV2hH7Yt79nKtKhY0DRSFGu9ZLSC1KZ6177YrswHrVdq/s320/20230816_174717m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Overlooking Puget Sound.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwedMEGlZijv02NZbCL6JcLQPNmy8BCNBl7j2BCZtIU9U_Q-ScSvXAZdZKDGeaLlPmVBOcUXRM_TeXMNFC_Elo-tVJbEOKce7aQ7BW5SzMZZHe-RrR1_XjcQvjY9ulS0JgqW3m7JWhzbFYeCGp7daPaKii1IHSJF8jG9gU0i0iS2BiXyN1iSZQ-9iAQAm/s3037/20230816_174917m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2428" data-original-width="3037" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwedMEGlZijv02NZbCL6JcLQPNmy8BCNBl7j2BCZtIU9U_Q-ScSvXAZdZKDGeaLlPmVBOcUXRM_TeXMNFC_Elo-tVJbEOKce7aQ7BW5SzMZZHe-RrR1_XjcQvjY9ulS0JgqW3m7JWhzbFYeCGp7daPaKii1IHSJF8jG9gU0i0iS2BiXyN1iSZQ-9iAQAm/s320/20230816_174917m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking back at Batteries Ash, Quarls, and Randol.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_nyxs2SUh7x6eHdILhdC8o_Vg8yrsTLFln5PvRiCJML6KU8_X6YfO3Mt9_6ZvwaIXQ6Lqu4id9S5HlWkVjTd7IODrwPVOpb_BLRcziy74QXpTZYJT55SK4_CoYfqqctm0qWPJHR-dtFiI05gzNqnPFiqyPfaG-kQf8fs37UtAFdsCYxJMSiYviZcZHZU/s3743/20230816_175225m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3743" data-original-width="2778" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_nyxs2SUh7x6eHdILhdC8o_Vg8yrsTLFln5PvRiCJML6KU8_X6YfO3Mt9_6ZvwaIXQ6Lqu4id9S5HlWkVjTd7IODrwPVOpb_BLRcziy74QXpTZYJT55SK4_CoYfqqctm0qWPJHR-dtFiI05gzNqnPFiqyPfaG-kQf8fs37UtAFdsCYxJMSiYviZcZHZU/s320/20230816_175225m.jpg" width="237" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A great view of my honey and Point<br />Wilson Lighthouse.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaMAKO1-B-vDkggpCDgcBRN5cD55_ibtkANoSxlHYF44PIZL-DYIqcbCrhb8NV202R5ohAH9w3oKAnVmZy1XCKellK2E9FT0ll8CVottL_Jb_qlELadqme5-73YwS6dN2kOCJtyn4xuE6QjlgQ5Su5Y7RjTJLttnyzZtn1W5CDOu1knNY7G8oo_u-Jf75/s2634/20230816_175247m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2634" data-original-width="2634" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaMAKO1-B-vDkggpCDgcBRN5cD55_ibtkANoSxlHYF44PIZL-DYIqcbCrhb8NV202R5ohAH9w3oKAnVmZy1XCKellK2E9FT0ll8CVottL_Jb_qlELadqme5-73YwS6dN2kOCJtyn4xuE6QjlgQ5Su5Y7RjTJLttnyzZtn1W5CDOu1knNY7G8oo_u-Jf75/s320/20230816_175247m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A fire in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest<br />on August 18, 2023. (Actually, there was more than one!)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The views from the top of Artillery Hill are gorgeous on a clear day. Also, there are so many historical markers up on the hill that you feel like you're getting a great history lesson while you're hiking around!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of the more interesting and unique places on the hill is the huge searchlight. The photos will tell the story.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9U8l9pZ3-dWrtqbZXgj8IaJdgFjQzIqaD4KtvcSDbY_f2EUrhN4BNYtKhB76PhbrnoOIJff0Zn08uTl5WNyAPtIBy-JeVajnJqZv9zjpL9MQ_H8cAKGMk4YoL6EwIqlj0li8yolScQYECFyYy_McINiCAJc-qnBik8E03xa9FV0Cabh44RsS7Hf1kdZN6/s3343/20230816_180446m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2523" data-original-width="3343" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9U8l9pZ3-dWrtqbZXgj8IaJdgFjQzIqaD4KtvcSDbY_f2EUrhN4BNYtKhB76PhbrnoOIJff0Zn08uTl5WNyAPtIBy-JeVajnJqZv9zjpL9MQ_H8cAKGMk4YoL6EwIqlj0li8yolScQYECFyYy_McINiCAJc-qnBik8E03xa9FV0Cabh44RsS7Hf1kdZN6/s320/20230816_180446m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYH9svyJZPiRglVayAFsKxBL_q3_EbUA73BwH-J8VgMDCICWZpPxDUIm0VJAVVkv_jCO_XgI5pmSAFCt7t7GJ50KtSC07Kxu03Kw7Lc0Gfm30J2XlYBLmi1phBhJPOGb_OjMo-DN_lkuRPCwjEIzZfH7i3t6Web8oZealRC52aNgvkX8sFqav0ReuoZbA/s4032/20230816_180509m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYH9svyJZPiRglVayAFsKxBL_q3_EbUA73BwH-J8VgMDCICWZpPxDUIm0VJAVVkv_jCO_XgI5pmSAFCt7t7GJ50KtSC07Kxu03Kw7Lc0Gfm30J2XlYBLmi1phBhJPOGb_OjMo-DN_lkuRPCwjEIzZfH7i3t6Web8oZealRC52aNgvkX8sFqav0ReuoZbA/s320/20230816_180509m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The searchlight building.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Ohvg_BJosiO0bqoIwvfUkRJPTdntNE8ug9kUd5ndXfW6SWIUM6012wtog3YDmAlOzD5Le0pYE9B1V5WfoCfNV7tfVLnpnfKRP20P08h2aOoosSllk9rM3VW4aW0UwzXf0EbA6gQ3-sx-2ws7YF6EQyuZBylax7qEXdT0lyB-5iSbHHII1m-yc7n2j2bd/s4032/20230816_180512m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Ohvg_BJosiO0bqoIwvfUkRJPTdntNE8ug9kUd5ndXfW6SWIUM6012wtog3YDmAlOzD5Le0pYE9B1V5WfoCfNV7tfVLnpnfKRP20P08h2aOoosSllk9rM3VW4aW0UwzXf0EbA6gQ3-sx-2ws7YF6EQyuZBylax7qEXdT0lyB-5iSbHHII1m-yc7n2j2bd/s320/20230816_180512m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">They moved the searchlight along this<br />track to the edge of the cliff.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUFJJKzzJL2Uqkls1IVYEFYK4qtRBhaEWayr4FnpyM-HH-b6vKwIdqQABogq28cqLAQsJLl68Yyph7Fs9Oyge5Cjeqyzh23oGYg0oGl8QY-EKWX7_CQ7XxJh_UNdFVejBXt_oVL9BUwXS7JbNSp-NdMLyUwanuBPMl82sXhwwJ4LW_z7B7MJQrgjnsovo/s4032/20230816_180618m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUFJJKzzJL2Uqkls1IVYEFYK4qtRBhaEWayr4FnpyM-HH-b6vKwIdqQABogq28cqLAQsJLl68Yyph7Fs9Oyge5Cjeqyzh23oGYg0oGl8QY-EKWX7_CQ7XxJh_UNdFVejBXt_oVL9BUwXS7JbNSp-NdMLyUwanuBPMl82sXhwwJ4LW_z7B7MJQrgjnsovo/s320/20230816_180618m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking straight down at the beach from the <br />searchlight platform.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGprd0RE9lHpP8m8bvMAJ5VoHVAusCh7u9t_NVwGzwF7mT86NmwE_Ers9M628XSbxCHumQypVT8OQNOUHSJqqFdgggS-IeTrnGXa08EqBDe3kFH06xMi0pIi-44PXYQuQ5lZLyvdSM5T4zG_FZmROxI6JXvBgcvPxh7xjm2_sKVZDw5Brv2rVXGNIg2rBt/s4032/20230816_180631m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGprd0RE9lHpP8m8bvMAJ5VoHVAusCh7u9t_NVwGzwF7mT86NmwE_Ers9M628XSbxCHumQypVT8OQNOUHSJqqFdgggS-IeTrnGXa08EqBDe3kFH06xMi0pIi-44PXYQuQ5lZLyvdSM5T4zG_FZmROxI6JXvBgcvPxh7xjm2_sKVZDw5Brv2rVXGNIg2rBt/s320/20230816_180631m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The track back to the building.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We finished up our 10 km walk hiking down the opposite of the hill through a forest and hooked up with the Peace Mile Trail. That got us into the vicinity of the Fort Worden Military Cemetery. It was a short jaunt from the Peace Mile Trail to check out the cemetery and pay our respects.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTmSRVLkXc3zaQS8JAPQ2ojJPeVGlOCcRlaeQdH2ez3q-D5_zxjtpovXAjuLwJ-aGlHUHHZNXJNHclgXJAubWhikMv-qlx70Ug_uN_r4L980xb_Bda8dNGWa0ykqIR8upF9DhHxXJlNhF7GQQ1yX_5z0r0FRftwOBbh91ozyd88uAO1hlumKsQbA00RXE/s3598/20230816_182724m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2201" data-original-width="3598" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTmSRVLkXc3zaQS8JAPQ2ojJPeVGlOCcRlaeQdH2ez3q-D5_zxjtpovXAjuLwJ-aGlHUHHZNXJNHclgXJAubWhikMv-qlx70Ug_uN_r4L980xb_Bda8dNGWa0ykqIR8upF9DhHxXJlNhF7GQQ1yX_5z0r0FRftwOBbh91ozyd88uAO1hlumKsQbA00RXE/s320/20230816_182724m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fort Worden Military Cemetery.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwz8_nxCHH4-LXLLTxq0IaOQXXV80ftzXyuTzgrB9nWG6jtAwNUqIO38lXYhrvoZVshdSePoLnKHK53F0YZQ2s2Le7nipNkySrzoe1AxKLh8RFPk3rg-xLd4T82UDhFyY-oJBYHmhfo_HTcEnqDiiWylQDmkT6pLRahGKM4-uO5xGlfWQhvT6bWbKFLq-8/s4032/20230816_182733m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwz8_nxCHH4-LXLLTxq0IaOQXXV80ftzXyuTzgrB9nWG6jtAwNUqIO38lXYhrvoZVshdSePoLnKHK53F0YZQ2s2Le7nipNkySrzoe1AxKLh8RFPk3rg-xLd4T82UDhFyY-oJBYHmhfo_HTcEnqDiiWylQDmkT6pLRahGKM4-uO5xGlfWQhvT6bWbKFLq-8/s320/20230816_182733m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fort Worden Military Cemetery.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpWoY4u-HFpKVBg4FCPsbo4_8ub2pYnbSloxd0NgspkoeVYuO4wg13kexXKvTcRGrJOOmAXsyAsHEceXnoc4EWcmWk3wkoPxqh_jcjgkiJcoGgOVMGHYNIAr0UozLwF7bqXcdC5yUu4T7Iwg1E_hnd0Y75m57ymz60uD_M3B-DrB058iKjICB-YzjFKCr/s3528/20230816_182743m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2594" data-original-width="3528" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpWoY4u-HFpKVBg4FCPsbo4_8ub2pYnbSloxd0NgspkoeVYuO4wg13kexXKvTcRGrJOOmAXsyAsHEceXnoc4EWcmWk3wkoPxqh_jcjgkiJcoGgOVMGHYNIAr0UozLwF7bqXcdC5yUu4T7Iwg1E_hnd0Y75m57ymz60uD_M3B-DrB058iKjICB-YzjFKCr/s320/20230816_182743m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had a short walk back to our truck f</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">rom the cemetery</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">. The Bayview restaurant in Port Townsend was our choice for dinner. They have wonderful food, stellar service, and an almost 180-degree view of Puget Sound and the Port Townsend Ferry Terminal. I absolutely love their grilled cod. Bob loves their fish & chips (either cod or halibut), and their big salads, usually with salmon on top.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you know us well, you know that wasn't the end of our day. Oh, no! We went to a drive-in movie theater for a double feature: "Barbie" and "No Hard Feelings." Barbie played first and I slept through most of the movie, not because I didn't like it, but because I was exhausted. I had already seen "No Hard Feelings," and I stayed awake for that one. Oh, well. I'll have to see "Barbie" another time.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASDclROAsorsRcOz0NfQSoRYQMAkp1sf4_AGRKnCSrHyYIMs0V4UMn8FcZIoJJNM1i6kZZR4KsLYhZPAGZpjqIjBN_WWrtcVPFv_8QUN90UPmoP95P_Ja-QzRNS2wINzWHW8MwxpcdebeCG5cFFZnhYU17N9cSRVthm6Kzd3M_9bClnVnHk_i0i9JV02L/s3126/20230816_204055m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1833" data-original-width="3126" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASDclROAsorsRcOz0NfQSoRYQMAkp1sf4_AGRKnCSrHyYIMs0V4UMn8FcZIoJJNM1i6kZZR4KsLYhZPAGZpjqIjBN_WWrtcVPFv_8QUN90UPmoP95P_Ja-QzRNS2wINzWHW8MwxpcdebeCG5cFFZnhYU17N9cSRVthm6Kzd3M_9bClnVnHk_i0i9JV02L/s320/20230816_204055m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had another fantastic day on the Olympic Peninsula. Olympic Peninsula Explorers Volkssport Club, we appreciate the great variety of walks you sponsor. Thank you for mapping these walks so we can see miles of your stunning scenery.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">One tired TravelBug signing out.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com0Fort Worden Hist'l State Pk, 200 Battery Way E, Port Townsend, WA 98368, USA48.1391503 -122.769448719.828916463821152 -157.9256987 76.44938413617885 -87.6131987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-11953810009916221832023-08-14T19:00:00.032-05:002023-12-09T00:25:23.492-06:00Silverdale, Washington 11 km Old Town/Waterfront/Clear Creek Trail - Monday, August 14, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are still camping on the Olympic Peninsula, but today Diane Howell Evans and I are walking on the Kitsap Peninsula in Silverdale, Washington. This walk explores the Old Town Historic District, the waterfront, and portions of the Clear Creek Trail. This walk is familiar to us, but apparently, a few changes have been made in the past year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The walk starts at Silverdale Waterfront Park. Our route today consists of sidewalks, road shoulders, boardwalks, and trails. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the beginning of the walk, we took city streets to a trail leading to the beach. On the beach, we walked toward a boat launch but turned away onto a trail before we got to it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We passed Linder Softball Field at 1 km. Our route then headed uphill to Central Kitsap Middle and High School Complex. Once we entered the middle school grounds, we got on the Johnsonlink Trail. That trail took us all the way around both the middle school and the high school. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBHGYD3yRhOBRc8mBp7oBIbqomznM2QKFVQsc9JmXQ9loDH-Wk3OezNLu9x0DVhlFA1ZCuuJRnmv3LCBWKI_YmzKxHmMDAcOsBBDUn10P6OQzxCdqNj3kI8AnsQPXySEhmkI5_6U58LhQ1wJsuGaYLqzVRddm9nZXoh3pmoOY__4DAEdvY14nFwq4AJaH/s3826/20230814_083609m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2870" data-original-width="3826" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBHGYD3yRhOBRc8mBp7oBIbqomznM2QKFVQsc9JmXQ9loDH-Wk3OezNLu9x0DVhlFA1ZCuuJRnmv3LCBWKI_YmzKxHmMDAcOsBBDUn10P6OQzxCdqNj3kI8AnsQPXySEhmkI5_6U58LhQ1wJsuGaYLqzVRddm9nZXoh3pmoOY__4DAEdvY14nFwq4AJaH/s320/20230814_083609m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Heading toward Central Kitsap Middle School.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaWaNcKnuwiJNxj13vD3uaBLL5v-cd8MDvmfKvSyNLX-GXhbAU5m7XBss3wUF4g9GEDI1Q3sQz_Lq5rhsrcmQ9SyF-YazkPR5UaM5tflsEo8yHXG_tIZ6coGkbyInW-xOKIsCG4T0kFtewKv8G2RltobSXR5o6NHFz5Yylko-0XBjIimeV7LWckgLNcnC/s3286/20230814_083722m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3286" data-original-width="2608" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaWaNcKnuwiJNxj13vD3uaBLL5v-cd8MDvmfKvSyNLX-GXhbAU5m7XBss3wUF4g9GEDI1Q3sQz_Lq5rhsrcmQ9SyF-YazkPR5UaM5tflsEo8yHXG_tIZ6coGkbyInW-xOKIsCG4T0kFtewKv8G2RltobSXR5o6NHFz5Yylko-0XBjIimeV7LWckgLNcnC/s320/20230814_083722m.jpg" width="254" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We connected to this trail which took us<br />all the way around both schools.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsT3E5le8LSodYGj-JXOe81bjrJIxlSIqd4QNLRMeAQlqtx89PqOdI5u7cx8iYBe2-P1DoyX1WHqwoHfnGkvvcDoANriS_ppqxbJ44pQFVKCgeUio6EXtP_iGt3MmX42RPopk2Ft8k8yZAY9T2kDZsevlyrhktVVSx58Uv4dl22r1LpNNB70qZriOInl5/s3964/20230814_083917m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="3964" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsT3E5le8LSodYGj-JXOe81bjrJIxlSIqd4QNLRMeAQlqtx89PqOdI5u7cx8iYBe2-P1DoyX1WHqwoHfnGkvvcDoANriS_ppqxbJ44pQFVKCgeUio6EXtP_iGt3MmX42RPopk2Ft8k8yZAY9T2kDZsevlyrhktVVSx58Uv4dl22r1LpNNB70qZriOInl5/s320/20230814_083917m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Central Kitsap Middle School.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AD_QcWM2905OfpaEiz-556BjoPetzchZlSPcqDsWiclagICQW5NMfJaWSGzS6vUc0lF9imuoacfmeY-e-DnXyXjIg4TtLntYLZ1SDNfy7fotERsnIm4OnR5C6iOWrn5p_V7fslCKywm9OKiuAO8N5y-saCGC_8AH6zwqxF19Uy-7o4zeFWRK2c7QaE0e/s4032/20230814_083932m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AD_QcWM2905OfpaEiz-556BjoPetzchZlSPcqDsWiclagICQW5NMfJaWSGzS6vUc0lF9imuoacfmeY-e-DnXyXjIg4TtLntYLZ1SDNfy7fotERsnIm4OnR5C6iOWrn5p_V7fslCKywm9OKiuAO8N5y-saCGC_8AH6zwqxF19Uy-7o4zeFWRK2c7QaE0e/s320/20230814_083932m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Huey Field overlooks Puget Sound.</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh368N8e3iwROyefur4l_zN307WntuhQoqbC1h-az9Z0DvFPsP7NP8V_ZC9d3o2pAlVuaSMmY85DkcZIqBicCtCDtL-Ps5V5v25q51dYbiq64Us6byln75TtTo51HIWyqLMTDAWPb1zy00Z1L5TvDpdQiKHt0w-NYc-Sziu3VgjGJLajoEXXmyBJzHMa5XJ/s3915/20230814_084106m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2936" data-original-width="3915" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh368N8e3iwROyefur4l_zN307WntuhQoqbC1h-az9Z0DvFPsP7NP8V_ZC9d3o2pAlVuaSMmY85DkcZIqBicCtCDtL-Ps5V5v25q51dYbiq64Us6byln75TtTo51HIWyqLMTDAWPb1zy00Z1L5TvDpdQiKHt0w-NYc-Sziu3VgjGJLajoEXXmyBJzHMa5XJ/s320/20230814_084106m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Central Kitsap Middle School.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdB-iiFshdJtvbvHEwOMeqiYxVXkVCrdjh1Ip6IMka-FD54CSqJjzu_Elx4MPqMLOLLQ_dJpdxEpbsV7klWZlvdHv8PVyt4XvmDbHONcplMJISVQYRS4dz8-l-uCjzd96-Gyu5tkn1WEkX-viXeWUSygsO51zgdzDCIVFQi3IGbgU2dlH1xoLMikgW_39/s3680/20230814_085108m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2253" data-original-width="3680" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdB-iiFshdJtvbvHEwOMeqiYxVXkVCrdjh1Ip6IMka-FD54CSqJjzu_Elx4MPqMLOLLQ_dJpdxEpbsV7klWZlvdHv8PVyt4XvmDbHONcplMJISVQYRS4dz8-l-uCjzd96-Gyu5tkn1WEkX-viXeWUSygsO51zgdzDCIVFQi3IGbgU2dlH1xoLMikgW_39/s320/20230814_085108m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Central Kitsap High School. </span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Circling around the schools and ballfields got us to almost 4 km. From here, we exited the school grounds through a trail in the forest. We made our way downhill, turned left at Silverdale Way, and walked on sidewalks to the Clear Creek Trail. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt7Tz9mbepf1Lsk6Lc0Uk8VAQTyGKMdiZ4J4Twsv0HnmsJ5yFJqrA1IpMEb_wqHMj6XEV5n5HdRMy0lrRtmhMxwWjcB_QjhBg9sPOJFzXa2kOZUS94ZmXRr111A2hFIcGxIwXGi2xuvVMAx7gvLjoi_Pgmv04od_dFbNtuFGgM3eRz7tYBPOHam3xkv01/s4032/20230814_093615m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt7Tz9mbepf1Lsk6Lc0Uk8VAQTyGKMdiZ4J4Twsv0HnmsJ5yFJqrA1IpMEb_wqHMj6XEV5n5HdRMy0lrRtmhMxwWjcB_QjhBg9sPOJFzXa2kOZUS94ZmXRr111A2hFIcGxIwXGi2xuvVMAx7gvLjoi_Pgmv04od_dFbNtuFGgM3eRz7tYBPOHam3xkv01/s320/20230814_093615m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Diane Howell Evans on a bridge over<br />Clear Creek.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiWEzv3GtwCeZNkAK86zS6Rxga-hswzlXIDRv625PqsDuczz9Ns81BnzzB8eH0Er3aR7HAdpktThzPFX406FzHATD8_6YIxUeUDDORxjH9SQQ7cT-ewXhp3AAPj8LjYoNjyzm2Js6wNNk3bAlkFNsYVuq5iomAwevwDczYRbrtOP1YrnShpaFUYXPI5Ro/s3883/20230814_094540m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2912" data-original-width="3883" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiWEzv3GtwCeZNkAK86zS6Rxga-hswzlXIDRv625PqsDuczz9Ns81BnzzB8eH0Er3aR7HAdpktThzPFX406FzHATD8_6YIxUeUDDORxjH9SQQ7cT-ewXhp3AAPj8LjYoNjyzm2Js6wNNk3bAlkFNsYVuq5iomAwevwDczYRbrtOP1YrnShpaFUYXPI5Ro/s320/20230814_094540m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A nice mural depicting Silverdale.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIITviy0Ttzhhjc1ocGhZNGFkBe0sf4hEH9UbDzRqJExZdTqjdbWkXJdXhziP5eiDI_u1C7ssepjE8NZyyNHsYr_xsxOqVJokSeSR2Sl6FGgeUPd1IBuwNIRATzVp_ypclBTfMpc9tws-6eO__0_Ggx2V5xDQeQaiUGvHWSYN_2QwFeQ9DFDxHVqdRB9s/s4032/20230814_094627m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIITviy0Ttzhhjc1ocGhZNGFkBe0sf4hEH9UbDzRqJExZdTqjdbWkXJdXhziP5eiDI_u1C7ssepjE8NZyyNHsYr_xsxOqVJokSeSR2Sl6FGgeUPd1IBuwNIRATzVp_ypclBTfMpc9tws-6eO__0_Ggx2V5xDQeQaiUGvHWSYN_2QwFeQ9DFDxHVqdRB9s/s320/20230814_094627m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A boardwalk along the creek.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Clear Creek brought us out to Puget Sound. Once again, the tide was way out. It seems like our walks each day have been at very low tides!</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ai6lED70BfFvJRLiqMVZrHaYiUOp2krsXNhBYL__89TK-bxjPPfQw9Y_xgfdc_SyWLEwBqdThBQVewq3DHDdsDu9_Pgsl9C8HwHvyypouDwlQaxaUXkxox2E0XzvCYfsimMg6ezm1xCTiJeGqoRt7FZQDh3SHaHI6ONIjBvMoEm_HGKbVtxOJjelDJOM/s4032/20230814_100031M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ai6lED70BfFvJRLiqMVZrHaYiUOp2krsXNhBYL__89TK-bxjPPfQw9Y_xgfdc_SyWLEwBqdThBQVewq3DHDdsDu9_Pgsl9C8HwHvyypouDwlQaxaUXkxox2E0XzvCYfsimMg6ezm1xCTiJeGqoRt7FZQDh3SHaHI6ONIjBvMoEm_HGKbVtxOJjelDJOM/s320/20230814_100031M.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Puget Sound.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We entered Old Mill Park and learned the history of the area. Below is the Wehrhahn Saw. </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vEg4mcCsQjB6QjIIXuSFHpz2u-xZbERiydonrWHBzrZrJZTSPL0FwakZf9x0CstCX5pnI_CAbOT59JrDx0jWceA8mS_HGNEqTwWKVZ-7team5Xt3nWOBgjQRePcjVcgr608jhuoAdcU1HTtUPkfGBOl4_VtzbTUJC8Bj9ggkVTOin8INHog6uFrI4iPT/s3920/20230814_100212M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3920" data-original-width="2940" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vEg4mcCsQjB6QjIIXuSFHpz2u-xZbERiydonrWHBzrZrJZTSPL0FwakZf9x0CstCX5pnI_CAbOT59JrDx0jWceA8mS_HGNEqTwWKVZ-7team5Xt3nWOBgjQRePcjVcgr608jhuoAdcU1HTtUPkfGBOl4_VtzbTUJC8Bj9ggkVTOin8INHog6uFrI4iPT/s320/20230814_100212M.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Wehrhahn Saw.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwjIP4AdwxrYTxbZSisjnZBL9GO0LSpDznZCoMZwfh7cqVu94G3AYF4ANrZbrQ5t92Y3Td5DMK3MUDlOqMMbndQH1RrH2LrB4X6wl_e2Wr65RuFSora8hw7E4Yr6R7j50oadUxjcgFa6aLLTILPDhCxYmMsyEfBqCJ5OsxGpKnvNkU_VSbkWEWD5TBBBR/s3780/20230814_100226m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="3780" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwjIP4AdwxrYTxbZSisjnZBL9GO0LSpDznZCoMZwfh7cqVu94G3AYF4ANrZbrQ5t92Y3Td5DMK3MUDlOqMMbndQH1RrH2LrB4X6wl_e2Wr65RuFSora8hw7E4Yr6R7j50oadUxjcgFa6aLLTILPDhCxYmMsyEfBqCJ5OsxGpKnvNkU_VSbkWEWD5TBBBR/s320/20230814_100226m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dyes Inlet is part of Puget Sound, an inland sea connected to the Pacific Ocean. Fresh water from Clear Creek merges with the salt water at the northern end of Dyes Inlet, creating an estuary.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0jt-C7UH2kqTUppSG6hPo7ktzkV9h6-2U-f0D3pxTeTgRkZ63zA5Q6aUTbkVRxgheOtlrBQ5sZDyIDodyQlagzG_kmqyADMvMwIuCETxda3RJfgkRrCQ8S1a-Ix3R71c4WZ3Wja87M9Fchd-5_et1Ny570uVBNBvGgcJNSvVMogmV0kYe7-Mrm3P6Hvu/s3739/20230814_100251m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="3739" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0jt-C7UH2kqTUppSG6hPo7ktzkV9h6-2U-f0D3pxTeTgRkZ63zA5Q6aUTbkVRxgheOtlrBQ5sZDyIDodyQlagzG_kmqyADMvMwIuCETxda3RJfgkRrCQ8S1a-Ix3R71c4WZ3Wja87M9Fchd-5_et1Ny570uVBNBvGgcJNSvVMogmV0kYe7-Mrm3P6Hvu/s320/20230814_100251m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Enlarge this photo to learn all about estuaries.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_tYo5Vi1TQgMQ7-NaCdi41fcSOxxFwGS6pX7JKAMQKNAHA2BAeYLXC3PLtx-kZCvHsx5akivT4D1MTMtNz2OgXzMY-i27SQEdJbAVQWgf7fogbJmXWKeU7KKtjh7qsRFCp9-U19B3CC3ruyesGhqlMYvPm17Kf0tW4zPrw9jKfIjS_i-a96UF1i_7slu/s3024/20230814_101314m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2991" data-original-width="3024" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_tYo5Vi1TQgMQ7-NaCdi41fcSOxxFwGS6pX7JKAMQKNAHA2BAeYLXC3PLtx-kZCvHsx5akivT4D1MTMtNz2OgXzMY-i27SQEdJbAVQWgf7fogbJmXWKeU7KKtjh7qsRFCp9-U19B3CC3ruyesGhqlMYvPm17Kf0tW4zPrw9jKfIjS_i-a96UF1i_7slu/s320/20230814_101314m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We followed the sidewalk around Old Mill Park to the Clear Creek Trail. After walking past the Best Western, turned to walk around the end of Dyes Inlet, onto Bay Shore Drive, past the Yacht Club Broiler Restaurant, and through part of Old Town.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We ended our walk at Silverdale Waterfront Park (where we started). The eclectic art below is on display in the park. I am trying to find out who the artist is and the name of the work.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgcBQvnFUlW4sSXnfAwMkOzwpAH4PT0NkWvyKJ7rAgtz7Zpn_G9Dpds4qq3mnCU1lMcPQ763Le2OrrHzj_RVjY0Cim1etSN2jiswsGOctnYpbw3oyDK2kQaMsqaXB2vKiOwJ_AS4BBxp7t9spVYx7rYwaHz50XjiJUR9ObxPRYr58lFgLllhtGmHGuqCE/s3190/20230814_102739m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2352" data-original-width="3190" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgcBQvnFUlW4sSXnfAwMkOzwpAH4PT0NkWvyKJ7rAgtz7Zpn_G9Dpds4qq3mnCU1lMcPQ763Le2OrrHzj_RVjY0Cim1etSN2jiswsGOctnYpbw3oyDK2kQaMsqaXB2vKiOwJ_AS4BBxp7t9spVYx7rYwaHz50XjiJUR9ObxPRYr58lFgLllhtGmHGuqCE/s320/20230814_102739m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">After the walk, which ended up showing as 11 km on my Garmin, Diane and I had lunch at IHOP. I wonder if all my meandering to take photos added 1 km to our walk?! </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I then headed back to Evergreen Coho SKP RV Park. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you to the Olympic Peninsula Explorers (OPE) club for this walk. </span></div></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com0Silverdale, WA, USA47.6445386 -122.694869719.334304763821152 -157.8511197 75.954772436178843 -87.5386197tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-54276042001474888272023-08-13T19:30:00.370-05:002023-12-08T01:11:03.031-06:00Our Alaskan Cruise Ends Today; Sunday We Return to Our 5th Wheel On the Olympic Peninsula - Saturday-Sunday, August 12-13, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Saturday, August 12: </b>We cruise into Seattle this morning and debark the Norwegian Bliss. Not to worry, while they had us on the ship, they sold us another cruise. Next time, we'll be going from Sydney, Australia, to Auckland, New Zealand! Stay tuned.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIbYToX-0lZVVOSBKs64P_zyj4b3Qvc-OduI_KjtPCsnV4VF8Jjec5m2TY74tQlBSy5aLdhRJeeZxOj27uG7C1z1_Bh3SUxjNp4PzWc6KnvEHaoMrtJYwkw7IFm1KCNxDpwXXnhuzjF_SqFIuuzTgbING_7LdFagGtUgfx6uSVrVu7zZfbutf5gGKxSpu/s3942/20230812_064426m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2956" data-original-width="3942" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIbYToX-0lZVVOSBKs64P_zyj4b3Qvc-OduI_KjtPCsnV4VF8Jjec5m2TY74tQlBSy5aLdhRJeeZxOj27uG7C1z1_Bh3SUxjNp4PzWc6KnvEHaoMrtJYwkw7IFm1KCNxDpwXXnhuzjF_SqFIuuzTgbING_7LdFagGtUgfx6uSVrVu7zZfbutf5gGKxSpu/s320/20230812_064426m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mt. Rainier and the sports stadiums in Seattle.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFrrR2jZGKkXyc1VU0-UAar9bv1zzk3A0P3jLIzLzeRaL0exZ-anOs3U_2cyWyn9KgQ4KN1WN8NJP6za1d0vXiRC7HkGNwY6yiJYCVz0rH9w97sj8iMtSm2Wu9QVXzM7xQTsoWq0pAbGHOxDoWIY-14FWVAlTtLFSskBe73HTfOaCXW83ZDyasWEGvRF2/s4032/20230812_064441m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFrrR2jZGKkXyc1VU0-UAar9bv1zzk3A0P3jLIzLzeRaL0exZ-anOs3U_2cyWyn9KgQ4KN1WN8NJP6za1d0vXiRC7HkGNwY6yiJYCVz0rH9w97sj8iMtSm2Wu9QVXzM7xQTsoWq0pAbGHOxDoWIY-14FWVAlTtLFSskBe73HTfOaCXW83ZDyasWEGvRF2/s320/20230812_064441m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Olympic Mountains on the Olympic Peninsula.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvPOMKByNtCY4Arvj6ESSWa1YkI6MVi_KIWt8LmL8FYdVPU3tpXLQCJYndlxw8bSzWKpA3Mxso1xyi9_5GxfMl7NtOcLl2nKLkvnOHbAY0CDtOlii3ztTXVwJ5bYjnNHq0QujG0VU5AyZkiowwa8SEKNDrPy64nlldoWh8bfabClHwIZAq5-qYdQedGuD/s4032/20230812_064451m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvPOMKByNtCY4Arvj6ESSWa1YkI6MVi_KIWt8LmL8FYdVPU3tpXLQCJYndlxw8bSzWKpA3Mxso1xyi9_5GxfMl7NtOcLl2nKLkvnOHbAY0CDtOlii3ztTXVwJ5bYjnNHq0QujG0VU5AyZkiowwa8SEKNDrPy64nlldoWh8bfabClHwIZAq5-qYdQedGuD/s320/20230812_064451m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are docked in downtown Seattle.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Debarking the ship was very easy. We patiently waited for our color luggage tag to be called and then walked off the ship. The luggage was right where it was supposed to be and when we left the building, it wasn't long until a shuttle came to take us back to Michael's car in long-term parking.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">stowed the luggage and </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">piled into Michael's car. He drove us to Frank and Gina's (my brother and sister-in-law's) place at Arrowhead Lake in Washington where they had lunch waiting for us. We played some pinochle, too. They also let us park our truck there while we were on our cruise. Thank you guys for being so kind!</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemj75zX1L_V9fFNQYeGiGhjXCBxERL4uowtosN-svpcA0PPWKFrrDgB31QeJoM2g3ovmKVuwL2xe7-p57nUqu5F7qqYvnNHpHke68IQC3DuIKq2GTg4de5ClbKsePSIthddu5OsSNANaojbUjX0CJXrnHB9Yt2Wbpwocv5cI-0I6CdeTr54rQ8oM6Ww58/s3726/20230812_105222m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2516" data-original-width="3726" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemj75zX1L_V9fFNQYeGiGhjXCBxERL4uowtosN-svpcA0PPWKFrrDgB31QeJoM2g3ovmKVuwL2xe7-p57nUqu5F7qqYvnNHpHke68IQC3DuIKq2GTg4de5ClbKsePSIthddu5OsSNANaojbUjX0CJXrnHB9Yt2Wbpwocv5cI-0I6CdeTr54rQ8oM6Ww58/s320/20230812_105222m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Passing by the Tacoma Dome on I-5 on our <br />way to the Olympic Peninsula.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">After lunch, Michael headed home to Portland, and we returned to our 5th wheel and cats at the Evergreen Coho SKP RV Park in Chimacum, Washington. Thank you, Michael, for picking us up and dropping us off at Frank and Gina's place. I know it was a bit out of the way for you.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">While we were on our trip, we had a petsitter from Rover.com visit our RV twice a day to give our diabetic cat his insulin as well as feed both cats, and clean the cat box. She did a wonderful job! In fact, we got photos of our cats texted to us every day we were gone. All was well on the RV home front.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Sunday, August 13:</b> Whenever we visit the Olympic Peninsula, I do multiple walks/hikes with my hiking buddy, Diane Howell Evans. Today, Bob, Diane, and I decided to do the 10 km Port Ludlow Trail and Beach Route walk. We had a lovely day for it as you will see in the photos.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This particular walk has "precautions" listed on the instructions. The precautions state "The 10k route includes a stiff uphill on wooded trails. Good trail shoes are recommended. A hiking stick is optional, but not a bad idea. Please carry food and water on this hike." Good to know!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was low tide so we did not need to follow the "High Tide Alternative" route. We started from the Beach Club and immediately walked down to the water. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgK_cyLlnLr-Ub4LcqZKAKU4JAfCEZ5yS_vM5Y1X1qW6OXDgf0XpAvTs0FPmyQ5M2ptQ3LVSVtJJzwA3wx7KaNrC_BYpl0nlO0zHWyy5SSilcy9D_E0Tu5Fj3nW21deXi8tJvIgutcLLYscvlOtbuzJsX6k1UKkt3_05f6TZ1b9lueqQH6hMyq7aZ_8zV/s4032/20230813_080225m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgK_cyLlnLr-Ub4LcqZKAKU4JAfCEZ5yS_vM5Y1X1qW6OXDgf0XpAvTs0FPmyQ5M2ptQ3LVSVtJJzwA3wx7KaNrC_BYpl0nlO0zHWyy5SSilcy9D_E0Tu5Fj3nW21deXi8tJvIgutcLLYscvlOtbuzJsX6k1UKkt3_05f6TZ1b9lueqQH6hMyq7aZ_8zV/s320/20230813_080225m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Diane and Bob heading down to the beach<br />on Ludlow Bay.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjXWW4B1LZHd0pPE9KdszNv2dIfIZpknSB55qCV5IlH0A8AEwg5S4GXx9qnsB2YLYlxtDBWmzDkqGEJxjWgn3c0mqhCqrVTadQ79F-bDkr73AYumbaG5SMm-lPIL0Y_fMrrr1iv2AXOCHmBrGKazux1qVQTTV3F7yWViNwAOlweEUJrSGPFzhUbbd-04O/s3691/20230813_080321m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2768" data-original-width="3691" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjXWW4B1LZHd0pPE9KdszNv2dIfIZpknSB55qCV5IlH0A8AEwg5S4GXx9qnsB2YLYlxtDBWmzDkqGEJxjWgn3c0mqhCqrVTadQ79F-bDkr73AYumbaG5SMm-lPIL0Y_fMrrr1iv2AXOCHmBrGKazux1qVQTTV3F7yWViNwAOlweEUJrSGPFzhUbbd-04O/s320/20230813_080321m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The tide is going down to -0.69, perfect for doing <br />the low-tide version of the walk!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HDAzaQjVcLV3l3Ewj7M1DZI71svKqekF8Ea1TsiLMFLwfswgFN4QP6GO6MWGWVaBm4q-2t0Gw_cFRgDUl8BaXBwtd2qXt9eDZI17qCw8ZcWM1u9QBHt1Pu4EHlcASDiCiW91UhS_G0H3TPgK-wimO_7l4p6jm1QXBJO2gcmNpn1PL51pWL-if4qYSrfM/s3364/20230813_081024m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="3364" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HDAzaQjVcLV3l3Ewj7M1DZI71svKqekF8Ea1TsiLMFLwfswgFN4QP6GO6MWGWVaBm4q-2t0Gw_cFRgDUl8BaXBwtd2qXt9eDZI17qCw8ZcWM1u9QBHt1Pu4EHlcASDiCiW91UhS_G0H3TPgK-wimO_7l4p6jm1QXBJO2gcmNpn1PL51pWL-if4qYSrfM/s320/20230813_081024m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob and Diane Howell Evans.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Do you see what I mean about a lovely day? We timed it perfectly. A little bit farther along the beach, we came to a totem pole.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEvptSuwx1yveWcI3-Girn8ohWiGuqSElc-tLLMU640fzSYQhvaieLiaWQF4LXqRn7hK-3lcvwyLRAlfteN2v3Mz2RfAmgkCN6ppy5SbbzThv2c9kyofMxRxyUaAfA7TCc-0dQI7TUhMzxac5K5rNhB8OYWtSN0DT_gBakWyiwYN6Zn5rYFciuE4V2n4C/s4032/20230813_081210m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEvptSuwx1yveWcI3-Girn8ohWiGuqSElc-tLLMU640fzSYQhvaieLiaWQF4LXqRn7hK-3lcvwyLRAlfteN2v3Mz2RfAmgkCN6ppy5SbbzThv2c9kyofMxRxyUaAfA7TCc-0dQI7TUhMzxac5K5rNhB8OYWtSN0DT_gBakWyiwYN6Zn5rYFciuE4V2n4C/s320/20230813_081210m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Port Ludlow Totem Pole.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOE6hnvrzVGJU_2IKGf7O0UmCzHng9KO1NtlOa0cFBnfnC7ccKvIrFyMI-gFIAIjBg1sJsohW9G3ML4r1CPywTsejPKd6RZmVTmXZiUquNswzOQmES8ACK7T7dWUrYJy4bWABK0oFh4Gg2oRX9AcfEix3dzJOYCWw4VqO9FhGA6FxEn3zPxP76nss7gRlM/s3716/20230813_081231m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3716" data-original-width="2829" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOE6hnvrzVGJU_2IKGf7O0UmCzHng9KO1NtlOa0cFBnfnC7ccKvIrFyMI-gFIAIjBg1sJsohW9G3ML4r1CPywTsejPKd6RZmVTmXZiUquNswzOQmES8ACK7T7dWUrYJy4bWABK0oFh4Gg2oRX9AcfEix3dzJOYCWw4VqO9FhGA6FxEn3zPxP76nss7gRlM/s320/20230813_081231m.jpg" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Port Ludlow Totem Pole.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKH2euOv6NeHP0U8bVTeh1_7go742mKVHzkjvEsa4YSlCQq1KuHhoS570PbhwE42tRO2jXRbfnvxtRpGiKbL3oy_jKsukd13Nfh_O96sEesA6zpv16usTxqjiE8GnxRRbB-TFsV4zFLZWsGnP6Dfkq9b7Gefc4oeVd7i2inI_enGrokRnuucZI9QlUuYQe/s3166/20230813_081242m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="3166" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKH2euOv6NeHP0U8bVTeh1_7go742mKVHzkjvEsa4YSlCQq1KuHhoS570PbhwE42tRO2jXRbfnvxtRpGiKbL3oy_jKsukd13Nfh_O96sEesA6zpv16usTxqjiE8GnxRRbB-TFsV4zFLZWsGnP6Dfkq9b7Gefc4oeVd7i2inI_enGrokRnuucZI9QlUuYQe/s320/20230813_081242m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All totem poles have a story, here is the <br />story for the Port Ludlow Totem Pole.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZbGU-a0DvGiYYZpxk6jBA-mdMSYV5roaMAb4iIrUF1cHuMUBO2zApg2wlF75TJdHI3ixCkkG6TV-xaD5Jsd3g5_SDNZrXxzuWYOVpw_-zB1FaeG7_rSmKaIHgdd0hM6q8-oDUIEq0W3LNx_6AmX9KOSHl1APbHDqwLK1rYR4zFiG8993vK8gCyJkJs-C/s2968/20230813_081447m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="2968" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZbGU-a0DvGiYYZpxk6jBA-mdMSYV5roaMAb4iIrUF1cHuMUBO2zApg2wlF75TJdHI3ixCkkG6TV-xaD5Jsd3g5_SDNZrXxzuWYOVpw_-zB1FaeG7_rSmKaIHgdd0hM6q8-oDUIEq0W3LNx_6AmX9KOSHl1APbHDqwLK1rYR4zFiG8993vK8gCyJkJs-C/s320/20230813_081447m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The area in front of the totem pole is set up for<br />a wedding.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAVoO07ABNrRwImrToRnWR3F0olGyL2i5WZ_G_tegrIGajeIE7rv0mqZHIox5S4PKK_gtgdIrVGIwmlZNLtO8k53l8OgSuYCgoFg58Z368v4T6QGKiJcBnNyHMGA6zwHJUV5YpT6K93dEvXiDyE4eo9YNv6NU8_hGUOk0UNZamL5NIxmKimkuiiKh5kbw/s4032/20230813_081248m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAVoO07ABNrRwImrToRnWR3F0olGyL2i5WZ_G_tegrIGajeIE7rv0mqZHIox5S4PKK_gtgdIrVGIwmlZNLtO8k53l8OgSuYCgoFg58Z368v4T6QGKiJcBnNyHMGA6zwHJUV5YpT6K93dEvXiDyE4eo9YNv6NU8_hGUOk0UNZamL5NIxmKimkuiiKh5kbw/s320/20230813_081248m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What a view for your wedding!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The marina was on our left at this point. There was a tall ship in port. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3XgmJTLTJx-nGacFyJ7E0Hq4tDw8q3-H4D86gDyF4xfH7sf2HhAOgRYgfEmzoLyTEfxZN_vM9Id7AsbHA3toP-qZ-QMvVCjj1u6m1izncZ9JhjCXGBcL32YUDFO3cOvzwuD-8_6O-Y8BeYN1RP93sjJC0mdKNhzGYrBBdR02GoLTCepV96dBBQEaQ2jP/s4032/20230813_081356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3XgmJTLTJx-nGacFyJ7E0Hq4tDw8q3-H4D86gDyF4xfH7sf2HhAOgRYgfEmzoLyTEfxZN_vM9Id7AsbHA3toP-qZ-QMvVCjj1u6m1izncZ9JhjCXGBcL32YUDFO3cOvzwuD-8_6O-Y8BeYN1RP93sjJC0mdKNhzGYrBBdR02GoLTCepV96dBBQEaQ2jP/s320/20230813_081356.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DR4SkRiP3KAV9zoZz-rU6xOhYsFPrI9qad0WhyiPGdRqyQZ8lH-McJuCh3JNCYf1LhfXihouObnmPZ0QmVtxEpVKXVUWrH4DBY66xVTqOwtBApF1xskgWZBRrQGPG0qp8SiVUQ8ZpyVfBebwtOBPTqZRRhF7Gr2J5XfIBBly1Eq9G4CqdyJcGYQDclvz/s2587/20230813_081931m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5lzmqI0s4ZmwKHFNBOlkeZbLtUG7T55_QJb0RRj7VxCbi0nW_m9tCVV4I9QkxnU3gpUrGcW8m7I5kCyvl3dj0b4XEneoqZzIibNWvcv_ikqUgUiev49fanmiT_ulZZGxtvv-1SAsnSKtk34pgSto_ufK-56lroLl2iGEG5GMbnTnerTMlLHbq6pgXwVcT/s4032/20230813_081824m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5lzmqI0s4ZmwKHFNBOlkeZbLtUG7T55_QJb0RRj7VxCbi0nW_m9tCVV4I9QkxnU3gpUrGcW8m7I5kCyvl3dj0b4XEneoqZzIibNWvcv_ikqUgUiev49fanmiT_ulZZGxtvv-1SAsnSKtk34pgSto_ufK-56lroLl2iGEG5GMbnTnerTMlLHbq6pgXwVcT/s320/20230813_081824m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob and Diane on the bridge.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After a short distance along Oak Bay Road, we entered the Around the Bay Trail 4 (ABT 4), crossed Oak Bay Road, and connected with ABT 5 and ABT 6.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iRcMbQ6jhKUlBK3MbXIceqoGsDOv2I7_tB85nNmbLI5mjSnIcVVC5UvMu8giE31nPcNF_jNanUenSsQjcgA9mb5uWuq3WoJJwGqMoumKvLhAQtbx-0OsFT8TblalNaBE9O-FkxmXNg_d7I0pUToO9koNwtK42qpK_UPZBxTV5alpSWF8CBB3vQeOrH1I/s3302/20230813_084348m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2633" data-original-width="3302" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iRcMbQ6jhKUlBK3MbXIceqoGsDOv2I7_tB85nNmbLI5mjSnIcVVC5UvMu8giE31nPcNF_jNanUenSsQjcgA9mb5uWuq3WoJJwGqMoumKvLhAQtbx-0OsFT8TblalNaBE9O-FkxmXNg_d7I0pUToO9koNwtK42qpK_UPZBxTV5alpSWF8CBB3vQeOrH1I/s320/20230813_084348m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Around the Bay Trail.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKyFmG6C8faiwVQRyniYDl5wEDH-4Ghe0zfpwGA0N0GT4ZWKDpMyyr2JuQz2KxgFPz72qXgjyLMGulcnib0pHqH1ZT8KCeWMsoCynQAd0ksVfAgKeTrYt-BxXZAa1qmYO4P9DCMNKr3nYXix_ZIlh-Xeh-JGtvRUtzfpNWZTeL57QZ_vc70e1Sl8qb1iZ/s4032/20230813_084424m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKyFmG6C8faiwVQRyniYDl5wEDH-4Ghe0zfpwGA0N0GT4ZWKDpMyyr2JuQz2KxgFPz72qXgjyLMGulcnib0pHqH1ZT8KCeWMsoCynQAd0ksVfAgKeTrYt-BxXZAa1qmYO4P9DCMNKr3nYXix_ZIlh-Xeh-JGtvRUtzfpNWZTeL57QZ_vc70e1Sl8qb1iZ/s320/20230813_084424m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Diane Howell Evans on the ABT.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We passed through a neighborhood, and then down to an inlet and Picnic Point. After a wooded path, we came out into another cute neighborhood (Ludlow Cove Cottages). We then walked partway around that neighborhood.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwB549YqPDH-s-O1atM_nnDAExFWlZMGV7-B_9305H23vn1buJigyDLnCK4sr-eseg6Q0x6yYJLN1__p9K5brO3OCz_LGmuPZnw32xEn-HTBNpj4amm1CfeTbvn2znv0z_kXq1TielzimtQQw0Bx4mei-r9dVtSUk1VdIegjL0omrnSxjWwBx-11TtL0Nn/s3332/20230813_084817m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="3332" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwB549YqPDH-s-O1atM_nnDAExFWlZMGV7-B_9305H23vn1buJigyDLnCK4sr-eseg6Q0x6yYJLN1__p9K5brO3OCz_LGmuPZnw32xEn-HTBNpj4amm1CfeTbvn2znv0z_kXq1TielzimtQQw0Bx4mei-r9dVtSUk1VdIegjL0omrnSxjWwBx-11TtL0Nn/s320/20230813_084817m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Colorful kayaks at Picnic Point.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7esIJ0lGxWMY9evTaVDXRBKtgXBy4rqYRby7jZ8aTKlB4pe-YhT5qlHjUhwarzy7YBNfVuaPwkxyKh0qzbgNUXGWeWMs12zsWRVYOw1IWwXeOgHSUJtFq4kJWKueS-rFBflxrYHVymr4yDEcSBfXnbEp_8SxRK1bmjjocbXBDtm5R6IAEkI-QjhmFMqGw/s4032/20230813_084951m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7esIJ0lGxWMY9evTaVDXRBKtgXBy4rqYRby7jZ8aTKlB4pe-YhT5qlHjUhwarzy7YBNfVuaPwkxyKh0qzbgNUXGWeWMs12zsWRVYOw1IWwXeOgHSUJtFq4kJWKueS-rFBflxrYHVymr4yDEcSBfXnbEp_8SxRK1bmjjocbXBDtm5R6IAEkI-QjhmFMqGw/s320/20230813_084951m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking over the remains of a barge encapsulated<br /> in oysters in Ludlow Cove. See the history on<br /> the sign in the photo below.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhqhQySBHZFENIGP6FGlhyphenhyphensOLpL0znCWq9DQOZ3qM_Y28-mzfsFp5yI7U1770TdiAfkAwpOwJt4CO-0JrTMJX8GRDRyxS68dOIQYe7RDho05PMLcXsHoJvm0WXV7xf0scLQX0mGMf3SjyYnhTiGG2NFIDGYw8VOGfAvFwYDvBQN3papZnfX8xJwt1rGy3/s3763/20230813_084931m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2605" data-original-width="3763" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhqhQySBHZFENIGP6FGlhyphenhyphensOLpL0znCWq9DQOZ3qM_Y28-mzfsFp5yI7U1770TdiAfkAwpOwJt4CO-0JrTMJX8GRDRyxS68dOIQYe7RDho05PMLcXsHoJvm0WXV7xf0scLQX0mGMf3SjyYnhTiGG2NFIDGYw8VOGfAvFwYDvBQN3papZnfX8xJwt1rGy3/s320/20230813_084931m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8a3ZO0fi4oWFUV3a4Hvc4p90XQw4IDyW4PWmw5OkJF1RHNCMhTgVJ-XQO-FTWCAnLBask0FvF1Ki5wShD1AJNoPzlh65WrF6449H-NnkeMP6XDmV8V9GgE-1XRSz5IJRn0jpF-cR9m8rKwDfU17j5NCkOlguchfh7L89D7tE2ip2dfoG6qMp9tb2HKyHn/s4032/20230813_085522m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8a3ZO0fi4oWFUV3a4Hvc4p90XQw4IDyW4PWmw5OkJF1RHNCMhTgVJ-XQO-FTWCAnLBask0FvF1Ki5wShD1AJNoPzlh65WrF6449H-NnkeMP6XDmV8V9GgE-1XRSz5IJRn0jpF-cR9m8rKwDfU17j5NCkOlguchfh7L89D7tE2ip2dfoG6qMp9tb2HKyHn/s320/20230813_085522m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A cute weathervane in someone's <br />front yard.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb1GGNG5nUxdpnMNoiWL7ZQZFQMCLPMIRhbhi4hHWbfVjvMKSBvodFD-q2ZrRKa6R2m0OP9BD_Ba798D6m6WxXvMVySxD8i3L1DKiXKRhgPyegKJCbNjpkFTr9RQrbkvOVrHLtftVmqJ94EKf681pUoLF5gYQyPZ6Mi8ZnWNHI0tFlYsvt-3-1aFiCG4us/s4032/20230813_085730m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb1GGNG5nUxdpnMNoiWL7ZQZFQMCLPMIRhbhi4hHWbfVjvMKSBvodFD-q2ZrRKa6R2m0OP9BD_Ba798D6m6WxXvMVySxD8i3L1DKiXKRhgPyegKJCbNjpkFTr9RQrbkvOVrHLtftVmqJ94EKf681pUoLF5gYQyPZ6Mi8ZnWNHI0tFlYsvt-3-1aFiCG4us/s320/20230813_085730m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ludlow Cove Cottages.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYGDc1YflUwIJuZzty6WucD2ynsHXXTcbebwn9yn9jmQr-Lc1QNxtC4TUsW90GCd_9QPWhEzh9IXExCekBavwyrI2dSAaKajO1s356hZo2drqIODneZC-g6XJn480frwR8O4SXt8gJ_xg7KkWOPKUaBh8l6F3eA0XHO-zs8inut0Z8iZqaYiedofuAFFZ/s3878/20230813_085853m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3878" data-original-width="2908" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYGDc1YflUwIJuZzty6WucD2ynsHXXTcbebwn9yn9jmQr-Lc1QNxtC4TUsW90GCd_9QPWhEzh9IXExCekBavwyrI2dSAaKajO1s356hZo2drqIODneZC-g6XJn480frwR8O4SXt8gJ_xg7KkWOPKUaBh8l6F3eA0XHO-zs8inut0Z8iZqaYiedofuAFFZ/s320/20230813_085853m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ludlow Cove Cottages.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At this point in the walk, we got lost (my fault completely). I was confused by direction #17 on our walk instructions and did not cross busy Paradise Bay Road. Instead, we turned left and kept walking alongside Paradise Bay Road. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I kept saying, "This doesn't feel right." We walked for 1-1/2 miles along the hilly, heavily traveled Paradise Bay Road. We found some <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/rubus_parviflorus.shtml#:~:text=These%20berries%20are%20tart%20and,shady%2C%20moist%2C%20and%20cool." target="_blank">thimbleberries</a> for sustenance! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh037DSIds7_X9PF1XbLC-2ZjXdIiUFDmCZLhaGTiqZRB9wlybMz51LR5dtloZwnnlIeLD5p38rxLW0gWTrwkvrTtQKPexiGFw_m7tDufEUO_Fvsjq156AiFNlkrQ6gyqCk6Rdw0Ism6mzqhEwD_VT2cTQFctw_-1nT9s5hMVH63QnaBrCfqSJIV1YfIZAD/s3434/20230813_093826m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3434" data-original-width="2748" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh037DSIds7_X9PF1XbLC-2ZjXdIiUFDmCZLhaGTiqZRB9wlybMz51LR5dtloZwnnlIeLD5p38rxLW0gWTrwkvrTtQKPexiGFw_m7tDufEUO_Fvsjq156AiFNlkrQ6gyqCk6Rdw0Ism6mzqhEwD_VT2cTQFctw_-1nT9s5hMVH63QnaBrCfqSJIV1YfIZAD/s320/20230813_093826m.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Finally, we had a signal on our cell phones and we looked up where we were. We had to walk 1-1/2 miles back to where we made the wrong turn: an extra three miles total, turning our 10k (6.2-mile walk) into a 15 km (or almost ten-mile) walk! Gaaack! Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa. I was more upset than anyone for being so stupid. I do not like walking more than 10 km.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyway, we finally were where we should have crossed an hour earlier. Our next destination was Ludlow Falls Interpretive Trail. "Aah, take a deep breath and enjoy the forest and the falls," I told myself.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKF5h9g7xIwl36_qo4-7IYPYOqnJdB4tmkbG6ej-ItUvUbamzWDQBSD1KUg-c1GqIIZoYMEisx3iP2ihjgNyFZJ-Pgad6UXq8xuDC823PRc9TsFhKfrFoF65ybmbrGnxvkYgyii4SwCJ4yDjPKX_uZGLaZRBtQrC8EgXr5HEWznpguZ3afMRRQ4qqvjbfo/s3846/20230813_100739m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2885" data-original-width="3846" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKF5h9g7xIwl36_qo4-7IYPYOqnJdB4tmkbG6ej-ItUvUbamzWDQBSD1KUg-c1GqIIZoYMEisx3iP2ihjgNyFZJ-Pgad6UXq8xuDC823PRc9TsFhKfrFoF65ybmbrGnxvkYgyii4SwCJ4yDjPKX_uZGLaZRBtQrC8EgXr5HEWznpguZ3afMRRQ4qqvjbfo/s320/20230813_100739m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3108" data-original-width="2743" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEJSpIrs3slxCT_HH22_jxSDtslAwm5ZdLQAGnpY8USs28WUeupRf52Ixbvu0zInYkAguKFzsZL0yoV1jmIrgE1lhaYtbFzVs5XOIVhDAKl4GQcfktYLubiSLJDXdmX7QCNgk2_dtp-5Fmbt1z5OonrwPDnQQ5HSHcNDvQZ3gsqEoiexBDFEOYSDnFbQD/s320/20230813_100811m.jpg" width="282" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob and Diane Howell Evans on <br />the Ludlow Falls Trail.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5fSFQIsKtgnBpe_LI0VCIF0jxiLjLtYlwJyXekH01RMUcifisvL7xtrQ2aq7Kbr2onsInwYZKXr52h2Az7DxjfcjJRoUMla7TX1BOdmG9ri8tdkRQvxwGVACIwAOQ_r-UtyvQwiL1Y66AF-7eZm0eoh_s0haoYTRQeXZjOUP0H-yiEGdLxObMKPUASIf/s3408/20230813_100841m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3408" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5fSFQIsKtgnBpe_LI0VCIF0jxiLjLtYlwJyXekH01RMUcifisvL7xtrQ2aq7Kbr2onsInwYZKXr52h2Az7DxjfcjJRoUMla7TX1BOdmG9ri8tdkRQvxwGVACIwAOQ_r-UtyvQwiL1Y66AF-7eZm0eoh_s0haoYTRQeXZjOUP0H-yiEGdLxObMKPUASIf/s320/20230813_100841m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyv4YFjgADO3vYjLfqcbF5Eu7odSSh-KyH9iOUw5B_HcxrCQ5Z7bmStFB59J-7o7WylObVDW83opAN9uT4fQwWivw-uYtNxSbwBumIc15M7eM9En0oReRBfL42Aaqbp3pFf2A61o-JzVjn0pwfRwosideu795NS6tV3EvrLE8kYT54yOEWdLwZ7OZ5gH8t/s4032/20230813_101150m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyv4YFjgADO3vYjLfqcbF5Eu7odSSh-KyH9iOUw5B_HcxrCQ5Z7bmStFB59J-7o7WylObVDW83opAN9uT4fQwWivw-uYtNxSbwBumIc15M7eM9En0oReRBfL42Aaqbp3pFf2A61o-JzVjn0pwfRwosideu795NS6tV3EvrLE8kYT54yOEWdLwZ7OZ5gH8t/s320/20230813_101150m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ludlow Falls Interpretive Trail.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXn767b1eJ_vFWv5AJBFRiYiU28WchikHE-wzRNgZpyCUvFzaIyo83tB46nYkPAo1j9BfwuGqOKbhfuSL0l9Gds_wT13WnEgyhb8e6wVEU8WZAaQVkezrdq0TZ7V2xaoganBf7mTFssuVIdmMs02K8A_Yz1jjUoC-1WBXZmCPw8IQL4M_RmwrLgo_DbQyY/s4032/20230813_101817m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXn767b1eJ_vFWv5AJBFRiYiU28WchikHE-wzRNgZpyCUvFzaIyo83tB46nYkPAo1j9BfwuGqOKbhfuSL0l9Gds_wT13WnEgyhb8e6wVEU8WZAaQVkezrdq0TZ7V2xaoganBf7mTFssuVIdmMs02K8A_Yz1jjUoC-1WBXZmCPw8IQL4M_RmwrLgo_DbQyY/s320/20230813_101817m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ludlow Creek - such a beautiful park!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AFu8y_-KfSRE7tHsG8L1rJ6orD_QXJl1Xc7ErHHQP2bwZ_x_8bmRhsyxK-iOMhkvsSJ1bvUS94uiPMMRTU-KhaGostyfmn_lHSHGS27FRjIosjM8EWek1diw_snjLhRK85dgAuvSiOOv6fCOi1PjGj8r3nILipDMW8kItbRFp6WnytaEFhq0n9T6deVD/s4032/20230813_102025m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AFu8y_-KfSRE7tHsG8L1rJ6orD_QXJl1Xc7ErHHQP2bwZ_x_8bmRhsyxK-iOMhkvsSJ1bvUS94uiPMMRTU-KhaGostyfmn_lHSHGS27FRjIosjM8EWek1diw_snjLhRK85dgAuvSiOOv6fCOi1PjGj8r3nILipDMW8kItbRFp6WnytaEFhq0n9T6deVD/s320/20230813_102025m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's one of the "stiff uphills" on this walk.<br />There were more to come.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7ljH9RuQ3YrHVXPQDapF0eHMy5nZ1AdfXkSmngNlc_KQEwXT7AlnGPRQId5gSo20_tjO-T_iTbPmSQr9faVmzMXauNPrsU8tly7ZKXjd4DFP5NXFRbyvEZb8UFAse-TWAZ1bFMYZcdcffdGDrutKhgxxK39YCXnjgNXB6SZhSpUK24fph-jwPx9su_I-/s320/20230813_103752m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fall colors are starting in August!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz1ZoPQ5j50qaECi8z5eX6qu9mB1_idt_SLLzrAxFoYc1CggZgb5O0YdxlUqujaYXAxFAobyAtDaZektDPciw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">When we finished at Ludlow Falls, we continued on Paradise Bay Road and crossed the intersection of Paradise Bay and Oak Bay Road, then crossed Osprey Ridge Road, to get to Osprey Trail. This is where the "stiff uphill" really came into play. We had to go deep down into a ravine, back up the other side, and then, as the walk instructions state, "the Osprey Trail is roly-poly from here until it ends at a road." They weren't kidding. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">By this time, we were already tired from the extra three miles and I was mad at myself. I took it out on the trail. I kicked into high gear and left Bob and Diane in the dust. I just wanted this walk to be over! I was hot, cranky, hungry, and my feet hurt.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I waited for Bob and Diane at intersections so they would know which way to go. We finally got to the point in the walk directions where it said the trail goes downhill. Hallelujah!</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVD3xzTeBqfmMm3nQwTRIULlPfrILUBjYNdgMm_uWLnr84R36GoD2n2jbp1E4QK4SRcpw_2u6oVWEFpnUps13JRSOBn3uj9K9ROUC_C-clN43H_bX1jd95y_zxjpemp-tYU8ewvwcAY7pw9VhevdwXp_RV9E79qIeqhL_e1uu-aVzY-TfhTXaP_SnY6bAX/s4032/20230813_105439m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVD3xzTeBqfmMm3nQwTRIULlPfrILUBjYNdgMm_uWLnr84R36GoD2n2jbp1E4QK4SRcpw_2u6oVWEFpnUps13JRSOBn3uj9K9ROUC_C-clN43H_bX1jd95y_zxjpemp-tYU8ewvwcAY7pw9VhevdwXp_RV9E79qIeqhL_e1uu-aVzY-TfhTXaP_SnY6bAX/s320/20230813_105439m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSe9Z0ano3cAkMLtz1RrtP6WiK80adIhhgtaaax0O3apkW4-3lvt6XTHVHswStwDnaigzKGMqh4K4HyCJQwzcO6cTX_eot296D1QAFYePuh-h45PAmYBLmE3D7EIvYwnuu3zUKsEG-_tR6EU1XS2Wuiw2-4vAxscSs2IlqoGcW1BKZeO5o5OP2epQCoP0C/s4032/20230813_105450m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSe9Z0ano3cAkMLtz1RrtP6WiK80adIhhgtaaax0O3apkW4-3lvt6XTHVHswStwDnaigzKGMqh4K4HyCJQwzcO6cTX_eot296D1QAFYePuh-h45PAmYBLmE3D7EIvYwnuu3zUKsEG-_tR6EU1XS2Wuiw2-4vAxscSs2IlqoGcW1BKZeO5o5OP2epQCoP0C/s320/20230813_105450m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We entered a very upscale neighborhood where big homes had views of Ludlow Cove. One home had a large tree stump carved with Smokey Bear and some cubs. They built a gravel path around the art so people could walk around and look at all sides of it. I took the trail around the sculpture and the owner came out of the house. She was so thrilled someone walked on the little path they built! Very friendly lady!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGfP1rUa2nW_A5ZXRHLO21QeskEdosTc-uzZqQEcMp_s-FuV9SQDcB3fqj94g-WJjLBscD80tmF2MG5cAd0T9wbRbih3PhCZZq9ptUghvA-Ycb5aUeirvMuWftmFSNsRv9sony8C99ld043pANSG6zNnw1qIZ24cK2hlQqp5CucfCcAv-V-3bhfR8DXRa/s3969/20230813_115905m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3969" data-original-width="2865" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGfP1rUa2nW_A5ZXRHLO21QeskEdosTc-uzZqQEcMp_s-FuV9SQDcB3fqj94g-WJjLBscD80tmF2MG5cAd0T9wbRbih3PhCZZq9ptUghvA-Ycb5aUeirvMuWftmFSNsRv9sony8C99ld043pANSG6zNnw1qIZ24cK2hlQqp5CucfCcAv-V-3bhfR8DXRa/s320/20230813_115905m.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53-pSvAzS067OmtFGsvRtHcFkJgsJ6YI1mkRtbckp07iSoBqAtWQS3WwCUF_uyRYdnVv0qzqsfJP3A0hbCFC2GAZxlbOkTG73KqEl2-XoROnzrJb33G1UdjDDMw3wsShyphenhyphenL0LKK_ZmmdjSXvq5EQTn2eUW7_EKGi5Qug9k3-C_msScLvgTu9Yxkq51-Iz5/s4032/20230813_120006m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MNI9eHAoQ7L43-q65l3mjgE0Vnj_xTLUR-vR84ZtvpYOu79X-EjVBKvuUUpnCu5-Dcak2pIyeESlAEGVLdX3VoxpmPaVFOwMLEESWOwXatdjFl9gklSeiYa5MjDB6v1npOwtag5DmF5AML5uaF0djj3fLQnHuEE_ZADsVP5HrIuf6ngUqNE4XVTIr6Bw/s3645/20230813_120256m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3645" data-original-width="2757" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MNI9eHAoQ7L43-q65l3mjgE0Vnj_xTLUR-vR84ZtvpYOu79X-EjVBKvuUUpnCu5-Dcak2pIyeESlAEGVLdX3VoxpmPaVFOwMLEESWOwXatdjFl9gklSeiYa5MjDB6v1npOwtag5DmF5AML5uaF0djj3fLQnHuEE_ZADsVP5HrIuf6ngUqNE4XVTIr6Bw/s320/20230813_120256m.jpg" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A fun mailbox with a good sentiment on it.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1LmNurEEQCcDViika3qOjD3CIo-isazVzWVvrmWtktsvRMcZcL6QdjEZTb8pjfhROwuzPSoIQGvPrbb51IDcs0Di3XD50_3G7k40f5gcN9wclDIYDZZsC9hStjX9_TcR3qW10p1_WR0TPzDS2dlm0iVcza0Dr7Z7oDhqW_5TMZWYO-cMT-12oWTCOEV3/s4032/20230813_120330m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1LmNurEEQCcDViika3qOjD3CIo-isazVzWVvrmWtktsvRMcZcL6QdjEZTb8pjfhROwuzPSoIQGvPrbb51IDcs0Di3XD50_3G7k40f5gcN9wclDIYDZZsC9hStjX9_TcR3qW10p1_WR0TPzDS2dlm0iVcza0Dr7Z7oDhqW_5TMZWYO-cMT-12oWTCOEV3/s320/20230813_120330m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pretty peach-colored gladiolas.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMTpIFmlt76_yWyVc4qfwvJh1XCJbZgHQeDHMrSF0j00O5L5MzhKemDNrIn_77y3osuhIwcvk1UHmQgZMRR9IyxQWEt6yEuyak5QVCn32HINH6A68Z3AOZSi_Kuj4-rsmovIBrvAxuEaMi8YHncB5-0-NXp0Q7yZ1WHpSWYWUtn72dw2Rn-NnX14fv60G/s4032/20230813_120428m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMTpIFmlt76_yWyVc4qfwvJh1XCJbZgHQeDHMrSF0j00O5L5MzhKemDNrIn_77y3osuhIwcvk1UHmQgZMRR9IyxQWEt6yEuyak5QVCn32HINH6A68Z3AOZSi_Kuj4-rsmovIBrvAxuEaMi8YHncB5-0-NXp0Q7yZ1WHpSWYWUtn72dw2Rn-NnX14fv60G/s320/20230813_120428m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Views of the cove from this neighborhood.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwb7C3_8TWbMb-bIOyyAp3JjP1hZR21s-MwX_IvaJRqmdXkyTJ4nBJfN3VyetFnfOa7YeQFaM7n_3rc_NQ3W8XmRIH6h-f_RogJJX0ePmQtRzXIF2Un83MhNuHOAQTPzPKtF60VhY4F-HgJ4Tu9cjBLN5p79uxhuYu3he6dERbpHG89DQIY03MZFck2qE/s4032/20230813_120621m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwb7C3_8TWbMb-bIOyyAp3JjP1hZR21s-MwX_IvaJRqmdXkyTJ4nBJfN3VyetFnfOa7YeQFaM7n_3rc_NQ3W8XmRIH6h-f_RogJJX0ePmQtRzXIF2Un83MhNuHOAQTPzPKtF60VhY4F-HgJ4Tu9cjBLN5p79uxhuYu3he6dERbpHG89DQIY03MZFck2qE/s320/20230813_120621m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Views of the cove from this neighborhood.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9xiAVZW364FmZx-O2chDSZ5pXfVqBX293mLQYk-_DPWCQFH40Ng7z7wmKGf8XDoMw7kuvuOrNZydEnOUuBS36LO7cXnKyl_MsTc1pbfd7AQ7yLYHvfB5BnSP3bKSFOUWJU-knR78whr0ZH6lYmcLko3xxf4IJKiXYDkIvcuz5p5jha8VoyXV7KDsjpzZ/s3021/20230813_122056m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="3021" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9xiAVZW364FmZx-O2chDSZ5pXfVqBX293mLQYk-_DPWCQFH40Ng7z7wmKGf8XDoMw7kuvuOrNZydEnOUuBS36LO7cXnKyl_MsTc1pbfd7AQ7yLYHvfB5BnSP3bKSFOUWJU-knR78whr0ZH6lYmcLko3xxf4IJKiXYDkIvcuz5p5jha8VoyXV7KDsjpzZ/s320/20230813_122056m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7cXZrUMdWwnPrGer_ylCkgRfaLsWqoBdSBbH0CIicFw5jH3vl5xavrQc-YKBnYWHBNq2LGE7Jv_Tnda2YuTnhd2LY2zXTuxbVO_xyo0cIwGtISRYKm8BRlzfYxrKKfItKlr5p6i0KLoQ0XEgrhp_m6Ma_v4zTBj9wqZy5UBjh2OJ6P2BKvqTfp6YkF5t/s2703/20230813_122101m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2549" data-original-width="2703" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7cXZrUMdWwnPrGer_ylCkgRfaLsWqoBdSBbH0CIicFw5jH3vl5xavrQc-YKBnYWHBNq2LGE7Jv_Tnda2YuTnhd2LY2zXTuxbVO_xyo0cIwGtISRYKm8BRlzfYxrKKfItKlr5p6i0KLoQ0XEgrhp_m6Ma_v4zTBj9wqZy5UBjh2OJ6P2BKvqTfp6YkF5t/s320/20230813_122101m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The elms of Walker.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwY24RUWYdiALFUwFvGwaayIYyJ0QyqMZSO8Uxov4ed-Oj-IDDqVTIJkhhODB_fghxZrAJC_LKjTHpS-ipcnM-CWF3gRwnK2FEe-faVuB7OrcmUtMDIcpjGotjzL1LQpMFvQyzy_dWVxsrUF1D9WBEYDrwIkDHf-Ia4deEyVpqpu0m_IImkmL90jgwyas3/s3771/20230813_122307m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3771" data-original-width="3012" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwY24RUWYdiALFUwFvGwaayIYyJ0QyqMZSO8Uxov4ed-Oj-IDDqVTIJkhhODB_fghxZrAJC_LKjTHpS-ipcnM-CWF3gRwnK2FEe-faVuB7OrcmUtMDIcpjGotjzL1LQpMFvQyzy_dWVxsrUF1D9WBEYDrwIkDHf-Ia4deEyVpqpu0m_IImkmL90jgwyas3/s320/20230813_122307m.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">California black oak (over 100 years old).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcBoRs4E_8dsQa1Go20fhFiJBhB2TqrPobHNdX1tPEpgPZCbjWRcHMK3LRwRSHEFQnwAT1BPGWw2hjRctMbcWuC2fr_Q3rC-yhEMUzWh4uWCUzXI9KF1INDOZck-WzZ5jlkCuJQ9FH1B76v-0Kw8j-ablV6-3azc0ru9uq3xXO13Xojhq0Ryy2D_GIt4H/s4032/20230813_122312m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcBoRs4E_8dsQa1Go20fhFiJBhB2TqrPobHNdX1tPEpgPZCbjWRcHMK3LRwRSHEFQnwAT1BPGWw2hjRctMbcWuC2fr_Q3rC-yhEMUzWh4uWCUzXI9KF1INDOZck-WzZ5jlkCuJQ9FH1B76v-0Kw8j-ablV6-3azc0ru9uq3xXO13Xojhq0Ryy2D_GIt4H/s320/20230813_122312m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">After this neighborhood, we returned downhill to the marina and back to our truck. Yay! It was high time for lunch.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We chose to go to lunch in Port Ludlow at the Dusty Green Cafe. We saw a sign for it when we were lost. The cafe is at the golf course and serves very good food!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After all that, Bob and I were exhausted. We went home and slept for a couple of hours. We shopped at a local fresh produce stand for fruits and veggies. Bob and I did six loads of laundry, and then we went to an ice cream social at the Evergreen </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Coho </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">SKP </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">RV Park. What a day! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tomorrow, I plan to do the Silverdale Old Town/Waterfront/Clear Creek Trail with Diane Howell Evans.</span></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com2Port Ludlow, WA, USA47.9253693 -122.683491319.615135463821154 -157.83974130000001 76.235603136178838 -87.5272413tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-55861072438702746332023-08-11T20:00:00.012-05:002023-12-07T22:20:50.712-06:00Alaskan Cruise, Day 7 - Victoria, British Columbia - Friday, August 11, 2023<p><b style="font-family: verdana;"><u>Day 7 on the Norwegian Bliss</u></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Port: Victoria, British Columbia<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Arrival: 8:00 p.m.<br />Dock: Victoria</span></p><p><u style="font-family: verdana;">Plan for the evening</u><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Kristin and Rich are taking the night tour to Butchart Gardens and sightseeing downtown. The other nine of us will stay on the ship.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">All aboard: 11:30 p.m.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Weather forecast: Partly sunny, 64</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">° F.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first thing we did after breakfast was to watch Kristin and Rich take a Basic Swing Dance Class at 9:45 a.m. Kristin is a swing dancer and has belonged to swing dance clubs. Rich was taking his first lesson, I think. It was fun to watch. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgLwKjSyAVqWw4TIoDmrb4KSpKM7kIZlqxDNxWC8Swxbaipyla6GXVIg5BW6TQBxj8r1Q-U-yznxOhmZQXkbY6sei2T9l_bvjP40GZldOW4cAshONJhMNO0_EEn0pz6Rfle0VLba9uW-elcNyjcuIK6jJmxcHPov2R21rGOX1Bdltajf3R0R-UuytJysg/s4032/20230811_094732m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgLwKjSyAVqWw4TIoDmrb4KSpKM7kIZlqxDNxWC8Swxbaipyla6GXVIg5BW6TQBxj8r1Q-U-yznxOhmZQXkbY6sei2T9l_bvjP40GZldOW4cAshONJhMNO0_EEn0pz6Rfle0VLba9uW-elcNyjcuIK6jJmxcHPov2R21rGOX1Bdltajf3R0R-UuytJysg/s320/20230811_094732m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fvaIbDlShBFAuBJ-B4ql6scW2dk-JacP9j0IsF4p_UxLxynMeQdgdvLqfLB0RlzVzCRWkED_lGxU1W3XoJtkJZGWTQGc2s1tftX2p39etNXEkdM-v4Cdyah5ym373j0Vmxd3iaTyPxaUxHYiofoSxq2IBUffZ4160e_1Vt7Hb4VZmbUprSDWdUEN3SpT/s3528/20230811_095007m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3528" data-original-width="2501" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fvaIbDlShBFAuBJ-B4ql6scW2dk-JacP9j0IsF4p_UxLxynMeQdgdvLqfLB0RlzVzCRWkED_lGxU1W3XoJtkJZGWTQGc2s1tftX2p39etNXEkdM-v4Cdyah5ym373j0Vmxd3iaTyPxaUxHYiofoSxq2IBUffZ4160e_1Vt7Hb4VZmbUprSDWdUEN3SpT/s320/20230811_095007m.jpg" width="227" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kristin and Rich start their swing<br />dance class.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dySKerIxSsEKOVZC7q245r_6YPj_fBvyTnghPBQc_QV2bw-6kzh6LDCzIwgcEbGzgJCgFImHCc5-ZEUvXl39g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This afternoon, as we were cruising, we took time to see the last "Beatles Experience: All the Hits" in the Bliss Theater at 2:30 p.m. They played songs from their heyday </span>in The Cavern Club including "Twist & Shout," then progressed into the psychedelic era of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," through their later years, and then included songs the Beatles never got to perform live together. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMQj0Lm3P_7qbqryVL-Uow27BKhh350MDjf-U4IcJN7iHuIeKexrM6qYKUaLEQ8mcLceuGCdzmuxsYruOjtnW20ttS90LXd92F_ZOnV77hnR8sQTcx7BWVSGbaYucsUVvAnow2TY5AXsUmNs6YWEQS8uiMO_HwHk-asb1LlSywQpa2rwml6jpamUCl9-Z/s4032/20230811_144825m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMQj0Lm3P_7qbqryVL-Uow27BKhh350MDjf-U4IcJN7iHuIeKexrM6qYKUaLEQ8mcLceuGCdzmuxsYruOjtnW20ttS90LXd92F_ZOnV77hnR8sQTcx7BWVSGbaYucsUVvAnow2TY5AXsUmNs6YWEQS8uiMO_HwHk-asb1LlSywQpa2rwml6jpamUCl9-Z/s320/20230811_144825m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Beatles Experience: All the Hits.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wNAsP4dgp7KkmGuk1YmMc6BOkqwyxE4xauoey6Sxsm22HDpucqh7L_Iy7hhxs6J6z_VFVKWhCvGsq4gKI0mQVwPkMhXg-RN5EAubfvwzSDoiPOplGCJN87gme1cQa3VM5cjDOMp_BUj4R_BlrUHfpLoobqmNpKeACJuDAsWFQaNgBFTvMSbTHZGEyTRx/s2528/20230811_145406m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2013" data-original-width="2528" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wNAsP4dgp7KkmGuk1YmMc6BOkqwyxE4xauoey6Sxsm22HDpucqh7L_Iy7hhxs6J6z_VFVKWhCvGsq4gKI0mQVwPkMhXg-RN5EAubfvwzSDoiPOplGCJN87gme1cQa3VM5cjDOMp_BUj4R_BlrUHfpLoobqmNpKeACJuDAsWFQaNgBFTvMSbTHZGEyTRx/s320/20230811_145406m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span>The Beatles Experience: All the Hits.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>After the Beatles Experience show, we stayed for a farewell finale from the officers, staff, and crew of the Norwegian Bliss. They introduced all the important staff who served us from managers up to the Captain. They received lots of accolades.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For dinner, Bob and I went to Cagney's Steakhouse. (</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">While we dined, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">we cruised into Victoria Harbor which is on Vancouver Island.) </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">That's one of our favorite restaurants on the Norwegian Cruise Line ships. The steaks are cooked to perfection and we order garlic mashed potatoes, grilled vegetables, and awesome desserts. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of course, we rolled out of Cagney's and then had to diet for a week!</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsw9UGY8OeVtIqmXPlmHWeggGVpzVL6CTgp3VxeW1XVbbtZn5kLvf_Mxpc7xswRavlauXu78_Bt7GLY5W6bvfk62OWW_Azvyd_S6oDVSy6UUUCvGj-eV1AJoS2J0St47Z3LcgQgUK0vP97-7qe4IV-fqDb-g7CoypBw8zJbrUHnsslbkj7Yur5t5e8bMd/s3808/20230811_171636m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3808" data-original-width="2653" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsw9UGY8OeVtIqmXPlmHWeggGVpzVL6CTgp3VxeW1XVbbtZn5kLvf_Mxpc7xswRavlauXu78_Bt7GLY5W6bvfk62OWW_Azvyd_S6oDVSy6UUUCvGj-eV1AJoS2J0St47Z3LcgQgUK0vP97-7qe4IV-fqDb-g7CoypBw8zJbrUHnsslbkj7Yur5t5e8bMd/s320/20230811_171636m.jpg" width="223" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dressed for dinner at Cagney's.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the evening, we packed our bags for our departure to Seattle tomorrow. The luggage had to be in the hallway by 11:00 p.m. Of course, we kept our reading material to read while we wait to get off the ship tomorrow.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-zVQqv-EMBD64sgjZZUE4PCRYqM2J8t5uklw24j3Bzxs1tMjWpfD7zQOjtHVJbPgHB1fQ572QNlMfjwPCcDMplllrLhTo4Hl5EupC-b1MOH3y9tWUT7WYunFzCqK28UlAKQukc97r0NdOYLU7BHLhvd1RpAzPONS80-qKYNbrDdThQsg4DA4X4BCUbPx/s3371/20230811_171741m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3371" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-zVQqv-EMBD64sgjZZUE4PCRYqM2J8t5uklw24j3Bzxs1tMjWpfD7zQOjtHVJbPgHB1fQ572QNlMfjwPCcDMplllrLhTo4Hl5EupC-b1MOH3y9tWUT7WYunFzCqK28UlAKQukc97r0NdOYLU7BHLhvd1RpAzPONS80-qKYNbrDdThQsg4DA4X4BCUbPx/s320/20230811_171741m.jpg" width="287" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Packing bags.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTBKMP7brIpV3V0oYZ1xlyL1Wu2DDZ9ZQ-nu27UYkyfk3cJd6hfl32MUHeqUOD1WkqCepbjihWwmZ20MTz7apjZQR1SIYPt-U9rlvvbgAxkI2fiP6QeAIWS2Su7Z4ioSp_-vxuZ5rvnGaTc_aWKc2UMCElstYfoFZm8xwZCVwqKIjmqBoSw0Dw4nxgK9p/s4032/20230811_171756.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTBKMP7brIpV3V0oYZ1xlyL1Wu2DDZ9ZQ-nu27UYkyfk3cJd6hfl32MUHeqUOD1WkqCepbjihWwmZ20MTz7apjZQR1SIYPt-U9rlvvbgAxkI2fiP6QeAIWS2Su7Z4ioSp_-vxuZ5rvnGaTc_aWKc2UMCElstYfoFZm8xwZCVwqKIjmqBoSw0Dw4nxgK9p/s320/20230811_171756.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love the Lizbeth Salander novels!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">That's it for today. Tomorrow, we're back to being landlubbers.</span><p></p>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com1Victoria, BC, Canada48.4284207 -123.365644420.118186863821151 -158.5218944 76.738654536178842 -88.2093944tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-70357996215899701392023-08-10T19:30:00.361-05:002023-12-07T22:39:13.433-06:00Alaskan Cruise, Day 6 - Ketchikan, Alaska - Thursday, August 10, 2023<p> <b style="font-family: verdana;"><u>Day 6 on the Norwegian Bliss</u></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Port: Ketchikan<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Arrival: 6:30 a.m.<br />Dock: Historic Ward Cove</span></p><p><u style="font-family: verdana;">Plan for the day</u><span style="font-family: verdana;">: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob planned a float plane trip for the eleven of us to see bears catching fish in a river. He wants our friends and relatives to experience one of our favorite activities from the Alaskan RV caravan we were on in the summer of 2022.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">All aboard: 12:45 p.m.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Weather forecast: Cloudy, 59</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">° F.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Facts about Ketchikan:<br /></span></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ketchikan is the southeasternmost sizable city in Alaska. With an estimated population of 8,050 in 2010 (within the city limits), it is the fifth most populous city in the state. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Incorporated: August 25, 1900. It is known as Alaska's Oldest City (per "The Rock" sculpture historic marker on the waterfront and the welcome sign at the entrance to downtown).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ketchikan bills itself "The Salmon Capital of the World."</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">The city is named after the creek that runs through town (Ketchikan - we thought about it and decided it could be "catch as catch can" in reference to the fishing industry. Haha.). It is a productive habitat for salmon.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">The elevated boardwalk "street" along Ketchikan Creek - now called Creek Street - was Ketchikan's red-light district between 1903 and 1953.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is located on Revillagigedo Island, called Revilla by the locals. It faces the Inside Passage and is the 12th-largest island in the United States.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">The fishing industry has always been important for Ketchikan.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ketchikan is surrounded by the Tongass National Forest. At 17 million acres, the Tongass is the largest National Forest in the United States.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ketchikan is 679 miles north of Seattle, Washington. That makes it closer to Seattle than Anchorage!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">The city has a temperate rainforest climate due to its proximity to Tongass National Forest. The city averages 153 inches of rain annually on an average of 234 days per year. That's almost 13 FEET of rainfall!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">When the last cruise ship departs Ketchikan each September, most of the buildings downtown close for winter!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Many of Ketchikan's streets are actually wooden boardwalks/stairways. These have city street names, such as Creek Street.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ketchikan is home to the highest zip code in the United States: 99950.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ketchikan is home to the world's largest collection of standing totem poles. Most are located in parks and some can be seen throughout downtown. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Alaska Marine Highway is headquartered in Ketchikan.</span></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our plan today was to take the shuttle bus from the dock at Ward Cove seven miles into town. There, we would take a shuttle to the seaplane office and landing. The rain we encountered was unexpected.</span></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iNI-jpDPX8iwQypH3-JJ4qvh_-7fyFZWSPHSb7lI03ilRimtXNszWeb8yG-deyX2MTxQ070NmJ6h72KMpwv4QooNlHG58B4CNMtONQH6vpmU4U1-lFTfRdumvOnIdhOJXkte4798A6rQbTzAZTsMaW1XbGPxngl-ZKXuliEdGMyCGz-DE-aviwxkER_n/s3204/20230810_065035m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2855" data-original-width="3204" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iNI-jpDPX8iwQypH3-JJ4qvh_-7fyFZWSPHSb7lI03ilRimtXNszWeb8yG-deyX2MTxQ070NmJ6h72KMpwv4QooNlHG58B4CNMtONQH6vpmU4U1-lFTfRdumvOnIdhOJXkte4798A6rQbTzAZTsMaW1XbGPxngl-ZKXuliEdGMyCGz-DE-aviwxkER_n/s320/20230810_065035m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is inside the new NCL cruise port at Ward Cove.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dhgoUOZ61Q3SVlqnHc_IrCc808ESZk_-x2wnafFTvWJW2Oj-AJMUuSligYM0IFcLiq7rurST3Vf5cFgKMXdUgv4WtJyl29SoYR0oIcufJczDfb7jXsqr4pGDb5_tLd4we7XkKkKv_knJIyTSkhG5dDobBbtSaI6SN6Hqm4UK2uIBq01Mlh_ZD4BqWOF0/s3260/20230810_065220m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2447" data-original-width="3260" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dhgoUOZ61Q3SVlqnHc_IrCc808ESZk_-x2wnafFTvWJW2Oj-AJMUuSligYM0IFcLiq7rurST3Vf5cFgKMXdUgv4WtJyl29SoYR0oIcufJczDfb7jXsqr4pGDb5_tLd4we7XkKkKv_knJIyTSkhG5dDobBbtSaI6SN6Hqm4UK2uIBq01Mlh_ZD4BqWOF0/s320/20230810_065220m.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Susan and Darren Medlin in the Ward Cove<br />cruise port building.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />The complimentary shuttle buses ran frequently and dropped us off at the Berth 4 parking lot a few blocks from where we would board the seaplane. This parking area is adjacent to downtown and is where all the other cruise ships dock. We were about 20 minutes early for our shuttle to the seaplane ride. We wandered a few blocks along the dock while we waited. Here are three photos of the heart of downtown where we waited...</span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPv2fgpfXr8cy6PpbfResAW3jQMC8NfOpcNHUbGTLE3jNpg5bKZHm9baBdi0hoNWcdKWj1XMETnJ020zHT2ifPnz1puT0WsEp4CCE63yWeQmic1gTsjbgYL-wcgufRBlZkLvtKqsKCA6dFEr8C-PdBhqY9Z9609JXuurXMilNNyyB9kfqYE-uymCSjPwC/s3586/20230810_182149m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2238" data-original-width="3586" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPv2fgpfXr8cy6PpbfResAW3jQMC8NfOpcNHUbGTLE3jNpg5bKZHm9baBdi0hoNWcdKWj1XMETnJ020zHT2ifPnz1puT0WsEp4CCE63yWeQmic1gTsjbgYL-wcgufRBlZkLvtKqsKCA6dFEr8C-PdBhqY9Z9609JXuurXMilNNyyB9kfqYE-uymCSjPwC/s320/20230810_182149m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Enlarge the photo to read the history.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMrV_N3yepXHlJpTYDM-cKTjsGtOdQ3eV36anRzUuri7R9ePt0_BdeuCO5pbzuWXJ1a_ndaJC7kEvkR1WJjmcAcguJT8-c_DD5RA-Imxr2wAeyoTpQbwX-P6pqyQ401muOtQwQCvqmMmLgeUaeDDD96oop30gj0Pa6uLOFiGlxiCC5j19otpn5SBH-9n-/s3024/20230810_080911m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2961" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMrV_N3yepXHlJpTYDM-cKTjsGtOdQ3eV36anRzUuri7R9ePt0_BdeuCO5pbzuWXJ1a_ndaJC7kEvkR1WJjmcAcguJT8-c_DD5RA-Imxr2wAeyoTpQbwX-P6pqyQ401muOtQwQCvqmMmLgeUaeDDD96oop30gj0Pa6uLOFiGlxiCC5j19otpn5SBH-9n-/s320/20230810_080911m.jpg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"The Rock" sculpture. You can see the Chief <br />atop the rock facing the sea. He greeted all<br />incoming visitors.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1H0bVFmV0deMu3j8iVQBPpC9-aBvNP2bBub63zCe5OjbnMe7dws9VijcRz7I-BZHrJIBOyE0ckOyFZV8FkVNg4pvEsSRpbpKoAvmq0Zsq2_w5Q1xKp4KljaDQfRYyNUYshXpvRNsnER9d43u3t4BiYYaTwz4lQRPyORkNDkG7d9Nl3abKTy_cFrzEzSU/s4032/20230810_081118m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1H0bVFmV0deMu3j8iVQBPpC9-aBvNP2bBub63zCe5OjbnMe7dws9VijcRz7I-BZHrJIBOyE0ckOyFZV8FkVNg4pvEsSRpbpKoAvmq0Zsq2_w5Q1xKp4KljaDQfRYyNUYshXpvRNsnER9d43u3t4BiYYaTwz4lQRPyORkNDkG7d9Nl3abKTy_cFrzEzSU/s320/20230810_081118m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ketchikan rainfall marker.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our shuttle arrived to transport the 11 of us a half-mile to their office. They have a beautiful space right at the docks. We had a half-hour to take photos, use the restroom, and relax before our flight.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAtasrXiSGH6M6RVFEo71KFpmyyoXryUU084XadgtBUIzCXW69DzsTSFLzuw9X_zigxVJE-bGWPebEM7SAeHEREdS6ZCzf6HIP4P8RxqBJ_wuUlXkRs_Pzb5XoGGK7afRV0WcAMpZcMVk8gwxkdyieoZpasnQuwg_C3B9qOpEKLeVMCcY926fp66JUExR/s3118/20230810_181639.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2645" data-original-width="3118" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAtasrXiSGH6M6RVFEo71KFpmyyoXryUU084XadgtBUIzCXW69DzsTSFLzuw9X_zigxVJE-bGWPebEM7SAeHEREdS6ZCzf6HIP4P8RxqBJ_wuUlXkRs_Pzb5XoGGK7afRV0WcAMpZcMVk8gwxkdyieoZpasnQuwg_C3B9qOpEKLeVMCcY926fp66JUExR/s320/20230810_181639.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I posed with a stuffed wolf.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1RCZzFQXwXkloKOl-QtMKxHOBY6IcKduK0e4R0m-pmY1ktCtRmLeMNrZ1bdcMa48-YBf1vJF6UUVGLr-e16F_PSrKPjvTa9DpCo92SDvOC22tT0fglyf0bB5lfCpM2Ys0aAvmA77OU2r30lFAv-MMayUyhqnnReK9pRtbeAX4kbjYMyBZ-wmr33lmxmk/s2834/20230810_181740m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2834" data-original-width="2834" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1RCZzFQXwXkloKOl-QtMKxHOBY6IcKduK0e4R0m-pmY1ktCtRmLeMNrZ1bdcMa48-YBf1vJF6UUVGLr-e16F_PSrKPjvTa9DpCo92SDvOC22tT0fglyf0bB5lfCpM2Ys0aAvmA77OU2r30lFAv-MMayUyhqnnReK9pRtbeAX4kbjYMyBZ-wmr33lmxmk/s320/20230810_181740m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Randall and Bob with the wolf and a mountain goat.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZT3gman9PlmXQ6eF3aiEtz213UEUdsBu9HmOUyt7tx69HM_FuNEcUn4h9aZmmiK-GOKc3ltr5UGAhphGXMAMyIfgVud9IY3nBnU6I83f1JtJK1aCeJX2dIzi-szNl_bP5IOwi7Uw9vbIfzUghqEiTnIXIqsD9GD5JfWc92xAthfEZrQYBBNB36tA2jPe_/s2728/20230810_181841.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2470" data-original-width="2728" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZT3gman9PlmXQ6eF3aiEtz213UEUdsBu9HmOUyt7tx69HM_FuNEcUn4h9aZmmiK-GOKc3ltr5UGAhphGXMAMyIfgVud9IY3nBnU6I83f1JtJK1aCeJX2dIzi-szNl_bP5IOwi7Uw9vbIfzUghqEiTnIXIqsD9GD5JfWc92xAthfEZrQYBBNB36tA2jPe_/s320/20230810_181841.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Darren Medlin posed with a grizzly bear and an elk.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">There was discussion amongst the pilots about whether we could go on the trip today. The clouds dropped down to the water level and became fog. We waited for a decision about today's flights. It was noted that the fog was not in the direction we were going, so they boarded us onto two planes. Susan and Darren Medlin got on a small plane with another couple. The other nine of us boarded a larger plane.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everyone was able to climb up into the plane, including Bob's mom. We were so excited! Besides Bob and I, no one else had been on a seaplane before. There was some trepidation. We buckled in and put on our headsets. Susan and Darren's flight left the dock first. I was barely able to get a photo of it because of the rain and fog. We were a couple of minutes behind them. They taxied out and we followed.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdRtMjTTPAX2PNLVaMbej5UXRkfMsM7mdXZkcLGZmEanWArUXnfeQSs6UlLYc4blTU25AVT3wVOJ8jY2oco6x3-qIWt0pJ-_GAfW2Kh1tf0IKdDUK9U6HcmOx-8eo86-llRVAgX8VFVspuIPQPiDig3Ww8mSFFo10N1daDCYG1foqBCey_ol1bR8GzFwi/s4032/20230810_091449m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdRtMjTTPAX2PNLVaMbej5UXRkfMsM7mdXZkcLGZmEanWArUXnfeQSs6UlLYc4blTU25AVT3wVOJ8jY2oco6x3-qIWt0pJ-_GAfW2Kh1tf0IKdDUK9U6HcmOx-8eo86-llRVAgX8VFVspuIPQPiDig3Ww8mSFFo10N1daDCYG1foqBCey_ol1bR8GzFwi/s320/20230810_091449m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Susan & Darren were on this plane.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3R2wfq8axsL0a3qAE1fJaRfrpEhNKEnE-a5-yzBOLfj6K-zW7v6VfAcVVvmZFJzSRrqtz0k775w_bfywxUOnLlCMEt3ScjhYAMyX9Iwc4lTlitoQg29JrIYKws9eNOqVJ0ZJ0A1WSQ3NeQGJWgc3cqgf9MJGRIB_rVPaI-3VflbB6R3U_fzlCIatwQpz_/s3525/20230810_091504m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3525" data-original-width="2944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3R2wfq8axsL0a3qAE1fJaRfrpEhNKEnE-a5-yzBOLfj6K-zW7v6VfAcVVvmZFJzSRrqtz0k775w_bfywxUOnLlCMEt3ScjhYAMyX9Iwc4lTlitoQg29JrIYKws9eNOqVJ0ZJ0A1WSQ3NeQGJWgc3cqgf9MJGRIB_rVPaI-3VflbB6R3U_fzlCIatwQpz_/s320/20230810_091504m.jpg" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Liz and Kristin inside our plane.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-rQnEBoCG-C_RmO2oFlsBJQma6Zljygpn1cwbN20BmVMFxTAF5vXy_C2M8D4FaVVIv8nxkXDD_CaOc6xtz-OXADqzn7I3s0wWLT35Blltsu6sFTtteEDmLhJin7QFccKd6zH06xVXmekgdktzQ8pyuJccj2fundDOOzkC6cLRXsBWJUEV7qYUsp9lEq8/s4032/IMG_4956m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-rQnEBoCG-C_RmO2oFlsBJQma6Zljygpn1cwbN20BmVMFxTAF5vXy_C2M8D4FaVVIv8nxkXDD_CaOc6xtz-OXADqzn7I3s0wWLT35Blltsu6sFTtteEDmLhJin7QFccKd6zH06xVXmekgdktzQ8pyuJccj2fundDOOzkC6cLRXsBWJUEV7qYUsp9lEq8/s320/IMG_4956m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our pilot. [Photo by Kristin Jost.]</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKEzmIta8mVT3o8MKNp7KyKSgHF5YRPDRzn6DEsLFpwo1a92ED3WImijYkaUie74_Jf3ETPb1JpAnttNINhBZDGaxm9zlu3pV5U7_hbC_K1DvwqjsF7zUnOaQZ-OCvjYXxZP9egtHbmDpzwyzwgrf5-I0rRR1K40PRki0HaWbehXaQ-jiJJZAOv1eiVhD/s3103/IMG_4958m.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3103" data-original-width="2142" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKEzmIta8mVT3o8MKNp7KyKSgHF5YRPDRzn6DEsLFpwo1a92ED3WImijYkaUie74_Jf3ETPb1JpAnttNINhBZDGaxm9zlu3pV5U7_hbC_K1DvwqjsF7zUnOaQZ-OCvjYXxZP9egtHbmDpzwyzwgrf5-I0rRR1K40PRki0HaWbehXaQ-jiJJZAOv1eiVhD/s320/IMG_4958m.JPG" width="221" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm all ready to take off! <br />[Photo by Kristin Jost.]</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8_xSp3hLkj0s1Xm7Pd3oSQH6I0OZQbQHGVJjxI9wnEuZxiFbzUO4isvyMa2HXuJbJFH2thx2yGXGCPm5JeJrgvCIoAiRzOuM47KBEGctiOyZRNDmo8x5iCtofghVDhB55Xg2SSw40tSSg3hjjQ4X3Q-pMNzBVvFoysGyFtZVHn3Vgu7Yi3ZqrGl41ChG/s4032/IMG_4964m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8_xSp3hLkj0s1Xm7Pd3oSQH6I0OZQbQHGVJjxI9wnEuZxiFbzUO4isvyMa2HXuJbJFH2thx2yGXGCPm5JeJrgvCIoAiRzOuM47KBEGctiOyZRNDmo8x5iCtofghVDhB55Xg2SSw40tSSg3hjjQ4X3Q-pMNzBVvFoysGyFtZVHn3Vgu7Yi3ZqrGl41ChG/s320/IMG_4964m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rich Jost [Photo by Kristin Jost.]</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi831ZbgeVRngV-mGRnm_CwyrhyIbf62IAhGA9uQpA0vP74aBnw_GyqMRek_4KBvTcFQjeoIY9J-uHZY448CSLZLhaieeNHqABv9FGlHI1Ex6Dh8RS1rWiYJDmsx5x5ScjiIMDjt1omGv4tG-mOrh62MuJkdnD2Zwj7Fjjr0_D8fobKFa-Bo3Qi6CgP8d4a/s3145/IMG_6938m.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3145" data-original-width="2684" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi831ZbgeVRngV-mGRnm_CwyrhyIbf62IAhGA9uQpA0vP74aBnw_GyqMRek_4KBvTcFQjeoIY9J-uHZY448CSLZLhaieeNHqABv9FGlHI1Ex6Dh8RS1rWiYJDmsx5x5ScjiIMDjt1omGv4tG-mOrh62MuJkdnD2Zwj7Fjjr0_D8fobKFa-Bo3Qi6CgP8d4a/s320/IMG_6938m.jpeg" width="273" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Liz, Kristin, Laura (lavender puffy coat),<br />Bob, Louise, me, Michael. [Photo by<br />Rich Jost.]</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXobSz3sc3KJYXeJY5BW32e8ozqkZq8jWmcnGKM-k6nugIPR-dU5rmdYMpDBRnh3jIfSiDC1lnf9XqMruovhDpksu_bve06D16x8DZOzRtKvn7I2iG9sOS_Qx4yQLw5CpfCE3Iz-GpL8QG4y7jE-fJnuLTLweCZWYL0NbPOX2HmVBklPBsaUCVnc-6hI_/s3504/IMG_4972m.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3504" data-original-width="2786" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXobSz3sc3KJYXeJY5BW32e8ozqkZq8jWmcnGKM-k6nugIPR-dU5rmdYMpDBRnh3jIfSiDC1lnf9XqMruovhDpksu_bve06D16x8DZOzRtKvn7I2iG9sOS_Qx4yQLw5CpfCE3Iz-GpL8QG4y7jE-fJnuLTLweCZWYL0NbPOX2HmVBklPBsaUCVnc-6hI_/s320/IMG_4972m.JPG" width="254" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The plane the Medlin's were on.<br />You can see it cleared up some.<br />[Photo by Kristin Jost.]</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were taxiing to take off. The pilot came on the headsets and sheepishly said, "I'm sorry to tell you this, but a fuel filter light just came on. It takes two fuel filters to fly this plane. I'm sorry, but we have to cancel our flight today. Because we are not going out, the other plane is not going out either."</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oh, man, you could hear the disappointment in everyone's voices. However, safety always comes first! We certainly did not wish to end up in the drink!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Back to the dock we went, and then deplaned. Sigh, so much for today's grand adventure. All of us from our plane lined up for a photo shoot to show we really did try to go.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRds62OsuV5oStkiMf1y7uHjFg9LD6urOhXcP3lfB1fnh9-OXuVLeYih7UGxTXE5KDd2lf0OVxgt_zgS6pD8wFaW5ZFIK8dgf5EK0Z_oyTrCeLOp-1iAYgojes8IqKjIEyfU8epcvIpyU6XpCMG3U3YXPhdppI-imGaB-LBtcuYqCCmvKDLYIf0PGrW54/s4032/IMG_4966m.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRds62OsuV5oStkiMf1y7uHjFg9LD6urOhXcP3lfB1fnh9-OXuVLeYih7UGxTXE5KDd2lf0OVxgt_zgS6pD8wFaW5ZFIK8dgf5EK0Z_oyTrCeLOp-1iAYgojes8IqKjIEyfU8epcvIpyU6XpCMG3U3YXPhdppI-imGaB-LBtcuYqCCmvKDLYIf0PGrW54/s320/IMG_4966m.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob, Randall, Laura, Kristin, Michael, me, <br />Louise, Rich, and Liz. [Photo by staff person.]</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkI1rDjUGLhhRagC0teFchoVNGiJ1kher83T39pNNMhFiblvphpcSdjOasc9kJkeGgDUo5Ucn8namA3QCw3mcnIVYC51sAn9BmjRG6_8oG1noHsmF16nqIg4wvddCDjrbFwSlg7UPxPIu07jbEEJTdrGuVuhpQP4W5QL7MyK04uvupDI9hqZwswwKjxrnf/s3442/IMG_6937m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2298" data-original-width="3442" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkI1rDjUGLhhRagC0teFchoVNGiJ1kher83T39pNNMhFiblvphpcSdjOasc9kJkeGgDUo5Ucn8namA3QCw3mcnIVYC51sAn9BmjRG6_8oG1noHsmF16nqIg4wvddCDjrbFwSlg7UPxPIu07jbEEJTdrGuVuhpQP4W5QL7MyK04uvupDI9hqZwswwKjxrnf/s320/IMG_6937m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boat dock nearby. [Photo by Rich Jost.]</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEIWB0eD89aOv5RtPn8B9-9P000GZKInbhAiWenyT-Et3tm_w0aR7AgRSJN89OKkPiafaSzWRFTzvuZyIadECsb9TPsN902geWEA1Bw0rmRLJ5wSuTyAfm_rGvh3MrvZiEFpDo2ihUicIPSgITGlyJxSycu03kb2jGWFylro5eZQjDqt_64iTARTyfShf/s2899/IMG_6936m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2878" data-original-width="2899" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEIWB0eD89aOv5RtPn8B9-9P000GZKInbhAiWenyT-Et3tm_w0aR7AgRSJN89OKkPiafaSzWRFTzvuZyIadECsb9TPsN902geWEA1Bw0rmRLJ5wSuTyAfm_rGvh3MrvZiEFpDo2ihUicIPSgITGlyJxSycu03kb2jGWFylro5eZQjDqt_64iTARTyfShf/s320/IMG_6936m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cute seaplane planter on the deck. <br />[Photo by Rich Jost.]</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEcQFYWAbF0cUfz1hCc3YdoT_73bHrXb96Z5dTO0siy6bfmFE963_xN1HyWrxC3QgA4d1thWz2ik5tq0edX5RYSIPIOSkTBTM3WuYgw9LLjnyuRaYKhW98cRBWkEN7R3n-yOBJeUoL4YuBsyIBUDri3rjqqhUJ6zmE7l8HrstLHSUS8-JaqcJ26-FiLi3/s2874/IMG_4973m.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2874" data-original-width="2384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEcQFYWAbF0cUfz1hCc3YdoT_73bHrXb96Z5dTO0siy6bfmFE963_xN1HyWrxC3QgA4d1thWz2ik5tq0edX5RYSIPIOSkTBTM3WuYgw9LLjnyuRaYKhW98cRBWkEN7R3n-yOBJeUoL4YuBsyIBUDri3rjqqhUJ6zmE7l8HrstLHSUS8-JaqcJ26-FiLi3/s320/IMG_4973m.JPG" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saying goodbye to our seaplane.<br />[Photo by Kristin Jost.]</td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Okay, so what do we do with the rest of our morning? All of us walked toward Creek Street and the river. Susan & Darren Medlin and I decided to do a 5 km walk around downtown. Everyone else wanted to see the Ketchikan River and Creek Street. We split up at the river.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaV9c7siRQYQUAI7ks_l9n7gB1p-o05yGb7dRZEO0YBsf92Pkl-5ygRCaee0wSMNdvWWmurOQRjqzWJKtYMtIQkV8QxtlkpO995VuiTReMqD-x8JeGSOGJS0R4IOu0qYcbmRHah27_d_rLX1FEYpjQbQsXmzZ81CiLVemV-SHQoEtBgdsgwnp9HfMMuTlQ/s3457/20230810_182214m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2440" data-original-width="3457" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaV9c7siRQYQUAI7ks_l9n7gB1p-o05yGb7dRZEO0YBsf92Pkl-5ygRCaee0wSMNdvWWmurOQRjqzWJKtYMtIQkV8QxtlkpO995VuiTReMqD-x8JeGSOGJS0R4IOu0qYcbmRHah27_d_rLX1FEYpjQbQsXmzZ81CiLVemV-SHQoEtBgdsgwnp9HfMMuTlQ/s320/20230810_182214m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLQqAUIDRPNVd-3IbUnSpqcQ9oRf2Qn50wTZZPHhOomAYiuR9UwbTPdQzB-ihFf6I8iWusnlKqn0jdWRsCKi3f4CiNn0QOM9Z6vJr85VV0eQBkelHhHFnQxvyM3FR3wjGyn-6j32gEyCzDdG5nb2WNxfRxy0X5mECC4KnPVBiGDNpKW5Ta5QJJzUdUN3H/s3502/20230810_182557m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3502" data-original-width="2851" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLQqAUIDRPNVd-3IbUnSpqcQ9oRf2Qn50wTZZPHhOomAYiuR9UwbTPdQzB-ihFf6I8iWusnlKqn0jdWRsCKi3f4CiNn0QOM9Z6vJr85VV0eQBkelHhHFnQxvyM3FR3wjGyn-6j32gEyCzDdG5nb2WNxfRxy0X5mECC4KnPVBiGDNpKW5Ta5QJJzUdUN3H/s320/20230810_182557m.jpg" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sourdough Bar and Liquor Store.<br />I love the small boat on the roof!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3PqKpoL6Fu6NlDZ82b-SM9q8eQBV9QW8menLfPmtyQeTlzCDhQdAFs1TZ3ActWajPUzGuG2yVYyI-K5PTerZP5k4YZIX-Q_LHdgbqpXpBYtKOmqM9zaQHHk_4H8p9q2NL356R7nNaJJn-QkFvAx9_ppFjygD4yH-M8jF8o5V0LNKdN9EI_lMpn6jxQuv/s3623/20230810_094709m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3623" data-original-width="2917" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3PqKpoL6Fu6NlDZ82b-SM9q8eQBV9QW8menLfPmtyQeTlzCDhQdAFs1TZ3ActWajPUzGuG2yVYyI-K5PTerZP5k4YZIX-Q_LHdgbqpXpBYtKOmqM9zaQHHk_4H8p9q2NL356R7nNaJJn-QkFvAx9_ppFjygD4yH-M8jF8o5V0LNKdN9EI_lMpn6jxQuv/s320/20230810_094709m.jpg" width="258" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob and his mom Louise at <br />Ketchikan Creek.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22tihswW4rLzGMusRW4qXmzJzDOf8jV1kcmApJq6gTP1KBBTwNmuydhtopB7e3mAdgbdt5fI2q2yOuAQ6O6_C3aTcNFtp-SPo2fvn7ln6JJjB4Om3yzE6Z4Q4JRLRiD99tNos6Tell8XJR4BTV7sfq7Whi31G1KRWCfuaflpEGiJFziQi6DSg6x4G_oGr/s3912/20230810_094749m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3912" data-original-width="2635" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22tihswW4rLzGMusRW4qXmzJzDOf8jV1kcmApJq6gTP1KBBTwNmuydhtopB7e3mAdgbdt5fI2q2yOuAQ6O6_C3aTcNFtp-SPo2fvn7ln6JJjB4Om3yzE6Z4Q4JRLRiD99tNos6Tell8XJR4BTV7sfq7Whi31G1KRWCfuaflpEGiJFziQi6DSg6x4G_oGr/s320/20230810_094749m.jpg" width="216" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">History of a flood here.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7LX0XGLh-ZBVulDXV42CaxofrBLAaSm30EePMbdRTmOhjDSxL_TofmhpZLd-4Tslgg00-tv2dSJtLHVm615zXApkGeSLWMVtkaE-A6UuXAlFkRAnXoupELmQBExBTjXwNz7rZwiUq2A_IWZPPOGtsoi4xQy_7Dp0er9rjIRAREPYpbwCUFuTs5lLgN-e/s3024/20230810_094759m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2836" data-original-width="3024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7LX0XGLh-ZBVulDXV42CaxofrBLAaSm30EePMbdRTmOhjDSxL_TofmhpZLd-4Tslgg00-tv2dSJtLHVm615zXApkGeSLWMVtkaE-A6UuXAlFkRAnXoupELmQBExBTjXwNz7rZwiUq2A_IWZPPOGtsoi4xQy_7Dp0er9rjIRAREPYpbwCUFuTs5lLgN-e/s320/20230810_094759m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Four other cruise ships were at the dock in town.<br />You can see how crowded it is!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5A_A5-g3D4uGfNEMFZub_OIOThOKhC3cvgZrVPK_oO5tj2hqls88_DqvbPVCychkgwC60z6b0iqwFVPhEKe3PR4CkxUDvSNPXDCpmCtpDQWB8bi-Z51pK56pY8TCNirBIy4llMmxh8hjcqCKac1dj-KJ_KaCA7GPbXI3vTxoXGUSEq7BRiwo4rPYG6mB/s3849/20230810_094837m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3849" data-original-width="2896" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5A_A5-g3D4uGfNEMFZub_OIOThOKhC3cvgZrVPK_oO5tj2hqls88_DqvbPVCychkgwC60z6b0iqwFVPhEKe3PR4CkxUDvSNPXDCpmCtpDQWB8bi-Z51pK56pY8TCNirBIy4llMmxh8hjcqCKac1dj-KJ_KaCA7GPbXI3vTxoXGUSEq7BRiwo4rPYG6mB/s320/20230810_094837m.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A historical red-light-district home.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDi5QkZL6jQOX7sp4QvvTEnIHjaaXfeI0TVgyjIcCg7tMtaiq4lF1ryqMbMwPLa1GYwvjadxsJYQoB6qhyfVVqDX0Y9E-aHP1rDEjwt0x4u70LDUAQQMqF9KsyMNwQqiFalQIdM7o-mturP__73DTVNVr4FIh-dGNnZcKv47GOxGs0JWKw5BN6ziQyGSH/s4032/20230810_095318m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDi5QkZL6jQOX7sp4QvvTEnIHjaaXfeI0TVgyjIcCg7tMtaiq4lF1ryqMbMwPLa1GYwvjadxsJYQoB6qhyfVVqDX0Y9E-aHP1rDEjwt0x4u70LDUAQQMqF9KsyMNwQqiFalQIdM7o-mturP__73DTVNVr4FIh-dGNnZcKv47GOxGs0JWKw5BN6ziQyGSH/s320/20230810_095318m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Creek Street on the Ketchikan River. <br />You can watch the salmon swim through here.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhFV9jl03F-m2u2zdec7C4BgBmmElZTj6nzfp3nf6EzdvRKN0JAyZJOmOQPgqTo08QwmY93_z8x0NQjHB2121f1BYepfk-7MiP8lr29T_NrXNsUIPT-LtKBLEGR0cFkD1a-PKjX7a-O6eWeeMkJUuWEvDACYITamVpe0-rk8wztHME_S-4Oc0om8zVolM/s3673/20230810_100133m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3673" data-original-width="2928" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhFV9jl03F-m2u2zdec7C4BgBmmElZTj6nzfp3nf6EzdvRKN0JAyZJOmOQPgqTo08QwmY93_z8x0NQjHB2121f1BYepfk-7MiP8lr29T_NrXNsUIPT-LtKBLEGR0cFkD1a-PKjX7a-O6eWeeMkJUuWEvDACYITamVpe0-rk8wztHME_S-4Oc0om8zVolM/s320/20230810_100133m.jpg" width="255" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Red-light-district history.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuczQF84ajDAbMp1tOa06PBFuVV037oZNT4hxGjEgNXh81pWekQV72AhxvClNAGrq_SzH2sCpfCXmOwrfbbjC0Of2xGxwQnItTk0SmQupu0NlfoWK31a2AU82lMgTVY4TStDINXZf5ZjwQz-pooj1VgscCml-8479rtWvX6wNUrc1Kow0_eFZwCplN2Eh/s3417/20230810_100234m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3417" data-original-width="2827" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuczQF84ajDAbMp1tOa06PBFuVV037oZNT4hxGjEgNXh81pWekQV72AhxvClNAGrq_SzH2sCpfCXmOwrfbbjC0Of2xGxwQnItTk0SmQupu0NlfoWK31a2AU82lMgTVY4TStDINXZf5ZjwQz-pooj1VgscCml-8479rtWvX6wNUrc1Kow0_eFZwCplN2Eh/s320/20230810_100234m.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Red-light-district history.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkEnu0kdYBf9bfjbdp5H0p03oHtqWEZrQ9DQwo5zIHP4goVP0fW5LGoReMG2U28gIPutluWA8-fTQbno0LidqIFTGYXBPQjfUDEJFGDKzrXbEofnC_EGFafYtldWVITEifGILCCaMLrs4YfRQgeYBlHSBmxfLteX-MFr_fsMNQ9P5NuVk5i8erScc-aA-/s3575/20230810_100244m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3575" data-original-width="2793" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkEnu0kdYBf9bfjbdp5H0p03oHtqWEZrQ9DQwo5zIHP4goVP0fW5LGoReMG2U28gIPutluWA8-fTQbno0LidqIFTGYXBPQjfUDEJFGDKzrXbEofnC_EGFafYtldWVITEifGILCCaMLrs4YfRQgeYBlHSBmxfLteX-MFr_fsMNQ9P5NuVk5i8erScc-aA-/s320/20230810_100244m.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Susan, Darren, and I continued up the creek, climbing a few stairs along the way. Salmon were returning to spawn. </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5QtEtDPHvBEiJVAoUz8BsZFrB0xGPTghLaBybvrumECJRPVW9BJWaBjlciFhk4J69iNA9uNet5JYb1B6hCzwwVAvHAobW6HdUqRnWZyYyu-UDhjY5WtxEHrk-2jvoKkrpOfUsfnp50_ZBHhj8vkzp21ab962wt9PDdD1ng955OVJdS-iqVjb-jq0ZZuR/s3774/20230810_101212m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2239" data-original-width="3774" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5QtEtDPHvBEiJVAoUz8BsZFrB0xGPTghLaBybvrumECJRPVW9BJWaBjlciFhk4J69iNA9uNet5JYb1B6hCzwwVAvHAobW6HdUqRnWZyYyu-UDhjY5WtxEHrk-2jvoKkrpOfUsfnp50_ZBHhj8vkzp21ab962wt9PDdD1ng955OVJdS-iqVjb-jq0ZZuR/s320/20230810_101212m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You, too, can become an expert on the five<br />types of salmon.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were headed to the Totem Heritage Center, but Susan decided she wanted to head back to the ship. No problem. I have done the walk here before and Bob and I went to the museum in 2018. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Susan and Darren stopped in downtown to buy a few items for the ship. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I continued walking back to the shuttle stop. Along the way, I found my son Michael waiting on a bench so we walked to the shuttle stop together.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnyY_zTK6GbfDQEPsc9Ah4koiXGzaPptEEmX_WwDdpR2fbiaVGz56Qgddn4lNfTBAkCnCHo8P3tNU5GiGgo2S8Q7M4bd9GMyfl_JtRuKNpdri8uQxIYOQwvFg1FobCdkIj9g3VodAFC1MfE58U3TAiPXLRvwPwNv6sHGOeIEp6Pdi2moo2I5bgX_QMSkp/s1080/20230810_181309m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="1080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnyY_zTK6GbfDQEPsc9Ah4koiXGzaPptEEmX_WwDdpR2fbiaVGz56Qgddn4lNfTBAkCnCHo8P3tNU5GiGgo2S8Q7M4bd9GMyfl_JtRuKNpdri8uQxIYOQwvFg1FobCdkIj9g3VodAFC1MfE58U3TAiPXLRvwPwNv6sHGOeIEp6Pdi2moo2I5bgX_QMSkp/s320/20230810_181309m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This mural spanned the length of a fence.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsbR0Li22AKvqOJbPYVY_6APvmDkNS2VUlABv3i4xCpUDoa8Kl6mCkjtlwmH4VTAZ_kd4Lh-STB8OrK4_yPVA49k7u5IA0Eu2K03nheBWWFLAWutLB9MtUU8YhkhVIiyBW6ii4gCsI5bZ88KG-CxFEggfdwPy70qF_PPkh1SgK60Nvm0JDask4SZUirtO/s3948/20230810_104017m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3948" data-original-width="2500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsbR0Li22AKvqOJbPYVY_6APvmDkNS2VUlABv3i4xCpUDoa8Kl6mCkjtlwmH4VTAZ_kd4Lh-STB8OrK4_yPVA49k7u5IA0Eu2K03nheBWWFLAWutLB9MtUU8YhkhVIiyBW6ii4gCsI5bZ88KG-CxFEggfdwPy70qF_PPkh1SgK60Nvm0JDask4SZUirtO/s320/20230810_104017m.jpg" width="203" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Michael is on the dock.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the Berth 4 shuttle stop, there were historic markers about downtown. You can enlarge these photos to read the signs.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FuEmJtNvOSsB88VOtktr2rJywauxMRuNWDYQi-AlBYw2j0hcUDBwVnlaQIdyfa7ojgPpflcIjT0vuBK49hlAPpydP5ylwY5HCDXHwv1iacyt8rBUqfWTxEKpjJlBmsQvdceaLHDpRxzG290f5DONRROs5yV-PdWuT6cFpMfwbZzog46KzqyN23opiNTl/s3948/20230810_104528m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3948" data-original-width="2914" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FuEmJtNvOSsB88VOtktr2rJywauxMRuNWDYQi-AlBYw2j0hcUDBwVnlaQIdyfa7ojgPpflcIjT0vuBK49hlAPpydP5ylwY5HCDXHwv1iacyt8rBUqfWTxEKpjJlBmsQvdceaLHDpRxzG290f5DONRROs5yV-PdWuT6cFpMfwbZzog46KzqyN23opiNTl/s320/20230810_104528m.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7xkdBDqZYesmoacSNguZa_yfLzn5yJx4CWcnaXFDzcMPWIpOWdl1THg2fOwi3a56Ujo_ALi-actUGpEFGaN2hJPL1H-Gh3-jfHRBo0YVEl9pg1J69anHzOGy-xvqYtvhyphenhyphentvw6cJ39bs9SdhBel4Qy5cdki72AgBiRHBP3xcgCFMiIyhbP1YAl1lznl-D/s3816/20230810_104533m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3816" data-original-width="2366" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7xkdBDqZYesmoacSNguZa_yfLzn5yJx4CWcnaXFDzcMPWIpOWdl1THg2fOwi3a56Ujo_ALi-actUGpEFGaN2hJPL1H-Gh3-jfHRBo0YVEl9pg1J69anHzOGy-xvqYtvhyphenhyphentvw6cJ39bs9SdhBel4Qy5cdki72AgBiRHBP3xcgCFMiIyhbP1YAl1lznl-D/s320/20230810_104533m.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVjdlpXvXGpf3hCu-q4CfVV7fkD1gMQrxDfOtaKLd6cU1JnPOKxBO2QQcpK6LV-TkXPElm5btU5kz6kluKWEsjj4HTMbE-sbSqz9yimdNgq-ZswVwMepIDcXRljqKMCokSDYR_A28DHZzYkZ1AbB9SPYZY3od_4NluY2tZWxK5vCRqZJtPJWGx3Yklz2r/s3838/20230810_104541m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3838" data-original-width="2545" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVjdlpXvXGpf3hCu-q4CfVV7fkD1gMQrxDfOtaKLd6cU1JnPOKxBO2QQcpK6LV-TkXPElm5btU5kz6kluKWEsjj4HTMbE-sbSqz9yimdNgq-ZswVwMepIDcXRljqKMCokSDYR_A28DHZzYkZ1AbB9SPYZY3od_4NluY2tZWxK5vCRqZJtPJWGx3Yklz2r/s320/20230810_104541m.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p>We all made it back to historic Ward Cove and the ship with time to spare. I took photos of the artistic bow of the ship.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjtJvTLf68Mj0I6QiS4ifO9nDee7cs06OhG0iVOWiw8Ot_IHM3pgYBv8bJbJ4603M9ICSxQPqICdof4GTXdKkgMywDNvgjV6-GORBZGShpgIoA8XRzlStynnIWcFLjcbjZsmBnlD80jAyRm-6GoCPLY_tSUyZvE-2yij03ofV6u6SciNiFVKKpFr9VM1A/s2585/20230810_182738m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="2585" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjtJvTLf68Mj0I6QiS4ifO9nDee7cs06OhG0iVOWiw8Ot_IHM3pgYBv8bJbJ4603M9ICSxQPqICdof4GTXdKkgMywDNvgjV6-GORBZGShpgIoA8XRzlStynnIWcFLjcbjZsmBnlD80jAyRm-6GoCPLY_tSUyZvE-2yij03ofV6u6SciNiFVKKpFr9VM1A/s320/20230810_182738m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael and I are getting our photos with<br />the moose and bear family. [Photo by Darren Medlin.]</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJpDj99NGmlPfFWq36emeWcVumrDDoi9yA3LqQ4AO0bGP9gva_L-SPzD2L6kTPi6AIRE-_5gTbEEJ_K8KOURZtDxF2HxQxUWMF-IdBye4cQM45YfQojmB2UjlLo9o8mvyTw-_lBqGQUG8RbM2hgEuJSinOUpQ7UqGIG6lIDELlUx5I-0FqhxBugIQXfVI/s3944/20230810_111612m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="3944" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJpDj99NGmlPfFWq36emeWcVumrDDoi9yA3LqQ4AO0bGP9gva_L-SPzD2L6kTPi6AIRE-_5gTbEEJ_K8KOURZtDxF2HxQxUWMF-IdBye4cQM45YfQojmB2UjlLo9o8mvyTw-_lBqGQUG8RbM2hgEuJSinOUpQ7UqGIG6lIDELlUx5I-0FqhxBugIQXfVI/s320/20230810_111612m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ocean art on the bow is by Wyland.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRGGMbJhkObvlVgG7YimBE3EQPpyUdibY3GCf_VZxJII1AmnnhgWHpqyOOotXjHosyTJod86sz5lJe6LFMkDb2IES7KTps6UdIacp144pS2gd-K0Tl230oLqU5vQcx2W6xC5VFOI5tnfFzWsaUIbxJkpMcEuCvyFEpBBSshiVV3RO5ij74iqCqW0v3sF0/s4032/20230810_111815m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRGGMbJhkObvlVgG7YimBE3EQPpyUdibY3GCf_VZxJII1AmnnhgWHpqyOOotXjHosyTJod86sz5lJe6LFMkDb2IES7KTps6UdIacp144pS2gd-K0Tl230oLqU5vQcx2W6xC5VFOI5tnfFzWsaUIbxJkpMcEuCvyFEpBBSshiVV3RO5ij74iqCqW0v3sF0/s320/20230810_111815m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norwegian Cruise Lines (Bliss)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZGRTVz8kztMr0unqRW-Tzr2XEMh6FnYea9irM6r1HhsbwrfFiRQ54wDD6lGxvaRBagNGZW78afslOyj1BBVnqMPjwlt7yQ1ZoVE-xxl7-NtFIqxfV2_xyaibFb5JzaIo2q-85SGosxSyUPbh3zYtHUkVDKHcITTJGEqBj0ushZ7cIdLyEC6VTL-3gOR3/s4032/20230810_181136m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZGRTVz8kztMr0unqRW-Tzr2XEMh6FnYea9irM6r1HhsbwrfFiRQ54wDD6lGxvaRBagNGZW78afslOyj1BBVnqMPjwlt7yQ1ZoVE-xxl7-NtFIqxfV2_xyaibFb5JzaIo2q-85SGosxSyUPbh3zYtHUkVDKHcITTJGEqBj0ushZ7cIdLyEC6VTL-3gOR3/s320/20230810_181136m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NCL Bliss.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Once back on board, it was time for lunch. We spent the afternoon relaxing. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At 8:30 p.m., we spent the evening at The Cavern Club listening to the Beatles cover band from Argentina. So much fun!</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcdLH3gVXXj5CjE4R8IXx38S3tWA-R-xXubnWV22ARAxukKhVEm7P7o5hzmjnK70vmqInPGGz8N0ljb4XjGnCElUYaET7LSzvnG-3BaENHAtILpbq7JaP9E-iFNqOjFYOCyri1biVrhJ_tvRclXwww7vHGeP_X2uMtyFVdAdW7zwXwm-Jvp2MGEr0d6QT/s4032/20230810_183225m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcdLH3gVXXj5CjE4R8IXx38S3tWA-R-xXubnWV22ARAxukKhVEm7P7o5hzmjnK70vmqInPGGz8N0ljb4XjGnCElUYaET7LSzvnG-3BaENHAtILpbq7JaP9E-iFNqOjFYOCyri1biVrhJ_tvRclXwww7vHGeP_X2uMtyFVdAdW7zwXwm-Jvp2MGEr0d6QT/s320/20230810_183225m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Beatles Experience: Abbey Road.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZUCxLPW1vmCi57OWbTIrQ3hyphenhyphentAQOmmMRcm1rIJJDAMk2_C1h-_1ANRR4Ukvoixe44o_eferxbxEZyV6d-1XnzdgTRMRSfQMZ0-V01peVv8AdR8HbOPNdD-0Is7e2iUhw_xZdlshrXGkWeFjs_vcooWzNIzbohfZOqjAVAChSk_QF_7QGExlGAYK2xkSE/s3716/20230810_173735m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2707" data-original-width="3716" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZUCxLPW1vmCi57OWbTIrQ3hyphenhyphentAQOmmMRcm1rIJJDAMk2_C1h-_1ANRR4Ukvoixe44o_eferxbxEZyV6d-1XnzdgTRMRSfQMZ0-V01peVv8AdR8HbOPNdD-0Is7e2iUhw_xZdlshrXGkWeFjs_vcooWzNIzbohfZOqjAVAChSk_QF_7QGExlGAYK2xkSE/s320/20230810_173735m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob and my son Michael.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5hRN85fBk-ETCctFwg718yheYcnU7aZBKrhoxdJ6nfmfzMa1skG3cSN_sPQlD_uHjLZhSIoFf-To4XtbiS88Lhwsj259V1yqaQSyF_JV19RcB0-ywTFxFBy3II3dQdTffWHH5aZbsqULeYoGlZM3nyOeiBD0Aa1ndXnuhO7NCQPdcWYi_sq_6V388diG/s3573/20230810_174219m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2671" data-original-width="3573" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5hRN85fBk-ETCctFwg718yheYcnU7aZBKrhoxdJ6nfmfzMa1skG3cSN_sPQlD_uHjLZhSIoFf-To4XtbiS88Lhwsj259V1yqaQSyF_JV19RcB0-ywTFxFBy3II3dQdTffWHH5aZbsqULeYoGlZM3nyOeiBD0Aa1ndXnuhO7NCQPdcWYi_sq_6V388diG/s320/20230810_174219m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cheers from me and Bob!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We will spend all night and all day tomorrow getting to Victoria, British Columbia, our last port of call before we debark in Seattle on Saturday! Unfortunately, our time in Victoria is very limited.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">TravelBug over and out.</span><p></p><p></p></div></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-77540438465747500312023-08-09T19:00:00.266-05:002023-10-18T02:28:53.390-05:00Alaskan Cruise, Day 5 - Icy Point Strait Whale Watching - Wednesday, August 9, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>Day 5 on the Norwegian Bliss</u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Port: Icy Point Strait<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Arrival: 7:00 a.m.<br />Dock: Wilderness Dock<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u>Plan for the day</u>: <br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob, Darren, Laura, and Randall went ashore to explore the gondola, trails, beach, and dock area.<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Liz, Louise, and Susan Medlin stayed on the ship. <br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Michael, Kristin, Rich, and I took a whale-watching tour.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">All aboard: 2:30 p.m.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Weather forecast: Cloudy with a high of 55</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">° F.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today's highlights for the afternoon: During the sail out from the Port of Icy Strait, look for marine life.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Facts about Icy Strait Point:</span></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">It has the highest concentration of wild bears worldwide. Coastal brown bears are often sighted and make for an exciting day excursion.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is located right around the corner from Point Adolphus, one of the world's premiere whale-watching locations. Scores of whales make this their home for the summer. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">The free Green "Gondolas" move through the lush treetops between the Wilderness Landing and the historic Cannery where the food and gift shop area. The Red "Gondolas" (not free) transport you to a breathtaking viewing area and the world's largest zip line. The Ziprider takes you down the mountain at speeds up to 60 mph.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">This cruise port is a private cruise ship destination owned and operated by Huna Totem Corporation in the town of Hoonah. It is located on Chichagof Island in the archipelago of Southeast Alaska. Hoonah, one of four communities on the island, is the largest Tlingit community in Alaska. The population of Hoonah is 765. All profits from the port directly support the local community.</span></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob and I went to breakfast together. He was going to spend the day with his mom and Liz on the ship. If he had time, he would get off the ship and explore Icy Point Strait with Randall. I wanted to have a good breakfast because our tour today did not include lunch or snacks.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_e5COVa2pXak8uEyKEPl9I9zuJj41kEjg6GIu497k1oTyNO3xnd-ZngpoO1J64n24FfOA4TTfYTnJmbuSgQld2MNZtFL4LaAklPYdVvinT85S_DxYZ7uqGWTdrUHNpKh0m3fy864Nk8n6ZUM7FvoQJmprBMRCMMpJePSoX6lUP1OGLzLSLO1yCPr18n0Z/s4032/20230809_082035m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_e5COVa2pXak8uEyKEPl9I9zuJj41kEjg6GIu497k1oTyNO3xnd-ZngpoO1J64n24FfOA4TTfYTnJmbuSgQld2MNZtFL4LaAklPYdVvinT85S_DxYZ7uqGWTdrUHNpKh0m3fy864Nk8n6ZUM7FvoQJmprBMRCMMpJePSoX6lUP1OGLzLSLO1yCPr18n0Z/s320/20230809_082035m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I had oatmeal with a grapefruit salad.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Michael, Rich, Kristin, and I disembarked the Norwegian Bliss at the given time for our tour. The smaller boat we boarded was just across the dock from our ship. It started raining. Thankfully, there was a large indoor cabin where we could stay warm and dry.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUidAEZyxi-MSnS5JQiEuBNC9uke6R1KXpuPqzU7djX7zI5iZt0hI-uk9pze0FoalTyuBerptq-RHfK0Lw7YOTadrZy8Tccu7U09ujg36Tg_Tg0VaNcV8quc2R7D3W93cZ2bIxqmHfzKJJ9_biJ0GTcWge8TFkPa_Li0TwWfE8UQ0Uw9Gz6aX6QNqh2_oE/s2969/20230810_182850m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="2969" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUidAEZyxi-MSnS5JQiEuBNC9uke6R1KXpuPqzU7djX7zI5iZt0hI-uk9pze0FoalTyuBerptq-RHfK0Lw7YOTadrZy8Tccu7U09ujg36Tg_Tg0VaNcV8quc2R7D3W93cZ2bIxqmHfzKJJ9_biJ0GTcWge8TFkPa_Li0TwWfE8UQ0Uw9Gz6aX6QNqh2_oE/s320/20230810_182850m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our whale-watching tour boat, the Huna Eagle,<br />had both inside and outside seating.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">As soon as we had everyone on board, we had our safety orientation, and then we headed out for a 45-minute ride to where the whales were.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHGKn7WqaGepNh7iOpvn4Xgr_wVSrEDoxOvedxwKirt4M5V-o3jiGlz4B-LIe1ubB5DUszjTea3nEUic6AS-8VjVKHd0RrowFHfh197mwR2DsWGLwtudukAPqVYiyyTU8-248p5_aj2YLdBgT2SQqzJiF3AD_pZIA6oIQHF3GhMVb1cODlhOOmMlviA1r/s3752/20230809_113535m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2814" data-original-width="3752" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHGKn7WqaGepNh7iOpvn4Xgr_wVSrEDoxOvedxwKirt4M5V-o3jiGlz4B-LIe1ubB5DUszjTea3nEUic6AS-8VjVKHd0RrowFHfh197mwR2DsWGLwtudukAPqVYiyyTU8-248p5_aj2YLdBgT2SQqzJiF3AD_pZIA6oIQHF3GhMVb1cODlhOOmMlviA1r/s320/20230809_113535m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Safety briefing.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCj0sxA8W4-9oy0th397A7WUGz1SesMKk1SeVhnqsWX0LUklCyfI0SPyM6HMWagyiSKNm2Y68K5gPG7JiU9SSCvkmK7FV-8G_752OSm_yAyguGWTKqWnR30Lapv_HhvwRWOU8H1bcJbaVJfger9y2IrEOHtfkIHcjxJoXiu_bMRlIC7VhHqLrhVZpZjbv/s3771/20230809_114733m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2829" data-original-width="3771" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCj0sxA8W4-9oy0th397A7WUGz1SesMKk1SeVhnqsWX0LUklCyfI0SPyM6HMWagyiSKNm2Y68K5gPG7JiU9SSCvkmK7FV-8G_752OSm_yAyguGWTKqWnR30Lapv_HhvwRWOU8H1bcJbaVJfger9y2IrEOHtfkIHcjxJoXiu_bMRlIC7VhHqLrhVZpZjbv/s320/20230809_114733m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our scenery looked like this most of the way.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVkbnVjhnCDrePwSQpeeD4sL97_flLS37OfqCgmP4H4hpRZXOuYZKJIv96Sdx4UExU5VpBCI9siooXTq0gP9KpAlCxqO5ADZsJhWiWMFc3qG0sGiSuUmqkEmn0zqw9NQfA_8TtwLq6HoHuFSTpvTWSYZICcLK-Kp4t98g8h6uJfbs_uLDybej4mIqN7Me/s3998/20230809_090031m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2998" data-original-width="3998" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVkbnVjhnCDrePwSQpeeD4sL97_flLS37OfqCgmP4H4hpRZXOuYZKJIv96Sdx4UExU5VpBCI9siooXTq0gP9KpAlCxqO5ADZsJhWiWMFc3qG0sGiSuUmqkEmn0zqw9NQfA_8TtwLq6HoHuFSTpvTWSYZICcLK-Kp4t98g8h6uJfbs_uLDybej4mIqN7Me/s320/20230809_090031m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the beginning, we had intermittent rain.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was cold outside, so we stayed put in the cabin for the 45-minute cruise. Once we reached the area where the whales were, we spent quite a bit of time outside taking photos and videos in the rain. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was getting cold and wet, so I spent most of my time aft where there was a roof over my head. It was still windy, but the overhang kept off a lot of the rain.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I forgot to charge my cell phone last night, so I had to be careful how many photos and videos I took. A few of the whales got quite close to the boat!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzrzrK_9GG3X7onQxmzHbCVnTbe1DzCVxlyehbqUHSkbkRHnbYw_v_RDmBhbDk7EQwY_lKhMVDvdf1DosY7kQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw71WX9keeY8P773H-X9CkisGrjZ_cLIHIHpYbfDppamhq4KnpYcCft-H2--3nznTNAE2DSXCebh9mxTPPIMg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We spent about 1-1/2 hours watching the humpback whales. I'd guess there were about ten other boats scattered around the area. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At one point, a whale breached completely out of the water. By the time I heard people exclaim and turned to look, all I saw was a huge splash. My son Michael may have recorded a video of the breach. If he didn't record it, Kristin and Rich may have. I'll try to get a copy of their video or photo.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the way back to the dock, we found some sea lions hanging out on a buoy. Our captain stopped for about 15 minutes so we could take photos or videos.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Z3ElqxqjznHGydg61yaXP3W0TxORC1C1nhWmZjPGgusy053bfeysgF-qqWohLk2HZB_GoaaLfCJNwGNz-FxCkTJUju0zYejVnDVcBQzZ57_MpyaG3LCguZ4Zmi5Gh5B72zjyxQ7x5LBZTJf-LsrpUvuDscg6IJ2xno5gWA1aMJa4ihll2oE_b6yCCw3O/s3272/20230809_131452m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3272" data-original-width="2693" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Z3ElqxqjznHGydg61yaXP3W0TxORC1C1nhWmZjPGgusy053bfeysgF-qqWohLk2HZB_GoaaLfCJNwGNz-FxCkTJUju0zYejVnDVcBQzZ57_MpyaG3LCguZ4Zmi5Gh5B72zjyxQ7x5LBZTJf-LsrpUvuDscg6IJ2xno5gWA1aMJa4ihll2oE_b6yCCw3O/s320/20230809_131452m.jpg" width="263" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Seals with a seagull on top.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsRJSnPSm-0O_sRMVboyc4TpQdIC7NDR8J6GtKC0kuOp44t2jr7RKBUQyWQ3zmAM-lIlOgL6TGw65YvkLvyHx3WjeoJdsb4nJysDTE4Gbfm66xoVbCD17sTgVjF26sDvHV3MJQQS32OKiFdpFfjc8pSMHFkIlhIg9Fi0dHsNETCugXRd4dgRU2V_o9Pc7/s4032/20230809_131848m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsRJSnPSm-0O_sRMVboyc4TpQdIC7NDR8J6GtKC0kuOp44t2jr7RKBUQyWQ3zmAM-lIlOgL6TGw65YvkLvyHx3WjeoJdsb4nJysDTE4Gbfm66xoVbCD17sTgVjF26sDvHV3MJQQS32OKiFdpFfjc8pSMHFkIlhIg9Fi0dHsNETCugXRd4dgRU2V_o9Pc7/s320/20230809_131848m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mountains could be seen on our trip back to the dock.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOqjGl_NQPLhHf7YQwm4lVViYlDaA_Y11Fa6jaErrUsbcNOtENsUEpUfUhyiIFJxsXaBm5x8DMX8Tib9M0XzhCwlAEZb86hOXvtnSBUxOFXPVZ5qQnqvKlM22bxsza4DT0diHVWIzVtNN0PJi7KjYsjykenjpHTAvNX9E0cDslLyJhraJOO2Egv9R1GuE/s4032/20230809_135011m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOqjGl_NQPLhHf7YQwm4lVViYlDaA_Y11Fa6jaErrUsbcNOtENsUEpUfUhyiIFJxsXaBm5x8DMX8Tib9M0XzhCwlAEZb86hOXvtnSBUxOFXPVZ5qQnqvKlM22bxsza4DT0diHVWIzVtNN0PJi7KjYsjykenjpHTAvNX9E0cDslLyJhraJOO2Egv9R1GuE/s320/20230809_135011m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is how rainy it was. That's the Norwegian Bliss.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">When we returned to port, it was lunchtime. Bob came back in from exploring trails with Randall. The ship departed at 3:00 p.m. We didn't spend any time on the outdoor deck or even on our balcony looking for wildlife; it was too cold, rainy, and windy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At 6:30 p.m., we saw the Broadway musical "Jersey Boys" in the Bliss Theater. It's the inside story about Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. It was very enjoyable and featured the top-ten hits "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," and "Oh, What a Night!"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At 10:00 p.m., we went to the 18+ comedy show with Phil Palisoul. He's pretty funny most of the time, and he was waaay better than Graham Kay (the other comedian on the ship)!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tomorrow, we will be in Ketchikan. Bob and I were there in 2018 when we went to Alaska on the Norwegian Bliss with 120 other Volksmarchers. On that trip, we did a Volksmarch in every port.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Good night, all.</span></p>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com0108 Cannery Rd, Hoonah, AK 99829, USA58.1292446 -135.462817629.819010763821154 -170.6190676 86.439478436178845 -100.3065676tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-60976672042606291642023-08-08T19:30:00.339-05:002023-10-17T16:25:53.375-05:00Alaskan Cruise, Day 4 - Juneau and the Mendenhall Glacier - Tuesday, August 8, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>Day 4 on the Norwegian Bliss</u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Port: Juneau<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Arrival: 7:00 a.m.<br />Plan for the day: <br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob, Louise, Susan, Laura, and Randall: Took a tour to the Mendenhall Glacier and the fish hatchery.<br />Susan and Darren Medlin: Walked the 5 km Juneau Capital Volksmarch.<br />Liz and Michael stayed on the ship. <br />Kristin and Rich took a tour to see wildlife.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">All aboard: 1:00 p.m.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Weather forecast: Cloudy with a high of 57</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">° F.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today's highlights for the afternoon: Endicott Arm scenic cruising and Dawes Glacier viewing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This morning, those of us on tours were off the ship about 7:30 a.m. Laura and Louise ended up on a different tour bus from Bob, Randall, and me. We still met up at Mendenhall Glacier.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpuZ0TNFpTR6yHPc27H406Yz_dbbL2C55BBplp7I1929iHmfuTzWg0otv4v7AlTDDV5AMEcNRsHa9grt46vPypSx511jwqzgsQGIS4YxhR9CnBkjjqprRoQuISjfgRA2XzZXG7IGcA7iqJCKvpidyWiKbxrucS4PQtYygQECK_RXrBGBCdd_fBMacnA9E/s4032/20230808_091129m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpuZ0TNFpTR6yHPc27H406Yz_dbbL2C55BBplp7I1929iHmfuTzWg0otv4v7AlTDDV5AMEcNRsHa9grt46vPypSx511jwqzgsQGIS4YxhR9CnBkjjqprRoQuISjfgRA2XzZXG7IGcA7iqJCKvpidyWiKbxrucS4PQtYygQECK_RXrBGBCdd_fBMacnA9E/s320/20230808_091129m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A beautiful morning for a two-mile roundtrip <br />hike to Nugget Falls.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the Glacier, Bob spent time going to the Mendenhall Glacier viewpoint with Laura and his mom. I started hiking to Nugget Falls. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When Bob, Laura, and Louise were done at the viewpoint, Louise and Laura took the elevator up to the National Park Visitor Center to shop. Bob raced along the trail to catch up with me. I made it to the falls, as did Randall, and Bob caught up just as Randall and I started back. Bob and I made a U-turn and went back to the falls for photos and to share the moment together with 50 of our unknown compatriots.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin95NFZH_xRppamfOK2hLXH2Z9PJR5F6kLPG4Vsm3iPjjnCixHUQIBLZGGB41_rGykL4NTERDU6PHIBDjzc36YrXlEA9eE41gYX7-U6Bmt2deXs6LKAaOkKKzVrVkJBMvkAVtIfUPiZT09Iph3lRXJBsJNFvoWUAuy92Od-toi_8T9M9FhDKOxLJsaqZV6/s4032/20230808_091953m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin95NFZH_xRppamfOK2hLXH2Z9PJR5F6kLPG4Vsm3iPjjnCixHUQIBLZGGB41_rGykL4NTERDU6PHIBDjzc36YrXlEA9eE41gYX7-U6Bmt2deXs6LKAaOkKKzVrVkJBMvkAVtIfUPiZT09Iph3lRXJBsJNFvoWUAuy92Od-toi_8T9M9FhDKOxLJsaqZV6/s320/20230808_091953m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A memorial to Romeo, Juneau's friendly black wolf.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tmiDDlvJZ5CzNZbXoyJcLKEc-TatKG_osW8uLZRCQW7nQCK3y3B_17fqIw35JG7VVlF7bKsFPEemuIBRZcDcl-P-F93WnEw-BQ8RU-a31r7sLJN66mpoww2DAc9822J1zbs0JgJGXmNEno9K9fVhKISXwaacBpv7bb9B1wNGpD1SSLx2u3VvDeXFB74q/s3705/20230808_092157m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2779" data-original-width="3705" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tmiDDlvJZ5CzNZbXoyJcLKEc-TatKG_osW8uLZRCQW7nQCK3y3B_17fqIw35JG7VVlF7bKsFPEemuIBRZcDcl-P-F93WnEw-BQ8RU-a31r7sLJN66mpoww2DAc9822J1zbs0JgJGXmNEno9K9fVhKISXwaacBpv7bb9B1wNGpD1SSLx2u3VvDeXFB74q/s320/20230808_092157m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nugget Falls is roaring from all the recent rain!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixe9Dq4BoDw1lQQSaJyf3Q-bHOE19V0M0yRNO03DRqHzci3gLQ9Ose-bOSC68aITKjm31jLCyiNt_3u4gAn3e59L5m8-4gWBwAP93STJQ-Vpt-sEaG0KeWJQo3cLFuq_1Kwo5xRQLM0B_DiSISIcqta3s7vfSV8_PqgiBOIfQgkqd655CWDmMGNFRr1dQU/s3609/20230808_092354m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2569" data-original-width="3609" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixe9Dq4BoDw1lQQSaJyf3Q-bHOE19V0M0yRNO03DRqHzci3gLQ9Ose-bOSC68aITKjm31jLCyiNt_3u4gAn3e59L5m8-4gWBwAP93STJQ-Vpt-sEaG0KeWJQo3cLFuq_1Kwo5xRQLM0B_DiSISIcqta3s7vfSV8_PqgiBOIfQgkqd655CWDmMGNFRr1dQU/s320/20230808_092354m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nugget Falls is 377' in height.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEVgTVCzpiQoeAUnPFhhOUcE9U9SdCTqSUyP_SXIXDQ4A-wYXSEEYTfX5y0hBToQClGA3UP5ghULLOJweSU2GDmtYeXBLSnMtefST2Wthqrn1xnTf8HbtQFWJ7X3aQ7NsMRe35zRvHu2F8o2detAHqW1ODOutDIzuDxomCoMiTfkvkoMmYAP8DCjNcBbg/s3815/20230808_092548m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2583" data-original-width="3815" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEVgTVCzpiQoeAUnPFhhOUcE9U9SdCTqSUyP_SXIXDQ4A-wYXSEEYTfX5y0hBToQClGA3UP5ghULLOJweSU2GDmtYeXBLSnMtefST2Wthqrn1xnTf8HbtQFWJ7X3aQ7NsMRe35zRvHu2F8o2detAHqW1ODOutDIzuDxomCoMiTfkvkoMmYAP8DCjNcBbg/s320/20230808_092548m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Icebergs in Mendenhall Lake from Mendenhall Glacier.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnzxT4c0hOSB4qBFeiCc95pxyTvKxfnBR5RrNuIHI09uEoAXEnGIYj5JpRNEcHwXwGYAsY5L8a13KxlWGGwrNIr8VWODJb-feNvcU_X23RsurU_mYjQZVmJsNcJVDVWJeT5zaZzgtDEhaPTzpah4ayX7Cue2dWZvqB0hGUuRewnoZDdBTXOfU7xVN2si9/s2640/20230808_094122m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="1980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnzxT4c0hOSB4qBFeiCc95pxyTvKxfnBR5RrNuIHI09uEoAXEnGIYj5JpRNEcHwXwGYAsY5L8a13KxlWGGwrNIr8VWODJb-feNvcU_X23RsurU_mYjQZVmJsNcJVDVWJeT5zaZzgtDEhaPTzpah4ayX7Cue2dWZvqB0hGUuRewnoZDdBTXOfU7xVN2si9/s320/20230808_094122m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our attempt at a selfie. Ha. Ha.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob and I walked back to the viewpoint so I could capture photos from there. Along the trail, I found a pretty wildflower in bloom. </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_VmlKGtrmgdQIFa8O5vZxAi8k2glIJvKDi1v6zxEjbJka1G2sFE6FBO3vPXVsKMjwefQqWVfaJjXb5yFMuCsLRy4DiYwBEfHHfJGPQJo5RozGpTqu9iAwJVZ0TTCaaBUY4Z0_yUl-Mrn9FC8ePFtV7l2S2zpMruXpIbg20b52XcqrU2a_O6dVHTUO0c3/s2436/20230808_095141m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1940" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_VmlKGtrmgdQIFa8O5vZxAi8k2glIJvKDi1v6zxEjbJka1G2sFE6FBO3vPXVsKMjwefQqWVfaJjXb5yFMuCsLRy4DiYwBEfHHfJGPQJo5RozGpTqu9iAwJVZ0TTCaaBUY4Z0_yUl-Mrn9FC8ePFtV7l2S2zpMruXpIbg20b52XcqrU2a_O6dVHTUO0c3/s320/20230808_095141m.jpg" width="255" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dwarf Fireweed (<i>Chamerion latifolium).</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8p1R___hjrVrRr98g6uQgu-TTkgpQcNRTpxwUpL1cFlzYOXJE3J34dzdy45NekCDwrw-SWI-eFUf4iLdXxgsHr2o1UVhdYyzhJmDCv99xuDL_B5kMUi45VO59X748FI-MUNpIOKxR0Qi5eqXUEZdG8xbjfFTGEcSJJENFhqGzZy4JKTutf3oLMxBUh4B4/s3824/20230808_095734m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="3824" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8p1R___hjrVrRr98g6uQgu-TTkgpQcNRTpxwUpL1cFlzYOXJE3J34dzdy45NekCDwrw-SWI-eFUf4iLdXxgsHr2o1UVhdYyzhJmDCv99xuDL_B5kMUi45VO59X748FI-MUNpIOKxR0Qi5eqXUEZdG8xbjfFTGEcSJJENFhqGzZy4JKTutf3oLMxBUh4B4/s320/20230808_095734m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mendenhall Glacier is one of Juneau Icefield's 38 major glaciers. It flows from the southern half of the large icefield. Mendenhall Glacier is a Little Ice Age relic from approximately 3,000 years ago and is a retreating glacier. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mendenhall Glacier and Nugget Falls fast facts:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Length of Mendenhall Glacier: Approximately 13.6 miles.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Distance from downtown Juneau: 12 miles.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">The glacier and surrounding landscape are protected as part of the 5,815-acre Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area, a federally designated unit of the Tongass National Forest.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">The glacier has retreated 1.75 miles since 1929, when Mendenhall Lake was created, and over 2.5 miles since 1500.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Juneau Icefield is the fifth largest in North America.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was originally known as Sintaantaago ("the Glacier Behind the Town") or Aak'wtaaksit (the "Glacier Behind the Little Lake"). The glacier was named Auke (Auk) Glacier by naturalist John Muir for the Tlingit Auk K'waan band in 1879. In 1891, it was renamed in honor of Thomas Corwin Mendenhall. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thomas Corwin Mendenhall served as Superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1889-1894, and on the Alaska Boundary Commission that surveyed the international boundary between Canada and Alaska.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nugget Falls is fed by Nugget Glacier. It is 377' tall.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Romeo the Wolf: Romeo was a wolf who lived around the Mendenhall Glacier from 2003-2009. He was killed by out-of-state poachers. The Visitor Center has an exhibit and taxidermy of Romeo's pelt to commemorate him and the town's love for him. Romeo is brought to life in Nick Jan's book, "A Wolf Called Romeo."</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Why is the ice blue? Glacial ice appears blue because it absorbs all colors of the visible light spectrum except blue, which it transmits. The transmission of this blue wavelength gives glacial ice its blue appearance. Glacial ice may also appear white because some ice is highly fractured with air pockets and indiscriminately scatters the visible light spectrum.</span></li></ul><p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqYOTQ1STQ8bKLXJjbWD6drdeypjTvQfcDi5t7I4psDOemOIxTskeIrZ8HMBtDBaMiNN2xVJTVy0zYi-XQW0uRDCpE9uGuCR4B58ZjRuvJAvKsGQzalgjmCaZTWB4Oct-W3mITF9EkSrqMQSBBSA0Ykhm2T0sByP6y90fEg9-5hNs7gPCc7WnuowDMhoY/s4032/20230808_095910m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqYOTQ1STQ8bKLXJjbWD6drdeypjTvQfcDi5t7I4psDOemOIxTskeIrZ8HMBtDBaMiNN2xVJTVy0zYi-XQW0uRDCpE9uGuCR4B58ZjRuvJAvKsGQzalgjmCaZTWB4Oct-W3mITF9EkSrqMQSBBSA0Ykhm2T0sByP6y90fEg9-5hNs7gPCc7WnuowDMhoY/s320/20230808_095910m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Mendenhall Glacier comes all the way down to<br />the water which makes it a tidewater glacier.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDR-rGUsc-UlFfAhHd8eE72F7NjtEjB_j1Wst75OenKnkop1tZa_TAFv4IUQDaEgBY0rxriyF-YxznMUSy_7t6ss3d_sj5MJuByPIAWWyzJ9iczjF68wr-5kvQW5oOXY7QEOddHqJI5SI-HNf9JTmFaonMlni1XyTFfTHAVjJFAg72vdmIyMMRmEv93XNf/s4032/20230808_095925m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDR-rGUsc-UlFfAhHd8eE72F7NjtEjB_j1Wst75OenKnkop1tZa_TAFv4IUQDaEgBY0rxriyF-YxznMUSy_7t6ss3d_sj5MJuByPIAWWyzJ9iczjF68wr-5kvQW5oOXY7QEOddHqJI5SI-HNf9JTmFaonMlni1XyTFfTHAVjJFAg72vdmIyMMRmEv93XNf/s320/20230808_095925m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Iceberg in Mendenhall Lake.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I zipped up to the Visitor Center to do a quick look at the gift shop. I thought I had 20 minutes before we had to catch the tour bus, but when I looked at my watch I thought I was late. I raced down the stairs to the tour bus stop and the bus wasn't there. One more look at my watch revealed I was ten minutes early. Oops.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our next stop on the tour was at Macaulay Salmon Hatchery. Our tour bus driver drove past the hatchery. We had to drive a few miles before she could turn around to take us back. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had 25 minutes to look at all the exhibits and watch salmon going up the salmon ladder. A large indoor room was dedicated to raising salmon. The exhibits educated us on the life cycle of salmon.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbkmRBTSY1ljNdC1vHYlNCRbSNuQgNfCKaJWULcSs0D6sqwcEYR5solAYlnqVaEFU0-0lf1E7hszUFcwTruc6iRBbinuygFbuVnLay1wfmzO3Pg-qu1ffmqcxc95iZOfcjXRAOwZmv9Ch-pXhnhtbiavQZfsWGyCtk2BYRC26OLPXdTIin0cvW4_0KEwI/s2399/20230808_112957m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="2348" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbkmRBTSY1ljNdC1vHYlNCRbSNuQgNfCKaJWULcSs0D6sqwcEYR5solAYlnqVaEFU0-0lf1E7hszUFcwTruc6iRBbinuygFbuVnLay1wfmzO3Pg-qu1ffmqcxc95iZOfcjXRAOwZmv9Ch-pXhnhtbiavQZfsWGyCtk2BYRC26OLPXdTIin0cvW4_0KEwI/s320/20230808_112957m.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kjF5dVtt__9qS9xituWsRJZsjGZy88rcJTTEmC9lZwscMdn77euQCLofsvuxiyRkrPGq2DHD4Zi__rWiPRD6dhjYXG00By5Fyg3XpzdOJDc2pZ4pVrY_u9mIQhmaZ22goHB01GOOcxcJOe2JpzkNzvDwpw3opUZLqcAuTA7LiwFcKjPG0-mzRGnNVID_/s4032/20230808_105913m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kjF5dVtt__9qS9xituWsRJZsjGZy88rcJTTEmC9lZwscMdn77euQCLofsvuxiyRkrPGq2DHD4Zi__rWiPRD6dhjYXG00By5Fyg3XpzdOJDc2pZ4pVrY_u9mIQhmaZ22goHB01GOOcxcJOe2JpzkNzvDwpw3opUZLqcAuTA7LiwFcKjPG0-mzRGnNVID_/s320/20230808_105913m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The salmon were making their way up this <br />fish ladder.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The next few photos have the life cycle of the salmon from the egg to their release into the ocean and their migration.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4k_bVrp_0-L35t8lCvQFQqMv3P6Qjf9aQzGAgcAp3GgglJWVQzP_22eXVZATfcesQ1vAX3iFQm7FIdUFk1C-xEoUzqOBTAFIcHdwuELH9xJk5OfM03bDLpL13G41YlBMWaFiLL2W3gzgFnePTwuIy1EfaG82HksuVbk9Q83Jhm_hdrV9TJTIFm3GxEJg/s3975/20230808_110542m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was pretty small, so I only spent a little bit of time there.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">From there, I made my way to the saltwater aquarium. There were lots of interesting fish in there, but I thought the moray eel was pretty cool.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-MCAFQwiajHbhvQ06qeU2ai5UQC9NgN6VyWtXOhTojYibGLqmkoSHXHIxh0Z-nwlq_wZI8oBvW0Q6Tnit5bLO9G5hH07NRpBaWMVaD_7Ni_3UxEPOhqlHKJ9z6dTNE1rfsSG-etI0zZtjcTvBL-gJP8RQFYyZUPw81iLeNwJhel2dBpDzUyZuIyItoO7/s3591/20230808_111255m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1562" data-original-width="3591" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-MCAFQwiajHbhvQ06qeU2ai5UQC9NgN6VyWtXOhTojYibGLqmkoSHXHIxh0Z-nwlq_wZI8oBvW0Q6Tnit5bLO9G5hH07NRpBaWMVaD_7Ni_3UxEPOhqlHKJ9z6dTNE1rfsSG-etI0zZtjcTvBL-gJP8RQFYyZUPw81iLeNwJhel2dBpDzUyZuIyItoO7/s320/20230808_111255m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A huge crab!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25Pps5lHVfAcbBgmr3MKV45SJmHn2E0SakuYolidTJRV9520bnFUOCYTkIforBLFFB9Zf4w9Mt77B_VPbCNewwq6aNfZ-yRh5bnhgjaORb7oW7JEOp5Dv1tvTooiA-Y9EmE6tG9VPlUguRwBLbMqHHp40i88pGP0LFgsbRWxeG854AiVGmiB2HEaHD-cZ/s4032/20230808_111453m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25Pps5lHVfAcbBgmr3MKV45SJmHn2E0SakuYolidTJRV9520bnFUOCYTkIforBLFFB9Zf4w9Mt77B_VPbCNewwq6aNfZ-yRh5bnhgjaORb7oW7JEOp5Dv1tvTooiA-Y9EmE6tG9VPlUguRwBLbMqHHp40i88pGP0LFgsbRWxeG854AiVGmiB2HEaHD-cZ/s320/20230808_111453m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Scary-looking Moray eel.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Outside exhibits at the fish hatchery included a viewing platform where we could watch salmon returning to the hatchery (and the seals taking their meals from the easy pickings).</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The totem pole exhibit was good. It identified the different creatures on the poles.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsZr9u7-K3z9XlqqrIC2dZ2V0eq3AxAuB-sYKHpzhyphenhyphenUI2Kiz5xt_jb8GfvzQUjlNMR-OyS9lwJ_y0K3CGxe27uEckqrOxqNEL0xQePeVxPUetVa8Yani-Y9Ax6aXJ_kHAhkKYJVYwyK2Uuu4LWy8bl-1EhOZNndZ1dGw78rbuldAMVEJRwlbQA_AG1wHN/s3856/20230808_112136m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3856" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsZr9u7-K3z9XlqqrIC2dZ2V0eq3AxAuB-sYKHpzhyphenhyphenUI2Kiz5xt_jb8GfvzQUjlNMR-OyS9lwJ_y0K3CGxe27uEckqrOxqNEL0xQePeVxPUetVa8Yani-Y9Ax6aXJ_kHAhkKYJVYwyK2Uuu4LWy8bl-1EhOZNndZ1dGw78rbuldAMVEJRwlbQA_AG1wHN/s320/20230808_112136m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4I1bsGbL3DfbVrhnIMtexXvkey4LxnIY69Mo0MwL5eQ4j5fj_gLYZUwWRCvGOef9V06YeMRe_w8pTbOSpATuHTL7B1DvnabfS83AZ6mwiDRIJvOxNul0XMx7wl6blZqfg5qR9ro5TMAMs8wobRs-hV-LTp5YxR2wXJLYvmU3nVCbO0MtZ6piffZIY7aE/s4032/20230808_112147m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4I1bsGbL3DfbVrhnIMtexXvkey4LxnIY69Mo0MwL5eQ4j5fj_gLYZUwWRCvGOef9V06YeMRe_w8pTbOSpATuHTL7B1DvnabfS83AZ6mwiDRIJvOxNul0XMx7wl6blZqfg5qR9ro5TMAMs8wobRs-hV-LTp5YxR2wXJLYvmU3nVCbO0MtZ6piffZIY7aE/s320/20230808_112147m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The wonderful sculpture of the "Gang of Four" bears photo sadly lacked some of the bears. The sun was so bright on my cell phone screen I couldn't see what I had in the viewfinder. As you will see in the photo, I only took a picture of the two cubs. Sigh.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9_T9nj30H0WUK4_hEDILDJY4h4Ocv3gjEVXvzO36bmDLts5zktOTPf1_JjPNWdqY6ZcvEckgkrm1cxhpTkQe78zN_T81aY4d211BVMDx6-h5ethdAFJz5zK_yxKU8U7nEW12MvVestHRvetvkxhzj98WCi9T1WKfGn4H6aZYT05G6kXgj90hyhMTByh1/s4032/20230808_112217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9_T9nj30H0WUK4_hEDILDJY4h4Ocv3gjEVXvzO36bmDLts5zktOTPf1_JjPNWdqY6ZcvEckgkrm1cxhpTkQe78zN_T81aY4d211BVMDx6-h5ethdAFJz5zK_yxKU8U7nEW12MvVestHRvetvkxhzj98WCi9T1WKfGn4H6aZYT05G6kXgj90hyhMTByh1/s320/20230808_112217.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnH04tnjvXNWrHvvNlY0IDdIGN0EOCgU8JCERH7zfo1RRphTTrL6C3JtUDkI6Q3VfPA7xX_CJ7rdoPNln5Jwxe83irl9-Dl8C8R5Fnom3-8wY6C1wFIE1RgtOK96pjN5aM-s9IewhGUWGMiL-zLfwqSLhHcV_BmivTJOo00qamstx7rX5LZQ4BrP8yE-C2/s4032/20230808_112237m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnH04tnjvXNWrHvvNlY0IDdIGN0EOCgU8JCERH7zfo1RRphTTrL6C3JtUDkI6Q3VfPA7xX_CJ7rdoPNln5Jwxe83irl9-Dl8C8R5Fnom3-8wY6C1wFIE1RgtOK96pjN5aM-s9IewhGUWGMiL-zLfwqSLhHcV_BmivTJOo00qamstx7rX5LZQ4BrP8yE-C2/s320/20230808_112237m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63TQjHtChfz3jn1Z5icgsT4-2zWZu9jWrJXeYiPnSe7SAVDv9DiYgEiSJag8XKrCE3u9oRPH4LKFff2qoDr5OpFON7QeQQ5NZr4nh8Iklxe-N5qa5scTN50XbpDOZWGhPrk1buNfANWSsTJQqlZ3T_rxVlOU8E2h2BFx9gD7AlhpiN6-luv7LlWnoG2Fp/s4032/20230808_112256m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63TQjHtChfz3jn1Z5icgsT4-2zWZu9jWrJXeYiPnSe7SAVDv9DiYgEiSJag8XKrCE3u9oRPH4LKFff2qoDr5OpFON7QeQQ5NZr4nh8Iklxe-N5qa5scTN50XbpDOZWGhPrk1buNfANWSsTJQqlZ3T_rxVlOU8E2h2BFx9gD7AlhpiN6-luv7LlWnoG2Fp/s320/20230808_112256m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Randall waiting to get back on the bus.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was time to return to the ship. We made it on time and soon we were heading to the Endicott Arm fjord and the Dawes Glacier.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1d6Grz9diSazCQu56lPCnjPCucD7CCSCyMxAyMu7rlTTCcc5stC7V3ML8MUvCg-YAQ-h7bqhR8BsYwuktaQFXwh1Qe9hqaKaj4EHn5H8g2X0m6UHnyFygZESsSCE_YFTu85l_skrslnn0J0IX456zZ6p_qr22A4KESFYg2HcQjOdQvQHiGIXsIqm3U4g/s4032/20230808_135143m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1d6Grz9diSazCQu56lPCnjPCucD7CCSCyMxAyMu7rlTTCcc5stC7V3ML8MUvCg-YAQ-h7bqhR8BsYwuktaQFXwh1Qe9hqaKaj4EHn5H8g2X0m6UHnyFygZESsSCE_YFTu85l_skrslnn0J0IX456zZ6p_qr22A4KESFYg2HcQjOdQvQHiGIXsIqm3U4g/s320/20230808_135143m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When we left, there were four more cruise<br />ships in port at Juneau.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMoXUdVMarZbQI6v4VQ3ATYYs_tEeAqbQA5uxjutjSoK9HG8hbJtP0NKE3jMuOYw-6iMzi0IEHdvxQhhBoCnWhlheXoc5Pe1sH01GJyzpAjMIZfmYbCKj0A1-2_O3EEHOM3iXNG61FK-1uNm_pj4HcEYktmoA6UZN14mxgWaZgFBEOcWsrAmjA8AAmv7q/s4032/20230808_140126m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMoXUdVMarZbQI6v4VQ3ATYYs_tEeAqbQA5uxjutjSoK9HG8hbJtP0NKE3jMuOYw-6iMzi0IEHdvxQhhBoCnWhlheXoc5Pe1sH01GJyzpAjMIZfmYbCKj0A1-2_O3EEHOM3iXNG61FK-1uNm_pj4HcEYktmoA6UZN14mxgWaZgFBEOcWsrAmjA8AAmv7q/s320/20230808_140126m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This huge waterfall was on our <br />way to Endicott Arm.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were cruising in Stephens Passage and were supposed to turn into Endicott Arm fjord this afternoon. A tour had left earlier in a smaller ship for those who wanted a closer, more personal experience of the Dawes Glacier. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As we entered Endicott Arm, fog engulfed the surrounding mountains. The small tour boat radioed that Dawes Glacier was fogged in and they couldn't see anything. They were bringing the tour group back to the ship. We waited quite a while for them to return and reboard the ship. Unfortunately, we did not get to see Endicott Arm fjord or the Dawes Glacier. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our ship headed for our next destination, Icy Point Strait. We had dinner and then went to see "The Beatles Experience: Beatlemania" in The Cavern Club at 8:00 p.m. As usual, we had a great time singing along to Beatles hits.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">That's all folks. <br /><br /></span></p>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com0Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, AK 99801, USA58.4409459 -134.545863130.130712063821157 -169.7021131 86.751179736178841 -99.389613099999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-15773349792130223502023-08-07T22:00:00.382-05:002023-09-28T18:23:43.135-05:00Alaskan Cruise, Day 3, The Sitka National Historical Park - Part 2, Monday, August 7, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Continued from Part 1...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I said goodbye to Susan and Darren who headed back to the ship to rest. Now, I'm going to do the second 5 km on my own. This is the part of Sitka I'm most interested in seeing: Sitka National Historical Park with its totem forest.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first part of this 5 km walk started by following the sidewalk along the marina. I detoured across the street to look at the Russian Bishop's House, a totem pole in front of a school, and St. Peter's By the Sea Episcopal Church. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">While I was taking photos of the Russian Bishop's House, who should show up but Bob? He was walking along the marina with his mom when he saw me. We had a smooch and took a selfie. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIyfLoQP5d9amgswG1mmrhd-voEqgIbwergAgFS3YRw-fVwngWtgmTNMoaWlu9OzZUt_xPC2dIZnlXdZQ7oeWCT10vc4aMcdHBX830oE_1YOEX1pOksEBlqaHTedT0N1qEnLWGP5KLYT5uyFlKvyHs3sbYcJZtDC59ETqxJmMdmTdxCF6lwEN3NT-gceQ/s3758/20230807_140921m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3758" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIyfLoQP5d9amgswG1mmrhd-voEqgIbwergAgFS3YRw-fVwngWtgmTNMoaWlu9OzZUt_xPC2dIZnlXdZQ7oeWCT10vc4aMcdHBX830oE_1YOEX1pOksEBlqaHTedT0N1qEnLWGP5KLYT5uyFlKvyHs3sbYcJZtDC59ETqxJmMdmTdxCF6lwEN3NT-gceQ/s320/20230807_140921m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All along the marina are signs explaining the<br />different types of ocean fishing. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjZI9AfPMWMv0a8FbTFfAIypTBRb3GsBVeKwsM0T-fQhjA8yzwzd7RKs5maJhO8dUgC17vOuSCoW7fAqEvR5OJ7oBMy3E9-EMmR3WMQg-iWKSS50EbdDZBPnU4N6kCFNdQ3HOZOvwT1XiQC-NOSQass47DRkXAAAa2WjCgHVlBydwu6_3eLeKadwMeZuw/s3298/20230807_141004m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3298" data-original-width="2982" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjZI9AfPMWMv0a8FbTFfAIypTBRb3GsBVeKwsM0T-fQhjA8yzwzd7RKs5maJhO8dUgC17vOuSCoW7fAqEvR5OJ7oBMy3E9-EMmR3WMQg-iWKSS50EbdDZBPnU4N6kCFNdQ3HOZOvwT1XiQC-NOSQass47DRkXAAAa2WjCgHVlBydwu6_3eLeKadwMeZuw/s320/20230807_141004m.jpg" width="289" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A totem pole in front of the school.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The history of the Russian Bishop's House is one that has been repeated over and over in the indoctrination of Native peoples into white cultures. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiPNCo295sWnq2aUf2wYk9-FYQgVLg3CWszaaLwnzSq2R1eK6EpHyuYSs-aCxI6HmL6ZoEpEOe8bmDPPPIXC6SicUKaF9LMQnutwSKFivsQ3wZpGlU-z0PtKU2S5ZPRQtNW4ynVueUDLotMWaXQe91WRSCWef47WNMvt6ocpVbaGaSYjHy8l2IioLge3I/s4032/20230807_141119m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiPNCo295sWnq2aUf2wYk9-FYQgVLg3CWszaaLwnzSq2R1eK6EpHyuYSs-aCxI6HmL6ZoEpEOe8bmDPPPIXC6SicUKaF9LMQnutwSKFivsQ3wZpGlU-z0PtKU2S5ZPRQtNW4ynVueUDLotMWaXQe91WRSCWef47WNMvt6ocpVbaGaSYjHy8l2IioLge3I/s320/20230807_141119m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1K_7oSEbuI14lyi5cvHq_FLZmq0_uOtzysIqVQiC7G7QJNNRGBa9ykcmQj9cCgruCmUiHtqIGnau7se5GHIEITMAsEy65MywiAdkNl6nQDRl5jUQnCuMnO86xhnkKAev9V7-m-_8De1nzTeZ9FL88o1eXgLjSUzVAROvqVcGlbi0Sm-SWhRtZvsmSLv9/s3914/20230807_141052m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="3914" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1K_7oSEbuI14lyi5cvHq_FLZmq0_uOtzysIqVQiC7G7QJNNRGBa9ykcmQj9cCgruCmUiHtqIGnau7se5GHIEITMAsEy65MywiAdkNl6nQDRl5jUQnCuMnO86xhnkKAev9V7-m-_8De1nzTeZ9FL88o1eXgLjSUzVAROvqVcGlbi0Sm-SWhRtZvsmSLv9/s320/20230807_141052m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The history of the Russian Bishop's House.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9zocuFBupTKifo8rPNZCpsp8PvUdhN8Kl45GpiWm4QNBTZLvKbQSloKZfJ1ZrEmtO_aDy3ytYRF7W-G2sOjyTx4jWa9TDyzIMa7xmPvmnXZ0oeakxLy9U27DacNBS8rQUx7vZiztTnB-xXe1lRQzWM99hAkCYSuHbMzvi3qIWxSlfVUj9hfg3hD1i-X-/s3853/20230807_141100m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2760" data-original-width="3853" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9zocuFBupTKifo8rPNZCpsp8PvUdhN8Kl45GpiWm4QNBTZLvKbQSloKZfJ1ZrEmtO_aDy3ytYRF7W-G2sOjyTx4jWa9TDyzIMa7xmPvmnXZ0oeakxLy9U27DacNBS8rQUx7vZiztTnB-xXe1lRQzWM99hAkCYSuHbMzvi3qIWxSlfVUj9hfg3hD1i-X-/s320/20230807_141100m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Russian Bishop's House.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After I obtained a national park stamp in my national park book for the Russian Bishop's House, I walked over to say hi to Louise. She's doing very well walking with her oxygen compressor. Bob, Liz, Kristin, and Laura all help her get around both off and on the ship.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr56UnhlcVqOOo3HhsVz_kOpjRgq4UbrASHSU4QFp7KUDsyeC_UgLPYXFgxcrvKtGz6wp1pooIltlqEZh8Td75ycixn24lw5UVhfODWoDWUmlWwbvIFFMPjBmRtUyOejFy1T5G04m3leQhQFSAPT-9Y3sSq-TtGhK6qlHvij9A7IvnQ2szqL00Iy4yME0r/s2934/20230807_141749m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2934" data-original-width="2651" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr56UnhlcVqOOo3HhsVz_kOpjRgq4UbrASHSU4QFp7KUDsyeC_UgLPYXFgxcrvKtGz6wp1pooIltlqEZh8Td75ycixn24lw5UVhfODWoDWUmlWwbvIFFMPjBmRtUyOejFy1T5G04m3leQhQFSAPT-9Y3sSq-TtGhK6qlHvij9A7IvnQ2szqL00Iy4yME0r/s320/20230807_141749m.jpg" width="289" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">St. Peter's By the Sea Episcopal Church.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVteaxNIVaeZjSnXC5bYq_b93H83X0ikOGYWYL12RBLLPtKEGb8tp4A2kqvtZym9tFSgVIX6a5Awe8R_DAdUHhg_1D8LHFMVoRzmk-XEUIMmuQXVMVXirb79LuCm55MbZqNKJmfOYr1OLxR3NAmi81whJrvIftnqb_scy-44Ytx2lyjtD8oY3ddFmajEl/s4032/20230807_141810m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVteaxNIVaeZjSnXC5bYq_b93H83X0ikOGYWYL12RBLLPtKEGb8tp4A2kqvtZym9tFSgVIX6a5Awe8R_DAdUHhg_1D8LHFMVoRzmk-XEUIMmuQXVMVXirb79LuCm55MbZqNKJmfOYr1OLxR3NAmi81whJrvIftnqb_scy-44Ytx2lyjtD8oY3ddFmajEl/s320/20230807_141810m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">St. Peter's By the Sea Episcopal Church.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I returned to walk along the marina and learned from the signboards that besides trolling, other types of ocean fishing are gill-netting and longline fishing. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC20TdiX5Vj6mtrwGw_-lYSttJRRKPT-PMOVF5P9l39k64YRqCzyl1jfCgf18hmgSGyikMArh4EVRzdurUVYV--3nbzaYfgpDL1jiVxl0LsSMXc5DEidbVQ7YcqQ0i7q7cjZbt84VQeIPqsfoo_rnFA-akPApZxRD_O7rHrTACrWnxyB5bx8brLNPorTh5/s4032/20230807_141911m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC20TdiX5Vj6mtrwGw_-lYSttJRRKPT-PMOVF5P9l39k64YRqCzyl1jfCgf18hmgSGyikMArh4EVRzdurUVYV--3nbzaYfgpDL1jiVxl0LsSMXc5DEidbVQ7YcqQ0i7q7cjZbt84VQeIPqsfoo_rnFA-akPApZxRD_O7rHrTACrWnxyB5bx8brLNPorTh5/s320/20230807_141911m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sitka, Alaska, marina.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Multiple other signs provided by the Sitka Sound Science Center help educate about the "Value of Seafood," "Salmon Neighborhoods: Eat or Be Eaten," "Salmon Need the Rainforest," "Plants of the River Edge," "The Tongass Rainforest Needs Salmon," and "The Sitka Sawmill Rehabilitation."</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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You can see a cruise ship out in the bay.<br />(That is not our ship.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aQFO3ensFPnzO_ch3eUJ9PFM1xqWZQqYH5VqRWsAIKzWRDQM93vfDNPfwOYC_gJN9bOBYrXBWaAejQaniF3i2EQmQe3dSvpdoCss4qkzOOk2fZmVrSgd7jk0NXDFRpn6PePROwRzqm8InzYTOIa_aIIxnGjJuHo4M936dd7irvjJJpNglAeicyHX1tbA/s4032/20230807_143240m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aQFO3ensFPnzO_ch3eUJ9PFM1xqWZQqYH5VqRWsAIKzWRDQM93vfDNPfwOYC_gJN9bOBYrXBWaAejQaniF3i2EQmQe3dSvpdoCss4qkzOOk2fZmVrSgd7jk0NXDFRpn6PePROwRzqm8InzYTOIa_aIIxnGjJuHo4M936dd7irvjJJpNglAeicyHX1tbA/s320/20230807_143240m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p>When I made my way into the Sitka National Historical Park, I found more indoctrination, evangelism, cultivation, and edification of the Native people took place when the Americans bought Alaska. The Tlingits gave up their way of life, culture, and language to live in the "cottages" that the Americans provided. </p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUblpJwuD9zg7Bt48wc-jz7HapU8TDy6DR1sFLxeTAWjhIKGhLZLSu5uHzA-thgyqiIl9FCqC7nb3lEd0I0SnCV3ysmtaIuv8A9V6OqFbOFHipwYlR-2bLt7zdF8WmohA_uB4UQ-PohsHNON8hvYoVLkVI_QC8g2p8qQbe_2BXGYdOxC0xfACEM31lvWP/s4032/20230807_143517m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2381" data-original-width="4032" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUblpJwuD9zg7Bt48wc-jz7HapU8TDy6DR1sFLxeTAWjhIKGhLZLSu5uHzA-thgyqiIl9FCqC7nb3lEd0I0SnCV3ysmtaIuv8A9V6OqFbOFHipwYlR-2bLt7zdF8WmohA_uB4UQ-PohsHNON8hvYoVLkVI_QC8g2p8qQbe_2BXGYdOxC0xfACEM31lvWP/s320/20230807_143517m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">What I really want to see is the Totem Trail. For more than a century, the Totem Trail has been a Sitka landmark. None of the poles came from Sitka. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alaska Governor John Brady collected the totem poles here from villages in southeast Alaska. Brady was friends with the Alaskan Natives. They honored his friendship by donating their totem poles. In return, Brady promised to preserve the poles and persuade the U.S. government to provide schools and aid to their villages.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brady viewed the poles as curiosities from a culture soon to be lost to "modern" ways. He collected them to exhibit at two world fairs </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(1904-1905)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">, one was the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition in 1904. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After the fairs closed, Brady shipped the poles to Sitka. Here, in what was the original capital of the Alaska district, the poles were preserved in a "government park" in honor of their donors.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A local photographer, Elbridge W. Merrill arranged the totem poles along a trail in 1906 and donated money to preserve and repair them. He became the first custodian of the Sitka National Monument in 1918 for a salary of $12 a year. Local photographers made postcards of this part of the Totem Trail, nicknamed "Lover's Lane," to encourage tourists to travel to Sitka.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Let's take a look at these wonderful totems.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5y9nlgqjHIMLjOuNaeOf83D0RPVNcT5UhvnmG8VT2F5N3lKjehqqnzUf3BT6AcZp26YbcKRlEwGB7Gl309onXEA3c9xKR9t3xpOvl75z6NvilbrQk-j-YF3ybBboobVDx2G0M59kAFA841KGaMmYtQZpEZ1pSgJtqyfua8X9LlqDiGKcpVibFJfaBuFHC/s4032/20230807_143327m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5y9nlgqjHIMLjOuNaeOf83D0RPVNcT5UhvnmG8VT2F5N3lKjehqqnzUf3BT6AcZp26YbcKRlEwGB7Gl309onXEA3c9xKR9t3xpOvl75z6NvilbrQk-j-YF3ybBboobVDx2G0M59kAFA841KGaMmYtQZpEZ1pSgJtqyfua8X9LlqDiGKcpVibFJfaBuFHC/s320/20230807_143327m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The National Park Visitor Center.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I made sure to collect my national park stamp in my National Park Book while I was here. Unfortunately, we were not in Sitka long enough to do two walks AND visit all the museums. Hopefully, we can return one day to explore the history more.</span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRsBV19QPA1nurStvLIh92SSCIHAn8qpJmcuExc2-cboyts7P05XVM7rradKn2pbMdzW64AyVr9-1Vjd3SDVGR_n8UucsoGhnxjjxrWEEbfjqRXhi23_DiS2kcDsgVYVJoLtDSOa5CpPzGZNkJ4nz763v4LHCjrgq4AYKr1JH3m0WuBS_CC9mc0QOqU3F_/s3919/20230807_143403m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3919" data-original-width="2908" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRsBV19QPA1nurStvLIh92SSCIHAn8qpJmcuExc2-cboyts7P05XVM7rradKn2pbMdzW64AyVr9-1Vjd3SDVGR_n8UucsoGhnxjjxrWEEbfjqRXhi23_DiS2kcDsgVYVJoLtDSOa5CpPzGZNkJ4nz763v4LHCjrgq4AYKr1JH3m0WuBS_CC9mc0QOqU3F_/s320/20230807_143403m.jpg" width="237" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another totem by the visitor center.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqeMgNcqZFnBN7a78Qm_LV5qjl_rzPZ3BO3bWMS6rZ-JNtLhl4CT8qVRO23USZjKbhsHxwMrn8G9xMuinnANpBTNV4mN7WiFhznVGH3Fssdo5bnU7x5756DKkYyTXcMkakcR2Q0TKlTgr2i1LJ-e63ZBMNzY7cVoo7DzVJetFvCeNRXKhF478F2oXFxEW/s3319/20230807_143412m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3319" data-original-width="2495" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqeMgNcqZFnBN7a78Qm_LV5qjl_rzPZ3BO3bWMS6rZ-JNtLhl4CT8qVRO23USZjKbhsHxwMrn8G9xMuinnANpBTNV4mN7WiFhznVGH3Fssdo5bnU7x5756DKkYyTXcMkakcR2Q0TKlTgr2i1LJ-e63ZBMNzY7cVoo7DzVJetFvCeNRXKhF478F2oXFxEW/s320/20230807_143412m.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This totem is by the beach in front<br />of the visitor center.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRD_kGqH-ryH0Iu4DM95dopswSZSaFRorgLTOrvrhtOkRHypdW1-GaFZz_Pi4iVRHI5WADf22lruTCU0X78TsPIa86VQrJppG2Ho4zF31RK-3tug1-r8OpmNXwzhTcUiL3ULQ_VbR6If47wvakJjrE0RRirkXIJPaUZQtEetloRbvTCqdFi3AjpR3qtKb/s4032/20230807_143444.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRD_kGqH-ryH0Iu4DM95dopswSZSaFRorgLTOrvrhtOkRHypdW1-GaFZz_Pi4iVRHI5WADf22lruTCU0X78TsPIa86VQrJppG2Ho4zF31RK-3tug1-r8OpmNXwzhTcUiL3ULQ_VbR6If47wvakJjrE0RRirkXIJPaUZQtEetloRbvTCqdFi3AjpR3qtKb/s320/20230807_143444.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This grouping of three totems is up the hill<br />from the visitor center. The 5 km walk took me<br />up this little hill and back down.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZzmzNZ6MBhcrzvdtwWqZ8WI693S-imrl1Kuu-HOD3RibfCatnXP0cENTei-BVIUCuI6dayiYxHr8AnffWah83reauxCI2X-UioBKbteWfLjgyxeZCKuagwX1dl7afOGC_fiC99r6sgr-j2VwmV7u9gic7WHlJMuqOVUo7Jz2sjzKU0I1Ih-Vub_Vxyqu/s3969/20230807_145536m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3969" data-original-width="2977" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZzmzNZ6MBhcrzvdtwWqZ8WI693S-imrl1Kuu-HOD3RibfCatnXP0cENTei-BVIUCuI6dayiYxHr8AnffWah83reauxCI2X-UioBKbteWfLjgyxeZCKuagwX1dl7afOGC_fiC99r6sgr-j2VwmV7u9gic7WHlJMuqOVUo7Jz2sjzKU0I1Ih-Vub_Vxyqu/s320/20230807_145536m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A colorful totem pole behind the <br />visitor center.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">At this point, I entered the Totem Trail in the forest. It was raining slightly and the farther I got from the visitor center, the fewer people there were. </span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The photo below is the Yaadaas Crest Corner pole. The Yaadaas Crest corner poles originally stood at each corner of the Yaadaas clan house in Old Kasaan and represent the symbols of that clan. Steve Brown and Tlingit carver Nathan Jackson carved this replica in 1982.</span></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiM3EVEriZbop0qiJl_fQut0-UFCVUjPTjf_eLAPg8663Ttw2cO5UPpiwrgHSzs0-sOuNSAUXxBBywrceBhpHuR23aTsNZEHYrw7WC4I_t_MV5-9QtumNAcjLO2HfSFuUCArn3acV1DOa7fqWXS0RqOy7w6Yx2IDNQD36e2fjiOUw8S5w7wfdojYuc2q4h/s3919/20230807_145740m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3919" data-original-width="2949" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiM3EVEriZbop0qiJl_fQut0-UFCVUjPTjf_eLAPg8663Ttw2cO5UPpiwrgHSzs0-sOuNSAUXxBBywrceBhpHuR23aTsNZEHYrw7WC4I_t_MV5-9QtumNAcjLO2HfSFuUCArn3acV1DOa7fqWXS0RqOy7w6Yx2IDNQD36e2fjiOUw8S5w7wfdojYuc2q4h/s320/20230807_145740m.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yaadaas Crest corner pole.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvadqIcLPdnfjMAgp7dD2j0t2UT8lYNI4koSep6CfS6TfDV_3fIaPg4iLANgrqRJUA6KDCs68fq5y6EuwRT-lcXEhm2z-XTfOUwRQ_8snKZq4qve5GlkHqYPEG9LUcOX6bz9CKj5XDPZYPREu_Fn4OJmjBjVhufhOjq-EZF98MCk3RUUgj2W1ppwsioym4/s3722/20230807_145828m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3722" data-original-width="2768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvadqIcLPdnfjMAgp7dD2j0t2UT8lYNI4koSep6CfS6TfDV_3fIaPg4iLANgrqRJUA6KDCs68fq5y6EuwRT-lcXEhm2z-XTfOUwRQ_8snKZq4qve5GlkHqYPEG9LUcOX6bz9CKj5XDPZYPREu_Fn4OJmjBjVhufhOjq-EZF98MCk3RUUgj2W1ppwsioym4/s320/20230807_145828m.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The meaning of the Raven Shark pole in the photo below: The Raven Shark pole is a legend pole. While it may represent the clan symbols of the Tlingit patron's wife, it may also symbolize the raven/shark legend. Tlingit artist Tommie Jimmie carved this replica pole in 1978.</span><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7kJ_dMyP31FYQtk9jBg9vWaPgbblMUll8Nepe7oKa34QOR4iC0HBIxwl3-xEvyXQv7k9ssy2wTt8evMZI5e67lcspVIZyqnApH7S6wEwkhoWS21AnIA8Ag1lDOaRbJgl4c9xEbrBOpjbquOBI-uXilH3Lg1raN-NzXT-CsnZrtHb55ZiwwbbY0dUgcxJ/s4032/20230807_150028m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7kJ_dMyP31FYQtk9jBg9vWaPgbblMUll8Nepe7oKa34QOR4iC0HBIxwl3-xEvyXQv7k9ssy2wTt8evMZI5e67lcspVIZyqnApH7S6wEwkhoWS21AnIA8Ag1lDOaRbJgl4c9xEbrBOpjbquOBI-uXilH3Lg1raN-NzXT-CsnZrtHb55ZiwwbbY0dUgcxJ/s320/20230807_150028m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Raven Shark pole.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Trader Legend pole (pictured below) is a ridicule pole. At the top is a white man and below are images representing thievery. This pole is a replica carved between 1938 and 1942. Although the original story associated with this pole has been forgotten, when the pole was recarved the images became associated with a dishonest Sitka trader. This pole lives on with a new story.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahc8mAjy35rKmVVhfgh1l3cr-pyF4AhupmB4x-XSx_2vLwUOQ-YfwThQ4jwHiKDLOqhMCQna5BB61EXYmiyPu3ymlNtzS9_SkR_7Ij_F0Mn4Md4iBHSIRDSiT6F__obl8TNvuypCDSGHlV9zkBjzt-f_HxnzO-QY-ZqnT7rh6AYIbM6R6in0U3BhOFugz/s4032/20230807_150118m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahc8mAjy35rKmVVhfgh1l3cr-pyF4AhupmB4x-XSx_2vLwUOQ-YfwThQ4jwHiKDLOqhMCQna5BB61EXYmiyPu3ymlNtzS9_SkR_7Ij_F0Mn4Md4iBHSIRDSiT6F__obl8TNvuypCDSGHlV9zkBjzt-f_HxnzO-QY-ZqnT7rh6AYIbM6R6in0U3BhOFugz/s320/20230807_150118m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Trader Legend pole.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAGJyviZeC7MvscJgorrJleIvD2bDUQOMtvaZxrjsiV5lPLNsvSC65xr0ine-VQ2DiJduVtXUblhfylt5QXaBwCIQTIe868zMc2Y1vP-Z0UM6nyrcSaG1MuGRoTa5E6ji2Edi63RrH0phYJ96SDmvWppZYg1fXGSDLKGabdH-1KL3Vhwjd_VdC4UqifQ2/s4032/20230807_150254m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAGJyviZeC7MvscJgorrJleIvD2bDUQOMtvaZxrjsiV5lPLNsvSC65xr0ine-VQ2DiJduVtXUblhfylt5QXaBwCIQTIe868zMc2Y1vP-Z0UM6nyrcSaG1MuGRoTa5E6ji2Edi63RrH0phYJ96SDmvWppZYg1fXGSDLKGabdH-1KL3Vhwjd_VdC4UqifQ2/s320/20230807_150254m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_ieHXKLIUsR5dJlEgPz6eV1F-qrZM5ygcD7Phw1bR4NJdzzYsgLgd7v9J3Hpynb1IIG9KaLFzLuqq6RoETqYJ1qrRK4coEEQ2ZhQ88zeTfAs36PYuvzNAtozkHNp2-rq85LkL2uZwhHxJ5nh7-WMDrYWqv3P4oBqpg3q1g_msKmzYMSY5cTTftDhkIJ2/s4032/20230807_150328m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_ieHXKLIUsR5dJlEgPz6eV1F-qrZM5ygcD7Phw1bR4NJdzzYsgLgd7v9J3Hpynb1IIG9KaLFzLuqq6RoETqYJ1qrRK4coEEQ2ZhQ88zeTfAs36PYuvzNAtozkHNp2-rq85LkL2uZwhHxJ5nh7-WMDrYWqv3P4oBqpg3q1g_msKmzYMSY5cTTftDhkIJ2/s320/20230807_150328m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0agpIq42aOLxxpBZi2SQNXAunB-zVa25_qyKFQx7TgevAfbnoi7NbCUdnVcenN4afn4geqnTergfIM3TjBe496MxzDvtbTxuZuOpBYSEMtJficyX7YBd3fXb1j9qUPvR2QzXnBHOTl4ei4tNnoY6kCVP0wUhxt3CUrizThz89UlwIBC-hSzO4iwPUxLY/s4032/20230807_150340m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0agpIq42aOLxxpBZi2SQNXAunB-zVa25_qyKFQx7TgevAfbnoi7NbCUdnVcenN4afn4geqnTergfIM3TjBe496MxzDvtbTxuZuOpBYSEMtJficyX7YBd3fXb1j9qUPvR2QzXnBHOTl4ei4tNnoY6kCVP0wUhxt3CUrizThz89UlwIBC-hSzO4iwPUxLY/s320/20230807_150340m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAIfn0XUP768gWYR71z-DUNt0RsZ3a-Asx0ZTE9qJMa1PXwA9bPVL2Kl7UbNa_KUllS4zFeQoQbdQO-qEC7TGK70HG6PQ6vwteZIN7Z2RJCfxqZ3JvWeoS-hhh4TH9puBclPXQNpMhylVWTe5SDm8J8_pUwnRI1aCQlZzYLiidMaOhdagLWnSIeGIqwtl/s3975/20230807_150443m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3975" data-original-width="2981" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAIfn0XUP768gWYR71z-DUNt0RsZ3a-Asx0ZTE9qJMa1PXwA9bPVL2Kl7UbNa_KUllS4zFeQoQbdQO-qEC7TGK70HG6PQ6vwteZIN7Z2RJCfxqZ3JvWeoS-hhh4TH9puBclPXQNpMhylVWTe5SDm8J8_pUwnRI1aCQlZzYLiidMaOhdagLWnSIeGIqwtl/s320/20230807_150443m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bear warning signs were posted in the forest, so I was hypervigilant and made noise to warn any bears lurking in the trees to stay away from me. The bears were interested in the salmon returning to spawn in the creek here. I made it through safely.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3m_DA2dgB1UvctOXAjPYCpPFPy3F6NI4QNNgxnBivpl9W1nJtYBsz3G9U8v0GzX0BZDH4q43CNTpAn15-kNdgCZvJn5d1bAxLxC1U6kcg2AcdJ7W4pfz2YYbE6XYwe0oauotfxK0cJgyL2mZunWUZMmyFS9s0fTx7DWg_D4udQRtPrLdT8pGtrRf4HYW/s4032/20230807_150640m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3m_DA2dgB1UvctOXAjPYCpPFPy3F6NI4QNNgxnBivpl9W1nJtYBsz3G9U8v0GzX0BZDH4q43CNTpAn15-kNdgCZvJn5d1bAxLxC1U6kcg2AcdJ7W4pfz2YYbE6XYwe0oauotfxK0cJgyL2mZunWUZMmyFS9s0fTx7DWg_D4udQRtPrLdT8pGtrRf4HYW/s320/20230807_150640m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Stunning view of the mountains surrounding Sitka!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroHAX7gPn4Eg7FCsR0trKEmcQZ652vnJBEboItzO2AG9f_TxFx7aF75oDQscn-Z8BPs-D1BkEpRi8QJRXskPV5p5T1p93eB5ll9CnRHlbfFNwx-NPqzy82YCfa2UzHJrsvh4-LDemiiB17uDTkhtwcFmmA8LSkU_SWqBAO2Gjn_iuMvHarL5s_ZLs9f-t/s4032/20230807_151523m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroHAX7gPn4Eg7FCsR0trKEmcQZ652vnJBEboItzO2AG9f_TxFx7aF75oDQscn-Z8BPs-D1BkEpRi8QJRXskPV5p5T1p93eB5ll9CnRHlbfFNwx-NPqzy82YCfa2UzHJrsvh4-LDemiiB17uDTkhtwcFmmA8LSkU_SWqBAO2Gjn_iuMvHarL5s_ZLs9f-t/s320/20230807_151523m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Alaska rainforest. I'm looking for bears.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNUpBzaHthUKLg4IREFOPtHmAzdNObqxr30NPnJL779yzYebN8DJOilWcaMaXI7xMDcubEdR8X9vmH0mQfRxXMPJjsdcS-3jK9TwEJG3UGxxkIKV7n7FQBmmbtKnz7cLjZDLH2kUdUeIkfFatnsYg8sR9JuT2N8CFqlk2F0x2c3XyaYkbqaR_haAiKMTK/s3230/20230807_151620m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3230" data-original-width="2334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNUpBzaHthUKLg4IREFOPtHmAzdNObqxr30NPnJL779yzYebN8DJOilWcaMaXI7xMDcubEdR8X9vmH0mQfRxXMPJjsdcS-3jK9TwEJG3UGxxkIKV7n7FQBmmbtKnz7cLjZDLH2kUdUeIkfFatnsYg8sR9JuT2N8CFqlk2F0x2c3XyaYkbqaR_haAiKMTK/s320/20230807_151620m.jpg" width="231" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Salmon returning to spawn; it is<br />likely bears will be nearby to dine.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">While I headed out of the forest for the last leg of the walk, Bob called. He wanted to meet up and finish the walk with me. I told him where I was and he was there in ten minutes. We walked by the Sitka National Cemetery and then back along the marina to the start/finish point of the walk. We boarded a shuttle bus there to go back to the ship (seven miles north).</span></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsj3RDyLqX8RoeMVoGcSo5VDxqFiSaq28hcvxtH-mo9fIevBze7Fqla3Vtt5DB7fIhrahVh6CekLUzWO40QbWs7P5msVNRQY0CqDZl1lC6Er9yj46arlWEmyPIN-Rb_pp6Tdk2VqpIhrEZmEoMfrS9Y9i9-CFS4-uOnqEUY-NaVqQfLEbvSlFIicaogj1I/s3904/20230807_153638m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2928" data-original-width="3904" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsj3RDyLqX8RoeMVoGcSo5VDxqFiSaq28hcvxtH-mo9fIevBze7Fqla3Vtt5DB7fIhrahVh6CekLUzWO40QbWs7P5msVNRQY0CqDZl1lC6Er9yj46arlWEmyPIN-Rb_pp6Tdk2VqpIhrEZmEoMfrS9Y9i9-CFS4-uOnqEUY-NaVqQfLEbvSlFIicaogj1I/s320/20230807_153638m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sitka National Cemetery.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtj4HXCu_6E2HcsXqxNOMeuFhP--Vn1YGOtU3RILyobOCw6SpEbFfnTgGnXB-WDHGuDYyYovKEmkSlW2blQiGkAIlamE9Q2N_56DR1YeWg84VKF2WU_fhOTzu9zeHS2jbz23eQ8xdfg3-S--lPxtZu1HN9hiGzXDOOsYUJ9qNkhug3gq99ujQWbu3t7RN0/s3942/20230807_162733m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2956" data-original-width="3942" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtj4HXCu_6E2HcsXqxNOMeuFhP--Vn1YGOtU3RILyobOCw6SpEbFfnTgGnXB-WDHGuDYyYovKEmkSlW2blQiGkAIlamE9Q2N_56DR1YeWg84VKF2WU_fhOTzu9zeHS2jbz23eQ8xdfg3-S--lPxtZu1HN9hiGzXDOOsYUJ9qNkhug3gq99ujQWbu3t7RN0/s320/20230807_162733m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Returning to the Norwegian Bliss in Sitka.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJhMNGE-sp2sdcu4f767mZYUU0NLVpHqPlgRunaNMvvlVTIOWeo5mfbVUHmLYv_HNKoW_FljGGgE0uCBibKf65tLmUJ2-lNuyrfbNFlhcsBSuyzVV6Luvlm9hSJ-HvR74zGTo6TvEhTce9fx_B2O18o-9KCP8yxvrQXgXvRQ0lXZOEv-TJuIssN6y5CmS/s3862/20230807_162829m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="3862" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJhMNGE-sp2sdcu4f767mZYUU0NLVpHqPlgRunaNMvvlVTIOWeo5mfbVUHmLYv_HNKoW_FljGGgE0uCBibKf65tLmUJ2-lNuyrfbNFlhcsBSuyzVV6Luvlm9hSJ-HvR74zGTo6TvEhTce9fx_B2O18o-9KCP8yxvrQXgXvRQ0lXZOEv-TJuIssN6y5CmS/s320/20230807_162829m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cold, wet travelers (us) ready to board the ship.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sitka is a wonderful port and one we hadn't been to before. I am so happy that there are Volksmarches here. It's a great way to see a new place and get exercise as well. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you to the Central Washington Sun Striders Club for creating walks to the major sites in Sitka. Sitka is only accessible by boat and plane so we want to let you know that your foresight in setting up these walks for cruise ship and plane travelers (and possibly locals) is wonderful. We appreciate your efforts!!!</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">For entertainment this evening, we saw "SIX: the Musical." I enjoyed the singing and dancing; it reminded me of the movie "Chicago" (2002) with Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, John C. Reilly, Queen Latifah, and Taye Diggs. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tomorrow, we will be in Alaska's state capital, Juneau.</span></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com0Sitka, AK, USA57.053219299999988 -135.334551328.742985463821142 -170.4908013 85.363453136178833 -100.17830129999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756706420552331439.post-17900958494565866272023-08-07T21:00:00.645-05:002023-09-13T03:01:59.057-05:00Alaskan Cruise, Day 3, "The Paris of the Pacific" - Part 1, Monday, August 7, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u><b>Day 3 on the Norwegian Bliss</b></u><br />Port: Sitka<br />Arrival: 11:00 a.m.<br />Plan for the day: <br />Susan will do two 5 km Volksmarches: one of the Russian Settlement including downtown Sitka with Susan and Darren Medlin; and the other one of the marina and Sitka National Historical Park by myself.<br />Bob walked with his mom, Liz, and Randy to the marina and Sitka National Historical Park to see the totem poles closest to the Visitor Center.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">All aboard: 5:30 p.m. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today's forecast: Cloudy with a high of 57° F.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mid-morning, we sailed into Sitka Sound. The area is lush with </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">coniferous trees. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">O</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">nce known as "The Paris of the Pacific," Sitka is the first and oldest city in Alaska, having been settled by local indigenous Alaska natives more than 10,000 years ago. "The Paris of the Pacific" moniker came about because of the luxurious fur of the sea otters and the high price associated with those furs. The rapid growth of the sea otter trade and the fortunes it generated in the 1800s earned Sitka that title.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIz9aM0zUbVCTXxci99TDDItUORBf5KrdMN6MB9wI0ZmwF5EEgEfEFRTtIfLYxq2nmQJ3CI5YevBbvAvJNxGVg3u_PDm1ioKH_xk4sjzvYnuq3xoKZ3OtRIp7AJ2_pUB2jcnD_JlMtDYSJVJK0NJO4aD0-cV-4_8zQo8BUXtMHj9g1vzvBU8KFOX59Q3f/s3301/20230807_094804m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2200" data-original-width="3301" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIz9aM0zUbVCTXxci99TDDItUORBf5KrdMN6MB9wI0ZmwF5EEgEfEFRTtIfLYxq2nmQJ3CI5YevBbvAvJNxGVg3u_PDm1ioKH_xk4sjzvYnuq3xoKZ3OtRIp7AJ2_pUB2jcnD_JlMtDYSJVJK0NJO4aD0-cV-4_8zQo8BUXtMHj9g1vzvBU8KFOX59Q3f/s320/20230807_094804m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sitka Sound as seen from our stateroom balcony.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qLaHKe43ZvusBLqVFlJSWPUVHn3rnB_xnx1WV3Brr_Gi-7AMve2lt87Aoq1isIKL9kiXaifiOsCKrDSznCL7yeUh7pRjYu8S8kQa-I5ZKMTtnXlwLdYd79tYaaWbjOAtkINlXe6lpfFVMUdVZpAJprzZOEHXAbaM7ax39O94WCPSeyZbuS2CtrJjcVkQ/s3831/20230807_095037m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2873" data-original-width="3831" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qLaHKe43ZvusBLqVFlJSWPUVHn3rnB_xnx1WV3Brr_Gi-7AMve2lt87Aoq1isIKL9kiXaifiOsCKrDSznCL7yeUh7pRjYu8S8kQa-I5ZKMTtnXlwLdYd79tYaaWbjOAtkINlXe6lpfFVMUdVZpAJprzZOEHXAbaM7ax39O94WCPSeyZbuS2CtrJjcVkQ/s320/20230807_095037m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sitka Sound as seen from our stateroom balcony.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_r6xgPQJlf7IvLvhVcqh5AGS9xCndN_LOu1OLYLZ8yTIY-TATZlsDg3o-XgdYbcWjUha7LQ0-kSDSUw-YIoVMpInErRYDaV0O8TiepuZujo_OmF0D-mfTDjJrF5ovx0cTKNNaZ26BHExisnPn956CIDiNpK9WP1DcjGxBm04L_HGNbu6lIaVE0pBHNFKu/s4032/20230807_101552m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_r6xgPQJlf7IvLvhVcqh5AGS9xCndN_LOu1OLYLZ8yTIY-TATZlsDg3o-XgdYbcWjUha7LQ0-kSDSUw-YIoVMpInErRYDaV0O8TiepuZujo_OmF0D-mfTDjJrF5ovx0cTKNNaZ26BHExisnPn956CIDiNpK9WP1DcjGxBm04L_HGNbu6lIaVE0pBHNFKu/s320/20230807_101552m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kayakers in Sitka Sound.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The following historical excerpts are taken from the National Park Services Department of the Interior 1989 brochure titled "Sitka Official Map and Guide."</span></p><p></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>In 1741 Danish navigator Vitus Bering, in the service of the Russian crown, made a discovery that sent Siberian hunter-traders sailing far across the North Pacific. His spectacular find was the Alaskan coast. Not until 1779 did the rest of Europe find out just how valuable the land's resources were. The survivor's of Captain James Cook's last voyage put in at Canton with a few hundred sea otter furs obtained in trade from Northwest Coast Indians.</i></span></blockquote><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>The wealthy Chinese, accustomed to dealing with Russian traders who knew the value of the luxurious pelts, offered a price that astounded the British sailors. Word spread quickly, precipitating a flood of commercial ships to Alaskan waters. All along, the Russians had been hard at work building a wilderness empire that extended from the Aleutian Islands to Fort Ross, an outpost north of San Francisco. Sitka became the Russian colony's capital in 1808, and for a time thereafter was the busiest port in the eastern North Pacific.</i></span></p></blockquote><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>That southeastern Alaska abounded with valuable resources was hardly news to the Tlingit people, natives of the panhandle's mountainous, densely forested islands. Sitka's Tlingit clan had inhabited their island for centuries. Seafarers by natures, they established a village called Shee Atika - meaning "people on the outside of Shee" (Baranof Island) - facing the calm waters of Sitka Sound. The ocean teemed with fish, the staple food; cedar and hemlock forests provided material for clothing, houses, canoes, and weapons. When the Russians challenged their claim to the land and water they called their own, the Tlingit retaliated with force. Their fierce determination failed in the long run to halt the Europeans. Eventually the Tlingits, Russians, and Aleuts, whom the Russians brought south to exploit their hunting skill, settled into a peaceful, though uneasy, life at Sitka. Together, they endured an inhospitable climate...Hunting, fishing, shipbuilding, and trading fueled native and European economies alike." </i></span></blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Russians, in their expansion of the West Coast of North America, settled in Sitka in the early 1800s and made Sitka the Capital of Russian America. There are still sites of the early Russian period of Sitka's history: St. Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Cathedral (AKA St. Michael's Cathedral) and the Russian Bishop's House in the middle of town. Sitka was the site of the signing of the Alaska Purchase on October 18, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">1867. I'll talk about this more when I get to our two Volksmarches.</span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today, the City and Borough of Sitka encompasses 4,710 square miles, making it the largest city in the United States. It is accessible only by plane or ship.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Once the ship docked, we walked to a complimentary shuttle bus to take us 15 minutes into downtown Sitka. Our Volksmarches started at the Harrigan Centennial Hall where the shuttle bus dropped us off. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>The first 5 km walk</b> Susan & Darren Medlin, and I did was to the Russian Settlement including downtown Sitka. This walk went past the marina, through the downtown shopping area, and past </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">St. Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Cathedral (AKA St. Michael's Cathedral or the </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Russian Cathedral</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">).</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLE4C3TOGO-0zisqXPmEyRuC2E12QIzSIIwYM9LWgAkDEcWXNSfMHrJLnBi-o5--WHx09DdewSNbxsKxALF2nogGJUQ-7mXfvso6pZ7sTDgZJazImhqWgsJuiLr15uKToGooC53TXzLagUdbpbdLXE7WhTbdhpjb8m1TDI4RqXF8Uin-QpcAXPM1tr9noc/s3771/20230807_113117m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2829" data-original-width="3771" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLE4C3TOGO-0zisqXPmEyRuC2E12QIzSIIwYM9LWgAkDEcWXNSfMHrJLnBi-o5--WHx09DdewSNbxsKxALF2nogGJUQ-7mXfvso6pZ7sTDgZJazImhqWgsJuiLr15uKToGooC53TXzLagUdbpbdLXE7WhTbdhpjb8m1TDI4RqXF8Uin-QpcAXPM1tr9noc/s320/20230807_113117m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sitka's Marina.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As we walked along the marina, welcome signs informed us about sights to see in town.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4V_dfBeyVRJGERlTxXBFBg-dMke89QdR84eTMYCTOY7ZzIOf9eHv1hgEyFw7rd5bg6sdi01X6WJySdXY-AWh5aZbwwBSPCrBtKw9PJSc-d3Yk0rNtqUswtqOoL3EsM2_6b12QQ45MdOZMgiMP3TrnP5F2mIt6SWaxgXuHCoRzhjKVWoqO5kFvrW9Fvsr/s4032/20230807_113257m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4V_dfBeyVRJGERlTxXBFBg-dMke89QdR84eTMYCTOY7ZzIOf9eHv1hgEyFw7rd5bg6sdi01X6WJySdXY-AWh5aZbwwBSPCrBtKw9PJSc-d3Yk0rNtqUswtqOoL3EsM2_6b12QQ45MdOZMgiMP3TrnP5F2mIt6SWaxgXuHCoRzhjKVWoqO5kFvrW9Fvsr/s320/20230807_113257m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In 1895, this was the Hanlon-Osbakken House.<br />Now, it is the Sitka Rose Gallery. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Within two blocks, we passed the Russian Cathedral. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The italicized information below is from the National Park Service:</span></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>The St. Michael Cathedral is an outstanding example of Russian Orthodox architecture. Constructed between 1844 and 1848, this cathedral is the principal representative of Russian cultural influence in the 19th century in North America. From 1840 to 1872, Sitka was the Seat of the Russian Orthodox Diocese which governed all of North America, and thereafter it continued as the Seat of the Diocese of Alaska. </i></span></blockquote><p></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>The original cathedral was built of native logs with clapboard siding. The roofs with the exception of the domes which were metal, were of wood shingles and later replaced with asphalt shingles. The architect was the first Orthodox Bishop of Alaska, Innocent Ioann Veniaminov. </i></span></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The present cathedral is a reconstruction of the original building which burned to the ground in 1966.</span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>After the cathedral burned in 1966, the object of the reconstruction was to create a reproduction of the original structure using modern, fire-resistant materials.</i></span></blockquote><p></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>The Cathedral is constructed in the form of a Greek cross with a belltower, with the exterior elevations expressing interior spaces. The origin of this concept in Alaska can be seen in drawings of another church designed by Bishop Innocent, the Church of the Holy Ascension, built at Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands in 1825.</i></span></blockquote><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWN29unbES6xu2eS-UowTfpWmwtAHSzTGERJ65OlpVDMmXx8DGU4DNJ_RRsx-y6XC9peoZQBYGKkYMR5pH_Wce3o-XuCnba9VOYZMQHCRiu0B13AGH6nWw1d1OeEXygSpELLpuIiSVzajGqJDzrtYJMMJJ4dkDXmg82eMbITXklzRfmDyHfx6DKVRwoWI/s4032/20230807_113820m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWN29unbES6xu2eS-UowTfpWmwtAHSzTGERJ65OlpVDMmXx8DGU4DNJ_RRsx-y6XC9peoZQBYGKkYMR5pH_Wce3o-XuCnba9VOYZMQHCRiu0B13AGH6nWw1d1OeEXygSpELLpuIiSVzajGqJDzrtYJMMJJ4dkDXmg82eMbITXklzRfmDyHfx6DKVRwoWI/s320/20230807_113820m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">St. Michael's Cathedral in downtown Sitka, Alaska.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Below are photos of the downtown shopping area.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluwo1EM9g3WCGrqCXwnpWeCAg-KTrudxSPakKIX8YnNWo_I2FCW0CHLKBb971ZI7PZrrdRhqAAIx4bIGFYznUURIsE6HpcbqVDoFwhKrMSyyFvhMFuFOhYztEvko6GW74rEsRgRg9oHyOTiNte0tonBs-tr4fOLL9SiyTVVfuDhKIZLaGqZSmIUme665i/s3038/20230807_113716m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="3038" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluwo1EM9g3WCGrqCXwnpWeCAg-KTrudxSPakKIX8YnNWo_I2FCW0CHLKBb971ZI7PZrrdRhqAAIx4bIGFYznUURIsE6HpcbqVDoFwhKrMSyyFvhMFuFOhYztEvko6GW74rEsRgRg9oHyOTiNte0tonBs-tr4fOLL9SiyTVVfuDhKIZLaGqZSmIUme665i/s320/20230807_113716m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqfXeGWp8D2l4tg4RRiGs2p3S6V0O6bPaKUL_BQotjRv3xQGglsHSdZOQVCgw3dd4ZGBlUBr6f3SU-pqKKqccBBhFOEeeEivwkk-dZ9PdMvMrBRaGPQd_usGH8n4CjVCJeCVOBhe2eBcvZDm_RtJuSbg4yBgda8p3lyo6BhN_bL2cFSUtmAWncDn0QH-Y/s320/20230807_113808m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of several Sitka informational boards.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3mD4rmF6xYwH6Hi7cRL05CPlD6E5Em_UHGrxphImNnjOwcv-obdrluHTtAQC34Rbf9qIXRDZjxOfQxXFddG-9uUd6JRYVy_h0Y7ZPRjlWPX6UA2gyuJwH4PfutxIXhL0mIHiQeLabsLM3lZKpzky4_WzOZr1E7VCAUjju0OLkpu18zxP2w3n1jdn03VZ/s2400/20230807_114019m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3mD4rmF6xYwH6Hi7cRL05CPlD6E5Em_UHGrxphImNnjOwcv-obdrluHTtAQC34Rbf9qIXRDZjxOfQxXFddG-9uUd6JRYVy_h0Y7ZPRjlWPX6UA2gyuJwH4PfutxIXhL0mIHiQeLabsLM3lZKpzky4_WzOZr1E7VCAUjju0OLkpu18zxP2w3n1jdn03VZ/s320/20230807_114019m.jpg" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Susan Medlin and I with "beary" big smiles.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTw2p307EWGTKJZ3gT28LvIeRVDr7-1MXSu4clFkcq6o_VQrwLGGtUu5PCbwhcUEuDSuYHZG_IO8CsibhCPDLey3TRE8vhbGh-CysR3shMSUWb8vD2QnM_y2YFqP51gaMUMugqApkhSzrxMC4r4t0cCrr3NRNCwN1266NaVrZvBErZsoUbhYblaHe_mMUl/s2597/20230807_114322m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="2597" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTw2p307EWGTKJZ3gT28LvIeRVDr7-1MXSu4clFkcq6o_VQrwLGGtUu5PCbwhcUEuDSuYHZG_IO8CsibhCPDLey3TRE8vhbGh-CysR3shMSUWb8vD2QnM_y2YFqP51gaMUMugqApkhSzrxMC4r4t0cCrr3NRNCwN1266NaVrZvBErZsoUbhYblaHe_mMUl/s320/20230807_114322m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Crocosomia Red Swordflower "Lucifer."</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeW6O3A2toKKNncDJWDIvp_PzO8M5db-FmbW8puNm9RFNgwVcMGTfi3leOiAA7dCdy0oi4ErPOeGvvLpa73Cu0yT939i3p3EPV_TgNJmrUp08dbTrd-1CBElTHcZxTogef7W_YCPRTWw4GYcMznFCiyz8SnfTUlRxc-Fn8BTBOL2J5H1SFTbpyNqkNDgLr/s3024/20230807_114444_03m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeW6O3A2toKKNncDJWDIvp_PzO8M5db-FmbW8puNm9RFNgwVcMGTfi3leOiAA7dCdy0oi4ErPOeGvvLpa73Cu0yT939i3p3EPV_TgNJmrUp08dbTrd-1CBElTHcZxTogef7W_YCPRTWw4GYcMznFCiyz8SnfTUlRxc-Fn8BTBOL2J5H1SFTbpyNqkNDgLr/s320/20230807_114444_03m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blue eryngo.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next, we walked through a historic Russian Cemetery, followed by a stroll along part of the maritime port to a Russian blockhouse. </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinb3Shv-ldGT36vE4RWgYs4RMNTuKbujPoxsG05IYU59q90RJvhSb7a3031mFEhVslBGm4kg8gcn4P7QYfnEMdmCJPTBvugALcDVxZD_UvJ1-j3eZj9BMIwB2g5E7xUWd1ZdEIBB3U5wtG7mwg_t8ONjMhkaqGV580lCme95yBElgprMQdf5paLqZiNMnX/s3321/20230807_114650m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2653" data-original-width="3321" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinb3Shv-ldGT36vE4RWgYs4RMNTuKbujPoxsG05IYU59q90RJvhSb7a3031mFEhVslBGm4kg8gcn4P7QYfnEMdmCJPTBvugALcDVxZD_UvJ1-j3eZj9BMIwB2g5E7xUWd1ZdEIBB3U5wtG7mwg_t8ONjMhkaqGV580lCme95yBElgprMQdf5paLqZiNMnX/s320/20230807_114650m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Historic Russian cemetery.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsGsCJjAZQfEvfiHmatT27DAj8QWTAGVbI10bcfM45f7RJk4d7mm1PTfaJ366JWqYTFKWvXZGqMK4FEGXNFqfhfHvXiBgcQZ05b4xSx9B_YzyFpjeaDo-XuohmHmtGzDjyPQqVLhS4iP6_ULa6_PZiwmMwsAYtaeXpFHzJn5c52OyC590M7k17UXif2DZ/s3657/20230807_114912m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2452" data-original-width="3657" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsGsCJjAZQfEvfiHmatT27DAj8QWTAGVbI10bcfM45f7RJk4d7mm1PTfaJ366JWqYTFKWvXZGqMK4FEGXNFqfhfHvXiBgcQZ05b4xSx9B_YzyFpjeaDo-XuohmHmtGzDjyPQqVLhS4iP6_ULa6_PZiwmMwsAYtaeXpFHzJn5c52OyC590M7k17UXif2DZ/s320/20230807_114912m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Historic Russian cemetery.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The next few photos are from the port area. This was the industrial, working part of Sitka. </span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLM4BcCWqtBgZNNQYnkPkffD7ml-bJE9VGy6O-stfN3Sq743w3-YSjKGWRPyPjlXuxg-AQkJ987XLgt87Hss_Hs0AIVmGmcnnSM4rhlb9dz7MFGcORQ_awBGofoWe_412QXImeSpc4UX9GY0FSF2c_xaDfji3kpuwLzeJ6N01JzfYP4u4t1ZXPsc39fdM/s3688/20230807_121119m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="3688" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLM4BcCWqtBgZNNQYnkPkffD7ml-bJE9VGy6O-stfN3Sq743w3-YSjKGWRPyPjlXuxg-AQkJ987XLgt87Hss_Hs0AIVmGmcnnSM4rhlb9dz7MFGcORQ_awBGofoWe_412QXImeSpc4UX9GY0FSF2c_xaDfji3kpuwLzeJ6N01JzfYP4u4t1ZXPsc39fdM/s320/20230807_121119m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A mural in the port area where seafood<br />canning is done.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_TJ2Oogfmo8yrgP-Up0g5he-RrEvxUsE30iycY4j5TMQhCxdS9OFsz9ko2L7OblitGVex_yw7h8h5fBcs7hEPDrPKA7mxfmf_J_WshL2bkbCaZfukCgjZyicx1JvpF01UEby6vNYx0Rmz2uHGHuqWvymqg4UbeYQ8IiTNfl5wnYJYOPq0WQNHDyOF4cy/s2411/20230807_121724m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2411" data-original-width="1819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_TJ2Oogfmo8yrgP-Up0g5he-RrEvxUsE30iycY4j5TMQhCxdS9OFsz9ko2L7OblitGVex_yw7h8h5fBcs7hEPDrPKA7mxfmf_J_WshL2bkbCaZfukCgjZyicx1JvpF01UEby6vNYx0Rmz2uHGHuqWvymqg4UbeYQ8IiTNfl5wnYJYOPq0WQNHDyOF4cy/s320/20230807_121724m.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJVQbeG6vKhI9J5hE4uPO69tD5ADzzYkgvs_YYeMKGnDWhUHt44Op8uupZG6pt2EMaHDaWe-WX9LO18qWyoTj6Wzcr4O6wsMxwscpXYH1A3YVXap8XX2DXJAvIzK_NHR6632qyI29s0prT7a3lwXhoOzSbaJppGwHRYbH_knz7mLsRbrhNhEq36RZRzpB/s3272/20230807_121757m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3272" data-original-width="2571" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJVQbeG6vKhI9J5hE4uPO69tD5ADzzYkgvs_YYeMKGnDWhUHt44Op8uupZG6pt2EMaHDaWe-WX9LO18qWyoTj6Wzcr4O6wsMxwscpXYH1A3YVXap8XX2DXJAvIzK_NHR6632qyI29s0prT7a3lwXhoOzSbaJppGwHRYbH_knz7mLsRbrhNhEq36RZRzpB/s320/20230807_121757m.jpg" width="251" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">An eclectic, rustic restaurant.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI7N5QXO349R7kPf71BjamrhHhlD50wCu97-3sXx7FKcHHhPGchXtJjdUy0xciknW-4R76z7czLTe7QCPMjDh2oJGjG-byz7Qpx9KbS8WuyK2ty1oVbSqo7G78mkejlW8xVuMRrmyMeCQGbcerduAXR3jhTfGk4lkwBAu8JFK5duTlIS1fWE7Q5UH1GVT/s3042/20230807_121835m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3042" data-original-width="2521" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI7N5QXO349R7kPf71BjamrhHhlD50wCu97-3sXx7FKcHHhPGchXtJjdUy0xciknW-4R76z7czLTe7QCPMjDh2oJGjG-byz7Qpx9KbS8WuyK2ty1oVbSqo7G78mkejlW8xVuMRrmyMeCQGbcerduAXR3jhTfGk4lkwBAu8JFK5duTlIS1fWE7Q5UH1GVT/s320/20230807_121835m.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Historic photo of the terrific fishing found in Sitka.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The historic portion of Sitka continued with a walk-by of Sitka's Pioneer Home and "The Prospector" statue in front of it. There is a museum inside, but we didn't take the time to visit it. In 1913, Sitka's Pioneer Home became a refuge for aging "sourdoughs," or gold prospectors. The present structure, dating from 1934, houses more than 100 residents.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFS6RBX-ShBP1rsmpdr8tY9xqTC_u7j9ukF62qdND7Ds6n6jq3dKSVKMoT1zKAvS1rZWcYrc61wucIPCs-vpgcffHKOztesNSUKCpN7zd04hIVuh73TUX-q5QHkPkFYzxtZ74WLVMhB-tpecODiPvhYRSxoidsXEIGN3vwl8ACT-FWS44GxOsgK3m2UJSo/s2852/20230807_123136m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2326" data-original-width="2852" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFS6RBX-ShBP1rsmpdr8tY9xqTC_u7j9ukF62qdND7Ds6n6jq3dKSVKMoT1zKAvS1rZWcYrc61wucIPCs-vpgcffHKOztesNSUKCpN7zd04hIVuh73TUX-q5QHkPkFYzxtZ74WLVMhB-tpecODiPvhYRSxoidsXEIGN3vwl8ACT-FWS44GxOsgK3m2UJSo/s320/20230807_123136m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoOtCUe8j5BQiTkrqfQ2MIFiCOD2rYiMhJx0QsD-Wd7ViVjhnIcEd9haCBlhi9wnFf16UozaVGab5hlDOhenHEYh7IuiPCmLrv20kveBUsn3iLlPXp-g5rm3m-40jKgjwKtZQZWuYIJ-EnH78A1wQtPEiCQbMu5gMrPgloG9ywc905Xo-6XJtDEcPGIU1/s4032/20230807_123034m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoOtCUe8j5BQiTkrqfQ2MIFiCOD2rYiMhJx0QsD-Wd7ViVjhnIcEd9haCBlhi9wnFf16UozaVGab5hlDOhenHEYh7IuiPCmLrv20kveBUsn3iLlPXp-g5rm3m-40jKgjwKtZQZWuYIJ-EnH78A1wQtPEiCQbMu5gMrPgloG9ywc905Xo-6XJtDEcPGIU1/s320/20230807_123034m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Pioneer Home in Sitka, Alaska.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHI7rh7oqJdmdGiwTI0BxdfrmNj9DtNjpFSaB6yXOAOcqG_P6-NLhjXSDksAnBZHfnOS8uW36R5j2wFz-R-dVE7kyQ4AVZtgas958j9YlqHBTYwi_9SyjuFDVp_NN_Mnl73t2vjuRzQfO3sRQ3TZs3p3LwFN4E_n4Y7wyPIyLJH0pIz3HSp6RJ-hx9pc99/s3619/20230807_123114m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3619" data-original-width="2695" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHI7rh7oqJdmdGiwTI0BxdfrmNj9DtNjpFSaB6yXOAOcqG_P6-NLhjXSDksAnBZHfnOS8uW36R5j2wFz-R-dVE7kyQ4AVZtgas958j9YlqHBTYwi_9SyjuFDVp_NN_Mnl73t2vjuRzQfO3sRQ3TZs3p3LwFN4E_n4Y7wyPIyLJH0pIz3HSp6RJ-hx9pc99/s320/20230807_123114m.jpg" width="238" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"The Prospector," by Alonzo Victor Lewis.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHd_4RL7G9tfUElowlVoWsz3flod9UVtmER-17VFHKLxyNllIvTbH9cOMSiTTDanCHHht7MEkd9yFCvVG4Om0ax2YZWmwR1NiY2yQ_Fx_IDaXvgKEbK7jun4la6PfJ-VGh4gw3O7wB-8IcP9-XQ8e3tx_CborB860gWPaJYiN6sah782d79y1qMNa9a7i3/s2828/20230807_123109m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2828" data-original-width="2145" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHd_4RL7G9tfUElowlVoWsz3flod9UVtmER-17VFHKLxyNllIvTbH9cOMSiTTDanCHHht7MEkd9yFCvVG4Om0ax2YZWmwR1NiY2yQ_Fx_IDaXvgKEbK7jun4la6PfJ-VGh4gw3O7wB-8IcP9-XQ8e3tx_CborB860gWPaJYiN6sah782d79y1qMNa9a7i3/s320/20230807_123109m.jpg" width="243" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A plaque regarding the statue.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">From here, we continued up the hill to one of the three blockhouses that originally formed a wall to protect the Russians</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> from the Tlingits. Tall, sharpened poles created a fence between the three blockhouses.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOovLkqY_yMKYqFizBNofDlboElhgUt5vUCcX4iu6oAuTBvhz_uBV3iz3NU5D_Q-qVECVllMKxVVLV3jy5y8ZfrVvGZRgfcmuvkTOAol5-LJoOTnD7HMCe3nSs9GKofHfoVd7h6W3hPVimEVbNj1PCpvRVTzfbLxopztZcQeu8XwS7Yfv5MAoYcb_gaq4/s2296/20230807_123609m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2142" data-original-width="2296" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOovLkqY_yMKYqFizBNofDlboElhgUt5vUCcX4iu6oAuTBvhz_uBV3iz3NU5D_Q-qVECVllMKxVVLV3jy5y8ZfrVvGZRgfcmuvkTOAol5-LJoOTnD7HMCe3nSs9GKofHfoVd7h6W3hPVimEVbNj1PCpvRVTzfbLxopztZcQeu8XwS7Yfv5MAoYcb_gaq4/s320/20230807_123609m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzYmL7N1nC-hvxP9jmGOjgzUVPG2NTRZ2YZsT_l4TQalJzl-c6lRRLUENk6SEWCs8gHF6RxFs8049DJjJ25foB0XyIDEN98Inxk5-lMDAs2ZO6VbeKOzdWd1JCkw2Rmx_uHAuBIc0vryafu_oXN_aVaT7kxk14IN1xnOWdQh_J8aVj9NNmvnR68lGJGV3/s2793/20230807_123657m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2793" data-original-width="2793" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzYmL7N1nC-hvxP9jmGOjgzUVPG2NTRZ2YZsT_l4TQalJzl-c6lRRLUENk6SEWCs8gHF6RxFs8049DJjJ25foB0XyIDEN98Inxk5-lMDAs2ZO6VbeKOzdWd1JCkw2Rmx_uHAuBIc0vryafu_oXN_aVaT7kxk14IN1xnOWdQh_J8aVj9NNmvnR68lGJGV3/s320/20230807_123657m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhMztaGwcCvK-r4kyFZCEdk-6XDDWrgls5tHnNJPr2hvz3CzgnR-nFf2jEskzBolaFcMSib0_uDhiNT4HSJzDIKd2SrW3SlPzNzjnqxw8hlBW1F29tEGhjch_csMsjIzwVvC7EHeZvzTjvzAxx_5GH_gXRPjwna7O76ryAxeqcqkU_UkzfvZkQeGk60tp/s3131/20230807_123555m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="2355" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhMztaGwcCvK-r4kyFZCEdk-6XDDWrgls5tHnNJPr2hvz3CzgnR-nFf2jEskzBolaFcMSib0_uDhiNT4HSJzDIKd2SrW3SlPzNzjnqxw8hlBW1F29tEGhjch_csMsjIzwVvC7EHeZvzTjvzAxx_5GH_gXRPjwna7O76ryAxeqcqkU_UkzfvZkQeGk60tp/s320/20230807_123555m.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Susan and Darren Medlin in front of the <br />second reproduction (1962) of a blockhouse.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxhY8mIYTwbWi_rwvsQsmqRK2S7Szj-8YAJEfrQ7C9q-EsshQW4emF5fWgXuW5Bvvj34GucygY7EyXPZKt_wLnFTe__Fk0czb_TmmfsIJRJA0MqDYSdk3xCCbphMXQHMD85hL5nNQEAbO8A_ahOXakY4zDZJfTBPgrxXriawoU3O8ThaZw0oRawpw-WZm/s4032/20230807_123620.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxhY8mIYTwbWi_rwvsQsmqRK2S7Szj-8YAJEfrQ7C9q-EsshQW4emF5fWgXuW5Bvvj34GucygY7EyXPZKt_wLnFTe__Fk0czb_TmmfsIJRJA0MqDYSdk3xCCbphMXQHMD85hL5nNQEAbO8A_ahOXakY4zDZJfTBPgrxXriawoU3O8ThaZw0oRawpw-WZm/s320/20230807_123620.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">More history at this site tells of bridging the cultural divide between the natives and the Russians. Yakov (Jacob) Netsvetov became the first Russian Orthodox priest of Alaskan Native heritage in 1828. Father Yakov Netsvetov's life of sacrifice and service is typical of the "creoles" of Russian America. Creoles, the children of mixed Russian and Native households, were rapidly integrated into the everyday life of Russia's distant outpost.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPtIaoGqhQolr3TOi9lLXzUPq-VZBWSNNv9AbbsE7Pyx6dX1RtcaY0AGHwtlAn84gpVTGd-xQETAE-StNp070A48Bb4VMcCETJkRd7_A3c_5Dl7PXDeNf9sRSJds6xQblhEYy5jIJG80trPxQ3jiDJ1ifr9onS_KM2WhnM7MjcsqgSu_7A1JnKaQ3_nQL/s4032/20230807_123448m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1941" data-original-width="4032" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPtIaoGqhQolr3TOi9lLXzUPq-VZBWSNNv9AbbsE7Pyx6dX1RtcaY0AGHwtlAn84gpVTGd-xQETAE-StNp070A48Bb4VMcCETJkRd7_A3c_5Dl7PXDeNf9sRSJds6xQblhEYy5jIJG80trPxQ3jiDJ1ifr9onS_KM2WhnM7MjcsqgSu_7A1JnKaQ3_nQL/s320/20230807_123448m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTgEitQD5lXtpeNL8eLFNtOw8AgI8Lg5yWLosWbtQFEwfApLL5AhcGt_UFZT-BUHa0NaYKMBFv-jPxTCDWnSyhY31XlJolgK17nYtwi5uXnGxypZVGWtZypkeEcNe28jIg6f3R2-j7DwY7wK4SnevPVrXRspbcld4hZl5EICBNuiYetrzn3iK2-w9kJc4/s3608/20230807_123804m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2361" data-original-width="3608" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTgEitQD5lXtpeNL8eLFNtOw8AgI8Lg5yWLosWbtQFEwfApLL5AhcGt_UFZT-BUHa0NaYKMBFv-jPxTCDWnSyhY31XlJolgK17nYtwi5uXnGxypZVGWtZypkeEcNe28jIg6f3R2-j7DwY7wK4SnevPVrXRspbcld4hZl5EICBNuiYetrzn3iK2-w9kJc4/s320/20230807_123804m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mountain views from St. Yakov's gravesite.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6NF1uj_K7wxldRLsNn4EyA0kEa1Z3nnwogCo6wglW1g5v5p2cr2fhHcf_6CnRM9EVEZiEYWUXc79VuFe9DQzkRNW8mzA_9Fu2Na0bkUYXubpDHan8ezjCCOLvVKSjbdyozVJZYcLG0cXEJlZ6KQo6Bar-gLEcDbTBzvXv13pbC75QPBwBIkol7_9FKmO/s3911/20230807_124115m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2925" data-original-width="3911" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6NF1uj_K7wxldRLsNn4EyA0kEa1Z3nnwogCo6wglW1g5v5p2cr2fhHcf_6CnRM9EVEZiEYWUXc79VuFe9DQzkRNW8mzA_9Fu2Na0bkUYXubpDHan8ezjCCOLvVKSjbdyozVJZYcLG0cXEJlZ6KQo6Bar-gLEcDbTBzvXv13pbC75QPBwBIkol7_9FKmO/s320/20230807_124115m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are going back through downtown Sitka.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYVVvxyLUIZ3rNpBoHAcki3jL0VC6B7bSBLO92gbHRGAuDpAa2g-4G9g-AWRxjpmgBQQ2VkkouHEzLHJ_JQwmTxzASu5aXQUnjBWsdOTbnTHI685APDPSr99ssWpEGxqICQOXn87WQtp2boCfwdshmkO81w3YTssd1eMEMNBqAqbn0culiL5BtqGUJZ1N/s3300/20230807_124235m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2193" data-original-width="3300" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYVVvxyLUIZ3rNpBoHAcki3jL0VC6B7bSBLO92gbHRGAuDpAa2g-4G9g-AWRxjpmgBQQ2VkkouHEzLHJ_JQwmTxzASu5aXQUnjBWsdOTbnTHI685APDPSr99ssWpEGxqICQOXn87WQtp2boCfwdshmkO81w3YTssd1eMEMNBqAqbn0culiL5BtqGUJZ1N/s320/20230807_124235m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p>Our final piece of history in Sitka is Castle Hill (the Baranof Castle State Historic Site) where Russia sold Alaska to the United States in October of 1867, along with multiple other historic events. You can go to the top of the hill via the stairs or a long ramp.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxVJuKC_pQ1zvl6-5ZwIeN2A4pW6rrW7HZgcorvaMapJCShxBDVjZXgHRH_fndhHwdhMJ7b7h1BoqspWSK-FoHIiCPp43n9xX5f1xK-6kXTZwiu1H7KHvQVyUgz6FoLcvfsEe37q4411tTYKa2zW4vKnKFz-WwnY52RTjXBAQ4vllnTcJhNCYZmP2j6EK/s3841/20230807_124401m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3841" data-original-width="2881" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxVJuKC_pQ1zvl6-5ZwIeN2A4pW6rrW7HZgcorvaMapJCShxBDVjZXgHRH_fndhHwdhMJ7b7h1BoqspWSK-FoHIiCPp43n9xX5f1xK-6kXTZwiu1H7KHvQVyUgz6FoLcvfsEe37q4411tTYKa2zW4vKnKFz-WwnY52RTjXBAQ4vllnTcJhNCYZmP2j6EK/s320/20230807_124401m.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Darren Medlin is part way up the <br />stairs to Castle Hill.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>This hill is among Alaska's most important landmarks. Three eras of Alaska's history are represented by the people - Tlingits, Russians, and Americans - who claimed and occupied the hill. The hill's location and the fact that it was practically an island at high tides, made it a highly defensible site valued by three different nations.</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Noow Tlien: The Tlingit once controlled most of Southeast Alaska. This hill, known as Noow Tlien, was strategically located in their territory - a lookout point for defending their home and resources. It is thought that the Tlingit built four important clan houses atop it</li><li>Novoarkhangel'sk: In 1799, fur traders, led by Alexander Baranov, established a fort on Tlingit land at nearby Gajaa Heen, now Old Sitka State Historical Park. The Tlingit destroyed the Russian fort two years later. Baranov returned in 1804 and, after six days of fighting at the Indian River, he claimed Noow Tlien for Russia: he called it Novoarkhangel'sk (New Archangel). Soon, the new redoubt included living quarters, fortifications, and cannons.</li><li>Castle Hill: After decades of rule, Russia sold Alaska to the United States. On October 18, 1867, a transfer ceremony took place at this site and here the American flag was raised over Alaska. Ninety-two years later, Alaska became the 49th state of the Union and, over this hill, the first American flag with 49 stars flew. </li></ol><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd01QLBMNF5kdAYaqIHWtFD_RsG_Nh6GD_A1GqI5rUUF5WRFRwfZnJcILea-h_Z3Y3yjscrvMGvdm66nGoOfZ38LMwTSAttOV3MBNGeV6CN4n3vqh_Z_mINmZYFXWxVyccLPECtTXDedsWxMV9SKneOKSe5bVTZ-AD9-9xc5iVekSM9ho4f_mM55BRMlAJ/s4032/20230807_124512m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd01QLBMNF5kdAYaqIHWtFD_RsG_Nh6GD_A1GqI5rUUF5WRFRwfZnJcILea-h_Z3Y3yjscrvMGvdm66nGoOfZ38LMwTSAttOV3MBNGeV6CN4n3vqh_Z_mINmZYFXWxVyccLPECtTXDedsWxMV9SKneOKSe5bVTZ-AD9-9xc5iVekSM9ho4f_mM55BRMlAJ/s320/20230807_124512m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Castle Hill.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfSDt9STXDTPuNgokhk_7IcgXHu-oTiLhhf8rnqwuEgxsWzv7h4pqIStStgOwEHDDl0wcbaOc0IOur3w9hLQxHo4VciLQ-ow8GeJ-sjqW8l71qu4k1RBTyTca0qidsshK4S34Ip44EncudIvwp-WXJMp2Nad4S2c3THPpTja69Q-sqopeqarJMYbTrvbG/s320/20230807_124555m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are stunning views from Castle Hill.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqolH26-fLaHuO41VtWFY7b9jZ-NdOklp1xjm07KtycAKsRInEbP__CT6mxvbO7RVXIPgl5xtl764DZj_V06KgADGq7z1C8tiddT9W8l_ByZdcsELE-8Uvbyg9y0PPIt__0STQt7f3jHRvCoEJTxe94FFZRILLQSFQtqWRyyRybcckI5pMBNjitzYuRhG2/s3304/20230807_124707m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2682" data-original-width="3304" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqolH26-fLaHuO41VtWFY7b9jZ-NdOklp1xjm07KtycAKsRInEbP__CT6mxvbO7RVXIPgl5xtl764DZj_V06KgADGq7z1C8tiddT9W8l_ByZdcsELE-8Uvbyg9y0PPIt__0STQt7f3jHRvCoEJTxe94FFZRILLQSFQtqWRyyRybcckI5pMBNjitzYuRhG2/s320/20230807_124707m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ladies of the Hill.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYFxZVVEK7Rzr6dMFfSqwr0t2CVyNKPooF0XrEeKHPO7XMXLOOcEA3E_OuueBtrwFQ9ESwNzll3t4z9Iq03oyJ03OB9Szqh0mMbhLxVwXu3YPkFQOOQ0UXCHkfv4tC2tEwfhvdoqDlJoIF553Ud1K6w_7VjHpyvDpuFX7TIpdWzmWIg8KptU-T2KBlLll/s2834/20230807_124718m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="2834" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYFxZVVEK7Rzr6dMFfSqwr0t2CVyNKPooF0XrEeKHPO7XMXLOOcEA3E_OuueBtrwFQ9ESwNzll3t4z9Iq03oyJ03OB9Szqh0mMbhLxVwXu3YPkFQOOQ0UXCHkfv4tC2tEwfhvdoqDlJoIF553Ud1K6w_7VjHpyvDpuFX7TIpdWzmWIg8KptU-T2KBlLll/s320/20230807_124718m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Men of the Hill.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7YegT10NmvO1FHnVkXzZmBQls19hGqMOJQypEKPn3hd5_rvdKymc1bNA_FebQHl4g6PIFgaI8yN1ZX6Wa9yhqAbiv-8aKNPq0vaF1jUrYcIw-C1Pb9T1sWvYkHhqUAU-CJ6yAuG3HoGpN4Foa-3qB374NWLnCY7O67qEjBxUBnvCAwxcZ7TXKLVlGaj0/s4032/20230807_124756m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2348" data-original-width="4032" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7YegT10NmvO1FHnVkXzZmBQls19hGqMOJQypEKPn3hd5_rvdKymc1bNA_FebQHl4g6PIFgaI8yN1ZX6Wa9yhqAbiv-8aKNPq0vaF1jUrYcIw-C1Pb9T1sWvYkHhqUAU-CJ6yAuG3HoGpN4Foa-3qB374NWLnCY7O67qEjBxUBnvCAwxcZ7TXKLVlGaj0/s320/20230807_124756m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small lighthouse is visible on the island.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp__tNdKFL8BJ3eh9kcmftwRVt3aOrTFIEryKhmUj6qj1dJxdLHpMH8T9CdbbKolyHoqafSSL1JsIVHa7RU4sZHub-PQNgw_bQFSYdemQSI_42BB1hjZzyP5iNADIeZXRXet_4Blzx_GylmBHvH0a-zrAT3lo0m5F-MRwaUnViHN1_Z_1ZG0_HQz8XTsVi/s4032/20230807_124906m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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We finished this 5 km walk by going over and back on the O'Connell Bridge (seen below).</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijY_TKcGA4FASmlCXhbMg9e76BWJoQxtEPKDSlpVj3HPgzU7puK3bTB-OvV9zCI7FAEUNjOdSj7OA1JM6svHHE36nKZTwlVzf4oHDuXGYNmt6a81wPEs2fREsWCoK4rLde-pNekQfYySkbdrdCahTSzQMV08-Tgp7es0yFX4fkVCm4k5u_14l_eh2S2AE/s4032/20230807_124916m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijY_TKcGA4FASmlCXhbMg9e76BWJoQxtEPKDSlpVj3HPgzU7puK3bTB-OvV9zCI7FAEUNjOdSj7OA1JM6svHHE36nKZTwlVzf4oHDuXGYNmt6a81wPEs2fREsWCoK4rLde-pNekQfYySkbdrdCahTSzQMV08-Tgp7es0yFX4fkVCm4k5u_14l_eh2S2AE/s320/20230807_124916m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The O'Connell Bridge in Sitka, Alaska.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Volksmarchers love to go out to eat after a walk. Susan, Darren, and I were hungry! When we were on the bridge headed back to downtown, we saw a building with a "Mean Queen" sign on it. We wondered if it might be a restaurant. In the second-floor windows, we could see tables with people seated at them. Turns out, Mean Queen is a very popular pizza parlor. Three very happy people went upstairs for lunch. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrx1BdqMRxfAXqE7E305C6mKkFoeiFfTU8gTlDx6yDtRC2rKMkF5Hryg-1BniLzI9BJs44bn1w6u25O-Zv9yU8BrEm9ZxtyhKR7ibZYL1EdtG48RFrsX4wOyF2CBLRmGVALg8FZlDEWAOgKqphYjLUAma9X7zPaSt7CCk9A_w-f1bbcoiBLeyBha_mR1a/s4032/20230807_130456m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrx1BdqMRxfAXqE7E305C6mKkFoeiFfTU8gTlDx6yDtRC2rKMkF5Hryg-1BniLzI9BJs44bn1w6u25O-Zv9yU8BrEm9ZxtyhKR7ibZYL1EdtG48RFrsX4wOyF2CBLRmGVALg8FZlDEWAOgKqphYjLUAma9X7zPaSt7CCk9A_w-f1bbcoiBLeyBha_mR1a/s320/20230807_130456m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The maritime port in Sitka as seen from <br />the O'Connell Bridge.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKtF1zy-1MJrngbcriomfQew9vhlez_w8kLO1TViBbsTldUC2RmMUcVEOSe1U1ieJ2gF6zjeCPBMktRov1_kFnh3S9Jip51WILYg7ZuoZor08JZPaPK-i0xooNIAVvL6CE-Bh7dcaCmB85oKmYqyCm1JbP__Fw5t-Orgg49AaT5C9-5qUCnn9C0Fzo01j/s3981/20230807_130816m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2985" data-original-width="3981" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKtF1zy-1MJrngbcriomfQew9vhlez_w8kLO1TViBbsTldUC2RmMUcVEOSe1U1ieJ2gF6zjeCPBMktRov1_kFnh3S9Jip51WILYg7ZuoZor08JZPaPK-i0xooNIAVvL6CE-Bh7dcaCmB85oKmYqyCm1JbP__Fw5t-Orgg49AaT5C9-5qUCnn9C0Fzo01j/s320/20230807_130816m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sitka is nestled between the mountains<br />and Sitka Sound.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbF4mZCXKUfldWpkE6h2NDLXg784c6SQsScDJh-ILTG8CxBcNc0NQK-liAh9fYjS2_x57qIOXlIZAXXHq0TiaIdGAJeP8XjdRAZJlKFw9dwmNdIXACzYVmSzMS_X7kc4JEEAuqnELmA_SWyyBFs9OebtEyBZW-k7UvCVTjQGUOPKwIynj0HzySKUr4r9De/s3618/20230807_132332m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2758" data-original-width="3618" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbF4mZCXKUfldWpkE6h2NDLXg784c6SQsScDJh-ILTG8CxBcNc0NQK-liAh9fYjS2_x57qIOXlIZAXXHq0TiaIdGAJeP8XjdRAZJlKFw9dwmNdIXACzYVmSzMS_X7kc4JEEAuqnELmA_SWyyBFs9OebtEyBZW-k7UvCVTjQGUOPKwIynj0HzySKUr4r9De/s320/20230807_132332m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the Mean Queen, we ordered our waiter's <br />favorite pizza, Black Knight. It was great.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HvqSuZxs94vqVJ4flVz1bgBHIS2oHQp7UquuP1hFVW2M1nbK7JMfl9S_lEV-4qkEXhi_BibUvdykc3L8yOBGf18y3iAHggV2-eLmqMtzuvJj5-l6b-K2k-OcfzIQTS2b-n4yE1FFygc4vrpuO3Ugvnm-gF7N6yvXKv58kL9yulYo8Tigz1MLhByQSowR/s4032/20230807_134040m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HvqSuZxs94vqVJ4flVz1bgBHIS2oHQp7UquuP1hFVW2M1nbK7JMfl9S_lEV-4qkEXhi_BibUvdykc3L8yOBGf18y3iAHggV2-eLmqMtzuvJj5-l6b-K2k-OcfzIQTS2b-n4yE1FFygc4vrpuO3Ugvnm-gF7N6yvXKv58kL9yulYo8Tigz1MLhByQSowR/s320/20230807_134040m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Susan and Darren at our table in Mean Queen.<br />And, yes, we DID finish that pizza!!!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our walk concluded at Harrigan Centennial Hall. We liked the canoe and small totem pole in front of the hall.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The "Family Story Totem" below is titled, <a href="https://stoningtongallery.com/artwork/family-story-totem/" target="_blank">"The Story of Susie and the Bear."</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH_ticpuIHFq_ulbhpkaLi008Hn5FUc55ZYKwf_heBFeTTJTAJLJTu4xgB6SCtawAUVuFJlGiALY1q4zF81C7z827XJhEIGz26dMZB-hV_OOvcnWbzn-sE7JPJYsBAwfjHrpErgcGorUfhNXhEVrQ3D9deAdDfzHUSCRc4Axc5sNQe2DptnMlvVKriYQf/s3842/20230807_140057m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3842" data-original-width="2554" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH_ticpuIHFq_ulbhpkaLi008Hn5FUc55ZYKwf_heBFeTTJTAJLJTu4xgB6SCtawAUVuFJlGiALY1q4zF81C7z827XJhEIGz26dMZB-hV_OOvcnWbzn-sE7JPJYsBAwfjHrpErgcGorUfhNXhEVrQ3D9deAdDfzHUSCRc4Axc5sNQe2DptnMlvVKriYQf/s320/20230807_140057m.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Family Story Totem," by Preston Singletary.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9K7WnR9ZKRxphHPlJDVim_9a_M2zh0dwQReuvb_VUuX5Gsp5LQUKt6JZ55ZTJ6vWEEF2YAHauMEA1HtdrCLnEUqB2U_k4KHPmf_MornhQAZrAClezOg2_Tq4y8acJiTj6rD6NdfStTILSB33Npi5hXOYuANb8FKYYFZtwRoKHJPkmnCYPO_Kg-vM5Ieex/s2435/20230807_140107m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1847" data-original-width="2435" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9K7WnR9ZKRxphHPlJDVim_9a_M2zh0dwQReuvb_VUuX5Gsp5LQUKt6JZ55ZTJ6vWEEF2YAHauMEA1HtdrCLnEUqB2U_k4KHPmf_MornhQAZrAClezOg2_Tq4y8acJiTj6rD6NdfStTILSB33Npi5hXOYuANb8FKYYFZtwRoKHJPkmnCYPO_Kg-vM5Ieex/s320/20230807_140107m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tlingit Ceremonial Canoe.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRX0uKA8t-PCi1hr_csTFGO1oEqXS573f3RpunzgBv548TCoJncORhMYb4fKLXlERimXgFanTxaBO_39VN82EsE4HGONG2cghGGatmBBQLvd6AR9SlhZlAmi32Z4jMMRLA-P4Us8AqOQmJjI0ao0r8-E28TseCTPEc18Ud6JC-yTFuFlirbgMn4hZNb7oG/s3031/20230807_140130m.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2207" data-original-width="3031" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRX0uKA8t-PCi1hr_csTFGO1oEqXS573f3RpunzgBv548TCoJncORhMYb4fKLXlERimXgFanTxaBO_39VN82EsE4HGONG2cghGGatmBBQLvd6AR9SlhZlAmi32Z4jMMRLA-P4Us8AqOQmJjI0ao0r8-E28TseCTPEc18Ud6JC-yTFuFlirbgMn4hZNb7oG/s320/20230807_140130m.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Information about the Tlingit Ceremonial Canoe.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Russian Settlement and Historic Sitka 5 km walk taught us a lot about this important place in Alaska's history. Thank you to the Central Washington Sun Striders Club for this interesting walk. It is fantastic to have a Volksmarch available when we get off a cruise ship! Good going gang.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">To be continued in Part 2, Marina and Sitka National Historical Park.</span><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>TravelBug-Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.com0Sitka, AK, USA57.053219299999988 -135.334551337.506022703745032 -170.4908013 76.600415896254944 -100.17830129999999