*YACHT* Day!

Yesterday we picked up a MacGregor 26 sail/power*YACHT*. It is on loan to our friends John and Patty from her brother. We decided to remove all the sailing equipment off because of lack of sailing experience(NONE!) Its a pretty cool *YACHT*. Has a 50 HP outboard capable of 22 mph. 26 feet long. Room inside for a few people to sleep.

John scrubbed it to day. I helped him empty out the boat for the interior cleaning. Not sure if we will get a chance for a spin or not before we leave for the class reunion on Saturday.

We are all non-card carrying honorary members of the super exclusive *SHYTOWN YACHT CLUB*(total membership=4)(:

LOTS of pizza today!

We went for a ride to get pizza in my hometown of Iron River,MI. We got 2 cooked ones (for eating right away) and 6 half baked for the friends we are staying with.

We stopped and saw some friends and had some great fellowship. Rode back to Munising, which is a 270 mi round trip.

It was worth it. Great pizza and wonderful visiting with old friends. Next weekend will be our last weekend before we take off back west towards WA. Its been a fun, but long ride and we MUST be back by no later than July 14th, or our mail will get sent back on the 15th. And, I m guessing, its gonna be a huge pile of mail!!

Kiddo is getting over a case of the puppy poops and we are greatly relieved to see that!!

We may attend an AA picnic tomorrow,depending on the weather.

The pic is of our favorite subject using the armrest as a pillow. :)

Still Chillin' in da UP

We have been just hanging out here awaiting my class reunion on July 3rd. It will be a longish wait,but I m looking forward to it. We were heading out this coming weekend, but decided to stay for the reunion.

Kiddo got a major 'doo change, and now looks like a...little black dog with a poofie tail. We got her clipped, its called a "teddy bear" type of style.

I havent gotten a pic of her new cut yet, but here is one for comparison, suprisingly sitting on MY motorcycle! :)

Visitation with Gerry and family

We had visited with him before,but this time we took the motorcycles. We had a early Fathers Day because Sue is leaving to NC to visit her gramma today. It was beautiful weather for the 40 mile ride, both ways. We had a great dinner, played WII with the kids, and went for rides on the bikes. Pat even let Gerry drive the Spyder. He was all smiles from that experience, as I anticipated. Kiddo was her usual self..she played with Cutie this time..last visit she was afraid of her. She is getting better with other dogs with every encounter. She is good at dragging lawn chairs around, as you can see fromt the pic. She didnt get it up the stairs,tho. We were going to Grand Marias with Gerry, but he as to work getting a house ready to move, so we will be getting together tomorrow instead. So, our day is free. :) So far.. B/P/K

A Beautiful Enjoyable Day!

Today was great! Sunshine and warm. Our big "thing" for the day was a motorcycle ride to some friends homes. Our friend Patty has a motorcycle,so the three of us went out. We stopped in two places and visited,then on to the big city of Munising(which, last year, aquired their first stoplight.)for icecream at DQ. It was a great ride and wonderful visiting friends. I even got a few shots with the camera of Pat and Kiddo.

"Home" once again!

Landed in the UP of MI night before last. What a relief that is. Went to see our son and his family and have been relaxing..not much else. We will be taking a ride to Grand Marais Saturday. My son has a on/off road dirt bike he will be riding. I havent looked around Grand Marais since the "bad old days" when I was a "real biker" riding a HD and acting like a jerk,back in the mid-70's. How things change when one gets older and wiser.:)

Looking forward to visiting many folks we havent seen for months/years here.

Still no card reader to post pics..I guess its time to just buy one!

Ludington,MI visit with friends

We spent 2 days with our old friends,Bill and Charlotte in Ludington,MI. We had a wonderful time. We went to their grandaughters ballet/dance recital and we were astounded by the performance. It was one of the most wonderful things I have ever seen. The children were fantastic dancers, from 4 years old up to teenagers,with a few "old folks" thrown in for comparison! LOL! We got to see some nice scenery by the river in Ludington and some of the history of the area. We got to ride on a pontoon boat on a lake with thier daughter and grandaughter. All in all, a wonderful visit. Thanks,Bill and Char for your hosiptality. We hope we can return the favor in Seattle some day!

I have pics,but cannot post them yet,because of a lack of a card reader. I ll post em,with a vid, later.

motortrike in Battle Creek

Here are the pics from the last stop, very nice ride today after a great visit with family, I even learned how to play chess in Ohio, my 8 year old great nephew taught me, go figure. Pat (oh by the way no more secrets, the surprises are over)

catch up time

We left Ohio and now are resting in Battle Creek,MI. We had some serious fun visiting with family.Spent 3 days there, then the night here, and off to Ludington,MI tomorrow for another overnight visit with more friends. The ride from OH to MI was fantastic.

The pics are from family in OH..except for the ones on the motortrike, which were taken at a friends here in Battle Creek.

Holy Crap it is, WET, WET, WET

Tried to leave this am and thought we could drive between rain drops. I got Kiddo and the luggage on the Spyder and it started to dump, just like the sky was falling, cats and dogs. Everything is soaked so we have to postpone our departure from WV until tomorrow. Good thing all friends and family are flexible, good thing we are too, we bend like rubber bands after this trip. And no I did not melt when the water hit, Kiddo almost did though. Brad said we would get wet this trip, but I thought we would be moving down an interstate not sitting in a Motel parking space.

Extreme weather in WV/PA

The weather is cooking up a witchs brew of nastiness. We are considering waiting till the route is a bit less treacherous. We will be heading north thru Pittsburgh to the extreme northern part of PA then head east to where ever the next sister is gonna be suprised. It worked well with the first one, so this sister(in law) should be flabbergasted as well.

We got a bit wet yesterday,but not bad at all. I went to a restaurant for take out and got drenched, but it was only a few hundred yards of distance.

We enjoyed breakfast "camping style" in the motel room this morning. Pat is brushing Kiddos teeth now, and we will be doing something, either driving or staying,in the next hour or so. We DO NOT want to be caught on the freeway in severe winds/rain/???. The one small storm in TN was enough for us.

200 miles to go..

BPK

Holy Crap it is HOT, HOT, HOT

Well no internet access last night but tonight we are in Faremont, West Virginia. Nice day for travel. It stayed in the low 80's and when it rained it went down into the 70's, nice after yesterday's high of 93. Thought my butt was gonna start to sizzle for sure. We will be in Ohio at my Nieces to surprise my other sister tomorrow. Brad went to get some dinner, yum, yum. Talk to ya' all tomorrow.

Tuesday and new Tie-Airs!

We proceeded to Redline Powersports for new tires on the Honda. What a difference. The front one needed replacing,also. I m very grateful for the fella who noticed the bad rear tire.

So..we will be hangin' here at da 'Beach till they kick us out, I guess. Kiddo is getting another cut and nail job done, so will have to post another pic of our "delicate flower" of a dog here in a few hours.