There are some pics this week.

Cherry Trees at the Park

Last week was pretty exciting. We started seriously thinking about what we’ll take to China. The warning was that there are times we will have to carry our own baggage, possibly on uneven steps without handrails. The mantra is “travel light”. We reluctantly admitted that the day hike backpacks we got for England are too large for China. I found my China backpack. Danita’s still thinking about it. We had our last Tai Chi class Wednesday. We managed not to fall in class. We’re hoping to duplicate that in China.

Suspension Bridge was the Favorite

Thursday we went to the National Aquarium for a lecture titled “Looking Through a Lense”. Doug Allen is world famous for his nature photography and films. He specializes in underwater filming at the North and South poles. It was an amazing presentation.

Friday we drove down to Jul’s. Unbelievably, there was snow in our area. It was scheduled to start early in the morning. We left at 4:45 AM to beat the snow. It worked. I don’t know when the snow actually started, but we had nothing more than rain. Columbia ended up with 2 inches of snow. We made it down safe and sound. Saturday was a beautiful day. We took the grandkids to a park and had a great time. Sunday we saw Cinderella and had some ice cream. We no longer have more stamina than Bryon, but Elizabeth was sound asleep by the time we got back Sunday.

River was Inviting but Too Cold

We’ll be driving back to Columbia tomorrow. Our big constraint is that we have to be at the breakfast IHOP at 8:40 AM so I can check into my flight for Florida. I should have just enough time in Columbia to repack my bag for the next trip.

I hope this finds everybody doing well.