Alex's house.

Arrived at Alex & Britta's house about 6pm on Friday. Had great bar-b-que Britta had bought. On Saturday & again on Sunday, Jennifer & Karen came over for the day. Had a week late birthday party for Britta. Great Chinese takeout. On Sunday, Jen & Karen took Carol out for lunch. They stopped by to see & walk Balou & Bagera. Carol said the dogs are going great. They have lost weight, finally, and have two very, very good care givers. Jen & Karen walk them three times a day, take them to the vets, feed them properly, etc. Carol & I talked time & again about bringing them with us but Carol says, and she's right, that's it's hard enough on me travelling with her given her current condition . Two more dogs would really complicate our lives. Our real hope is for Carol's continued improvement . We will always be grateful to Jen & Karen for caring for the dogs.
Seeing Teagan & Finn was the real highlight of the trip. They are two wonderful children. Finn is a live wire. Non-stop action. He tires me out just looking at him. We had a great time playing together. Monster trucks time & again. He doesn't tire of playing with them. Finn adjusted to Gopher after a few hours. He'll get her rope toy and throw it for her. Mostly he's comfortable around her considering Gopher outweighs him by 25# or so. When Balou & Bagera come over for a visit Finn enjoys walking Balou.

We are having a wonderful time.

Yorktown, VA

We spent Friday touring the City of Yorktown, Va. This was the site of the Battle of Yorktown. In the spring of 1781 the American War of Independence entered its seventh year. In May British General Charles, Lord Cornwallis moved his army into Yorktown to built a naval base. On September 28th, General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette began the siege of Yorktown. On October 19, 1781 Lord Cornwallis surrendered. This was the last major battle of the war. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783.

Later in the day we visited the "famous" Williamsburg Pottery Factory. The brochure we read lead us to believe it was a collection of quaint, quality shops based around the oldest operating pottery factory in America. What a joke. It's really a collection of flea market quality stalls. Lots of junk. We left Williamsburg and arrived at Alex's house about 7pm.