Well after 3 months of being busy and lazy I’ll try and catch up the Blog. A lot has happened in the last three months not all pleasant. After Prince George, British Columbia we spent a couple days getting to the border of the lower 48. Then due to our feathered pets it took 2 tries to get across the border. We have crossed into the United States 4 times with our birds and had four different experiences, from costing over $200.00 to costing nothing.
From the border we drove down to Spokane, Washington. Here we stayed at an Elks lodge that was the best we had found yet. Some old boating friends,Ray and Mozelle Varner were up in Canada and drove down to visit for a couple of days. Right after we arrived in Spokane we learned that my 95 year old Aunt had fallen and broken her hip (later we found out it was her femur in four places). We were the only relatives that could look after her so we canceled the northern part of our trip and headed to Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Where Custer last Stood

Four hard days of driving found us parked in a beautiful state park on the shores of Lake Tenkiller. Aunt Lahoma got to come home about three days later. She only spent one night then had breathing problems. Three more weeks of in and out of nursing homes was more than her body could take and she passed away.

Lake Tenkiller Flooding us out of State Park

While in Tahlequah I made a fast four day run down to my baby in San Carlos, Mexico and picked up a Jib that I wanted to use as a copy for a new one to be made in Florida this winter. I thought 3000 miles in four days was good for an old fart. When I was younger I would have done it in two, oh well.

Baby on the Hard in San Carlos
Sean makes Eagle

We then headed for Dallas to visit with family and happier surroundings. Sean was getting his Eagle award and we attended the ceremony. We then spent about two weeks hugging kids and Grand brats.

Grand Brats having fun at Texas State Fair

Mark and Jayne Texas State fair
Family at Texas State Fair

Then we headed southeast towards Florida. Stopped a couple of days in Biloxi, Miss. And won a couple of hundred at the casino playing blackjack. We have been in Panama City, Florida for three weeks now and will be moving on soon.