Hello From "Nawlins"

Hello everyone. Thursday we arrived in Abita Springs, Louisiana. We are at a nice quiet, secluded RV resort North of Lake Pontchartrain. Today we went to New Orleans to do some sightseeing. We toured the French Quarter and I got to eat some beignets at the famous Cafe Du Monde. The beignets were OK but I liked the powdered sugar best of all. I had so much powdered sugar on me I was almost all white. While in the French Quarter, Mom and Dad bought me some neat sunglasses. Don't I look cool with these shades on? We also found the grave site of the famous Voodoo Priestess Marie Laveau. Imagine a Voodoo priestess buried in a Catholic cemetery. We also toured the Chalmette Battlefield where in 1814 Colonel Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans.

Mom and Dad have been able to visit and spend some time with one of Dad's former colleagues, Harold Denton and his wife Nina. Dad and Harold talk about the "good old days" and some of the "not so good old days".

The weather here is beautiful but it is also love bug season and they are everywhere. Later folks!

Paddle Faster, I Hear Banjo Music !!!!

After two wonderful weeks in Oklahoma, we hit the road this morning. We had a great time at Grove, Oklahoma. Grove calls for a return visit. We got the defective landing gear on our trailer replaced. After a year of problems with it, it now works like it is supposed to so Mom and Dad are really happy about that. Mom and Dad did hit the casino one time in Grove. They joined the casino's players club and each got $5.00 free play. Because Mom's birthday is in September, she got an additional $20.00 free play. They played the penny slots for a few minutes and left happy with $37.00 in winnings. Aren't they the big gamblers? We are now headed for Abita Springs, Louisiana with two stops before we get there. Tonight we are at a fish camp park West of Little Rock, Arkansas. Dad thinks there are some similarities to "Deliverance" here. Tomorrow we will be spending the night in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Mom and Dad say they really like Vicksburg with it's Civil War history. I will talk to you from Louisiana.

Greeting From Monkey Island, Oklahoma

Hello from Monkey Island, Oklahoma. We are enjoying our relaxing time in Grove, OK, on the shores of Grand Lake with its 1,300 miles of shoreline. This is a beautiful area. It is also home to the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe. There are numerous casinos in the area but so far Dad has been able to keep Mom out of them. This is also the home of the Seneca-Cayuga Tobacco Company, makers of Dad's favorite smokes, "Sky Dancer" cigarettes. Mom and Dad were able to get a private tour of the plant to see cigarettes being made. They were fascinated by the process as it is totally automated from start to finish. There is a trike shop here so Dad has been able to get some overdue maintenance done on the trike. Once hurricane Ike blew by, the weather has been ideal, cool mornings and warm afternoons.

In keeping with Mom and Dad's hobby of looking for historical graves sites, we have visited some in the area. One day we found the graves of infamous outlaws Ma Barker and her sons. We also went to Bentonville, Arkansas and found the grave of Walmart founder Sam Walton. We also saw his original store. We have one more relaxing week here before we head for Louisiana.

Its My 2nd Birthday

Happy Birthday to me. I am now 2 years old and what a two years it has been. I have traveled more than 21,000 miles to 42 states and 6 Canadian provinces. I have been to the four corners of the contigous United States. I have ridden across the Golden Gate and the Mackinaw Bridges. I have ridden to the tops of Pikes Peak in Colorado and Mount Washington in New Hamsphire. I have walked on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean at the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick. I have been to Las Vegas, Mount Rainier, Mount St Helens, the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, the Grand Tetons, ridden through a giant redwood tree and fed the deer at Medina Lake. Along the way I have made countless new friends, two legged and four legged. But most importantly, I have kept Mom and Dad on the straight and narrow. For my birthday, Mom and Dad treated me to a great steak with a tasty bone.













We are now headed to Oklahoma for a two week rest back on flat land. Happy Birthday to me and here's to another year of fantastic adventures. So please stay tuned......