Traveling with the Stars


March 25, 2008

We woke to birds singing. It was a cool morning, perfect for putting in a little play time. We finished stacking all the lumber! It was a little slower work looking for black widow spiders and scorpions. We found several spiders including a brown recluse, another poison biting one. Kathy cringed remembering getting bit by one while "playing" on the brig Niagra derigging the ship for winter storage. Will had to rush her up to the hospital with a pink line running up her arm. It took weeks to heal up.


The rest of the day we spent relaxing at the ranch. We mostly watched the birds and listened to the bugs. Later that evening we headed over to the Stonewall Saloon and met some freinds, Bob and Dolly and their friends, Les and Iona. The music was so loud we had to retreat to the back room. We sat around the table sharing travel adventures with the music still loud. Iona mentioned that the space shuttle was to be visable in the sky so we all went out to see the site.




Standing there in the shadow of the Stonewall Saloon coming from the northwest two lights moved across the sky to the southeast. It took only five minutes, from 8:33 to 8:38. We stood mezmerized that above us were the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Endeavour. We have broken the bonds of Earth and travel with the stars! Kathy's comment, "Wish I could be up there."





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