continued… It was now noon. Keith was getting hungry and Eric was eager to eat again. We went to the nearest restaurant, which served barbecue. Up until now, the longest line we’d been in was 15-minutes for the water ride. … Continue reading →
Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia – Part 1
Thursday, July 17 — We decided to celebrate Keith finishing 7th grade with a trip to a nearby amusement park called Busch Gardens. We’d booked the tickets online a day before. Apparently, ticket prices were variable based on day of … Continue reading →
Stormy Weather and Magic the Gathering
On Wednesday, July 16, we had a colorful dawn. This guy hung out and watched the sunrise with Christi. Yesterday, we were all tired and moving slow from the long day on Monday. It was also stormy weather, which added … Continue reading →
Keith’s Perspective on Palm Beach, Florida/Le point de vue de Keith sur Palm Beach, en Floride
This week has been fun. On Saturday we ate at a pizza restaurant called Nico’s, then we got Gelato. Cette semaine était amusante. Samedi nous avons mangé à une pizzeria qui s’appele Nico’s, puis on a mangé une glace. On … Continue reading →
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia – Part 4: Raleigh Tavern, Book Binder, Leather Maker, and George Wythe House
Continued… Upon arrival at the tavern, we were immediately ushered into a room that was lined with chairs. Fortunately, we’d arrived just as the doors were opening and got seats. Within minutes, it was standing room only. A black woman … Continue reading →
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia – Part 3: the Capitol Building and
continued… After we left the blacksmith shop, we continued east down Duke of Gloucester Street to the Capital Building, which was at the end of the street. This was the side of the building. We had to make a right … Continue reading →
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia – Part 2: British Food, the Courthouse, the Powder Magazine and the Blacksmith Shop
continued… We picked a restaurant called Dog Street Pub, which served traditional British food. It was decorated in the colonial theme and the staff wore period costumes. Eric ordered a sampler platter, which had ham, cheddar, stilton cheese (which wasn’t … Continue reading →
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia – Part 1: The Governor’s Palace
Monday, July 14 — We were still confused about Colonial Williamsburg. According to what we’d read online, we needed to buy tickets to see the historic town at the Regional Visitor’s Center, which was about 3/4 of a mile away … Continue reading →
Go Kart Racing and the FFX Family Show in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Friday, July 11 was a mellow day. In the morning, Eric changed seagull water filter. It was the filter attached to the kitchen sink that filtered our drinking water. Eric has been buying the same filter since Kosmos was new, … Continue reading →
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station
The Darlington Nuclear Generating Station just outside Toronto has a capacity of 3,512 MW and generates about 20 percent of Ontario’s electricity needs, enough for roughly two million homes. The facility came online in 1990, and was in operation when we lived in Toronto between 1986 and 1997. Three of the four reactors are now…
