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Boston Marathon Trip Photos

April 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Photos taken of my trip to the Boston Marathon 2009 are posted in the Photo Gallery. Click Here to go directly to the new gallery.

Unfortunately there aren’t any photos of the race itself — I couldn’t get the coach within walking distance of the race, and with my shuttling responsibilities for both runners and passengers wasn’t able see the race, except portions on TV. But it was an exciting day! I took 23 runners from our hotel out to the start of the race in Hopkinton, Massachusetts on the morning of the race, and all 23 finished, five of them in less than 3 hours. The oldest of the runners was 59, running in his 97th marathon — now that’s impressive! He finished with a time fast enough to automatically qualify for next year’s Boston Marathon.

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New Photos — Cherry Blossoms, Liberty State Park, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

April 8, 2009 By 2 Comments

Washington's Cherry Blossoms in April

Washington's Cherry Blossoms in April

It’s been too long since I’ve posted photos from my trips in my Photo Gallery, but I finally got three new galleries posted today. Included are a few photos from my trip last week to the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC, plus earlier trips to New Jersey’s Liberty State Park, and to the Baltimore Inner Harbor. Prints are available, should you see anything you must have — you can purchase them right on the site and have them shipped to you directly. Enjoy!

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It’s Cherry Blossom Time!

April 3, 2009 By 5 Comments

I’m sitting in Washington, DC this afternoon with a sold-out tour to the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Weather on the way here was horrible — heavy rainfall, fog, and lots of traffic to top it off on a Friday morning. But we arrived almost right on schedule, started with a driving tour and within half an hour the sun was out! One brief shower came through, but now the skies are blue, temperature is up to 68F and it’s absolutely beautiful.

But there are no crowds! Washington is the least crowded I’ve seen it at cherry blossom time. I even found bus parking on Independence by the Washington Monument. There was also space at [Read more...]

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Luray Caverns, Car & Carriage Caravan Museum, Luray, VA

March 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

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Luray Caverns, in Luray, Virginia, are the largest and most visited caverns in the eastern US. It’s a great destination for groups of all kinds. In addition to the caverns, next door is the Car & Carriage Caravan Museum, an outstanding collection of antique cars, trucks, bicycles and a couple of other modes of transportation. You can purchase admission to both the caverns and the museum on one ticket. Although the caverns are the claim to fame here (and rightly so), I highly recommend the [Read more...]

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Monticello, Charlottesville, VA

March 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

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I had a group of 8th grade students to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home in Charlottesville, VA yesterday. The group had an 8 AM appointment, first one of the day, and had been instructed to be there 30 minutes early. That meant leaving our hotel really early, but at the direction of our conscientious group leader, we dutifully arrived on time as instructed. And guess what … the [Read more...]

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