The weatherman is back
And better than ever... or maybe just wetter than ever.
After a fun-filled, rain-filled and upbeat vacation, it was time to come back. If only I knew what was in store on my return home I might have opted to chill in D.C. for the weekend. I lost my wallet on the plane from BWI Int'l airport; it still hasn't showed. I had a $400 compensatory check from Southwest since they overbooked my flight... Yeah, overbooked badly. I had to wait 24 hours to get a flight. I did get to stay in a nice hotel on them, however... I also had $400 in traveler's cheques, $120 cash, and of course my I.D., credit card, check card, student I.D., blockbuster card, gift cards, etc... They are all gone. Well, hopefully not for long. I followed the plane with the help of my aunt, who is employed by SWA, from Hobby to El Paso to Vegas to Phoenix to Portland. No luck. I still feel like whoever found it will return it. I mean, the only thing they can really use without detection is the $120 cash... and maybe the $400 check if they are brave. Anyway, I've already cancelled everything but the traveler's cheques. I haven't gotten to a bank yet... because my car decided to not start this morning. When it rains, it pours. Then, my computer goes on some strike and won't let me use the internet. I couldn't get any phone numbers because of it. I just guessed right. 1-800-Iflyswa I guess I remembered from the commercials. Well, if any good news came from it all I'd say it helps to return me to a full reliance on God. When I have no internet, car, or money I really am almost forced to look to the sky. Not that I should have to be forced but it does bring one back down to earth somewhat. I've been eating oatmeal and spending all the change I save to buy meals at Subway down the street. I only have to walk one block there and one mile to work so it's not a big deal. But enough with the rainy days, let's talk about the sunny times.
The vacation was fast-paced and wore me out a lot faster than I ever anticipated. We had some highlights through the trip, some expected and unexpected. We were flooded out at Cedar Point after getting to the main attractions. While in line to an indoor coaster a severe line of storms hit the park. I think the workers were more panicky than any of the guests, it was humorous. They thought the metal bars INSIDE the building would conduct lightning, so they told all guests to not touch the bars. We left after the storms relaxed around 5-6 PM. The park was pretty flooded so it wasn't going to open back up anyway.
We went up to Niagara Falls from there. It was a pretty cool way to really get the trip going. I caught quite a few shimmering pics of the falls. I thought it was crazy that a kid had fallen into the river (which is amazingly easy to do) and went over the falls with no bodily harm. It doesn't take more than a day to do everything, which is how much time we had. So, after going to Canada and eating ($108 for 5 at a casual restaurant) we went to the hotel for the night.
Cooperstown would be the next destination, home of the baseball hall of fame. I enjoyed the town in midstate NY. The upstate and midstate portions of New York are very beautiful. Driving through the back end of the Adirondacks was pleasing to the senses, along with the quaint small towns encountered along the way. I guess most people don't think of the state of New York actually being conservative and scenic, instead thinking of the misleading metropolitan area.
We spent about 36 hours in Boston following Cooperstown. We explored Fenway Park and the historic district of downtown. I definitely enjoyed the vintage sight of old churches, cemeteries, and other buildings. The real adventure was attempting to get to these places by the tram system. It appears to be easy, but it was anything but simple. After going to far, we turned around only to be on the wrong track. I said forget this and had us walk to Fenway. It was about a mile from where we were so we weren't that far away.
Well, I have to get to work right now.. I'll write about NY and D.C. in seperate posts this week.
Everybody have a great Independence Day!
-cheers
After a fun-filled, rain-filled and upbeat vacation, it was time to come back. If only I knew what was in store on my return home I might have opted to chill in D.C. for the weekend. I lost my wallet on the plane from BWI Int'l airport; it still hasn't showed. I had a $400 compensatory check from Southwest since they overbooked my flight... Yeah, overbooked badly. I had to wait 24 hours to get a flight. I did get to stay in a nice hotel on them, however... I also had $400 in traveler's cheques, $120 cash, and of course my I.D., credit card, check card, student I.D., blockbuster card, gift cards, etc... They are all gone. Well, hopefully not for long. I followed the plane with the help of my aunt, who is employed by SWA, from Hobby to El Paso to Vegas to Phoenix to Portland. No luck. I still feel like whoever found it will return it. I mean, the only thing they can really use without detection is the $120 cash... and maybe the $400 check if they are brave. Anyway, I've already cancelled everything but the traveler's cheques. I haven't gotten to a bank yet... because my car decided to not start this morning. When it rains, it pours. Then, my computer goes on some strike and won't let me use the internet. I couldn't get any phone numbers because of it. I just guessed right. 1-800-Iflyswa I guess I remembered from the commercials. Well, if any good news came from it all I'd say it helps to return me to a full reliance on God. When I have no internet, car, or money I really am almost forced to look to the sky. Not that I should have to be forced but it does bring one back down to earth somewhat. I've been eating oatmeal and spending all the change I save to buy meals at Subway down the street. I only have to walk one block there and one mile to work so it's not a big deal. But enough with the rainy days, let's talk about the sunny times.
The vacation was fast-paced and wore me out a lot faster than I ever anticipated. We had some highlights through the trip, some expected and unexpected. We were flooded out at Cedar Point after getting to the main attractions. While in line to an indoor coaster a severe line of storms hit the park. I think the workers were more panicky than any of the guests, it was humorous. They thought the metal bars INSIDE the building would conduct lightning, so they told all guests to not touch the bars. We left after the storms relaxed around 5-6 PM. The park was pretty flooded so it wasn't going to open back up anyway.
We went up to Niagara Falls from there. It was a pretty cool way to really get the trip going. I caught quite a few shimmering pics of the falls. I thought it was crazy that a kid had fallen into the river (which is amazingly easy to do) and went over the falls with no bodily harm. It doesn't take more than a day to do everything, which is how much time we had. So, after going to Canada and eating ($108 for 5 at a casual restaurant) we went to the hotel for the night.
Cooperstown would be the next destination, home of the baseball hall of fame. I enjoyed the town in midstate NY. The upstate and midstate portions of New York are very beautiful. Driving through the back end of the Adirondacks was pleasing to the senses, along with the quaint small towns encountered along the way. I guess most people don't think of the state of New York actually being conservative and scenic, instead thinking of the misleading metropolitan area.
We spent about 36 hours in Boston following Cooperstown. We explored Fenway Park and the historic district of downtown. I definitely enjoyed the vintage sight of old churches, cemeteries, and other buildings. The real adventure was attempting to get to these places by the tram system. It appears to be easy, but it was anything but simple. After going to far, we turned around only to be on the wrong track. I said forget this and had us walk to Fenway. It was about a mile from where we were so we weren't that far away.
Well, I have to get to work right now.. I'll write about NY and D.C. in seperate posts this week.
Everybody have a great Independence Day!
-cheers
posted by Benjamin K at 7/03/2006 08:09:00 PM
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