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We then went to West Point Academy that is quit a place we had nice view of the Hudson River. We took rte 80 from there to Massachusetts & took a tour of Ft Deven the base my husband left to go to Korea & the kids & me left to go to Cal.Our next stop was Bar Harbor Maine We were going to take a ferry to Nova Scotia but the sea was too rough so instead we went to Acadia Nat.Park & up to Catalac Mt The fall leaves were just at their peak & couldn`t be more beautiful.
From there we went to New Hampshire to Conway & took the cog train up to Mt Washington the coldest & windest place on earth it was only Sept but there was a lot of snow.We had a nice tour of Conway & took a train ride around the town.We then got on rte 90 thru New York that is beautiful in upper N Y state.
We stopped at Niagara Falls & visited my
husband`s sister in law & her son in Buffalo then we headed south to Pittsburgh & a visit to my
sister & her family.We then headed for home. It was a great trip.
We left Orlando Fl. flew to chicago & then to Hawaii We were met at the plane & were given a hug & a lei & had our picture taken & then was taken to the Hawaiin villege this was going to be great. Next morning we were given breakfast & a briefing on all the tours we could take. We decided on the circle tour which took all day. We had a good tour guide he told us all about the island & made it sound interesting. We stop at Sealion park something like SeaWorld & another place where they canned Pineapple,seen where they grow sugar cane & was told how they burn the fields before harvesting it. The next day we explored on our own & spent some time on Waikiki beach.That night we went to see Don Ho He put on a good show for people our age but the young folks seem to enjoy it too.
The next day we took a tour of Pearl Harbor seen battleship row & went on the Arizona Memorial & seen the Punch Bowl where the Military cemetary is. That night we went to see Al Harrinton. We had dinner & he put on a great show & had my picture taken with him.
The next Day we went to the Polynesian cultural center, Had canoe rides & explored all the different villages,had a luau then seen a
spectacula Hulla show with the hulla dancers fire dancers it was just great. We had a great time but the time went too fast. My husband said we just have to come back & see some more & the rest of the islands. The next year we came back & went to Kauai & seen the Waimea Canyon state park (the Grand Canyon of the Pacific only smaller)Maui &
the big island of Hawaii.
We were lucky to get
there in time to see the Iron Man Race which was
very interesting.then back to Oahu & seen the Pro Bowl football game. We made two more trips back
for the pro games on one of the trips we went
back to the big island & tour the volcano areas
My husband would love to go back but its just too far & we`re getting too old. My husband will be 81 this month & I`ll be 80 in Feb.
We seen some bad times & good times. We`ve had good health & I`m glad we were able to go to all the places we
did. We sure made a lot of Memories. Living in
Florida isn`t bad either for 23 yrs the hurricanes have missed us.
Now we have Disney World, Epcot center,M G M Studios,Universal Studios,Sea World,Bush Gardens. We`ve been to them all. Another place to see is the Space center with the Imax Theaters. When the Shuttle goes up we just step out our back door & can see it go off & at night. The whole sky is lit up. Another great place to see is the Everglades,you can take a shuttle ride thru the glades & see aligators,birds deer & turtles. There are also airboat rides which are a bit noisy. Then there is The keys That ride to Key West is one you won`t forget. On the west coast of Fl.are Naples.Edison`s Home,Ringly`s
home. The Gulf of Mexico,St pete`s Beach,Tampa bay the of home the Buccaneers farther north is the Big Bend the quieter part of Fl. Tallahassee
Panama City,Pensacola. It`s just a great place to visit or to live.
This year 1998 mother nature
has`nt treated Fl too kindly in the Spring we had too much rain causing some flooding then a couple bad tornados that did a lot of damage then came
the awful fires. We were lucky this all happened close by but just out of our reach. The keys were hit pretty hard & so was the panhandle from the
hurricane. So I`ll keep my fingers crossed & hope our good luck holds out.
After Labor Day my husband & me left Fl.on rte 95thru Georgia Carolina,Virginia to Maryland where we stoped for few days to visit our daughter & her family. From there we went to Gettysburg & seen the Battle Fields. Then on to Longwood Gardens that is a beautiful sight.
We`ve been in 49 states & I decided I wanted to
see the last one Hawaii. My husband had made stop overs there on his trips to & from Korea & wasnt
too excited about going there he had only seen
the airport. When I make up my mind I generally
get what I want.So he said go ahead & make the
reservations. I figured after Thankgiving & before Xmas would be a good time to go.I booked us for 7 days.
