Family Visit - October 14-29, 2015

The train carried me to Pittsburgh, then the bus to Columbus and back to Pittsburgh.  There the train collected me again for the trip back to Florida.  Enroute to Pittsburgh we passed through Harper's Ferry, WV.

The station in Harper's Ferry, WV
A stop enroute to Pittsburgh 
after the Boat Show

Arrival in Pittsburgh was
AHEAD of schedule!

This stained glass window is from my Dad's church
in Bloomsburg, a gift from a grateful parishioner

Paul, Kelsey & Avery's home 
in Beaver Falls, PA

A visit with my mother, 83 years young, 
was a primary reason for this trip

Mother showed me a quilt by 
her Aunt Sam with 
relatives' names sewn into it

Avery enjoys her drink

Horseshoe bend on a rainy afternoon

Winterpark, FL on the 29th

Train to Boat Show - October 2-14, 2015

The Potomac River near Quantico, VA
as the train approaches D.C.

The train took me north to Annapolis for this year's US Sailboat show to help my buddy, Harry.  He's a one-man miracle of an IT guy, but given the number of his clients that need him to set up their IT needs in their booths and the fact that all this must be done after the boats and booths are set up, he only has tuesday and wednesday to get the job done.  Hence the need for me to be a happy helper or galloping gopher (as in "go fer this" or "go fer that").

Train to DC

I'm adding a dock line for the big girl,
Jeanneau 54.  The float was the only way
to get the line around that piling.

Harry is taking sunrise photos

A beautiful day at the Boat Show

Dawn on Monday

Murph and John at the party after.  While I was driving
the 349 out of the show today, he called out to me from Pusser's:
"Crash her into the pier!  We can fix anything!" 
John owns Annapolis Harbor Boatyard.  :-)