Grandpa Ben gets a new glider

Grandpa Gets a New Glider

Grandpa and his new Glider

Grandpa had so much fun playing since his retirement he got too light for his glider.   "I need a new smaller glider," said Grandpa.  "What glider should I get?"  There are so many wonderful choices."

Grandpa decided to order one made just for him.  He ordered a Blue and yellow.  He wanted people to be able to see him way up high in the sky.

The Glider came in a Big Box all the way from Vietnam.  It came on an UPS truck.  Grandpa was excited to try it out.  "We can put the little motor cycle on the back of the truck." said Grandpa.  we can use the little motor cycle to get back to the truck after we fly."

So Grandma and Grandpa loaded all the gar into the truck and went to middle mountain.

Here is a picture of the little motorcycle on the back of the Truck

Here is a picture of Grandpa hiking his new glider up to the Launch

Here is a picture of Grandpa getting ready to launch his new glider.  Grandpa is putting on gloves so he can hold on to the control lines.  After grandpa get everything set and checked, he flies the glider up into the air and out over the big valley.





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Grandma  and Grandpa

DryFork of the Cheat River

Grandpa and Grandma had rain and rain.  Big globs and buckets of rain pouring down from the clouds which had carried the moisture up from the hot and humid Gulf of Mexico and then stalled as they rose up against the Allegheny Front beside our cabin home.

So “The rivers must be up.  Grandpa looked on the internet to get the river level readings from the gauges. 

So Grandma and Grandpa packed up all the gear onto the pick up truck.  The Kayaks went on the very top.  Grandpa's big yellow kayak and Grandma's orange kayak.  The helmets, life jackets, spray skirts, paddles and river clothes went in back.  

Grandma drove the truck and Grandpa rode the little motorcycle.

"We can leave the little motorcycle downstream, drive up to the put in, play as long as we like, as we float down", said Grandpa  "I will ride the little motorcycle back to get the truck when we are done."

The river was very sparkly with the sun.  The water was cool and clear.  There were fish and ducks and a deer with a fawn along the bank.  

Here are some pictures for you.

Here is a picture of Grandma  at the River

Here is a picture of Grandpa playing near a Rock Shelf

Here is a picture of Grandma relaxing in her Kayak

Here is a picture of Grandpa at the Take Out

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Hurricane Irene

Dearest Beloved;

How are you?  Grandma  and Grandpa  wish you the very best and we hope you are having a bunch of adventures and that you are well.

We are how now snug in our little cabin.  There was an earthquake last week a few miles from here, but we were working out of doors and did not know; until the earthquake was all over, except for the talking about it.

The next big thing was a hurricane.  There would be lots of water in the rivers.  Lots of people from the East came to our  County to escape the hurricane and to play in the waters.  A sign in front of a store said 'Evacuees Welcome".

Grandpa and Grandma loaded up their Kayaks and went to paddle in the swamp above the dam.  There were beaver and weeds and lots of birds in the swamp.  Once we almost got stopped as we came upon a shallow log obstructing the way.  We tried several times to get the boats up and over the log.  We almost gave up and then Grandpa made a mad dash paddle to the log; jumped up to it; the Grandma rammed him from behind and popped him over.

Grandpa  then helped  pull Grandma over and we paddled up further before we came to a area so shallow and narrow, that we turned around and raced back to the truck.  We stopped and got ice cream on the way home.


Loads of Love  Grandpa  and Grandma