As the title suggests, I used multiple methods of transportation for the girls' big-stage debut, visiting four states in the process!! First up were New York and Massachusetts.
WE started in Albany with the
U.S.S. Slater, a Destroyer Escort, a cheap "expendable" vessel which was churned out rapidly in WWII. Just how "expendable" were they? They were manned with young, relatively inexperienced men, and relatively junior officers. This one was brought back as a rusted hulk after 50 years in the Greek navy (an end-of-life loan) and lovingly restored by volunteers with privately raised funds.
At the
NYS Museum, I was struck by how many really cool rock types we have in the Adirondacks. The NYC rocks were not as impressive. Unless you really like schist, I suppose.
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| View of the Egg from the State Museum in Albany |
We soon headed over to Lenox and environs. Some of our party stayed at
Kripalu, which had a wonderful setting, including a gorgeous field of wildflowers along the drive. Of course, the accommodations were rather basic, even the "luxury" rooms!
We visited my sister-in-law's relative's
art studio.
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| Life imitating art |
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| My favorite piece of the collection |
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| "The Other Side of Eden" - probably DeVries's most famous work |
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| A musician and her new tuba!! (No, I don't think that will fit in the trunk!) |
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| At the chocolate shop |
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| Chocoholics (addicted to chocohol) |
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| Orff's Carmina Burana |
We got the best seats we could, but things were still a bit blurry! It turns out we'd have done well to stand in the back and watch the Jumbotrons; apparently the videographer couldn't resist the cuteness of the children's chorus and kept zooming in on them!!!
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