Strahan, TAS: Home of World Record Waterskiing!

(The prequel to this post can be found here.)
Welcome to Strahan, a little town on the west coast of Tasmania. Population: 636

Our little cabin at the YHA hostel.

The Saga of My Car(s)

The Silver Bullet

      At the end of this winter, Jason said that we were going to buy a new car. He had just driven the Silver Bullet to and from Montana in a snow storm with LT B. When they pulled in the driveway, the windshield was half covered in snow and ice. I felt horrible for them because I know that the defrost, heat, and windshield wipers leave a lot to be desired in the winter. However, since it was my car and I was the main person driving it, I never worried about it. I knew what to expect and how to deal with it. Jason, on the other hand, wasn't such a big fan of the Silver Bullet after

Spring in Virginia - The Sequel

After the big festivities surrounding the yard sale on Saturday (which you can read about here), Sunday was a day of relaxation. I went to church with Sally's and Peewee's, then went to have dinner with Katie and Sherman. After a delicious dinner and visiting with Sherman's parents, we decided that some Peanut Butter Chocolate ice cream from a local ice cream shop was appropriate. Katie and Sherman rode their motorcycles, which it was a beautiful day for that.

Katie's bike is special in that it gets to sit on the walkway.

Spring in Virginia

After contemplating going to visit family in Virginia for a few weeks, I bought a plane ticket on a spur of the moment two days before I left. One of the big reasons I wanted to go this particular weekend (the second weekend in May) was because of a yard sale. I told Jason that I wanted to go because I was a little bit nosy, and wanted to see what everyone was getting rid of! I had been getting emails about several of my sisters "purging" their houses, cleaning out storage rooms, and putting it all into one big yard sale. Another good reason to go was to see two nieces that I had not seen yet. And one more good reason to go was to see everyone else on the East Coast that I hadn't seen in almost a year. So after buying a ticket (which was still really cheap) on Monday, Jason drove me to the airport to catch my flight on Thursday morning.

The night before it had rained, froze, and then snowed, so when I left, I was bundled up for the cold. The flight seemed to take extra long this time, but everything was on time. When I landed in Charlotte, NC for my flight change, I was instantly hit with extremely hot weather. I'm thinking it was probably in the 80's at least. I had to shed my coat and wished I could shed a shirt and socks as well. I didn't have a long wait until I got the short flight to Washington D.C. where Peewee was going to pick me up. By the time I had to go outside and catch my ride, it was evening and wasn't quite as hot. Peewee, Bobby, and Sam very kindly picked me up and gave me a ride to Sally's house where I was going to reside. As soon as

A Sad Goodbye

As most people know, I have had a motorcycle since the summer of 2008. It was a beautiful 2005 Honda Shadow 600.

It's name was The Baby Bullet.

Between myself, Linden, and Jul, we drove that bike and my car out to Wyoming in August of 2008. Since then, I had ridden it a decent amount. I would take it to work, I'd take it to school, and I even took it on a few long trips.