Wednesday, November 26. 2008Tropical Depression poster shot  The night of the 21st a tropical depression struck all along the Atlantic cost of Panama. It caused flooding in Colon and dumped a huge amount of rain on the mountains above us. The water came rushing down the rivers here and in Boquete on the other side of the Volcano Baru. It wiped out low laying homes and farms taking out all the foot suspension bridges with it. Walls of water cascade down the mountain altering the path of the river for ever or at least maybe for the next 40 some years which was when this last happened here we're told. In this photo our neighbors house is just out of the shot high on the right side. He lost a little property at the water line. He also gained a gravel bed a the bottom of the sand cliff where the river once flowed right at the base.  Where there had once been a foot suspension bridge and a small island.  What's left of another foot bridge further down the river a Finca Conteras where it crossed to the coffee farm there  In the corner where the river disappears in the distant is where that bridge was where we took some wedding pictures. The road was on top of the what is now a mear strip of land that remains to the right in this photo. People are still making there there way to the bridge by foot to get to and from work at the coffee farm. The river path to the right of the sand bar wasn't there before. All of the land has ben cut out to the right of the sand bar all the way up to the level of previous existing road.  Some the damage to building at Finca Canteras.  Dana and I were in Panama City when this all happened meeting Ian and Adrienne plane. Here we are in Casa Viejo  On the road to San Fransico we spotted this big farm  Don't make me pick up my head  Up a mountain just out of Panama City near Coronado. The turnoff has a sign reading Chica  Miraflores locks  I guess the crew doesn't smoke  Looking back from Casa Viejo towards the canal bridge  The French Panama canal administration office in Casa Viejo  more of the same  close up of the shore there with the tide out Friday, November 7. 2008Accident Anniversary Vigilance... that's what I learned or think I've learned. One never knows what's going to pop out at you  It may be snowing where you are but here at least in the morning we get a spot of sun  BouganvillaVille Monday, November 3. 2008Mice in NYC Up close! Julia and Amber  Old college friends  Julia and her novio Kevin  Did you ever see such as sight in your life. The mice that run the streets of NYC Monday, October 27. 2008Holloween in Panama I was off yesterday with team "Mt. Kings" lending a little support. Giving them a lift to the race which was up the road from David that goes to Boquete. I noticed this house across the street and wasn't sure what I was looking at first. Oh yeah right it's October as I swatted a nat in my shirt sleeves. Tuesday, October 21. 2008Andrew and Jessie Slinde's Wedding
Yep it is a weird collage of pictures for your viewing enjoyment!
 Windmills in Iowa  Andrew on the site  Andrew in a hard hat  Brenda, Kara, and Brenda's daughter Lila  anna & wade at the wedding  wade and the bride Tuesday, October 21. 2008Gee Wiz They guys went out and got some jersey's made with my name on them. That I guess makes it official, we're a team. The reaction at the next racing event we show up at should be interesting.  And for summer wear we have this Jersey being modeled by Craig.. thank you Craig.. next!  oh thank you Craig.. Craig has turned around to let us see the name of the other team sponsor Dan(n)a  In the audience today we have the gardener Luis Monday, October 20. 2008Apple Picking 10/4/08
These photos were taken with my phone, and it seems to make everything very green/blue. Dad, Andrew and I went apple picking dad's last day in MN. It was a really nice day....most of MN seemed to be out picking apples. We got 30lbs of apples....for free...ask dad for the details.
 Dad's first really good apple in a long time!  A very busy day at MN Apple Harvest  Craig, Anna, Andres...waiting in line to go and pick apples.... we had to wait a crazy long time for a wagon to take us to the apple picking site. When we finnally got on the wagon it turned out the site was only 50 yards away!! Strangely we were not allowed to walk there?  Andrew and Dad with their loot.  Here we go... Monday, October 20. 2008Eclectic October trip Sid doesn't have a care or concern in the world  Mean while the Fernando ticker was was about to get everyone's attention. Oct 14th I drive him to the hospital at 2:30 in the morning. Four days later he's undergoing cinco bypass surgery. He's up and around and on the road to recovery!  Monday Oct 13th we're loading the container. Fernando me and Fernado (Fricho) his nephew  We are doing this all on the street in front of his Coral Springs home, a gated community. The next morning there was a warning posted on the container that we'd be fined if we didn't move remove the container. The neighbor from hell was on our case, even though we'd already established permission from management  A brief visit to the beach. I think it was Pampano beach  Inside Fernando's house taking a break.  Finishing up on Monday night. All that's left is loading the pickup and a few odds and ends. The Solar thermal panel along the right side of the container. Hope it makes it here in one piece and my new racing bike and my telescope..ugh I'm worried  It's all a blur to me now  Gramma Concha watches as tow truck backs up to the container with the pickup on board  getting it in inch by inch.. will it fit?  A former Florida governor, toothless and a bit rank whose driving the tow truck guides me in. He reminded me of the governor in one of Hiaasen's books  Safely tucked in. Now it needed tied down but Dana and I had to run and catch our planes back to Panama. This left it to the nephew to finish up, with Fernando in the hospital etc etc. lots of loose ends.  only he knows what happened after we left Monday, October 13. 2008Twins 9/21/08 Warm ups...people arriving  Phil, Wade, Craig warming up with a few drinks before the game.  Game Time  Sara and Anna  Look at all the people.... 48,000! Thursday, August 28. 2008Tuesday, August 26. 2008Anniversary #31 Resturante Cerra Bruja Going clockwise: Fernando, his wife Claudette,Dana, Life partners Carmen Lopez, Bryce Kimberling  Fernado takes picture, me seated  A toast to retirement  Desert arrives. Ice cream over a banana flambeau  Dana getting in her licks Wednesday, August 13. 2008La Chorrera Race
At the moment I don't have the one and only picture from the race. It's a photo of me receiving my 1st place envelope of $30 and a hand shake from "The Italian Eagle" who's some where's in his 80's. It's on my friends cell phone. Two more races in the season left to go. One on Aug 31 in David and another in September in Panama City.
 I photo of the playing field in front of our house. The rain wasn't going to stop them from playing  The beach in Puerto Armuelles  Fernando taking care of business.  Dana, condo balcony 24th floor  Shore line Coronado  Beach from the 24th floor  Sailboat from the 24th floor  Neighbors from the 24th floor  Neighbors from on the beach  Left tower. Fernando's condo is the one "below" the penthouse Wednesday, July 23. 20083rd Place in Santiago I finally got one for the mantel Sunday, June 22. 2008David-Bugaba-David Killing time waiting for the start. It's a bike race in David on the Inter American Hwy. I was up at 5:22 AM and picked all the bikes and riders to take them down the mtn. to Bugaba. There all but 3 racers caught a bus to David. I'm not suppose to have passengers in the pickup bed  On my mark... GO  Here they come back from Bugaba about 3 miles out from David where I waited for them along the road side  Oliver Martines won the raffle a mtn bike. He'll sell it he says... it's really not up to racing standards" and use the money to beef up his own bike Monday, June 16. 2008de rumba Mud slide soil I discovered while out on my bicycle yesterday on the Rio Serreno Rd. From the heavy rains we got from the tropical depression that centered in Costa Rica the end of May. It's got more clay's in it than I might like.. smells a little like rotting sewage but should work ok as base then topped off with the other soil. Got with the pickup and Jose helping me. |
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