Videos

Here are a few videos Ben took during his visit to Connecticut:

Ben shooting the AKM ("Gunman for Hire"):


Panorama of Mt. Greylock ("Motorcycle Diaries: Chapter 2"):


Cruising with Frank ("Motorcycle Diaries: Chapter 2"):

Another Day at the Range

Yesterday was our last day in Bristol. Ben went to the gun range one last time with my dad and my brother-in-law, John, for a little competitive shooting. Here are a few pics:

John & Ben

Ben & John Loading Up

Commence Firing

Ben, John, Mr. X, Dad, Mr. Y & The Standing Man
The Victims

Me, Karen, Ben, John

Gunman for Hire

Yesterday, my dad took Ben to the outdoor shooting range up the hill in Wolcott, CT. There they did a little target practice with two revolvers [a Smith & Wesson .38 revolver (Model 60, custom, with a 3-inch barrel) & a Ruger GP-100 .357] and two rifles [an SKS and an AKM]. (Pardon my naivete if I got that information jumbled up!) Here are a few pics of the range and Ben trying his hand at rifle shooting. We've been invited up to the range again on Sunday for a match, so maybe someone will be coming back to San Diego with a gold medal! ;)

Mystic, CT

On Wednesday, Ben, Lola and I set out on a journey to Mystic, CT to get some pizza and check out the harbor. The weather here in Connecticut has not been very agreeable since we arrived. Apparently, Connecticut is the new Seattle. We have enjoyed a couple days of sunshine but mostly we see mist, fog, and rain. At first I was loving the change from San Diego sunshine but I'll admit I've reached my wit's end after a week of nothing but grey. And I'm not looking forward to the 10-day forecast of [you guessed it] more rain when we're due to arrive in South Haven, Michigan mid-week. I was pleased to know I'd be missing "June Gloom" in San Diego but it looks like she very possibly got caught in Thin Mint's bumper and dragged 3000 miles across the country with us. If anyone hears me complaining about the sunshine and warmth when I get back home, please feel free to smack me. Here are some pictures from Mystic:

Foxwoods

Lake Garda: Burlington, CT

Birge Pond

I took Ben on a tour of Bristol yesterday. We stopped by Birge Pond, which is on the edge of the first neighborhood I lived in up to the age of 9.