In Queen’s Park, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Charnwood Museum
This is the Charnwood Museum located in the lovely Queen’s Park in Loughborough, UK. Loughborough is in the Charnwood Borough, which is in Leicestershire in England. The museum features local history and more. On the day I explored the park the sun was out and bright. Families were enjoying the …
A330 to Manchester
Off to Manchester! Well, that was a few weeks ago. A fascinating trip to the UK started, more or less, with a flight from PHL to MAN (that’s Philadelphia to Manchester in airline lingo) on an A330-200. Generally, the A330 is a nice airplane. It is laid out in the …
Heron at the Lock
You never know what you will see on the Erie Canal. This heron turned up at Lock 6 on the Erie Canal near Cohoes, NY. He (we assume he was a he) was quietly surveying the water for (again, we assume) fish. There was only one other visitor …
Cohoes Falls in June
Back in June we were took a little expedition up to Cohoes to explore the Erie Canal a little bit at The Flights. A short side-track route back to HQ caused use to pass by Cohoes Falls. The Cohoes Falls are about 1000 feet wide and range between 75 high …
More Photos from the Barge Canal
In our last post we featured the Day Peckinpaugh motorbarge that was at the Lock 6 State Canal Park near Cohoes, NY. Built in 1921 for the purpose of hauling freight on the New York State Barge Canal. The Barge Canal was a sort of “upgrade” that replaced the Erie …
On the Erie Canal – Day Peckinpaugh
The Day Peckinpaugh was recently spotted moored at the Lock 6 State Canal Park near Cohoes, NY. This motorship was built in 1921 for the purpose of hauling freight on the New York State Barge Canal, which is what we call the Erie Canal today. The Day Peckinpaugh is no …
Over Baltimore
Shortly after take-off from Dulles International, our airplane made a series of complicated turns. Within a few minutes we were passing over the Baltimore area. I am not sure exactly where we are, but the view is strictly first class, even when riding back in coach.
At the Gate
Our flight back home required an airplane change at Dulles International. The gates used the smaller regional aircraft often have airplanes to or from several locations. That means as you leave for your next destination, right next to you is another airplane heading some place else, and the passengers went …