My youngest daughter turned 16 this week, and for her birthday she asked me to take her and some friends down to Houston and see the space center and go to the Kemah Boardwalk amusement park. She is really into astronomy and the space program, which is awesome, so it sounded like a fun trip.… Read More Saturn V
Sunrise On my second day in Big Bend, after a windy and rainy night I woke up before the dawn. My tent had survived the night intact without leaking, but the forecast called for stronger gusts of wind throughout the morning, so I quickly packed up and stowed my tent in the car before sunrise.… Read More More Big Bend Hiking and Boquillas
When I went out to the star party at the McDonald Observatory, I wanted to try out staying at the Indian Lodge in Davis Mountains State Park nearby. This state park has a hotel that was originally built by the CCC during the great depression, I think. It had good reviews and it seemed like… Read More Staying at Indian Lodge
The University of Texas has an observatory in west Texas called the McDonald Observatory. The observatory hosts several star parties a month, in which guest can come see the stars, look through telescopes, and enjoy the dark sky. The kids had a day off of school, so I took the clan half way across Texas… Read More Star Party
On Saturday in Hong Kong, I wanted to take an easier day than the one before on Lamma Island. I decided to take the tram to Victoria Peak and hike around and enjoy the view. I did this a few years ago on a long layover, but I had more time on this trip and… Read More Victoria Peak
One hike that I read good things about when looking into Hong Kong, was the paths on Lamma Island. I read that it would not be crowded at all and there would be nice scenery and beaches. Lamma Island is a bit south of Hong Kong island and is quite a bit smaller. I don’t… Read More Lamma Island Hike in Hong Kong
On my first day in Hong Kong, I arrived at about 6:00AM. I couldn’t check in to the hotel until 3:00 PM, so I checked my bags at the airport and caught a bus to Tung Chung to take the cable cars up to the Big Buddha to do some site seeing and a little… Read More Big Buddha
