Canadian Buffoon's Sweet 16 Celebration - Update 01/28 - The End

[pkondz]

NOPE! They're too smelly. I mean, I am a woman in a house of males... that's enough smell without adding to it! hahaha

Hope you do! could also add some brown sugar to it, if the maple syrup isn't making it sweet enough.

Brown sugar....

mmmmmmm.....

 

[pkondz]

Of COURSE Bo Knows! He knows baseball too!

But Bo doesn't know hockey.

I've been on a bazillion trail rides. Horses stop because they've also been on that trail ride a bazillion times.

A bazillion?

I bet you're in the
Guiness Book of Records!

Nice looking horses though.

Glad you think so.
They looked healthy to me,
but I am far from an expert.

I had a tradition where I would go riding when we were in San Diego. There's a place right by the border, so I'd go there, then take the trolley back up to town before hitting Kansas City BBQ and then Horton Centre before returning to the ship. I'd actually try to get a ride in wherever the ship would go - Hawaii was a great ride!

Very nice tradition.
And riding in Hawaii
is why the girls love
riding wherever
and whenever we go.

I guess that deaf, dumb, and blind kid DOES know how to play pinball!

What's that? Can you speak up?

Answers:
1. We have an early flight.
So.... what time do we get up?
0630

2. Security.
Fast? Slow? Average?
Fast

3. Flight.
On time? Delayed?
On time

4. LA. Harley Davidson attempt #2.
Nothing? Poker chip? Chip & T-shirt?
Chip & T-shirt

5. Which way to the beach? (imagine me flexing my bicep and pointing ----> that way!)
We go to one.
Santa Monica? Venice? Hermosa?
Venice - watch the boys work out! Well... that's what I'd do. Heh

6. Which Marvel character
(who Kay's in love with)
do we see?
Iron man? Thor? Wolverine?
Thor. Yummmmm

7. We go for burgers. Where?
In-N-Out? Shake shack? Slater's 50/50?
In-N-Out! Yummmmm

8. We see the Hollywood sign.
How long do we spend looking?
about: (pick the closest)
1-5 seconds? 1-5 minutes? 1-5 hours?
1-5 seconds. Meh.

9. What's for dinner?
Mexican? Burgers? Chinese?
Mexican. You had burgers for lunch.

10. We told Kay we'd pay for
one souvenir. What does she get?
Clothes? Books? Candy?
Candy!!

All noted!

Bonus: Did you see it? I think so. PM on its way.

Got it!

 

[pkondz]

Great update!

Thanks!

Oh Teens, they never pick what you suggest first. I am not looking forward to that phase with my boys.

Well....
Perhaps.
But I wasn't surprised
at all this time.

A passel of horses sounds wrong. I googled it. It appears to be correct. But ti still sounds wrong.

That's just ol' western
for... a schwack.

Bo knows horse riding . . . nope, don't get it.

All will be revealed.

Love the guide and riding backwards! And the horse knowing when to stop! Too funny!

I know, right???

The ghost town, which obviously not worth going out of the way for does look really fun!

It was kinda fun.
But... knowing it was
built in the 70s
really took the lustre off it.

Um, that organ is crazy! Talk about a dinner show!

It was great!
I'd definitely do that again!

No idea who Duke Ellington is. Or Pinball Wizard either. Between that and Bo I should probably just go now. **Backs slowly out of the TR**

No! It's okay!
Come back!

You don't have to
get all my old references.

And my guesses!
1. 7am
2. Fast
3. On time
4. Chip
5. Venice
6. Thor
7. Shake shack
8. 1-5 minutes
9. Chinese
10. Books

All noted!

And nope. Didn't see it. Went back twice. Still nothing! Oh well!

They can't all be easy!

 

[pkondz]

1. 6:45am

2. Fast

3. On time

4. Poker chip

5. Venice

6. Thor

7. Shake shack
I want to say In-N-Out, but compared to Shake Shack, I like SS better. I LOVE boat burgers, but I know you have no idea what I'm referring to. lol

8. 1-5 minutes

9. Chinese

10. Clothes

All noted!
(Nope! No idea about Boat Burgers.
Should I?)

Bonus: Did you see it?
NO I normally get it the first time through, but this time I'm totally not finding anything Makes me so sad.

Awww...
They can't all be easy.

(But did get your PM.)

and no, I don't know how bo knows horse riding. or what that references. at all.

You'll see!

 

[pkondz]

Following along and was pretty surprised to see Superstition in your pictures and then I realized where Ok is. My parents winter place is in Apache Junction and they have a great view of the mountain from their house.

Hi there!

to the TR!
Pull up a chair, set for a spell
and join the conversation.

I know where Apache Junction is!
Drove right through it.

 

[pkondz]

Hi Pkondz

Hi Mac!

Looks like you had a nice relaxing time doing the tourist thing in the Arazona desert area

The horse ride among the cactuses looked a fun way to spend a couple of hours.

It was great!
I was spinning like a top
trying to take it all in!

I didn't get the referance to Bo he just could be the cowboy that never made it across the pond.

Could be.
I'll be explaining it
in the next update.

Your ghost town sure had a lot of people wandering in it.

Not quite so "ghost" like.

Not many dressed like cowboys though everyone in your photos looked like tourists.

Odd, isn't it?

As i am away for the weekend I thought I beter get my reply in here is my guesses for the latest round of the competition

1:- You get up at 05:00 hrs for your flight
2:- Security was slow
3:- Flight was delayed
4:- Chip and t-shirt.
5:- Go for Venice beach.
6:- Thor for your charictor spot
7:- In-N-Out for your burger
8:- 1 to 5 seconds for the holiwood sign
9:- Mexican for the food.
10:- Clothes for the souvenir.

All noted!

I think I seen something so sent a pm but I am not convinced that I seen it right. But in the end it will be worth a go if it is in fact right that I did see it .

Got it!

 

[vamassey1]

Saved out of Love.

Awww... That's so sweet!

That is really sweet, but not what I was thinking.

Long story...

and. . . .

Hmmm... I can definitely say
he did not smell bad.

Not smelling bad I can handle.

Yay for mid-life crisis!
So did he get it?
What did he get?

Yes he did. He got the 2007 50th anniversary in orange. Now he has to learn how to ride it. He hasn't had a bike since 1984. I think he's bitten off more that he can handle but we'll see. He's happy so that's good for all of us.

I'm sorry I missed your Thanksgiving so Belated Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[QueenJen]

Bo knows horse riding.
(Bonus if you get the reference.
Or not. Just let me know.)

I believe I missed this - don't know the reference.

(my back was really hurting.)

Sorry your back was hurting and you were having to cook. As I've aged, I have way more empathy for anyone experiencing back pain.

 

[vamassey1]

The Desert Botanical Garden.
(Right now, many of you are cheering.)

I was, I really was.

Stuff to do... take two!
(Right now, many of you are groaning.)

Yup, I groaned.

We walked into the office where Ron,
an honest to goodness cowboy,
greeted us.

Of course you have to see a real cowboy if you go out West.

Bo knows horse riding.
(Bonus if you get the reference.
Or not. Just let me know.)

I get it. I'll expand in my PM.

I was impressed with how
she rode side saddle so she
could talk to us.

I'm impressed too.

As we rode, Tammy would
point out various plant species.

Even though you missed the gardens this did give you the opportunity to see lots of cati.

you have to look at a photo of moi.

Sorry about your eyes.
They'll grow back.

Pretty good pictures, but it looks like your horse is getting ready to drop something.

After about an hour,
we returned to the stables
and shakily, wobbily,
descended from our mounts.

I have to ask if you were sore the next day?

We stopped back into the
office/gift shop and Kay
picked out some rocks
for a friend.

Very cool rocks. My kids love rocks. Brent had a great collection when he was in school.

Do I make it sound like stopping
in Goldfield was a waste of time?
Well... I suppose it sort of was.
But then again,
it was kind of fun to poke around.

I would actually like to take a look around here.

It was closed.

Bummer!

Our room for the night:

Nice room.

(And before you ask,
the pizza was good!
The onion rings, just ok.)

That pizza does look good and loaded.

One of the most bizarre,
yet entertaining,
meals I've had in a while.

Very cool dinner and entertainment.

A few minutes later,
Kay: 841,440
pkondz: 1,583,000

Love pinball. While the others are playing the video games I'm looking for pinball. I'm not real good at it but I like it.

The end of a very full
and very satisfying day.

This was a great day. I'm tired just reading about it.

1. We have an early flight.
So.... what time do we get up?

5

2. Security.
Fast? Slow? Average?

average

3. Flight.
On time? Delayed?

on time

4. LA. Harley Davidson attempt #2.
Nothing? Poker chip? Chip & T-shirt?

Since you missed out in AZ I'm going to again say both.

5. Which way to the beach?
We go to one.
Santa Monica? Venice? Hermosa?

Venice

6. Which Marvel character
(that Kay's in love with)
do we see?
Iron man? Thor? Wolverine?

Iron Man

7. We go for burgers. Where?
In-N-Out? Shake shack? Slater's 50/50?

In-N-Out

8. We see the Hollywood sign.
How long do we spend looking?
about: (pick the closest)
1-5 seconds? 1-5 minutes? 1-5 hours?

1-5 minutes

9. What's for dinner?
Mexican? Burgers? Chinese?

Mexican

10. We told Kay we'd pay for
one souvenir. What does she get?
Clothes? Books? Candy?

Books

 

[Crashbeckycoot]

Bo knows horse riding.
(Bonus if you get the reference.
Or not. Just let me know.)

I am afraid I don't know this one!

We did see some cacti
with bullet holes in them
from back in the Wild West days.
It was an interesting
reminder of days gone by.

Amazing, did you get pictures of the bullet holes?

Hey look!
Towel animals.
Remember those?

I have only ever seen these while on cruises.. they must be spreading!

If you don't know who that is,
1. Oh, to be young again.
2. Think... big, like... Lady Gaga.
3. You need to expand your
musical horizons.

I will be sure to expand my musical horizons!

Another great TR, looking forward to LA next!

Questions next round

1. We have an early flight.
So.... what time do we get up?

2. Security.
Fast? Slow? Average?

3. Flight.
On time? Delayed?

4. LA. Harley Davidson attempt #2.
Nothing? Poker chip? Chip & T-shirt?

5. Which way to the beach?
We go to one.
Santa Monica? Venice? Hermosa?

6. Which Marvel character
(that Kay's in love with)
do we see?
Iron man? Thor? Wolverine?

7. We go for burgers. Where?
In-N-Out? Shake shack? Slater's 50/50?

8. We see the Hollywood sign.
How long do we spend looking?
about: (pick the closest)
1-5 seconds? 1-5 minutes? 1-5 hours?

9. What's for dinner?
Mexican? Burgers? Chinese?

10. We told Kay we'd pay for
one souvenir. What does she get?
Clothes? Books? Candy?


Bonus: Did you see it?
PM your guess.
Posting will result in deductions.

Coming up: LA, here we come!

1. 5.30am
2. Fast
3. On time
4. Chip and T Shirt... Hopefully second time lucky!
5. Santa Monica
6. Oooo, either of those characters would be nice, but, let's try for ... Thor ... because who doesn't love Thor!
7. Shake Shack
8. Hmmm.... I am wondering whether you stopped or just drove past.... will take the just drove past option so 1-5 Seconds... But perhaps your hotel has a view.. so 1-5hours? Oh this is too much, let's stick with 1-5 seconds.
9. Mexican
10. Clothes

I think I can PM now! On it's way...

 

[MeghanEmily]

I've actually only seen one.
And from the safety of
my Dad's van.
I've seen musk ox
(in the distance)
And that's rare.

There are moose all over the place in the rural Maritimes. (Well...except PEI. Being an island, they don't have anything much bigger than foxes...which are also EVERYWHERE...but I digress.) I guess there are fewer these days now that hunting season happened, but they keep that fairly well-controlled. They're also SILENT in the forest, so one time we ended up within about 50m of a very large moose, and the only reason Nathan happened to notice it there was because he saw that the tree trunks...were moving! Man, they're tall...

Now a musk ox!? Now, that's cool!

She was very comfortable
in the saddle.
She talked about riding
for weeks from Texas
to Montana.
(I think that's where it was..
Loooong way, anyways.)

Holy cow!!.... or, I guess...holy horse?

We didn't get to meet... uh... the guy.
He disappeared into the floor!

Omg! I wanna' gooooooo!

 

[Mrs T 2009]

All noted!
(Nope! No idea about Boat Burgers.
Should I?)

I think I might have mentioned it before, the first trip you took out to California. Locals call it "The Boat", but its called Clearmans Galley.
SO YUMMY!!!

 

[pkondz]

That is really sweet, but not what I was thinking.

Darn!
Well, I'm out of ideas then.
Sorry, looks like you're just
ship outta luck, there.

Yes he did. He got the 2007 50th anniversary in orange. Now he has to learn how to ride it. He hasn't had a bike since 1984. I think he's bitten off more that he can handle but we'll see. He's happy so that's good for all of us.

Nice!
And riding a bike is just
like riding a bike.

Er....

He'll pick it up again.

I'm sorry I missed your Thanksgiving so Belated Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks!

 

[pkondz]

I believe I missed this - don't know the reference.

You did miss it.
And I'll explain
in the next update.

Sorry your back was hurting and you were having to cook. As I've aged, I have way more empathy for anyone experiencing back pain.

Yeah...
Wayyyy too many people
can empathise on that.

 

[afwdwfan]

I went here:

Two day road trip.

Overnighted in Bismarck, had this:

Fun! So when are you going to ride to Sturgis?

Speaking of which...
The next day.

Nice picture...

I'd had no idea how long
we might be at the petting zoo.
I didn't want to rush Kay.


At all.


After all, it was the whole
reason for the trip!

Well, it was her trip after all, so makes sense.

The Desert Botanical Garden.
(Right now, many of you are cheering.)

Nope. I never believe it until I see pictures. You're the master of misdirection.

I was pleased to see she didn't have
a six shooter strapped to her hip.
(I'm sure she had a knife
in her boot, though,
just in case.)

And I'd imagine the six shooter was in the other boot.

Bo knows horse riding.
(Bonus if you get the reference.
Or not. Just let me know.)

One of my favorite football and baseball players back in the day.

Eventually, she got tired of riding
side saddle... so she just turned
around... and rode backwards!

And people think self driving cars are impressive.

That's a well trained horse.

"Everything in the desert will...
Stick you, prick you, slice you or bite you."

Sounds about right. I once stepped on a small cactus and the needles went through the sole of my shoe and into my foot. That's a lesson I learned and will never forget.

We did see some cacti
with bullet holes in them
from back in the Wild West days.
It was an interesting
reminder of days gone by.

Cool! Hadn't ever thought about it before, but I wonder what the lifespan is for cacti?

Do I make it sound like stopping
in Goldfield was a waste of time?
Well... I suppose it sort of was.
But then again,
it was kind of fun to poke around.

If you're driving by and you have
time to kill, then by all means,
pop in to check it out.

Makes sense. Also, probably something to avoid if you lack the will power to keep from buying all sorts of overpriced tourist trap crap.

Hey look!
Towel animals.
Remember those?

I think of heard of this mythical creation once...

2. Think... big, like... Lady Gaga.

Nope... not even fair. This comment is totally disrespectful to Duke Ellington.

I want to play pinball." She said.

Well...
"Wanna see who can get
the higher score?" I asked.


She nodded yes.


A few minutes later,
Kay: 841,440
pkondz: 1,583,000

We walked out with
me humming
"Pinball Wizard".

Nice!

1. We have an early flight.
So.... what time do we get up?

7

2. Security.
Fast? Slow? Average?

Average

3. Flight.
On time? Delayed?

On Time

4. LA. Harley Davidson attempt #2.
Nothing? Poker chip? Chip & T-shirt?

Poker Chip

5. Which way to the beach?
We go to one.
Santa Monica? Venice? Hermosa?

Santa Monica

6. Which Marvel character
(that Kay's in love with)
do we see?
Iron man? Thor? Wolverine?

Thor

7. We go for burgers. Where?
In-N-Out? Shake shack? Slater's 50/50?

Slater's 50/50

8. We see the Hollywood sign.
How long do we spend looking?
about: (pick the closest)
1-5 seconds? 1-5 minutes? 1-5 hours?

1-5 seconds

9. What's for dinner?
Mexican? Burgers? Chinese?

Mexican

10. We told Kay we'd pay for
one souvenir. What does she get?
Clothes? Books? Candy?

Books

 

[pkondz]

I was, I really was.

Sorry!

Yup, I groaned.

Sorry, again!

Of course you have to see a real cowboy if you go out West.

Calgary?
Okay!

I get it. I'll expand in my PM.

You did!

I'm impressed too.

She rode that horse like
it was a second skin.

Even though you missed the gardens this did give you the opportunity to see lots of cati.

I wasn't disappointed.

Pretty good pictures, but it looks like your horse is getting ready to drop something.

He did drop his wallet.

I have to ask if you were sore the next day?

I wasn't, or very little.
Kay was.

Actually...
Hmm.... I think I'll save
that for the next update
(If I remember!)

Very cool rocks. My kids love rocks. Brent had a great collection when he was in school.

I used to collect them too
when I was (much) younger.

I would actually like to take a look around here.

I would've been happier
if it'd been authentic.

Bummer!

I was less than impressed.
Who closes at 4pm????

That pizza does look good and loaded.

It was good!
Not the best, but...
I wouldn't go there again
just for the pizza...
But then again,
I wouldn't not go.
Know what I mean?

Very cool dinner and entertainment.

It really was!
Now that part,
I'd go again to see/hear.

Love pinball. While the others are playing the video games I'm looking for pinball. I'm not real good at it but I like it.

I'm not bad at it.
We used to have one
when I was in my teens.

This was a great day. I'm tired just reading about it.

5

average

on time

Since you missed out in AZ I'm going to again say both.

Venice

Iron Man

In-N-Out

1-5 minutes

Mexican

Books

All noted!
And got your PM, of course.

 

[pkondz]

I am afraid I don't know this one!

That's okay!
I'll 'splain later.

Amazing, did you get pictures of the bullet holes?

I did...
But didn't post any.
They don't really
look like much.
Small holes,
nothing dramatic.

I have only ever seen these while on cruises.. they must be spreading!

Everywhere... but Disney.

I will be sure to expand my musical horizons!

Good for you!

Another great TR, looking forward to LA next!

Thanks!
Coming up... eventually!

1. 5.30am
2. Fast
3. On time
4. Chip and T Shirt... Hopefully second time lucky!
5. Santa Monica
6. Oooo, either of those characters would be nice, but, let's try for ... Thor ... because who doesn't love Thor!
7. Shake Shack
8. Hmmm.... I am wondering whether you stopped or just drove past.... will take the just drove past option so 1-5 Seconds... But perhaps your hotel has a view.. so 1-5hours? Oh this is too much, let's stick with 1-5 seconds.
9. Mexican
10. Clothes

All noted!

I think I can PM now! On it's way...

Got it!

 

[pkondz]

There are moose all over the place in the rural Maritimes.

This I know.
Didn't see any in Nova Scotia
on my two drives there, though.

But...
I've heard that
people keep crashing
into them in NL.

(Well...except PEI. Being an island, they don't have anything much bigger than foxes...which are also EVERYWHERE...but I digress.)

Oh? Interesting!
I like foxes.

I hand fed a few wild
arctic foxes once.

I guess there are fewer these days now that hunting season happened, but they keep that fairly well-controlled. They're also SILENT in the forest, so one time we ended up within about 50m of a very large moose, and the only reason Nathan happened to notice it there was because he saw that the tree trunks...were moving! Man, they're tall...

Holy smokes!

Now a musk ox!? Now, that's cool!

Very far away.
I was in the tower
in Churchill and
spotted them.
Herd of about 20 or so.

Holy cow!!.... or, I guess...holy horse?

I know, right?

Omg! I wanna' gooooooo!

Go!

 

[pkondz]

I think I might have mentioned it before, the first trip you took out to California. Locals call it "The Boat", but its called Clearmans Galley.
SO YUMMY!!!

That's right!! You did!

But.... hmm....

Okay. Checked.
I remember reading something.
The original boat is gone
and they moved a short ways away.
But the food is just as good.

I need to remember this!

 

[pkondz]

Fun! So when are you going to ride to Sturgis?

That's an interesting question.
I definitely want to go...

But I'm not sure I want to go
when there are so many
people that you can't move.

Not my idea of fun.

And yet...
I go to Disney, so....

Nice picture...

I had to take it quickly.
They weren't there long.

Well, it was her trip after all, so makes sense.

Nope. I never believe it until I see pictures. You're the master of misdirection.

Who, me?

And I'd imagine the six shooter was in the other boot.

Quite possibly.

Probably.


I'm just gonna say "Yes".

One of my favorite football and baseball players back in the day.

Everyone's, I think!

And people think self driving cars are impressive.

That's a well trained horse.

He was!

Sounds about right. I once stepped on a small cactus and the needles went through the sole of my shoe and into my foot. That's a lesson I learned and will never forget.

Holy crap!
Right through your shoe?!?!?!


Note to self.
Avoid the dessert.

Cool! Hadn't ever thought about it before, but I wonder what the lifespan is for cacti?

I looked it up.
Up to 200 years!

Makes sense. Also, probably something to avoid if you lack the will power to keep from buying all sorts of overpriced tourist trap crap.

I managed to escape
unscathed.

I think of heard of this mythical creation once...

Not at Disney you haven't.

Nope... not even fair. This comment is totally disrespectful to Duke Ellington.

I know.
But I had to think of something
that the younger set
would understand.

7

Average

On Time

Poker Chip

Santa Monica

Thor

Slater's 50/50

1-5 seconds

Mexican

Books

All noted!
Got your PM, too!