Pumpkins carved and ready!

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

The job does have its perks..  I had the good fortune to attend the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo last night. What an amazing spectacle!  They had acts from around the world. And dramatic lighting. And bagpipes to bring a tear to yer eye.

You may be able to see it on BBC or maybe clips on YouTube. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0007zwp

Bore da, Draig!

Caernarfon Castle

Portmerion

Zip World FForest

We took a much-needed five day vacation in Wales this week. Beautiful country. As we overhead someone say, "God was having a bloody good day when he created Wales."

Warwick Castle

A real live trebuchet!

In front of Warwick Castle

Went to our first castle about a month ago during the four day weekend around 4th of July. Warwick Castle was pretty impressive with a full sized trebuchet, long bow demonstration and even a falconry exhibition.

Crabby

So we went to the Welsh seaside today at low tide and caught some crabs. Strictly for sport.. Joey was brave enough (sort of) to hold one. Got a good picture of me and the boys too.

Brave Joey

A successful crabbing session

B-17 ride

Yesterday I had a really special experience. I got to fly on a B-17, the same type of bomber my Grandpa, Al Uriwal, flew on as a navigator during World War II. I was even able to share the experience with him via FaceTime. It was a once in a lifetime experience and it reminded me again how much we owe his generation.

Super Santa