Summer Vacation:
Zappe Trio (June 2000)
 
Day Seventeen - June 22, 2000

Chris teaches Noah Egger how to fly in a makeshift flight simulator on his parent's front lawn. Given his reaction to the first lesson, Noah would probably not enjoy a career in the Air Force.


Chris locked his door and refused to show at the next two border crossings. Oh well, here's Becca holding Peter, her beanie baby in Maryland.

Ah, West Virginia. The stories we have to tell about this neglected state. We were in West Virginia for less than an hour but got a lot of interesting wildlife pictures...


...an opossums, a snake, and a bird. Our theory is that some crazed resident drives a high powered steamroller up and down the roads of West Virginia all day, squashing these dense road dwellers. Sadly, we never actually found the perpetrator's vehicle.


We finally entered Virginia and didn't see any more road kill that day. Not totally sure what inspired this craziness but it made an amusing still shot. The dead animals really wound us up.


 
Day Eighteen - June 23, 2000

Becca is to blame for this picture. Originally, we had no intention of even brushing Tennessee, but since she wouldn't leave us alone until we went to Nashville, we made a "minor" detour. It's actually a really neat place. Come on, Al Gore is from this state!


After a pit stop at the visitor center, Becca takes the wheel and drives us on to the Great Smoky Mountains. We're now proud to say that the emergency air sickness bags are no longer necessary, she's learning the stick shift very well.


We had to wait to take this picture since a motor home decided to park right behind the sign the first time. We stepped into North Carolina briefly at the apex of our mountain drive. Lots of trees here.


This wall was simply too inviting to resist. Becca shows off her rock climbing skills much to the horror of nearby tourists and amusement of Chris who opted for the stairs instead.


A peek into our "civilized" lives. Even when we stay in hotel rooms, we still camp out. In this shot, Steve stirs two pots at once in the bathroom while the kids watch TV movies. If any motel attendants show up asking about the burning smells, we'd tell them that he isn't with us.

Day Nineteen - June 24, 2000
 

On our way to a bike shop this morning, we spot the Oscar Mayer Wiener Mobile. The nice guy standing in the door gave us each a wiener whistle and answered the usual questions about his unusual ride.

* check the audio/visual page for a clip of our doings in downtown Nashville!


Georgia... what more can be said?

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