by Jeffery Battersby | Sep 20, 2008 | Wanders
After a fine breakfast at Kelly’s Kitchen in Point Pleasant proper, and after my bike’s rear tire was repaired, Kathy and I spent a delightful day at Island Beach State Park. We parked just outside the maIn gate and then biked the eight miles to the...
by Jeffery Battersby | Sep 19, 2008 | Asides, Wanders
We have arrived for our little anniversary getaway at the Windswept Motel in Point Pleasant, NJ. A little closer than our usual LBI trips and unusual in that we’ve never been here before. So instead of old familiar we’ll have some new, unknown adventures....
by Jeffery Battersby | Aug 11, 2008 | Commentary, Wanders
There’s no doubt that I’m an idiot when it comes to astronomy. While I can point out the big dipper, find the north star, and show you where Orion is, I’d never be one to claim that I knew much more than that, with one small exception. Venus, the...
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 7, 2007 | Wanders
Jacob overlooking the manmade lake near the Cornish Estate dairy barn. The downside to living 3000 miles away from your siblings is that you don’t get to see them as often as you’d like. This past weekend, after a trip from SF to Oslo to NYC, my youngest...
by Jeffery Battersby | Aug 6, 2007 | Commentary, Wanders, Writing
Lead us to the Wright stuff We’re just back from the high peaks region of the Adirondacks putting a period on a two week long vacation that has taken us from Washington D.C. to Weirton, WV, Niagara Falls, Canada, and finally Lake Placid, NY. Sounds like a crazy...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 12, 2007 | Commentary, Wanders, Writing
Where four days and three nights equal one wonderfully long vacation… Saturday morning we packed the car, put the canoe on top and headed to Lake George in the southern part of New York’s Adirondack Park. Four hours later… Wow! Waltonian Island is...
