Category: Americas

Duckies in Space

A couple weeks ago we visited the Johnson Space Center near Houston. As well as procuring Space Shuttle Duckies for the nephews, we toured the sprawling, and still operational NASA facility. It was thrilling to visit Mission Control, still as it was during the Apollo missions back in the 1960’s and early 70’s. I sat…… Continue reading Duckies in Space

Suddenly it’s Very Quiet in Lihue Airport

The airport is awfully quiet, apart from the sound of a vacuum cleaner. Most of the flights to the mainland have departed.Dwight has just gone through agricultural screening, before boarding his flight to Phoenix.He’ll continue on to an unusually cold Minneapolis. Suddenly I’m all alone.We’ve had a wonderful time here on Kauai, getting reacquainted with…… Continue reading Suddenly it’s Very Quiet in Lihue Airport