I Can (almost) See Clearly Now

September 16, 2020

Lindsey reports that visibility is better today.  She can now see beyond the end of her hand.  She knows that blue skies are up there but can’t see it yet.  Lindsey also reported that things have settled down somewhat.  Bags are still packed.

Today’s weather forecast is smokey with low visibility (we could have guessed that).  Rain is forecasted for later in the week.

There has been no real change in the containment %.  We feel certain that it is higher than 6% but that is the last official percent posted.

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Thanks for everyone’s concern. There are hundreds of people displaced by the fires so they feel lucky to still be in their home.

On a lighter note – There was an entry for the headline that hit 71. Clearly one has to be clever. I can’t get past 51 points even with the Game of Thrones Dragons.

Daily Wildfire Update

September 15 Update

Lindsey reported that during the day the air had cleared somewhat from the picture that she had posted.  They have not been assigned an evacuation levels. 

The number of personnel has been increased to over 700 and more equipment including assigned aircraft.  They have started constructing control lines across the fire perimeter.  Containment is still at 6%.  Estimated containment date is Oct 29th.

Holiday Farms Update

September 14 Update

The fire is now at 6% containment.  The ground has somewhat more moisture making for a fog and smoke atmosphere with almost zero visibility.  Lindsey sent a picture outside the hospital where she is working.  Aaron and Lindsey are still at work with to go bags ready if their evacuation status changes.

Aaron’s Dad has returned to El Paso and posted that he passed through some areas where everything had been destroyed by the fires.

Outside – Eugene, Oregon – Fog & smoke

Wildfire Sunday Update

Holiday Farm Fire Update for September 13

The wild fire and structural firefighters on the Holiday Farm Fire east of Springfield have made progress.  After being at zero containment, they now estimate 5% containment. If an area is contained, it means they can prevent additional fire spread. Not all sides are contained yet.

Additional firefighters have been brought into help.  With more resources, the crews have been able to do burnout operations to control the fire in the southwestern side. 

Lindsey and Aaron report that they are still at home but have their go bags ready.  The air is very smoky and they are staying inside as much as possible.  Luckily, everyone already has masks. (Finally one positive for Covid-19).

On a side note, I just want you all to know that the editor used to write the blog says that my titles are too boring and gets a 31 points out of 100. My competitive spirit makes me want to shoot for 100 but feel that this might shock the readers. Below are some tried and their scores. I thought for sure that the last one would be a winner.

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Oregon Wildfires

September 12, 2020

Covid-19 has shut down the travel blog for awhile since we can’t go anywhere. 

However, it is a good place to report on Lindsey and Aaron’s status.  They live in Springfield Oregon, a suburb of Eugene. One of the wildfires called the Holiday Farm Fire and is outside Eugene / Springfield.  It is 0% contained at this moment but the fire fighters are hopeful that with additional resources and the change in the wind that they may be able to begin to contain.

The Oregon evacuation levels are:

1 = Get Ready

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2 = Get Set

3 = Go – Leave

Lindsey and Aaron’s house has not been declared in any of the evacuation levels.  They are packed and have a plan.  They live in Lane County. They are still going to work.  Their area is very smoky. The fire is about 10 miles from Springfield.

I will post updates as I get them.

2020 Hawaii Hot List

Debbie and Larry have been to Hawaii before and our readers have been along for the trip. So, this time we’re not go into detail by day but just hit the highlights. The blog will discuss the things you expect to see on the Big Island. A Hot List of things to see in Hawaii. There is a rumor some people are coming to Oahu in the near future. This list could be very useful for future travelers.

First on the Hot List are turkeys. The turkeys take themselves quite seriously. They strut and preen across the golf course and around our units. They especially like Joyce. In fact, they seem to be stalking Joyce. Debbie thinks that Joyce should stay with Debbie as she ate turkey bacon for lunch. Debbie has been known to yell “I smell bacon” when the turkeys strut by which causes some feathers to droop.

Bet you have trouble finding turkeys in Oahu.

What happened in Poland?

What happened?

Well, Debbie was down for several days in Kraków. Jerry, Joyce, and Larry ranwild in the city without Debbie’s oversight. Debbie thinks that they were eating Chinese food and Indian food all the time. She just noticed they kept coming back with exotic food. Food that she couldn’t eat with her soup.

The Intention was for the blog to be completed. Alas, the notes were lost. So one day in the future the notes will bubble up to the top and you can learn about hiking in the Polish mountains and eating smoked sheep cheese.

Now Debbie and Larry are in Hawaii. Yes, they’ve been there before so they won’t go into a day blow by blow of what they’ve done each day. They will tell you if they have another thousand dollar broken finger or find the worst hiking in the United States.

They have found that Alaska Airlines has only one gate in Dallas. If you’re flying Alaska airlines you are going out gate E 11 as they have no other gate.

Debbie and Larry did have some excitement on the plane from Houston to Dallas. There was a woman dressed exactly like Jennifer Beals in the movie “Flash Dance”. Debbie kept wanting to go up and ask where she got the outfit. Larry told her no and it would make Joyce feel bad if she didn’t have a Flash Dance outfit to wear in Hawaii, too. Debbie consoled her self by going to Chick-fil-A and eating a buttery biscuit in Seattle.

2019-10-14 The Polish Diet

Debbie has been thinking of Lindsey’s wedding and would like to lose a few pounds. So an European diet might be handy. Here’s the one she used. There are 5 simple steps.

Step 1. Go to Poland
Step 2. Empty out your water bottle
Step 3. Fill up the water bottle with tap water.
Step 4. Drink it down
Step 5. Just sit back and wait for results

Boy oh boy will you get some results and new experiences. It might involve a visit to a pharmacy with google translate for some super duper medicine. The locals might also ask why you would drink the water from the tap? There is such a thing as too Les Cheap Girls,

Debbie called her concierge physician assistant in Alaska for help. Debbie might have been crying a bit and thinks her voice might have wobbled. The concierge was a bit firm with Debbie and explained crying really didn’t help and to buck up. Debbie was very sad. She was doing it all for the wedding and was only on day 1 of the diet. Debbie tried to buck up and wait for Day 2.

Today was also Larry’s birthday. Did we mention that Debbie missed Larry’s birthday meal? Joyce and Jerry took him out on the town. Debbie has begun only drinking bottled water and eating soup? She says the polish diet sucks so far. Maybe the HHR can check on her tomorrow.

Larry, Joyce and Jerry did go out for the day leaving Debbie at home whimpering.

 

2019-10-13 Auschwitz/Birkenau

The Auschwitz concentration camp was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps built and operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II and the Holocaust. It consisted of Auschwitz I, the main camp (Stammlager) in Oświęcim; Auschwitz II–Birkenau, a concentration and extermination camp three kilometers away in Brzezinka; Auschwitz III–Monowitz, a labor camp in Monowice created to staff an IG Farben synthetic-rubber factory; and dozens of other subcamps.

Approximately, 1.3 million people were shipped to the camps with an estimate of more than 1.1 million being exterminated. 

There are no words to express what we saw. If you would like to know more visit the official website

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2019-10-12 Krakow

Today was the first full day in Krakow, Poland. The group took a walk through the city to become familiar with the sights and history. There is a lot of history to see in Krakow. Some of the sights are listed below along with some friends that Larry made.

Barbican  – the last completely standing remnant of the medieval fortifications that once protected Krakow’s old city. Built in 1498. It is just north of St. Florian’s Gate in the center of the Planty Park that surrounds the old city.

The Plantary – Okay, no pictures but imagine a park that you walk through. Joyce understands the layout and the rest trail along behind. We know that some have issues with directions.

Grunwald Monument – The Grunwald Monument is an equestrian statue of King of Poland Władysław II Jagiełło located somewhere in Kraków’s Old Town and constructed to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald (teutonic knight thinly veiled reference to Germany.) When the Nazis took over first thing to tear down was this monument and when Poland was freed the status was the first thing rebuilt. Nothing like a polite rivalry. (Debbie just likes the story).

Main Market – The Main Market Square (Rynek Glówny in Polish in case you need to know), designed in 1257, is considered Kraków’s city center During the German occupation, the square was renamed Adolf Hitler Platz. It is just a big shopping area that we got slightly lost and walked around a lot.

Cloth Hall – Another big shopping area. Those Polish people like to shop. It is the central feature of the main market square in the Kraków Old Town

St. Mary’s – In the early 15th century the towers were rebuilt when the northern tower was raised to 80m high and made into a watchtower for the city. It is from here that the hejnał mariacki – the city’s famous bugle call – is played every hour on the hour. One of the city’s most enduring traditions, the tune ironically breaks off mid-melody in honour of the mythical trumpeter who was shot in the neck while belatedly warning the city of Mongol invaders; don’t miss it. (Okay, the group missed it. They’ll just watch on youtube or something).

The church starry ceiling was impressive. A lot of other stuff is under construction. Here is a statement that was found to describe the current status – “gradual conservation work on the altar is currently underway (projected to last until 2020), and not all elements may be on display during your visit” One might could say that is an understatement.

Big Head in front of Town Hall – This sculpture in the western corner of the market square is a popular meeting place and at some point serves as a photographic backdrop for almost every tourist who visits the city. (Count the group in on that statment) Affectionately referred to as ‘The Head’, Summary – Big controversy and children like to play in it.

Jagiellonian University and the Collegiete maius – Old college

Professor’s Garden – Attached to the University and was the site where the Nazis closed the school and arrested all the professors. It is the type of persecution story that is repeated over and over throughout the city during World War II.

Archbishop Palace – The palace was the home of Bishop Karol Wojtyla. You probably know him as Pope John Paul II. Every time he visited Krakow on his pilgrimages, he stayed in his previous home and attended the people from one of the palace’s windows, situated above the gate-entrance to the palace. When you pass by the building, you can view a picture of John Paul II in the window and read the memorial tablet near the entrance. People come and stare at the picture and one group sang.

St. Francis Basilica – The Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is one of the oldest and best-known churches in Krakow.   Weddings lined up for this church. Debbie and Joyce actually attended a wedding. Debbie thinks Joyce was in the wedding party as she hustled up the aisle in front of them and made a quick right turn to get out of the way. Debbie tried to get in the next wedding but Larry drug here away by telling her more singing was going on outside.

The group did have some exciting moments. They discovered the donut shop which had magnificent looking donuts but all taste the same inserted with Rose Hip jelly. (Debbie insisted it was a huge travesty to donuts everywhere).

Joyce lost her camera but through the technological advancements and google translate, was able to track it down on the square. This involved much hand waving and loud voices.

Lastly, Larry hired a Polish employee to escort him around town. He is really missing Dan.