Bleriot Flyer

Untitled, a photo by goodgollycr on Flickr.

We visited Washington DC a few weeks ago and got to visit the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. Inside there is an exhibit of the Bleriot Flyer that we read about when we rowed The Glorious Flight.

Lighthouse Field Trip

As we row Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge this week I thought it was time to post some pictures to the St. Augustine Lighthouse. It's been a year since we visited!

Taller de Tortillas

On the same day as the Shoe Factory, we learned how to make tortillas.

Shoe Factory

We recently took a field trip with our Spanish teacher.  Her family owns and operates a shoe factory here in Costa Rica.  She admitted that it would be more cost effective to import shoes made elsewhere, but they keep the factory going in the memory and tradition of her father.



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Guatemala

We read Abuela's Weave in preparation for our trip to Guatemala. It came to mind often as we walked the streets and saw the beautiful colored fabrics.

Cotton Fields

We were able to see some beautiful Georgia cotton fields up close. It reminded us Eli Whitney and the invention of the cotton gin.



The plants were also prickly. We imagined how hard it would have been for slaves to be picking and seeding the cotton before they were freed.

Mining

Seth had been so fascinated by the Gold Rush we read about in history that I made sure to take him mining. While we were in North Carolina we went to the Elijah Mountain Gem Mine.

Apple Picking

We took advantage of being in North Carolina in the fall and went apple picking at Skytop Orchard. The kids really enjoyed it, though it was really cold! (Ok, at least by Costa Rica standards)

Enjoying the fruits of their labor!

Sugar Cane!

You can find these trucks at the market where the cane is squeezed right in front of you.

The boys were able to taste sugar cane juice this weekend. They all liked it, but Nathan especially.