Rendezvous with the past

Well, today I used my Nissan Sentra I got from Hertz to go back in time 200 years.
I drove down to the George Rogers Clark Memorial for the Rendezvous. I was supposed to meet my guide at the "cannons". As you can imagine, the big question was which Cannons. I found some likely cannons in time for the worship service. I had a decision, but not a tough one

I walked over to the museum and saw a sign for the Northwest Territory Alliance. I asked where I could find Marilyn. We eventually met, and I spent the better part of two hours talking to various people about the roles they were re-creating.

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It was then time for lunch : turkey legs (from St James episcopal,Vincennes)

and an ear of corn from the Kiwanis. Watch out for the oxen:

I went back to the Museum. Air conditioning in 90 degree Indiana weather? ahh) bought books, and patronized the vendors who were selling period authentic goods well , except for the guy selling pens made in China) , and talked to people who caught my eye. This was hard, as I am shy. Good way to expand my horizons. soon it was time for the battle:

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I was not sure about attending the battle, but it was really a boon (lots of details caught my eye, which means, yes, lots of rewrites).
The troops marched past as I was buy yet more books(on period clothing) , some of which was from NWTA.


I closed out the day by thanking Marilyn, My host. I then attended the Closing Ceremonies on the Clark memorial:


before heading back to my car and the present day.
Mr. Turkey legs invited me back next year. we'll see if I can make it.

So the guy with no legs that I was riding with ....

One of my friends has been trying to talk me into coming on some called the solider ride. It's a benefit for the wounded warrior project, and since my nephew has combat induced PTSD, I was interested
so I showed up on Saturday and took a brief spin around Oceanside

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Before coming back. Like most ride, there was a u-haul

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with the real life model:

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My Friend Peter, greeting the media:

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The ride star was the usual cheering, but It seemed to never stop. The only low point was Peter breaking the tie rod on his trike:

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We rode by the Marine marching on base:

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Too pretty for war games:

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before turning around at the ocean:

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we also did a little bit of the San Luis Rey Bike Path:

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apropos end: Hand cycle rider in front of me:

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I was debating what music to use, as several artists have donated sings to WWP. I ended up making two. of course the last one took two hours to upload. Hopefully, it was worth the wait: