Corpses, Crab Legs and Sea Lions . . .
The card game of corpses
A gatehouse of the Fortress of Malines in Belgium, was blown up when lightening struck 2,000 bags of gunpowder. it was dug into three weeks later by workmen who found inside four soldiers "playing cards" and a fifth still standing behind them! The five soldiers were instantly killed by the explosion, but the blast had created a vacuum that preserved their bodies intact. The goup was later buried in a single grave with the players still clutching their cards! Believe it or not!
Yes, we visited Ripley's today . . .
Today is a special day in our family. It's my son's birthday here in OR, my daughter moved into her college dorm in KY, and my great aunt is celebrating her 90th birthday with tons of family, in MI. We went to Newport to celebrate and enjoyed an underworld sea show where one of the attractions was a funny big crab . . . so Galen decided some crab legs would look yummy on a plate . . . for his birthday dinner. This sort of thing has the opposite effect on me . . . I usually don't want to eat animals I laugh at or find endearing. We ate on an outdoor deck overlooking numerous sea lions who had recently migrated from California.
They put on quite a noisy show for us with their fighting, snoring, complaining and pushing each other off the deck. They even tipped themselves ALL off the deck once which was a laugh out loud moment.
. . . and we ran in to Johnny today . . .
. . . if you touch this electric formation, it will gravitate to focus on the palm of your hand.
Over all, after icecream cake and bionicle toys, we called it a well spent day. Time to save up for the next adventure!