Judy and I don’t usually take airplanes; we just go where we can in the motorhome. That trip to Florida was different though. Time is of the essence, so I flew.
Before I flew, I applied for the TSA Precheck. I got fingerprinted and survived a background check. I now have a Known Person Number that I’ve registered on my account at Southwest Airlines and I automatically get a precheck checkmark on my boarding pass. That made getting through security soo much easier. Instead of being treated as a person who might be a terrorist, I got treated as if I were probably not a terrorist. There was no line. I didn’t have to take off my shoes, go through the full body scan, or even take my laptop out of the knapsack. It was a snap.
The birding was fun. I started out with 450 species for the year and added 15 over the course of four days. I drove 500 miles, visited 18 different birding sites, and walked 27 miles. So now we’re at 465 bird species recorded. It’s not my target number of 500, but still it’s a pretty good number.
Now I’m back home with Judy.
And the puppies.
I often refer to Henry as the White Shadow, because we never get more than a few feet away from him, and then not for long. Now the White Shadow has a shadow.
We covered a lot of ground this year.
I’ve been meaning to write a summary of the Alaska Journey, but how can I summarize something like that? If I were to just write down the highlights, I’d end up listing every day of the trip!
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