Ridem Cowboy

Dylan looks like he is ready to go to Texas with his 10 gallon hat, just needs the horse instead of the BMW!

Baja No Go

Some weeks ago I made an outlandish claim that I would run the Baja 1000 off-road race.  Sadly we were forced to postpone our participation in that insane competition.  The good news is that we are setting our sights on the Baja 250 (a more reasonable introduction to off-road mayhem) in March 2011.  If anyone needs a Baja Fix you can join us following the live tracking (the race is on now) at the following link:

IriTrack Baja 1000 Live

Jamestown II (on Land)

After we finished with the ships our young man got a taste of life ashore on the young American continent.  Indian village structures called "yehakins" were a more semi-permanent dwelling than the nomadic tepees that dotted the western and plains states.  A small village typical of the Algonquain or Powhatan tribes is juxtaposed with the high walled fort of the English settlement.  It was one big (historical) playground for the little man.

Dylan thinks the Powhatan yehakin makes a cool tent.

He's not afraid of a little manual labor!

Gotta go...more to see...

Jamestown I (From the Sea)

It was at Jamestown on May 14 1607 that John Smith came ashore with the men and boys who established the first permanent English settlement in North America.  They had set sail in February on three ships: the Susan Constant, the Discovery and the Godspeed.  Using a southern route they past the Canary islands and the Caribbean before turning north and entering the Chesapeake Bay and James River. Unlike many who would follow they came not for freedom or liberty but for profit.

Dylan was very excited - a future man of the sea perhaps?

Master and Commander?

We took Dylan down to see the re-creations of the three ships that brought the first Virginians to the new world.  He loved it - it all seemed a bit too natural for the little man.  He's pretty good on a three hour drive from Maryland but probably not ready for the 3 month sail from England...yet.