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VACATION 2000
Our yacht "Dun Fluffle-ing", beached at Wilson Pond, MA
When we were children, we almost always took August vacations. How envious I was when the waitress at the 60's diner plopped down a juicy hamburger in front of either my sister Nancy (August 8) or my sister Karen (August 11).............FOR BREAKFAST!!! We have our own August birthday celebrant in the personage of Bradford Hampsey Morbeck Jr, the III. We snookered him out of the solemn birthday Hamburger honor by waking up in a tent, yet he still managed to generate a boundless enthusiasm concerning the big day (August 18! August 18!) throughout our entire vehicular undertaking. Speaking of having a little smackerel of something, our family has a long standing tradition of traveling "100 miles Before Breakfast".
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
VACATION 2000, PHASE 1 - RETURN TO BASS RIVER S.F.
August 7, 2000 - T minus 11 days and COUNTING! We pack everyone in the '91 Aerostar and head down to our vacation spot in the Pines, Bass River St. Forest. Read all about it! Click on:
August 8, 2000 - Happy Birthday, Aunt Bix! We've rented a little cabin at the State Forest and the weather is beastly hot. We went to Ocean City at night. Ride all the rides with us at:
August 9, 2000- Happy Birthday, Cousin Nils! We're doing all our favorite gerunds: Swimming, Fishing, Boating, Eating. Yuk it up with us at:
August 10, 2000 - 8 days left! Home again, Home again, jiggety jig! We drink some red juice and eat some stale donuts and venture forth Rutledge-ward to do some home improvements. Refenestrate with us at:
Brad Morbeck traverses the old "Boston & Maine" RR bridge, Norwottuck Bike Trail, MA
VACATION 2000, PHASE 2 - In Which I drag my family to scenic New England to share with me memories they never had.
August 13, 2000- Go North, young Bear! We pour everyone into the van and we're off again! We stop to visit my college chum Gerry Grenier and his family in North Jersey on the way. Hey, they're mostly GIRLS! Visit with us at:
August 14, 2000 - Did I mention that someone's birthday is coming up? We had a nice time careening about Happy Valley, including a trip to my favorite diner, "The Blue Bonnet" up Northampton way. Share a Lucky Burger (A Lucky Burger is a gigantic hamburger on a gigantic bun for a gigantic appetite) with us at:
August 15, 2000 - BMBF (Brad Morbeck Birthday Frenzy) is rapidly escalating. We spend a delightful day driving up the Mohawk Trail, we buy some baskets, we climb some rocks. We all go out to Belchertown for a big cook-out at Bruce and Darlene Wallace's and have a fabulous time seeing the old crowd. Pound down some onion dip with us at:
August 16, 2000 - We stop by Quabbin reservoir on our escape from Happy Valley and rocket through historic Bondsville, MA. We wiggle over to central Massachusetts to visit and camp with our friends the Sullivans of Southbridge, MA. When we get there, a gala birthday party for oldest son Tim is already in progress. Bounce around in the Moon Bounce with us at:
August 17, 2000 - Any day that starts with Lucky Charms and ends with Marshmallows cooked al' fresco is deemed to be EXCEPTIONAL by my standards. We wake up in the nylon splendor of our Coleman tent in our Wells State Park Campsite adjoining the Sullivans of Southbridge. The rest of the day is spent doing classic vacation-y things - Canoeing, Swimming, Hiking, Napping, and Playing (WiffleBall). Look for kindling with us at:
August 18, 2000 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRAD MORBECK! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZOE GRENIER! I can't believe that this day is finally here! Blow out the candles with us at:
August 19, 2000 - We bid adieu to the Bay State after a hearty breakfast and a morning trip to Old Sturbridge Village. We issue bags and bags of chips to all of our heavily restrained passengers to decrease road boredom. Back to Rutledge by nightfall........Travel southward with us at:
Ben Morbeck in serious relax mode