Ren's Report - Stibbert Museum
Today we went to the Stibbert Museum for the second time in three days. I think it's the best museum in the world! It is a stupefying, amazing collection of arms and armor. In the museum, there were many different rooms with different cultures arms and armor. First I would like to tell you about my...
Ren's Report: The Vatican
We left Italy to go to another country. The other country was the Vatican. I think that the Vatican is so small that the population every day more than triples because of tourists. The crowds wrapped all around St Peter's Square. St Peter's church was huge. It was about two football fields long, and...
Do you know who a Vestal Virgin is? By Zuzu
Do you know who a Vestal Virgin is? Well, they were a cult of 6 priestesses who tended the sacred flame of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth, home, and family. The Vestal Virgins are believed to have been founded by Numa Pompilius a roman king who ruled from around 715 to 673 B.C. According to the fi...
Ren's Report: the Colosseum
This week we went to the Colosseum. Did you know that the Colosseum was buried for many years? It was only excavated in the 19th century. It is amazing that something so large could be buried! The Colosseum was used as a fighting arena for the Romans' entertainment. Under the Colosseum's wooden floo...
Ren's Report: Denmark
We went to Denmark for a week. In Denmark we climbed the Round Tower and we also climbed the steeple at the Church of Our Savior in the rain! Why it was so amazing climbing the steeple was because it was outstandingly high and the steps are on the outside. While it rained the steps were also extrem...
Ren's Report: Arches National Park
We went to Arches National Park. In Arches there were some outstanding views. We went on a hike to see Delicate Arch. Delicate Arch looked unbelievable. It looked like it couldn't be standing but it was! When we were driving, I saw a Utah prairie dog standing up. It was incredible! We also saw an am...
Two months on the road
We are leaving Oregon today, nearly two months after we first left home. The trip so far has been a strange mix of roadtrip adventure and time with Richard's family processing his mom's death. Linda, Richard's mom, went into the hospital just before we left Maryland. When her condition deteriorated,...
Ren's Report on the Oregon Coast
This time we went to the Oregon coast at low tide. There were amazing tide pools! We saw awesome anemones in the tidepool and starfish out of the water eating mussels. The Giant Green Anemones were so cool because under water they opened up and looked like flowers, but above water, they closed up an...
Ren's Redwoods NP Report
This time we went to Redwoods National Park. Redwoods national park was super interesting. We went on a hike through the giant redwoods. We saw a house that was made out of 1 giant log. On the hike we saw the tree that was called the Big Tree. As you would expect, it's a giant redwood a lot like the...
Ren's Carlsbad Caverns Report
Carlsbad caverns was so beautiful there were lots of stalagtites and stalagmites. We went on a hike later on on the hike we saw draperies which are thin sheets of rock hanging from the ceilings. But can you believe that the cave is 70 stories deep?! It took a super long time to walk down there but d...
Ren's Big Sur report
This time we went to Big Sur State Park. There were gigantic redwoods. We camped there for two nights. There were also giant cliffs and the big ocean. But the redwoods were my favorite because they were so tall and straight. We saw the Colonial tree which is a super old redwood, like 1,100 years old...
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Ren - This trip has been amazing! Here are some reasons why. We went to Palo Duro State Park. I thought it was superbly Super fun. There were some amazing geologic areas with amazing rock formations. You could definitely see the sedimentary rock in the cliffs there. There were all different colors l...
HI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi, y'all! We are leaving in less than 3 weeks, and the packing has started.