California Trip 2008 Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps April 21, 2008 Well since Natalie wanted a report I figured I would kill two birds with one one stone and write something here and just drop her the l ink to this entry. We had ten days of relaxation, a little less sun then we hoped but it was great to finally see my Uncle Matt, Au nt Shannon and little Tess out there instead of them flying to New Jersey. Even though I went out with Chris a few years ago, this trip we did it all. A trip to Universal Studios, a drive upto wine country and swimming in the Pacific Ocean.Mom, Dad and I flew out on a Wenesday so that gave us two days before Pete and Chuck joined us. Also Shannon was on a business trip in Germany so my folks and I spent some time with the newest edition of the family, my soon-to-be 2-year old cousin Tess. We took her to the park where I got to sznap some shot of her playing on the swings, and the slide she must have went down that slide more than a dozen times. I felt more like an uncle help her up those stairs and making her laugh I think the highlight for me, besides visiting with the three of them was visiting Point Vincent Lighthouse. As you might have figured out Pt Vincent is the first ligthhouse I visited on the West Coast. It's also the first lighthouse I have shot on my own, very exciting indeed. Although it was a shame that we couldn't climb it which is a shame.I actually got together with another license plate collector and long time friend Jeff Minard. He picked me up Friday for lunch, it just so happens his sister lives in the same town as Matt and Shannon so he knew the area well. We ate and discussed the upcoming license plate covention in Salt Lake City, yes I am going! He also gave me a license plate book he sells. The one bummer is I didn't get a picture with him. Oh well maybe next timeThe second half of the trip was spent about two hours north in Santa Barbra, the southern tip of California wine country. We visited a handful of wineries and visited the famed Hitching Post II restrauntTo mark the occasion I have included yet another slide show above this entry. Enjoy th e pics and if you have a second drop me some comments. Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps Comments
One Contact - Five Lighthouses--W9C January 05, 2009 Back in the summer I wrote an entry in here about my Lighthouse phone contact with Bill,N8ET , so now I had to top that with a five lighthouse PSK contact in Wisconsin! I was orginally going to wait until I got the card like my other contacts but I think at this stage of the game you can take my word for it. This contact was with a husband and wife team also known as "Team Cheese"--WI9TC (I love the callsign). Like the contact with Bill, they were in the line of sight of five lighthouses located on the Wisconsin shores of Lake Michigan. As soon as I saw them on the BeaconBot (the e-mail reflector used to notify people of lighthouse activations-) I knew I had to take my best shot. There were tons of stations dying to get a contact. Well after some monitoring of the waterfall and waiting for a break in the QSO's, I dropped my call. Unfortunately I was getting overpowered a lot so I actually wound up waiting for quite awhile. Although I have to admit it was also fun just ... More Posts to Mattes's Madness
Bob Dylan blows into town May 13, 2024 For a few months there has buzz around Cape May NJ that Bob Dylan was coming to America's Oldest Seaside Resort. No he wasn't playing a concert at Convention Hall. For most of this weeks parts of 2024 Cape May,NJ was transformed into 1965 Newport, RI. A Complete Unknown is a new film about Dylan's conversion from acoustic to electric guitar starring Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan is in production and the location scouting team decided that Cape May today looked like Newport back in '65. Bob Dylan debuted his hit song Like a Rolling Stone at t he Newport Folk Festival. They even transformed Perry Street into Belevedere Avenue. Shops along the Washington Mall were temporarily renamed to match shops up in Newport. The Victorian Motel was baptized then Viking Motel for the film Days prior I started seeing filming equipment being transported into town. Like most o f the town I was hopi... More Posts to Mattes's Madness
2025 New Year's Note January 01, 2025 WELL here we are folks one quarter of the way into this century!! I have been thinking about writing this email since the beginning of December but of course I am a month late. I am happy to report the Mattes Family is healthy! Chirs, Natalie, Zander and Quinn are busy as ever! Zander is now a sophomore and studying for his written test to get his driving permit! I half to double check that fact because it's so hard to believe. Quinn is doing well in eighth grade and is on a travelling soccer team which plays in tournaments all over the country. She has one coming up in Florida in February that dad and I are thinking about going down for a few days to watch her. They BOTH are getting as tall as their uncle Jay which is very hard for him to accept! The family adopted three kittens which as a dog person even I admit they are cute!! We spent Christmas with them and got to see the new Bob Dylan movie, partly filmed right here in Cape May. Unfortunately, I didn't get ... More Posts to Mattes's Madness
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