Wandering the Streets II
Times Square is undergoing a redesign to provide additional public space for pedestrians and events, and transform “the bow tie” into a world-class piazza. The transformation is a three-phase capital project that began in 2012 and is currently scheduled to be completed by December 2016.  NYC Time Square’s Iconic mime artist “Da Goldman” that […]
Wandering the Streets
After leaving our bags at the hotel, we started wandering the streets of New York. One block down we came upon Macy’s holiday windows. There were so many people huddled at the windows we had to watch our turn to get to them. The windows were cute but I was expecting something more than what […]
Safe
City officials had said there was no known, credible threats against New York City following the recent attacks in Paris. We felt it was probably safer than any other time to make the trip. Police officers, more than 2,500, walked the streets, stood on top of mobile command center vans and helicopters flew overhead to […]
Arriving in the Big Apple
It was a very early morning flight to New York City, we were up and out at 4:15. The van had been loaded the night before with the luggage we wouldn’t need that morning. We had a lot of luggage with us due to the length of time we would be in New York and […]
Who are you Marching for? Bataan Memorial Death March
Some of the marchers were marching to commemorate the life of a father, grandfather, uncle or a relative of a friend. For motivation some said they kept in mind the Bataan soldiers and their suffering. “Every time you start feeling tired, you think about them and this is nothing compared to what they had to […]
Gathering for the Bataan Memorial Death March
The following information was given out to the marchers, so it would be easier for them to enter the event area the morning of the march. “Motorists are asked to have their vehicle pass prominently displayed in their windshield and to have their IDs ready when they are entering the post” “Passengers must also have […]
Race Time Bataan Memorial Death March
Katy, our neighbor, had given Steve and Rick stickers for the march. Steve had picked out the one with the Garmin saying. Between Holan giving Steve a Garmin watch for Christmas and the lack of food and sleep, it turned out to be very appropriate. Steve and Rick spent the night at a hotel in […]
Text Messages The Day Before Bataan Memorial Death March
These are the text that started that night and continued into Saturday. They tell how things were going in TX and responses from family and friends. Samantha sent a text to Papa after being told he wasn’t feeling well. The morning started off good, with Steve feeling much better. He had a waffle for breakfast […]
The State Line BBQ Restaurant
The parking lot of The State Line is in Texas and the restaurant is located in New Mexico so the restaurant is aptly named. This is the court-yard of the restaurant, a nice place to eat outside.The decor of the restaurant was full of Western memorabilia including Western art, mounted deer antlers and Texas Longhorns, […]
The Course , Nothing But Miles and Miles of Sand, Bataan Memorial Death March
From the start line (blue star at the South end of the map) the routes go counterclockwise. The numerically marked (1-12) blue drops indicate the water points. The red stars indicate medical stations. On the 26.2 mile course, Steve and Rick did, proceeds Northwest from Water Point 4/8, circling a small mountain known as Mineral […]