On The High Road: Post Parade Floats ~ Really Upclose

Denise and Rick Cunningham

Like many boomers we're planning the "next chapter". We live a fairly chaotic life in Georgetown in Washington DC. I'm a former fashion executive and journalist. Rick's an engineer and computer scientist. We're about ready for a little change of pace. Travel... perhaps moving to warmer climes ...and definitely savoring more moments. We never set out to buy an RV...matter of fact, we had never even been in one and I definitely don't camp. But, now, with more time and a growing aversion to the insults of air travel, we bought a 40' motor coach. Our grandson, Ian, named it Gigantor. We call it Tor for short.

We're seeing things you just can't from the air and finding that we've so much to discover on this continent. In the past two years, we've taken three marvelous six-week trips. This time, we're "chasing the sun for as long as it fun". We left on October 5, 2009. We'll see how long we last!

We're searching for great places to stay, sights worth seeing, golf courses worth playing, great restaurants, shopping, farmer's markets. We're on the road in search of the high road.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Post Parade Floats ~ Really Upclose

January 1 ~ afternoon

This is a must do if you go to the Rose Parade...all 41 floats are on display in a park several miles from the parade route. A $7 per person ticket (which can be bought ahead from Sharpe Seating to avoid the lines) gets you close enough to the floats to better understand their construction and really take in their beauty. Few words are needed here!

The Rain Bird entry... my personal favorite with some real close-ups.