Good eeeeevening, everyone! It is I, Mags the Impaler, here with Countess Cam-ula! As we mentioned in our
post from the Black Swamp yesterday, we headed out on a day trip with Mom and Dad yesterday to do some birding. One part in particular was reeeeeally scary, and I thought I'd share it with you. Let's start from the beginning.
We headed out just like normal:
![IMG_6055CamMagsHR-V](https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5575/30630088416_4476e5f31d_c.jpg) |
"Mom, did you pack the travel Othello game?"
"I'm too busy navigating even if she did, Countess Cam-ula!" |
I don't know what it is with Cam and travel Othello!
Anyway, we were heading back to
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge! It takes a couple hours or so to get down there, so in addition to backseat navigating, I found other ways to amuse myself.
![IMG_6060CamMagsHR-V](https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5637/30366612370_198cc1c912_c.jpg) |
"Hey, Cam. Let's make faces at other drivers when they go by!"
"I'm not sure that's a good idea ..." |
Cam nixed that idea, so I did what came naturally ...
![IMG_6061CamMagsHR-V](https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5691/30630087406_a23905a33c_c.jpg) |
"That's better."
"Zzzz..." |
We got really close to one of those submarines this time:
![IMG_6062Submarine_OilStorage](https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5460/30366611500_cb9817fee5_c.jpg) |
SUBMARINE! |
I still have no idea what they're doing out there!
We saw this place on the way down, in the small town of Ellinwood:
![IMG_6067WolfHotelEllsworth](https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5506/30366610370_6e1a46d7d2_c.jpg) |
The Wolf Hotel |
It's nice that they have a place for wolves to stay, isn't it?
Anyway, we drove around Quivira National Wildlife Refuge for quite a while, then decided to see what was north of the refuge. And ...
HERE'S WHERE IT GETS SCARY!!!! Brace yourselves, readers!!!
![IMG_6085MagsHR-V](https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5528/30549577562_397b0ef765_c.jpg) |
"YOU'RE LETTING MOM DECIDE WHICH WAY TO TURN?!?!?!" |
Seriously. For those of you who know my mom's sense of direction, that is downright FRIGHTENING!!!!
Here's one of the roads we went down:
![IMG_6081NorthOfQuivira](https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5492/30549580272_7dd1e51403_c.jpg) |
Somewhere north of Quivira |
Scary, isn't it? But, hey, Mom saw cool stuff to photograph (we'll share some of Mom's pix and a link to them later on this week!) and
Dad knew what
he was doing, so it was all good.
Speaking of good -- back to me and Countess Cam-ula! We took a nice break in one of the small towns on our way home - stretched our legs, had some beverages, had a snack. Oh. And Mom and Dad had sandwiches. Mom opened the back hatch of our Husky Recreational Vehicle (
HR-V) to get them after Cam and I were seat-belted back in.
![IMG_6087MagsCamHR-V](https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5566/30549577242_934aed1b06_c.jpg) |
"Look into my eyes. Deeper. DEEPER. Yes, that's it. Give. Us. Your. Sandwich."
"I think it's working, Mags the Impaler!" |
Countess Cam-ula really needs to stop smiling so much, doesn't she? Sheesh! Anyway, back to my mind-meld ...
![IMG_6089MagsCamHR-V](https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5619/30549576812_0b4b211562_c.jpg) |
"Deeper... yes... yes, SHARE that sandwich!"
"I'm so happy!" |
So, yeah. That was TOTALLY effective; Cam and I each snagged a bite of Mom's sandwich. It was awesome! So was the whole trip! Tune back in later in the week for Mom's photos!
Yours sincerely,
Mags the Impaler