So, in the crazy schedule of the California school system, the last day of school was 1 June, and we were almost immediately off to visit New England. First up, Eva's family in New Hampshire at the inestimably nifty Crow's Nest Campground.
Needless to say, the weather wasn't California style early June, so we had fun in the games hall. Ria worked on her basic billiard skills while Iain practiced his Mad Skillz.
We snagged Björn and Eva for a little outing - this is the longest wooden bridge in the US (according to the lovely plaque), and the longest 2-span covered bridge in the world! Whee!
We went to the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, which had a pretty nifty display. Below is a cool short lacrosse stick with the bucket made of a turtle shell -- I hadn't known that lacrosse's origins were from the Native American tribes.
This huge rug was made from moose, with the designs (I think, memory hazy) made from porcupine quills.
The funky grandfather corn had a small husk around each kernel of corn. I think the more modern versions are easier to eat, but it would be cool to know the flavor of original corn.
Taco night! Mexican & Tex-Mex are awesome for the gluten intollerant.
And, for dessert, marshmallows / smores at the campfire. YUM!
Cousins!
Andy looks thoughtful and intelligent while William defends his marshmallow from the invading wife hoards.
The weather finally started warming up the day we left.
2 comments:
I always thought the original lax sticks were made in Canada, mine certainly was!
Wikipedia informs me that it was common in all the eastern woodlands native americans, gulf of mexico up to the great lakes region, including Canada and the US. Maybe Canadians just took to it more than Americans did. My high school in RI had a lacrosse team, though.
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