Month: August 2026

It has been a long couple of weeks. While we were at Gettysburg, we had dinner with the Owner/CEO of NIRVC and the corporate sales person. They found a new Entegra 2026 Anthem 44V at their Surprise, Arizona location. They sent pictures, which we discovers did not do it justice, and between our trade in, a large sum of money from Entegra and a large discount from NIRVC we purchased a new motorhome. We drove to Arizona when we got home from Hawaii, drove the new motorhome home to load for our trip to Huntsville. Our old Entegra was nice but this is extraordinary. What’s amazing is the electronics in the unit which rivals a new luxury car. It has a larger engine and a tag axle for stability and is easier and more stable on the road. We will be at the hamfest until Tuesday when we head home.

We went to Hawaii with our good friends Kathleen and David. We had a fantastic time. On the tour of the big island, the highlight of the tour was Kilauea volcano. We were there during the day and we returned at night. At night, we were able to see the magma shooting in the into the air from the volcanic crater. What is unfortunate, there was a full eruption a week later. We did visit other areas on the island including a coffee plantation and a bakery. We also did star gazing and we both learned a lot from our guide.

During the same tour, we stopped at the beach to see the green sea turtles. There is a fence to keep people from disturbing the turtles as they climb from the water to the beach.

We flew to Oahu and went to Ford Island to the Arizona Monument. It was a very somber tour by the Park service and the Navy. We also toured a submarine, though Judy was not able to do the tour.

I do have additional pictures from the outside and inside the submarine, however, we are at a hamfest in Huntsville and I did not bring the big camera. I will post additional photos when we get home next week.

We did not complete the battlefield tours since Molly had a severe seizure and we were going to take her to the vet when she came out of it. We did go to the visitors center. They have a Cyclorama which is 377 feet long and 45 feet high. It encircles the complete viewing room. The hand painted cyclorama painting began in 1879. It depicts the entire 6,000 acre battle field. It shows over 20,000 hand painted soldiers, horses, cannons and buildings. The Park Service added a sound and light show to enhance the viewing experience.

The museum also shows musical instruments, weapons, uniforms and other relics form the battles.

We did a walking tour of Gettysburg. The tour was about a mile and a half and Judy and I saw damage still preserved from the actual battle in the city.

In mid-July, Molly had another severe seizure at home she did not recover from. Our vet had to put Molly down. We are really missing the old girl.

R.I.P. Molly. We miss you!