SATURDAY - Afternoon and Evening

Visiting the MATURANGO MUSEUM with Uncle Bill

We met Uncle Bill at the MATURANGO MUSEUM and learned more about Sidewinder Missiles and local animals like the endangered species the Mojave Ground Squirrel, Mountain Lions and Bobcats, and other critters. A local astronomer gave a presentation on our solar system, which was fun. Then Marc and I did some gift shopping. Then we left. Marc and I stopped for beer and gas, then drove over to Uncle Bill and Lynne's house.

Dinner with Uncle Bill and Lynne and crew

Marc and Uncle Bill started drinking beer shortly after we arrived. Then we sat down to watch the LSU-Arkansas college football game, while Uncle Bill grilled some Tri Tips. I asked Uncle Bill a few questions about growing up, and he told me a little more about growing up in Warrenton.

• He and Dad worked as golf caddies at the Astoria Golf Club south of Warrenton and would hitchhike to the club in the morning. In the afternoon they would hitchhike to Astoria to work in the bowling alley. Uncle Dick's asthma prevented him from working, so he would practice piano.
• Uncle Bill worked on a Mushroom Farm after the family moved to Salem. The mushrooms required cow|horse manure to grow, so they smelled really bad.