Expedition to ETSU: 2005

Expedition to ETSU: July – December 2005

Over the next few months we’ll post on this page some photos of what we’ve been up to on our trip to Johnson City. (The first few photos show Catriona with her grandparents before she left; yes, we will eventually put some photos which don’t include Catriona!).


Catriona with Granny, Carlisle	Catriona with Grandad, Glasgow	Catriona with Granda, East Kilbride	Charlotte Airport NC, after 16 hours’ travel	Barefoot at home, Buccaneer Drive	Having a go at Sudoku	VA Campus park, Johnson City	Texas Roadhouse Diner, Johnson City


Apartment complex swimming pool	Watching the world through the bug screen	Having a siesta	A taste of freedom…	…on the grass…	...outside the apartment…	…beneath Buffalo Mountain	Christopher Taylor House, Jonesborough


The Chester Inn, Jonesborough…	…host to 3 presidents + Charles Dickens!	Main St, Jonesborough	Jonesborough Visitors Centre	Willow Springs Park, Johnson City…	…with frog pond and views of Buffalo Mt.	Could that mouth be any wider open?	Reconstruction of Fort Watauga, Elizabethton


Fort Henry Mall, Kingsport…	…Auntie Anne's Pretzel Shop	Bays Mountain Nature Reserve…	…watching the raccoons…	…watching Catriona	Helping out in the apartment	Chinatown, San Francisco	Across the Bay to Alcatraz (Catriona not impressed!)


At Erica’s house, playing with Daisy and Bo	On the campus, UC Berkeley…	…communing with the squirrels	At Totland in Berkeley…	…playing in the sandpit	Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco	By the Golden Gate Bridge	The Golden Gate Bridge from the Sausalito ferry


Alcatraz Island	The Bay Bridge from the Embarcadero	Dinner at Dan Johnson’s (ETSU Biologist)…	…with Catriona being well entertained	Praying mantis on the living room window	Catriona catching up on the local news	Watching Catriona through the bug screen	Catriona training for her international driving permit


Dan Johnson’s piano in its temporary new home	Tipton Haynes historical site…	…with very impressive stone chimneys…	…and a satisfied visitor.	The Blue Ridge Mountains (of North Carolina)	Live bluegrass ‘on the square’, in Jonesborough	Heading down the chute	With the Ignaces for Labor Day in Willow Springs Park


From Buffalo Mountain: looking towards home…	…zooming in on our apartment…	…and towards Downtown Johnson City…	…zooming in on the library	18^th century cradle at Rocky Mount historic site	Johnson City Quaker Meeting House	At Sycamore Shoals Celtic Festival…	…with Hunting McCloud on stage…


…and sussing out the local societies	Looking very cool in her shades	At Music on the Square, Jonesborough	Mile High Bridge, Grandfather Mountain…	…highest peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains	Bald eagles…	…black bears…	…and deer in the Nature Reserve


The summit of Grandfather Mountain	At the corn maze…	…with the POPS group…	…enjoying the warm autumn sun…	…and riding the cow train.	Catriona’s very own hallowe’en pumpkin	With Gordon Anderson at the 1^st Basler talk	With ETSU Baritone Sam Crawford


Back home after the talk / concert	Catriona getting a handle on things	At the final Music on the Square concert…	…enjoying the applause…	…with Dan and Karolyn	Trying out Cara’s rucksack for the first time	At the top of Huckleberry Knob on Buffalo Mountain	Storytime with Auntie Anne


Biltmore Estate: largest home in America	Old time musicians from North Carolina	Applauding the banjos	The Biltmore mansion	Enjoying some wine tasting (it’s grape juice – honest!)	Squaring up to the sheep on Biltmore Farm	Enjoying a pot of tea in the Craft Shop	First ever trip to the Cinema: Wallace & Gromit


On the car at the JC Mall	At the quilting festival, in Sycamore Shoals…	…and outside Fort Watauga	Catriona playing at houses	In front of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue	At the World War II memorial, Washington…	…with the Washington Monument behind	Pointing at the birds (or were they planes?)


In front of the Lincoln Memorial…	…and climbing all the steps…	…to see the main man…	…and then to see the other main man!	On the Mall, with the Capitol, and some kite flyers, behind	On a carousel beside the Smithsonian Museums	Feeding the ducks in front of the Capitol	Outside the new Smithsonian Gallery of the American Indian


In Colonial Williamsburg…	…fascinated by the horses (so long as we didn’t get too close)	Looking across the Market Square…	…and towards the Governor’s Mansion (circa 1774)	Kate, Harry & co on Buffalo Mountain…	…which is now looking distinctly red…	…and gold	At the corn maze, just before Halowe’en


Trying not to get lost	At Dollywood…	…where it was seriously cold!...	…and consequently not too busy.	No queues for the flying elephants…	…or the Dollywood Express	Hiking in the Great Smokies…	…where the colours are also on the turn…


…and the waterfalls are running cold and fast	The only way to travel!	Girls’ night in	Take me to your leader	The ETSU Cricket Match: India versus Rest of the World	Persian Princess for Hallowe’en…	…although she didn’t really want to wear her mask	Pumpkins and dragons


Hallowe’en picnic…	…in the sand	Catching up on her housework…	…then stopping for a drink!	Buffalo Mountain again, looking redder…	…and redder…	…by the day	Catriona enjoying being ‘up high’


With the astros on Buffalo Mountain…	…after the Gravity Waves workshop…	…with John Veitch and the rest of the GU visitors	Catriona hard at work with her crayons	The Johnson City Thanksgiving Parade…	…with inflatable Nativity scenes…	…and marching bands!	At Dan and Karolyn’s for Thanksgiving dinner…


…Enjoying some appetizers…	…before the main event.	Reading Catriona’s Thanksgiving book	Building towers	Playing with Dan Bear	Buffalo Mountain minus the leaves…	…and Catriona plus the leaves	Catriona in the driving seat


At the summit of Grandfather Mountain	On the Mile High Bridge one last time	Looking down from the summit	The otters in the nature reserve	Catriona inspecting the huge Christmas tree	Flying above the Rockies…	…about to land in Vancouver…	…where there was also a little snow


Lighting of the Christmas Tree at the Library…	…accompanied by some songs and carols…	…and baby percussion.	A final visit to Willow Springs park…	…where she can now climb ladders…	…and cross bridges.	European playhouse for European baby.	Horse and Carriage rides at the Christmas Fayre


Doing her Darth Vader impression (yes, really!)	Main St Jonesborough looking very festive	Playing the drums at the Acoustic Coffee House	Moms’ group farewell party at St Mary’s	I’m forever…	…blowing bubbles!

Video downloads

We will also add some video clips as the trip progresses – at least we will once we have a digital video camera!! For now, here are some low-res clips:

Catriona walking in our Berkeley hotel

Playing boo on the UCBerkeley campus: clip1 clip2

On the swings at Willow Springs Park

Winnie the Pooh

Listening to the ‘Music on the Square’ concert in Jonesborough

Going down the chute at Willow Springs Park

Catriona naming her relatives (part of our efforts to make sure she still recognizes everyone in December. Here’s the photo she’s looking at).

Dancing to the music of Hunting McCloud, at the Sycamore Shoals Celtic Festival

Drinking tea at Biltmore House, Asheville

Reciting the text of her ‘Dragon's Tail’ book

Going down the chute again at Willow Springs Park

Climbing the ladder at Willow Springs Park