Travels with Kris

Corona US Cases June 22 - 2,268,651 Corona US Cases June 27 - 2,467,071 Corona US Deaths June 22 - 112,624 Corona US Deaths June 29 - 115,827 Interesting things that happened this week - Putting together the car again.  Did some major cleaning and reorganization.  I'll ready to hit the road again at a moments notice.  Plus it got all the car stuff out from under foot.  It was in a tripping position in the small room I occupy and after adding some things from the storage unit, changes had to be made. - Got the background check back from the company doing it.  There is a weird address on there I'm not associated with.  Its from 1996, so probably not any kind of identify theft, probably a typo.  But still, in todays day and age, it makes me uncomfortable. - Got a date set with a lawyer next week to get the private mortgage set up for Gil.  Sold some stock to cover the b...

Xena sleeping under the towel (it was cold) Corona US Cases June 14 - 2,059,048 Corona US Cases June 21- 2,242,093 Corona US Deaths June 14 - 108,258 Corona US Deaths June 21 - 112,332 Interesting things that happened this week - Took the boy and the dog on a road trip.  Hauled a trailer up to the parents new house in Virginia.  The house is nice with lovely views.  Mom bought it unseen other than photos and only saw it once, driving from Florida to Michigan.  She's now in Michigan preparing the old house for sale.  She's planning on moving to the new house by the end of the month. - The trip went well but Xena didn't get along with Tree's dogs so we spent the entire visit on the porch and then X had to sleep in the car.  I slept with her.  I missed my mattress and blankets (it was cold) but we actually fit well in the back of the car together and its making me miss my vagabond ways. - One of the neighbo...

Corona US Cases June 7 - 1,918,515 Corona US Cases June  13 - 2,037,857 Corona US Deaths June 7 - 103,411 Corona US Deaths June  13 - 107,913 Interesting things that happened this week - Headed back to Gils on Sunday.  Tornados and rain along the way. - Monday we headed out towards Disney, as Disney wasn't open but Disney Springs was.  Ended up turning back about halfway there due to weather and went to Hillsborough River State Park instead.  Ended up at Cody's on the way home.  The yeast rolls at Cody's are 44 carbs a piece.  44 carbs.  I had no rolls, but I wanted them. - I'm down 10lbs in about 3 weeks.  I feel like I'm doing a lot more sacrifice for so little loss, but I know it has to take time. - North Korea's Kim Jun Un isn't dead.  It appears he's trying to start the war with South Korea again. - We headed to Disney again on Tuesday, this time checking the weather.  I got more birthday...

Corona US Cases May 31 - 1,778,464 Corona US Cases June 6 - 1,899,965 Corona US Deaths May 31 - 97,959 Corona US Deaths June 6 - 102,963 Interesting things that happened this week - Spending the next week + with Grandma - The dementia is more obvious now than it was in the past, but she's still in pretty good shape. - I baked chicken legs in the oven all by myself.  Defrosted in the microwave then cooked in the oven.  I made them for grandma, so I won't be eating them.  But I made them Keto, so I could have one if I wanted.  I might have one.  Just to know they are ok to eat. - We watch tv a lot.  The Trump campaign commercials are on regular rotation on the tv.  I don't mind them as much as I thought.  The commercials are weak, and they insinuate that any other president wouldn't have reacted as well as Trumpette during a global pandemic, which is ridiculous, but for the most part they are just kind of laugh...

Shangai - Avoid major dates as listed in Hong Kong  - March-May, Oct & Nov - low seasons Ticket Prices  - Ticket prices vary from $56 - $76 depending on the season. Hotels - Two hotels, both are just short of $200 per day. Hong Kong - Avoid Chinese New Year, Xmas, New Year, Holy Week and big events like Hong Kong Sevens - Februeary and March - low season Ticket prices: - 738HKD - (95.19) Double Happiness (2 park days + 1 meal voucher) - 719HKD - (92.74) 2-Day Fun - 639HKD - ($82.42USD) Standard Park ticket Hotels - Disney Explorer Lodge 1530HKD (197.35) starting with advanced purchased discount - Hotel Hong Kong 1800HKD (232.18) starting with advanced tickets - Disney’s Hollywood Hotel - 1600HKD ($206USD) Tokyo - 2 Parks - April is low season at Disney.  Also Cherry Blossom Season, so heavier crowds in other areas.  Might be a beautiful time to go to Japan. Tickets - 1 day 8200 yen = $76.21 - 2 day 14800 yen = $137.5...