Be sure to check the epic leg kick by Hilary after the pause.

Half way to WV I pulled over and dialed into a company conference call. After the meat of the meeting was complete, I was asked, "So how likely do you think it is that you will get injured this weekend?" I quickly replied, "Well, I have actually already visited the ER after I cut myself at 2:30am on a jug in my kitchen." There was a long silence on the other end of the line, then someone said,

"Perhaps you should have spent the weekend mastering your kitchen before moving on to extreme sports."

I am taking off tonight for points south in the wee Fiesta. To locate the spirit of the trip, I was watching some videos as Isadora wandered by. I looked down at the puzzled face of my daughter as she was enthralled with the current video. I told her, "That's what dad is doing this weekend," She looked at me with a questioning face, "Skydiving? You are going to jump out of a plane?" Then she ran off. Check out a few of the vids after the jump.

Today the fam and I hopped in the Fiesta and rolled up to Shelburne Museum for the big balloon festival. I suspect it would have been lovely had we not arrived a day late. Luckily the wonderful museum offers a wide variety of exhibits and we were lucky enough to catch it for the Full Throttle motorcycle show. We too often lament not living in a more metro area for the culture while we often overlook the resources in our backyard. Here are a few photos to remind us what is there.