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Back from Vacation

Well, we made back from our vacation. It was an amazing experience. If you ever get chance to visit the the northeast you need to go. Now, I have not finish posting the final two days of my vacation days but its should be up this week. 

This week at FRC we held our the Flamingo Film Festival 2008 (F3). Our course I was unable to attend because of being out on vacation. I wish I could of been there. I did however got see the demo reel 2008 video where you see several video's that our media team have done in the past couple of years. I hope you enjoy. Make sure you check out the real men of genus part of the video.

F3 Reel from Flamingo Road Church on Vimeo.

Vacation Day 5

We began our day by trying to find a gas station because  we were on empty. At least that's what the 

indicator said. We weren't sure if we could make it to the gas station but come to find out

 the car lied. There was still 2 gals. left. 

So now we are finally on our way to Plymouth. There we saw the replica of the Mayflower 2, Plymouth rock and Plymouth Plantation. Not overly exciting. The real fun was eating a great breakfast at Carmen's Cafe. It was goooooood!! While we were there the fog rolled in. Just like the movies. It was really cool and about half an hour later it was gone.

From Plymouth we headed for Boston. Driving down town Boston was an experience. When we finally got to the Boston Commons we looked for a place to park and ended up parking in an u

nderground 

parking lot beneath the Boston Commons. After getting a map at the visitors center we drove to some of the sights and then over to see the USS Constitution which happens 

to be the oldest commissioned battle ship in the world. It first was commissioned in 1797. "Old Insides" was impressive. I always wanted to see it. After this we had to go see Fenway Park because Daniel really wanted to see the ball park. But because we were running low on time we could not go inside the ball park. However we got pictures from the highway. From there we headed for Portland, Maine to spend t

he night. 

It was around 7:00 PM when we arrived. After checking in we went out looking for the appropriate place to dine that evening. I directed Daniel out close to the area of the lighthouses where we planned to visit the next day. We changed 2 or 3 roads and ended up on a long and winding road. But finally there it was "The Good Table" restaurant. First it passed the Poppy test. After entering we were wowed by the service and the atmosphere. But the food! It was sooooooooo gooooooooood!! We had the best clam chowder I've ever tasted, and then lobster, and finally the best blueberry pie I've ever had. Oh was it tasty. By now it was dark when we left. So Daniel got his first experience driving at night on winding roads trying to find his way back to hotel. There were few lights and and he had to negotiate all the curves with just the help of his headlights. But slowly we made our way back to the hotel.

Tomorrow we see the lighthouses. See you then.

-Derwin Brigham

Vacation Day 3- Hershey's

Well today my Dad and I went to Hershey's Pennsylvania. Yes, this is the same Hershey's that makes chocolate and other candies as well. Getting there was not to hard but finding our way back was a little tricky. The whole town is centered around this factory. The theme park was pretty big as well, I did not realize it was so big. The park did give the WoW factor but not as much as Disney or Universal Studios. Right off the back, we headed to there newest roller coaster called Fahrenheit.
This roller coaster had an 90 degree angle drop, it was amazing. From there we hit three wooden roller coasters. Two of the wooden costers went together they were called Lightning Racer. One coaster was lighting and the other was thunder. The two would race as you were on the coasters and the end there was winner. (Its was rigged) Then we check out the water park inside Hershey's park and it was pretting cool to see. My newphews Joshua and Jonathan would of loved this place. After this we headed to ride called the side winder. This ride would take you up backwards then it would release you where you head forward and go through some corkscrews, and turns. Once you go through that, then you do it again but backwards. My dad got a little light headed after that one so we took a little break and went on the monorail. After that we ate lunch, saw a show, and went on 2 more roller coasters. I forgot to mention that it was raining the whole time. Not a pour but a slight drizzle. It was enough to keep the 2 big steel coasters from operating. We were tired of the rain so we went to the factory experience. Once inside we went right to the tour where they show us the process of making chocolate. The tour was also a ride.
 Once we got off the ride, they gave us chocolate. As we were walking and eating our free chocolate, we ended up in one of biggest candy stores I have ever been too. There was Hershey's candy and stuff everywhere you look.


There was a Hershey's Bakery, custom candy bars, Hershey's shake, Hershey's cafe, and just Hershey's everything. It was just such a awesome place to be at. Before we left i had to ride 2 more coasters that were closed before because of rain. Since it stop raining, I had to go ride them and my dad took pictures this time instead of riding them. Well that concludes todays blog.

Hershey's Park from Daniel Brigham on Vimeo.

Vacation Day 2- Gettysburg

On our second day we visited the battlefield of Gettysburg. It took us a while but we found the visitors center. Apparently they opened a new visitors center last April and is it impressive. Inside they show a movie called "New Birth of Freedom". It gave us the background that led up to the Civil War and helped us to understand what the significance of this battle was to the nation. Tears came to my eyes as I pondered the message given in the film. From there we stopped at the bookstore and then went through the museum that reinforced the film. We went away with a serious feeling of awe that this was more than just another battle in the Civil War but rather a turning point in American history.
After leaving the crowded visitors center we got in our car and proceeded through the 25 mile square battlefield using the auto tour we purchased at the center. Gettysburg was a 3 day battle. It started out small but grew as more and more troops arrived from each side. The city of Gettysburg was significant because of the number of roads that crossed there. We saw where the fighting of the first day took place and then went across the west side of the battlefield where the South made ready for the fight on the second day of battle. The North was defending the high ground along Cemetery Ridge to the east. On the extreme right flank of the North was a place called Little Round Top. It was there that some of the worst fighting took place. We got out and walked around and stood in woods were the 20Th of Maine held their ground after wave after wave of Alabamians were forced back. From there we went to the Wheat field were they said the worst of the fighting took place. In fact the lost in this portion of the battle was so great, that you could not even see the ground because of the number of bodies of fallen men. From there we went out into the middle of the battlefield and saw the place were on the 3rd day Picket's Charge took place.
The last place we visited was the National Cemetery and we stood at the sight where Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address. What a experience. Both Daniel and I went away thinking that every American must visit this battle field some time in their life in order to understand and appreciate the price for the freedom that took place on that hallowed ground.

-Derwin Brigham (My DAD)

Vacation Day 3 from Daniel Brigham on Vimeo.

Vacation Day 1

My vacation has caused me to start blogging. So I am kicking off my official first blog now. The last post does not count. 

On Monday July 21st, My dad and I got on a plane at 8:00 am to Philadelphia, PA. We arrived around 10:45 am in Phily. We got our luggage  and the picked up our car at the rental place. Then we were off to Valley Forge. Yea, we did not see much of Philadelphia but we are coming back on Saturday to do that. One thing we really noticed was all hills PA has, (we don't have hills in Florida). The drive to Valley Forge was just amazing.  For those of you who don't know the significance of Valley Forge here is a link: Valley Forge. We almost missed the exit to this place, forgot that we are not familiar with this area. 

First thing we did, was watch a fifteen minute movie to know what we were about to  see. We got into are car drove through Valley Forge to each site that we wanted to see.  One of the coolest thing we saw was George Washington headquarters. The people there were able to preserve the house with some minor changes to the roof. 

  The last thing we saw in Valley Forge was the Inner Defense. A lot of cannons!!! On the way there we saw 2 deers just chillen so we took a pic of them too.

            

Anyways, after that we headed to Lancaster where are hotel was. We kinda got lost a little but finally  found it. Now, check out these video podcast for the rest of the day.

           

                                   

  

Vacation 2008 Day 1: Podcast 2-3 from Daniel Brigham on Vimeo.

I Have A Blog

I finally gave in!! As you can see, my blog is still under construction but it will slowly change as I continue to do this blog thing. YAY!!! Got a BLOG