Benson's Graduation
Here we are before the start of the ceremony.Mary made sure we had front row seats for this event.
Benson makes his entrance to the seating area at the beginning of the ceremony.
This is a telephoto picture taken of Benson as he receives his diploma. An official photographer takes a picture
during the award.
After the ceremony is over and the caps thrown into the air, the graduates leave the area with their flowers amid
much relief.
After the graduation ceremony was over, this picture was taken outside the building.
This is a photo taken with Doug's camera in the hall of the building after the graduation ceremonies were over.
It's a smaller image, but better than the one taken with my camera.
EPILOG - The Numbers.
I brought my GPSmap162 with me and recorded the entire trip. This GPS has the map of the entire world
built into memory and saves the necessity of taking a lot of maps especially when traveling across states. The
GPS is really for my boat, but I can use it in a car just as well and often use it in my truck just to keep myself
familiar with the operating controls and menus so when I'm on the water I don't have to think much about how to
use the menus and switches. Another useful feature is that one can transfer GPS data to and from a computer for
editing and exchanging way points, favorite and safe routes and tracks with friends. Anyway, here are the numbers
in case anyone is interested.
Trip Odometer- 1153.1 miles Stopped Time- 05:39:59 h/m/s
Moving Average- 61.8 m/h Moving Time- 18:39:09 h/m/s
Total Average- 47.5 m/h Total Time- 24:15:08 h/m/s
Maximum Speed- 98.7 m/h (wow!) Odometer- 1153.1 miles