About Us
Our owner, Douglas W. Hodgson, was born & raised in the beautiful state of Oregon, just 2 miles from the Pacific Ocean beaches.
He once ran 1,000 miles in 3 months, speaks fluent Spanish, can read French and Portuguese, has spoken to audiences of over 10,000 people, and on another occasion to an audience of 10,000 people in Spanish, has given 45-minute lectures in French. Has read the entire Bible 13 times, including once in Spanish and once in French. He also: Regularly does volunteer work helping build complete 5,000-square-foot houses of worship in 2 weeks.
Has taken more than 16,000 photographs, has a collection of hundreds of maps, a library of 2,000 books, and wrote an article published in an international magazine with a circulation of 13 million copies in 67 languages.
Has visited all of the 50 states in the US, 11 of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada (including Yukon & Northwest Territories), 11 states in Mexico, 11 countries in Europe, 1 in Asia, 3 in Central America, 2 in South America, 3 in Africa, Bermuda, 18 Caribbean islands, backpacked north of the Arctic Circle, climbed the highest mountains in 15 states of the US, climbed Mt. Vesuvius in Italy, gone spelunking in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky and Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, gone on 13 cruises, including the inaugural voyage of the Holland America Westerdam, viewed the crown jewels in the Sultan's Palace and shopped the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, identified over 600 species of birds in the wild, helicoptered over the Juno icefield in Alaska; he swam with and hand-fed the stingrays in Cayman Islands, has gone on safari in Tanzania, photographed elephants, cheetahs and giraffes in Ngorongoro Crater and climbed to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, at 19,340 feet. He usually keeps his packed suitcase near the door...

Phone: 336-856-0032 Email:abswindows@gmail.com

Address: Friendly Acres neighborhood, P O Box 39687, Greensboro NC 27438