Through a combination of luck and good mangement this 4th of July we awoke in one of the most famous towns in America. Independance Day is a very big deal in Gettysburg and the rest of the country for that matter. Civil war enthusiasts from all over the nation had gathered to reenact the famous battle staged at Gettysburg so naturally we went along to take a look. With the temperature already

When I was younger about 15 I kept a black marble journal filled with my own philosophical musings. Once I had a friend write a response in it but mostly I worked through ideas with private words. It begins with the question of whether there is a right answer for everything if there is such a thing as the right way to go about change the ultimate solution. If there is some decision some righ

Tim and I were still so pumped this morning about seeing the bear yesterday at Yosemite. That's the first thing we said to each other this morning Can you believe we saw a bear. We were parked right beside a Jack In The Box so we thought we would try it for breakfast this morning. I ran over while Tim was getting ready and tinkering around the motorhome. The biscuits were really good but the

The morning..The chill breath of morning airScraping gravel of wood wheels and a crash into a lamp postSo cold Yet merry faces pulling ropes to steer.Grey passes overhead. Does not dispell the cheer.and a cold..Heavy nose pressure. Hot eyes and a cold.The warmth of the room relieves the symptoms for a while.The head lightens but still the threat awaitsof a heavier head head sore headache.t

We have screened 25 children up to date and I am more comfortable doing the Denvers now. Over the course of the summer I believe I can process everything more fluidly. The majority of the children are all presented with delays regardless of the treatment. There are some frustrations with the screening test particularly in the language and personalneeds section. For example learning colors s

Kwesi and I are hereAfter way too many flights and way too many airports Kwesi and I arrived at our hotel in Guayaquil today. I arrived around 130pm and Kwesi around 530pm. It took us a long time to get to Ecuador...We don't have much time here. We leave tomorrow morning at 845am for the coast. It's going to be very interesting thoughThis afternoon I walked around a bit and saw some inte

Well here we go again... It's been awhile since we last blogged our Vacation and the demand for it has been overwhelming So we mustI hope you all enjoy our travels as much as we do......See ya in Valentine

Good morning everybody and Happy 4th of July Ohhhhhh we slept so good last night here in Yosemite National Park. We had the window open for a while until it got too cold and we fell asleep listening to the Merced River flowing gently through the park. Unfortunately our deep sleep was interupted by a loud banging on the door. Of course I thought it was bear or some wild crazy person trying to k

Well we finally arrived in saigon yesterday morning after our train was delayed by 2 hours. The train station was abit confusing because theres lots of different types of trains going to saigon but after brandishing our tickets at the information counter for a while we managed to work it out When we got on our seats were actually pretty comfy we wedged our backpacks in under our feet and got qu

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So after the blissful weather it chucked it down. We got on the bus after a morning of cups of tea in the base camp and headed back to auckland in the dark to see the lights of the city the sky tower being the main center of focus. The next morning at stupid o'clock in the morning we headed for mercury bay and found ourselves in the middle of a valley quing up to cross the river. It wasnt normall

Getting to Bangkok was a HORRIBLE journey a smouldering boat journey with no spare seats and a hot hard floor followed by a 12 hour bus journey which was extremely uncomfortable and broke down on the edge of Bangkok so we had to get a taxi to Kao San Road which ALSO broke down so we had to get another taxi but eventually found a budget accomodation named Kawin's Place where an 'almost' lady boy

Tuesday July 6thDaily Information High temp 81 degreesLow temp 38 degreesCampground Elevation 80 above sea levelHighest Elevation 5880 above sea levelLowest Elevation 4 above sea levelTraveled 234 miles Departed 908 PDT Weather wonderful cool today low humidity.HighlightsThree little deer by the wayside where is mommaBeautiful West Oregon landscapeStopped for lunch on the Umpqua River a

Monday July 5thDaily Information High temp 74 Low temp 34Campground Elevation 5880 above sea levelHighest Elevation 8780 above sea levelLowest Elevation 5880 above sea levelTraveled 60 miles Departed 800 AM MDT Weather wonderful very cool today low humidity.HighlightsWaited in line for 1.5 hrs for Crater Lake Boat Tour tickets for noon departureHiked 1.1 miles down to the dock and se

This week has been absolutely great despite the weather trying hard to ruin it. I am battered bruised have a slashed foot and saltruined hair but I have had a ball sailing in the Whitsunday Islands. I have seen turtles dolphins and dugons close up and I even got the chance to meet Elvis. Its been seriously great.The week started with the very comfortable 10 hour trip between Cairns and Pros

Craig Marcia Mum and Ron Dad in SingaporeWednesday July 7 2010Blogged by CraigDear all Hello from hot and sunny Singapore. Mum Dad and I left a cloudy an cold Melbourne last Friday arvo.So I'm very happy to be back in South East Asia albeit Asia Lite for Mum and Dad. But we are having a fantastic time.Singapore is just as clean and organised as I recall. It has made great strides in

Bob and I are sitting in the lobby of the Casino Queen in East St. Louis. We traveled through lots of farm land today some was under water which will make it very difficult for the farmer to gather it in. It's no wonder it's underwater as it's rained every day since we've been in the area. All we did was drive today. We did get in touch with Dorothea Hebebrand a dear friend of Bob's mother

We left Mitchell SD and drove east to I29. Then it was south through Iowa with lots of corn and soybeans. They've had a lot of rain and many of the crops are washed out. What a shame. I did see a deer in a bean field but it looked rather bored too. We're in Missouri at St. Joseph and will pass through Kansas City before turning east toward St. Louis tomorrow. We may stop at the arch

Ambers fdselsdagsgave til mig var en manicurepedicure som jeg fik denne dag. Skn forklelse uden brn som var hjemme sammen med far. Derefter spiste vi frokost p yndlingsrestauranten The Heartstone der som altid serverede en fantastisk sandwich. Det var en dejlig dag og i stedet for at tilbringe dagen med at shoppe ville vi hellere en tur p stranden. Ungerne ville hellere end gerne i van

Day 2 Cooking and Travelling to Dominical.We started out day with an easy wake up at 8 am whether or not that is actually a good time for most teenagers we're not too sure and i'm sure most of the parents are surprised their child knows what 8 am is. We set off at 9 to start out on our cooking lesson. We had some time to spare in the beginning so we wandered around their gardens seeing the but