Kent Earnest, 65, of Washington Twp. is a veteran world traveler. He has visited all 50 states and seven continents. <\/p>\n
Antarctica was my last continent, Earnest said. I spent six or seven days on the peninsula in February. <\/p>\n
He has traveled about 37,000 miles in the last eight months. He recently returned from a 35-day drive to Alaska and also visited Hawaii last year. <\/p>\n
Ive always enjoyed traveling, Earnest said. I started that when I was 18 or 19. I hitchhiked to the Holy Land in college and lived in Bethlehem a few weeks. I so enjoyed seeing different cultures and people that I wanted to add different places. <\/p>\n
Earnest does not visit the same place twice, but said he would return to Costa Rica and British Columbia in a heartbeat. <\/p>\n
Earnest has been married for nine years, and has five children and 11 grandchildren. He has traveled with his daughters to Africa, and is instilling a love of exploration in his grandchildren. <\/p>\n
I made a promise to all of my grandkids that I would take them someplace in the world within reason that we could afford to go, he said. <\/p>\n
Earnest is a self-described political junkie and will volunteer until the election. He is also a passionate supporter of University of Kansas basketball. He served in Vietnam as an Army Capt in field artillery in 1969. <\/p>\n
The most amazing thing Ive seen is the Amazon River. It makes the Mississippi River look like a creek; it is voluminous and wide. Its just inspiring, Earnest said. Antarctica was a surprise. It was more pristine than I could imagine. <\/p>\n
Earnest is planning his next trip to Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador. He wants to visit all the Spanish-speaking countries. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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