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Life is a series of adventures that take you from one moment in life to the next. What you makes of these moments define who you are as a person. You can dwell on the setbacks and mistakes or you can accept them and strive forward with the determination to make the best of what is thrown at you. Never in a million years did I believe that I would have the good fortune to be able to travel and experience the world as I now am. I ask only that I can share the joys of the world with my children and give them a rich appreciation for the life and culture that is to be experienced, admired, and learned from. Not all are as blessed as we are but that does not mean that they are any less of a beautiful creation. May you all have new trails to walk down...

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By ArmyMustang
March 5th 2008

Day 6 Autlán, Chimulco and Guadalajara

North America » Mexico » Jalisco

Shot of Tequila
At the tequila factory, it comes in all sizes of bottles and barrels. Now this barrel is just my size! I wish I could have brought a small one home but I'm not sure how well it would have traveled in ... [more]

Carmen was up bright and early this morning getting the boys up, dressed, and off to school. I tried to sleep in as long as I could but that is a difficult feat with both girls in bed with me. Then Mia had one of her overflowing diaper episodes and that did it, I was up and stripping the bed in a flash! The boys didn't get out of school until 12:30pm so Carmen took all of us around the town for some more sightseeing and to go find out if the town pool was open or not. On our way [View Full Entry]

By ArmyMustang
March 4th 2008

Day 5 Relaxing in Autlán with Carmen

North America » Mexico » Jalisco » Autlán de Navarro

Harvesting Cabbage
We passed lots of fields of crop on our drive today. This is the most cabbage that I've ever seen in one place before.

First order of the day was food for us. We decided that it would probably be easiest to grab some snacks on the road since we were getting a fairly late start. Sorry but I don't handle time zone changes as easily as I used to. Our first stop was to fill up the tank and Fernando bought me a bag of caña for only 10 pesos. It had the hard outer shell/bark peeled off and it was cut up into 1 inch chunks. You basically pop the chunk into your mouth and chew the fibrous wad to get all the [View Full Entry]

By ArmyMustang
March 3rd 2008

Day 4 A Rocky Start in Guadalajara

North America » Mexico » Jalisco » Guadalajara » Colonia Rinconada San Francisco

Sleepy Little Girls
We had an expectedly long wait in the Guadalajara International Airport. At least my girls are able to sleep in any situation.

It was a very long night as we waited to board our flight in Tijuana. The plane was scheduled to depart at 12:55AM. The gate (or sala) as it is called there was starting to get crowded as we continued to wait the several hours. As the time got closer, they made some announcement that I could not understand and everyone started to line up. I had thought that we would board based on groups or seating but we got into line like a herd of cows, monkey see monkey do seems to work in any country. As we finally got [View Full Entry]

By ArmyMustang
March 2nd 2008

Day 3 Coalinga, CA to Tijuana, Mexico

North America » Mexico » Baja California » Tijuana

Fuzzy Fruit
When McDonald's puts an expiration date on their fruit and walnut salads, they mean Do Not Eat after this date. Our breakfast this morning was stamped February 28, three days ago. I was already on the... [more]

I hate Mexican airports!!! But don't let me get ahead of myself quite yet, I still have the whole adventure of my day to share with you lovely folks. I figured out what I forgot in my packing....the power cable for my laptop!! That one wins the prize when your plan is to blog your journey for everyone back home. (So folks, that's why I'm home now and trying to go back and blog each day and post the pics now that my laptop and power cable have been reunited at last) After showering and getting the girls dressed and ready [View Full Entry]

By ArmyMustang
March 1st 2008

Day 2 Weed to Coalinga, California

North America » United States » California

On the Road Again
Heading south on I-5 enroute to Yuba City.

After getting absolutely no sleep last night in the car, we were up and driving again by 6am. For those that know me well, the only time I usually see 6am is when Jose is waking up and going to work and then I fall right back asleep. I had to get the kids situated into their car seats again and then we were off. I had to keep stopping for bathroom breaks. It seems that everytime I stop to go potty, Erika either goes pee or says that she doesn't need to go. Then as soon as I get back [View Full Entry]

By ArmyMustang
February 29th 2008

Day 1 Bend, Oregon to Weed, California

North America » United States » California » Weed

Last Minute Prep
I was still doing last minute laundry and trying to finish getting all the clothes cleaned and packed into our suitcases. Since I was short a third hand, I plopped Mia in the laundry basket and carrie... [more]

Like all of my good intentions, I had hoped to leave town at a decent hour but I decided to slow down and try to not forget anything. We woke up early and ran around trying to finish up all the last minute errands and tie up loose ends. It's weird to be leaving your home for a couple weeks and wondering what might happen in the meantime. Around 2pm we headed out to Redmond so I could pick up my paycheck and deposit in the bank. I called Mom and she made us some peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to [View Full Entry]

By ArmyMustang
February 22nd 2008

Preparing for the Road Trip to Mexico

North America » United States » Oregon » Bend

My restless feet have been twitching fiercely since the return from Ireland in 2006. The coming of Mia Azul postponed any 2007 travel plans but we're all three armed with passports now and once again ready to travel. Our current adventure is a road trip to Mexico. I will be traveling with 5 year old Erika and 4 month old Mia. Our journey will cover approximately three weeks with travel time and vacation. The latest plan goes something like this: Feb 29th: Depart Bend 3:30pm for Yuba City, CA where we'll spend the night with Kara and Justin Mar 1st: Leave [View Full Entry]

By ArmyMustang
November 10th 2006

A Final Farewell

Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Cromane

We awoke to overcast skies and rain this morning so we decided to stay home and relax. Our suitcases are almost packed and we'll be leaving for the Shannon airport very early in the morning. We did some last minute shopping in Killarney today and burned the proverbial plastic. This will be our final blog for this vacation but stay tuned for upcoming adventures. You know we hate to stay put for very long. Perhaps it will be Fiji with Corri in the spring or Greece with my family in the fall, who knows?? Thanks for reading along! Please email if [View Full Entry]

By ArmyMustang
November 9th 2006

Bunratty Castle and Medieval Dinner

Europe » Ireland » County Clare » Bunratty

Bunratty Castle
Here is the lovely Bunratty Castle in all its splendour.

Spending yesterday at home and relaxing was just the cure that I needed for my road weary bones. Even though we stayed up late last night watching this movie called “Buying the Cow”, we were still up at a decent hour and out of the house. We drove to Killarney first so I could catch up on posting my blogs and reading emails, etc. The auto parts store was the first stop so I could order the rest of the gifts that we are taking home for our friends/family. We were at the internet café for about an hour and a [View Full Entry]

By ArmyMustang
November 7th 2006

Exploring Glenbeigh

Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Glenbeigh

Caragh Lake
This lovely lake is located about 5 km from our house.

I have decided that too much vacation can be a bad thing. I have grown weary of traveling all over to see things. The only things that we had still wanted to see are the pricier items and I can’t justify it yet. The Aran Islands require a ferry passage to reach them and the Bunratty Castle and Folk Park offers the medieval dinner and musical entertainment but that alone runs about €60 for each of us. So we are keeping closer to home and trying to not spend much. Today we went off in search of two more geocaches in [View Full Entry]