My job was simple, she said. My brother was having a birthday, that part he knew. It was the surprise party he was clueless about. I am from Omaha, visiting my brother for his birthday. He and his family live in the Monterey Bay area. To get him out of the house, I ask him to take me sight seeing in the area. Not too far, not too close. We wandered down Highway 1 toward Big Sur. Magnificent! Once other members of the family found out we were going down the coast, they all glommed on. If they stayed home they [View Full Entry]

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Our family of seven, Mom, Dad, Aunt, Uncle and three children rented a villa on the beach in St. Martin for the week. We elected to stay on the French side of the island. We thought the food would be better? Not really, the villa choices were better and allowed us a beautiful spot directly on Long Beach. Not a short drive from the airport, but our villa representatives met us at the airport, helped us acquire rental cars, and led us through a maze of dirt roads to our final destination. On our way there I had thoughts of panic. [View Full Entry]

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