JOHNNY’S JOURNEYS : YELLOWSTONE AND GLACIER NATIONAL PARKS AND THE CANADIAN ROCKIES 2002 JULY 29, 2002 (Monday) 4:00 a.m. and still dark. But there are three eager beavers here this morning. We are flying to Montana. Oh the excitement! Bethany will be taking her first airplane ride. The airport shuttle picks us up around 4:30 and we are whisked away to start our Western adventure. Check-in goes smoothly and we fly out on schedule. We land in Memphis, TN, a hub airport with Northwest Airlines. There is a shor [View Full Entry]

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JOHNNY’S JOURNEYS : NORTH CAROLINA’S OUTER BANKS 2006 APRIL 17, 2006 (Monday) Got a late start today. Real late. Had to wash and shampoo two dogs. Then dry them, one at a time, of course. They sure enjoy their quality time, even if I am using a hair dryer on them. Two cats are tracked down and placed in a pet taxi. Plus, there is the last minute shopping to do. Anyway, we pull out of the driveway at 1 p.m. That would be 2 p.m. in the Eastern time zone. Our first stop is scenic (?) Saraland. It is [View Full Entry]

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JOHNNY’S JOURNEYS : SMOKY MOUNTAINS of TENNESSEE 2006 November 20, 2006 (Monday) The preparations have all been made. And it is finally time for our Thanksgiving week vacation. After Bethany broke her leg at school last May, our Grand Canyon / western states trip was cancelled. Seems like I have put in tons of hours of overtime work at my pharmacy. As I said, we are **really** ready for a vacation. With my Mapquest.com directions by my side, the three of us leave home about 10:30 a.m. There are 549 miles between us and our Holiday Terrace Mote [View Full Entry]

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JOHNNY’S JOURNEYS : COSTA RICA 1997 JUNE 26, 1997 (Thursday) We had an early wakeup call at our hotel in Metairie, Louisiana. Helped some people load the vans with lots of supplies, dental equipment, and gifts. We were soon waiting at the New Orleans International Airport. Time to say goodbye [View Full Entry]

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JOHNNY’S JOURNEYS : HONEYMOON IN EUROPE 1987 JULY 11, 1987 (Saturday) Y’all know how pretty the wedding was, so we’ll start with the afterwards… Looked like about 10 people were going to join us in the LIMO. What a party that would have been. And I think David W. left something very small, lacy, racy and red on the rear-view mirror. Wow! I can’t believe we are finally married!! Sort of in a daze riding to the Riverview Hotel. Janet and I shall stay on the top floor in the Honeymoon Suite. Sweet! A complementary bottl [View Full Entry]

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JOHNNY’S JOURNEYS : COSTA RICA 2004 JULY 9, 2004 (Friday) Lots of chores to finish today: mow the lawn, purchase stamps at the post office, get some $money$ from the bank, pay the school tuition, finish packing. Driving Bethany to the pet store, we were entertained by the song Butterfly Kisses. I thought of how my daughter had grown since my first dental missionary trip, seven years ago. Janet helps me put the finishing touches on the packing process. As we drive east on I-10, we saw a beautiful rainbow. Maybe a [View Full Entry]

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JOHNNY’S JOURNEYS : SOUTH DAKOTA 1977 December 09, 1977 (Friday) I have been anticipating this trip for quite a while now. This is my first trip out west. Final exams are over and I am **ready** for Christmas vacation. Of course, any plane flight out of Montgomery, AL routes you to Atlanta, Georgia. Not much of a layover. Then our Delta flight takes us over the Midwest to the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains. I have four hours in Denver, Colorado and sure won’t stay at the airport. I quickly catch a bus to downtown Denver. The ar [View Full Entry]

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JOHNNY’S JOURNEYS : SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND 2005 JUNE 12, 2005 SUNDAY 6:00 a.m. Three smiling faces. When’s the last time that happened? Shuttle service came early today, about 10:00. Loaded four pieces of luggage and three carry-on bags. Grandma and Boppa Walters followed us to the airport. Waited awhile, then said our good-byes. Breezed through the metal detector. Everyone had to remove their shoes. Boarded our Delta plane for a 1:12 departure. Thirty nine children from People To People Student A [View Full Entry]

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JOHNNY’S JOURNEYS : EUROPE 1985 MAY 5, 1985 (Sunday) 1:30 p.m. and the great adventure begins. I leave Montgomery, Alabama on a 21-seat Eastern Metro Express. Land at Atlanta’s Hartsfield International Airport and tried to call Larry Pullum. He was staying with a friend, but no one answered. Ate a small lunch about 4 o’clock. Shared a table with someone whose sister just had a baby and she was going to Houston to help out. This was my first of three dinners. Boarded a Sabena Airlines jet and was f [View Full Entry]

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JOHNNY’S JOURNEYS : IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND 2007 July 20, 2007 (Friday) A busy morning in store for us. Up at 5 a.m. Lots of last minute chores to do. It was almost midnight getting to bed last evening. Check this, pack that, don’t forget, …… I had two yard dogs to shampoo early this morning. They love the attention, even the hair dryer. It takes two trips to the vet / boarding kennel. So much for two dogs, two cats, and one puppy. Then I pack up the pen and take the rabbit to nephew Jason’s house. He will look [View Full Entry]

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