After the first session of kids had left, we had 4 days until the second session arrived, so we got quite a bit of time off. Mick got to go play golf at the best course he had ever seen (even better than the Jasper Park Lodge in Canada). It’s called the Cleghorn Plantation and is rated in the top 50 courses in the USA. To top it all off, it only cost $50 to play including Cart. Mick played OK but really enjoyed being out on such a beautiful course again. Only problem is that no one in our group [View Full Entry]

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After the first session of kids had left, we had 4 days until the second session arrived, so we got quite a bit of time off. Mick got to go play golf at the best course he had ever seen (even better than the Jasper Park Lodge in Canada). It’s called the Cleghorn Plantation and is rated in the top 50 courses in the USA. To top it all off, it only cost $50 to play including Cart. Mick played OK but really enjoyed being out on such a beautiful course again. Only problem is that no one in our group [View Full Entry]

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June 5 saw us arrive at camp in North Carolina. After a couple of days settling in we volunteered to help set up camp, mainly putting together foosball and air hockey tables. The first 5nights also saw us and a bunch of others at the local Mexican Restaurant drinking 34oz (about 1 liter) mugs of beer for only $4, BARGAIN!!!!!!!! On the Sunday we finally saw the kids arrive for the first of 2 x 25 day sessions. Mick had his own cabin of 12 kids, 2 co-counselors and a CIT (counselor in training). All the boys had their own individual [View Full Entry]

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8 staff members were left to help run a series of mini camps. The first was a day camp from Florida which comes to North Carolina for a week of fun and games as an end of summer treat. We then had two sessions of D.A.R.E. camp, which is run and paid for by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department. It is generally for kids from underprivileged backgrounds that are hand chosen by their teachers to attend. All these kids had a great time and were so appreciative for everything that was provided for them. It was a lot of fun though [View Full Entry]

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After the deepest sleep ever I feel a tiny bit better. After my shower and more food, Ill feel fabulous again! I didnt sleep for like...2 days prior to coming here, so it felt good to collapse into bed. Last night I ate taco bell and it was actually really nice. Im afraid theres not much to update on in North Carolina, as my stay here is more like...an 18 day hangout with caroline! so yes. Ill update if I get the time and theres something eventful enough to write home about au revoir loves x [View Full Entry]

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Hey everyone! I bought my plane ticket to Paris! I will flying in a month, and Kelly is meeting me there. We will spend about 5 days exploring the city before we head through the Loire Valley and into Poitiers where we will teach English. Please make a note that I am changing my Travelblog Nickname to ShellyAbroad My NZ /Fiji blogs will still be visible but under the new blog address at www.travelblog.org/bloggers/ShellyAbroad Hope all of you are doing well! Salut, Shelly p.s I just figured out how to do a map of visited U [View Full Entry]

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Hi Friends! Hope everyone is doing well... Here are some photos of a hike to John Rock in the beautiful Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. Also on the hike were Grace and Anna, two of my housemates. We hiked for about a total of 3 hours and then went to a swimming hole at a waterfall near by. brr...the water is cold up here! It was a great half day trip and I hope to get my hike on again soon! I am working in hendersonville for the summer and then I am heading to South Florida to prepare for [View Full Entry]

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May 18 - June 3, 2006 Biloxi, Miss. - Hendersonville, N.C. 9,246 miles to date 1,490 miles this leg Apologies for technical difficulties that delayed the posting of this entry... On May 18, Jeff and I celebrated our four-year wedding anniversary with a significant outing: we went sailing for the first time since leaving Port Townsend. Jeff later argued that it wasn’t really sailing because we didn’t actually set sail. I wonder that after four years of marriage, he doesn’t know better than not to argue with me! Our three-hour cruise on Biloxi Bay wa [View Full Entry]

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