let's see how this party started? i went to my last day of work the day before easter sunday. then i packed a large portion of my things for the trip that evening, after the hours drive home, that is. then sunday morning i packed more and started driving. some 14 hours later i stopped for the night, and yes clay- the original skinflint- paid for a room. on monday, i continued onward to west virginia. after a scant two days rest the mums and i were off on our european/african whirlwind, american style, trip. upon our arrival in lisbon, portugal, we fell in love with the town. as the dollar is down against the euro we were not in love with the prices but we still managed with a 30 euro/night, bath down the hall,
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