patriotism devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty. Hello again from our amazing journey. We woke up Monday morning on August 23, 2010,at Rene's parents place ready to start out again our adventure. Another one of Rene's friends, Jim, called the night before and said that he would love to come and visit before we left. He was away on the weekend, but was willing to play hooky from work to have a quick hello. He met us at Mom and Dad Hoekstra and we chatted the morning away, while it rained. The weather cleared up just as Jim was ready to leave. So nice to see you Jim and please say hi to Brenda and give a quick hug from us. We'll have to wait until next time to see her. We
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