st paul road trip

We made it back safely on Saturday, August 16 around 4: 15pm. What a trip! It's crazy to think about how wheels can take you clear across the country and back in a matter of days. Rewind to a few days ago…… we were staying at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas. If I had to do it over again, I would have got us a cheaper place on Fremont St in old downtown Vegas. Everything was just too expensive at the Mandalay; food, shopping, gambling, etc. This being said, we did enjoy the luxuries of our hotel. The rooms were very nice and had good views and the free in-house entertainment kept us busy in our down time. The first night we went downstairs and enjoyed a Beatles cover band that we all thought ... read more

Here is the last post from Santa Barbara. We didn't have internet so I'm just now sending it. We're in Vegas now! __________ Well, it's our last night in Santa Barbara and we just got done eating a fantastic meal. Rita made chicken enchiladas and Eyerusalem made a chicken and veggie soup. Karla is heading to bed and Nick is on his computer. Baraki has been studying for his RN exam and I've been bothering him. We're all kinda walking around like zombies; we were pretty active today. We took a ferry "wild life" cruise to the Channel Islands today and had a great time. Sea lions, dolphins, and an assortment of interesting birds all presented themselves for our entertainment. I've never seen anything like it actually, I'll post a video of the sea lions and ... read more

Back again. I just wanted to let everyone know that I added pictures to the last post. Also, here are some videos from the past 2 days. We're all glad that there is nowhere we have to be today :) I hope you all are well! ... read more

Hello everyone! We arrived at our house in Moab around 10:30 tonight. We left Denver quite a bit later than planned due to the bus's A/C getting fixed and waiting for the pharmacy to deliver meds, but we're settled in and very happy with our rental :) What a great group we have! Lots of laughs, lots of stories…. a good start to a road trip. Nick: "It took us a while to get organized, but we made it and this place is beautiful. Everything I’ve seen so far has been awesome. Even though we’re packed in there like sardines, we rode comfortably. It’s been nice to get a change of scenery." Karla: "The company has been great and the laughter is plentiful and Baraki believes he can 'climb those mountains with ease'. Ha ha, suuuuure." ... read more