Blogs from Peoria, Illinois, United States, North America

Since it has been a few days, I know this post is going to be long, so I have tried to divide it up a bit (photos will have to follow as we have poor connection right now...) Sept 16 – 18 Well, it has been almost a week since our last post, and I know a few people have been asking where we are. On Friday, Sept 16, we made our way from Joliet down to Henry IL. It was a calm trip; the biggest waves we experience are the wakes from other boats passing as we coast along. It seems like a lot of boats cruise much quicker than our 6.5 - 8 knots. Some of these are moving 8+ knots but burning 8+ gallons an hour! We have been able to often coast ... read more

After over 24 hours hopping planes and my most painless U.S. border crossing, I made it home to Peoria a couple of days ago. I could have stayed longer, but I'm just as happy to be home. It was quite an interesting feeling to get accustomed to a constant state of flux, that is except for wearing the same 3 sets of clothes all the time, and it's nice to know I'll have the same bed for the next month. My last week in Bangkok was mostly spent learning traditional Thai massage. I'm confident that I graduated at the top of my class, though no such distinctions were actually made, and I've even got a certificate for all those non-believers. So if you are in the Peoria area, and are interested in 1.5-2 hour massage, I'd ... read more