Blogs from Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States, North America - page 2

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 working on the Iceberg and Blob all day as they were definitely 2 of my favourite activities during the summer. A 275 pound policeman blobbed both Hayley and Mick into next week, which was heaps ... read more

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.S states: Visited US States Map ... read more

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 was made aboard the Glenn L. Swetmann, one of two replica wooden oystering schooners owned by the Biloxi Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum. The waterfront museum was sadly leveled by Hurricane Katrina, but the two vessels safely rode out the storm tucked ... read more