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North America » United States » Illinois » Effingham June 28th 2007

Day 18 Camping wasn’t bad last night. The ground is that red clay and it was easy to get everywhere! Mandie just left her shoes outside. Mosquitoes are back. The bathrooms were a little scary. Mandie had a spider hanging from the sink and a cockroach on the floor. We’re traveling on Route 66 for a while. Mandie keeps singing the song. Looks like we’re in for a 4:00 arrival at our next destination. We pulled in late yesterday, and Benji was not happy. Just before the Arch, Benji decided he wanted to drive longer, so we moved our campsite a little beyond where we were going to stay. We’re still in Illinois, but a lot closer to home. The camp is really nice, but it seems that it’s set up for much larger campers. ... read more

North America » United States » Utah » Ogden June 28th 2007

We're just North of Salt Lake City, having spent the day at Bryce Canyon (in Southern Utah) and then traveling through the beautiful but spare Utah Valley getting here (driving through Salt Lake City just in time to see the sunset over the mountains and great salt lake). Our time in Page, Arizona helped in a couple of ways: a lot of pool time for the boys, a automotive spa day for Millie and the exposure to an area to which we'd like to return: Exploring Lake Powell and its Canyons by Houseboat. Bryce Canyon was well worth the trip as you'll be able to see by the pictures here. These were taken by all members are the family. Mark and Millie (and Maria's nerves) got a little break today when we hit the Interstate ... read more
HooDoos
Kevin lost a tooth today
Millie: She's A Good Old Gal

North America » United States June 28th 2007

Harry took the midnight-3am watch from Bodega Bay to Eureka, and I got into bed to rest. It’s hard to sleep when we’re under way, even if the seas are calm. We still rock quite a bit, and the roar of the engine is beyond that white noise that might be comforting. Also, it’s freezing cold and without Harry to warm me up, I never got warm enough to drift off. When I came on at 3am, I first grabbed a handful of crackers and scooped peanut butter right out of the jar with each one. This was the best thing I’ve ever eaten. My body was screaming for food. I felt like a hole had fallen into my belly and it kept getting deeper, I was so hungry. Harry told me he’d had some ... read more
Look, Mom!  We're still ok!


Apparently jet lag is a very real phenomenon. I didn’t sleep last night, but I'm doing fine running on adrenaline. Today was all about introductions. We all met for breakfast and then spoke about what we hoped to learn and implement in our projects. My project is definitely going to need to be a work in progress. I have about three ideas running through my head. I would like to look at how the media portrays cultural identity in each country. I would then like my kids to examine how the media portrays their own cultural identity and analyze the accuracy of the portrayal. On a second note, I would like to study environmentalism in each country and then work towards creating a "green" school at 74th Street. I also got a couple of really great ... read more

North America » Canada » Quebec » Montréal June 28th 2007

We're not being very good at keeping this thing up to date, so I am going to try and rattle through a few entries now! Arrived in Montreal after a 6 1/2 hour train journey from Toronto that was supposed to take 4 1/2 hours. It was all very pleasant travelling through the countryside, but it was typical laidback Canadian style that no-one even really commented that we were running 2 hours over schedule! It was a bit of a culture shock to discover that the first language in Quebec really is French and although most people spoke English almost or just as well as French, in some areas, they really didn't as much. Cue another incident of having to smuggle food out of a restaurant, when Neil was given a basket of bread instead ... read more
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Jun 28, 2007 Im supposed to be on a plane right now, happily flying over the Pacific ocean, and arriving in Sydney in a mere 5 hours...but as you can see, instead Im a drafting an e-mail, and therefore by process of elimination, I am not on a plane. Perhaps everyone is wondering why I am not on a plane, well, it began with a series of unfortunate events, and a weather system located somewhere in Indiana. I arrived at the Tampa airport as planned and checked in my luggage. I even was able to purchase Economy plus seating for the two long segments of my flight (Chicago to San Fran, and San Fran to Sydney). I got onto the flight from Tampa to Chicago and then the problems began. Apparently there was some weather in ... read more

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Fernie June 27th 2007

UntitledBrought home the new truck today. Took it for a bit of a spin to the ski hill to check out which black runs I'm going to tackle first! Another great day here - 25 degrees and sunny. ... read more
Our Jeep

North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City June 27th 2007

We have made it, We are safely in Mexico City. And to be fair it was easier than I had expected; We were singled out in Heathrow airport for some ´special attention´by customs but this only entailed a go in their new external x-ray type machines not a rubber glove. Mexico city airport was a bit nerve racking as it was the first time for both of us that a family member or a Thompsons rep wasn´t in the arrivals lounge to meet us but we managed to get hold of the hostel and they sent a car for us. We arrived at the hostel in the dark and rain and were not able to form much of an a opinion of the city on the way through but the hostel staff were welcoming and ... read more

North America » United States » Utah » Bryce Canyon June 27th 2007

For those looking for the english version: Just scroll down a little. Nach San Francisco war der Yosemite NP eine richtige Wohltat. Es hat zwar auch hier eine Menge Leute, aber viel mehr Natur, und was fuer eine! Ich machte ein paar nette Bekanntschaften. Die Wanderung auf den Half Dome war das Highlight. Auch wenn die Wanderung nicht ganz ohne ist (10h, ca. 27km horizontal und knapp 1500m Höhendifferenz) und gerade 2 Tage vor meinem Trip jemand tödlich verunglückt ist, hat es viele Leute welche sich auch ans letzte Stück, die Cables wagen. Das sind 2 Stahlseile welche über die letzten ca. 100 m auf der steilen Granitplatte den einzigen Halt bieten. Und wenn Stau ist und man überholen will, wechselt man halt nach aussen und hat nur noch ein Seil um sich daran zu halten. ... read more
Nachtstimmung - Nightview in Yosemite
Abendstimmung - Evening view in Yosemite
Cables on top of Half Dome

North America » United States » New York » New York » Brooklyn June 27th 2007

I'm short on time today but I'll do my best. Because I go so much done the day before, I felt like taking it easy. Rose and I started the day with lunch at Lombardi's, which came highly recommended by Steve. I knew I would love it before I even walked in. Was it th adorable look of the building? Yes, but no. It was because the smell of sweet, sweet delisious basil was wafting from it! When we actually did walk in, they glorious sound of Frank Sinatra greeted us. I mean really, does it get any better than that? It does! The food was phe-nominal. We ordered a ricotta and garlic sauteed pizza and a tomato, coal oven roasted bell pepper, basil and mozzerella plate. I ordered an italian soda and that was pretty ... read more




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