Blogs from North America - page 8092

Partially restored - our journey northward from CA towards OR and WA. ... read more

Well hello there Its been a while since we last wrote but its not due to a lack of things to tell you all about. In the last month or so we have enjoyed a concert by Sting and The Police, celebrated our first overseas birthday and taken a trip to Whistler. A few weekends back Emma and one of her colleagues received a phone call from one of the staff members working for Sting and The Police on their comeback tour. Apparently the group (who kicked off the tour in Vancouver) are fans of some of the L'Occitane product range and offered a deal where The Police would gift a number of tickets to the groups first concert in 25 years in exchange for a few care packages for the boys to enjoy backstage prior ... read more

Bicycling capital of AmericaMaureen Kelly/Robert Tait The Elroy-Sparta Wisconsin State Trail was the first “rails to trails” established in the country. The trail is 32 miles in length on the abandoned Chicago-Northwestern Railroad bed, it passes through three rock tunnels. In Wisconsin trail passes are required for bikers 16 years of age or older. The cost is $4.00 per day or $15.00 for the season. We camped at the Tunnel Trail Campground right on the trail. Since it is Sunday, we took advantage of the Wilton Lions Club Sunday morning pancake breakfast. We biked north to Wilton (app. 5 miles) had breakfast with the riders and campers. Then returned south to Elroy (app. 12 miles). Our total for today was 33 miles because of the return ride. We returned to the campground packed up and drove ... read more

Six guys and three days and a back to nature adventure. And hanging out with just guys is a very different experience than when girls are around. The nature of the conversation changes, we relax more, etc. For most of the time on the trip, I wore just a hat and a bathing suit... wearing shoes only when necessary. It was a very liberating feeling... kind of like a Huck Finn free-spirit. Most of the others guys wore about the same. Over the three days, we spent a lot of time talking and joking around. It was great to hang out with Luke and Brandon while also getting to know Adam, Rubin, and Luther. We all have different personalities and interests. We packed up Friday afternoon in Springfield and headed down to Yellville, AR to pick ... read more

Hi everyone, today's journal entry is a simple update. Graduation is now completed and we are taking care of the not so fun part of our forthcoming adventure. The details--packing and paperwork. I have applied for an international driver's license and have begun to take care of some of the insurance issues. In order to get an international driver's license you must apply through your local CAA office. It costs $15 and you will need two passport photos. The insurance for our family will cost $1040 for $2 million emergency medical and life insurance for the ten months. If you want to come to Costa Rica I can recommend a terrific tour company. Alonso was our guide last year when we went at Easter. He has a company that does custom tours. http://www.elementonatural.com/ Let me know ... read more