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Decatur Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Decatur, United States
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Getting ready
Actually, I started this blog on June 7, in the process of getting ready. For months, I've researched things to do and places to stay. For this trip - like I did in 2005 - I have a notebook that details the itinerary ...
Greetings from michigan friday - looking ...
Greetings from Michigan, Friday - Looking for some R&R from all the sight seeing, we chilled out by the campsite's lake. Sunbathing and swimming was followed by salmon on the grill and s'mores by an open fire. Saturday - First stop was the Fish ...
Back home again.
... along at about 3 miles per hour for 50 minutes. Not helpful. Traveled about 505 miles today. I noticed that gas prices in the Decatur area are about the lowest of anywhere on the trip. Not a reason to stay in town, though! * * * * * * * ...
The drive begins...
... gas station, we realized that the radiator fan isn't functioning, so that's going to involve a little work later. We got to Decatur & checked into a hotel, and Caleb came over to visit. We ended up going to the movie Jackass 3D, which was one ...
WHICH CAME FIRST THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG?
THIS TRIP WAS DIFFICULT FOR ME BECAUSE I JUST HAD SURGERY. WE DECIDED TO GO ANYWAY AFTER FINDING OUT THAT I WOULD NEED TO HAVE SURGERY. SO, WE DID NOT CANCEL OUR RESERVATIONS. THE TRIP DID TAKE MY MIND OFF OF ...
OH FATHER YOU KNEW WHAT WE HAD NEED OF...!
WELL, WE MADE IT TO THIRTY-ONE YEARS OF MARRIAGE. PTL! WE ALWAYS TOOK THE ONE VACATION TO THE BEACH EVERY YEAR AND THEN SOME SHORT TRIPS. THESE TRIPS WITH THE KIDS WERE (MAINLY TO ZOO'S: OPRYLAND AND SIX FLAGS.WE WERE ...
WHAT MAKES YOUR HEART SWEETER...YOUR VALENTINE!
(38) FEBRUARY 15, 2008 WHAT A WONDERFUL EVENING WE HAD. WHEN WE BOOKED THEY GAVE US THE VALENTINE SWEETHEART PACKAGE... WHICH INCLUDED DINNER, GIFT BASKET, AND BREAKFAST. THE HOTEL PERSONNEL, EVERYONE WAS WONDERFUL. THE ROOM WAS SUNNY AND ...
HOLIDAY INN OF DECATUR FOILED OUR PLANS...
(37) FEBRUARY 5, 2009 WE WERE SO LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR STAY AT THE HOLIDAY INN IN DECATUR...JUST A QUICK STAY. I HAD MADE RESERVATIONS SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE. WHEN WE GOT THERE THEY TRIED TO PUT US UP IN A SMOKING ROOM KING SUITE WITH THE JACUZZI. I ...
Wintering at Wheeler
... created for thousands of waterfowl and wading birds which were not there when the Refuge was established. The experiment has worked so well its example is now followed around the world. See you there. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, ...
Arrival at Decatur, IN. RV pickup point.
Upon arriving at the motel, we were kindly informed that this sleepy town of 12000 residents does not have any taxis. Great. Now we have to work out how to get to the RV pickup place. A 3-4 mile walk in the freezing cold is not something I had in mind. ...
Home - Home - Home
I arrived to HARTSFIELD-JACKSON INT'L AIRPORT around 11 PM. I am extremely tired. I found a quick entrance through customs not wanting to recirculate my carry on bag. I had not checked any baggage. I had left a message ...
EXCITEMENT AND NERVES
I spend the day making sure I have everything I need for my trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina. I leave tomorrow. Alex will pick me up and take me to the airport. It is always exciting to know you are going somewhere you have never been ...
Day 26; Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama
Greetings, from Decatur, Alabama - just west of Huntsville (pretty much smack in the northern center of the state). Today was a 400+ mile drive that started early in Boone. Both Matt and Andrea had to leave home early, and we needed to get moving ...
Lost
I am more lost at home than I am in a foreign place. I have been saving for a year with the plan to leave before my 24th birthday. I started with one job then two jobs now back to one job paying only $8.50 an hour. I live at home to save money, at ...
Back home and ready for dinner
We get back to the Atlanta area about 3 PM and I rest a while and then meet Alex and Andre for dinner at Alfredo's. There was a table nearby that was celebrating a girl's birthday. I would not let Alex and Andre draw attention to the fact that it ...
Terceromundistas gringos
... to confess that I miss my friends back in Argentina. I recently had the privilege of having an afternoon tea with a friend here in Decatur who, although she isn't from the South, has spent significant time there. It's one of the first times in a long time ...
Birds of a Feather
Decatur, Alabama, population 48,761. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge is a wintering area for migratory birds; the Refuge is one of the South's largest educational and viewing areas for wildlife. It sits on an island created by Wheeler Dam; from the ...
Getting Ready to Go!
Okay, the countdown is on! Long trip to Japan starting at 10 am Friday morning. Please watch for updates, I'll be posting pictures and blogging about our ...
Coke please
February 12, 2010, Friday The snow continues to fall in the balmy South. Up to around 3 inches so far. The boys could have made a snowman today, but for the fact that all we packed was shorts and T-shirts. No mitts. What was I ...
one more short stop in AL
Drove up to Decatur for the night to set some things straight and visit with jah's dad and his wife. Had the "best dinner of the trip" and are anticipating our travels to St. Louis tomorrow. The trip has been awesome so far and we have'nt even left ...
Look out Gulf Coast....here we come!!
Up and at it...who can ever sleep the night before for all the excitment! We always leave before the sun ever gets up. Just to get through the 4 hours of southern Illinois...alwasy the most tedious part of the trip for me. Takes ...
More Coke, and ice and snow
... (though written Sunday morning) Nothing quite like starting off a Saturday morning like a jog on the icy and snowy streets of Decatur (Atlanta) Georgia. Unless of course you’re in Yellowknife or Nome, Alaska. Except for the fact that ...
Happy Birthday To Me
It is my birthday and in a few minutes I will leave to pick up Alex to drive south to Juliette, GA. ...
Bible Belt
... itself was pretty nice, and we had a really fun crew. They were so efficient and good that we had our fastest load out to date. Decatur, AL claims to be a "Grand City on a Charming Scale"... now, I don't really buy that, but I will say, I found it's ...
Philly or Bust!
The Furrymobile pulls out of D-town at 3:30pm SHARP, tomorrow, August 25th!! Eastbound and ...
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