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Row-Day-OH
... always getting set and the livestock for the next event is getting corralled. Second, between some of the main events like bareback bronc riding, cattle wrestling, and barrel racing they had entertaining little kiddie events. The first was Mutton Bustin' where 4 year old kids dressed in full bull riding protective gear were mounted up on woolly sheep and tried for a 6 second ride - it was pretty funny. The final event of any rodeo is the big bull riding, and being as this rodeo is a ...
Cajun Christmas
... ago so they are very big and form a beautiful archway up to the mansion. We took a tour of the house learning about the family that owned the plantation and got to see some of the period furniture. Behind the house is another row of oaks a little smaller than the front oaks. It was a beautiful house but the best part of the plantation was the oak alley!
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It's Christmas Time in New Orleans
... movie about Louis Armstrong.
We then walked around the French Quarter of New Orleans for a while, and stopped at an overlook of the Mississippi River. The steamboat the "Natchez" was going by. Looking in the other direction, there was a large Christmas tree, and across the park, there was a beautiful cathedral. All along the park there were street performers such as musicians, jugglers, ...
Day 1
... t notice the heat too much, but stop at a stop light or to take a butt break and it was bad. Unfortunately, almost every place we stopped for a butt break had no shade. We are going to the Outback Steakhouse for dinner tonight. It's across the street so we'll just walk. Sorry I don't have anything exciting to report today, but I had planned to try and check in every day. Talk to you tomorrow. ...
Leaving Greece for Home
... home sweet home! By the time we arrived in Portland we had logged nearly 19 hours in a plane over the last two days, and only 3-4 hours of sleep plus airplane cat naps.
We arrived in PDX safely, picked up our bags, said goodbyes to those who travelled with us and became friends, picked up our car and headed for home. I haven’t figured out how many hours we were awake over two days and I don’t think I really want to either. ...
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