Americinn Airport Richfield

... room and a kichenette. After check-in we went to the mall and had a great time.

The next morning we went to IKEA by the mall and then to the local casinos. No luck on winning but it was fun. After the casinos we started to head back to Milwaukee.

Today we woke up late again, but headed out to Minnesota after eating lunch. It was a late start at about noon. The 7 hour drive was frightening as there was snow falling down when we drove through Iowa. At several stretches, we drove only 20 mph because of all the snow. The interesting part was that it came in spots even though we were constantly driving north. The drive took longer because it was all stop and go ...

... a mosquito net because it was the rainy season and there were so many mosquitoes. Since mosquitoes carry malaria, it's best to try to stay safe from them. Sleeping under a mosquito net is fun though, it is a lot like camping!

I'm frantically trying to work through my 3 page list of things to do before I go. Setting up a travel blog was one of the things on my list. Hopefully this will work as a great way to share stories and photos will all our friends and family back home. This seems pretty easy so far. My next task is a little more complicated...buying another swim suit. Why did I wait until 48 hours before departure to tackle this monumental task?

Off to MOA!

Mary

Here are links to over 800 photos I took on the trip. They are in chronological order.

1st set

http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743654&id=13903381&l =6484cf32ac

2nd set

http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743677&id=13903381&l =21fa01c9dc

3rd set

http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743705&id=13903381&l =8604f37db0

4th set

http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743712&id=13903381&l =1612875889

... and spend a few hundred d*llars *n the gambling tables, alas this was n*t g*ing t* be the trip t* achieve that. Fr*m J*shua Tree the j*urney was ab*ut five h*urs, s* th**e was plenty *f time t* chat *n the bus. And chat *n the bus I did t* the w*nd**fully int**esting G**man w*man, Hedda. Hedda had lived in Am**ican since 1960 and had an int**esting life b*th in Am**ica and G**many, all *f which she rec*llected with me. Hedda's st*ry *f h** time in England in ...

... aol.com

Thanks for reading, it was fun.

Haley

Photo album of Tanzania:

http://www.facebook.co m/album.php?aid=2009449&l=ebde3& ;id=1232460204

Photos of the rest of Africa:

http://www.facebook.com/ album.php?aid=2009455&l=f980b&i d=123246

... ceremony and inauguration party. I went over to a table that was adorned with lots of French flair and decorations, and a hostess offered me a glass of champagne. It was so good! I then made my way over to another table full of Parisian o'dourves and appetizers. In between eating and people watching, I looked up and noticed Carl Eller from the ...

Shortly after I wrote the last entry we had to leave for the airport. My sister was going to drop Mom, Clarence and I off at the airport. Connie's family was dropping her off separately. It was snowing and the roads were pretty slick. I was getting concerned, but the airline website still had the flight listed as "on schedule", and we did leave with plenty of extra time. Which is a good thing, because ...

... to see it. Their new gallery was beautiful. The set up was much nicer and very hip and trendy. We then headed to the Metropolitin Institue of Art where Elliot and I looked for frogs to draw but found a monkey instead. While leaving the museum Elliot changed into a monster for the first (but not last) time, but was quickly happy again when asked what her favorite art piece was. From the art muesem we headed to up town for a snack and to shop a bit in some ...