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It would be too cliché to begin with a reference to Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again," wouldn’t it? Too late, guess I already did. No sooner did it seem Mississippi was in front of the hood of the truck than it appeared in the rear view mirror. Cue Alabama. (Alabama appears stage left to the sound of thunderous applause.) Tracking east/northeast we cross into the heart of Dixie. Folks….the Confederate Flag - to my dismay ...

April 19Th, 2009. So around 2:00pm a guide named Freddy met us at the hotel, and we were off on our first adventure exploring the town of Cusco.




Story of the Inca's 1st a little history of Cusco. It has a population of around 312,140 (According to the GGD census Berra) and if I had to write a ...

Sweetwater Decks, John Mortimer We spent some time with John Mortimer, NADRA's immediate past president. What the heck is Okra? The Mortimer's sure got a kick of us not hearing of it before. John and Susan Mortimer have a beautiful home atop a mountain overlooking the valley and in the far distance you can even see the Smokey Mountains. We all owe John a great ...

Got up this morning, had coffee and went out to help Kevin weed the garden. I enjoy having my hands in the earth to feel a little more connected to Mother Nature. Got ready and went out for a short bit. Returned home and I started to pack to leave while Kevin and Sam went out for awhile. Upon their return, it was ok for me to stay the night then get up early and head to ...

We got up this am and went to church. It was an amazing service with a kinda rock band playing and singing. Very well done. The church did a short video with all ages of kids talking about their moms. I sat and had many tears roll down my face as I missed my kids. This is the longest I've ever been away from home. We went back home and then got ready to go for brunch. We went to a market type place ...

Today Sam and I went to some second hand shops to do some looking around. I was hoping to find a really cheap sundress as I don't really have anything "nice" for the warm weather. I figured if I could find something for 5 bucks I'd be ok. Sam found some nice tops and a skirt at a steal. Brand ...

Day 21 Another lazy day. Sam had her lawn done and sofa's cleaned. Watched a little TV and then I cooked supper tonight which I really enjoyed. Made me feel like I was back home cooking for the gang. Did sketti and meatballs. Had an interesting talk with Sam and will be headed off to Florida next. Need a day ...

Day 20 HAd a very quiet, lazy day. Spent some time talking with Sam during the day and then had dinner and talked with her as she played on the computer. Not much to report today, sorry folks! Am starting to miss home as this is the longest I've ...

Roberts friends in Maine that we stayed with has a Son, Kurt, in Huntsville, Alabama. We stayed with Kurt and his wife Salina for a night before we set out for a kayaking trip together with Kurt, early in the morning. This was whitewater kayaking. I survived, but it's only because I'm writing this that i beleive it. I ...

A fast walk in Lynchburg, nice houses. It was the second richest town during the civil was, as a local informed us. Off the highway, "Blue Ridge Parkway" road through the national park (again ok but not anything apecial), Floyd, Sparta, where we went to a bluegrass concert, with all the people (cowboys kind of thing) were dancing like in the movies. Sleep outside Abington, in a highway motel again.