Best Western Hancock Inn Lewisport

... not.

After the respective camping and running are over, we'll meet in Los Angeles to celebrate my 30th birthday before catching our flight from LAX to Bangkok.

Currently we're both recuperating from all of the dang shots we had to get for the trip, doing last minute research, attempting to fit all our stuff in small packs and wondering if JD's passport has enough room for visas and entry stamps. More to come...

... 8217;s wonderful about taking in abused birds and helping them recover. She’s also very funny and we loved just talking to her—she also enjoyed meeting Aloysius who immediately climbed up on her too! He really is shameless.

We were sitting outside the trailer, chatting and up drives Pamela. She had all her birdies and her moose-dog, Butch with her so her entourage was almost as large as ours! We had a ...

... pies and some of the best fudge ever! We got fudge and headed off for the birthplace.

Lincoln’s birthplace is in a really pretty setting. There is a large memorial building on the top of a hill –looks like a huge tomb. When you get in it, there is a small log cabin. It’s an interesting way to preserve a log cabin but seeing living quarters like that is always interesting. Very small and one ...

... 12 hours after departing. An overnight flight shouldn't be too bad, since I usually don't have a problem sleeping on planes. There's also no time difference between my home and Chile. Once I arrive in Chile, I'll be taken to my host family's house. I've been waiting patiently to hear who my host family will be and exactly where I'll be living for six weeks. I should hear very soon considering I only have a little over a week before I get there.

Ferdinand, Indiana, United States etroesch

"Back home again in Indiana And it seems that I can see A gleaming candlelight Still shining bright Through the sycamores, for me The new-mown hay Sends all its fragrance From the fields I used to roam When I dream about the moonlight On the Wabash Then I long for my Indiana home"

Day 3 We arrived at the Gateway Arch this morning just in time to be one of the first visitors to ride on one of the tram pods to the top. This is quite an experience....not for anyone claustrophobic !!!! The pod has five seats and really only comfortably seating for children if you ask me. Thank goodness there were three small adults and two children in our pod on the ride up, which takes about three ...

... Restaurant right here in the Park and tonight is Prime Rib Night !!! I hope it is cooler in Utah...because it is 88 degrees here right now !!! And tommorrow it is supposed to be 93 degrees !!!! We will be hopping into the pool to cool off !!!!

... friendly horses and most love attention - the Grand World Champion liked licking Gillians fingers - very unusual behaviour for a stallion! So much for the brave strong noble steed. We also met a lovely black stable cat who proceeded to dribble on and chew the shoulder of Gillian's t-shirt when she picked him up. The owner is the President of the Walking Horse Association and he sent us up the road to the next stable to see some ...

... good visit with my brother Bill and Katie and Leo our first night in Omaha, thanks to the Ryan's hospitality. The next night, Thursday, we were at the Buttell's for a good dinner and a nice visit with them. Friday was a quiet evening with Pat's mother and Aunt Jeanette. We said our good bye's, went back to Katie and Leo's for a good night's rest, and left for home about 7:40 am Saturday morning. The early part of the drive was in rain, but by the Kansas City airport we drove ...

... coaster. Nearby is the Lincoln Boyhood Home was of interest to me because I'm always interested in Presidential residencies for some reason. I've learned more than anyone needs to about Thomas Jefferson's riding boots and Woodrow Wilson's childhood dressing gowns. My goal is to visit at least one home of every President. I've got Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson, Adams (both of them), Madison, Cleveland, Arthur ...