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... our car. Using the truck route meant we went through some of the less desirable areas of Detroit. I can't remember when I've seen so many burned buildings but at least the fire hall was in tact.

We lunched at a Tim Horton's that Dave Hunter's I75 book recommends and tonight we ate at a Korean restaurant we could walk to from our hotel. It was buffet where we cooked at our table over a charcoal grill. We were the only non-Korean folks there!

I think we'll sleep well tonight!

... college. Should be fun.

The day started with a way-to-early 7:15 a.m. flight from Cincinnati to Miami. We luckily found a direct flight (both ways) that was also the least expensive. Direct flights are great way to start a vacation because they are relatively stress free. Changing planes is just never fun.

... joke. “How do you pronounce the capital of Kentucky: Louie-ville or Louaville? Neither – Frankfort.

RV Tips:

Dave determined last night, after 3.5 years in our RV, that the front curtain offers no privacy when the lights are on. Not a problem for me, I figure no one is looking and if they did, they’d stop right away. But just so you know.

Dave found a great instructional video on the Lazy Days ...

Leaving for KL in 6 days, monsoon season i know, but. Plan on spending Christmas and New Year in Malaysia before heading north to Thailand after getting a visa in Penang. Anyone out there care to share a Tiger somewhere in the peninsula drop me a line.
Wherever enjoy your trip to s/e asia!
Polesana

... get my hands on. I think that when this trip is over, we'll have to plan another to Northern Ireland. I have found a lot of places I would love to see...but many of them are up North. My list includes: Carrowkeel Cemetary above Lough Arrow. They have one special burial chamber that is lit by the sun on the day of the summer solstice - June 21 - as opposed to the winter solstice. I would love to see the Giant's Causeway. It is bizare with ...

... It will be a rude awakening, for sure!

Tomorrow, we'll drive about 4 hours to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, home of Dolly Parton, Dollywood, the Dixie Stampede, and the gateway to Great Smoky Mountain National Park. We'll stay there two days, so we have a chance to do some leaf-peeping!

Oh - for those of you who enjoy the statistics: We have traveled 3,440 miles in the ...

... aisle seat empty. Then the guy showed up and took the seat. Ideal seating gone. Plus, my window seat didn't touch a bulkhead, just two windows. Kinda hard to lean with that. *sigh*

In-flight entertainment: Watched some of a Big Bang Theory episode before I messed up the controls and then didn't want to sit through the first half of it again. Oh well. Watched the beginning of "17 Again," enough to see Adam Gregory...then realized he was only in the flashback at the ...

... treatments for cancer diagnosed earlier this spring. He exclaimed, "I’m conducting here, at the 25th Anniversary of Riverbend, the best choir in the world!" Kunzel was in Salt Lake and directed the Choir along with the Utah Symphony last September. He looked forward at that time to this event, "It’s a truly great honor to be affiliated with you and we hope it’s an affiliation that will go on as long as I live. Heaven could not be better ...

... to break tradition and led Choir memb**s in a bow at the conclusion of the Rósza selections and also sev**al oth** of the evening’s songs.

As the night progressed, the music of the second half highlighted the Choir’s latest release, Showtime, which included “When You Wish Upon a Star,” “Who Will Buy?,” “Wh**e is Love?,” and “Sunrise, Sunset,” all quite suitable for the Pops-Choir collaboration.

The Pops ...

... to get on the road. Carolyn fixed a wonderful breakfast of eggs and fresh fruit. Always great to see her, like coming home. Their home is located in a wonderful area, just a walk from downtown yet in a nice clean neighborhood. We took the belt way to I74 and headed west.

We stopped in Indianapolis to service our RV at a repair shop we found on the Internet. Thank you verizon aircard! The ...