Comfort Suites Council Bluffs

... own rabbitry and knows a lot about them.
They disliked the car ride and I disliked saying goodbye.
Due to construction, we drove around Kansas City for 2 hours.

Celebrated Nick's birthday by going out for drinks at a chill bar.

... ha, das hat aber nicht geklappt. Egal.

Roadtrip!!

So nach 8 stunden (mit pipi pause und essen) sind wir in Omaha angekommen und haben meinen Cousinen getroffen. Es gibt Gary, Lonnie, Carrie, Ashley und Wellesley. Gary, Lonnie, Holly und ihrer Freund Sean und ich sind trinken gegangen. Alles war schön im ordnung bis holly mir was böldes gesagt und wir haben gestritten. Es war doof. Teresa hat gesagt, holly ist unter viel drück wegen ...

In February of 2009 I was living in Orlando and unhappy in my current career. The downturn in the economy hit my industry really hard. I wanted a break, but I wanted to do something incredible when I took that time off. I love to travel and there are so many places I couldn't go b/c of the lack of sufficient time off. I decided to plan a trip around the world. I began watching every Globe Trekker episode and researching ...

... lucky pigs (50 cents), a really cool poster of barns from different areas of the state of Iowa, and a book entitled, “Is Iowa in Idaho?” – especially appropriate for me since I lived in Rexburg and was raised in Iowa. The only reason I did not buy it was the price: $12.95 for about 70 pages! I missed my chance and, of course, now I want it. I once saw a t-shirt that said: “See Iowa at its best, Drive at night.” Those purchasing items had quite a ...

... Transcontinental Railroad in 1869, linking the U.S. by rail, and culminating in the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit in northern Utah.
The Omaha/Council Bluffs area (these two cities are immediately across the Missouri River from one another) is also very historic for the LDS Church. Choir and Orchestra members and guests were able to experience some of this history through visits during the day to the Kanesville Tabernacle in Council ...

We left the Badlands half heartedly and headed east towards home.....500 miles today. First stop Iowa - actually right on the border of Nebraska and Iowa outside of Omaha. It really was a pretty drive along the Lewis and Clarke Trail. The Missouri River farm areas are rich and ...

... it, was prepaid. So we had some solas left to spend before leaving the country. I used mine to tip our guide and Jim did the same and then had some more that he spent in the duty free store. After awhile we loaded on to our plane for a 5 1/2 hour flight to Miami.

When we reached Miami we had to claim our luggage, go through customs and immigration, and recheck our bags. Unfortunately, this also takes you out of the ...

We woke up to 6" of new snow this morning. I went out and started shoveling, thinking about 90 degrees in Rio. Our neighbor did most of the drive with a blower so it did not take too long. We would not have been able to get the car through the berm the snow plow had left at the end of the drive, so I ...

We are to leave tomorrow and it is snowing in Omaha. The forecast
started at 1-2 inches. Now it is up to 5-8, tapering off at noon. Our
flight is scheduled to leave at 3:15 so we may be okay if the morning
flights don't back up and if the flight comes in from Dallas so it can
return to Dallas. This is shaping up to be like the time we went to
Sedona and the morning flights canceled. The other bad part is we have
a tight connection in Miami.

... memory and give you the very shirt from their backs with a smile. After another night of less than 5 hours of sleep I will fly to Atlanta, wait 5 hours, fly to Paris, wait 10 hours, fly to coastal Cotonou and stay a night or two until I set out for the 5-8 hour bus or "bush taxi" ride to northern Parakou where I'll settle in for the two month adventure in Africa that we've all been waiting for... You'll hear from me on the other side...