Dubuque Inn

... on the 13 take-offs and landings we'll have during the 21 days<br>*deliverance from any other health issues that could come up<br><br>Schedule and Safety<br>*the schedule is tight, but the Lord is in control. Pray that if it's His will we'd make it to all the places, flights, etc. we are scheduled for, and if that's not His plan that we'd have grace to be flexible<br>*if you've never ridden in a car in an Asian city, you can only imagine it. Let's just ...

... there was a river at some point haha. An hour away from Dyersville and I had to stop to stretch, eat and take on my next challenge; fuelling up the car.<br><br>Now this doesn't sound like much of a challenge and that was my thought at the time. I jumped out, opened the cap and spotted that I had to prepay for my fuel. I could pay by credit card so no problem. I swiped the card, followed the instructions and popped the nozzle in. It told me to lift something but didn't exactly ...

Tomorrow morning I will be on a new journey this time to Peru. My bags are packed - well almost. I am bringing two suitcases each weighing 50 pounds. I know that sounds like I am high maintenance but actually probably 60 pounds if not more is donations. My co-workers at DB&amp;T donated school supplies, shampoo, conditioners, soaps and lotion. I know it ...

Memphis, TN to Dubuque, Iowa<br><br>Next morning got in some early morning hiking and managed to get access to some beautiful areas that were just getting the morning sun. Got back in the Xterra and drove to the other side of the park that borders the Mississippi to find the starting of the Black Eye Susan&#8217;s. This is also a great stopping point for a number of butterflies as they head southward over the border.<br><br ...

LOCATION: Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 3800 Arboretum Dr. | 6:30pm | No Admission<br><br><br>(Enter from the west on Hwy. 20. Go to stoplight with Olive Garden on right. Turn left on JFK Road. Proceed through town two miles. Turn right on 32nd Street, left on Arboretum Drive. Enter Arboretum to south side.)<br><br>RAIN SITE: Hempstead High School

MerryChristmas Family and Friends, Well as most of you know I took and adventure of a lifetime this October to Costa Rica. It is in the spirit of that adventure that I write my holiday greetings. Sometimes we need to step away from our crazy life to realize how lucky and grateful we really are. I spent one week on the Village of Pairsmina on the Caribbean coast. It is really an island surrounded by a river and the ...

Well another day and another day away from my head. It was better, but I am still not back to normal mentality. How does this work. How do I go to another country and be and then come home and go back to normal. Because for me normal seems like a thing of the past. I keep thinking about that Google logo, with ...

... am not sure what they mean. Yesterday I went on Google and the logo had a bear with a map and behind him was a direction sign - one said Peru and the other China. To me it represented not knowing where to turn. Or maybe try to deciede if I should go back or take another path. For me I don't know if my looking back is at Costa Rica or if looking back is my old life and now I need to move forward. Then I am listening to the ...

Today I finished getting things I need for the trip. On the list was zip lock bags. I didn't know what they were for but I bought them anyways. Then tonight when I went on the web and looked up - what to bring to Costa Rica on one of the lists said - you might want to bring plastic bags because in Costa Rica you are not allowed to flush toilet paper in the toilet. So you or rather I will zip lock my dirty toilet paper and later throw it away. THis is going to be an adventure.

... where we are going: Friday March 11th: Fly out of Dubuque, take a pit stop in Chicago and then head to London, getting there by 10:30. From Friday to Tuesday evening we will be in London. On Tuesday night we'll catch the Eurostar, zip under the channel, and arrive in Paris that night. Tuesday to Sunday we'll be drinking wine in the City of Lights. Sunday morning we catch a ...