Holiday Inn Evansville-Conf Center, In

... to Baton Rouge after we woke up bleary-eyed in the front seats of his car, I hope I'll come across him again. Certain people you meet, even in the most random circumstances, are just too important and make life too interesting to not see again.<br><br> There's still one ride I got with an incredibly interesting man out of Kansas City that I have not detailed, but he'll come up in another post, so that pretty much sums up the varied world of circum-american transportation experiences ...

... and now part of this Episcopal diocese.   We arrived yesterday afternoon and drove to the Visitor Center right on the banks of the Wabash, which is very flooded right now from so much rain upriver (lots of mosquitos and gnats in town as a result, but you just spray up and go on!).  The 2-hour tour gave us a good overview of this place, and then (after deciding to stay two nights instead of the one ...

... and all of the sudden, Beth yells out "KANAWANA" and point frantically in front of us! Well, I thought she saw a rare WV deer and slammed on the breaks. It was a sign and inside joke with Kirby HAHAHA! I am still not sure but it was a sign for the Kanawha River. We wish everyone well!! Beth and Tadd

... was freezing so we missed our opportunity to explore the city. City was almost empty anyway possibly because of a Easter weekend. We drove west from Cincinnati and decided to do unplanned detour to Kentucky. Prior to that we did a short stop next to the McDonald's on the crossing of US-50 and I-65. We parked next to the couple who had a sticker on their window: "Our daughter is in the army". We talked to them for a while and we learned that she is stationed in North Carolina and ...

... the city of Evansville, except go to the casino. So we checked out the casino. Spend about 5 minutes in there, and that was enough for us. Mom and I did a few slot machines. I won $0.75! I know, I'm a high roller... The next day we had a show. It was nice to have family in the audience. Even though I didn't know where they were sitting. They said they ...

... but I still have to get my visa....worried :( But im excited, i've never been outside the US and im going to Thailand for my first adventure. (what a place to choose for the first one huh!!). Well anyways im going to get off and finish learning how to work this thing out. Yay my first entry.

Well, it's finals week at USI (University of Southern Indiana) and it's my last week here. I can't believe that I'm graduating already. This Winter break my family is going on a trip that will probably be our last big family vacation for a long time considering the fact that I'm going to medical school next ...

... abroad had on our lives. "Through Torrents" Picture Taken: in a small rural village outside of Kompong Phluk, Cambodia Picture Taken on: June 28, 2007 I took this picture immediately after a sudden downpour began in Cambodia after spending the day in the famous Cambodian village. Beyond discomfort and normal sleeping times, the Cambodian people are hard-workers. Misconstrued by their ubiquitous hammocks and ...

Marvin: Well, folks, due to lack of an internet access point, this is the last post. As you can see, we made it back home, safe and mostly sound. Here's a recap... After leaving Jackson, we headed due south, through the forest fires of southern wyoming. OK, well, we did did not actually drive through the forest fires all eviel kinievel (sp?) but the air was thick with what turned out to be smoke. After driving through the aptly named Flaming Gorge ...

OK - I am up and moving, and I feel like a zombie. I didn't sleep much. It kind of reminded me of Christmas and waiting on Santa. Anyway - Mom and Dad are up now and getting ready for work. So, they will see me off. Next stop TN!