Holiday Inn Huntsville-Research Park, Al

... peruvian dinner for us. Mom, Cindy and fam came over and ate with us. We were able to show them pictures and give everyone hugs! <br><br>Now it's reflection time! It will take a few days to process all that has happened. Peru is an amazing place and will forever hold a special place in our hearts. To see Jeff there and be able to understand this other side to him I've never been able to experience was priceless for me. Now ...

Decatur, AL is not the kind of place you want to get out and explore... even less so is where our hotel was in the nearby town of Athens, AL. We pulled in on Saturday night, about 8pm, and quickly realized that we weren't in Kansas anymore... or rather, New Orleans. Most of the local restaurants were already closed, or about to close, and were closed on Sundays... yeehaw. Needless to say, with the lack of entertainment and food options nearby, I opted to spend my time in the hotel ...

... like..uhhh they have already rode this ride they are at space camp. The girls blew him off..but I knew he was a goober.. He had stickers on his water bottle..lamo.. We ate some lunch..and headed back to the hotel. OHHHH I forgot to mention.. I used the Lewis and Clark system of finding my way to the Space Museum... That dang thing said.."You are here"..I was in the middle of a freakin intersection.. WTF.. I heard the ...

... like someone is killing a family of 4 to take their bodies and dump them in the backwoods of Alabama. It could of also looked like the stalkarazzi was loose in Huntsville. Which one sounds more believable? Now we are settled into our hotel room.. The guys are at the bar resting their brains and every single girl is in one room playing guitar hero..LOL.. I feel sorry for the people below us. They also ...

... Tommrrow looks like we make go visit a space musesum and maybe hit up a movie. Oh, I almost forgot, it was so cool when we got to the hotel they had our team name up on the announcement board. I hope after having seventeen teenage girls staying here they will still be as excited as when we got here :)<br><br>Well everyone is out at the pool and I think I will join them!<br><br>Love,<br>BA Storm<br>(Ashleigh McCormick)

... ARE THE BIGGEST FISH I HAVE SEEN ANYWHERE EXCEPT <br>FOR THE ONES WE SAW AT THE AQUARIUM IN GATLINBURG, <br>TENNESSEE. THEY ARE VERY PRETTY FISH. IT HAS SOME OF THE <br>UGLIEST DUCKS, TOO! THEY, ALSO, HAD BONGO PLAYERS. PEOPLE <br>WERE SITTING, HAVING PICNICS, TALKING, SKATING, LAYING ON<br> BLANKETS, WALKING AROUND (JUST LIKE US), AND STILL OTHERS <br>WALKING WITH THEIR PETS. ALL SEEMED TO ...

... PICKED UP <br>SOME LUNCH. WE ATE IT UP THERE ON THE <br>MOUNTAIN. THERE ARE CABINS, CAMPING <br>SPOTS, ALSO. IT WOULD BE FUN STAYING IN <br>ONE OF THE CABINS LATE IN THE FALL. <br>THEY HAVE FIREPLACES, AS FAR AS I <br>KNOW. WE WILL CHECK IT OUT. THANK <br>YOU FATHER FOR THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD <br>YOU HAVE CREATED FOR US...AND FOR <br>THE BEAUTIFUL GRAND-DAUGHTER WE GET <br>TO ENJOY!.

... ATE IN HARTSELLE AT<br>RYANS. THE FOOD WAS EXCELLENT! THE TOWN OF HEARTSELLE IS OLD TOWNISH AND QUAINT. ALL IN ALL THIS MADE FOR A GREAT TRIP! WE LEFT OUT EARLY IN ORDER TO GET THERE IN TIME FOR THE GRAND ENTRANCE. I REALLY CAN NOT ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE IN WORDS WHAT I WAS FEELING THROUGH THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE. THE PEOPLE WERE LOVING;SO FRIENDLY. YOU KNOW...I FOUND MYSELF AT TIMES...WELL I JUST DO NOT KNOW HOW TO TELL THIS ...

This morning we received the sad news that Steve's Aunt Blanid passed away this morning in Sackville, New Brunswick. We feel blessed that we were able to stop in and have a nice visit with her on our way through. We had brought Gonzo and Cocoa to visit her as well. We took some nice photos which will be wonderful for us to have - she looked so beautiful and was laughing and enjoying ...

... rereading this trip journal to try and remember how much of it actually happened...hey! I've got witnesses--Jon, Jill, Kelly, Drew, Anne-Elise, Robert, Jenn, Scott, Adam, Isaac, Antón, Jasmine, Miguel, Aina, Xisca, Rafa, Lluc, Juan Miguel, Josep, Noelia, Vane, Juan, Carlotta, Montse, Roca, and Pikachu: the players in this farcical epic. It wasn't a spiritual journey alone in the jungles of Thailand, or through the deserts of Namibia, or among the mean streets of Rio de Janeiro; but it ...