Lees Inn and Suites Evansville

... not. <br><br>After the respective camping and running are over, we'll meet in Los Angeles to celebrate my 30th birthday before catching our flight from LAX to Bangkok.<br><br>Currently we're both recuperating from all of the dang shots we had to get for the trip, doing last minute research, attempting to fit all our stuff in small packs and wondering if JD's passport has enough room for visas and entry stamps. More to come...

July 17, 18, and 19 The Meet and Greet<br><br>Friday was the first day of the Meet and Greet and Karen (bless her heart) had arranged. I figured she'll never volunteer for THAT again! By the time I got there we were down to 4 others counting Karen and Pam. Pam was driving up from Tallahassee and I knew she&#8217;d be there and that Karen (bless her heart) who was driving down from Iowa would also be there. We weren&#8217;t ...

... 8217;s property but the tree is gone and site closed off. The only other thing there is Nancy Lincoln&#8217;s Inn that has some food and a little souvenir shop. It has been open since the 1920s so it&#8217;s a historic site too. You can rent a small log cabin to stay in too! <br><br>We headed back to the rv park, suitably educated, and I wanted to stop at a small cemetery that I&#8217;d seen with a historic marker ...

... but somehow it's stayed alive and now it's a lovely, peaceful and quite interesting tourist destination.  Paul Tillich is buried here, Richard Meier designed the very modern Visitor Center, there are two Labyrinths (the original Harmonist one, made of privet hedge; and the newer "Cathedral" one, a replica of the Labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral), and there's also the "Roofless Church" built in ...

We been moving along to get home and it is a long way. So I'm going to post where we spend the night and then the next day it's off on the next leg. Were on our way to North Carolina and then to Florida. Sorry no pictures. Ray and Christa

... 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

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... Elvis lookalike and all. The second lunch was enjoyed by all given that it was not bought on our budget! We proceeded to spend the next 4 hours in a rigorous match of Four Square (the local game that Pastor Bob introduced us to). Supper was even better than lunch and we were treated to our second serving of vegetables this trip, while we exchanged stories with another ...

... they are gaining strength in their identity and self-worth, rebuilding the temples and praying at Angkor once again. The loss of their culture after the Khmer Rouge-proclaimed "Year Zero," beginning a state with no past and eventually no future, has instilled a deep value of culture preserving it a they lost everything in the war. Once you have lost something, you begin to value it. It is the same with when ...

... probably the hardest days walking we had ever done before. The beer we drank under the shade of the trail was extremely satisfying. Unfortunately, a dire lack of catering options in the valley meant a pizza for the 2nd night running. And not a curry in sight. Tuesday 1st August Our final day in Yosemite began with a thankfully gentle walk to glacier point following a scenic drive up the mountain - Glacier Point provides some of the best all-round views of the valley, with Half Dome ...