Microtel Evansville

Jen here. I just visited friends and family in Memphis and am back in Owensboro. JD and I are trying to get the last details for our trip hammered out before we head in different directions. JD is going to the Nevada Outback for a weekend with the guys, and I'm traveling to Long Beach, CA to participate in a half marathon with the ladies. Is there any better way to travel on an overseas flight than with really sore legs? I ...

... who of the others would still be able to attend. Lots of things changed after we came up with this plan so lots of folks just couldn’t come.

The first person who came was Joe from the Conures list. He had suddenly realized he was staying near Owensboro and could drive over. He and his wife Connie came over just to meet Aloysius and Bartleby (and maybe me and Tom) in the early afternoon and we had a great ...

... the entrance. Kentucky is not good about telling you that historic markers loom in the distance. Texas always lets us know that there is one ahead and then tells you that you are there! The cemetery was outside South Carrollton and it is a really lovely, post Civil War burial area. The marker is for Judge John Goodman but it doesn’t give the dates of his life so I have no idea where to place him. I’ll have ...

... 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 ...

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

The Jeep travels slow over the mountains but we eventually found our way out the other end. West Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana were the states we headed through today. We beat the sunset into Louisville (Mom "Di's" hometown) and got a chance to see the paddleboats on the Ohio River. We are looking ...

We reluctantly left this great hospitality at nine this morning (the other cyclists had left at 5:30 to do the same distance). Another good days progress was made and, to the horror of Hodge and Tom, we spent the night at a camp site at Rough River. More swimming in the river and a lazy afternoon in sun was enjoyed by all ...

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... Taken: Wat Sampeau in Battambang, Cambodia Picture Taken on: August 5, 2007 I took this picture of one of the children tour guides that took us up the steep mountain temple near Battambang, Cambodia. Cambodian culture represents strength and love-the strength to move beyond the horrors of their past and love for the new generation. The haunting gleam of hope resides in their children's eyes glistening in dusty ...

... falls and Vernal falls all viewable. Also gave an idea of how low-impact the curry village cabins were. Despite being at the foot of Glacier Point, it was really hard to spot the campsite amongst the trees on the valley floor. The southern end of Yoseite contained the Giant Sequoia Redwoods. The oldest living things in the world, they are very impressive. Actually they are a bit like Chris - they don't grow massively tall, and as they age start to thicken round the middle. The ...