Phoenix Airport Marriott

Only 2 days until we leave for Hawaii and we are really getting excited! I am also excited about being able to write about our adventures and have you all share the trip with us

We will be leaving Phoenix on Monday morning October the 19th and will be in Honolulu by 1:00 ...

... things. I am a sucker for a sale. He had me at the word "cheaper." I went into the store just to look. But then the girl working the counter had on booty shorts and heels and I thought that perhaps if I bought the picture album it may keep her off the streets for the night. So 14 dollars and an E-40 song later, I have this picture album I may never use.

6 ceramic tiles with various pictures that represent Costa Rica

Two types of frogs, a ...

... at the alarm sure was comforting though.

Now I'm off to Houston before my long flight to Tokyo. I can't believe I'm actually going to backpack SE Asia. Doesn't really seem real yet, nor has it fully hit me that I will be far outside my comfort zone. But thats what traveling is all about right? Learning something new about a new culture and about ourselves?

... and recharged our batteries, Phoenix is a very cute little city,Drove through sedona and flagstaff and stayed in a place called oak creek the red rock formations were stunning just caught them at sunset, sure i`ve seen them before in the good the bad and the ugly! maybe not, Didn`t see any indians,( except those selling jewellry on the roadside)

Each team member has fifty pounds of medical equipment and medicines, including some over the counter meds, to take along with personal belongings to work in clinic each day and deal with the very cool temperatures (at least for zonies). I've packed and repacked four times trying to get it all under the weight and size restrictions for both airlines and enable me to handle it all on my own as we set up clinic and travel to a new location daily.

Sometimes you miss the person you were in a particular time or country. Nostalgic isn't the correct word, but sometimes you'll never be as young or naive. Or maybe innocent is the word I'm looking for.

The body isn't as pure as before, as it's replete with scars from living. The bones are weakened and the muscles are weary from all the treks and lifting. And the heart is swelled up from ...

... University of Phoenix arena (where the Arizona Cardinals play) and the Jobbing.com arena (where the NHL hockey team plays) and we got a deluxe room on the 10th floor (out of 11) for $99. The Holiday Day Inn Express was going for $109 so we decided to stay a little high class for the night. Right across the street from the hotel was The Westgate (best compared to the Galleria in Houston, an upscale mall). We chose to eat at Jimmy Buffet ...

We hung out with Amy during the day, she being the only one who didn't have to go to work (her day off). We ended up at the bar literally right across from Chase Field (formerly Bank One Ballpark and most locals still call it the BOB) before the game. Then it was off to the Diamondbacks return home after a 9 game road trip to host the Colorado Rockies. The "good guys" win again, 6-5, as Dbacks youngster Carlos Quintin broke out ...

Today we left Alamo lake, but had a quick look at Alamo dam on our way out - nothing to write home about! We drove to Betty and Rusty's Cowboy camp which was just North of Phoenix in the middle of the desert. On the way we stopped at a picnic place and there were warning signs for snakes and insects, I was on my guard! We also saw a ground squirrel while we were there! On the way, we also stopped at a place called Salame ...

Got up at 9.00am had a shower and breakfast and met this guy from the Netherlands, Bert so we walked to this travel shop because he needed to get to Chicago and he got a flight but it left at 12.45pm so he had an hour to get to the airport and fly to Chicago, so I said goodbye to him and looked around downtown for 2 hours got very bored and walked back to the hostel sat down and slept in the ...