Quality Inn And Suites East Evansville

... not.

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.

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...

... talk—they are great people. Unfortunately for Tom and Karen, Pam and I didn’t just talk birds, we also talked academia. And academics can talk academia for ever! It’s fascinating talk too—I assure you of that.

As we sat outside in the lovely cool weather, we noticed all the golf carts going around and around the park. Cruising as Karen said. But by 10 pm, it had evolved into some kind of ...

July 18-Off to see Abraham Lincoln's Birthplace

Thursday, no one else was here yet so we decided to go to see Lincoln’s birthplace near Hodgenville. We drove south and went through Central City—home of the Everly Brothers! and picked up a parkway east. From there we took what Tom said was a scenic bypass by the map. It was NARROW and twisty and went through several very little towns. It was not ...

New Harmony, Indiana was a Utopian community, established in 1814 by a group of Pietists from Germany (EfMers, year three IS relevant!).  The original "Harmonists" created a charming and very productive little town on the banks of the Wabash River in southwestern Indiana. When they left another group of Utopians, the Owenists, bought the town and tried  to make a go of it.  Didn't work for them ...

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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... t be that fit. Calf muscles killing today and for the next few days too. We ventured out into Berkeley for breakfast then drove through the university grounds, since we had heard how nice it is. Founded in 1868, the campus occupies about 200 acres on a wooded slope, plus an additional 1000 acres covering the steeply sloping Berkeley Hills overlooking San Francisco Bay. Considering the history of student activism at Berkeley during the 1960s, accounting for its rebellious history, we ...