Red Roof Inn Cincinnati Airport - Florence, Ky

... was unable to fix so Richard ended up going to Park Lawn and getting another van there. Unfortunately the attendant there would not help him move the dinghy out of the original van. Not a good starting experience with U-Haul to say the least!

Still our packing went well as we dodged rain squalls so we were ready at 7:30 this morning while it was still dark. This trip was so much better than the one we took in February - just rain instead of snow and no icy conditions. There ...

... college. Should be fun.

The day started with a way-to-early 7:15 a.m. flight from Cincinnati to Miami. We luckily found a direct flight (both ways) that was also the least expensive. Direct flights are great way to start a vacation because they are relatively stress free. Changing planes is just never fun.

... on how to mark your mirrors to help you in making turns and how to identify your blind spot.

Make a checklist and follow it. Even though we have setting up and leaving 'camp’ down pat – you’d be amazed at what you might forget (especially if it’s early in the morning or later in the evening). The things you forget can mean disaster (e.g., one time we left the brake on in the tow car and had to replace the ...

Leaving for KL in 6 days, monsoon season i know, but. Plan on spending Christmas and New Year in Malaysia before heading north to Thailand after getting a visa in Penang. Anyone out there care to share a Tiger somewhere in the peninsula drop me a line.
Wherever enjoy your trip to s/e asia!
Polesana

... the opportunity to know her and the rest of her family as we embark on this journey together. Life experiences are so much better when they are shared. I am wondering if we'll have to change the passports when we get back from the trip to read, "McCarron-Dunn-Reier" or "Dunn-Reier-McCarron!" I have a feeling that we'll be like one big family upon our return.
I, too have been scouring through all of the reading material I have been able ...

Well, we started out a couple days later than we had planned, due to a blown clutch in the Trans Am and the resultant repair...but we're on the road now, and happy to have escaped the cold temps in Michigan! It's only about 10 degrees warmer here, but it sure felt good to be able to go outside without a jacket this afternoon - the first time in quite a while!

We're staying in a ...

... me on that podium conducting you people."


Mack Wilberg led the Choir in several titles from their most recent recording, Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing. At number one on Billboard’s Classical Overall chart as well as the Classical Crossover chart, this album is growing in popularity and each offering from it last night was energetically received by the over 10,000 in attendance.
One highlight of the evening was the ovation ...

... year. A European waste treatment compnay was in cahoots with corrupt government officials. Last I heard the case was still in the courts in Europe. I sometimes play a sort of game there: "At how many armed checkpoints will I be stopped today?" Hopefully not many this time. Through all this I'll be visiting simple people; "little people" who are holding fast to their faith, and hoping for a better tomorrow for their children.

... on the charts. The numb** of recordings he has made with Telarc alone is unprecedented.

Speaking to the Choir prior to leaving Salt Lake, Director Craig Jessop acknowledged his deep respect for the work of the Cincinnati Pops und** the direction of Erich Kunzel. “It is a huge honor,” Jessop said, “to have the opportunity to share the stage with such a renowned organization.”

At the rehearsal Friday morning in Cincinnati, the Choir ...

... we would have heard, "Yo man, whats the wood fo?"

We finally found our way and headed west on I70.

Grandma note: We arrived at Carolyn's (Lesli's friend) around 1am. We were all too tired to be very friendly. After a detailed tour of their house (!) we bedded down for the night for the first sleep in our traveling home. Brett and Lesli in the back bedroom and Cleo and I over the ...