The Broadview Hotel Wichita

Today was the real beginning of our journey planned for this summer--our get together at Lunar Golf in Town West. We had about 20 students and several parents come out on a cold, dreary day. But it wasn't cold nor dreary inside golfing! We are looking forward to our first orientation meeting January 10 at the Ice Center. Can't wait to have everyone together--in the light-- so we will recognized each other!!

... here. Wichita is a nce place to live, the local economy is driven primarily by the aircraft industry. Most of the country's small and larger aircrafts are built here from Cessna to Boeing. On this trip we visited many of Susan's family and friends. From her mom and dad to brother Bryan. Trang, Tuyet and Thuy's family. We even had dinner several times with Melissa, Brandee and ...

... much cooler than it sounds), and a Chicago themed bar with 120+ beers on tap.

Salt mines; brown and red wheat? fields; Pink Floyd; huge fields with no trees; broken tractors and trucks; The Dead's "Truckin"; Rt 50 (runs from Ocean City, Maryland to San Francisco, California); loonnnggggg driveways; crossroads; the word Kanza being thrown around; oil wells!; excessive churches; one horse towns; WINDDDD; Joe Walsh;

Down the open road of ...

... this museum wasn't as astounding as some others we have recently seen they did have an interesting collection, particularly their Egyptian Mummy collection. However we weren't that sure about the claim to a piece of Christ's tombstone.

We hope everyone is well and enjoying life, we are whizzing off to Arkansas to relax in some hotsprings!! Love and Peace to you all, the slightly sceptical but still happy, Bek and Jesse Train.

... the Jericho gap, but as the hazard of the Jericho gap with rain and mud, Route 66 was never paved here and travelers got stuck on a regular basis here thus, needless to say, why we didn’t go there.

We also stopped at a place for a geocache, like one Colin and I got last year going to space camp, with a big cross. It was really kind of interesting, in that, it had stages of the cross and the crucifixion, with a tomb ...

Stayed in the world's smallest motel room! Had dinner at Old Chicago which was great. Chicago style pizza and I attempted to work my way through their cocktail menu :)

Had breakfast the next morning at the world's worst Denny's (I'm sure). The waiter was nice ...

Hi Delegates & families,

We are looking forward to seeing all of you (or as many of you as possible---I know it is the last week-end before most of our schools begin and you may already have plans.) BUT...if you can be there, we all will be so glad to see you!

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Wear your swim suit
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Here is the link to three photo albums I have posted on picasa:

www.picasaweb.google.com /ldills

If you have a terrific picture, be sure to enter it in the P2P Photo of the Year contest. See pages 38-39 in your protocol booklet for details.

Linda

... interesting at first. It was much like many of Missouri's roadside vistas with endless views of fields and distant houses. However, the day was warm and bright with low, fluffy white clouds racing by - it is hard to complain on such a day. I relaxed, content to enjoy our drive. At 8:39 am, Kelly says, "Kansas stinks." We stop for a potty break in Lyndon along with a charter bus full of 10 year olds. Tucked away in the bathroom stall, I ...

... were they surprised when I pulled up and told them what happened. Especially since you could see the trail of diesel all the way into the parking lot, plus diesel was still spilling out of the tank! They were crawling under the truck checking everything out. So, we had to leave the truck another day and I am hopeful they have it all fixed ASAP. Royce asked me at dinner that evening how the tool box and mud flaps he ...