tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797438348280503952024-03-25T19:20:04.405-07:00You win some, you Blog some.A record of whatever I feel like typing whenever I feel like typing it.CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246959969801287975noreply@blogger.comBlogger269125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-77654248188104563242024-02-12T12:36:00.000-08:002024-02-12T12:41:54.704-08:00The 2023 Retrospective<p> Here is a look back on our year and some of our december holiday and birthday fun. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJyAYKVcyG0J4lLzcF0Nu2pAVNoFl3MHJQNPKruBRV0qfWr7YoCDQeDlhrLwzYmIw7oKCET8so6o_K2fhu3VZ0MsxrT7bk0r-r0C9nQip4J_a_lARuCbM5I4N1K96QsdN3nxwZUz2S6PJmEeBlkJJELwsVlGbTmpmXNPdJV5EU4U2o7XTjndcCDBEYq5O/s960/2023%20Christmas%20Card%20A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJyAYKVcyG0J4lLzcF0Nu2pAVNoFl3MHJQNPKruBRV0qfWr7YoCDQeDlhrLwzYmIw7oKCET8so6o_K2fhu3VZ0MsxrT7bk0r-r0C9nQip4J_a_lARuCbM5I4N1K96QsdN3nxwZUz2S6PJmEeBlkJJELwsVlGbTmpmXNPdJV5EU4U2o7XTjndcCDBEYq5O/w640-h360/2023%20Christmas%20Card%20A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Our family visited 4 countries, 3 states, 3 state parks, and 3 national monuments/seashore/refuge areas this year. </div>We switched down to one car and are trying to bike more instead of driving. This winter will be the true test of that decision, but so far we like it!<div><br /></div><div>2023 marked my post-pandemic, post-baby return to theater. I did two shows at Center point theater and it was a very positive experience both times. I set a goal to track my reading throughout the year, like I'm in grade school, and I am happy to report I finished 62 books. I started working at the rec center day care, where it is a bring-your-kid-to-work day everyday! I get a gym membership out of it as well, so that gives me a slight advantage at those notoriously difficult news years fitness resolutions.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYe_QhyphenhyphenP4kneEhUirlk_h0KnJqXfVl85T2Zurazx1W3-cBljh5QBa0A4s1caeH8P5Ma1d1N_Gi5gGe9NYv7gtTYyXNoga9gH7x3F7oDgkbzThaTGUTHazi5JzYWmDSAlkKkV6_K-sEIJFKj-UutlXv1kordjrHUl9Jov-mZrGzVgpWSw0jFbvFjx9AU32/s960/2023%20Christmas%20Card%20B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYe_QhyphenhyphenP4kneEhUirlk_h0KnJqXfVl85T2Zurazx1W3-cBljh5QBa0A4s1caeH8P5Ma1d1N_Gi5gGe9NYv7gtTYyXNoga9gH7x3F7oDgkbzThaTGUTHazi5JzYWmDSAlkKkV6_K-sEIJFKj-UutlXv1kordjrHUl9Jov-mZrGzVgpWSw0jFbvFjx9AU32/w640-h360/2023%20Christmas%20Card%20B.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Lee had a busy work year with lots of overtime. He biked to work more that I think even before covid kept us all home and managed to fit a Spartan race or two in last summer. </div><div>Lee has also kept busy with house projects, like finishing the basement playroom, doing all the framing and sheetrock himself. Lee also took up pickleball this year (we're getting old), so we can add that to his list of athletic hobbies! It's just the least athletic of them all.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76zWt-jcZUjyh7XXclBSBxJqTn60L-eda3ahqEaA1u1BCjtoj_5cCrgKV-bSKPF2fQdNpthjt57Gro4gy5XRa83jGLZkxixd3zMIf-FmhheemryxpXvX00jahnmkDu8Ru_GB1xYTj38qH0nR9lAZCNie4-vSIAok7jfbdErw7X1JFOHL1Z1yzmtD2RJn7/s4000/IMG_20231220_184928485.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76zWt-jcZUjyh7XXclBSBxJqTn60L-eda3ahqEaA1u1BCjtoj_5cCrgKV-bSKPF2fQdNpthjt57Gro4gy5XRa83jGLZkxixd3zMIf-FmhheemryxpXvX00jahnmkDu8Ru_GB1xYTj38qH0nR9lAZCNie4-vSIAok7jfbdErw7X1JFOHL1Z1yzmtD2RJn7/w640-h480/IMG_20231220_184928485.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Paul turned 10 this year. He is in 4th grade and has turned into the kid who finishes his work early so he can read or be the "noise police" who keeps everyone else from getting off task and being loud. We're very proud, I'm sure it's made him very popular with his peers. He is quite the story teller and likes to lead the group.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNZeeDy73_LFwzi4TOwsqYFtUF8wFC72bvjUkDfF2DyTI454WfwfQaAbIIxXK2eqZUOkP5aB3Cj-TP2p0uCfhJdBNps3-XOEzkMK5HoI0wMps9D246zo1JB2rP2DrlKuBLXMsO7wgfXRwmZ6eZ0qXi2EZjVn2ytUB-gO_YBGpjlmhlvXeu5xykQLHl7G1/s4000/IMG_20231220_184952297.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNZeeDy73_LFwzi4TOwsqYFtUF8wFC72bvjUkDfF2DyTI454WfwfQaAbIIxXK2eqZUOkP5aB3Cj-TP2p0uCfhJdBNps3-XOEzkMK5HoI0wMps9D246zo1JB2rP2DrlKuBLXMsO7wgfXRwmZ6eZ0qXi2EZjVn2ytUB-gO_YBGpjlmhlvXeu5xykQLHl7G1/w640-h480/IMG_20231220_184952297.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Laszlo just turned 7. He has been in the French immersion program at school this year, which he loves. He's been playing soccer and loving it, but he would like to try a little of everything. He may seem shy, but he makes friends everywhere he goes and he's pretty hard to beat in a foot race.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xbrD6N-mOwbQ442CoZWIzLN6puPl53h4ijz9WW_G0VOBiHULPzWEkWd5tp19lbv42whPmlkVpMT7cIcEN4cz8EJzphHrjGNZLqQ5GTAYGnDXS9bbviMEDmIJQCX4spHPPsSjyqZMENuMKuu7mG5FDSnAbv-TnP4AgcAmKhFC4I2t0TEeHtvLQO9c7iom/s4000/IMG_20231220_184754521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xbrD6N-mOwbQ442CoZWIzLN6puPl53h4ijz9WW_G0VOBiHULPzWEkWd5tp19lbv42whPmlkVpMT7cIcEN4cz8EJzphHrjGNZLqQ5GTAYGnDXS9bbviMEDmIJQCX4spHPPsSjyqZMENuMKuu7mG5FDSnAbv-TnP4AgcAmKhFC4I2t0TEeHtvLQO9c7iom/w640-h480/IMG_20231220_184754521.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Arthur turned 3 this year and he has thing. to. SAY. He doesn't just talk, he talks in run-on sentences. I'd say at this point he is potty trained. HALLELUJAH. Arthur is so independent and capable, it's hard to know what to do for him and what to just sit back and watch him do for himself.</div><div><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #0f0f0f; color: #f1f1f1; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS94X3kbztSmJ53hfzfZT4LWEnnhnCWGM3CD_StwbEqtl1PHsTuTwBaIDCy-K2ZOdvq8YjH55qSfIM6_G4xMe799LPoyAiVNoYbwFVJPwkUfsReGNwTX74n7KaVBPTuzhE24OIchmTOYu0oNbCccLlPrZkaqkwv9nKlJLGF2OsjwmHuzV2kj7mLZahv-9n/s4000/IMG_20231220_200259487.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS94X3kbztSmJ53hfzfZT4LWEnnhnCWGM3CD_StwbEqtl1PHsTuTwBaIDCy-K2ZOdvq8YjH55qSfIM6_G4xMe799LPoyAiVNoYbwFVJPwkUfsReGNwTX74n7KaVBPTuzhE24OIchmTOYu0oNbCccLlPrZkaqkwv9nKlJLGF2OsjwmHuzV2kj7mLZahv-9n/w480-h640/IMG_20231220_200259487.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We visited the Hogle Zoo for their holiday lights with our Johnston cousins. The kids got to sit on Santa's lap, Arthur asked for "a present." Nothing more specific than that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfV9F11xSFfCeDCdQdeshyphenhyphendE0urzFx8X_eWy2u_xV3YZfSU5s9qBasCicWKmVXahTxVdh7a6JR5zJ9Me9cVtLk2_4fmy3eNMhpM2Cpca0aFkZuXVn6zdXGD75zWGlkW4OriYY6Q1ZsjnhAXQcPokq5GR71AoLz5-OLELmCHbU9AjP9qjYdYg_w2bUVlXe/s4000/IMG_20231220_194121986.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfV9F11xSFfCeDCdQdeshyphenhyphendE0urzFx8X_eWy2u_xV3YZfSU5s9qBasCicWKmVXahTxVdh7a6JR5zJ9Me9cVtLk2_4fmy3eNMhpM2Cpca0aFkZuXVn6zdXGD75zWGlkW4OriYY6Q1ZsjnhAXQcPokq5GR71AoLz5-OLELmCHbU9AjP9qjYdYg_w2bUVlXe/w640-h480/IMG_20231220_194121986.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8sggos4vRthBknRf6_vsX5BzQaoZiTojgyGN_p2L_fMRL_WRn38h-MYuXADZjwndH-joHX7o78nLX5n4zaPSKebxNshJxzVClkYwyXhNJh6xP5C1NE4ygtpIzxiBReT1gi9Bwcism9s5nEdejufpC9IJ9r4tXvss7NXWaJ6G9DhpPqWAplKNwsBIlEU_/s4000/IMG_20231220_170323356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8sggos4vRthBknRf6_vsX5BzQaoZiTojgyGN_p2L_fMRL_WRn38h-MYuXADZjwndH-joHX7o78nLX5n4zaPSKebxNshJxzVClkYwyXhNJh6xP5C1NE4ygtpIzxiBReT1gi9Bwcism9s5nEdejufpC9IJ9r4tXvss7NXWaJ6G9DhpPqWAplKNwsBIlEU_/w480-h640/IMG_20231220_170323356.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuh8aZxKViXQys-RknkS_tOkgEXQhTaFCCDeNQUSsnZRs7M_zot9cl9yxl3GrBHLRRLtDJsXNBeocZ3iawIBnIFtLK0qz-wSa83Ntpn9nrvc6Dy8RTFmGILprPKVAXFrYjCCwStIAQrovqxevgsdtnHEbD_z6gNiwizUiwOq7AU1-gljIlWrDW2HgWeD9a/s4032/IMG_1764.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuh8aZxKViXQys-RknkS_tOkgEXQhTaFCCDeNQUSsnZRs7M_zot9cl9yxl3GrBHLRRLtDJsXNBeocZ3iawIBnIFtLK0qz-wSa83Ntpn9nrvc6Dy8RTFmGILprPKVAXFrYjCCwStIAQrovqxevgsdtnHEbD_z6gNiwizUiwOq7AU1-gljIlWrDW2HgWeD9a/w640-h480/IMG_1764.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We went with Grandma Jamie and Pa Duane to get Arthur a fun birthday surprise at Build-a-Bear.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEk4jJ1YjMVjaHw6dNtfcqRT_Yj8LkqO9TC0ZaRArxEVA7RVvxZIUSMiiOURsct8d57LMvH1RfpWoCmRck5y91_wOlKHnWH3UgsXVpV-TkaFHv5bFdkExGhGEWNFtJtT9l-d9Zz-BVdqm4y7RQgb90IC8zb-uWIC56Z0GSlLF829sI6HWgeFNkBmc5tJJj/s4000/IMG_20231220_145839773.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEk4jJ1YjMVjaHw6dNtfcqRT_Yj8LkqO9TC0ZaRArxEVA7RVvxZIUSMiiOURsct8d57LMvH1RfpWoCmRck5y91_wOlKHnWH3UgsXVpV-TkaFHv5bFdkExGhGEWNFtJtT9l-d9Zz-BVdqm4y7RQgb90IC8zb-uWIC56Z0GSlLF829sI6HWgeFNkBmc5tJJj/w480-h640/IMG_20231220_145839773.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzDDnpzsQuqA5t1K46Z2_FfQQcXxnjoYy2ll8gfdshDBPEzlmvqUD3f7ofL4XO7uevrlmJv7ExHwo_IZSmztA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No shock here, he picked out a Paw Patrol dog. It can be hard to make a Christmas Eve birthday special, but I hope being able to make your own furry friend helps to do that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Fd9M5ski5RAwwpQsIVDD4Oq-DEUeBTwWlhFTskdyYaEwlbgPi_KvKNKtqna3i2bbCwoght8qViUadfr6xZRcG0UcgIOLyEW6ymUXhE7WQ4vvWAvnSDgO5ZHbtFozyDLB5E5f6oFfemeCGSJGiaA0eGA_N-cR0Y0kxB0VbpQPREVNpCfsx1dsqG8p9Avw/s4032/IMG_1760.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Fd9M5ski5RAwwpQsIVDD4Oq-DEUeBTwWlhFTskdyYaEwlbgPi_KvKNKtqna3i2bbCwoght8qViUadfr6xZRcG0UcgIOLyEW6ymUXhE7WQ4vvWAvnSDgO5ZHbtFozyDLB5E5f6oFfemeCGSJGiaA0eGA_N-cR0Y0kxB0VbpQPREVNpCfsx1dsqG8p9Avw/w640-h480/IMG_1760.HEIC" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the Burnett family Christmas Shindig, Santa Pa stopped by for the kids to come ask him for presents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHizOlV6810yFtNy-CXw6hX2sKtXGmvcZhYxmBA4YtQSo0qGuAucCXeyHt5tJFc2COYJaynY20OoPe9KyIdt1ipTvkDweXNExUbyhnxzvbdx7mTHpHzJYPLr4ZG3p1vjiyqTJrqsvSY0A2ZAMGXSGS2MlviggMrS1ODMulyJ62-SbLFY66QHA1JqradKpo/s4000/IMG_20231222_195205753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHizOlV6810yFtNy-CXw6hX2sKtXGmvcZhYxmBA4YtQSo0qGuAucCXeyHt5tJFc2COYJaynY20OoPe9KyIdt1ipTvkDweXNExUbyhnxzvbdx7mTHpHzJYPLr4ZG3p1vjiyqTJrqsvSY0A2ZAMGXSGS2MlviggMrS1ODMulyJ62-SbLFY66QHA1JqradKpo/w640-h480/IMG_20231222_195205753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrPvui3wlYIsbaGpwDSwkcT-CXIQ3D3K_L_MVuv0uIb4R9X2Zf9qVfiE-e81qQP4XU8I7FLu6hx8mXM7XN7PYGOR_RY2I-YEh0xPPrvZ1ulVXmgVbPniU7Pt-MxpdhzPO-Yrb2VnnURN_YaReGTb_RIhwM4Dvw1z9wHOIIdCeZlfFTRW-7eMstkMv25XV/s4000/IMG_20231222_195450385.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrPvui3wlYIsbaGpwDSwkcT-CXIQ3D3K_L_MVuv0uIb4R9X2Zf9qVfiE-e81qQP4XU8I7FLu6hx8mXM7XN7PYGOR_RY2I-YEh0xPPrvZ1ulVXmgVbPniU7Pt-MxpdhzPO-Yrb2VnnURN_YaReGTb_RIhwM4Dvw1z9wHOIIdCeZlfFTRW-7eMstkMv25XV/w640-h480/IMG_20231222_195450385.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUVCIoitfUoJaSZ-tUywaZVTBikIAZMN3VcgVrb25g06jIIDht1nwM4GFaHCxSAk9UhShldQ6byyxxwSL_qgefrQjxIFMymrIvqyKi_JHxeIIz2T8rrk-H0tCWLrylgWe_vJhy-LuZCv1Aq1w3xbnh8ofdq7OiBx1tDACjRhyphenhyphenTH2pcDrn5ipjjSgqWecH/s4000/IMG_20231222_195417661.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUVCIoitfUoJaSZ-tUywaZVTBikIAZMN3VcgVrb25g06jIIDht1nwM4GFaHCxSAk9UhShldQ6byyxxwSL_qgefrQjxIFMymrIvqyKi_JHxeIIz2T8rrk-H0tCWLrylgWe_vJhy-LuZCv1Aq1w3xbnh8ofdq7OiBx1tDACjRhyphenhyphenTH2pcDrn5ipjjSgqWecH/w640-h480/IMG_20231222_195417661.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNiqylWx-MTPGOPlu7cCpoxOYuUzasKeTvQlO_HKceaCLa9oPUZeAfyMHndV6D1i2MvqyElh3iPSqIKFsXssvvZbaPbIFJb_kSfvwfEqi7OG6YvUCX1-O_W8EcNWExHK3kQCtPay2SesipqsKl5q5ISGywcmmqkkGpH-ZJ3yos8k98-p48480bvIy8aae/s4000/IMG_20231222_195313774.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNiqylWx-MTPGOPlu7cCpoxOYuUzasKeTvQlO_HKceaCLa9oPUZeAfyMHndV6D1i2MvqyElh3iPSqIKFsXssvvZbaPbIFJb_kSfvwfEqi7OG6YvUCX1-O_W8EcNWExHK3kQCtPay2SesipqsKl5q5ISGywcmmqkkGpH-ZJ3yos8k98-p48480bvIy8aae/w640-h480/IMG_20231222_195313774.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The older grandkids weren't off the hook either! Though sitting on an old man's lap presents difficulties for the adults...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvs07Pq2Rs-SFtTfOBnWcUehD4JkA5U8ZyxPycZrxh8gno4ze48o1Ga_LhhOJe4qFrCI23ciebhyphenhyphen8BoB0D_LMZ1JTvnGfgg_5ic7jSUTxNjh2bzo9M2b5jnMnBo1BC77JpOpnfDid-b_1vh_MeSYch2YUgi0HRkJgmNNSnqbFSNx0CjYyjwGuzHbfigbiY/s4000/IMG_20231222_195743862.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvs07Pq2Rs-SFtTfOBnWcUehD4JkA5U8ZyxPycZrxh8gno4ze48o1Ga_LhhOJe4qFrCI23ciebhyphenhyphen8BoB0D_LMZ1JTvnGfgg_5ic7jSUTxNjh2bzo9M2b5jnMnBo1BC77JpOpnfDid-b_1vh_MeSYch2YUgi0HRkJgmNNSnqbFSNx0CjYyjwGuzHbfigbiY/w640-h480/IMG_20231222_195743862.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I didn't get very many photos from Arthur's Christmas Eve/Birthday party, i was too busy making food and generally celebrating, but his aunties and uncles and grandparents spoiled him and I made sure there was a big menu of festive foods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-K8DZEVLMCn2Vt-w26U4lbTBEW-v2skR2wSHD-Bac5oFTTDdTmwvG3tDeAMk7fRbDQJ8JVksR25gxgfDgSvtfZcYrN1bPYi5qnbOMoYUIurs7wRTxSVKwlLi4TfjXmqFXQHbi1lHPjwBmhm0daaUe152_2VB0LYq2nAFjLw9QScy_elKiqJ1VaxhkSdA/s4000/IMG_20231224_135953115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-K8DZEVLMCn2Vt-w26U4lbTBEW-v2skR2wSHD-Bac5oFTTDdTmwvG3tDeAMk7fRbDQJ8JVksR25gxgfDgSvtfZcYrN1bPYi5qnbOMoYUIurs7wRTxSVKwlLi4TfjXmqFXQHbi1lHPjwBmhm0daaUe152_2VB0LYq2nAFjLw9QScy_elKiqJ1VaxhkSdA/w480-h640/IMG_20231224_135953115.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzlWV8cfSr7g92RGGQ2gKsHQ_zvqyaKd-gmvV9VuA8EFrWiPcGwMJ1ohTdwuOooJa0pxG2yADV251Je3_nhGQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>After a big birthday party with cousins and cookies, you'd think the kids would need a rest. 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They were amped up and ready for Christmas fun to begin!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hLYd8ztAfDo" width="320" youtube-src-id="hLYd8ztAfDo"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYCJdCoXe1dBYx7VFUAQpelAC2YN1Ro0LdADDUpsL7iNxYv2VYhKrQt5d5p-wwfdGCt6Ljrq55PQiYmxZhncCYve6zu5nPga6ZTq2QThJehmq6sDgSWWHdxE7cT-w0XJlvAij878ZB5_83GTKxn-oGWGiV044-kDEupCpPJih0Na-MXTBvkAsJ4Ks_nvz/s4000/IMG_20231224_140726859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYCJdCoXe1dBYx7VFUAQpelAC2YN1Ro0LdADDUpsL7iNxYv2VYhKrQt5d5p-wwfdGCt6Ljrq55PQiYmxZhncCYve6zu5nPga6ZTq2QThJehmq6sDgSWWHdxE7cT-w0XJlvAij878ZB5_83GTKxn-oGWGiV044-kDEupCpPJih0Na-MXTBvkAsJ4Ks_nvz/w640-h480/IMG_20231224_140726859.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I was too busy snacking and trying to figure out what "bubbly topper" is to take any pictures.</p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-16980085652181030472023-12-19T12:11:00.000-08:002023-12-21T14:10:39.227-08:00Fort de France and Food<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoG0LxyJHQ4rc1joC9FwchMpRnSn5FUH7BLoIHAQCNrq9gDZgoemD4MkCuxwrWB2qeyYo4_aDAY-dMVnc9-Wuus5_BaU9SOxphIRZzlOnvhKI7qxLtsultYWl5-tIximpGsWYkOuM3-7f2b5vfEo_L-exJrs-xMYTq-2LFXC5SMjdG0xKyb01Ba8Nmy5ZG/s4000/IMG_20231129_122319569.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoG0LxyJHQ4rc1joC9FwchMpRnSn5FUH7BLoIHAQCNrq9gDZgoemD4MkCuxwrWB2qeyYo4_aDAY-dMVnc9-Wuus5_BaU9SOxphIRZzlOnvhKI7qxLtsultYWl5-tIximpGsWYkOuM3-7f2b5vfEo_L-exJrs-xMYTq-2LFXC5SMjdG0xKyb01Ba8Nmy5ZG/w640-h480/IMG_20231129_122319569.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Our last day to spend in Martinique and we finally got around to visiting the de facto capital of the island! We got up bright and early to try to get downtown for a 9 AM walking and food tour. We left at 8 AM and were still late. I literally jumped out of the car at a stoplight to make sure our guide knew we weren't no-showing.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6DmIPLQGXzM5-6T8FXM-Qg4BYXLLwRmZVkzVO1ONZ9H7Z4mmXEonwzpEBHI7UUsSqtZa03lLswfRzs8HyzliQwRBKpCdlwkPPi9UhvK_ViNUfQxhvixPtva7YjtqVrfoy1_CUAnMFzueokQLrHGS-CKf9BIc6rCAcfBfv5vocbYjQCM0BJSFT18nXMdp/s4000/IMG_20231129_122313744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6DmIPLQGXzM5-6T8FXM-Qg4BYXLLwRmZVkzVO1ONZ9H7Z4mmXEonwzpEBHI7UUsSqtZa03lLswfRzs8HyzliQwRBKpCdlwkPPi9UhvK_ViNUfQxhvixPtva7YjtqVrfoy1_CUAnMFzueokQLrHGS-CKf9BIc6rCAcfBfv5vocbYjQCM0BJSFT18nXMdp/w640-h480/IMG_20231129_122313744.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A rocky start, but we got to see a few of the sights and learn some new things along the way.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PnjchAD5NbxDfT-zaKrD3t9zNNx-YP8BwAGFkT0MdAUSnApYcVujL23hADiW94vcszfHcZJcG0PKfdpLLujWoJyfCp8t158TmV-XU_x4H5LtNQ2zhHsVheBZKVyPsBh3_avTtNuF0ZiFHOr72qTbgfzQ0BqSogHqXgr1ARPwMQXfc-f2R2_KI3Try3EA/s4000/IMG_20231129_122302060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PnjchAD5NbxDfT-zaKrD3t9zNNx-YP8BwAGFkT0MdAUSnApYcVujL23hADiW94vcszfHcZJcG0PKfdpLLujWoJyfCp8t158TmV-XU_x4H5LtNQ2zhHsVheBZKVyPsBh3_avTtNuF0ZiFHOr72qTbgfzQ0BqSogHqXgr1ARPwMQXfc-f2R2_KI3Try3EA/w640-h480/IMG_20231129_122302060.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSGOSaDaGIogmzFg_vkhNOgFpmaS76vEtYYTHSfoc6BMvluK9utfXfmWTCtEilBLrlRcHy63n1V3cbsUBeWzHNS2q51HuRFVsgQEP8GuKW8SvYOwXdnbg4Jgqa3h3kbAIONOpKGSCSePDkTiLZGb2R0cF9NR1Ln-KU96O3_QyYOC5fNbwpAxkpdQathkL/s4000/IMG_20231129_122305771.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSGOSaDaGIogmzFg_vkhNOgFpmaS76vEtYYTHSfoc6BMvluK9utfXfmWTCtEilBLrlRcHy63n1V3cbsUBeWzHNS2q51HuRFVsgQEP8GuKW8SvYOwXdnbg4Jgqa3h3kbAIONOpKGSCSePDkTiLZGb2R0cF9NR1Ln-KU96O3_QyYOC5fNbwpAxkpdQathkL/w640-h480/IMG_20231129_122305771.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The historic Fort St. Louis is still an active naval base for the French. We didn't go in the fort, but admired from the nearby park.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJoGWGBYozmtcW0lt6Y0vLABuDcgl1ALFyB1_LuSNQkKsiL1Nn029nMGwaNPD1G6tDhg-SiOvI4Wr3y8TRAY8zvnQ_T5C9bhvkKmQOziDZ1gdFCaoRheT6o-xAiibLt3j8HR_Zzkz-hRsq-qnEqk3Mfzj_4c4eyR7K9oVNSzz7oaWuH49jA7-c62ijZPD/s4608/DSCN8649.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJoGWGBYozmtcW0lt6Y0vLABuDcgl1ALFyB1_LuSNQkKsiL1Nn029nMGwaNPD1G6tDhg-SiOvI4Wr3y8TRAY8zvnQ_T5C9bhvkKmQOziDZ1gdFCaoRheT6o-xAiibLt3j8HR_Zzkz-hRsq-qnEqk3Mfzj_4c4eyR7K9oVNSzz7oaWuH49jA7-c62ijZPD/w640-h480/DSCN8649.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_ZdlwOz1zKRCYkYbscBHlZyDSQGY_5hQxp1SBtxFXNd6cNPr0l_9UsuiuSTF1wA_o2C_aXnQsZwb8AKBnupAkLX_6UFwsDEz9QyHeceTJW-LQb1JCA7HmSvHOYAzDrR6u4EfKgnNPzToSvXSiLVn2I_z8rvNLkcGFd8jEp38_GkKoxw6ioP8Wmk_nejO/s4608/DSCN8650.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_ZdlwOz1zKRCYkYbscBHlZyDSQGY_5hQxp1SBtxFXNd6cNPr0l_9UsuiuSTF1wA_o2C_aXnQsZwb8AKBnupAkLX_6UFwsDEz9QyHeceTJW-LQb1JCA7HmSvHOYAzDrR6u4EfKgnNPzToSvXSiLVn2I_z8rvNLkcGFd8jEp38_GkKoxw6ioP8Wmk_nejO/w640-h480/DSCN8650.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Some of the pavement in the park was made of this red ceramic type stuff, which I loved and Arthur photographed for me. Right across from the park you'll find...<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCsdO1864AuMJbaV49jpwFGpwpZELtX3edgChguebTwYVPu6y0qKFcWSPjxS4vHC_5T7feLUZxoldgBi8hd__oUPdrZ96h97bwm2iAKGR00VPZbzSWdkKfz1e-1XkFlxJn9yMVMUf7Cku9vG47t1nAEy0BIADqCBtITDiXZXqg0tMeIStRwhHG67h34Hm/s4608/DSCN8651.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCsdO1864AuMJbaV49jpwFGpwpZELtX3edgChguebTwYVPu6y0qKFcWSPjxS4vHC_5T7feLUZxoldgBi8hd__oUPdrZ96h97bwm2iAKGR00VPZbzSWdkKfz1e-1XkFlxJn9yMVMUf7Cku9vG47t1nAEy0BIADqCBtITDiXZXqg0tMeIStRwhHG67h34Hm/w640-h480/DSCN8651.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The beautiful and historic Bibliotheque Schoelcher!<br /><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQ6CCmhzeC-DyaUyWKn0HqDQhSdZeNUAcctUWCobcCK1hOKmOlWIDyDEuPEJDHyCFeILzYINw4KqNWz5WwjRFwteaIvbOpL1iRZqPzSxDvLLZaz3c1MBS-qkPSGXsHQ2nAhu4C4ZJ3dACQoPta4MoDiAsj3NF4G8zaoqf7aVN1ksQr-kk_E0bn9Hd1gmC/s4608/DSCN8652.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQ6CCmhzeC-DyaUyWKn0HqDQhSdZeNUAcctUWCobcCK1hOKmOlWIDyDEuPEJDHyCFeILzYINw4KqNWz5WwjRFwteaIvbOpL1iRZqPzSxDvLLZaz3c1MBS-qkPSGXsHQ2nAhu4C4ZJ3dACQoPta4MoDiAsj3NF4G8zaoqf7aVN1ksQr-kk_E0bn9Hd1gmC/w640-h480/DSCN8652.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXjbfoa-4Blp-ArC-PXZolD7WBNWIOG8TEN_yXG5bzrIkf3_Db2-1-JVs6BV-iZgjhTf9zKZira5jX_MH58ZupVbuX3EYBRhHEP9HoCde88cgyITwpQN5gjf3gX9nKdCQrcGgbKJ-cBdIWF7m-mIbETuK3lK92QdyHU5UUXouysiVPejvuCNzGEOkCdpe/s4608/DSCN8654.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXjbfoa-4Blp-ArC-PXZolD7WBNWIOG8TEN_yXG5bzrIkf3_Db2-1-JVs6BV-iZgjhTf9zKZira5jX_MH58ZupVbuX3EYBRhHEP9HoCde88cgyITwpQN5gjf3gX9nKdCQrcGgbKJ-cBdIWF7m-mIbETuK3lK92QdyHU5UUXouysiVPejvuCNzGEOkCdpe/w480-h640/DSCN8654.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The building was built in France for the World's Fair or some such nonsense, then it was disassembled and rebuilt here in Martinique. They wanted a metal structure that would survive hurricanes and not susceptible to fires. Having lost the previous library to a fire, this was a top priority.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_4sDYQl7wgdlnqy3vMMPoymXgKj-bC7SffsuiYal8itZ2kSxsX_rk3UN8wrLiZbs6PKbNlDMldnrsdhdu5nA_nJW8VimGvnYgV-mG53cngQePED_lVMBIzCTFNKsT0-UB4nlVCehtDWgfxwaIBUK5QnGdRRr9qFmf5ZbVZLmDnOpj1iBhOj6-9hvSo9a/s4608/DSCN8653.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_4sDYQl7wgdlnqy3vMMPoymXgKj-bC7SffsuiYal8itZ2kSxsX_rk3UN8wrLiZbs6PKbNlDMldnrsdhdu5nA_nJW8VimGvnYgV-mG53cngQePED_lVMBIzCTFNKsT0-UB4nlVCehtDWgfxwaIBUK5QnGdRRr9qFmf5ZbVZLmDnOpj1iBhOj6-9hvSo9a/w480-h640/DSCN8653.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The library is named for noted abolitionist Victor Schoelcher. He donated his large private collection of books and music to the original public library so that former slaves could access them and get an education.</div><div>Much of his collection was lost in the fire that claimed that wooden structure, but the surviving pieces are here in this library.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkohFxi3sLNNSSbxt0qgShsxktByq6bmcO20jie8mzqK7Km444sixOl7V-BcdxtH6YL-2zbwg3M4V-8AWSfyG9vPjN2EmsFBV9D2Tyff7cTSVHxjn0kdyxQBQ7Rg8_HnZiVFP_ijbQk_QskKxhj5lYBOQYiQ2P96D319iIzMGFtX6vquvRyxkzjB7NknK/s4608/DSCN8657.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkohFxi3sLNNSSbxt0qgShsxktByq6bmcO20jie8mzqK7Km444sixOl7V-BcdxtH6YL-2zbwg3M4V-8AWSfyG9vPjN2EmsFBV9D2Tyff7cTSVHxjn0kdyxQBQ7Rg8_HnZiVFP_ijbQk_QskKxhj5lYBOQYiQ2P96D319iIzMGFtX6vquvRyxkzjB7NknK/w640-h480/DSCN8657.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It's an incredibly beautiful art nouveau building, and it's still being used for community events, educational displays, and of course, books!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's not a hotel anymore, but a theater and museum dedicated to Aimé Cesaire, a much loved poet, playwright, and political thinker in Martinique. He died in 2008, but has a legacy of advocating for the people of this island and their cultural identity that won't quickly be forgotten.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sVyua_aY0QRYrhr_KlEVkJ4v1lZWEniZVaYXZX4qE1XkHr2XHg62OdALNHe2NabflzGKsLZSWub69EUBXgtUngw2Gswnt0q_ZX7wATBqARD9tZzwUzB1yZ3adJeVlVusWXF_HtmVkzr7_-QJoC-ytQnZzjmIgmG8GTmoIDiuWOTSCepSn9bzCOnvuW9o/s4608/DSCN8664.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sVyua_aY0QRYrhr_KlEVkJ4v1lZWEniZVaYXZX4qE1XkHr2XHg62OdALNHe2NabflzGKsLZSWub69EUBXgtUngw2Gswnt0q_ZX7wATBqARD9tZzwUzB1yZ3adJeVlVusWXF_HtmVkzr7_-QJoC-ytQnZzjmIgmG8GTmoIDiuWOTSCepSn9bzCOnvuW9o/w640-h480/DSCN8664.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And here is the local seat of the French government. From what our tour guides said, they find the governance of the French to be a bit neglectful. It doesn't sound like they get much in the way of representation and the issues of affordability and infrastructure are big issues for the average Martinican.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCy7pp4QX4rDIQTANUZIm1vkDuvw7O_pL4Jpdrmi_31nSozxsReZERH9BZiIItP3iTVFLx7b_AMXg2hgXFqbKYFwrmUfqGN1dGX-WWw8KclnmsVzKJFW0zEzA9i2VlBoQ8XLfVSEjEPHgKNE0t_93qR9XJVs9d-UePa3vI7TMfMIGKJOCO0rAAX_QT-D3/s4608/DSCN8661.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCy7pp4QX4rDIQTANUZIm1vkDuvw7O_pL4Jpdrmi_31nSozxsReZERH9BZiIItP3iTVFLx7b_AMXg2hgXFqbKYFwrmUfqGN1dGX-WWw8KclnmsVzKJFW0zEzA9i2VlBoQ8XLfVSEjEPHgKNE0t_93qR9XJVs9d-UePa3vI7TMfMIGKJOCO0rAAX_QT-D3/w640-h480/DSCN8661.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcpZFfXbhgHoooyRVdby9WS3DasZ1iwjfrBpwiSc9hewb4p2ILiBh3hIGW_F6JxgPFl3gtIYKUrKcyEl-5GYMcMPEpKFZsnq1dQ8eA78fuGp7_mAopRj4Yc8vW_rIkWucXnDK2AdF2n3rrJC3nkj943KagdYmoPChoxIgdQOH4rC1nNigVV-u8XneArhr/s4608/DSCN8671.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcpZFfXbhgHoooyRVdby9WS3DasZ1iwjfrBpwiSc9hewb4p2ILiBh3hIGW_F6JxgPFl3gtIYKUrKcyEl-5GYMcMPEpKFZsnq1dQ8eA78fuGp7_mAopRj4Yc8vW_rIkWucXnDK2AdF2n3rrJC3nkj943KagdYmoPChoxIgdQOH4rC1nNigVV-u8XneArhr/w640-h480/DSCN8671.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The kids were now asking me in earnest where the food on this food tour was. Well our first food stop was pretty interesting! We got to try some fresh jus de cannes.</div><div>Here's how it's made: squeeze the juice out of a stalk of sugarcane. Put it in a cup with an ice cube and a lime wedge. Serve. Here's the press that they use to juice the sugarcane:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFP7_UIN8N3P7fb5tJYZLme-43GIILiA07D8q-WwGZpSE2jXzm_yZzvqNU-tUX_OwRqnoaFq-h7SAOBYcsBVqbSY8BOxYq_bFDf9pCJEzYCsLbHhmObkAfMxzuiwRr9Me2Yb9HvoLIprI7Lz0GoV8L1N8CB5I488GwWEbRfWTap0obftFUwlSlFp9kADlj/s4000/IMG_20231129_101504181.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFP7_UIN8N3P7fb5tJYZLme-43GIILiA07D8q-WwGZpSE2jXzm_yZzvqNU-tUX_OwRqnoaFq-h7SAOBYcsBVqbSY8BOxYq_bFDf9pCJEzYCsLbHhmObkAfMxzuiwRr9Me2Yb9HvoLIprI7Lz0GoV8L1N8CB5I488GwWEbRfWTap0obftFUwlSlFp9kADlj/w480-h640/IMG_20231129_101504181.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I give jus de cannes a 10/10. Delicious and refreshing. One Christmas traditional food in Martinique we got to try was a little meat filled pastry, a little mean pie that fits in the palm of your hand. I might make this a Christmas tradition at our house now, they were excellent!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh2A3EOE7mqVHwgQuFzRtRzhQoOYOVTVqEO50HCkYl7mDbJjFKEmOYhnvnV2byH7xPzrUT8OhcIUlw4jCmN7uOelNDkWICgTGvc1r7H0moRpuopv4WBM8vwTf4BuQDPb1125z6yDekK6tRUQgkKL59mx3gXGqHp5ChuE0I18_ono76Mpcn941UHvtZENM/s4608/DSCN8668.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh2A3EOE7mqVHwgQuFzRtRzhQoOYOVTVqEO50HCkYl7mDbJjFKEmOYhnvnV2byH7xPzrUT8OhcIUlw4jCmN7uOelNDkWICgTGvc1r7H0moRpuopv4WBM8vwTf4BuQDPb1125z6yDekK6tRUQgkKL59mx3gXGqHp5ChuE0I18_ono76Mpcn941UHvtZENM/w640-h480/DSCN8668.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYxlabCv2HQmVk5ktIk5LhDQnIC8I2UwWorgLV9X7h4ntlE7rGzx4qk5DixNcjqKS8fEf-Fm-PMo6XDVmx85ohXwh-CC3CfNXeTiDo9OYh_M_3PN3JWfbu2g9WpysMoTzKP6F8D2ZaiQ4-MI0IaobY3CaqZ0k9ntPM4TK7DhTUgtCmnv7cdG7YuiDrNrw/s4608/DSCN8666.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYxlabCv2HQmVk5ktIk5LhDQnIC8I2UwWorgLV9X7h4ntlE7rGzx4qk5DixNcjqKS8fEf-Fm-PMo6XDVmx85ohXwh-CC3CfNXeTiDo9OYh_M_3PN3JWfbu2g9WpysMoTzKP6F8D2ZaiQ4-MI0IaobY3CaqZ0k9ntPM4TK7DhTUgtCmnv7cdG7YuiDrNrw/w640-h480/DSCN8666.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We sat down on a beautiful street in the beautiful shade to sample a Kreol dish of fish, plantains, and onions. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUDWLcljX0jslJEEHoRXFn7FH_AS9nLn-ahvLWycG6jLzFifqyfENCEdsfIO0755w46L7InH8PDVVR2BvegR54lTtAP4CAj7P3Np9uOGNuix3v2WG7aEimcC64KLgdS2REDHQco20oC-S9Ex1B8GmVBJ9OIVRMxvzF8ffL1ISCotFbCO0BJ9_ogh73Bsn/s3264/IMG_20231129_105442290_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUDWLcljX0jslJEEHoRXFn7FH_AS9nLn-ahvLWycG6jLzFifqyfENCEdsfIO0755w46L7InH8PDVVR2BvegR54lTtAP4CAj7P3Np9uOGNuix3v2WG7aEimcC64KLgdS2REDHQco20oC-S9Ex1B8GmVBJ9OIVRMxvzF8ffL1ISCotFbCO0BJ9_ogh73Bsn/w640-h480/IMG_20231129_105442290_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I hope you didn't forget that I have been collecting flowers from Martinique, here is the last of my collection:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3carVWtFgXsYwKWwFoCWBYTto0BKDiY1Xed_37PglHqUP6qUmf1RLXYU8s02p5er4IIsvUsd0O9PZ65nR1JbuSwrsg2cGZeihb4aTBBI2F7C0FsOV1kyyHJCQRC-7A5JT_61vT7BdzYSMX7ngBuCOELNMDvhGlAx3hX1YDU4g37hmIr6LsnGpglj_Rcn/s2046/DSCN8530-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3carVWtFgXsYwKWwFoCWBYTto0BKDiY1Xed_37PglHqUP6qUmf1RLXYU8s02p5er4IIsvUsd0O9PZ65nR1JbuSwrsg2cGZeihb4aTBBI2F7C0FsOV1kyyHJCQRC-7A5JT_61vT7BdzYSMX7ngBuCOELNMDvhGlAx3hX1YDU4g37hmIr6LsnGpglj_Rcn/w640-h640/DSCN8530-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The boys found some beautiful blossoms on the ground that had fallen from a tree, and they kept giving them to me, so I had to put them in my hair!<div>After all that food, we weren't the least bit hungry, so we got dessert! A local bakery that has been in the same family for 6 generations provided some delicious guava, banana, and passion fruit filled cakes.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpM6mAmZ1PJvbTY7HryCa0t8tptAbGeEgAt6SUu7z-768gD5ew0nNI6YDBuEgLuYp7toa9cq_y3fRDyHmvUQkBN6-V4uqsBsuaIBsitZTMJepyfy1oG5iIre_P96S4W3nEJARN991WKz90SgdH1unwTfCS86Aou2diVn3v5NaMo1PLjwMnjXFMy7o1CxO/s4608/DSCN8674.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpM6mAmZ1PJvbTY7HryCa0t8tptAbGeEgAt6SUu7z-768gD5ew0nNI6YDBuEgLuYp7toa9cq_y3fRDyHmvUQkBN6-V4uqsBsuaIBsitZTMJepyfy1oG5iIre_P96S4W3nEJARN991WKz90SgdH1unwTfCS86Aou2diVn3v5NaMo1PLjwMnjXFMy7o1CxO/w480-h640/DSCN8674.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And, finally, the cathedral. We arrived just before a service, so I didn't stay inside very long or take many pictures so as not to disrupt the people actually attending church, but it had some beautiful stained glass.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBq5P8rlgnuLUYdoovMCFs72-RWTjZU6qHI0HuCtpPs_YG4Jt_AGRA8kcXEMSSFmf2LmKQfrpTTy3xUYqp-E22s9UJFaxiDdIIM3aSovY6mpFcDh-xn9Kl7MAztAW2R3cNmEfvGOdIliW1GDKfn3D12JFUXUNSalcOBga_Jx8tiDruDulCUTO08XXEG-8B/s4608/DSCN8676.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBq5P8rlgnuLUYdoovMCFs72-RWTjZU6qHI0HuCtpPs_YG4Jt_AGRA8kcXEMSSFmf2LmKQfrpTTy3xUYqp-E22s9UJFaxiDdIIM3aSovY6mpFcDh-xn9Kl7MAztAW2R3cNmEfvGOdIliW1GDKfn3D12JFUXUNSalcOBga_Jx8tiDruDulCUTO08XXEG-8B/w480-h640/DSCN8676.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Not the rude French tourists, or the kind Canadian tourists, but cute little critters.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT5-5OsLbpTKKIbTltTgTxVIT-lSN-XWn3RCwRNSyT5ebK4JQ8-aaZtZ3pN0XRQW52C-ALYIUCBjlpzz-KRY6Sicffemsa9_yrJ-_exSH591vCll9JLBsFlNMEq1Xsr4Sv-o_jy_PzrxZHdwiVZG3_aPEHgQpdXWAPCakJ4MtGP-AZT5yIGmEv14TGBZo/s4000/IMG_20231129_143329968.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT5-5OsLbpTKKIbTltTgTxVIT-lSN-XWn3RCwRNSyT5ebK4JQ8-aaZtZ3pN0XRQW52C-ALYIUCBjlpzz-KRY6Sicffemsa9_yrJ-_exSH591vCll9JLBsFlNMEq1Xsr4Sv-o_jy_PzrxZHdwiVZG3_aPEHgQpdXWAPCakJ4MtGP-AZT5yIGmEv14TGBZo/w640-h480/IMG_20231129_143329968.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The kitchen and table were on the patio. You could lower these metal shades for privacy and to keep bugs out, but when we were out there eating or playing cards, we would of course have them open for air circulation and general pleasantness.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQikv1iGtO3H2Wm_FHgwVFTz-Z-nf2rznPdUKBTqE3aASM9wrBSzmAEoCw48Jk5lLw8ggXK27aHGO3yoTDeBYiCb8Vph5Gh06x6E4yelBLG09bSQWADY76i_78LhnUsUezFJtu5dRY8IHv3tN2rla2wK5S8OTrAb_-PedbvpBhd_u4xqmo-U66Sb_cPNzs/s4000/IMG_20231128_114605616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQikv1iGtO3H2Wm_FHgwVFTz-Z-nf2rznPdUKBTqE3aASM9wrBSzmAEoCw48Jk5lLw8ggXK27aHGO3yoTDeBYiCb8Vph5Gh06x6E4yelBLG09bSQWADY76i_78LhnUsUezFJtu5dRY8IHv3tN2rla2wK5S8OTrAb_-PedbvpBhd_u4xqmo-U66Sb_cPNzs/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_114605616.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We had a couple little birds, though, that would swoop in and snatch up crumbs the minute they thought we weren't looking. We learned very quickly to make sure all food was safely stored in the fridge or cupboards if we didn't want to share.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaonwWtchLJDDZuZ15K1fOEMkfSFfcq584ivNlQOrhdkbjdMW1kWTXgREfTSAfFj1U8AuxuwMsVmV5P-DhsRQbB-Ky0b_ne8MWyXBYwTXiaEKvU5hfdEkJegU34fWkzHqrhMcFFT1SOxztEvQd_nvhmX1b6zaQVxOh3kBi3ysoE-_kdqFJdwH3RHOKQ3Fn/s4608/DSCN8603.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaonwWtchLJDDZuZ15K1fOEMkfSFfcq584ivNlQOrhdkbjdMW1kWTXgREfTSAfFj1U8AuxuwMsVmV5P-DhsRQbB-Ky0b_ne8MWyXBYwTXiaEKvU5hfdEkJegU34fWkzHqrhMcFFT1SOxztEvQd_nvhmX1b6zaQVxOh3kBi3ysoE-_kdqFJdwH3RHOKQ3Fn/w640-h480/DSCN8603.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-12eKh2RDO1jAwXTAP02J6c2oRpzHJcvILXrwt_pByEJzW1VnePoi_ash_cQaivR3QYvuhiwN_hToHLOPYNa4qo1sveMjjP6VixCFJt7a1RZ8LnKZALH6m6LnHSUO-iaC_UmFnAMmVLTxqpB1J9JUw9F5go6LW1DqokJXJOJWSEujxfHDn2inlsCV8tTu/s4000/IMG_20231130_104345653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-12eKh2RDO1jAwXTAP02J6c2oRpzHJcvILXrwt_pByEJzW1VnePoi_ash_cQaivR3QYvuhiwN_hToHLOPYNa4qo1sveMjjP6VixCFJt7a1RZ8LnKZALH6m6LnHSUO-iaC_UmFnAMmVLTxqpB1J9JUw9F5go6LW1DqokJXJOJWSEujxfHDn2inlsCV8tTu/w640-h480/IMG_20231130_104345653.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirihcIhSm4ySkIi0Riw0oqljl371ilGnY4RSw9BKkn2Rn_RpMpdVTihzUZYoD6IUB_YFYGxBHfzX4HTfcBsW2PHFYcjMVG5eJmmCxjshchlyLtxkrJNeO-zBDVY6F3_txVJroaPH2Yctz-z9VBgbaYOqPW13jeEsDNs3i16Qk4GFUdaZv8tDIegPZY7H1Y/s4000/IMG_20231128_110700700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirihcIhSm4ySkIi0Riw0oqljl371ilGnY4RSw9BKkn2Rn_RpMpdVTihzUZYoD6IUB_YFYGxBHfzX4HTfcBsW2PHFYcjMVG5eJmmCxjshchlyLtxkrJNeO-zBDVY6F3_txVJroaPH2Yctz-z9VBgbaYOqPW13jeEsDNs3i16Qk4GFUdaZv8tDIegPZY7H1Y/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_110700700.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>For our final evening, we walking over to the beach right by our hotel for one last splash in the ocean and a look at the beautiful views of Fort de France across the bay.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNopplJMZ9EJ6EB2RSe7WSxOvR3KZra1RKx6Ar4MjABv5leGW9vv9tMkc-fIqw6m5bWfGtDG-rpyX_MNxukp_rAUF1ggC3-8cgUp32bT4WU64XSyg7XWDg7gCa1Hpt8ZuLm1EcNCCjcuwOnJkvuF85L5XWuF9bsr8JHzEoAbPU4JMblX6lko5IpmiZCEL/s5376/20190602_024515.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="5376" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNopplJMZ9EJ6EB2RSe7WSxOvR3KZra1RKx6Ar4MjABv5leGW9vv9tMkc-fIqw6m5bWfGtDG-rpyX_MNxukp_rAUF1ggC3-8cgUp32bT4WU64XSyg7XWDg7gCa1Hpt8ZuLm1EcNCCjcuwOnJkvuF85L5XWuF9bsr8JHzEoAbPU4JMblX6lko5IpmiZCEL/w640-h360/20190602_024515.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We had a final celebratory dinner of sushi and ice cream and prepared to return to a land where I'd presumably not need quite so much google translate.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qAjNc_2nXa_AUID6NylAbFKKBU0m6D5dyIaJe68MLyebNNBeWvwHzA90RzlJR5Tz9AMwnV59MsQGRQu81s4CLZspJJJp7wXPplybC6Kbh3NY1-Q6tL3kWwJdxrnlYowZrrsgTZJLdRXv_YoFueN3VUzmSYktFWT2r26GcSbdyl1l7fDZC29rFHuqjyCD/s5376/20190602_024603.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="5376" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qAjNc_2nXa_AUID6NylAbFKKBU0m6D5dyIaJe68MLyebNNBeWvwHzA90RzlJR5Tz9AMwnV59MsQGRQu81s4CLZspJJJp7wXPplybC6Kbh3NY1-Q6tL3kWwJdxrnlYowZrrsgTZJLdRXv_YoFueN3VUzmSYktFWT2r26GcSbdyl1l7fDZC29rFHuqjyCD/w640-h360/20190602_024603.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the next morning we packed up, cleaned up, and headed to the airport! Our flights home necessitated an overnight stay in Miami, so we didn't have to return to the cold right away. Salt Lake City did welcome us home with snow as our plane landed, I assume to make sure we didn't have time to adapt to the drastically different weather.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-69621349889574637102023-12-15T21:10:00.000-08:002023-12-15T21:19:27.964-08:00Les Savanes des Escalves and Anse d'Arlet<p> On our third Martinican morning, we visited a beautiful, moving cultural and historic site: Les Savanes des Escalves. This museum is the passion project of one man, Gilbert Larose, who built this place and still operates it.</p><p>The history of Martinique is fraught with violent colonization, slavery, and a long fight for emancipation. This open-air museum tells that story, through a very thorough introductory film, traditional buildings, wood carved statues, gardens, and both French and English signage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdx46caH3wVaQVxgUELRp7ifAak7-U-cm52eQnlrE9Gxxheyi22_q2_q9rCKriivPMvyIZFD57JNuVLqz4mGWyPhyiHHSBvHFMWIasAoovPU2t3pwwU9iVrf7HXOkaWE4JVCVKhcH_fBITjgWy9bDdEWpvfQNlQvAcxb9OJUYIMdH24gM59n3TMXVtTZS/s4000/IMG_20231128_104831456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdx46caH3wVaQVxgUELRp7ifAak7-U-cm52eQnlrE9Gxxheyi22_q2_q9rCKriivPMvyIZFD57JNuVLqz4mGWyPhyiHHSBvHFMWIasAoovPU2t3pwwU9iVrf7HXOkaWE4JVCVKhcH_fBITjgWy9bDdEWpvfQNlQvAcxb9OJUYIMdH24gM59n3TMXVtTZS/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_104831456.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7H4S5wu0VLG5TXC9-0oHnH5wsVrifuC9aKSwwNDSfcOJ0LG_dFFIKlnlkPoqe1hutVKZH6Ax3yIDJ4NIoRvyYdD9C_ITY91wzIbNeNdAYd__tIwmjVk7PcZGEafMZ-a8QyH8g5EPXG65p1mkbyWfWN3zxg7yLSBzw3kJS8tCzYWFQVvei9GFvQXDXkjYT/s4000/IMG_20231128_104449622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7H4S5wu0VLG5TXC9-0oHnH5wsVrifuC9aKSwwNDSfcOJ0LG_dFFIKlnlkPoqe1hutVKZH6Ax3yIDJ4NIoRvyYdD9C_ITY91wzIbNeNdAYd__tIwmjVk7PcZGEafMZ-a8QyH8g5EPXG65p1mkbyWfWN3zxg7yLSBzw3kJS8tCzYWFQVvei9GFvQXDXkjYT/w480-h640/IMG_20231128_104449622.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Just on the surface level, the gardens are beyond beautiful. I kept collecting flower photos here and I was excited to recognize a cacao tree.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1TqYxrf_SIWax-XgoVosOsceGzwNUsPOdLyuiCCHPwsGFq1hZIEgb9g79e0kkaCFZdm04YDrHvRqK3fn71YihKF2oVIllfzlv2GxvAXQH7138soK4t5hHt_OW9i55EsEmr2RcYJYf8JE_67YcjBcxzf_1kltOQPkxZZTo_TAVabr8fN0RIAlrB9Rd6Rp/s2047/IMG_20231128_095134734-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2047" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1TqYxrf_SIWax-XgoVosOsceGzwNUsPOdLyuiCCHPwsGFq1hZIEgb9g79e0kkaCFZdm04YDrHvRqK3fn71YihKF2oVIllfzlv2GxvAXQH7138soK4t5hHt_OW9i55EsEmr2RcYJYf8JE_67YcjBcxzf_1kltOQPkxZZTo_TAVabr8fN0RIAlrB9Rd6Rp/w640-h640/IMG_20231128_095134734-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8vBnm_lkLKl-9373WZSLpFqOpDjbeVYU5dUZ3nKC87M6kpCbLc89uEPasInvdfP6-peIaJxIGdnUb3ILJl7MR5UTrZclWGIR9u5_da4GGG9LiT3Xgft7-8g9h7S9P3720BcKYUhWVYFR_J0kUx4ry278TFHByMjr7toBDVuAantU9vZuS7G7nRbX-Aoi/s3264/IMG_20231128_104415821_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8vBnm_lkLKl-9373WZSLpFqOpDjbeVYU5dUZ3nKC87M6kpCbLc89uEPasInvdfP6-peIaJxIGdnUb3ILJl7MR5UTrZclWGIR9u5_da4GGG9LiT3Xgft7-8g9h7S9P3720BcKYUhWVYFR_J0kUx4ry278TFHByMjr7toBDVuAantU9vZuS7G7nRbX-Aoi/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_104415821_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnbKnTELQCBv-WSW5SQ4hpBXJri8NOg_NFNwf6thPQTkOg1fY61wZWrMNUGOZuWu_f-qDQqXyit6KHCstgV9kwcC31Fg7n8W9Vx_UufvSGYFGcsmcc4-1XhLBQ-mLlvMsq1FKcR3wuBn1JzsHRaTqDory5Nj96RR_WzwaRfJuul8wB5DvGMWcVpXv7Few/s4000/IMG_20231128_103513060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnbKnTELQCBv-WSW5SQ4hpBXJri8NOg_NFNwf6thPQTkOg1fY61wZWrMNUGOZuWu_f-qDQqXyit6KHCstgV9kwcC31Fg7n8W9Vx_UufvSGYFGcsmcc4-1XhLBQ-mLlvMsq1FKcR3wuBn1JzsHRaTqDory5Nj96RR_WzwaRfJuul8wB5DvGMWcVpXv7Few/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_103513060.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gAi072RHjV6PMyYsSReouKhxxfD4yMl-c8FldpNw5WXRkt0YvzA0v748pHt7Z57G3rHZLP652SiE-elGefek_jo1cKgdLi58KoPV781J7Grhww88U_n3RsQjjmXbijcqKJ7_qfsvp61A9zygk4WMFpwdUVTxdRT1jvW16sUVKG837AoRlNMWU0yNXw02/s3264/IMG_20231128_103054648_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gAi072RHjV6PMyYsSReouKhxxfD4yMl-c8FldpNw5WXRkt0YvzA0v748pHt7Z57G3rHZLP652SiE-elGefek_jo1cKgdLi58KoPV781J7Grhww88U_n3RsQjjmXbijcqKJ7_qfsvp61A9zygk4WMFpwdUVTxdRT1jvW16sUVKG837AoRlNMWU0yNXw02/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_103054648_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But there is a lot more to this place. There was a traditional Carib village.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXh0XIuiUIsgnQQT-A00aVLFUewUnE9rwV6dcDpQAVYd_EaKTF7Vp8ZaxKoBZSMEvoYEIWebur4PjnVVwne_0NFscEj3Lq5AxNmrKuviYWtfAHavhyX12ZlO9U6higzPoAROmhrh-bHsIw40xxDBaaXZsPmOm_yoKCTSeFLKbSM0jT26jd91h2UKRnyhF/s4000/IMG_20231128_100316810.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXh0XIuiUIsgnQQT-A00aVLFUewUnE9rwV6dcDpQAVYd_EaKTF7Vp8ZaxKoBZSMEvoYEIWebur4PjnVVwne_0NFscEj3Lq5AxNmrKuviYWtfAHavhyX12ZlO9U6higzPoAROmhrh-bHsIw40xxDBaaXZsPmOm_yoKCTSeFLKbSM0jT26jd91h2UKRnyhF/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_100316810.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The pre-Colombian era of the Caribbean was dominated first by the Arawak, and then the Caribs. It was once believed the Arawak were very peaceful and the Caribs were the aggressors that eradicated them, but in recent years there has been some discussion of whether that is the case or if it was the justification used by Europeans to massacre the Caribs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2_7dMMpiVLAumXefyWOXEKJcDAdw_DslaX6TxkoEYCjUJPxG0WNMtU4bcd296ldthynM0YygSul4IsRvXTpmviX1PsIfb2pL8xMMm6ey4n9g_r_cRo_Ps-XADgziN2AXZOuYfyIteHwB2-Z4TUn9XpaoOMkyRJE6UuICgDLbibywhpiYIiwkzGxlUiS9/s4000/IMG_20231128_100924201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2_7dMMpiVLAumXefyWOXEKJcDAdw_DslaX6TxkoEYCjUJPxG0WNMtU4bcd296ldthynM0YygSul4IsRvXTpmviX1PsIfb2pL8xMMm6ey4n9g_r_cRo_Ps-XADgziN2AXZOuYfyIteHwB2-Z4TUn9XpaoOMkyRJE6UuICgDLbibywhpiYIiwkzGxlUiS9/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_100924201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeHMvHF9EBhe2bAwh9uGwIeOywFQMEbvZ39h9yL592RumXeUaxwwWM__qxH24gpddEDHUAOs3s0Xgbr17AWfXoUDep9Vs9BAD9Y-3h8EaPzii5dW2snz2rrhPFdbGx2p6a39XLknMY4-szb41rXuipZs2SJEurY8qOdyh3uSqGibncg9R3ubftmVysNJM/s4000/IMG_20231128_102941863.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeHMvHF9EBhe2bAwh9uGwIeOywFQMEbvZ39h9yL592RumXeUaxwwWM__qxH24gpddEDHUAOs3s0Xgbr17AWfXoUDep9Vs9BAD9Y-3h8EaPzii5dW2snz2rrhPFdbGx2p6a39XLknMY4-szb41rXuipZs2SJEurY8qOdyh3uSqGibncg9R3ubftmVysNJM/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_102941863.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The colonizers first tried bringing in indentures from Europe to work the land, promising them their own land and freedom if they produced sugarcane or other cash crops for 5 years. Most didn't survive even that long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaS-M-eUTXlVUiOE3fudTdobmKhCUTF619W3u9tRSea55u6uqbmzVhouT3h99Nci1NbKSzXGZUCub5uQKul54f0A_lLPm8HgIjceN-TF7wHCm07VBsd47LguqbaCEzhyrzIpz-oCPNcz241s4XWrUhsitKociY5KK5d_261i6inrMxYpax8PCLjLLNZcMq/s4000/IMG_20231128_102958573.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaS-M-eUTXlVUiOE3fudTdobmKhCUTF619W3u9tRSea55u6uqbmzVhouT3h99Nci1NbKSzXGZUCub5uQKul54f0A_lLPm8HgIjceN-TF7wHCm07VBsd47LguqbaCEzhyrzIpz-oCPNcz241s4XWrUhsitKociY5KK5d_261i6inrMxYpax8PCLjLLNZcMq/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_102958573.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since that particular form of slavery wasn't proving to be all that lucrative, the brought in African people to enslave and work. I'll spare you the grisly details of what day to day life was like, the kinds of punishments inflicted, but this museum did not. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIIUc9ms4XuuT3db3wRm8Oj1U6Y9ZkUS8qEw4SxaV9ZCSNqLzxPm03DbJxUuLLT6jiX3AhwsTrE3kuJJ8pi5Q83qEnIf8pCT5jBBBlvKfnX0hSgtvMggaw6CGl6cxavEjvOGiv4KBfj15JWBAcd0PjC5vvEYQXfDUgq_vlW35OcceUhUxF-7AQdcctqTT/s4000/IMG_20231128_095714750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIIUc9ms4XuuT3db3wRm8Oj1U6Y9ZkUS8qEw4SxaV9ZCSNqLzxPm03DbJxUuLLT6jiX3AhwsTrE3kuJJ8pi5Q83qEnIf8pCT5jBBBlvKfnX0hSgtvMggaw6CGl6cxavEjvOGiv4KBfj15JWBAcd0PjC5vvEYQXfDUgq_vlW35OcceUhUxF-7AQdcctqTT/w480-h640/IMG_20231128_095714750.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>There were huts that served as examples of what the living conditions were like for enslaved people. They were allowed nothing in their huts but some straw to sleep on. The huts here were populated with wood carvings, depictions of the people who might live in them.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdi9BkoHh6uBiAQv1ZFBqOhAHZ8TcOTv7Fq5Fc2_YtXa01O8iVd-WIJA4HqPynmxG5CIvag3xph7rbSrcN5tbNRaQbEbixI7rTug_Inrx3lJh4rrIQu0k2lnk1PtFCumRP0n479sLM65iKQUr7yIB0GEQ4lrmCe57cnfti66aiCyWY4LQVNqrvbEECktK/s4608/DSCN8610.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdi9BkoHh6uBiAQv1ZFBqOhAHZ8TcOTv7Fq5Fc2_YtXa01O8iVd-WIJA4HqPynmxG5CIvag3xph7rbSrcN5tbNRaQbEbixI7rTug_Inrx3lJh4rrIQu0k2lnk1PtFCumRP0n479sLM65iKQUr7yIB0GEQ4lrmCe57cnfti66aiCyWY4LQVNqrvbEECktK/w640-h480/DSCN8610.JPG" width="640" /></a><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaDi39WuqbhtlIPrA1kVRjhnkk_AU0Ss4l1D9cEgOLUDafAaj8k04T-BB41FlzCEZbAHq03pb6dLFyz3cvCFzeHAxy2afff-iD4d8yxELPLL-txJUIIU1OedzTeb9rMymH-O9-TadzcrFJiBYIbiApksHSehE4lA_fL_ewoBjJwQ4GsG4GSctdgIoT-Of/s4000/IMG_20231128_100312891.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaDi39WuqbhtlIPrA1kVRjhnkk_AU0Ss4l1D9cEgOLUDafAaj8k04T-BB41FlzCEZbAHq03pb6dLFyz3cvCFzeHAxy2afff-iD4d8yxELPLL-txJUIIU1OedzTeb9rMymH-O9-TadzcrFJiBYIbiApksHSehE4lA_fL_ewoBjJwQ4GsG4GSctdgIoT-Of/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_100312891.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">And then there was the long fight for emancipation. Maybe folks aren't aware of this, but runaways, uprisings, and other forms of resistance happened constantly. One of the reasons punishments were so harsh was because the colonizers knew they were outnumbered and would be powerless to stop, or even survive, a unified uprising.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nhnAJSMtCztaHCczZbFkoqsEDluGKZIQ4P_cOrA_q2QmMEVMr8HnAS3pZkDbuAZZgWAJo9d2ik0abC-Hg53KEKdyvuQJFe3CB9ER2E4wuN-lqCUyVzPS5Rlvw7gVEQekd8YqN4L9F68ZV_PobdQWXBIFOusCfRJ05M9vesmUnBwuHdUONi5HwepuJKxL/s4000/IMG_20231128_100023395.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nhnAJSMtCztaHCczZbFkoqsEDluGKZIQ4P_cOrA_q2QmMEVMr8HnAS3pZkDbuAZZgWAJo9d2ik0abC-Hg53KEKdyvuQJFe3CB9ER2E4wuN-lqCUyVzPS5Rlvw7gVEQekd8YqN4L9F68ZV_PobdQWXBIFOusCfRJ05M9vesmUnBwuHdUONi5HwepuJKxL/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_100023395.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There are celebrated abolitionists like Victor Schoelcher, who get a lot of credit for the end of slavery in the French territories. There are also the likes of Empress Josephine, born in Martinique, who is--fairly or not--blamed for slavery being reinstated after a short occupation by the British had all but ended it. But I think the most impressive person we learned about during our visit was this man: Romain.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsxASrQyoc5LGNyvdHUmNUvvkQeA_81GIynwpLSv811daRhOqWGq2rRsRElgjx-R45F5-umJrwRfbiRQJ1uEJlHBL6Q3yIYyTAuvzicQaZmQXzlsQ07J0J5Pq0-xOaMvRloFOD4VhP7oJ7ducpOCvRip6wPPE3nDNfjJhlrUl8EizR7CNenVN3gqZnGk6/s4000/IMG_20231128_094223545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsxASrQyoc5LGNyvdHUmNUvvkQeA_81GIynwpLSv811daRhOqWGq2rRsRElgjx-R45F5-umJrwRfbiRQJ1uEJlHBL6Q3yIYyTAuvzicQaZmQXzlsQ07J0J5Pq0-xOaMvRloFOD4VhP7oJ7ducpOCvRip6wPPE3nDNfjJhlrUl8EizR7CNenVN3gqZnGk6/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_094223545.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Drums were a vital way for slaves to communicate with each other, organize, and of course play music, but the first two were the reasons given for the banning of playing drums by the ruling class. Romain defied this new restriction and played anyway. He was put in prison.</div><div>His arrest caused such an uproar, there was a massive uprising and revolt in St. Pierre. The people who had been enslaved literally took over the city and threatened to burn it all to the ground if they weren't given their freedom. Eventually, fearing for his life, the governor of Martinique relented. </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOAy7P9ZBV1IGGvlhyZUMoFs-Tlmdn3WJYlVB1_BqFW-g7OeJIFfsJYTj_Lp4C4yRP2TgnoH-tFoi8BA_LbzC9eMRVKaQ9YFEIU2UfljXrPaCd9_tofkNGq2IsRAr_9GjmDNN2K1SpgEK4PUbT7akHK92P62XpE69Jfheg3D35nG5f8sSAXRG3Ig3cUxK/s4000/IMG_20231128_095443230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOAy7P9ZBV1IGGvlhyZUMoFs-Tlmdn3WJYlVB1_BqFW-g7OeJIFfsJYTj_Lp4C4yRP2TgnoH-tFoi8BA_LbzC9eMRVKaQ9YFEIU2UfljXrPaCd9_tofkNGq2IsRAr_9GjmDNN2K1SpgEK4PUbT7akHK92P62XpE69Jfheg3D35nG5f8sSAXRG3Ig3cUxK/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_095443230.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zKni-VoxSPCbZ1B8m2TVD-N-hSDFaPg2sBZo6X4LxJrkbVAYD-Jp0FjLnbv5vdW7FJx699txVbaT1RmABqyFGD7HMXESvD3I4Njlsm_TKMZnYFwURseobKXtvYlj9AZTAYwma8aqvLaJdOrMyCKDPoyTcIPs1_xt3EOh_yJUjl2-2BxM0JtQncpFGpXH/s3264/IMG_20231128_095402789_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zKni-VoxSPCbZ1B8m2TVD-N-hSDFaPg2sBZo6X4LxJrkbVAYD-Jp0FjLnbv5vdW7FJx699txVbaT1RmABqyFGD7HMXESvD3I4Njlsm_TKMZnYFwURseobKXtvYlj9AZTAYwma8aqvLaJdOrMyCKDPoyTcIPs1_xt3EOh_yJUjl2-2BxM0JtQncpFGpXH/w480-h640/IMG_20231128_095402789_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On May 22, 1848 slavery was abolished in Martinique. The official decision from the French government to end slavery was signed and delivered two months later, but not till after the enslaved had already emancipated themselves.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS46SE3skKDqV33I1H87Epkqo8GguWvwQjTDIkWBfU9SDiptq5KwUeOf_5AEmN7G78sEtCBIQu6PzlKNyHRYW6manYYwu-VguWqiyRh8-PtyMso8KH6b2Isedtmc-pV5OOhUXsi4UhGk5J0nzEAhysbBDesd4oJoq920n91IPl9GpV8kq_gJ54T0Q_7qwd/s4000/IMG_20231128_095607191.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS46SE3skKDqV33I1H87Epkqo8GguWvwQjTDIkWBfU9SDiptq5KwUeOf_5AEmN7G78sEtCBIQu6PzlKNyHRYW6manYYwu-VguWqiyRh8-PtyMso8KH6b2Isedtmc-pV5OOhUXsi4UhGk5J0nzEAhysbBDesd4oJoq920n91IPl9GpV8kq_gJ54T0Q_7qwd/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_095607191.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Life did not magically get easy, but people were able to start building lives for themselves. Growing gardens--the Kreol garden is a cherished tradition in Martinique--and the huts in the Kreol village at Les Savanes des Escalves were a definite improvement over slave quarters: plaster on the walls, belongings, beds, furniture...home.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXTYzRTImRwqLGcRQQYv3W5NeBpsUjarc9d2ZFpjEiwv5HugOR5GUOXq9eUssOUNxN6DY1JSHphnWzmPwd7UXvp4Ug1SWE_r3sJgNugtOEqYzX1X_aoVVVgx23MajOQBZzawHABLCjIlpDYzoxgj89ek7G6_Dnhm7qcNc6Lspr0R4fTE02Bna91aYGb0U/s4000/IMG_20231128_095356775.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXTYzRTImRwqLGcRQQYv3W5NeBpsUjarc9d2ZFpjEiwv5HugOR5GUOXq9eUssOUNxN6DY1JSHphnWzmPwd7UXvp4Ug1SWE_r3sJgNugtOEqYzX1X_aoVVVgx23MajOQBZzawHABLCjIlpDYzoxgj89ek7G6_Dnhm7qcNc6Lspr0R4fTE02Bna91aYGb0U/w480-h640/IMG_20231128_095356775.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHduvtKGu97w2N_3SD9uXMl0RSzLjP1QV3gPQLol9VtBn2G1Az_IF1l-8UFkoAr7jcLL5MuBgJAB75oXdx1Ha6_2GVvMg1J53tCAYXUp8ldxw1ede87h1iLjf5bHOuxtgMxOTIS31TiyuaSiWYbttN8qGxHjIAGmhCH2ZSL7eCSRzSxgLGybsbMRtGHrh/s4000/IMG_20231128_094456288.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHduvtKGu97w2N_3SD9uXMl0RSzLjP1QV3gPQLol9VtBn2G1Az_IF1l-8UFkoAr7jcLL5MuBgJAB75oXdx1Ha6_2GVvMg1J53tCAYXUp8ldxw1ede87h1iLjf5bHOuxtgMxOTIS31TiyuaSiWYbttN8qGxHjIAGmhCH2ZSL7eCSRzSxgLGybsbMRtGHrh/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_094456288.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTYZv6WKvQQKjPq-QCsL9Hw41UUuxSbMQWi2P_jQRCqXRJAW2z7f0ocEIkwFvnbVPPxGz-PFIpCinC30_8rOSsuH_teGGhkHFmQAqZrPCOhkITTuXig0Nxn4msFjaERY7oBi3RbR1K_S3Lo0AxYC3Js1UsA7p4x4Eu7QhOKFfn5TQbaUrwB4CEQWkMF4m/s4000/IMG_20231128_094100597.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTYZv6WKvQQKjPq-QCsL9Hw41UUuxSbMQWi2P_jQRCqXRJAW2z7f0ocEIkwFvnbVPPxGz-PFIpCinC30_8rOSsuH_teGGhkHFmQAqZrPCOhkITTuXig0Nxn4msFjaERY7oBi3RbR1K_S3Lo0AxYC3Js1UsA7p4x4Eu7QhOKFfn5TQbaUrwB4CEQWkMF4m/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_094100597.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This museum is so effective at tell this story, but of course the only thing my children will remember: it was hot. There were cute cats (and Laszlo took pictures of all of them). We bought some juice from the juice bar and it was freaking delicious. There wasn't any ice cream.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIObdJ6jzTmp-mHoRc_U8YZYjnwAkYUT_7e1L_JXfZEl4javQFdbRTvQr4CwXF3maV5eqNaYb9YY5iYO0g4joUOm21MBlt9pdclCyokNTzZeN1Y2sPZdmzn_6kyctzYEIPBAA8RIZgOMkUWS6OHnd26tm2V3TdeF_l12id4FIiTxfARiSPWpgrKlgomLU-/s4000/IMG_20231128_094024569.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIObdJ6jzTmp-mHoRc_U8YZYjnwAkYUT_7e1L_JXfZEl4javQFdbRTvQr4CwXF3maV5eqNaYb9YY5iYO0g4joUOm21MBlt9pdclCyokNTzZeN1Y2sPZdmzn_6kyctzYEIPBAA8RIZgOMkUWS6OHnd26tm2V3TdeF_l12id4FIiTxfARiSPWpgrKlgomLU-/w640-h480/IMG_20231128_094024569.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61sYvpHW4GHQcsenueOF6QT4yVOeRnR_nRXxkpjWVokVkff-ZAavJoS73Umc86Mu2QZSm2j1t1ExxcFW6Dl_1ZaRshbNFiKB8BcIySrdc-Gebepo6o2P6lXWz-xt0DC1-S1UPPjCpSpishoDMR_pYQxx1jI_qc3h5aGMi60xzPDaugt6lYjlCXypAOkok/s4608/DSCN8606.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61sYvpHW4GHQcsenueOF6QT4yVOeRnR_nRXxkpjWVokVkff-ZAavJoS73Umc86Mu2QZSm2j1t1ExxcFW6Dl_1ZaRshbNFiKB8BcIySrdc-Gebepo6o2P6lXWz-xt0DC1-S1UPPjCpSpishoDMR_pYQxx1jI_qc3h5aGMi60xzPDaugt6lYjlCXypAOkok/w640-h480/DSCN8606.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7UsK1AfToCwdL29dEEGK-tGiuaTShv4AAesrmaCwpLSzXLty9n39tuGtTxaZBaiyzZ3MRb1-oe_IexjJXunFWtZdv8Mp20z1KECtfEwHkGq8fgalNwmeAn1MSbPSR86WqxWu9YP8xk9CgkSqfCoMopjCZO2U3i8dZL50rov1cn1BYpE_3BX_cFcym1lF/s4608/DSCN8604.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7UsK1AfToCwdL29dEEGK-tGiuaTShv4AAesrmaCwpLSzXLty9n39tuGtTxaZBaiyzZ3MRb1-oe_IexjJXunFWtZdv8Mp20z1KECtfEwHkGq8fgalNwmeAn1MSbPSR86WqxWu9YP8xk9CgkSqfCoMopjCZO2U3i8dZL50rov1cn1BYpE_3BX_cFcym1lF/w640-h480/DSCN8604.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's a little weird to say you enjoyed yourself at a museum depicting the worst actions of human kind, but it was absolutely incredible. It was, however, also a lot of hills and heat and walking. We had lunch back at our hotel and then let the grandparents put up their feet and have a little break while Lee and I took the boys to the beach at Anse d'Arlet.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7L3dRTiLnfNbsWT1_3kg1YVkSF8qujR7zAViaCmIHBtmxeH_AYYduUtYQ-F9vxjMMOGIgHO8H6sHP1v-_CEz1w-iCETnjL7tfWJ3-LyPJvXzoigEeAr1XT45tCgJoTL8FH3i473qxK91L0TBqzUNyRv-tMoBu-2oWwad1Wb6LZrC_961krE8tSFJkYhX/s4608/DSCN8611.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7L3dRTiLnfNbsWT1_3kg1YVkSF8qujR7zAViaCmIHBtmxeH_AYYduUtYQ-F9vxjMMOGIgHO8H6sHP1v-_CEz1w-iCETnjL7tfWJ3-LyPJvXzoigEeAr1XT45tCgJoTL8FH3i473qxK91L0TBqzUNyRv-tMoBu-2oWwad1Wb6LZrC_961krE8tSFJkYhX/w640-h480/DSCN8611.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaegosujQI2i0Br-2dnMJcY4TJRiEu3-oyR3z3B_cAaOe_wJmSDOYGirz1WsM77PiG6Mlxkb3JFaI64Prjw8uKns66X3f3hZlOTHvy81ta4nGW9WsCOcOgIfBdUncDm1gtPARYgu3sfXoGi1VaCcq2MBbNQ_g2MEleWbpwaLned40cY7EmbVoqKAefkhEd/s4608/DSCN8627.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaegosujQI2i0Br-2dnMJcY4TJRiEu3-oyR3z3B_cAaOe_wJmSDOYGirz1WsM77PiG6Mlxkb3JFaI64Prjw8uKns66X3f3hZlOTHvy81ta4nGW9WsCOcOgIfBdUncDm1gtPARYgu3sfXoGi1VaCcq2MBbNQ_g2MEleWbpwaLned40cY7EmbVoqKAefkhEd/w640-h480/DSCN8627.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Anse d'Arlet is a beautiful little town with a big, beautiful beach, snorkeling, and ample parking! Glory hallelujah! I chose the beaches we visited very carefully; snorkeling and the possibility of seeing sea turtles were among my top criteria.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YKJSXte5hgMIzo5uZSbfMpWczLw9Q4XA9UQtq74MCb23A_bHECc_FVF5CilWVFceYjI3EHrZ7Pj9UgAdF97hyphenhyphenlFLH-7hnT9Tjxv1vm4PwYZ5IZik3jbKqgD8oL-0idAYkILS3RCXOT8DvG1CXkgbe12iZ6ARQIhjVcipSTkTYlwDctPq0kZTDxsLJMnY/s4608/DSCN8612.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YKJSXte5hgMIzo5uZSbfMpWczLw9Q4XA9UQtq74MCb23A_bHECc_FVF5CilWVFceYjI3EHrZ7Pj9UgAdF97hyphenhyphenlFLH-7hnT9Tjxv1vm4PwYZ5IZik3jbKqgD8oL-0idAYkILS3RCXOT8DvG1CXkgbe12iZ6ARQIhjVcipSTkTYlwDctPq0kZTDxsLJMnY/w640-h480/DSCN8612.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_b8DvrD0O-iDdkG-ar1ndBH2InO5gc4FArs1HYGrDEqrFvWUq_ZehMhikLThWe8Mf8KOsDdLt9n4_JR_sqFOkIMv8pg781CB33_epQcRvlagSEre6IcJJk0SOPcTcJval4euEvvu_vPEbP_l_IXdrmgMxF848RbljgVcHjUTa2FeBZ7yo7_0HH3HjT5n/s4608/DSCN8613.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_b8DvrD0O-iDdkG-ar1ndBH2InO5gc4FArs1HYGrDEqrFvWUq_ZehMhikLThWe8Mf8KOsDdLt9n4_JR_sqFOkIMv8pg781CB33_epQcRvlagSEre6IcJJk0SOPcTcJval4euEvvu_vPEbP_l_IXdrmgMxF848RbljgVcHjUTa2FeBZ7yo7_0HH3HjT5n/w640-h480/DSCN8613.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT6JOt4ce5Bby6uns9_je2jWYLCN9ShT_IzbpuIxIhDkseZB6e-FDLdWdIQdKNV_vRPsPkSc1aXxgtTtOdScbDldeYfmIYC8TCr7rB7j7y3R8BUzGHVjVFklvE8s4jHZyPMdaymGckHrHzeeKBBxzJJz7xskyz-QUo3oo7toLVCyrwgma0nsvDdo-7zsO/s4608/DSCN8614.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT6JOt4ce5Bby6uns9_je2jWYLCN9ShT_IzbpuIxIhDkseZB6e-FDLdWdIQdKNV_vRPsPkSc1aXxgtTtOdScbDldeYfmIYC8TCr7rB7j7y3R8BUzGHVjVFklvE8s4jHZyPMdaymGckHrHzeeKBBxzJJz7xskyz-QUo3oo7toLVCyrwgma0nsvDdo-7zsO/w640-h480/DSCN8614.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiXjIoIKteK2EGk903EYjzbekWicGkHmgAbAKx9Q978idOeaIkfvs8fgCwshdHPWfD051sAtWLYloRuO86rQDIOSFtsEIJce23GXFhqCM7hWrhpH05qKQIam0NyvGWATVPAiYzrNR2_gyh45STmrO0xPudeIvK94ttyGgmSwp5QGFsBNiV5ZABSUd6rYJ/s4608/DSCN8617.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiXjIoIKteK2EGk903EYjzbekWicGkHmgAbAKx9Q978idOeaIkfvs8fgCwshdHPWfD051sAtWLYloRuO86rQDIOSFtsEIJce23GXFhqCM7hWrhpH05qKQIam0NyvGWATVPAiYzrNR2_gyh45STmrO0xPudeIvK94ttyGgmSwp5QGFsBNiV5ZABSUd6rYJ/w640-h480/DSCN8617.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee and I took turns snorkeling and playing on the beach with the kids. We found that right in the shallows by the rocks there were quite a few fish, so Paul and Laszlo could get a little of the fun of snorkeling without going out deeper than they could stand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHfIAjuXW1os-2C4HjI96drG7cB9yVo_MnbWMbh5RryK7v3Q5O6FAt_ov0_372KNpC4gc38E5uOx0jP9N6i476FflITZ38W3jRN4xrQmirScSR0cpoA_60uXzqPxKmRT_hMLv1kbBNaL_JTouvPCYFJYcvedAZgIjreREYwyifDqyecYoIrF4SjW7F19M/s5376/20190601_022157.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="5376" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHfIAjuXW1os-2C4HjI96drG7cB9yVo_MnbWMbh5RryK7v3Q5O6FAt_ov0_372KNpC4gc38E5uOx0jP9N6i476FflITZ38W3jRN4xrQmirScSR0cpoA_60uXzqPxKmRT_hMLv1kbBNaL_JTouvPCYFJYcvedAZgIjreREYwyifDqyecYoIrF4SjW7F19M/w640-h360/20190601_022157.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvo39QjOqrsKXOGgRUM56TGatkskri5jnc_NjGOKS1NXmRN6eY3nM8cbd4x7d8O8eK8Zl8LjNZL8fmXSH6d_IVqDKj9FSS955nzDo6tPhC2aNFGFh1SQ6OBIzxf6C4_CLaJ2DFgWrUaMonE6h5znWI4bY-WdTU_2-_7iPOkoXLLelhoMBERgRIr7BotTYp/s5376/20190601_000723.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="5376" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvo39QjOqrsKXOGgRUM56TGatkskri5jnc_NjGOKS1NXmRN6eY3nM8cbd4x7d8O8eK8Zl8LjNZL8fmXSH6d_IVqDKj9FSS955nzDo6tPhC2aNFGFh1SQ6OBIzxf6C4_CLaJ2DFgWrUaMonE6h5znWI4bY-WdTU_2-_7iPOkoXLLelhoMBERgRIr7BotTYp/w640-h360/20190601_000723.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4gb59X8EObx3wW1jOCqoDB6Ac6ig0adHFx7Kcn2ijTZlwAWiI19GmDFUF1e7SOEwTUhN3GBCaSoSHzXN-5tifNWqmh1F7OCnoTAcgQiDrOBnfnBOvFsBdLZCr28ant5Wg22cbx5SRqfk99vM3b2FHUJC-BwAId7VlF4xYNvENN9xooDTacsdnqruxqNK/s5376/20190601_001019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="5376" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4gb59X8EObx3wW1jOCqoDB6Ac6ig0adHFx7Kcn2ijTZlwAWiI19GmDFUF1e7SOEwTUhN3GBCaSoSHzXN-5tifNWqmh1F7OCnoTAcgQiDrOBnfnBOvFsBdLZCr28ant5Wg22cbx5SRqfk99vM3b2FHUJC-BwAId7VlF4xYNvENN9xooDTacsdnqruxqNK/w640-h360/20190601_001019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But the best and most beautiful of the reef were out a bit farther. This reef in particular was like a sea garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UEAKEFIpU7I" width="320" youtube-src-id="UEAKEFIpU7I"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sP1lHWn8oVdwA9-P1K13BLyeIfGPp0u66kS8dHeXVzKKjT8ZVnsomF501tORahLHwoIVWkm89T_jje_XMavyydUVBu1WUcbs65twYRPCwPOCz9LIb8OoOsbQ82mdJrSNFBMM_kb84NlaMNqiRHKWc_8WS4ssdir2PuWJ83aHGrxYhyphenhyphenaPR69BDYcYNADR/s4608/DSCN8620.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sP1lHWn8oVdwA9-P1K13BLyeIfGPp0u66kS8dHeXVzKKjT8ZVnsomF501tORahLHwoIVWkm89T_jje_XMavyydUVBu1WUcbs65twYRPCwPOCz9LIb8OoOsbQ82mdJrSNFBMM_kb84NlaMNqiRHKWc_8WS4ssdir2PuWJ83aHGrxYhyphenhyphenaPR69BDYcYNADR/w640-h480/DSCN8620.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxD7PwAr1U9I0NHXymkkwc7uRXA65c_Orz3-eWbaM47ao5_w3lWCdpSg-qQtAMl9doinW9g-Jy5zhHDBY_yFb5M1nTit_RjD_Fru-yUD7vno-NawWLjrXvDfUWAcvsx54wNShEjXgwuJJrsC-2NxCPGiTTRerGtlJqdH5DOwzBxXnj0VfM_ighP2Ca35ot/s4608/DSCN8619.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxD7PwAr1U9I0NHXymkkwc7uRXA65c_Orz3-eWbaM47ao5_w3lWCdpSg-qQtAMl9doinW9g-Jy5zhHDBY_yFb5M1nTit_RjD_Fru-yUD7vno-NawWLjrXvDfUWAcvsx54wNShEjXgwuJJrsC-2NxCPGiTTRerGtlJqdH5DOwzBxXnj0VfM_ighP2Ca35ot/w640-h480/DSCN8619.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPADcSezUgyOsvxNaGFXZTOIaxG-6kybLGlsuj7I0br8HXe_80Dv37a7JHqoeszuoVyCovNOsBYN8iW4XAdQlVOQU2VlZA4UcW17snSU_bCqdPviPPZRFcYrB3Uyq8koCdSpUFFujQMJIKy5iAWgANkRWYALae117bDUyYl1dukyR72o43myQiAUXfeDG_/s5376/20190601_002334.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="5376" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPADcSezUgyOsvxNaGFXZTOIaxG-6kybLGlsuj7I0br8HXe_80Dv37a7JHqoeszuoVyCovNOsBYN8iW4XAdQlVOQU2VlZA4UcW17snSU_bCqdPviPPZRFcYrB3Uyq8koCdSpUFFujQMJIKy5iAWgANkRWYALae117bDUyYl1dukyR72o43myQiAUXfeDG_/w640-h360/20190601_002334.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinO0XrRmuTWOWB5v4jYS8LYzGqQWuNJg-tmNo3Wcp1Ug29NWWCGGVyWn3sf92Jz18hEOjXrH1Pc4iuuH_SsBzoBcwyFEmopzF5_1RqpmfxUVJrT8SvY6yBfloLJB4l1Rw9pDPU7sqCkKIhzMf_R8IZ4GMOcRGaxnGbu5GEgBnRcI9weoeG99svUeDYIoKw/s5376/20190601_021108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="5376" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinO0XrRmuTWOWB5v4jYS8LYzGqQWuNJg-tmNo3Wcp1Ug29NWWCGGVyWn3sf92Jz18hEOjXrH1Pc4iuuH_SsBzoBcwyFEmopzF5_1RqpmfxUVJrT8SvY6yBfloLJB4l1Rw9pDPU7sqCkKIhzMf_R8IZ4GMOcRGaxnGbu5GEgBnRcI9weoeG99svUeDYIoKw/w640-h360/20190601_021108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We snorkeled all around the reef, then I noticed a group of people snorkeling in the middle of the inlet, not by the rocks where all the fish were. I had to go check out what they were looking at, just in case it was awesome.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EMVn9Zfe-xVGUP4nMJ9pzhNGTMUOxwqnfNcWN3_Y-rVesH9rPMge0cldi_iMMoshRQBMuXrLhOLbllPtkuwUQdIWZheab-wZSFaqE1XagsLD9nAbOZSINFeCKukNHVOWTcGGmeJq5jAyDv-VRJiEGcejFqVoa6h3cv0IYWLv8BO22qOvxMDHqyLo0zg2/s5376/20190601_015956.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="5376" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EMVn9Zfe-xVGUP4nMJ9pzhNGTMUOxwqnfNcWN3_Y-rVesH9rPMge0cldi_iMMoshRQBMuXrLhOLbllPtkuwUQdIWZheab-wZSFaqE1XagsLD9nAbOZSINFeCKukNHVOWTcGGmeJq5jAyDv-VRJiEGcejFqVoa6h3cv0IYWLv8BO22qOvxMDHqyLo0zg2/w640-h360/20190601_015956.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And it was awesome. A TURTLE! I wasn't sure I'd get to see one of this trip, but there is that checked off my little bucket list.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vrrmp-nBQPei8XszQNPb1oRdZ8mgvZKXkE6RlUPGjKi-ebqsEWD5_ibmO6qgVjvsBkf3wAPg3_f5Z0dZIYV0-A5kTnbKcAGcPuxE2VH9lIYDFY-6JBXCiADqOWoYHPgWxOzMtircPD1UeP7cQ0RvVu_-lYKO2LgF97SQIZJ6QdJ7z9vYELXizgB6AthN/s5376/20190601_021003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="5376" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vrrmp-nBQPei8XszQNPb1oRdZ8mgvZKXkE6RlUPGjKi-ebqsEWD5_ibmO6qgVjvsBkf3wAPg3_f5Z0dZIYV0-A5kTnbKcAGcPuxE2VH9lIYDFY-6JBXCiADqOWoYHPgWxOzMtircPD1UeP7cQ0RvVu_-lYKO2LgF97SQIZJ6QdJ7z9vYELXizgB6AthN/w640-h360/20190601_021003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoxTcIqEAW-RExzuaEGlk3AdQtUKS2R6cmvD-hopuIWzg91xs8uF45w_qjNvyBuTjr2aE3_z0Da_jAWNNKZiT7CXavDRP7K7kZ2QstncfGV7plYJDfdrT0o1H_kc3V_wLKufzW-SAtogF7fmFYhkRDXKMzyc69-wi0_92HxTI3AwK8zRmjaNxTGve8bbk/s4608/DSCN8622.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoxTcIqEAW-RExzuaEGlk3AdQtUKS2R6cmvD-hopuIWzg91xs8uF45w_qjNvyBuTjr2aE3_z0Da_jAWNNKZiT7CXavDRP7K7kZ2QstncfGV7plYJDfdrT0o1H_kc3V_wLKufzW-SAtogF7fmFYhkRDXKMzyc69-wi0_92HxTI3AwK8zRmjaNxTGve8bbk/w640-h480/DSCN8622.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvxa_gKOsfJLZjR4uSAE-fgifSEk_FkcA6Um45W6WwtTrYYu_z1a4fiQgrIw9QfqXcXYiBIfXW49eB5Tt1MYTrkqezwz_wPye52ZMRlWfGsZ-Mh9NcsWAW0weOvkbSFO3SRwWLt0wo9VaMnzkS8ULUwTPiHWfr_OpnZeQ3laARntTq6R8UGC4AEdib4FR/s4608/DSCN8618.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvxa_gKOsfJLZjR4uSAE-fgifSEk_FkcA6Um45W6WwtTrYYu_z1a4fiQgrIw9QfqXcXYiBIfXW49eB5Tt1MYTrkqezwz_wPye52ZMRlWfGsZ-Mh9NcsWAW0weOvkbSFO3SRwWLt0wo9VaMnzkS8ULUwTPiHWfr_OpnZeQ3laARntTq6R8UGC4AEdib4FR/w640-h480/DSCN8618.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The sandcastles the kids built and destroyed literally became the city of crabs. Arthur and I watched six little crabs popping and out of holes all over the remnants of their builds.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1M6-biDoSKc7vnWGNsh0JBg5z02Pbssm0KeqouplGp4R4H-ISa4fMYbloeVRhicFArRDajPbGxpq8r3RHE1ZWlMAFgndSyjjJiUunxPP0iLkVgo14OdWSRS8DIAYDabhCzvwW2K48wO4St4QGV4ji0gWbgLpm3IA1k9wlBESVnHMRXsCIdH3n2k_jN2W7/s4608/DSCN8626.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1M6-biDoSKc7vnWGNsh0JBg5z02Pbssm0KeqouplGp4R4H-ISa4fMYbloeVRhicFArRDajPbGxpq8r3RHE1ZWlMAFgndSyjjJiUunxPP0iLkVgo14OdWSRS8DIAYDabhCzvwW2K48wO4St4QGV4ji0gWbgLpm3IA1k9wlBESVnHMRXsCIdH3n2k_jN2W7/w640-h480/DSCN8626.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOFIt5ZqGYmwXwxF3HlRYOdGiJivfDevAa-I6dFJaevTeKQTQzf9jpEIoXRV0NPUPVywBTcVaFgGXLHQNFCG6XtfPDJG-Bc2QaM4hQtkYI_vLvZrSQOopojRe2EJVC26zucR-avneMh0M7jyvkFE8gzNk22nea7mKfx8RaWqG2jgnC_tp5XIOkTJCjsxJL/s4608/DSCN8621.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOFIt5ZqGYmwXwxF3HlRYOdGiJivfDevAa-I6dFJaevTeKQTQzf9jpEIoXRV0NPUPVywBTcVaFgGXLHQNFCG6XtfPDJG-Bc2QaM4hQtkYI_vLvZrSQOopojRe2EJVC26zucR-avneMh0M7jyvkFE8gzNk22nea7mKfx8RaWqG2jgnC_tp5XIOkTJCjsxJL/w640-h480/DSCN8621.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I wouldn't let everyone leave without getting some photos of the beautiful church of Anse d'Arlet. It's the kind of place that would probably blow up on instagram, and it was almost golden hour when we left.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZGGVu9f-RMx50TIJJ2ueXmNA9uWLvJ8WZnuk1WlsepTzEhvmhACdlgRDQJr2p1WI60DEgTZ_sH_a2Nf5U8EMjD-nuJMkkf_mbRLj_ueVXafN4YiUw81hLB2bKif8StPGFbyJaVJ_HiPZHghB9szF0S0AcQSnIa_iOqQ1lVG_02_7OUApthsHqDDHFxnl/s4608/DSCN8628.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZGGVu9f-RMx50TIJJ2ueXmNA9uWLvJ8WZnuk1WlsepTzEhvmhACdlgRDQJr2p1WI60DEgTZ_sH_a2Nf5U8EMjD-nuJMkkf_mbRLj_ueVXafN4YiUw81hLB2bKif8StPGFbyJaVJ_HiPZHghB9szF0S0AcQSnIa_iOqQ1lVG_02_7OUApthsHqDDHFxnl/w640-h480/DSCN8628.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC45O1bKpz3OZefabEo1uL4_IIceB-RHcNd3s4p3vCDbnumuP_9UXGoTMNrqaORw4yjRrRWtIIlSfK3wV9_DkoT6G6zCOaYOM66tdbo35Zccrtl9yu8uluyX87Kr67HdCm95GBdYLe40Bl2qK-vvX0f1TI4DLZo5VyARxdzpHyqqFliBMcQU68cx-vm7RT/s4608/DSCN8630.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC45O1bKpz3OZefabEo1uL4_IIceB-RHcNd3s4p3vCDbnumuP_9UXGoTMNrqaORw4yjRrRWtIIlSfK3wV9_DkoT6G6zCOaYOM66tdbo35Zccrtl9yu8uluyX87Kr67HdCm95GBdYLe40Bl2qK-vvX0f1TI4DLZo5VyARxdzpHyqqFliBMcQU68cx-vm7RT/w640-h480/DSCN8630.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unfortunately, none of us are instagram models. 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Back at the hotel we cooked up some dinner, ate some ice cream, and Grandpa lost at cards repeatedly.</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-4804299617940292722023-12-14T21:23:00.000-08:002023-12-14T21:41:24.515-08:00A Tale of Two Beaches<p style="text-align: center;">We set off in the morning for a day at the beach. Our first stop was Anse Dufour. There isn't really enough parking for all the visitors to this little slice of heaven, so Lee dropped us and our picnic supplies next to the stairs that lead down the hill to the beach.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwP01XhO1UydsD4onN1w88lwEQ6APWYvotj45JJI4k9gkEgBC288S7Hx9mB14lxWREeIPbIaPVB6fMaeahH-aip9sDV1ZHLqhKa_kG_N15vnLWLjEYX3EEf33OrJ3JfIaia96E1PkG_JzgKS7X3AUFbVzKnthCXjjnNgBkBduznUEc6wZI1GX5O10fVWo/s4608/DSCN8571.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwP01XhO1UydsD4onN1w88lwEQ6APWYvotj45JJI4k9gkEgBC288S7Hx9mB14lxWREeIPbIaPVB6fMaeahH-aip9sDV1ZHLqhKa_kG_N15vnLWLjEYX3EEf33OrJ3JfIaia96E1PkG_JzgKS7X3AUFbVzKnthCXjjnNgBkBduznUEc6wZI1GX5O10fVWo/w640-h480/DSCN8571.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">There are a handful of restaurants, souvenir stands and, most importantly, public toilets next to this golden beach. Anse Dufour is known for great snorkeling, so I was glad my mom brought her snorkel gear. Our snorkels were...childrened to death.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGsKeoku3qG_bei1DSjoGBtPAq4VlOf6wHdAc1kyHhbLDUlq51vMPxl-9n3tmgQ_fNjhSqq7MDktutmFTQqLA1QFlj4CfWRSbxeqfDa7El7vJQnT8dUxuL-lYiQ2y87OqAlzOhCtkL33MKk6i4H89J408kYNL5GDA42vRQtLvuY06U_FOtkVgjfNuVI0L/s4608/DSCN8558.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGsKeoku3qG_bei1DSjoGBtPAq4VlOf6wHdAc1kyHhbLDUlq51vMPxl-9n3tmgQ_fNjhSqq7MDktutmFTQqLA1QFlj4CfWRSbxeqfDa7El7vJQnT8dUxuL-lYiQ2y87OqAlzOhCtkL33MKk6i4H89J408kYNL5GDA42vRQtLvuY06U_FOtkVgjfNuVI0L/w640-h480/DSCN8558.JPG" width="640" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Y1aNuZ2VtjeP69i2S422p4klMjCrJJymZPnZznGSCMsetZWLSiuRx68Ufb8WLe_RyeQPSctD2AKh6R4E1dn1f7UJNtbgkolcHu9W0Ek9a7UfTAt428_Jee9fqsqnx-4sOGoQ5R9uuyqGVR9_IFwwX7CRPN7ss6pkYleDvDhGgCEnkwxGs0IJM_QoZiiY/s4608/DSCN8557~2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We did our best with taking photos and getting video footage underwater, but the struggle to keep the camera steady is real. 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I didn't see a sea turtle out there, but I did find this big ole sea star!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtedvu8-7RykcjIq3BhvXAwX8Pz54RPeHmnf4toEvif8KnmvFy3TUTP6qGJ5hvcI329vrh1O45F0Y6VdasFi51VgDTVD3e4sB7y_hZ_W-2MhP2Ziv3sE6o46X4No4L_UIErLUdKTdMAKyqdzg1SdPwyPDRRb8SWaVEgHTY5tIEQzZCIZR15tbRfTO2xtwz/s5376/20190601_004049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="5376" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtedvu8-7RykcjIq3BhvXAwX8Pz54RPeHmnf4toEvif8KnmvFy3TUTP6qGJ5hvcI329vrh1O45F0Y6VdasFi51VgDTVD3e4sB7y_hZ_W-2MhP2Ziv3sE6o46X4No4L_UIErLUdKTdMAKyqdzg1SdPwyPDRRb8SWaVEgHTY5tIEQzZCIZR15tbRfTO2xtwz/w640-h360/20190601_004049.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AvC64p_zh6w" width="320" youtube-src-id="AvC64p_zh6w"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee and I decided to walk to the other beach. Just following the road up the hill to the next cove over, Anse Noire is a short walk and about 150 stairsteps away from Anse Dufour. With the large number of steps, we weren't sure whether the rest of the group would want to go, so we scouted ahead. But after doing the trek ourselves and snorkeling all around Anse Noire, we went back to convince the rest of the family to check it out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoWqqS5VA4WKqcb5CbcfJZi1IszKDqp2VD0IuXeWlceHfCROwm5LqEP60Dp5dbHe8hmzrun-ev9WmfmpT1hCP6bTXm-0mIO4mQES1R2a1daK5UdnWrU9OCGz7Zi12RL47Oi133BwU27GvEM-xVPXx2OS9wjM7OnOfNtu40w710D57pFicgiPF2Pf3fJuB/s4608/DSCN8572.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoWqqS5VA4WKqcb5CbcfJZi1IszKDqp2VD0IuXeWlceHfCROwm5LqEP60Dp5dbHe8hmzrun-ev9WmfmpT1hCP6bTXm-0mIO4mQES1R2a1daK5UdnWrU9OCGz7Zi12RL47Oi133BwU27GvEM-xVPXx2OS9wjM7OnOfNtu40w710D57pFicgiPF2Pf3fJuB/w480-h640/DSCN8572.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We all had a little lunch and then Lee brought the van to carry the grandparents and kiddos as close as we could get--and we were able to park miraculously close! There was a little covered picnic table for Grandpa to rest in the shade without having to do an absurd number of stairs, and we took the rest of the crew down the hill, through the jungle, to my favorite beach of the whole trip.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgla4YVPtSXysDdZ70holRTSC2ThJLGaKbi4ulpZHCW77ZmkpE3LQg6xn4d9O1jMZ-fFKH6lz1-21DIcDtoIDimcsrPLoDnbVB6OLdGh-aju2RG_KyuKNMeGpu0xG05POvhWrUipPmWF0sOe-zvtQJr8X_nU1aAKwWIl292ED_uZlFMo8vqsNUAh5a2uZfP/s4608/DSCN8560.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgla4YVPtSXysDdZ70holRTSC2ThJLGaKbi4ulpZHCW77ZmkpE3LQg6xn4d9O1jMZ-fFKH6lz1-21DIcDtoIDimcsrPLoDnbVB6OLdGh-aju2RG_KyuKNMeGpu0xG05POvhWrUipPmWF0sOe-zvtQJr8X_nU1aAKwWIl292ED_uZlFMo8vqsNUAh5a2uZfP/w640-h480/DSCN8560.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhej54iTNEukn0PueofRiJ_sCvFlh7fl1EoPaB_vZmLUIlqq64cdKSG41J8ZZfwiFwgTBFpAzOxvGUf6YM8jWi3rSo_mMBHLwgHBZQPKnxAs_I1OrD9-hzZUe2WWxoALJ7kSn8qpzrVtEbIXFhy2eonBBA0WcwrySofY6hsrXY5DvIiBdex3qIU0-FWmJc2/s4608/DSCN8584.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhej54iTNEukn0PueofRiJ_sCvFlh7fl1EoPaB_vZmLUIlqq64cdKSG41J8ZZfwiFwgTBFpAzOxvGUf6YM8jWi3rSo_mMBHLwgHBZQPKnxAs_I1OrD9-hzZUe2WWxoALJ7kSn8qpzrVtEbIXFhy2eonBBA0WcwrySofY6hsrXY5DvIiBdex3qIU0-FWmJc2/w640-h480/DSCN8584.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As the name might suggest, Anse Noire is a black sand beach. The sand is about the softest powderiest sand I've felt. There were a lot fewer people than at Anse Dufour, which let us feel a bit like we were at the secret, undiscovered beach.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpFAzIRY73-1AaNf1PL7JWhqZIX0h7ezWYmL-nBGMHZqLQf8v4-vNCrWjkDMuUhrg5DY9DIYosvPbI7TBA91fmG5gYAVc1R-AVPE6wQx4itPm1lXhi-N0gjymLwBz9hOqnhxbHzMdxQSXYVThLNcv9_iBWD1TGkF-kojnPXvBakCvAIvJpbkSPjWlEVeA/s4608/DSCN8583.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpFAzIRY73-1AaNf1PL7JWhqZIX0h7ezWYmL-nBGMHZqLQf8v4-vNCrWjkDMuUhrg5DY9DIYosvPbI7TBA91fmG5gYAVc1R-AVPE6wQx4itPm1lXhi-N0gjymLwBz9hOqnhxbHzMdxQSXYVThLNcv9_iBWD1TGkF-kojnPXvBakCvAIvJpbkSPjWlEVeA/w640-h480/DSCN8583.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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And, for me, I thought the reef was even more beautiful and colorful.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3a5z4yGZIv-Z2txTh0dMJZBUM5JPaxyL8nuiGouULOU87GspqQeddOvxX95momqaEDpIrbmkb5Vd2gSKu_TRBx8IGqqwVJwLzntzduOqaY3JRxkucaOsEpRk44SZ1EjzxZNUvMkms1jokw3NSV_HDui1qwsX7Lp5fb5K9jMZNKGCBY-WIZKqdyKE_NbLh/s4608/DSCN8577.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3a5z4yGZIv-Z2txTh0dMJZBUM5JPaxyL8nuiGouULOU87GspqQeddOvxX95momqaEDpIrbmkb5Vd2gSKu_TRBx8IGqqwVJwLzntzduOqaY3JRxkucaOsEpRk44SZ1EjzxZNUvMkms1jokw3NSV_HDui1qwsX7Lp5fb5K9jMZNKGCBY-WIZKqdyKE_NbLh/w640-h480/DSCN8577.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpM8cth4A8VwDVc09WvktsMn86UmnIEWQYK9IEZRaaGxT61-ffoDshIu2pNnwy6SRfY26_moUYTcUW4EcGUA2de94uz446QfhEhw1Z3Uq7dhAwd1Vf3JOMyJ_UsehVd6dDxKa48GSju1ZGjlG9UdulK8rbsN2YaGO58amXY8osi4zOZ26DYkWwLq5Pk23/s4608/DSCN8569~2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpM8cth4A8VwDVc09WvktsMn86UmnIEWQYK9IEZRaaGxT61-ffoDshIu2pNnwy6SRfY26_moUYTcUW4EcGUA2de94uz446QfhEhw1Z3Uq7dhAwd1Vf3JOMyJ_UsehVd6dDxKa48GSju1ZGjlG9UdulK8rbsN2YaGO58amXY8osi4zOZ26DYkWwLq5Pk23/w640-h480/DSCN8569~2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And, come on! This little boat dock is just the most picturesque thing I've ever seen! I think you can tell I feel that way because I've captured it from every possible angle with as many different people as possible.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUgkddJMOj8iD9fKb-4ATb8E6bFQQI5KWuJchWY1Y02ijj4vtzkXFpzfx1T30_tr8guDZqV6E2OnsCvEcz3_7jYFbtRt8U3C7yQR-n-GqxBrTMmwXYkdhuTwgUcwO8_6orY5yWoSPwoDeJO8VbrHewOgRrc_oP6F1Dm9CucYNtZJmVv94z624jrPzQZK4/s4608/DSCN8565.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUgkddJMOj8iD9fKb-4ATb8E6bFQQI5KWuJchWY1Y02ijj4vtzkXFpzfx1T30_tr8guDZqV6E2OnsCvEcz3_7jYFbtRt8U3C7yQR-n-GqxBrTMmwXYkdhuTwgUcwO8_6orY5yWoSPwoDeJO8VbrHewOgRrc_oP6F1Dm9CucYNtZJmVv94z624jrPzQZK4/w640-h480/DSCN8565.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiR9thcAcgfVO26f47EsIAsr3lOox4oJmalRn8EMnWrg8Xless9NPmSlSXMcw4llnre5aywxbgL2wItBT8Zp5TGbTyaVlXzb0ocpgb5sIAhMPI889_rFZT-duJa1QulMN0GN8nMmb4ZCGqlyymhhKGTcHHabsudcxqkxaJAj9VSclvLTh2Afwl5PUG6Sy7/s4608/DSCN8564~2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiR9thcAcgfVO26f47EsIAsr3lOox4oJmalRn8EMnWrg8Xless9NPmSlSXMcw4llnre5aywxbgL2wItBT8Zp5TGbTyaVlXzb0ocpgb5sIAhMPI889_rFZT-duJa1QulMN0GN8nMmb4ZCGqlyymhhKGTcHHabsudcxqkxaJAj9VSclvLTh2Afwl5PUG6Sy7/w640-h480/DSCN8564~2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNG9j22w3pN_nRIhCz81HXa7vk4TAXvmvhOm9jyaMI13t-s6hZvvBV-zn_y6QrBHQUVDpCNXWLwzK0R2ZAk0L4S_FOHw-_bjOAXm-PTznvO43nIxjDKFdn29fIfE8_8Nvs0ijOWc1R4BCavCFq4rxaSeGYwQ9R0cDyCYGSpWXj5STA8hR2IOjiHZXOl-n/s4608/DSCN8582.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNG9j22w3pN_nRIhCz81HXa7vk4TAXvmvhOm9jyaMI13t-s6hZvvBV-zn_y6QrBHQUVDpCNXWLwzK0R2ZAk0L4S_FOHw-_bjOAXm-PTznvO43nIxjDKFdn29fIfE8_8Nvs0ijOWc1R4BCavCFq4rxaSeGYwQ9R0cDyCYGSpWXj5STA8hR2IOjiHZXOl-n/w640-h480/DSCN8582.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We'd had intermittent cloud cover all day, and now we were beginning to get rained on. So we gathered up the kids and headed back up the hill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwLvhIcJIx7Cy-El-sEnxKJnoZpEegFVlruPLV9gaIIoW7NyERxJcdFm5g4JxQiDq8PXVxin3UQfpJFE3U3ydw_XgEb6uBflEO5M-95neOnbKy9cv-k1WDD780YOu69TQG9m94rppdBEmbVW2VlPd_PhUqhL-5lrNoYsjKRP6iUMOj_z9R9K6ouw8yMBL/s4608/DSCN8585.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwLvhIcJIx7Cy-El-sEnxKJnoZpEegFVlruPLV9gaIIoW7NyERxJcdFm5g4JxQiDq8PXVxin3UQfpJFE3U3ydw_XgEb6uBflEO5M-95neOnbKy9cv-k1WDD780YOu69TQG9m94rppdBEmbVW2VlPd_PhUqhL-5lrNoYsjKRP6iUMOj_z9R9K6ouw8yMBL/w640-h480/DSCN8585.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the time we got to the picnic table where Pa Duane was waiting for us, it was raining pretty hard. We decided to stay put and have some snacks, hopefully waiting out the rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwmMX7Xp04JQ2ztOzWejrj05PAETOhnaKoaBPY3pKVhntRH9Qci139W2ywiHM4almXMcI9VoT-2mAu0dtffqA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just when we were questioning whether we'd just have to try and brave the twisty mountain roads with the rain pouring down, I saw a bit of pale blue. The clouds were thinning, the storm passing, and we were able to head back to the car and get on the road with barely a sprinkle of rain to bother us.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjWuHvnhz2dpZHR9hN9OGKSRptqpO6dD-5Av1ImJo3F0PflEHVQcLpmEeoVaMGdYvDdc_M7sxwBlddS_vmSEeSDrxPfT-sRgAdOIj_sAJiTenYwPUGRjs7SngfffTS5H9LhYmv20LnptFlfQgp9_vdL83mA9amal94b0LqoMe4nXVnLptWymXwqILRcW2/s4608/DSCN8586.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjWuHvnhz2dpZHR9hN9OGKSRptqpO6dD-5Av1ImJo3F0PflEHVQcLpmEeoVaMGdYvDdc_M7sxwBlddS_vmSEeSDrxPfT-sRgAdOIj_sAJiTenYwPUGRjs7SngfffTS5H9LhYmv20LnptFlfQgp9_vdL83mA9amal94b0LqoMe4nXVnLptWymXwqILRcW2/w640-h480/DSCN8586.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We made one more stop, a short one but a bit out of our way, to the Cap 110 Memorial. These statues were erected in 1998 to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the abolition of slavery in Martinique.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7r_kP0J0Apre7RNI0Dgav_v2H-NYr7jdbVG1c3E1WhyphenhyphenMnmhiZcIALV4Ajaqz-gw_RJGzbzgT-UmrxK0H-JZwts9Tx1sVZIOb7o7yaTNdYeu5vjXMnok8yYsUB7960Xi_uWM2tuSQRT8mAnBaXaKjlXFSFXe8YsR3Ph0qobs2PFIMAN8BIrU6rXF-enX1U/s4608/DSCN8590.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7r_kP0J0Apre7RNI0Dgav_v2H-NYr7jdbVG1c3E1WhyphenhyphenMnmhiZcIALV4Ajaqz-gw_RJGzbzgT-UmrxK0H-JZwts9Tx1sVZIOb7o7yaTNdYeu5vjXMnok8yYsUB7960Xi_uWM2tuSQRT8mAnBaXaKjlXFSFXe8YsR3Ph0qobs2PFIMAN8BIrU6rXF-enX1U/w640-h480/DSCN8590.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>They memorialize a very tragic shipwreck. In April 1830, though the slave trade was outlawed, a ship carrying 300 enslaved African people ran aground in a storm in this bay near Anse Caffard. The ship was completely destroyed, the crew of slavers all died, as well as most of the trafficked people. 86 survivors made it to shore. The slavers bodies were recovered and buried in a cemetery, but the enslaved people were buried at sea. These statues are their headstones, their memorial, though we'll never know their names.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5klCB_uxURa-ldxeam5XvzjhsXMwNTV062RYlG39op4_AEPR43cOdZpiJMxd1OPTP46POAp7t4O8qoE17qAGH_eKrYLYapQbrPtpdOxazjnkIFyIKx-65rceaw-WDCKm3Fesa_W4PG_a0I-43np64lJXCtYf5akdm6gRdjqzvfdaf7sp3XZyFMYdeg9A/s4608/DSCN8587.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5klCB_uxURa-ldxeam5XvzjhsXMwNTV062RYlG39op4_AEPR43cOdZpiJMxd1OPTP46POAp7t4O8qoE17qAGH_eKrYLYapQbrPtpdOxazjnkIFyIKx-65rceaw-WDCKm3Fesa_W4PG_a0I-43np64lJXCtYf5akdm6gRdjqzvfdaf7sp3XZyFMYdeg9A/w640-h480/DSCN8587.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The survivors were freed, but were never to return to their homeland. They all stayed in Martinique. The statues are white as that is the color of mourning in the Caribbean. They stand in a triangle, representing the triangle trade, and they face 110 degrees east towards the Gulf of Guinea, the probable origin of the ship</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1CEZF2Eh8tQ9lSyRmTOncq9sFMnsSr15sIkZkkVsK0QmuHNLjWPaxTT5OQnNlMI2_MwQ9hEetEMOsozpYvynINtDRhSA2oNQZfey6OT1op90WfIKF3H-PZMOvogt0OTHO_M0aFjKLJNCZLxmN1k-w5CIyQyMpl-q5bRvPC3nSbeULNK5CqLSKbW6XPzN/s4608/DSCN8594.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1CEZF2Eh8tQ9lSyRmTOncq9sFMnsSr15sIkZkkVsK0QmuHNLjWPaxTT5OQnNlMI2_MwQ9hEetEMOsozpYvynINtDRhSA2oNQZfey6OT1op90WfIKF3H-PZMOvogt0OTHO_M0aFjKLJNCZLxmN1k-w5CIyQyMpl-q5bRvPC3nSbeULNK5CqLSKbW6XPzN/w640-h480/DSCN8594.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-RieQFDKOpFR7WRghYd0XJ-CHCkRCyTsLlVeAk3HuYWWeIci8_z2oOxZu8-7n-3obg9tCOwUGP8IYNJZ1AsNLMjgZvNUPRl27IfNav5r9tgDmQty4THNM4-sPZ7Ovdh0pzseZoypDRNDoUpuIepOOpX9AlSDUOL66yAnAVphplqyfYv6VIGBGaLN9-Vx/s4032/IMG_1731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-RieQFDKOpFR7WRghYd0XJ-CHCkRCyTsLlVeAk3HuYWWeIci8_z2oOxZu8-7n-3obg9tCOwUGP8IYNJZ1AsNLMjgZvNUPRl27IfNav5r9tgDmQty4THNM4-sPZ7Ovdh0pzseZoypDRNDoUpuIepOOpX9AlSDUOL66yAnAVphplqyfYv6VIGBGaLN9-Vx/w640-h480/IMG_1731.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And right off the coast from the memorial is the magnificent Rocher du Diamant: Diamond Rock. It's a but hard to convey how impressive it is, how imposing, but when we came round the bend in the road and saw it for the first time, even Paul said, "WOW!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguj19PuubAV3bSXRL3U1uOXJ6Rpr_zGK6bvdz9OQ13b2LFBAlXyzuRmoCHUcJSCuTVn1VVTFyBM5CLBuzmW_YxhlUCVlb1CPuVysyAvt9rah4Mxx_fl-O8LR9IXy-YMVNr0zPP8-4p6LF4VQxKOBeWk4De_1gZCelys7HbJA6DLy-xaw5Q3kTAllbBzT75/s4608/DSCN8598.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguj19PuubAV3bSXRL3U1uOXJ6Rpr_zGK6bvdz9OQ13b2LFBAlXyzuRmoCHUcJSCuTVn1VVTFyBM5CLBuzmW_YxhlUCVlb1CPuVysyAvt9rah4Mxx_fl-O8LR9IXy-YMVNr0zPP8-4p6LF4VQxKOBeWk4De_1gZCelys7HbJA6DLy-xaw5Q3kTAllbBzT75/w640-h480/DSCN8598.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4GqOGC3nsA0iI5jFT4BhNrUJFHoOSFwB2sAL6gSGw1wXkT00kHB7VG7SdLwNVZzKYurRQQ3aHRmjn9vPiltath1lr16O_oVlg3nr9CyxMo4kRKzRs_a5R-WNnSdTaiQvFmceoCutCnrsbLeGveFs_6HJSXfW4EKFOnkW-4V_kcjrog7ulA4VS-6BY5IM/s4608/DSCN8601.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4GqOGC3nsA0iI5jFT4BhNrUJFHoOSFwB2sAL6gSGw1wXkT00kHB7VG7SdLwNVZzKYurRQQ3aHRmjn9vPiltath1lr16O_oVlg3nr9CyxMo4kRKzRs_a5R-WNnSdTaiQvFmceoCutCnrsbLeGveFs_6HJSXfW4EKFOnkW-4V_kcjrog7ulA4VS-6BY5IM/w640-h480/DSCN8601.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4ZtcgalrxRL12dEEnzbRYKl4iIx92yHBCocxXZlIorzbodUlcx5lCT99h19uhMoC9tbjpOSDLA9WXshVyIbd7HF3ebEWpCGo8f4GxtFS0fxukROc-KF_7RnqgHArhFkBNf_lGz-dXJGKgZh2GSF8V5R7ZgNgf6narnaFwPNynG3e3OqZiFfruak3RtZZ/s4608/DSCN8599.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4ZtcgalrxRL12dEEnzbRYKl4iIx92yHBCocxXZlIorzbodUlcx5lCT99h19uhMoC9tbjpOSDLA9WXshVyIbd7HF3ebEWpCGo8f4GxtFS0fxukROc-KF_7RnqgHArhFkBNf_lGz-dXJGKgZh2GSF8V5R7ZgNgf6narnaFwPNynG3e3OqZiFfruak3RtZZ/w640-h480/DSCN8599.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTS-IwyBz9jVGJnyefiyfWf3Cbp4UaYpc5OvPOHduZ93aErwdp4bie848MWo75schM5XO01D8NvjMnbNLlTlDPXWmBVOzf4t7wW3quHC36pz4y9KbYg4GdykYCoRLbcvUyUUFu5cHKLC6ZPjRiMo3xv7DvMGRBQaHueozfa9xDjx16P4mfxN9PjnL4-OwD/s4608/DSCN8589.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTS-IwyBz9jVGJnyefiyfWf3Cbp4UaYpc5OvPOHduZ93aErwdp4bie848MWo75schM5XO01D8NvjMnbNLlTlDPXWmBVOzf4t7wW3quHC36pz4y9KbYg4GdykYCoRLbcvUyUUFu5cHKLC6ZPjRiMo3xv7DvMGRBQaHueozfa9xDjx16P4mfxN9PjnL4-OwD/w640-h480/DSCN8589.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">It was a spectacular end to a spectacular day! We went back to our hotel to cook some dinner and play cards, then Lee and I went for a little walk to around the beach and town near our hotel. </span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbvqMRzdf4Si_4jQda6ZrQdm4iNY2Ed8tzMPKBfV9IFGFRghL_RA_hrvtcNfCM8P-fW58j60T4yIJNnWWpIazdn06lZpvhlILVb9cYAIGlDuH2QLXY1O5V9YO9id3ypN_f9DDkzVjbxckhiE9GpVf9tExaMoBHpNVKn6plkeS310VGVxhJ4tgB8mtPwbD/s4000/IMG_20231127_195127954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbvqMRzdf4Si_4jQda6ZrQdm4iNY2Ed8tzMPKBfV9IFGFRghL_RA_hrvtcNfCM8P-fW58j60T4yIJNnWWpIazdn06lZpvhlILVb9cYAIGlDuH2QLXY1O5V9YO9id3ypN_f9DDkzVjbxckhiE9GpVf9tExaMoBHpNVKn6plkeS310VGVxhJ4tgB8mtPwbD/w640-h480/IMG_20231127_195127954.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gthWhloBgmMhLUQa0hyMxHOnhlkU17RIzb2EVUQ9pdjlOt8aIAgS18A-hfsFz7rR0DISR9x4BzGZ6V9ZCDbv_dklYde961elOak7GofeIkjCHtITECBNbF7nV00I8N5EcNp6-j-jCDRQfw2yuyIm-itYnKSrt7deQjuoHw7ESwHsyVS4znFvk1X0QyyT/s4000/IMG_20231127_195317085.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gthWhloBgmMhLUQa0hyMxHOnhlkU17RIzb2EVUQ9pdjlOt8aIAgS18A-hfsFz7rR0DISR9x4BzGZ6V9ZCDbv_dklYde961elOak7GofeIkjCHtITECBNbF7nV00I8N5EcNp6-j-jCDRQfw2yuyIm-itYnKSrt7deQjuoHw7ESwHsyVS4znFvk1X0QyyT/w640-h480/IMG_20231127_195317085.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7poQeBK5OXaRoe7q3-BzmRFyuGtI-bRIGTT_xNbfayIewJrZ3ERJyBIo3PUOvzZ4CZqRLUFS6YQnxhggbM3qWi3zKV4LfoTigq1Oq7W2Xw25iowoFd36SxmVMajpMLDPIBT716LE28Ceb4y_LgeF424MBQ3EWIv0JiYjJHOcUn0Mw9cm5eNB3DNvK5oT/s4000/IMG_20231127_195311760.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7poQeBK5OXaRoe7q3-BzmRFyuGtI-bRIGTT_xNbfayIewJrZ3ERJyBIo3PUOvzZ4CZqRLUFS6YQnxhggbM3qWi3zKV4LfoTigq1Oq7W2Xw25iowoFd36SxmVMajpMLDPIBT716LE28Ceb4y_LgeF424MBQ3EWIv0JiYjJHOcUn0Mw9cm5eNB3DNvK5oT/w640-h480/IMG_20231127_195311760.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-74310685481394300342023-12-14T08:33:00.000-08:002023-12-14T08:33:27.763-08:00St. Pierre and the Worst/Funniest Part of the Trip<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2RtbUZT00UxG4mNZ_IaiheTB04u7oupRCG8PK1PeuUwRlLbSaF5FmMn0uiJOqm-g5zqzXoWnFXnX4kvzU6H2njWM6_PtuE1fmoCCGxZ-231JaLurB7Zncikcq63-sCzroZZtqTHhY2E5SXFx125_A8V9AjeGMd9ZOIbjcsYrJzQyabVumH2w0nJWtRGG/s3264/IMG_20231126_095510853_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2RtbUZT00UxG4mNZ_IaiheTB04u7oupRCG8PK1PeuUwRlLbSaF5FmMn0uiJOqm-g5zqzXoWnFXnX4kvzU6H2njWM6_PtuE1fmoCCGxZ-231JaLurB7Zncikcq63-sCzroZZtqTHhY2E5SXFx125_A8V9AjeGMd9ZOIbjcsYrJzQyabVumH2w0nJWtRGG/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_095510853_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 2 in Martinique, we started out our morning at Village Pomme Canelle on the town of Le Precheur. We had breakfast in their lovely dining area, overlooking the pool and the Caribbean sea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbak7axL9N9znm1aq005KBxiR2AikqLMlcVWTUqoqdW6LvO5nU1E6BhYYHYXUHvXSSggYUvrxINj1l0aYhiEUKcwpiHCQifNo6tMgBm3Cccawx_ubliktWpZhY7OVgXSoB7A2KmnQy0Zbml-dS64_smGRk8N_Hl0m5WWDy94PnwskVBGcCiHf4n2ba1dYD/s4000/IMG_20231126_094048143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbak7axL9N9znm1aq005KBxiR2AikqLMlcVWTUqoqdW6LvO5nU1E6BhYYHYXUHvXSSggYUvrxINj1l0aYhiEUKcwpiHCQifNo6tMgBm3Cccawx_ubliktWpZhY7OVgXSoB7A2KmnQy0Zbml-dS64_smGRk8N_Hl0m5WWDy94PnwskVBGcCiHf4n2ba1dYD/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_094048143.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish all hotels did breakfast this way! Fresh fruit from the orchard, pain au chocolat, croissants, fresh made juice, eggs, hot chocolate, and spicy pickled peppers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0jdTEDkiBYhmtxr-DcFoUrYVX6wFFS-9c8hvOFzVD3dErldLdLBm_gdMHw8kL_mOt87fpgUdVM84utTdg6-sOh5EfA5YDrIeWii6K7TB7FrmGFerRCZziCUdkwE1tciku0-ozsU3atpQRStCeeNipUvPNDS7K2N4CFz4huGP3BnrxMoodILsqPkkDJgM/s4000/IMG_20231126_095342955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0jdTEDkiBYhmtxr-DcFoUrYVX6wFFS-9c8hvOFzVD3dErldLdLBm_gdMHw8kL_mOt87fpgUdVM84utTdg6-sOh5EfA5YDrIeWii6K7TB7FrmGFerRCZziCUdkwE1tciku0-ozsU3atpQRStCeeNipUvPNDS7K2N4CFz4huGP3BnrxMoodILsqPkkDJgM/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_095342955.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The kids begged and I relented, they visited the pool one more time before check out.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRy5MEGHC3uFpt6h8RskhvpvNxLhN9yiMEKzVsvrJDwl5NDdwJVTdUw9P3_9thUEgiAMOdOnjcTAE9H0PRZCCrTF6Wm-zXBfcwx87OBccpVDK-8UxPubKP1MUgttI39pfjffYvnOwBwm2e3lLTq-zEq7l8OjgdHiu4C65_tv7Vz-q4hWPAax9Ca_ck6BR/s4000/IMG_20231126_100155839.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRy5MEGHC3uFpt6h8RskhvpvNxLhN9yiMEKzVsvrJDwl5NDdwJVTdUw9P3_9thUEgiAMOdOnjcTAE9H0PRZCCrTF6Wm-zXBfcwx87OBccpVDK-8UxPubKP1MUgttI39pfjffYvnOwBwm2e3lLTq-zEq7l8OjgdHiu4C65_tv7Vz-q4hWPAax9Ca_ck6BR/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_100155839.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7-YfIOGkAUeaP6YOaQZSLkXWqznDpHXzMMTq6q9-7sdLzmtrrsD9uqT_ymtCYdn2LOci8ELDKRV6BIuNbJDjny8obXDbMLX9LbrvHBzbi41aVkiWlcKIDAL686pIhs4DR2eqt67J7TzEN4pbBMX1Bz6LTp57BV0QYXke2XvaHY7OL7cj_Ze2HnftMczh/s3264/IMG_20231126_101424463_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7-YfIOGkAUeaP6YOaQZSLkXWqznDpHXzMMTq6q9-7sdLzmtrrsD9uqT_ymtCYdn2LOci8ELDKRV6BIuNbJDjny8obXDbMLX9LbrvHBzbi41aVkiWlcKIDAL686pIhs4DR2eqt67J7TzEN4pbBMX1Bz6LTp57BV0QYXke2XvaHY7OL7cj_Ze2HnftMczh/w480-h640/IMG_20231126_101424463_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we made the short drive to the town of St. Pierre just a few miles to the south. St Pierre has a very interesting and tragic history. It was called the Paris of the Caribbean, the cultural and economic center of Martinique, until 1902.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dO6n87rZQqfzU5qKi2x8R6BGyU7QCHMzLi7wB2OYyTpfbvVUPs0PcAf3cRDlMhgYpuC3CQ9vy-QqfiKUMWcoB4pDoqcr9XS1XNqOS7GCJZgdocPc_8cgIMLT5673dmT5KG6WiU1ymUGEo3QSKbIvgUdRJdDU6QGobMgUE6GQ1H5R6OpIawwkliMztpJF/s4000/IMG_20231126_110506487.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dO6n87rZQqfzU5qKi2x8R6BGyU7QCHMzLi7wB2OYyTpfbvVUPs0PcAf3cRDlMhgYpuC3CQ9vy-QqfiKUMWcoB4pDoqcr9XS1XNqOS7GCJZgdocPc_8cgIMLT5673dmT5KG6WiU1ymUGEo3QSKbIvgUdRJdDU6QGobMgUE6GQ1H5R6OpIawwkliMztpJF/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_110506487.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmaNvyPsJQSUD668OKvJo2Fyuft_wwCB9gvAu-CoALexvQLmoZ7sPYLW8wOud0wB4_zII7xQ_B1fFkqMN_nyfEnbaGyaimF4Av0PTlehtxwVKhAiqviZvvUD6h9SGmJ_3Bwk-h-lyvk1Enp61s6pVNzSJ8qtoQVvbHTGzp0zCS4DS-wyTfjxF8ze2Fk8-/s4000/IMG_20231126_110323121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmaNvyPsJQSUD668OKvJo2Fyuft_wwCB9gvAu-CoALexvQLmoZ7sPYLW8wOud0wB4_zII7xQ_B1fFkqMN_nyfEnbaGyaimF4Av0PTlehtxwVKhAiqviZvvUD6h9SGmJ_3Bwk-h-lyvk1Enp61s6pVNzSJ8qtoQVvbHTGzp0zCS4DS-wyTfjxF8ze2Fk8-/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_110323121.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">St. Pierre is now a smallish town built around the ruins of the old town, and this small museum tells the story of the tragedy that destroyed St. Pierre and all the people in it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40GyYEGKH_NMRzAqbENyCZ3IIGhWG0vLDWJRbBFG5baaHXcYTQA8PeDWSt3Mm6Y_-PWGLyY3r62KKdFFNiAy9QQoBnKKKdNWhRa0PwBcc5_m2augXevRMUv1Xf2RN1-GJJZ1a7oY9WqApNstZs3ScX-fDdiNaCGA1TDqGjVAclhkRTJZr3szUHbuSb9Wx/s4000/IMG_20231126_110404494.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40GyYEGKH_NMRzAqbENyCZ3IIGhWG0vLDWJRbBFG5baaHXcYTQA8PeDWSt3Mm6Y_-PWGLyY3r62KKdFFNiAy9QQoBnKKKdNWhRa0PwBcc5_m2augXevRMUv1Xf2RN1-GJJZ1a7oY9WqApNstZs3ScX-fDdiNaCGA1TDqGjVAclhkRTJZr3szUHbuSb9Wx/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_110404494.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNAAEM5UaJ3PZeIjJ-n7grCC_yUYXlHS2VzwumgjZpjD81_xjxj9sHi5w8DoQpwFDDwdDtE9qAiIsi5qvWCrvjJbU2x9_kPUY9sY78ikIddiPgGtYGo7DlQnZjTpACat65kg1G4Btnc2ahDXBjR3HapcHDSal-jeK349X3j0ZcKgYnHYwn5O5wGKCc2rp/s4000/IMG_20231126_110622837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNAAEM5UaJ3PZeIjJ-n7grCC_yUYXlHS2VzwumgjZpjD81_xjxj9sHi5w8DoQpwFDDwdDtE9qAiIsi5qvWCrvjJbU2x9_kPUY9sY78ikIddiPgGtYGo7DlQnZjTpACat65kg1G4Btnc2ahDXBjR3HapcHDSal-jeK349X3j0ZcKgYnHYwn5O5wGKCc2rp/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_110622837.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2GHMm8V1Km_BdUm5b6kIYWPjATM_b2PUglVp7ykt-bBfzEBICSQyhCWPV4HgHfhiEiZ6chI3JBOlXxbcTWIDBx15-3139uHOB0RWS_spEfA_FuCFXpflrnDXIduci0BECED3FUyv28JlgE2eTGJD2sye8xI2ldxTXTs6WWI4OEYrNsMsXZcoH6Moyj0W/s4000/IMG_20231126_111717725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2GHMm8V1Km_BdUm5b6kIYWPjATM_b2PUglVp7ykt-bBfzEBICSQyhCWPV4HgHfhiEiZ6chI3JBOlXxbcTWIDBx15-3139uHOB0RWS_spEfA_FuCFXpflrnDXIduci0BECED3FUyv28JlgE2eTGJD2sye8xI2ldxTXTs6WWI4OEYrNsMsXZcoH6Moyj0W/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_111717725.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the spring of 1902, Mont Pelee started showing signs of volcanic activity. For months it dropped ash and smoke lanced with lightning on the nearby farms a villages. All the signs of an imminent eruption, only no one had really studied volcanoes at this point. People fled those smaller villages and farms and came to St. Pierre, which many perceived as safely distant from the ash, smoke, and lava.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVX39LkiJnL4mHRcEK0czwn439lO3sGibcAISBgj4Y1AkW-uCvUlnHT8_Vcmw3cEsJAE0OR0OyjtdzHyhTqe1zKR6b55GPFJUji-ak8jqSyLgGRV7H9b0VPcxL0pR8z4INSuWm6E5hFOO6-0pXeM1fYh8WdDYXXW7no2TwtkNq988NLAK_8bpqp7AlkOEQ/s4000/IMG_20231126_111805262.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVX39LkiJnL4mHRcEK0czwn439lO3sGibcAISBgj4Y1AkW-uCvUlnHT8_Vcmw3cEsJAE0OR0OyjtdzHyhTqe1zKR6b55GPFJUji-ak8jqSyLgGRV7H9b0VPcxL0pR8z4INSuWm6E5hFOO6-0pXeM1fYh8WdDYXXW7no2TwtkNq988NLAK_8bpqp7AlkOEQ/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_111805262.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As the volcano continued acting up, many wanted to flee farther away, but there was an election coming up. The politicians didn't want anyone to leave town before they'd voted, so people were forced to stay in St. Pierre. All told, about 28,000 people were in St. Pierre the morning of May 8, 1902 when a massive eruption sent pyroclastic flow down the mountain side. St. Pierre was totally destroyed. A few people on the fringes of the cloud survived, but were badly burned. The only survivor in St. Pierre proper was Louis-Auguste Cyparis, who survived because he was in an underground, windowless prison.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVBGIXFCi0xKDP6GzoA6GnAdqOjMkRmWgxFM5I6nIat6dzRx2B2gHrRJOEs_Tn_fwo6oS105csNNFXOOBKiDY18zcENvtS9CVa_Mylvlu9erNWVRpaC6YKI4NFrzPIxay55UOgO-7ZSP9FL-SrPrGlTch0fCQwkoOsdK8dYMvKTURKD-wNuJB6itDAJKE/s4000/IMG_20231126_111927778.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVBGIXFCi0xKDP6GzoA6GnAdqOjMkRmWgxFM5I6nIat6dzRx2B2gHrRJOEs_Tn_fwo6oS105csNNFXOOBKiDY18zcENvtS9CVa_Mylvlu9erNWVRpaC6YKI4NFrzPIxay55UOgO-7ZSP9FL-SrPrGlTch0fCQwkoOsdK8dYMvKTURKD-wNuJB6itDAJKE/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_111927778.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>The museum contains artifacts and remnants of St. Pierre recovered after the eruption, as well as stories of the people and daily life of the town. The audio guide kept even Paul and Laszlo captivated. The most remarkable things to me were the "materiel organique" pictured above. Rice, bread, cheese, noodles, and lentils all turned to rock by the sudden heat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxvaywB5CiUz_49VlONPUC6K9_NX4dyN00ViJWZjZOTr133UmMxuAG1_i3sVVePn3xnRjehMVJXKHItc7JWVRLfC0SptPIWaHW_iXoL719oU6hcfYQOMMOr4Xo6fqlo_nIAPo8PmrxJm7e-F9nzgKjACIsglZHmdWqTCLDET0ZgZc9eTL0pN-Xlw0L1tS/s4000/IMG_20231126_112949419.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxvaywB5CiUz_49VlONPUC6K9_NX4dyN00ViJWZjZOTr133UmMxuAG1_i3sVVePn3xnRjehMVJXKHItc7JWVRLfC0SptPIWaHW_iXoL719oU6hcfYQOMMOr4Xo6fqlo_nIAPo8PmrxJm7e-F9nzgKjACIsglZHmdWqTCLDET0ZgZc9eTL0pN-Xlw0L1tS/w480-h640/IMG_20231126_112949419.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOdLW0g2RuqoeDq4xnmimkkfU-zr2g9SIih9DzVr_VT3MycEBsNl7_TXE2TtyHRyAeE3aS0WH9xYBuCkzk3iObN_fbVQdojUnWq2ANJfmgbwZ-mtLO2QX1apdelZAgbA8XFk6UA0irr4QJ3TLsqCzCZM1jU9SCG8_neGcrEFotQg3RUPxpulovNW_DEfG/s4000/IMG_20231126_113126374.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOdLW0g2RuqoeDq4xnmimkkfU-zr2g9SIih9DzVr_VT3MycEBsNl7_TXE2TtyHRyAeE3aS0WH9xYBuCkzk3iObN_fbVQdojUnWq2ANJfmgbwZ-mtLO2QX1apdelZAgbA8XFk6UA0irr4QJ3TLsqCzCZM1jU9SCG8_neGcrEFotQg3RUPxpulovNW_DEfG/w480-h640/IMG_20231126_113126374.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>This was the deadliest volcanic eruption since Krakatau and deadliest of the 20th century. The study of volcanology began here, because a few people wanted to ensure this tragedy was not repeated. Pyroclastic flow was an unknown at the time, and is even now sometimes referred to as Pelean after this eruption.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSLXy_5V192PMb2coHh1wrxH015nev3CWERdcEVismxUKFTlBgR-S2swumlQytE7nZzN6zspmAYa_3f27jLY_NQSLu3r7GhaNYHPMpiv9qMOJ-BCI-9MliQhhzDIc1Il6_LAkt90Ll3OFAPeZZ70eCaFuxcd-t2DbIHmTusupO1z99Qzu-J-v7OkG68E1/s4000/IMG_20231126_113547015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSLXy_5V192PMb2coHh1wrxH015nev3CWERdcEVismxUKFTlBgR-S2swumlQytE7nZzN6zspmAYa_3f27jLY_NQSLu3r7GhaNYHPMpiv9qMOJ-BCI-9MliQhhzDIc1Il6_LAkt90Ll3OFAPeZZ70eCaFuxcd-t2DbIHmTusupO1z99Qzu-J-v7OkG68E1/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_113547015.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQDJgJv3JMc2mS53sWkr-fR8F3kZtvG36ZaZrw9tjz-81jF0gr1Eb_tRsdphH_xVcvWyT_Xsvq7sc6__fQXuixzzidJxfdVp5tfDNvLKSGj_opacCjVtrFsoTgj-nnneB_P96bi3q9wkt-iYOgNw940XaP2jO6J8M3x5sJvjU0NQlCgDBCbQDUEQzmrhd/s4000/IMG_20231126_110431710_BURST000_COVER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQDJgJv3JMc2mS53sWkr-fR8F3kZtvG36ZaZrw9tjz-81jF0gr1Eb_tRsdphH_xVcvWyT_Xsvq7sc6__fQXuixzzidJxfdVp5tfDNvLKSGj_opacCjVtrFsoTgj-nnneB_P96bi3q9wkt-iYOgNw940XaP2jO6J8M3x5sJvjU0NQlCgDBCbQDUEQzmrhd/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_110431710_BURST000_COVER.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After the eruption, St. Pierre was never restored to her former glory. Fort de France had a better port, so it became the defacto economic center of the island. Another deadly eruption followed that same year in August, killing nearly 3,000 more. That was the last deadly eruption of Mont Pelee to date.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98WENIude_-ZIICjk9D781_SrhSsqm9vhygbnKHI4cvqWDqROFT1ybx_kotKavhYSHbQHnwX6RqQria0MEA1VJObnI8IpSX1f3bqqZ514fVLgZpeQ_cYa5jPLkbqc0D3E6s5c5eUicvg4fHcL37coF32vH5yD5O61ATGnnKiBIYnTAO1qGtfaw9748H90/s4000/IMG_20231126_110436556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98WENIude_-ZIICjk9D781_SrhSsqm9vhygbnKHI4cvqWDqROFT1ybx_kotKavhYSHbQHnwX6RqQria0MEA1VJObnI8IpSX1f3bqqZ514fVLgZpeQ_cYa5jPLkbqc0D3E6s5c5eUicvg4fHcL37coF32vH5yD5O61ATGnnKiBIYnTAO1qGtfaw9748H90/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_110436556.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the museum, Lee and I walked the boys over to the remains of the old theater. 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Lucky for them, we had some ice pops in the car. Lee took the van to pick up the grandparents in the van (the hills in town are a bit steep, so not great for poor Grandparent knees) and the boys and I cooled our feet in the ocean and ate popsicles.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMa60u9NtNwt6M9FriojJiY3Lc-k16En0yT232-oyleqDm_FGSVpEwdjqb-dR2nVFn25JWYdi-XWAVKY8yZRyKZafyrtc7b-Lox5VGe7PmE_4dUvGonBA9umq09ULGdBpTzOL5VMMUBot6xWgZeoJ1EkyA5CmlKm1vrmhRWsLE5m3cqzIcecN_MM-butV2/s4000/IMG_20231126_120646958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMa60u9NtNwt6M9FriojJiY3Lc-k16En0yT232-oyleqDm_FGSVpEwdjqb-dR2nVFn25JWYdi-XWAVKY8yZRyKZafyrtc7b-Lox5VGe7PmE_4dUvGonBA9umq09ULGdBpTzOL5VMMUBot6xWgZeoJ1EkyA5CmlKm1vrmhRWsLE5m3cqzIcecN_MM-butV2/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_120646958.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>It should be no surprise that St. Pierre has black sand from all that volcanic material.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Martinique is not a big island, but it is very hilly and mountainous. This means twisty turny roads, lower speed limits, and quite a bit of traffic actually. It took over an hour to get to Trois Ilets where we had a late lunch, tried to check into our hotel (our rooms weren't quite ready) so we started the saga of doing laundry. </div><div style="text-align: center;">There were two nearby-ish laundromats. We tried the first one and it was in a very happening area. Parking was a pain and then we ended up not being able to get the washing machine to work possibly it didn't accept cards, possibly they were also out of soap, or my French is terrible and I didn't get google translate on some important information. Either way, we tried somewhere else.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxUkGyI5JVScO-_rP8kLms7lrjD_jDVv6Q-3E5EARWSkAV_Uw7BsUHGRJQA4n_bUsKFsW4lKK7z9CjJXNQMvbcxC6CKKz7VRvrf1DjwKxaOahihIS0qIneWDtGmIDgMp8ly3mQ1Uc3DSQKRb6-EndXNFoBhrutRlSOjBxB2uWNawaeg-43YKxo1tlNtb1/s4000/IMG_20231126_123915876.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxUkGyI5JVScO-_rP8kLms7lrjD_jDVv6Q-3E5EARWSkAV_Uw7BsUHGRJQA4n_bUsKFsW4lKK7z9CjJXNQMvbcxC6CKKz7VRvrf1DjwKxaOahihIS0qIneWDtGmIDgMp8ly3mQ1Uc3DSQKRb6-EndXNFoBhrutRlSOjBxB2uWNawaeg-43YKxo1tlNtb1/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_123915876.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The second place was bigger, quieter, and had plenty of parking. It was also directly adjacent to a pizza place. By the time our clothes were drying, it was dinner time and the smell of pizza was so tantalizing. The children feasted on Sprite, Fanta, and pizza while we finished the laundry and we headed back to our hotel, confident that we were going to get settled in and relax.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEdUVU8h-rxf3hTt6sdhRTBvpcfbU-W0Tv1egPDND7wDgguOBmx89rAjljxd5qeOKdZeFKI-2DMIxily34t7v1C5ihMCXXBo0tvgzUYjOFDMm5XJAYByDI6u4OmJQE9N3nJrffEz98tpzJ-CdAFXhZXc6VbguIQcdjw20RIHLmTtVdN882gZMIrK-PTXM/s4000/IMG_20231126_124442046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEdUVU8h-rxf3hTt6sdhRTBvpcfbU-W0Tv1egPDND7wDgguOBmx89rAjljxd5qeOKdZeFKI-2DMIxily34t7v1C5ihMCXXBo0tvgzUYjOFDMm5XJAYByDI6u4OmJQE9N3nJrffEz98tpzJ-CdAFXhZXc6VbguIQcdjw20RIHLmTtVdN882gZMIrK-PTXM/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_124442046.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">By that is not what happened. We got back and I couldn't find my room key. It wasn't one of those cards, easily replaced at reception either. Reception was closed and it was an actual, real, metal key.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was in a total panic, sent the kids and all our bags into Grandma and Grandpa's room, Lee and I drove off to retrace our steps. With phone flashlights we looked everywhere we'd been and found nothing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just when I was thinking this was so stressful that it would never in a million years be funny in hindsight, I realized where the key was. Like Dorothy, I had the key with me all the time. Not in my ruby red slippers, but tucked safely in my bra. You see, when we were heading out, my hands had been full and my bag not immediately accessible, plus no pockets in my dress, so I put it the only place I knew I wouldn't lose it with every intention of moving into my bag. Only I never got around to it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">All I can tell you is that the second you say "this will never be funny," the heavens will open and an angelic voice will reply, "challenge accepted." </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA97iTvHMOg9Vummv3gFkHLanXWbYfkcTtCjnNZaGTO9pnsblmbnTIvMOCL1nfi9IxmfmAh62kliwKQ4oPOthAeAzXDJqM2m2fJmJ8hDm5deevHsNaJjytaMFOZnpVZYIjnW2y-uzWE8HrqIdIsLmJic8QOapAX_KlGuYXNchQ0IHKgztX8VXBKQmHmW3j/s4000/IMG_20231126_133409660.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA97iTvHMOg9Vummv3gFkHLanXWbYfkcTtCjnNZaGTO9pnsblmbnTIvMOCL1nfi9IxmfmAh62kliwKQ4oPOthAeAzXDJqM2m2fJmJ8hDm5deevHsNaJjytaMFOZnpVZYIjnW2y-uzWE8HrqIdIsLmJic8QOapAX_KlGuYXNchQ0IHKgztX8VXBKQmHmW3j/w640-h480/IMG_20231126_133409660.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got comfortably settled into Courbaril Village in Anse L'Ane, and Paul complained that all the cartoons on TV were in French.</div></div><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-20353536280523113552023-12-13T15:49:00.000-08:002023-12-13T15:49:01.277-08:00Zoo de Martinique and Le Precheur<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Welcome to Martinique! A French overseas department known as the Isle of the Flowers and that nickname is well deserved. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegV4Xd5LNP7ytYhStTpfBaIaVtxAwWdFRjSIHhxAT71PNXGuhgaAVAKNOM76IomcrcXQ7b8Z2Ax-JnhYe1OWuLFXdM7uRv3mKjDN4-OaEHmb3r6c3jOUlIwoCTGgoZcQfCDNAfaGNy6Fx8ykL3_GZnWYJ1ISF1mlvHs6ukWRy2Garh5LuYy3qVBct6eo-/s2046/IMG_20231125_144922852-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegV4Xd5LNP7ytYhStTpfBaIaVtxAwWdFRjSIHhxAT71PNXGuhgaAVAKNOM76IomcrcXQ7b8Z2Ax-JnhYe1OWuLFXdM7uRv3mKjDN4-OaEHmb3r6c3jOUlIwoCTGgoZcQfCDNAfaGNy6Fx8ykL3_GZnWYJ1ISF1mlvHs6ukWRy2Garh5LuYy3qVBct6eo-/w640-h640/IMG_20231125_144922852-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got off our Cruise ship around 10:30 and very quickly found a taxi driver who would take us to the rental car agency (and an ATM, so we could get some Euros to pay him). Despite my poor French and the limited English spoken, we quickly got our Renault mini bus loaded with bags and kids and grandparents and started our road trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We headed north of Fort de France (the largest city in Martinique), up the Caribbean coast, to the small beach side town of Le Carbet. Our first stop was Restaurant 1643. I'm not even kidding, this might be the best meal I ever had. All of us kept saying how everyone else was missing out because they didn't order what we did. The setting was beautiful, the food was terrific, and it set a great tone for the rest of our day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pQR3lAv7BccXgZnvxWdH28dZ_-FrK6CwQvkyYVAOZmSRufe8jjhGQ-9BsbysW1LL9fkGroRbCKAWufMoRijq9ILs56_GOO66R8CvoZImUfls0uaSMRrBQflQgumwv809RavnWfwsppmBK7teQCo1XYYdfHy6b6UzK4VT9ZoWoj3XlY6nL1L6h2HoKLSs/s3264/IMG_20231125_125048501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pQR3lAv7BccXgZnvxWdH28dZ_-FrK6CwQvkyYVAOZmSRufe8jjhGQ-9BsbysW1LL9fkGroRbCKAWufMoRijq9ILs56_GOO66R8CvoZImUfls0uaSMRrBQflQgumwv809RavnWfwsppmBK7teQCo1XYYdfHy6b6UzK4VT9ZoWoj3XlY6nL1L6h2HoKLSs/w640-h480/IMG_20231125_125048501.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a few steps away is the Zoo de Martinique. You might wonder why I chose to visit a zoo of all things. Well, this one is more than just a zoo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSXic9xrMOTtEIXKeZ3wCqw1rKwQt4N9uWCdbbaTxqa6lS50i9NuyiEWfQUNFDIQjCjsuyU191T49wry9DuCqQmITmYpBIAAlGfiMN0WdsABMQoqcRKDYfsuDGYv1aykzMHQz3nGfWbKxpbiO64r6-wLOrEC59eXC3xijv02TxIwmYcht1VYn2lV3tkYZ/s4608/DSCN8529~2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSXic9xrMOTtEIXKeZ3wCqw1rKwQt4N9uWCdbbaTxqa6lS50i9NuyiEWfQUNFDIQjCjsuyU191T49wry9DuCqQmITmYpBIAAlGfiMN0WdsABMQoqcRKDYfsuDGYv1aykzMHQz3nGfWbKxpbiO64r6-wLOrEC59eXC3xijv02TxIwmYcht1VYn2lV3tkYZ/w640-h480/DSCN8529~2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The zoo was built into the ruins of Habitation Latouche, a huge plantation, and many of the animal habitats are built into the old stone structures. The old plantation house, where once Paul Gaugin visited, now is home to turtles, snakes, and monkeys.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLal52uDtGhwZQvJqW1I_3cSbvEW5S-bvArVX65my0HKn_iiKFoOjo9ltwj0OrKGvzSWBbZc8PVQkvD-37stkvApxtFbrG1LURsWqbVR-VYSZdG2v-t17avHwfzl_wbrCkhjgWLPjfCk3dAdp3tJ4cOQ_6M43Xjn19Ge4KBHRQitkhfUkUDxSQ1V504ZMn/s4608/DSCN8537.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLal52uDtGhwZQvJqW1I_3cSbvEW5S-bvArVX65my0HKn_iiKFoOjo9ltwj0OrKGvzSWBbZc8PVQkvD-37stkvApxtFbrG1LURsWqbVR-VYSZdG2v-t17avHwfzl_wbrCkhjgWLPjfCk3dAdp3tJ4cOQ_6M43Xjn19Ge4KBHRQitkhfUkUDxSQ1V504ZMn/w640-h480/DSCN8537.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCUfIXONO3WhP7vnTxGFyzlMQN6R_T7QwGJmMubt9yAsK40f39sRlakiaWmmJwLsqIkYKiyphp2tsx_uHe_3kdEu3FGauarw9-OERAFP_TRsYPjvZfLYbop5fTGWB1SDeaQjPjBNKBeg1ZlDNwrC0QroBUmsvx5PIJ3YSVTu2FY1OxUSq5j4AtLDVbWPv/s4608/DSCN8534.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This plantation was apparently big enough to need it's own clinic.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPM7vxqFg4AkSjJRrsHbOsZVEjqfABc7gDvx6oQPrxO5pcTV2Tn0rZk7OgnLophgaIZ743Z8267NI76aGKiutcYWDaVvVcUUVKtLu5uPzseK8dQ2eLwXhbDKPi2XQpyZmOoy6NpdfHWM20ogmoq15D-BE_dF0bq3jCfn91_ANkGGP5G7o3WcXOGeyX6ZX/s4000/IMG_20231125_144652370.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPM7vxqFg4AkSjJRrsHbOsZVEjqfABc7gDvx6oQPrxO5pcTV2Tn0rZk7OgnLophgaIZ743Z8267NI76aGKiutcYWDaVvVcUUVKtLu5uPzseK8dQ2eLwXhbDKPi2XQpyZmOoy6NpdfHWM20ogmoq15D-BE_dF0bq3jCfn91_ANkGGP5G7o3WcXOGeyX6ZX/w640-h480/IMG_20231125_144652370.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS0WIbFoR-95BiuuDKjG6S1wCX7AMmQRAlD5_dtbc2Nbu7zNexoeRatc3tRaqigKU3cat2NExrJFgjlPe4nN3mqJC-7oXcaTlXB9uKOrYCy8ic8XdpZZrNR5D-AH-qsSDSYDD9w4vVpwc6TSNi0X1IS42ol0cOIRaSTyvwZu56fq_ii8FOns18prtHbFjN/s4608/DSCN8540.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS0WIbFoR-95BiuuDKjG6S1wCX7AMmQRAlD5_dtbc2Nbu7zNexoeRatc3tRaqigKU3cat2NExrJFgjlPe4nN3mqJC-7oXcaTlXB9uKOrYCy8ic8XdpZZrNR5D-AH-qsSDSYDD9w4vVpwc6TSNi0X1IS42ol0cOIRaSTyvwZu56fq_ii8FOns18prtHbFjN/w640-h480/DSCN8540.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The monkeys of all varieties are fun to watch, but these in particular were fascinating. Their prehensile toes and tails were so useful, it was like they had 5 arms.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcSlFIPK2XSo5Q5m0dstsJmxB-HBhmYNms-rH1TTarSROEcEZOJDYLimDe_Mwb2GcDVuUux2PoS6EfbuPAwaSPnpCiMAOnbYnunKeHY5KR6K8cETxQXGkz5mi_0gcEe-aEnZJ6aQeESWmTcf_kVTEEsyKwWmBe9nRl-6yEJH4FOxl_UKJFEHrA_Gv8pMF/s4608/DSCN8546.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcSlFIPK2XSo5Q5m0dstsJmxB-HBhmYNms-rH1TTarSROEcEZOJDYLimDe_Mwb2GcDVuUux2PoS6EfbuPAwaSPnpCiMAOnbYnunKeHY5KR6K8cETxQXGkz5mi_0gcEe-aEnZJ6aQeESWmTcf_kVTEEsyKwWmBe9nRl-6yEJH4FOxl_UKJFEHrA_Gv8pMF/w640-h480/DSCN8546.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnLk_hNGY1h2j0z7DKFK_MU68_xzeJemzpUMhIFHqhwn0_22IeEJEkh8AVxHACuAbDeOPJCwJdgu0cM33k6utxsQqOJth71c3pJYOfFtg3U_mTChvwbcqloi8-IzK9L-ZTvC8tPMytpsBdRUJgXeUQgjk7Y6ZZWa_ly8kZP3ub3Hw7n1huAxrtd162h3b/s4608/DSCN8544.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnLk_hNGY1h2j0z7DKFK_MU68_xzeJemzpUMhIFHqhwn0_22IeEJEkh8AVxHACuAbDeOPJCwJdgu0cM33k6utxsQqOJth71c3pJYOfFtg3U_mTChvwbcqloi8-IzK9L-ZTvC8tPMytpsBdRUJgXeUQgjk7Y6ZZWa_ly8kZP3ub3Hw7n1huAxrtd162h3b/w640-h480/DSCN8544.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We managed to time out visit to animal lunch time. 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We didn't want to ruffle his feathers, so we didn't stay long, but it was sure entertaining. The babies were very cute, they look like baby chicks on stilts, but they lacked the stylish head fluff and vibrant colors of their parents.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkjnuXZ8etSKPkkSvQdGMzHScR9afHq5jpacHWDRByXWX-RgFpGjdRMOjVAiMA0IDxXZHTRQo_UjSqOOtTkYRva0HdxuGmB7YvdNo9QMNdSPng61ZCY9eTY78mhaemBHVm3INLI3RSMSo2K2Xpt1OSSxT63I8ruCRBAFOJ1ffXm__cCJWGAF3rYkbXYg4/s4000/IMG_20231125_151856891.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkjnuXZ8etSKPkkSvQdGMzHScR9afHq5jpacHWDRByXWX-RgFpGjdRMOjVAiMA0IDxXZHTRQo_UjSqOOtTkYRva0HdxuGmB7YvdNo9QMNdSPng61ZCY9eTY78mhaemBHVm3INLI3RSMSo2K2Xpt1OSSxT63I8ruCRBAFOJ1ffXm__cCJWGAF3rYkbXYg4/w640-h480/IMG_20231125_151856891.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We arrived at the aviary just in time to see the flamingo and scarlet ibis lunch time.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">After an afternoon at the zoo, we were all a bit sweaty (it's humid and HOT in Martinique) so sitting in the air-conditioned car sounded pretty good! We drove just a few more kilometers up to the northern end of the island to the town of Le Precheur in the foothills of Mont Pelee. We really put Lee through his paces as our designated driver; steep hills, sharp turns, and narrow roads with a 9 seater van is a challenge. And did I mention it was a manual transmission? The roads were all pretty smooth and well maintained, but driving in Martinique can still be...a bit harrowing. Getting up the hill to our hotel was an adventure, but apparently the other road leading there was a lot less steep, so thanks GPS for taking us the hard way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We arrived at a beautiful little hotel Village Pomme Canelle. It felt like an oasis in the jungle, with fantastic ocean views. Immediately after checking in, the kids NEEDED to go swimming. 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If you're picturing a big flat area with trees growing neatly in rows, let me remind you we were on the side of a mountain. It was somewhat terraced, steep, and uneven ground with a wide variety of fruit trees. They told us we could pick and eat any fruit that we wanted, so we got out our phone flashlights and explored in the dark. We found bats, fireflies, and a good number of pomegranates and starfruit. We had fresh fruit for dinner, supplemented by left overs from lunch and a few snacks from a convenience store down the hill.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQ_FbbGYNWFmKLq7QqWizbWFBlYoCodrMPoiK9Q_H-EENZlVc6qlMqiBbHeZ-uBqgMGFxrV6nhZdVihR_S3O0QR0gqAO249uBBRVwwBjqP7PorVFckMM1KxuWmWZw17gQieEFCdPS3XfRQPZ1S-81pE4gtxKY_I1Nq58R9BhxdRagidev814-Na1aNzQ3/s4000/IMG_20231125_215625972.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQ_FbbGYNWFmKLq7QqWizbWFBlYoCodrMPoiK9Q_H-EENZlVc6qlMqiBbHeZ-uBqgMGFxrV6nhZdVihR_S3O0QR0gqAO249uBBRVwwBjqP7PorVFckMM1KxuWmWZw17gQieEFCdPS3XfRQPZ1S-81pE4gtxKY_I1Nq58R9BhxdRagidev814-Na1aNzQ3/w640-h480/IMG_20231125_215625972.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrled-zruyOA5iCHaASZ9fjvT_RclEEhrDw4Uk3iaWi9E5aV7jFD8J9rwns_HeZRd68G8lBzflKvuM6vL0wMGOpF9aO4VtMGMAtBZHJf215zNC58bWxXp2rYqWvn_Zk5CWM3yNEio4cY84T-qCx5ec9_1wJQdaQXe8My8fsoU5XXcp7Um_gTZ8K74Wc1i/s4000/IMG_20231125_214458073.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrled-zruyOA5iCHaASZ9fjvT_RclEEhrDw4Uk3iaWi9E5aV7jFD8J9rwns_HeZRd68G8lBzflKvuM6vL0wMGOpF9aO4VtMGMAtBZHJf215zNC58bWxXp2rYqWvn_Zk5CWM3yNEio4cY84T-qCx5ec9_1wJQdaQXe8My8fsoU5XXcp7Um_gTZ8K74Wc1i/w640-h480/IMG_20231125_214458073.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZ-DkGoMB6tDoKkQe5HSDW8mJ-nDjW2KwZnoLLuIZwApTquNcr8Z-KkYeQKeeRooUN97ugCupxrDMY6_spGxI5swhnRBj5MU2xDGVXikMsWqhBT9oq5JegdJGLNnwJ7UckA2JnKwtdhhCo7xrkWOt7-zg4RLDh1_DbagI0ypcRtZsCV2svupzhrCDLNVP/s4000/IMG_20231125_195907909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZ-DkGoMB6tDoKkQe5HSDW8mJ-nDjW2KwZnoLLuIZwApTquNcr8Z-KkYeQKeeRooUN97ugCupxrDMY6_spGxI5swhnRBj5MU2xDGVXikMsWqhBT9oq5JegdJGLNnwJ7UckA2JnKwtdhhCo7xrkWOt7-zg4RLDh1_DbagI0ypcRtZsCV2svupzhrCDLNVP/w640-h480/IMG_20231125_195907909.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmrl7JULwcxNcFGwTJcWfZ5P6K_yq8h0jKl9_kiK-AbQ3BHlmY_dJoFS6DZXncMVyS0h-M_oYWKEU97hE7mXaRguTzU2eNjRbKRC7zhZVjP3PMjD3t3a2aB_wIVR0m_AZpHUhrQtplDHvpm08zwkiqhmDWXRGnQTwXQJUYB3_SzPKmvcZjaIhwXl5dPWp/s4000/IMG_20231125_214436382.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmrl7JULwcxNcFGwTJcWfZ5P6K_yq8h0jKl9_kiK-AbQ3BHlmY_dJoFS6DZXncMVyS0h-M_oYWKEU97hE7mXaRguTzU2eNjRbKRC7zhZVjP3PMjD3t3a2aB_wIVR0m_AZpHUhrQtplDHvpm08zwkiqhmDWXRGnQTwXQJUYB3_SzPKmvcZjaIhwXl5dPWp/w640-h480/IMG_20231125_214436382.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think we were all happy to have good internet again after a week on the ship without it, so we turned on Netflix for the kids and just relaxed. Day one in Martinique was a big success! All except trying to put Arthur to bed, but let's be real that rarely goes well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3ef4LqS0IowhNLuMQKr55gL7IAh5E1pk-CXsqZUOKYOhQMZ27uwYsEiLwcUVvJ0ea4C1IjZI3qsdYy1TNtFBblf8GNPar_NI9zasCF16sGtDqCfiTPllOr6hFeN3FrBNPDgGXdmRFzXIbVL3YcNSRPb3WYXMpNl91wJQs7c334w_KaQNdVp3vJJujOEh/s4000/IMG_20231125_215207308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3ef4LqS0IowhNLuMQKr55gL7IAh5E1pk-CXsqZUOKYOhQMZ27uwYsEiLwcUVvJ0ea4C1IjZI3qsdYy1TNtFBblf8GNPar_NI9zasCF16sGtDqCfiTPllOr6hFeN3FrBNPDgGXdmRFzXIbVL3YcNSRPb3WYXMpNl91wJQs7c334w_KaQNdVp3vJJujOEh/w640-h480/IMG_20231125_215207308.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYynALN7hsYl8gxO7xQL7v3Rw2QbaYZh5dUmm-NDqpuy0rzBbFRbkEnn-KKq_MHRdMW-sW2L7Exk-QtohTjUCQFOXXEFm9Zfd8DqcoxePhKucFzQT9aD9WLfvV5VXTryyacgjY-inihQ7lhLSEp9X4aYRlbRwXc_a5EA7xNeG2jspUTeTcraKFPBQ31_IN/s4000/IMG_20231125_195921502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYynALN7hsYl8gxO7xQL7v3Rw2QbaYZh5dUmm-NDqpuy0rzBbFRbkEnn-KKq_MHRdMW-sW2L7Exk-QtohTjUCQFOXXEFm9Zfd8DqcoxePhKucFzQT9aD9WLfvV5VXTryyacgjY-inihQ7lhLSEp9X4aYRlbRwXc_a5EA7xNeG2jspUTeTcraKFPBQ31_IN/w640-h480/IMG_20231125_195921502.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-1413277644726238832023-12-11T16:44:00.000-08:002023-12-11T19:32:37.300-08:00A Thanksgiving Cruise<p style="text-align: center;">We decided on an unusual approach to Thanksgiving this year, we celebrated on a cruise. We got onboard the MSC Seaside for our 6 night cruise from Port Canaveral to Martinique with some fun stops along the way. After lunch, water slides, and signing up for kids club, we decided to check out the sail away party and were seemingly the only ones.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSii_jq-wk_WlUVvBoqwqsZLENDPE0NQcQHwAx-YgIfoj4KPuaK_hiyplu6vWXCWMMbJq4h5X2mIKEFaOTr5rPAb_unfUkKLxO3PEXDb4zqFDx9kWUCG6TMBQFls4W0mK44U1pTEEIJOTvVUBMXVV75GAqgkcmnjn4pxIsYdLzeMUKOCjcbE3_MsM1DG0/s4000/IMG_20231119_170324446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSii_jq-wk_WlUVvBoqwqsZLENDPE0NQcQHwAx-YgIfoj4KPuaK_hiyplu6vWXCWMMbJq4h5X2mIKEFaOTr5rPAb_unfUkKLxO3PEXDb4zqFDx9kWUCG6TMBQFls4W0mK44U1pTEEIJOTvVUBMXVV75GAqgkcmnjn4pxIsYdLzeMUKOCjcbE3_MsM1DG0/w640-h480/IMG_20231119_170324446.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">This was our first clue that this huge ship (max passenger capacity is something like 4500) might not be all that full. When we arrived to check in we found out that one of our rooms we'd booked had been changed. Upgraded, in fact, from an inside to a balcony cabin. Yay! But our bags were labeled with our original room number, so I had to go get them from guest services and bring them up myself.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBWKQsRI_9yCGn2FtdDWD8dwuG5CAyqQPtZidV1RArxRWMIQZDtnHhzPuhdnNTP1twwBkASsbhzmoy4orTOUZpberU_zEyR8Ie7EH4K9Sfm0FDSM157BGDvN-auHQBn3fCq2y-DqcSj_ezd6Ci84yyf0vqYUsKIaQsB9nzewhgZKt68T4AytnHKR1cilH/s4000/IMG_20231119_160942132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBWKQsRI_9yCGn2FtdDWD8dwuG5CAyqQPtZidV1RArxRWMIQZDtnHhzPuhdnNTP1twwBkASsbhzmoy4orTOUZpberU_zEyR8Ie7EH4K9Sfm0FDSM157BGDvN-auHQBn3fCq2y-DqcSj_ezd6Ci84yyf0vqYUsKIaQsB9nzewhgZKt68T4AytnHKR1cilH/w640-h480/IMG_20231119_160942132.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8A2AyTkMPgSZ0yoMtH36E-dn6zWk9WpJCYvhoQGp_DCbcK3xpruTBtsclLjQrish0b4Dasd9QAiaG1w0GTFhzEbLyKRKDY3a-P672hIQlsmsxFSIUKnEthHvgy2ZGpeK9LdNbtl51A-L57eOCy5fDjabmb1yJ8g7kQXS9ilhfRAlyIuY3qto414KFq52/s4000/IMG_20231119_161533574.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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You'd better believe we spent a lot of time on those games!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZc_ELhB4GqNMr7PBqeC9bV9GHx5fPFgk1Sd4gOuS6Lj5G9ZDTuPLRb0mvvr4Bo09poM0nHkXE9HaGR-uk3eps6BR8VlzdMD-JNOVD2TWltKba5iyGlzUACgSOixHFkfDAH6f7sosd6Zq6T6JZhNnbYImX8mYzOZKdPg47qYYXgqbxcpEkL5TZfzfvAtC-/s4000/IMG_20231119_191903282.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZc_ELhB4GqNMr7PBqeC9bV9GHx5fPFgk1Sd4gOuS6Lj5G9ZDTuPLRb0mvvr4Bo09poM0nHkXE9HaGR-uk3eps6BR8VlzdMD-JNOVD2TWltKba5iyGlzUACgSOixHFkfDAH6f7sosd6Zq6T6JZhNnbYImX8mYzOZKdPg47qYYXgqbxcpEkL5TZfzfvAtC-/w640-h480/IMG_20231119_191903282.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspnrJ5PwrR3uZkJNUXVZLno5LVd7ufsXf7rID5oVn8sK7wI0emc9A9grNtPv7g0f2QpSl0pOURNFogVxPeyi58PFG8Zss997MneNuliX45IyLEs41ulbOKle4bi2j9WD8t3OxSDmdz9nvLRU-gFxzOT4fAyORRPyJGobT29_aha5jwUSGVFCARZHaVh_c/s3264/IMG_20231119_191849385.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspnrJ5PwrR3uZkJNUXVZLno5LVd7ufsXf7rID5oVn8sK7wI0emc9A9grNtPv7g0f2QpSl0pOURNFogVxPeyi58PFG8Zss997MneNuliX45IyLEs41ulbOKle4bi2j9WD8t3OxSDmdz9nvLRU-gFxzOT4fAyORRPyJGobT29_aha5jwUSGVFCARZHaVh_c/w640-h480/IMG_20231119_191849385.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Again at dinner it was clear that this ship was not at full capacity for passengers. There were lots of empty tables and two sittings (I believe this ship is equipped to do three sittings if they need to.) It turns out there were about 2,500 passengers onboard, a little more than half what this ship can hold. This was exactly what I was hoping for in booking a mini repositioning cruise.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pHurBLS7P3MyRVv3t82o9NQ5soedcfpQZwLnwVcCl1HZieW2HblkiFqyOqudbMjTgv4HlY672h58BkOXmAt3ICOdrV6GURHmVK28XVDIGXTHDBtCGBgHVDjbq1P4uLQ8NfFhy9mu1eE_U7AVn_1KSys0p_Z4lg8vtQjVxNGAeSU0Ap1UNEgv1d5bS5wo/s4000/IMG_20231119_182408007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pHurBLS7P3MyRVv3t82o9NQ5soedcfpQZwLnwVcCl1HZieW2HblkiFqyOqudbMjTgv4HlY672h58BkOXmAt3ICOdrV6GURHmVK28XVDIGXTHDBtCGBgHVDjbq1P4uLQ8NfFhy9mu1eE_U7AVn_1KSys0p_Z4lg8vtQjVxNGAeSU0Ap1UNEgv1d5bS5wo/w640-h480/IMG_20231119_182408007.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Our first port day was at MSC Ocean Cay, a small private island in the Bahamas. We came here on our last cruise, so we knew what to expect and had a great time. The weather was perfect: sunny and warm not windy or too hot.</div><div>The kids loved playing in the sand and we were able to get up early enough to snag some chairs and bean bags in a shady spot.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTksucIXfPLTAc1I72eDAkcg5GODQL1HWiXKUUZQ8Wct-MgjntER63uTDOgclV2SgxekKnxG3e5tqfcJSsk_683BOgWO2CbiESpX_u6La8oi2_7yUe5u9BITjUVrRCyqdsjI7uuFLURSbmiGKEoV3SgkAHmTje2cc1mfsDnIiUQ-5WCO4iYnhJ0V1a5NDQ/s4608/DSCN8405.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTksucIXfPLTAc1I72eDAkcg5GODQL1HWiXKUUZQ8Wct-MgjntER63uTDOgclV2SgxekKnxG3e5tqfcJSsk_683BOgWO2CbiESpX_u6La8oi2_7yUe5u9BITjUVrRCyqdsjI7uuFLURSbmiGKEoV3SgkAHmTje2cc1mfsDnIiUQ-5WCO4iYnhJ0V1a5NDQ/w640-h480/DSCN8405.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The kids loved spotting crabs in the rocks and the fish aren't shy, so they got very close to us.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2gUr2tBEGQ__WA06OlNc3QvKIlvb3rKAYc8nl7m8pRn4gcc_xSvYaMAHKaYRPV7M501iXRO5Ozc1F01orenT2p6qpR9A9r1Ht7U03WQD7i93dYV-7zOKKQxdzY5tG9EmlmVTrJRXzN_sBHiOi3CXL-nYAMoOuDNKWvfLPQGoFQ8rJ7fppvN-7cJ9ur9B/s4000/IMG_20231120_133710050_BURST001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2gUr2tBEGQ__WA06OlNc3QvKIlvb3rKAYc8nl7m8pRn4gcc_xSvYaMAHKaYRPV7M501iXRO5Ozc1F01orenT2p6qpR9A9r1Ht7U03WQD7i93dYV-7zOKKQxdzY5tG9EmlmVTrJRXzN_sBHiOi3CXL-nYAMoOuDNKWvfLPQGoFQ8rJ7fppvN-7cJ9ur9B/w640-h480/IMG_20231120_133710050_BURST001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Arthur would never leave the giant sandbox of the beach if we didn't force him. He was willing, however, to spend some time digging in the shady area so we could avoid getting any more sunburned. Though, to be fair, the kids were far better sun-blocked than me. I was the one realizing I hadn't gotten full coverage on my back and needed to stay in the shade.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSaL5uwSmaXpCom6XVQwtktUupSo6CGVCrw7IppB3CVYoUHqPRmDQN1bh4LbZ1r0WW4pnBRDmmeWuCFx4YzbO_7Bl0VI2btzzhqtZPVbTe7z_lwGSSfX8yoGfucOLxp0nuPP3zQ7qDAbERMCNLBd_gjRWqhVxCm18Rdj0ktFWP_d3GaTR-NYR4gUxaUlh/s4000/IMG_20231120_131030309.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSaL5uwSmaXpCom6XVQwtktUupSo6CGVCrw7IppB3CVYoUHqPRmDQN1bh4LbZ1r0WW4pnBRDmmeWuCFx4YzbO_7Bl0VI2btzzhqtZPVbTe7z_lwGSSfX8yoGfucOLxp0nuPP3zQ7qDAbERMCNLBd_gjRWqhVxCm18Rdj0ktFWP_d3GaTR-NYR4gUxaUlh/w640-h480/IMG_20231120_131030309.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkndm5JV4r8KazBsRNEp0IlKJhvvHF_BaUgFvAYLmWZuap7SA_8vgZGRAU0WOxDWrVoCVJOAGBBJnYzR5qeJ8-38bzs53KdOLwI_LlAZqWobeP_dHptevCDOciy-FzdpqWnwA3M-8ds33aTNlq8hamlCxlha1dDcmkXKuMwfXrhyphenhyphen-JAglCDHLJwpS92D08/s4000/IMG_20231120_134914512.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkndm5JV4r8KazBsRNEp0IlKJhvvHF_BaUgFvAYLmWZuap7SA_8vgZGRAU0WOxDWrVoCVJOAGBBJnYzR5qeJ8-38bzs53KdOLwI_LlAZqWobeP_dHptevCDOciy-FzdpqWnwA3M-8ds33aTNlq8hamlCxlha1dDcmkXKuMwfXrhyphenhyphen-JAglCDHLJwpS92D08/w480-h640/IMG_20231120_134914512.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OyyIpYSfwomvA28TpW80dCzOKET37wEvqnhkMzCoPBvH9vbaV_YQZbvUYs1jURFDWg0jDioFzBm1bpVy8VG8Kr402yu4tI3fbAzbJoVbdPvDIBfzlKNPFhTPt-gtwl81CJs-3wcGKpc_yUKFqPVcg-tRvGSTVUJXUPKpQwRfKp68kNCjA5l2-EfvYUvc/s4000/IMG_20231120_134959820.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OyyIpYSfwomvA28TpW80dCzOKET37wEvqnhkMzCoPBvH9vbaV_YQZbvUYs1jURFDWg0jDioFzBm1bpVy8VG8Kr402yu4tI3fbAzbJoVbdPvDIBfzlKNPFhTPt-gtwl81CJs-3wcGKpc_yUKFqPVcg-tRvGSTVUJXUPKpQwRfKp68kNCjA5l2-EfvYUvc/w640-h480/IMG_20231120_134959820.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2CDGbbbLdyXTwkvN4sGKFqTWHfYaIiYjaqaCE36fsdfc56YuZrm5pNwJL8D-rCE9nhVZ4-wR4oqjLeJMaIZZUt4jGDUsSMXvSdC3C5g9shm5A7RzaiaX941wTXPdhZldzx1I4kfEkqmEtxWqCxAxZMOWnpx9uw3tFQ7PrlZQFi6Y8TUpKFfiAuxC0gjMA/s3264/IMG_20231120_135321910_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2CDGbbbLdyXTwkvN4sGKFqTWHfYaIiYjaqaCE36fsdfc56YuZrm5pNwJL8D-rCE9nhVZ4-wR4oqjLeJMaIZZUt4jGDUsSMXvSdC3C5g9shm5A7RzaiaX941wTXPdhZldzx1I4kfEkqmEtxWqCxAxZMOWnpx9uw3tFQ7PrlZQFi6Y8TUpKFfiAuxC0gjMA/w640-h480/IMG_20231120_135321910_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ocean Cay really delivers a relaxing beach day! After having so many days in a row with so much to do, I appreciated the slow pace and chill vibes. Just a little bit of swimming, sand castles, and whole lot of lounging in a beach chair watching pelicans dive for fish.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H-hq-CWtLV4aJk8C5M2ZJfsYeApG-yf9rKgFTbJRgM4pXd8APg4NGKw5eRkvL1JeTsnLTfOcpLY0fy0sSAF_TmyeiIm44pqDelvD0ZGnXXNFOyYI5g4v3xfOULF6Kj8U_XFqMmyFYoeq565EZWXvFaG4x3asYgtgXHp97-3BzgEMs96PA6b8sRug26Fu/s4000/IMG_20231120_163317822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H-hq-CWtLV4aJk8C5M2ZJfsYeApG-yf9rKgFTbJRgM4pXd8APg4NGKw5eRkvL1JeTsnLTfOcpLY0fy0sSAF_TmyeiIm44pqDelvD0ZGnXXNFOyYI5g4v3xfOULF6Kj8U_XFqMmyFYoeq565EZWXvFaG4x3asYgtgXHp97-3BzgEMs96PA6b8sRug26Fu/w640-h480/IMG_20231120_163317822.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTByGiufR7UxqaYFJggOHzqpZejBCNNtVkBBsdEVvkCWyaT63KHPDKFF7PpyehCrK3N6M_N5edq8aaym-iqojVIZYCvyu6wzu-4QQurRj-5O6Mwpm7RsrqdczqcJRa1ySWsKo8Oi6cbXMH7APXzNluHKe2AtmzRyllbYN0KZtT6PP6H_-N7H4tTvWalF6/s3264/IMG_20231120_161602232_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTByGiufR7UxqaYFJggOHzqpZejBCNNtVkBBsdEVvkCWyaT63KHPDKFF7PpyehCrK3N6M_N5edq8aaym-iqojVIZYCvyu6wzu-4QQurRj-5O6Mwpm7RsrqdczqcJRa1ySWsKo8Oi6cbXMH7APXzNluHKe2AtmzRyllbYN0KZtT6PP6H_-N7H4tTvWalF6/w640-h480/IMG_20231120_161602232_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After Ocean Cay, we had two full days at sea scheduled. Our cruise itinerary didn't end up going exactly to plan, though, so we really got almost 3 full sea days. The good news is that there is so much to do on a cruise that if you're ever bored, it's probably by choice. If you're ever hungry on a cruise, that's probably your fault. We didn't really experience either of those.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCYygsNbAADNhlfkbu1imk64sUgZk86rTwXMM97qO3CWtOb88gIw-Z_Rzehw0LxaRH8JcF4qoMKpewlVRluce9pXGyrgjNNeYahP08I8TLJDc0L1jDxQ9kDHJSizw_A56WvOTESBddLNLJUsGt6ejdoEWDty1W4QgSFXv_wyNALap5f-F5Gmek0ivpW62/s4000/IMG_20231121_121234727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCYygsNbAADNhlfkbu1imk64sUgZk86rTwXMM97qO3CWtOb88gIw-Z_Rzehw0LxaRH8JcF4qoMKpewlVRluce9pXGyrgjNNeYahP08I8TLJDc0L1jDxQ9kDHJSizw_A56WvOTESBddLNLJUsGt6ejdoEWDty1W4QgSFXv_wyNALap5f-F5Gmek0ivpW62/w480-h640/IMG_20231121_121234727.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Laszlo did a Junior chef challenge (he was disappointed that he didn't get to eat the muffin he made), we did fitness classes, trivia, games, karaoke, watched theater shows, and played cards with my parents.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsTWMTYsmpNWPT8HLGzp-QV8f1XZepJVtbQ7in2ijnkA7ixcZa-iPAX573NkXzNkSxwqjN3CupwmBvO1QWpK_g8DKLhGz7-yyf3FobnvNdsSs-IXI8sv93S6NeH6YSptdVtofFUA_WPkvs697hwFY2OEYHXt9JH5ueKjz3sf7A8bryeCQgojBTEirxBpb/s3264/IMG_20231122_112846682_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsTWMTYsmpNWPT8HLGzp-QV8f1XZepJVtbQ7in2ijnkA7ixcZa-iPAX573NkXzNkSxwqjN3CupwmBvO1QWpK_g8DKLhGz7-yyf3FobnvNdsSs-IXI8sv93S6NeH6YSptdVtofFUA_WPkvs697hwFY2OEYHXt9JH5ueKjz3sf7A8bryeCQgojBTEirxBpb/w640-h480/IMG_20231122_112846682_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They started decorating for Christmas during our sailing. I noticed new decorations popping up in different areas each day. The big, shiny, four story atrium got the treatment first.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFuh0_WEdXOHQBcoffa-wyem5Bm7j5hT1-KN3f55kmYbUdnN0uhD37qrReMa17K8dVtPHa9aR_4BCT59LzSpDX8czIWt6mTFcVuyX-3_9QBT5EdmP9V7h3xOTQJVJiaTtVg67sAfImdMTadzZAgLga_NjULQf4pK9hLb2OiP1NpXG9kJ36E3K4zFXTmhe/s4000/IMG_20231122_130751774.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFuh0_WEdXOHQBcoffa-wyem5Bm7j5hT1-KN3f55kmYbUdnN0uhD37qrReMa17K8dVtPHa9aR_4BCT59LzSpDX8czIWt6mTFcVuyX-3_9QBT5EdmP9V7h3xOTQJVJiaTtVg67sAfImdMTadzZAgLga_NjULQf4pK9hLb2OiP1NpXG9kJ36E3K4zFXTmhe/w480-h640/IMG_20231122_130751774.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One downside to our days at sea were the somewhat choppy water and windy conditions. It kept the zipline and kid friendly water park pool closed those days, which was a bit of a disappointment, but there were still other pools and waterslides available and there were never crowds or lines at any of them.</div><div>On our second day at sea we got the announcement that we were diverting towards Nassau because a passenger had experienced a medical emergency. We didn't go all the way to Nassau, but got close enough so we'd be in the range of a U.S. Coastguard helicopter.</div><div>Those of us on the covered pool deck got a very up close look at a rescue at sea.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQ1YKtd9_v7l80KKgkyQl9t7bNUgb7tq-FOpCFRgJA5hNN_w7cmm-EynwsqT__6aR181WRBm0NDd4KHXgqKkiXOA7ssrPdrAcNN6TPM9YDWzqvQCe3RVvvyym23AXw-2MvyzmDN-Yb12alGFiByCe657XPUAQuQrrdfA2ZMDpJnZ6Jez19zsgXUK9_l8t/s4000/IMG_20231121_160423425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQ1YKtd9_v7l80KKgkyQl9t7bNUgb7tq-FOpCFRgJA5hNN_w7cmm-EynwsqT__6aR181WRBm0NDd4KHXgqKkiXOA7ssrPdrAcNN6TPM9YDWzqvQCe3RVvvyym23AXw-2MvyzmDN-Yb12alGFiByCe657XPUAQuQrrdfA2ZMDpJnZ6Jez19zsgXUK9_l8t/w640-h480/IMG_20231121_160423425.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>a rescuer dropped down from the helicopter and they managed to lift the passenger and their companions into the helicopter safely. We were informed that the passenger made it to the hospital and was stabilized and recovering. Of course they were apologetic that it would effect our arrival times for our next port, but being at sea requires everyone to do what needs to be done to save lives and keep people safe.</div><div>It made me appreciate our amazing Coastguard and the willingness of a big ship to derail all their plans to ensure everyone on board is safe.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESxBbT-IdofzWd1zLvSH_xN8roL756aXZLZpS8I2KARqZ_9Ea8-XxlozcXYvYAB9Uqno-VFLB0nqqjSqS2XPzPiVzhZb5kQ3gn53I7tBzYuXoDpFLWKGcgeCR17aJj6A60WMeQRV6bGYbizQ9mtyNKmD5YtXcMLGv2BOV_XGEqfgiWal0hwD4QdmVWwWT/s4000/IMG_20231121_161050117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESxBbT-IdofzWd1zLvSH_xN8roL756aXZLZpS8I2KARqZ_9Ea8-XxlozcXYvYAB9Uqno-VFLB0nqqjSqS2XPzPiVzhZb5kQ3gn53I7tBzYuXoDpFLWKGcgeCR17aJj6A60WMeQRV6bGYbizQ9mtyNKmD5YtXcMLGv2BOV_XGEqfgiWal0hwD4QdmVWwWT/w640-h480/IMG_20231121_161050117.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Arthur slept through the whole ordeal, by the way. And Paul just kept on swimming while just about everyone else on the pool deck was watching the helicopter through the glass roof.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWOn1Eqf-hG-QfD0AJtmbUGHWmWZzFoKKn9BKaJTbWg-dPdw6wNwY50PkYtla3hp21u_tUTR92qXEbjw1h5dVajWABf47xEKEAeeFBL9GEVma1wG84DI2imwelDBpkttyPKPj01gf7bXsjBhjPjhCT0vrKJEHxnwQLvd2YFJIJDWi1YtZtE6q2JXJSFaT/s4032/IMG_1665.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWOn1Eqf-hG-QfD0AJtmbUGHWmWZzFoKKn9BKaJTbWg-dPdw6wNwY50PkYtla3hp21u_tUTR92qXEbjw1h5dVajWABf47xEKEAeeFBL9GEVma1wG84DI2imwelDBpkttyPKPj01gf7bXsjBhjPjhCT0vrKJEHxnwQLvd2YFJIJDWi1YtZtE6q2JXJSFaT/w480-h640/IMG_1665.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQB4Jxov-QOEowtAlEGdtVFYDh_WNJTP8SBn9cM0tNVYqxawOPts_kJ28VMSWf1LL7gyIaBCM4Vf7i43BTLOp-doQSqAhTomyC3WTU2VpEawcdAqx4dGEqPsGQftvJdsTgBjoKUFV2R3-PkL4wRTPArMtPnTe2yfJYRl4Jju2e_6fNDvOc4yos5MyiBDg/s4032/IMG_1660.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQB4Jxov-QOEowtAlEGdtVFYDh_WNJTP8SBn9cM0tNVYqxawOPts_kJ28VMSWf1LL7gyIaBCM4Vf7i43BTLOp-doQSqAhTomyC3WTU2VpEawcdAqx4dGEqPsGQftvJdsTgBjoKUFV2R3-PkL4wRTPArMtPnTe2yfJYRl4Jju2e_6fNDvOc4yos5MyiBDg/w640-h480/IMG_1660.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYOc-ZGc99D6_-ZKYzyn9YYjKdSSA84WeYw2pTElzpRNJhAg2J83CcTGykfTSdyqOPdm7OSBVEsZJhyEBmjq-iPfchZv644elml7X2O_-UD7apLbdTQVjdITTkqs2vUpqecfJBSXk7vTxgv_MGYuJz89dYlBE9gbhbG35kdpWQiceQ3VVKt2UmE3T8DAr/s4032/IMG_1659.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYOc-ZGc99D6_-ZKYzyn9YYjKdSSA84WeYw2pTElzpRNJhAg2J83CcTGykfTSdyqOPdm7OSBVEsZJhyEBmjq-iPfchZv644elml7X2O_-UD7apLbdTQVjdITTkqs2vUpqecfJBSXk7vTxgv_MGYuJz89dYlBE9gbhbG35kdpWQiceQ3VVKt2UmE3T8DAr/w640-h480/IMG_1659.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTZPHP07Ski-GC38kTMi_aIVjfU_ZAdHbjNHx8vYRC2CUwpKcwSi2VAvbane4ylcrLHzgPe9FUQURWx0ZO3EkglzmhHqp_QVIHY3VM6Y1XNEMNOsi3UEz4EC8_sZlKVtNhPP4C0mJsFK6bXHLttvtRSt4czbF4nbv_bRKLZ9_6hKSC_nPOOjca4EeBN5t/s4032/IMG_1664.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTZPHP07Ski-GC38kTMi_aIVjfU_ZAdHbjNHx8vYRC2CUwpKcwSi2VAvbane4ylcrLHzgPe9FUQURWx0ZO3EkglzmhHqp_QVIHY3VM6Y1XNEMNOsi3UEz4EC8_sZlKVtNhPP4C0mJsFK6bXHLttvtRSt4czbF4nbv_bRKLZ9_6hKSC_nPOOjca4EeBN5t/w640-h480/IMG_1664.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One fun thing specific to MSC, their kids clubs (the mini and junior clubs anyway) are Lego themed. kids can build with Legos, play video games, and they also do special activities together. The baby club also has babysitting that you don't have to pay extra for (HALLELUJAH!) So Arthur could go play in baby club for a couple hours each day and we got to do some toddler free activities. He loved it, and was apparently the only toddler who did. It was commented on by many employees that he never cried or got upset. He also just liked playing in there when it was open for free play time, so we took turns playing with Arthur at baby club.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2ZlH1LSUcBghJYoCGUxRMmL7_nOm5uLZ0-X9x5II7XlKr2PhqM1bvSCCKir6fjivwXrUblJHES47BX_kRmvat-WV1Cat9qDEsXFGnqmSuKTVZINbSUwMGHI_GiR4XB9PMR9bSEVZ7Id1OrpXmKNrDRhXIi0La_g3XvJ6WoYdOokchyl8-x7S1PgQ64D7/s4000/IMG_20231122_132423953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2ZlH1LSUcBghJYoCGUxRMmL7_nOm5uLZ0-X9x5II7XlKr2PhqM1bvSCCKir6fjivwXrUblJHES47BX_kRmvat-WV1Cat9qDEsXFGnqmSuKTVZINbSUwMGHI_GiR4XB9PMR9bSEVZ7Id1OrpXmKNrDRhXIi0La_g3XvJ6WoYdOokchyl8-x7S1PgQ64D7/w640-h480/IMG_20231122_132423953.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Laszlo just wanted to be at kids club all. the. time. He wanted to go as soon as it opened and when we'd come pick him up he'd beg to stay longer. MSC is a very international cruise line and the announcements were usually made in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Portuguese. But this particular trip seemed to be about 40% English speakers and 40% French speakers with a small number of each of the other languages represented. Laszlo has been in the French immersion program in school, so this was a great opportunity to hear and practice his French with the other kids and the staff.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdL2SYyQtCviNVA7PFGh2dF9nWaJrUifk89VTZCQ_DMnJ0r_2-EXDTyV4q1lEbRXpUIMVnboSVDtSoxu02CsTQdx_tnghsZIVnM8_szwgDM1dyt5CCw_Y-dJ25bYtYL66WcjnCiZ72Ve5IJDQ0j2ATJpg7TcRHQnOEbJpXPnOHShFG7ovpFtpbVQhWZsLH/s4000/IMG_20231122_130923806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdL2SYyQtCviNVA7PFGh2dF9nWaJrUifk89VTZCQ_DMnJ0r_2-EXDTyV4q1lEbRXpUIMVnboSVDtSoxu02CsTQdx_tnghsZIVnM8_szwgDM1dyt5CCw_Y-dJ25bYtYL66WcjnCiZ72Ve5IJDQ0j2ATJpg7TcRHQnOEbJpXPnOHShFG7ovpFtpbVQhWZsLH/w640-h480/IMG_20231122_130923806.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you are traveling with a group that has a 70 year age range, cruising is probably the best thing you can do to appeal to the whole group. Stay up late or don't, eat when you want, nap when you must, and you can be exactly as busy as you want to be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxDRMTT2Jlg4KUh-JkpkFzYDPVJFolarqllteOrGcJiKwRlY3E7EFu4Nkk75z5cYPvchLv_FTKw9zy_6lotcZsE6lPb10fq0pLk5K0G21NUTtsmpsahzCrcMuVI_i-sCedRAeG122rUvlGVEqDL9zk655wweeOp5r-VYkALdBpVfOxTT6wFWFU0d4w4aY/s4000/IMG_20231122_131214887.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxDRMTT2Jlg4KUh-JkpkFzYDPVJFolarqllteOrGcJiKwRlY3E7EFu4Nkk75z5cYPvchLv_FTKw9zy_6lotcZsE6lPb10fq0pLk5K0G21NUTtsmpsahzCrcMuVI_i-sCedRAeG122rUvlGVEqDL9zk655wweeOp5r-VYkALdBpVfOxTT6wFWFU0d4w4aY/w640-h480/IMG_20231122_131214887.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vMA7340z_Sa4lkD8M15h9yyWMruazlCOi0Mguyw0GSgbYRLA4C7lQLK0kF3OR5yeWr-_kyyjCxlR2AsVK5KFMJCP97AdTwCHZFziSzhFLwUeB-S9OvPHvXYHNwrjowPHAKsmjfds7UfLM9d7IMycrIRitizms47fwmSnSRf8vWtkPN5v8FeF0zSuzo4X/s4000/IMG_20231122_131347773.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vMA7340z_Sa4lkD8M15h9yyWMruazlCOi0Mguyw0GSgbYRLA4C7lQLK0kF3OR5yeWr-_kyyjCxlR2AsVK5KFMJCP97AdTwCHZFziSzhFLwUeB-S9OvPHvXYHNwrjowPHAKsmjfds7UfLM9d7IMycrIRitizms47fwmSnSRf8vWtkPN5v8FeF0zSuzo4X/w640-h480/IMG_20231122_131347773.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We didn't actually buy anything in the shops or restaurants onboard, but the chocolate sculptures were sure fun to look at! Paul was less interested in kids club than Laszlo, though he did have fun there. He spent more time doing arcade games, swimming, and he actually wanted to watch the various theater shows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9jJrLcQ3bg7h8N1oSxdhXkSxF9Gh6xCbDrBhIypMqh_x8sR2-fsTsXDNhbRYPv8hsN91-uGpRSEkHAVSyw_dTxmp8YprG6KgDbTWOwYP45WhtBjKjQVVM-qxipX3wDKptHld_TsluYzmoiYGUFbNUxWG1TDb5rvmwjMVf78tFV5NZ21tBrXFN568CIZN/s4000/IMG_20231122_131325103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9jJrLcQ3bg7h8N1oSxdhXkSxF9Gh6xCbDrBhIypMqh_x8sR2-fsTsXDNhbRYPv8hsN91-uGpRSEkHAVSyw_dTxmp8YprG6KgDbTWOwYP45WhtBjKjQVVM-qxipX3wDKptHld_TsluYzmoiYGUFbNUxWG1TDb5rvmwjMVf78tFV5NZ21tBrXFN568CIZN/w480-h640/IMG_20231122_131325103.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The kids were totally worn out by the end of the day. Arthur actually took naps. Guys. Arthur stopped napping when he was 18 months old. But here he is, unable to stay awake for dinner. He literally fell asleep while he was eating.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pQ3zK3gOEjuB8kypCCr5VnrNrlbPS51q4dy9iFhXxC-TqG_8ZG62AGFUrQZJ1EohmKXrLtXsO03CevFZWr7JXvhcypXIB9biXkT95ZvQBTNPKdIVl-r0NGIuwDPzBYSFFQszvKDGxKbfIZ-0FWaZYSu1DlstrqMJvts6zIplUnnql0rUsai48ICsGgEF/s4000/IMG_20231122_174720245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pQ3zK3gOEjuB8kypCCr5VnrNrlbPS51q4dy9iFhXxC-TqG_8ZG62AGFUrQZJ1EohmKXrLtXsO03CevFZWr7JXvhcypXIB9biXkT95ZvQBTNPKdIVl-r0NGIuwDPzBYSFFQszvKDGxKbfIZ-0FWaZYSu1DlstrqMJvts6zIplUnnql0rUsai48ICsGgEF/w640-h480/IMG_20231122_174720245.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Given that probably 50% of the passengers and 99% of the crew are from somewhere other than the United States, you might be wondering did they do anything for Thanksgiving? They did, in fact! The main dining room offered a turkey dinner and festive pies and there were Thanksgiving crafts...the essential food items were present and delicious.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwVM-eFdGwI_z8I7z-PqNZHKJu-m1SIfv5KIksA0M8UB_lpoktcFyAT04LSqGCrpyAjWAczr-kgWfwv9qn-9cxXLhzBzt5VYkJc3Rt56ZUXVH1pdIW0-EMFVM42Z0it7DVzX_rrElVLUuHxSJIiBEo9STd-0eruGdAYlnS_LlUf_LYBcQWNtQl1U1Q8mc/s3264/IMG_20231122_132448913_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwVM-eFdGwI_z8I7z-PqNZHKJu-m1SIfv5KIksA0M8UB_lpoktcFyAT04LSqGCrpyAjWAczr-kgWfwv9qn-9cxXLhzBzt5VYkJc3Rt56ZUXVH1pdIW0-EMFVM42Z0it7DVzX_rrElVLUuHxSJIiBEo9STd-0eruGdAYlnS_LlUf_LYBcQWNtQl1U1Q8mc/w480-h640/IMG_20231122_132448913_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJegyJU4D4D_Ap47BOpEipscxxMmbKJyOLIGF93nvhHxk5EPLu1RnBiVRkCvCBqgeKQx3_VYeamaewSzdVuhwlo6VypVFGf46iB_PxyQFaZyyKbFhS6ayiNzoJHedVwt8rBH7-P2dToLJm6UsLr-gd60__v0jTYZZlCuAlEnlPDkv9q6PHYhkJ9XCNf27/s4000/IMG_20231123_131357712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Due to the extraordinary Coastguard rescue of the previous day, that wasn't going to happen as planned. But new crew members were being picked up in Philipsburg, so stopping there was still essential. 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We didn't really get to see or do much, we just hopped in a taxi to go down to the boardwalk in downtown Philipsburg.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKV24g6C4PN16_kEKB4QriQFPyZRtwOjG9r9sau_At3c_6AQK27et9UaAf1UKnPidR5QN7vrpu9-_Ke9rwWhZyV6LKJGxo2zg1kEq7Wgh-3WjNspfiG8fvGL53OiPiMXstqIqJSBOBsEnyhbECqWRD_AdbPjfOUnMfFkCltBHAHocmqUAkAciWP0D1Y7v6/s4608/DSCN8424.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKV24g6C4PN16_kEKB4QriQFPyZRtwOjG9r9sau_At3c_6AQK27et9UaAf1UKnPidR5QN7vrpu9-_Ke9rwWhZyV6LKJGxo2zg1kEq7Wgh-3WjNspfiG8fvGL53OiPiMXstqIqJSBOBsEnyhbECqWRD_AdbPjfOUnMfFkCltBHAHocmqUAkAciWP0D1Y7v6/w480-h640/DSCN8424.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7owH8pyI0rf9DhZS2tsyty68ZmmIQeeFrm4yOfSzCy1iRyQhG1BGyUxcLcwakbgOSODxr5yaT6v3rbKdP0rBcJC8Gj9dBi2z_2tT-txIW8bvGUx9AFeFh_oAVbIoqkaLARoPZPTSeJiB36ncjzVbTR5-JA08X5sAWu_rVfXTxOa_j5XLJG5du06_I7sbw/s4608/DSCN8430.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7owH8pyI0rf9DhZS2tsyty68ZmmIQeeFrm4yOfSzCy1iRyQhG1BGyUxcLcwakbgOSODxr5yaT6v3rbKdP0rBcJC8Gj9dBi2z_2tT-txIW8bvGUx9AFeFh_oAVbIoqkaLARoPZPTSeJiB36ncjzVbTR5-JA08X5sAWu_rVfXTxOa_j5XLJG5du06_I7sbw/w640-h480/DSCN8430.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQu9bUvOFDGA8r1w0UTxutaVowmY6vfxQze1RePJnrjNGvwL3n1LLMmqSDnuG4q0TdWWtV1I7jL_XKJ0Ccg7viwDmUv1c62cG_TYKkAyXxyZtApK_O0j_vDZfxg1km6SqLY4sLdCCxNM292_pB-1eiSAU4u4x82zihdTVEiz_U6xD-J40kas9YkFj1h2c-/s4000/IMG_20231123_192445105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQu9bUvOFDGA8r1w0UTxutaVowmY6vfxQze1RePJnrjNGvwL3n1LLMmqSDnuG4q0TdWWtV1I7jL_XKJ0Ccg7viwDmUv1c62cG_TYKkAyXxyZtApK_O0j_vDZfxg1km6SqLY4sLdCCxNM292_pB-1eiSAU4u4x82zihdTVEiz_U6xD-J40kas9YkFj1h2c-/w640-h480/IMG_20231123_192445105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdmS5n2CwKvONutUv0OAY97zbxv43tgmavuq7o7yYsdWVNgM5G86DBao7UNs9CLQ6vnrcx0AUe5mqoe611wgx-qJgFhIXeeVYXMSQcnGsu8eZV6bAYxvxWydpOMyTJm75WisvvnlE980Q80Hg1h8JRrDL_kih9zGj2Hh0CYknRshhFKtmqgMdqFRrbZQM/s3264/IMG_20231123_193939574.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdmS5n2CwKvONutUv0OAY97zbxv43tgmavuq7o7yYsdWVNgM5G86DBao7UNs9CLQ6vnrcx0AUe5mqoe611wgx-qJgFhIXeeVYXMSQcnGsu8eZV6bAYxvxWydpOMyTJm75WisvvnlE980Q80Hg1h8JRrDL_kih9zGj2Hh0CYknRshhFKtmqgMdqFRrbZQM/w640-h480/IMG_20231123_193939574.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXM8rYVa-VYDBawDXHd8UOBDuMCfUweZRx9oJu2fNHD7rdrr-8OCQQ5IdYjLGrur31sCSq5MgHMZ7S9aY88KbZqAIoL8NMEDt0bnzEobxP4JdAVs49xcvs63JuaY6-7xHiNIm0PDBMtsVSXJl9_xhaB5K2z9qjfQ3dleJha5nYeYJRSwWnzjkiZX5f3MD/s4000/IMG_20231123_194049783.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXM8rYVa-VYDBawDXHd8UOBDuMCfUweZRx9oJu2fNHD7rdrr-8OCQQ5IdYjLGrur31sCSq5MgHMZ7S9aY88KbZqAIoL8NMEDt0bnzEobxP4JdAVs49xcvs63JuaY6-7xHiNIm0PDBMtsVSXJl9_xhaB5K2z9qjfQ3dleJha5nYeYJRSwWnzjkiZX5f3MD/w640-h480/IMG_20231123_194049783.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the shops and restaurants were closed, the beach was empty, but it was a nice evening and they too were just starting to decorate for Christmas. Grandma Jamie and Pa Duane took a taxi back to the ship, and we walked back. That was a lovely time, until we had multiple kids need to go to the bathroom at the same time and, uh, not a single one was open. 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Arthur was too young to go, so Pa volunteered to stay on the ship with him. There were some ladders and climbing in and out of boats that would have been tough on his knees, so he was probably better off with Arthur. Apparently, with so few passengers on board during the day, Arthur got a lot of attention at lunch time. Being so cute helped too, I'm sure.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-htrUif3vWf5Bw8tb1kF5ppz19WZ_gC6AA1iSDYL7myB8uzbY1bObxl4LSmbEo9gAoOXk8bVtUsVpMuZIEWCs3oJKUWkQ3fMAf0q8gOdjDPfOtfZpYv6qoVnOrH65fqIP0Rt1Zr4L4_CKNeMT1Ix2tPPS2oYmiioIep5uPzefmBMn1wbJiYAwwGbabA5/s4000/IMG_20231124_105530595.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-htrUif3vWf5Bw8tb1kF5ppz19WZ_gC6AA1iSDYL7myB8uzbY1bObxl4LSmbEo9gAoOXk8bVtUsVpMuZIEWCs3oJKUWkQ3fMAf0q8gOdjDPfOtfZpYv6qoVnOrH65fqIP0Rt1Zr4L4_CKNeMT1Ix2tPPS2oYmiioIep5uPzefmBMn1wbJiYAwwGbabA5/w640-h480/IMG_20231124_105530595.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div> </div><div>To being our excursion, we drove to the other side of Antigua and our driver offered up lots of information and answered our questions about the island. I'm reliably informed that Antigua and Barbuda is pronounced An-tee-gah and Bar-bew-duh. I've been saying those both wrong my whole life. Oops.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjooeBE9rYqF_2r3ujKNyysd1tEkNuaNlqPpST3iCR9qeYopW_3p094yOB3hoc5qlWOIug6TMsz722Q5lWXREwFSZqVDJsiqlMX8qTTYJOVwKUHEgVxF4BTzde3CRd1_GVmaAXXpyYKKqkEjigifFriyTiYr1LmdrzZihiVCl-vdpCRQtQGV79TbJudYqyx/s4608/DSCN8494.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjooeBE9rYqF_2r3ujKNyysd1tEkNuaNlqPpST3iCR9qeYopW_3p094yOB3hoc5qlWOIug6TMsz722Q5lWXREwFSZqVDJsiqlMX8qTTYJOVwKUHEgVxF4BTzde3CRd1_GVmaAXXpyYKKqkEjigifFriyTiYr1LmdrzZihiVCl-vdpCRQtQGV79TbJudYqyx/w640-h480/DSCN8494.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our destination? Stingray City! After the drive and a short safety presentation, we hopped on speed boats and headed to a shallow sandbar and reef.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHolIMqQjb8RcAewyY4QUtWFq4YSIYImAeEKkw3ST_6_3PDQH8yBou4BnL-AspfAggGrbH9sCGhW2iHtFv___aEEKjKfZR9twPzISA1zT929qHk77uAWkGGuUQaVJlEDeteNnqBFfha778GWI5Inx8P6ey30HOH5arQQntgxzEEMIinRHm6JXH-4g_q_1/s4608/DSCN8479.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHolIMqQjb8RcAewyY4QUtWFq4YSIYImAeEKkw3ST_6_3PDQH8yBou4BnL-AspfAggGrbH9sCGhW2iHtFv___aEEKjKfZR9twPzISA1zT929qHk77uAWkGGuUQaVJlEDeteNnqBFfha778GWI5Inx8P6ey30HOH5arQQntgxzEEMIinRHm6JXH-4g_q_1/w640-h480/DSCN8479.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our boat was the first to arrive and we were among the first in the water. Paul and Laszlo weren't quite sure they wanted to touch or hold a stingray, but they quickly got over their nervousness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNyED9PpjBroq8cRkiLVXMo-l6vBpNZdjlau42XEDYkmbTV1_YSSUfjCNxu1-2ArI6WJ1uPFhEkUr9SJZBsOJJJYU20YapiZ0RF3OqPjoN6_-O12-gqD-S_LcHkYS2qZ60EnGgal0BwkW-3SbSaK7wX1krb2jO8A_pOqbxQk7vpBUCihtV2CgZ6p2n-Ap/s5472/11-24-B76.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNyED9PpjBroq8cRkiLVXMo-l6vBpNZdjlau42XEDYkmbTV1_YSSUfjCNxu1-2ArI6WJ1uPFhEkUr9SJZBsOJJJYU20YapiZ0RF3OqPjoN6_-O12-gqD-S_LcHkYS2qZ60EnGgal0BwkW-3SbSaK7wX1krb2jO8A_pOqbxQk7vpBUCihtV2CgZ6p2n-Ap/w640-h426/11-24-B76.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wiFKNSNr9Y2kNp80OouEHsZPLFuchG0KYh_wCAmG-n13JAOLTH0vpgJdeqc13FhHJrmWr_6cW4bUfJQgDwA4yZlpGTnVPFVoTUaCfNPFDvnb6su5_qzs0jZTlZ1gt2aZC7yHIOPvUTaT31AZEz3RRN-kyJtqUYiNZDXi5mhQx9gWrdngJxPekI8V06Fw/s5376/20190601_014529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="5376" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wiFKNSNr9Y2kNp80OouEHsZPLFuchG0KYh_wCAmG-n13JAOLTH0vpgJdeqc13FhHJrmWr_6cW4bUfJQgDwA4yZlpGTnVPFVoTUaCfNPFDvnb6su5_qzs0jZTlZ1gt2aZC7yHIOPvUTaT31AZEz3RRN-kyJtqUYiNZDXi5mhQx9gWrdngJxPekI8V06Fw/w640-h360/20190601_014529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lMvEeqvg2tI" width="320" youtube-src-id="lMvEeqvg2tI"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The stingrays were bigger than I expected and surprisingly docile. 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text-align: center;">There were quite a few fish around and a small reef. The snorkeling was pretty fun, but holding and petting stingrays were the main event.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EHom6RNzdndaC2y7CirhIZvM56ArS5UU8jGC4NTe56zcfON7bRuseBhroebEIpt79VvKx9YTH9clxIA3hcVty8d2l-ZAMA-s-hVNGZKorEGaQua-A-QoO2RXIIGtJ-z1I3mSvXc8PATlavU95lFvLvYIbayP5HLFr7rh_LhjAPBHccFDQz7N6SEs5pyT/s4608/DSCN8488.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EHom6RNzdndaC2y7CirhIZvM56ArS5UU8jGC4NTe56zcfON7bRuseBhroebEIpt79VvKx9YTH9clxIA3hcVty8d2l-ZAMA-s-hVNGZKorEGaQua-A-QoO2RXIIGtJ-z1I3mSvXc8PATlavU95lFvLvYIbayP5HLFr7rh_LhjAPBHccFDQz7N6SEs5pyT/w640-h480/DSCN8488.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0dlUxuVk4APLyFxiRcdrRld8O7PQtI5R1AcT1YPhQ1KAiZSzvsIXN0j7ajxHz3Neh02k02NTQBIOB0VMg4_hpm_TSoLA-gjZpuqTBjiTeQr_qlEMgNSvWee1rbOKuJeckD8ia1rfKEz8ELT_w8wBn6NDbeE7AXyi7XUNr0A55Q0qQqksX3yZP7pQxGAX/s4608/DSCN8486.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0dlUxuVk4APLyFxiRcdrRld8O7PQtI5R1AcT1YPhQ1KAiZSzvsIXN0j7ajxHz3Neh02k02NTQBIOB0VMg4_hpm_TSoLA-gjZpuqTBjiTeQr_qlEMgNSvWee1rbOKuJeckD8ia1rfKEz8ELT_w8wBn6NDbeE7AXyi7XUNr0A55Q0qQqksX3yZP7pQxGAX/w640-h480/DSCN8486.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrI0UoPCKlUtw-3rO0BpBLZ-j_1UJXw3q85fQZ_2pkevVTP9X174l6eWbDehNzHunp-DR_LZekiqPphZcJofAXFvQd3W2C9akLxfNsxrIJCUUhHFByiIcxvB0ugIZNZgpbIFDkXvm8_hmFI7p-2nQSceFYgslCP76lDC_6_nP3QUggDbnowUxE7WOYRpy/s4608/DSCN8487.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrI0UoPCKlUtw-3rO0BpBLZ-j_1UJXw3q85fQZ_2pkevVTP9X174l6eWbDehNzHunp-DR_LZekiqPphZcJofAXFvQd3W2C9akLxfNsxrIJCUUhHFByiIcxvB0ugIZNZgpbIFDkXvm8_hmFI7p-2nQSceFYgslCP76lDC_6_nP3QUggDbnowUxE7WOYRpy/w640-h480/DSCN8487.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZxWfZHV6nAnKPFggC2pLRUY8MJ0R-gG9d61VRUCCVxoa0PBiUqyowYOYPXQdzCD0ZX9THl6xLdlIxhLirfbCQRXAD80ByrIQvlKP24Z0IJcZ4wm8RT4y7LDBAzhoyfS7ckFVmLbG0gxLwZLTNhwklkuVLoSfrRtUJLlcJcN6ftHck0p7SXrt8n_77hu9/s4608/DSCN8484.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZxWfZHV6nAnKPFggC2pLRUY8MJ0R-gG9d61VRUCCVxoa0PBiUqyowYOYPXQdzCD0ZX9THl6xLdlIxhLirfbCQRXAD80ByrIQvlKP24Z0IJcZ4wm8RT4y7LDBAzhoyfS7ckFVmLbG0gxLwZLTNhwklkuVLoSfrRtUJLlcJcN6ftHck0p7SXrt8n_77hu9/w640-h480/DSCN8484.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got back to the ship in time for a late lunch, which we enjoyed out on the shady side of the deck. There were so many other cool things to see in Antigua that I'd have loved to get to, but there just wasn't time. We'll have to go back someday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPqsy9fJhEuDaz_iBcqB4AgB3ksbJ3YdsPXHrE9s3qjeU8VvV9NiH1qFXj1XxBLcLAA6BUS58iRRwHiHbFXbzkvUKkxdSh__RlXY8v7e9e8T5XUA_ERTq410thqOL94W_LZp1eQ2fGpAIaYoVnbNnvEvScb-CrJxdG8gA5Ev7VNx00dF6FGaRjBJKx9kQ/s4608/DSCN8498.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPqsy9fJhEuDaz_iBcqB4AgB3ksbJ3YdsPXHrE9s3qjeU8VvV9NiH1qFXj1XxBLcLAA6BUS58iRRwHiHbFXbzkvUKkxdSh__RlXY8v7e9e8T5XUA_ERTq410thqOL94W_LZp1eQ2fGpAIaYoVnbNnvEvScb-CrJxdG8gA5Ev7VNx00dF6FGaRjBJKx9kQ/w640-h480/DSCN8498.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-b-j3gL4TBQ_WfkvhWRWoU4o8dmRYi1yRsekqAyd7WQbvcYmVYnSHlcEMaNWaZFN7zBIUPaA5FxM-MwhyV7rcvgbng1ynNJA32X1R62f78XTT1xJn0mHwJ8ayoHQwATHULH9GDk78tr-ki7Yv7I2Z1357b8f9MYhLa_RCf6tRgGayn-0pRNjKkIahkBM/s4608/DSCN8496.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-b-j3gL4TBQ_WfkvhWRWoU4o8dmRYi1yRsekqAyd7WQbvcYmVYnSHlcEMaNWaZFN7zBIUPaA5FxM-MwhyV7rcvgbng1ynNJA32X1R62f78XTT1xJn0mHwJ8ayoHQwATHULH9GDk78tr-ki7Yv7I2Z1357b8f9MYhLa_RCf6tRgGayn-0pRNjKkIahkBM/w640-h480/DSCN8496.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwHzOa_LSVerZHTvb6NC9lSMF7oWainUW33jAqhCHQVIESSNkcEJOI92A6tOZHVkFiQQouzFWPLE8MyTK0LxUq1ZOAlJrugUHlc-CdlJE8rPfmiPuhvrWRfqaGSmc1KGpYGpS-1NFKZweyvzOO3k620PchCLDvSnq5YhGJ9E3Yu_t4cGu53Qo-GCEte1I/s4608/DSCN8497.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwHzOa_LSVerZHTvb6NC9lSMF7oWainUW33jAqhCHQVIESSNkcEJOI92A6tOZHVkFiQQouzFWPLE8MyTK0LxUq1ZOAlJrugUHlc-CdlJE8rPfmiPuhvrWRfqaGSmc1KGpYGpS-1NFKZweyvzOO3k620PchCLDvSnq5YhGJ9E3Yu_t4cGu53Qo-GCEte1I/w640-h480/DSCN8497.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee and I did do a short walk into St. John to see the cathedral up close. The kids weren't interested, so they stayed with grandparents. When we got back to the ship we realized that the calm weather meant the zipline was finally open! We made sure to do a couple runs to make up for lost time. The views were terrific, unfortunately we couldn't bring phones or cameras on it with us. I tried to convince Paul to do the zipline, but he insisted he wouldn't like it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0L6gJlsrLD6-kzgxv8IuGueh4nEyCkQNDUoy1EZ6nhIvb8XAA6sc1nAV-LQ7BQhy8XJEA05gyaoqH1ADC-af5OdBmbZIz0qXAaf_1_zjMnZ4O1ZxCnlJkSgvqBVTeGLpEf2fVa-WDDLiQ8sbavJFdF9T2c4ok6Q4E9dHh9W1-V0AjG5W_tb-uYrZWrbnS/s4608/DSCN8502.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0L6gJlsrLD6-kzgxv8IuGueh4nEyCkQNDUoy1EZ6nhIvb8XAA6sc1nAV-LQ7BQhy8XJEA05gyaoqH1ADC-af5OdBmbZIz0qXAaf_1_zjMnZ4O1ZxCnlJkSgvqBVTeGLpEf2fVa-WDDLiQ8sbavJFdF9T2c4ok6Q4E9dHh9W1-V0AjG5W_tb-uYrZWrbnS/w640-h480/DSCN8502.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOQK8_xNyILzb2ppg86K__rKKj5u11ckegxT2xxVwzN_GCPECmIFpInZ9i5EkNKDxHYlalPAlNaU_oQsUsgRohQP225-6aRPTbhwNW4f_u4bvTgxBN6pvueP2dm68tzUyMSgYBFoQwg4cW-Lepp1LaEcLB8Mc-1Ia8769Qm4tDS80KpcsBJcR5bPDxbMk/s4608/DSCN8509.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOQK8_xNyILzb2ppg86K__rKKj5u11ckegxT2xxVwzN_GCPECmIFpInZ9i5EkNKDxHYlalPAlNaU_oQsUsgRohQP225-6aRPTbhwNW4f_u4bvTgxBN6pvueP2dm68tzUyMSgYBFoQwg4cW-Lepp1LaEcLB8Mc-1Ia8769Qm4tDS80KpcsBJcR5bPDxbMk/w640-h480/DSCN8509.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOq39odso0Sm5P25IVfYoRURR41TbJAgcvHF0hF173pev6ODt_S0R7cyGBWI_PpBm6Q3E_VVm0VFhNMH1KGNiI4YNvJwvypBBp6pSSPWjJ8GvxHkBgQk8dS3ADVNun3k5WggswY7EptKyxKoQQ8mXitKVM5CeXtdwH7gNaw_x9wxjioQucwP_nJcZ3dIKF/s4608/DSCN8507.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOq39odso0Sm5P25IVfYoRURR41TbJAgcvHF0hF173pev6ODt_S0R7cyGBWI_PpBm6Q3E_VVm0VFhNMH1KGNiI4YNvJwvypBBp6pSSPWjJ8GvxHkBgQk8dS3ADVNun3k5WggswY7EptKyxKoQQ8mXitKVM5CeXtdwH7gNaw_x9wxjioQucwP_nJcZ3dIKF/w640-h480/DSCN8507.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEpxwQVoTuH_LGuDPPU6l1GO8Hx1hSI-rGMouWO4oKDeZllHHJjDsxmQiiymCa-mU6Mstf7ptTKYTQIqtMRlVhrEzTienOgquK8BTqlDMNfns-G_-g3Yh7__83sv7oTNXTSIhGTvq-MfxVa8zoOYnwK45AzE-3rlt7oMdHkvs4gEi2fQbvygvsVVZTT3s/s4608/DSCN8510.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEpxwQVoTuH_LGuDPPU6l1GO8Hx1hSI-rGMouWO4oKDeZllHHJjDsxmQiiymCa-mU6Mstf7ptTKYTQIqtMRlVhrEzTienOgquK8BTqlDMNfns-G_-g3Yh7__83sv7oTNXTSIhGTvq-MfxVa8zoOYnwK45AzE-3rlt7oMdHkvs4gEi2fQbvygvsVVZTT3s/w640-h480/DSCN8510.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0B_o5QTpZs3Zsw0eym2codVKQ3bP7aHLdbNp0ij0HrCvvGj7npzM0j38uHtiaGcmvsT-7QQucs3Hgt_jCmFvHcr9idmY2u34q7qtiHgksXzOgve2rV8vbR9mf-IM7UOAcqCtISGk31l7_D8RiySHTyWHciw365P0EBcABxOuKgj7k8Sg3u3ZpDl76VdI/s4608/DSCN8511.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0B_o5QTpZs3Zsw0eym2codVKQ3bP7aHLdbNp0ij0HrCvvGj7npzM0j38uHtiaGcmvsT-7QQucs3Hgt_jCmFvHcr9idmY2u34q7qtiHgksXzOgve2rV8vbR9mf-IM7UOAcqCtISGk31l7_D8RiySHTyWHciw365P0EBcABxOuKgj7k8Sg3u3ZpDl76VdI/w640-h480/DSCN8511.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJB_hAxMKZ1IZVsJ5kuWtLqXxVBqcAMJgn5HqRiIHx2ACBiehAJaXfAQdufdJXPVMAjekxrz-t1HFbdUAJdjnpXYTU9way7SvZApYWSla01iRA5Ihvq4vJdj5n-JXP4z3Qo0FYzIA7Cr99vuqaRHA0ih8hQBBqlo8EI5FbZZW9dCPUPzB6r3R8JVaC88n/s4608/DSCN8512.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJB_hAxMKZ1IZVsJ5kuWtLqXxVBqcAMJgn5HqRiIHx2ACBiehAJaXfAQdufdJXPVMAjekxrz-t1HFbdUAJdjnpXYTU9way7SvZApYWSla01iRA5Ihvq4vJdj5n-JXP4z3Qo0FYzIA7Cr99vuqaRHA0ih8hQBBqlo8EI5FbZZW9dCPUPzB6r3R8JVaC88n/w640-h480/DSCN8512.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We tried to squeeze everything we hadn't gotten to into our last evening. There were many arcade games played, desserts devoured, and I think Paul's favorite theater show of the whole cruise. One of the crew suggested I should make sure to come to an activity where you could sing with the band. It's like karaoke, but a little more exciting. I didn't know a lot of the songs on their list super well, so I went with the one I did know.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mUTdu1cSwsc" width="320" youtube-src-id="mUTdu1cSwsc"></iframe></div><br /><div>That was our cruise! The next morning we arrived in Fort de France, Martinique! We waited for our turn to disembark and enjoyed one last game of ping pong and a tasty breakfast, and then we were on our way for the last stage of this big adventure.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IIM1UTcOwemCRjkCKr3mK6PIrDe05pau3KiKpfSXGO1-UxnflO_VY3O__akFjONmX9bz5qx56fbHDMlsPa7RoXpbJkzhrR6vEczLUgwY9PScIFj6QqdI5mYFtM6ZGNE7t_JwBx86TWeXoOAP_lwppbgNqPHNXWgeUqlB-R0tnd3S0Vx9fPvQyYEU-or5/s3264/IMG_20231125_084607372.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IIM1UTcOwemCRjkCKr3mK6PIrDe05pau3KiKpfSXGO1-UxnflO_VY3O__akFjONmX9bz5qx56fbHDMlsPa7RoXpbJkzhrR6vEczLUgwY9PScIFj6QqdI5mYFtM6ZGNE7t_JwBx86TWeXoOAP_lwppbgNqPHNXWgeUqlB-R0tnd3S0Vx9fPvQyYEU-or5/w640-h480/IMG_20231125_084607372.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There were so many things that we didn't have time to do. That seems to be a recurring theme on this trip, we always have more to do than hours in the day. That will certainly continue to be true on this next leg of the journey.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-12796411033601845352023-12-10T22:09:00.000-08:002023-12-10T22:10:21.650-08:00Visiting the Space Coast<div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator">The second half of our visit to Florida was an exploration of Merritt Island. NASA uses the island as the base of operations, but they don't need all that space. The remaining land is protected in the form of Cape Canaveral National Seashore and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.</div><div class="separator">After all the raining of the last couple days, we finally got a break in the weather with gentle breezes and cloudy skies. We started the day at Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge in the Oak and Palm Hammock. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoIb0fMf70_AwA4NbRT_86IEcftiBdU_GJyq4CBLZlAk3u-jkNO4Q1XtfCkYOcjkPbLvYt2FhfTBKcLDL7bHS6KZAzKJxv4b784gz9ZWGlizpdd4Hh7C40YiuyZSC0GuyiZ996qG-OhWMD4Dz0yMGzOJQ2mVUM7bmx3DcWOPoufmPKlqxZGMFzEaqPze7/s3264/IMG_20231117_112528307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoIb0fMf70_AwA4NbRT_86IEcftiBdU_GJyq4CBLZlAk3u-jkNO4Q1XtfCkYOcjkPbLvYt2FhfTBKcLDL7bHS6KZAzKJxv4b784gz9ZWGlizpdd4Hh7C40YiuyZSC0GuyiZ996qG-OhWMD4Dz0yMGzOJQ2mVUM7bmx3DcWOPoufmPKlqxZGMFzEaqPze7/w480-h640/IMG_20231117_112528307.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvKFShxJydnnhjUbffOHdfdT6KeVhjsZlBf8xjia3Dpmm62ptbtHJ4UYHOhxWwE6L7G_km2LkB9Fg1Jp7xQ6uY9PRh1yAj00j19xkpijrJw_zUe5pkR95Zrr3MN5f7TkEwikF9mOpZHN7lhzgSkTXIHOEuTJR0HkJSd7W5fbQWgJd6uvuxhIwxZoE73YT/s4608/DSCN8284.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvKFShxJydnnhjUbffOHdfdT6KeVhjsZlBf8xjia3Dpmm62ptbtHJ4UYHOhxWwE6L7G_km2LkB9Fg1Jp7xQ6uY9PRh1yAj00j19xkpijrJw_zUe5pkR95Zrr3MN5f7TkEwikF9mOpZHN7lhzgSkTXIHOEuTJR0HkJSd7W5fbQWgJd6uvuxhIwxZoE73YT/w640-h480/DSCN8284.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>From the looks on their faces, you think we'd just made the kids run a marathon. I promise we'd only been on our feet for about 10 minutes at this point.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhoIyZuIx6jKTSlL2u2poFx-3y46N7P3m3S-GUo8G6qQHbkpZmI7BL4FLse02WECyYrtIZ9ePowVJe2w98ueD7M8hiWy_QhnckqQPu3tRtAe0skLaBBRxomuKtmW7wWekhRvwQI-b3xld2xrB1pQQnG8qz4WG1RvZBLZ26Agt_Wu1EMzDUDO7fAgqofwD/s4608/DSCN8280.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhoIyZuIx6jKTSlL2u2poFx-3y46N7P3m3S-GUo8G6qQHbkpZmI7BL4FLse02WECyYrtIZ9ePowVJe2w98ueD7M8hiWy_QhnckqQPu3tRtAe0skLaBBRxomuKtmW7wWekhRvwQI-b3xld2xrB1pQQnG8qz4WG1RvZBLZ26Agt_Wu1EMzDUDO7fAgqofwD/w480-h640/DSCN8280.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HoSK7CdEpK3ePXMUgukTfWTyzFruYuesZ-hQu2SUarMDqCGZDuCGxKt_oldpL_p-zVcHRg1p5Nl6U9k-6DqivwfUv7JMUAsB1QchNaeMBcQHOAxzr7RyXjgkDZSSY4pIakG4B7qDBPDe3kCJkw6jy91UT-CTFwwCNhgUj4qJ60zuE6ZtAyknwZy5KIIK/s4608/DSCN8291.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HoSK7CdEpK3ePXMUgukTfWTyzFruYuesZ-hQu2SUarMDqCGZDuCGxKt_oldpL_p-zVcHRg1p5Nl6U9k-6DqivwfUv7JMUAsB1QchNaeMBcQHOAxzr7RyXjgkDZSSY4pIakG4B7qDBPDe3kCJkw6jy91UT-CTFwwCNhgUj4qJ60zuE6ZtAyknwZy5KIIK/w640-h480/DSCN8291.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDxYHsmbZXABcG1kwI2-uLtBFC5KG9J-mdgLreAGTs_J1qvWR0kb9QyRHjaxA3FPiQNMtcIlqTUZ5IteYgQOE4UVxevYsL2haSNarKD3UqjUL3qM3fv9WV56vGAt5JgUDzmw6JTUFAEpZEGMMECXg4kYFf5066SSgavypksiQJJE0QdIqJZFCBiicslg4/s4608/DSCN8288.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDxYHsmbZXABcG1kwI2-uLtBFC5KG9J-mdgLreAGTs_J1qvWR0kb9QyRHjaxA3FPiQNMtcIlqTUZ5IteYgQOE4UVxevYsL2haSNarKD3UqjUL3qM3fv9WV56vGAt5JgUDzmw6JTUFAEpZEGMMECXg4kYFf5066SSgavypksiQJJE0QdIqJZFCBiicslg4/w480-h640/DSCN8288.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Florida is pretty flat, so I hesitate to call it a hike, more like a walk in the park. Jurassic Park.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNMSGVWbHKlRRyc7Xl9BCcTcxzWyP4V5s0-2PM6kVcxPGJerNn5Ee29kaiGzhXDZHQxzjrIhDSrhgKVRXdYa8ikZy3up6bxl_lI07c-EN3_hr6pvGH9qsFQwwyDhtAkYbFZDJy9lkkDxuKdDMhRNOJf2FzClq3UH6sm1IHwLrSnlmxCajX3LkiOoEsO1F/s4608/DSCN8292.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNMSGVWbHKlRRyc7Xl9BCcTcxzWyP4V5s0-2PM6kVcxPGJerNn5Ee29kaiGzhXDZHQxzjrIhDSrhgKVRXdYa8ikZy3up6bxl_lI07c-EN3_hr6pvGH9qsFQwwyDhtAkYbFZDJy9lkkDxuKdDMhRNOJf2FzClq3UH6sm1IHwLrSnlmxCajX3LkiOoEsO1F/w640-h480/DSCN8292.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only raptors we saw were of the modern variety. turkey vultures and osprey were in abundance. We also got some close up looks at herons, pelicans, egrets, and anhingas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighp1ngOLdi6libxG5RholJRnridCg55nEuWahXFjAUIUeu3u0y11mw0N2dhoF-6Lvr8I_cz8Dq2IYofooKy8IOWbKwDk8p8iOND9Gtty1jlFn3eOWQsWQ0Rarci79NXyD_e4_kGeP37yGzxyNVBkegYkB-mrDbiogkwwL_S44D2AJJG6UNPjJpKUUxazb/s4608/DSCN8307.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighp1ngOLdi6libxG5RholJRnridCg55nEuWahXFjAUIUeu3u0y11mw0N2dhoF-6Lvr8I_cz8Dq2IYofooKy8IOWbKwDk8p8iOND9Gtty1jlFn3eOWQsWQ0Rarci79NXyD_e4_kGeP37yGzxyNVBkegYkB-mrDbiogkwwL_S44D2AJJG6UNPjJpKUUxazb/w480-h640/DSCN8307.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We stopped by a pier known to be a popular spot for manatees to hang out. We did see some! Well, portions of them anyway. We saw a couple tails and backs from a distance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwb4aTExfGm4nJL60wwXpDO14uj6NYM7CIJoWIj_QBTkjIsYa6uVVEf3IymWyqYGT5ZcTSWBTJnPgB5aWPOKa4F1-n2MZWT8yOKm9SY8XrIpwjqi3VyhCzWFfscT0XY3jrf39tc-ha_8fsl1oJgSPCEnJgUEJKKEnMSK-Cd6kS9xFHaMb_lbATIaX8ekR/s4608/DSCN8297.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwb4aTExfGm4nJL60wwXpDO14uj6NYM7CIJoWIj_QBTkjIsYa6uVVEf3IymWyqYGT5ZcTSWBTJnPgB5aWPOKa4F1-n2MZWT8yOKm9SY8XrIpwjqi3VyhCzWFfscT0XY3jrf39tc-ha_8fsl1oJgSPCEnJgUEJKKEnMSK-Cd6kS9xFHaMb_lbATIaX8ekR/w640-h480/DSCN8297.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBwck-e4TMpsdJ3XevJVbJR_2QMOspiI2y6M4Ru6930wYODS5QmqnHgPuleAQPyewyBH5zRu_UrI7lIYCUuigJU0-zXv4rY-fCMwWoQSNrEOUkoT0GPySXkUxPvTGkRiQMwnbgg8Jnu15pra4lulFPKfXNegtcwO-J3TQBmZnwj0iFMcnFLaGu36rASrT/s4608/DSCN8302.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBwck-e4TMpsdJ3XevJVbJR_2QMOspiI2y6M4Ru6930wYODS5QmqnHgPuleAQPyewyBH5zRu_UrI7lIYCUuigJU0-zXv4rY-fCMwWoQSNrEOUkoT0GPySXkUxPvTGkRiQMwnbgg8Jnu15pra4lulFPKfXNegtcwO-J3TQBmZnwj0iFMcnFLaGu36rASrT/w640-h480/DSCN8302.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCxF6P7n2njCaG-PtA8jlItZvn4un_r6mRPv39MEfEkSW7sfthHJn5zWcRIEtcZGE-sv4cFODKeqT3r5iNM1xJ1fTQbCyb4D6S8JZP2I0f7LKroSYusijTEXRKoFNp87neOWmCgGIvI4UgINvqMRjYuPRHJnrI5t6mcd7m7GTDIYyVEpjkItvgVonJ7i8/s4608/DSCN8305.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCxF6P7n2njCaG-PtA8jlItZvn4un_r6mRPv39MEfEkSW7sfthHJn5zWcRIEtcZGE-sv4cFODKeqT3r5iNM1xJ1fTQbCyb4D6S8JZP2I0f7LKroSYusijTEXRKoFNp87neOWmCgGIvI4UgINvqMRjYuPRHJnrI5t6mcd7m7GTDIYyVEpjkItvgVonJ7i8/w640-h480/DSCN8305.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We saw a couple gators as well. Thank goodness for a telephoto lens! We got to see them and photograph all the various animals without getting too close for their (or our) comfort.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauZNOzOC2sEVI0DxlHOYmcuBU_Rfl4i5XujbNOJeRu1x0nHXbhD1xj3btYVqNJYfPm3hxVmMc34G9VZdGnEt2H-9CXo-wHx6d0TWnGLVoV_F8sFItAMrKME91_S2TNXLby4FK5wbQaObbknik4QwAAjp_LTZYkJxDCInWSPoYgjAcRphEFCm8eVFAT0Y9/s4608/DSCN8303.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauZNOzOC2sEVI0DxlHOYmcuBU_Rfl4i5XujbNOJeRu1x0nHXbhD1xj3btYVqNJYfPm3hxVmMc34G9VZdGnEt2H-9CXo-wHx6d0TWnGLVoV_F8sFItAMrKME91_S2TNXLby4FK5wbQaObbknik4QwAAjp_LTZYkJxDCInWSPoYgjAcRphEFCm8eVFAT0Y9/w640-h480/DSCN8303.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3EuzagAdl9k5V-zrqRcCUnPuXZK0Ee35d3BUMcVGksp24ZmatO3fQVWLyku1458N6wVJtLiDH0Ts2LtdVrO9A9B1ajMwNEgGqaXi3OqlEpcYC8bbHKVK3Cqcal55-QzUchbhpvpNX2wjlRGNVcrcHsO0cdItuwAcBw-nD_T2wnfWJL4X24m-QA3OauJ_/s4608/DSCN8310.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3EuzagAdl9k5V-zrqRcCUnPuXZK0Ee35d3BUMcVGksp24ZmatO3fQVWLyku1458N6wVJtLiDH0Ts2LtdVrO9A9B1ajMwNEgGqaXi3OqlEpcYC8bbHKVK3Cqcal55-QzUchbhpvpNX2wjlRGNVcrcHsO0cdItuwAcBw-nD_T2wnfWJL4X24m-QA3OauJ_/w640-h480/DSCN8310.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0woZY3m3Ocq1Etgn2seac9qgq3uzbOOveAh91bt1MLG0rDIcXMrg7VqOC-ImL7OPQ0uR7PAbtNwjWa6iyU9y8TJq7jC3JRadt7G0yYgmlVw2b6mWs66AeP7h64E8OEoGao39EOuMsEYWtNKg8B7gMUvaMhUjqJT9KdMpxA_WGGlvJZyPytemvoTohsGoc/s4608/DSCN8308.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0woZY3m3Ocq1Etgn2seac9qgq3uzbOOveAh91bt1MLG0rDIcXMrg7VqOC-ImL7OPQ0uR7PAbtNwjWa6iyU9y8TJq7jC3JRadt7G0yYgmlVw2b6mWs66AeP7h64E8OEoGao39EOuMsEYWtNKg8B7gMUvaMhUjqJT9KdMpxA_WGGlvJZyPytemvoTohsGoc/w640-h480/DSCN8308.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> </div><div>Why did the anhinga cross the road? No seriously. Enquiring minds want to know. We did a self guided driving tour around a little lake, which is where we spotted most of the birds and gators. We ended up picnicking out of the back of our car, listening to the kids complain about the heat, the sun, the food, the car, and asking to go back to the house to watch TV.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWv_qX9W-WntHCG7KEGRqsYtcPP8e5CLEE6tjrySJ1XuDRbWjGRCta5cVYL5An9XVJBkONRoLfVqAt8EFvHMKVjFqqF-gUZnb9eRtIoL6iW2uzlWi6kdtqHGtVZdzUGOhwvsiYPmXxk7lfbVv21eeeBD_akWaD1n44Y3R-_7m50pGdt8lyzP_MUHLaP6fX/s4608/DSCN8312.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWv_qX9W-WntHCG7KEGRqsYtcPP8e5CLEE6tjrySJ1XuDRbWjGRCta5cVYL5An9XVJBkONRoLfVqAt8EFvHMKVjFqqF-gUZnb9eRtIoL6iW2uzlWi6kdtqHGtVZdzUGOhwvsiYPmXxk7lfbVv21eeeBD_akWaD1n44Y3R-_7m50pGdt8lyzP_MUHLaP6fX/w640-h480/DSCN8312.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The bathroom we stopped at had a kind of unusual bouncer hanging out on the door. Grandma Jamie learned the hard way what happens if you mess with the bouncer. It will jump on your head, excreting it's mucus then go right back to the wall, that's what.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwW9eJXz-8mlYQ9ZWJ6nGTRQN0TO3Gx4_h2fNF6ISg9KUg1ce9RoDARXTJwjwFX4dNXXuPANJelroeAJr-K8A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNc55MQURYzIRrlIyOdmPPfHhQUtA0S5IvcXTTPYQ5glO3qRMDC0GJUDtT9zDEJBLh0VJYu7zJrxHvUUKOmictuzqrsMqy_e_eHaU0auBXiEhzCJ4QITAzyKmYWADSi8kiHl8_AI0nA_UF7nqY1i4mf57Nme13IbK5-M2leEsF2wb5vPVpX-e_uIbfdJX/s4608/DSCN8317.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNc55MQURYzIRrlIyOdmPPfHhQUtA0S5IvcXTTPYQ5glO3qRMDC0GJUDtT9zDEJBLh0VJYu7zJrxHvUUKOmictuzqrsMqy_e_eHaU0auBXiEhzCJ4QITAzyKmYWADSi8kiHl8_AI0nA_UF7nqY1i4mf57Nme13IbK5-M2leEsF2wb5vPVpX-e_uIbfdJX/w640-h480/DSCN8317.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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So we had to drive all the way out on the mainland, and drive up and around and down. It's a whole ordeal that took a long time. So we didn't get to see a couple of the things I'd hoped, like the area known for wintering bald eagles. Instead we just got the kids to do some junior ranger stuff, watched the visitors center educational film, and took in the views from the top of turtle mound.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClz3ZeYyMskCJVwP13h8AGrkH1PNw2PV3yrQLtmk1Umcc0EImLaxLnD54vWD9IRGcrNQXINKZMKxQU3PBj7Rv-F86McyrdZqnafgfh3KfvlOZDj11v7kGl99o3ihSgwEFo0ss2YD0KX0IYu0Z6_PQPYCNdGAAALNayKadbp1fupqWKUoyf_7JmudXbsAW/s4608/DSCN8334.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClz3ZeYyMskCJVwP13h8AGrkH1PNw2PV3yrQLtmk1Umcc0EImLaxLnD54vWD9IRGcrNQXINKZMKxQU3PBj7Rv-F86McyrdZqnafgfh3KfvlOZDj11v7kGl99o3ihSgwEFo0ss2YD0KX0IYu0Z6_PQPYCNdGAAALNayKadbp1fupqWKUoyf_7JmudXbsAW/w640-h480/DSCN8334.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I thought the mound was going to be a small sandy hill. It was actually a big jungle covered hill that is accessible with a boardwalk. The hill isn't natural, it was build by the Timucuan people who lived on the island. The hill was formed by 35,000 cubic yards worth of shells, plus other items and refuse. Yeah, it's huge. We don't really know why they built it, though it's been theorized it was to provide high ground as protection from hurricane swells. From the top you can see the Atlantic ocean to the east and Mosquito Lagoon to the west.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4J4tI4mWoMvflQFrnHJJjSwTcGqLFU1QExSiUuOM3IjD5fZrAKE26pmyIIfc1FvuNWw0rbQng_iljr9RM88c6NGC8RFwiN-JRhQEwTGMRMJnQQUNjkiycZPH8oKos3uTP2G_HDuECyA0wZzUP_TQoibUQC6UYGcxsNchxMNyj_Z72JvdAyc6qHQUANa3/s4608/DSCN8340.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4J4tI4mWoMvflQFrnHJJjSwTcGqLFU1QExSiUuOM3IjD5fZrAKE26pmyIIfc1FvuNWw0rbQng_iljr9RM88c6NGC8RFwiN-JRhQEwTGMRMJnQQUNjkiycZPH8oKos3uTP2G_HDuECyA0wZzUP_TQoibUQC6UYGcxsNchxMNyj_Z72JvdAyc6qHQUANa3/w640-h480/DSCN8340.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1gexgIYUSai6qdmDZGZ3sHivcEDkZcdhx_FDNhVZj7hmwXkCgl6Xu8X4xe0oGhx89osTW7NCIjqWFR9nsw8WMjWyl-NA9HOgGnzyTzOPcGtG-YEjNXo9NOwy1gnM9vqmEfuql2ToSD5QjuJ4HS8Kxyo49_kV_RTNvlV6_Nz-FEuqk69XpGGyQIxOV1eV/s4608/DSCN8343.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1gexgIYUSai6qdmDZGZ3sHivcEDkZcdhx_FDNhVZj7hmwXkCgl6Xu8X4xe0oGhx89osTW7NCIjqWFR9nsw8WMjWyl-NA9HOgGnzyTzOPcGtG-YEjNXo9NOwy1gnM9vqmEfuql2ToSD5QjuJ4HS8Kxyo49_kV_RTNvlV6_Nz-FEuqk69XpGGyQIxOV1eV/w640-h480/DSCN8343.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpGZiVtn0s4UeaRskBufwK7ogEFNkkq0d3kZvhhOSTOrlZ5DlavID3Ud38HgF5JhDc4zZ_E4-LfsG4uRSvBBi3CPHb_St80wzV-OZNser5BbUkPIHKz2KYXDqsIBnkeLNcEZziq1SL2IruHDmswSYRd7y5WkbxKuWwORmRSrb4iG5f1YyqRgmkTjaK7L8/s4032/IMG_1640.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpGZiVtn0s4UeaRskBufwK7ogEFNkkq0d3kZvhhOSTOrlZ5DlavID3Ud38HgF5JhDc4zZ_E4-LfsG4uRSvBBi3CPHb_St80wzV-OZNser5BbUkPIHKz2KYXDqsIBnkeLNcEZziq1SL2IruHDmswSYRd7y5WkbxKuWwORmRSrb4iG5f1YyqRgmkTjaK7L8/w480-h640/IMG_1640.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our drive to Canaveral Seashore, we passed the most intriguing looking little restaurant. There was zero question as to where we were going to stop for a snack on the way back to the house.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYtOvlbDQyHdhvO268ax3beR2UbY-XX9R0Db0pUZWtpChCpcYmxxbzLhYZ2VSA0u1xzekPd6Q3TjfYL1E7PFRMRgqHudr4hJ_57Hd8Yh0CMFImFrzdGkZuH2uiO6fX1gRfe37M_XvfEuyWUXdOpGUJkY_eKLFhz4roqZInWAKLsONLt-ObqC2jAKOfmLN/s4000/IMG_20231117_180513685.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYtOvlbDQyHdhvO268ax3beR2UbY-XX9R0Db0pUZWtpChCpcYmxxbzLhYZ2VSA0u1xzekPd6Q3TjfYL1E7PFRMRgqHudr4hJ_57Hd8Yh0CMFImFrzdGkZuH2uiO6fX1gRfe37M_XvfEuyWUXdOpGUJkY_eKLFhz4roqZInWAKLsONLt-ObqC2jAKOfmLN/w480-h640/IMG_20231117_180513685.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>the soft serve kept us on our feet until we could get dinner made. I'd absolutely recommend eating your dessert first, especially when you're on vacation and happen to see an ice cream shaped restaurant.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMmo8qYtg1qT4GAc9UDKCn3MlEzq_KhJ3bzqB_Rqb0zIo-woYMYG1oSdw9lqnwTeCHo21nRWwniWIXCifLljHYyAQLm5yxaV1_nP89x4Y4BzHHQLtlHoabPU6QKl-k7QChum4FZDO_kwVHhaFE2zUNleJQMB5IT8DkBvFlgmapDAWho5zf3vv2QZr1OcN/s4000/IMG_20231117_180607174.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMmo8qYtg1qT4GAc9UDKCn3MlEzq_KhJ3bzqB_Rqb0zIo-woYMYG1oSdw9lqnwTeCHo21nRWwniWIXCifLljHYyAQLm5yxaV1_nP89x4Y4BzHHQLtlHoabPU6QKl-k7QChum4FZDO_kwVHhaFE2zUNleJQMB5IT8DkBvFlgmapDAWho5zf3vv2QZr1OcN/w480-h640/IMG_20231117_180607174.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The next morning we hit up the other side of Merritt Island: The Kennedy Space Center.</div><div>You'd think we could see everything here in a day, but no. There were so many cool things to see, plus extra activities and presentations, we just couldn't get to all of it. We did get to the main attractions, though, such as the space shuttle Atlantis.</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-Yeu7PcDjiv5vOFb4ATVRqtOpAWFow2aDS3NjNAWTPI_HnjCcWTuaMH-kzCwyx8xQVOfooDxEupMMrAvJmYoHDp-BR13NAiBCOEcAdwE8rQhvH5pXrxG1zjgTAeQWcLsf0V7IMCvQ6iLq3xuVUHWeo-6TFaiPtMofUeR8yh4zzsswqkLVw2hU6G_KSk_/s4000/IMG_20231118_101000317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-Yeu7PcDjiv5vOFb4ATVRqtOpAWFow2aDS3NjNAWTPI_HnjCcWTuaMH-kzCwyx8xQVOfooDxEupMMrAvJmYoHDp-BR13NAiBCOEcAdwE8rQhvH5pXrxG1zjgTAeQWcLsf0V7IMCvQ6iLq3xuVUHWeo-6TFaiPtMofUeR8yh4zzsswqkLVw2hU6G_KSk_/w480-h640/IMG_20231118_101000317.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is an actual space shuttle that flew real missions, as are most of the exhibits at the Space Center. These shuttles are so iconic, they are literally on the t-shirt I was wearing that day. It's hard to convey the scale and size, but just to help you understand, I couldn't get far enough away or a sharp enough angle to fit the entire shuttle in the frame of a photo. Here's my best effort: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFETciG3Gcg4WUcbd3SuaolrTkAgpfAd80jWxkZGF_D78Z1fPvxJwbbkOcr-mJViv3hgMNV1CYb6hHL6Mcz_zuwtbDjWp1sf3-76tKRm2zmzl_xmctSJasngGAmQGNMreXyqZeQOT1M86NBPuybk_Ymqcfqo8LbFvGmU5bZ3G2ElEygYXxamTZwYMT9ZM/s4608/DSCN8344.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFETciG3Gcg4WUcbd3SuaolrTkAgpfAd80jWxkZGF_D78Z1fPvxJwbbkOcr-mJViv3hgMNV1CYb6hHL6Mcz_zuwtbDjWp1sf3-76tKRm2zmzl_xmctSJasngGAmQGNMreXyqZeQOT1M86NBPuybk_Ymqcfqo8LbFvGmU5bZ3G2ElEygYXxamTZwYMT9ZM/w640-h480/DSCN8344.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvsCMuaHf0003f5mNd_AhQkWNIzuNS9Te0ZYpzBV5sbTWcg648Py5UGuy4eyoeoQst9SVwwU77CZkYkcDt9DpCjNu2qHkdD_ztb4gYidtHTN_tMrotvc2oedj8HA36FZpTetJl2fEvlarrODrd5ybfFAjMkTY43q3QU24gqLIORWh2JvwtU-3sP415O1H/s4608/DSCN8350.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvsCMuaHf0003f5mNd_AhQkWNIzuNS9Te0ZYpzBV5sbTWcg648Py5UGuy4eyoeoQst9SVwwU77CZkYkcDt9DpCjNu2qHkdD_ztb4gYidtHTN_tMrotvc2oedj8HA36FZpTetJl2fEvlarrODrd5ybfFAjMkTY43q3QU24gqLIORWh2JvwtU-3sP415O1H/w640-h480/DSCN8350.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Atlantis exhibit had so many fun things to do, lots of flight simulator games and hands on things, I wasn't sure we'd ever get the boys to leave.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMlljgFGm9ppHUHECpQ1KqqbqOOLPI7WdCNnQhwmbxytlbhV9pwg6syPjyM0SXEAx_DRUK9tXMGYvEb7iZ36KI0Z9aQ2d-KzncFzJzAsLAVxlJwUna1pHKJnMMBXQj_-A6Ksvb5Rvzd2W0Fd8LqUwDC60JDCFZHe9jUWkKXFyAhId6xte-vUeZdxuguDE/s4608/DSCN8351.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMlljgFGm9ppHUHECpQ1KqqbqOOLPI7WdCNnQhwmbxytlbhV9pwg6syPjyM0SXEAx_DRUK9tXMGYvEb7iZ36KI0Z9aQ2d-KzncFzJzAsLAVxlJwUna1pHKJnMMBXQj_-A6Ksvb5Rvzd2W0Fd8LqUwDC60JDCFZHe9jUWkKXFyAhId6xte-vUeZdxuguDE/w640-h480/DSCN8351.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcbi8e3GZ4sP89oEoh23Vh7YyHhF-Rv63SzBnH0SUu2A4JYc9YFMEkt3Nidk70rsF5Vt6JUXCROs3teTOHfg46frSq4Iho_lPgQ8MgUpvC4b-BsBC-WOi7S-NLHXIU_jhZ1iSkr47Ka-H3cN86qyLOZnI3G9QoAV9idDDmFWcHk1N5x7oREn0mb9aCncU/s4608/DSCN8346.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcbi8e3GZ4sP89oEoh23Vh7YyHhF-Rv63SzBnH0SUu2A4JYc9YFMEkt3Nidk70rsF5Vt6JUXCROs3teTOHfg46frSq4Iho_lPgQ8MgUpvC4b-BsBC-WOi7S-NLHXIU_jhZ1iSkr47Ka-H3cN86qyLOZnI3G9QoAV9idDDmFWcHk1N5x7oREn0mb9aCncU/w640-h480/DSCN8346.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think Arthur especially loved the ISS crawl-through tunnels.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5CFOKL-ucMiCWLJzRki8J910UTAE4JUCkqV-EcM4RkXqaltcwMUGdzVOMUZzDUht8e9mIAaWjzAkf9DDx6N8TiKu9J_iv2HACzukd1J2vMmieNQlOoSvKvGLh_JQOJIeeLP2GcFVqfKz7mNU7KcNvNXffdBOzzkxvEwWV558b-6U3XC3ilYpZ5ObumU_/s4000/IMG_20231118_105345437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5CFOKL-ucMiCWLJzRki8J910UTAE4JUCkqV-EcM4RkXqaltcwMUGdzVOMUZzDUht8e9mIAaWjzAkf9DDx6N8TiKu9J_iv2HACzukd1J2vMmieNQlOoSvKvGLh_JQOJIeeLP2GcFVqfKz7mNU7KcNvNXffdBOzzkxvEwWV558b-6U3XC3ilYpZ5ObumU_/w480-h640/IMG_20231118_105345437.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We did eventually get the kids outside with the promise of lunch. We ate our picnic outside where little black birds were lying in wait for every dropped crumb. As a result, I think the boys were even messier with the crumbs than usual and the birds might have eaten more of their food than they did.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywKwo6KwbZAfhow679ikJYzcsDizcc_JDVaIFVC8qxkkAEiil01JpLv3k4b2O_dkOEMyyQ1p0BkWTqONQhU7h73UkuoV8nkMTenXOs7Rb3S3HZclxyJgOuv4Ukr5nXPNEbm9rWlGSHmC4UnYzPPe71bETH4FJJ04BFPez9vHTCFLGiJa0zDH-vkF8f4fr/s3264/IMG_20231118_121319940_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywKwo6KwbZAfhow679ikJYzcsDizcc_JDVaIFVC8qxkkAEiil01JpLv3k4b2O_dkOEMyyQ1p0BkWTqONQhU7h73UkuoV8nkMTenXOs7Rb3S3HZclxyJgOuv4Ukr5nXPNEbm9rWlGSHmC4UnYzPPe71bETH4FJJ04BFPez9vHTCFLGiJa0zDH-vkF8f4fr/w480-h640/IMG_20231118_121319940_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next up: we took the bus tour, passing one of the largest buildings in the world by volume. This is where rockets were/are built and housed pre-launch. Keep in mind, this building looks pretty close to us and like a fairly normal warehouse. It is was actually really far away, it's just so big that it's creating an optical illusion.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMolAaSdxm5kIXzvEVRvR2FjGD1XrU-b_rJIJtR8lo8-PjPtCVH6zRuZTtHWQSeqtm9cx2PMTsjPcOGs1wXhRV0WioI9KjXEj-C84m4mhUzE0ek9rXOPytPKLXTX3fc88-oEORt1WWVsD5YbVgkp5_UZqUnIMW5PKT11pbu_IBL73iy4PI7_9MPOUQ3QbQ/s4608/DSCN8358.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMolAaSdxm5kIXzvEVRvR2FjGD1XrU-b_rJIJtR8lo8-PjPtCVH6zRuZTtHWQSeqtm9cx2PMTsjPcOGs1wXhRV0WioI9KjXEj-C84m4mhUzE0ek9rXOPytPKLXTX3fc88-oEORt1WWVsD5YbVgkp5_UZqUnIMW5PKT11pbu_IBL73iy4PI7_9MPOUQ3QbQ/w640-h480/DSCN8358.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>The bus ride ends at the Apollo Mission exhibit. One of my favorite parts is that we got to see the Apollo mission control still there as it was in the 60's and 70's. Plus rovers and capsules and the biggest freaking rocket you can imagine.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_f-_VjmlploE_seQqPscOBlfDOEMgqDpJ-hsdqO_pCjWuE1HQodP1oYFO9cL50f37qd6KyBlzUtK3eMUxzDxqZdDwY-6Bkr_CqNOHvSvNntkn7_x6H8Yg9lVPj_rJCcErQGd5_BGQvIewGZrj_zk-XDIfb8SU7-6E8gjFE50AXXpSVLMCZvaTLhZp_SM/s4608/DSCN8360.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_f-_VjmlploE_seQqPscOBlfDOEMgqDpJ-hsdqO_pCjWuE1HQodP1oYFO9cL50f37qd6KyBlzUtK3eMUxzDxqZdDwY-6Bkr_CqNOHvSvNntkn7_x6H8Yg9lVPj_rJCcErQGd5_BGQvIewGZrj_zk-XDIfb8SU7-6E8gjFE50AXXpSVLMCZvaTLhZp_SM/w480-h640/DSCN8360.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0b8PPZMHLcXgc3CoB0gxJvKexvuIxvec-vYpUo_PKxccm_ySvFplVgrCmZVbaZgZml4rPTIHfr8vtq8EfHyk_Le7KGihYwt-ZF8fPXcOYYBQ80qgW9sE0ts1RkNJR3eF9INPZi-3zcsdZb4H87PpGhTY5zTWogrNdhvxQJ4MkwPvHDFhjrDScQC9N8xo/s4608/DSCN8362.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The kids enjoyed it so much for approximately 20 minutes before they were SO HUNGRY that they couldn't carry on.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJ3THflN8KkeFjAy7VkZNqs5M_0XdY6lshBYRmTRhzAFrJJQ6S63rtUouM2PhIaHO5ow4ZKR28_zcOxKaBN7v8dPdDOdTiIw6NSISERV-M8gjVbojgS8W_nwstxKXkpQJjV5ZrNbpdKHbtvwP_4TRU_c60Jnwjx49z5Efp4wQflhM1dBJcCYFiRKsxrk8/s4608/DSCN8375.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJ3THflN8KkeFjAy7VkZNqs5M_0XdY6lshBYRmTRhzAFrJJQ6S63rtUouM2PhIaHO5ow4ZKR28_zcOxKaBN7v8dPdDOdTiIw6NSISERV-M8gjVbojgS8W_nwstxKXkpQJjV5ZrNbpdKHbtvwP_4TRU_c60Jnwjx49z5Efp4wQflhM1dBJcCYFiRKsxrk8/w640-h480/DSCN8375.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div><br /></div><div>We went outside to eat some snacks, watched a bird steal fries from a woman's tray while she was looking down at her phone, and then visited the Mars mission exhibit. There were models of the various Mars rovers a the real ones are--as of time of writing--231 million miles away on Mars. Plus there were models of vehicles might be used in any potential manned missions.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWvEedA5gs1UUXwVogEqq5bF04B8u9QqlitzBQ_BTy2AIrpL-ZJkFFRGjzOY5UEP7DW-g5ldHYPHxwtdNeaZ_KK5gDZ8_i_OOpFF9NR_91W_EAaxkazsqCqBpR1FXzJmJF0DAODKwV71zM0_scKaOBvjUNO3De7H_jjFqLmtdfE2pN8U92rsFeuMOxq5k/s4608/DSCN8379.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWvEedA5gs1UUXwVogEqq5bF04B8u9QqlitzBQ_BTy2AIrpL-ZJkFFRGjzOY5UEP7DW-g5ldHYPHxwtdNeaZ_KK5gDZ8_i_OOpFF9NR_91W_EAaxkazsqCqBpR1FXzJmJF0DAODKwV71zM0_scKaOBvjUNO3De7H_jjFqLmtdfE2pN8U92rsFeuMOxq5k/w480-h640/DSCN8379.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtSF3uuPDb70fLILczFFFgwoQxP77m5LSqAGEPIxv67a1c6gJZ5KgWRbDetRf3DvrxCHTvXrE_PXKuZpc2ow6fBPZFsrqzqDYskBRvmJek0XRUczPoYtzMPaTwyzXTXYCoijbbAl7Ck5d7aB7YPDTFVHGVaDROs0wwUkMBM7ED8bkr5oYQodqU5bTiYzl/s3264/IMG_20231118_151052525_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtSF3uuPDb70fLILczFFFgwoQxP77m5LSqAGEPIxv67a1c6gJZ5KgWRbDetRf3DvrxCHTvXrE_PXKuZpc2ow6fBPZFsrqzqDYskBRvmJek0XRUczPoYtzMPaTwyzXTXYCoijbbAl7Ck5d7aB7YPDTFVHGVaDROs0wwUkMBM7ED8bkr5oYQodqU5bTiYzl/w640-h480/IMG_20231118_151052525_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Gy8B8KZp63yHsCku5FPEW6Ysascifl7KVwApGOBYDNj_zbxSWO7FiIKHLNpuzfzLyL_VSmqK3WTbSkhFZ4yGxAxy-T8DnjRXOxGjcCqzDENpyEB3TFmy3HQ3v0dqkUvb71YIHBViHyirdw-djMpkQgcKWc3fDsx8celspQHTDF7fMk0rQclpXXXGY3ck/s4608/DSCN8378.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Gy8B8KZp63yHsCku5FPEW6Ysascifl7KVwApGOBYDNj_zbxSWO7FiIKHLNpuzfzLyL_VSmqK3WTbSkhFZ4yGxAxy-T8DnjRXOxGjcCqzDENpyEB3TFmy3HQ3v0dqkUvb71YIHBViHyirdw-djMpkQgcKWc3fDsx8celspQHTDF7fMk0rQclpXXXGY3ck/w640-h480/DSCN8378.JPG" width="640" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Lastly, we visited the exhibit where is housed some of the modern SpaceX and Boeing capsules and rockets. We fit in the flight simulator ride and then we had to call it a day.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRE9zqimzYPeIyMpDfDHtLuAa4zRXq37pebJmIi9nuG9NrDqq4PDwclwjo1Ta_u0ib9Na9cESuhctUMDU29xqWHKeasMYut9ALToqWVMPXhRh1VGd29zqjqdhbvTweWiA82WyTBSooK5iEc_4lC8Atkyds9Vkh4u8927Naqg9w80c5IYxat0UlqCpJO6N/s4608/DSCN8385.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRE9zqimzYPeIyMpDfDHtLuAa4zRXq37pebJmIi9nuG9NrDqq4PDwclwjo1Ta_u0ib9Na9cESuhctUMDU29xqWHKeasMYut9ALToqWVMPXhRh1VGd29zqjqdhbvTweWiA82WyTBSooK5iEc_4lC8Atkyds9Vkh4u8927Naqg9w80c5IYxat0UlqCpJO6N/w640-h480/DSCN8385.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHx_aT82TL8A5cQwS9AnRRXb05ySpgB1vv_GgvFc5qjzpKh1US3_hhbt3FlodtcwjmGTax1HirInFUTpPaW8VRU50f8MDGvJetV1T6mleZphkkfIX2dhwQbfdD6HDoVp-2SPmpkylO8M8pn7XdLtG_8RxTxIvYRVuk1X7FlBuAjSh4U2ke3Qvt1v-J5mA/s4608/DSCN8386.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHx_aT82TL8A5cQwS9AnRRXb05ySpgB1vv_GgvFc5qjzpKh1US3_hhbt3FlodtcwjmGTax1HirInFUTpPaW8VRU50f8MDGvJetV1T6mleZphkkfIX2dhwQbfdD6HDoVp-2SPmpkylO8M8pn7XdLtG_8RxTxIvYRVuk1X7FlBuAjSh4U2ke3Qvt1v-J5mA/w640-h480/DSCN8386.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By this point it was approaching closing time and the kids were universally tired. So we passed through the Rocket Garden on our way out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0ozpcp8OvWdkTyIHhFBdUiLiEY5pOnHRRSGLqdf3hqwnKhMBsMB5F_DBkqUwFfiiWpdaQ7C1elEPGCzEvcDEsX932TMwNOQZyxV_PxaTLxpI7sw0USKQIWrhpwdWfkJNKlb9cw5PJlr-1AtkIeXH6tk29W9cs922gVoBGR3pBAPkYaaPyyk1fzwgiUof/s4608/DSCN8390.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0ozpcp8OvWdkTyIHhFBdUiLiEY5pOnHRRSGLqdf3hqwnKhMBsMB5F_DBkqUwFfiiWpdaQ7C1elEPGCzEvcDEsX932TMwNOQZyxV_PxaTLxpI7sw0USKQIWrhpwdWfkJNKlb9cw5PJlr-1AtkIeXH6tk29W9cs922gVoBGR3pBAPkYaaPyyk1fzwgiUof/w640-h480/DSCN8390.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExhyphenhyphenXybC_IF3GKQbeFi8WKiuYvi-fS88h1EkWv7_u5YpBK9biS9iOVfcT3qouaCAda6t1Eku9nkILtYkIBh92KXfmXwm7SXfOABabhDQOF-X5Xkiaj58HrjnWeqjR68Bhy7C120CmGEP6sbp7JhPGZx4pUGnHdnwlOLPogyB3I0vuUnau0e1w2mlxSTZk/s4608/DSCN8389.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExhyphenhyphenXybC_IF3GKQbeFi8WKiuYvi-fS88h1EkWv7_u5YpBK9biS9iOVfcT3qouaCAda6t1Eku9nkILtYkIBh92KXfmXwm7SXfOABabhDQOF-X5Xkiaj58HrjnWeqjR68Bhy7C120CmGEP6sbp7JhPGZx4pUGnHdnwlOLPogyB3I0vuUnau0e1w2mlxSTZk/w640-h480/DSCN8389.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I think we managed to have a really fun time learning all about space. If nothing else Paul is now asking to watch the movie Apollo 13 and we're more excited than ever for the Artemis missions.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSf9LLmMJILISL75Jr-YrAr2n-cLZO6to1u2d0-gGItFf3cCEf9G0Qh5VkF4zqxLRk67Y44ceZHg3IgM5u4Suy-i5f5DmFwyFDA49fJchQbJ6r2MIMNkv3bO3OWl8NnsgLYvsmFLLrTMU6caM9qbbC1xFX2M4UItzJXENHpSq6CPJv9f09uwYBWvBs-YWN/s4608/DSCN8397.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSf9LLmMJILISL75Jr-YrAr2n-cLZO6to1u2d0-gGItFf3cCEf9G0Qh5VkF4zqxLRk67Y44ceZHg3IgM5u4Suy-i5f5DmFwyFDA49fJchQbJ6r2MIMNkv3bO3OWl8NnsgLYvsmFLLrTMU6caM9qbbC1xFX2M4UItzJXENHpSq6CPJv9f09uwYBWvBs-YWN/w640-h480/DSCN8397.JPG" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-55934025340421198912023-12-04T15:55:00.000-08:002023-12-04T15:55:28.733-08:00LEGOLAND FLORIDA!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Laszlo turned seven and Paul turned ten this November. For their combined birthdays, we planned a surprise trip to Legoland Florida. We told them on Laszlo's birthday, and flew out to Florida on Paul's birthday. Delta did an announcement at the gate and gave Paul a gift because it was his birthday. I did not know that was a thing, but I encourage you all to fly on your birthday and find out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We arrived at the Legoland Hotel late in the evening. I nearly had a panic attack when the girl at reception couldn't find our reservation, but all it took was her to finally ask for help and someone else found it immediately.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrgqgU2i-Hn9CGxAsP70jzwlCuGO4GboYFO8AwlhHuJKvvwem8ZpmAViXLGfE65Zst_DPS7Hvo9OCJM4RdLydkFh3vKM6UBDcR3YWA0vSjF7JbgF1N4xykACKhV73EOtCTMMk4equxfZcabN5gXGxqYHgeI88zCrlTmYg-KSIFZ57jq57FlaqfEY21IPq/s4000/IMG_20231114_223409428.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrgqgU2i-Hn9CGxAsP70jzwlCuGO4GboYFO8AwlhHuJKvvwem8ZpmAViXLGfE65Zst_DPS7Hvo9OCJM4RdLydkFh3vKM6UBDcR3YWA0vSjF7JbgF1N4xykACKhV73EOtCTMMk4equxfZcabN5gXGxqYHgeI88zCrlTmYg-KSIFZ57jq57FlaqfEY21IPq/w640-h480/IMG_20231114_223409428.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There are also Master Builder workshops where you can go to a class to learn to build a little creature or vehicle and bring it home with you when you're done.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HkcvZhYndgkslvoYEujd8HLRg5MZbCDqtm6BqrHp3iD-EMdVAnhIMbCyC0smWK6P8h-joTXmFNFO0yGM9qhMqlSUPya6cvW_JjmEpqD8qWaJrflCajeiX3kmUs95b-Xww3RdKHcqSce0y6FWEkdbkrgsGKjJzzJraCzPG714zpOcmh7uiofSNojPX4Dg/s4000/IMG_20231115_212200758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HkcvZhYndgkslvoYEujd8HLRg5MZbCDqtm6BqrHp3iD-EMdVAnhIMbCyC0smWK6P8h-joTXmFNFO0yGM9qhMqlSUPya6cvW_JjmEpqD8qWaJrflCajeiX3kmUs95b-Xww3RdKHcqSce0y6FWEkdbkrgsGKjJzzJraCzPG714zpOcmh7uiofSNojPX4Dg/w480-h640/IMG_20231115_212200758.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBzzVMMbtS_e3y_B9wZsR24WOPigYSBIyFcWbK0gTEimFOIoZhLXPcMthdIvOiFtGc8RL9BcKAEjBlfRifiiIsO4jaLHCPOCEAHRnrmM_ETSWGAswqykKUXftnCdyjyPK20nnAyeIWIrNS01aIWqtUodIDqoCdT17N8m00DJeTK0zBQVpb6jDQUjmh2Ia/s4000/IMG_20231115_212152940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBzzVMMbtS_e3y_B9wZsR24WOPigYSBIyFcWbK0gTEimFOIoZhLXPcMthdIvOiFtGc8RL9BcKAEjBlfRifiiIsO4jaLHCPOCEAHRnrmM_ETSWGAswqykKUXftnCdyjyPK20nnAyeIWIrNS01aIWqtUodIDqoCdT17N8m00DJeTK0zBQVpb6jDQUjmh2Ia/w640-h480/IMG_20231115_212152940.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNMVaptSnSDzGaD_ZxUxtKOGF45WbDkBs_43wbclCgNHUzF0hNxiB7Y8lDBMHiFuCAcjmz6_p9VeL2Djp1Ib1dhBOBNZ3VtuDE-iiwcBHTZPtrkVtHzAtOEwXE7GdJCqX_rWWCbQktfVvwf5SOTVDswhwdQJ4HTeowB5CsH6KtI_bHsdBvQHyyDyLCMr1/s4000/IMG_20231115_212141149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNMVaptSnSDzGaD_ZxUxtKOGF45WbDkBs_43wbclCgNHUzF0hNxiB7Y8lDBMHiFuCAcjmz6_p9VeL2Djp1Ib1dhBOBNZ3VtuDE-iiwcBHTZPtrkVtHzAtOEwXE7GdJCqX_rWWCbQktfVvwf5SOTVDswhwdQJ4HTeowB5CsH6KtI_bHsdBvQHyyDyLCMr1/w480-h640/IMG_20231115_212141149.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_JJxWhFNe2vhxm0u5gtBWUQZB44SzQTFbIu4OZrpE-C4NIbzsgtWZzXHosNsf2wsjht0MZrJMof5Kh6vlkziHtA3szcTXyI40sgjUfSeAtUpl76cn9WHcEnpYqpGkzfFsBKTOz0HV9lVYYQkKjusUIsTuIyY6tqw9dGqpFTcb8VFtcdDXoTY7FEFtf1j/s3264/IMG_20231115_212456909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_JJxWhFNe2vhxm0u5gtBWUQZB44SzQTFbIu4OZrpE-C4NIbzsgtWZzXHosNsf2wsjht0MZrJMof5Kh6vlkziHtA3szcTXyI40sgjUfSeAtUpl76cn9WHcEnpYqpGkzfFsBKTOz0HV9lVYYQkKjusUIsTuIyY6tqw9dGqpFTcb8VFtcdDXoTY7FEFtf1j/w480-h640/IMG_20231115_212456909.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmmarxmOzR2hVNP361HEqQ50MIQoizTpiTiVWSYpqk04s22KC_EfRLl_ypEjtqV2_2QGVH2xCxcRbCrJn8kHdguLsNo8N_tfi-WYFq-1HXerOIjlETJujVs24Ux8F0eI8bzdJDJuCyW0ocZLOSzi5ugGqt7RRyzz8lOWMTgI2S0XAQC3dU5Scas8LX0mh/s4000/IMG_20231115_212108112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmmarxmOzR2hVNP361HEqQ50MIQoizTpiTiVWSYpqk04s22KC_EfRLl_ypEjtqV2_2QGVH2xCxcRbCrJn8kHdguLsNo8N_tfi-WYFq-1HXerOIjlETJujVs24Ux8F0eI8bzdJDJuCyW0ocZLOSzi5ugGqt7RRyzz8lOWMTgI2S0XAQC3dU5Scas8LX0mh/w640-h480/IMG_20231115_212108112.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The lobby of the hotel has a large play area, so it was always a wild, noisy kid-splosion. This hotel is 100% geared towards young children. They aren't just paying lip service with fun decor, there are play areas in the lobby seating for the parents, and not a single employee will tell the kids to stop acting like kids.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgqSMborxvGxRzAXCOPEIpDiqHkeOhT6YKVw2G-KdgHp6aiIhyphenhyphenN41-mEJ4TxYGjXp45USj1Fba1N-JE66jwIyrmG2SZBaWMyAxQmmTYjikpbqlx7QFzspjbuflh1iRlOWDdNTs80GJDBCRURDjixvSPxjfKE_rPrdeIQk7TbNoYHj7qVUZrZLxlbZ-BiX/s4000/IMG_20231115_093520954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgqSMborxvGxRzAXCOPEIpDiqHkeOhT6YKVw2G-KdgHp6aiIhyphenhyphenN41-mEJ4TxYGjXp45USj1Fba1N-JE66jwIyrmG2SZBaWMyAxQmmTYjikpbqlx7QFzspjbuflh1iRlOWDdNTs80GJDBCRURDjixvSPxjfKE_rPrdeIQk7TbNoYHj7qVUZrZLxlbZ-BiX/w480-h640/IMG_20231115_093520954.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-2fll-DXUWY_Y2JHXuYoAEHl_fG1mk9D-L1V1pWDKtkyNvgvh_ofh-cU0DP5dCQH0CkYDR2vObFh89ff93J3C-flPwHD9Lfhn7XOzFW9lZjoz1lXDsknUUUg_Wm-iT9ioHXWWmUV3ubIVdE1Sxu27-NZMqcyOxkh7HDDEAE4J_kZiBISmhISX9Kr3_pE/s3264/IMG_20231115_085230597.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-2fll-DXUWY_Y2JHXuYoAEHl_fG1mk9D-L1V1pWDKtkyNvgvh_ofh-cU0DP5dCQH0CkYDR2vObFh89ff93J3C-flPwHD9Lfhn7XOzFW9lZjoz1lXDsknUUUg_Wm-iT9ioHXWWmUV3ubIVdE1Sxu27-NZMqcyOxkh7HDDEAE4J_kZiBISmhISX9Kr3_pE/w480-h640/IMG_20231115_085230597.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We ate breakfast in the pirate restaurant in the morning and it was, in my mother's words, the best included breakfast she'd ever had at a hotel. I think that goes for me too. It was A LOT of food, which is kind of what you want when you're about to spend all day at a theme park.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GKiMFxzNMuoEdh6dXUVHXVoqVvOXgHcmXsA0iRAWm2Q8mRUHfQtDGebG5FhRfZGum6QA4hmFj00Jif3XjFu6PmRIcFUrQCy0bLaFucLGBQ4pWVk0r9SrO8i5m29LSVjJclPlnta80OtAi5bdAd8IhH4Vycsxeuu_U_6M1bbPKjIQch7nHtfr0kTzlDGM/s4000/IMG_20231115_093623171.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GKiMFxzNMuoEdh6dXUVHXVoqVvOXgHcmXsA0iRAWm2Q8mRUHfQtDGebG5FhRfZGum6QA4hmFj00Jif3XjFu6PmRIcFUrQCy0bLaFucLGBQ4pWVk0r9SrO8i5m29LSVjJclPlnta80OtAi5bdAd8IhH4Vycsxeuu_U_6M1bbPKjIQch7nHtfr0kTzlDGM/w640-h480/IMG_20231115_093623171.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cbbFXAJ5rCJGkbqt_GEb9qSEHikfZqbRs6zQutlOyx7ipJbnvPBug9cZOP_dQp0xxu3RGAWcF_ZUCdlZCXM4kTudFdSyDpw-AEAWmLNh2rrMlAiXpDXHkm2n84O93N2Pj5axEcJAfPp3YnrkkrtQC-xmcKTNNhTNLeDO4IE2RzmImRxBgf9JXhOmKwqb/s4000/IMG_20231115_094010710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cbbFXAJ5rCJGkbqt_GEb9qSEHikfZqbRs6zQutlOyx7ipJbnvPBug9cZOP_dQp0xxu3RGAWcF_ZUCdlZCXM4kTudFdSyDpw-AEAWmLNh2rrMlAiXpDXHkm2n84O93N2Pj5axEcJAfPp3YnrkkrtQC-xmcKTNNhTNLeDO4IE2RzmImRxBgf9JXhOmKwqb/w480-h640/IMG_20231115_094010710.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtM0N-yf9AJ2dj6HC3UwqHKeRXhZ2nePswSijafqibjLe6Edxqty43RQS4qS_jNcgqI_0XLC1aJhpD-PKBSN2I-23_QyXpziI5-SZFjqQftz-EbpANlWtqlizUQvdCEQu1cnTEYWwcEySl4Yo7phc7nMx0p0EzzLU8Holn2FJkNplUIpe5vwAgTgBQ7pW/s4032/IMG_1601.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtM0N-yf9AJ2dj6HC3UwqHKeRXhZ2nePswSijafqibjLe6Edxqty43RQS4qS_jNcgqI_0XLC1aJhpD-PKBSN2I-23_QyXpziI5-SZFjqQftz-EbpANlWtqlizUQvdCEQu1cnTEYWwcEySl4Yo7phc7nMx0p0EzzLU8Holn2FJkNplUIpe5vwAgTgBQ7pW/w640-h480/IMG_1601.HEIC" width="640" /></a><br /> </div><div>The hotel is right next to the park entrance. I'm pretty sure everyone at Legoland that day was staying in the Legoland hotel and the hotel wasn't very full. It felt like we were alone at the park sometimes as there was barely anyone else around. That was doubly true when the rain started.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-E_Q_R7_FrVtMlgemxriIcf2lk95LPoFcsTtnDFQB2SMRpB06NGEvSmwZK2T0B7CXkcubkRXlXpVJ7ATYNKypbwbHvCFXvzJdS-wgjvkfG6A0k6gh3kzNOP0BKBSEYy2A2TJvWp2QQT0Tka4aWhBuOLlhOmrR0HyNgfmnoRIZBx2TCqXBMJ547m1mGbL0/s4608/DSCN8244.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-E_Q_R7_FrVtMlgemxriIcf2lk95LPoFcsTtnDFQB2SMRpB06NGEvSmwZK2T0B7CXkcubkRXlXpVJ7ATYNKypbwbHvCFXvzJdS-wgjvkfG6A0k6gh3kzNOP0BKBSEYy2A2TJvWp2QQT0Tka4aWhBuOLlhOmrR0HyNgfmnoRIZBx2TCqXBMJ547m1mGbL0/w640-h480/DSCN8244.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiM1q-PBRi0FFsoqaau3fR1bdDq8fUz8ykA8dwqkXJcmk_4fgqH-twcXreAvfiSxwNq4YUMSrksfU4UstGTYSB92pdIyBbQ0gO5CZy-PcfpwWkJNPicwEbTwvGa4O87KJEh9pjgKqNl64T_8cNb0aaJtqE6alHd3S8pgAPXjz7EDmgcl1egKtqe0hvdNL/s4608/DSCN8247.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiM1q-PBRi0FFsoqaau3fR1bdDq8fUz8ykA8dwqkXJcmk_4fgqH-twcXreAvfiSxwNq4YUMSrksfU4UstGTYSB92pdIyBbQ0gO5CZy-PcfpwWkJNPicwEbTwvGa4O87KJEh9pjgKqNl64T_8cNb0aaJtqE6alHd3S8pgAPXjz7EDmgcl1egKtqe0hvdNL/w640-h480/DSCN8247.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8TcxHZA6fgBan7gaNU_vl61MX0Dan855JZ9bExweuQEAtbFBoqzK6QydU3c8Dv71OjOdXZ0ygRGvDEAK-TYVgCdwcX4GM9nRiRQ9taPRgg9i89PmBN1gzWCRDbRDzLO4cCvyfgGMKmt9WxpM3D5JgiXqVX6-79jgq3h_ZWvW1sv1pJlVGQzkdm8Yb75Q/s4032/IMG_1602.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8TcxHZA6fgBan7gaNU_vl61MX0Dan855JZ9bExweuQEAtbFBoqzK6QydU3c8Dv71OjOdXZ0ygRGvDEAK-TYVgCdwcX4GM9nRiRQ9taPRgg9i89PmBN1gzWCRDbRDzLO4cCvyfgGMKmt9WxpM3D5JgiXqVX6-79jgq3h_ZWvW1sv1pJlVGQzkdm8Yb75Q/w480-h640/IMG_1602.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkEoZ65lrhKIrbzt0O85p57adbJiOFnDzkar51LM24wFv-Dst2UM2LZL-B5aUe-tVU22HAUkMFo1kMRJoaMqh8XEURVA7s-GetwvdNU759dh7CIBldc4pCfiN4p8U5bwsqpnwUlbaFSM35VgoHXn3EuhTXg0Ax6QsH9DgYebTX60T_HoJ6mrKFM_LbZbK/s4608/DSCN8248.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkEoZ65lrhKIrbzt0O85p57adbJiOFnDzkar51LM24wFv-Dst2UM2LZL-B5aUe-tVU22HAUkMFo1kMRJoaMqh8XEURVA7s-GetwvdNU759dh7CIBldc4pCfiN4p8U5bwsqpnwUlbaFSM35VgoHXn3EuhTXg0Ax6QsH9DgYebTX60T_HoJ6mrKFM_LbZbK/w640-h480/DSCN8248.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A lot of employees commented on how rarely it rained and how weird the weather was. The good news is that all the big awnings and shade structures set up to protect visitors from the Florida sun did just fine protecting us from the rain as well. I'm so glad they had all of Miniland USA under the shade. It made for a nice place to wait out the worst of the rain.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iGAGhVA_0mrzp9ug0-b-VTxIhyphnhnmFSr5o8OEqmmqqHD3JEmz8_okwswl2M18UfS2mfQf-Bqefoz6wuHNd7nMo3k8fyQO6JRMWAYlgWmt48HSoNDvWH7pMQo3Q7JLMPhlWuVqv5U7d-7aUYrKZzcm4ny5xHPawE-_e08zkAiidgEKHRggyj1qoKVx/s4608/DSCN8243.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iGAGhVA_0mrzp9ug0-b-VTxIhyphnhnmFSr5o8OEqmmqqHD3JEmz8_okwswl2M18UfS2mfQf-Bqefoz6wuHNd7nMo3k8fyQO6JRMWAYlgWmt48HSoNDvWH7pMQo3Q7JLMPhlWuVqv5U7d-7aUYrKZzcm4ny5xHPawE-_e08zkAiidgEKHRggyj1qoKVx/w640-h480/DSCN8243.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-zPiJBR8wuEpiFauFN-7vOUbuggpN5bhR_igTYV8duWlAnTfcK_yQtY46Z_6wppZfH3g8nmg-Bkn3MsY8h0FF80LN2-NzIN_NLYg9CB2DHyvcNv8yhwycHkLrAgcVtr-kqQfY_NIxRFmb3JIDku8RsDwKavAKiku35oRbACT7YgnSOBlSTKZ1iZMrqeU/s4608/DSCN8240.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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When rides were closed because of rain, we found lots of things to do and keep dry. Dry, but not warm. Despite the downpour and pleasant temperatures, every building has their A/C cranked like it was summer. It was that and not the rain that inspired me to put the kids and myself in long pants on day two.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMB5apRpmz9xnc1xxNPeA6SdZEUgnGEkkLgC1ilrsSTOscaaoFNYRjoEPC2zGVO-3jBMOScIjrGyYk_4Sxru0si5tB7Qm2xuYTCl1OctqSLg4ZU78bshB4f4NGADmmSYlH4ZWlct7_iNfrRgVVylJAZQtbTRfbIUvUYvivhAW8nBijPD5XDHPmVGvnzMIi/s4000/IMG_20231115_155654122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMB5apRpmz9xnc1xxNPeA6SdZEUgnGEkkLgC1ilrsSTOscaaoFNYRjoEPC2zGVO-3jBMOScIjrGyYk_4Sxru0si5tB7Qm2xuYTCl1OctqSLg4ZU78bshB4f4NGADmmSYlH4ZWlct7_iNfrRgVVylJAZQtbTRfbIUvUYvivhAW8nBijPD5XDHPmVGvnzMIi/w640-h480/IMG_20231115_155654122.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEChDMh6OBKvewW8l7uQXbZM2uEC6eVFzkZM5-Nr1_D3h4xAKGYfN6qGfXk-dI3vFM5jY9KYw45KbHLbJoE8pdWrYThihs8bbxZiCeiOes0PWw46DTVxCQT9HfwvQcNB5mA3kbWa81GLJ6MJ9TGyZgen4FHBS1jGisbNNp40zs_B04XaJtrv5DDHvYmMUh/s4000/IMG_20231115_155900647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The forecast kept changing. I was just hoping we'd have a dry hour or two to get to the last few rides that we hadn't done that were weather dependent. And so begins our saga of trying to ride The Dragon rollercoaster!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsUxsj_HrT6138Ul1IMuHMTkbIdZmLCwLpGx602NrptkymJ_vSGVgviuTFUXcps2N1eZgslZEzz6sOsH5AmFFGLqNEOfyyc3UEDR0BG7-M3EClDZii39H44oVQhOXkvdOWxCKOa7KjqKy7sXMk_9fegrbCmIKNcvbkEDdI_Qjmwfwn7ruMst7V-yk10sk/s4000/IMG_20231116_075203235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsUxsj_HrT6138Ul1IMuHMTkbIdZmLCwLpGx602NrptkymJ_vSGVgviuTFUXcps2N1eZgslZEzz6sOsH5AmFFGLqNEOfyyc3UEDR0BG7-M3EClDZii39H44oVQhOXkvdOWxCKOa7KjqKy7sXMk_9fegrbCmIKNcvbkEDdI_Qjmwfwn7ruMst7V-yk10sk/w480-h640/IMG_20231116_075203235.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vrAnOZgvkk-vC6CNXwk15zXUMxgzZBjY9ypR4MwlayYi3ENdxZTgr1et1Gyaj0DRa6MqpqJ9Dx2OXm1tslv7Ovq7gCMUHoiJ3AvWEIpyZlgujsRV7CfgOzdXCjQzB7QqS8a7rr_OK9ka0RE6-RVxDZGNxGIe4jA4uFIZzF5X4MEg9JnChyphenhyphenT4U3n8u1sP/s4608/DSCN8254.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vrAnOZgvkk-vC6CNXwk15zXUMxgzZBjY9ypR4MwlayYi3ENdxZTgr1et1Gyaj0DRa6MqpqJ9Dx2OXm1tslv7Ovq7gCMUHoiJ3AvWEIpyZlgujsRV7CfgOzdXCjQzB7QqS8a7rr_OK9ka0RE6-RVxDZGNxGIe4jA4uFIZzF5X4MEg9JnChyphenhyphenT4U3n8u1sP/w640-h480/DSCN8254.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmr5x10udDttE3IeOHvGkOeXxC3JUfzMrE6pXhZyapdiB3TOurlH_0iwu0HUHjKpLH-6I1_WlhPIMMBlKWCc4UEWgueGt8BhThxRp0DRsaSBjRUbAlJ410UcMcq7PebBU7estt_sIt-n6ZxxvVqfXV1-F2wEYvMVwft36dVuy9G0LvwcmO4O5Z68Yey56/s4608/DSCN8250.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmr5x10udDttE3IeOHvGkOeXxC3JUfzMrE6pXhZyapdiB3TOurlH_0iwu0HUHjKpLH-6I1_WlhPIMMBlKWCc4UEWgueGt8BhThxRp0DRsaSBjRUbAlJ410UcMcq7PebBU7estt_sIt-n6ZxxvVqfXV1-F2wEYvMVwft36dVuy9G0LvwcmO4O5Z68Yey56/w640-h480/DSCN8250.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was barely misting when the park opened. That was apparently enough to keep The Dragon closed. So we rode a couple rides nearby that we hadn't gotten to the day before.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRfM0ONUbN5mVrjjb178bWRGrsckjY4TVn_Gz_DiIl6WAeRdH2EvRylCywwriEBvIbJLs4Xdu4s6iVXcnToaGbKN5WG01z1_rFmMKsujuAdNepclplKXUx5rdJ4gyr9eAkVIJeRdh0hoHcQ-0b0SgXiVCG1EQBlLCJI78vFGcVVWIfybWZR86PAg9Z70-/s4608/DSCN8260.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRfM0ONUbN5mVrjjb178bWRGrsckjY4TVn_Gz_DiIl6WAeRdH2EvRylCywwriEBvIbJLs4Xdu4s6iVXcnToaGbKN5WG01z1_rFmMKsujuAdNepclplKXUx5rdJ4gyr9eAkVIJeRdh0hoHcQ-0b0SgXiVCG1EQBlLCJI78vFGcVVWIfybWZR86PAg9Z70-/w640-h480/DSCN8260.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SfMXRQUFdEEMDVd40WEvmRgc7nFdN87eGcCYFnS_dX93vMzDJ_L5AVMvZxaNqOGlFdA6Twj_VWw9bMYxZZdTV6lp8j-nwCg6eqDppdBEk4q3AvXxaEq8_Wx41A1vmAKd6BJmFJxV0-3LSYbB83CydigrRS1S_jEjwjPojFG_fm53IzIUBf4gTrafUc3K/s4608/DSCN8256.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SfMXRQUFdEEMDVd40WEvmRgc7nFdN87eGcCYFnS_dX93vMzDJ_L5AVMvZxaNqOGlFdA6Twj_VWw9bMYxZZdTV6lp8j-nwCg6eqDppdBEk4q3AvXxaEq8_Wx41A1vmAKd6BJmFJxV0-3LSYbB83CydigrRS1S_jEjwjPojFG_fm53IzIUBf4gTrafUc3K/w640-h480/DSCN8256.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The rain continued, but still very light. So we visited the play area in Duplo Valley. Arthur and Laszlo really liked it, Paul convinced Grandma Jamie to go look at The Big Store instead.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8DtWUWJWyrAGaDxZbfETKVP-HCvXFEhB9DTHhXeqs9HjHyWy4knXGG9AYvsRWFdohzv6rdF5OmyNTbQrRj-hsaupzIQAC2rpW7GGMOH2zPbZejRnaTN7yOT_IEFXPaP5r2HTx_9jdtY7eOTLFFS99Tg7eqDiW1lgo7lNhNDEphFzjPADDESutwOx7wJH/s4608/DSCN8263.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8DtWUWJWyrAGaDxZbfETKVP-HCvXFEhB9DTHhXeqs9HjHyWy4knXGG9AYvsRWFdohzv6rdF5OmyNTbQrRj-hsaupzIQAC2rpW7GGMOH2zPbZejRnaTN7yOT_IEFXPaP5r2HTx_9jdtY7eOTLFFS99Tg7eqDiW1lgo7lNhNDEphFzjPADDESutwOx7wJH/w640-h480/DSCN8263.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15SIB4xsOYh2fjimLipQVPp9MQKPyJ48B9P-m4M-BBu2c053TFmmhWJvosl0WARLbakOU0Zcqg9_er84JWgeGYcxpJYYwncbTkv0JGiUMYU8QZnbmbKPmialrs4B1XP-w-_C3ZP0Dlup0kGHDIo0YkXMm3Rt6pvciPilgS9qYSITN5W_AnxRzwavAhRf1/s4608/DSCN8266.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15SIB4xsOYh2fjimLipQVPp9MQKPyJ48B9P-m4M-BBu2c053TFmmhWJvosl0WARLbakOU0Zcqg9_er84JWgeGYcxpJYYwncbTkv0JGiUMYU8QZnbmbKPmialrs4B1XP-w-_C3ZP0Dlup0kGHDIo0YkXMm3Rt6pvciPilgS9qYSITN5W_AnxRzwavAhRf1/w640-h480/DSCN8266.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The rain continued. So we walked around Miniland. I took special interest in the Cape Canaveral replica.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOr-JDtBZr44OmK7ftFBV297JU7MyZf6ARyt3-4BBhh7U_k14j54iKJb0rxDiikKB7PZh_dK32NE5XfOiAhXAcdlp_dzZAm9kBrlI-H1naZJKXcKhZBAVm6b7FQ9SZqTtpLWCNFUn5WUOHGoNCVi2l25HjfZbAm_HmrC8-L-24U4A5YY4X-3hY1tvAArpA/s4608/DSCN8269.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOr-JDtBZr44OmK7ftFBV297JU7MyZf6ARyt3-4BBhh7U_k14j54iKJb0rxDiikKB7PZh_dK32NE5XfOiAhXAcdlp_dzZAm9kBrlI-H1naZJKXcKhZBAVm6b7FQ9SZqTtpLWCNFUn5WUOHGoNCVi2l25HjfZbAm_HmrC8-L-24U4A5YY4X-3hY1tvAArpA/w640-h480/DSCN8269.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtENrnVxNeWJwz0E_0PA-WkQM2fYRalVu0eukCQF8X0x-MrV4-htueMSI1n-k5o6Jdtu7CNniYc3jhSwsBbyM4Mm8Gv1WN9-BYmUtzjdzJv0l7vZhwzbMi7QjRm1zlFg4Tdp-C6SATsBs3QPxRAAvY4Yw7PSKKs0j2cmpke0PB_bYKMF90guIIcswU1aqa/s4608/DSCN8268.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtENrnVxNeWJwz0E_0PA-WkQM2fYRalVu0eukCQF8X0x-MrV4-htueMSI1n-k5o6Jdtu7CNniYc3jhSwsBbyM4Mm8Gv1WN9-BYmUtzjdzJv0l7vZhwzbMi7QjRm1zlFg4Tdp-C6SATsBs3QPxRAAvY4Yw7PSKKs0j2cmpke0PB_bYKMF90guIIcswU1aqa/w640-h480/DSCN8268.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FxvjWQ-RigisGfXVxsXWs1XqjzGPaJinhTN4a33yB36Br-2Ha5X_RrCRa423LqABxhht9xCFFRA-uA_JkxUeIVklccJ5s89o9ZFYTjxSQ6-4iTVHs4d4SSYIMtVakT45rrmQLZbdvteWDlx35lGNQJ87Aq7NhgDHudVE5jcZ92ozNbi4Q504hRnZTL8S/s4608/DSCN8271.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FxvjWQ-RigisGfXVxsXWs1XqjzGPaJinhTN4a33yB36Br-2Ha5X_RrCRa423LqABxhht9xCFFRA-uA_JkxUeIVklccJ5s89o9ZFYTjxSQ6-4iTVHs4d4SSYIMtVakT45rrmQLZbdvteWDlx35lGNQJ87Aq7NhgDHudVE5jcZ92ozNbi4Q504hRnZTL8S/w640-h480/DSCN8271.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We tried to go watch the Pirate themed stunt/water skiing show--inclement weather. Cancelled performance. So instead we headed indoors to build cars to race.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzHNvldcBDT1BLcxbEoN5nBec8TG3zV_mCMVUnbDiE587X5vUooaS_u5W33-o7n8mgVO4R5gb7PdmV2VpXGgh7mL8s-5F2RTZQjnKN3TOmkrmgjLgYoP8PcHXSiopER4rEil8fJA6eruYffqlSKAclQBAay8OEtm41u1BmGK8sIOXxEv53toj2vqvd64k/s4608/DSCN8274.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzHNvldcBDT1BLcxbEoN5nBec8TG3zV_mCMVUnbDiE587X5vUooaS_u5W33-o7n8mgVO4R5gb7PdmV2VpXGgh7mL8s-5F2RTZQjnKN3TOmkrmgjLgYoP8PcHXSiopER4rEil8fJA6eruYffqlSKAclQBAay8OEtm41u1BmGK8sIOXxEv53toj2vqvd64k/w640-h480/DSCN8274.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQJrLlZH-ktvMC3gjLtABpWcVh_Ish7yocN9mpCcbFwQJaMi9AB9XMXf358HFwFXiehMdOdjbDTVXstNjfiL40T_yhvTZta3Na6VgDg8lQzHSixu1KaY2KGStYIUX5KxP7-lMkG3JIq858WGcRiYkGLIjeXHPgAyae2YS5GvqlyVxGirRctF22LdmiLOQ/s4608/DSCN8279.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQJrLlZH-ktvMC3gjLtABpWcVh_Ish7yocN9mpCcbFwQJaMi9AB9XMXf358HFwFXiehMdOdjbDTVXstNjfiL40T_yhvTZta3Na6VgDg8lQzHSixu1KaY2KGStYIUX5KxP7-lMkG3JIq858WGcRiYkGLIjeXHPgAyae2YS5GvqlyVxGirRctF22LdmiLOQ/w640-h480/DSCN8279.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That was such a hit that after lunch, when the rain cleared up, Arthur stayed there with Grandparents while we rushed over to try to ride the now open Dragon. We got in the very short line, and it closed again for weather. We stayed and waited. They got the go ahead to run the ride again. We got in our seats, seat belts fastened, and then they had to close the ride again.</div><div>We got back out and waited, just in case it was a short delay. It was not! We waited quite a long time before an employee gave each kid a ticket for a free prize from the store as an apology and we left. Paul and Laszlo got to pick out a little mini fig keychain and we went back to join Arthur and the Grandparents.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4NqM1K4EhUSXDKGDQKcXIO70C-qinNXsAL20nwCF4rC5vGkCvOKvzZF04-qvPrXr9NdZix-6FgHTSp3EJX0P3wm3hED5qA93LVDXoGTYEumkI8xFIkKAO43AO1iaLP4sSowk_lMq7jb7ZXI7lX-M7THrOZG3qKSqmJcPOoF5L8nH4C2njFU1zowJ0tkA/s4000/IMG_20231116_141146434.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4NqM1K4EhUSXDKGDQKcXIO70C-qinNXsAL20nwCF4rC5vGkCvOKvzZF04-qvPrXr9NdZix-6FgHTSp3EJX0P3wm3hED5qA93LVDXoGTYEumkI8xFIkKAO43AO1iaLP4sSowk_lMq7jb7ZXI7lX-M7THrOZG3qKSqmJcPOoF5L8nH4C2njFU1zowJ0tkA/w640-h480/IMG_20231116_141146434.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I figured if the only rides we hadn't gone on were closed for the rain, we might as well visit Cypress Gardens at the back of the park. As we headed toward the garden, however, we say that the Pirate boat ride was finally open! We rushed on over and hopped on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-pvtURxRaMeRm2YywKItGinY4y1dzeecSrpaMZaEJCxHxfZsNrjo3ZvBHSL-PnBRzFRZ7r4AXZyYSXZeb8P-k6ooTKMUniWoF_um0jYrT_Y4AUrpHeKXK0CcvjxOLYicfrTuiMDQSTRSRi2aTlBQ-wUmQB7Lqx7_fmwccYdWUn8cD_lw1X7RUK7tFiFk/s3264/IMG_20231116_142021926_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-pvtURxRaMeRm2YywKItGinY4y1dzeecSrpaMZaEJCxHxfZsNrjo3ZvBHSL-PnBRzFRZ7r4AXZyYSXZeb8P-k6ooTKMUniWoF_um0jYrT_Y4AUrpHeKXK0CcvjxOLYicfrTuiMDQSTRSRi2aTlBQ-wUmQB7Lqx7_fmwccYdWUn8cD_lw1X7RUK7tFiFk/w640-h480/IMG_20231116_142021926_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvggSK5dyixYFSZqXJuHNhb8MLuknhy1f3jvQfpjqvMIsJgLqfjTu29VhoPsqm3KXhB9cBWrD2ahVtHcKL5bPVzATYJU12NPK8lHFbksMaoAO1lqarLLN2TDhQCZ0oDvF1tjq3gLAS_X9cVNYSf2RJEdrIeTVUWcJ2-sexZ0E_-e-_2GaDk9_ibmA2Oyax/s4000/IMG_20231116_145614128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvggSK5dyixYFSZqXJuHNhb8MLuknhy1f3jvQfpjqvMIsJgLqfjTu29VhoPsqm3KXhB9cBWrD2ahVtHcKL5bPVzATYJU12NPK8lHFbksMaoAO1lqarLLN2TDhQCZ0oDvF1tjq3gLAS_X9cVNYSf2RJEdrIeTVUWcJ2-sexZ0E_-e-_2GaDk9_ibmA2Oyax/w640-h480/IMG_20231116_145614128.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFN1cqdO5SixZu4Yi1mW6tUwPNzosGzCKYB3xZwvD4y92LTDSgqjoabrRn_w_VXxHJc8cZ1PIgUUYh4jzdqMu0mEml_5rWvWgulCIkaC2cHqBpsyzzyXjL1MUnoGgRS1f2wdXTXpmOgbqv4LbLQDGwwTXupCEnxPoqSJ3-Zoq_UA8yfvDYWZk_TORHv-tg/s4000/IMG_20231116_145239667.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFN1cqdO5SixZu4Yi1mW6tUwPNzosGzCKYB3xZwvD4y92LTDSgqjoabrRn_w_VXxHJc8cZ1PIgUUYh4jzdqMu0mEml_5rWvWgulCIkaC2cHqBpsyzzyXjL1MUnoGgRS1f2wdXTXpmOgbqv4LbLQDGwwTXupCEnxPoqSJ3-Zoq_UA8yfvDYWZk_TORHv-tg/w640-h480/IMG_20231116_145239667.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GNrlD06pB7eEzl3KbNtdaRMatjepg7jkv2K-QGto_1GUj1a8KMGx-Q06Pu0agrL8Kg3HM5Pa6HDL-lVD7R2ZOeeP9fRPAg1FMa6b7MJQE8Xe7Af7hWE0NEYTbeJx-Ejp3mbtKIxqANJF-NgiQyfD2HV2aIi3RxbwO9hQ4xMq3wvJglb842DVHuTkhFXJ/s4000/IMG_20231116_144814244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GNrlD06pB7eEzl3KbNtdaRMatjepg7jkv2K-QGto_1GUj1a8KMGx-Q06Pu0agrL8Kg3HM5Pa6HDL-lVD7R2ZOeeP9fRPAg1FMa6b7MJQE8Xe7Af7hWE0NEYTbeJx-Ejp3mbtKIxqANJF-NgiQyfD2HV2aIi3RxbwO9hQ4xMq3wvJglb842DVHuTkhFXJ/w640-h480/IMG_20231116_144814244.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This ride is a long, gentle visit to the beautiful swamp with a smattering of Lego decor and a bit of a treasure hunt. Definitely the most Grandparent friendly ride in Legoland!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwmOiFQ38Uyzgd1fHc1DF0xgOfSlBcU7QcamU-L-kTIexMnquXT60nO8ulz-IjGuX47sC9EhD9F7eEMeqOyzXfD7UzGvfmTXieTA8Uv-JxFM6A_q-rGSfxxcRnDiBMIsph9RLm1bK4Rhyx_fFqCEV9e_blV8IMDfCM7ATHaajFuaF5HM9ymUpLHeNhQ2S/s4032/IMG_1625.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwmOiFQ38Uyzgd1fHc1DF0xgOfSlBcU7QcamU-L-kTIexMnquXT60nO8ulz-IjGuX47sC9EhD9F7eEMeqOyzXfD7UzGvfmTXieTA8Uv-JxFM6A_q-rGSfxxcRnDiBMIsph9RLm1bK4Rhyx_fFqCEV9e_blV8IMDfCM7ATHaajFuaF5HM9ymUpLHeNhQ2S/w640-h480/IMG_1625.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div>k</div>By the time we got off the ride, the rain had stopped for several minutes, so I grabbed Paul and Laszlo and hurried back to try one more time to ride The Dragon while the rest of the crew stayed to visit Cypress Gardens.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUL5wgiAAdmQQF_bNMv9Pmb3Qyc-cVAYfe6MjusVFHVWiswmsTu7ycYpB4_DUhJ5E1cDjvke-XaWsG6S3QwqcTZa-fVciBsxfq1iQpaCCDNqOT0Ru17f0IRJr4uUysrUnYrdX1dERJz3oFv_j7IWJ8Wsm_NPiVa52oCS-Vg_2_SPsRSPFOvYxL5D9V0KUQ/s4032/IMG_1632.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUL5wgiAAdmQQF_bNMv9Pmb3Qyc-cVAYfe6MjusVFHVWiswmsTu7ycYpB4_DUhJ5E1cDjvke-XaWsG6S3QwqcTZa-fVciBsxfq1iQpaCCDNqOT0Ru17f0IRJr4uUysrUnYrdX1dERJz3oFv_j7IWJ8Wsm_NPiVa52oCS-Vg_2_SPsRSPFOvYxL5D9V0KUQ/w640-h480/IMG_1632.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We made it! The three of us rode The Dragon probably 3 times. The employee from earlier recognized our intrepid band and told us we didn't have to get out and get back in line, we could just hop into the back seats and ride as many times as we liked.</div><div>Once Lee caught up with us, we rode it a few more times for good measure.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nC3nFK3tWZ_m6jecUXpztVX1B04sV7Moyq4fXaX_-wcRFOca-09aqyCB9tBjcrYC-YWAIHUhtGzkak2x4UOlZbofxKlJzGq9PDfubpR2XWmqTgR_hGR3zbH2VYOiMCNwm9ImfFFULsSIc_Lv46S2rwrOf5_oLqFNS9YMquOa-3-7RQYXJJ48A2TCopWn/s3264/IMG_20231116_160000758_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nC3nFK3tWZ_m6jecUXpztVX1B04sV7Moyq4fXaX_-wcRFOca-09aqyCB9tBjcrYC-YWAIHUhtGzkak2x4UOlZbofxKlJzGq9PDfubpR2XWmqTgR_hGR3zbH2VYOiMCNwm9ImfFFULsSIc_Lv46S2rwrOf5_oLqFNS9YMquOa-3-7RQYXJJ48A2TCopWn/w640-h480/IMG_20231116_160000758_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY45I1ghiPauovMZCsRgxr0UcESwg0bzUmZmCrtzX-QYn_e4y8kKaA1ykEK14Vd2s173QBd6vygTPKhhUQH3T_rkmdpwMCwZrcylwIo4_qQn1MFuxc1xqLc1HY2ZUrvwtoZGEHcnhCg0cuoTl2FLN0mly1PmpNDU3-T4_TOPStCx6-fL9J2Ldpm2IWfOuQ/s4000/IMG_20231116_160716235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY45I1ghiPauovMZCsRgxr0UcESwg0bzUmZmCrtzX-QYn_e4y8kKaA1ykEK14Vd2s173QBd6vygTPKhhUQH3T_rkmdpwMCwZrcylwIo4_qQn1MFuxc1xqLc1HY2ZUrvwtoZGEHcnhCg0cuoTl2FLN0mly1PmpNDU3-T4_TOPStCx6-fL9J2Ldpm2IWfOuQ/w480-h640/IMG_20231116_160716235.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only other ride we had missed due to rain was the Unikitty Disco Drop. Don't you worry. We went on that one a few times as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5IdcO1n8THd3kcwqI0LnoFhf4qBcgtFizYCmLAJeofJ2wMGVZlgRaLadMDf_GbZdu8uXzIfi2MH8hrBoK2_62JONEjC8i_OA_iIl_A6iNDq2hf0BQGMQdIYaeAlCZfZd7724gXuwC6Sm3maxz_AOWO0MilupTNTbrPM9p78_B2sgU2s6qk56eiWAgIn0/s4000/IMG_20231116_160640070.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5IdcO1n8THd3kcwqI0LnoFhf4qBcgtFizYCmLAJeofJ2wMGVZlgRaLadMDf_GbZdu8uXzIfi2MH8hrBoK2_62JONEjC8i_OA_iIl_A6iNDq2hf0BQGMQdIYaeAlCZfZd7724gXuwC6Sm3maxz_AOWO0MilupTNTbrPM9p78_B2sgU2s6qk56eiWAgIn0/w480-h640/IMG_20231116_160640070.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GL22MJAaoJYw8uewYhdS5eiKmkCQp5O9t0bTqH12qVj83zkvhmQl4zX94O7x2wW-xK0xWGX1XmfCOcfakQyUdVzNAIKWNabr7roW1HvGIs1Y4IxNrUwfHPkLC-6WGCcOU0O-CJyvx_qJhj40mua5hDfe6nsSQK0UPE5QC4Ou3vPgDeKS0YJ3QF9Sab9h/s4032/IMG_1624.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GL22MJAaoJYw8uewYhdS5eiKmkCQp5O9t0bTqH12qVj83zkvhmQl4zX94O7x2wW-xK0xWGX1XmfCOcfakQyUdVzNAIKWNabr7roW1HvGIs1Y4IxNrUwfHPkLC-6WGCcOU0O-CJyvx_qJhj40mua5hDfe6nsSQK0UPE5QC4Ou3vPgDeKS0YJ3QF9Sab9h/w480-h640/IMG_1624.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4foKMuJcpQ_c9CpTyfXa7w1ZBN6dT08Cb3HQ9fRyJSvi9NYt_zAy3iR-hIUm0Yn2c0XvYmm4na34C3rgH3KH4Ldr4HRb5N5qlAhGuKNoj_Pl4svsC_PLRLYA_7m5ryFQSXk3LNdBDxezz-SeY-KmEJNgklwepA3BzQTWrRLbQ52_tRfD9J50GHOdo1bOK/s4608/DSCN8264.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4foKMuJcpQ_c9CpTyfXa7w1ZBN6dT08Cb3HQ9fRyJSvi9NYt_zAy3iR-hIUm0Yn2c0XvYmm4na34C3rgH3KH4Ldr4HRb5N5qlAhGuKNoj_Pl4svsC_PLRLYA_7m5ryFQSXk3LNdBDxezz-SeY-KmEJNgklwepA3BzQTWrRLbQ52_tRfD9J50GHOdo1bOK/w640-h480/DSCN8264.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Despite the rain, we managed to do everything we had wanted to do except the stunt show. We now also have a pile of Rainy Day return passes that I don't know if we'll ever be able to use. If you are planning a visit to Legoland Florida in the next year, call me.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDo7vXJ6WA7hFsgXuxLcWn6_nDA3odXxx0aCg0roRlG-DwthSKR7OLbFkcXQMEtKTNOJg9GpED4tUpgYrmXVD0V5KIXDm5jOMSgPWoN6KL1sRhWbdjTerFMaKFYjlwzmnum2akUDgj4NTwJjpgMQPiAd7DUbpNcLUjhhuf-aQbDrvLcQuhQPa0wqnuKCV/s4000/IMG_20231116_095013564.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDo7vXJ6WA7hFsgXuxLcWn6_nDA3odXxx0aCg0roRlG-DwthSKR7OLbFkcXQMEtKTNOJg9GpED4tUpgYrmXVD0V5KIXDm5jOMSgPWoN6KL1sRhWbdjTerFMaKFYjlwzmnum2akUDgj4NTwJjpgMQPiAd7DUbpNcLUjhhuf-aQbDrvLcQuhQPa0wqnuKCV/w480-h640/IMG_20231116_095013564.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was after all this that we said good-bye to Legoland and headed off for the next step in our adventure. Here's a little video compilation of some of our Lego fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U895UIi4fv0" width="320" youtube-src-id="U895UIi4fv0"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-50011659856886040572023-12-02T13:11:00.000-08:002023-12-02T13:11:23.530-08:00Fall Break<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NRj-SCsGkwXFxMR42_bx8eFghmqDnj-mTU8LF-_Als2xXUkuxue45e3RKw6IGXTK4XIk_zIv0GckeQrq0t7ECDbPe6lELCk9ofaSxS_ZcMiU-F8yIdVEfeOr5bpkGC942FegUXZZBawYBKF-H3OzHCvXtKKBNQvzbqitEMh2k5miwUDGS6Li9tp9-g9R/s4000/IMG_20231019_162244580.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NRj-SCsGkwXFxMR42_bx8eFghmqDnj-mTU8LF-_Als2xXUkuxue45e3RKw6IGXTK4XIk_zIv0GckeQrq0t7ECDbPe6lELCk9ofaSxS_ZcMiU-F8yIdVEfeOr5bpkGC942FegUXZZBawYBKF-H3OzHCvXtKKBNQvzbqitEMh2k5miwUDGS6Li9tp9-g9R/w640-h480/IMG_20231019_162244580.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The kids had a few days off from school, so we took the opportunity to have some fun. First off was Antelope Island with Noelle and Grandma Jamie.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXAa4ngBHJLgeUrTo4GHNXFvDJhVHiQNpjbt8kNGKsQnugx6ZuzjcsW-0ivmNCSuVe2b2UjR2E83yh4E4iIke4mv_isU45QK1ohgWYU14lewH_8S1GG9vXZD5IjtDqlJTCY6oOj8rKaXb460RPj9YA1633xYzZgBBj_pqvqd20oM5phaCglmf_olYwJ_k/s4000/IMG_20231019_151403571.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXAa4ngBHJLgeUrTo4GHNXFvDJhVHiQNpjbt8kNGKsQnugx6ZuzjcsW-0ivmNCSuVe2b2UjR2E83yh4E4iIke4mv_isU45QK1ohgWYU14lewH_8S1GG9vXZD5IjtDqlJTCY6oOj8rKaXb460RPj9YA1633xYzZgBBj_pqvqd20oM5phaCglmf_olYwJ_k/w480-h640/IMG_20231019_151403571.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We hiked to Buffalo Point, which is quite a short hike (but uphill). The reward is commanding views of the Lake. More importantly, hundreds of boulders to climb on, hide in, and otherwise play around for hours at a time.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0n1VvSr1FJ9WJR6QIcmi2kLjUm_Y6bOx6XdwvBcJEV7chXshqEwltOtIkbjsBKvCnPLU9KYzuxCy3ys-n3ZwiZrtPDUqMeXGcqVgslemivGiYwUmLNpZA4nebyjVCW0S_bxHUYdP9j-5fTKDuP8DhNQMy7-KOBCXjAP0452n1HQGX6PLVbUhTLf805VdV/s4000/IMG_20231019_151354149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0n1VvSr1FJ9WJR6QIcmi2kLjUm_Y6bOx6XdwvBcJEV7chXshqEwltOtIkbjsBKvCnPLU9KYzuxCy3ys-n3ZwiZrtPDUqMeXGcqVgslemivGiYwUmLNpZA4nebyjVCW0S_bxHUYdP9j-5fTKDuP8DhNQMy7-KOBCXjAP0452n1HQGX6PLVbUhTLf805VdV/w640-h480/IMG_20231019_151354149.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegKWtoWNN7ajiYeZD7Tq-8p0HNxkWXMkGwdhqKNlvxdh5AGL6lp_FuudZahp-Owl0KxsmCcUtF0u87Dsgt5KlwitY0T3yrXI5TyNc0aLjsCngqE3kUtUbywUe4xt4HbnI9pZZIxhccv-Maqw1wVQ5PWGEUCKz4C6HUFffbB3KClb4ioxiudfLdQAByqOH/s4000/IMG_20231019_145653617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegKWtoWNN7ajiYeZD7Tq-8p0HNxkWXMkGwdhqKNlvxdh5AGL6lp_FuudZahp-Owl0KxsmCcUtF0u87Dsgt5KlwitY0T3yrXI5TyNc0aLjsCngqE3kUtUbywUe4xt4HbnI9pZZIxhccv-Maqw1wVQ5PWGEUCKz4C6HUFffbB3KClb4ioxiudfLdQAByqOH/w640-h480/IMG_20231019_145653617.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6l_A0FS6CGVj9oBrDQR1Ua3QQepV_5LCEClv_7ShG871lELl7OWK9bkV7uT5Z04ENWhAGCcOoeaAvTBetVkgHgaiIVgCghLpR_e8nhTJF5I5nYAf49T3c8zKMu12EzW7daIe6-a3zGIXooxWsmV2bVN2k_FkqVfEzt3ctSYiWxNLzN13G_bcqjb7qeJH/s4000/IMG_20231019_144718160.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6l_A0FS6CGVj9oBrDQR1Ua3QQepV_5LCEClv_7ShG871lELl7OWK9bkV7uT5Z04ENWhAGCcOoeaAvTBetVkgHgaiIVgCghLpR_e8nhTJF5I5nYAf49T3c8zKMu12EzW7daIe6-a3zGIXooxWsmV2bVN2k_FkqVfEzt3ctSYiWxNLzN13G_bcqjb7qeJH/w640-h480/IMG_20231019_144718160.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYt3RPwfqInPPKQfkYy-nJT0vchhBrYPG2mplJfTTN4bKPnT_B9hXDzXfdEzQNXjeZduW6ycWW_lP4VXpZMIxbgemTmLialDOz9PkdeVsB-NLRGPkisWGGTMW7PFU50sPVEGjkFGpKb20Ev4ghEZf7qdlcamhW5eHBTsMhcCMlGDMw2n6p9lnZUVfeiYBO/s4000/IMG_20231019_145639040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYt3RPwfqInPPKQfkYy-nJT0vchhBrYPG2mplJfTTN4bKPnT_B9hXDzXfdEzQNXjeZduW6ycWW_lP4VXpZMIxbgemTmLialDOz9PkdeVsB-NLRGPkisWGGTMW7PFU50sPVEGjkFGpKb20Ev4ghEZf7qdlcamhW5eHBTsMhcCMlGDMw2n6p9lnZUVfeiYBO/w640-h480/IMG_20231019_145639040.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewzqT2SaY4DmCfDEtnhQcT3SeXQW4Js8ikbQBSz8pn_X9E7ELap4SZYw0KyKOBWQEhTRlLp9Y9WiJz0J6lMzaHn6Ed4FYkd2kT0xgfHfuoFx4C3W_Zojf8LXnct-HAcME05XA22sVxVbbDOOWbzI0-E06yEjIMuNXrDBkj5Xt6lJA55P4gzmj1JTkSaCa/s4000/IMG_20231019_144057498.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewzqT2SaY4DmCfDEtnhQcT3SeXQW4Js8ikbQBSz8pn_X9E7ELap4SZYw0KyKOBWQEhTRlLp9Y9WiJz0J6lMzaHn6Ed4FYkd2kT0xgfHfuoFx4C3W_Zojf8LXnct-HAcME05XA22sVxVbbDOOWbzI0-E06yEjIMuNXrDBkj5Xt6lJA55P4gzmj1JTkSaCa/w640-h480/IMG_20231019_144057498.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Arthur didn't need as much help as I thought he would, but definitely more than he thought he should. Between the two of us, we did our best to keep up with the brothers and cousin.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVTN3v3PzGLqr2uCFE4F24aMZZiivrZFwbhHx-PUkZPy_46o7qLe-0Hm7iuIU3kux4dINmQpsH_gIzTpqFnsOnRINwvigM6F6OV3l2PwzRxupYrgWROkeKeH_Oban6RgjYjbizkeddsHnHXUbzXZVEaIAnUAyY9AXxUR_d4qdw5o9jrVcq9s6SKsvaC-J/s3264/IMG_20231019_144107346_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVTN3v3PzGLqr2uCFE4F24aMZZiivrZFwbhHx-PUkZPy_46o7qLe-0Hm7iuIU3kux4dINmQpsH_gIzTpqFnsOnRINwvigM6F6OV3l2PwzRxupYrgWROkeKeH_Oban6RgjYjbizkeddsHnHXUbzXZVEaIAnUAyY9AXxUR_d4qdw5o9jrVcq9s6SKsvaC-J/w480-h640/IMG_20231019_144107346_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>After the final soccer game of the season, we headed down to "camp" in Green River. We first visited the museum all about the history of the Green River and expedition. In the basement they had some dinosaur fossil. Can you tell which kid was having a good time?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4eASNtDDbMRBlzHyBxNPj4jAKUZ3bDuC6k0qR71MbN5ldeCKjdWls2hNA9QJPhNXlJ1M9yeJX__lYCBIUE2O-RA67gI6Q7Acl915YeNKWwswAD3VDijvjH9tUns5XG_xH7ZBLFEDz4loqAZVt-LyidR84Xz_Jg5cfEyK2urxNj-TlvqObXvq2mjtrqQu/s4000/IMG_20231021_154945790.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4eASNtDDbMRBlzHyBxNPj4jAKUZ3bDuC6k0qR71MbN5ldeCKjdWls2hNA9QJPhNXlJ1M9yeJX__lYCBIUE2O-RA67gI6Q7Acl915YeNKWwswAD3VDijvjH9tUns5XG_xH7ZBLFEDz4loqAZVt-LyidR84Xz_Jg5cfEyK2urxNj-TlvqObXvq2mjtrqQu/w640-h480/IMG_20231021_154945790.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmysJMFtXSXiFv57F73Q7QLcu1GxTxMBHrYhfIWMnvQc2S4psxBj4ae9NJCkmCcSnTw5urk8l3CdWU3t726463WM5r3xWuJbsFK5NqkxQEal3MqMEWAQksLvOeGJ3ihmsBQYS9jZ7su-0wnY02x6ugpF9U65hXCEvD97Fh1HDE_-p-O4eS6s3rEm4kMofQ/s4000/IMG_20231021_155040114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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a move that one passersby called "pure genius". It certainly made the day a little more fun for the kids.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTB7M87myHHXbq6O4s3iU01MvtcYnBxMAIgG96BP4w1QUfTir5ebwtnH5IcHjhSqcnilUvpiXDOF0GTIjuJJyzSb5nVMwrPbR2FlGqXOkLjR4AtKADsVP5Mj45VP3zvnDy-8CS8OzpyS0d9MNIpkvKXdmABuX-Y41hM54WiIOfHNikQJ4PA0wHuy1Ixsi/s4000/IMG_20231022_131012051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTB7M87myHHXbq6O4s3iU01MvtcYnBxMAIgG96BP4w1QUfTir5ebwtnH5IcHjhSqcnilUvpiXDOF0GTIjuJJyzSb5nVMwrPbR2FlGqXOkLjR4AtKADsVP5Mj45VP3zvnDy-8CS8OzpyS0d9MNIpkvKXdmABuX-Y41hM54WiIOfHNikQJ4PA0wHuy1Ixsi/w640-h480/IMG_20231022_131012051.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUye3Pvdc_q3CSOkTiPwWlds6VRi6xQFekMRuHvP_lqEeyBo8phesIT-soN78eGTHoReKRHz-fDpMu3mfhyphenhyphenPq7M2Uk8FU3anB1DlKG65PGmZDV3dVV3hAb4mVPsLd07R1romK4GSBh0wMDssisKTpG2kwEvvgQ6lBcoKoH9jJCOws5f3fnZ957SpNxPhZh/s4000/IMG_20231022_155845380.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUye3Pvdc_q3CSOkTiPwWlds6VRi6xQFekMRuHvP_lqEeyBo8phesIT-soN78eGTHoReKRHz-fDpMu3mfhyphenhyphenPq7M2Uk8FU3anB1DlKG65PGmZDV3dVV3hAb4mVPsLd07R1romK4GSBh0wMDssisKTpG2kwEvvgQ6lBcoKoH9jJCOws5f3fnZ957SpNxPhZh/w480-h640/IMG_20231022_155845380.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After lunch, we took a little rest break at the visitors center so we could work on Junior Ranger activities. Late in the afternoon, our Johnson cousins joined us. The kids got their second wind, and another round of laser tag commenced. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydA4uIFgTb3LW3tEET64fCHMNOBJXchjwvF2wZgLGoFeBvQaGsc3LiVj9ljHr6M4vNmlKO77qE-Wz2JTfIGVeKEZY34opHkQyNGJcnF9eTIlvmJqBq9yEGUoKuoUf9oxTwZodp1zd3HfJG2zeXbm-70ACXPlYgwDQ7LRTKemviLTcCavzcdKaujLxwRt9/s4000/IMG_20231022_161903271.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydA4uIFgTb3LW3tEET64fCHMNOBJXchjwvF2wZgLGoFeBvQaGsc3LiVj9ljHr6M4vNmlKO77qE-Wz2JTfIGVeKEZY34opHkQyNGJcnF9eTIlvmJqBq9yEGUoKuoUf9oxTwZodp1zd3HfJG2zeXbm-70ACXPlYgwDQ7LRTKemviLTcCavzcdKaujLxwRt9/w640-h480/IMG_20231022_161903271.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59LnVNTtF6TUXp0aFHeSXqocS7ARGbzU6q15tcOb1Z-JdBu2wKr8pDwpMy4qJ1wYzP0Gk6v12nSDnxLire8rWwvDAazwnEBHWiZPizlCgWSZi4lUwAI5fn145HZb7vk2EB0UFETlITMtlo-lhrVzamBlDejTsv1KwaA1jN7EPb4t67uZdfWtf-7ui_5v_/s4000/IMG_20231022_164725270.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59LnVNTtF6TUXp0aFHeSXqocS7ARGbzU6q15tcOb1Z-JdBu2wKr8pDwpMy4qJ1wYzP0Gk6v12nSDnxLire8rWwvDAazwnEBHWiZPizlCgWSZi4lUwAI5fn145HZb7vk2EB0UFETlITMtlo-lhrVzamBlDejTsv1KwaA1jN7EPb4t67uZdfWtf-7ui_5v_/w640-h480/IMG_20231022_164725270.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTVRxcxpWDQ9jrkfD_gveTES4QnF_3KuF_vk-dFLfynNmcg6XQ5qzr7OYXWlrb3guZZzG3erG5QCaSj3PtUEluE_S5SLfT7pRKF2fMRJ5zSq3KT_HS77pWi8_lcn1n2EhYOPSf10C1DgbjO22_n-wA4o7PKYYs_R5X7Bc-lMKIaHm9ChDwYGP7793eXDk/s3264/IMG_20231022_165454698_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTVRxcxpWDQ9jrkfD_gveTES4QnF_3KuF_vk-dFLfynNmcg6XQ5qzr7OYXWlrb3guZZzG3erG5QCaSj3PtUEluE_S5SLfT7pRKF2fMRJ5zSq3KT_HS77pWi8_lcn1n2EhYOPSf10C1DgbjO22_n-wA4o7PKYYs_R5X7Bc-lMKIaHm9ChDwYGP7793eXDk/w640-h480/IMG_20231022_165454698_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> After playing hard for an entire day, we went back to the "camp" site for roasted hot dogs, marshmallows, and Dutch oven. Then we said good bye to our cousins and settled down to sleep. It was a short, sweet trip. Goblin Valley is such a fun and interesting place to visit, I'd recommend checking it out sometime, but do bring your laser tag guns!<p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-11892407401356585562023-12-02T12:19:00.000-08:002023-12-02T12:19:47.971-08:00A little bit of Fall<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8YFriC82uaTaByURxqO4gvx7Ybbd05zB7N0SoKpzU6MTNGoNodZEDzxnLoS5E72aZ9ZBNvuZjbiVKrXIigVbDu9sn5NNTdxP8tmXiF4rEK97him3mR1LCNNlcC-rWmPmjUX67BOKl1mHGVYrJFp_HfAh42Ts7yyeVaB6h0d4ENMAMg9dRtmlbTXDbgCE/s4000/IMG_20230811_113130278.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8YFriC82uaTaByURxqO4gvx7Ybbd05zB7N0SoKpzU6MTNGoNodZEDzxnLoS5E72aZ9ZBNvuZjbiVKrXIigVbDu9sn5NNTdxP8tmXiF4rEK97him3mR1LCNNlcC-rWmPmjUX67BOKl1mHGVYrJFp_HfAh42Ts7yyeVaB6h0d4ENMAMg9dRtmlbTXDbgCE/w640-h480/IMG_20230811_113130278.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Wrapping up summer vacation, we visited Thanksgiving Point a couple times. Arthur and Laszlo liked the bug museum quite a bit, Paul was like warm on it.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVKsDSoBm-WvPeokKdj-zKVWtOpYcO0SiZqsuNxtCnQqraZC7-VuRLyEsX_IEfwvvgbEAtCOCfyWhyphenhyphen7Kh_-85aYbK1goXscWt16LLMWI-IeMXVdZ9I0EcHULP_f1FfgelcK3Iuu7dZpTJHO2da7kxFQiQwllxHjbjUK0C83x5anV078noKFn31TZ_sUdA/s4000/IMG_20230811_113234319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVKsDSoBm-WvPeokKdj-zKVWtOpYcO0SiZqsuNxtCnQqraZC7-VuRLyEsX_IEfwvvgbEAtCOCfyWhyphenhyphen7Kh_-85aYbK1goXscWt16LLMWI-IeMXVdZ9I0EcHULP_f1FfgelcK3Iuu7dZpTJHO2da7kxFQiQwllxHjbjUK0C83x5anV078noKFn31TZ_sUdA/w480-h640/IMG_20230811_113234319.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7S17aYAhc_0tYOhInuQdGyYyeFu7AiIhOFwW_K_8RaNshFBW7w_hgIHeH69s_1mPQTdr690-W3AlAQQTybPkE75j4YJV_SprRO3sQWS_ZMuMCD2zGYKUuKgBpVMjMedSRefMksf2spEwluhzu-DcrsraLJL3ppynpjv_YS_lSdM0jDCrGr7w4kHyY8HTU/s4000/IMG_20230811_115115496.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7S17aYAhc_0tYOhInuQdGyYyeFu7AiIhOFwW_K_8RaNshFBW7w_hgIHeH69s_1mPQTdr690-W3AlAQQTybPkE75j4YJV_SprRO3sQWS_ZMuMCD2zGYKUuKgBpVMjMedSRefMksf2spEwluhzu-DcrsraLJL3ppynpjv_YS_lSdM0jDCrGr7w4kHyY8HTU/w480-h640/IMG_20230811_115115496.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>They all went nuts for the big children's museum though!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPu_yLVw4VkIr2_ofnIKHa5bq9QKfrQhAlOLXdFuLH6ZqvjkkGfZhMaNn6QLFYtr8EpJFEJVje2-pR54mo6yxNazu3w7pfkZguFSj8A8an9j1YwNm4HmGaAojCpmOWiHl5EA5-AGh2K8MZGnQf9ExXQedTlhTAis2fJ51LqbwBCVoPrYQ0nrd5i-HjgWd/s4000/IMG_20230811_151841545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPu_yLVw4VkIr2_ofnIKHa5bq9QKfrQhAlOLXdFuLH6ZqvjkkGfZhMaNn6QLFYtr8EpJFEJVje2-pR54mo6yxNazu3w7pfkZguFSj8A8an9j1YwNm4HmGaAojCpmOWiHl5EA5-AGh2K8MZGnQf9ExXQedTlhTAis2fJ51LqbwBCVoPrYQ0nrd5i-HjgWd/w640-h480/IMG_20230811_151841545.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The first day of school delivered these austere portraits: </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxORbGxxAzqXjqAXSmw6SA8-dRs34GG_jbEgOApDMsW47l5z8HlN8OQraZ141ZaO31f2LDsGceF_QNDP8bYxOmVjFIulXCb8SXfiCG6RdhBr-Wfjp8ftSK3hWrCj16hgcW2CeSjH5ktpwjDYzCeP3TxgUz-6JGvyP0Wi506e2tGLJ9TzckT51tLJiJtCX/s4000/IMG_20230817_084638074.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxORbGxxAzqXjqAXSmw6SA8-dRs34GG_jbEgOApDMsW47l5z8HlN8OQraZ141ZaO31f2LDsGceF_QNDP8bYxOmVjFIulXCb8SXfiCG6RdhBr-Wfjp8ftSK3hWrCj16hgcW2CeSjH5ktpwjDYzCeP3TxgUz-6JGvyP0Wi506e2tGLJ9TzckT51tLJiJtCX/w480-h640/IMG_20230817_084638074.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xRceDpf3_ae5yyKZ5tSdA5zXV1a7QhNJMV2wk8oMVQRGuoU3nm6qdI3P2_Bm65kzuePHJDHPe873vx-I4ygs-kKCS6Rx4_bnPW2UxTR11ifmUdhHcswkn3ZoVqrVagEcgxJ5PelLcWYWJ3OuNO-kBtcIx-zrA_klc1gIaHv9rMIeaZioWdv2Bpkc-MrJ/s4000/IMG_20230817_084909679.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xRceDpf3_ae5yyKZ5tSdA5zXV1a7QhNJMV2wk8oMVQRGuoU3nm6qdI3P2_Bm65kzuePHJDHPe873vx-I4ygs-kKCS6Rx4_bnPW2UxTR11ifmUdhHcswkn3ZoVqrVagEcgxJ5PelLcWYWJ3OuNO-kBtcIx-zrA_klc1gIaHv9rMIeaZioWdv2Bpkc-MrJ/w480-h640/IMG_20230817_084909679.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> </div><div>You'd think they were going to a funeral with gose faces! Arthur had a hard time at first with his older brothers starting 1st and 4th grade. We went to the zoo quite a few times during the day so he wouldn't feel so lonely at home.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-_KR6nlRZRCg-qlZB-RyVqd2A-yZqHgcnb9w99BMgcdp-3A87FXNhSVptMdhbeDmnZW0fFPxb_K6Yz6iEDwjoFy8ZT_wwa4sCLL7sMkdVFFf55-yuBno7EXcAJ42cJoOCRlU-GQuXzr2312XbQPqqeNoVzrQrUq7Qn0r_W3HWl_5moJo9niWqsJvdsj0/s4000/IMG_20230824_112243725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-_KR6nlRZRCg-qlZB-RyVqd2A-yZqHgcnb9w99BMgcdp-3A87FXNhSVptMdhbeDmnZW0fFPxb_K6Yz6iEDwjoFy8ZT_wwa4sCLL7sMkdVFFf55-yuBno7EXcAJ42cJoOCRlU-GQuXzr2312XbQPqqeNoVzrQrUq7Qn0r_W3HWl_5moJo9niWqsJvdsj0/w640-h480/IMG_20230824_112243725.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfQy97k9bcg4sDm5owu01c_UvOHihtxhoLrgkBl6zQ7jksQ5QA4diYT2H7fa3AREKBIftwpQceEEbtjEbDollrnzY8FNnH7s5dJiCF1hUwU3mZBnprJIhIPPCtTpeJGOTwPLqEd8oIeyWTLAgqSXQiIBpGByLz2XsqFHZVZVjCXHWvSIjHpqGTUTuZP1y/s4000/IMG_20230824_124047110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfQy97k9bcg4sDm5owu01c_UvOHihtxhoLrgkBl6zQ7jksQ5QA4diYT2H7fa3AREKBIftwpQceEEbtjEbDollrnzY8FNnH7s5dJiCF1hUwU3mZBnprJIhIPPCtTpeJGOTwPLqEd8oIeyWTLAgqSXQiIBpGByLz2XsqFHZVZVjCXHWvSIjHpqGTUTuZP1y/w480-h640/IMG_20230824_124047110.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACBkGgWxDJu2KC2zvayCg3-wtf0ol3ZGN5gV48zV80-6KVSYVQzyj2QZakUs3EuIgtiz4lNhQRaTsu696T-VU_0qj-UouPd2VUPX-7nzAMZL505aLoyhfsdQUVDUXR0fvEdW63ykdujmBj6-FJ4_fZKQDlU6s2dzrVvhoUxmR7XBb3pCd0K8s6ndG0z5s/s4000/IMG_20230824_134732334.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACBkGgWxDJu2KC2zvayCg3-wtf0ol3ZGN5gV48zV80-6KVSYVQzyj2QZakUs3EuIgtiz4lNhQRaTsu696T-VU_0qj-UouPd2VUPX-7nzAMZL505aLoyhfsdQUVDUXR0fvEdW63ykdujmBj6-FJ4_fZKQDlU6s2dzrVvhoUxmR7XBb3pCd0K8s6ndG0z5s/w640-h480/IMG_20230824_134732334.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We went with Grandma Jamie, Pa Duane, and our Johnson cousins to the Polynesian cultural festival over Labor Day. It was a very tasty fun time! The kids pretty exclusively were interested in the bouncy houses, ziplines, and slides.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16jkgpFmXwospXkifhFLwA0fYR-lVrECQla7dPFgO8pTvI9UILgAMlsa4-ShAFh1tGpF6e9ef9y4OXIlYjriHQRyJOryvV5wlZv90z2e5jV636cd15KA65m4IvLxh4XkzzcEqT7jbZQW2UUtIENjcevuvqEg8zoJzQXk3V387R-Ver7-31Yrb0QJj2rOz/s4032/20230902_145945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16jkgpFmXwospXkifhFLwA0fYR-lVrECQla7dPFgO8pTvI9UILgAMlsa4-ShAFh1tGpF6e9ef9y4OXIlYjriHQRyJOryvV5wlZv90z2e5jV636cd15KA65m4IvLxh4XkzzcEqT7jbZQW2UUtIENjcevuvqEg8zoJzQXk3V387R-Ver7-31Yrb0QJj2rOz/w480-h640/20230902_145945.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AUx5sGkdO6-99llvUKjNwyq6iaFsl85pCy79Or-wssMTALOLdRo2ZHofICBa7654oZ6OEh1_ZMc25WFtt1qCJWokUwvEzGY-owsYcLUPo_7pEF3VN4ZnTJgsVDCXrBbEoU-Ka245zU6gB3EaeP39aVKXIe_pTf3LoXBgm3aKFYnrj4fzeegXKRS7AoV6/s4000/IMG_20230902_145614550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Arthur and Laszlo, again, quite enthusiastic. Paul somewhat less so.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8vFWRIXwlh2IvGuwkN0BIts6XayaETLXJYRV1r7vcwg8njQajlj_yPq1N8U34veALYR-Lxh_AZDFFvsC9LAsWju4a4wcuyDcq8A_sEQzVqQym2ad_CgQIGN1_X5B2S6R7vJXpH8JJk7I9g2SklV1t09h9c36ubsDKS5YSQWFQFpJiOBZQOHUSko25Z5A/s4000/IMG_20230915_151647328.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8vFWRIXwlh2IvGuwkN0BIts6XayaETLXJYRV1r7vcwg8njQajlj_yPq1N8U34veALYR-Lxh_AZDFFvsC9LAsWju4a4wcuyDcq8A_sEQzVqQym2ad_CgQIGN1_X5B2S6R7vJXpH8JJk7I9g2SklV1t09h9c36ubsDKS5YSQWFQFpJiOBZQOHUSko25Z5A/w480-h640/IMG_20230915_151647328.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3F6ugfu7FcUjT_rLV3x_qXyWU8XbT4pfopOJXk03C2_Bj3lw_aDN16HWqqqZ3h-UJtJrLzqJLSwiv8kWyRXuQylRkDV6ajNZXeQZVNfSRf9HodXRkhtoyY6v_ZpR5_MdLICgoxIJ3rgabI3BZsLp23X5EkDK0exTEoYc9IwvjVE91l2Mzl0BPG8nQO_Cv/s4000/IMG_20230915_155240525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3F6ugfu7FcUjT_rLV3x_qXyWU8XbT4pfopOJXk03C2_Bj3lw_aDN16HWqqqZ3h-UJtJrLzqJLSwiv8kWyRXuQylRkDV6ajNZXeQZVNfSRf9HodXRkhtoyY6v_ZpR5_MdLICgoxIJ3rgabI3BZsLp23X5EkDK0exTEoYc9IwvjVE91l2Mzl0BPG8nQO_Cv/w640-h480/IMG_20230915_155240525.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexugK9gldR5w5p5agxOkH9xMrGhtuVShnrPRFxVUsp_XQqmoxRAsSwNEetHzVBW1sWLkSMDqG8n5TWqm21LRuJ7lO3ryBC1VEX-sHpJJLbUH35eCTI1sP573hyXtBKFf44vMykEEPU-WvrrEiE5Fa50KYz9ZLo8wcknR-FwGO2YpBQOHdnaGkJGYyXiOM/s4000/IMG_20230915_160605495.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexugK9gldR5w5p5agxOkH9xMrGhtuVShnrPRFxVUsp_XQqmoxRAsSwNEetHzVBW1sWLkSMDqG8n5TWqm21LRuJ7lO3ryBC1VEX-sHpJJLbUH35eCTI1sP573hyXtBKFf44vMykEEPU-WvrrEiE5Fa50KYz9ZLo8wcknR-FwGO2YpBQOHdnaGkJGYyXiOM/w480-h640/IMG_20230915_160605495.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0xxBjfoZODpPrDydSZUtC2OnCcxVWc4VlkR0iYBoCQKBjKNjwEdthCQ6gIHgZlzA00qdc25tfL_MAJ0e0ZAXT5zs2fjUy01iiryECNxVXDkAaaudMf-a-Ma0q3CeyZ1Vn6HqK-21pdinLaIUj-Omq5cD41EAndCJPvxM2KgoMG2Cgb5E4XtDUJr49zNX/s4000/IMG_20230915_161946993.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0xxBjfoZODpPrDydSZUtC2OnCcxVWc4VlkR0iYBoCQKBjKNjwEdthCQ6gIHgZlzA00qdc25tfL_MAJ0e0ZAXT5zs2fjUy01iiryECNxVXDkAaaudMf-a-Ma0q3CeyZ1Vn6HqK-21pdinLaIUj-Omq5cD41EAndCJPvxM2KgoMG2Cgb5E4XtDUJr49zNX/w480-h640/IMG_20230915_161946993.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12LQYRk6C_yIObBm6-3pofgYOXOn73veFR-m2r-SBBPfNZuZ5Awzm60Sek2dPWXhkrnEigo6kIUUeyiqp-rPf8P-i3PTAgIsYjURjOdCjC88Yo5yXRr7sD6c_8S83QQvL_EG7ZPKhhDYDSZ47ib27b9dAJXD2cCLmhjSgGhWG7rWFKUhlMrdS_CYb0ozy/s4000/IMG_20230915_155220784.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12LQYRk6C_yIObBm6-3pofgYOXOn73veFR-m2r-SBBPfNZuZ5Awzm60Sek2dPWXhkrnEigo6kIUUeyiqp-rPf8P-i3PTAgIsYjURjOdCjC88Yo5yXRr7sD6c_8S83QQvL_EG7ZPKhhDYDSZ47ib27b9dAJXD2cCLmhjSgGhWG7rWFKUhlMrdS_CYb0ozy/w640-h480/IMG_20230915_155220784.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I spent the later half of the summer in rehearsals for our autumn musical production of Jekyll and Hyde. Being fake murdered 3-4 times a week was the highlight for me for sure.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBBnWqCzAX_fQF-p_LYYaV_qkV4czVIH1aZykWYnq8rdKqOdi-3wD5sJfO7I7TYZQ4G8lBOXHMt80V3mCjp8N_Fng_VxdGgujDgHCMdoQPP6rWXloAvjXPII057ghjxvUM_KsH4c7PAerWZVFm35HTQvDcC31xLR88hDqA6BDXcNWGhV2Yev4mW5IlSls/s4898/53217126520_5bfe23f5db_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBBnWqCzAX_fQF-p_LYYaV_qkV4czVIH1aZykWYnq8rdKqOdi-3wD5sJfO7I7TYZQ4G8lBOXHMt80V3mCjp8N_Fng_VxdGgujDgHCMdoQPP6rWXloAvjXPII057ghjxvUM_KsH4c7PAerWZVFm35HTQvDcC31xLR88hDqA6BDXcNWGhV2Yev4mW5IlSls/w640-h426/53217126520_5bfe23f5db_o.jpg" width="640" /></a><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXpfoLj4-oRIUmR0K3OlMmZhwiz2xDMVXCCrSPY55julrhHuGD5oZbQKBxsKv_UZw3pBL2I9HIBKDhyqbdMOnublL3HzeUDguy3HmVUlI7LPuX3CorGdE7YSnXNpcDe3moDIKrb-04dpBIqSgAvCW8350oiSbhWn_knGU2XzH5qZY9r1dMGYDkqbu31KJ/s4898/53216927928_593ccde565_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXpfoLj4-oRIUmR0K3OlMmZhwiz2xDMVXCCrSPY55julrhHuGD5oZbQKBxsKv_UZw3pBL2I9HIBKDhyqbdMOnublL3HzeUDguy3HmVUlI7LPuX3CorGdE7YSnXNpcDe3moDIKrb-04dpBIqSgAvCW8350oiSbhWn_knGU2XzH5qZY9r1dMGYDkqbu31KJ/w640-h426/53216927928_593ccde565_o.jpg" width="640" /></a> <div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTyVV-cyTcl2zU7Bu-9sXSJZmSUggYwMXXeYr999vHLifVS2yJkRqmibTyvV6LqvYBs4SWVJh8TOJOCivNZEknKpWk-vTnCD9oaIHweiQaf7YtD3ZXeZP5TqGDTU6yvoi0CG0n6YIsVy8eFHLaMofI0AA3-Tcp1L-Jzax1gq_iAahXdSJPpAnNs1tQkCq/s4898/53216956853_5e58a69895_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTyVV-cyTcl2zU7Bu-9sXSJZmSUggYwMXXeYr999vHLifVS2yJkRqmibTyvV6LqvYBs4SWVJh8TOJOCivNZEknKpWk-vTnCD9oaIHweiQaf7YtD3ZXeZP5TqGDTU6yvoi0CG0n6YIsVy8eFHLaMofI0AA3-Tcp1L-Jzax1gq_iAahXdSJPpAnNs1tQkCq/w640-h426/53216956853_5e58a69895_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Well, the murder and the puzzles. If you die at the top of act 2, you end up with a lot of down time. So we managed to complete 20+ puzzles over the course of the month.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ5w6wxCS02xUBr1eM_5AEM0GY_fO7yChZG0qwFTBq-fYzz01KP7g-36Z4AeDuKgfW1866b5ohMJmv2xRg2yDjn8jx_ryF2ka0RIDPWWHChVVmW9LW4XHDSJPQyYUPA0XSIVKoSdIor_pHyCbdqidM-nSvlwklFg9xlUwMqO6iZy0OiRnuJ6SgRJ2VaKH/s3264/IMG_20231023_212043847_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ5w6wxCS02xUBr1eM_5AEM0GY_fO7yChZG0qwFTBq-fYzz01KP7g-36Z4AeDuKgfW1866b5ohMJmv2xRg2yDjn8jx_ryF2ka0RIDPWWHChVVmW9LW4XHDSJPQyYUPA0XSIVKoSdIor_pHyCbdqidM-nSvlwklFg9xlUwMqO6iZy0OiRnuJ6SgRJ2VaKH/w640-h480/IMG_20231023_212043847_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmH2jlv7jCY9jjmdF7f-2YsPBw9s1IdFK6ZrUH4fLFiPhfLU9T9IL5INcLgyWOeYql5ynr5nVx4RLi6AUb9RPBwfu8-2TgcoX5B-K6yj0NRdB-KSzVExMRCrC9ObX9oypiCkOmJZWvd2jCI6cgh4A9ArNTYWXbAOONrvBRt-xUcD68NOcXsGW62iaZpsC/s3264/IMG_20231023_212123350_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmH2jlv7jCY9jjmdF7f-2YsPBw9s1IdFK6ZrUH4fLFiPhfLU9T9IL5INcLgyWOeYql5ynr5nVx4RLi6AUb9RPBwfu8-2TgcoX5B-K6yj0NRdB-KSzVExMRCrC9ObX9oypiCkOmJZWvd2jCI6cgh4A9ArNTYWXbAOONrvBRt-xUcD68NOcXsGW62iaZpsC/w480-h640/IMG_20231023_212123350_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3WigpqcyBSweobJY9-z0qjTCQ9mJmQoqlfrj6YofwuXnxEejNjGtwwMCDeWgIdAh8XUP6pOFZBOUqkm26bNyGiqoqMda2AWvGh-MlS3QJgairSCZl0-QAyKNJQnkdApqwyjvk0SXKu73KNHao-y6B59Tl7d7B9rShBeTbC5YAB8Yl2I0ZKyoes8gBgzS/s4032/20231020_215402.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3WigpqcyBSweobJY9-z0qjTCQ9mJmQoqlfrj6YofwuXnxEejNjGtwwMCDeWgIdAh8XUP6pOFZBOUqkm26bNyGiqoqMda2AWvGh-MlS3QJgairSCZl0-QAyKNJQnkdApqwyjvk0SXKu73KNHao-y6B59Tl7d7B9rShBeTbC5YAB8Yl2I0ZKyoes8gBgzS/w640-h480/20231020_215402.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We've been working on potty training Arthur. Lots of work and we're finally seeing some progress! I don't feel we're quite there yet, but maybe by the end of the year!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqzkIxFtsdVVyhl7cpmyLech_sgZPtf3MnCNcWZai0tJ5rZPi5kyG8KzczsMYcS4CFUP0dd6jHSGLmjP4fRM4aQ3869klBZ3uyTJ5GJtlcIn80cEacIVkhMDxVbTLE9OOSAoT1uXigHM_DGiD-XqKXfX7KhgkxGAHixVAy0WudgnDcfXZPxb5d3TpsLN1/s4000/IMG_20231009_111559472.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqzkIxFtsdVVyhl7cpmyLech_sgZPtf3MnCNcWZai0tJ5rZPi5kyG8KzczsMYcS4CFUP0dd6jHSGLmjP4fRM4aQ3869klBZ3uyTJ5GJtlcIn80cEacIVkhMDxVbTLE9OOSAoT1uXigHM_DGiD-XqKXfX7KhgkxGAHixVAy0WudgnDcfXZPxb5d3TpsLN1/w480-h640/IMG_20231009_111559472.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcBwgwqfs_e18KusGTS6BjQz-D4o6Z4tf3Pc4Ul5D4SPw-SS8x9k6TqchThNEarY8BUxA3U1w2U3U1TxxthScTTUPgXl1-R33kcLcy8PXGZc8t_EHWMS-Dpa9efnnlhdGPbC6aD9scgk5TT99agbSIw46tRMcyZy4p1FFm5erDm1tYW38WKky5l3g_nCk/s3264/IMG_20231013_110317044_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcBwgwqfs_e18KusGTS6BjQz-D4o6Z4tf3Pc4Ul5D4SPw-SS8x9k6TqchThNEarY8BUxA3U1w2U3U1TxxthScTTUPgXl1-R33kcLcy8PXGZc8t_EHWMS-Dpa9efnnlhdGPbC6aD9scgk5TT99agbSIw46tRMcyZy4p1FFm5erDm1tYW38WKky5l3g_nCk/w480-h640/IMG_20231013_110317044_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhRakE5ALvZAuSEdnr_iV8SpyW-fI5FWDWujVnOBHI6OeSaieDwLvKUrMGQSJtKmI0MdkNA5qeFJQQZGMtGAgrNr0PnUiyVwlSXlhyphenhyphend_Hg3HXNpVhO1KyMOt4gcCFofFJPku_cr_u2LW5pEsnOhAex_PrP2FvP5ncwcEO7gYZMb_saXhLvYrSp9E8YRAY/s4000/IMG_20231013_123254491.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhRakE5ALvZAuSEdnr_iV8SpyW-fI5FWDWujVnOBHI6OeSaieDwLvKUrMGQSJtKmI0MdkNA5qeFJQQZGMtGAgrNr0PnUiyVwlSXlhyphenhyphend_Hg3HXNpVhO1KyMOt4gcCFofFJPku_cr_u2LW5pEsnOhAex_PrP2FvP5ncwcEO7gYZMb_saXhLvYrSp9E8YRAY/w480-h640/IMG_20231013_123254491.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiww9pmyxYL06k4AV7M0rADNAVvwNwAv9FEnkrt3C64T4-BHWjhNA_Ew0553OfojNa01t_FUutqy8HP0GzH5dtvObHLno4WNE7mDJEYaelPGE1MzGUDOzM-xoIHvqdy0sf1aa2c33evxyB2AuiAL7aCANVWikYjoznAy8MxZwNEBGBgY_QKe1MzEyQ38DsU/s4032/IMG_1572.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiww9pmyxYL06k4AV7M0rADNAVvwNwAv9FEnkrt3C64T4-BHWjhNA_Ew0553OfojNa01t_FUutqy8HP0GzH5dtvObHLno4WNE7mDJEYaelPGE1MzGUDOzM-xoIHvqdy0sf1aa2c33evxyB2AuiAL7aCANVWikYjoznAy8MxZwNEBGBgY_QKe1MzEyQ38DsU/w640-h480/IMG_1572.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Our favorite trunk or treat in the our area is, weirdly enough, at a car dealership. They decorate the trunks of the cars in the show room and hand out candy, have a bounce house, and serve up hot dogs, chips, and soda.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHY1Li5dQmjp4QNmcUTgGSTgrd6ydPVEwv-KDuruoEvJ1Ze7pmFW1rOUnGF-O1BR6GxCGC_8XZJKdFI9nZyp1R3CWKt4-KMCbO5kKZD3qzNbOXl0aevT49Ik9hnv6uoEc5YwRTCB5lFQ4LvWZcEjeozQBqqZ1PvA9UbbKzLe82IV4ECE4OgpNkpR6NuDt/s4032/IMG_1569.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHY1Li5dQmjp4QNmcUTgGSTgrd6ydPVEwv-KDuruoEvJ1Ze7pmFW1rOUnGF-O1BR6GxCGC_8XZJKdFI9nZyp1R3CWKt4-KMCbO5kKZD3qzNbOXl0aevT49Ik9hnv6uoEc5YwRTCB5lFQ4LvWZcEjeozQBqqZ1PvA9UbbKzLe82IV4ECE4OgpNkpR6NuDt/w480-h640/IMG_1569.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>Laszlo played soccer again this fall and he was a real speed demon! He could outpace just about everyone in his league.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbo1N0Ls-A45W6-A9GYraEjejh4TfZcLQwmnWIzcMJ2HqyJ1PZT9TA43W94a7mTccTRBY2K4Ga2iWb2g483rvfRX8buNd_M3jPutiEGuQ23AvCszGdOABbrPRlD-8CLb4PwKC-HDw2M1FozkhkiWJlQeNGEOCckUlLDDWE1KD058vg63YTz8E7B69qJqvc/s4000/IMG_20231021_105747764.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbo1N0Ls-A45W6-A9GYraEjejh4TfZcLQwmnWIzcMJ2HqyJ1PZT9TA43W94a7mTccTRBY2K4Ga2iWb2g483rvfRX8buNd_M3jPutiEGuQ23AvCszGdOABbrPRlD-8CLb4PwKC-HDw2M1FozkhkiWJlQeNGEOCckUlLDDWE1KD058vg63YTz8E7B69qJqvc/w640-h480/IMG_20231021_105747764.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBkrw0rfCpxXu17lDpjz_A6mH0PxcM_GolQMm0e_aKM8OJDlrllsPKxziEfZTK2f_wtTaFNmV0F472kZOxj-lJSVRhYU3EkdI5k-5fzHZuiU7fli47iqodGJlopROSzgsZNcCJu1N0b0FLrBew_LhT0R5YsXq5Gtgy7KneZuOQjXWf_tW4cNB8s5lq2A3/s4000/IMG_20231026_124052704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBkrw0rfCpxXu17lDpjz_A6mH0PxcM_GolQMm0e_aKM8OJDlrllsPKxziEfZTK2f_wtTaFNmV0F472kZOxj-lJSVRhYU3EkdI5k-5fzHZuiU7fli47iqodGJlopROSzgsZNcCJu1N0b0FLrBew_LhT0R5YsXq5Gtgy7KneZuOQjXWf_tW4cNB8s5lq2A3/w640-h480/IMG_20231026_124052704.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We did some fun Halloween activities, like trick or treating at the zoo. 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Arthur got a lot of attention for being so cute. 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The kids went trick-or-treating and got entirely too much candy.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-33423808567061029042023-08-09T17:32:00.000-07:002023-08-09T17:32:10.622-07:00Summer 2023 Round Up!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a busy summer it's been! 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Visiting the various splash pads and public parks near us provided a lot of fun for us.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82577KG_Hbnq0u49TjyK5Il5RM4PVvt13Va0Y72aWNidiWOL7vuIEJvZDx6sorKdjg8QU47CDqB6P-Cv4MwVy-3OKupLW0dYpVtqM5S9Sf3BRF-1_pwvcq3I9jJ_YardYyIUp-RpAsne87SJsq-MSDUrrPfAY69o4imwGquz-CLdc3_rOul3FyjlPCua9/s3264/IMG_20230607_155407625_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82577KG_Hbnq0u49TjyK5Il5RM4PVvt13Va0Y72aWNidiWOL7vuIEJvZDx6sorKdjg8QU47CDqB6P-Cv4MwVy-3OKupLW0dYpVtqM5S9Sf3BRF-1_pwvcq3I9jJ_YardYyIUp-RpAsne87SJsq-MSDUrrPfAY69o4imwGquz-CLdc3_rOul3FyjlPCua9/w480-h640/IMG_20230607_155407625_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7I9GEo-qGXOicTWXFEzWV8o14HvjyDgSIfhkyBlishShkwiRUyVpuOrQHB_BPyz2is5gX0NJwfpXqs5RhUWkbfhL9UuDHCuUsUTzJSlaaqmmXXeVxkyCvEODcBhPRQ35hMMS6M0uX8nwWloSFlI4Xtbq0OzaI1DhdzDfG2Qur8p2Jby2u6Z1GwUq0RNl/s4000/IMG_20230607_155233329.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7I9GEo-qGXOicTWXFEzWV8o14HvjyDgSIfhkyBlishShkwiRUyVpuOrQHB_BPyz2is5gX0NJwfpXqs5RhUWkbfhL9UuDHCuUsUTzJSlaaqmmXXeVxkyCvEODcBhPRQ35hMMS6M0uX8nwWloSFlI4Xtbq0OzaI1DhdzDfG2Qur8p2Jby2u6Z1GwUq0RNl/w480-h640/IMG_20230607_155233329.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a great little video of Arthur showing off his dare devil jumping skills. This kids is way too coordinated for a two year old.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwuM6HJ2rOeyAiPKlawvx2bOlTtoXLSKPWnREzWAXyqgdlCams5jEc1kquVOzShBvzrCuPXKDkPRws-kXqO0w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WELbMUBZi7Trtco0iL4mr0Qmv_XK9VeHqDqf5Ltkcfq3o9otfE4737ND-mIJT8H7LBCdkHKMR1lSZTyKiaSf3bvXCABdEGIc77mmPE1zCsxEl-q4p2wMnURtD8FLANffaox4jKLk-wxilAcAe6HbQBx-wJnQQiBL5AqxBKbv0ApD9Nh_mSlOA9r1XT8T/s4000/IMG_20230627_190828703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WELbMUBZi7Trtco0iL4mr0Qmv_XK9VeHqDqf5Ltkcfq3o9otfE4737ND-mIJT8H7LBCdkHKMR1lSZTyKiaSf3bvXCABdEGIc77mmPE1zCsxEl-q4p2wMnURtD8FLANffaox4jKLk-wxilAcAe6HbQBx-wJnQQiBL5AqxBKbv0ApD9Nh_mSlOA9r1XT8T/w640-h480/IMG_20230627_190828703.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRClq7jXUQ6RcR4_AT-QbtQWVM8lMnzw_SWb-hxJB1dz7SANoa0yuqaBlnEyz6NuzilqPdMSAiM8JxCnxB4F08Drs3SeCVvl_Nv6ud6nAcWgGl2SpGVBK4WIDKranmmOlU8_90GDEcR1482Wefqc188X3hgJ8LwGX6PeBbA1Ud-k9d5--lLvVrmCrOfHwV/s4000/IMG_20230627_192323005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRClq7jXUQ6RcR4_AT-QbtQWVM8lMnzw_SWb-hxJB1dz7SANoa0yuqaBlnEyz6NuzilqPdMSAiM8JxCnxB4F08Drs3SeCVvl_Nv6ud6nAcWgGl2SpGVBK4WIDKranmmOlU8_90GDEcR1482Wefqc188X3hgJ8LwGX6PeBbA1Ud-k9d5--lLvVrmCrOfHwV/w640-h480/IMG_20230627_192323005.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Lee and I joined up with his parents on an overnight camping trip so we could do the Muddy Dash at Solider's Hollow. 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The "Muddy" part though, we did get extremely muddy.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXqFMAZnx0FHsIcSy44Fohr2Y8_FdnL8GtTtuQjnCr4JuZI38J1f8YlLhjRk2AN7CbjkYppCm6sGq1knN4sUnOnVyMOEH034tCkXF0cdMuABvK_ZaHm8eo76IftWJL61AqVNazos-W0-tzuN7tO9adoHFG9U56rstv7nPnQxrb49vSPXuvSiFWtOg1unZ/s4032/IMG_1338.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXqFMAZnx0FHsIcSy44Fohr2Y8_FdnL8GtTtuQjnCr4JuZI38J1f8YlLhjRk2AN7CbjkYppCm6sGq1knN4sUnOnVyMOEH034tCkXF0cdMuABvK_ZaHm8eo76IftWJL61AqVNazos-W0-tzuN7tO9adoHFG9U56rstv7nPnQxrb49vSPXuvSiFWtOg1unZ/w640-h480/IMG_1338.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTtra58xwoSQ33WUmnwhUyiR1n87sxoMBkZacil8ewWUOSl3zEV76Y26WLmD9OhqIz89ekMV5eC_G2aNaPcz6U2E29-bCjAvcuXV2JHl4F2yT-ghZh-1WqxdEQiUFAQzPQsT-TdDFAIgcqE9Vh9QGJcJQD59Wal49bS8d-lZthQvoCgEhGgdxBB9yG6km/s4032/IMG_1356.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We visited Karen and Dave's neighbor who is building a pretty neat little museum in his back yard. The highlight is the renovated train car. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYhpLl2P7tJXrkxciXfJfB6d1VUNJ3M8dywkX-TwMX3HDd8o-YHFhDhFw1SZxS-pBBb1px8PGdagzRZ7Tp_BlRWJkGaHZdpZKEwmF2QZ8leX7DPV0lPT0mRHQenpIZEUUKqWlljz1rneyiTOprMdJ3G_0CLX1eMLIwR0P-Yjff_zIWPWyXvyHbJ3mX3Gz/s4032/IMG_1385.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYhpLl2P7tJXrkxciXfJfB6d1VUNJ3M8dywkX-TwMX3HDd8o-YHFhDhFw1SZxS-pBBb1px8PGdagzRZ7Tp_BlRWJkGaHZdpZKEwmF2QZ8leX7DPV0lPT0mRHQenpIZEUUKqWlljz1rneyiTOprMdJ3G_0CLX1eMLIwR0P-Yjff_zIWPWyXvyHbJ3mX3Gz/w640-h480/IMG_1385.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6burH065f6FkRwjTk5UooC5R49cjZDGM3sLwnDvqeFZ0-PVUAyUlBbpO3n4dP81G2qIqR9H5vN8IGxwSQTkhPGUTl4B6YbaCs7E5eCBqbcyrg3UREEfglkElx8zMmd2qvRge9BapT4PpgZdjRMIuDj2c00Ytx8akz2raWHwubv_mjfr9_TMfQYJ4vtdkx/s4032/IMG_1386.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">The kids have been playing with friends nearly every day this summer. One of those days, we met up with several neighbourhood friends to visit the Cavanaugh Chocolate Factory.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3E6s1TxKXEq3Cxq7xAMVp4QcSDkPOkm7P-Zd_oFjjO2TYBr5SEMef8ypmeWdzPuya-Ye9qt-YmAf0vcUdOd4ET3MHnvHuWoXaDsAZbI11Z_zPGE1CoIziP3wsy1DzlPp95Eok5sgSKfC5SG6StTBMxhudX7ZFOnUS1F4he-TPjFimTS56SLIggqoOtyP/s4000/IMG_20230714_114511749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3E6s1TxKXEq3Cxq7xAMVp4QcSDkPOkm7P-Zd_oFjjO2TYBr5SEMef8ypmeWdzPuya-Ye9qt-YmAf0vcUdOd4ET3MHnvHuWoXaDsAZbI11Z_zPGE1CoIziP3wsy1DzlPp95Eok5sgSKfC5SG6StTBMxhudX7ZFOnUS1F4he-TPjFimTS56SLIggqoOtyP/w640-h480/IMG_20230714_114511749.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOu-nQRF_RT_Q8dhZ1nzDausaPmq35PJaNBzGrATXST3eNPiAsZNhAirhSwFCTgM5SSfOnsNkFq0nQbRixxBNmOiAMygqlO2fm-eTIZTb0unnUzccCx3QNnmq6d6oNhB42oEScHYqIjkcBc_k0gl7ur00RqhwAMhLBWgOyYCt9YBICkq67e9ovmM1v66xG/s4000/IMG_20230714_105044762.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOu-nQRF_RT_Q8dhZ1nzDausaPmq35PJaNBzGrATXST3eNPiAsZNhAirhSwFCTgM5SSfOnsNkFq0nQbRixxBNmOiAMygqlO2fm-eTIZTb0unnUzccCx3QNnmq6d6oNhB42oEScHYqIjkcBc_k0gl7ur00RqhwAMhLBWgOyYCt9YBICkq67e9ovmM1v66xG/w640-h480/IMG_20230714_105044762.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZb9eLEBPBqEFMPP2t8aDQQSwrg2_P1M9yX7-FTx7dyhJcoLQ9h9dZRJUcm7Nw3N2yL1zrxR3eHlk3_IWn0aBE4TAIqXzuOJ0iHAC1SN-C5zNMuiRN4LwClbIVnVSnkx1945aZrlRdsVMsqVGg_IaVVdGqHsc82CYJCvVBP2ylFoSmA0ZEDHdYQVMP8i6/s4000/IMG_20230714_114831495.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZb9eLEBPBqEFMPP2t8aDQQSwrg2_P1M9yX7-FTx7dyhJcoLQ9h9dZRJUcm7Nw3N2yL1zrxR3eHlk3_IWn0aBE4TAIqXzuOJ0iHAC1SN-C5zNMuiRN4LwClbIVnVSnkx1945aZrlRdsVMsqVGg_IaVVdGqHsc82CYJCvVBP2ylFoSmA0ZEDHdYQVMP8i6/w640-h480/IMG_20230714_114831495.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We had a good time with the 24th of July celebrations at Bountiful Park. The kids couldn't get enough of the bounce houses.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFsxAIipq7Kax056r60nM0YHNp309UET6_j1_Seeod8sYVPo-Y8vggmk6ooDgoNN-cAnWbbywjEAM-MKu2yf3WFhdfBAlqilAGuKTgoFugYPM9EMDLV5MNRtJbGTyMIPQ9-T_wrHBAOe38MLSLMkyQ9LctBVjyrCsP8gDxXT35CQcGUkwIZ6POOFUbLrW/s4000/IMG_20230714_184940367.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFsxAIipq7Kax056r60nM0YHNp309UET6_j1_Seeod8sYVPo-Y8vggmk6ooDgoNN-cAnWbbywjEAM-MKu2yf3WFhdfBAlqilAGuKTgoFugYPM9EMDLV5MNRtJbGTyMIPQ9-T_wrHBAOe38MLSLMkyQ9LctBVjyrCsP8gDxXT35CQcGUkwIZ6POOFUbLrW/w640-h480/IMG_20230714_184940367.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GmMo2tA1bZi-JHYLaSMhcLlV6JOFS4caf611cIE7AYQS_xZAh2JtU68JCQhwJaOhdHjk5J7L1HELXg6N9QgOo_IaeWphq9LXv3RolxPOQj0K1saHT0NQwZfwLJwy-ckbS9BVg6mwV8k-mDGXqAvlalI8c6i7hQXGzG6bDs8RF19Tpms7XME6asarhLZL/s4000/IMG_20230714_190218640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GmMo2tA1bZi-JHYLaSMhcLlV6JOFS4caf611cIE7AYQS_xZAh2JtU68JCQhwJaOhdHjk5J7L1HELXg6N9QgOo_IaeWphq9LXv3RolxPOQj0K1saHT0NQwZfwLJwy-ckbS9BVg6mwV8k-mDGXqAvlalI8c6i7hQXGzG6bDs8RF19Tpms7XME6asarhLZL/w640-h480/IMG_20230714_190218640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We bought ourselves a new family vehicle: Right now it's all pedal powered, but soon we'll have a battery to give it a little assistance. Then we'll really get cruising!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1U0c953Dly49kap7tB7HDyUL5dWq-YOHv5s_OjTLrfZvm9i0rknyBiWBQDeTrrtLVR7mQsdBMiRli4pP4apvI-6w4wc07KjpCyATMLWjOmlGikNNmKui38DFY_xZoPIOLFjLCQQNKxyCZmykrbmEOi-Lv50ZHyq0b-eMXflGXTCn_yEVqZ64WE_g06Y2t/s4000/IMG_20230720_132809465.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1U0c953Dly49kap7tB7HDyUL5dWq-YOHv5s_OjTLrfZvm9i0rknyBiWBQDeTrrtLVR7mQsdBMiRli4pP4apvI-6w4wc07KjpCyATMLWjOmlGikNNmKui38DFY_xZoPIOLFjLCQQNKxyCZmykrbmEOi-Lv50ZHyq0b-eMXflGXTCn_yEVqZ64WE_g06Y2t/w640-h480/IMG_20230720_132809465.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXG4OMWz13QJQJvTSyE3xBXzqQDZs9HChvADNRPIpRVTXFtl3nG8LDPcewjwwJurHFeiIOjQ6_4nCtY1HQ1C-_NuWv6YmCX1DslEx2SWuJrYwkPQBx15yalHXV5LRWiUX8XyOmyaZtXj4KUC9PrrT71_UAVw1vWZOAdXVqe9j-Ws4ChvWnJ9h7SkJeNnj/s4000/IMG_20230802_102207262.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXG4OMWz13QJQJvTSyE3xBXzqQDZs9HChvADNRPIpRVTXFtl3nG8LDPcewjwwJurHFeiIOjQ6_4nCtY1HQ1C-_NuWv6YmCX1DslEx2SWuJrYwkPQBx15yalHXV5LRWiUX8XyOmyaZtXj4KUC9PrrT71_UAVw1vWZOAdXVqe9j-Ws4ChvWnJ9h7SkJeNnj/w480-h640/IMG_20230802_102207262.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm not giving any context for the next photo. It doesn't help.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVA4VTuKjs6XF8FTevjuCpXV8QCb-YFQi63h61HoedaoSjAKmBa_J-jGCqo9jJAlTsYKAyKgvQ6aYGyd1y43F3H6_a_mgR1rkCuAtZtsQVxht1ZgTv-SPwjYAZZ-siaU0fH2dObFCwVPAVvXyavn7pEXz_iiutoBiOPi5iEOD5Ka1vt8N4QdjSa1keQ50q/s4000/IMG_20230724_181603964.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVA4VTuKjs6XF8FTevjuCpXV8QCb-YFQi63h61HoedaoSjAKmBa_J-jGCqo9jJAlTsYKAyKgvQ6aYGyd1y43F3H6_a_mgR1rkCuAtZtsQVxht1ZgTv-SPwjYAZZ-siaU0fH2dObFCwVPAVvXyavn7pEXz_iiutoBiOPi5iEOD5Ka1vt8N4QdjSa1keQ50q/w480-h640/IMG_20230724_181603964.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We had a whole bundle of cousins come visit at the end of July, culminating in a big celebration for my parent's 50th wedding anniversary. We threw them a little surprise party, which was a blast. I'm not sure which is more unexpected: a marriage lasting through 6 kids and 50 years, or how good my sister is at building balloon arches.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQ9Ba8YJzid0sO1OXRs-uE71I0xfhezDsAeWgFlnsljpb3ecuFUzdaxLC4LHNk5l4UZMs3oGqp3MPEfJIWV1sLbtN2b_3GbhLjFaI2QzHSx7KZLorKAa5UJU6Pc_BoLN1SdVezZj_gVOalWyrNlXKtsA6C11UBoaMRfMwWn-7txtnqinWgYOtR9rK1RWh/s4000/IMG_20230725_202723878.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQ9Ba8YJzid0sO1OXRs-uE71I0xfhezDsAeWgFlnsljpb3ecuFUzdaxLC4LHNk5l4UZMs3oGqp3MPEfJIWV1sLbtN2b_3GbhLjFaI2QzHSx7KZLorKAa5UJU6Pc_BoLN1SdVezZj_gVOalWyrNlXKtsA6C11UBoaMRfMwWn-7txtnqinWgYOtR9rK1RWh/w640-h480/IMG_20230725_202723878.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeb3YJqNhxd15lWmpq1E9RjPO3V0HdSKnyTfaZDDZXFLvSiN73FtkhpVf_MvqR0nuONo49VPjnh2b3Dc8dhUyLDVVt48RJZtgeVLzD3dSsCMKMXaAPIdWoJUcnDOZtj00b5SgYjOHhiyja4-cW8Hb91O0ZuTCa2rd2ZGrjx0P1oCBO6i5jKis2ltYDsNW/s4000/IMG_20230725_202711252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeb3YJqNhxd15lWmpq1E9RjPO3V0HdSKnyTfaZDDZXFLvSiN73FtkhpVf_MvqR0nuONo49VPjnh2b3Dc8dhUyLDVVt48RJZtgeVLzD3dSsCMKMXaAPIdWoJUcnDOZtj00b5SgYjOHhiyja4-cW8Hb91O0ZuTCa2rd2ZGrjx0P1oCBO6i5jKis2ltYDsNW/w640-h480/IMG_20230725_202711252.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnvLpvrvjAgPAtR8PF7DJ5R5zu9JDWmmnpYBcwrTalGf4h-wIt5Mr4MlTnQfg-8G8QXtIMdsiqrr9ottwp0eZbXok84_UgJSVAWiNNd2a6aT-BFSLVh8Ar2-1wm98vks3r0w_vpxzvgJh8IiliCqo6A_60tjb4CgiJKJeuMoE1nMau4LNVcvWdeZOyMr4/s4000/IMG_20230725_202716649.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnvLpvrvjAgPAtR8PF7DJ5R5zu9JDWmmnpYBcwrTalGf4h-wIt5Mr4MlTnQfg-8G8QXtIMdsiqrr9ottwp0eZbXok84_UgJSVAWiNNd2a6aT-BFSLVh8Ar2-1wm98vks3r0w_vpxzvgJh8IiliCqo6A_60tjb4CgiJKJeuMoE1nMau4LNVcvWdeZOyMr4/w640-h480/IMG_20230725_202716649.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R4ctnmIQBOc" width="320" youtube-src-id="R4ctnmIQBOc"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-21942825513450524802023-08-07T15:04:00.001-07:002023-08-07T15:04:30.158-07:00Colorado Cousin Road Trip (June 2023)<p>Our summer kicked off with our first visit to our family in Grand Junction, Colorado and Colorado National Monument.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOxiDnxIh7JBkH9_l33KC1di-9reyIkfWGDERYx5Nw3x_UWEGYD8nfcam4PamZ9QOm_P_pZ14oQe7y7mMT0YkV8lzBQqyK0MvvsgvC77GGahYvmXfDzazOw-HsT5yJ_WywKTeB3g5Hji41xFFLsXfRgdTdwBi9Wm9Iy0dfZHn22Ym08sKLodNRJ_nU4go/s3264/IMG_20230602_121410727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOxiDnxIh7JBkH9_l33KC1di-9reyIkfWGDERYx5Nw3x_UWEGYD8nfcam4PamZ9QOm_P_pZ14oQe7y7mMT0YkV8lzBQqyK0MvvsgvC77GGahYvmXfDzazOw-HsT5yJ_WywKTeB3g5Hji41xFFLsXfRgdTdwBi9Wm9Iy0dfZHn22Ym08sKLodNRJ_nU4go/w480-h640/IMG_20230602_121410727.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We visited this dinosaur museum and no one was more excited about it than Arthur. He was shrieking with glee at every skeleton.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkcI0Gfi8dPRtcn0Au7Ubwu8iwBHl1s_AORw9mwTYKmZISOQmyqk45hrerSDZZIDAg2MmG_q7TsEawYcQAAeAATc0UKsxEIHTnuhYm9MOi8BnS4PBxhVmXeuSnMMfdpQ3SntqRVcDIrF6BWNXAR2ZNrzrfZGw3GnQCndrIkvv_2pIWhnSqzP1s5i9Ebpw/s4000/IMG_20230602_120212759_MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkcI0Gfi8dPRtcn0Au7Ubwu8iwBHl1s_AORw9mwTYKmZISOQmyqk45hrerSDZZIDAg2MmG_q7TsEawYcQAAeAATc0UKsxEIHTnuhYm9MOi8BnS4PBxhVmXeuSnMMfdpQ3SntqRVcDIrF6BWNXAR2ZNrzrfZGw3GnQCndrIkvv_2pIWhnSqzP1s5i9Ebpw/w640-h480/IMG_20230602_120212759_MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Yes, Arthur was so excited until he saw this animatronic dinosaur. He 100% believed it was real. We explained it wasn't real, that it was a robot and couldn't get him, none of it mattered. He is still talking about the robot dinosaur and how scary it is.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TasVS2w6289lMbJAI-eU_YitXAzwkvA9nM4bwkvxj_Skt0CnHKlzx0uc1VTvDQTrDQi8CB7KGrR6tXA5UAg90mw1aIzbmtLsZ_yASwwSNhaWNp9VoyXXsHaqup-xluGXG-V5hRo3yM1FOFgj66SbHNunPlsNlIIVJQLaQxQkf6p8jkw1DDRQFrAr8C4v/s4000/IMG_20230602_120047326_MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TasVS2w6289lMbJAI-eU_YitXAzwkvA9nM4bwkvxj_Skt0CnHKlzx0uc1VTvDQTrDQi8CB7KGrR6tXA5UAg90mw1aIzbmtLsZ_yASwwSNhaWNp9VoyXXsHaqup-xluGXG-V5hRo3yM1FOFgj66SbHNunPlsNlIIVJQLaQxQkf6p8jkw1DDRQFrAr8C4v/w640-h480/IMG_20230602_120047326_MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixt84dXaRqjVwmetl0Lg07KC0sT5Bbi7CBgITQuQpZIbf_RpAxgWpHH3pjWWgC2yuVG8KGjiX22D3zFcv7A0qb6xVXh0QPG9nDStRaNrSmIMWbPvKobEzIAtDyqNoyIBnbD3WW3_-gFmO91XVhoKG4Hn2pP6RMYJjNwST4Afy_db7HoMkNcw6E-9PitWgR/s4000/IMG_20230602_120024555_MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixt84dXaRqjVwmetl0Lg07KC0sT5Bbi7CBgITQuQpZIbf_RpAxgWpHH3pjWWgC2yuVG8KGjiX22D3zFcv7A0qb6xVXh0QPG9nDStRaNrSmIMWbPvKobEzIAtDyqNoyIBnbD3WW3_-gFmO91XVhoKG4Hn2pP6RMYJjNwST4Afy_db7HoMkNcw6E-9PitWgR/w480-h640/IMG_20230602_120024555_MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgGQev830Z4f2LW6BPag82TuPuJQmoZ5SqUoTbIXqDbLh9z5XYoTi6klZcRgeuJniRqJIygH2iFuLiNrQiGOkUKWvCH34gM1dmAGMrwD4RU8cR-iGYzxERZ4p3aeqYqZ-mRbubb7-EINemf7pOoDBuEE-s-TxKpGWOCE3S-7mP0NeepFzizWu6aCto3RU/s4000/IMG_20230602_115246729_MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgGQev830Z4f2LW6BPag82TuPuJQmoZ5SqUoTbIXqDbLh9z5XYoTi6klZcRgeuJniRqJIygH2iFuLiNrQiGOkUKWvCH34gM1dmAGMrwD4RU8cR-iGYzxERZ4p3aeqYqZ-mRbubb7-EINemf7pOoDBuEE-s-TxKpGWOCE3S-7mP0NeepFzizWu6aCto3RU/w640-h480/IMG_20230602_115246729_MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>He did not, however, think this diorama of a Utah Raptor decapitating an Apatosaurus was scary. He thought it was great.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7zcNSXdLs2crNhXtRhq0hVSsmAXnIVfV9aphzohs8_lO6m2BZrKscEJ2G57SA-4le-ew47Lw7-RtJXTABjIY5U10r8sMCdvgfT30ldzkmoCcMkjT-SvvlSlX3q5lk8aNhNpm8lmrB-fm-CZQFAMCr0CsZoXjQkRX9ADQxVAdrVgk3NdFCc1vZAveFMK1/s4000/IMG_20230602_122347416_MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7zcNSXdLs2crNhXtRhq0hVSsmAXnIVfV9aphzohs8_lO6m2BZrKscEJ2G57SA-4le-ew47Lw7-RtJXTABjIY5U10r8sMCdvgfT30ldzkmoCcMkjT-SvvlSlX3q5lk8aNhNpm8lmrB-fm-CZQFAMCr0CsZoXjQkRX9ADQxVAdrVgk3NdFCc1vZAveFMK1/w640-h480/IMG_20230602_122347416_MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><p>On Saturday morning we got to watch my niece Sonya finish first place at a race (was it a 10k? 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Yeah. Pretty much. The destination was worth the journey, I think, because once we got to the end of the second hike they had a great time playing around the Devil's Kitchen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzFjX45nkiOJkyyQvIbPzP53misek5mv13lo9glxxNzgoNnj3kq8b8_EcqBG5gIbhZhGKaVJPCp4Ylsx-AQ9A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCaIVnq6FyhE-uiVx-WlfnEocAfEtNLUr5rWMeXcr9oGfnV123ByA8qGKU0dvz1g97mggnSvL1QnAj1byKGSTIeHIjZXaDulrf8-YwxS5d5gIIPlLaCoiNwcHunhSYjxfwgvAWRzBSC25Jm5DmELjeN46KKN4xYY6fO_iXVEcqu7USwDExHJEfNjdAww-/s4608/DSCN8214.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCaIVnq6FyhE-uiVx-WlfnEocAfEtNLUr5rWMeXcr9oGfnV123ByA8qGKU0dvz1g97mggnSvL1QnAj1byKGSTIeHIjZXaDulrf8-YwxS5d5gIIPlLaCoiNwcHunhSYjxfwgvAWRzBSC25Jm5DmELjeN46KKN4xYY6fO_iXVEcqu7USwDExHJEfNjdAww-/w480-h640/DSCN8214.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPeHNDouPwi_S7m1qhxSBEpR7ZM1qRsBOvRgOPfVF0oyZ-tbZyXLgGE9VkE0gSBdvk_e54EgpADYd7c3coCHGS7RMCp_xaFboFWWgEU2b_JLLnPj5Bst86KApIWy4ZJKvdTFSwDsg2bCOeyLL1UtvI_rbPK6mgwsJCopN9tq75na1RD0YxCuhBaQ6BJjS/s4608/DSCN8216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPeHNDouPwi_S7m1qhxSBEpR7ZM1qRsBOvRgOPfVF0oyZ-tbZyXLgGE9VkE0gSBdvk_e54EgpADYd7c3coCHGS7RMCp_xaFboFWWgEU2b_JLLnPj5Bst86KApIWy4ZJKvdTFSwDsg2bCOeyLL1UtvI_rbPK6mgwsJCopN9tq75na1RD0YxCuhBaQ6BJjS/w640-h480/DSCN8216.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Between the shade and a nice wind blowing through the rocks and hoodoos, the Devil's Kitchen was a most pleasant spot. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dypY-0QISDHAOQiM5OxE7E_jGjmrQemLnTGxjR5Ti1FJFHCsjSZwQeVOU9UD1THuCVj0SJBQP6Cbp8bOnlZHQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>And capping off our fun activities with our Johnson cousins: bubbles and bounce house-o-rama! Arthur regularly asks to do this again and likes to watch the videos again and again. It really was such a fun time to visit them, I am sure it won't be our last trip to Grand Junction!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzn1Rdrk5V1gr9Q-sip3grRpXsdlN9nWlUBHYH_ZiKnwejr7dSwoJomX6ugzO82G7mYmST6B_1bkDeed8vLokaJH1514M_MA-5EPdQIj-J6XJSCIgCoPsvSDYSiS48PbMy_l5sEy_BvXFaONAOilQNKiI_eL35LK_4yvyLNxA7as8oVZnwtSdx1NYHonCH/s4000/IMG_20230603_175942629_MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzn1Rdrk5V1gr9Q-sip3grRpXsdlN9nWlUBHYH_ZiKnwejr7dSwoJomX6ugzO82G7mYmST6B_1bkDeed8vLokaJH1514M_MA-5EPdQIj-J6XJSCIgCoPsvSDYSiS48PbMy_l5sEy_BvXFaONAOilQNKiI_eL35LK_4yvyLNxA7as8oVZnwtSdx1NYHonCH/w480-h640/IMG_20230603_175942629_MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSa9kKnDx_b7ZgMDoqrBZk998zm0p92zxXLqDXXnuYjVNNV6T9weYIAIYG--kEza-Zu2nUEpR3OpJ42yqWRKPpyU_sh71770MBx71nahR0_GorpeaH4s1Co0eHUdWXJHgBZpeKHDS5wQe2p1yw7LrIQXfl1ZxRyoZVe5iJmPUHbMdKtE533LjOuDm0WClG/s4000/IMG_20230603_181455699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSa9kKnDx_b7ZgMDoqrBZk998zm0p92zxXLqDXXnuYjVNNV6T9weYIAIYG--kEza-Zu2nUEpR3OpJ42yqWRKPpyU_sh71770MBx71nahR0_GorpeaH4s1Co0eHUdWXJHgBZpeKHDS5wQe2p1yw7LrIQXfl1ZxRyoZVe5iJmPUHbMdKtE533LjOuDm0WClG/w640-h480/IMG_20230603_181455699.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKt9Zh6MXQ8vA55NS9Tx9BsBx9RTneVqjmoNomJ-4iXjRlXAUrHr4lJNrVV1S_-eJKlr6gP3Lk5VgL65l2kYVoz9auT6twXqqOGPoJN9nYc9TB0-IUWrdVebtnhU6GgKb1Rs_iEJ5NP0kwHLMCQ2v2OsTkCoOcjKGfKky0otQwgWYJczE-ed9Wqn7DjH1/s4000/IMG_20230603_181533465_MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKt9Zh6MXQ8vA55NS9Tx9BsBx9RTneVqjmoNomJ-4iXjRlXAUrHr4lJNrVV1S_-eJKlr6gP3Lk5VgL65l2kYVoz9auT6twXqqOGPoJN9nYc9TB0-IUWrdVebtnhU6GgKb1Rs_iEJ5NP0kwHLMCQ2v2OsTkCoOcjKGfKky0otQwgWYJczE-ed9Wqn7DjH1/w640-h480/IMG_20230603_181533465_MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiNtuCsXYoX6GT_Wnk9ztJ517MZSvs0bcDH0MHHg15LPgeAxL-SiydIWPLX8y1bjA9ZJkaxttgC2iyW4gqglmMiSJaHnBsyUMUjCfuw9ihJN_kTNEfmZdwKFYGOZgWHx_42SUFZ1F02ZJtlJI0ryFs6QdTdeECR1__vuPhrbA-HrHpZ7AJAQmxizigM_R/s4000/IMG_20230603_181512672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiNtuCsXYoX6GT_Wnk9ztJ517MZSvs0bcDH0MHHg15LPgeAxL-SiydIWPLX8y1bjA9ZJkaxttgC2iyW4gqglmMiSJaHnBsyUMUjCfuw9ihJN_kTNEfmZdwKFYGOZgWHx_42SUFZ1F02ZJtlJI0ryFs6QdTdeECR1__vuPhrbA-HrHpZ7AJAQmxizigM_R/w640-h480/IMG_20230603_181512672.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTirxViMl3D36kgYYVxt60kIXVq1ekCBWdqGx8mb9PpWgPzLOvXT1tNHHOv3xUmruNfUsSdDmk-WdxYZlHVV64W3JRWXQPQfGZmfP8VbGhXsEqFSRwf45ga7kgFsSof8qO30mrfX-D-5uCTq0sZf19cMSzDG3VRVzNW7D3WF4PgW5a_YACVvIHyc7SAP9D/s4000/IMG_20230603_180006989_MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTirxViMl3D36kgYYVxt60kIXVq1ekCBWdqGx8mb9PpWgPzLOvXT1tNHHOv3xUmruNfUsSdDmk-WdxYZlHVV64W3JRWXQPQfGZmfP8VbGhXsEqFSRwf45ga7kgFsSof8qO30mrfX-D-5uCTq0sZf19cMSzDG3VRVzNW7D3WF4PgW5a_YACVvIHyc7SAP9D/w640-h480/IMG_20230603_180006989_MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwwth6RyPkOSXT24dZGFP4DXOjw3wpPeS8tf0IgznHQjgUrYbHOx8ibGrT__ryBDqOAZjifcwAWVdb4PZrHuw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>The kids absolutely didn't want to come home, but there jobs and chores and mundane things to get back to. Luckily our cousins came to visit us this summer as well, which I will get to in the future. Tah!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-37627105802588255302023-08-07T14:05:00.003-07:002023-08-07T14:05:51.014-07:00A Busy Spring and other Projects<p> It's been so long since the school year wrapped up, we're about to start another one! But here's a look at our spring and summertime activities:</p><p>Laszlo loved playing soccer in the fall, so we signed up to join a team this spring as well. He had a good season, his brothers were only marginally jealous of the snacks he got at the end of the game, and I coached most of the season! I'm not a good coach, but they're six years old. They didn't notice.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5z5zYkSWaNWseJd9ESJcofR5VvKuPW7QC_RlVEB7twufhXdwhOm-7_WFzSI7Yg9UzgZKSOMaJB0LXHVzRpje31w6B9HYe8Uzq3tnRD-37Gc-Ps3mpXS7kCV4GYiJXFYiWfOpivZfuKbHZyYahpvMarWEd4-PLdzZvenar5ld8UV7-Jv9jYWtlrCb9TAg/s4000/IMG_20230520_110654801_MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5z5zYkSWaNWseJd9ESJcofR5VvKuPW7QC_RlVEB7twufhXdwhOm-7_WFzSI7Yg9UzgZKSOMaJB0LXHVzRpje31w6B9HYe8Uzq3tnRD-37Gc-Ps3mpXS7kCV4GYiJXFYiWfOpivZfuKbHZyYahpvMarWEd4-PLdzZvenar5ld8UV7-Jv9jYWtlrCb9TAg/w480-h640/IMG_20230520_110654801_MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDIxazOe9vFWcCFRpC_sBDw7ufWmXRjQTCjAKfWG3-T9k0pYMLlJbEopQV4JhjGS_k4lY5w5xNfxGj2RNcNlulzvFSDqXSc3bOt9N_W5-ZSkyzJQ1vM072Z2tZC6wkN9MiHwx_gOFFwJk2ErZiw4ZZYONnZ4_sqYhyX9E9g8tYLDYieFSN7rX44pF6D0V/s4000/IMG_20230520_110605234_MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDIxazOe9vFWcCFRpC_sBDw7ufWmXRjQTCjAKfWG3-T9k0pYMLlJbEopQV4JhjGS_k4lY5w5xNfxGj2RNcNlulzvFSDqXSc3bOt9N_W5-ZSkyzJQ1vM072Z2tZC6wkN9MiHwx_gOFFwJk2ErZiw4ZZYONnZ4_sqYhyX9E9g8tYLDYieFSN7rX44pF6D0V/w640-h480/IMG_20230520_110605234_MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Paul got to make a rocket and walk with his class to the park to launch them. Here's a summary of what you can't hear in this video:<div><br /></div><div>Teacher: You press this button when it's time to launch</div><div>Paul: you mean like this? *presses button*</div><div>Teacher: Yep. 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It is officially my favorite room in the house.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3QXphIaOmidW1gJy2b6Y3q2HGHqg-9xWO23ZKi4fSuQ-TIeMt1HFJZiOQsBNGL7xt32xkqZudHUijEsBwyPKAK6lBMEpKpb_T_Tolxg1S_O-QneSy2k-30rMlnAcoeOHovp8Q-gJq9bw0yWshvnSbei67Hy4r9v1oB32yNkortq6JNnxFJ9hqllFQdte/s4000/IMG_20230618_205131311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3QXphIaOmidW1gJy2b6Y3q2HGHqg-9xWO23ZKi4fSuQ-TIeMt1HFJZiOQsBNGL7xt32xkqZudHUijEsBwyPKAK6lBMEpKpb_T_Tolxg1S_O-QneSy2k-30rMlnAcoeOHovp8Q-gJq9bw0yWshvnSbei67Hy4r9v1oB32yNkortq6JNnxFJ9hqllFQdte/w640-h480/IMG_20230618_205131311.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Aj7loZWNx2_tkvPdGqj8pt_MNwB7PaUJG1bXeklBdf4tCR--3WpFdmZ4dhafkoLgnktYvwdBw1n-USSLbHBDNbHc9XZosOiprMD6AZjfcI0NLmibA60_NWH45gAnz1HFHlIYzjGtzokP2TYtX65LhbHcSUdC-wh_vD3BnaIja3g4SsnfeFlKSM9druUY/s4000/IMG_20230528_155452868.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Aj7loZWNx2_tkvPdGqj8pt_MNwB7PaUJG1bXeklBdf4tCR--3WpFdmZ4dhafkoLgnktYvwdBw1n-USSLbHBDNbHc9XZosOiprMD6AZjfcI0NLmibA60_NWH45gAnz1HFHlIYzjGtzokP2TYtX65LhbHcSUdC-wh_vD3BnaIja3g4SsnfeFlKSM9druUY/w640-h480/IMG_20230528_155452868.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Laszlo graduated from Kindergarten, which included some pomp and circumstance. He had a great teacher and is really excited to be doing French Immersion in first grade.</p><p></p></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjty5KZ1msY5huxOojrSPhbX4KRSOJq0vzBOg4lc8Un556l1ixX4QYhMojZkiBWM22njpo0Zc6WsvhM03Kv_KEWRWKqWJWExaR-hy4-07R6h2R9iSb72IlE6aPhX2ZUqA9kpOuiV_Z20Ut5fHXTj36St5d3_9FZrAWRMwgU38R7T1xA4MTzAtYlHiHlZ2rO/s1200/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="1200" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjty5KZ1msY5huxOojrSPhbX4KRSOJq0vzBOg4lc8Un556l1ixX4QYhMojZkiBWM22njpo0Zc6WsvhM03Kv_KEWRWKqWJWExaR-hy4-07R6h2R9iSb72IlE6aPhX2ZUqA9kpOuiV_Z20Ut5fHXTj36St5d3_9FZrAWRMwgU38R7T1xA4MTzAtYlHiHlZ2rO/w640-h288/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVw6gsr_bucSSaL4CdUJRmPZHQq-I0XtX-RWtHRx58A3tfSncNOTPDwRunZgmTRPJcaT5kxNJWaCg8iikhoLbRChFdKmtJvkURMcFBVYD8llpgShkUZR0G_HvDMRsIyIijQd2poFeNKBEZ6tn1qfZx7evvMsHI_WSLCIcSMmwpFqRdVvGwKErU5jaPiK5/s4000/IMG_20230525_140444093_MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVw6gsr_bucSSaL4CdUJRmPZHQq-I0XtX-RWtHRx58A3tfSncNOTPDwRunZgmTRPJcaT5kxNJWaCg8iikhoLbRChFdKmtJvkURMcFBVYD8llpgShkUZR0G_HvDMRsIyIijQd2poFeNKBEZ6tn1qfZx7evvMsHI_WSLCIcSMmwpFqRdVvGwKErU5jaPiK5/w640-h480/IMG_20230525_140444093_MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>TThe day after kindergarten graduation was field day. I volunteered to help out with supervising Paul and Laszlo's classes.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyIVpuaWTd9lqeOIk0SxXp6fZZtbKGSU5EL6j6-SQcWkmr5Gt0gHivXRpCfgWIzB2UqzvYjwlWqqpCKpuFXMXO1FTKqvyJVybpnL76F4h7KtwSY_vGtVzujM1RXfuTEuRAR04KvP9ea2Ui9MJ_nF3vdpZr6CHmaVdENEbK0BMwzSzuBZATSmapaW7_kAZ/s4000/IMG_20230524_131154479_MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyIVpuaWTd9lqeOIk0SxXp6fZZtbKGSU5EL6j6-SQcWkmr5Gt0gHivXRpCfgWIzB2UqzvYjwlWqqpCKpuFXMXO1FTKqvyJVybpnL76F4h7KtwSY_vGtVzujM1RXfuTEuRAR04KvP9ea2Ui9MJ_nF3vdpZr6CHmaVdENEbK0BMwzSzuBZATSmapaW7_kAZ/w640-h480/IMG_20230524_131154479_MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0Ez_bt8FkEgXuW2eakFEv62w1a0bXMkw0ssDYKY2tYBAIRwcse06xApwGHopanEJtybFWFUuYhg-tBnpEv1xe05zfCn4X13nfFvjo_2jy5WX79VhNQOSb_QZXGE13frITb7jIYGCqyGdPA4lwieV1btWj6h5pxmGtmoEhk5Hz3MgY482gPKxnyjNNm1e/s4000/IMG_20230524_143122816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0Ez_bt8FkEgXuW2eakFEv62w1a0bXMkw0ssDYKY2tYBAIRwcse06xApwGHopanEJtybFWFUuYhg-tBnpEv1xe05zfCn4X13nfFvjo_2jy5WX79VhNQOSb_QZXGE13frITb7jIYGCqyGdPA4lwieV1btWj6h5pxmGtmoEhk5Hz3MgY482gPKxnyjNNm1e/w640-h480/IMG_20230524_143122816.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxUiKV8FISlcdzyfPXdeqSCKxSmV4kU7YfWOyA8zdcAWw2HM-dl6-lUa6mG701X5-KUaC2v-faJlzmfQxIxR9gSL-0TwdEb0xYX5qFHazzmZmkwPo8Is_eX43uQeCocAC_QUy104PZ8Ges0my03ZXbMtEL4qt4iGxnaUHg7xylWT5z6fYKmuFxYwMGlWB/s4000/IMG_20230524_131839876_MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxUiKV8FISlcdzyfPXdeqSCKxSmV4kU7YfWOyA8zdcAWw2HM-dl6-lUa6mG701X5-KUaC2v-faJlzmfQxIxR9gSL-0TwdEb0xYX5qFHazzmZmkwPo8Is_eX43uQeCocAC_QUy104PZ8Ges0my03ZXbMtEL4qt4iGxnaUHg7xylWT5z6fYKmuFxYwMGlWB/w480-h640/IMG_20230524_131839876_MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The school year ending is always a milestone, but for Laszlo he also finished off the last week of school by riding his bike without training wheels.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dygzROJh-WKyhnS4LNdX1qLhnBv1eKrhMe2KlXJYYaoT-SobH21atUYwIbAmWExHhgVLlAoEwEkhisVzjxt6Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did a fun a cycling activity in Farmington, once we arrived on our bikes, there were tacos, a climbing wall, and a general celebratory mood. Hopefully next year we can do it again and bike the entire way from home instead of just the shorter "family ride."</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUrbjQZA1riPbzmvKXlqQv47ujgcjS2MbdVCyFI6wB5wbHQW_rva_EKai8xBAqRc6_DANcLS6i5Swv_7elT9_4NRPHQ68LpAFOqIVQ0TDyo5NxrsmjPj3Vi7kNU25i9tEBB7pODQD_PfVXRZOOdTxAORJk07g1cB6khvS28Hh8f84NTK1L95OQcDbJ_hn/s4000/IMG_20230513_135600861.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUrbjQZA1riPbzmvKXlqQv47ujgcjS2MbdVCyFI6wB5wbHQW_rva_EKai8xBAqRc6_DANcLS6i5Swv_7elT9_4NRPHQ68LpAFOqIVQ0TDyo5NxrsmjPj3Vi7kNU25i9tEBB7pODQD_PfVXRZOOdTxAORJk07g1cB6khvS28Hh8f84NTK1L95OQcDbJ_hn/w480-h640/IMG_20230513_135600861.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61iGDoHX3GKxriBp31ydQtrAEA17vFJfPhef64qEVpYUBGieWefFpbaYdcJ9wgzm98ncDmjjqhwnZZ1f-J66TjZ4uIsT5f7KzP91wyrmABWWC5lDvzh4JzUVx_d2GCxZ_34yTOK9n09wdMwHpCbvFJ9xGaIfd535z1W3eR4gVOJfooNaqo5jt0NVeXBN7/s4000/IMG_20230513_135137291_MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61iGDoHX3GKxriBp31ydQtrAEA17vFJfPhef64qEVpYUBGieWefFpbaYdcJ9wgzm98ncDmjjqhwnZZ1f-J66TjZ4uIsT5f7KzP91wyrmABWWC5lDvzh4JzUVx_d2GCxZ_34yTOK9n09wdMwHpCbvFJ9xGaIfd535z1W3eR4gVOJfooNaqo5jt0NVeXBN7/w480-h640/IMG_20230513_135137291_MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCr9GvEGSctuYaqSOIQlQ3BeXAYTWPLQk15LITgwIzIKPhVHBSDTaNUJFqqOXeSCDXj1d04R7U2G2fAq3v05tSXB_9xW31wnleiZkokv025DR8K-mPnDjW57qkEQVPLy1K6GJr3JVeDVKX3lSwldEw_FzKKa3r2VTMzRFVXrugcDc6ItlgLb5UAh7ytkLT/s4000/IMG_20230513_125741382_MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCr9GvEGSctuYaqSOIQlQ3BeXAYTWPLQk15LITgwIzIKPhVHBSDTaNUJFqqOXeSCDXj1d04R7U2G2fAq3v05tSXB_9xW31wnleiZkokv025DR8K-mPnDjW57qkEQVPLy1K6GJr3JVeDVKX3lSwldEw_FzKKa3r2VTMzRFVXrugcDc6ItlgLb5UAh7ytkLT/w640-h480/IMG_20230513_125741382_MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee and I celebrated our 12th anniversary this year. Lee planned a fun weekend away for the two of us. We went to Midway, Utah, and visited this unique hot spring. It's inside a rocky little hill and is quite deep. Deep enough that people actually go diving there. 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The highlight, besides the hot spring of course, was trying all the local restaurants and snacks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkob1sbyajLovYWjJlR3vyKTu_pPhQg58NPDBxR9tisMq-UH0riHb_3E6JW8REz3cnjgt0LDZBO-Nh2QQSnmHhKEQK1HvrEoCOE04f816tzcbSHaLdjL1d-8F2iir3-1QW7b-vsqHxauu2ZlhW4DtTz0AwrzNoM6knVhy5I7Hnyt5nDZ8zXiAFziqVg5x/s4000/IMG_20230527_094921577_MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkob1sbyajLovYWjJlR3vyKTu_pPhQg58NPDBxR9tisMq-UH0riHb_3E6JW8REz3cnjgt0LDZBO-Nh2QQSnmHhKEQK1HvrEoCOE04f816tzcbSHaLdjL1d-8F2iir3-1QW7b-vsqHxauu2ZlhW4DtTz0AwrzNoM6knVhy5I7Hnyt5nDZ8zXiAFziqVg5x/w640-h480/IMG_20230527_094921577_MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQvdJ1Ak3OFDi4NwF0_UE7UfGrSiIDtXh4hjSAaNyjlQBCMIq_iGcEeSkpDUa5FX32SiTyrHseqeXpI8kI0gjPVhAO7MpMi0eVmLcJC7bWmY8g91WbhecxhPOPTYzZpvimn0geAWkh83LmAKBIqcUMv5nCylLjrhJkMuE1pbOSaAQEd6CTM83ef1fn14P/s3264/IMG_20230527_110716136_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQvdJ1Ak3OFDi4NwF0_UE7UfGrSiIDtXh4hjSAaNyjlQBCMIq_iGcEeSkpDUa5FX32SiTyrHseqeXpI8kI0gjPVhAO7MpMi0eVmLcJC7bWmY8g91WbhecxhPOPTYzZpvimn0geAWkh83LmAKBIqcUMv5nCylLjrhJkMuE1pbOSaAQEd6CTM83ef1fn14P/w640-h480/IMG_20230527_110716136_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJsnDgwR62lVy1Os-tJRFDGKc9JMbuk0F9aWrzXC-3XfgavIqs-b8VRziJTuWcT22J0n8UXIDMZehgwBb9cjdNrYcy4yPlWbZYa2kNgmeYQnn4fdVHLxFgZZZeY-SL9mgtqXOZj2OAdKVxlsPc2pjQcQAP-PV9AJBx3Frk0Lq2FlL8zVlXAYtT-V3yn9j/s4000/IMG_20230527_112748144_MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJsnDgwR62lVy1Os-tJRFDGKc9JMbuk0F9aWrzXC-3XfgavIqs-b8VRziJTuWcT22J0n8UXIDMZehgwBb9cjdNrYcy4yPlWbZYa2kNgmeYQnn4fdVHLxFgZZZeY-SL9mgtqXOZj2OAdKVxlsPc2pjQcQAP-PV9AJBx3Frk0Lq2FlL8zVlXAYtT-V3yn9j/w640-h480/IMG_20230527_112748144_MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And summer break officially begins!</div></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-26365124653116663462023-05-12T14:29:00.000-07:002023-05-12T14:29:05.277-07:00Museums, Musicals, and Camping<p>It is spring. And I haven't updated this family activity journal for about six months. Remember Christmas? Here's a reminder:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTndHqzU9YlzfJ4qObWkMF0yOvj2OI73BDhXkt-d8Y2lHCnc2Ir35lT2w8WxjmOK7rwHobkv-cn5_ykdY3f8EuTfsCyClpktbmX_ihjFlY3-6xLO2WXbEwnqoRfzKkHuB6RgYtmYPxY7bF6rQC_JW9BZf_UaieoY-6SBE6K34vHfc2f1tAlXdRgQryw/s4000/IMG_20221224_092607392.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTndHqzU9YlzfJ4qObWkMF0yOvj2OI73BDhXkt-d8Y2lHCnc2Ir35lT2w8WxjmOK7rwHobkv-cn5_ykdY3f8EuTfsCyClpktbmX_ihjFlY3-6xLO2WXbEwnqoRfzKkHuB6RgYtmYPxY7bF6rQC_JW9BZf_UaieoY-6SBE6K34vHfc2f1tAlXdRgQryw/w480-h640/IMG_20221224_092607392.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arthur turned TWO on Christmas Eve. We celebrated with a big family lunch party and then visiting the Hogle Zoo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncPCKdWuxozTx8tLDpqN05LsKViUU_wN6QrZs10x3mar9FdqxVFYknSEAt-F2Plh8OWD6Q6T1HWseSFfPbdMjaL_xmDcKj2KAzBIJaJHrwzch9RAJKhOhDj2cMqcYBS7UnOFZrlB9knJiJH3CSW7SwOCiy-_RDSDpr7RvOc2JyyCQphrvPlQGLCYFeg/s4000/IMG_20221224_151643219_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncPCKdWuxozTx8tLDpqN05LsKViUU_wN6QrZs10x3mar9FdqxVFYknSEAt-F2Plh8OWD6Q6T1HWseSFfPbdMjaL_xmDcKj2KAzBIJaJHrwzch9RAJKhOhDj2cMqcYBS7UnOFZrlB9knJiJH3CSW7SwOCiy-_RDSDpr7RvOc2JyyCQphrvPlQGLCYFeg/w640-h480/IMG_20221224_151643219_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The thing about the Zoo in the winter time, is some of the animals are having so much fun in the cold weather. The Polar Bear, for instance, was having a blast.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfOQBJAi3fUNm-LW5sBq2b-TDYObh9t6yfUkS7rSzmoOpHVrT57i-1dyWT-cQP51LhGjZFkp99fnd-ApRjygj4nkIJtNGxSzY1LQO16ZX3Q3N_enH1PfJoHajh9FvwOd_O74WOF3zlr_yj38MKpHVUs_DWZODpoMBhRZr8VSGG0BQyvPl0Irh0NtJVQ/s4000/IMG_20221224_150120473_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfOQBJAi3fUNm-LW5sBq2b-TDYObh9t6yfUkS7rSzmoOpHVrT57i-1dyWT-cQP51LhGjZFkp99fnd-ApRjygj4nkIJtNGxSzY1LQO16ZX3Q3N_enH1PfJoHajh9FvwOd_O74WOF3zlr_yj38MKpHVUs_DWZODpoMBhRZr8VSGG0BQyvPl0Irh0NtJVQ/w480-h640/IMG_20221224_150120473_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTujPzFAj5877znEkGtqUJU0V1cGtSgWKb1RwQgh56k7BHiUblhyRdgjevtSAI9QSJGj5yxl9iNcze3YSw3PqO7FHO96VJ8AnE2v8aFYerQ_lvsWUkQWOQ6j8v-ZUXh21bOPYT2rkHXajb3rNs79awF63kXbEJbZnSLi-EazB5cXuVJZjX6E8ICrzfPw/s3264/IMG_20221224_154658105_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QVd5_xleh_uoIKAu2yHVk7JP2KrJDywinhEvdp_v9wYoOQHKJQvtsCUDY4cjTokOhLrFS5RN-asW8wHEqyopp5Igf3zc_Qn4x1BXi9XF_EfhMAIEPpyb492anF58HsA-XorobCPT1WzzCRHG-o-KKd4FxtYK9AmtHniR6VwPrO9U6ascEI_WnUBoUw/w480-h640/IMG_20221225_152249263.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Here's what we've been up to so far this year:</p><p> In January we took the kids to the Hill Air Force Base Museum. It's free and it's pretty cool!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWB2Yus4H2vqXEq5dI5SlGqK7aQ81WLUdZH0lGdViCUQikztqCsW47BBTInI4jYR63Zb-k9WO-T7LFdXENcktMI5_lpp0Khztv5tkv9z12m3piOtfba8mGaQ30XT45LksxRLPtGThbnyCfpXZcKkRqtduquF-hxM6dmvF8KSe3a5nSOVAxNzEjmJkk9w/s4000/IMG_20230127_142033318_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWB2Yus4H2vqXEq5dI5SlGqK7aQ81WLUdZH0lGdViCUQikztqCsW47BBTInI4jYR63Zb-k9WO-T7LFdXENcktMI5_lpp0Khztv5tkv9z12m3piOtfba8mGaQ30XT45LksxRLPtGThbnyCfpXZcKkRqtduquF-hxM6dmvF8KSe3a5nSOVAxNzEjmJkk9w/w640-h480/IMG_20230127_142033318_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9x00japnaQe2Qah6OhdioQd0J9OLYuya46gLwUjRJEdRdBwyMVmkl89f7IwRBjlyEAHcZlPZA1loVbF1g8qVToVnxmU_EHVjZ-r8RmNR3zGdllNaGhGJWHOuF59LzpWyrDOfIjIX0HCeNGvjs-De7tZpaJnEi_kS8usYJwzh-dXDUah3-KBqZyMQhg/s4000/IMG_20230127_144007117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9x00japnaQe2Qah6OhdioQd0J9OLYuya46gLwUjRJEdRdBwyMVmkl89f7IwRBjlyEAHcZlPZA1loVbF1g8qVToVnxmU_EHVjZ-r8RmNR3zGdllNaGhGJWHOuF59LzpWyrDOfIjIX0HCeNGvjs-De7tZpaJnEi_kS8usYJwzh-dXDUah3-KBqZyMQhg/w640-h480/IMG_20230127_144007117.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Laszlo was really into learning about the different planes. He wanted me to read all the signs to him. Paul has been here before on a field trip, so he was a bit less enthusiastic.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja94LdIODq_XPllzES-iV1OnD5_xIm3sA7IchWfOou1IvdlmtiG5uPUKS3ceXfQv_kbyscamhT4V0RNrT6viRyJ8LlUWXFUraMWuTjadcxRXHc8B2HpvoaTh8b7FQ75VbSDKAoTmA-MlVGOZg77iEIdP1NdW56zkilc5Xj_M78mP087bwqZRzDw2J0pw/s3264/IMG_20230127_144047424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja94LdIODq_XPllzES-iV1OnD5_xIm3sA7IchWfOou1IvdlmtiG5uPUKS3ceXfQv_kbyscamhT4V0RNrT6viRyJ8LlUWXFUraMWuTjadcxRXHc8B2HpvoaTh8b7FQ75VbSDKAoTmA-MlVGOZg77iEIdP1NdW56zkilc5Xj_M78mP087bwqZRzDw2J0pw/w480-h640/IMG_20230127_144047424.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CNdM6yE1J3lXsoHojP-OFmAy_2NqC9UwUbxY0u03tp0KwB9xmuPFkjJTzQfYowhAYJpXGaV64vX92eSQg05MoCSpVJ-ZNQP0G4vyKhP-PJUxptejyTfiKAlOygVWxrscZ9TlzjxoYzVzxq7VfsnzjcP8XDyubT7QWvofbx9f54e4RcxOh94pHjNgKg/s4000/IMG_20230127_151139611.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CNdM6yE1J3lXsoHojP-OFmAy_2NqC9UwUbxY0u03tp0KwB9xmuPFkjJTzQfYowhAYJpXGaV64vX92eSQg05MoCSpVJ-ZNQP0G4vyKhP-PJUxptejyTfiKAlOygVWxrscZ9TlzjxoYzVzxq7VfsnzjcP8XDyubT7QWvofbx9f54e4RcxOh94pHjNgKg/w640-h480/IMG_20230127_151139611.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9NaFUuIugl_CusKqQUUGknAIYDif708RdehQYe1QaCkr1x2ay6FrL1zjwT2eU8CTAVVPeUG27c6cd4DB0CYqUWQYXKJeDdSwtg0xe_DTmkyeJqs2fWBxdmxUUcHOSZHcHZ53MTziOUxLgaklfRd-wu5LPz0iFXtdKwacGUHRFRNFIfmyrWbGTXVgDQ/s3264/IMG_20230127_151405896.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9NaFUuIugl_CusKqQUUGknAIYDif708RdehQYe1QaCkr1x2ay6FrL1zjwT2eU8CTAVVPeUG27c6cd4DB0CYqUWQYXKJeDdSwtg0xe_DTmkyeJqs2fWBxdmxUUcHOSZHcHZ53MTziOUxLgaklfRd-wu5LPz0iFXtdKwacGUHRFRNFIfmyrWbGTXVgDQ/w480-h640/IMG_20230127_151405896.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In February, we took advantage of free fare week to do some fun activities near the train stations. There are quite a few free museums around these parts, the Clark Planetarium is a wonderful place to lay and learn. Paul begged to stay longer, that's how good it is.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hIVOtqrKoHg97DRzEdCEC6YWUUEd_7oJ-_lNZRcvcFbdxFlqfY73PCYE-rGCcivthb2MkKXAi1StIeSFD2kJzEhFaRIrPHpC9sWXkzsLuhE-aIBbhhj1q5rfTndc4yUyaNZBkqV0p7_-1_8EBc-LjOQ8Ngpem7IwMf2fUUWZcisoIwra3ihozcHbVg/s4000/IMG_20230217_143309672_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hIVOtqrKoHg97DRzEdCEC6YWUUEd_7oJ-_lNZRcvcFbdxFlqfY73PCYE-rGCcivthb2MkKXAi1StIeSFD2kJzEhFaRIrPHpC9sWXkzsLuhE-aIBbhhj1q5rfTndc4yUyaNZBkqV0p7_-1_8EBc-LjOQ8Ngpem7IwMf2fUUWZcisoIwra3ihozcHbVg/w640-h480/IMG_20230217_143309672_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreWbXDuIi3C6GVE_8yBFAJx1r5k6y9ruc331g40eLEgByLNU7OTKI_I7nHX3oArIEO-kNfNUZ9XwdUPpYZMoSSWlyRpfNuJastItmwZRR4He4OAtJU8o1yXESqdIHUHQ_Vm1h0rxEyV3eS-gPpsoYzSTJfjL6jd__FpDjY55YUglBB7KQOTIhOU-maQ/s4000/IMG_20230217_143350061_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreWbXDuIi3C6GVE_8yBFAJx1r5k6y9ruc331g40eLEgByLNU7OTKI_I7nHX3oArIEO-kNfNUZ9XwdUPpYZMoSSWlyRpfNuJastItmwZRR4He4OAtJU8o1yXESqdIHUHQ_Vm1h0rxEyV3eS-gPpsoYzSTJfjL6jd__FpDjY55YUglBB7KQOTIhOU-maQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230217_143350061_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1h52fKqfak8kPiYVQZuCofyHL1WRdCjURAX66SDciL4e7vflu4zZE5zkVVS2ZLe81BYsIp7cX7t3CRx5oJWgnwNqId0A2KI3nYkkhDocLkkeIM2YTUM1FLVmGnz_0v5UqURtR3EnSplj4OGyZ5b_LnzyjoZ5bsUrWdswAdMy3QQ9qv6zzclxsncJ4BQ/s4000/IMG_20230217_145328277.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1h52fKqfak8kPiYVQZuCofyHL1WRdCjURAX66SDciL4e7vflu4zZE5zkVVS2ZLe81BYsIp7cX7t3CRx5oJWgnwNqId0A2KI3nYkkhDocLkkeIM2YTUM1FLVmGnz_0v5UqURtR3EnSplj4OGyZ5b_LnzyjoZ5bsUrWdswAdMy3QQ9qv6zzclxsncJ4BQ/w480-h640/IMG_20230217_145328277.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The planetarium isn't too big, and it's a good mix of hands on exhibits and video game type exhibits. It was the perfect place for our boys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizG757OnK9JVyOx-Qey1wJQgNY4RFIqzlXb7wYQAvqWFKl-cgLh70wVkzykgbLa7sLI5exBoxiV1KhVBsMrWkd-hhjA3r_ZDv--_PuNc8TAUMyjBPjmj7udcIbMYxL4GuJuOZpX5IVGjogbfDNC4d_tQpwvAApuUpPPzvgPLUg5MLnV4nIZEHZ8HZmuQ/s4000/IMG_20230217_153120176.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizG757OnK9JVyOx-Qey1wJQgNY4RFIqzlXb7wYQAvqWFKl-cgLh70wVkzykgbLa7sLI5exBoxiV1KhVBsMrWkd-hhjA3r_ZDv--_PuNc8TAUMyjBPjmj7udcIbMYxL4GuJuOZpX5IVGjogbfDNC4d_tQpwvAApuUpPPzvgPLUg5MLnV4nIZEHZ8HZmuQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230217_153120176.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YjTvRd12A9tptB_kWn9-zFFReFyEZvAzl18Xc7zgdYCU0MvvDF-CIm3hf-Au8Z1yigmKbnGcCKXuGSRFF0HW5WZTndWZEgcXJGjpasqDs6MRK5b06OkVZFIalT6x0obSEAh9kyllxqdQNAPX4c5T_j4dve9Iu1ea5g5rmCfLxXpx1_h_sDO2Y2eF2g/s4000/IMG_20230217_161104978_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YjTvRd12A9tptB_kWn9-zFFReFyEZvAzl18Xc7zgdYCU0MvvDF-CIm3hf-Au8Z1yigmKbnGcCKXuGSRFF0HW5WZTndWZEgcXJGjpasqDs6MRK5b06OkVZFIalT6x0obSEAh9kyllxqdQNAPX4c5T_j4dve9Iu1ea5g5rmCfLxXpx1_h_sDO2Y2eF2g/w480-h640/IMG_20230217_161104978_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWny8w4cCtYOS6n0jMxYGW8ZwGSgu6ygOyVwAbOonlkyYR4FFuodlb7ieeAhNjdzzIL7qoB9pa-eKCXW6A2-BqohKQshAvMtWBW6rO7a1CPMBCYSs9EoXcCVh267dreOe7B-b71IqEX4g1JwVJ-85nqN6kY_eIlgaigj6veBuZIu29VAAQk9y1JHLslA/s4000/IMG_20230217_155212273_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWny8w4cCtYOS6n0jMxYGW8ZwGSgu6ygOyVwAbOonlkyYR4FFuodlb7ieeAhNjdzzIL7qoB9pa-eKCXW6A2-BqohKQshAvMtWBW6rO7a1CPMBCYSs9EoXcCVh267dreOe7B-b71IqEX4g1JwVJ-85nqN6kY_eIlgaigj6veBuZIu29VAAQk9y1JHLslA/w640-h480/IMG_20230217_155212273_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A not free (but fairly inexpensive) museum: The Utah State Railroad Museum at Union Station in Ogden. 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So it was time for pizza.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDnCKjdBZixOkKdEWe11m34lNwZa7cRaPpqg4aa-x8aQZlXt3StaPV6cPy06r9QqRJNGpKshBnyOYja-m1IEiV3DtMBoMKLC1h47lxniFryELTLRTF29q5IDPEhln_gI-onkb5y9LhbARSneHK1qLKporjozglUf2FqyC_Y-VPtJC_aB7LrW7vhXNGQ/s3264/IMG_20230317_123754818_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDnCKjdBZixOkKdEWe11m34lNwZa7cRaPpqg4aa-x8aQZlXt3StaPV6cPy06r9QqRJNGpKshBnyOYja-m1IEiV3DtMBoMKLC1h47lxniFryELTLRTF29q5IDPEhln_gI-onkb5y9LhbARSneHK1qLKporjozglUf2FqyC_Y-VPtJC_aB7LrW7vhXNGQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230317_123754818_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXixpD2e5df2PyxWZ34r6AWiXL3554Tkt7g8jOkAy4MvnUjOZZ77QpDgUxO-dDbhLbOp8mvmTaRbT_DjQwzFEHFiSys38vHZdKaxO3xizVHrbT4jBRkaEa3qCYWLcdwAipsLE-7cM3iI3dyNng8LKJuRG_LehclzIdwJF1ZOe-88rPVwpB9QABf0bHw/s3264/IMG_20230317_124636188_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXixpD2e5df2PyxWZ34r6AWiXL3554Tkt7g8jOkAy4MvnUjOZZ77QpDgUxO-dDbhLbOp8mvmTaRbT_DjQwzFEHFiSys38vHZdKaxO3xizVHrbT4jBRkaEa3qCYWLcdwAipsLE-7cM3iI3dyNng8LKJuRG_LehclzIdwJF1ZOe-88rPVwpB9QABf0bHw/w640-h480/IMG_20230317_124636188_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HudKGo_L2aLpUsS1sNUH18BNNh_M8jFpNr3R-uje3ciqtbecqoK-UcilfBs-Dja2KNq9ddaLMgiYaPDxBUsmUx4iU27FiipGvcGChXKURllYudabdqeofvXBzbXDJEoQouy2BYCa3Lvz4yjM2bNJjrwXkgA-63ui5vZJk89J3dyC4SdIGeo-U_buzQ/s4000/IMG_20230317_122440010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HudKGo_L2aLpUsS1sNUH18BNNh_M8jFpNr3R-uje3ciqtbecqoK-UcilfBs-Dja2KNq9ddaLMgiYaPDxBUsmUx4iU27FiipGvcGChXKURllYudabdqeofvXBzbXDJEoQouy2BYCa3Lvz4yjM2bNJjrwXkgA-63ui5vZJk89J3dyC4SdIGeo-U_buzQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230317_122440010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We took them to The Pie, which they were too tired and cranky to appreciate. They were also convinced it was a shady place because you are allowed and encouraged to write on the walls there.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyugXULaKlNkvRhpcs0c1AlpXDne12Z_xLOES2dhGYI0ENEAfYfGgTYDTcGvEvviFhQpnL8hAgo5dyE7xl75FzqA7I5S3gp8uGstvz8qlqLdFqwZpe2n23UE_Kuyw9W25DnwHqKWmKxgAcboeLXbsFWYRebgAOLf0xTxecRdoIGeCstnws1PkZQ9s3Q/s4000/IMG_20230317_132040266_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyugXULaKlNkvRhpcs0c1AlpXDne12Z_xLOES2dhGYI0ENEAfYfGgTYDTcGvEvviFhQpnL8hAgo5dyE7xl75FzqA7I5S3gp8uGstvz8qlqLdFqwZpe2n23UE_Kuyw9W25DnwHqKWmKxgAcboeLXbsFWYRebgAOLf0xTxecRdoIGeCstnws1PkZQ9s3Q/w640-h480/IMG_20230317_132040266_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We got quite a few snow storms all winter and well into the spring. Here is our March snow man. They named him Jaron: </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIl4Z2GwcRQVyTrCDriAhwbXxMqx2WyNpw3epwxJPZRjMpsr4S3zALQ7ibIJhJWDyeDYQGw2nYtjvjbbVd0MZzAPenyu3mmCULIn4LCcN6W1tRQNScVr-TP005zAkBLSXmTPEVFgAqB49l7I6gzd3l_AckQcbECdPn7wSvk7To8w8EzFxNt0_RZn-5eA/s4000/IMG_20230327_130040199.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIl4Z2GwcRQVyTrCDriAhwbXxMqx2WyNpw3epwxJPZRjMpsr4S3zALQ7ibIJhJWDyeDYQGw2nYtjvjbbVd0MZzAPenyu3mmCULIn4LCcN6W1tRQNScVr-TP005zAkBLSXmTPEVFgAqB49l7I6gzd3l_AckQcbECdPn7wSvk7To8w8EzFxNt0_RZn-5eA/w640-h480/IMG_20230327_130040199.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7m8zhwzF5wf0FtZ1orbXsufm5LJmqTCEP23nFFeg0akog9Pe-BzWS35y3-DT5zv1qs3GOVqBVlgO87EOWZ68oJEph1x2QB7A8QJ6k74h-ADxcZfQkd-iD8i_vEEv8XcgSMZv61h1yCGnkNyp2wBSAQkFuMDM9aCpJfP8pKRCPkqcRaciHqfrNIuMibA/s4000/IMG_20230330_140240696.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7m8zhwzF5wf0FtZ1orbXsufm5LJmqTCEP23nFFeg0akog9Pe-BzWS35y3-DT5zv1qs3GOVqBVlgO87EOWZ68oJEph1x2QB7A8QJ6k74h-ADxcZfQkd-iD8i_vEEv8XcgSMZv61h1yCGnkNyp2wBSAQkFuMDM9aCpJfP8pKRCPkqcRaciHqfrNIuMibA/w480-h640/IMG_20230330_140240696.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I got to be in Roald Dahl's Matilda: The Musical this spring. It was a total blast! Here's a few photos of our production, taken by our official photographer Micah. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUALtUUSV7iG3BVOhaV3j-OuetRph2oGgqhp9ivICoipmjlY6ll95eQPiOw7HvzY27YUsIyUV9bfSNbjBEyswfsD5L7hhdAd8L-J0IOvH_QokPwwKd9FosAUEqjQhI6ZXEtFDrF-2BRlZV8_4cehOyi8kBbsGV2ZI3rR_SrCbN9CkvtkVa28cTwoEQ2g/s2048/52759483988_e136fd75c4_k.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="2048" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUALtUUSV7iG3BVOhaV3j-OuetRph2oGgqhp9ivICoipmjlY6ll95eQPiOw7HvzY27YUsIyUV9bfSNbjBEyswfsD5L7hhdAd8L-J0IOvH_QokPwwKd9FosAUEqjQhI6ZXEtFDrF-2BRlZV8_4cehOyi8kBbsGV2ZI3rR_SrCbN9CkvtkVa28cTwoEQ2g/w640-h498/52759483988_e136fd75c4_k.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OTxrCMcLdLF1MoPdzv1j4WD2WwfbY0CKIRTPyRBWiwpE2apLejSKstYT3ocSLwqcIZ_pXdVQdPn42lhE7WB2McXGZio3VYyzktMiAsnTirdH03Vfr7l4U3VCOSEopxmL3R3k7XdVIZPLDqBCcirBsLxJ0igLRda7U_gbtbkpOzKOfaZB6IwgAIrAcA/s2048/52758455387_17133031b4_k.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It doesn't sum it up very well, but as you can see we were rather busy.</p><p></p><p></p><div class="RY3tic" data-latest-bg="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AJFCJaUiLGWLydLJQxq0dJ3o7TWuVkZs0zU4aduyjuzoTv-4Us_x7VtmAY1CiKTo_OSdsAAg0lzpR59hPV--3PvogF6JfW0vERZUAPOWaVUkf84JMxZu8rJphswub4-7idD8JcFmqqAVaOskE4c1N4-u87UDs7PqPcmXjxuh2_CgsEUncItbqv4dZaQNQ6hP9ngk5o72Oq9pZWm7eE5ATKUYylvsHOooEv7XH-uR2RNT4Mrr-kTgRY-xS-Sh45vYnEKcdXObsBRW_CexEm_Hm5eJ6CViGfr5ZChbDFwEKm7XImeIQLLFVulj6f2RKOCwQgcJSfeQonKtxP1HwO_pOwou52rl8QSkZea4juryz_jSjVm4TP_T7i-LKEIbA_Je6X93NUA7dLFQlGvdYVLdBg6LIcCxNTnVUSpg3y5b_ReF8CDM9oMjnsFTO8dhOrd7bqQixVDt0VAIivQqJ4gsLldnldOSC2zcaKwxJnl7h7PDC4GDb-byCJ_EiYrdpOoX5GRlzDN4yN94ZemWkCeeRxqn5z34uH6C8u-pwDiORyNtlaI66FpEFffO_lDEElk5DK2UuDVE7b-79VYBNjuRdBxJO13dVRWYhSv85BeMh3fKZbqqmPQ-zOv8nBO16jCGTiWxG_XSqwa0eJ0hL2LT1eqbYmlcqNRdLY8qISJbAUUpvg4jfLkEdAdqosIXcNOsicVnmCQOtv50sF12mTZSD_LNzXNq1xYDDFD8-rNoHyW01GQXMEA4Mr8LpnGsbs3zWj8hyfsRrtEpJZopIbJd_SmZ-s4cVuKBonHoBUhu22KZHLK76rJfxppPZBR3WxhPrQfPOnF1x66Hk3IuzMUIGsLNiSI0QcHj0AbFFonlmcIEBtpMInPCmMdFeNI8Xlm62FscJFFpkO-_oX4w-_o_Co5eAQVnCJo=w614-h277-no?authuser=0" style="background-image: url("https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AJFCJaUiLGWLydLJQxq0dJ3o7TWuVkZs0zU4aduyjuzoTv-4Us_x7VtmAY1CiKTo_OSdsAAg0lzpR59hPV--3PvogF6JfW0vERZUAPOWaVUkf84JMxZu8rJphswub4-7idD8JcFmqqAVaOskE4c1N4-u87UDs7PqPcmXjxuh2_CgsEUncItbqv4dZaQNQ6hP9ngk5o72Oq9pZWm7eE5ATKUYylvsHOooEv7XH-uR2RNT4Mrr-kTgRY-xS-Sh45vYnEKcdXObsBRW_CexEm_Hm5eJ6CViGfr5ZChbDFwEKm7XImeIQLLFVulj6f2RKOCwQgcJSfeQonKtxP1HwO_pOwou52rl8QSkZea4juryz_jSjVm4TP_T7i-LKEIbA_Je6X93NUA7dLFQlGvdYVLdBg6LIcCxNTnVUSpg3y5b_ReF8CDM9oMjnsFTO8dhOrd7bqQixVDt0VAIivQqJ4gsLldnldOSC2zcaKwxJnl7h7PDC4GDb-byCJ_EiYrdpOoX5GRlzDN4yN94ZemWkCeeRxqn5z34uH6C8u-pwDiORyNtlaI66FpEFffO_lDEElk5DK2UuDVE7b-79VYBNjuRdBxJO13dVRWYhSv85BeMh3fKZbqqmPQ-zOv8nBO16jCGTiWxG_XSqwa0eJ0hL2LT1eqbYmlcqNRdLY8qISJbAUUpvg4jfLkEdAdqosIXcNOsicVnmCQOtv50sF12mTZSD_LNzXNq1xYDDFD8-rNoHyW01GQXMEA4Mr8LpnGsbs3zWj8hyfsRrtEpJZopIbJd_SmZ-s4cVuKBonHoBUhu22KZHLK76rJfxppPZBR3WxhPrQfPOnF1x66Hk3IuzMUIGsLNiSI0QcHj0AbFFonlmcIEBtpMInPCmMdFeNI8Xlm62FscJFFpkO-_oX4w-_o_Co5eAQVnCJo=w614-h277-no?authuser=0"); opacity: 1;"><div aria-hidden="true" class="eGiHwc"></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="KYCEmd"></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-83953504754913475282022-12-12T15:00:00.000-08:002022-12-12T15:00:19.432-08:00Fall and Winter Stories<p> Another year is drawing to an end and here I am, completely behind on the family updates! This year Laszlo started kindergarten (pictured here on his first day):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ66lzZ2IjziJpplw4Uuc9hsUGBGYJykYqxEm0_0TXqM86cH0h-q_AFyfd61IRL39yNbpnw3_3TvKx-UBMd6yRoRNxXk2l_-5kH4IxZuYH5lziysOjb5LYYF4YxfdzBnq-xgT1Gr7oIp5ZXQeJQBBdtJtQGOZ2nzxFYgLjqzNsKBsdR0VhWxzSVKeBUg/s4032/IMG_0822.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ66lzZ2IjziJpplw4Uuc9hsUGBGYJykYqxEm0_0TXqM86cH0h-q_AFyfd61IRL39yNbpnw3_3TvKx-UBMd6yRoRNxXk2l_-5kH4IxZuYH5lziysOjb5LYYF4YxfdzBnq-xgT1Gr7oIp5ZXQeJQBBdtJtQGOZ2nzxFYgLjqzNsKBsdR0VhWxzSVKeBUg/w640-h480/IMG_0822.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p>Paul and Laszlo have both been doing great in school. Laszlo likes kindergarten and Paul got to have the same teacher this year as last, and she rocks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7d3ppdV2K8bmS7qAHz0NN7iGr6qIP6seO2Vn5mwjQ1k8RGBsxWFKAOw0hoBNUcQCqeS7-JTQeQxZgEcM2akt1knL-V9YyrekUVtLJOI7j4ZtlikT06E4PXcnCdrZliSDTPuEm0oFnYq7OhZ468HNbbgwbl9DvyH4pqjJ9KLZU7Dcg-4zoa5kVG79Zg/s3000/2842osgt3jjm9snv.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7d3ppdV2K8bmS7qAHz0NN7iGr6qIP6seO2Vn5mwjQ1k8RGBsxWFKAOw0hoBNUcQCqeS7-JTQeQxZgEcM2akt1knL-V9YyrekUVtLJOI7j4ZtlikT06E4PXcnCdrZliSDTPuEm0oFnYq7OhZ468HNbbgwbl9DvyH4pqjJ9KLZU7Dcg-4zoa5kVG79Zg/w512-h640/2842osgt3jjm9snv.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzR1YPnCNzqw64kfYxQqMpdd2kMQ5i9FIxyPFURrV8WUqo-osI9JmX2hXtSO5M3qR_2l1fmeOqDO90oTB7qLPrEZq1ukrza4VrEolDCALCs-8bOhje1jsYwdujRPL_U6InhQ2LWpFMFypXBW1ZcZx4jXdHSx2cf1FX4GzBTy4Xu_ERlZwiJtqVIrbDpA/s3000/f7vrcua88hzackrn.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzR1YPnCNzqw64kfYxQqMpdd2kMQ5i9FIxyPFURrV8WUqo-osI9JmX2hXtSO5M3qR_2l1fmeOqDO90oTB7qLPrEZq1ukrza4VrEolDCALCs-8bOhje1jsYwdujRPL_U6InhQ2LWpFMFypXBW1ZcZx4jXdHSx2cf1FX4GzBTy4Xu_ERlZwiJtqVIrbDpA/w512-h640/f7vrcua88hzackrn.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p>We spent this fall going to Laszlo's soccer games and finishing up landscaping our front yard. We ripped out the grass and did some desert style landscaping. It should need next to no water, it's awesome.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA85QjgDHzB-DnoFRhvQW1NoTd9XD5ckqixZ7OJCnmMtOxmC21u6NmyVONBe_L1azf40lf_gNxZA0lor3DXBNPngSlBF7ZgjdJTzkVx5gBgutZOMV2JkoEQqObtIqSp8VwoVeAKp_URPa0UVRp2dma1hrUB753w1F0O3khrpcKRprT9OnjaXH7TftckA/s2029/IMG_20221001_095253944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1741" data-original-width="2029" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA85QjgDHzB-DnoFRhvQW1NoTd9XD5ckqixZ7OJCnmMtOxmC21u6NmyVONBe_L1azf40lf_gNxZA0lor3DXBNPngSlBF7ZgjdJTzkVx5gBgutZOMV2JkoEQqObtIqSp8VwoVeAKp_URPa0UVRp2dma1hrUB753w1F0O3khrpcKRprT9OnjaXH7TftckA/w640-h550/IMG_20221001_095253944.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZFPEGEtEjyAvf09EVP06oTCOCJhdSWvCF56NTTWPkUC4nhEtqqt47-Mm8VREzKpqGV-dI-5-D6GQY7-E_ns9QiDLe0jMGARGiIMXLrSWlyDWrYIbaYYrvqoNpt0zqP6e0ft2RVhuHrSxG6q3TS4_NJMpeEr2L6DdhioGHOrHWCTPWGwVSw2td_Oj2Q/s4000/IMG_20221009_142722714_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I think I was way more into than the kids were.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqwwc_bOJvGsMACLIBtjwgW6sKyOPwjQKQPxoqm3wOyTatkJAYojXVi9eA8aOh_kd3Kk2u3gw_Gh8IEOP0YfqzLj_IBjXZQbp9F22y4V9j80fT4n6A_dg_6_bNIHwS0AeZAO020n1Khis0FnODyVxcv1AcqHSbC6UWhoRIwxBH98T61cwF-HrLTeXPQ/s4000/IMG_20221027_120052538.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqwwc_bOJvGsMACLIBtjwgW6sKyOPwjQKQPxoqm3wOyTatkJAYojXVi9eA8aOh_kd3Kk2u3gw_Gh8IEOP0YfqzLj_IBjXZQbp9F22y4V9j80fT4n6A_dg_6_bNIHwS0AeZAO020n1Khis0FnODyVxcv1AcqHSbC6UWhoRIwxBH98T61cwF-HrLTeXPQ/w640-h480/IMG_20221027_120052538.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxG2IX2oOVJ8a9wnBb59y8joRen6iv0IX-ZBo6iIoyFumVPn7Ho4kw67BGR57hEXgNYRipWHC2UNf4lsT8-wt7SmTl-6umG3NadjDVN7giN3vG9ZA8UgsVQ0dteNj06bJfI8KHIQd_p9p65HCjzqbFy3O2V8w-a_eoHy4foH7HdKW18h6w3KNC9_sLQ/s3264/IMG_20221027_110917496_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxG2IX2oOVJ8a9wnBb59y8joRen6iv0IX-ZBo6iIoyFumVPn7Ho4kw67BGR57hEXgNYRipWHC2UNf4lsT8-wt7SmTl-6umG3NadjDVN7giN3vG9ZA8UgsVQ0dteNj06bJfI8KHIQd_p9p65HCjzqbFy3O2V8w-a_eoHy4foH7HdKW18h6w3KNC9_sLQ/w480-h640/IMG_20221027_110917496_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdO9gI8NfR0q3CUGmBpqIx9fyxpvjJXDF8k4TTBVFFnaNi-QmzTnmd7PDk-SIPhlwqsQO0wMAmGhWgpXc6y3Wv_3BfiYccrs8nQkamXV8Ju7qBWWfChQIMvEco7_lqWGwc36y1DA_GwTH0ztw9ZQsABjwE5hHlMj4oDZqIA89K0elxjqxfgfo9cbu3w/s4000/IMG_20221027_103310302_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdO9gI8NfR0q3CUGmBpqIx9fyxpvjJXDF8k4TTBVFFnaNi-QmzTnmd7PDk-SIPhlwqsQO0wMAmGhWgpXc6y3Wv_3BfiYccrs8nQkamXV8Ju7qBWWfChQIMvEco7_lqWGwc36y1DA_GwTH0ztw9ZQsABjwE5hHlMj4oDZqIA89K0elxjqxfgfo9cbu3w/w480-h640/IMG_20221027_103310302_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>We did quite a few Halloween activities and the kids went trick or treating, trunk or treating, and just generally ate a bunch of goodies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MWHSymPEcts0aKsQeEBsXD9aV4jjICdtkiXKWntnNOsuiOCs_vNFL_4N6LLMFKdQSyed-p7mlsTIeydPtjydmsF6RoZwuy7M1WvARKqaNwIfeb7VWPjHPgtnuD-hwD32F3rdF9aeYs3D-jHfROAUhQld2V-03tapQUWsdfnj20jGFus_3Q8i6KbETg/s4000/IMG_20221026_191104350_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MWHSymPEcts0aKsQeEBsXD9aV4jjICdtkiXKWntnNOsuiOCs_vNFL_4N6LLMFKdQSyed-p7mlsTIeydPtjydmsF6RoZwuy7M1WvARKqaNwIfeb7VWPjHPgtnuD-hwD32F3rdF9aeYs3D-jHfROAUhQld2V-03tapQUWsdfnj20jGFus_3Q8i6KbETg/w640-h480/IMG_20221026_191104350_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtuv5xiv116-hxerSfb8amXhJWiQcDShn1Y2AP0T2WorYX1LRRxUvJjW5DvNzmJoxFe36l1i32EI3KXIvPa5U-PGWWTeyb_IEEfA1z9o0H3HePedGm1wMCkx-6e6cbVIsbD4L6mwdOvtwR0CidI2tL99hwxg-acancTIvculgo6RtGcM8FlbZV5mmTw/s4000/IMG_20221026_191103507_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtuv5xiv116-hxerSfb8amXhJWiQcDShn1Y2AP0T2WorYX1LRRxUvJjW5DvNzmJoxFe36l1i32EI3KXIvPa5U-PGWWTeyb_IEEfA1z9o0H3HePedGm1wMCkx-6e6cbVIsbD4L6mwdOvtwR0CidI2tL99hwxg-acancTIvculgo6RtGcM8FlbZV5mmTw/w640-h480/IMG_20221026_191103507_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Here we are: Paul as Aragorn, Laszlo as a Ninja, Arthur as a Viking, and me as Rosie the Riveter. Not pictured: Lee won a prize at the office costume party for dressing as a "Bloodsucking Lawyer." The lesson there is to always play to the judges.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpexLVSZrrZpczWOIBlZ4QlxHFFpCCxoXBc2IysdPioAoI2Hi6qZpEI3FvcAlbjgVwfzQOjQ-4D25Pw3SnMEOG8r6-EY14YL35jhx_4uS4ADkobrJ90o1TJd4cPiBfWiUjpivzqa5mBPonf8f0VgZkZJ2Aj-M4RQJXjJ6CAdmcxmeJvGash1jt9Pl3w/s4032/IMG_2175.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpexLVSZrrZpczWOIBlZ4QlxHFFpCCxoXBc2IysdPioAoI2Hi6qZpEI3FvcAlbjgVwfzQOjQ-4D25Pw3SnMEOG8r6-EY14YL35jhx_4uS4ADkobrJ90o1TJd4cPiBfWiUjpivzqa5mBPonf8f0VgZkZJ2Aj-M4RQJXjJ6CAdmcxmeJvGash1jt9Pl3w/w640-h480/IMG_2175.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCKRdIvbgAE3aCPAXiU7s-aYOcx8Q_OOffMxWKwcHxrvcceiPfVvanbjd-ux_Pt7OR_3P9O8MGh353Eus1-UXsaFAhQ0HoMX51M0ArXd6VryymmOLelNlqp120fxIQaG5zaEerDGCZyvajfWYsozUNUDRbygFcfL_DsCJmTnFhgiFg7wSwWph1Iw8cw/s3264/IMG_20221031_180205798.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCKRdIvbgAE3aCPAXiU7s-aYOcx8Q_OOffMxWKwcHxrvcceiPfVvanbjd-ux_Pt7OR_3P9O8MGh353Eus1-UXsaFAhQ0HoMX51M0ArXd6VryymmOLelNlqp120fxIQaG5zaEerDGCZyvajfWYsozUNUDRbygFcfL_DsCJmTnFhgiFg7wSwWph1Iw8cw/w480-h640/IMG_20221031_180205798.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Paul and Laszlo had a wild birthday weekend. They had a party with friends, visits with grandparents, and all their favorite foods. Lee got to volunteer at Dragonsteel Con that week as well, which sounded like a fun time. Maybe I'll sign up to volunteer too next year!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicrZ21T-JctliwCFhVBnPX5ekKf70AEnEYBTlXUhL9VWavcDLdAmz2UgXbfSA85kMChDU8e6HQjB__ldBwpE-ojxtcmDOOogmQClB3JAiZqxiwFLTuc3aoZ9j4UtQlv_siW0SWun8G0935PSoGHqzN-G9PUakMo8CLkGMOeZ0Bw1tJT0Uk1NePQVYUcw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicrZ21T-JctliwCFhVBnPX5ekKf70AEnEYBTlXUhL9VWavcDLdAmz2UgXbfSA85kMChDU8e6HQjB__ldBwpE-ojxtcmDOOogmQClB3JAiZqxiwFLTuc3aoZ9j4UtQlv_siW0SWun8G0935PSoGHqzN-G9PUakMo8CLkGMOeZ0Bw1tJT0Uk1NePQVYUcw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOZmS4Eo69c2y5fOXiLPkjlDYUR0pES7kslJlOXv4svQ7-TbMnRm7PzhTSjjmwQ0twrSUsOPXUwEsrvONh4ITIHtsFrCxvM3_HwhpKkEAtA6YZSltFZbypzzS_1REY6mxzgUGaIdmqXUKZlEnPKZT2qZ2bpCfHdkJyCtAhqmUNUOVNouv34fTVaaBzA/s4000/IMG_20221112_193801118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOZmS4Eo69c2y5fOXiLPkjlDYUR0pES7kslJlOXv4svQ7-TbMnRm7PzhTSjjmwQ0twrSUsOPXUwEsrvONh4ITIHtsFrCxvM3_HwhpKkEAtA6YZSltFZbypzzS_1REY6mxzgUGaIdmqXUKZlEnPKZT2qZ2bpCfHdkJyCtAhqmUNUOVNouv34fTVaaBzA/w640-h480/IMG_20221112_193801118.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The boy's party was Mario themed and good times were had by most (maybe all, sometimes it's hard to tell with kids). Lee made cupcakes and a piñata, and I got Mario and Luigi hats/mustaches for everyone.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhn6xxv_ExgHhrkW2VGSOy1AUVtfJyrGrrkk6kgYW3x8PQFdQBf8mzlKqRf9vkMX6VNi-fO0Q011BYTJCMxjyCpPkJvvrZWzmxhaI-Pu3GyQBl7Zn4-RPGDiRh7gHJzGdLq_0rzyWgdcukrsZG06TrC8FDpCR4lCE2jVk84ba5wJHutzZVWOznaXdUJg/s4000/IMG_20221110_174542225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhn6xxv_ExgHhrkW2VGSOy1AUVtfJyrGrrkk6kgYW3x8PQFdQBf8mzlKqRf9vkMX6VNi-fO0Q011BYTJCMxjyCpPkJvvrZWzmxhaI-Pu3GyQBl7Zn4-RPGDiRh7gHJzGdLq_0rzyWgdcukrsZG06TrC8FDpCR4lCE2jVk84ba5wJHutzZVWOznaXdUJg/w640-h480/IMG_20221110_174542225.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPTBwwREUqp4TKLxo1u8zK3JMyPV2i1Yl2QqM5gUlnGCcIhMG1ILkDhEJTR-YxtxNSbPEgslSDwwcFH_vmdD7ThgWi-lckHmDFi2wEXrOTXdH92Rd4eam-65ljeMLa8F8rXHxaz8hKbFhu6HKv9KEAmMSMoU7y2FYFOzPgRJp6oADY4tiHcijlzLbJg/s4000/IMG_20221110_174503114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz7IHF4lZSfjjVGTUm3QGpTvvjmAZTp7pnqSCcKcbMrn_QsLGJfpVlaO9G4Sp7jxHt97ng9luuoQM5Z8QOB_g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p>And here is a little snapshot from a date night we did in November:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLYdC8-0hMNAsMWwkpcIl9YYtG1uXbWdTgtobxLYzf8CaheqjdasjpXjgNMkUI_DmTRehZPzbyiZX-OdG1dVHvetv7VL1I6x8cDy3D3mtM2kT06BK71_7kbsbj_QNs7dHglAuzUO9GjQXw7SE_XwqFpkNoK2ArExrpFcIIV2TPXCD0lf1EgHRqGX6KA/s4032/IMG_0915.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLYdC8-0hMNAsMWwkpcIl9YYtG1uXbWdTgtobxLYzf8CaheqjdasjpXjgNMkUI_DmTRehZPzbyiZX-OdG1dVHvetv7VL1I6x8cDy3D3mtM2kT06BK71_7kbsbj_QNs7dHglAuzUO9GjQXw7SE_XwqFpkNoK2ArExrpFcIIV2TPXCD0lf1EgHRqGX6KA/w640-h480/IMG_0915.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p>Unfortunately, we lost my Uncle Gary this November. There's not much you can say when a loved one passes, it is just hard. To my aunt and my cousins: you guys are all wonderful and I know that this holiday season, and life more generally, sucks right now. I love you guys. </p><p>I'll wrap this up with a little bit of a cute baby playing in the snow and saying 'snowball' over and over again as a way to draw our attention to something bright, because I don't know how to properly focus on grief.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzqfp7SCvnrG51IHGJgsohhMSDVcJv_OMiSfMvmmdY3kvF9mVQSfsWsua12bWNosbGkv3LoK2OKE930MUg5CQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhogYRvWop4wMLUGeg_wG4aNWNgWpZsS__qYrtP7zEMX8UrPZL7C4YAFvNbKG7-0uCVAgpZoScE5P4Vpp7eapRU_W0iRt6gU9qLnZl4vfW4AywZCJtsPcIOCcBQhyO4BevBmRsgIDg0IOFCCokkk7TmvKkzshDOswLem-JLHf4hDR0Vqsfd3PIWBli7Sg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhogYRvWop4wMLUGeg_wG4aNWNgWpZsS__qYrtP7zEMX8UrPZL7C4YAFvNbKG7-0uCVAgpZoScE5P4Vpp7eapRU_W0iRt6gU9qLnZl4vfW4AywZCJtsPcIOCcBQhyO4BevBmRsgIDg0IOFCCokkk7TmvKkzshDOswLem-JLHf4hDR0Vqsfd3PIWBli7Sg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-32306709500636718602022-12-11T19:17:00.005-08:002022-12-11T19:56:44.373-08:00The 2022 Phillips Family Holiday CardThe end of one year, the beginning of another! Here's a quick review of 2022:<div><br /></div><div>As a family, we visited 2 countries, 4 states, and 1 US Territory. We also visited 6 National Parks and Monuments This Year.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oA0SQASbZiBFI-Ixo168GwhRpXpQno8djXZienW7j1MGy8tKw9lxnje2E3aHhqhUuYWxzhdtrAsRJSBo9Z3P4TjOd7oc3vFyEBVLrfxWRDDFHZ_aVBUnkjVYU9SY9uaMWg9hIbS1oljX6GLa6UKs4uK5Her3ErHpylFakn2psqFYfbjBBOdxTG4sgA/s4899/015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3266" data-original-width="4899" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oA0SQASbZiBFI-Ixo168GwhRpXpQno8djXZienW7j1MGy8tKw9lxnje2E3aHhqhUuYWxzhdtrAsRJSBo9Z3P4TjOd7oc3vFyEBVLrfxWRDDFHZ_aVBUnkjVYU9SY9uaMWg9hIbS1oljX6GLa6UKs4uK5Her3ErHpylFakn2psqFYfbjBBOdxTG4sgA/w640-h426/015.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Arthur (2) has progressed from barely walking and baby babbling to confidently climbing ladders and speaking in short sentences. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8OPWjP3aHzt-4gtJ7eZpKp5C99kFcq7_L9-0vg2D1CthS8SJq4Pmb4vuW1YfYNJ0fqyf013ht3Fi1lPndJogbTEeTq-wbT3V2Zo7C6bz-JhxsnzPFwbDVKM21I_VbLkauu7UZ2xfpXX8FdHHmXuxaPCOqkjUY49ig1tTvV1r4c7OGSAOsQFveYyz-w/s2401/IMG_20220715_142528471_HDR~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2401" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8OPWjP3aHzt-4gtJ7eZpKp5C99kFcq7_L9-0vg2D1CthS8SJq4Pmb4vuW1YfYNJ0fqyf013ht3Fi1lPndJogbTEeTq-wbT3V2Zo7C6bz-JhxsnzPFwbDVKM21I_VbLkauu7UZ2xfpXX8FdHHmXuxaPCOqkjUY49ig1tTvV1r4c7OGSAOsQFveYyz-w/w640-h480/IMG_20220715_142528471_HDR~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Laszlo (6) finished pre-school and started kindergarten, where he's been learning some French on top of all the usual stuff.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEpoWCxC5ANUxiid4pa3-GLtp-sOeEIvC_CY9jPhBKGaOAopdH98apAIHIfz4UB7Txuh6888RO8CAxPUEFQY0dx522xHZo74tNbjwG3gjGZby7rwrh8sTePJDXGnX-oTLlu6cH1xSyE21dq4J5WdRyedR3L_JAjU2YpXRRo4rg2m5SI4YBrUsSgCcyw/s4000/IMG_20220818_154041362_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEpoWCxC5ANUxiid4pa3-GLtp-sOeEIvC_CY9jPhBKGaOAopdH98apAIHIfz4UB7Txuh6888RO8CAxPUEFQY0dx522xHZo74tNbjwG3gjGZby7rwrh8sTePJDXGnX-oTLlu6cH1xSyE21dq4J5WdRyedR3L_JAjU2YpXRRo4rg2m5SI4YBrUsSgCcyw/w640-h480/IMG_20220818_154041362_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Paul (9) started 3rd grade, he's been making lots of friends and devouring the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DG57HFPs-Yy4eAM3VfTeV97syzvM69_WerhCrZqXk38eDi0QJq29yLNE0HyD3dIba8tEt0tSVUZjh1uhpOIuDe3jIX5y9PeVVOC15AO3ZwNiEog4ApiR8eHbFalKD_ShG2QFG27X-TOnQlP90vLQFMJJuVh7DNQb29D4brbwcB2QDU6VDwq1aGAvDA/s4000/IMG_20220607_174430485_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DG57HFPs-Yy4eAM3VfTeV97syzvM69_WerhCrZqXk38eDi0QJq29yLNE0HyD3dIba8tEt0tSVUZjh1uhpOIuDe3jIX5y9PeVVOC15AO3ZwNiEog4ApiR8eHbFalKD_ShG2QFG27X-TOnQlP90vLQFMJJuVh7DNQb29D4brbwcB2QDU6VDwq1aGAvDA/w480-h640/IMG_20220607_174430485_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to keep track of what books I read this year, my final count ended up at 40! I also started a very part time job just recently substitute teaching at the elementary school.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuncosGfIUK0eF-lyjWGepc2uUgKzWo0xX_yG8-uHLqQ9rMccM3uU3loO5F3FqstWEDUheNz_E2gxuIZxMeCDpnO7Nc8oxDNOc2fcbYGZzmtcrh0-zfXoIv64zzpNqHsiJ2YV-geURMWk9ZcQv92tSAyVjQP2CwdujWwdgZaxZQmtUXCRE54SsEQyvAA/s4608/DSCN0271.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuncosGfIUK0eF-lyjWGepc2uUgKzWo0xX_yG8-uHLqQ9rMccM3uU3loO5F3FqstWEDUheNz_E2gxuIZxMeCDpnO7Nc8oxDNOc2fcbYGZzmtcrh0-zfXoIv64zzpNqHsiJ2YV-geURMWk9ZcQv92tSAyVjQP2CwdujWwdgZaxZQmtUXCRE54SsEQyvAA/w640-h480/DSCN0271.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Lee got a promotion and did quite a bit of traveling for work this year. He even got to visit his old missionary stomping grounds in Dayton, Ohio. I'd tell you more specifics but then I'd have to kill you, or at the very least you'd get bored to death.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyW4D4kAX6pf2aNo6iYeHSZHgfG-BE6eSuZSorDQ3vdqLf0P-x5DCQOgaOkpIVozFvLYKoDKFKJd5n5spsEmBzC_FJrOdkhL4Q6T4K8HnnZcDRupfHATHnROzHmSnRqRgFiN_dNYsFjoI4uTjNu7PgysNmWSleDjhdmzOg89JSvC88rHMlgpoEUCZucg/s4032/IMG_0855.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyW4D4kAX6pf2aNo6iYeHSZHgfG-BE6eSuZSorDQ3vdqLf0P-x5DCQOgaOkpIVozFvLYKoDKFKJd5n5spsEmBzC_FJrOdkhL4Q6T4K8HnnZcDRupfHATHnROzHmSnRqRgFiN_dNYsFjoI4uTjNu7PgysNmWSleDjhdmzOg89JSvC88rHMlgpoEUCZucg/w640-h480/IMG_0855.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>From our family to yours: Merry Christmas! Joyous Kwanzaa, Happy Hanukkah, and have the happiest, bestest, brightest New Year.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnB0CYiTI5vOtcpl7p9D-laP2ESnBgtwd5eYV8Uuy2smPdvG-rRQOjznbaZKeeY469WySZvTVL0BoAmld9XK8OODJULyokfQmoso77oQKZygQ2Kj8B_PdWFaChbvg16Kmt_rMVppjKeMZ4dULfZ6qvjKoPSzBk13UrRssc1yHfLUgtsTNIsiOn0xp8fQ/s4032/20220403_100445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnB0CYiTI5vOtcpl7p9D-laP2ESnBgtwd5eYV8Uuy2smPdvG-rRQOjznbaZKeeY469WySZvTVL0BoAmld9XK8OODJULyokfQmoso77oQKZygQ2Kj8B_PdWFaChbvg16Kmt_rMVppjKeMZ4dULfZ6qvjKoPSzBk13UrRssc1yHfLUgtsTNIsiOn0xp8fQ/w640-h288/20220403_100445.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-10671478484608152082022-08-22T21:35:00.008-07:002022-08-22T21:42:49.829-07:00August and the Final Summer Roadtrip<p>If you had asked me last May, I would have sworn we didn't have much planned for this summer. Turns out we actually stayed pretty busy! Our kids have been begging to go to Lagoon for two years, and we knew we wanted to go this summer. It seemed like July was nearly over before we realized we were running out of time to go.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwwEZu4hCh02EMJ3Sqq6s5jqmyy9fFGQKaS423VSlHHrcQ1wa0YXDLdZIga7QsdjMQJLtkLP-WYIkn2MC8Tz1gYVz5NJmITjsFFkl-HD6HZWWhntR2sVIiD314xsPqU0TpfYGw8MHwKabb8nycvoViAilsyoG-S_8wXvZcAqSg4Mjk5J6eBecxCXreQ/s4000/IMG_20220805_185743257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwwEZu4hCh02EMJ3Sqq6s5jqmyy9fFGQKaS423VSlHHrcQ1wa0YXDLdZIga7QsdjMQJLtkLP-WYIkn2MC8Tz1gYVz5NJmITjsFFkl-HD6HZWWhntR2sVIiD314xsPqU0TpfYGw8MHwKabb8nycvoViAilsyoG-S_8wXvZcAqSg4Mjk5J6eBecxCXreQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220805_185743257.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Arthur really wanted to ride all the toddler sized rides, even the ones that he has to ride by himself, but you'd never know it from the look on his face. He took it very seriously, but he did ask to ride Bugly the Whale several times.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78w79HLN43MAuFh5wYMB8XFGXqSTgCqsbcboPGkJF3KHTtPsVOnFAwWcEr3pfMemarB5D2VJsX-Cm5_4MxZHBYjgqwXIosEasGyw5NMZDFGIzLc0PG5bPu22eZOwm7KhFWNhFWG2nkChvbq_XTOBYGzz0bicbs8JZ5UDRl761wzJgU22zYQxGTG5KgQ/s4000/IMG_20220805_144210908_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78w79HLN43MAuFh5wYMB8XFGXqSTgCqsbcboPGkJF3KHTtPsVOnFAwWcEr3pfMemarB5D2VJsX-Cm5_4MxZHBYjgqwXIosEasGyw5NMZDFGIzLc0PG5bPu22eZOwm7KhFWNhFWG2nkChvbq_XTOBYGzz0bicbs8JZ5UDRl761wzJgU22zYQxGTG5KgQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220805_144210908_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Paul was able to ride basically everything, so he tried out all the big rollercoasters. He didn't really like the Spider or Wicked, but he loved Colossus. He decided he wasn't quite ready for the Cannibal and will give it a try next summer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2n_4uPkPW83mdp2ZzEA9ln6i1jGlq7V1-m2Gy54fckag5kRfsV7tioHEVr5bzIGdcNIsSulrt9vtYQwBlZRivffZBlTZtzgO4TLYlvA33IQnu04mOY0kTGH1mDUCqYOgHKAs8qWIsonAuPVeby1RzPzo-TOlzsA2TXv2o5XGULCSZRKyY2zLClfZLQ/s4000/IMG_20220805_140736478_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2n_4uPkPW83mdp2ZzEA9ln6i1jGlq7V1-m2Gy54fckag5kRfsV7tioHEVr5bzIGdcNIsSulrt9vtYQwBlZRivffZBlTZtzgO4TLYlvA33IQnu04mOY0kTGH1mDUCqYOgHKAs8qWIsonAuPVeby1RzPzo-TOlzsA2TXv2o5XGULCSZRKyY2zLClfZLQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220805_140736478_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Laszlo was just super excited for every ride, but especially the one or two rollercoasters that he was tall enough to ride. I think he went on Bombora about 10 times.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0XmRGvSwHnK9Qh6ZSQCNPkT_zP6VAyMFu4OFe29RlKgeOVzwC1_7NoXcbyYupL7cmzZ1VY7AvKQZGasBUx_shAwMSyiZRKr5W-3rO673o8vUAKesTkjMIGZ3rrmWo_vKEAsZ_8DM6BIfHuxuSMabhLkzMDXU7oY4aj6DU-eTgYDEJW99-kwy2lWAIw/s4000/IMG_20220805_131248465_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0XmRGvSwHnK9Qh6ZSQCNPkT_zP6VAyMFu4OFe29RlKgeOVzwC1_7NoXcbyYupL7cmzZ1VY7AvKQZGasBUx_shAwMSyiZRKr5W-3rO673o8vUAKesTkjMIGZ3rrmWo_vKEAsZ_8DM6BIfHuxuSMabhLkzMDXU7oY4aj6DU-eTgYDEJW99-kwy2lWAIw/w640-h480/IMG_20220805_131248465_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Maybe I am just used to the crowds of Southern California parks, or I didn't have as much patience back then, but I seem to remember long lines at Lagoon as a kid. Maybe we were just there on a particularly uncrowded day, but it didn't seem like we had to wait very long for any rides.<p></p><p>We also got some rain and overcast weather, so maybe some people saw rain on the forecast and decided to choose a different day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaQRjCz_AaEmCGIPbN3KMHZQCbY0thmWPOB5Xbs0m9iR9c7EObNjlm1YIyKz5n84ykZEASxpS1JTYG0DevVGoRbzCiMxcAWySJ7wIouPljCfLp_eiJD9NlOjL-C9aG_0lsrzuFs7oyvi_rId7yFuIBgNPPyYd9vn75ZWxK0IsbSrVXIJyqFAeM3A7Ng/s4000/IMG_20220805_113729822_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaQRjCz_AaEmCGIPbN3KMHZQCbY0thmWPOB5Xbs0m9iR9c7EObNjlm1YIyKz5n84ykZEASxpS1JTYG0DevVGoRbzCiMxcAWySJ7wIouPljCfLp_eiJD9NlOjL-C9aG_0lsrzuFs7oyvi_rId7yFuIBgNPPyYd9vn75ZWxK0IsbSrVXIJyqFAeM3A7Ng/w640-h480/IMG_20220805_113729822_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pSLq_eFXhBRJtWJ2GYUqtu8gkAWCsty8EuaZKlO1orILqC756t5sPSo6MWdh42IextDRqUUC97VDIFW_yEWmqXywVpqZ83v2-SfHgaxiHhRSAyBSH9xsanXOd0f8AD3NfWGvC-KjdMGOGuzvMI5xYxRAEKlfdWf2YbSy07Qv2Lq8x8q_WI-TrSRa2w/s4000/IMG_20220805_113659317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pSLq_eFXhBRJtWJ2GYUqtu8gkAWCsty8EuaZKlO1orILqC756t5sPSo6MWdh42IextDRqUUC97VDIFW_yEWmqXywVpqZ83v2-SfHgaxiHhRSAyBSH9xsanXOd0f8AD3NfWGvC-KjdMGOGuzvMI5xYxRAEKlfdWf2YbSy07Qv2Lq8x8q_WI-TrSRa2w/w640-h480/IMG_20220805_113659317.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nGe39YSC-TKP6G_psex_juMMyAgk_0jWFgoj80B_0HCtrHDkUAGaV61pTChXYZyTVf_ziJ8YhrmQsl69XDwWM1LZeoSZX4CFQh6DisLnE_bPb3BO58-JnDanew-Wv08gH5CdpO2qv07sawe3OjCw8uECY8zZKBYGG66gdpohaqQP12rSQoKVpo5QBA/s4032/IMG_0766.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nGe39YSC-TKP6G_psex_juMMyAgk_0jWFgoj80B_0HCtrHDkUAGaV61pTChXYZyTVf_ziJ8YhrmQsl69XDwWM1LZeoSZX4CFQh6DisLnE_bPb3BO58-JnDanew-Wv08gH5CdpO2qv07sawe3OjCw8uECY8zZKBYGG66gdpohaqQP12rSQoKVpo5QBA/w480-h640/IMG_0766.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSh9Ry-GzY-addTLLbnaCcpPqLCf6fG5KYod2lO7Fwq2_A5utoWy1wNXSoaiGZaenpJbhdSfeoq0DD4AOMu5QfMY6uf35-7XMmFM4o_S1zAehs9W0yub4Wa7GbhY1rtxOfb1N1j6wOlq0cp7gg9u3CkcDgl0-mUfFL_IKnO1rhfFPPYi_KbI-P8f1qHA/s4032/IMG_0767.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSh9Ry-GzY-addTLLbnaCcpPqLCf6fG5KYod2lO7Fwq2_A5utoWy1wNXSoaiGZaenpJbhdSfeoq0DD4AOMu5QfMY6uf35-7XMmFM4o_S1zAehs9W0yub4Wa7GbhY1rtxOfb1N1j6wOlq0cp7gg9u3CkcDgl0-mUfFL_IKnO1rhfFPPYi_KbI-P8f1qHA/w480-h640/IMG_0767.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMd9lyMJMdwWFRYT9jcTFQf0J94igS1D_sHaYEiC2TWZ3Vo7IkJSCZ8Iz3bv6W0kTn-518ZRrmdcB91jcjPfJTfBsbiOWDbKDakV3mnMhZarccOW14C0GjXQHCcoMLF6di8LxA9W3GEnRxqG_CzLMFFQahWE19_Ed3Ru0oAR8YqDEYejlh_BP0W4QXg/s4032/IMG_0771.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMd9lyMJMdwWFRYT9jcTFQf0J94igS1D_sHaYEiC2TWZ3Vo7IkJSCZ8Iz3bv6W0kTn-518ZRrmdcB91jcjPfJTfBsbiOWDbKDakV3mnMhZarccOW14C0GjXQHCcoMLF6di8LxA9W3GEnRxqG_CzLMFFQahWE19_Ed3Ru0oAR8YqDEYejlh_BP0W4QXg/w640-h480/IMG_0771.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We also did a little camping trip up Ogden canyon. The kids had so much fun playing in Grandma and Grandpa's camper, we went on a really nice hike, and obviously made s'mores.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdMbPVmAW70gGmCbZ5k04BVE8j80248zmF7VCCQwIGkjetgYlevdGylLsTaVawgTOpKhQ2N9xoyc_ZB_CKgSSIy2jzoKd3rVUQA46_zDR6m8-LtD35JZLWcI-8-Ivmoeu0Wf9fWnijDHsBIsIT1ox-PsrP-TP9vrl-3HGlPYGCqrzwzVLifyRDtTfgw/s4032/IMG_0764.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdMbPVmAW70gGmCbZ5k04BVE8j80248zmF7VCCQwIGkjetgYlevdGylLsTaVawgTOpKhQ2N9xoyc_ZB_CKgSSIy2jzoKd3rVUQA46_zDR6m8-LtD35JZLWcI-8-Ivmoeu0Wf9fWnijDHsBIsIT1ox-PsrP-TP9vrl-3HGlPYGCqrzwzVLifyRDtTfgw/w480-h640/IMG_0764.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did one final road trip before school started back up, this time to Great Basin National Park. Great Basin is one of the lesser parks as far as visitor numbers are concerned. In fact, they don't even collect an entrance fee because they get so few visitors. There are a few campgrounds, 3-4 hotels near the park entrance, with maybe 2 restaurants, and one very expensive gas station. If you are driving in from Utah, I highly recommend you stop in Delta for gas and groceries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIqe6XXfKZKB34dvW6tSaL5qRW0f0DuLi0_FDK2QuN3oRgoIx2sg3YH_fzmhvHot2uFD9Tqm0Z9YTUrtoy9sT_vz36t4wFKGhDd9d9bWtLhbkWQa-Hc1p0HAk6jspHWoPaukAmYd4aGVv6suRr8nkob720y6YEXG7Xouia7ti97piIoet5taRxA_mPg/s4000/IMG_20220818_175414807_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIqe6XXfKZKB34dvW6tSaL5qRW0f0DuLi0_FDK2QuN3oRgoIx2sg3YH_fzmhvHot2uFD9Tqm0Z9YTUrtoy9sT_vz36t4wFKGhDd9d9bWtLhbkWQa-Hc1p0HAk6jspHWoPaukAmYd4aGVv6suRr8nkob720y6YEXG7Xouia7ti97piIoet5taRxA_mPg/w640-h480/IMG_20220818_175414807_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We opted to stay at the <strike>Hidden Valley Ranch</strike> Hidden Canyon Ranch. It was, indeed, very hidden. Down a dirt road that twisted its way down into a small canyon, completely invisible to passersby on the highway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WZq99tasOcakBbXg4BFq9sk_aU0ciYqKsIECf2UvY45B7bhhWUXlQolv9_WdOc760YFeQ1Wmv4abH968rI7KsG67bBQ9l-GjT18g61Zt4Tppz2SISmdaf99GSby8LF7KPK0XldN4dGj0irVyVpJL9Mxv4_Iw0R4K-qJh6FgSIBKq15FP8snQ7Zfq0A/s4000/IMG_20220819_194756381_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WZq99tasOcakBbXg4BFq9sk_aU0ciYqKsIECf2UvY45B7bhhWUXlQolv9_WdOc760YFeQ1Wmv4abH968rI7KsG67bBQ9l-GjT18g61Zt4Tppz2SISmdaf99GSby8LF7KPK0XldN4dGj0irVyVpJL9Mxv4_Iw0R4K-qJh6FgSIBKq15FP8snQ7Zfq0A/w640-h480/IMG_20220819_194756381_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnW0TYfd40z_WuMm8_qDGegikAqYBS2XMiPQkFSWnRmSpctpTXJTflbbFNQsNA574ouDYldAzL5h5fOky6xr50tUEFx85Tdx063prDdhaRe-7cPQCmJxRnMsxtYnPM5JvNsKkYCcIOBPZQLuMbU0xIH1GqrO1yHNM8e4tFLOPYU_K-NzvB1EeKDp3LQ/s4000/IMG_20220819_163929721_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnW0TYfd40z_WuMm8_qDGegikAqYBS2XMiPQkFSWnRmSpctpTXJTflbbFNQsNA574ouDYldAzL5h5fOky6xr50tUEFx85Tdx063prDdhaRe-7cPQCmJxRnMsxtYnPM5JvNsKkYCcIOBPZQLuMbU0xIH1GqrO1yHNM8e4tFLOPYU_K-NzvB1EeKDp3LQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220819_163929721_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Arthur learned that these aren't dogs, they are deer. He started saying, "look, deer deer!"</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great Basin is very isolated, sitting right on the Utah/Nevada border in the middle of exactly nowhere which, it turns out, provides one of the best things about it: dark night skies. Our first order of business upon arrival was to take the kids to the pool to splash and cool down. After dinner we drove the 20 minutes to Great Basin to attend a ranger led astronomy talk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The walkway was lined with red lights, which don't affect your night vision like white light does, and we listened to some history of astronomy while waiting for the skies to get dark. There were a couple telescopes set up so we could all see a few objects up close, and the ranger had an epic laser pointer so he could show us satellites, constellations, and planets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids kind of hated it. Not because it wasn't interesting, but they were so very tired. The program went from 8-10 Nevada time, so they felt like it was an hour later. We had to practically beg them to look at Saturn through the telescope. It was awesome, and they were too tired to care. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhhUur4CnfOjL0RlX4NOSupsonBs7n_C-SmWlr3zvBV4tUWItVz-Qqbl-5rXoKV7pTehawJ4k37hz2tLWDttrNdpVP8GA3JyfieGSN6IqFXZcda8UY2nziZgKaTofmvKEruxN9NoBrR9W0pdtCVV_y7_d2UirY5h0SbspSEabrtIl3HRo8hrNreQR9Q/s4000/IMG_20220818_133203975_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhhUur4CnfOjL0RlX4NOSupsonBs7n_C-SmWlr3zvBV4tUWItVz-Qqbl-5rXoKV7pTehawJ4k37hz2tLWDttrNdpVP8GA3JyfieGSN6IqFXZcda8UY2nziZgKaTofmvKEruxN9NoBrR9W0pdtCVV_y7_d2UirY5h0SbspSEabrtIl3HRo8hrNreQR9Q/w640-h480/IMG_20220818_133203975_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HjCMtNZb8oyYviRyzNGeUpfmNsBjjoghxPYWDFKSE08MI9EB1PqBGjxKtmoMsP9mJWz43Oruva7dZSPWC_y7-gkfmuvnbuGQRQ3vDdt6WI7yZjskVUfZpdpkoF2LzN1PAA8ONnAr5EbNtVOp5an3O2DkP_ivB3TLf8Oq8zY4yRqrlLAgq8MKg2nkkw/s4000/IMG_20220818_133240509_BURST000_COVER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HjCMtNZb8oyYviRyzNGeUpfmNsBjjoghxPYWDFKSE08MI9EB1PqBGjxKtmoMsP9mJWz43Oruva7dZSPWC_y7-gkfmuvnbuGQRQ3vDdt6WI7yZjskVUfZpdpkoF2LzN1PAA8ONnAr5EbNtVOp5an3O2DkP_ivB3TLf8Oq8zY4yRqrlLAgq8MKg2nkkw/w640-h480/IMG_20220818_133240509_BURST000_COVER.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day we focused on Great Basin's other most popular program: Lehman Caves. If you book in advance, and I recommend you do, you can take the tour of the cave and it is a showstopper. We spent some time at the visitor's center--Arthur loved playing in the cave exhibit--and watching the film about Great Basin. We took a short nature walk with views of the surrounding mountains and had a better-than-expected lunch from the cafe. Really, I was expecting a crappy cafeteria style, but it was made to order and tastier than it had any right to be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCR2QWgJCOUcz32soLCwpWspGn4htzZeH2ckH3eGsHcZu4zL2T79EENRvSeJasDHrOw_ru2H1ASJJxlxAD5WeuiZ6rRnfd6gl70az8wDD14yCncIqEFEw2JJxrkc-Cbq17egm2avmFcwuhWhelk_-nTsgd4J9hk3VJKO3SKyffZJv9HYf5Fr6b9sWkzw/s4608/DSCN8069.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCR2QWgJCOUcz32soLCwpWspGn4htzZeH2ckH3eGsHcZu4zL2T79EENRvSeJasDHrOw_ru2H1ASJJxlxAD5WeuiZ6rRnfd6gl70az8wDD14yCncIqEFEw2JJxrkc-Cbq17egm2avmFcwuhWhelk_-nTsgd4J9hk3VJKO3SKyffZJv9HYf5Fr6b9sWkzw/w640-h480/DSCN8069.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We loved watching the baby birds get fed while we were waiting for our tour to start.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagXAxbg1orkEZobmaU299BFWgpBE6y788Wgtcn8OMsZIJUYSgb36IlX5SUVWYVf2iS-ns0muESLvb5g0RlbD4wIEf9Hg0xSJx8_sqdd5XzL8PO6941ndc6HA0Ua_3-CmFYybqQXjAr-gNvnXVjwIrgKfR477fP9_jSuqxLQDkQoJCSQneofi9kjsOmw/s4608/DSCN8070.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagXAxbg1orkEZobmaU299BFWgpBE6y788Wgtcn8OMsZIJUYSgb36IlX5SUVWYVf2iS-ns0muESLvb5g0RlbD4wIEf9Hg0xSJx8_sqdd5XzL8PO6941ndc6HA0Ua_3-CmFYybqQXjAr-gNvnXVjwIrgKfR477fP9_jSuqxLQDkQoJCSQneofi9kjsOmw/w640-h480/DSCN8070.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grandma Jamie, Paul, Laszlo, Lee, and I took the 90-minute grand tour of Lehman Cave, Pa Duane and Arthur took the 30-minute more mobility and baby friendly tour. Apparently, Arthur loved it when it got dark, and the ranger used their flashlight. 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I regret nothing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOW79iw9-sOLfzr4qXM-qgNtQIlt26Am4gUcX-wfwwohyrdRzZQWoCOWr9pDxkh0OOHREls21IvGxA7PAmafo4pJCywMnDT7PSBOz35cKTEWwuhBkuJYJKhZrzwIJkIu4fxkRICH8RUczuHoVVdWetpKcR9wBUyLl9TFFimnZv8vGHAuOL5uoSFdCOOg/s4000/IMG_20220818_145420078.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOW79iw9-sOLfzr4qXM-qgNtQIlt26Am4gUcX-wfwwohyrdRzZQWoCOWr9pDxkh0OOHREls21IvGxA7PAmafo4pJCywMnDT7PSBOz35cKTEWwuhBkuJYJKhZrzwIJkIu4fxkRICH8RUczuHoVVdWetpKcR9wBUyLl9TFFimnZv8vGHAuOL5uoSFdCOOg/w480-h640/IMG_20220818_145420078.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZoktn2hra5obAH-QCRAQPHTuHqmpx0PjcP0JRrRLOHXvQKY72J-quN5gQSCV53kH1B1Dslz7sZC7-lE-butlWxfHitfRzWKS6k4EjFTM5bhfO7FFR2xJZ3W9SSdfwIGmTr-B1fqwr-x4-NZKwpIFQr4ykzT2wF0WBNUuIcR5vNsGIBkbNWgl-LmHqA/s4000/IMG_20220818_145433680.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZoktn2hra5obAH-QCRAQPHTuHqmpx0PjcP0JRrRLOHXvQKY72J-quN5gQSCV53kH1B1Dslz7sZC7-lE-butlWxfHitfRzWKS6k4EjFTM5bhfO7FFR2xJZ3W9SSdfwIGmTr-B1fqwr-x4-NZKwpIFQr4ykzT2wF0WBNUuIcR5vNsGIBkbNWgl-LmHqA/w480-h640/IMG_20220818_145433680.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_U1lVucrdKTWASIRLTojM8xWJFa9PO2R4pCi5AOCUeCBA7vy8X9FlJ7nK5gpEJajvgq6_clb_tJPH54dUMD65MrTrlrrDlGOgQghyHk7BdMY-CRRtsG7hRQGARUnmnsrMPeAJRgosMCHYP7J1lRnPjKOjT8rCLrjtpLMTqXSg9kZWwaPp29eYumr7pg/s4000/IMG_20220818_150828023_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_U1lVucrdKTWASIRLTojM8xWJFa9PO2R4pCi5AOCUeCBA7vy8X9FlJ7nK5gpEJajvgq6_clb_tJPH54dUMD65MrTrlrrDlGOgQghyHk7BdMY-CRRtsG7hRQGARUnmnsrMPeAJRgosMCHYP7J1lRnPjKOjT8rCLrjtpLMTqXSg9kZWwaPp29eYumr7pg/w480-h640/IMG_20220818_150828023_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were some tight spots that required ducking and turning sideways to avoid touching the cave, and you definitely don't want to touch the cave and damage it. Lehman is a living cave, meaning the formations are still actively growing and changing. Just a tiny touch from oily human skin can disrupt that process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicn2-tI5DphFn9eCQx-W1zVUnIrwrFpzwKW5DxVxKDPemxRW4WOTxVQu-wiMGdW_TfQNIYIF76v5otHzNXtjp0ofspPxT319Gocx-tJ_lGD9v0vWXZJcJ2LBcDpgJqBpdP_mpC1e7YQbM9Jd7aLNIs8KmFwtBVEGFpWTOLM82SurfK5UdRM0AYKaWzfg/s4000/IMG_20220818_151036586_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicn2-tI5DphFn9eCQx-W1zVUnIrwrFpzwKW5DxVxKDPemxRW4WOTxVQu-wiMGdW_TfQNIYIF76v5otHzNXtjp0ofspPxT319Gocx-tJ_lGD9v0vWXZJcJ2LBcDpgJqBpdP_mpC1e7YQbM9Jd7aLNIs8KmFwtBVEGFpWTOLM82SurfK5UdRM0AYKaWzfg/w640-h480/IMG_20220818_151036586_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Shoes, clothing, any object that has been in another bat habitat needs to be disinfected before entering the cave. White Nose Syndrome is a disease that has been hurting bat populations across the western US, and they are trying very hard to keep it from infecting the bats at Great Basin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeRc7Yu-cGam41oJxHDO9uw7WgJq8Tvq9cVFdYaVMrQso33pCVzlRHKBEFZE7BZry30zmJc_QQKn58PFfGZZvX6Nt38B-UVStzdvh_165AVwThZsJdZA7G2E8BUY9p2cjBzIXJTrq1p1cCaoTSErPp2dWFn1QHUzw2hc8MvB8lqwlLRWufV6K1x9hwA/s4032/IMG_0786.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeRc7Yu-cGam41oJxHDO9uw7WgJq8Tvq9cVFdYaVMrQso33pCVzlRHKBEFZE7BZry30zmJc_QQKn58PFfGZZvX6Nt38B-UVStzdvh_165AVwThZsJdZA7G2E8BUY9p2cjBzIXJTrq1p1cCaoTSErPp2dWFn1QHUzw2hc8MvB8lqwlLRWufV6K1x9hwA/w640-h480/IMG_0786.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0HfagmwxlbBdoZE0oHjauCOEt9bDrQcXM_o2c3gMGwcrcLs2WCLWtIbmOIEXBgSpHuMjxpKQIF2-DYB4SdyRE8xd7E8H9GKnG3I-jt1k3q3D1rvz3dLnZEU7zdT3r79ZHxGLMCev9L7FAt3KtWxMkaN07_M9X6a1gbSeaOfdwAgEfBGXfQ5kUNGlIA/s4032/IMG_0789.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0HfagmwxlbBdoZE0oHjauCOEt9bDrQcXM_o2c3gMGwcrcLs2WCLWtIbmOIEXBgSpHuMjxpKQIF2-DYB4SdyRE8xd7E8H9GKnG3I-jt1k3q3D1rvz3dLnZEU7zdT3r79ZHxGLMCev9L7FAt3KtWxMkaN07_M9X6a1gbSeaOfdwAgEfBGXfQ5kUNGlIA/w640-h480/IMG_0789.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx53QV4N-xDBk0xs7UotnKYHhJdnM5ifhRsSOi3vMuOKPKiYm3I0AsTXk2jJ_OnH5xug7mVH2l2SWBl0cnjW-ZCg2vYHp7SaMEV736xULpc--JNdRc_qkCg5cvkKRuz19x3i2pHb2UqmBdco7jOU4zXm5g46RRcNRe2nCqlXQVsz6haceMaCiw5YhQGA/s4000/original_0d9cadf8-525b-4f06-86b3-a38db527802e_IMG_20220818_153401509_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx53QV4N-xDBk0xs7UotnKYHhJdnM5ifhRsSOi3vMuOKPKiYm3I0AsTXk2jJ_OnH5xug7mVH2l2SWBl0cnjW-ZCg2vYHp7SaMEV736xULpc--JNdRc_qkCg5cvkKRuz19x3i2pHb2UqmBdco7jOU4zXm5g46RRcNRe2nCqlXQVsz6haceMaCiw5YhQGA/w640-h480/original_0d9cadf8-525b-4f06-86b3-a38db527802e_IMG_20220818_153401509_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjw-LXd9YAz-sfEhPmawP7WtDvo2oP_xwXiJdYfHo-py1ODMR66k4qwcw8mwPHcjyBxBBm9CowHNWfGou7WemyZN0oUNGLO9vo8BKbIWzgjuQ55ArBqcY6otJ6vmFR4jAR4SG1Rna8CZbilnOEx3t3kZcngmnQHetmzQf_sGZpsrqmE_lB2UjR4h8LA/s4000/IMG_20220818_154412616_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjw-LXd9YAz-sfEhPmawP7WtDvo2oP_xwXiJdYfHo-py1ODMR66k4qwcw8mwPHcjyBxBBm9CowHNWfGou7WemyZN0oUNGLO9vo8BKbIWzgjuQ55ArBqcY6otJ6vmFR4jAR4SG1Rna8CZbilnOEx3t3kZcngmnQHetmzQf_sGZpsrqmE_lB2UjR4h8LA/w480-h640/IMG_20220818_154412616_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day we planned to drive up to Wheeler Peak and hike to visit Great Basin's other most famous resident: the Bristlecone Pines. Bristlecones live for thousands of years and then stand for thousands more. There are some trees that have been there for 5,000 years so far. In this area they only grow at high elevations, so if you want to see them you need to be acclimated to being 10,000 feet above sea level.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We first did a little warm up nature walk, nice and flat and short. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_enVvSnPyO-HiMYEY9NNG24_vXORwPry-8gh7mf-lTkJJ86WGz8SDtdeXWasAAdhtL5_TAQg3JRWvgV-BVMbcc0JqCtUaoPhTdgvd3U8jIi-1_8IXkX3ECsliCXD-fsCNJD5PXa5QI-dDAKPKlRuAmrCmulHDtwena9f9745b5qLw8JXLTr772ZyJw/s4608/DSCN8120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_enVvSnPyO-HiMYEY9NNG24_vXORwPry-8gh7mf-lTkJJ86WGz8SDtdeXWasAAdhtL5_TAQg3JRWvgV-BVMbcc0JqCtUaoPhTdgvd3U8jIi-1_8IXkX3ECsliCXD-fsCNJD5PXa5QI-dDAKPKlRuAmrCmulHDtwena9f9745b5qLw8JXLTr772ZyJw/w640-h480/DSCN8120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ3wmeEbE-9g8GTzU-4dZLA1rjx9yFbHmf-wTy6sOmhAr1ZvZVyNiPnFNZ3ugJw4jXMfSiix5WBUpjhwCAwHc1nIETesJ3pvJniZ-5iqzpsW-u0vqON1bUHjB1ZHREfPtqBvQ9crl3xd-bbvY5uI5Awa1Edxo8_oSqus5gte1OBaptDovHyCy0GAFvw/s4000/IMG_20220819_113622974_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ3wmeEbE-9g8GTzU-4dZLA1rjx9yFbHmf-wTy6sOmhAr1ZvZVyNiPnFNZ3ugJw4jXMfSiix5WBUpjhwCAwHc1nIETesJ3pvJniZ-5iqzpsW-u0vqON1bUHjB1ZHREfPtqBvQ9crl3xd-bbvY5uI5Awa1Edxo8_oSqus5gte1OBaptDovHyCy0GAFvw/w480-h640/IMG_20220819_113622974_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was decided that Grandpa really ought not try to do a nearly 3-mile hike over rough terrain, so he stayed behind to nap and chat with other passersby. And so the seven became six...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHgsGCVoK4WQnOzIASaeEjsv_Z3nt-srJAD5wKeUfz3A5DrVJEO_vx5oJwmbmokGbFrQraPtJYtXPhs7UXR2WIgfoWMAU3a3XKZyPIv3OivyDu5T15JXLkxg4O6_Mw6SusSVMMN4P5H-tm1MKXIO8p1ffhqp4qTkR8v-Xdj7rSJEM08HUTz1bILY65Q/s3264/IMG_20220819_115113563.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHgsGCVoK4WQnOzIASaeEjsv_Z3nt-srJAD5wKeUfz3A5DrVJEO_vx5oJwmbmokGbFrQraPtJYtXPhs7UXR2WIgfoWMAU3a3XKZyPIv3OivyDu5T15JXLkxg4O6_Mw6SusSVMMN4P5H-tm1MKXIO8p1ffhqp4qTkR8v-Xdj7rSJEM08HUTz1bILY65Q/w640-h480/IMG_20220819_115113563.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTKev0pq02_KcW7d1s_uuojwJy2AEneqCKWP70kwsF-1ykLKszP1KGEQ8pH5tAkzI3LqbmqSWRnWALc9RcR78Lmia9FtlIEe8XKG6jWjR0EgTEtEi228Fi_1wqImLpffjVLajvUE_cbvUhdEHE-lXKESfaV6X0UFIR_sXn0l7Y_63ZnNlzWH3TwmDFQ/s4000/IMG_20220819_122057927_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTKev0pq02_KcW7d1s_uuojwJy2AEneqCKWP70kwsF-1ykLKszP1KGEQ8pH5tAkzI3LqbmqSWRnWALc9RcR78Lmia9FtlIEe8XKG6jWjR0EgTEtEi228Fi_1wqImLpffjVLajvUE_cbvUhdEHE-lXKESfaV6X0UFIR_sXn0l7Y_63ZnNlzWH3TwmDFQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220819_122057927_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW15ie8rHdQPkRNVS2Ij7rI6gFaQ9IY_hXYTU4lkyOUZP4k_9gEP6rwIhj77Jcc-3DWTTAKQWUuv4UvJWgRTEh6UtAOt-u3SdNPc2m8BQmA0qZ07SJFAtGSlJb87r6fH8fVT-25BC_Q5UtD6qSNmPQNkqYcuviyTBMTKRhOrY-9pV1Gtf992JfOF7D9A/s4000/IMG_20220819_122907948_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW15ie8rHdQPkRNVS2Ij7rI6gFaQ9IY_hXYTU4lkyOUZP4k_9gEP6rwIhj77Jcc-3DWTTAKQWUuv4UvJWgRTEh6UtAOt-u3SdNPc2m8BQmA0qZ07SJFAtGSlJb87r6fH8fVT-25BC_Q5UtD6qSNmPQNkqYcuviyTBMTKRhOrY-9pV1Gtf992JfOF7D9A/w640-h480/IMG_20220819_122907948_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We hiked a little over half a mile and decided to take a short detour to Teresa Lake. Grandma Jamie sat down for a rest.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKI15n11MEa6awYOuLmHj1HayoS3YZ-hwwQhknZ0mXbMigsIFyJpqxch-YLrVD5iVcqS-7Cn-Td00HrZv0YyKuNeUFl3eSiKkqKjS9yDnhBcpOzIoq_SIKKhPokX2sGhImnCqIhqxhQiuiy6hBE0jA89E6Ek_JLq66_vQ4INfCz6BYPtfXzN29PzkgA/s4032/IMG_0790.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKI15n11MEa6awYOuLmHj1HayoS3YZ-hwwQhknZ0mXbMigsIFyJpqxch-YLrVD5iVcqS-7Cn-Td00HrZv0YyKuNeUFl3eSiKkqKjS9yDnhBcpOzIoq_SIKKhPokX2sGhImnCqIhqxhQiuiy6hBE0jA89E6Ek_JLq66_vQ4INfCz6BYPtfXzN29PzkgA/w480-h640/IMG_0790.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7vuKootEQ1DA9-zAw1VBqqMl7qcb2nQ4h608bx-7vqYqQhBwaF1zy0sG_UrTSj77Au3Z0FXOb3RM1wr5P7HnKq4UiWav8Cfq-AFpUSYwqBfvC9K7Ua4UfyKQInYUXLNfCjUyUdyyebofbQ26JZXSPb6iLZPDLNGoM-HzlJwa2Jo0FqiB0VourGZcsg/s4032/IMG_0791.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7vuKootEQ1DA9-zAw1VBqqMl7qcb2nQ4h608bx-7vqYqQhBwaF1zy0sG_UrTSj77Au3Z0FXOb3RM1wr5P7HnKq4UiWav8Cfq-AFpUSYwqBfvC9K7Ua4UfyKQInYUXLNfCjUyUdyyebofbQ26JZXSPb6iLZPDLNGoM-HzlJwa2Jo0FqiB0VourGZcsg/w640-h480/IMG_0791.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5p9NCtM3dRX2HpQZzet3xvooesuqhO4sK5VirAjubmMDCBdGd-mcYzgpErEhQX9Kbhs1_P4fHo9TWsIHZLOkdjT9XdTdxP99_xag1YTamXlStcAe4coVFE8IwP1c3kQ1hKIgPyK-0FFaKPLEUYl-fiiQjg5kdciy3q2lG1IsZmLTrjQlPYu-kOETzDA/s4032/IMG_0792.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5p9NCtM3dRX2HpQZzet3xvooesuqhO4sK5VirAjubmMDCBdGd-mcYzgpErEhQX9Kbhs1_P4fHo9TWsIHZLOkdjT9XdTdxP99_xag1YTamXlStcAe4coVFE8IwP1c3kQ1hKIgPyK-0FFaKPLEUYl-fiiQjg5kdciy3q2lG1IsZmLTrjQlPYu-kOETzDA/w640-h480/IMG_0792.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the time Arthur was done throwing rocks in the water and we'd made it back to Grandma, she'd decided it was a bit to rocky and the air a bit too thin. She was going to head back down to the parking lot. Paul begged to go back with her. And then there were four.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvWN7KH8Ra_zLjcHHEXvwyplVii84UhDuwgPW_CtMpU6mCiJtWu18M_l3sI4RJZR0yMSJd4sOZc32HN4U6K2Q2y9xQ0JuzSh1GHTaxVwd20WtnAuDcy5axiH_rK9h_ZXhBs9t5rJEnvPyNBXU1DGQ6hrc0k0waSm2aYUtSk2ac7DD0L3W08v5UF0HGg/s4000/IMG_20220819_130010692_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvWN7KH8Ra_zLjcHHEXvwyplVii84UhDuwgPW_CtMpU6mCiJtWu18M_l3sI4RJZR0yMSJd4sOZc32HN4U6K2Q2y9xQ0JuzSh1GHTaxVwd20WtnAuDcy5axiH_rK9h_ZXhBs9t5rJEnvPyNBXU1DGQ6hrc0k0waSm2aYUtSk2ac7DD0L3W08v5UF0HGg/w640-h480/IMG_20220819_130010692_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CNVu8ZYZ44w2y5vivSBX75GLf3tziimKAclX06vZMvaShT1Dgev15dYFH_qsieQ5VdFR8aEsv9V1sfK2oYSqelq0GeO9t7kXE1HA0nGgTj-nRk9t7YzRtcChubl4HL0eSpiRqf3v8LORFderaslWYk282DParYs6PGx1z-csE1-XJ1RpDesrUR0DGg/s4000/IMG_20220819_130453925_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CNVu8ZYZ44w2y5vivSBX75GLf3tziimKAclX06vZMvaShT1Dgev15dYFH_qsieQ5VdFR8aEsv9V1sfK2oYSqelq0GeO9t7kXE1HA0nGgTj-nRk9t7YzRtcChubl4HL0eSpiRqf3v8LORFderaslWYk282DParYs6PGx1z-csE1-XJ1RpDesrUR0DGg/w480-h640/IMG_20220819_130453925_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JMnI9B6_c5XlUfqzEwLls05eQhuFBKgHWa-i6AuGdHWAfggSDFKObtUPStg--NGZEm3UbwkFlT352KpkUipzG4iQvkoAmxyA-oZryjfcV3HnMG4oMJUyCP-F-wVdI5FI9IcXOjDE57rnnzN0yjfy7lZgZHU153DrepqZejwI0e4IvDlakCn70_FA8Q/s4000/IMG_20220819_130912924_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JMnI9B6_c5XlUfqzEwLls05eQhuFBKgHWa-i6AuGdHWAfggSDFKObtUPStg--NGZEm3UbwkFlT352KpkUipzG4iQvkoAmxyA-oZryjfcV3HnMG4oMJUyCP-F-wVdI5FI9IcXOjDE57rnnzN0yjfy7lZgZHU153DrepqZejwI0e4IvDlakCn70_FA8Q/w640-h480/IMG_20220819_130912924_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee, Laszlo, and I carried on while Arthur was carried and eventually fell asleep. It was rocky, it was alternatingly sunny and chilly, but Laszlo only expressed regret at continuing on with us a few times. He mostly had a pretty good attitude, even when he got tired. Were the trees worth it? 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Laszlo got to sit on the bench and eat a bunch of snacks, we'd made it! But almost as soon as we reached our end goal, the weather changed on us.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyINQgObB_LXBmnESbMlTDqSHImbLd4VQHljjy5A6nUPjtP_N8VAfyV91P4XiOLbkECr3YiRVz8cW8mQOnZlw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZYt2AQ1DvcG7B8MTBld0iEgt-UwtLTl6t_pOMfACyHyH6ba2Ou-Aj21pZTFd5In_v4n3vlm6iPCbcrHdipFYs8v8vHb5cZv4LvdnEgt4pYOnYu9Rm2K4ZopspmZ4uT5LevNEyfrp4-7AuS7eo1MvS44xh-l5HJwwXlJD8_WFijmuatSHeeUEwiUreQ/s3264/IMG_20220819_132759457_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZYt2AQ1DvcG7B8MTBld0iEgt-UwtLTl6t_pOMfACyHyH6ba2Ou-Aj21pZTFd5In_v4n3vlm6iPCbcrHdipFYs8v8vHb5cZv4LvdnEgt4pYOnYu9Rm2K4ZopspmZ4uT5LevNEyfrp4-7AuS7eo1MvS44xh-l5HJwwXlJD8_WFijmuatSHeeUEwiUreQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220819_132759457_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX0AZYWxfna2C1qy_pB9KJR2H3FkIip8J0zQ3o34iOK_HytOGh3qaBYJbPl2aZPAeSXNqFTXK9y9T4q5JhVXuJO0f3Sw0RmPd6GjG_yi285olaGM9769gkaF2XFBQkViqZ8GLANC3KJdM9OHWglQxSS04Q35_iGxScWNFphdQAmI31CZ0GkKxhomG2w/s4000/IMG_20220819_133407361_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX0AZYWxfna2C1qy_pB9KJR2H3FkIip8J0zQ3o34iOK_HytOGh3qaBYJbPl2aZPAeSXNqFTXK9y9T4q5JhVXuJO0f3Sw0RmPd6GjG_yi285olaGM9769gkaF2XFBQkViqZ8GLANC3KJdM9OHWglQxSS04Q35_iGxScWNFphdQAmI31CZ0GkKxhomG2w/w480-h640/IMG_20220819_133407361_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_NlfFKYagxI2yQVSOZIiISc1dzDniIAvHu5YABFm4yagG6TcNu9B-Cog1UBHlRtJnaskdEQk0SbHJ-s9qNjz5gJ8m5vzb1i7sbdxC-In_MJZyIC-BMKPX0N_0sfEjcM8_IWsVDn0vDfCiAYqWGqTR35iqPuJFIigZp2IqBPzMdZ9vrAP-SL5Suijig/s3264/IMG_20220819_133629872_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_NlfFKYagxI2yQVSOZIiISc1dzDniIAvHu5YABFm4yagG6TcNu9B-Cog1UBHlRtJnaskdEQk0SbHJ-s9qNjz5gJ8m5vzb1i7sbdxC-In_MJZyIC-BMKPX0N_0sfEjcM8_IWsVDn0vDfCiAYqWGqTR35iqPuJFIigZp2IqBPzMdZ9vrAP-SL5Suijig/w640-h480/IMG_20220819_133629872_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We knew rain was a possibility, so we'd come prepared, but I hadn't really expected hail. Fortunately, it was short lived, and it wasn't lighting. Arthur slept through the whole thing in a cozy carrier under an umbrella and Laszlo toughed it out in his poncho.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9Njn8N_8_80KQJdOqRT0ZCqyvsrANOZMLesYnxnPqflhpn0Z5Dizt48iv81K_5N8EpOqoWnoZ5xXGbGt4H0IAz71MonlZv18GoDi52o7_UHoB3v5UgtIkqeEtVwbe1Jsva1UAR0Uy-_BeNnS5QNwJB7HJvL_6cqVUqSXoBRfYwxmjp5glwIvoQTyYw/s4608/DSCN8118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9Njn8N_8_80KQJdOqRT0ZCqyvsrANOZMLesYnxnPqflhpn0Z5Dizt48iv81K_5N8EpOqoWnoZ5xXGbGt4H0IAz71MonlZv18GoDi52o7_UHoB3v5UgtIkqeEtVwbe1Jsva1UAR0Uy-_BeNnS5QNwJB7HJvL_6cqVUqSXoBRfYwxmjp5glwIvoQTyYw/w640-h480/DSCN8118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUjX3TbP-kILniDKL86_8VfI-kfCPd8YH8siOARCgqSLF3Gm0LrqbHD_clTQRlDHMXp6jFHXatViiNXEqVyDWXY9JzwNmDgpURtjmSecuMOXjTJwEIRU_QwY2Yw_zofkwTECEKWaxXReVJhQ-FEf_ivOjS1jGJKhcFPm6aLUDMhwtpVdakcdDYkeY1Q/s4608/DSCN8119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUjX3TbP-kILniDKL86_8VfI-kfCPd8YH8siOARCgqSLF3Gm0LrqbHD_clTQRlDHMXp6jFHXatViiNXEqVyDWXY9JzwNmDgpURtjmSecuMOXjTJwEIRU_QwY2Yw_zofkwTECEKWaxXReVJhQ-FEf_ivOjS1jGJKhcFPm6aLUDMhwtpVdakcdDYkeY1Q/w640-h480/DSCN8119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeOh0_w8xA5o4U-LtZfGTCjeqdIjI498inUDeXboDR04BSYi-hkXgJAowKxKf0ZDTiyqKbKb6w0GJrqYPPe_2RiUbdMNjQlzrTA3CU_hoBqRVyl4OvN1b3puuw8dV-Z_m416-YKagQvcSVbd5Oa5MPfqBVvABYPURaD82Q06qOyivk5td_oY0ZdfvJA/s4032/IMG_0794.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeOh0_w8xA5o4U-LtZfGTCjeqdIjI498inUDeXboDR04BSYi-hkXgJAowKxKf0ZDTiyqKbKb6w0GJrqYPPe_2RiUbdMNjQlzrTA3CU_hoBqRVyl4OvN1b3puuw8dV-Z_m416-YKagQvcSVbd5Oa5MPfqBVvABYPURaD82Q06qOyivk5td_oY0ZdfvJA/w480-h640/IMG_0794.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip8OSLtkjq2RC4O8d11Byd2OhEk0fgpZALotUFTk4WAh_QvyQpbHfY_cXR0wgmTsZ4CrbXWPYgQ7OBhKfmtfdgQtX_TQjb-plmxObMtgs3UfRh8WdLaY5kUarJAFYaiVQMfmw9KBtH4Xex54HPJV2CKqCIti8FPyMAm9v9QagjRVK92ZSxEnkWiYhaQ/s4032/IMG_0795.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip8OSLtkjq2RC4O8d11Byd2OhEk0fgpZALotUFTk4WAh_QvyQpbHfY_cXR0wgmTsZ4CrbXWPYgQ7OBhKfmtfdgQtX_TQjb-plmxObMtgs3UfRh8WdLaY5kUarJAFYaiVQMfmw9KBtH4Xex54HPJV2CKqCIti8FPyMAm9v9QagjRVK92ZSxEnkWiYhaQ/w480-h640/IMG_0795.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Our hike back down the mountain was much faster than the hike up and we didn't lose a single party member! We made it back to have a late-ish picnic lunch.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP49W6Mjfg3qGoKC7qJ94Cc9JUQKxdGualQ2dUzqnvPqfYKA5HPEVEMmlvCAaSJ2tRKbCOF9IN2Gx5HhOpOkkDE5RPNd8WsxPGmZFXK5QcbV3qETFu02XpZWAY9uEyEV2hfkcGiQBDfvTW6pmOO1uCk-R9NJowqVn0oNGGDcsO71W80tttQnfsOeVTZw/s4000/IMG_20220819_134114260_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP49W6Mjfg3qGoKC7qJ94Cc9JUQKxdGualQ2dUzqnvPqfYKA5HPEVEMmlvCAaSJ2tRKbCOF9IN2Gx5HhOpOkkDE5RPNd8WsxPGmZFXK5QcbV3qETFu02XpZWAY9uEyEV2hfkcGiQBDfvTW6pmOO1uCk-R9NJowqVn0oNGGDcsO71W80tttQnfsOeVTZw/w480-h640/IMG_20220819_134114260_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmliMAA73NAZ4Fy5YEvuaQB2vl5gyoDcruOa95lmDnV5dV1CYjpL_sU0o3uo4wOvtvCoRPKSQkNrkcBAHcfJ5wRzBD_0UF_w-2fHosSTP2OifeyyS_-gEI28P2i5VTqsNON3BzXSnk_IDvbBWBI4TMV9cZdowY6baecuu05q6AM_WjIWy2zzrpeTyiQ/s4000/IMG_20220819_134258697_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmliMAA73NAZ4Fy5YEvuaQB2vl5gyoDcruOa95lmDnV5dV1CYjpL_sU0o3uo4wOvtvCoRPKSQkNrkcBAHcfJ5wRzBD_0UF_w-2fHosSTP2OifeyyS_-gEI28P2i5VTqsNON3BzXSnk_IDvbBWBI4TMV9cZdowY6baecuu05q6AM_WjIWy2zzrpeTyiQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220819_134258697_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimC0QKAl_QLvO-L2Q3dsF1pLo1zlmDT_xWuHoVMu0Yjp-8HYCAvHq_gkTUuITPkCyCKRvTGgwMtOs32HkGcr5EE-nwJZwAbHD6Ao-h85SrgAQZ5SpeIMxt1S0-cr575bz5bJzkCOyWUgXmvdjyuWGzaUDyiQEfTqr3Jo8RrnnbrrHAFmO6LSMRDxeKsA/s4000/IMG_20220819_134404677_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimC0QKAl_QLvO-L2Q3dsF1pLo1zlmDT_xWuHoVMu0Yjp-8HYCAvHq_gkTUuITPkCyCKRvTGgwMtOs32HkGcr5EE-nwJZwAbHD6Ao-h85SrgAQZ5SpeIMxt1S0-cr575bz5bJzkCOyWUgXmvdjyuWGzaUDyiQEfTqr3Jo8RrnnbrrHAFmO6LSMRDxeKsA/w640-h480/IMG_20220819_134404677_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Once we started hearing loud cracks of thunder, we figured it was the mountain telling us it was time to go home. We descended several thousand feet in elevation, just making a few stops for views of the mountains.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho04haJBW5bOO871fuDpean-CE-GlT1kVCVIVtwJiAnCHoJzuBdBvkdncCHl5rTuUCoPcTzrTpoAenDXHpHe2jCVkbo0sVUUgcH8dRSIVHy7puhzIx0DShRZDAZ_lJaaFlYet3-9Kt5lVE4RdfMr3bXZXHtxwblSshM8rDba4XZToC-F-rxTbxbM6G6A/s4608/DSCN8124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho04haJBW5bOO871fuDpean-CE-GlT1kVCVIVtwJiAnCHoJzuBdBvkdncCHl5rTuUCoPcTzrTpoAenDXHpHe2jCVkbo0sVUUgcH8dRSIVHy7puhzIx0DShRZDAZ_lJaaFlYet3-9Kt5lVE4RdfMr3bXZXHtxwblSshM8rDba4XZToC-F-rxTbxbM6G6A/w640-h480/DSCN8124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChJlKm7jzhdyVlKWX6SUnYH-tPljz2maPPg9gdjSnMnJRn4Y_HdIAIfnxrGGNy2aM9Vvu5toGn0IuA538_BoPfpkS1n6U_ZoomcKVmaObkafomWQNWT-XTgIolAfr-k6OByQUeCJmkWx4xaMbSUGJcJTBWPe2j2PM-sjEpCe6-2tDP2xFqy7Y0RkgOg/s4608/DSCN8125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChJlKm7jzhdyVlKWX6SUnYH-tPljz2maPPg9gdjSnMnJRn4Y_HdIAIfnxrGGNy2aM9Vvu5toGn0IuA538_BoPfpkS1n6U_ZoomcKVmaObkafomWQNWT-XTgIolAfr-k6OByQUeCJmkWx4xaMbSUGJcJTBWPe2j2PM-sjEpCe6-2tDP2xFqy7Y0RkgOg/w640-h480/DSCN8125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8hmWvVUPBVBDqAhyckP1FN-51Rc23k0bBo2R79-FDxytNHO5__zab35A41cOV7VDlwwRor_zLN17uXMQKJztI3Ffs-zO-MtEBKW30_OO8sjIBazmxTZtAV9kDtDqlr07lHsmC4XSGCAWCf-6DdKs_mW7o_GgEVKnbT-9B8iApEgAc2vi1yME8-PTDg/s4000/IMG_20220819_153413027_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8hmWvVUPBVBDqAhyckP1FN-51Rc23k0bBo2R79-FDxytNHO5__zab35A41cOV7VDlwwRor_zLN17uXMQKJztI3Ffs-zO-MtEBKW30_OO8sjIBazmxTZtAV9kDtDqlr07lHsmC4XSGCAWCf-6DdKs_mW7o_GgEVKnbT-9B8iApEgAc2vi1yME8-PTDg/w640-h480/IMG_20220819_153413027_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EAm9U5mNhq-4t4V4HV9rLj_Rwkkc2qa3Sdc4Vdx1A-O3Z8Cw50NwNPz77P2RVZhvo096JSoR2noUnB1jDSNmsYKwxYcNx_F9B0Cf836IfiJqPzVxzoIHtYody0qAwG8Z3LO9Q35El1_p_rcCKaMAOFizTcRWtrKyNxRoCO7m18_kVyMaT7WS4G2i4g/s4000/IMG_20220819_153420450_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EAm9U5mNhq-4t4V4HV9rLj_Rwkkc2qa3Sdc4Vdx1A-O3Z8Cw50NwNPz77P2RVZhvo096JSoR2noUnB1jDSNmsYKwxYcNx_F9B0Cf836IfiJqPzVxzoIHtYody0qAwG8Z3LO9Q35El1_p_rcCKaMAOFizTcRWtrKyNxRoCO7m18_kVyMaT7WS4G2i4g/w640-h480/IMG_20220819_153420450_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKsIABw0ufdmqaHoKflbAXLIW4fJLkLJfOjRac9j89EA_osy997BLX7lTrCPUFM5TQTMCHmhM_KuOY7NKtg_5v-tHn3ujn-1LC_v_lNSHBHi8_wmNdU8BhdZCtdD4kxlDDdkTMC7lRmpGTYyL-kyVvuHpiLEqf6LAWVB-eaZkEbfkxJn1K_TcB6uW7A/s3264/IMG_20220819_153518216_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKsIABw0ufdmqaHoKflbAXLIW4fJLkLJfOjRac9j89EA_osy997BLX7lTrCPUFM5TQTMCHmhM_KuOY7NKtg_5v-tHn3ujn-1LC_v_lNSHBHi8_wmNdU8BhdZCtdD4kxlDDdkTMC7lRmpGTYyL-kyVvuHpiLEqf6LAWVB-eaZkEbfkxJn1K_TcB6uW7A/w640-h480/IMG_20220819_153518216_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were graced with one more night of clear skies and so were able to sit outside our room and do some more star gazing after the kids went to bed. Hidden Canyon turns off exterior lights at 9:45 every night to protect the night sky, but even with their lights on we could see the milky way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the morning we packed up and started the caravan home! We stopped off in Delta for a picnic in the park and visited one of the more sobering sites in the area. I saw the Topaz Museum as we had driven through Delta on our way to Great Basin and decided we needed to stop there on our way back home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Q0BMMcE488z_MTqQxdJPhsnX0cXmnMRzeSV7iM0G6tRmWf83gcdguG6TZdG7WhZLwNRli8saRKPBVDACZq8KhRkkPLAYS__AnmrrDPBiSOb0WhKYia8uNd7I4GZNJqFi0u9BxC5yOsBGMZa4fgyoHpw0UphXHTb3kLH5jHqfYJvnhzxhDHT8yNbJQw/s4000/IMG_20220820_142100888_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Q0BMMcE488z_MTqQxdJPhsnX0cXmnMRzeSV7iM0G6tRmWf83gcdguG6TZdG7WhZLwNRli8saRKPBVDACZq8KhRkkPLAYS__AnmrrDPBiSOb0WhKYia8uNd7I4GZNJqFi0u9BxC5yOsBGMZa4fgyoHpw0UphXHTb3kLH5jHqfYJvnhzxhDHT8yNbJQw/w640-h480/IMG_20220820_142100888_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Growing up in Utah, I did learn about the WWII era Japanese internment camps in schools, but it is apparently not widely taught in other places. I read <i>Journey to Topaz</i> as a kid, so I knew that Topaz was an internment camp here in Utah. It is actually located just a few miles from Delta, though not much remains of it. The museum is a small but excellent collection of artifacts and historical exhibits.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSDqUtPTAry0erA0JevepIkT0jguIRRF3ZoCYV81FlpOWtsabKnJgg5KfU7TisZkulRncUsGgZL_UDx5qCDcL6zEbDWZacAGi0SvaoRcRHsI21Rl2OfWIxaPlHH8ls_CULSDH-LBTIRpShXX4qo-gUzesncb7uGYGrVLnAqwHPPdE28cG3MXGtAp2vQ/s3154/IMG_20220820_134752058_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3154" data-original-width="1989" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSDqUtPTAry0erA0JevepIkT0jguIRRF3ZoCYV81FlpOWtsabKnJgg5KfU7TisZkulRncUsGgZL_UDx5qCDcL6zEbDWZacAGi0SvaoRcRHsI21Rl2OfWIxaPlHH8ls_CULSDH-LBTIRpShXX4qo-gUzesncb7uGYGrVLnAqwHPPdE28cG3MXGtAp2vQ/w404-h640/IMG_20220820_134752058_HDR.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are two films, including one shot on this very camera in the photograph. Filming was not allowed (unless you were a government propaganda crew I suppose) but one of the camp directors was able to procure the personal cameras of an internee and return it to him so he could take pictures and video.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyetrv9wurkYQ3uWNLaFLki8pV2WzTSU4SXk7Msf2PiZSHXfxyaU9ua7zAHFD_qLZGPM5a226FIFZ0hZtRW7wZlMb27OvlirgbVTROYp7w_CngpssA3PpE5wGLGQ_O0Y3ilJm1Pt2Gih5GNS8-eR9g7UDkCSd4yiSyxHoy36dmREtaV5YN7-9B3gzm9g/s4000/IMG_20220820_135543561_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyetrv9wurkYQ3uWNLaFLki8pV2WzTSU4SXk7Msf2PiZSHXfxyaU9ua7zAHFD_qLZGPM5a226FIFZ0hZtRW7wZlMb27OvlirgbVTROYp7w_CngpssA3PpE5wGLGQ_O0Y3ilJm1Pt2Gih5GNS8-eR9g7UDkCSd4yiSyxHoy36dmREtaV5YN7-9B3gzm9g/w640-h480/IMG_20220820_135543561_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Summer has been seemingly so full of activities, the end of the break kind of snuck up on me. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYC7r_qPnDnO_1nJA2e2188oUg1TTszQla44yo5ylBQxa_svwgyYAcnZTPPLKECCIRNnXgRnQFhzF53XoVvILZ1xjqL_EwhT8g6GPCK6ZmLh8dKUsXelkvdB_BMTSfhxd0GhQePp4FC5tZk-9O-LNrGwnqPIzEQIRpkW8LkW6v2wjlapHTeeGH5egPQ/s4000/IMG_20220704_101559349_MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYC7r_qPnDnO_1nJA2e2188oUg1TTszQla44yo5ylBQxa_svwgyYAcnZTPPLKECCIRNnXgRnQFhzF53XoVvILZ1xjqL_EwhT8g6GPCK6ZmLh8dKUsXelkvdB_BMTSfhxd0GhQePp4FC5tZk-9O-LNrGwnqPIzEQIRpkW8LkW6v2wjlapHTeeGH5egPQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220704_101559349_MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We visited the aquarium and lots of trampoline parks with our Get Out pass.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We took advantage of their lovely picnic area for lunch and then did a little self-guided tour. The kids actually really liked it, which was I wasn't expecting.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5bf3xsaJktaoSR1YTuAi-4RYcx1lXNrziLFhEMjTZgHrx-rfjfxklZuC-0F4FQ4bvIgo97lvWNchixV-bYfiC3Ypn9GYt214PYrTPGIgiOAqLuPIMCyFypcpt0ICcRt9i0Yojrm4MAW9L0SoYX489XlVrFnvW6xImfxY0toVuaekp1G8bpvC4yAZ5CQ/s4000/IMG_20220714_132136092_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5bf3xsaJktaoSR1YTuAi-4RYcx1lXNrziLFhEMjTZgHrx-rfjfxklZuC-0F4FQ4bvIgo97lvWNchixV-bYfiC3Ypn9GYt214PYrTPGIgiOAqLuPIMCyFypcpt0ICcRt9i0Yojrm4MAW9L0SoYX489XlVrFnvW6xImfxY0toVuaekp1G8bpvC4yAZ5CQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220714_132136092_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfKrj-SazN7DJWrSxx_8xkw8sAsK9qWRkylQAWGiB5RvfkUkLKqTHvfRkFQYop67iHBrVnFDHsbUL_863b1Ah9CJVj4X6x_x_Uy58o-Gfbk9yBdJgP5LuavA_5LNpIlXt_-Mb5s43s_1VJ1xIwuTNab7ZVVIJWqzvzcKj4v6c0GKJVDv3B_AVTQVfJQ/s4000/IMG_20220714_133057999_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfKrj-SazN7DJWrSxx_8xkw8sAsK9qWRkylQAWGiB5RvfkUkLKqTHvfRkFQYop67iHBrVnFDHsbUL_863b1Ah9CJVj4X6x_x_Uy58o-Gfbk9yBdJgP5LuavA_5LNpIlXt_-Mb5s43s_1VJ1xIwuTNab7ZVVIJWqzvzcKj4v6c0GKJVDv3B_AVTQVfJQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220714_133057999_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcr5mqIIWedloYHVaEqXK_aixAJd4arGShePOrqS91LshhD4YA4juMPyy9jvEpNYwIHSV8flsqUb8FtetxjdJmTjms41PoX8uYUSbaxfOU6mIAhNpB9Coain788zyPCFGZgndMHBTE8dfGw8BckEhqUousxni0qY2qKi6vHpGLuskkWAsB5byMN453Q/s4000/IMG_20220714_134400788.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcr5mqIIWedloYHVaEqXK_aixAJd4arGShePOrqS91LshhD4YA4juMPyy9jvEpNYwIHSV8flsqUb8FtetxjdJmTjms41PoX8uYUSbaxfOU6mIAhNpB9Coain788zyPCFGZgndMHBTE8dfGw8BckEhqUousxni0qY2qKi6vHpGLuskkWAsB5byMN453Q/w480-h640/IMG_20220714_134400788.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBL3Ai-SP59PycYi3pYRmXdFA4KRAZdzWqFLpTf7r04kGqdwsAijcC-0niZ8GXyPTA9rWqlS98ORkHK3_7Ydy66iRtvp7u9K_mfgX2LNG4MwZAcEDyzoCtWXGKGDQD1zPnwZs8aldj-bvw0v--3abvfOsOBOPX8lj0qr5ZT2hJE85Yw4pO7wzpuM-KQ/s4000/IMG_20220714_134950459_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBL3Ai-SP59PycYi3pYRmXdFA4KRAZdzWqFLpTf7r04kGqdwsAijcC-0niZ8GXyPTA9rWqlS98ORkHK3_7Ydy66iRtvp7u9K_mfgX2LNG4MwZAcEDyzoCtWXGKGDQD1zPnwZs8aldj-bvw0v--3abvfOsOBOPX8lj0qr5ZT2hJE85Yw4pO7wzpuM-KQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220714_134950459_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirRpoVP7wnY_7EeI6725mzlltID9Dwb1EAWiir5LW-Yeyz0MjnjxPDTU145UpRLcThI6XPCBhtNFY9sqQ8SIh5ya3UaALVydJ75kcSNzAj_zsd7-d72e5QGla2xPbq4PdtrsVvblDwbGANNlx4r4_S1_c_y1LaaClb3FXfH0WzXD2yCP4NCcN6KJBnw/s4000/IMG_20220714_135106437_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirRpoVP7wnY_7EeI6725mzlltID9Dwb1EAWiir5LW-Yeyz0MjnjxPDTU145UpRLcThI6XPCBhtNFY9sqQ8SIh5ya3UaALVydJ75kcSNzAj_zsd7-d72e5QGla2xPbq4PdtrsVvblDwbGANNlx4r4_S1_c_y1LaaClb3FXfH0WzXD2yCP4NCcN6KJBnw/w480-h640/IMG_20220714_135106437_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Paul and Laszlo were desperate be good at the ole pioneer hoop rolling game and they really wanted me to catch their hooping on video. That would require them being able to keep that sucker rolling for more than 3 seconds, however, and that proved to be pretty tricky.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxQk_UuFKzhGutv2jA83K7Jbgc5dW9D5BoM86IdA4nkmG8wdTI5jV30KvaVgjmKsOPfoucLXP4O89SulqEM5g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>We made it to Duck Creek Village in the late afternoon, where we did some caving. There is a series of lava tubes (sometimes called Mammoth Caves) that, with some flashlights and a willingness to get pretty dirty, is fun to explore. Some of the tubes are tall enough to stand and walk in, others require crawling, unless you are Arthur of course! If you're Arthur you just charge forward with your little flashlight, completely ignoring your mom calling you to come back before you get stuck in mud.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIVJyttgfUJI6HWfg9A_jeJ_TQ8Kyk4rx_q5mhvKM_GPHQt75bGph4UHWZZSKfKw33LNbau-fMMyqKzNmwy5W8siAfzSAl_uHdndSY3aAzQon1ogFNRUVNTxut9r9GT1BwLar098hjL1fMZpC53RqsPQPPo45UMxiNEFywBeIXQlT1AivXBcGlmev6w/s4032/IMG_0738.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIVJyttgfUJI6HWfg9A_jeJ_TQ8Kyk4rx_q5mhvKM_GPHQt75bGph4UHWZZSKfKw33LNbau-fMMyqKzNmwy5W8siAfzSAl_uHdndSY3aAzQon1ogFNRUVNTxut9r9GT1BwLar098hjL1fMZpC53RqsPQPPo45UMxiNEFywBeIXQlT1AivXBcGlmev6w/w640-h480/IMG_0738.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I think every tube we explored did end up requiring crawling to get through the exit. Sure, we could turn around and go out the way we came in, but instead we squeezed ourselves through some very tight spots, getting covered in mud and dirt. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfxt7S2mbh35vVHpSiwL80tOjx7O9ExjeTjpjZi0zcMbXEytzebyT0QJO7aPxkl0tcjKWVMwMfq61Ldl5hMR1lypHrgBc8ybQHbgNSfFpZKsp-rlwQTb2iF3p2AqFjiKTQhJittVuPIdfDnq-_B1_tP7m0VDTvXDb6Mc8Bkww3qXCzfYe7oWkerbPCQ/s4032/IMG_0739.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfxt7S2mbh35vVHpSiwL80tOjx7O9ExjeTjpjZi0zcMbXEytzebyT0QJO7aPxkl0tcjKWVMwMfq61Ldl5hMR1lypHrgBc8ybQHbgNSfFpZKsp-rlwQTb2iF3p2AqFjiKTQhJittVuPIdfDnq-_B1_tP7m0VDTvXDb6Mc8Bkww3qXCzfYe7oWkerbPCQ/w640-h480/IMG_0739.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We found a local place to get dinner and then met up with my brother and his family. They were going to a big reunion and had some extra space in their rental, so we borrowed that extra space to go on our own little vacation.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsnm85t0F-eeSvCgfMB8eawt1tElZch_-p9z2mvqJGEzgAp_HEkUzx_9Z28w85mz0CM-t-iu4fvCL7-6RelkOPMrZPTebC1rqIn9mUiCYIq035HzvdbvfMNzczsWnl-WduoILj7AhbYnu3tlNJdpqG0JlVLJGGm0T3KFDkvyRed43QBWZiVW47YCdaw/s4000/IMG_20220714_174536243_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsnm85t0F-eeSvCgfMB8eawt1tElZch_-p9z2mvqJGEzgAp_HEkUzx_9Z28w85mz0CM-t-iu4fvCL7-6RelkOPMrZPTebC1rqIn9mUiCYIq035HzvdbvfMNzczsWnl-WduoILj7AhbYnu3tlNJdpqG0JlVLJGGm0T3KFDkvyRed43QBWZiVW47YCdaw/w480-h640/IMG_20220714_174536243_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIp4oWX1tK9dpCRi2442bb-ywZr4BEpoz_zEQG3sv-cgeg0gmwLdg7rJ4DDBbISk5MdhaJ6iVHxpfrjVXvavvc2OAAVtA01vNQedrRUvPXlqf1QyzEAhXczDfBVuhLKrUec85cePgx_DDXhBwZtEzrN0S4R_T9X03rrXhf8fbSi75KYQHd8toM7NdmA/s4032/IMG_0741.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIp4oWX1tK9dpCRi2442bb-ywZr4BEpoz_zEQG3sv-cgeg0gmwLdg7rJ4DDBbISk5MdhaJ6iVHxpfrjVXvavvc2OAAVtA01vNQedrRUvPXlqf1QyzEAhXczDfBVuhLKrUec85cePgx_DDXhBwZtEzrN0S4R_T9X03rrXhf8fbSi75KYQHd8toM7NdmA/w640-h480/IMG_0741.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We got up sorta bright and sorta early the next morning to go to our main destination: Cedar Breaks.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMVi3dqD7ZPOCx4zEufQFjWj7e2hHTgy4j82mJfurfiE5Pksz36K0m35wAxFmPBcefJc7ybHDN8U32_DLsqI1p5-IaZGYmwq6NoEFdEfExHU-2BWGg1KqGX-_1q50M1ls41NNUjNzptlIgufWavyzlbx4zaK7ayklF4Js7ICp0jerHa2cc3Oz4sJa2g/s4608/DSCN8067.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMVi3dqD7ZPOCx4zEufQFjWj7e2hHTgy4j82mJfurfiE5Pksz36K0m35wAxFmPBcefJc7ybHDN8U32_DLsqI1p5-IaZGYmwq6NoEFdEfExHU-2BWGg1KqGX-_1q50M1ls41NNUjNzptlIgufWavyzlbx4zaK7ayklF4Js7ICp0jerHa2cc3Oz4sJa2g/w640-h480/DSCN8067.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>We stopped by the visitor center to get junior ranger books and we got to hear a very interesting geology talk by one of the park rangers. Once she said the word "rock," Arthur just kept echoing it throughout the whole talk. I only heard part of the talk because Arthur wanted to be chased, so we had to take turns catching him and bringing him back.</div><div><br /></div><div>From Sunset Point Overlook we got a great view of the canyon and then went on a short walk to a picnic area to have lunch.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2O6ecz9TfvSyzmCY6xun2F-DfR7RL8w1eDglJtHxPL9HphTYc9kmLuN5CdUk4u_tWuECPW6Lps4mkBKjIorUowC04oectRVbCgLzrMOl25e1Xsb1M-l_qD6msJHZLGc0CKUAg2s6uWn4K1TxjG3YjlUyuOFMKSXeKmXMAgQQxeaR2MtzK8RB1aVLiw/s3264/IMG_20220715_114304219_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2O6ecz9TfvSyzmCY6xun2F-DfR7RL8w1eDglJtHxPL9HphTYc9kmLuN5CdUk4u_tWuECPW6Lps4mkBKjIorUowC04oectRVbCgLzrMOl25e1Xsb1M-l_qD6msJHZLGc0CKUAg2s6uWn4K1TxjG3YjlUyuOFMKSXeKmXMAgQQxeaR2MtzK8RB1aVLiw/w640-h480/IMG_20220715_114304219_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was a little windy on the rim, so the kids were complaining about the cold. Clearly, it's been summer for too long if they can't handle temperatures in the 60's. It's my favorite kind of hiking weather when it's cool and breezy, so I couldn't agree with their assessment.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLImGw3eIdfpjzgo6RPXtXO4m04fsVX-OblavMeakOAy-DxS4oHELmsZIAtVYcukOEeKYJVBIlVkYosA7WLn7htNBIu48m4GZcpGIUHfs7JY1Z3Q8HBQ1r9zgQlX2sAb6uIZyUhLLCsPQ7uV81W6vL84es0VZYOqoMutTIqX0_uUZGUEzv3flZ0XnyA/s4608/DSCN7986.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLImGw3eIdfpjzgo6RPXtXO4m04fsVX-OblavMeakOAy-DxS4oHELmsZIAtVYcukOEeKYJVBIlVkYosA7WLn7htNBIu48m4GZcpGIUHfs7JY1Z3Q8HBQ1r9zgQlX2sAb6uIZyUhLLCsPQ7uV81W6vL84es0VZYOqoMutTIqX0_uUZGUEzv3flZ0XnyA/w640-h480/DSCN7986.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's more a pond than a lake, but still beautiful.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUDUWoeox445bqGgVOL5Iecs1YE_JoZO60R7nwpUsgPYOCYq868JsyGjEtNEp8kBH659B6-Lfcn6I4XsdKh2-Le-_RZxURi4V0iJ_wmPm-qr-_QfAFWhEzTMqISyMSHdbweKOxwlmInhMFgfRP-DIkpL-4Lc9i4WCY8tjViSHiTgoEqXdxMISvqArnA/s4608/DSCN8027.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUDUWoeox445bqGgVOL5Iecs1YE_JoZO60R7nwpUsgPYOCYq868JsyGjEtNEp8kBH659B6-Lfcn6I4XsdKh2-Le-_RZxURi4V0iJ_wmPm-qr-_QfAFWhEzTMqISyMSHdbweKOxwlmInhMFgfRP-DIkpL-4Lc9i4WCY8tjViSHiTgoEqXdxMISvqArnA/w640-h480/DSCN8027.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRXs0uf2SmU-PmaUyQr1wOL6-ZVwrYqsgN0QUw_4OfxeCiy4IVWYRxrpu7i7T59qWT-ROAmyWsFelOulYbw74ZYnwMugyTICqNXpPBb2rdjCY3I6ksP-uCC6whnpU0YZEdtnyKiTwE9WYlpN4cOwp2AZFtnu3upNsMov_K6fwY1WTPfg6u26cs8_YlQ/s4608/DSCN8034.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Laszlo is an avid badge collector, as am I, Paul only liked the one badge this time because it was "gold". In other words, not a cool laser cut wood, but a plastic badge.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImqQpvqkVYAgQgWh-zYkGBcphWc4rYrTWXhAeFgS5gjJ2BAbX53GQKCwtldBi-T2ztFk54P9TQowrd4ATuQOqM6O97wcctwRwRbCdy8jJRA6tdEEkYaqrWodtU2LNBNvNwzrcUN7625k-YlpLHjRAj7xLKY1ztnt8NL9f8kS2dGvGL07qG3Ren4SjZg/s4608/DSCN8059.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImqQpvqkVYAgQgWh-zYkGBcphWc4rYrTWXhAeFgS5gjJ2BAbX53GQKCwtldBi-T2ztFk54P9TQowrd4ATuQOqM6O97wcctwRwRbCdy8jJRA6tdEEkYaqrWodtU2LNBNvNwzrcUN7625k-YlpLHjRAj7xLKY1ztnt8NL9f8kS2dGvGL07qG3Ren4SjZg/w640-h480/DSCN8059.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrP0MkEXHzU0byM1_4aXpbSKSxBET0KdmwunhTTogBixXlKPvTvw1NjfcdF0MT8R6XuVdS-KSMbJq9D2AboG8aDPvLYs8mDFDrTuMmwGK3YjYVpU2WBJUljpZOgKCZGaAOrYYrbahx5Kev-PIZrkFJVExMOasZsqzjO2Jw2M_iHy_gskAW-aBiyFxAPw/s4608/DSCN8061.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrP0MkEXHzU0byM1_4aXpbSKSxBET0KdmwunhTTogBixXlKPvTvw1NjfcdF0MT8R6XuVdS-KSMbJq9D2AboG8aDPvLYs8mDFDrTuMmwGK3YjYVpU2WBJUljpZOgKCZGaAOrYYrbahx5Kev-PIZrkFJVExMOasZsqzjO2Jw2M_iHy_gskAW-aBiyFxAPw/w640-h480/DSCN8061.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP89ayZrR1-cJ9SQ7obX-OPQkZSBYFZrTir57gDWiN13JZbrlRD-LtYF4CN_OjYsG1j8WQhLx3q6V6OmkqXCMd2Xv4SlCpw_oridWOse0zF21KtuzG3PxXPz9vr7VDu_YeU28fv8wlnE10Fbs3GeMAhdAV4_5DLwn1ryC_NxXQq6xS32e7iEk1Vsb57A/s4608/DSCN8062.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP89ayZrR1-cJ9SQ7obX-OPQkZSBYFZrTir57gDWiN13JZbrlRD-LtYF4CN_OjYsG1j8WQhLx3q6V6OmkqXCMd2Xv4SlCpw_oridWOse0zF21KtuzG3PxXPz9vr7VDu_YeU28fv8wlnE10Fbs3GeMAhdAV4_5DLwn1ryC_NxXQq6xS32e7iEk1Vsb57A/w640-h480/DSCN8062.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Cedar Breaks is a great summer destination to beat the heat. It's a bit like Bryce Canyon and a bit like the Grand Canyon, but less crowded that both and with cooler temperatures. I'd recommend giving it a visit, just be cautious about hiking at that elevation if you aren't used to it. Take it easy, the air is pretty thin up there!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaX_c5KIaUVqFQL_qIJFy8cq20ZdpJLJlht455lXdX0LqaHwv6PBQtHanR94DsgdynGoRXw56qRXPg4ByqhmqigPeNJslsQaGUOiUFcixcZT9sklL7Vy4f8W7LIMqKqAH8mHFAX67qWqGk_Q7Qt-ut34to6dBk-GHNwxldOq2w73e_M7UBLgkbnHpBw/s4608/DSCN8066.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaX_c5KIaUVqFQL_qIJFy8cq20ZdpJLJlht455lXdX0LqaHwv6PBQtHanR94DsgdynGoRXw56qRXPg4ByqhmqigPeNJslsQaGUOiUFcixcZT9sklL7Vy4f8W7LIMqKqAH8mHFAX67qWqGk_Q7Qt-ut34to6dBk-GHNwxldOq2w73e_M7UBLgkbnHpBw/w640-h480/DSCN8066.JPG" width="640" /></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-626115249660081282022-06-28T16:41:00.004-07:002022-06-28T16:53:33.689-07:00School's out for Summer<p> Easter was especially cute this year because it was Arthur's first Easter Egg Hunt. He got the hang of it pretty quick, and he loves chocolate so much. It was his ideal holiday activity.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjys_Ps-8t78NKdHThRivMj2LddjSM3h-KS-yp0JsKruyCGBvQdqGIBQjF64E9duE4kL1i73rlR3LAMqmtIZxphQC1gir4aIMAiRbxa3m830TZw1PSskt7OJUasDXxTrOKKKb-MeA-b1YE1j9FYP9Fawc0QGlXfKbv-5NNOdovzDk4nr-OyI8yORIHNrQ/s4608/DSCN7821.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjys_Ps-8t78NKdHThRivMj2LddjSM3h-KS-yp0JsKruyCGBvQdqGIBQjF64E9duE4kL1i73rlR3LAMqmtIZxphQC1gir4aIMAiRbxa3m830TZw1PSskt7OJUasDXxTrOKKKb-MeA-b1YE1j9FYP9Fawc0QGlXfKbv-5NNOdovzDk4nr-OyI8yORIHNrQ/w640-h480/DSCN7821.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9Xd97HFFavGx1xx0RZtZePkc_VMZOwEEiw_05es-0WipJ-i8NJwahv953F1J-zB2RdRiIV-U3H30147ZxyPHMhcxeIvLDYtJLTp-uPaz8dt_0GtLaenjIUEoBci7JrckCuq5tT29GSlTcJB-M7yQFDKUc7JvJ5esBV2yH8Ow1qailjljEKzbQk6d2w/s4608/DSCN7813.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9Xd97HFFavGx1xx0RZtZePkc_VMZOwEEiw_05es-0WipJ-i8NJwahv953F1J-zB2RdRiIV-U3H30147ZxyPHMhcxeIvLDYtJLTp-uPaz8dt_0GtLaenjIUEoBci7JrckCuq5tT29GSlTcJB-M7yQFDKUc7JvJ5esBV2yH8Ow1qailjljEKzbQk6d2w/w640-h480/DSCN7813.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIME54OXUCjUjsV6O7YkdT4GSLZDmcXt4jFKLzrRGAWNtn5f7BBgEVZInYlGVTjRuLfrSnlvnMVsivxp7QKkuIsPK1SI8Doadb7fPDun15ayYOVSd9DSZOFFVKqCvG-Pe-uoqMj8sbaCn4RKH0jz2IrpVWCOznJcE074E02S6M5HqWyux_VRzRE11Zog/s4608/DSCN7814.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIME54OXUCjUjsV6O7YkdT4GSLZDmcXt4jFKLzrRGAWNtn5f7BBgEVZInYlGVTjRuLfrSnlvnMVsivxp7QKkuIsPK1SI8Doadb7fPDun15ayYOVSd9DSZOFFVKqCvG-Pe-uoqMj8sbaCn4RKH0jz2IrpVWCOznJcE074E02S6M5HqWyux_VRzRE11Zog/w640-h480/DSCN7814.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyjEpyuVNRHkB9JNM7bDpt9GMb793-akMo_xJPuceDSDO8eJVqW8QF_befBn8DvHMaMssbtKay0qG5Rq-slHw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJHYauQv8BdUgHDVIL4zyNL5zeaXGiKLQBqoGd2GSgXD2tzJNnGhD3eBDTe1EM8wjLTdmkWeR1_35kWvsbbXW5GslYeJ4tkCBKVPOMirqicVGcyqZX7hDqQJyb38sJ5ZFPJodsXX3HKFln_VvOS_weabm1CE3j3ij-jrrzZOYqmOd026VQ6Q32orffw/s4000/IMG_20220417_200720264.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJHYauQv8BdUgHDVIL4zyNL5zeaXGiKLQBqoGd2GSgXD2tzJNnGhD3eBDTe1EM8wjLTdmkWeR1_35kWvsbbXW5GslYeJ4tkCBKVPOMirqicVGcyqZX7hDqQJyb38sJ5ZFPJodsXX3HKFln_VvOS_weabm1CE3j3ij-jrrzZOYqmOd026VQ6Q32orffw/w640-h480/IMG_20220417_200720264.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAB5VElIo8UYZgOcrtzA8zcXVvIVwhC-eJwogn-M6AR8gKqUmUFkN385y2I2xP3A5EppLEQ96RSdICtbORMd2d0xj4bORhYaCsWKfenuCQCnLAN29UQ0GG187asqeLVtVz32Eb2A3VQWFCRzDZ2xPm60ZmwYv-koZ8iBNCx-U_p1ZKcxaS5vC52io5Fw/s4000/IMG_20220417_202930784.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAB5VElIo8UYZgOcrtzA8zcXVvIVwhC-eJwogn-M6AR8gKqUmUFkN385y2I2xP3A5EppLEQ96RSdICtbORMd2d0xj4bORhYaCsWKfenuCQCnLAN29UQ0GG187asqeLVtVz32Eb2A3VQWFCRzDZ2xPm60ZmwYv-koZ8iBNCx-U_p1ZKcxaS5vC52io5Fw/w640-h480/IMG_20220417_202930784.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The end of the school year means lots of field trips. We visited the Capitol building and Governor's mansion with Paul's class. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEificLB-X10_pV9uz_oxusnwSyCw_4Wv7Ty3O-njxYx6WorV7V7AgnbJPKmemCtMrYroqUMPiRJ2ugbwWhXTre_BHjoVAquApqx3pA2JT8c4AyNs9vwCTFFlgp-r_GKewPlQSBHNDHxp1YJ5dwACsiOZiG9kgnZI49Be2IsBBR0CUIyqRob1s4AqGzYFQ/s4000/IMG_20220511_102648777_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEificLB-X10_pV9uz_oxusnwSyCw_4Wv7Ty3O-njxYx6WorV7V7AgnbJPKmemCtMrYroqUMPiRJ2ugbwWhXTre_BHjoVAquApqx3pA2JT8c4AyNs9vwCTFFlgp-r_GKewPlQSBHNDHxp1YJ5dwACsiOZiG9kgnZI49Be2IsBBR0CUIyqRob1s4AqGzYFQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220511_102648777_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSjNtyef_Z_5kGzYKfx3cYMOz3v59E7wVxDD3gj3YFk7EWFWjXtIc57hFaN3quwL4-YI-gnSiStjlblT30gJ_iX7qf1Ve3UxYhPr1JHRA5ep2tUG8OTPH6Myw0dTE0xI0muCKvRe_44mntVGPljhl06Wh2BgFNlFUk3TOouh5gHzU8zmrP1XR8V3gdA/s3264/IMG_20220511_120048007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">And Paul's class went to a park to play and launch the rockets they built.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwudQdQRSjQkWgVZ0ZxmL48pjVlUdAigrKlM7smLjXcuXATMIc3yKAXEUjfp82NgQgu8ShsVUDQhSQzss1tdFSuXCCxVJfz--ouO7nfFbCMgbMLpdrtz-LrOgsZSpAWJoSj-aJ0BSrGdyNbU2V2WR66S4YBUXvsACMOa_y23hvUsEUvkKtd8Czhrwkyw/s4000/IMG_20220524_103640521_PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwudQdQRSjQkWgVZ0ZxmL48pjVlUdAigrKlM7smLjXcuXATMIc3yKAXEUjfp82NgQgu8ShsVUDQhSQzss1tdFSuXCCxVJfz--ouO7nfFbCMgbMLpdrtz-LrOgsZSpAWJoSj-aJ0BSrGdyNbU2V2WR66S4YBUXvsACMOa_y23hvUsEUvkKtd8Czhrwkyw/w480-h640/IMG_20220524_103640521_PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw1jhGL_2mr8Fr_JXzSNw8i3gpSJdBbBLdMORDo8Q4btUxZnUNZnfzux8f2dfNYUjP9J2QsezeFdEr8V-J-ZA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;">Laszlo had a big preschool graduation and carnival. He is so ready for kindergarten next year, it is really impressive how much he learned in pre school. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqp1qJP5hPzxl8x9s_GGVtPkwAEqSpSWoSVHlI40vDShgjJFWLjvJ1TB0daEny7ovUulb7AqvKZEVcB8BXcVMiBRID1XvBv61m0xpa2Mr40B2qtjLY3OcmqmowotqGnBa_8fleFF_1N4SLlb-fbL6bt2JG1hjJStlYKPOLZ5YUBpbC9XPR1q7JBR79cg/s4032/IMG_0613.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqp1qJP5hPzxl8x9s_GGVtPkwAEqSpSWoSVHlI40vDShgjJFWLjvJ1TB0daEny7ovUulb7AqvKZEVcB8BXcVMiBRID1XvBv61m0xpa2Mr40B2qtjLY3OcmqmowotqGnBa_8fleFF_1N4SLlb-fbL6bt2JG1hjJStlYKPOLZ5YUBpbC9XPR1q7JBR79cg/w480-h640/IMG_0613.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQ5-2mB43KIeBF4gkt9ppKkV38Pj0EaVCu_Wlj9fXrMV4bHrGM5TIQ8H5EVGgm4ID6KD32r32NwwBYXzTa22rmfan3Z7NH_YhjcIjtLkQcQLkKGNoOVsLOX7f5Be5wrgwUFehp_ebuNKiVUWwHEYjmgq0FAtA1nYCdWusQIIPFrX8gKswqg9didWNnQ/s4000/IMG_20220523_185006903_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQ5-2mB43KIeBF4gkt9ppKkV38Pj0EaVCu_Wlj9fXrMV4bHrGM5TIQ8H5EVGgm4ID6KD32r32NwwBYXzTa22rmfan3Z7NH_YhjcIjtLkQcQLkKGNoOVsLOX7f5Be5wrgwUFehp_ebuNKiVUWwHEYjmgq0FAtA1nYCdWusQIIPFrX8gKswqg9didWNnQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220523_185006903_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3KwZnKzTcHgI92KtK3XN3yiWUGCxieroNnX56-oAy5E7VgY_UkyqTpIuEQmMFSV8jGMj82KoPj8CMaA0js9dMA64ybKv7xwM76VnMvk4vlHw3j_aFILy__vW2yNWzkz1xyoy76rwHaaJTZJpbmZwzoj7Tzgg0nzYB5rApRkerzcy3nM6KhY1uc07JQ/s4000/IMG_20220524_110155822_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3KwZnKzTcHgI92KtK3XN3yiWUGCxieroNnX56-oAy5E7VgY_UkyqTpIuEQmMFSV8jGMj82KoPj8CMaA0js9dMA64ybKv7xwM76VnMvk4vlHw3j_aFILy__vW2yNWzkz1xyoy76rwHaaJTZJpbmZwzoj7Tzgg0nzYB5rApRkerzcy3nM6KhY1uc07JQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220524_110155822_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Arthur is learning some new words. More, oh no, hello, yeah, mama, and shoes. Well, he says "ssssssssh" and we know that means shoes.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyDz1FyB3gpGIgT8xqeyUFSylippouRgvkAze-1ee-_AnKm4cEeXR7zg0ADS92e2pt6WYVQPeNMWYwDPMKfErlQaOyCOOJyekfsV6gqAqHTrmjCRt69nj1G8o04gusck00x8_riw8UHHQzw3SZg546_JUUWmvMgwn31TDpgsJP8fs45SztVoKeHQ3xw/s4032/IMG_0468.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyDz1FyB3gpGIgT8xqeyUFSylippouRgvkAze-1ee-_AnKm4cEeXR7zg0ADS92e2pt6WYVQPeNMWYwDPMKfErlQaOyCOOJyekfsV6gqAqHTrmjCRt69nj1G8o04gusck00x8_riw8UHHQzw3SZg546_JUUWmvMgwn31TDpgsJP8fs45SztVoKeHQ3xw/w480-h640/IMG_0468.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBZu_pLmjqyDzhBZfKSMfEN-VOzKO9MkR-SWcbEkF9AxNsynkQAsFNY3jenpIgnXBGkgXvHqJaXYNfwTS-e0OaLQiO8yymbJWTVgpzUnbmZx2BKF1yP2x-p_yBc6MlBKw5k1oxC9xs86-wUpf8pn1AA4hvSHVBAfo-coVt_TNsMiaYxcVruS-c4GZhA/s4032/IMG_0588.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBZu_pLmjqyDzhBZfKSMfEN-VOzKO9MkR-SWcbEkF9AxNsynkQAsFNY3jenpIgnXBGkgXvHqJaXYNfwTS-e0OaLQiO8yymbJWTVgpzUnbmZx2BKF1yP2x-p_yBc6MlBKw5k1oxC9xs86-wUpf8pn1AA4hvSHVBAfo-coVt_TNsMiaYxcVruS-c4GZhA/w640-h480/IMG_0588.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFF3gMw44H9g-RoqJDgTHUzJUren0jiUDaj7FpaS6DP1_94r2kyLankO8CMInvOvr5XyPenhMUTMALwFU1eyoWGFEgIxR0Q-585Z42m-3y1SlENXQZOeftWuv_JMhBFbE0v1TlOKhuIpQzDoFiwOJMLs-npSt-IF2ON7uLoK4Ul2qzLA4QK-uZMv5p0g/s4000/IMG_20220415_123350049_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFF3gMw44H9g-RoqJDgTHUzJUren0jiUDaj7FpaS6DP1_94r2kyLankO8CMInvOvr5XyPenhMUTMALwFU1eyoWGFEgIxR0Q-585Z42m-3y1SlENXQZOeftWuv_JMhBFbE0v1TlOKhuIpQzDoFiwOJMLs-npSt-IF2ON7uLoK4Ul2qzLA4QK-uZMv5p0g/w480-h640/IMG_20220415_123350049_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">When I went in for my allergy shot in May, Arthur got jealous that the rest of us got to wear masks, so he got one of his own to play with. He's the only person I know who is excited about wearing a mask.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleQ-jUQ3oZyth-8rmnQ_Ea6t_0is1C3theQ5C0qoXZm3h7Ku-yXsthg_myYtd63S-ocqUA9RbPEAIfQvy1ga-IWjmvH-aPwaUBulSn_imaWZQ0o27JfbrmCVCfbHTtTHZn4k5t46Plb1mcDij_bMoA0WEqscK-h7RYgSUYm4ud-ibBBjxC3ZUOg-x7g/s4000/IMG_20220602_114642582.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleQ-jUQ3oZyth-8rmnQ_Ea6t_0is1C3theQ5C0qoXZm3h7Ku-yXsthg_myYtd63S-ocqUA9RbPEAIfQvy1ga-IWjmvH-aPwaUBulSn_imaWZQ0o27JfbrmCVCfbHTtTHZn4k5t46Plb1mcDij_bMoA0WEqscK-h7RYgSUYm4ud-ibBBjxC3ZUOg-x7g/w640-h480/IMG_20220602_114642582.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p>Our first real act of summer vacation was a family reunion with Lee's family. We went to Island Park, Idaho. On our way up there we stopped off and hiked to Mesa Falls, which is a really beautiful waterfall. I've noticed that my kids hike without complaining when they are playing with their cousins along the way. Even Arthur wanted to walk part of the hike.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLccRzYN5MuuKkTPur8yaNqEHxKur3iysoKCQ_vyrawRA6BFAkRmw4ne0ytSAUx1zBFlB986vGW9tKS8Z59oBFdohr6JEyPN79KeiI-sLzJJEvZragofV8pRDDp1AAtpnLJThmNnNjDnRKfG09LD7HXUOEIyKmBCxUkba719m66uF1jXS2XyKBytnlxg/s4032/IMG_0618.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLccRzYN5MuuKkTPur8yaNqEHxKur3iysoKCQ_vyrawRA6BFAkRmw4ne0ytSAUx1zBFlB986vGW9tKS8Z59oBFdohr6JEyPN79KeiI-sLzJJEvZragofV8pRDDp1AAtpnLJThmNnNjDnRKfG09LD7HXUOEIyKmBCxUkba719m66uF1jXS2XyKBytnlxg/w640-h480/IMG_0618.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcBQ8IA7KVZ2Q0wJIWMIAGtOff28F1IzSvt1y0HsCM7MY8pWdRC2eyFveJeX4m_aRATfEHHEHytSBe_QseJy81w9hwLl_vvC0Ej6h7Zw_LF_qxRB9tzy2sB6mqcpNKjYu4HQAM7e5-6ZEd7yA6I1muAQKXdIqrxKz6j1lQC5uIIjawgoq7MWX84htEQ/s4032/IMG_0620.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcBQ8IA7KVZ2Q0wJIWMIAGtOff28F1IzSvt1y0HsCM7MY8pWdRC2eyFveJeX4m_aRATfEHHEHytSBe_QseJy81w9hwLl_vvC0Ej6h7Zw_LF_qxRB9tzy2sB6mqcpNKjYu4HQAM7e5-6ZEd7yA6I1muAQKXdIqrxKz6j1lQC5uIIjawgoq7MWX84htEQ/w640-h480/IMG_0620.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinj0TaHAaDwPpXTBS-vpC0YjtTlA4IubAkEZ-F03wFFbXcKWZDzgEctloC43SK8_kEQxcDBgYS9woowF3nLdYqhPqKUatqFKQX6eowhGdDtT4K0BdSeAzD3TUaDtcoU77q5HJJ-KKhdthkn_evodj6OT6OFtFOGd1x7vakRhqxoyIXCdikdMtyEkU-sg/s4032/IMG_0627.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinj0TaHAaDwPpXTBS-vpC0YjtTlA4IubAkEZ-F03wFFbXcKWZDzgEctloC43SK8_kEQxcDBgYS9woowF3nLdYqhPqKUatqFKQX6eowhGdDtT4K0BdSeAzD3TUaDtcoU77q5HJJ-KKhdthkn_evodj6OT6OFtFOGd1x7vakRhqxoyIXCdikdMtyEkU-sg/w640-h480/IMG_0627.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mbTO6KM--fsvgfOQQZEUebKIMbeB7AuJmjLNLVW9VVVo0J8pUsMkbGly-VmnFFMV6CeB4Qg6M5qzC9Tky90PCiL7hucmOUa-m5edhsZqP-sAzq-UViWJGsejJ8jsLiGvxpkWwZLYbThuBg-BMpS68l3UttPukZfdFyi2Nf4dylP7pSXDQG14LPqTUg/s4032/IMG_0630.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mbTO6KM--fsvgfOQQZEUebKIMbeB7AuJmjLNLVW9VVVo0J8pUsMkbGly-VmnFFMV6CeB4Qg6M5qzC9Tky90PCiL7hucmOUa-m5edhsZqP-sAzq-UViWJGsejJ8jsLiGvxpkWwZLYbThuBg-BMpS68l3UttPukZfdFyi2Nf4dylP7pSXDQG14LPqTUg/w480-h640/IMG_0630.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span><p></p><p>We played games, went out on the four-wheeler, made smores, and Lee and I (but mostly Lee) put together an escape room game for everyone to do one night. 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He tried pushing her, like he does to his parents, and Violette did not appreciate it. He tried doing the "c'mon" gesture, but she didn't know what that meant. He tried grabbing her sleeve and dragging her, but she didn't care for that either. But she did seem happy to give him hugs, so I guess he wasn't too much of a torment.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3T5obGv-gBkUcuEKAck3uZOP1fnDBzcCbBcGSkGtYqgU0HTQSBlsibkOIk-GKSH5W8eLHuKE8L50x4nWO5WjrTaHxDC1fskwGa_m75tQpK_nemVGl6c0qyq0o5YpQ3wqoAgK2D8l9MA_D4eZfH0eEGWAL8XbLTjGmfFUZFJYTteAtxMcmk-3VMOQPg/s4032/IMG_0672.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3T5obGv-gBkUcuEKAck3uZOP1fnDBzcCbBcGSkGtYqgU0HTQSBlsibkOIk-GKSH5W8eLHuKE8L50x4nWO5WjrTaHxDC1fskwGa_m75tQpK_nemVGl6c0qyq0o5YpQ3wqoAgK2D8l9MA_D4eZfH0eEGWAL8XbLTjGmfFUZFJYTteAtxMcmk-3VMOQPg/w640-h480/IMG_0672.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxifOTTt2o7hsROEDfE6tZM91SsGJub-7AV9j1YtW3qA5rp2aS1TZu4e49qgGE9zUZRUUbzymRSEiukNrhQV5ZyyNGrit-gubKUbe-Dn4R8hvsfUHzafnlDp3gmv9ioShWfcluHSRapb8aV2ck77NnzVr5K1ZtYky7CN2dS0irQSF9oRRiRK9n2K6pdg/s4032/IMG_0668.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTS28tVTGMPX0gOfVpW7SAme7A9Foq14BkfCAD8oN_rHC7KiQpdDEFm_Ew5D_b3ZyxJtU6uft5CpEpfR_xYu0XcK7kAlfhEtFO9OUk7zTph18lW67loov8LQCY9HRjFIwTE8hNj5K3qIAFycVa8k-u_Zgfp-s6F09jkP_ilF3w8p77FwMfcVC-uzL7zA/w640-h480/DSCN7871.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Yellowstone is absolutely gorgeous, totally unique, and as such a very popular destination. It was very busy when we were there. We spent most of the day up in the northern part of the park near Mammoth Hot Springs. I'd never been to that part of Yellowstone before, so that was my highlight. We also stopped at the Artist's Paint Pots and spent a huge amount of time at the bathroom near Norris Geyser Basin...we saw the geysers too, but I think we spent more time in the bathroom.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cnjN_6oSf6vtmX0V-B5XZZfJhtExY-4mGK5zwMYk_T0lnNba7i7OEjTYTBG-zTlio7e0PfxYqzly9ajYtUnIFvHiWsYuOq6eF9Ugzh07OYLsyK0x3IxWh9azphobW2Z4g91VGsOmviIQ6yEe_KlIGufIjYOImzeIOYM6MIbeVn-KunEM8a_0sykSlg/s4000/IMG_20220606_115332946_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cnjN_6oSf6vtmX0V-B5XZZfJhtExY-4mGK5zwMYk_T0lnNba7i7OEjTYTBG-zTlio7e0PfxYqzly9ajYtUnIFvHiWsYuOq6eF9Ugzh07OYLsyK0x3IxWh9azphobW2Z4g91VGsOmviIQ6yEe_KlIGufIjYOImzeIOYM6MIbeVn-KunEM8a_0sykSlg/w640-h480/IMG_20220606_115332946_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The geysers and animals were amazing, the weather managable, the logistics complicated. I'm just not a fan of long lines at bathrooms and parking lot entrances. 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text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Our kids were in surprisingly good moods for such a long day spent hiking and driving, so we took advantage and stopped to see Old Faithful rather late in the evening. It was wonderfully uncrowded at the Visitor's Center and we were able to get the kids their Junior Ranger badges while we were there. Paul doesn't care one bit about being a Junior Ranger, but Laszlo and I are both all in on collecting badges. 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We drove through Yellowstone, passed Yellowstone Lake, and headed to Grand Teton National Park. The comparative hustle and bustle of Yellowstone to the quiet tranquility of Teton was dramatic. Teton is a much smaller park and much less touristed than Yellowstone, but absolutely beautiful.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7KMB3ZDEYe-VKBTr1Yb1Q8-5XKLN7SVuoc0LcMTJo04NBci4trbZCy_j2c1_tk0vzw7fMNmr3Ay18ak64Bsd2ThyHHNUdDN1t9YELqj-IVV2v-YZI91d945Roz8oZF5nD4waox5e64H7_gPqFhMk29JhzFx2_cP7becL8DQ3NoMFgp3Ls4UH4Wjzog/s4608/DSCN7969.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7KMB3ZDEYe-VKBTr1Yb1Q8-5XKLN7SVuoc0LcMTJo04NBci4trbZCy_j2c1_tk0vzw7fMNmr3Ay18ak64Bsd2ThyHHNUdDN1t9YELqj-IVV2v-YZI91d945Roz8oZF5nD4waox5e64H7_gPqFhMk29JhzFx2_cP7becL8DQ3NoMFgp3Ls4UH4Wjzog/w640-h480/DSCN7969.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDsv0VRnkJsySp5z5Qo-mC3sYynT93ssS8IYtb2WMoIqXL8zZtb9BhoejKhkkwbaBNomOvRiJFDx_iawB7pPXL7kzCQps7mV3tWf-9HuRm-sEDvdEcP0tFHWVfaix7FctSq78AeIV8ak-7yMsitO_dr1Bw66apyfmwfUorQxMtzMAnnAVOE4LOySntQ/s4608/DSCN7971.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDsv0VRnkJsySp5z5Qo-mC3sYynT93ssS8IYtb2WMoIqXL8zZtb9BhoejKhkkwbaBNomOvRiJFDx_iawB7pPXL7kzCQps7mV3tWf-9HuRm-sEDvdEcP0tFHWVfaix7FctSq78AeIV8ak-7yMsitO_dr1Bw66apyfmwfUorQxMtzMAnnAVOE4LOySntQ/w640-h480/DSCN7971.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8moVCN9eAdOHsjkcvW7LLKoSad6VsfZZ72luskN4K9veBye3ACeGw-5jS1FTlEcaT8DQxul2XyzQEOb-YSv5ZKo-Y7FVuHoBP2ClWyuD8Lt3kLQTBzn_pYCiaxnSRPo-CTeArj8pmMRDfij6pLTM2b0c-Wru7HmSUSDCkAXTBpm9WNZ0tYqvx-HvAZQ/s4608/DSCN7974.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8moVCN9eAdOHsjkcvW7LLKoSad6VsfZZ72luskN4K9veBye3ACeGw-5jS1FTlEcaT8DQxul2XyzQEOb-YSv5ZKo-Y7FVuHoBP2ClWyuD8Lt3kLQTBzn_pYCiaxnSRPo-CTeArj8pmMRDfij6pLTM2b0c-Wru7HmSUSDCkAXTBpm9WNZ0tYqvx-HvAZQ/w640-h480/DSCN7974.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>We stopped at one of the lodges to work on Junior Ranger books and walk to the Lunch Tree. I still don't know which tree is the titular Lunch Tree, but it is mostly about the view anyway. Here's the view from Lunch Tree Hill:</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ibvW7AHXhFkjE-gjNKN0-8c8KeTYqD-_gnXVyvejnYRqBXXSZawhgW2G78c3gkwtcFQb7Lw9eiRveShxzP6tm8B4HK6fCIHK2H9pg0rU_r0f-LdlDTgaljawxAG773qAFUmXvU6XOx4zegbsAILAEeYOzohdVlZYWlIkIGGf5TzoBvF75WzjoJgyYw/s4032/IMG_0658.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ibvW7AHXhFkjE-gjNKN0-8c8KeTYqD-_gnXVyvejnYRqBXXSZawhgW2G78c3gkwtcFQb7Lw9eiRveShxzP6tm8B4HK6fCIHK2H9pg0rU_r0f-LdlDTgaljawxAG773qAFUmXvU6XOx4zegbsAILAEeYOzohdVlZYWlIkIGGf5TzoBvF75WzjoJgyYw/w640-h480/IMG_0658.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggkuir5Bykl3jhmuUfso6SqHYX4P-ozL3PqCxYliNCYBSZEayc8dXf0wK9xNxyXzTzgGbPxTojoETNriZ_PfXC_8SJrZq6uQh5cZhqIPeLGHPe_lZPeEPG8CFiZztqDuM-ykrsqomxNUElD3v-jzHvlaRSMtBtYPhtAuusSwHbNoX3drLNf6qEixiTg/s4032/IMG_0659.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggkuir5Bykl3jhmuUfso6SqHYX4P-ozL3PqCxYliNCYBSZEayc8dXf0wK9xNxyXzTzgGbPxTojoETNriZ_PfXC_8SJrZq6uQh5cZhqIPeLGHPe_lZPeEPG8CFiZztqDuM-ykrsqomxNUElD3v-jzHvlaRSMtBtYPhtAuusSwHbNoX3drLNf6qEixiTg/w640-h480/IMG_0659.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p>There isn't a better backdrop in the world than those snowy peaks! We really only stayed for the afternoon. If we'd been able to stay longer, I would have rented a kayak or something and paddles around Jenny Lake. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXuFn5x55HOoRKZHMUZvRt90Zjrtfj8cjbu49jjUYD5ejJf3A7bh6NWWEKCN4o3RU36KZuZ62hGC84QCz8G-C2JDpj6eiDIdEyFl3VtXv891YA9HR4Ha4MxdOOPvIVzv9A5wmVTP7PrnpTv9G4L2BkM1eAbLxzhV-6c71anQqn6it_Rb0BQ6anPcj2w/s4032/IMG_0665.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXuFn5x55HOoRKZHMUZvRt90Zjrtfj8cjbu49jjUYD5ejJf3A7bh6NWWEKCN4o3RU36KZuZ62hGC84QCz8G-C2JDpj6eiDIdEyFl3VtXv891YA9HR4Ha4MxdOOPvIVzv9A5wmVTP7PrnpTv9G4L2BkM1eAbLxzhV-6c71anQqn6it_Rb0BQ6anPcj2w/w640-h480/IMG_0665.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGR2zL61FlwKeb3_pA7RH3W10mTMQfpppWR8Bq-1daZPMDkWYjm80EEmvzgg9zDTW9fslb4v6AdE-NOy8EEtFDxCC5dFTRE4IJDVwqlbeCDC3Ki_-SvhUNXTs8XUateEbXgYY6VJcm5x8YyYoHlQDe98T5CSXgCBhKjYilFsZ61F57uJc5M5DqYUSybw/s4000/IMG_20220607_172217422_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxLGoWD65a_mpHADEOSXQULyPJHSRp3iAkdc931t0afw4nLjRV2lgyBMmHp-Z3ygpBFqARtqBXwLQc_FsaK_w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyOz9BBcRGd7vxew_Ao3kLgBLCWG7yKpJN6-Xs8nz-faxH3Ipk5Edxo7EcazR7GuEf4b4dvP0nQoMJehJIOyw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>We stopped for the night near the Wyoming border and finished our drive home the next morning, so that wraps up the big road trip! Now summer has really kicked off, hot weather and all, so we'll have a few more adventures at home including some drought-friendly landscaping projects and enjoy some of the local holiday events and activities. Ciao!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-4879734897239878632022-05-09T15:09:00.023-07:002022-05-09T17:31:39.877-07:00Le Cruise Part 2<p> Welcome back to this sunny travel story!</p><p>On our 7 night cruise, we stopped at 4 different island ports. The most exciting port for me was the second one, San Juan, Puerto Rico.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRewayZ173pNLXxS1fUMOivRtPkSC0QTjgOiZiNqHzwAKCYOftjsLwJtIVFjn5RDcNgM5Dg5qd0SObqsCp3-JhnVjz3sraFVANxTv4ZCNMSi7cdOLdFLw7rlwPkBhvzMqhaBZHv8BYfmHm0fniWLp4ZbT6Cu7IgX61gIdHjVNNjjamAXwD9ok5KEqefA/s4608/DSCN0155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRewayZ173pNLXxS1fUMOivRtPkSC0QTjgOiZiNqHzwAKCYOftjsLwJtIVFjn5RDcNgM5Dg5qd0SObqsCp3-JhnVjz3sraFVANxTv4ZCNMSi7cdOLdFLw7rlwPkBhvzMqhaBZHv8BYfmHm0fniWLp4ZbT6Cu7IgX61gIdHjVNNjjamAXwD9ok5KEqefA/w640-h480/DSCN0155.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Due to covid restrictions, I was really not sure we'd even be able to get off the ship here. When I booked, people had to take MSC excursions, most of which didn't allow kids or sucked for kids. Then it changed so only people with kids had to take MSC excursions. Then, finally, everyone was allowed to go ashore independently.</p><p>However, this final change was not ever announced or put online before our trip, it was just on our boarding pass that the restriction would lift April 1st. The day our ship departed. So I had exactly no hours to devote to planning our port days, the best I could do was download offline maps and find a recommended walking tour. It would have gone a bit more smoothly with some actual planning, but we still got to see and do some very cool things.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ouRV_pRD1ju0PIgEFoFExVN3ql8aHu7UlsdsUqoaZzFCPMQ0WqBoFspunogXRJ4_gEK8mGSHXgybGoNLhtnfoEcC-Jh1036g4ENosmNGy4DIP9VGxMh-F4Vif4JCw4lRES22B5USLWE6uPVueWlWpZ1QwhL0zXQUJx5Mt15-Df2ismIm4xhD3L4C_A/s4608/DSCN0148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ouRV_pRD1ju0PIgEFoFExVN3ql8aHu7UlsdsUqoaZzFCPMQ0WqBoFspunogXRJ4_gEK8mGSHXgybGoNLhtnfoEcC-Jh1036g4ENosmNGy4DIP9VGxMh-F4Vif4JCw4lRES22B5USLWE6uPVueWlWpZ1QwhL0zXQUJx5Mt15-Df2ismIm4xhD3L4C_A/w640-h480/DSCN0148.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbiBkyGl8uq5fslgVI9JYkIWaVMiJbdBU9LcCvRUb5X9sOkoYtM1ddnb_OW7kf9Y6I9-Vm6JGrQ_Jpd2-jWkqkZOGljSV_pevbeBb8k4CY5Tq5qfbzJwFDKuvuCTVrVjKZpiMrhtZiQszl_Dp00TSXqxhBiK2f2gwSPV9JEBHjPwKhUvTLvSP-BiKPQ/s4608/DSCN0149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbiBkyGl8uq5fslgVI9JYkIWaVMiJbdBU9LcCvRUb5X9sOkoYtM1ddnb_OW7kf9Y6I9-Vm6JGrQ_Jpd2-jWkqkZOGljSV_pevbeBb8k4CY5Tq5qfbzJwFDKuvuCTVrVjKZpiMrhtZiQszl_Dp00TSXqxhBiK2f2gwSPV9JEBHjPwKhUvTLvSP-BiKPQ/w640-h480/DSCN0149.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Our ship arrived at the dock around 10 AM, so we had lots of time in the morning to sit on the balcony and watch the island getting closer. Some of us enjoyed it more than others...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFxqVRtX_vDKd5uflMgBQyOvIj2ynWgMIbfMBBJb9Ot1AqzigP6-y-PDhiGeKFXpUQm6tDo68Q4f02qctbrUC3nP6r3DE0njZC2qpbxBceaI47VlABJEsE4eNKTBRgXHn5btmy2k-KTgOgt4C3MYnhasaqSlfAJK3QfNXW6gifDcp7cU2a05Bd2G1pA/s4608/DSCN0151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFxqVRtX_vDKd5uflMgBQyOvIj2ynWgMIbfMBBJb9Ot1AqzigP6-y-PDhiGeKFXpUQm6tDo68Q4f02qctbrUC3nP6r3DE0njZC2qpbxBceaI47VlABJEsE4eNKTBRgXHn5btmy2k-KTgOgt4C3MYnhasaqSlfAJK3QfNXW6gifDcp7cU2a05Bd2G1pA/w640-h480/DSCN0151.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIxn3BJ-koKnJW_J8G8XctqKQnauJQnvUAzGp7upyHJjRrNpu6S31IrZcprWpCCOJrwnSAFfnCHLwapNG96SzuA70WXw2swA7huY4atEXJ-yMlBXxPZ1PFF25ECS9HAJvtqtSx-IDw9ccyJ1nWUK3A7qKLVk9qLCpomCu1JIoCQeVxo4a1lOHMdOrCA/s4608/DSCN0162.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIxn3BJ-koKnJW_J8G8XctqKQnauJQnvUAzGp7upyHJjRrNpu6S31IrZcprWpCCOJrwnSAFfnCHLwapNG96SzuA70WXw2swA7huY4atEXJ-yMlBXxPZ1PFF25ECS9HAJvtqtSx-IDw9ccyJ1nWUK3A7qKLVk9qLCpomCu1JIoCQeVxo4a1lOHMdOrCA/w640-h480/DSCN0162.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Once we got our feet on land, we started our walking tour of historic San Juan. It started out at Plaza Colon.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHciidZQ79gohK_x9OSgj0YPyUClDofCGc6D6BEy1b-yF17FHLND0jSdobz4gQcLP8uVJsLL6vu7jzEujritEaOyJyOOiKyaRnPAublWmg4nXBPpJPN_0sndq0R2maMBDM2EwqQfjvr_IzeKu4-5zO4-3a-xrQ3rao6fu-sGaXic5xqnPdQc73fhaW1A/s4608/DSCN0167.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHciidZQ79gohK_x9OSgj0YPyUClDofCGc6D6BEy1b-yF17FHLND0jSdobz4gQcLP8uVJsLL6vu7jzEujritEaOyJyOOiKyaRnPAublWmg4nXBPpJPN_0sndq0R2maMBDM2EwqQfjvr_IzeKu4-5zO4-3a-xrQ3rao6fu-sGaXic5xqnPdQc73fhaW1A/w480-h640/DSCN0167.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNpjQpRi1IwwBz26zZJn6Qp_ehGmfvbdL5OG6B3aWn2DlXoawr7icqqeEOS81UWDJv6Eu8bTtCXRXxczPYTrzxers25AOOtLJ8p4qmG5vsrvO4Pg1c4lQ7GZ0gq29Y7W-rUJNDl-ZOy8hEEhrxnsU7gxEIQrg82ugrOKprxS7C9ltFmVkO3hFlfa_4w/s4608/DSCN0163.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNpjQpRi1IwwBz26zZJn6Qp_ehGmfvbdL5OG6B3aWn2DlXoawr7icqqeEOS81UWDJv6Eu8bTtCXRXxczPYTrzxers25AOOtLJ8p4qmG5vsrvO4Pg1c4lQ7GZ0gq29Y7W-rUJNDl-ZOy8hEEhrxnsU7gxEIQrg82ugrOKprxS7C9ltFmVkO3hFlfa_4w/w640-h480/DSCN0163.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) has a few namesake monuments in San Juan. I hadn't ever hear his name in Spanish, and now I am realizing that this guy is the literal origin of the word colonialism, not just a practitioner.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfGIOJ_OC-e0Dhf8Kd9sEiPO6LIzwqgwGnS3w4d4XmV5WKaiWJfizBgPKCTTWPKN0YF5B_fG0LX9XdZdonn2lbaZH_B3FSlu11bNYp8rRcpN9uYiSoO_VniaZ9tMUi15ZU51hG1An2KXYlJTPzJ8NZponRAJlQ5xsnZpMIz6gMi1lvHp-Y8YfuMGjnw/s4608/DSCN0164.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfGIOJ_OC-e0Dhf8Kd9sEiPO6LIzwqgwGnS3w4d4XmV5WKaiWJfizBgPKCTTWPKN0YF5B_fG0LX9XdZdonn2lbaZH_B3FSlu11bNYp8rRcpN9uYiSoO_VniaZ9tMUi15ZU51hG1An2KXYlJTPzJ8NZponRAJlQ5xsnZpMIz6gMi1lvHp-Y8YfuMGjnw/w640-h480/DSCN0164.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1lkhVl2WWVRbQHhS4J9lP7_dRvGrpUAZKTv7KDgM63YRf6rYkjmR2cPUnlI2tMW5GrCAqOMBW4XX1L0cVwLBb-BEL2zQMhOA1rD0q_EeUmDr9VP6DTczvgy4W6kIWeBJK-VnAA0-aL6TNhjKIlGgdiOysKSAu2rBI-KXpQ8otFnsZAtuSCHyIUBfuA/s4608/DSCN0165.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1lkhVl2WWVRbQHhS4J9lP7_dRvGrpUAZKTv7KDgM63YRf6rYkjmR2cPUnlI2tMW5GrCAqOMBW4XX1L0cVwLBb-BEL2zQMhOA1rD0q_EeUmDr9VP6DTczvgy4W6kIWeBJK-VnAA0-aL6TNhjKIlGgdiOysKSAu2rBI-KXpQ8otFnsZAtuSCHyIUBfuA/w640-h480/DSCN0165.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Next stop: Castillo San Cristobal.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGJpNai2FRw2b_WXh2I8enRjtoU_6DjJqgA5UaCOwsSAWJtLzWVn3xYMj7wr2WR-hx1UM53AdGPfXBuwRQVfmmxF4J3-4LnDtNGqXBjVHNROVSK5ZPpPQlk-CzcZTiAMl8fCY9PMTziq9AJTkJnIbUEmx3iUZLOE7OOIDUxQwk91WYcrtIdh1UQufgQ/s4608/DSCN0171.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGJpNai2FRw2b_WXh2I8enRjtoU_6DjJqgA5UaCOwsSAWJtLzWVn3xYMj7wr2WR-hx1UM53AdGPfXBuwRQVfmmxF4J3-4LnDtNGqXBjVHNROVSK5ZPpPQlk-CzcZTiAMl8fCY9PMTziq9AJTkJnIbUEmx3iUZLOE7OOIDUxQwk91WYcrtIdh1UQufgQ/w480-h640/DSCN0171.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>This is where we get a little off the rails. The fort is a national historic site. Which means it's on the national parks pass, so free admission! Yay! One problem: the pass is in Lee's wallet back on the ship.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHzUmWzLGkudKT8sXvohIruLKtsJiCTPLRbIOnZZxypQAASK8kueWOPlL0x7z6ojrQx5CEDw472eGzQBE4eeEoCA5SNnbwObRvfHBygT2sob5NrJ_jI-T6RDXnpQkBgnTK46VJFOPKKDx2SDAN8ToCi4ARH-iGhxW_pX89y2vgoM0eS7mjf5q4bijTQ/s4608/DSCN0175.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHzUmWzLGkudKT8sXvohIruLKtsJiCTPLRbIOnZZxypQAASK8kueWOPlL0x7z6ojrQx5CEDw472eGzQBE4eeEoCA5SNnbwObRvfHBygT2sob5NrJ_jI-T6RDXnpQkBgnTK46VJFOPKKDx2SDAN8ToCi4ARH-iGhxW_pX89y2vgoM0eS7mjf5q4bijTQ/w640-h480/DSCN0175.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Lee runs back for the wallet. We stew in the heat, only to realize, just kidding! We moved the pass to my wallet, which I have. Lee's phone is still on airplane mode, so there's no cutting his search short.</div><div>We did eventually regroup and go inside the fort. I'm glad we did, it was very interesting.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cDi8wBrhqonr9MmspXxwojMSDzZHvj8HkWzdk6KMtnQ7e_0k0b5CIfNMPlZ0IahLyhOJxWbq3QFg7A4faMGeg1EhmzloFi6O3Xjfzf2LPW7d0Rye3NvdFx5OIFigN8sH8CEZMjKU_TzbjtMB03gZy9TguCagMZ4o__JK440d_cKSfth44W0HAgn73g/s4608/DSCN0176.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cDi8wBrhqonr9MmspXxwojMSDzZHvj8HkWzdk6KMtnQ7e_0k0b5CIfNMPlZ0IahLyhOJxWbq3QFg7A4faMGeg1EhmzloFi6O3Xjfzf2LPW7d0Rye3NvdFx5OIFigN8sH8CEZMjKU_TzbjtMB03gZy9TguCagMZ4o__JK440d_cKSfth44W0HAgn73g/w640-h480/DSCN0176.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Inside the prison were these wall drawings of ships, said to be drawn by a mutinous captain while he was locked up awaiting trial.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt_m6J0A0769DkXbuTFBX8KjnsccT9Pk2hTU1-HPArwGmG7KKovJ1K3Htd2Z3hYu1bKufn3d_JyWd0zjCULcgesFhyLhkvp8iXxElUd11cXCtqRGSeuQ7VS5WLyOUI1dYGO4_kws3bdPfwe4Fi3ne8nH-QBd77nRDYLYwJs6jEPU0RuIZZf_XXXN_Eg/s4608/DSCN0178.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt_m6J0A0769DkXbuTFBX8KjnsccT9Pk2hTU1-HPArwGmG7KKovJ1K3Htd2Z3hYu1bKufn3d_JyWd0zjCULcgesFhyLhkvp8iXxElUd11cXCtqRGSeuQ7VS5WLyOUI1dYGO4_kws3bdPfwe4Fi3ne8nH-QBd77nRDYLYwJs6jEPU0RuIZZf_XXXN_Eg/w640-h480/DSCN0178.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqRYgiIvwMz1Mtcb8shOxifRwu35DIViNuQ1TAAme2fYPGpR1adVkkTtF_j5bKanigS1LnnbFKn9vSTRoow8h8RZSd4quympWKURFgg4g9yzzsT6ZKZ8JxC8dReKIxXGzpnRZAXp0HTQvaiJ3_lhaNOAGXYm9Ik3AiANPTekFgliBztXxGPLbqnhL2A/s4608/DSCN0179.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqRYgiIvwMz1Mtcb8shOxifRwu35DIViNuQ1TAAme2fYPGpR1adVkkTtF_j5bKanigS1LnnbFKn9vSTRoow8h8RZSd4quympWKURFgg4g9yzzsT6ZKZ8JxC8dReKIxXGzpnRZAXp0HTQvaiJ3_lhaNOAGXYm9Ik3AiANPTekFgliBztXxGPLbqnhL2A/w640-h480/DSCN0179.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The fort was huge and we didn't even see all of it. Time is a precious resource, almost as precious as the patience and good will of young children, so we couldn't give it all the time it really deserved.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWRMWePcB7NVDQXFGox6bGpPgHGiFZ0JtJz85AiOVc62nenDAJJ6T7IfnMMIrEjkR0zq5kfScXwAqdKc9A5hR120DuYNmKAWUxokVfLBYlKWc9nmBBwHtGTXU4MfF1YtYUFhNcMR332fJ3-EkJYAcTT46-g6LjGmBr6U4KLkqGnfYjJLHPJLeoKLjlg/s4608/DSCN0180.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWRMWePcB7NVDQXFGox6bGpPgHGiFZ0JtJz85AiOVc62nenDAJJ6T7IfnMMIrEjkR0zq5kfScXwAqdKc9A5hR120DuYNmKAWUxokVfLBYlKWc9nmBBwHtGTXU4MfF1YtYUFhNcMR332fJ3-EkJYAcTT46-g6LjGmBr6U4KLkqGnfYjJLHPJLeoKLjlg/w640-h480/DSCN0180.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This fort is something like 500 years old. It was primarily intended to protect Spanish interests not from swashbuckling pirates, but from the English.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmOU1PwPtsJ3mY7TzL88L7VLHNcJsV9HWKBYUm_aSOoZ5PlGFG9uKPHd4RZtJ4xOP8gKm3qAG8paFnK7FfDywljaDSDyoxejwHVYPmXmy5e3cVrweYbv-LlZUKa0ODdrryohwUj-LBYLHRC7M-Hgzv-Fori4_R1bWOszSKUjnJV-JOXKuUA70zHdDbA/s4608/DSCN0186.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmOU1PwPtsJ3mY7TzL88L7VLHNcJsV9HWKBYUm_aSOoZ5PlGFG9uKPHd4RZtJ4xOP8gKm3qAG8paFnK7FfDywljaDSDyoxejwHVYPmXmy5e3cVrweYbv-LlZUKa0ODdrryohwUj-LBYLHRC7M-Hgzv-Fori4_R1bWOszSKUjnJV-JOXKuUA70zHdDbA/w640-h480/DSCN0186.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8Q5mOs8MEnrXLFy-24MUMpwW2u6970u14epb9knI-av0dPa5GZThETcXnl273xXTFCLhpH3xmj2vxAhbgrTHyXTL3tJNUoeGFEYnN8P4JCcdiIy2W8AwcqtgesOo-FWSXogHuSJC5sDxixSfOfYe_I2dMgYx7r55WJzHpNpQUUvntm6ZUXC6qlsKlg/s4608/DSCN0187.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dziEVZeULnEE2axbbUwwW7bIPLDQiWQPy0G1PFXqjREM8sqCk2j8AP6jxVshyB3mJCF5kytEd4FatkvzTcHdA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p>It was getting close to lunch time, so we explored further into old town to see what snacks we could find.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEgQJSO0Z-FK8geOHsbUxvu9PXrIgC_3uF45JOMiKtwG06Vz-eeb-EveAQaEcSWBgTYVGLIQe04tJblXV-FrXtFVSG2_4LDMocEjBnqacjic305Skfc5L304xiWNJCd6FsMXpP4jHaOmcFc8sr2xNFiAtKswkUlusG7Yl36c0DDRGrYeOhCyo1JPMcA/s4608/DSCN0190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEgQJSO0Z-FK8geOHsbUxvu9PXrIgC_3uF45JOMiKtwG06Vz-eeb-EveAQaEcSWBgTYVGLIQe04tJblXV-FrXtFVSG2_4LDMocEjBnqacjic305Skfc5L304xiWNJCd6FsMXpP4jHaOmcFc8sr2xNFiAtKswkUlusG7Yl36c0DDRGrYeOhCyo1JPMcA/w640-h480/DSCN0190.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>We shared some granola bar with the pigeons, just so Laszlo could have one land on him.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVb-L-dbCYqOqlNK5IIlUk39m7ETaizRY31SAv1os-b-16ilnBnItHY8H5wRh7iWh6JC-vgc93bs5R8L-MwRmky7l1lt0eOvCQa7idG0frJtiVwPcSpVaFCxRYBfqLcgh3UPZ3gzWhWp80Fyjrbn4IFY3fBe2-nG75Ays0uCW0Iny1jI5_aIFFd2UVJw/s4608/DSCN0207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVb-L-dbCYqOqlNK5IIlUk39m7ETaizRY31SAv1os-b-16ilnBnItHY8H5wRh7iWh6JC-vgc93bs5R8L-MwRmky7l1lt0eOvCQa7idG0frJtiVwPcSpVaFCxRYBfqLcgh3UPZ3gzWhWp80Fyjrbn4IFY3fBe2-nG75Ays0uCW0Iny1jI5_aIFFd2UVJw/w640-h480/DSCN0207.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdw3ZUVGikwL8uuP4F6v0Q9QXAoSCq1Gt1xG1tmDx2gxpSvHmUse1A1dZscN1QjEoDcvmjviQSTbjsSJO7C837LVylMS-eDM7rrwMZ2dPbR72q-CgUxyF48I81_g1LBvNRN8PtazYLvS0zmUAe68HKZZl3irbY4IMyzqIifuc_oMwYdvHGlvnC4yXx0g/s4608/DSCN0210.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Well worth the lines and prices just to have a cold treat in air conditioning with a bathroom close at hand.</div><div>Next we visited the cathedral of San Juan Bautista, with it's beautiful painted ceilings.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKydNV7tZXrEKz-ka0gSKt8OvCI2cFjDOMiDtSGR_4kadJLL3LIFt0JSLNqjpi0CHkjigDUY6r7psBffqsa6ApJoDOaetQPip9CflWTPBY3kU3dlKyYwEn8dRZUKZrctwCxN3RyAf8kh_wSrOIpzZTMQncwD-3XHp1Qk6MvBn9fxgZUnnIUnZ78QdC_A/s4608/DSCN0211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKydNV7tZXrEKz-ka0gSKt8OvCI2cFjDOMiDtSGR_4kadJLL3LIFt0JSLNqjpi0CHkjigDUY6r7psBffqsa6ApJoDOaetQPip9CflWTPBY3kU3dlKyYwEn8dRZUKZrctwCxN3RyAf8kh_wSrOIpzZTMQncwD-3XHp1Qk6MvBn9fxgZUnnIUnZ78QdC_A/w640-h480/DSCN0211.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Of note and interest for history buffs, here lies Juan Ponce de Leon, the Spanish explorer famed for searching for the fountain of youth! I suppose the presence of this tomb is evidence enough that he never found it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWIFbX_IqlOvGtb3nT5M66aCSfVGj-Imt9G7l1Vu5YugOLFHChdurpCkcMPF0fGhl_sJA_Ij1LDSyuSarX2PhVIK_yT0odbegE4qr5f7N9xuVM9f88W4ts4y9T3Am9U1JCLYke_bhkiiZwFx9rTS9cLbUErO369Gp-um4oktuC7aZs20E_G4OG3KtJA/s4608/DSCN0215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWIFbX_IqlOvGtb3nT5M66aCSfVGj-Imt9G7l1Vu5YugOLFHChdurpCkcMPF0fGhl_sJA_Ij1LDSyuSarX2PhVIK_yT0odbegE4qr5f7N9xuVM9f88W4ts4y9T3Am9U1JCLYke_bhkiiZwFx9rTS9cLbUErO369Gp-um4oktuC7aZs20E_G4OG3KtJA/w640-h480/DSCN0215.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPB2Sgijo4wtYz-N2zGHF0LR_02BI6-ba-OHOTTPIir7b8oZFvPY6PvdhXEL-ma56J0P7ifBhea0KC-HxhJiToQZzKbZ9G-aykqrzfrHQFY4GoizfXXHdQ0j40qwP_RMmQFbVGyBWstvCQLl7ieaQDrtsVi07u3T2drxvrWJOfC4qR2jfCiyGU-L3aQ/s4608/DSCN0217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPB2Sgijo4wtYz-N2zGHF0LR_02BI6-ba-OHOTTPIir7b8oZFvPY6PvdhXEL-ma56J0P7ifBhea0KC-HxhJiToQZzKbZ9G-aykqrzfrHQFY4GoizfXXHdQ0j40qwP_RMmQFbVGyBWstvCQLl7ieaQDrtsVi07u3T2drxvrWJOfC4qR2jfCiyGU-L3aQ/w480-h640/DSCN0217.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We walked along the fortified wall, through San Juan gate, and down to a lovely fountain.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhSejgmMI1xq1pv790ki8fw6riGIJZIAc3YnLFKUsn_xdWoUrjLBsJg0QAP3o9312rkWK0TrXoQBJc3nrL44ye2852TFZJFi5qHb08kVj7JmcBJfpdkfIC_bmJ1gvB695Ox7-6k0qKdkrKRkHm96pHerFmYenXBMs1NjksR1Y9277zlYIKKRYQ8BZwQ/s4608/DSCN0219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhSejgmMI1xq1pv790ki8fw6riGIJZIAc3YnLFKUsn_xdWoUrjLBsJg0QAP3o9312rkWK0TrXoQBJc3nrL44ye2852TFZJFi5qHb08kVj7JmcBJfpdkfIC_bmJ1gvB695Ox7-6k0qKdkrKRkHm96pHerFmYenXBMs1NjksR1Y9277zlYIKKRYQ8BZwQ/w640-h480/DSCN0219.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LpjowNAW3ZvveTQttmkytRlFLQhU7JMVShrUm7uApiwvYk-R6KLZJ3LSzlYqiISnnOzBHumqPovX_v8eNM15X6RGHM5cuKepsSWqK9Cjvaf_i6mJT-J1xpaettTjQaxC0OAyw78qgdhWrY4nfH9TczzvOYoJgvIOtQNxkrtFaAsIOkduW1nb3lrkKw/s4608/DSCN0221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LpjowNAW3ZvveTQttmkytRlFLQhU7JMVShrUm7uApiwvYk-R6KLZJ3LSzlYqiISnnOzBHumqPovX_v8eNM15X6RGHM5cuKepsSWqK9Cjvaf_i6mJT-J1xpaettTjQaxC0OAyw78qgdhWrY4nfH9TczzvOYoJgvIOtQNxkrtFaAsIOkduW1nb3lrkKw/w640-h480/DSCN0221.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Paul is not used to European art. He saw the fountain and said, "is that a BUTT??" Yes Paul, the statue is naked. That is much more common than you'd think.</div><div>He couldn't believe no one else was freaking out about it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3zMxI6_AKEcjfzHSSMbDLmxnC_VDdW7AM2YzGuL91qGNH1XbqMQOnHv76fKlJk1XozobToqtVZz6thfyfQJ0mgvav7Lbd8-uvuCfXCtdw3SClkeTLfrEln1ddexaC7gparDC7WdY_t4ex1U7SCC2VNA8a4pmFV65btyQSgPQW-RCwNbvC0Ofr81pHw/s4608/DSCN0224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3zMxI6_AKEcjfzHSSMbDLmxnC_VDdW7AM2YzGuL91qGNH1XbqMQOnHv76fKlJk1XozobToqtVZz6thfyfQJ0mgvav7Lbd8-uvuCfXCtdw3SClkeTLfrEln1ddexaC7gparDC7WdY_t4ex1U7SCC2VNA8a4pmFV65btyQSgPQW-RCwNbvC0Ofr81pHw/w640-h480/DSCN0224.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZfb1jNM3WECj7jWSNYX0HeI20ehFUaeY9Wi_Sa3YhEa1w9V884YzmyxWWeQUFAOA0Xxs9IM5CcjMohFDARafdJKo6Vc5uBJG8EJVGdVZneJIY1l9mBgNWZChK-TChSbcFWRuWezrCmiSIcYsQQQHKLudmBCkCn1_9sUWNATeEYG1jiR5LnckQKQQ9A/s4608/DSCN0227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZfb1jNM3WECj7jWSNYX0HeI20ehFUaeY9Wi_Sa3YhEa1w9V884YzmyxWWeQUFAOA0Xxs9IM5CcjMohFDARafdJKo6Vc5uBJG8EJVGdVZneJIY1l9mBgNWZChK-TChSbcFWRuWezrCmiSIcYsQQQHKLudmBCkCn1_9sUWNATeEYG1jiR5LnckQKQQ9A/w640-h480/DSCN0227.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next was Castillo San Felipe del Morro (El Morro for short), the fort we had such a good view of as we sailed into the harbour.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsU_wWaMUYXSzgOBoFVKKiAGsqAiKsK4TMCSSienO8RWAin-seXHiS-kSgbplyfef3L0CypI6JuMcxvVG4yiP3sCuS0861b4xhVmfr4Bjn5PRlhm6q8zfWu2KLN9TLepiKS43EIzXVyl_wkXQwnE0SIbFNrCbjmVuhvXnWuO3uaZlt-EEKrfnhERCjkw/s4608/DSCN0228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsU_wWaMUYXSzgOBoFVKKiAGsqAiKsK4TMCSSienO8RWAin-seXHiS-kSgbplyfef3L0CypI6JuMcxvVG4yiP3sCuS0861b4xhVmfr4Bjn5PRlhm6q8zfWu2KLN9TLepiKS43EIzXVyl_wkXQwnE0SIbFNrCbjmVuhvXnWuO3uaZlt-EEKrfnhERCjkw/w640-h480/DSCN0228.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Between San Cristobal and El Morro, ships could easily get caught in the crossfire. The two made for very formidable defenses. Now El Morro has lots of tourists and intense wind.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKSPNAh0wjCdl4IcR-ItfVxBS8a7W5ZRmodfB5SvPKODPxAGLR79cIGdDicirP3ZHAzrwBZd4wMG_CBTYa_TbcRfvrZkgTH3u2RfA8CAJ0bo5rE2cfZjdZtpgLI_CNNI8M8d4zF7Rw2B9am7RBvMX9Lw6XXqKt--Mls2KyIxbCI_KgHL3FWw7WUxSkQ/s4608/DSCN0229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKSPNAh0wjCdl4IcR-ItfVxBS8a7W5ZRmodfB5SvPKODPxAGLR79cIGdDicirP3ZHAzrwBZd4wMG_CBTYa_TbcRfvrZkgTH3u2RfA8CAJ0bo5rE2cfZjdZtpgLI_CNNI8M8d4zF7Rw2B9am7RBvMX9Lw6XXqKt--Mls2KyIxbCI_KgHL3FWw7WUxSkQ/w640-h480/DSCN0229.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Arthur really wanted to pet this iguana. He started running to it while we were taking the picture. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-9gxcSEMkNlPtO-O9pnFSAIdMUMrd7AZbkdAL7sKBEB5zSj6RKfSwOS1xRb5Tl9V5yz4dp9_Od_oxRkIKSoS6O5igzrn-FqHATwRZpOG3bAdbQJ8pPExXpU11wYLbBR0NGdpOJeQzidvwYiLWK4YtU3ggiWwTX_SZcDatiVxnPRxXyvAGHHDxGg0cA/s4608/DSCN0230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-9gxcSEMkNlPtO-O9pnFSAIdMUMrd7AZbkdAL7sKBEB5zSj6RKfSwOS1xRb5Tl9V5yz4dp9_Od_oxRkIKSoS6O5igzrn-FqHATwRZpOG3bAdbQJ8pPExXpU11wYLbBR0NGdpOJeQzidvwYiLWK4YtU3ggiWwTX_SZcDatiVxnPRxXyvAGHHDxGg0cA/w640-h480/DSCN0230.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4SuyMU-3Xof5gy6a6Ia3VPr1cm7pQCVyfhz8odKc5qTs5zeaI19-Nibfz2iC77tEDwpAefksN5_dVIjxnrr-4xOSaKYdojZfS1dG12JosKoNQO5S2hRrfMd3sYb5gyXppZWUImKnXzszk-Eemrecj1qNsJE27p37fvz1jV0laBshy4lJfPza19HdRw/s4608/DSCN0232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4SuyMU-3Xof5gy6a6Ia3VPr1cm7pQCVyfhz8odKc5qTs5zeaI19-Nibfz2iC77tEDwpAefksN5_dVIjxnrr-4xOSaKYdojZfS1dG12JosKoNQO5S2hRrfMd3sYb5gyXppZWUImKnXzszk-Eemrecj1qNsJE27p37fvz1jV0laBshy4lJfPza19HdRw/w480-h640/DSCN0232.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And, of course, every port needs a lighthouse!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeOcvK4axAvIemnZzwGBiQrfLoOVLo7wgL3GiH-fLJoYT8oBtP0fNraZ3wYyr-8Hr9NUYD9dgDFrOhiyFfp_kD7HsbWnttT3HbkTgt8KfiD1q7P_bXyPe87bKUe1msHfsZHwocHB3h5FEyWYJASDM_xleXlmfQX1FcCfiKv65hXUw5iFEOqirETOybA/s4608/DSCN0234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeOcvK4axAvIemnZzwGBiQrfLoOVLo7wgL3GiH-fLJoYT8oBtP0fNraZ3wYyr-8Hr9NUYD9dgDFrOhiyFfp_kD7HsbWnttT3HbkTgt8KfiD1q7P_bXyPe87bKUe1msHfsZHwocHB3h5FEyWYJASDM_xleXlmfQX1FcCfiKv65hXUw5iFEOqirETOybA/w640-h480/DSCN0234.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoN5hL8cNuDWkGCbJRZlqKfkQ2itYlb6zkidfwzZhYl5N5xqJRWpSWin-4akbFFx0IVs8vxnByeFiQjqeKvvOkArYpBlqvgXkexMfpOczJwm72y-o9FpldBWLJZEoCABkb7eNgu4omrPcaGo2qXGInZK7JoXkqJY_Keu7yOHMbCoiGVHcR5vfCyjia-A/s4608/DSCN0235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoN5hL8cNuDWkGCbJRZlqKfkQ2itYlb6zkidfwzZhYl5N5xqJRWpSWin-4akbFFx0IVs8vxnByeFiQjqeKvvOkArYpBlqvgXkexMfpOczJwm72y-o9FpldBWLJZEoCABkb7eNgu4omrPcaGo2qXGInZK7JoXkqJY_Keu7yOHMbCoiGVHcR5vfCyjia-A/w640-h480/DSCN0235.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The last stop on our walk was Plaza de Armas. By this point we knew we were hungry, but we were also about to head back to the ship...so we grabbed a couple cold fruit flavored waters and some pastry to just keep the kids going till we could get back to the buffet.</div><div>We snacked and hung out with this statue on the bench. I wish I knew this guy's story, but I don't. So we named him Tio Ernesto.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS15LPnHCrDo0czqeUq8anYFbkF_RX2fsIE-YL9gQQgPDpyJO71v6fjYlUmtlTDPVrEht0gJiOGZO4r3o4NAf-DMGS7-DCXFWtA2_Qqae64TyypGDcej8DbEAHQNUVW5awe0cMcBO8-Jstc6ZcwO5XoEIUfmvUhvNGdGwyk7vtzlhPemMj-2w2OCnnCw/s4608/DSCN0236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS15LPnHCrDo0czqeUq8anYFbkF_RX2fsIE-YL9gQQgPDpyJO71v6fjYlUmtlTDPVrEht0gJiOGZO4r3o4NAf-DMGS7-DCXFWtA2_Qqae64TyypGDcej8DbEAHQNUVW5awe0cMcBO8-Jstc6ZcwO5XoEIUfmvUhvNGdGwyk7vtzlhPemMj-2w2OCnnCw/w640-h480/DSCN0236.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Another fountain, another naked statue. Paul was slightly less shocked this time around.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9xhvLJP_E3yU0TqvU85jWTPDFnuYJTPsVT0wjtWFIWNKIxX3RTGjiry99mxpJUeyLKj0A5ToNzMQDHwdHRtyWTJv8VGvhxLSuSiE1ZiMfzigM5xmh0ofaJtzTmErHJNerhn-Sxd7h-URBiWInrvY9ZA4Af8ltDu1aGnMLS8UJcKlrSgvr65ol3vALg/s4608/DSCN0238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9xhvLJP_E3yU0TqvU85jWTPDFnuYJTPsVT0wjtWFIWNKIxX3RTGjiry99mxpJUeyLKj0A5ToNzMQDHwdHRtyWTJv8VGvhxLSuSiE1ZiMfzigM5xmh0ofaJtzTmErHJNerhn-Sxd7h-URBiWInrvY9ZA4Af8ltDu1aGnMLS8UJcKlrSgvr65ol3vALg/w640-h480/DSCN0238.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There are a lot of hills in old town, but it's always downhill to the port! We made it back to the ship and ate a large late lunch.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwTlccYC5DAohTcYM1rrk9fpM1bPFsf6Twc5k15JzCfAcZs4XmkXpBfCmjkyDTs93OO6mZWpc_A5qAzUCED46_QKYocapJQso2PQmnN_sh_-yMfhvMtYGW3LdemvJKiS2G7JNHMSLaiBLHJ7iYqoBmClgWWV0KRNXrvx3Jgfx_lGVQta-9Sw4OeeX-Q/s3929/DSCN0239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3436" data-original-width="3929" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwTlccYC5DAohTcYM1rrk9fpM1bPFsf6Twc5k15JzCfAcZs4XmkXpBfCmjkyDTs93OO6mZWpc_A5qAzUCED46_QKYocapJQso2PQmnN_sh_-yMfhvMtYGW3LdemvJKiS2G7JNHMSLaiBLHJ7iYqoBmClgWWV0KRNXrvx3Jgfx_lGVQta-9Sw4OeeX-Q/w640-h560/DSCN0239.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought we'd thoroughly worn the kids out, but they still wanted to hang out at kids club! We also decided to try out the little sports court and "adventure trail" at the very top of the ship. Late in the evening seems the time to do that, because we had them all to ourselves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNk6kM4JTPSlTciRPW1JS84sBNrdJYLAZpFKRmfX-M3cbVI6JkS1br-zB8TPRHCWVUcK03bfNdUKaDmT6AjehZpn_s4qaHbG0NeZXTmLHBXmPcKzzKIzMYRKNQViTt-b_E5uCSBz-hX7MrrpJQpJaoLfFAnSZYdpze8_iOdU-3hVjokOthtlCCrh_2g/s4000/IMG_20220405_202725895.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNk6kM4JTPSlTciRPW1JS84sBNrdJYLAZpFKRmfX-M3cbVI6JkS1br-zB8TPRHCWVUcK03bfNdUKaDmT6AjehZpn_s4qaHbG0NeZXTmLHBXmPcKzzKIzMYRKNQViTt-b_E5uCSBz-hX7MrrpJQpJaoLfFAnSZYdpze8_iOdU-3hVjokOthtlCCrh_2g/w480-h640/IMG_20220405_202725895.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Sitting by the window during breakfast and watching the island roll by is a really lovely way to pass the morning.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid37Rkm7TRnuHdPvqNDK_-iixKvrcprSZ95lR_ZWfGpx549q2sk5LI8TzvlqD9YbQA7SpXWgQKXlh9O-V8XIN1Zrw_6smHQWXKMmOyVJY8-rxzhJEPk1Jmb4SocPAEyhHHwHSn5QtCz3F0olem6llIWMHzj5YtnL7Tg86n6BElisWYC-nNB_sGirftRg/s4608/DSCN0242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid37Rkm7TRnuHdPvqNDK_-iixKvrcprSZ95lR_ZWfGpx549q2sk5LI8TzvlqD9YbQA7SpXWgQKXlh9O-V8XIN1Zrw_6smHQWXKMmOyVJY8-rxzhJEPk1Jmb4SocPAEyhHHwHSn5QtCz3F0olem6llIWMHzj5YtnL7Tg86n6BElisWYC-nNB_sGirftRg/w640-h480/DSCN0242.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gBoz_Ztljknbujr-sipAbhs6y3Uu0z3fGs2e_e89w048cLJn9mMawe1yxXid7KYn1L3GI9migs1NXZogLnPH20_NgFUx_0GQDZvSnk1R1UAUfN_M1fEMuLro6E5PBGhj9ikLAdxMPzo5XrjardrnpW7DlVw9d-hbjkRxeAT9Z2fh7B7avBbgMvMHQg/s4608/DSCN0243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gBoz_Ztljknbujr-sipAbhs6y3Uu0z3fGs2e_e89w048cLJn9mMawe1yxXid7KYn1L3GI9migs1NXZogLnPH20_NgFUx_0GQDZvSnk1R1UAUfN_M1fEMuLro6E5PBGhj9ikLAdxMPzo5XrjardrnpW7DlVw9d-hbjkRxeAT9Z2fh7B7avBbgMvMHQg/w640-h480/DSCN0243.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We knew our kids needed a slightly lighter itinerary today, so we took it very slow getting off the ship. Karen and Dave went to do their own solo adventure, and we sent the boys to kids club in the ship while Lee and Arthur and I got some photos and gathered what we need for the day.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AV4_qA2OFNTQ9S3sLthzEKiPHeMizCD-m7FF302DAOZNvvNj0kCRdFhBpKy00s4QjAzbP3GCnBT6D8mbi8SnEu326IMLMcs__Tl10-4vOMlHx-8NFwf3OQpk3ohB0TqdL3oc7K65xdrULbYEynQjp22FO6zKMbLoDx_0K-uezrbiLdlop-AsubTfIw/s4224/DSCN0244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2968" data-original-width="4224" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AV4_qA2OFNTQ9S3sLthzEKiPHeMizCD-m7FF302DAOZNvvNj0kCRdFhBpKy00s4QjAzbP3GCnBT6D8mbi8SnEu326IMLMcs__Tl10-4vOMlHx-8NFwf3OQpk3ohB0TqdL3oc7K65xdrULbYEynQjp22FO6zKMbLoDx_0K-uezrbiLdlop-AsubTfIw/w640-h450/DSCN0244.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheK2K994adY7qhOCK8Ccm4MnNSChggTPYGdvd5FFGw2z5xmZYmy-3GPp5N6UzfG2NO3CpMXrQm6gM6bjFb8BZPjiX7j57hegOw4EMcYDk0azGgKYGbeN2KXsfEcfeZALpnEaynR11I87WGa04Ia4IgKIY7koasF5GV9GcZJrIFabbifCm7EeRw84cRCQ/s4608/DSCN0245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheK2K994adY7qhOCK8Ccm4MnNSChggTPYGdvd5FFGw2z5xmZYmy-3GPp5N6UzfG2NO3CpMXrQm6gM6bjFb8BZPjiX7j57hegOw4EMcYDk0azGgKYGbeN2KXsfEcfeZALpnEaynR11I87WGa04Ia4IgKIY7koasF5GV9GcZJrIFabbifCm7EeRw84cRCQ/w640-h480/DSCN0245.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAl7K2uF5a_sQm8RtJmGpqww1zKoRqHEu_xY8NrODRGkJDi6v932B9p_E8i43Hzu7tUlJK6kFimJR4pMdKBzsQiJ8b2_2JiHkd4Q-6-jhFZr312k_3_b-aMOIgQY2geS6Va20jY1TcIYcvAHunELjAfRWrpovoZBRUK8m9w8fAMl33yltDbmYcH_log/s4608/DSCN0253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAl7K2uF5a_sQm8RtJmGpqww1zKoRqHEu_xY8NrODRGkJDi6v932B9p_E8i43Hzu7tUlJK6kFimJR4pMdKBzsQiJ8b2_2JiHkd4Q-6-jhFZr312k_3_b-aMOIgQY2geS6Va20jY1TcIYcvAHunELjAfRWrpovoZBRUK8m9w8fAMl33yltDbmYcH_log/w640-h480/DSCN0253.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHINY_vZf4-p3MevRiTIDB-DLTKkbakCb0AR5zAbrM8VyXudzzDN6QpVVu5d7it1yN_E_FGPblK1dVnNnwmny9ltQhIt0nAAsTCpnF8nYlwqEkOe2RCuvrugziZwKRxI488z9tOXTQ8UY5dHm0tB02_ELvVmemVxD50wMs2hxG4yVC3Nu8A37aNpeaw/s4608/DSCN0259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHINY_vZf4-p3MevRiTIDB-DLTKkbakCb0AR5zAbrM8VyXudzzDN6QpVVu5d7it1yN_E_FGPblK1dVnNnwmny9ltQhIt0nAAsTCpnF8nYlwqEkOe2RCuvrugziZwKRxI488z9tOXTQ8UY5dHm0tB02_ELvVmemVxD50wMs2hxG4yVC3Nu8A37aNpeaw/w640-h480/DSCN0259.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwnuCygjRNExZ1X2rn4uwDy6B3HfC6KEkyxwn_k2Y_p1CG-0hsMqFM724rG81lCdMC-a7NVet02f4ijU-jKRQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all ate lunch before heading off to visit Puerto Plata. We first had to run the very pretty, curated, pricey, tourist gauntlet before getting to an industrial area, and then into town. It's a fairly short walk, not hard to navigate, but there are plenty of friendly can drivers and "tour guides" who will give you a ride and show you around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkvAzJHLBSWCjaA3wlSIAj8zBr2VVJcnNqnHEXnpnP3sAchY0SPQRireF2dzQ5JtdOHutFRfnY5wW9Fpehvj7_Ft--rA0iN104NVA2wPMxdqfzTGNw4QFESygSQhyGMdF046cyHddChEA1CVZaxEEkLlenu3oI6dK_lWZLez1O2CJZyJcWx4NOjAyPw/s4608/DSCN0261.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkvAzJHLBSWCjaA3wlSIAj8zBr2VVJcnNqnHEXnpnP3sAchY0SPQRireF2dzQ5JtdOHutFRfnY5wW9Fpehvj7_Ft--rA0iN104NVA2wPMxdqfzTGNw4QFESygSQhyGMdF046cyHddChEA1CVZaxEEkLlenu3oI6dK_lWZLez1O2CJZyJcWx4NOjAyPw/w640-h480/DSCN0261.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We found some very lovely little spots in old town...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvb4dWxCYAT4LGN0U1HSIKiKjaeqiXhsxSaFxLeqeFk2wUVE2DKlB2fBkxvkEYFs8SHWRJIik5CSd4wB2ltKJWVjr5xIABrZB4poiObnsTazN1HP5jrKSuwr6jyUj-VZOr-c0VA-sk2Kdn6DJknTgsyWM9dem58ce1MVrJlanMja7qdDHmQ8ccAaIfcQ/s4608/DSCN0264.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvb4dWxCYAT4LGN0U1HSIKiKjaeqiXhsxSaFxLeqeFk2wUVE2DKlB2fBkxvkEYFs8SHWRJIik5CSd4wB2ltKJWVjr5xIABrZB4poiObnsTazN1HP5jrKSuwr6jyUj-VZOr-c0VA-sk2Kdn6DJknTgsyWM9dem58ce1MVrJlanMja7qdDHmQ8ccAaIfcQ/w480-h640/DSCN0264.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBUJeV7DxmCckRUExjWvLlyszy9Ug4hf5sYfMrwxF0GcF2jg_n3_7kwnROPvYKPotF1ZqXtAmDmCrqrx8UHAyiEuE4cK0fo-K8YvoEzpTIEbw-JVmmSLbanP82y2iReeuuPWLDickCiZXaw_ki38vlXMBiUpwbwEy2HL1KZMj-ge6eskQ9sSL1gJUNg/s4608/DSCN0266.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBUJeV7DxmCckRUExjWvLlyszy9Ug4hf5sYfMrwxF0GcF2jg_n3_7kwnROPvYKPotF1ZqXtAmDmCrqrx8UHAyiEuE4cK0fo-K8YvoEzpTIEbw-JVmmSLbanP82y2iReeuuPWLDickCiZXaw_ki38vlXMBiUpwbwEy2HL1KZMj-ge6eskQ9sSL1gJUNg/w640-h480/DSCN0266.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Including the vibrantly colored alleyway that seems to exist for Instagram. But, hey! Who doesn't love pink?</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcf-8Eof7Gsd5sHH12SOVhU27q6Gl_ZG5E_Iw1RuhJxz4MnYugivpVhI3Lf2qgDfdOY2e4eeoq8wxuQw30bzeDFiLtMxEjYg7wCT6tuQjbK_dBVpjNv-eP2K1x9Q5Og1KZRTeAapP2l35O1j9gGHFlyGRjNQVHMDeW-Q5PfP8dMA2rx6bw9AS_LNFAQ/s4032/20220406_145008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcf-8Eof7Gsd5sHH12SOVhU27q6Gl_ZG5E_Iw1RuhJxz4MnYugivpVhI3Lf2qgDfdOY2e4eeoq8wxuQw30bzeDFiLtMxEjYg7wCT6tuQjbK_dBVpjNv-eP2K1x9Q5Og1KZRTeAapP2l35O1j9gGHFlyGRjNQVHMDeW-Q5PfP8dMA2rx6bw9AS_LNFAQ/w640-h288/20220406_145008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNUGmuV8i1vWRxcN4Syv1EziW5bi0lo3IQfZoa-8CEha94kU7P5qmpMLlrCLIcArZXz1_IIMjV5OkCeFzrcMZjad7nJKLGsMT2Y1FGkmwaO-B_JbBccK65oipb5Yj7AK3HaSta7yH_MhsBuDX-0vL07lHzxANEMaGjdMkFw0h8qb3ReBKwU2ylzs-ZQ/s4608/DSCN0271.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNUGmuV8i1vWRxcN4Syv1EziW5bi0lo3IQfZoa-8CEha94kU7P5qmpMLlrCLIcArZXz1_IIMjV5OkCeFzrcMZjad7nJKLGsMT2Y1FGkmwaO-B_JbBccK65oipb5Yj7AK3HaSta7yH_MhsBuDX-0vL07lHzxANEMaGjdMkFw0h8qb3ReBKwU2ylzs-ZQ/w640-h480/DSCN0271.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A few steps away is the cathedral and main town square with it's two story gazebo. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QHdT7pmYCk94gCThnbCD8-L_3G-1ZmuEi61MUEMoE8Id55qhHR7BE6JYh_qiBZa5KbQ4mQHEoI0SYRN69SEhuWyG5PrZ8XLWKw8oSl4iM5XPLFWY3alWzE1Zkmj4E_Qqt77X5MPetFsPgKQ_bxVEDdyxO_L8qgVYCOyxh1E9mNoJ9Vy55Ji7vFtWCw/s4608/DSCN0272.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QHdT7pmYCk94gCThnbCD8-L_3G-1ZmuEi61MUEMoE8Id55qhHR7BE6JYh_qiBZa5KbQ4mQHEoI0SYRN69SEhuWyG5PrZ8XLWKw8oSl4iM5XPLFWY3alWzE1Zkmj4E_Qqt77X5MPetFsPgKQ_bxVEDdyxO_L8qgVYCOyxh1E9mNoJ9Vy55Ji7vFtWCw/w640-h480/DSCN0272.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngC4JG8ZRy_j-e8HwTjPfdFEDtq1ph-LNutEMrWf_XO_NbDMN1nGjWxNwSwX2Xu-lCcud0Frv4I4xlL-mZ8z6q3YTlb1sSJXRY7y5SrqjMCLrTo83I1Ve6pIqwgD0rVVCIUVWbIphiXbriwFwtWcKI4dmByED2PDmeURXXJi5b_kewVAjVgK7MM6FGw/s4608/DSCN0273.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngC4JG8ZRy_j-e8HwTjPfdFEDtq1ph-LNutEMrWf_XO_NbDMN1nGjWxNwSwX2Xu-lCcud0Frv4I4xlL-mZ8z6q3YTlb1sSJXRY7y5SrqjMCLrTo83I1Ve6pIqwgD0rVVCIUVWbIphiXbriwFwtWcKI4dmByED2PDmeURXXJi5b_kewVAjVgK7MM6FGw/w640-h480/DSCN0273.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZsGHnr_wftjfbbUBTi--zMkKrF99sJhIS5CRiW-IY2WcJXKzZ14A4LxxuR-OTGPkmy9zQUX7_nUFjILg2Tc-samVXO5dJ8UtP6BxhtbA7GA_NqV20pCiigx5uNftTm8eLizLJyvlmOUjUgEdNeXGyD21Bi6Ta9rC7V9Eb7plJ6yV5cOE_OkjZHPXgA/s4608/DSCN0274.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZsGHnr_wftjfbbUBTi--zMkKrF99sJhIS5CRiW-IY2WcJXKzZ14A4LxxuR-OTGPkmy9zQUX7_nUFjILg2Tc-samVXO5dJ8UtP6BxhtbA7GA_NqV20pCiigx5uNftTm8eLizLJyvlmOUjUgEdNeXGyD21Bi6Ta9rC7V9Eb7plJ6yV5cOE_OkjZHPXgA/w640-h480/DSCN0274.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGNlEppqtmo1XK8sYZMrExClIrVfhaT28zJUkAl45y3mHM-qyclLO7QBo3paWA6foadM_BNFvuG4rPHWj4iuUdBr57pIeqe-NG0faqRp81ipCmaB46XfjtA8Lp6KzQ-hTQxqZLrRPNrMkkTgZOljwaz6hnyGM5VNEwv2_lgJim1zoy_5B7TdIDq0C1A/s4608/DSCN0286.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGNlEppqtmo1XK8sYZMrExClIrVfhaT28zJUkAl45y3mHM-qyclLO7QBo3paWA6foadM_BNFvuG4rPHWj4iuUdBr57pIeqe-NG0faqRp81ipCmaB46XfjtA8Lp6KzQ-hTQxqZLrRPNrMkkTgZOljwaz6hnyGM5VNEwv2_lgJim1zoy_5B7TdIDq0C1A/w640-h480/DSCN0286.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>We accepted the help of one of the "tour guides" who walked us through the cathedral and chatted with us for a few dollars tip. He pointed out damage from the big earthquake a few years ago and talked a bit about the history of the church.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCW8k83uUiPvwQbjGLlC5vKT6CIGnqY2YLUUXT7Kffbk2z-sCbZdjBpM4zLjSrHdJz8nZX7AAVXix-GRHDspLCKEQL7I7Et-XegMfelXJe9z5AJmRAAgPTeBAPoqRZ4GWeitTBzOEIM-ik0cVKZ4JewDVhAqjeBIkOMeTUUlceu527M3Z0bmssi98Gjw/s4608/DSCN0276.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCW8k83uUiPvwQbjGLlC5vKT6CIGnqY2YLUUXT7Kffbk2z-sCbZdjBpM4zLjSrHdJz8nZX7AAVXix-GRHDspLCKEQL7I7Et-XegMfelXJe9z5AJmRAAgPTeBAPoqRZ4GWeitTBzOEIM-ik0cVKZ4JewDVhAqjeBIkOMeTUUlceu527M3Z0bmssi98Gjw/w640-h480/DSCN0276.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ksxlp7bD2Toh940UmHYob_qEIy2N_5BoUTQs9a99Y97GZWzteZ0PYBRdn1Xi1NQ1mjshHwsQPx8RICVz4-qUibQDrK1TeWJOs3yKEMQi_4qbRGoubPw5FQuwSmxbxzSLN1DHSRPeSL8W2-UXyaEWyqwQ-4THnhRZCPJG7KdR8lfoSqwcjQ-RO-X7lA/s4608/DSCN0278.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ksxlp7bD2Toh940UmHYob_qEIy2N_5BoUTQs9a99Y97GZWzteZ0PYBRdn1Xi1NQ1mjshHwsQPx8RICVz4-qUibQDrK1TeWJOs3yKEMQi_4qbRGoubPw5FQuwSmxbxzSLN1DHSRPeSL8W2-UXyaEWyqwQ-4THnhRZCPJG7KdR8lfoSqwcjQ-RO-X7lA/w640-h480/DSCN0278.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfu5c_aZ7BBYZH5FOkigQChdZb6by5G3WqnVxwQSrtrtHi-1YbspOgVOTtI-KZVU9uwUwltxV466WQ5f6AYm3jXUyoZEG8luSdlXAVmHnXA5VfDNLMLd0cbc4toWGND_O5NpWBY9mC4MluRFgO0DyMO0pP9PaK7mmaVbBL0FvbCNwAuEp3SetzeeHVA/s4608/DSCN0287.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfu5c_aZ7BBYZH5FOkigQChdZb6by5G3WqnVxwQSrtrtHi-1YbspOgVOTtI-KZVU9uwUwltxV466WQ5f6AYm3jXUyoZEG8luSdlXAVmHnXA5VfDNLMLd0cbc4toWGND_O5NpWBY9mC4MluRFgO0DyMO0pP9PaK7mmaVbBL0FvbCNwAuEp3SetzeeHVA/w640-h480/DSCN0287.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Our final destination was the Amber Museum. It's a small museum, and you get a private walk through of some of history of amber mining, how amber is formed, and what can be found inside amber.</div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqer0paVpcY0xrUxhxiPTwSMNIuM0eB8v8XUoKzidc0--JgapXljISS-MT_XJUUTy9iikdFmpyO2TWNf7a-FBu_sjNDZZ_gb9Sqvkxsk_ffW8r9q6EU9fA9Ttx6kSBxixMLkKRsZ2t8v4Y_H3nNQ4mOGwkiviAl8fE1H8zQcN_lVhbEgbH1CI7Bao4A/s4608/DSCN0279.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqer0paVpcY0xrUxhxiPTwSMNIuM0eB8v8XUoKzidc0--JgapXljISS-MT_XJUUTy9iikdFmpyO2TWNf7a-FBu_sjNDZZ_gb9Sqvkxsk_ffW8r9q6EU9fA9Ttx6kSBxixMLkKRsZ2t8v4Y_H3nNQ4mOGwkiviAl8fE1H8zQcN_lVhbEgbH1CI7Bao4A/w640-h480/DSCN0279.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>If you're looking at that logo and thinking it looks familiar, you're right! It's based on Jurassic Park and used by permission. The film used pieces from the museum, and in return the museum can use the logo.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXr0QrEjDTw2jr_MW0OfhcsLEpMhnOclGZA4RbmOPmrxFa85zDymc7O3Kq6AphZHcm1sbPfxow_J2UtUC3fXYT1npX7bagAVbnzyAD53p_w8_QBaNm4V4f1tQTElY7xQFY57AVWBOLvZAoZizhbkaN7jGlX9iSshbgjb_s3acJ_kfLXV1dFSdnm46C0w/s4608/DSCN0281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXr0QrEjDTw2jr_MW0OfhcsLEpMhnOclGZA4RbmOPmrxFa85zDymc7O3Kq6AphZHcm1sbPfxow_J2UtUC3fXYT1npX7bagAVbnzyAD53p_w8_QBaNm4V4f1tQTElY7xQFY57AVWBOLvZAoZizhbkaN7jGlX9iSshbgjb_s3acJ_kfLXV1dFSdnm46C0w/w640-h480/DSCN0281.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>There were many specimen of bugs and leaves and other things caught in amber, perhaps the most unique piece is this lizard. It's quite rare to have something like that in it's entirety.</div><div>Amber facts:</div>1. Amber isn't as heavy as I thought it'd be in a big chunk, it feels more like a resin than a rock.</div><div>2. Good amber takes 5 million years to make.</div><div>3. Depending on where you get it, opacity and color in amber varies quite a bit.</div><div>4. Our tour guide Tatyana is just a lovely human who saved our bacon. More on that later.</div><div>5. It's easy to authenticate amber because it glows under a blacklight.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIb53hkE4ElSFrvPVGTqNaAyEw4WH4NGFRNJv4kGAZSNJylLKvTHRosEEh3m0z1SekdFR4mHdOdX2O1v3243qP_FbKZTZobpq3XFoJd1UT7tpGu70GelVml-ib-E7zh8JdRFmL-hIQRSt_CPW9iGkXUO0c5L_VSJ723sjg7eWRsFLBZxmKXjwYsiYgEQ/s4608/DSCN0285.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIb53hkE4ElSFrvPVGTqNaAyEw4WH4NGFRNJv4kGAZSNJylLKvTHRosEEh3m0z1SekdFR4mHdOdX2O1v3243qP_FbKZTZobpq3XFoJd1UT7tpGu70GelVml-ib-E7zh8JdRFmL-hIQRSt_CPW9iGkXUO0c5L_VSJ723sjg7eWRsFLBZxmKXjwYsiYgEQ/w640-h480/DSCN0285.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We kind of got a twofer on this, because at the end they also had an exhibition on tobacco and cigar making, including a demonstration on rolling a cigar. Paul said he didn't like the smell and our guide laughed telling him "that's probably a good thing!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As we left and started walking down the street, I heard someone shouting "ma'am! Ma'am!" It was Tatyana. Paul had taken his cruise card lanyard off and set it down, so she chased us down and returned it to us. Truly, the best of humans!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Iwlg7THMyPMjyKhsbcv426tMFs0eoq3uZY7AG-uLjb0eck4Cl5KPuOZqcYBiD5UPCcadJWRSydRJg69xfrA6inf0sqJi7Eco39KPMv-DZ-j1HavXpcqwsIrSUkmstSdQazp4taBdSp1oYK0GRbjdk1ToN5tmaP8IASxv5eypXowOuxez1pIg6Eertw/s4032/20220406_144226.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Iwlg7THMyPMjyKhsbcv426tMFs0eoq3uZY7AG-uLjb0eck4Cl5KPuOZqcYBiD5UPCcadJWRSydRJg69xfrA6inf0sqJi7Eco39KPMv-DZ-j1HavXpcqwsIrSUkmstSdQazp4taBdSp1oYK0GRbjdk1ToN5tmaP8IASxv5eypXowOuxez1pIg6Eertw/w288-h640/20220406_144226.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the way back to the ship we decided to get some local chocolate (exceptional!) And look in a shop or two, where we found Grandma and Grandpa shopping as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I spent very little time in the Dominican Republic, but my overall feeling was that people are just great. I'm sure the boys thought they were going to melt, but they didn't! We made it back onto the ship in time for dinner, with everybody's cruise card thanks to a little help from a friend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-LNUDOSdTKwj-nwiHMglRvVaY1TIpwi1DN4n1p-NvjAYLNunwARGRm6oDxqS44-I-Cw-TwDqk3tk7uno3WchV67sLJqogSqcPlbH6lDwNTg30E9CAxCT6lDUb-xNEe3K63I06bEgWBgvHSv58LX1oyUdgylOc1NfWexvpZOXuXW7Ml27OUgGJMvr8A/s2248/20220406_102347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="1791" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-LNUDOSdTKwj-nwiHMglRvVaY1TIpwi1DN4n1p-NvjAYLNunwARGRm6oDxqS44-I-Cw-TwDqk3tk7uno3WchV67sLJqogSqcPlbH6lDwNTg30E9CAxCT6lDUb-xNEe3K63I06bEgWBgvHSv58LX1oyUdgylOc1NfWexvpZOXuXW7Ml27OUgGJMvr8A/w510-h640/20220406_102347.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ytA6ZFLfya8WFv19llflSBaqeMTYZBaC-x1tGVNjjzRmDqMQuM8fjsQJBdj4x3oshsbp4GNvWeImB2IDV0KQeKw4jePv6NWJsFsT6jg7RMrFcbbEBjJHQvcDyHoaCgM0lRvvIFhHlOEzxMWqrFw-C_U7gNd7bRzMX_RNh4je55E6cb6rnD12zzeS1A/s4032/20220406_151528.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ytA6ZFLfya8WFv19llflSBaqeMTYZBaC-x1tGVNjjzRmDqMQuM8fjsQJBdj4x3oshsbp4GNvWeImB2IDV0KQeKw4jePv6NWJsFsT6jg7RMrFcbbEBjJHQvcDyHoaCgM0lRvvIFhHlOEzxMWqrFw-C_U7gNd7bRzMX_RNh4je55E6cb6rnD12zzeS1A/w640-h288/20220406_151528.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IA4Sm4lDuXUN9izOkKBxTzqN5EX56QjOjTe8nLfo8brHLDnE4-6VOTReM8ola5yuUtkjPUqvpWMNn9NhXIO4DA1akI8Tqp5mxUV0OJmrv-cWr_aA_zybzy3ZEtGFwIoBSR9TgNKYVLF4raC-w1TlkOgFjIE4rlAhFwS3N2dLi_qePYm7O5Mh-EuV2Q/s2208/20220406_155901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2208" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IA4Sm4lDuXUN9izOkKBxTzqN5EX56QjOjTe8nLfo8brHLDnE4-6VOTReM8ola5yuUtkjPUqvpWMNn9NhXIO4DA1akI8Tqp5mxUV0OJmrv-cWr_aA_zybzy3ZEtGFwIoBSR9TgNKYVLF4raC-w1TlkOgFjIE4rlAhFwS3N2dLi_qePYm7O5Mh-EuV2Q/w640-h640/20220406_155901.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkzmSVS7mQSwKV0uAVToPjMsxkEzypyr8UDpyM1CNHYC6pBZS6Ecu2NQgPGCkWJ97C2ke_taI8IcY9-XMBxvPyQ0SsifBJ3U0ucBnHX9qOXbjZwwJ8mpxxwxaQKf68feOjTNa6yTeGsMR2HWP8U-jPOw0aN6glMuw6U5ib_yHo1fSlKGq_oDbv8WJEg/s4032/IMG_0548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkzmSVS7mQSwKV0uAVToPjMsxkEzypyr8UDpyM1CNHYC6pBZS6Ecu2NQgPGCkWJ97C2ke_taI8IcY9-XMBxvPyQ0SsifBJ3U0ucBnHX9qOXbjZwwJ8mpxxwxaQKf68feOjTNa6yTeGsMR2HWP8U-jPOw0aN6glMuw6U5ib_yHo1fSlKGq_oDbv8WJEg/w640-h480/IMG_0548.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After dinner there was a family activity of cupcake decorating. A few chefs decorating cupcakes with any topping the kids wanted, and my kids were boring enough to only ask for one topping each!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As a bit of a frosting snob, I will say that this frosting was fluffy and perfect. I was tempted to eat up the cupcakes myself! Instead I let the kids eat their specially made treat, Lee and I went to a show, Paul and Laszlo went back to kids club, and Arthur got to play with Grandma and Grandpa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTOVcvV9hww-WNC6xVfyYQrRedQnxBtslGw3HSlD80763TbRolRayOJdquQvrmilglE1ovCOVxQqMombWw3tUgQb-2p9PkK1TK0qv89PEikR4pK8BN550FbZ9O7UyYEVGpratXEVv5JTqewPMdHrORjiBwZy-VXeYA0MarwU-IvW4R-nsnzNnQ9uOGA/s3088/IMG_0549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTOVcvV9hww-WNC6xVfyYQrRedQnxBtslGw3HSlD80763TbRolRayOJdquQvrmilglE1ovCOVxQqMombWw3tUgQb-2p9PkK1TK0qv89PEikR4pK8BN550FbZ9O7UyYEVGpratXEVv5JTqewPMdHrORjiBwZy-VXeYA0MarwU-IvW4R-nsnzNnQ9uOGA/w480-h640/IMG_0549.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQ9cudskOzs87biBF0aSTg82wP00YG7331OABY9yli9rupmWtIdjKIPxZ9KgjSkmCsVZmxMux0yBspuH4HCT2Z7Ev_X47poiFcgLZQe-4Gh8IMinxh_mpMcOmg5s4NrmIQpt2YyWkGBgMTv8n2irEqk0x7qO3XpXRgDV247Uo5kLfOrUECuRwg2ztFw/s4032/20220406_203334.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQ9cudskOzs87biBF0aSTg82wP00YG7331OABY9yli9rupmWtIdjKIPxZ9KgjSkmCsVZmxMux0yBspuH4HCT2Z7Ev_X47poiFcgLZQe-4Gh8IMinxh_mpMcOmg5s4NrmIQpt2YyWkGBgMTv8n2irEqk0x7qO3XpXRgDV247Uo5kLfOrUECuRwg2ztFw/w640-h288/20220406_203334.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I don't know if Arthur was the only one who visited the baby club at all, but I don't recall him ever having to share the room or toys with another kid. As you can tell from the pictures and video, he LOVED IT.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PcKi2lJteFug3xUjiLYrx8MAoBOMdOCl11AwAzPzZY8XSX_dqgqVZFtToYWmDHxtFNPnmoicCXKoZMHsg__f8iF92k_ssEJg-aBlRgxoCtIcSA46s60sZdnRwDelKQ5QwqKpxmaB3yEtYLGtuqaK8iM8e7ymJXzPeqBObjLL3cggYLloHycYgLi1mg/s4032/20220406_203654.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PcKi2lJteFug3xUjiLYrx8MAoBOMdOCl11AwAzPzZY8XSX_dqgqVZFtToYWmDHxtFNPnmoicCXKoZMHsg__f8iF92k_ssEJg-aBlRgxoCtIcSA46s60sZdnRwDelKQ5QwqKpxmaB3yEtYLGtuqaK8iM8e7ymJXzPeqBObjLL3cggYLloHycYgLi1mg/w288-h640/20220406_203654.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxUgDFPqzGxKSRpCAlZQiXCtteK5rQ0rxByHZGurE2IXwpswxwhjApOBh_4PA9_krofCcX4b3HwoYu8IWK3DQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BPPeTQ2Z-AEZxPdKPfygbjkfmvm-WpEtb_fO0iA-vOyUa_GtzhYn6c7q-ypDZAd0r6vgMfdCyVdbaNWm1vQajbTD3jjaTRsFtN6opBcTCOdR8C-fWt8T0qGbdME2JYpxxLMkoO9Pym_n-yItqPkcsW432FMm28mrDWgt-Ji5HTDmnJwXimkmZVXcLQ/s4032/20220406_204125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BPPeTQ2Z-AEZxPdKPfygbjkfmvm-WpEtb_fO0iA-vOyUa_GtzhYn6c7q-ypDZAd0r6vgMfdCyVdbaNWm1vQajbTD3jjaTRsFtN6opBcTCOdR8C-fWt8T0qGbdME2JYpxxLMkoO9Pym_n-yItqPkcsW432FMm28mrDWgt-Ji5HTDmnJwXimkmZVXcLQ/w640-h360/20220406_204125.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx-5BZDZdk7CzJuYwtSM_y3PwzvSjrpvkIHmbdN2xHMfSM40gswOFjOclTSSKEMWgqs4E4bWfCXHCmKODenmg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>There was also an outdoor play area for toddlers, which was maybe just as exciting. I am pretty sure he played so hard he fell asleep before his head hit the pillow.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgPAIsNA_fa9cQWl710Rx9j8vLydVVGLObisBbbI3q9bgv-pKcNWqzfrjO5BSY6Y8p8-PIMqTcfxTny0WPsNl3L9iP25_1keNeZbvDE3RwBRd4SbjR_AB8sg3JX8KPOy5a9Z52hGX3ctnXHhTfQDylVpdrRdKx_4oTesBcM2wqJMR6EcpwGfi4-8Mzg/s4032/20220406_205307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgPAIsNA_fa9cQWl710Rx9j8vLydVVGLObisBbbI3q9bgv-pKcNWqzfrjO5BSY6Y8p8-PIMqTcfxTny0WPsNl3L9iP25_1keNeZbvDE3RwBRd4SbjR_AB8sg3JX8KPOy5a9Z52hGX3ctnXHhTfQDylVpdrRdKx_4oTesBcM2wqJMR6EcpwGfi4-8Mzg/w640-h360/20220406_205307.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-hbgHWkFCW0KpBndIcZsaqFhmvzZNk1h8PYR23nLBoGaGbwQFy5FrIji3P0J2eRXytbkUyPQ2pXjuFS-tdxX3gEU4C7Kr01Zv8LtF3Ue6HZgGjb-d1WsKdY6nd_E3_Y9-KQdN64IuT1yFvrJrrkZYyrC7PO-2YmFkkiVSqJ08Aa_YUz0WMzPPFiIqw/s4032/20220406_205523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-hbgHWkFCW0KpBndIcZsaqFhmvzZNk1h8PYR23nLBoGaGbwQFy5FrIji3P0J2eRXytbkUyPQ2pXjuFS-tdxX3gEU4C7Kr01Zv8LtF3Ue6HZgGjb-d1WsKdY6nd_E3_Y9-KQdN64IuT1yFvrJrrkZYyrC7PO-2YmFkkiVSqJ08Aa_YUz0WMzPPFiIqw/w288-h640/20220406_205523.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another day at sea! At this point I was realizing how fast this trip was going by, and that I would have really enjoyed a 10 day cruise. Two whole days at sea sounds like a lot until they've blown by you in a flash.</div><div>Paul and Laszlo wanted to spend the maximum amount of time at kids club possible. Lee and I wanted to visit every pool on the ship that we could, plus hit the waterslides one more time. They even had a little VR experience you could do on one waterslide. Just slip the goggles on and the waterslide becomes a pirate themed slalom. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHA8IJFmwD3jSuSOvAwqgqmv8VuJFKCH-q5wEXn__z0pc9z5A5RMeRGEBA3iEGgD9nkOmrjcjXcwFg0dK-3hnB8ALLUAsZhJuWTd_5p7WbKyKjcWveQzehKwNJ7xO8ZyRZ90M0ukUqEw-EYldiseY4lzkyXmGkGhrDpk1HHjDIeYKiDw6I-oyR-qDvEg/s4000/20220407_150051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHA8IJFmwD3jSuSOvAwqgqmv8VuJFKCH-q5wEXn__z0pc9z5A5RMeRGEBA3iEGgD9nkOmrjcjXcwFg0dK-3hnB8ALLUAsZhJuWTd_5p7WbKyKjcWveQzehKwNJ7xO8ZyRZ90M0ukUqEw-EYldiseY4lzkyXmGkGhrDpk1HHjDIeYKiDw6I-oyR-qDvEg/w640-h288/20220407_150051.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But kids club isn't open 24/7! In the down time around lunch the kids visited the arcade with grandparents and after dinner they built Legos. Then they went back and told me in no uncertain terms that I was not to pick them up before the kids club closed.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GSLtfv83RniuFuyZ9BnL7Vzg0PJcKES8hv6dzmJDQzDRbk2zGrbXEoUr9REoloxklVJlYkSa1ARwreA3p7qF6Q1x8VtatCClMgF1apzYrIiBAUERQAvTTKLuPvcjgW-QtSHEOIrW9VvZkjGh-kmBbncZUh5sxoVf8cuBo6yndPxPnjJURcLQMnuOGQ/s4032/20220407_154724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GSLtfv83RniuFuyZ9BnL7Vzg0PJcKES8hv6dzmJDQzDRbk2zGrbXEoUr9REoloxklVJlYkSa1ARwreA3p7qF6Q1x8VtatCClMgF1apzYrIiBAUERQAvTTKLuPvcjgW-QtSHEOIrW9VvZkjGh-kmBbncZUh5sxoVf8cuBo6yndPxPnjJURcLQMnuOGQ/w640-h288/20220407_154724.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6f4gQNSf9-V40qWoT5oH_p-iNzpbR44EF1w5cJ2jVyu3LJqkhHz58HqNOJQ2cPha29Q54be0fOfOA9OYE-ydOHtouozS6soHp_gy6sg5zZs3tGh6Q5hgn1A5H-aKzE2tETQNFHn2n3Ps0RVV8VBuJ2ifCYKzvTWNiR04MvHpkmi_VL8BEqtTyF6eZA/s4000/20220407_155344.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6f4gQNSf9-V40qWoT5oH_p-iNzpbR44EF1w5cJ2jVyu3LJqkhHz58HqNOJQ2cPha29Q54be0fOfOA9OYE-ydOHtouozS6soHp_gy6sg5zZs3tGh6Q5hgn1A5H-aKzE2tETQNFHn2n3Ps0RVV8VBuJ2ifCYKzvTWNiR04MvHpkmi_VL8BEqtTyF6eZA/w640-h288/20220407_155344.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8-gkrDYAUJF-RWEFDY_KeMaa6s2yXG3fr247vE9UtF4pLiNqZX_fKO8OteExX1Bya-QdzEHkDGhMQdv4mf4va76GGMXJ_M0Q26_yzU_dtWRvuVxv8-2jDoDaE6EcHO-B5Vg_AUxSN9x72PsMHMqwKd8s2E1beLnGOXsiO6zBwy29mOnG2clc7SLgdA/s4000/20220407_155814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8-gkrDYAUJF-RWEFDY_KeMaa6s2yXG3fr247vE9UtF4pLiNqZX_fKO8OteExX1Bya-QdzEHkDGhMQdv4mf4va76GGMXJ_M0Q26_yzU_dtWRvuVxv8-2jDoDaE6EcHO-B5Vg_AUxSN9x72PsMHMqwKd8s2E1beLnGOXsiO6zBwy29mOnG2clc7SLgdA/w288-h640/20220407_155814.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLoPmF4OZdw7OJRRxZ6pqsfC3Bt9AoK-gsz7kCXpGDApdW4ee0l98GgdIg5u5ldm8JSQL-4VDs1Wd5qpAi-pC1IahuPU3pZ5arFhOithrTNUiPzWpOXRG34Q7RDnlPvLRAXC9VF7Oci70aF3wHRnlemPVKM_DKfMlT4w5RQCsd1puYIo5bfkeX_pXlw/s4032/20220407_160706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLoPmF4OZdw7OJRRxZ6pqsfC3Bt9AoK-gsz7kCXpGDApdW4ee0l98GgdIg5u5ldm8JSQL-4VDs1Wd5qpAi-pC1IahuPU3pZ5arFhOithrTNUiPzWpOXRG34Q7RDnlPvLRAXC9VF7Oci70aF3wHRnlemPVKM_DKfMlT4w5RQCsd1puYIo5bfkeX_pXlw/w288-h640/20220407_160706.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFjp3gkFQkm8xYJPq6UsNH-1Bxj_TOH3KQyPZ0l30aiGCGilWIRjMNaGQlwkqk3vWA2ZMhN0p5zUU08uZygjSmLnc6jNSmPmTI2ZlGKJ9n1O3yYnPBXixgzzbvF8nobLUytPVqR1UWZaVL-zswhQmp6OzatG30C0r6m5Jeo3DYuD0VA1usmkmnU0D6w/s4032/20220407_193344.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFjp3gkFQkm8xYJPq6UsNH-1Bxj_TOH3KQyPZ0l30aiGCGilWIRjMNaGQlwkqk3vWA2ZMhN0p5zUU08uZygjSmLnc6jNSmPmTI2ZlGKJ9n1O3yYnPBXixgzzbvF8nobLUytPVqR1UWZaVL-zswhQmp6OzatG30C0r6m5Jeo3DYuD0VA1usmkmnU0D6w/w640-h288/20220407_193344.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I took Arthur on another "maybe he'll fall asleep in the stroller" walk. He did not. But he did enjoy the walk all the same.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeq-XfbvklgcI9KJurwEa8gR7IdX1ljxvgb90Baao-uXSP4PVM4HgkIuqEpohK0z5IFcHH9ckJ8UUnxZofGEw1hz077BSXPyBL8_pldo5PcZTDw-bX2rNPH5GPRisBwfDbpSwZHrv5YiF69eIK0j2txReOeWD9JMmBgAdLupTwRDw7JDnLrXLNaODO6g/s3264/IMG_20220407_112154563_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeq-XfbvklgcI9KJurwEa8gR7IdX1ljxvgb90Baao-uXSP4PVM4HgkIuqEpohK0z5IFcHH9ckJ8UUnxZofGEw1hz077BSXPyBL8_pldo5PcZTDw-bX2rNPH5GPRisBwfDbpSwZHrv5YiF69eIK0j2txReOeWD9JMmBgAdLupTwRDw7JDnLrXLNaODO6g/w640-h480/IMG_20220407_112154563_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCE0skWPhjZweCsNcakKG9_Aq5csudgMgKTLQxFtKyKBCrb-cF03OQkwDrSuixSmWn-WKjUuaENnDCGFwy7eG74-7y7j_yKdC9GC7ecnSNbV4yVPD6OOLqLlJ0G3-VpmGITwMHpd7WoWDb4XzOgVA4DDAjGxhw-8-kKboHxeHGoIffR7Y-4fceYk-YKA/s4000/IMG_20220407_112208814_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCE0skWPhjZweCsNcakKG9_Aq5csudgMgKTLQxFtKyKBCrb-cF03OQkwDrSuixSmWn-WKjUuaENnDCGFwy7eG74-7y7j_yKdC9GC7ecnSNbV4yVPD6OOLqLlJ0G3-VpmGITwMHpd7WoWDb4XzOgVA4DDAjGxhw-8-kKboHxeHGoIffR7Y-4fceYk-YKA/w480-h640/IMG_20220407_112208814_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TbqrpaLdqa4A-ZZ0gt_vCjwicT5VMy67PlveO3aprrvV6urufCF2tKrlSpkS_RyfBBGxzww97EzguZW-wDtHHNbFcqjFskc9Ul2mGJbfM3rAr-J-lvL-duk-cTZ5CEnB6KJunA9OhbrbkR4NjdaLHzUEsmba5lDkuv0XbMRYhQQjro7NgfmvvOhfJw/s4000/IMG_20220407_112224433_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TbqrpaLdqa4A-ZZ0gt_vCjwicT5VMy67PlveO3aprrvV6urufCF2tKrlSpkS_RyfBBGxzww97EzguZW-wDtHHNbFcqjFskc9Ul2mGJbfM3rAr-J-lvL-duk-cTZ5CEnB6KJunA9OhbrbkR4NjdaLHzUEsmba5lDkuv0XbMRYhQQjro7NgfmvvOhfJw/w480-h640/IMG_20220407_112224433_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMPp0MKmVjpXiab8Hptj2ySgzsvqM0CfsgwlqSII09n2TznxbtubIyRMcNBqUqIEymX6i52HQnKC4edFZ-cvo8JjWRXGczfPDV4Oh-KRDJyXqmm4QzyD5Xf1xaPXxk84gwtdQ6jf2d8jo6yZTGr7egCWc8OHAg5RT2nTfqV-w_l6u9yTkTmwTpq3QJQ/s3264/IMG_20220407_112301424_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMPp0MKmVjpXiab8Hptj2ySgzsvqM0CfsgwlqSII09n2TznxbtubIyRMcNBqUqIEymX6i52HQnKC4edFZ-cvo8JjWRXGczfPDV4Oh-KRDJyXqmm4QzyD5Xf1xaPXxk84gwtdQ6jf2d8jo6yZTGr7egCWc8OHAg5RT2nTfqV-w_l6u9yTkTmwTpq3QJQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220407_112301424_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And in a whirlwind we arrived at the last port of call, the last day of the cruise, at MSC Ocean Cay. It's quite a nice little spot in the Bahamas, and built to be equal parts resort and ecological preserve.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTJFAAXf5938KLnDkbWH5DrNj78i5D5mwEvRVMm_mXUn4TejvGNXD7jzvKWZr--QO9g0M8d6iF-0CCpVmfh5bB_yYTb6VsB6KK7AwA_qk6ZQIIj-i11yj6OrHp0JV8JFVsMhYKdpUqZCfUW9Bt-IcCpfFfeciUqbPFZbRrYv0PZTa50FKzAUPnSjVTA/s4608/DSCN0303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTJFAAXf5938KLnDkbWH5DrNj78i5D5mwEvRVMm_mXUn4TejvGNXD7jzvKWZr--QO9g0M8d6iF-0CCpVmfh5bB_yYTb6VsB6KK7AwA_qk6ZQIIj-i11yj6OrHp0JV8JFVsMhYKdpUqZCfUW9Bt-IcCpfFfeciUqbPFZbRrYv0PZTa50FKzAUPnSjVTA/w640-h480/DSCN0303.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was an industrial site before MSC bought and started cleaning it up and trying to rehab the area by planting new trees and restoring the reef.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNrPkgsJXJ-S7G2vw1eOG3dDOcaoZbRFZMMzfFpZk51OiC_Z1jHyTkVHTae60OpNJkmWmBtaKu0Bk_SWkbQb47VNfiD_W3YCPo-SkelHs93kbNL9d06SbyhjMDTxNsxScCwUVaqJL24DINUWmi0XiemoNX0oAnC-6STyNSSNvume6c6d61SgWx7WKoA/s4608/DSCN0290.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNrPkgsJXJ-S7G2vw1eOG3dDOcaoZbRFZMMzfFpZk51OiC_Z1jHyTkVHTae60OpNJkmWmBtaKu0Bk_SWkbQb47VNfiD_W3YCPo-SkelHs93kbNL9d06SbyhjMDTxNsxScCwUVaqJL24DINUWmi0XiemoNX0oAnC-6STyNSSNvume6c6d61SgWx7WKoA/w640-h480/DSCN0290.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>We found a nice spot on the beach by the lagoon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4h-IOdoCKPpgYaYpm4tpO0WFBUqN1xU8LK1NckrnpNjGd5UfTfNrnRboEy-mEJaBOXXp8nm7e_dkDgmeRD8yY5JgnEqQwnmCMqqoSVz6m-Ej56dwW2uwXhEWVYrrbP9yiE_3-n5kVdkkwPTHV1INzN4nE9uaiZsj_MQBnF0fkTw2Cjue2T4SmELm_SA/s4608/DSCN0294.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4h-IOdoCKPpgYaYpm4tpO0WFBUqN1xU8LK1NckrnpNjGd5UfTfNrnRboEy-mEJaBOXXp8nm7e_dkDgmeRD8yY5JgnEqQwnmCMqqoSVz6m-Ej56dwW2uwXhEWVYrrbP9yiE_3-n5kVdkkwPTHV1INzN4nE9uaiZsj_MQBnF0fkTw2Cjue2T4SmELm_SA/w640-h480/DSCN0294.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Laszlo's favorite was building and digging in the sand. Arthur really excelled at that and absolutely would have spent forever in the sand.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsPxle4PvFebSpA3UZKbJodkMV_DZg9XJnsbb_hLjonAKhdF3itibPPGv2dvaDJqLen58jRXjmA2OlrK-81WBCRNgU3f_QN055K7qwm--CNoeHPkq-tOhNtxwoVLTuFrbcQSSbDn1BWeT9EAkN5C4XozwwQYIm0hx7-wL8OUPe06YHeqbC9U-UQdesw/s4608/DSCN0296.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsPxle4PvFebSpA3UZKbJodkMV_DZg9XJnsbb_hLjonAKhdF3itibPPGv2dvaDJqLen58jRXjmA2OlrK-81WBCRNgU3f_QN055K7qwm--CNoeHPkq-tOhNtxwoVLTuFrbcQSSbDn1BWeT9EAkN5C4XozwwQYIm0hx7-wL8OUPe06YHeqbC9U-UQdesw/w640-h480/DSCN0296.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="text-align: center;">Lee dug down a few inches in the sand and uncovered a massive conch shell. Apparently they are quite common on this island, but an essential part of the ecosystem, so we left it behind as we'd been asked. 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When I picked them up, we decided to celebrate the last night by doing a late night buffet snack. They went with jello, their runaway favorite treat of the trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0P2pNS-q1bR87MJuWoRRI0UViNtKykhAdWaoQIY-bpsevLA9bRQAY_r_6QdJsSkECNsINeGUaFR3jqsW5txcaLxdR1CDYBieI9nbiBBQkjbXB1f89HN4l7YH0PgE1fc336JJazQybYz2rtDQJtzcso46vINqk7-ojz_GJO2qJSqr7UtzmN8Vsjz8yQ/s4032/20220408_225632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0P2pNS-q1bR87MJuWoRRI0UViNtKykhAdWaoQIY-bpsevLA9bRQAY_r_6QdJsSkECNsINeGUaFR3jqsW5txcaLxdR1CDYBieI9nbiBBQkjbXB1f89HN4l7YH0PgE1fc336JJazQybYz2rtDQJtzcso46vINqk7-ojz_GJO2qJSqr7UtzmN8Vsjz8yQ/w640-h288/20220408_225632.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As slow and tedious as embarkation was, I found disembarkation to be a breeze in comparison. Lee got off the ship as early as he could so he could pick up a rental car and come back to pick up the rest of us. In hindsight we could have dragged our feet a bit more getting off with the kids, but overall it went smoothly.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Zbe-u-tZm0GehImPaYU78ARDiExncINj5fZnlpiuycE2miCijEacxxs3rxrjvjw3QWJZ5mxeWHWDX0kcxRrxkzTVIMijuAWXF7LSzf5qZZMEdnAOfNNC6k4humciDPHIfQ40iPBw_UJytaPQkxqhRITmPqiwLSZXgHWF7QNUnQgV4kE_tu7R0Df0tQ/s4032/20220409_083827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Zbe-u-tZm0GehImPaYU78ARDiExncINj5fZnlpiuycE2miCijEacxxs3rxrjvjw3QWJZ5mxeWHWDX0kcxRrxkzTVIMijuAWXF7LSzf5qZZMEdnAOfNNC6k4humciDPHIfQ40iPBw_UJytaPQkxqhRITmPqiwLSZXgHWF7QNUnQgV4kE_tu7R0Df0tQ/w640-h288/20220409_083827.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRG5R2jJgXsuTQzZDi3Nq9vEKr7MtYpdU9afOp-R0Tzdq9muk5rL3J7f1RMjW4R1gM9U8Zc4B_VgRse1RPneGT6BA2Xp9P-Jo4HemkJdfcSJ0TaaoMidmfaAaeYtBtQGcl6wWVN485YqsQKMrHriPhcbs909C8gKemUhHaoVxy2_a18CP0B7Q933T0Q/s4032/20220409_083912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRG5R2jJgXsuTQzZDi3Nq9vEKr7MtYpdU9afOp-R0Tzdq9muk5rL3J7f1RMjW4R1gM9U8Zc4B_VgRse1RPneGT6BA2Xp9P-Jo4HemkJdfcSJ0TaaoMidmfaAaeYtBtQGcl6wWVN485YqsQKMrHriPhcbs909C8gKemUhHaoVxy2_a18CP0B7Q933T0Q/w640-h288/20220409_083912.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had the rest of the day to spend in Miami. We spent about an hour in a park, playing on the playground and wading in the ocean, and then went to visit Little Havana to explore and eat some lunch.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRjbk6AC6Lgin5rPriDLr8SC0SOLW-RAgIRYa0tDhvSNEWYtsVZi-uRG6iYB-gBoUVx4Fvi3Od0QSlQCa5udq8htlP6VlCHuhIW3Cetw6M4KB3dmFXzSlajQBN3ZJESrDGSJvlJAI-zUi-jaO7sYOrX1tmdmhNpCjznx9DTF2UJUhwG3SYgre2o4rFQ/s4000/IMG_20220409_140922906_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRjbk6AC6Lgin5rPriDLr8SC0SOLW-RAgIRYa0tDhvSNEWYtsVZi-uRG6iYB-gBoUVx4Fvi3Od0QSlQCa5udq8htlP6VlCHuhIW3Cetw6M4KB3dmFXzSlajQBN3ZJESrDGSJvlJAI-zUi-jaO7sYOrX1tmdmhNpCjznx9DTF2UJUhwG3SYgre2o4rFQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220409_140922906_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Little Havana is the Cuban neighborhood of Miami, known for being colorful, full of delicious restaurants, and giant rooster statues.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uRiPCx852J2Dc3R15192t4odfKIZxtFd2iWJwGqGnOBIcQXctBSfYz8NwQNCPFWnh6ZeD2Ih2JPwYyJwVu4zyy1a5aRnCASJaMVW_7t5bQE6z7S53mRFiqO2BWtsrmspEw2RCCkiMn3y5KFota4qlJFR6csTziRWYdV-UT9-57H_Q10Qa7UeVRsc1A/s4000/IMG_20220409_145929166_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uRiPCx852J2Dc3R15192t4odfKIZxtFd2iWJwGqGnOBIcQXctBSfYz8NwQNCPFWnh6ZeD2Ih2JPwYyJwVu4zyy1a5aRnCASJaMVW_7t5bQE6z7S53mRFiqO2BWtsrmspEw2RCCkiMn3y5KFota4qlJFR6csTziRWYdV-UT9-57H_Q10Qa7UeVRsc1A/w480-h640/IMG_20220409_145929166_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There are murals on nearly every building along Calle Ocho, the famous heart of Little Havana, even the McDonald's got in on the colorful style.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjYIpxrXiPFx_9dyUjL8uD0de-HozmDrZoMFcEWH4vENKlSKH4eavPVz3E6IN_rxrZIuQ8PXLr0EG2mQR-YG0rUsE_ZueTVzIfjWBlWL6zhRg7PmDMYVc_hTkwK5D1jDpT9ISKrim2aAfb7s4ZdlycoyLt0eXkRBu7I_44P-Ct_u1zFaq-XyxTdXAjA/s4000/IMG_20220409_145904770_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Put a pin in that.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioO5iact3FrlQfKdrhIYy8KnulOKMbxJ3Q92YkN7ZeQdkwEq4IG4IdpTb8_Jhb76YVSInEzX-QtMpktCG-9I_OgQ505X9Z_O8DFGiFn1509qKxg7KS_3gD8D6QJAEHYd4sAhQhf1ip0HmzVSbhLp9wVx5uVqD1JYKhwRgTXarxLsiJJzq-6uNueg3ijA/s3264/IMG_20220409_152401720_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioO5iact3FrlQfKdrhIYy8KnulOKMbxJ3Q92YkN7ZeQdkwEq4IG4IdpTb8_Jhb76YVSInEzX-QtMpktCG-9I_OgQ505X9Z_O8DFGiFn1509qKxg7KS_3gD8D6QJAEHYd4sAhQhf1ip0HmzVSbhLp9wVx5uVqD1JYKhwRgTXarxLsiJJzq-6uNueg3ijA/w480-h640/IMG_20220409_152401720_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Our last stop on our walk was the little park that is home to several memorials to events in Cuban-American history and famous Cuban people.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuR3oeM8lfihjY0volcdyKmOocPeLJblPgP8UHSeHjsMaVfFDxkuMnVG7wweLqTaMDLCnuZzDsWAzCSAX1lfEKyWopomi7Z84MWeRs3VXefWhxg-PLj5kd8xQJR8bD38W9ju-pl2BS8qrTQZf5VKisOzXJlU-_zoL8utdw1zPfH7naXrUZbInArV7oQ/s4000/IMG_20220409_151420549_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuR3oeM8lfihjY0volcdyKmOocPeLJblPgP8UHSeHjsMaVfFDxkuMnVG7wweLqTaMDLCnuZzDsWAzCSAX1lfEKyWopomi7Z84MWeRs3VXefWhxg-PLj5kd8xQJR8bD38W9ju-pl2BS8qrTQZf5VKisOzXJlU-_zoL8utdw1zPfH7naXrUZbInArV7oQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220409_151420549_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxW0ea1LjeLom_rWY4LSLAB6ENoQWILO6Ma-pE4HiuBer6eX3AcDRkUWgeRjHaJMeekkX7BlYOGop-hH55n5w3l-zeksIhX22CNo9btd6pYJ0WsX-0imk1tA_vC7gXFhIKFV85Kon-6lkOMr0RXoG0iSYYd1Jr8iyImPmeSRF0N1rV1uIAwd-xSHjkQ/s4000/IMG_20220409_151410796_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxW0ea1LjeLom_rWY4LSLAB6ENoQWILO6Ma-pE4HiuBer6eX3AcDRkUWgeRjHaJMeekkX7BlYOGop-hH55n5w3l-zeksIhX22CNo9btd6pYJ0WsX-0imk1tA_vC7gXFhIKFV85Kon-6lkOMr0RXoG0iSYYd1Jr8iyImPmeSRF0N1rV1uIAwd-xSHjkQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220409_151410796_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiba5gskE5-vyGr2j_9MtN6KhbD6sr4Ah049y8YrEMdMLeRXlo0YTqjditvuW4QCwO834md1nliPNWOMwkIbOq8rU0SEJx-zUmUJR0QBOcHfRtRVD2X5s7Uq6iWW60QR8UB-8PN4KXEuKQn3rEYkSydGMnFiB1yxg7Lf1536jv4DH5CsxzgMhbvuhIMlw/s4000/IMG_20220409_150342482_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiba5gskE5-vyGr2j_9MtN6KhbD6sr4Ah049y8YrEMdMLeRXlo0YTqjditvuW4QCwO834md1nliPNWOMwkIbOq8rU0SEJx-zUmUJR0QBOcHfRtRVD2X5s7Uq6iWW60QR8UB-8PN4KXEuKQn3rEYkSydGMnFiB1yxg7Lf1536jv4DH5CsxzgMhbvuhIMlw/w480-h640/IMG_20220409_150342482_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was here we first met the free range chickens that wander the neighborhood. And this is why, I suspect, there are giant rooster statues.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGe07H40-YbSAhKn0UEu9DMfmOil0eb1b6YAeNVDwcl1R6R_FCtHq0ABKzyXAaLmZXXZ1nxOWhXPWeLYmajhHcnGy7mNmgsj33NDNpsTVkYbPWpnljiROhmGC7Eq6CJ0159vKWchkcW9spK1_82G7-72fBkmSo3QhnLNBSAVncL2HaayrLJlfWxyW4NQ/s853/20220409_151033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="853" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGe07H40-YbSAhKn0UEu9DMfmOil0eb1b6YAeNVDwcl1R6R_FCtHq0ABKzyXAaLmZXXZ1nxOWhXPWeLYmajhHcnGy7mNmgsj33NDNpsTVkYbPWpnljiROhmGC7Eq6CJ0159vKWchkcW9spK1_82G7-72fBkmSo3QhnLNBSAVncL2HaayrLJlfWxyW4NQ/w640-h448/20220409_151033.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHurS3qSDnU4vUkGskYYmNjfGKOcjqH7CrXC-S9jAqBBGhfKuATcBBjWtERHgsYaCgdbHae602Lh0JX8gFWbcXJwe_R6YoXSzt51SXTZ5KpmonhjWG7Fox7YFLuTFnCzS9opGgE4-jPnm09iR18fSkvudmScu8Q116Uhr1B70yjS9D14id8PTlE_mJA/s4000/IMG_20220409_150809617_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHurS3qSDnU4vUkGskYYmNjfGKOcjqH7CrXC-S9jAqBBGhfKuATcBBjWtERHgsYaCgdbHae602Lh0JX8gFWbcXJwe_R6YoXSzt51SXTZ5KpmonhjWG7Fox7YFLuTFnCzS9opGgE4-jPnm09iR18fSkvudmScu8Q116Uhr1B70yjS9D14id8PTlE_mJA/w480-h640/IMG_20220409_150809617_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGMTSW6A8dUkd_S8JivxTGiTP8_UCFTd8jFzVrmdYBG_5c0H0CTEOSeLgR8DoPfiy2k1Q-Kc9B2TcwJkdv-5Jy4i9QJY2VPfmuzexGEvL1Sto7UtpJQiAb3JIQ9SLNIdtYsEJZTkn3SUY8EFjRXMuIaQVf34N64lbAYp8E6OKQKw_3hZNxcp1JoTitQ/s3264/IMG_20220409_151234653_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGMTSW6A8dUkd_S8JivxTGiTP8_UCFTd8jFzVrmdYBG_5c0H0CTEOSeLgR8DoPfiy2k1Q-Kc9B2TcwJkdv-5Jy4i9QJY2VPfmuzexGEvL1Sto7UtpJQiAb3JIQ9SLNIdtYsEJZTkn3SUY8EFjRXMuIaQVf34N64lbAYp8E6OKQKw_3hZNxcp1JoTitQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220409_151234653_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And then we settled in for a quiet evening and and early bedtime so we could be up before dawn to catch our flight home.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_T32peqALdqUbqHVD61rr7-PFepSY1nvViiof2YpR6hmyx01HxbCz3FcP-V6dqPAGIIKJNDvLNBkqmRx14mJcaTlhTpkCcCrHFLw7KjCsPZAZiXJJHcYFKWcOq8mNQ1tr2TL5CWdmP5T0Db5O6dWQisx0nFvoD1qPNhGW35FEEFH-N6IAq84kA0eK6w/s4032/20220410_054509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_T32peqALdqUbqHVD61rr7-PFepSY1nvViiof2YpR6hmyx01HxbCz3FcP-V6dqPAGIIKJNDvLNBkqmRx14mJcaTlhTpkCcCrHFLw7KjCsPZAZiXJJHcYFKWcOq8mNQ1tr2TL5CWdmP5T0Db5O6dWQisx0nFvoD1qPNhGW35FEEFH-N6IAq84kA0eK6w/w640-h288/20220410_054509.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I don't know when I'll get to go on a cruise again, but there will be another one. I can't imagine we'll ever get to cruise on such a big ship with so few passengers on it again, so I'm glad we took the chance to cruise when we did. </div></div><div>My kids are still talking about how much they liked the activities, how cool our room steward was, and generally how much they preferred the ship's food to my cooking. It really was a Bon Voyage!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-48116666127987075712022-05-07T14:09:00.004-07:002022-05-09T13:52:21.868-07:00Le Cruise Part 1I always like taking advantage of spring break and doing some traveling. We've done theme parks, national parks, camping, driving, flying, but there is something we've never done before and decided to give a go: a cruise!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEXyjUrWsQN6LvulXUIZjYlNPjVThXFOHpd_UJvFiUa0CbjNrXi7Zsh-fJSo0ch77YH6s5YFiX1yVCYYiPsII6L36pyVSyV0QWy8ukBQzvPRI1Tas7c38Q0FHIs7ZYjwhhE54LmzmaKNt9Aws2LrqAZ3PALp_FkrQPsbvMEyW-G0sAUNw2iOfFO7ihg/s4000/IMG_20220403_120828323_MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEXyjUrWsQN6LvulXUIZjYlNPjVThXFOHpd_UJvFiUa0CbjNrXi7Zsh-fJSo0ch77YH6s5YFiX1yVCYYiPsII6L36pyVSyV0QWy8ukBQzvPRI1Tas7c38Q0FHIs7ZYjwhhE54LmzmaKNt9Aws2LrqAZ3PALp_FkrQPsbvMEyW-G0sAUNw2iOfFO7ihg/w640-h480/IMG_20220403_120828323_MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It is a good rule of thumb, when flying to your port, to arrive the day before you sail. I thought, as long as we're arriving a day early, let's make it two days and do something fun!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZurmG0cYPIJ2rYiEObvF4KAGPPynFhDISVBcVvQk4qg3rmwzw0aRqmUCWcq048TQWsoqfeMxvUSs2Mi5HxS8O3xhGG_Tvx56EBzJK87BCFsP6_35XZuEKumHlg0GGstxxj0lujQsJAPZnp8lt1JbCqXYRKK5xnwHCZgHpU2vGCEfdnuBosf_53T3cQ/s4608/DSCN0077.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZurmG0cYPIJ2rYiEObvF4KAGPPynFhDISVBcVvQk4qg3rmwzw0aRqmUCWcq048TQWsoqfeMxvUSs2Mi5HxS8O3xhGG_Tvx56EBzJK87BCFsP6_35XZuEKumHlg0GGstxxj0lujQsJAPZnp8lt1JbCqXYRKK5xnwHCZgHpU2vGCEfdnuBosf_53T3cQ/w640-h480/DSCN0077.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So we got to Miami with a whole extra day before our cruise to spend as we wanted. So I picked something I've long wanted to see: Everglades National Park.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5PwW77aem7j3sEm1c6-Xj-Ra86hx8Y9wS-9I_hoj8Zal6zas8qVPrp_3To9tZa_FNG3jRLyPPWsuTmoCOvhtuh6yTigShEeQ7pYaeG1z1g27sZnaLWQEhq4GvpUbMHiRMB1IVB5CTs5kPTi94j9NHwJ2dmAlmcvsVXfirHVN5BmrpOrMt5kDGm-NKA/s4608/DSCN0066.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5PwW77aem7j3sEm1c6-Xj-Ra86hx8Y9wS-9I_hoj8Zal6zas8qVPrp_3To9tZa_FNG3jRLyPPWsuTmoCOvhtuh6yTigShEeQ7pYaeG1z1g27sZnaLWQEhq4GvpUbMHiRMB1IVB5CTs5kPTi94j9NHwJ2dmAlmcvsVXfirHVN5BmrpOrMt5kDGm-NKA/w640-h480/DSCN0066.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbrgr1zlyx77bMYs11IbFggMKeuin_3sb_FyOeQh-9f6yaMOIgZkVqvjbM4qeVSrIkQQnL5Co3nAn48auxwKV14fu8sL4CS3-UcXFr4ifpMCG9fGfZZtvzj5MOBYj7W2Cyx4SHjBjYumdLs9HZM59pEVyFMEjmLexqElTQqLBN3IRs9_ptlsqYFGXSQ/s4608/DSCN0073.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbrgr1zlyx77bMYs11IbFggMKeuin_3sb_FyOeQh-9f6yaMOIgZkVqvjbM4qeVSrIkQQnL5Co3nAn48auxwKV14fu8sL4CS3-UcXFr4ifpMCG9fGfZZtvzj5MOBYj7W2Cyx4SHjBjYumdLs9HZM59pEVyFMEjmLexqElTQqLBN3IRs9_ptlsqYFGXSQ/w640-h480/DSCN0073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdQcRP6xuTgMC-L9Wwf9QaQGfDaFhqvrLKqM8fEH3_Xh4MqB6wFdSdNLygnuzeI50al7M68lRvHhRnYbOIeQiLy6gMimxMFb5WPl5snOVN6_BrwDdCfIAcaFEV4fmoI1vkdfxvkvw4fSyUMXhd89RGAHbl-7DC5_UH6OlTfZMHON5hNqM6iJiuDpWng/s4608/DSCN0079.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdQcRP6xuTgMC-L9Wwf9QaQGfDaFhqvrLKqM8fEH3_Xh4MqB6wFdSdNLygnuzeI50al7M68lRvHhRnYbOIeQiLy6gMimxMFb5WPl5snOVN6_BrwDdCfIAcaFEV4fmoI1vkdfxvkvw4fSyUMXhd89RGAHbl-7DC5_UH6OlTfZMHON5hNqM6iJiuDpWng/w640-h480/DSCN0079.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>First of all, it's a fascinating, unique eco system (or rather systems, for there are several) including the most bio diversity you'll find anywhere.</div><div>Second, the amount of wildlife you will see is shocking. We weren't 10 yards into our walk on the Anhinga trail before we'd seen an alligator, a great blue heron, a snowy egret, and a soft shell turtle about to lay her eggs. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFq7JNgTi68wOyKBrXdulay2paxgAdoXQi0jTkY2bV-i2sbXDYLyX1hi1PJcahM56Z45ZvqJtGTsic6g07inHpWlWhkB4vzwUfLREjreq26DGycfCPTW68TBm6vLz6KqFIeYd2JD0F8gFV43teNFl64lwvmyPtVAji09Y14cy79FO_xUSujjc077QN5A/s4608/DSCN0067.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFq7JNgTi68wOyKBrXdulay2paxgAdoXQi0jTkY2bV-i2sbXDYLyX1hi1PJcahM56Z45ZvqJtGTsic6g07inHpWlWhkB4vzwUfLREjreq26DGycfCPTW68TBm6vLz6KqFIeYd2JD0F8gFV43teNFl64lwvmyPtVAji09Y14cy79FO_xUSujjc077QN5A/w640-h480/DSCN0067.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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But as soon as we settled in for a demonstration, they were riveted. This guy was just lugging around full sized alligators opening up their mouths, and after all that passed around a little 2 year old alligator for people to hold.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisEZVJ8Vg4-QQhYUl4mM_5NlTrTlz0oCyvopfOnfXhRapHomdFPI3cwqrIxhsyuHE5mAym6gMbexaLF-kD-dH-gLC7MW3WxbH1wO-nZ7qzL3I3PTpX6_fMhfvZcEFi6KHNgMS7L9rIt-d9pP8fe4o4t-MdIQsjBDORsxRafiozd-yMgvMpWLE8DvqjUA/s4000/IMG_20220401_151705585_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisEZVJ8Vg4-QQhYUl4mM_5NlTrTlz0oCyvopfOnfXhRapHomdFPI3cwqrIxhsyuHE5mAym6gMbexaLF-kD-dH-gLC7MW3WxbH1wO-nZ7qzL3I3PTpX6_fMhfvZcEFi6KHNgMS7L9rIt-d9pP8fe4o4t-MdIQsjBDORsxRafiozd-yMgvMpWLE8DvqjUA/w640-h480/IMG_20220401_151705585_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Paul practically ran to get a turn, Laszlo decided to pass on holding a gator.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17KO18LRe-MVdY4vdPVGoG0PlUC4DhFVUlbxZuGOUGnN_xqgsk8jxQrrX80YvcxSzTKq4JrHa17eEhYEGKrxzxqcCyKJCQRMJV4SiHfjBRzOAS-k5weGFEsiZncthegav6TlzJy0zlb8Q3mk8Vk3CPL42rhTNXE_8EEFXnD-m_-BNBg3u6xmRDTyMPg/s4000/IMG_20220401_151410558_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17KO18LRe-MVdY4vdPVGoG0PlUC4DhFVUlbxZuGOUGnN_xqgsk8jxQrrX80YvcxSzTKq4JrHa17eEhYEGKrxzxqcCyKJCQRMJV4SiHfjBRzOAS-k5weGFEsiZncthegav6TlzJy0zlb8Q3mk8Vk3CPL42rhTNXE_8EEFXnD-m_-BNBg3u6xmRDTyMPg/w640-h480/IMG_20220401_151410558_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>We did a fan boat ride and, let me tell ya, those things are LOUD. We had great protective headphones which worked so well Arthur managed to nap through the ride. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UnUEgA2oRO0f2jtIHzeNW0m4NKdGCFCBWGAK-N5BWPaYc12R3ri4JlSnrH9JAr0LtKQf0ZECIbcuHeODcg6VnkgBQBu5V1fpostxtqjIWkLA229ZT6meRvA8u57qCdfK79JNWn_cytNnlAccA7TWXOFS1dS7_HDiPArWpM8TaDDqchYpoI2nPpdVoA/s4000/IMG_20220401_153951216_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UnUEgA2oRO0f2jtIHzeNW0m4NKdGCFCBWGAK-N5BWPaYc12R3ri4JlSnrH9JAr0LtKQf0ZECIbcuHeODcg6VnkgBQBu5V1fpostxtqjIWkLA229ZT6meRvA8u57qCdfK79JNWn_cytNnlAccA7TWXOFS1dS7_HDiPArWpM8TaDDqchYpoI2nPpdVoA/w640-h480/IMG_20220401_153951216_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I found the fan was loud enough to drown out the sound of not just talking, but singing as well. I tried out a little Mozart and found I could only really hear myself in the higher part of my range and no one else could hear me at all. It's a real shame, I did a nice sampler of arias.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgto9K45Be1xXYjvdVKZ2SdxjgquNETbu1ClmD64bUTE7bXt-voIBIY-Q71VI1ZnS_gLiRX4R7Ju0x1MTTfufB5zrxcLautlaYoLxFVNLz703TXDbWyDFcRAw2MqI3j9IKEbNlh2NhT0REoQkMF3ZWI0Ke5Peoaj1gVFKKlXKtS9-Lrn7kBaxLTUtLU_A/s4000/IMG_20220401_153955419_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgto9K45Be1xXYjvdVKZ2SdxjgquNETbu1ClmD64bUTE7bXt-voIBIY-Q71VI1ZnS_gLiRX4R7Ju0x1MTTfufB5zrxcLautlaYoLxFVNLz703TXDbWyDFcRAw2MqI3j9IKEbNlh2NhT0REoQkMF3ZWI0Ke5Peoaj1gVFKKlXKtS9-Lrn7kBaxLTUtLU_A/w480-h640/IMG_20220401_153955419_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBV0NBv6iWaU9NvM6X1jGwKMlw3QSNIyyE-8oGapvX5UB24ct9Qx3PV8sYYAbFFML7_QzwsPtjytsZU08mDf73CxcUUctCnyXX4wid-JVV0Vu4_D78aIfWuBXPa5hcWSTD6-tW_FwhxIEmDY5Ut8UnkV_Zogh0cG0cMBx3r13KQQbpdp-2NwOwNjSx-A/s4000/IMG_20220401_154027558_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBV0NBv6iWaU9NvM6X1jGwKMlw3QSNIyyE-8oGapvX5UB24ct9Qx3PV8sYYAbFFML7_QzwsPtjytsZU08mDf73CxcUUctCnyXX4wid-JVV0Vu4_D78aIfWuBXPa5hcWSTD6-tW_FwhxIEmDY5Ut8UnkV_Zogh0cG0cMBx3r13KQQbpdp-2NwOwNjSx-A/w640-h480/IMG_20220401_154027558_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tree what collects all the lost hats.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3otOhssvB1SnPz7gjxqFK9apcLCYc77dvumXkg0gZrXYJpRDcT2hD5CvofORm1xBFbMGH3hBbnkgPPEzF46YYPsxQ0fYJA9Ol1ljvwMCH_wZo4Sn6Uauqzt684DoqoAkdibkcSK3LwJY1Su8mFJlNCmGNvjJWkIrc4GeqG2jiBRc_LsDBfTmHJri4Kg/s4000/IMG_20220401_152547743_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3otOhssvB1SnPz7gjxqFK9apcLCYc77dvumXkg0gZrXYJpRDcT2hD5CvofORm1xBFbMGH3hBbnkgPPEzF46YYPsxQ0fYJA9Ol1ljvwMCH_wZo4Sn6Uauqzt684DoqoAkdibkcSK3LwJY1Su8mFJlNCmGNvjJWkIrc4GeqG2jiBRc_LsDBfTmHJri4Kg/w640-h480/IMG_20220401_152547743_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>In the Everglades we saw 5 or 6 alligators, at the farm we saw maybe a hundred or more. Not all of them were part of the farm either, if you catch my drift. We also saw so many vultures (I think they were vultures?) It felt like they just saw as future roadkill.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dytYoX9sFePvqW75r4Of3R6NoKph8reOXpekAgyK45cXr1t1xJI0ck4swoj8VS4VFeEz9t2uxSw9oOKuET-5Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>After all that hiking and sunshine, were only too happy to relax at our little B & B. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz5gdASkObraoLCzhwq7IR0XZU2GZIBf4Q9_OBoQnzA06nxPQtJo6wxAgipoNSaVrmmWiVO9IQWk6FgZVDLnQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>We stayed in Homestead at a little guest house on a working fruit farm. It was coconut season, so our host shared with us a couple of coconuts and brought us straws so we could drink the water inside. </div><div><br /></div><div>My single experience cruising has taught me that the most tedious and difficult part of the whole process is embarkation. The frustration level is raised when a faulty fire alarm forces everyone to evacuate the terminal. So the whole process is delayed for 30 minutes, everyone has to go through security again, and the delay means even more people have arrived with no place to go and a backlog of passengers. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGdmiYZtWwvZ7QDqQVuzqGOoM9vXEJ7B1-SHr-qCc9WkpWI2ot81QWbFB77V3Tgj3ImaPQAlRIANPZ5B_hJP-wUc-AMN9FaQEdyEwWp-uN9TY6HJ7jlzGHA0wuKOtIFBzYske3lJIJaaABXQ-LZzzXhVei6PM4EnN0jihy3PvhHCT8P1NmfUCKjJugA/s4000/IMG_20220402_144425235_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGdmiYZtWwvZ7QDqQVuzqGOoM9vXEJ7B1-SHr-qCc9WkpWI2ot81QWbFB77V3Tgj3ImaPQAlRIANPZ5B_hJP-wUc-AMN9FaQEdyEwWp-uN9TY6HJ7jlzGHA0wuKOtIFBzYske3lJIJaaABXQ-LZzzXhVei6PM4EnN0jihy3PvhHCT8P1NmfUCKjJugA/w480-h640/IMG_20220402_144425235_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Lucky for us, they immediately started pulling anyone with a wheelchair or an infant to the front of the line. Even with that marvelous and much appreciated shortening of the wait time, the kids were getting frustrated and antsy. In all it took about 3 hours from arriving at the terminal and getting on the ship. Finally, the day gets to be fun!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFt8L1uhbJNVSkR1KDb3ve5-yNLGeXDhw4imPe0rujN91Q4UzJELXLyYnIWNs1x84HvfYp-AZyIV4m2hWBXHw0XlnBMUEQEahPYP6ctqxXh9FYPBXiU8augl_hWBSYaWISk4OCjKrH1DByJsqXfu5Wrynyher4YoJUtcZMOF4dmGHVub-AReiEBtaPqw/s4000/IMG_20220402_161504136_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFt8L1uhbJNVSkR1KDb3ve5-yNLGeXDhw4imPe0rujN91Q4UzJELXLyYnIWNs1x84HvfYp-AZyIV4m2hWBXHw0XlnBMUEQEahPYP6ctqxXh9FYPBXiU8augl_hWBSYaWISk4OCjKrH1DByJsqXfu5Wrynyher4YoJUtcZMOF4dmGHVub-AReiEBtaPqw/w640-h480/IMG_20220402_161504136_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We did some exploring, ate some lunch, did the safety drill, and said goodbye to Miami from the pool. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif00saDgsWdtC2znplIyfXrYzU1hMo2tNrxVe7bPPTZehPGdoEObk5vk0MSNN6WcuHvwj_-85b6Ol_zMA_cG-B0M_r8F4wyuJJ7JUlqovzFjpwsT8_02on77U-YCMBhzo76ELEfHPhzwrOPpxSED4DniroNzD3aVmtTV5fUQBSRE4tgV66swXMqpLhzQ/s4000/IMG_20220402_171355354_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif00saDgsWdtC2znplIyfXrYzU1hMo2tNrxVe7bPPTZehPGdoEObk5vk0MSNN6WcuHvwj_-85b6Ol_zMA_cG-B0M_r8F4wyuJJ7JUlqovzFjpwsT8_02on77U-YCMBhzo76ELEfHPhzwrOPpxSED4DniroNzD3aVmtTV5fUQBSRE4tgV66swXMqpLhzQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220402_171355354_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzvWVEKUxyivcXRAYwqWnJ8gpdJ_kJn45uhCc1gMCt8gQs6O8YNxSVAcw5g6jDkMf5qK-PnsNpTSvkojl2E2Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Between getting checked in and trying to appease children, who wanted to do everything at once, it was a pretty exhausting day. Laszlo said "this isn't as fun as I thought it'd be." I promised him that today would not be representative of the rest of the cruise. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzCiMmE2r_Yr618SB4u7D1Ozk1e3NijRjcOmsY2MChcugutWDs1v9jH0bjWD3JuKGpemTRBXqaCpi-AgbC4xOG6sOatL7F4RwwwAldpbYa4ERpB_yp3DOn5JSvJKnaQVl_UakkrRHBKZ7qw11XEMZX6hwfGraNZlO95le9LxEe7hJYEilHZnR3biItw/s4000/IMG_20220402_171516408_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzCiMmE2r_Yr618SB4u7D1Ozk1e3NijRjcOmsY2MChcugutWDs1v9jH0bjWD3JuKGpemTRBXqaCpi-AgbC4xOG6sOatL7F4RwwwAldpbYa4ERpB_yp3DOn5JSvJKnaQVl_UakkrRHBKZ7qw11XEMZX6hwfGraNZlO95le9LxEe7hJYEilHZnR3biItw/w640-h480/IMG_20220402_171516408_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>It didn't get really relaxing for us until the kids were all sleeping and we could sit in the balcony and watch a distant storm. How far away it was, I don't know. Far enough to not hear the thunder, close enough to see the lightning.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_t_cxXAsFX6k9hnmMCiV3ivdvCdmRJDbTLPOhitFxHpHBCCqjm5DXNWv7T5mbHVP_l-3E8x8WPhT80XtHjbFluYCkbKQlJyTym7i0odBK8thvN5a1a0zcD2N6XapOGlRSigzevcQppRVVHXhTmBSyeeTML-bRJYJ9FXJAFkP4ECoRMY23rEjCQQGFA/s4608/DSCN0127.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_t_cxXAsFX6k9hnmMCiV3ivdvCdmRJDbTLPOhitFxHpHBCCqjm5DXNWv7T5mbHVP_l-3E8x8WPhT80XtHjbFluYCkbKQlJyTym7i0odBK8thvN5a1a0zcD2N6XapOGlRSigzevcQppRVVHXhTmBSyeeTML-bRJYJ9FXJAFkP4ECoRMY23rEjCQQGFA/w640-h480/DSCN0127.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next morning, I woke up at the crack of dawn and heard a little scraping sound. With my fuzzy vision I could see something moving right next to the balcony door. As I reached for my glasses, I could only imagine there was, I don't know, a cockroach or something? But no! It was a little stow away!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz13Q2bLEjQSDZvm_FLMpTgiFmMZOYSgc65TpC7qngPjHHtBLIDmTmZQ8HnVXwvPsGGHpx4VXF9zVhDkKOSPA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I assume the last guest to stay in that room had collected some shells from the beach the day before, no realizing one of them was occupied.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Rb-z8Am-62QZLBYJ6O2O16HeXe9HF7xPJrjIppQptjYRwrhu6fnhsfJ24Oo0JSjO1_6C-WmgDNspGru8968uIoAAezqliCdG6Lktpky2eE_jc6534ksaIaoE2o9NLw9yEp_dwXPl5DH7IhCzr6dF3_kcYmErCvgX0sSAre78TLq9AvTN1oRFOBAvNA/s4608/DSCN0131.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Rb-z8Am-62QZLBYJ6O2O16HeXe9HF7xPJrjIppQptjYRwrhu6fnhsfJ24Oo0JSjO1_6C-WmgDNspGru8968uIoAAezqliCdG6Lktpky2eE_jc6534ksaIaoE2o9NLw9yEp_dwXPl5DH7IhCzr6dF3_kcYmErCvgX0sSAre78TLq9AvTN1oRFOBAvNA/w640-h480/DSCN0131.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmG1gnvApe8-Q8hmMvdolpVVGRk-nHKhBaV3Sg6w83LupMyk4yz1IwpfSOcw1A4gWrq_sd5Ovty44H6xwvVboJPta2OjInZd2AsgwkG-aXRZfx0kzkLC0G8nxMN91MSxL_ePSFby1Pl9mZ4hokxyT4qVlmsElkeVituP4WR0GVPw2jBmBhjGAsJMM3_w/s4608/DSCN0134.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmG1gnvApe8-Q8hmMvdolpVVGRk-nHKhBaV3Sg6w83LupMyk4yz1IwpfSOcw1A4gWrq_sd5Ovty44H6xwvVboJPta2OjInZd2AsgwkG-aXRZfx0kzkLC0G8nxMN91MSxL_ePSFby1Pl9mZ4hokxyT4qVlmsElkeVituP4WR0GVPw2jBmBhjGAsJMM3_w/w480-h640/DSCN0134.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Watching the Sunrise over Nassau was a lovely way to wake up.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYJRq_7kG2LsDD6pn3hegio4tKLk60uvm4GrdgEZmlf-zZ2M80Cq1WtLXF8UGVbE3dCd4KfGtwBX5UpSRAzA-Iw8wYIFjQgACvP0sQHNG1JcJkJ5TaxR7pD3YGIAzv4gDrr77Hptu17B0D52M1SdSVualCc8g1-Iz-NRa7m2EJBETgF9GzaWXwM6wWQ/s4608/DSCN0128.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYJRq_7kG2LsDD6pn3hegio4tKLk60uvm4GrdgEZmlf-zZ2M80Cq1WtLXF8UGVbE3dCd4KfGtwBX5UpSRAzA-Iw8wYIFjQgACvP0sQHNG1JcJkJ5TaxR7pD3YGIAzv4gDrr77Hptu17B0D52M1SdSVualCc8g1-Iz-NRa7m2EJBETgF9GzaWXwM6wWQ/w640-h480/DSCN0128.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div> Our activities for the day were for Lee and I to go snorkeling and Grandma, Grandpa, and the kids would go play at the beach. The boys were assigned the mission of releasing our little crabby friend back into the wild, which they took very seriously. They wanted to find the best spot on the beach to set him free.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcF0_Kn2534ouHJSZ2LDyMM1sbuMiqg18tc-c98VzoyJo9GSG8KXXgylKtKc40fy-w8gTd65LUQlGvYiFIcLTNwFcvco4otHAyvEQWInNU4TwRrIZgpFLbg8tA9BuZp3PUAD6GUz8LK-fgS4oiLAsUWmAQYqyt-Qi-h_vmAqeqe35ISRKXz5whjhDvg/s1024/IMG_1964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcF0_Kn2534ouHJSZ2LDyMM1sbuMiqg18tc-c98VzoyJo9GSG8KXXgylKtKc40fy-w8gTd65LUQlGvYiFIcLTNwFcvco4otHAyvEQWInNU4TwRrIZgpFLbg8tA9BuZp3PUAD6GUz8LK-fgS4oiLAsUWmAQYqyt-Qi-h_vmAqeqe35ISRKXz5whjhDvg/w640-h480/IMG_1964.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Obviously, they love playing in the sand, so they had a great time.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Scott Fitzgerald for a moment: "Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different than you and me."</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNPBuGEX_6YxcaMoPKoVIFLDA5uVhltU1A0JDhjQMaF2QmjbrJmTuHUpHNvJxLIsD9qoOh1tku8D5PuqrgjhPaYguTyneJiU1PYuexFshOC1PJXZQ7e5z0cKHUkGVRAuAS7FH3MCucFEYbG6bhrIl_aOQTzkceUD_zaQjTpTnYU0N9i0KZJMjCZn1SQ/s4000/IMG_20220403_114308507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNPBuGEX_6YxcaMoPKoVIFLDA5uVhltU1A0JDhjQMaF2QmjbrJmTuHUpHNvJxLIsD9qoOh1tku8D5PuqrgjhPaYguTyneJiU1PYuexFshOC1PJXZQ7e5z0cKHUkGVRAuAS7FH3MCucFEYbG6bhrIl_aOQTzkceUD_zaQjTpTnYU0N9i0KZJMjCZn1SQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220403_114308507.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We got back to the ship and swapped stories over lunch.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAmcYJlLbPJe1XgGeVyb4CkSy1P1JFLP2tcW5kIguZlLCydc4PzOkjZ-QcZvt1yblVl4G9mOL4jZDO6uj5EFurEQl_fSmGOT-v8aL0aBc99GrCCvVRY-fKYNTU08MCGnT0dtqLn0P6u_ybPTnJaUZe_qKAs7b13U5QV9fvCpdo8LrTgORlFtGxjfW6Q/s3264/IMG_20220403_120841383_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAmcYJlLbPJe1XgGeVyb4CkSy1P1JFLP2tcW5kIguZlLCydc4PzOkjZ-QcZvt1yblVl4G9mOL4jZDO6uj5EFurEQl_fSmGOT-v8aL0aBc99GrCCvVRY-fKYNTU08MCGnT0dtqLn0P6u_ybPTnJaUZe_qKAs7b13U5QV9fvCpdo8LrTgORlFtGxjfW6Q/w640-h480/IMG_20220403_120841383_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwaOMzhV9jHKaZsTIkbQpgClFqfBbc_IrngPvHac7TbXmgg0HL-Mvy5JgGR852ak9CLONUscfuMkqJAz2Xcpg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>The nice thing about cruising is there is never a shortage of things to do. Lee took Paul and Laszlo to the water park, where they splashed and played and went down water slides, and I took Arthur to take a nap. He did not nap. Go figure. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDsbr5t0wh-tv6cZIxx-Lp2Aav4VVYzVV92pcACSH-1NuuOmjehb-GMThy4LK-lJnXHaydBj3Dps_j4zgNaDVakERrPKRujGopOa7jaukOyC74TAev67bKWjboyKrnMD_He7mf9qWCFdihx7FaQZmYAPUAVvr9vOMyw30AML4CsiWzhtOQvhSkJdrcw/s4608/DSCN0136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDsbr5t0wh-tv6cZIxx-Lp2Aav4VVYzVV92pcACSH-1NuuOmjehb-GMThy4LK-lJnXHaydBj3Dps_j4zgNaDVakERrPKRujGopOa7jaukOyC74TAev67bKWjboyKrnMD_He7mf9qWCFdihx7FaQZmYAPUAVvr9vOMyw30AML4CsiWzhtOQvhSkJdrcw/w480-h640/DSCN0136.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Our first day at sea went by so fast. Arthur puked on me. Low point. I went on a few water slides and relaxed in the pool while the boys went to kids club. Paul and Laszlo LOVED the kids club! </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-KE4qB8UH8jSH2ow9gYWFRIoCFXL9b7xNNGjnQ1Ysg8tI6puyihwcnRXuTC1mTu-DytidRQT2wVfsKblLx8Xaden0ixB3_DB32z6bmCqq6TskOxq9lsYZVbT3OAY-VQAMY8-jN15uJZlHVQy5BaWuzx_nZI-x3TKPNifoaAazsM_oRZYAxZV5vFH7g/s4000/IMG_20220404_093838154.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-KE4qB8UH8jSH2ow9gYWFRIoCFXL9b7xNNGjnQ1Ysg8tI6puyihwcnRXuTC1mTu-DytidRQT2wVfsKblLx8Xaden0ixB3_DB32z6bmCqq6TskOxq9lsYZVbT3OAY-VQAMY8-jN15uJZlHVQy5BaWuzx_nZI-x3TKPNifoaAazsM_oRZYAxZV5vFH7g/w480-h640/IMG_20220404_093838154.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The baby club was a play room full of toys for the tiniest of tots to play in with their parents, we all took turns bringing Arthur to baby club, the real trick was getting him to leave.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEQwbtF1xO9w2MtNAZNUtvnKd7XnfxJBoVcIjQSbiCrigfrwrVbq3z9X8YHgc0Pm3ksWUMJGTPH1ZN_FHwjw6nRaRwlXdCahoSFdCwrYIUPk7GLwVYlPFp4KiSPfyRIivpum-9hke2pHPKZeszzAmq4BUy2qQJ_tbfeDBorX4emzooGoq12gmnegyAQ/s4000/IMG_20220402_205457958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEQwbtF1xO9w2MtNAZNUtvnKd7XnfxJBoVcIjQSbiCrigfrwrVbq3z9X8YHgc0Pm3ksWUMJGTPH1ZN_FHwjw6nRaRwlXdCahoSFdCwrYIUPk7GLwVYlPFp4KiSPfyRIivpum-9hke2pHPKZeszzAmq4BUy2qQJ_tbfeDBorX4emzooGoq12gmnegyAQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220402_205457958.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86WXgmr64t7RTDWpwStB5n_wIYjw4B7V2wHB7rfdffYa-PNCk4_8wTy93lsfiW43XhG2Dj57nZWOonGyCoxIjJAb8JqY3Z8YThsMPyMMJS09zKDR5jPka_mNJN_R7gPmzh3-pMRfsEP1BWHM3eP2o-lxYhQ0n2O8wF5GGUiHxI9r-t-40Hqj-E563HA/s4032/IMG_0526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86WXgmr64t7RTDWpwStB5n_wIYjw4B7V2wHB7rfdffYa-PNCk4_8wTy93lsfiW43XhG2Dj57nZWOonGyCoxIjJAb8JqY3Z8YThsMPyMMJS09zKDR5jPka_mNJN_R7gPmzh3-pMRfsEP1BWHM3eP2o-lxYhQ0n2O8wF5GGUiHxI9r-t-40Hqj-E563HA/w640-h480/IMG_0526.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It is shockingly easy to fill your time just pool hopping, walking around in the sunshine, and sampling more dessert than is good for you.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDl_PSVvXXJdIlHqkpYj4s2nQ5bTkPw4RqfWJNXPjRn3jCsV4rHVKkeJ7dLhdgXw6wuz8CUgOrDIupjpHkfzPyWr0vOUPgds7OeQ9T4eR3A_bTaHGqVvHm1PkWJHwpnhaO9-PIobYVTzfYvWG68-OO6MgUFwTs1BNBJ_ATukP_9KjkJuTzo92odq8Tw/s4000/IMG_20220404_094016175_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDl_PSVvXXJdIlHqkpYj4s2nQ5bTkPw4RqfWJNXPjRn3jCsV4rHVKkeJ7dLhdgXw6wuz8CUgOrDIupjpHkfzPyWr0vOUPgds7OeQ9T4eR3A_bTaHGqVvHm1PkWJHwpnhaO9-PIobYVTzfYvWG68-OO6MgUFwTs1BNBJ_ATukP_9KjkJuTzo92odq8Tw/w640-h480/IMG_20220404_094016175_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I wondered if I'd be bored by just being on the ship and not at a port, but it felt like there weren't enough hours in the day. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTyOmZBG6jq0L3Awt69IBv53ffZ_36Lkr6Z7gQWdxJsHnJbi7FwNevuMjHt4u3Q7VXNUnBxU-HboIs61WbElKLZSN_k9dW2fachdhFgl_a2BjDgVKlAiPKt30BAH32gycseg8JNVIzU7vlqsaB8CVxR_3QC9wifI1A2Ld7zFOgns98IYq6qgtmesGZA/s4000/IMG_20220404_094124332_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTyOmZBG6jq0L3Awt69IBv53ffZ_36Lkr6Z7gQWdxJsHnJbi7FwNevuMjHt4u3Q7VXNUnBxU-HboIs61WbElKLZSN_k9dW2fachdhFgl_a2BjDgVKlAiPKt30BAH32gycseg8JNVIzU7vlqsaB8CVxR_3QC9wifI1A2Ld7zFOgns98IYq6qgtmesGZA/w640-h480/IMG_20220404_094124332_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>This very sweet old man gave us a solid chocolate model ship. He is apparently a very frequent cruiser and loyalty member, because he says he has several at home already!</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmNtxGaqtI3OA_PZWioxp23YG8odrg-EmCqFR9PiNpBWfjrI_-dZlzCUbHyrKYVQGmkSCIGcmFYlI2LxwrDzqnikI6UY4Fun0wERpmzaUrHvXqS6T9KVnSQPhgt4K4ifmdKT7lIsT-TKffW1ZcR17TtuYOclK0QYTV1nNqUQ6hAdBrv2cNMVo6ALtrg/s3264/IMG_20220404_205309894_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmNtxGaqtI3OA_PZWioxp23YG8odrg-EmCqFR9PiNpBWfjrI_-dZlzCUbHyrKYVQGmkSCIGcmFYlI2LxwrDzqnikI6UY4Fun0wERpmzaUrHvXqS6T9KVnSQPhgt4K4ifmdKT7lIsT-TKffW1ZcR17TtuYOclK0QYTV1nNqUQ6hAdBrv2cNMVo6ALtrg/w480-h640/IMG_20220404_205309894_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Here's a few things I've learned that I wouldn't have known about cruising before planning this trip:</div><div><br /></div><div>#1 Choose a ship you think you'll enjoy. The itinerary matters, but arguably the ship matters more. So make sure the accommodations, activities, and entertainment sound appealing. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzcj0sjZbOSjcvs9O3ScDClTgHQrAlaA0WFwd3Fpi4CttE0XVqseJKdHEP6_7LgYOt1XJQjBDGTTE_6hseBdA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>#2 Choose a cruise line that suits your travel style. There are super formal cruises, super casual cruises, family friendly cruises, and no kids allowed cruises. Whichever you want, don't accidentally book the opposite.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytvPZqvEvolkb-tiOhG_BQ3T0sathuQgK7qT_plYC0OwoGco-gDZQwFp9JBMe2z1G-5XmncJcOvFwJiTLx8IYd18G4Fwd6XznfBMyyJfoiNlZyH0TI00T9nnjQUvdZzNTsNL-ptVExIFkFHoTm_aglNdKGmoJB3Bx9CYORLgNmOkhC4pPtA2x_1aJEw/s4000/IMG_20220405_220901971.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytvPZqvEvolkb-tiOhG_BQ3T0sathuQgK7qT_plYC0OwoGco-gDZQwFp9JBMe2z1G-5XmncJcOvFwJiTLx8IYd18G4Fwd6XznfBMyyJfoiNlZyH0TI00T9nnjQUvdZzNTsNL-ptVExIFkFHoTm_aglNdKGmoJB3Bx9CYORLgNmOkhC4pPtA2x_1aJEw/w640-h480/IMG_20220405_220901971.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#3 I wouldn't recommend cruising to anyone who is, like, NBA levels of tall. The ceilings just aren't that tall. Maybe 7.5 feet maximum. I could reach up and touch the ceiling without jumping. Just a thing to think about.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7XlTxaKxe4A_wZ4V0KOrdaNny_bX_m-ZxUi7wPZgJniDD-vknph9l2FEGFk1zMGt1-2Y4PzOszJEGZE3LcP1x2A8mXxWnW3sIRxVrgxrLDOX38Gwqp_4znwpWooWIUQhd_L84jQgphVdumRvtWGSqHykc1yp83dyLr_yj6WQggyjcFm42d_eipSP-w/s4000/IMG_20220403_120750185.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7XlTxaKxe4A_wZ4V0KOrdaNny_bX_m-ZxUi7wPZgJniDD-vknph9l2FEGFk1zMGt1-2Y4PzOszJEGZE3LcP1x2A8mXxWnW3sIRxVrgxrLDOX38Gwqp_4znwpWooWIUQhd_L84jQgphVdumRvtWGSqHykc1yp83dyLr_yj6WQggyjcFm42d_eipSP-w/w640-h480/IMG_20220403_120750185.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>#4 Don't trust the reviews. Seriously, I've read scathing reviews that are so hyperbolic I just have to assume the person posting it is just insanely entitled and the cruise would have been fine for a normal person. We cruised with MSC, and they get so many negative reviews, but I just don't see it. The ship was cleaner than any hotel I've ever stayed at, the service was terrific, and the food was very good. </div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div>If my recommendation is worth anything, I think MSC is A-OK. I liked that their clientele and crew are both extremely diverse, I liked the relaxed atmosphere, and when I called to ask questions or make changes, I was never on hold for more than 2 minutes.</div><div><br /></div><div>As I've already rambled on for far too many words, I will cover the rest in a follow up. Ciao!</div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-82412209200581279642022-04-24T16:37:00.001-07:002022-04-24T16:37:21.184-07:00The Winter Kidventures<p> We've tried to fit lots of fun into 2022 and I think we're succeeding so far. I'm going to gloss over just how many colds have circulated their way through our family, interrupted sleep, bumps, bruises, and completely ignore world events. </p><p>This is an update on the good times! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuD7fSDfpiuxkefUZ3ZOQ7NTRh2l8ERWyZSn1KKfTX7sPj9seM0kETLiIq90rqzeeTC2qRWi2w7TARiWrqMLU3s3I_km9z-lKkRCTqo3T117sA7gwLnaB0J1Qy-XpELDeB0DlWTW8MaodKqOHQB3Fn-LiHOIRQhWU8jvcwKXkk3hQcIWQCaJz4YCd3A/s4000/IMG_20220103_143746785_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuD7fSDfpiuxkefUZ3ZOQ7NTRh2l8ERWyZSn1KKfTX7sPj9seM0kETLiIq90rqzeeTC2qRWi2w7TARiWrqMLU3s3I_km9z-lKkRCTqo3T117sA7gwLnaB0J1Qy-XpELDeB0DlWTW8MaodKqOHQB3Fn-LiHOIRQhWU8jvcwKXkk3hQcIWQCaJz4YCd3A/w640-h480/IMG_20220103_143746785_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ring in the new year with much gusto and an early bed time! Our first fun thing of the year was going to see Hamilton with Lee and my Mom. We had fancy box seats because that's all that was left by the time I bought the tickets!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaefrBVlUW__TBtDuXfUC_8d7hrVQFmTTDM9swk_3Ic7AIw3r3cqPre6f0CB7fRbRSFPR02AD1r8RzsE-9GzvrBG-4hZfiyWRjpRgNm2JCpyLJIzN947qpgYcUq2F1lX5YFfRef8xmcowIm0bd1mSgSyOhKALpgdf-qcWaS1JIggTvmchCM0QjmS2ntQ/s4000/IMG_20220102_143025577.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaefrBVlUW__TBtDuXfUC_8d7hrVQFmTTDM9swk_3Ic7AIw3r3cqPre6f0CB7fRbRSFPR02AD1r8RzsE-9GzvrBG-4hZfiyWRjpRgNm2JCpyLJIzN947qpgYcUq2F1lX5YFfRef8xmcowIm0bd1mSgSyOhKALpgdf-qcWaS1JIggTvmchCM0QjmS2ntQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220102_143025577.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arthur's ability to terrorize our house has continued to...expand. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZm-O_nFXtlCUgNAkDVPq0m7xH3APR6DsCfPsIJ9RrqtAHZkGFFokaoBr7YR_7cxFIRY0OmGvPQ5Ojoyiuay9gy-bmKq26iJf2N1abejMzZSho-rViYT0F5o7SCVV1Q09UUxTj0_TEpyngliI7OriK9ZU8L5GMoZErTNbDTgxnbPqxhz8C_ThJLHNvQ/s4000/IMG_20220105_162850913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZm-O_nFXtlCUgNAkDVPq0m7xH3APR6DsCfPsIJ9RrqtAHZkGFFokaoBr7YR_7cxFIRY0OmGvPQ5Ojoyiuay9gy-bmKq26iJf2N1abejMzZSho-rViYT0F5o7SCVV1Q09UUxTj0_TEpyngliI7OriK9ZU8L5GMoZErTNbDTgxnbPqxhz8C_ThJLHNvQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220105_162850913.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYxNnbifWeejRK03rm9JzoQIFzgZpETpPkelZwIE_U_ft1rV6oihx2wLw1kM0OTLQzIaueIYLPIxiTUjP5yfcaefA9ABAIGG57fQLuyNtQjnPAk210FKb7_Jh7pozjPi9Zmxd8b5j5FCcQHOaevgSMP2NcN0KUA1FzdORhFoOfye4Mivf4DbmciZf-A/s4000/IMG_20220116_105008878.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYxNnbifWeejRK03rm9JzoQIFzgZpETpPkelZwIE_U_ft1rV6oihx2wLw1kM0OTLQzIaueIYLPIxiTUjP5yfcaefA9ABAIGG57fQLuyNtQjnPAk210FKb7_Jh7pozjPi9Zmxd8b5j5FCcQHOaevgSMP2NcN0KUA1FzdORhFoOfye4Mivf4DbmciZf-A/w640-h480/IMG_20220116_105008878.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEppzvPCwHFVC8CRM0Af7-A6b32JmXqkDSFPOZndHhI2CjIHLKftm2ctMVwNP9N_nPgBZpKr3h--grmZwRzpLUC1N9GoeQaN14Qn-1mbKuzI9TblhjV-cVeC7AFKq9VfO32FU8kqwFqbEPgbrmuA0lTGtdVZrCcaMJ2mwstR_Kfb13rfLLxcmbF7BaCg/s4000/IMG_20220114_140919038_PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEppzvPCwHFVC8CRM0Af7-A6b32JmXqkDSFPOZndHhI2CjIHLKftm2ctMVwNP9N_nPgBZpKr3h--grmZwRzpLUC1N9GoeQaN14Qn-1mbKuzI9TblhjV-cVeC7AFKq9VfO32FU8kqwFqbEPgbrmuA0lTGtdVZrCcaMJ2mwstR_Kfb13rfLLxcmbF7BaCg/w640-h480/IMG_20220114_140919038_PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE98CB-GCQrBbCimCX2puLxvNn1dDNO0j2BgqoOnNmOeUrrVgZD2bwTjhoOB69u69HJzv-LPhSRquOI1lVDvptimky6_ru2BDGZIg5qF7KXekQGJuu5JkQDkDaoaq5iIuRXNfEQa-ImeqHz630O31oSbueBOaZ3BBHNaupJlhq3YIO0LSvHA71Zyscgg/s4000/IMG_20220107_103003320_PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE98CB-GCQrBbCimCX2puLxvNn1dDNO0j2BgqoOnNmOeUrrVgZD2bwTjhoOB69u69HJzv-LPhSRquOI1lVDvptimky6_ru2BDGZIg5qF7KXekQGJuu5JkQDkDaoaq5iIuRXNfEQa-ImeqHz630O31oSbueBOaZ3BBHNaupJlhq3YIO0LSvHA71Zyscgg/w480-h640/IMG_20220107_103003320_PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>We did a few fun things this winter, like visiting Kangaroo Zoo. It's just giant bouncy castles and inflatable slides, which is to say it's just kid heaven.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwszvh-NbcRQcMDO-qBJ9BuQkAYHtZYvQZ1MS0aflUEll3H852m30sm0dR3b0RivaaO0rBo88HolI10SnpaWQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHmX5HKMZ0aWdJ326s-nw51HFt6ISHSR_O2aNecb6nutRAAtjJcZScPIgpefUrn-qmY-SEfMhOlg8aKligPS9Wx1TKLnsASVaLFdJ8EzbtEi1Pdh4Bpd0F7Z0dgaczTwQOCwEbmlIIgnYzuRpvqOQudMMbvq_8yTkgDpUgl9gZeeqvVOBcwEwF6cjUQ/s4000/IMG_20220115_131618969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHmX5HKMZ0aWdJ326s-nw51HFt6ISHSR_O2aNecb6nutRAAtjJcZScPIgpefUrn-qmY-SEfMhOlg8aKligPS9Wx1TKLnsASVaLFdJ8EzbtEi1Pdh4Bpd0F7Z0dgaczTwQOCwEbmlIIgnYzuRpvqOQudMMbvq_8yTkgDpUgl9gZeeqvVOBcwEwF6cjUQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220115_131618969.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div>We also hit up the Retrocade, which is a lot of fun for adults and kids. Y'all, arcade games are pretty hard.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2uwApuTKEyQOKo7sQItLfcF5fiFdxwV04yV_o8RC4ADMcQWnjm0gfoxBtsVWwJrUUzF5zdpEBOef5A7NWfzSukrg_C_t7FFrOUeQU_dSyoejrDelamkvJlDCptky_4MGJrmjOuhAqZ_KmYh8eytnQIikIajfI1tBQDwObfCFjEZUc4rN9ZnHb3VsAg/s3264/IMG_20220118_150928884.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2uwApuTKEyQOKo7sQItLfcF5fiFdxwV04yV_o8RC4ADMcQWnjm0gfoxBtsVWwJrUUzF5zdpEBOef5A7NWfzSukrg_C_t7FFrOUeQU_dSyoejrDelamkvJlDCptky_4MGJrmjOuhAqZ_KmYh8eytnQIikIajfI1tBQDwObfCFjEZUc4rN9ZnHb3VsAg/w480-h640/IMG_20220118_150928884.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Ii4h9lGE6wnqZcFsn8_96mhx_pJAR5ZOmvZxFfG9lIH5EAamuRI_7AbMlpsQWN2S8jkeG38-2eWaPzn-cbSnk7aKqTF9bs_5i4ul13w77ayRJtbl0wTFI0TANJGc6bLgkuQOnphHA-TwpCB44DLK5M0qMx0UD11k9DRapKutIFayUgwf5ydM1RgW2Q/s4000/IMG_20220118_151006093_BURST000_COVER_TOP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Ii4h9lGE6wnqZcFsn8_96mhx_pJAR5ZOmvZxFfG9lIH5EAamuRI_7AbMlpsQWN2S8jkeG38-2eWaPzn-cbSnk7aKqTF9bs_5i4ul13w77ayRJtbl0wTFI0TANJGc6bLgkuQOnphHA-TwpCB44DLK5M0qMx0UD11k9DRapKutIFayUgwf5ydM1RgW2Q/w640-h480/IMG_20220118_151006093_BURST000_COVER_TOP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOihikaHzMLGr1_WrS0tu3lwA8uZ8tJ04DnjbDSuwqAqsF0xAk1uF2nA_9XHZUPtVqm4r7exM23qT7kv9_YM8VaXbKLFrSOcqyMn7nBlAoqdagdn4GUaGVdQ3tsQXnJSnRbEtrtZyy_ArrdjMlPM7VKg-nGhe03vFh9ePYG-P1C1e42aArbJcJMi52zg/s4000/IMG_20220118_153017354_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOihikaHzMLGr1_WrS0tu3lwA8uZ8tJ04DnjbDSuwqAqsF0xAk1uF2nA_9XHZUPtVqm4r7exM23qT7kv9_YM8VaXbKLFrSOcqyMn7nBlAoqdagdn4GUaGVdQ3tsQXnJSnRbEtrtZyy_ArrdjMlPM7VKg-nGhe03vFh9ePYG-P1C1e42aArbJcJMi52zg/w640-h480/IMG_20220118_153017354_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Arthur thinks he's big, he climbs on everything, and Dad is his favorite person. He's a ray of sunshine, until he's suddenly not. Then you'd better hide your glasses and your nose, because he might break both.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVszsyo5v1nMd7hJNR5Qtspfvkt98qJv89yy5jTArqgasKFe4r7GGl9CmC-cXjPzIEx8S-9p7k78pmCjovkPcOPfk9IcEXw4DlDPdwB0r3crWkWYKRlHu8gYcEgFl0HBw0XQu7tcXnNzzbXPAHr7axlDXkhX4gi7GWUfq-GkleLnkfSDdGUDYqTs1Sw/s4032/IMG_0468.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVszsyo5v1nMd7hJNR5Qtspfvkt98qJv89yy5jTArqgasKFe4r7GGl9CmC-cXjPzIEx8S-9p7k78pmCjovkPcOPfk9IcEXw4DlDPdwB0r3crWkWYKRlHu8gYcEgFl0HBw0XQu7tcXnNzzbXPAHr7axlDXkhX4gi7GWUfq-GkleLnkfSDdGUDYqTs1Sw/w480-h640/IMG_0468.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNItOaMWFRexUr471a0g3mz8kkpH-3JLDH0U1hTl3t6mX4qUbZNavTy1T6H59d9ARyqkcOVWm19RNaV2jz3Efxbskb27ze3394yi19lNnDnYsWIB-8epXV8iuSF4woec_55TG25PHG-G4jumYOe9NCpK975CQ1WG308kwl39-LheBsU7lyAcrmkZEhvw/s4000/IMG_20220118_194322922_PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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He will go out no matter the weather, and he is pretty sure he can handle that ladder by himself, thank you very much.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyejfPJwqjKWGUmN9gBtC6UFEOZPWF-vR1Cw_h_J8yJds02lke66W638z2hpNnPwgY1i8H0M8ZCKeLgKcpCg-TTXMgRrQodpnYtUiMtZ2ztM1Nm1WAaMtx0g4cUpE0d80KDYfzf2wS_60tMABbTTdhko3RRUlFn_xUFeaPNvBxDP71Ironox9jWTS8rg/s4608/DSCN0049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyejfPJwqjKWGUmN9gBtC6UFEOZPWF-vR1Cw_h_J8yJds02lke66W638z2hpNnPwgY1i8H0M8ZCKeLgKcpCg-TTXMgRrQodpnYtUiMtZ2ztM1Nm1WAaMtx0g4cUpE0d80KDYfzf2wS_60tMABbTTdhko3RRUlFn_xUFeaPNvBxDP71Ironox9jWTS8rg/w640-h480/DSCN0049.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_tn_MUy7XFqpLnyR-BfF2ewM5AZrbzkzRi_Xzo2bUhBIMCjRnDgSBlT7qdPh5-Xb4HendrnBeb-JRfsO0LziDyCjY69GUEiKwhd6gRLzms_BeSBjxWU6rUGni2stchv5n2WXwsRbUM0jmQfFrcwKDleo-WLkv2rz2sjQuIRL6cVgIXe9BaMC7FyBiQ/s4608/DSCN0052.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_tn_MUy7XFqpLnyR-BfF2ewM5AZrbzkzRi_Xzo2bUhBIMCjRnDgSBlT7qdPh5-Xb4HendrnBeb-JRfsO0LziDyCjY69GUEiKwhd6gRLzms_BeSBjxWU6rUGni2stchv5n2WXwsRbUM0jmQfFrcwKDleo-WLkv2rz2sjQuIRL6cVgIXe9BaMC7FyBiQ/w640-h480/DSCN0052.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We made good use of the last big snow storm of the winter by turning our slide into a mini luge.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBzNKlTNqnMznaFjl1zcHf6CaAxBLp3oMDdS2GIzdCjp6JY-Z8eGc-p18TFVBuStCic09iZIPxevOH3Qz4wy6klhCcItsrLpoPyJZ1dTLBeGpZ5Mf2FcEaMbQhLT5Hd_uzjv4_XpQt78bMMxlCQ_bHBsmjSBG8qE0MJs0px0Uwf-REAGiINMCvUy2Iw/s4608/DSCN0056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBzNKlTNqnMznaFjl1zcHf6CaAxBLp3oMDdS2GIzdCjp6JY-Z8eGc-p18TFVBuStCic09iZIPxevOH3Qz4wy6klhCcItsrLpoPyJZ1dTLBeGpZ5Mf2FcEaMbQhLT5Hd_uzjv4_XpQt78bMMxlCQ_bHBsmjSBG8qE0MJs0px0Uwf-REAGiINMCvUy2Iw/w480-h640/DSCN0056.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwKFPioaDS89P9mi3nmwP4DcD8N9MUIJmYpOy3-Y2DFxIbk2SMnrcLqSyKBnBmWecjI_8k8M3trm-dTNMh3xw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div>I turned 33. Yay.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hDEgIOKUosi6upfBqXF-MlXeVyPWEwgm402gcFr27AonGZ8L7bHAJMSB8yd_F-HrDeRmA87jOFxwqu691zXAXwT5FMZer1FlLPHOfdj_-3oOLKi8JfNVSRdpefuuhe_fYYKS5CR7fZusglUsXI1TGozh5DR3artaBsX4aTB2YcTZW9IPh2I8dYpFgA/s3264/IMG_20220301_172153406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hDEgIOKUosi6upfBqXF-MlXeVyPWEwgm402gcFr27AonGZ8L7bHAJMSB8yd_F-HrDeRmA87jOFxwqu691zXAXwT5FMZer1FlLPHOfdj_-3oOLKi8JfNVSRdpefuuhe_fYYKS5CR7fZusglUsXI1TGozh5DR3artaBsX4aTB2YcTZW9IPh2I8dYpFgA/w640-h480/IMG_20220301_172153406.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0b6dyLYlfh_WW6br47yCa1zhr09MTDB5GLFgoQyi3iyIPgttN-lsLeqlu5HvzYEo4Mj-1Vtagmpg8CxRupTeNo_TgviX9MTYT8dYx8T7safxRQAbNlyUUfg0GCn3M4PFjQqmU7Sy-VzohijSvIUb3f1V24p57hDGUrfmbVOI5Bg-gEUVFbMpyJS9Cw/s4000/IMG_20220312_170351150_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0b6dyLYlfh_WW6br47yCa1zhr09MTDB5GLFgoQyi3iyIPgttN-lsLeqlu5HvzYEo4Mj-1Vtagmpg8CxRupTeNo_TgviX9MTYT8dYx8T7safxRQAbNlyUUfg0GCn3M4PFjQqmU7Sy-VzohijSvIUb3f1V24p57hDGUrfmbVOI5Bg-gEUVFbMpyJS9Cw/w480-h640/IMG_20220312_170351150_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We had a little Lego race car party to celebrate Uncle Jordan's birthday, because all grown ups secretly want to do a child's birthday activity.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNEOizm56BUIrJmmvDgkkJUqPwh0sYySxyUoxZGyXtNmeFDsQKrH3myMkb8ky8TMxKRjJmRZIGAAqC1YaKewfx7l1VKuDd3t-AcpShAUPaOxgK9nvWxRKAmTcHyVi6Vp9CQ2JAPKUUniJNP7ht_lh4zUinRGDq5NMPMugTPYJ3fWPk1CErSyr-I__Ow/s4000/IMG_20220319_141127190_PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNEOizm56BUIrJmmvDgkkJUqPwh0sYySxyUoxZGyXtNmeFDsQKrH3myMkb8ky8TMxKRjJmRZIGAAqC1YaKewfx7l1VKuDd3t-AcpShAUPaOxgK9nvWxRKAmTcHyVi6Vp9CQ2JAPKUUniJNP7ht_lh4zUinRGDq5NMPMugTPYJ3fWPk1CErSyr-I__Ow/w640-h480/IMG_20220319_141127190_PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Arthur is taking to soccer. He has watched his big brothers play, now it's his turn!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwWGeAjyLxzCMyn9OYdmGqYVace5TG3pZ8zd6M0yTrflSiZlTKtH8UFnHn0LXVC-eC_DisTUPt8MF7hdkteSA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>And we visited a fun trampoline park with a ninja warrior type course. Lee completed the course a couple times, I was stumped by the second set of obstacles, we all have our skill set.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJHfkOxOmM2qV3_rAMP9OHXDd3_55lVx0SL1rK5--70e2OUuqYwMA24RlQy2pkgQAOvuI_AjUzM_BD7Bm7cmkR5cz5d2FjzzpHOfJKyUYYf2fNWn9zvkMUqCU4XkqGOFvq6pFjthcBIzX8Q1NeHym4WN3czQntZPCWnJYel5WfD5YdncV6qheLrTKRA/s4000/IMG_20220329_200300050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJHfkOxOmM2qV3_rAMP9OHXDd3_55lVx0SL1rK5--70e2OUuqYwMA24RlQy2pkgQAOvuI_AjUzM_BD7Bm7cmkR5cz5d2FjzzpHOfJKyUYYf2fNWn9zvkMUqCU4XkqGOFvq6pFjthcBIzX8Q1NeHym4WN3czQntZPCWnJYel5WfD5YdncV6qheLrTKRA/w640-h480/IMG_20220329_200300050.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And that sums up the first quarter fun. Here's to warmer weather and more fun together!</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-14426378142598292132022-02-09T10:31:00.002-08:002022-02-09T10:31:28.164-08:002021: A year in the life<p> This year was a challenge. It was exhausting and draining, but also had some beautiful moments and times that I will always treasure. The highs were high, the lows were low, we're all eager to move forward. But I want to share some of the joyful highlights of the year and give myself a place to look when I want to remember the good things.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEix2GlEJm1bYeulyaxRuz_oaNkyD4JaQ3Qm2I1iCYYZl9DAsuuBD2P9KZibfR3VsqXDooE7mJOYh-LvXX7702DjmVAnx2nK4OF6ARGtpxQeP9tLSJBOgKuGWDh7BBgmMQEINTeP6W5l-G40AlAMZktOUwkjrHqd58sqD7VV4JQhzhoDYas1EaK2Hn0R_g=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEix2GlEJm1bYeulyaxRuz_oaNkyD4JaQ3Qm2I1iCYYZl9DAsuuBD2P9KZibfR3VsqXDooE7mJOYh-LvXX7702DjmVAnx2nK4OF6ARGtpxQeP9tLSJBOgKuGWDh7BBgmMQEINTeP6W5l-G40AlAMZktOUwkjrHqd58sqD7VV4JQhzhoDYas1EaK2Hn0R_g=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>First of all, most important of all, we were able to watch Arthur grow from a tiny little squish into a babbling, walking terror. He is so adventurous and curious and full of joy. His smile is contagious. In addition to being an excellent walker, he also climbs (stairs and ladders are his favorite. Thanks, I hate it!) and he loves dancing to music.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN742_hop7gThkn2vWQ9i2TBunpzsk95WtfWrRDPN-GmBxWJehmFHKn2UWye-Jn4Swsh9Tq5o3ae9r4JVMJsMoIZBTy37okjMVJtrI30W4qswww3CcUJY1_vPMV4lYH9hM0-XuCaMpLkL7JZP3EBD5yoLEMPSFI90N-eeVQ7R4KtVN2WFc4cgFyM7knw=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN742_hop7gThkn2vWQ9i2TBunpzsk95WtfWrRDPN-GmBxWJehmFHKn2UWye-Jn4Swsh9Tq5o3ae9r4JVMJsMoIZBTy37okjMVJtrI30W4qswww3CcUJY1_vPMV4lYH9hM0-XuCaMpLkL7JZP3EBD5yoLEMPSFI90N-eeVQ7R4KtVN2WFc4cgFyM7knw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>We celebrated his first birthday with family all around and he loved opening presents and playing with new toys.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHh17nh3q6vlrbfZELDlB35v_L1qmxqCvRurGDH3dzn9X4Vy8f6rEBVXdagD4ezNNhabYsOEtVDEjn2GHQH-DppwMXEw6k534wG9ayTN_asxOP3wj_uX-oVO1gog1t5vQex_Q_eWT_o0THeYvHJCfuAnfszhcf0gwEs-6ltr2Uy-xqZhs1CXmn6PCYOg=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHh17nh3q6vlrbfZELDlB35v_L1qmxqCvRurGDH3dzn9X4Vy8f6rEBVXdagD4ezNNhabYsOEtVDEjn2GHQH-DppwMXEw6k534wG9ayTN_asxOP3wj_uX-oVO1gog1t5vQex_Q_eWT_o0THeYvHJCfuAnfszhcf0gwEs-6ltr2Uy-xqZhs1CXmn6PCYOg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Each kid approaches that 1st birthday cupcake a little differently. Arthur kind of skipped actually eating the cupcake and just went full "Hulk smash" on the thing.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGZ5QpaVv57OG6s_DxKgTFVhY9ei5ctt9mD8QmJAUrVjRaJ8p5RF6fBo03steNrsh2F5H0RBsu5-O95W_n8jiSKOXZ8HQsFc3D2lVMHyTtQcyHk91LQpOZ4PwMS80s0dGq558dRYY-gfdOTe2fjDKESitdTa-2rMLVkYFFuZ-1vAOqy9kqxNwIAM753g=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGZ5QpaVv57OG6s_DxKgTFVhY9ei5ctt9mD8QmJAUrVjRaJ8p5RF6fBo03steNrsh2F5H0RBsu5-O95W_n8jiSKOXZ8HQsFc3D2lVMHyTtQcyHk91LQpOZ4PwMS80s0dGq558dRYY-gfdOTe2fjDKESitdTa-2rMLVkYFFuZ-1vAOqy9kqxNwIAM753g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Speaking of birthday celebrations, we did get to celebrate the other boys as well. Laszlo turned 5 this year. He is absolutely killing it at pre school. He is enthusiastic about coloring, learning letters, and has a surprising talent for learning and remembering names. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAd5aNH2XWTKhKqC5NLx-qeHZdSzU6JvRBO3E8FwELoiVkRPXXBKDABBWOzd3Z0oDr7a5dPp6mWajPDaaiDCaFA9ExjT9FFwNa1-bvCXGuQCYZHuZIbpzpj1CQnUL4qaRG5iSxhMQ2L6hxlCrYxH6PKhYdlpJ4X8ZiR4cmk1KbhF59v-e_5ju270rLUA=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAd5aNH2XWTKhKqC5NLx-qeHZdSzU6JvRBO3E8FwELoiVkRPXXBKDABBWOzd3Z0oDr7a5dPp6mWajPDaaiDCaFA9ExjT9FFwNa1-bvCXGuQCYZHuZIbpzpj1CQnUL4qaRG5iSxhMQ2L6hxlCrYxH6PKhYdlpJ4X8ZiR4cmk1KbhF59v-e_5ju270rLUA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>We had a little birthday celebration at Boondocks on Laszlo's birthday. We played arcade games, laser tag, mini golf, and go karts.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg77P02QPHeihx7rztJAd1y58QXDDLyHNxGMD4Ojyo2gA98lN3kYvlFD8Ka1LT_OKnYsUnpAPx9R61IJF792wD0z18bYhUHFL1N7BvztmBxi94HpwgpWSXqjKXRmjVShXQ65--OAq5nwzpoPz-C_F6eHMOGGZC7JR7Q-8yxAP79a32fCHZ4wuGIe0VKSg=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg77P02QPHeihx7rztJAd1y58QXDDLyHNxGMD4Ojyo2gA98lN3kYvlFD8Ka1LT_OKnYsUnpAPx9R61IJF792wD0z18bYhUHFL1N7BvztmBxi94HpwgpWSXqjKXRmjVShXQ65--OAq5nwzpoPz-C_F6eHMOGGZC7JR7Q-8yxAP79a32fCHZ4wuGIe0VKSg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDET8HSKK-8H9vtp8fh89SY2_uE0MkhKQJvsL439E93nOgHhg4WEU6RyBtvfPKP6aCi-GEiOaQkxgdfRfi3c6ZID8ote3WVE8RZV6kYDBS0fvyztK2luZEf3uE4jHTi58_kZZZbrOLeuUlXGZVFpmpVEg6rhkMHarK4zLZ-h7NbPmZ1YdXdjnoVDrQTA=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDET8HSKK-8H9vtp8fh89SY2_uE0MkhKQJvsL439E93nOgHhg4WEU6RyBtvfPKP6aCi-GEiOaQkxgdfRfi3c6ZID8ote3WVE8RZV6kYDBS0fvyztK2luZEf3uE4jHTi58_kZZZbrOLeuUlXGZVFpmpVEg6rhkMHarK4zLZ-h7NbPmZ1YdXdjnoVDrQTA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Paul turned 8 this year. He is great at drawing and making comic books, he's quick at learning math, and loves Lego and Minecraft. Lately he's been reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid books faster than I can buy them, and drawing us adorable baby Yodas.<p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGtfc75r7UenmbJfvqspF8QJAD4RpIOp-kXssoE7fp95LB2oooahqkNxL1jqJP1xYHp_Jb-Z9SshWaJ7_KuHUWSFwwFDWKose-mJdqPtgTjWDXpZQT1mkjlZDCv3dS7WmPM1uWksUOgs-rn14omOosYllIJnPtSRxb0C22mzlyXxchT-wV5ld6Zh5o5A=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGtfc75r7UenmbJfvqspF8QJAD4RpIOp-kXssoE7fp95LB2oooahqkNxL1jqJP1xYHp_Jb-Z9SshWaJ7_KuHUWSFwwFDWKose-mJdqPtgTjWDXpZQT1mkjlZDCv3dS7WmPM1uWksUOgs-rn14omOosYllIJnPtSRxb0C22mzlyXxchT-wV5ld6Zh5o5A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>He also got the ultimate worst birthday present ever this year: he was sick for his birthday and really just slept the day away. What's more, the rest of us got sick quickly thereafter. Can you guess? Wanna know what it was? Did you guess COVID? Well, if you did, then you guessed right! Paul was only ever knock-out tired, never got a positive test, but the rest of us did, so I make my own assumptions there. Our quarantine ended the day before Thanksgiving, a tender mercy for which I am profoundly grateful.</p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoeOBCPB40bONwBHPBzlO4A6XNUnxoPwP107CjxPlUaJKkLb--xYYowcCCxh0bTDi-Em10ycNTMD7IBjSU1XOkUm8xvxNEAH9hGdM7VZS6vCIfGNR0-Xgpe3GgWlnij_Xnkbs2IyboLIxTTSzcPdulvuPeIlOxXZjRO4jnt5olTe7tNf2C3X9W4wphlA=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoeOBCPB40bONwBHPBzlO4A6XNUnxoPwP107CjxPlUaJKkLb--xYYowcCCxh0bTDi-Em10ycNTMD7IBjSU1XOkUm8xvxNEAH9hGdM7VZS6vCIfGNR0-Xgpe3GgWlnij_Xnkbs2IyboLIxTTSzcPdulvuPeIlOxXZjRO4jnt5olTe7tNf2C3X9W4wphlA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Maybe the sad birthday sick day is slightly made up for because we had a whole special day for Paul when he chose to get baptized.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigmDvm-MeByo-p-YFbF04BOXtrejblNOWHgWuUVRiZ1euYbW-tOnzv53Gu_QfZuT3FBzglYDN4r8VgroHdO1m0QKUzXNt9ZUCRpAL9tH0qGznTBuDOowvtp6iXUUCroarbaHq7wMAwXuwJm7SgbtD1iBygMasZhdWXqZbWpBV-xFrvCzVtoySyGbZpFg=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigmDvm-MeByo-p-YFbF04BOXtrejblNOWHgWuUVRiZ1euYbW-tOnzv53Gu_QfZuT3FBzglYDN4r8VgroHdO1m0QKUzXNt9ZUCRpAL9tH0qGznTBuDOowvtp6iXUUCroarbaHq7wMAwXuwJm7SgbtD1iBygMasZhdWXqZbWpBV-xFrvCzVtoySyGbZpFg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>He asked to have his Uncle Jordan baptize him, and we were able to have some family members be there to support him.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpzOprrA9NYRbyoY6ZkhyCNiSkFJIkR3YzQZ_LbYdzqKe_y5A5evdFOKGLSdzdxo7sv5nXgVeRPfZBeptbYdvAYm8R0iu4-GBnxG-THFX79qw_ezp7NKbTcC2ZHXuIPPqZHd5_DyZKHo77v22ma6LJfJlr1vLcv-Xf0ikI9UfEsfJRs_QxHrrEWyodkQ=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpzOprrA9NYRbyoY6ZkhyCNiSkFJIkR3YzQZ_LbYdzqKe_y5A5evdFOKGLSdzdxo7sv5nXgVeRPfZBeptbYdvAYm8R0iu4-GBnxG-THFX79qw_ezp7NKbTcC2ZHXuIPPqZHd5_DyZKHo77v22ma6LJfJlr1vLcv-Xf0ikI9UfEsfJRs_QxHrrEWyodkQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>It was a very special day, and let's just say I'm glad I had tissues and waterproof mascara. </p><p>Looking back at the year, it is surprising and a bit overwhelming at the many, many great things that happened for our family. If I only focused on the world at large and judged the year based on the headlines, I would be buried by ennui, nay, weltschmerz! But when I judge the year based on what was happening in my kitchen, in the playroom, in my own backyard, it is hard to call it anything but terrific.</p><p>Here are some things I've especially enjoyed this year:</p><p>Whenever Arthur is dressed up in his nice Sunday clothes, Paul and Laszlo go crazy over how cute he looks and call him the "little gentleman". They will do just about anything to get him to laugh and their zany antics usually do the trick.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtjTtx10CHtgs-petGGitR-W3f3EZiEAWuduzxBZ2iEaJHqTw-60teiceiIUIVwcb0vhAj_rO84IPqMEAztU2i5gyk8qCXuwizAd-uDAyAnm0dw9bRxnqCoxDV77lUR6IuDPk0WzpXvGqJ2oWds4YAu3ZkNt93rEUDURN2EgiC6Ds33IPEN476sCTe2w=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtjTtx10CHtgs-petGGitR-W3f3EZiEAWuduzxBZ2iEaJHqTw-60teiceiIUIVwcb0vhAj_rO84IPqMEAztU2i5gyk8qCXuwizAd-uDAyAnm0dw9bRxnqCoxDV77lUR6IuDPk0WzpXvGqJ2oWds4YAu3ZkNt93rEUDURN2EgiC6Ds33IPEN476sCTe2w=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I got to see ALL of my siblings this year, which is quite exciting after a real noticeable lack of family gatherings in 2020.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg348VZMaA9y5C9ACnC0hKZ5sJwg4XK2XOaCOvOVQcXrptEm5xGI3g-b_n8IXVneJV_XANomNo92XidN8TWQsuH5vPF70aCu88XTVMY_UW9VrjRTbh31FbkXh-qr9HnU-bsiy6xV0Q6gK850wTxU0y2L3mvnecgp-UH0Y4Urn8xLzp7NUTEW8zqrzXdng=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg348VZMaA9y5C9ACnC0hKZ5sJwg4XK2XOaCOvOVQcXrptEm5xGI3g-b_n8IXVneJV_XANomNo92XidN8TWQsuH5vPF70aCu88XTVMY_UW9VrjRTbh31FbkXh-qr9HnU-bsiy6xV0Q6gK850wTxU0y2L3mvnecgp-UH0Y4Urn8xLzp7NUTEW8zqrzXdng=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p>Even in a normal year, I may not get to see everyone who lives so far away, but I had so much fun spending time with them on their visits. </p><p>Taking our kids hiking, even when they complained SO MUCH that I questioned every life decision I'd made that led me to that point. It was a real work out for both the body and my patience, and heaven knows I need the exercise!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibFTr3Skd4-XHjHSwj5uDGwp8ruMV1cMKPXEwtuuzcK3j5qf3vEn9oqwvrWUYWhfqpfAyH6qWuAyIwL6-41coVER59t4YP2BO4i1nfSB6xaSQohPiKp68is2wkIFZzRLg2-YIX0ot5qojruSjPeXRK7RJDSjIQ2dO6XsTCasfKB5aLTUi6cMPo7cJHRg=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibFTr3Skd4-XHjHSwj5uDGwp8ruMV1cMKPXEwtuuzcK3j5qf3vEn9oqwvrWUYWhfqpfAyH6qWuAyIwL6-41coVER59t4YP2BO4i1nfSB6xaSQohPiKp68is2wkIFZzRLg2-YIX0ot5qojruSjPeXRK7RJDSjIQ2dO6XsTCasfKB5aLTUi6cMPo7cJHRg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>We got to see 3/5 of Utah's National Parks this year, as well as 1 National Monument and they were all pretty darn cool!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgihRhxF3j_LRc03hLEbBgRWGiArH1wrLvFX5iPOZ3I_n7-Mdt-nIxnZRPw5xh4RvSx-e6UaP-KfP4tREtD3LLyXaJsiP2eDZd1bHwT27AsrRqz_H2ebaJ-CCrJUXpvvFQhoJm4Lcb3GNmbIp09X2OXOjyQMXRnRxe2p36mvkqa4vKcXL13HXIgeEo-XA=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgihRhxF3j_LRc03hLEbBgRWGiArH1wrLvFX5iPOZ3I_n7-Mdt-nIxnZRPw5xh4RvSx-e6UaP-KfP4tREtD3LLyXaJsiP2eDZd1bHwT27AsrRqz_H2ebaJ-CCrJUXpvvFQhoJm4Lcb3GNmbIp09X2OXOjyQMXRnRxe2p36mvkqa4vKcXL13HXIgeEo-XA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjt4LCvjEqgIyCflW3CezPxTS-kg4BzjBtwLajkKzDkhmFftWNJTIakvZbhULoBc1-SjzR4v4kePy3y6Ud5KhLdHSD_XePcUgkRB-S_rBbN06ELXTAGlf4lfXcw-0lcBVLXEbVVIsXYJej_HP-f-L5x_8Suvq_oTFQKHF9TV0VD_GpWhEAek1p_TeJJzw=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjt4LCvjEqgIyCflW3CezPxTS-kg4BzjBtwLajkKzDkhmFftWNJTIakvZbhULoBc1-SjzR4v4kePy3y6Ud5KhLdHSD_XePcUgkRB-S_rBbN06ELXTAGlf4lfXcw-0lcBVLXEbVVIsXYJej_HP-f-L5x_8Suvq_oTFQKHF9TV0VD_GpWhEAek1p_TeJJzw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheX1hc2kHsgTHgo5Quewrp-snrdKa8dU8p7MZK3pNjcjid8lK1pDexsSDpxyOgvyWcS12x7vtcnqd32__RKp0TR6llMjvk8CM9gKiEQviBdOTrxBSYrseXTg9PxCibh8yQhFVsq4VdMI6SgxdRh9fkSs6dPEG_aucIeXJMR1TjFDd9PXrIdUwUlFl_8A=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheX1hc2kHsgTHgo5Quewrp-snrdKa8dU8p7MZK3pNjcjid8lK1pDexsSDpxyOgvyWcS12x7vtcnqd32__RKp0TR6llMjvk8CM9gKiEQviBdOTrxBSYrseXTg9PxCibh8yQhFVsq4VdMI6SgxdRh9fkSs6dPEG_aucIeXJMR1TjFDd9PXrIdUwUlFl_8A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>The absolute highlight of our year was traveling to Iceland. We saw glaciers, puffins, waterfalls, swam in hot springs, and hiking to a freaking erupting volcano. After years of wanting to go there, it did not disappoint. And Paul and Laszlo love to tell people about Iceland and what they say and learned there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPQWBC2cWKlrxawINjODu7rZnLYDm--y2Jm4F033b3HknjMfoi5uQwORkdpvp9yyRPqIdOIiJe_DOEl3jfBmG5mdMOmNGOgaqyilIWhGiXArrPJdXaITNAgJpEtRDQKxPUdH4-A-6_H_FOjG3JK8f7Hy0pJXSnk81a06kSyX2y_LO8-mmj-xL11_VA0A=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPQWBC2cWKlrxawINjODu7rZnLYDm--y2Jm4F033b3HknjMfoi5uQwORkdpvp9yyRPqIdOIiJe_DOEl3jfBmG5mdMOmNGOgaqyilIWhGiXArrPJdXaITNAgJpEtRDQKxPUdH4-A-6_H_FOjG3JK8f7Hy0pJXSnk81a06kSyX2y_LO8-mmj-xL11_VA0A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfJO9X4_jPHNMV6lDvOCM-_3GXA2NFVOkkPkGaEcqAevHbYv5UClafKYEgRSepkG8y6SK4-dBJbNI2f_3904zvh_WFj-YlMPESSAhWrc4tNBqI89S3N94NnMwdofHuk5Oo256f6F7a23RzWLevXIzdmNdTYnN8-YukHGNFoXBGvfsXwU-zgYkbSb0jDw=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP8xlY0BeiRgzwesOTWNh5MySF5hJ6NYJ2DfW5ZeS1VhsYhddG8Sx8HcXbwH5m_KstrmsnrlKJIDlFMNCeaFI-2HIO8ge_2hoigwuYRYeHURyEDchKDFZOAGn6fYEidnRFQGZsm5xNgqZby9GgXZFtWlAhwRlXwUyGjkX0gH1eEqat94rPARBHeu030g=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP8xlY0BeiRgzwesOTWNh5MySF5hJ6NYJ2DfW5ZeS1VhsYhddG8Sx8HcXbwH5m_KstrmsnrlKJIDlFMNCeaFI-2HIO8ge_2hoigwuYRYeHURyEDchKDFZOAGn6fYEidnRFQGZsm5xNgqZby9GgXZFtWlAhwRlXwUyGjkX0gH1eEqat94rPARBHeu030g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>Top Paul-isms of 2021:</p><p>Paul (mimicking Lee's voice): I'm being you.</p><p>Lee: well be better than me.</p><p>Paul: fine. I'll be Mom! She's bossy AND trashy.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixOfcdFN3yR2NYMI8WPXmjeVKJ5XfU8tK1OkuQ-539Z0VhMbcSTrILwOh_RzjE28TWtfuueSgqVFpkQgl6Bby84tzxp-Vs6qF5W2P3VocnY-iGIeiyTa6uJkg_CdOspSQpKYSZn2eveJ0VbnIzRb5dIJYS4f86Ml3w41Obn5O7FGo_uzFOQokYh_mYsw=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixOfcdFN3yR2NYMI8WPXmjeVKJ5XfU8tK1OkuQ-539Z0VhMbcSTrILwOh_RzjE28TWtfuueSgqVFpkQgl6Bby84tzxp-Vs6qF5W2P3VocnY-iGIeiyTa6uJkg_CdOspSQpKYSZn2eveJ0VbnIzRb5dIJYS4f86Ml3w41Obn5O7FGo_uzFOQokYh_mYsw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Paul: I'm so bored, there is nothing to do. I feel like I'm in the Cat in the Hat book, except the Cat never shows up.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-fw5Fc6Iq1HtoVp94YtOCACcTgqJPReIy1dfme-KLeOICwXSQxJw9FwgpBwcPjvxg48kg9fD5Ifc12ff-CBLZo2i9eY7ajs0yp6G_n9PJReVuMaeXc6JHhVmfU1J93QosxZ_pavPRoWOF-RHYHGZHsXNi1DKAAGq_VHJ7odQd7SskT_5ajcmvGEgTLg=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-fw5Fc6Iq1HtoVp94YtOCACcTgqJPReIy1dfme-KLeOICwXSQxJw9FwgpBwcPjvxg48kg9fD5Ifc12ff-CBLZo2i9eY7ajs0yp6G_n9PJReVuMaeXc6JHhVmfU1J93QosxZ_pavPRoWOF-RHYHGZHsXNi1DKAAGq_VHJ7odQd7SskT_5ajcmvGEgTLg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>*Arthur dancing along to Frosty the Snowman*<p></p><p>Paul: No! Don't dance, Arthur! It's the Devil's music!"</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmq1i15A9ce_lpOu4amn7XzVD2Y2NmctC5xh6kJx_F5EtasfZBuCbG97joB-3wD2Qxg_YDins6DlzjfdEHr5h-jPfjXOuxyNlk_4mjcsfUfZQjCjyY5fYnjPe72kMobAu_2oCgajTOeC7T5Z9vAWave5dFQhxtkCBGW7LTGgiym1sSCMi3TEv7GHNn7w=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmq1i15A9ce_lpOu4amn7XzVD2Y2NmctC5xh6kJx_F5EtasfZBuCbG97joB-3wD2Qxg_YDins6DlzjfdEHr5h-jPfjXOuxyNlk_4mjcsfUfZQjCjyY5fYnjPe72kMobAu_2oCgajTOeC7T5Z9vAWave5dFQhxtkCBGW7LTGgiym1sSCMi3TEv7GHNn7w=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Top Laszlo-isms of 2021:<p></p><p>*Making green eggs, Laszlo wants to add the food coloring*</p><p>Laszlo: may I do the honors?</p><p>*Now he wants to scramble the eggs*</p><p>Laszlo: may I do all the honors?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB37bE_4G8DBUNuzQcIMih5WJum7rBDdwBw0-lZxLqdLJ5xe58OZXIP5HtdBmdG9kqvQQHrmhccAL2LWVhzBKqVfdTSRgWG599Y1JKz8wzVNqF55gAkBJcIze0cG_3TSvq2f77EFP_jsz0YjlL24OWTR3A6LS0Kk81aYRUaX-kLVWfv_MUYvMnC6Cvtw=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB37bE_4G8DBUNuzQcIMih5WJum7rBDdwBw0-lZxLqdLJ5xe58OZXIP5HtdBmdG9kqvQQHrmhccAL2LWVhzBKqVfdTSRgWG599Y1JKz8wzVNqF55gAkBJcIze0cG_3TSvq2f77EFP_jsz0YjlL24OWTR3A6LS0Kk81aYRUaX-kLVWfv_MUYvMnC6Cvtw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>Laszlo, when shown a picture of a walrus identified it as a "whale beaver" and I just think he's pretty much correct.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKqpK08714aFHnUSz442CrEvYf00MCb9R_buU4UTTa9VbNj1Y09nt-w8OvNC_drBCjals__O-VzTZJBKekjr3FSnyh3mdvPSUjxJRAqQkgalDokY-V0Kw0J4F1wSnnIKDZZOovILExi-Cj9YFZPG8nRTFxGzW5Ffyelwy8lK6me9yknw_u5l_PlV722w=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKqpK08714aFHnUSz442CrEvYf00MCb9R_buU4UTTa9VbNj1Y09nt-w8OvNC_drBCjals__O-VzTZJBKekjr3FSnyh3mdvPSUjxJRAqQkgalDokY-V0Kw0J4F1wSnnIKDZZOovILExi-Cj9YFZPG8nRTFxGzW5Ffyelwy8lK6me9yknw_u5l_PlV722w=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Us grown ups got to do a few things of our own this year as well. Lee did the Spartan Trifecta: all three of their different obstacle races in one year! It required lots of training, a bit of traveling, but Lee would proudly tell you that he didn't have to pay an entry fee at a single one of them. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6rfNRvEZn5sW9TxNLOOH6kCa6uIUKoWWcbx4TJ5mZMMGe4qcdhAjzp1ieWwWphOyCDC8pzWlgY_65trlwq6HHFS925l9AGYkiiwNtTjp58uKO7rSu9J5dd6wdW9IJZBqNsLuMkFzT7R2qZcJOItIXytk81jcmOHwPVlYJ4NutVlbomF9jAsjcg-7Ahg=s2736" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="2736" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6rfNRvEZn5sW9TxNLOOH6kCa6uIUKoWWcbx4TJ5mZMMGe4qcdhAjzp1ieWwWphOyCDC8pzWlgY_65trlwq6HHFS925l9AGYkiiwNtTjp58uKO7rSu9J5dd6wdW9IJZBqNsLuMkFzT7R2qZcJOItIXytk81jcmOHwPVlYJ4NutVlbomF9jAsjcg-7Ahg=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNRJnbnmJYtmIKijV8_5zBx12sJvgC3mKf0iVupe-fDvOFldR776GC_Bh8k3MLLDrvWXhAX3aSYoYFGN-0t1dL4cQJvwrh-eVTbA7jmlE4hRqBuAhVFMfVuRaahEnm2tLpFtE4PqyR21kRQRBYfW8zEmc7GW58p9Md0sb2OnQlaq6_MSnDOW47scmV2A=s2736" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNRJnbnmJYtmIKijV8_5zBx12sJvgC3mKf0iVupe-fDvOFldR776GC_Bh8k3MLLDrvWXhAX3aSYoYFGN-0t1dL4cQJvwrh-eVTbA7jmlE4hRqBuAhVFMfVuRaahEnm2tLpFtE4PqyR21kRQRBYfW8zEmc7GW58p9Md0sb2OnQlaq6_MSnDOW47scmV2A=w426-h640" width="426" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I sang finished out the 2020-21 season with the Salt Lake Vocal Artists. We didn't get to do any live concerts, but we did do a zoom concert. Singing with a mask on is a real challenge, but one that I was happy to accept to be able to sing with so many lovely musicians and learn from a really great conductor. </p><p>I also got to go back to my improv roots to join my friends of Comedy Cares to write and produce murder mystery dinner and raise money for charity. It really flexes all my creative muscles, and it's nice to have it back after a year long hiatus.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhClrLRPsuR8h6tBKTVSngWigNWGdWyuplvHpVNpsCy12Fwl6m6TdNRY48UAG4j74eAc09oPdgIGN0eFMdZBDRwyLLJy25vuh8k43uIZkM1LfEE2hBXefya5FxVCaYGicxPshBHgiWw4nCAnXP9jmYF00HhaPILlxuo5hiw-ILvs3_SdeDFkYiUYI92Sg=s2592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhClrLRPsuR8h6tBKTVSngWigNWGdWyuplvHpVNpsCy12Fwl6m6TdNRY48UAG4j74eAc09oPdgIGN0eFMdZBDRwyLLJy25vuh8k43uIZkM1LfEE2hBXefya5FxVCaYGicxPshBHgiWw4nCAnXP9jmYF00HhaPILlxuo5hiw-ILvs3_SdeDFkYiUYI92Sg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Well, I think that sums up a truly wild year! And here's to the next! May we cherish the best times, learn from the worst, and share both with those we love. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579743834828050395.post-48375443581770295062021-11-04T10:50:00.004-07:002021-11-04T10:50:59.369-07:00Moab Madness<p> We took advantage of the long weekend of fall break to do some camping down in Moab. Arthur is now mobile enough that this is probably the last camping we'll do for a while. We also hit some very cold nights. The kids were warm enough and slept fine, but I definitely was not and did not.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjq1QhLNX1WD2CW-I_Opb1ev2EjZddpyuGHeFjwRokm9LUeIsFoHhUtC6uV3rbPnHCBzYb6JVWsyaPYG-ZxOthfl1ZsaJWhrHPMNjb8v2Knf2tlpwWfYr92BM96ar8DlwsvO61-NOjoGsU/s2048/DSCN9797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjq1QhLNX1WD2CW-I_Opb1ev2EjZddpyuGHeFjwRokm9LUeIsFoHhUtC6uV3rbPnHCBzYb6JVWsyaPYG-ZxOthfl1ZsaJWhrHPMNjb8v2Knf2tlpwWfYr92BM96ar8DlwsvO61-NOjoGsU/w640-h480/DSCN9797.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmIwaVoU79Tz2SMzEWC4wbQGRz-2-z_Q32xIq7ujj_tIJN-zRif4DQuXY4ARb4fHnT-C7j2plGKKCY6u1h1VbqdqJJAFBhYRl2_rNR3Xc6FQyEZR4tZPZ0EmMCY9lwpBBfO4fUSu4-FLS/s2048/DSCN9799.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmIwaVoU79Tz2SMzEWC4wbQGRz-2-z_Q32xIq7ujj_tIJN-zRif4DQuXY4ARb4fHnT-C7j2plGKKCY6u1h1VbqdqJJAFBhYRl2_rNR3Xc6FQyEZR4tZPZ0EmMCY9lwpBBfO4fUSu4-FLS/w640-h480/DSCN9799.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>During the day the weather was absolutely perfect for hiking! We arrived late Wednesday afternoon and immediately hit the trails. First stop: Delicate Arch in Arches National Park.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALz8EU7CGFq9loR-o5bQnFBnTxnsX9KxQoPXTOaBTFob4Q0N3pFuKtEMmQJ35C6RsuRMng66FXe9XtZWULgO1D8cT_27XvYwe5hDMq4IHPzY-5DsCcyTlmsVe3mM0mkqdderzW2LP0n4b/s2048/DSCN9804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALz8EU7CGFq9loR-o5bQnFBnTxnsX9KxQoPXTOaBTFob4Q0N3pFuKtEMmQJ35C6RsuRMng66FXe9XtZWULgO1D8cT_27XvYwe5hDMq4IHPzY-5DsCcyTlmsVe3mM0mkqdderzW2LP0n4b/w640-h480/DSCN9804.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvm-oz0DSMvlWKBNe8UkqpXSQn2NZDWouD4eOlIdgIxcYZrt9pk7gd18dBcO_QFfOoNufr-Z3MoHX6h2xlZ5uc9oM_PNSmBZPVGl4NpARGKbSYBFa4V_NIKBJjb-bJAbdoNm3IYsjoFNn/s2048/DSCN9808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvm-oz0DSMvlWKBNe8UkqpXSQn2NZDWouD4eOlIdgIxcYZrt9pk7gd18dBcO_QFfOoNufr-Z3MoHX6h2xlZ5uc9oM_PNSmBZPVGl4NpARGKbSYBFa4V_NIKBJjb-bJAbdoNm3IYsjoFNn/w480-h640/DSCN9808.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">None of the main hikes in Arches are very difficult, but this one of the more challenging ones. We actually didn't get much complaining from the boys, though they wanted plenty of rest on the uphill. The Arch was a busy spot full of families and photo takers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kBu6IlmGq5A3OM75Epbkbzp1uezmXDARlwdsjPYfmqA-WZI9SLQpLgvkcWqctc1x6EDJJbEPMRVDKrgTVbj9SiAOh16cgzgVXPnZhNEvdkSsci9o5KLDTemUEoVuF6wS2v0EPbU0EAPv/s2048/DSCN9812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kBu6IlmGq5A3OM75Epbkbzp1uezmXDARlwdsjPYfmqA-WZI9SLQpLgvkcWqctc1x6EDJJbEPMRVDKrgTVbj9SiAOh16cgzgVXPnZhNEvdkSsci9o5KLDTemUEoVuF6wS2v0EPbU0EAPv/w640-h480/DSCN9812.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRjW0Twc1LJR6FdhOY6geP3IZQSejCpoYPyNiolPcNa9pPnerVvSS2YzenS2_nyV7XbQsGe9oA_Dn380Eq6SM7bMur4MGDe14a6T8eiOcWtZMTpbjZHk2Ca-k1WlKG7ydfnJEnhFb3K9B/s2048/DSCN9814.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRjW0Twc1LJR6FdhOY6geP3IZQSejCpoYPyNiolPcNa9pPnerVvSS2YzenS2_nyV7XbQsGe9oA_Dn380Eq6SM7bMur4MGDe14a6T8eiOcWtZMTpbjZHk2Ca-k1WlKG7ydfnJEnhFb3K9B/w640-h480/DSCN9814.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>We used our daylight for hiking and set up camp in the dark. Maybe an unpleasant challenge, but well worth the trade off.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEMJMExlT5r4SkkZ99-7EjBiB44L9A-YWGKY9ozaIDRwfMPgu5Wwk3sEHbaujLq1m_8oYM8fFXpi4qCEgkhchHk8FLTxxEVQ8U5USlU-K94UrN-oX8dtaiGQ3AhKa7tb3iSDjrco1JmNF/s2048/DSCN9833.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEMJMExlT5r4SkkZ99-7EjBiB44L9A-YWGKY9ozaIDRwfMPgu5Wwk3sEHbaujLq1m_8oYM8fFXpi4qCEgkhchHk8FLTxxEVQ8U5USlU-K94UrN-oX8dtaiGQ3AhKa7tb3iSDjrco1JmNF/w640-h480/DSCN9833.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkSYFSRrlHRHUlDCo7APrubygIf1gxwL8Nhe17yKjZH9nQzMyRnD_uuFywMXW1hfZyHL52oVfPiA-ohiymn-lYLVutb7m8bvs2VuYjftcO9E4umFMTPYZp-Hkm5P3kJGCTWFA5Wb1NH94/s2048/DSCN9835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkSYFSRrlHRHUlDCo7APrubygIf1gxwL8Nhe17yKjZH9nQzMyRnD_uuFywMXW1hfZyHL52oVfPiA-ohiymn-lYLVutb7m8bvs2VuYjftcO9E4umFMTPYZp-Hkm5P3kJGCTWFA5Wb1NH94/w640-h480/DSCN9835.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p> Thursday morning we got up not too early to head back into Arches again. This time we headed for the Devil's Garden. Despite a much shorter, less steep hike, we heard A LOT about how tired Paul and Laszlo were, and how HARD the hike was. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxM_XtWPYOlzDne8U947bSBLOyUd3BFn6lU-6pS9k_oqnnGxZAaSyarEQi5EFtkKhsNIaNl9vCLpxuh7aZQOnIoZcOrPpfVYowcvp9TFv8mJvZ-5esfneUu30d_iOXOnWhEqGgckxbM2d4/s2048/DSCN9839.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxM_XtWPYOlzDne8U947bSBLOyUd3BFn6lU-6pS9k_oqnnGxZAaSyarEQi5EFtkKhsNIaNl9vCLpxuh7aZQOnIoZcOrPpfVYowcvp9TFv8mJvZ-5esfneUu30d_iOXOnWhEqGgckxbM2d4/w640-h480/DSCN9839.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJe21pQJVeadr1LqcYK72TDSKFhi6Ns6KutG4GWQAObwIBbiGijQnVXBv81RniX_-9AyR5P2iAQ_47A6-B3nZlSO3nNk4eIKO2RtunmIR9xHp6EcEEqN2LboxpsgO4Qd5Zk4uM6z3-f1-J/s2048/DSCN9846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJe21pQJVeadr1LqcYK72TDSKFhi6Ns6KutG4GWQAObwIBbiGijQnVXBv81RniX_-9AyR5P2iAQ_47A6-B3nZlSO3nNk4eIKO2RtunmIR9xHp6EcEEqN2LboxpsgO4Qd5Zk4uM6z3-f1-J/w640-h480/DSCN9846.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLwfJf_JyWfz2WX5sV2UaS7ioHWEMmBX-TNADGz0qI7SC7IgLCtInc-Z8upxMUbNrKIOoTIvL1zLSRm1ed0HLDoloaWA1Qn44FQlP73Vhrc-e-rLE0elxIzZg1a7YkJ7DvAsVxbhq9wNl/s2048/DSCN9850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLwfJf_JyWfz2WX5sV2UaS7ioHWEMmBX-TNADGz0qI7SC7IgLCtInc-Z8upxMUbNrKIOoTIvL1zLSRm1ed0HLDoloaWA1Qn44FQlP73Vhrc-e-rLE0elxIzZg1a7YkJ7DvAsVxbhq9wNl/w480-h640/DSCN9850.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>We feel that Landscape arch is actually more delicate looking than Delicate arch. It makes me wonder if someone was going around naming all of them, having already named Delicate arch, when the saw landscape arch were like, "Oops. I guess they can't both be Delicate Arch...how about...Landscape?"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzFMHTtNBGkx7NRW-ZXRLW0G58nHPOgBEKPYcP06pagjN8Q1Et30eQ5HDPQGesCOGqldIjv3I1xgLbnwAuNup4LUKZNFVetwtD53PtkOjsqoUCtJZuLFpEytCxJoy2PK4A9cr5Z6KhWpp/s2048/DSCN9859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzFMHTtNBGkx7NRW-ZXRLW0G58nHPOgBEKPYcP06pagjN8Q1Et30eQ5HDPQGesCOGqldIjv3I1xgLbnwAuNup4LUKZNFVetwtD53PtkOjsqoUCtJZuLFpEytCxJoy2PK4A9cr5Z6KhWpp/w640-h480/DSCN9859.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BUSinNof-nYpgb2K3MqxvlGfLx2iqwV4i-er4fXUI-mSxIHERp4kZ4iVWOVR7TlwXbIvUWLu1NVbIg1_fKX2a0nXOp3QqTd2I1hSw-7ryOS8WHxsqpfTbVc6R-qZkimfa8IiMcxLNGCc/s2048/DSCN9863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BUSinNof-nYpgb2K3MqxvlGfLx2iqwV4i-er4fXUI-mSxIHERp4kZ4iVWOVR7TlwXbIvUWLu1NVbIg1_fKX2a0nXOp3QqTd2I1hSw-7ryOS8WHxsqpfTbVc6R-qZkimfa8IiMcxLNGCc/w640-h480/DSCN9863.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>After a nice picnic, we saw Sand Dune arch. The sand is so fine and soft, and I had the forethought to bring a pail and shovels for playing. Good job, me!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDyhRKE0kYLJMZCy98mH3kPcjgcEQvShOYZR9dq7yJtoHs-lklFiyU2-GdiO46PM4DpoppdUYBN3THdxXDCUqu4HFKNwKywNmBQnQX43St8XE9jUeZX5un54yjQ2vUrZJKQ2RCfKDJno9/s2048/DSCN9871.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDyhRKE0kYLJMZCy98mH3kPcjgcEQvShOYZR9dq7yJtoHs-lklFiyU2-GdiO46PM4DpoppdUYBN3THdxXDCUqu4HFKNwKywNmBQnQX43St8XE9jUeZX5un54yjQ2vUrZJKQ2RCfKDJno9/w640-h480/DSCN9871.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtL-QRgV6xbO_Hcpdmvj_2q4k-YuKzMIOm22yZX8F9AedMyiiWF1f0CgvbixFUziUJSclMNqg5vYe9WzvdTAs5kdLHoefAw47_9894bvG9fr3KwGRbdo5cpZdSkSYLFlTNBSiWJ7UvPfu/s2048/DSCN9876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtL-QRgV6xbO_Hcpdmvj_2q4k-YuKzMIOm22yZX8F9AedMyiiWF1f0CgvbixFUziUJSclMNqg5vYe9WzvdTAs5kdLHoefAw47_9894bvG9fr3KwGRbdo5cpZdSkSYLFlTNBSiWJ7UvPfu/w480-h640/DSCN9876.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EN1lbUrD7Si4A9qpfTOwzEuJJmquktYlu3R8sw0kulV5z4oJs2tv8K6I8tw5lpz4HfIhpPt8Y3pv5ogkPn-akrc4moAh28GWJWgdt3AQTuzQbROOves_vH-VJ0BEku2bCv7sd3ZMMpNm/s2048/DSCN9869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EN1lbUrD7Si4A9qpfTOwzEuJJmquktYlu3R8sw0kulV5z4oJs2tv8K6I8tw5lpz4HfIhpPt8Y3pv5ogkPn-akrc4moAh28GWJWgdt3AQTuzQbROOves_vH-VJ0BEku2bCv7sd3ZMMpNm/w640-h480/DSCN9869.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFxOMdkUcptsykZyrLWKytjcbsePaihjs2GBDsa2tw-Krd_rg_ZXhQI_05Hgu4iDjY0wiVNwaHpHfkNyLZQx_Wzeq-sYyAFSOK2gXwqAHWnfyDqSa3tlU17F5el96GQutOYrXd2B4YuTR/s2048/DSCN9886.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFxOMdkUcptsykZyrLWKytjcbsePaihjs2GBDsa2tw-Krd_rg_ZXhQI_05Hgu4iDjY0wiVNwaHpHfkNyLZQx_Wzeq-sYyAFSOK2gXwqAHWnfyDqSa3tlU17F5el96GQutOYrXd2B4YuTR/w640-h480/DSCN9886.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Our final stop of the day was Double Arch. Paul declared this his favorite because he was able to climb around so much and the acoustics are quite fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxavZJIZDgvU08CQbyc0g0ATfVd-2CCR0VeJqZSGoWWK1YzvQ3jAYH_2c7BIVyEjZdNrQnHY-Vx_MedgABZneA0UWbjSmBgVp3UFQbof_ygLOFnJ1q5JrH1KzRTeoLSJvcrDshCoZd-LE/s2048/DSCN9891.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxavZJIZDgvU08CQbyc0g0ATfVd-2CCR0VeJqZSGoWWK1YzvQ3jAYH_2c7BIVyEjZdNrQnHY-Vx_MedgABZneA0UWbjSmBgVp3UFQbof_ygLOFnJ1q5JrH1KzRTeoLSJvcrDshCoZd-LE/w640-h480/DSCN9891.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSyhyphenhyphendE568MSNB_3mbV1OxyRdJW1Zhvhc55ibFpqjF6iiqEnBQYJwJDtdeD8rj6dupoit4cbKywOtYT7wUSElcMN2CZxGXeSObonDNWYQj71VtBlilc-BszSL_5TJUgjWUyPV7ceUQnfd/s2048/DSCN9892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSyhyphenhyphendE568MSNB_3mbV1OxyRdJW1Zhvhc55ibFpqjF6iiqEnBQYJwJDtdeD8rj6dupoit4cbKywOtYT7wUSElcMN2CZxGXeSObonDNWYQj71VtBlilc-BszSL_5TJUgjWUyPV7ceUQnfd/w640-h480/DSCN9892.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9K0QOa8PqCpU-TmpfalwUG9ZQNSqgqTOFd5Oq1pnx8nSEJN5FrasS0GKnUbfdFH1FW-cvAiZOW63igdF_6FkRQHfgXomL9sUf5COTTiavgoqz8JQnGVd5YPjvYjXxfSsN2XqfopGUeNQ/s2048/DSCN9895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9K0QOa8PqCpU-TmpfalwUG9ZQNSqgqTOFd5Oq1pnx8nSEJN5FrasS0GKnUbfdFH1FW-cvAiZOW63igdF_6FkRQHfgXomL9sUf5COTTiavgoqz8JQnGVd5YPjvYjXxfSsN2XqfopGUeNQ/w480-h640/DSCN9895.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">He and I have this in common. Double arch is my favorite in the park and has been since I was a teen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxs-47guB3zEBTEwvW8RO17uMhxpuhnVZrCSJEatBPHu5cfNWN-gPSvtacUXxhyphenhyphen2pkfvNfhdJiCAeUDrAll3XdI0Yug5JrMTMy9eNH6wfVlLfitTQBqzX4gQOQTbF7Bzl_R-2ICO9NQJPt/s2048/DSCN9905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxs-47guB3zEBTEwvW8RO17uMhxpuhnVZrCSJEatBPHu5cfNWN-gPSvtacUXxhyphenhyphen2pkfvNfhdJiCAeUDrAll3XdI0Yug5JrMTMy9eNH6wfVlLfitTQBqzX4gQOQTbF7Bzl_R-2ICO9NQJPt/w480-h640/DSCN9905.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0LOswwHHX79x0SrtbrXA5ge-NN0fVGHGImN0Y6f6CuRCX1s5Zw9FS6h3zqlcYC5X9EznDIY9n-1PZ2JgEek7aw9QtL8ZQvvnoj8RpudjVmttF52IjrAXNbI2S6OIDZVajaESu2otEc0F/s2048/DSCN9906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0LOswwHHX79x0SrtbrXA5ge-NN0fVGHGImN0Y6f6CuRCX1s5Zw9FS6h3zqlcYC5X9EznDIY9n-1PZ2JgEek7aw9QtL8ZQvvnoj8RpudjVmttF52IjrAXNbI2S6OIDZVajaESu2otEc0F/w640-h480/DSCN9906.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeUK_9rTNlIZKNMY_D4JNDrm8PY_qiwqGGvxhpj0YROw7EJD98uwF2Z9ixFm4IsVcVdqrQXJMmB99b1BJAR-pM8_s6HiMM97IjbKMsk8LS6EvLwBR0mmiY1Zm99EwBecBHcbXb2nY7t1K/s2048/DSCN9912.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeUK_9rTNlIZKNMY_D4JNDrm8PY_qiwqGGvxhpj0YROw7EJD98uwF2Z9ixFm4IsVcVdqrQXJMmB99b1BJAR-pM8_s6HiMM97IjbKMsk8LS6EvLwBR0mmiY1Zm99EwBecBHcbXb2nY7t1K/w640-h480/DSCN9912.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>We spent the night warming up in the hot tub and huddling in our tents to stay out of the wind. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAihf9nQpAMqR9pAYEj7DChW74i38dEPBURgEkSnepS3sGyTQ8tPc0JLCF84wxJBrwwUUNBRwzQg3BfHMVgKMzAeKRXSgugsy777sTSEnCR47-svlFVyR_zRd4Kidb5IPHHpFcCbbD1SPd/s4000/IMG_20211014_092453566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAihf9nQpAMqR9pAYEj7DChW74i38dEPBURgEkSnepS3sGyTQ8tPc0JLCF84wxJBrwwUUNBRwzQg3BfHMVgKMzAeKRXSgugsy777sTSEnCR47-svlFVyR_zRd4Kidb5IPHHpFcCbbD1SPd/w640-h480/IMG_20211014_092453566.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Friday morning we knew better than to try getting into Arches again. It gets wildly crowded during school holidays. Instead, we headed to Canyonlands National Park.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIuCMLF4Ff_MnIdyBOBIP14iYz5g3UGa-WkivAqR3X5MmIsI5dd56074mgs93Qm3YUsj3mZ8uVK-mgrDPqyWlO8DQvBR_C-o3mIGJa0Ff6HbNgQ3wNSUrp6N2oGHesZkQgbG0rgtejzEq/s2048/DSCN9927.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIuCMLF4Ff_MnIdyBOBIP14iYz5g3UGa-WkivAqR3X5MmIsI5dd56074mgs93Qm3YUsj3mZ8uVK-mgrDPqyWlO8DQvBR_C-o3mIGJa0Ff6HbNgQ3wNSUrp6N2oGHesZkQgbG0rgtejzEq/w640-h480/DSCN9927.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This is the only National Park in Utah that I had never been to, so I was quite eager to go. Certainly one day isn't really enough, but I'm really happy with what we were able to see. We'll just have to hit some of the more isolated spots on a different trip. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B0ifBGA6H2ZkPH7u2fiqKczkFMEtXRDPBxSv7qoTqAUwi256bdZu67ve8nqRBtdnTs-Z-j0XyuwyI1q2k7prxrJJ_ydMSPPJE3_33QOqUmkSlyltEhOgTYYxBY8FWB9LkDZcuU_OCVO7/s2048/DSCN9914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B0ifBGA6H2ZkPH7u2fiqKczkFMEtXRDPBxSv7qoTqAUwi256bdZu67ve8nqRBtdnTs-Z-j0XyuwyI1q2k7prxrJJ_ydMSPPJE3_33QOqUmkSlyltEhOgTYYxBY8FWB9LkDZcuU_OCVO7/w640-h480/DSCN9914.JPG" width="640" /></a><span style="text-align: left;">First stop: visitors center. We need Junior Ranger booklets and restrooms. Second stop: Mesa Arch. A very easy, short hike with an arch that overlooks a big beautiful canyon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyOo3ElSzL8wHzOYqSOZflXuvXjBSjHdtKY_aXorDgfiGaQY92Ee6nLoUrTU7gHji-bpA2SGG_sm6fN4aiAJYq_HE6SUqiU6PIjxrXInowTXgnuNflu2Ge3stUSiR0WRKDm32SnqvoGtw/s2048/DSCN9915.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyOo3ElSzL8wHzOYqSOZflXuvXjBSjHdtKY_aXorDgfiGaQY92Ee6nLoUrTU7gHji-bpA2SGG_sm6fN4aiAJYq_HE6SUqiU6PIjxrXInowTXgnuNflu2Ge3stUSiR0WRKDm32SnqvoGtw/w640-h480/DSCN9915.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Energy was high, attitudes were good, and the view was spectacular.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCj7pYDhloLcRiEKhz5qZ9DPpdxt_B05LuCpzxtkTT3zYWP5_kvy3sYgU1ERYmrvbwPYf8NCVNjsOaRK-gESNnllCeeSY1gcyZOX1eHd8v1AU-W_Q9ew3sjTZbVEgjy-SFLOMQvuHpRGhv/s2048/DSCN9916.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCj7pYDhloLcRiEKhz5qZ9DPpdxt_B05LuCpzxtkTT3zYWP5_kvy3sYgU1ERYmrvbwPYf8NCVNjsOaRK-gESNnllCeeSY1gcyZOX1eHd8v1AU-W_Q9ew3sjTZbVEgjy-SFLOMQvuHpRGhv/w640-h480/DSCN9916.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We then headed to White Rim Trail, first to use the picnic tables for lunch, then to hike to the overlook. 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Going all the way to the overlook point you can get nearly 360 degree view of the canyon all around you. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsQoWGHYONmvmy1WGjjofuWIkfT0PGZl8HnoaQwFCGxGscwE9e-uuNRDD1xpoUuoLbYzYzeTeUklVXwo9TcuGJQAfuO6p0S7j7EZsxShXQUJJ7LsRIEO6AMml7sUffwRqD9KEJbfDueGM/s2048/DSCN9949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsQoWGHYONmvmy1WGjjofuWIkfT0PGZl8HnoaQwFCGxGscwE9e-uuNRDD1xpoUuoLbYzYzeTeUklVXwo9TcuGJQAfuO6p0S7j7EZsxShXQUJJ7LsRIEO6AMml7sUffwRqD9KEJbfDueGM/w640-h480/DSCN9949.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPCHeMQxZuygfj-1dxNxrff_IKSsFsryKpAn2RKw1TOvGH5t_BBma5mc60SJ5Vq5OBbaA9sV__3ss6A6kbEmwLdCKQpeAO5DCxu9g4RemJhHRzQBmHRkt6jU_unKeSv3Dlj_NPyJxTqWO/s2048/DSCN9954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPCHeMQxZuygfj-1dxNxrff_IKSsFsryKpAn2RKw1TOvGH5t_BBma5mc60SJ5Vq5OBbaA9sV__3ss6A6kbEmwLdCKQpeAO5DCxu9g4RemJhHRzQBmHRkt6jU_unKeSv3Dlj_NPyJxTqWO/w640-h480/DSCN9954.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>A little nerve-racking to be sure, so I took Paul and Laszlo, holding onto Laszlo, then let Lee go out himself so Arthur would not be anywhere near the narrow point, surrounded on all sides by dizzying drop offs. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy0gE2Gdg1TPaicPU13RSxRXf06KY7ZdYvffpN2Tz6btujxayZ-3k4cI4R5NDiHrMvnEJ3YiG6OoJ6FF6bOsw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p>Paul said it was terrifying, but in a good way. We took our kids to a restaurant that night, for the first time in I don't know how long. Long enough that they'd forgotten that you have to wait at your table for your food to be cooked. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZCcxtLnGhqGy5MDDNa8K6S6EGLhnaoTMsSHNWRsXKqBA0jdX3g-vsmEvtTQT8sVBvrVlKuJlJzwsfq0lUstPY-4MLA63VbqTWpZr4hNvsUDTfwCojx-FOiZTM26urqsuXl1mspUj6fpc/s4000/IMG_20211016_094019640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZCcxtLnGhqGy5MDDNa8K6S6EGLhnaoTMsSHNWRsXKqBA0jdX3g-vsmEvtTQT8sVBvrVlKuJlJzwsfq0lUstPY-4MLA63VbqTWpZr4hNvsUDTfwCojx-FOiZTM26urqsuXl1mspUj6fpc/w640-h480/IMG_20211016_094019640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5INTWWZwZYOJbi0zBdPSoxEdEEwfPQ_wAFLNZMLSog0UK5QHbzqkf7QvPCJlfuUUWSDEoSzWn6xS9WhmyR8qoEevE_41kq51nWbMxXkcwcoz81d6Txus36mYeDzCoWhoPXXR-ECKaPGWA/s2048/DSCN9956.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5INTWWZwZYOJbi0zBdPSoxEdEEwfPQ_wAFLNZMLSog0UK5QHbzqkf7QvPCJlfuUUWSDEoSzWn6xS9WhmyR8qoEevE_41kq51nWbMxXkcwcoz81d6Txus36mYeDzCoWhoPXXR-ECKaPGWA/w640-h480/DSCN9956.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-blK_y7zT1JraDfi-LD-R0tf0WLdemeDmMIv3GOR4f2qsLwbItfuqW_vEzP3qUXzA2PmgX93lhTZB_Mvrd8P1iJusDAFDTYbaK5-It7TNsZm02jWLeKjXY0kWYK00OTUxykX_zjdz7UX/s2048/DSCN9962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-blK_y7zT1JraDfi-LD-R0tf0WLdemeDmMIv3GOR4f2qsLwbItfuqW_vEzP3qUXzA2PmgX93lhTZB_Mvrd8P1iJusDAFDTYbaK5-It7TNsZm02jWLeKjXY0kWYK00OTUxykX_zjdz7UX/w480-h640/DSCN9962.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Our final day we spent folding up tents, packing up the car, and then doing one last hike on our way out of town. After an incident of Laszlo getting hand sanitizer in his eyes (not for the first time), and a picnic lunch, we headed to Corona Arch! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvA2EVMlufPfFbWwCfORmjWbTLwjaLZ46OC3UFTe8WLvrSxdP-srvkrCiBCsprUUn3YOm-LWbIbu5WW9sJ59p8aXuDEKTkwXRy5bxpCDKRBzhvvmhp57iM7GnBrWpnzPUftPu1OiOiPFq/s2048/DSCN9965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvA2EVMlufPfFbWwCfORmjWbTLwjaLZ46OC3UFTe8WLvrSxdP-srvkrCiBCsprUUn3YOm-LWbIbu5WW9sJ59p8aXuDEKTkwXRy5bxpCDKRBzhvvmhp57iM7GnBrWpnzPUftPu1OiOiPFq/w640-h480/DSCN9965.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKfng_3Rc7etURN03UFKcN2LSjtYvtF18AxhQruHzPIX5ADxMyhjuFSdGGIdKxWEdB3r2TwoPsKVaccJmqKz2ayem9KqwWZsGbqRAWSOGmQNhKGZCdD4vkvwYHj7qQaqWoMRxLB44Wfyo/s2048/DSCN9967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKfng_3Rc7etURN03UFKcN2LSjtYvtF18AxhQruHzPIX5ADxMyhjuFSdGGIdKxWEdB3r2TwoPsKVaccJmqKz2ayem9KqwWZsGbqRAWSOGmQNhKGZCdD4vkvwYHj7qQaqWoMRxLB44Wfyo/w480-h640/DSCN9967.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Definitely the trickiest hike of the trip, but it was the easy parts that drummed up the most complaining. As soon as we got to the scrambling, the ladders and ropes, the kids were all in and thrilled. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy60PrlDSUh9pIg7rN2J5cB8oOxmbwtsRrMg6kjDJHjB483V6cWIJqWIJ2N7PU-6wfygM_30ndxoYaWO1Ec_gWnFWwVl9Ari5TQSpJgRyHVjgwWBDc9HIZUJsGymMkiYUQ0CWlQ_LNoFvg/s2048/DSCN9968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy60PrlDSUh9pIg7rN2J5cB8oOxmbwtsRrMg6kjDJHjB483V6cWIJqWIJ2N7PU-6wfygM_30ndxoYaWO1Ec_gWnFWwVl9Ari5TQSpJgRyHVjgwWBDc9HIZUJsGymMkiYUQ0CWlQ_LNoFvg/w640-h480/DSCN9968.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Corona Arch is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, in the area and it isn't even in a national park! The scenery is, from start to finish, just gorgeous. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpzQaOBfLanhSEZf-3E6qbs5NTbmXil1P2igpnoo18McTvXEQN9lt2DH0jVhf51Pj7FBws-OarJl_y32eidsxkC8qRf0WXLiZh0A4aU7JhQWMifyeofw54drsYSUMj7lHerkhj8mSsBYG/s2048/DSCN9970.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpzQaOBfLanhSEZf-3E6qbs5NTbmXil1P2igpnoo18McTvXEQN9lt2DH0jVhf51Pj7FBws-OarJl_y32eidsxkC8qRf0WXLiZh0A4aU7JhQWMifyeofw54drsYSUMj7lHerkhj8mSsBYG/w640-h480/DSCN9970.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH79WdCLfJ3B897T64el0TOhMOxqCcEg5JGuxcUKgJAkRKdXIz_Et19HJlQK6bzOsiSzZlhJodjs5QYlD54kAEPGV_tfp8b-YugW9SpdkUFlyX-iqXoGQs3lJj7kbxLEXNv62ADrAYJolZ/s2048/DSCN9972.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH79WdCLfJ3B897T64el0TOhMOxqCcEg5JGuxcUKgJAkRKdXIz_Et19HJlQK6bzOsiSzZlhJodjs5QYlD54kAEPGV_tfp8b-YugW9SpdkUFlyX-iqXoGQs3lJj7kbxLEXNv62ADrAYJolZ/w480-h640/DSCN9972.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I cannot imagine hiking this in the summer though. Not a lick of shade, and we were sweating when it was only 60 degrees. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4P7D-NNJdsZC4XSVG-iwbORO_Mc8N0MKgzt7-kyst_l2oCl2KEadVC2AvHVxPBdCliNW587SgYvz11Oe-058KYpTdf_sGuMD_q-BpuwYASszfDhVUfL5sU3MQyhAy1IMTm3d7nThsJFh/s2048/DSCN9977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4P7D-NNJdsZC4XSVG-iwbORO_Mc8N0MKgzt7-kyst_l2oCl2KEadVC2AvHVxPBdCliNW587SgYvz11Oe-058KYpTdf_sGuMD_q-BpuwYASszfDhVUfL5sU3MQyhAy1IMTm3d7nThsJFh/w480-h640/DSCN9977.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1NQ1ECSAUJsnc7cu9dZXoArPgq1kGFXlPBn7wy0hTXvt4MeWRVH1emLDRAFazMHsq-3AGW4K1AJXDyaN-05xDxbEorJBtc3qAGhSbJxxYIhsdxu_cRYUhJcOiqAij_RZnti8HEj5uiUX/s2048/DSCN9978.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1NQ1ECSAUJsnc7cu9dZXoArPgq1kGFXlPBn7wy0hTXvt4MeWRVH1emLDRAFazMHsq-3AGW4K1AJXDyaN-05xDxbEorJBtc3qAGhSbJxxYIhsdxu_cRYUhJcOiqAij_RZnti8HEj5uiUX/w640-h480/DSCN9978.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">After the hiking and climbing, we were ready to drive home and rest our feet (though sitting for that long after a hike made us a little stiff). The best thing about camping? How much I love my own bed when I get home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwER1xt5HWg8nFVJruLdA-IgqBMMw0vkkHlItkozsz0jk0sly-3bGYXCriKYtxQIRySh0BUCleGx5eVNG1-XWH7y5ds1I1teGr09FUizhsCL7lINjIy6OXkfwUYQ_Zxng3uOxYETbcf2Pz/s2048/DSCN9980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwER1xt5HWg8nFVJruLdA-IgqBMMw0vkkHlItkozsz0jk0sly-3bGYXCriKYtxQIRySh0BUCleGx5eVNG1-XWH7y5ds1I1teGr09FUizhsCL7lINjIy6OXkfwUYQ_Zxng3uOxYETbcf2Pz/w640-h480/DSCN9980.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3oAFW1XWmAj87k7TvJh-rDw24AiLKjTyd7IgEevKPGu8lOCMz44BXIoeChf3VrMPy6um3I0OVnIjFMzK4sMxS1bQdV9xOwnmMeozORPWObSjpeI9KHGwjD-GI1ht5zAwJkIeOWB0jGwq/s2048/DSCN9986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3oAFW1XWmAj87k7TvJh-rDw24AiLKjTyd7IgEevKPGu8lOCMz44BXIoeChf3VrMPy6um3I0OVnIjFMzK4sMxS1bQdV9xOwnmMeozORPWObSjpeI9KHGwjD-GI1ht5zAwJkIeOWB0jGwq/w640-h480/DSCN9986.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0