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Taking the Time

July 18th, 2008  |  by Danbee  |  published in Personal Journals

We’re back in the wild part of the country - big skies, broad horizons, where most people know hard work and live simple, friendly, good lives. It was really nice to spend two days back there in Sauk Centre, resting, enjoying ourselves. I remember what Kym and Nathaniel in Tallahassee said - they used to [...]

Chicago to Fargo

July 18th, 2008  |  by Danbee  |  published in Personal Journals

Day 40
Fri July 11, 2008
Destination: stayed in Chicago
Couchsurfing: Ethan
woke up, i’m the only one who showered, got our things packed up
walked back to van to put things away and repack for walking around all day
set out for Millennium Park
Chicago is surprisingly pretty - lots of green space, not terrible traffic
wandered around park, took pictures
the shiny [...]

Vermont to Chicago

July 18th, 2008  |  by Danbee  |  published in Personal Journals

David helped me with these notes while I drove
Day 34
Sat July 5, 2008
Destination: Rochester, NY
stayed at state park
morning: breakfast at the skinny pancake
eric made danbee an ericature, quick sketch of boys
drove through upstate new york, adirondacks
lots of dairies
winding roads through old growth forest and lakes in the adirondacks
few restrooms or restaurants (or towns)
got [...]

Burlington

July 18th, 2008  |  by Danbee  |  published in Personal Journals

Scribble Scribble Scribble…
Day 33
Fri July 4, 2008
Destination: Burlington, VT
Couchsurfing: Eric Cram
in the morning, got packed up and spent the morning driving around the park
gorgeous northern atlantic coastline
stopped at a small beach; water is beyond freezing. we got our feet wet and couldn’t stand to stand in the water very long
gorgeous rocks, huge; very rocky beaches
drove [...]

Rest of East Coast

July 15th, 2008  |  by Danbee  |  published in Personal Journals

Sorry for the fast and furious posts, but I’m trying to catch up while I have good internet…
Day 27
Sat June 28, 2008
Destination: Philadelphia, PA
crashed at John Glowa’s apartment
cleaned up around Ariel’s house, then off to Assateague Island
drove out of maryland and to chincoteague island, then to assateague national seashore
built sand castle, flew the kite, i [...]

East Coast scribbles - up to Washington, DC

July 15th, 2008  |  by Danbee  |  published in Personal Journals

Day 23
Tue June 24, 2008
Destination: Savannah, GA
camped in Skidaway Island State Park
woke up, checked out of motel
got breakfast at a Publix - bagels and cream cheese
driving up the coast
alex tried to fix his credit card - got a fraud alert, called and learned need to go to bank of america in person, so tried to [...]

Scribbles - the rest of the Gulf Coast, and Florida

July 15th, 2008  |  by Danbee  |  published in Personal Journals

Day 19
Fri June 20, 2008
Destination: Tallahassee, FL
Couchsurfing with Nathaniel and Kym
woke up early, drove to downtown NOLA
parked in mall on canal, walked to french quarter
cafe du monde - beignet equipment broken, so we went across the street to cafe beignet
got three beignets and iced coffees
walked around, sat on a curb to eat
then went to dusty [...]

Scribbles - the land of Texas

July 7th, 2008  |  by Danbee  |  published in Personal Journals

Day 13
Sat June 14, 2008
Destination: Dallas/Fort Worth area
Stayed with Alex’s grandparents in Kennedale, TX
Alicia made yummy breakfast - scrambled eggs, pancakes, potatoes, orange juice
went to Mike’s bamboo farm in the morning, got a tour of the place
mike told us about bamboo on camera
i played with dogs, watched them play, took pictures
met Mike’s mom - she [...]

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