tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86285437657656727332024-03-16T09:48:34.882-07:00Rick and Janell's NewsJanellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.comBlogger763125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-1776535889955883702024-02-15T14:20:00.000-08:002024-02-15T14:20:58.831-08:00VALENTINES WITH DAD AND MOM<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Valentines Day was spent in Las Vegas with my mom and dad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I flew in on Monday and then Rick joined me the afternoon of Valentine's Day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He had picked up some steaks and sides in St. George from Applebees and was bringing the goods with him for a nice dinner for us. I had him bring table linens and candles and I put out my mom's nice china and we had ourselves a romantic dinner with my folks.</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/AVvXsEhD0hA2e2zs5fZjuGt-ovg6u6S0Q1WT3J5U0DwYh8Ua-JMIX1rFUma3mSvWeYcm-EIl3xm6pSG9MvMWQzrtmFscWRp1Pl_J5AdaC8Whyphenhyphen_EzkSxIPRf5ugl7TJ20CmLBqo0ooNanrHGpzaJguzGU2OH_uKVjdhjASqyQ45ZP18rj0o3MzFz18YvpclMVA4vZ/s640/1195A310-B101-4905-811C-79E05BCF4E9F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0hA2e2zs5fZjuGt-ovg6u6S0Q1WT3J5U0DwYh8Ua-JMIX1rFUma3mSvWeYcm-EIl3xm6pSG9MvMWQzrtmFscWRp1Pl_J5AdaC8Whyphenhyphen_EzkSxIPRf5ugl7TJ20CmLBqo0ooNanrHGpzaJguzGU2OH_uKVjdhjASqyQ45ZP18rj0o3MzFz18YvpclMVA4vZ/s320/1195A310-B101-4905-811C-79E05BCF4E9F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They're ready to eat!</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/AVvXsEikAnPSy41JL7gUhz2qk6UWWw96PHlUo91uj7-pOQDNaN1MZa424-EJ7ahTNfdY-slF23_Bb1nDcpiYM7bEKGYhFQEzb44k2z9c-k-5H1SeNu0Sbeup5Kdx0_E84ymi9Lo5kTwhji74bne6rF2tzCuL8qL9mqWvOrV1jumcNyiCTkVE431F_2SPZL7cU3ot/s640/A8376233-B8D0-4CDA-8D38-6A4EE39559E3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAnPSy41JL7gUhz2qk6UWWw96PHlUo91uj7-pOQDNaN1MZa424-EJ7ahTNfdY-slF23_Bb1nDcpiYM7bEKGYhFQEzb44k2z9c-k-5H1SeNu0Sbeup5Kdx0_E84ymi9Lo5kTwhji74bne6rF2tzCuL8qL9mqWvOrV1jumcNyiCTkVE431F_2SPZL7cU3ot/s320/A8376233-B8D0-4CDA-8D38-6A4EE39559E3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plates are full...</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/AVvXsEjXwfFGwnlEnAOM0Tv0pumeUDQ2BSOoqqJrcfLgUkCsMEQaU7uY6CesanQ-ZCIerPoEX4pTgCB6g9xHbqxXg0BEJWnYvpKnVPA3_Mmi9SGW1uSzJR0n_R9esiOc9WKaKElmKXye2lFzGuhrkR4qGRvjIf9FWxcz_AhXEe2N_u5h9o5QKxc01wEU9q6qTNKA/s1170/8E511FDB-4618-4EF9-A6E3-98B75CD3E4AF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1170" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwfFGwnlEnAOM0Tv0pumeUDQ2BSOoqqJrcfLgUkCsMEQaU7uY6CesanQ-ZCIerPoEX4pTgCB6g9xHbqxXg0BEJWnYvpKnVPA3_Mmi9SGW1uSzJR0n_R9esiOc9WKaKElmKXye2lFzGuhrkR4qGRvjIf9FWxcz_AhXEe2N_u5h9o5QKxc01wEU9q6qTNKA/s320/8E511FDB-4618-4EF9-A6E3-98B75CD3E4AF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to get a picture of all four of us but couldn't figure out the timer system on my phone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So....no pictures of us.😕</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hand dipped strawberries!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0IwoTEHbxa_rnjk2HwXT__DWbSV8j0j7l1XCXQyiyVTezRfAPJwgIZ4qK4xgPKhLhJoaYVzLeG0Y7VHHmUerHfyLwkVC9g1Cx2FU-mTHeKS-l95d3eY96LpfzcdQMLdfuwTjV_EVBU8k6_TK_OZzAt75aMdjtnY-kqBnBsN8m-46TgdcKmaXasBTmX3y/s640/34BC4DF3-819E-4AD6-8350-08EBCDE1B86D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0IwoTEHbxa_rnjk2HwXT__DWbSV8j0j7l1XCXQyiyVTezRfAPJwgIZ4qK4xgPKhLhJoaYVzLeG0Y7VHHmUerHfyLwkVC9g1Cx2FU-mTHeKS-l95d3eY96LpfzcdQMLdfuwTjV_EVBU8k6_TK_OZzAt75aMdjtnY-kqBnBsN8m-46TgdcKmaXasBTmX3y/s320/34BC4DF3-819E-4AD6-8350-08EBCDE1B86D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>The little lovebirds!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4R2OUWAU1hij4YI-D7Pl2aS-unZXDyhfbergqrrbXoV-lZ9FavuB3eic_7M1U25oE-xpWx39KGxBzo0aJQwY4FamJv-KBTJaYlEcIO5Qx7ae_SEKprdAQMImWXa0mu2iwSgVCPC_HDw0Jog3FhNZSAMot8yRD0QJSQvvKTfldWY5IK6ihsl0maNTbIcs8/s640/571CC1A5-BBFE-4E6C-90EF-1A03EFEDABFA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4R2OUWAU1hij4YI-D7Pl2aS-unZXDyhfbergqrrbXoV-lZ9FavuB3eic_7M1U25oE-xpWx39KGxBzo0aJQwY4FamJv-KBTJaYlEcIO5Qx7ae_SEKprdAQMImWXa0mu2iwSgVCPC_HDw0Jog3FhNZSAMot8yRD0QJSQvvKTfldWY5IK6ihsl0maNTbIcs8/s320/571CC1A5-BBFE-4E6C-90EF-1A03EFEDABFA.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>HAPPY LOVER'S DAY<br /><br /> <p></p>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-64963310227394905932024-02-15T11:22:00.000-08:002024-02-15T11:22:58.024-08:00Gary's Hospital Stay<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On February 3rd, we got a text first thing in the morning from Gary. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He had tried to text us around midnight a few times and then tried to call around 2am. We didn't hear the phone so in the morning Rick called and found out that Gary had gone to the hospital Friday night with a bowel obstruction. This is the third or fourth time this has happened because of all of the scar tissue from his surgeries. It caused him tremendous pain and he could not keep anything down. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hospital staff helped to keep him comfortable with morphine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bad thing was that he could not eat or drink until it got resolved. (ice chips only)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The surgeon suggested that if it didn't resolve itself, (which it has done in the past) than he would have to have surgery to remove part of his lower intestine and part of his colon. We immediately asked our families to pray for him because we certainly did not want to have THAT happen! We even asked our baptist friends to put him on their prayer list. We were so grateful when by Sunday afternoon he seemed to be doing much better. By Monday afternoon they allowed him some soft foods and after he ate a good lunch they released him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were so thankful his body was able to start functioning properly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a cute picture of him. He gave me half a smile but was NOT feeling it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We 💗 our Gary boy!</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/AVvXsEjzP1tJtz3Ddo_Sq59RwwMltkiMg5jhgU7YfNn6aKuuod-tJQio9D0yeWD9gRwULMiGczZtyRnM0fCu_ZjNon4AD5meSh48X4xe_ErXw_IPhPPry61rtLiHQd6GJ_0NkWfYR43zmGkmKfb0H3kYtnBm318gMmutLNTFm8O0ZN3cw5nU2AMtLPseVYV1rLO_/s640/90413DA8-596F-4ED2-87F2-D1B8C8AF4FB3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzP1tJtz3Ddo_Sq59RwwMltkiMg5jhgU7YfNn6aKuuod-tJQio9D0yeWD9gRwULMiGczZtyRnM0fCu_ZjNon4AD5meSh48X4xe_ErXw_IPhPPry61rtLiHQd6GJ_0NkWfYR43zmGkmKfb0H3kYtnBm318gMmutLNTFm8O0ZN3cw5nU2AMtLPseVYV1rLO_/s320/90413DA8-596F-4ED2-87F2-D1B8C8AF4FB3.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-85890149624891976322024-02-14T11:40:00.000-08:002024-02-15T14:21:31.019-08:00ZOO DAY<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a couple of days after returning from our anniversary trip we had Skylar and Sarah's kids for the week. Skylar had surprised Sarah with a trip for Christmas. He told her it was going to be a trip to Puerto Rico with just the two of them but lo and behold when they arrived in Puerto Rico they met up with Jon and Stephanie for a southern Caribbean cruise! It took her a bit to reconcile the fact that it wasn't just a two people trip but a FOUR people trip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They enjoyed going to lots of ports like St. Lucia, Barbados, and Grenada while we got to enjoy time with our cute little Phelps kiddos!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Halfway through the week, since it was early day, we headed over to the zoo for an afternoon of fun. We had amazing weather for a January day and we had such a fun time looking at all of the animals. It ended up that Kendra brought along her kids, as well and the kids just LOVED being together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some photos not in any particular order.</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/AVvXsEjEGFKbprpOkRHKS2ZDP_W8uaprQV4XI06hIi0oTDxSeM5AJrw9arVSTAGOWlmyNEizzmqgCgFZkAbLMeDgnp_RxOf4K_oULHxHx-8RtMRcJzg3Df9QzA_KofAlKCZAKddjetHWv7dndjW2SDyse298aKG7kJ-SUYbqQ0G7tcafeGTAmenRVGJ2M7yK9OZ3/s4032/36E0CFAF-030E-4E22-B2FD-5DD793CBFBBA.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGFKbprpOkRHKS2ZDP_W8uaprQV4XI06hIi0oTDxSeM5AJrw9arVSTAGOWlmyNEizzmqgCgFZkAbLMeDgnp_RxOf4K_oULHxHx-8RtMRcJzg3Df9QzA_KofAlKCZAKddjetHWv7dndjW2SDyse298aKG7kJ-SUYbqQ0G7tcafeGTAmenRVGJ2M7yK9OZ3/s320/36E0CFAF-030E-4E22-B2FD-5DD793CBFBBA.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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BORA BORA! We love this place so much so early in 2023 Rick found a deal with Costco Travel. He found out that they partner with the Mai Tai Hotel, which we love, so after talking it over we decided to do it!</p><p>We flew into LA on the evening of January 16th and took the red eye on Tahiti Nui Airlines. It's an eight hour flight into Tahiti and we were able to get some sleep on the plane. We arrived early in Papeete and had a couple hour layover. We then took a short forty minute flight with Air Tahiti into Bora Bora. We arrived on a beautiful day sunny day. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmd419EAXMnwYrv3lFVY5lpwSHRPHKJkg58DHvRmXA2urQRNn6LCKJpij8l91vKqKjj5XhkIol3TDTSYHHFJzmb1zuJEWh6wB-yPZq_0KRRu6LTV6Vf5almEkWiGWQWx1zuaLxYLdBbZXt-PCj9_riI6GtkH6d6ueChmJb8bR-3IV3N8kicLKV9gD7qcv/s4032/D86F9B3A-355C-4E45-A1E8-3EBACB1C28D4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmd419EAXMnwYrv3lFVY5lpwSHRPHKJkg58DHvRmXA2urQRNn6LCKJpij8l91vKqKjj5XhkIol3TDTSYHHFJzmb1zuJEWh6wB-yPZq_0KRRu6LTV6Vf5almEkWiGWQWx1zuaLxYLdBbZXt-PCj9_riI6GtkH6d6ueChmJb8bR-3IV3N8kicLKV9gD7qcv/s4032/D86F9B3A-355C-4E45-A1E8-3EBACB1C28D4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNH01eUb_691NfrNbqaaClBg0yVYDf-CBwtAFis_KYEAxEF7EbAPgdtCdhn5aNESpLpMCVRfxP592MoPCmPXGXxzoJYeJo3zu-z5wiVYb6XRSkDjYQ9DOEo2TLUsVlD_cIeNYSbvfcHytyWzto4Y4WTcXpSlVLOQfGa2os0msGgRQVKTVqKdI1pSO1oqpV/s4032/0AF426EA-9BF2-4EC3-B770-91433E7DB00F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNH01eUb_691NfrNbqaaClBg0yVYDf-CBwtAFis_KYEAxEF7EbAPgdtCdhn5aNESpLpMCVRfxP592MoPCmPXGXxzoJYeJo3zu-z5wiVYb6XRSkDjYQ9DOEo2TLUsVlD_cIeNYSbvfcHytyWzto4Y4WTcXpSlVLOQfGa2os0msGgRQVKTVqKdI1pSO1oqpV/s320/0AF426EA-9BF2-4EC3-B770-91433E7DB00F.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just look at those waters.....I mean 😍</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/AVvXsEiMPAcEUiiYbxLUcx7XYd5-Z8r-mRsjm7eSu14JaDW6Bj-ApQ23KSprJN_7gbQylt4-wTyznFPV2c1_1DoMewJ2nYaB_cjE6aS_5XZyNFJ0vQDmTpXkKg6C0y5IeL4IJVCk1fVbD4H0uzJKtGZ_thgUFDD5dESntom42LAL3hmWRasxguI94ph1fOQbBRuU/s4032/50816AB9-94FA-4BA2-94A7-676B7A2D5B16.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPAcEUiiYbxLUcx7XYd5-Z8r-mRsjm7eSu14JaDW6Bj-ApQ23KSprJN_7gbQylt4-wTyznFPV2c1_1DoMewJ2nYaB_cjE6aS_5XZyNFJ0vQDmTpXkKg6C0y5IeL4IJVCk1fVbD4H0uzJKtGZ_thgUFDD5dESntom42LAL3hmWRasxguI94ph1fOQbBRuU/s320/50816AB9-94FA-4BA2-94A7-676B7A2D5B16.heic" width="240" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took the Ferry into Vaitape, the main city in Bora Bora.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">We were then picked up via shuttle to our Hotel about fifteen minutes from the harbor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">We were thinking possibly to upgrade our bungalow to a newly remodeled one with a larger deck but decided that $1200 could be used better elsewhere. Besides, I loved the 'not' remodeled ones because of the palm matting on the walls and view. We loved the coral underneath our room!</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Waking up to this every morning was an absolute dream!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfSggwd3mk4LQ4x2E4rhE77j539ezf8tef0fstFpPC7VorPbEkRWBBVMkAJU3tc74UegL4mkCnEe5dGB0R-q9pg85whywGx54fuiJ0uJD0IQdFuhoaUVe1UZxDALQhnsmCSzZBPud2DMUANYtoDXtzJh41TDQOBGYVu7v2wfLgnGZ4zyRhGnb5rrW_KMY/s4032/D81C2305-D7D0-48EF-BF12-E724426AD6C9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfSggwd3mk4LQ4x2E4rhE77j539ezf8tef0fstFpPC7VorPbEkRWBBVMkAJU3tc74UegL4mkCnEe5dGB0R-q9pg85whywGx54fuiJ0uJD0IQdFuhoaUVe1UZxDALQhnsmCSzZBPud2DMUANYtoDXtzJh41TDQOBGYVu7v2wfLgnGZ4zyRhGnb5rrW_KMY/s320/D81C2305-D7D0-48EF-BF12-E724426AD6C9.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfKy7s0PkoWKrM79eW5Yx65YYIMu3xX7SgYHCJdSuVG45hmvuSzwUQiF9uJdiagEhYzqgd7F6it0ozpcW7dueKMH5qlgP3dRzYgSAqCY8j2MOUdGWK9Hc_azn75PtC8CAKdF1rzEI3eW5LDSKJnoizx-Q6jxLrG5weWpY1ruktaxA_Fhzf-wqiF_nskrv/s9936/B5E776B7-728B-43F6-BFBF-69AE536274EB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3728" data-original-width="9936" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfKy7s0PkoWKrM79eW5Yx65YYIMu3xX7SgYHCJdSuVG45hmvuSzwUQiF9uJdiagEhYzqgd7F6it0ozpcW7dueKMH5qlgP3dRzYgSAqCY8j2MOUdGWK9Hc_azn75PtC8CAKdF1rzEI3eW5LDSKJnoizx-Q6jxLrG5weWpY1ruktaxA_Fhzf-wqiF_nskrv/s320/B5E776B7-728B-43F6-BFBF-69AE536274EB.heic" width="320" /></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/AVvXsEgHraZgPILaBL1HgzGpcvWGjSBsi7IWHEd2A14pAS5YjBhvLowUNJ6ah5SJTRxMfiSTg5UaQFgrqJUlENnzoWDU_hm_G_-NolkXmkzqqgRIwsDBWk-O8wRptRvXrf5ZrFA_JpI1iqMAz2Hp3wrn1vTqq1WwDwXuu7uc-Bh1gTUlbvkBJp4eJtmjhpCGHFYm/s4032/273D35CE-651A-47EB-B393-597CA62A1E74.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHraZgPILaBL1HgzGpcvWGjSBsi7IWHEd2A14pAS5YjBhvLowUNJ6ah5SJTRxMfiSTg5UaQFgrqJUlENnzoWDU_hm_G_-NolkXmkzqqgRIwsDBWk-O8wRptRvXrf5ZrFA_JpI1iqMAz2Hp3wrn1vTqq1WwDwXuu7uc-Bh1gTUlbvkBJp4eJtmjhpCGHFYm/s320/273D35CE-651A-47EB-B393-597CA62A1E74.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It took a while for us to get into our room because they were still being prepared but after we got in and unpacked we just enjoyed being there. Rick got right into the water and I got in just after him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was fun snorkeling together and seeing all of the fish and coral. Of course, Mr. Fish stayed in much longer than I did. He spotted an octopus and hung around it for a while while I got out and read on the deck. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought a new swim suit for the occasion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leopard bottoms...va va voom!😉</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/AVvXsEinWOuZjU9CfOoMKB1fKfkxfQJxL8w5jf2M1eq9ZH06pNKogWD3TuLgOYmRY7NH_MmRuPISSIGfm94L8g1nC-Z1h0lJnOizGAiiP-SEYBUMrlkscK3CVZCyfUmlBLtqUqBLhpQQWkaZn08D0zFZqAcrJRueZku0VqqeDXcKzb2PcgYJV_GTr6m3p50mQt4L/s4032/56812C3C-B712-402D-B7F9-1779BF626031.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWOuZjU9CfOoMKB1fKfkxfQJxL8w5jf2M1eq9ZH06pNKogWD3TuLgOYmRY7NH_MmRuPISSIGfm94L8g1nC-Z1h0lJnOizGAiiP-SEYBUMrlkscK3CVZCyfUmlBLtqUqBLhpQQWkaZn08D0zFZqAcrJRueZku0VqqeDXcKzb2PcgYJV_GTr6m3p50mQt4L/s320/56812C3C-B712-402D-B7F9-1779BF626031.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Unfortunately, I stayed out a bit too long and got sunburned.... in the first couple of hours of our trip!😐</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I've had worse burns but this one was a little uncomfortable for a few days.</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That evening we had a nice dinner at the Bora Bora Yacht Club. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It gave a nice view of the sunset and all of the beautiful yachts in the harbor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojSqG5lOvyg_GupDR6DF6H_xSQ3CGxOET6NqGFHOK4UDTZ0HfKhwRrm5r9u6A7fRh0Q7_b3NLNQ3Yu3fYmiYjAiY6cPu7K9WrXBXWwQoTHRF9imh_XDPZlmSA_SuyuYNZR52JD6mvVOKHKVHaKu-0QPcs3kcYVwLJwWQVjRXQ7lEC30Zmwzq6st-xMIAo/s4032/56812C3C-B712-402D-B7F9-1779BF626031.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmd419EAXMnwYrv3lFVY5lpwSHRPHKJkg58DHvRmXA2urQRNn6LCKJpij8l91vKqKjj5XhkIol3TDTSYHHFJzmb1zuJEWh6wB-yPZq_0KRRu6LTV6Vf5almEkWiGWQWx1zuaLxYLdBbZXt-PCj9_riI6GtkH6d6ueChmJb8bR-3IV3N8kicLKV9gD7qcv/w320-h240/D86F9B3A-355C-4E45-A1E8-3EBACB1C28D4.heic" width="320" /></div></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;">The next morning Rick hopped right into one of the kayaks provided by the hotel and went for a drive!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's so cute! I love that guy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJBhZlhuakE4VVbY3YZTVQtsQnerScatHy5O0tsLN_GkIrYO7xg3MwEmXtEmYZ7-rvcd7qmLcVfvi-bMJpnVGT3150nk2sbl_hFAz0cTq-qlZycrXnJhXS45Wm4vtWgeAVXSHqnoR-tuInHfXZw7PsbH93eh3I0Uylf0JryghcjYB0iCJZDagYS_KyEZy/s4032/08336508-ADFB-4C87-91F0-086995A068BD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJBhZlhuakE4VVbY3YZTVQtsQnerScatHy5O0tsLN_GkIrYO7xg3MwEmXtEmYZ7-rvcd7qmLcVfvi-bMJpnVGT3150nk2sbl_hFAz0cTq-qlZycrXnJhXS45Wm4vtWgeAVXSHqnoR-tuInHfXZw7PsbH93eh3I0Uylf0JryghcjYB0iCJZDagYS_KyEZy/s320/08336508-ADFB-4C87-91F0-086995A068BD.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>That afternoon we booked an excursion through the hotel to go on a quad drive around the island. Our guide was ?? . After we got a lesson on how the ATV's worked we headed off around the island. We stopped at a couple of high points to get good views from different high points of the island. The views were Ah-mazing!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZGeWZN77tnqlZQYXvxOas-b4fGnLvWgLDhSDJdHFaAc6g6roFyyZ7yA6Mrx787RCkA_8-NO7sTwyIcwpKBdCfu6t75-5q5qFQqrTTkboN0qmnIPU-G8i6SnzbLDdPEji8OuJA0o7p48s97_mhSYwumZaNP3JSZxWVz59TTr7Y7fNQrpgZa4L_zvdqf6u/s4032/0D5B7AC6-10A4-46FD-9E50-3F2661C8A1C4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZGeWZN77tnqlZQYXvxOas-b4fGnLvWgLDhSDJdHFaAc6g6roFyyZ7yA6Mrx787RCkA_8-NO7sTwyIcwpKBdCfu6t75-5q5qFQqrTTkboN0qmnIPU-G8i6SnzbLDdPEji8OuJA0o7p48s97_mhSYwumZaNP3JSZxWVz59TTr7Y7fNQrpgZa4L_zvdqf6u/s320/0D5B7AC6-10A4-46FD-9E50-3F2661C8A1C4.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysPywvdKJf1Wn-G7MEtTYyPFnwvIp-SSw2EB_pQeFp_rb3ntSyZ7fUnqT8H1gvvab5YlpMUNyjCQIgpGM2K2mD-L9F32j89ajq9BLO0Rsc1XqLJsL-gBf3kQ20nScI6xPMojegc6_lityU69jf6yu3ZcW2DZxgjWlYfO2VMjEmeF4XEiELLO-rzIp9fxB/s4032/7091186B-E678-48BE-B859-A26914FD6B95.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysPywvdKJf1Wn-G7MEtTYyPFnwvIp-SSw2EB_pQeFp_rb3ntSyZ7fUnqT8H1gvvab5YlpMUNyjCQIgpGM2K2mD-L9F32j89ajq9BLO0Rsc1XqLJsL-gBf3kQ20nScI6xPMojegc6_lityU69jf6yu3ZcW2DZxgjWlYfO2VMjEmeF4XEiELLO-rzIp9fxB/s320/7091186B-E678-48BE-B859-A26914FD6B95.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiSg-kW2F08Q5tVUBeDUUDZ6ofaSJemY9Rl2h2guADlPnJokyRDbJFEltHqWu5LVbDvbZfz17DDn2ltceShyphenhyphenL6jlNdCVjEk0ThLGyD0G00TSJUgUoDpiF_yM_2oU01WJlQufhlJm09gB0VnS2FTWGBm9VOGXhwxRFDYnahFL1GbBsujX_p5Mutd8w6Cx_/s4032/7500827E-2177-48F5-A804-F8FABE688199.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiSg-kW2F08Q5tVUBeDUUDZ6ofaSJemY9Rl2h2guADlPnJokyRDbJFEltHqWu5LVbDvbZfz17DDn2ltceShyphenhyphenL6jlNdCVjEk0ThLGyD0G00TSJUgUoDpiF_yM_2oU01WJlQufhlJm09gB0VnS2FTWGBm9VOGXhwxRFDYnahFL1GbBsujX_p5Mutd8w6Cx_/s320/7500827E-2177-48F5-A804-F8FABE688199.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdT9BWweOIs2nCxpJOmM35NEyLctuBdMjc4pCnCago-dsfGy3bJQpxAfFJOfyNz5t2wLafTX0mkRvDXIPB6Tw09G7bhX-aaN9PqLWf_Blkz_VLLPXr-kOvYJBoNr3zeK1BMAM5lgO_r_BvFuZfNJGHIWb94zqLE_KAlhBFKO1zdXOdsKDEZB0GuAx3rnSJ/s4032/07891758-9F9B-43CA-BD7A-4E2C1FF23169.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdT9BWweOIs2nCxpJOmM35NEyLctuBdMjc4pCnCago-dsfGy3bJQpxAfFJOfyNz5t2wLafTX0mkRvDXIPB6Tw09G7bhX-aaN9PqLWf_Blkz_VLLPXr-kOvYJBoNr3zeK1BMAM5lgO_r_BvFuZfNJGHIWb94zqLE_KAlhBFKO1zdXOdsKDEZB0GuAx3rnSJ/s320/07891758-9F9B-43CA-BD7A-4E2C1FF23169.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCStLxcODupzwCnbrOyuW-oWzibN7A_JW-aY7FEhRWeNX5YRBgWqGqDSRfE56XT7x8AzXJbLFVZ_HR5bTJ5_f61X0n5QZv8ByuzPLOV6ooYxab1TSWFWH1yBHnxpoNR-LPA6ruog8iQdy1fKP2BWyGNagWVw7ZBUtZBTnyJVcHNprPWDRPFHHZsf-TMV0/s4032/F1FCBDB9-C313-47EE-A9D4-A10AC5661F8A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCStLxcODupzwCnbrOyuW-oWzibN7A_JW-aY7FEhRWeNX5YRBgWqGqDSRfE56XT7x8AzXJbLFVZ_HR5bTJ5_f61X0n5QZv8ByuzPLOV6ooYxab1TSWFWH1yBHnxpoNR-LPA6ruog8iQdy1fKP2BWyGNagWVw7ZBUtZBTnyJVcHNprPWDRPFHHZsf-TMV0/s320/F1FCBDB9-C313-47EE-A9D4-A10AC5661F8A.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That evening we stopped at a food truck and had some grub. Mine was just ok....lots of noodles but Rick really enjoyed his curry and rice dish. </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/AVvXsEhboLxDeIrLk4KYJ_qfzq4g0stEHy0vJcyBNRnkgbrAs2syR7dardc-IM-R1FPeTF1MsfwBgx-Zi27covDnvJAXA64NL3d3psUWLteUQ8skL0kOLRA0ICP9_74ymipubux72CFEa45xLUwmDJbIJkbKmyfgn_5puY9SlX9aw0UR3LiovSTWJbiSyTsXpmgh/s4032/DF488233-FB69-4E9C-B5D1-7F44B9132CE8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboLxDeIrLk4KYJ_qfzq4g0stEHy0vJcyBNRnkgbrAs2syR7dardc-IM-R1FPeTF1MsfwBgx-Zi27covDnvJAXA64NL3d3psUWLteUQ8skL0kOLRA0ICP9_74ymipubux72CFEa45xLUwmDJbIJkbKmyfgn_5puY9SlX9aw0UR3LiovSTWJbiSyTsXpmgh/s320/DF488233-FB69-4E9C-B5D1-7F44B9132CE8.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another beautiful morning...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were pleasantly surprised at our weather. Before we left home the weather showed rain EVERY DAY but while we did get a bit of rain we had plenty of sunshine, as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLjBbERGL92KjNFbpB_K6oUeDy8RlyGRSdMhInpZDViCxFtG4k8-qSxRzzJVVZdo0bplFmrTVWILTf_BRsShH8E2f7b3CXbdgtjmbZsQVPzQi75hk3XeSs7bf732qF06e3sdfe5KOjkcGHQiBAN_M-NV5fOHz5xLaQBT2YSaPqqohvTShHxkfMnlddNRx/s4032/7B202862-6A3D-49F5-97BA-BBD64C800122.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLjBbERGL92KjNFbpB_K6oUeDy8RlyGRSdMhInpZDViCxFtG4k8-qSxRzzJVVZdo0bplFmrTVWILTf_BRsShH8E2f7b3CXbdgtjmbZsQVPzQi75hk3XeSs7bf732qF06e3sdfe5KOjkcGHQiBAN_M-NV5fOHz5xLaQBT2YSaPqqohvTShHxkfMnlddNRx/s320/7B202862-6A3D-49F5-97BA-BBD64C800122.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rest of the pictures are in random order because I can't remember which day was which...except for Sunday, haha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One night we ordered pizza and ate it on the beach while watching the sunset. There were some beautiful views but disappointingly the clouds are in and blocked the view of the sun sinking into the ocean.</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/AVvXsEimbI5sqpWSBnFhPtKLguHHBSOiybxeDjYYnp76j8yR9j7Xd6hW0w9wr6bj1Gn0wAoMEMDtjAd7rPGdATI2aCNiiYgiQ0mfXGp69T88nohaHBbHd6cJ5fPySxI30wFTTS8iJiUqZ1M6IYI3Ef1PDCa2xIN2t9Yb1xdpT2roWMUPNGl7JSjVKQOSJtKJC8tb/s4032/873C66B1-C7FA-4B48-BA5E-408092C12EAD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbI5sqpWSBnFhPtKLguHHBSOiybxeDjYYnp76j8yR9j7Xd6hW0w9wr6bj1Gn0wAoMEMDtjAd7rPGdATI2aCNiiYgiQ0mfXGp69T88nohaHBbHd6cJ5fPySxI30wFTTS8iJiUqZ1M6IYI3Ef1PDCa2xIN2t9Yb1xdpT2roWMUPNGl7JSjVKQOSJtKJC8tb/s320/873C66B1-C7FA-4B48-BA5E-408092C12EAD.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWtKUdcJdJG71gdajou0C7njgcJ50DJkfSluM1qTO0HV9ivdQEQfOgNvJv6PoUUxSgqvaNwmSqaSgoQA3f6gF3p5nn009yS6lw2duzhDvnCp4Jut9y1Xk5mDd8-rDFRBIT4DlbWgweyCTz2D-AIrU_fpBXe8EocvD1OklGnl5WBhblgc6BFXKO41n4XG5/s4032/D3F7192E-1E5C-4598-BFF8-E826B9BE2982.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWtKUdcJdJG71gdajou0C7njgcJ50DJkfSluM1qTO0HV9ivdQEQfOgNvJv6PoUUxSgqvaNwmSqaSgoQA3f6gF3p5nn009yS6lw2duzhDvnCp4Jut9y1Xk5mDd8-rDFRBIT4DlbWgweyCTz2D-AIrU_fpBXe8EocvD1OklGnl5WBhblgc6BFXKO41n4XG5/s320/D3F7192E-1E5C-4598-BFF8-E826B9BE2982.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZM0BkFRtmCZz_1Ovx-zHrb8eKaZ6AnZHRPPndaI94HrtGapnvg_YRYYHx-p0Jp7VWKO4rk-Y8Rv-ESuKMDcKbGmH5mF5Pvcjvh4rUAjffRjibGS4nLUNagd-CR4wQHDtqe5kE62CshhoowRWljIqAaTOQH8mnPTd9tXbUg49uw9zy6-6mmCwS3NU4IBg/s8134/7F32D39A-31C7-440D-98D6-F888F30E3161.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3860" data-original-width="8134" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZM0BkFRtmCZz_1Ovx-zHrb8eKaZ6AnZHRPPndaI94HrtGapnvg_YRYYHx-p0Jp7VWKO4rk-Y8Rv-ESuKMDcKbGmH5mF5Pvcjvh4rUAjffRjibGS4nLUNagd-CR4wQHDtqe5kE62CshhoowRWljIqAaTOQH8mnPTd9tXbUg49uw9zy6-6mmCwS3NU4IBg/s320/7F32D39A-31C7-440D-98D6-F888F30E3161.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got a couple of random dogs who gobbled up the last of our uneaten pizza.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The number of stray dogs on this island is crazy. They were everywhere!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lGxdEY-dp1RYASZ9z5MOUe5riI1FgTBFeAAgkXa8KTXZEqCCf9VEiuVFsYxMWclAL1AkDuIfge38vMHWJ9zudpJ0CXaHwFcqjySMHhFOi5YwxeNGKtzEgpLZBhOOOTr_Tm3cDkwmbxfEgtG_SA2apgzqJFbVGPKxaJ6DE30DDPVQen93_2fCusNN4Bpp/s4032/86382825-A40E-4508-B21D-2A20B00A90D8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lGxdEY-dp1RYASZ9z5MOUe5riI1FgTBFeAAgkXa8KTXZEqCCf9VEiuVFsYxMWclAL1AkDuIfge38vMHWJ9zudpJ0CXaHwFcqjySMHhFOi5YwxeNGKtzEgpLZBhOOOTr_Tm3cDkwmbxfEgtG_SA2apgzqJFbVGPKxaJ6DE30DDPVQen93_2fCusNN4Bpp/s320/86382825-A40E-4508-B21D-2A20B00A90D8.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyGAqyiVTYRSB-Vp0xxxOw2aB3kzkUXLecXOxddZYIe62OPaH1780EPCSJNeqM2L_pmqJ8Xg7VfEEQUXFyt7WcoFKNlQar6KU2ylDGOhmJf7C3LMZIOKl_OIx30Dx3GcgJKcJrcWB_Xth6R5H-9x1u3Ksyou9lzd8E4mA5UYgVKuiY11M3BUst4eyPTWL/s4032/B15F3C49-9D56-4BA3-8C6C-E4323A8D003C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyGAqyiVTYRSB-Vp0xxxOw2aB3kzkUXLecXOxddZYIe62OPaH1780EPCSJNeqM2L_pmqJ8Xg7VfEEQUXFyt7WcoFKNlQar6KU2ylDGOhmJf7C3LMZIOKl_OIx30Dx3GcgJKcJrcWB_Xth6R5H-9x1u3Ksyou9lzd8E4mA5UYgVKuiY11M3BUst4eyPTWL/s320/B15F3C49-9D56-4BA3-8C6C-E4323A8D003C.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another picture of the view outside of our room. I just couldn't stop myself from taking more pictures of this same spot pretty much every day. This particular morning the water was sooo clear and beautiful. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAPna_oW00fKEbc1EPJaOdAURbeM_2UBrKplFf-v9lzmm8AcpOrEMGWkTtRhn0L8B_E8sRuU9ilP5bXWyrPAOReNPWMDexcrPBQKc90i7IODPsW-rXJpneUbOkEQkd49BHXKDc74kE6-_8KImCNkIU3tbCSmfmYLKKq1xA9TJgtC1XoinlLNx0W_YgvFG/s4032/410B6E89-6623-4366-8FD8-5DF02D0E136C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAPna_oW00fKEbc1EPJaOdAURbeM_2UBrKplFf-v9lzmm8AcpOrEMGWkTtRhn0L8B_E8sRuU9ilP5bXWyrPAOReNPWMDexcrPBQKc90i7IODPsW-rXJpneUbOkEQkd49BHXKDc74kE6-_8KImCNkIU3tbCSmfmYLKKq1xA9TJgtC1XoinlLNx0W_YgvFG/s320/410B6E89-6623-4366-8FD8-5DF02D0E136C.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKE8hYyWpQDANi5OM0tEZ5s8YAy72kT2i_7K7uAuQMZPrV8PEaNLV9Enh6AWPxNlBw9qajjmYf3nVppF6ZQXogSHNUsiXCN8vyP1RcT_gYxqeI520OhyAmRks0H9hcOSwyu4xrd1vVkLpFZsIDPDAavmb72mCvPMEA41sB1cXAyFu2bHotjLmKrNHrBfxG/s4032/851BAA7C-BB4B-4CB4-98C3-58A157EAC7A7.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKE8hYyWpQDANi5OM0tEZ5s8YAy72kT2i_7K7uAuQMZPrV8PEaNLV9Enh6AWPxNlBw9qajjmYf3nVppF6ZQXogSHNUsiXCN8vyP1RcT_gYxqeI520OhyAmRks0H9hcOSwyu4xrd1vVkLpFZsIDPDAavmb72mCvPMEA41sB1cXAyFu2bHotjLmKrNHrBfxG/s320/851BAA7C-BB4B-4CB4-98C3-58A157EAC7A7.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>One afternoon we took a wave running excursion and had SO MUCH FUN! The weather was rainy during the first half of our ride but that's ok. We still had a great time! We got to see two rays on our ride!</div><div>At one point our guide brought us into a bay and gave us free reign to go a little crazy on our machines. He didn't have to tell me twice on that! I took off screaming with glee going full throttle!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianol5s9KrHl0TR0zP63zdrvdVUhJJuJv0vTc08OM3UH5gFKKQwoVK3y8vOgIKiMR4qimRnGzNwGVw4VqngVCVMhOHj66lOakxrzJ6lBuLs17ecNn0zpm-bUywoRNSyyTWzKRfDpDW8Un1hHcwDDh3L_rYjE_kIUVA7txWcuIuYoJk7U5Mrqm5DUJTBuCe/s4032/4FA46848-89A1-4546-8C9D-EBFA0A2A9653.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianol5s9KrHl0TR0zP63zdrvdVUhJJuJv0vTc08OM3UH5gFKKQwoVK3y8vOgIKiMR4qimRnGzNwGVw4VqngVCVMhOHj66lOakxrzJ6lBuLs17ecNn0zpm-bUywoRNSyyTWzKRfDpDW8Un1hHcwDDh3L_rYjE_kIUVA7txWcuIuYoJk7U5Mrqm5DUJTBuCe/s320/4FA46848-89A1-4546-8C9D-EBFA0A2A9653.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCffoALelqrS64mF76AePOp7LN57lMBkVP_hYcfLxRp5cgv5MBGnoKKyLVSXF8bd75D-VIrCGnhon_HgeDN81kTfUt6oNzKERtjDUwBFUX-hTrMdpWxaH27be2ePiF-c0b9VPcKNgrPuqT4-3Q7vt0ljNgcYinzc_fUFhNjtRFOU5V38Lwj1pV-Pm3UX-5/s4032/55C71971-E4AF-4E85-B082-CA09CD3395B8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCffoALelqrS64mF76AePOp7LN57lMBkVP_hYcfLxRp5cgv5MBGnoKKyLVSXF8bd75D-VIrCGnhon_HgeDN81kTfUt6oNzKERtjDUwBFUX-hTrMdpWxaH27be2ePiF-c0b9VPcKNgrPuqT4-3Q7vt0ljNgcYinzc_fUFhNjtRFOU5V38Lwj1pV-Pm3UX-5/s320/55C71971-E4AF-4E85-B082-CA09CD3395B8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After awhile we pulled over to one of the motu's surrounding the island and had some local treats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had coconut bread with some really delicious grapefruit. I don't like grapefruit at all but this one was nice and sweet:) This was our funnest excursion of the whole week! I just love being free to roam on the water in my own personal watercraft!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDMHbPT0eU-h_OblK7VE9Kfs-u8pvfCLf4tAbMkae9ZUhtnF1yWque7YLEGPNar-pUi5o6yslDg3SUb3tYq51BMH1ZfWxBS_vT8D1iJ1WSnAfLCopF2iN2WlNdrnSzzuBJ5xierWS1d9I_QJwT6jl7bWYSzLe5Llyig29ETZ0Hu7xjM2iTYo8WROJJjQR/s4032/B87EC0A5-259B-48F3-A11F-63258FE100D1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDMHbPT0eU-h_OblK7VE9Kfs-u8pvfCLf4tAbMkae9ZUhtnF1yWque7YLEGPNar-pUi5o6yslDg3SUb3tYq51BMH1ZfWxBS_vT8D1iJ1WSnAfLCopF2iN2WlNdrnSzzuBJ5xierWS1d9I_QJwT6jl7bWYSzLe5Llyig29ETZ0Hu7xjM2iTYo8WROJJjQR/s320/B87EC0A5-259B-48F3-A11F-63258FE100D1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We celebrated our anniversary on Saturday night. Right there at Matira Beach we watched a beautiful sunset and then had a nice dinner at Bora Bora Beach Club. 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Part of it was in French and part of it was in Tahitian. We didn't understand either so after Sacrament Meeting we took a little drive and then headed back to our room.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1D6znYspAfC94QkU0GmHFpMTqiXtpBz7XZI5os2LFJjjSqTUjS8-Jnsyw4jDu5Og9IvqY_7VqSvwr-PDd5obwxtVt0tohGq-12q-0W8i3I9gGdmuvdq5r9BJXSh0Ft9Pa08008NalWvIQyhu69gVWOGW58qmDNZrG0BsFfloFNX6IqAv5n1T6kVVMeN3/s4032/83E85F9C-CB9E-4F8C-858E-140BF86DD607.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1D6znYspAfC94QkU0GmHFpMTqiXtpBz7XZI5os2LFJjjSqTUjS8-Jnsyw4jDu5Og9IvqY_7VqSvwr-PDd5obwxtVt0tohGq-12q-0W8i3I9gGdmuvdq5r9BJXSh0Ft9Pa08008NalWvIQyhu69gVWOGW58qmDNZrG0BsFfloFNX6IqAv5n1T6kVVMeN3/s320/83E85F9C-CB9E-4F8C-858E-140BF86DD607.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is our room. Number six Apiti.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakF7Ofhb6fhGjbMiYpWBNgrHUGFc6V6WWq4nJGYK6ymbj9sdxiZVUUjYsW0AK1_7dx3Wtor1ZMw7NZP3WuKdxgyhwY4UhkEhyphenhyphenzE4ODoDxOM95Q06m7V8n2-zFpOLpOwSz4hba7y_b20ho0JUQovh_wvk1m5u_QBLcpC4-F_bCell290oQPmvYhZyyouVY/s4032/AAB8D842-2AF7-4798-9EDB-170225442FE7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakF7Ofhb6fhGjbMiYpWBNgrHUGFc6V6WWq4nJGYK6ymbj9sdxiZVUUjYsW0AK1_7dx3Wtor1ZMw7NZP3WuKdxgyhwY4UhkEhyphenhyphenzE4ODoDxOM95Q06m7V8n2-zFpOLpOwSz4hba7y_b20ho0JUQovh_wvk1m5u_QBLcpC4-F_bCell290oQPmvYhZyyouVY/s320/AAB8D842-2AF7-4798-9EDB-170225442FE7.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed a Sunday afternoon nap and then had an early dinner at the hotel's restaurant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day (Monday) was our day to kayak over to The Garden, an amazing coral spot filled with life! It was amazingly clear and we had a great time just swimming around. After a bit, a couple of snorkel boats came in but there was plenty of room for all!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kayak trip was fifteen minutes one way and was just very pleasant and relaxing!</div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwjGRdAIy3TtSgUJKmG70qsTwKbw6th9vRkP-s-3EeGKwr0wRIAIFro4Zn4Xs90kTfvaNkpmiFyHikLwJqu9cZEhrqmNCQUG2FQPDu7YQLK_jco9J0wwc1_vSpZ0NV4fLiYgMgtopLnJaBfcrOaOEYkamE7QlguVh8BPncQz1QKAIliyxk_nHqW0Fswzl/s4032/6C5738B9-67F6-4D88-9B63-F2B89429EC76.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwjGRdAIy3TtSgUJKmG70qsTwKbw6th9vRkP-s-3EeGKwr0wRIAIFro4Zn4Xs90kTfvaNkpmiFyHikLwJqu9cZEhrqmNCQUG2FQPDu7YQLK_jco9J0wwc1_vSpZ0NV4fLiYgMgtopLnJaBfcrOaOEYkamE7QlguVh8BPncQz1QKAIliyxk_nHqW0Fswzl/s320/6C5738B9-67F6-4D88-9B63-F2B89429EC76.heic" width="240" /></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_Z0Oy0Lqqd2Uu6B5hjA6ZkP5G3k2m6i74Luvixq3zSTLFZ7N3gJ7DA3oZxG4d954c2F364n4PGiTbkq0kGQtWAPpZ894fgDbdjfT-go_C8YnJdr19skQsN0NtnDGSlOv34lw-niBu6RiiZi_UNVGMrMQT7Vg8GFGGZCbBHyyZ5Pp5wsrZB_AClBKaIo5I/s3088/164C71D0-EDA9-4AEE-92C7-176DDD76810C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z0Oy0Lqqd2Uu6B5hjA6ZkP5G3k2m6i74Luvixq3zSTLFZ7N3gJ7DA3oZxG4d954c2F364n4PGiTbkq0kGQtWAPpZ894fgDbdjfT-go_C8YnJdr19skQsN0NtnDGSlOv34lw-niBu6RiiZi_UNVGMrMQT7Vg8GFGGZCbBHyyZ5Pp5wsrZB_AClBKaIo5I/s320/164C71D0-EDA9-4AEE-92C7-176DDD76810C.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our bungalow (below) was not far from the beach and that was something that we actually loved about it, as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZvgYgmXkE3neLpPKT_5QJ8ISGdGEq-ACfKryb6KJC8vf0ZO6ZiNwXLnTzIGmcBc_cR6QyAbkrVcc7CKG9iEkC3amWvVi13FK12bpinjRShjooRrv1aZeodSFgQFcIzB9pBosMhc8mnEw3rO1DycOMQ9xXGkNEeqQt_qxqsHxZZBt44XYM7wNyXyAPvUF/s3088/75176162-D9C9-4BEC-A374-2B52EF60CBD2.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZvgYgmXkE3neLpPKT_5QJ8ISGdGEq-ACfKryb6KJC8vf0ZO6ZiNwXLnTzIGmcBc_cR6QyAbkrVcc7CKG9iEkC3amWvVi13FK12bpinjRShjooRrv1aZeodSFgQFcIzB9pBosMhc8mnEw3rO1DycOMQ9xXGkNEeqQt_qxqsHxZZBt44XYM7wNyXyAPvUF/s320/75176162-D9C9-4BEC-A374-2B52EF60CBD2.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That afternoon we were able to have some super delish wood fired pizza at the Lucky House just a few steps from our hotel! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzBOjOFn-WLBaU4fRZfKO1AE30dvZOBct4109OJYHqxnXknSlMiUV0WlHRGQr9DxTejW-qr32rrMxebr1oPE8qiFaOwdT1kFif9xB45aeyXf2IxRjjo9e2AOHpV_EmXgwi8R8WciyYO7gJoLU6nyPOBWefJ-08-ILejVa7n73aDrauPHhcwS_aA3UDOZv/s4032/917733B5-29A2-4A5B-8574-A72CE16B1A31.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzBOjOFn-WLBaU4fRZfKO1AE30dvZOBct4109OJYHqxnXknSlMiUV0WlHRGQr9DxTejW-qr32rrMxebr1oPE8qiFaOwdT1kFif9xB45aeyXf2IxRjjo9e2AOHpV_EmXgwi8R8WciyYO7gJoLU6nyPOBWefJ-08-ILejVa7n73aDrauPHhcwS_aA3UDOZv/s320/917733B5-29A2-4A5B-8574-A72CE16B1A31.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next morning was our checkout day. Our flight didn't leave from Bora until around 5:00 so luckily we got a late checkout and were able to enjoy the last day right around our hotel. Rick took another kayak ride out to the garden reef and we had another lunch at the Lucky House Restaurant and then packed up and headed out. It was a rainy day so the pictures on our flight out of Bora weren't as nice as the could have otherwise been. Until next time you wonderful island!</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsqGjRzHoQwkN_jiKzytD73CrTXXecggaMTWTBuPbsRau-M4MTrfTHZuWoFh4X_-ncL6CdJIynnX4S4_NT3Z1962mCoYHUQnG079pKCWFeq9o8hDefDkpoDFxF4wJrqAQgmJnL7EGdbAnIikbqAEdP3ijBlwWxg2T9R5pm6ENdjpRjD7OPGlbMb3py6YA/s4032/9AFEBB57-2A74-479F-92AA-BA695DAA9C01.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsqGjRzHoQwkN_jiKzytD73CrTXXecggaMTWTBuPbsRau-M4MTrfTHZuWoFh4X_-ncL6CdJIynnX4S4_NT3Z1962mCoYHUQnG079pKCWFeq9o8hDefDkpoDFxF4wJrqAQgmJnL7EGdbAnIikbqAEdP3ijBlwWxg2T9R5pm6ENdjpRjD7OPGlbMb3py6YA/s320/9AFEBB57-2A74-479F-92AA-BA695DAA9C01.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7TgbySjX6kB2drG_D2SHNpoKLMWo0RCPhyphenhyphenzvM19J0O9w2Ms8GgAvKQvKWXmiuDM-t_6uFaiKmxTcW9rZZ8FTWIGj61LfK451PSjONPvc4wlcICCz9kO37xbxsjDqdBZ7aylgmWxtA4tY11DrkpNn6cHbYr233uC3bYmaHfXRHGfO_bfyUSKk2kxx3pLk/s4032/477247C2-3771-4A3E-AE57-6A611F237126.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7TgbySjX6kB2drG_D2SHNpoKLMWo0RCPhyphenhyphenzvM19J0O9w2Ms8GgAvKQvKWXmiuDM-t_6uFaiKmxTcW9rZZ8FTWIGj61LfK451PSjONPvc4wlcICCz9kO37xbxsjDqdBZ7aylgmWxtA4tY11DrkpNn6cHbYr233uC3bYmaHfXRHGfO_bfyUSKk2kxx3pLk/s320/477247C2-3771-4A3E-AE57-6A611F237126.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We landed in Papeete and had a five hour layover. We wished we could have had the opportunity to do some ordinance work at the temple but the temple closed too early. We did, however, get to drive over to the temple and get some pictures. It was really beautiful in the lamplight. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GuebdScCUvA-zqFVR7HfQCsrQqNy55ler866r25m628ZhBhCJNbLBgTmTHh8N9xCR8t2NuofUc-FvNxQ8JYyUu0HsI7xuOiN3FAJqOoTfrSvCHSqR3oklHjQ_KKXNVZYpPeO3V2l0mOs_Ea-bAjJJIzDGhLB5HQTvIj3l-_lgP39rRPiC7kRNgEtIEct/s4032/E1776DDA-F3AA-44FC-82E1-9BF57A5167BB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GuebdScCUvA-zqFVR7HfQCsrQqNy55ler866r25m628ZhBhCJNbLBgTmTHh8N9xCR8t2NuofUc-FvNxQ8JYyUu0HsI7xuOiN3FAJqOoTfrSvCHSqR3oklHjQ_KKXNVZYpPeO3V2l0mOs_Ea-bAjJJIzDGhLB5HQTvIj3l-_lgP39rRPiC7kRNgEtIEct/s320/E1776DDA-F3AA-44FC-82E1-9BF57A5167BB.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Afterwards we found a place to get some dinner and then took the red eye back to LA.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We arrived home late afternoon safe and sound.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a wonderful anniversary trip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are so thankful that we could take this amazing vacation!</div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-78524935887243133682024-01-16T20:52:00.000-08:002024-01-16T20:53:59.823-08:00DAISY TURNS FIVE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Sunday we celebrated Daisy's 5th birthday with a family party! It was a little early since her birthday wasn't actually until Wednesday (the 17th). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a nice dinner with the whole family, minus Alyssia. We had salad, rolls, roast, potatoes, and carrots. We all enjoyed a yummy Sunday dinner. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After dinner we celebrated Daisy with her fun gifts. She got some new clothes, a play dough pizza toy and some princess dress up shoes and clothes. She was happy!</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/AVvXsEieDg_pfzBg721HOF26zAhpBI2WOqk9g0n2L5ggDkhRMzvV5eWqjMcdCrHtN-KTF2yZTQYP_TGxK4KiB7sK2av3stRfTMdvsCPlBPzbnI6F5lpLv2t7hW4ErhVwTQnsG11i_LBooez3ixwPcvEl45ogBxQKfLAXlLAbA3Kb_ZmnOEADVLCI4apajhUwDWfw/s640/6B1DD059-0436-4C88-A883-A8961776EBB6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDg_pfzBg721HOF26zAhpBI2WOqk9g0n2L5ggDkhRMzvV5eWqjMcdCrHtN-KTF2yZTQYP_TGxK4KiB7sK2av3stRfTMdvsCPlBPzbnI6F5lpLv2t7hW4ErhVwTQnsG11i_LBooez3ixwPcvEl45ogBxQKfLAXlLAbA3Kb_ZmnOEADVLCI4apajhUwDWfw/s320/6B1DD059-0436-4C88-A883-A8961776EBB6.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She was also happy with this candy cake that I made for her!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a white cake with white frosting and tasted SOOO good!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoCWqiEdxSsBdwb7uOFB_d1GSjL0ABnuD0klrVLmjNIi_54JTMXSivwMXRAjmMJb_rHVJDHUaO_P3DO8zRbSqF-zMWOyzpZNPW0Kz8A2jHBSpyex-OEKUGA7m8GmDKNy2iDwn-A7p6syfNNyPqKHk6cKxrJhJJs9AMe6XCHAkBlIW5WMIz2CPv-Nv-JcG/s640/9F5AAA27-D00D-4CE8-A643-2E0FE8F86682.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoCWqiEdxSsBdwb7uOFB_d1GSjL0ABnuD0klrVLmjNIi_54JTMXSivwMXRAjmMJb_rHVJDHUaO_P3DO8zRbSqF-zMWOyzpZNPW0Kz8A2jHBSpyex-OEKUGA7m8GmDKNy2iDwn-A7p6syfNNyPqKHk6cKxrJhJJs9AMe6XCHAkBlIW5WMIz2CPv-Nv-JcG/s320/9F5AAA27-D00D-4CE8-A643-2E0FE8F86682.jpeg" width="240" /></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/AVvXsEhjMeJw97JQ3sJkA8TBzVv53KLpKWLl12KaGJ7X1IXWwNbsBMOrcFlVmFF9mvgAH397LJUzuDRbZRKWYVqe7ExekogYZ8qHWjPW894-elVrNGgB_xEW5OYZ9NoRKROGixkTrvI6xjuR8uAyl829VUfDFKmON908AMOYzsnTRHhJH5PEkXUQIMJus6cegCU4/s640/A9B0BA82-972E-4C0E-A53A-5893537876AD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMeJw97JQ3sJkA8TBzVv53KLpKWLl12KaGJ7X1IXWwNbsBMOrcFlVmFF9mvgAH397LJUzuDRbZRKWYVqe7ExekogYZ8qHWjPW894-elVrNGgB_xEW5OYZ9NoRKROGixkTrvI6xjuR8uAyl829VUfDFKmON908AMOYzsnTRHhJH5PEkXUQIMJus6cegCU4/s320/A9B0BA82-972E-4C0E-A53A-5893537876AD.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9avXS_FfOcuvxZijNFJHjMa4mikDJSTpwB0Tk641r0dq2V0hVsZI38rk0I2Z_9LRxdzjEWqGSAB2L-xrKqwMmfqoDGAfcLpHUz5zzBKzo0UyShQznZ2Q2hKxI0kDqtdu9HqMtLQFeAhjaZ2kyQ_WTEEbCAqdmDSfma9TVs_Ow7nLzNtnxkilmLzNxoRN/s640/D70396F3-CF43-45DB-A63F-99D8434A3B50_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9avXS_FfOcuvxZijNFJHjMa4mikDJSTpwB0Tk641r0dq2V0hVsZI38rk0I2Z_9LRxdzjEWqGSAB2L-xrKqwMmfqoDGAfcLpHUz5zzBKzo0UyShQznZ2Q2hKxI0kDqtdu9HqMtLQFeAhjaZ2kyQ_WTEEbCAqdmDSfma9TVs_Ow7nLzNtnxkilmLzNxoRN/s320/D70396F3-CF43-45DB-A63F-99D8434A3B50_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /> Daisy loves to play card games with grandma (Go Fish, Spot It, and The Match Game). I love it when she comes over and wants to hang out. She also likes to help with little things in the kitchen, as well.<p></p><p>We sure do love this spunky FIVE year old! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAISY GIRL!!!</p>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-59851184123242499332024-01-15T18:35:00.000-08:002024-02-15T14:22:18.513-08:00Church Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick and I had the great opportunity of spending time and caring for my mom and dad last weekend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Sunday we woke my mom up early and got her ready for church. She wasn't sure about going but with a little encouragement we got her there. It was really cold outside and the wind was blowing like crazy and I kicked myself for not bringing a blanket for her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One funny thing that happened was during the meeting there was a four or five year old child who was very loud and crying a lot the first thirty minutes of the hour. I could tell that my mom was agitated and finally she leaned over and loudly said to the mother, "You need to take your child out!" The mom answered, "How come?" (which is astonishing the that she didn't understand the concept of taking out a crying child.) Then my mom said, "He's being to loud!" This was loud enough for the people around us to hear. It was a little embarrassing but guess what? The mother got right up and took the child out and then came back in and the child quieted down for the rest of the meeting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks, mom!</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/AVvXsEjlP_7M88SxldEzXHLkFcpJGeHGgiIF1ceQ1NTqAIC7wWMCes1zg6ujYP6ChdAdWnkYbQVnX76nuDUK8sFvT0e8msY3nsqqVt_eEP4D4N1IsQrLsCx1q251eiEDIdoS5m4u0DloLtMckAGqbEN0PiiyRdCi32qBI0DYWZDsKhkf7SwhDEnhMr_CbyJ7AESi/s640/8EBCEEB6-E2DB-4C4B-802B-9A56A45EBF6C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlP_7M88SxldEzXHLkFcpJGeHGgiIF1ceQ1NTqAIC7wWMCes1zg6ujYP6ChdAdWnkYbQVnX76nuDUK8sFvT0e8msY3nsqqVt_eEP4D4N1IsQrLsCx1q251eiEDIdoS5m4u0DloLtMckAGqbEN0PiiyRdCi32qBI0DYWZDsKhkf7SwhDEnhMr_CbyJ7AESi/s320/8EBCEEB6-E2DB-4C4B-802B-9A56A45EBF6C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-1628183789032278772024-01-14T21:52:00.000-08:002024-01-14T21:52:23.052-08:00Rafe recieves the Priesthood<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Tuesday, January 3rd Rafe received the Aaronic Priesthood from his dad. The whole Boman family was there to support him on his special day! Rick and I were happy to be a part of this special experience!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rafe is a good boy and I believe and hope that he will honor the responsibility of being a priesthood holder for all his days!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are so blessed to have Rafe in our family!</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/AVvXsEjpgzPsRcpwkpGwHGllMNLdXR2RJCEZ6HUqlVLOQo89j_SJCTBfjIjjv0DzCpvuU_tezUpqzDfG4eyE4lZ6ECw1Nbq3PtfKBDx4SdIbqj69WQt2gTkm4Fq1J_ij4kTyLzDGwRQM2Xr8WHTnz9gkzoFKjskn_GUR6n4e5Yu-2yZhpme2CxuT8zqSLevOqYtC/s640/2C6511B3-83CD-4B79-AABF-40E077CF8C9F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgzPsRcpwkpGwHGllMNLdXR2RJCEZ6HUqlVLOQo89j_SJCTBfjIjjv0DzCpvuU_tezUpqzDfG4eyE4lZ6ECw1Nbq3PtfKBDx4SdIbqj69WQt2gTkm4Fq1J_ij4kTyLzDGwRQM2Xr8WHTnz9gkzoFKjskn_GUR6n4e5Yu-2yZhpme2CxuT8zqSLevOqYtC/s320/2C6511B3-83CD-4B79-AABF-40E077CF8C9F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hJd9_DQ83RWCQOvwdArR7DeEJxEFTlzdWitQsr6PZVFYVD8S9HT-j-SSQpWgphfF-mXHAbOcZDgbzgViH2zvNYydtvFrSj3i_8B0DKIhezAlBOHkArhUb3PK6fGnjgMEt9Vwmin8kh4hZkLvZVX-1ZQvxftTqFwFKUfsA-zVkRKxweLpLTh4LgKtu6km/s640/2D6B6756-903F-4399-96E6-BD717AAEC58F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hJd9_DQ83RWCQOvwdArR7DeEJxEFTlzdWitQsr6PZVFYVD8S9HT-j-SSQpWgphfF-mXHAbOcZDgbzgViH2zvNYydtvFrSj3i_8B0DKIhezAlBOHkArhUb3PK6fGnjgMEt9Vwmin8kh4hZkLvZVX-1ZQvxftTqFwFKUfsA-zVkRKxweLpLTh4LgKtu6km/s320/2D6B6756-903F-4399-96E6-BD717AAEC58F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVEh7eyD5tDB67QoTQJ1BgsQPyn1r7WA99pF12LKQZBWwTvBvljnSje8eijuMcZqdZh-O_EA4HL_QvKiIeiuoNYIi-Y0h1kzBh0c3Z3Tldypjw3gVO0Qxb_SfHB7vfILwLrN2TZMawV8Ptjr-8o6KbDx0hpik31nN_vicES8D8zKa7e8sqdRIASizrjTY/s640/DDFB04B1-FAC4-4C2F-B61B-6110AEC249B8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVEh7eyD5tDB67QoTQJ1BgsQPyn1r7WA99pF12LKQZBWwTvBvljnSje8eijuMcZqdZh-O_EA4HL_QvKiIeiuoNYIi-Y0h1kzBh0c3Z3Tldypjw3gVO0Qxb_SfHB7vfILwLrN2TZMawV8Ptjr-8o6KbDx0hpik31nN_vicES8D8zKa7e8sqdRIASizrjTY/s320/DDFB04B1-FAC4-4C2F-B61B-6110AEC249B8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-1306717780075981312024-01-04T21:43:00.000-08:002024-01-07T23:41:38.291-08:00December and Christmas Activities<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our December was quite busy with a lot of activities!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took a Saturday and drove to Ogden to visit with our Xavier boy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got to take him to breakfast and then come back to his house to watch him open some presents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Xavier is thriving in the Tippets home and seems to be very happy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He is now in kindergarten and says he likes lunch time and recess! Spoken like a true boy!!</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/AVvXsEjeInqHOPOiJBQGpuvyb9xjKOSZxHkdH37-aGZ3fA2ymLJ9fi8kBDdDXnXP28Mswtd6bP1XhIoqWGaXcC-Bo2xRkKFxTi4sU6QJCN01VlHWoUdFFXT8Pz437nrjtKet3tPJxiU-z9DSZNpEGle92UiqOTsgikbGfdP2u5mVDB0rxH7544oQjNMncqM1KZO6/s640/3D433FB2-D8EC-4F0F-A495-E68781B54366.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeInqHOPOiJBQGpuvyb9xjKOSZxHkdH37-aGZ3fA2ymLJ9fi8kBDdDXnXP28Mswtd6bP1XhIoqWGaXcC-Bo2xRkKFxTi4sU6QJCN01VlHWoUdFFXT8Pz437nrjtKet3tPJxiU-z9DSZNpEGle92UiqOTsgikbGfdP2u5mVDB0rxH7544oQjNMncqM1KZO6/s320/3D433FB2-D8EC-4F0F-A495-E68781B54366.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was able to watch Chloe and daisy one day and they were my special little helpers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had wrapped about fifty presents but hadn't put any bows on them. I decided to go the easy way and buy the bows this year. The girls were more than happy to help me put the bows on each of the presents and put them under the tree. THEY. ARE. SO. CUTE!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDc6VNwizLgh7yOUMgXVZcL18G7v6_XTRcbucfVdfP4FAXOFDkgxFx5_HPB8roTPov-VEeJ8k7mFaCnR4Q9mW0aZMpDk9gyLZpK4LcznFNemH5sQVYpLKiPTG3eYfQfOymACLKU2lbQmggyUMYkg2LHFTLn7t26NFidBCxrqHQWgZhwj37u5BySNgjFjB/s640/C4206BC5-8BB4-4F9A-9BA3-8C5EE3574647.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDc6VNwizLgh7yOUMgXVZcL18G7v6_XTRcbucfVdfP4FAXOFDkgxFx5_HPB8roTPov-VEeJ8k7mFaCnR4Q9mW0aZMpDk9gyLZpK4LcznFNemH5sQVYpLKiPTG3eYfQfOymACLKU2lbQmggyUMYkg2LHFTLn7t26NFidBCxrqHQWgZhwj37u5BySNgjFjB/s320/C4206BC5-8BB4-4F9A-9BA3-8C5EE3574647.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I didn't do a very good job at taking pictures at a lot of our events but I will write about them. Our next event was Superior's Christmas party held at Carver's Steakhouse. We had twenty six people come and we were served a nice dinner. Rick and I sat with DeeAnn and Kathy and Skylar and Sarah so we had some nice, easy conversation. Brach and Kendra felt really bad that they couldn't come but Scout was having her Christmas recital that night at exactly the same time. We sure did miss them but the evening was nice with the owners and foreman having nice things to say about their workers and the salesmen.<p></p><p>On the fourteenth Rick and I had our annual Kurt Bestor night in town. (We took no pictures at all of this event.😒 We left Grantsville late and so we went right to dinner at The Five Alls Restaurant. It is one of our favorites but I was disappointed in my food. They have always had such good food but this time it was subpar. Especially for the price that we paid. They raised their prices since the last time. The pineapple shrub and the clam dip were really yummy, though. </p><p>After dinner we hurried over and got checked into our room at the Marriott City Center. We had a beautiful suite overlooking state street from our bedroom and overlooking the Gallivan Center Ice Skating Rink from the sitting room. </p><p>After getting checked in we hurried over to the concert. This concert is so special to us! We have been coming for almost all of our married life...right about thirty years of it. We love the music and it is just so nice listening to the piano and orchestra. He always puts on a great concert!</p><p>The next morning we had a nice breakfast in the hotel's restaurant. After checking out of our room we drove to Saratoga Springs to attend a session at the new temple there. It sure felt a long way from town but was really nice! I did get a picture of that!😁</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Dyjh-nzPPc2SL1ItjZf5rmX7Izwr8r9z0HbePY9TY1-VGC9JqJ9w0B9kFVHWrTiIz5Aal28IlMYqbXWhSbJBw6mnekoOshvBZVPAOe8B_OVVq_Y6HinD-cLHLxOr6jrdLgXIV0gMsfYN4optCsmjyxVf72xfKmRXvcbCtZjtBZt5qux9LCpzHuiVtsOO/s640/4B541531-1D7E-470C-8382-07EABA50B04C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Dyjh-nzPPc2SL1ItjZf5rmX7Izwr8r9z0HbePY9TY1-VGC9JqJ9w0B9kFVHWrTiIz5Aal28IlMYqbXWhSbJBw6mnekoOshvBZVPAOe8B_OVVq_Y6HinD-cLHLxOr6jrdLgXIV0gMsfYN4optCsmjyxVf72xfKmRXvcbCtZjtBZt5qux9LCpzHuiVtsOO/s320/4B541531-1D7E-470C-8382-07EABA50B04C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The next evening was an Interfaith Dinner and concert that we were able to attend because of out new calling. We had a nice dinner in the lobby of the Church Office Building where we sat at a table with members of the Logan Area Community Council. One couple at our table were from the Seventh Day Adventist Church. I'm not sure how I missed that memo because when we got seated at the Tabernacle Concert in the Conference Center I happened to sit next to this same couple. We got to chatting about our families, Christmas and other things. After about ten minutes of chatting I asked her how long her and her husband had their calling. She simply just said, "Oh we are guests tonight. We are members of The Seventh Day Adventist Church". I wanted to eat my words. I had not sat close enough to them at dinner to hear and understand this. Everyone else at the diner table were Community Council members. She was very nice about my faux pas. I apologized and then asked her to tell me a little about her church. She didn't get too far when the concert started. Anyhoo... here is the one picture we got of that night!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_pdeMSUOPC-z3lz1_O_SKcuE1xPHgJap3OSfp0rvgl-0jPZItJX5IKEyv1peWZNViS6Afww-qjh5Ap-Pj7VsY8Y2EDwSy41XH3SmjHh9htPi8ymTzIPzyvfl9k5-Sf_QVkCEORpbHu0buxfoWCx_w0RNlHwTH1Eze4W5eRqSI6xFH4NcuHLehDxYLpOg/s640/F48CA025-F934-4A13-9F39-A1CFACF6C0CA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_pdeMSUOPC-z3lz1_O_SKcuE1xPHgJap3OSfp0rvgl-0jPZItJX5IKEyv1peWZNViS6Afww-qjh5Ap-Pj7VsY8Y2EDwSy41XH3SmjHh9htPi8ymTzIPzyvfl9k5-Sf_QVkCEORpbHu0buxfoWCx_w0RNlHwTH1Eze4W5eRqSI6xFH4NcuHLehDxYLpOg/s320/F48CA025-F934-4A13-9F39-A1CFACF6C0CA.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Our next event was our family caroling night. This is a new tradition that we started last year. We began our evening with homemade chili and bread/crackers and donuts for dessert. Everyone came hungry so we pretty much ate all that I made. Net we went caroling and delivering Christmas food boxes. Unfortunately, we didn't find too many people home!😔 We did get to Brother Cook's, along with two people from Brach and Kendra's ward. After caroling the kids had fun delivering the food boxes. We then met back at the house for a family night. I read the Christmas Story while the kids each put the corresponding picture ornaments on the Christmas tree, and then Rick said a few words about 3rd Nephi chapter seventeen where the Savior blesses the little children. Skylar and Sarah and kids sang an adorable rendition of Carol of the Bells. Kendra shared a family favorite, the story "A Brother Like That" and then her kids sang Away in a Manger. Haivyn and Merik told Christmas jokes and then Brach ended with his testimony of the Savior. Luckily the girls took pictures and videos of the evening so I have those to share.😀<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62fECGYsei2LbWgudba0rrfGyXxNFw_Ttge8MFtuhm0qMTohkyGP5AOvmhyphenhyphenHOjHxlbfRZPUEjdpVYU5Zxl_-mWuKp-YoXLW8L7HbWTR6t2UxVQ-xOlElp5tau7SBJFJu_-6K3a11vkiLiDrvHTvnXWTrPdbIDEdKKBbMljTv0lA2S2L5RJKQwR7yD0pwi/s640/5C0EFC81-22FC-4A3D-A190-190F1C80AF06.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62fECGYsei2LbWgudba0rrfGyXxNFw_Ttge8MFtuhm0qMTohkyGP5AOvmhyphenhyphenHOjHxlbfRZPUEjdpVYU5Zxl_-mWuKp-YoXLW8L7HbWTR6t2UxVQ-xOlElp5tau7SBJFJu_-6K3a11vkiLiDrvHTvnXWTrPdbIDEdKKBbMljTv0lA2S2L5RJKQwR7yD0pwi/s320/5C0EFC81-22FC-4A3D-A190-190F1C80AF06.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrFbb5bKqR-KOHQESRXajeQ3GyClFLPO2AMWU-xCmDaldh32AWXqc1eoMhpedv5z0EGNDAHx6NjNx86R2cMLqRhEZel8UeqVKMqFtZMgvWTFaD1IO-gVp7fjoTn9KZkv4gcNctoOX9U_g3ENQwHYejdYkGY3YPuoSrQa_G67TufZ2_PiV0GdYEHGqIxWO/s2796/084C7EB3-64EF-4773-A916-322F0CA4EE0C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2796" data-original-width="1290" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrFbb5bKqR-KOHQESRXajeQ3GyClFLPO2AMWU-xCmDaldh32AWXqc1eoMhpedv5z0EGNDAHx6NjNx86R2cMLqRhEZel8UeqVKMqFtZMgvWTFaD1IO-gVp7fjoTn9KZkv4gcNctoOX9U_g3ENQwHYejdYkGY3YPuoSrQa_G67TufZ2_PiV0GdYEHGqIxWO/s320/084C7EB3-64EF-4773-A916-322F0CA4EE0C.jpeg" width="148" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uIvupgJmtryVfDpizYqLj3RhY860DW7fuH4Bo1oASa815iDBSdJZqzNud8leTkVTayeq9QcyF77pZoIbHW35SkT57rKku5f2_z0XrqGe9ATnXyqyAVx5Rr8ottjAUBbKdGtoZc5y5AirfN5zFxjqJMkluJM5ZmQHv5Yen8iswzmS4KYar4iTuLHwgQcP/s640/A8099700-EB18-4204-9D9D-121443FD8C64.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uIvupgJmtryVfDpizYqLj3RhY860DW7fuH4Bo1oASa815iDBSdJZqzNud8leTkVTayeq9QcyF77pZoIbHW35SkT57rKku5f2_z0XrqGe9ATnXyqyAVx5Rr8ottjAUBbKdGtoZc5y5AirfN5zFxjqJMkluJM5ZmQHv5Yen8iswzmS4KYar4iTuLHwgQcP/s320/A8099700-EB18-4204-9D9D-121443FD8C64.jpeg" width="245" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptrkbo6iNe5q9q-QArM2HAPvbM-3CeSdas0EXNpeqLukhHh-mARq256NsnoEZUGhyphenhyphentVxcHQvltpdrLdqblBvHv3kLJFE8RIUxTsaBbTPs5bByUfZCcjVVg6yaQykW6IZxwdWm31r0HColkYrqGCpry8hiNf8bfV40sTZsqwruT1x38RIuudANAcCn68XM/s640/BE0CEFFB-6583-42CB-A9D6-322700A09616.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="422" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptrkbo6iNe5q9q-QArM2HAPvbM-3CeSdas0EXNpeqLukhHh-mARq256NsnoEZUGhyphenhyphentVxcHQvltpdrLdqblBvHv3kLJFE8RIUxTsaBbTPs5bByUfZCcjVVg6yaQykW6IZxwdWm31r0HColkYrqGCpry8hiNf8bfV40sTZsqwruT1x38RIuudANAcCn68XM/s320/BE0CEFFB-6583-42CB-A9D6-322700A09616.jpeg" width="211" /></a></div><div><p>Our next get together as a family was on Christmas Eve. Rick and I had been working with the kids to prepare a special Nativity to surprise their parents with. We were all prepared but then Merik who was to be Joseph got sick on Christmas Eve. That meant that Merik, Kaitlyn and Alyssia all missed the night's festivities. We all felt bad about that! We made a change in parts and Brady changed from being a wise man and became Joseph instead. The kids were all so cute! Our little sheep (two year old Eric) was a little wild but that was to be expected!</p><p>We will definitely be doing this for years to come!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LZYoJsf1bTF71XoxhVyeOGcpSRWKRj3D35sZF1EFY9fo3XU-DiuQurhKjAwk9YDuUHVgWqTj6u91ieisCztclptLW-Cez9JyYFszacqH59X2lDMwQso6zArgMdJU3aHIlYyzpX1zrHMqeal4aq7XuiBLydeGq9OYHp5n9KgN1hHwrdk9EbD1xmwg2B-S/s640/62863E00-F55E-43CF-B6CB-47117A6A08C8_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LZYoJsf1bTF71XoxhVyeOGcpSRWKRj3D35sZF1EFY9fo3XU-DiuQurhKjAwk9YDuUHVgWqTj6u91ieisCztclptLW-Cez9JyYFszacqH59X2lDMwQso6zArgMdJU3aHIlYyzpX1zrHMqeal4aq7XuiBLydeGq9OYHp5n9KgN1hHwrdk9EbD1xmwg2B-S/s320/62863E00-F55E-43CF-B6CB-47117A6A08C8_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8I4R4Wpy5XACye83xeDh2gztkzHIdqodgV3n8IOwuV0PPIH4cyMRj15W1GYQK8jJp9_qxy9rWkn1N0uFOWTPPm24TWKbGUe4WYJfpL9SfG9bCxGNTCuHnYIwWcPHX7IT3sTqwL5OjZbjGQUF0kzIPnU0l47iUTHhsVXafU5HvxpY1CjzOZZMJdPBRU0KZ/s640/B882FD3B-763B-47A3-AA1C-282892473677.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8I4R4Wpy5XACye83xeDh2gztkzHIdqodgV3n8IOwuV0PPIH4cyMRj15W1GYQK8jJp9_qxy9rWkn1N0uFOWTPPm24TWKbGUe4WYJfpL9SfG9bCxGNTCuHnYIwWcPHX7IT3sTqwL5OjZbjGQUF0kzIPnU0l47iUTHhsVXafU5HvxpY1CjzOZZMJdPBRU0KZ/s320/B882FD3B-763B-47A3-AA1C-282892473677.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>After the nativity we enjoyed our Christmas Eve dinner....the regular...Chicken and dumplings, tamales, and other finger foods. Everyone liked it! We then opened Christmas jammies, took pictures and then opened up everyone's gifts. It was great! Everyone was happy and we made some wonderful memories!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mJlhOyY56qIag0z_bU7e35o878BwgW1ANqEo_fYZwGAM1DX5svnk6A0Z_I3r1FgSxoKVQb-HhO2kv2B_FdyOdHzwxt3Wiw7WRFyM_9h9tnrgMbBDVdteI5UIJWgv5GtnAaljb3lzyOAtfZvtZETkDrkdx1tYRm3njHG7IZ_qFBQ0Gnf7WvZ0dAbkqx2Y/s640/2E25BC4A-A35B-4EB3-9D75-87AB8290DF27.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mJlhOyY56qIag0z_bU7e35o878BwgW1ANqEo_fYZwGAM1DX5svnk6A0Z_I3r1FgSxoKVQb-HhO2kv2B_FdyOdHzwxt3Wiw7WRFyM_9h9tnrgMbBDVdteI5UIJWgv5GtnAaljb3lzyOAtfZvtZETkDrkdx1tYRm3njHG7IZ_qFBQ0Gnf7WvZ0dAbkqx2Y/s320/2E25BC4A-A35B-4EB3-9D75-87AB8290DF27.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Qro_eXkCbF7vspIeKMpqBOgFXduDUg7tjfm_iI9qYIZmIl_FLoWrbYGuTo2q0QqVxaO4YOea_QvHbN3LeIzooAc6dUglYlR6lAWnBx1uiXCqZmwylXpGneC7DBy72pEQf76JlSbgzT2-M9qI3Tuwvc2sodZzCr0CWNuj_sfpbd6uDyFUZS7_4Rmxf8mG/s640/85DFE884-91E2-44D6-B359-1D2322FC79C9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I am late posting all of our Christmas activities..... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the 29th of December we had our annual Adult Christmas date with our kids and their dates.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a wonderful dinner at Capitol Grill, a restaurant that we have come to love!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone enjoyed their meal and we all enjoyed visiting around the table!</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/AVvXsEiTT-GnA7GpkoPsKRAxn3_UR-vaoYsgzfl8qAVU4JabXw__kTmP2y7pIZcsV5w2JafdeSzSLnE29c7T3aojNqEUBn6nLxDdiLN1LPbzzrPDLDbU0iMbVnJqOoXHsuwShAxFIbIMpr64C34tfAfN8d_joDe7pc_82pWPmY6mTS3NYMvhaGhrPq6IGmjcak-S/s640/7240A3C3-8C25-4CC5-B76A-8D022DC1713F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTT-GnA7GpkoPsKRAxn3_UR-vaoYsgzfl8qAVU4JabXw__kTmP2y7pIZcsV5w2JafdeSzSLnE29c7T3aojNqEUBn6nLxDdiLN1LPbzzrPDLDbU0iMbVnJqOoXHsuwShAxFIbIMpr64C34tfAfN8d_joDe7pc_82pWPmY6mTS3NYMvhaGhrPq6IGmjcak-S/s320/7240A3C3-8C25-4CC5-B76A-8D022DC1713F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The steak and lobster are the best we've ever had!</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/AVvXsEjeMjaC46hPr5ef-GaNqlr7hxU2zDtgMmEibwHTXZ3pAdKokjjjbaHZHEFwlXr0JpGWfj4Od5-uS3HRasZvMD34Cq4aDzUBNVIvFMuU_ygvP4i347qDDVtHdLa5SWcQnV-q6KDrSeiKbYtLhRoS-Sz-3F_Zlz_NnMmTo8ljb7gw_gV_WpkD8J-C7eNtB1eA/s640/1915FCFA-71C6-47C9-9C13-6B64C883007F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMjaC46hPr5ef-GaNqlr7hxU2zDtgMmEibwHTXZ3pAdKokjjjbaHZHEFwlXr0JpGWfj4Od5-uS3HRasZvMD34Cq4aDzUBNVIvFMuU_ygvP4i347qDDVtHdLa5SWcQnV-q6KDrSeiKbYtLhRoS-Sz-3F_Zlz_NnMmTo8ljb7gw_gV_WpkD8J-C7eNtB1eA/s320/1915FCFA-71C6-47C9-9C13-6B64C883007F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After dinner we walked the few steps over to the Eccles Theatre for a fun Christmas Concert of Jennie Oaks Baker, the professional violinist, and her children that play other instruments. Jenny was the main violinist and was spectacular! Her children accompanied her on the piano, guitar, viola, and a cellist.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They all are so talented and put on such a wonderful show!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kaitlyn found my phone and took a selfie:)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPbiFCfVSpP_a3YzpTch_5EWiKXFNiXp706zwB02vQMnxWeI0su07sPZGiMj0wcWiPixgkwPGPpFa7ieuLJiIPNLrH91OGnEYIOY6ZCqflaGhR_0E2JVJ58ZvO71Uy4-kgpDV6T7HuoDnxJNaNDa_XU7cTOtrEacOl2ep0Y6SpY_CieAgtcQQ4QHMNMWW/s640/A916717A-A48B-46D2-969A-CA3769BFCC7D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPbiFCfVSpP_a3YzpTch_5EWiKXFNiXp706zwB02vQMnxWeI0su07sPZGiMj0wcWiPixgkwPGPpFa7ieuLJiIPNLrH91OGnEYIOY6ZCqflaGhR_0E2JVJ58ZvO71Uy4-kgpDV6T7HuoDnxJNaNDa_XU7cTOtrEacOl2ep0Y6SpY_CieAgtcQQ4QHMNMWW/s320/A916717A-A48B-46D2-969A-CA3769BFCC7D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Here is our group! We had everyone except Alyssia.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3Xmg4nwzQ90_Y9jDD5qLR85MNMRLzTQ9-rnfhZx3ehLbikJlEqbN732hyphenhypheni3FIBKELHmewwoM3jyYtZpAenyNtkQXQ4kuyuxkfAqwfCkSUsdl6o1x-RU5m0opKGpAIWuQDeLlZlYKRd2cOOJUEGsmxOcpuLzJ2NaZUaRYBb32Ot_YGOZZu80w5nsBwpTv/s640/9EB78753-594C-4A4D-A5D0-3E1264555402.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3Xmg4nwzQ90_Y9jDD5qLR85MNMRLzTQ9-rnfhZx3ehLbikJlEqbN732hyphenhypheni3FIBKELHmewwoM3jyYtZpAenyNtkQXQ4kuyuxkfAqwfCkSUsdl6o1x-RU5m0opKGpAIWuQDeLlZlYKRd2cOOJUEGsmxOcpuLzJ2NaZUaRYBb32Ot_YGOZZu80w5nsBwpTv/s320/9EB78753-594C-4A4D-A5D0-3E1264555402.jpeg" width="240" /></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/AVvXsEgRsZNVS_mC3DvZoySI_5BcHvqBMxksgZ9eTqGUO-v_hRnqLeVOHbuMMH8PgXb7nBZ3DySsvP4EAzjEiuYtHRylV92T32So-ep2X18-qalrmTqSYCDhFeyXIoJDTDHZLOpv03Qms5EWukNip_GJR0Z2TvMsUW5nkwNUMR3yqCgWH1E_oQMo2I1tVkwsTXHp/s640/D7C714CD-3259-4D26-A5D7-FBAD154958B7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRsZNVS_mC3DvZoySI_5BcHvqBMxksgZ9eTqGUO-v_hRnqLeVOHbuMMH8PgXb7nBZ3DySsvP4EAzjEiuYtHRylV92T32So-ep2X18-qalrmTqSYCDhFeyXIoJDTDHZLOpv03Qms5EWukNip_GJR0Z2TvMsUW5nkwNUMR3yqCgWH1E_oQMo2I1tVkwsTXHp/s320/D7C714CD-3259-4D26-A5D7-FBAD154958B7.jpeg" width="240" /></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/AVvXsEhczcbj8p9GCxaZj49zYkAPBPIN58ySl-FQbLrfjbVozxVd84u9qdm39KDdQaMu44OtP7exD6Al9VGUk1MAIPyLXnVqVoWxkzO-SF9J6zd7UItfFAJxPmPwfdyGsYMms7vHSX7Ag7D8YerE5lEwPEa9lMJ8ne4IL6U7oB2vj9aOodMZ18bEky52G2W2wVS0/s640/9CBB1A1B-98CE-4C4D-BE3D-F975216C7079.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczcbj8p9GCxaZj49zYkAPBPIN58ySl-FQbLrfjbVozxVd84u9qdm39KDdQaMu44OtP7exD6Al9VGUk1MAIPyLXnVqVoWxkzO-SF9J6zd7UItfFAJxPmPwfdyGsYMms7vHSX7Ag7D8YerE5lEwPEa9lMJ8ne4IL6U7oB2vj9aOodMZ18bEky52G2W2wVS0/s320/9CBB1A1B-98CE-4C4D-BE3D-F975216C7079.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkqo87rkqodqdJkZZEQM3we3TJ2E_g2xQ1LBn38fYbeEJ1NK6O0638_YXUDNBQaCn-fRZE2paBOd4nnLFrgyBEzlJxR3LKoFKsj_svxveZPdBNkvVgpBPwCdLxl3_4Obj7Xw_nV-74bxGRraA96vxGImGtNGSPzxnCO8i5bcm3gJ1PTYp5rFUxtfQqHHF/s640/1B77B7C8-57B2-44A5-82A5-51F7E454E754.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkqo87rkqodqdJkZZEQM3we3TJ2E_g2xQ1LBn38fYbeEJ1NK6O0638_YXUDNBQaCn-fRZE2paBOd4nnLFrgyBEzlJxR3LKoFKsj_svxveZPdBNkvVgpBPwCdLxl3_4Obj7Xw_nV-74bxGRraA96vxGImGtNGSPzxnCO8i5bcm3gJ1PTYp5rFUxtfQqHHF/s320/1B77B7C8-57B2-44A5-82A5-51F7E454E754.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qBuRBQMiDEOvlKqaUHpmJYOyRjpiDwhkQoDyxpwOy_rNZmywfikJ06eYCYhfsEEta8iR0HK_7Gy4z0GIakugYsqJatOPoDdAvwxgngWYYK2YQZmkcAJzqkyGe0PRQsbuZOujNvCsiCL56VD688cXkGFwJXrcHzKCGz0xXTMLRQbK4C4IIbSp_htaf4oF/s640/8039EBA3-AADD-4AD6-96C5-B734FB327E0A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qBuRBQMiDEOvlKqaUHpmJYOyRjpiDwhkQoDyxpwOy_rNZmywfikJ06eYCYhfsEEta8iR0HK_7Gy4z0GIakugYsqJatOPoDdAvwxgngWYYK2YQZmkcAJzqkyGe0PRQsbuZOujNvCsiCL56VD688cXkGFwJXrcHzKCGz0xXTMLRQbK4C4IIbSp_htaf4oF/s320/8039EBA3-AADD-4AD6-96C5-B734FB327E0A.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A few days later on December 2nd we had our annual Phelps Family Christmas Party held at The Allen Farms Barn. Brent and Lar were in charge this year. The siblings all brought meat and cheese platters while the cousins all brought a side dish and a dessert. It was a nice time visiting with everyone!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a picture of all of the siblings with their spouses, except Ken, he had a temple assignment that day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOv6-jYKlrhd-u07DuHfVEH7sHoZNptz9kq0bf3T-lem-3LI-LPpf8nhyphenhyphen8p4vU2IjCA4FNkYUkWTJynGtO63P7oYfKlp_wHI1UivKXrHaUJQzaQgrvvGQYudkXyqgSdTqhUEnbSb8qbHkp-9ps1QJpocpMqjhbSeYTUS0TWehFsdTQz4Cr_SskbVFuvvkw/s640/4C4D5DAF-18ED-436E-BD32-3357CE57EFA8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOv6-jYKlrhd-u07DuHfVEH7sHoZNptz9kq0bf3T-lem-3LI-LPpf8nhyphenhyphen8p4vU2IjCA4FNkYUkWTJynGtO63P7oYfKlp_wHI1UivKXrHaUJQzaQgrvvGQYudkXyqgSdTqhUEnbSb8qbHkp-9ps1QJpocpMqjhbSeYTUS0TWehFsdTQz4Cr_SskbVFuvvkw/s320/4C4D5DAF-18ED-436E-BD32-3357CE57EFA8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the dinner we had a nice program with all of the families represented.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIZxIfT20CwLnPgFcWeOYqyQTcaD_1SO3wDVLBAvVPs8nkDYPwtsq6TXOMsA3DM1G_nx2h8UtZwotiegQ8fH4hxvIPmzxDdial17539DpY0jJw8-d4AWcHpSbEt-KucemgPJ3gDT1Dg8LwiLuaJJyAiUSjmPxcUWiANtHNFD8OCJpA16Wwh4IB5f_I08Y/s640/7E310B71-BB04-4A84-8634-116332B746C8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIZxIfT20CwLnPgFcWeOYqyQTcaD_1SO3wDVLBAvVPs8nkDYPwtsq6TXOMsA3DM1G_nx2h8UtZwotiegQ8fH4hxvIPmzxDdial17539DpY0jJw8-d4AWcHpSbEt-KucemgPJ3gDT1Dg8LwiLuaJJyAiUSjmPxcUWiANtHNFD8OCJpA16Wwh4IB5f_I08Y/s320/7E310B71-BB04-4A84-8634-116332B746C8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg14lDd0U40DJfDhgmsRdXOjx0jPRq4l1NDvIecEjcDbwcWqKbTE4HvOkw8Ag_qErUKcdgCnGhGtk4WuhJIZsEP566e6k2up7fpT-n1abhXDDSBuyR0dr_e_uJK_LjSWJ_Fep-BG3JP3exkDGUEMsblGI-xmDWkv1ntkcvC2jc_oIofnAXt3b8e1ZbMJWt/s640/7F472CAF-A9A4-4835-973F-A6B3C5EC2E1A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg14lDd0U40DJfDhgmsRdXOjx0jPRq4l1NDvIecEjcDbwcWqKbTE4HvOkw8Ag_qErUKcdgCnGhGtk4WuhJIZsEP566e6k2up7fpT-n1abhXDDSBuyR0dr_e_uJK_LjSWJ_Fep-BG3JP3exkDGUEMsblGI-xmDWkv1ntkcvC2jc_oIofnAXt3b8e1ZbMJWt/s320/7F472CAF-A9A4-4835-973F-A6B3C5EC2E1A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From our family we had Skylar and Sarah sing O Holy Night with Skylar accompanying on the guitar </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and our grandchildren sang </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I Think When I Read That Sweet Story of Old. They all did great!</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-NG1h8shuYf9s6nLY1-Cq9fr-7GgepbrvCqNtjzzjjLhG-ljV97cJihb8HfJl_uIjwIW_DnrV2r_Hl7dQJuk5w1s0QF26gJU18VoACSn8ZWtf4CmZmmHp5Rus6YYuOLf_hHW_yx8BwU7IcyhTs2oR_zXshfh9zjKwoh91xLY3kM_n2tsZQLd_HlKdO7DJ/s640/72AD53A9-893A-494B-AB99-CA027F18244E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="386" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NG1h8shuYf9s6nLY1-Cq9fr-7GgepbrvCqNtjzzjjLhG-ljV97cJihb8HfJl_uIjwIW_DnrV2r_Hl7dQJuk5w1s0QF26gJU18VoACSn8ZWtf4CmZmmHp5Rus6YYuOLf_hHW_yx8BwU7IcyhTs2oR_zXshfh9zjKwoh91xLY3kM_n2tsZQLd_HlKdO7DJ/s320/72AD53A9-893A-494B-AB99-CA027F18244E.jpeg" width="193" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJW8htBNZY2LpWrEFJtXlxSZZbwrdgxspHx12SOYXzy1uyR6fd9GqiupaKFaFXi8MPf51QYbTBObMWd3qKbZEnaysRu_VlykqKPpkoeVSQrK1cQWuI320iChaGd6KikWqyY-nzvVwTaKKfJuE9EbnyIhyphenhyphen2VO_o_fI42pUvYoy-q8O0DOpV3LW8Lu1q8YS/s640/85ADE334-BD43-4EC9-BEF4-C5D7295FFF3A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="640" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJW8htBNZY2LpWrEFJtXlxSZZbwrdgxspHx12SOYXzy1uyR6fd9GqiupaKFaFXi8MPf51QYbTBObMWd3qKbZEnaysRu_VlykqKPpkoeVSQrK1cQWuI320iChaGd6KikWqyY-nzvVwTaKKfJuE9EbnyIhyphenhyphen2VO_o_fI42pUvYoy-q8O0DOpV3LW8Lu1q8YS/s320/85ADE334-BD43-4EC9-BEF4-C5D7295FFF3A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Darla led the closing song. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkR22ljETO1v1UmQDamk8oTnCFpiVTDEfnVsaL2_WxPHGaz81VHE-YkfR6q_DyxbYEFih265v3VZhYatFeJOhMTZxDZnPwPHM5LHt3NKSZrKnMf1PYimMTUGf8fH-sBgg9EbuZkVXN5JDHNEdiN-joXZXRUnoFzRGn7I9YymU03xMEQBnfsUK33-8PHd9/s640/455401D5-612D-47C0-8577-C0BA3AE874CB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkR22ljETO1v1UmQDamk8oTnCFpiVTDEfnVsaL2_WxPHGaz81VHE-YkfR6q_DyxbYEFih265v3VZhYatFeJOhMTZxDZnPwPHM5LHt3NKSZrKnMf1PYimMTUGf8fH-sBgg9EbuZkVXN5JDHNEdiN-joXZXRUnoFzRGn7I9YymU03xMEQBnfsUK33-8PHd9/s320/455401D5-612D-47C0-8577-C0BA3AE874CB.jpeg" width="240" /></a></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: left;"> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> It was a wonderful time spent with the Phelps clan! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>We had over a hundred people come!</div><div><br /></div></div>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-75223931401311739592023-11-26T20:48:00.000-08:002024-01-07T23:46:11.057-08:00Thanksgiving 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thursday was our Thanksgiving dinner. We had taken the whole afternoon prior to prepare the pies and a few dishes but we also had a full morning the day of to prepare the turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, pomegranate salad, and the relish tray. Sarah brought the yams and rolls and Kendra brought the green bean salad, and stuffed mushrooms. There was tons of food and we enjoyed everyone's company.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids sat at the kitchen table while the adults ate in the dining room. I had some fun Thanksgiving worksheets for the kids as well as the annual turkey hunt. Toward the end of the night we played a game of pictionary that all of the kids participated in...even Eric:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After that we played the The Name Game. The kids had a hoot playing and wanted to play it two more times. It is fun having the kids be getting old enough to play some of the traditional games!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a great Thanksgiving celebration! I loved the family time and having everyone together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5Y6f58sgXXDag7q5FXh_1wEF0-45iAcLmDi3z-T2i6-bbl6i6NN3_F6WdXVahPCRK3SC6kK52riuR6j8boUji92TuUhL9S59r0OWayjFlu6epE83sa2AIm0wDQwLSvdwzl2ggrGs6imd9z1FPDw2VacLfH0u-AekOHIb54o0YbO4yfX1iJ9oVrOcqhuE/s320/5C72EF9A-F6FC-47D7-9DC2-E8B6D78A5543.jpeg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids being silly</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/AVvXsEhz5Y6f58sgXXDag7q5FXh_1wEF0-45iAcLmDi3z-T2i6-bbl6i6NN3_F6WdXVahPCRK3SC6kK52riuR6j8boUji92TuUhL9S59r0OWayjFlu6epE83sa2AIm0wDQwLSvdwzl2ggrGs6imd9z1FPDw2VacLfH0u-AekOHIb54o0YbO4yfX1iJ9oVrOcqhuE/s640/5C72EF9A-F6FC-47D7-9DC2-E8B6D78A5543.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brach, Rafe, Rafe, Scout, Brady, and Chloe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gbJ4gO1V9namxzrk7RJwKNFS8ZNKi1SrqmT3yUof5nJtSL1GyRh8tfJZlbOLssiIDxxtveiCo5dJAXfdPBmA5lSKZKzA2w3Mc1IKyXP90wgKntqtW6jjZ7SCgelREdrqqW9dpPSTD4P2BpNhTSuX3fa5e-O5Ac1b6zTLGCE2tBI0-QOaXdldC8AmXRxa/s640/04F8442B-28EF-4835-B479-69122634A6F8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gbJ4gO1V9namxzrk7RJwKNFS8ZNKi1SrqmT3yUof5nJtSL1GyRh8tfJZlbOLssiIDxxtveiCo5dJAXfdPBmA5lSKZKzA2w3Mc1IKyXP90wgKntqtW6jjZ7SCgelREdrqqW9dpPSTD4P2BpNhTSuX3fa5e-O5Ac1b6zTLGCE2tBI0-QOaXdldC8AmXRxa/s320/04F8442B-28EF-4835-B479-69122634A6F8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span><span>Kaitlyn, Casey, Haivyn and Merik</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5xEwvNMJymEWX3SBqOTOZGunaeh-Bg8Ik3kkK6k9MaMbimIgJJQaG99qsm9LN5wvDhOH-fS_nfzyOC8GKyuKDmBCXeRv_OT9Rav7Ja9nYOj2RXkq2MO_inqQjED4Z2xtceDjClyfXRJ9ToSAcIepHbvR8N0OdrBzuNfF_BRdIpqV4K9F6kDy4ky1jnwm/s320/B1AF421A-65B6-4CD3-983B-7D4B237B7C1C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Skylar, Sarah, Henry, Charles, Daisy, and Eric</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkEEZrMxlLu33ESI5Ru2HxurZWhUb-XePNmj1WAhpkbtPYcTiFN6hBnzgR_l1MU5LSovuxL91i4OCLTpWC-TUtyNbBgnx759NmYFNud515vSZ-9zLAwFMhC5WdF2SJAOPNj1-3MQiiEJJ2Ys7LZFoIxMTCiEbZ_DsoXqBjkDqpedoxqKm5TGn_pLJqR9a/s640/CD1ACFAE-2947-42E0-A6AF-5500C685D2F0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkEEZrMxlLu33ESI5Ru2HxurZWhUb-XePNmj1WAhpkbtPYcTiFN6hBnzgR_l1MU5LSovuxL91i4OCLTpWC-TUtyNbBgnx759NmYFNud515vSZ-9zLAwFMhC5WdF2SJAOPNj1-3MQiiEJJ2Ys7LZFoIxMTCiEbZ_DsoXqBjkDqpedoxqKm5TGn_pLJqR9a/s320/CD1ACFAE-2947-42E0-A6AF-5500C685D2F0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-80822278524873305532023-11-26T20:37:00.000-08:002024-01-07T23:47:50.965-08:00Thanksgiving Prep<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Wednesday Kendra and Sarah came over for a day of Thanksgiving preparation. All of the kids were here at the house just enjoying cousin time while we spent the afternoon pie making.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made a total of ten pies with a eleventh crust prepared for the banana cream.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made three pumpkin, one cream cheese, one lemon sour cream, one chocolate, one buttermilk, one german chocolate, one blueberry sour cream and one peanut butter. Kendra put the banana cream together the next morning. Sarah also prepared the yams while I put together the raspberry jello.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a long afternoon on our feet but was so fun having all of those pies to show for it!</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/AVvXsEjzwR6h8v65eYPu4rUPJ68aXwFCfdSspxh0DzZhO7V1AwfWSu6PKmSpIo2uP0zLGoVDJu401qT_4EIWvXqTiXl9r8wxBoPfwIPkZD5DTVGmufVcBkFQcT-ZAZv9DRllkwFSiNnZvzt-3Y7pXfusVdKJ9gJMYqvtdhOkEsohdGQ1TZTo9Ai9XLBq0_G7cAG-/s640/0E27EDF2-83AE-40AA-BAFA-184C51FF8B1C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwR6h8v65eYPu4rUPJ68aXwFCfdSspxh0DzZhO7V1AwfWSu6PKmSpIo2uP0zLGoVDJu401qT_4EIWvXqTiXl9r8wxBoPfwIPkZD5DTVGmufVcBkFQcT-ZAZv9DRllkwFSiNnZvzt-3Y7pXfusVdKJ9gJMYqvtdhOkEsohdGQ1TZTo9Ai9XLBq0_G7cAG-/s320/0E27EDF2-83AE-40AA-BAFA-184C51FF8B1C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk83Vi8g0HjC_JjIcU715KM5-xdOmP7vtPQGVxm3ybXpwEQ5ZLReFxApercMZLTNfegyimabFkA3Xv_wq7NB1I2Xw84CpugdEPSybzfm7pcX-r6DnJ_zAaefNh8CGCEzlqb5WpLFswvQTk8JRsYycckBeHmBlytFSGjFjPt0Y5x9jwvADcR3Sd01h1UuRU/s640/443E1D35-2D67-4B56-BB62-A8D2CE5047D3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="502" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk83Vi8g0HjC_JjIcU715KM5-xdOmP7vtPQGVxm3ybXpwEQ5ZLReFxApercMZLTNfegyimabFkA3Xv_wq7NB1I2Xw84CpugdEPSybzfm7pcX-r6DnJ_zAaefNh8CGCEzlqb5WpLFswvQTk8JRsYycckBeHmBlytFSGjFjPt0Y5x9jwvADcR3Sd01h1UuRU/s320/443E1D35-2D67-4B56-BB62-A8D2CE5047D3.jpeg" width="251" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-69484945338327351322023-11-26T07:37:00.000-08:002023-11-26T20:31:05.091-08:00St. George<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the middle of November Rick and I took a quick trip down to St. George for a baseball tournament that Rafe was in. It was so fun! I love watching baseball and cheering him on!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got up early Friday morning the 10th and drove to Santa Clara where his first game took place. It was a close one but they came out on top! The next game was also won but by a lot larger margin.</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/AVvXsEjTE9JbEXpftmWR4TygtUjjxDENfyHJmpqu2y25SpOMrnXYylnsLNNwmOzw7_a6TmB6HJu49WdiX-H6PA83JcjCBjP3o1nFGk3nMOyocNWfCRgsZ9surIjAtSo6vB72j6vl_eMQ_XJXHEzUw-v8cJAUYPChmC9Fq-ihrH4cLcJUDQPAO7FRZFKe8P3o2vwD/s640/8E0F3022-CEBC-4216-8851-E808EA40F503_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTE9JbEXpftmWR4TygtUjjxDENfyHJmpqu2y25SpOMrnXYylnsLNNwmOzw7_a6TmB6HJu49WdiX-H6PA83JcjCBjP3o1nFGk3nMOyocNWfCRgsZ9surIjAtSo6vB72j6vl_eMQ_XJXHEzUw-v8cJAUYPChmC9Fq-ihrH4cLcJUDQPAO7FRZFKe8P3o2vwD/s640/8E0F3022-CEBC-4216-8851-E808EA40F503_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltDbV5UVTeuBA4nQ-g9eNglWTiFcy6HNT38hDnR_KSQra6GOI9QZ8HvOC7OS3MBA0NyGAjQfoRT7eq7Q8L4srR7wXrADtbNbcNOrMzBoJHStIJjelHI4SjwfLQlguSeI4i9qIuoNds2JoxtShMxTTtBBlB6RrZV-VFKZT6h5JXb3zwO3xZ1KghGMI3rjS/s640/BBB7C394-FE8B-46AF-B85C-359FE9550E58_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="295" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltDbV5UVTeuBA4nQ-g9eNglWTiFcy6HNT38hDnR_KSQra6GOI9QZ8HvOC7OS3MBA0NyGAjQfoRT7eq7Q8L4srR7wXrADtbNbcNOrMzBoJHStIJjelHI4SjwfLQlguSeI4i9qIuoNds2JoxtShMxTTtBBlB6RrZV-VFKZT6h5JXb3zwO3xZ1KghGMI3rjS/s320/BBB7C394-FE8B-46AF-B85C-359FE9550E58_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="148" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="295" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTE9JbEXpftmWR4TygtUjjxDENfyHJmpqu2y25SpOMrnXYylnsLNNwmOzw7_a6TmB6HJu49WdiX-H6PA83JcjCBjP3o1nFGk3nMOyocNWfCRgsZ9surIjAtSo6vB72j6vl_eMQ_XJXHEzUw-v8cJAUYPChmC9Fq-ihrH4cLcJUDQPAO7FRZFKe8P3o2vwD/s320/8E0F3022-CEBC-4216-8851-E808EA40F503_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="148" /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the game we tried out a new restaurant on Bluff Street called Los Tapatios. We were all super hungry and had our fill! Poor Rafe was having troubles swallowing and could not eat much. I felt so bad for him because he was hungry and was crying. Later that evening in our room at La Quinta, Brach and Rick were able to give him a blessing. He did a little better the next day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Early Saturday morning Rick and I drove over to the temple for the LAST DAY of the temple open house. What a treat it was for us to walk through OUR temple. We were both filled with emotion as we walked through all of the beautiful rooms. So much has happened inner lives since our wedding day almost THIRTY FIVE YEARS ago. What a beautiful life and family we have been blessed with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are so grateful!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2X_7w1QaiiwV4lzw1geFB1DADwB6UPlanMuBYjbOPIF6vx7yI9AQrD_0HPCmvsP1-u0D58Wfm5UMOcgi727-31F8TUWJTaMA30IY1xdZEr1EqvoOEY1dPaAeOdKuouobD5uKtpDzkEGSQAeHkB2DiIzkr4ivFXDgFh-18CuxNCBTLZS-OZs1qPN-Fk4Dx/s640/AD8B092A-434F-4A90-8B8C-25A76EBB9390.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2X_7w1QaiiwV4lzw1geFB1DADwB6UPlanMuBYjbOPIF6vx7yI9AQrD_0HPCmvsP1-u0D58Wfm5UMOcgi727-31F8TUWJTaMA30IY1xdZEr1EqvoOEY1dPaAeOdKuouobD5uKtpDzkEGSQAeHkB2DiIzkr4ivFXDgFh-18CuxNCBTLZS-OZs1qPN-Fk4Dx/s320/AD8B092A-434F-4A90-8B8C-25A76EBB9390.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> After the Open House we had breakfast at Denny's and then took a drive up to Santa Clara to Frei's Market. We found some casaba melons and bought four! I hadn't seen any all summer so that was a nice treat!<p></p><p>Next we drove over to Ivins to look at some roads for the city. Since we were there we drove to the Tuahcan Theatre for the Saturday's market. We didn't buy anything but had a fun time looking at all of the handmade stuff! Next we drove to Mesquite where Rafe's games were for the day. The weather was perfect and so fun to be there. It was an exciting game but because of one bad inning they lost the game. With still one more game to go we hated to leave but it was already 5:30 Nevada time and we needed to drive all the way back home. They ended up winning the second game! YAY!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwk2O8JJz1GcQ14sHiP9n7jcK0gK5Gqpdctoy_eSoThG8Hz0RZS0dZNK1AGwHvEdy1WzQP4ekfn-PAkSDzkvJhYJrZy-pPK8j-vYsDjxcjtBbtCmyqXRUwmqi2Ggu_u53K5QvZHUddGA69ATzPJbMLt4oGhgLRx4BPx-a3-Pxyut70kPf564ZO07garWM/s640/855F0960-179D-432C-AD93-A4A7E341705E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwk2O8JJz1GcQ14sHiP9n7jcK0gK5Gqpdctoy_eSoThG8Hz0RZS0dZNK1AGwHvEdy1WzQP4ekfn-PAkSDzkvJhYJrZy-pPK8j-vYsDjxcjtBbtCmyqXRUwmqi2Ggu_u53K5QvZHUddGA69ATzPJbMLt4oGhgLRx4BPx-a3-Pxyut70kPf564ZO07garWM/s320/855F0960-179D-432C-AD93-A4A7E341705E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspfO0hyphenhyphenpxTuJcgAAbewD7r6rh5VR9nNRjdmr_UdTyq77PmgQdc1H6mowkEyHkDTO0vPpPTBjqoMQsrzg_Gapu5GPfVp_W05Ol9mUI3Hj8cpPP3PEA7eJbV3fmslRuv5PommPHAHRb5Nvdp83z03U3UiXJtOnrfj4hhuK1rhLrMSu8E8aCWPPusZg4I2Dr/s640/9015D2E8-2C5E-4B76-80EE-323552733474_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="295" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspfO0hyphenhyphenpxTuJcgAAbewD7r6rh5VR9nNRjdmr_UdTyq77PmgQdc1H6mowkEyHkDTO0vPpPTBjqoMQsrzg_Gapu5GPfVp_W05Ol9mUI3Hj8cpPP3PEA7eJbV3fmslRuv5PommPHAHRb5Nvdp83z03U3UiXJtOnrfj4hhuK1rhLrMSu8E8aCWPPusZg4I2Dr/s320/9015D2E8-2C5E-4B76-80EE-323552733474_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="148" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8RwBidvWtp4kBrG0udM1YsGr47BaJBb1nW8BU5rUwKAzBq2D-FLvMwjc5lkdFGUdY88TiWkyCbfMfdvbj22znxmyfPbf-n9fXlSm7s6gM6Ap4aVcGdJtDGAJvRrH6P_vJl0UfIUl_7E1kAcQU34zLo3eAFLseHsh-buby-Gc0KU_XR4rEuhgn3txQPP9/s640/91172885-0B45-4760-82A9-266625950E43_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="295" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8RwBidvWtp4kBrG0udM1YsGr47BaJBb1nW8BU5rUwKAzBq2D-FLvMwjc5lkdFGUdY88TiWkyCbfMfdvbj22znxmyfPbf-n9fXlSm7s6gM6Ap4aVcGdJtDGAJvRrH6P_vJl0UfIUl_7E1kAcQU34zLo3eAFLseHsh-buby-Gc0KU_XR4rEuhgn3txQPP9/s320/91172885-0B45-4760-82A9-266625950E43_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="148" /></a></div><p>It was a quick trip and we got home really late but we were so happy to get to this tournament and to support our Rafie! Go Cowboys!</p>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-43444758829900521872023-11-02T20:27:00.004-07:002023-11-02T20:27:45.101-07:00HALLOWEEN <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Halloween was a great day. Rick and I woke up about the same time (around 7:00) and just layed together talking. I had just come home the night before after being away in Vegas for a couple of nights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were just enjoying some pillow talk when Rick got an alarmed look on his face and said, "Oh No!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I asked what was wrong and he said, "The temple! I am supposed to be at the temple this morning!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think with me getting in late and the thought of just hanging around for the day with me go the best of him. He quickly hurried into the shower and got dressed and took off. He was able to make it to the temple by 9AM. Just three hours late!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chloe had her preschool parade at 12:30 so I went to that. The preschoolers are always so adorable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Especially our little Coco girl!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kendra was helping in Rafe's class for their Halloween party so I picked up Chloe and waited for her to come back with all of the kids. She hung around until about 5:00 and then said, "Well, I better get going home to get the kids ready for trick or treating. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After she left we drove to Tooele to Cold Stone/Rocky Mountain Chocolate to get a caramel apple. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That sounded like a fun treat for Halloween.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unfortunately, they were completely sold outs we settled for an ice cream. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We came home and had our chili dinner and then sat and played games at the dining room table while all of the trick or treaters came by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are our little cuties!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Haivyn was a cat. Kaitlyn was the Dia de los Muetros. Merik was Jack Skelington.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fun costumes!</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/AVvXsEivfr_y2O_y_ruEd0B3WzH3lCXKPS-fkNFtKoKB4mx29snQdxJ2wvQT6E267EF_Nrp24VlwCL6-avRgzoUU13gPWOhAJs6uHaK8VGsLvexFgEz5hO-zHmEQt8Ek53vgMr5FGmKgyCtoAHbEglBSMcFj13xBqwfvi8B_7hL-Icp3WKKcsvP_fPi-53zY0AXx/s640/AAC85B06-B82B-4A43-BE54-4584A5BB54E2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfr_y2O_y_ruEd0B3WzH3lCXKPS-fkNFtKoKB4mx29snQdxJ2wvQT6E267EF_Nrp24VlwCL6-avRgzoUU13gPWOhAJs6uHaK8VGsLvexFgEz5hO-zHmEQt8Ek53vgMr5FGmKgyCtoAHbEglBSMcFj13xBqwfvi8B_7hL-Icp3WKKcsvP_fPi-53zY0AXx/s320/AAC85B06-B82B-4A43-BE54-4584A5BB54E2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next the Phelps' came to visit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Daisy was Tinkerbell, Charles was Rocket (raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy) Henry was Voldemort and Eric was Superman. Cutie Pies!</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/AVvXsEhc1Tc37JwEDiw8SGKbtBuZLShnDUnHtDp6FG1xyP9xMNS_ghzSS9Z_W8XoYBmJnHW1WyzGn5N7PZP1vsh2_ogFPgGoV8I-fcrr9otu1kTydYfPqgHLOYHgx3eSDFI32BEsOnn9ljjas8EyM7b8M1-7AzGpU9G5BfXlqc9fK88jGXfV8JFqq63oXxp7ZAzk/s640/D8DCDCF7-6591-4304-A5E9-7FC886D95245.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1Tc37JwEDiw8SGKbtBuZLShnDUnHtDp6FG1xyP9xMNS_ghzSS9Z_W8XoYBmJnHW1WyzGn5N7PZP1vsh2_ogFPgGoV8I-fcrr9otu1kTydYfPqgHLOYHgx3eSDFI32BEsOnn9ljjas8EyM7b8M1-7AzGpU9G5BfXlqc9fK88jGXfV8JFqq63oXxp7ZAzk/s320/D8DCDCF7-6591-4304-A5E9-7FC886D95245.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lastly, Kendra dropped by with her kiddos and they all looked so cute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chloe was a witch, Brady was a Ninja turtle, Scout was Squints, and Rafe was a cowboy.</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/AVvXsEhLAjcQ03FH6R7qZ6bqGF3PhkUcYpqbmKKH14j5rkWBtHYAEVsgS7BHx217wLxsTrgsiIndw4W7OV94MmehH9-gnKT_Gy6gLSQAV0OZ-1BbimuMnxPGDv0wf78sxuDzLVy0xpGixCMo97-FZVCrCc0GNwF-QBEBXBTBrsRxOGm1CXeQxjEY5TPidRk-Npyn/s640/B9203011-15D6-4785-8320-57CD18DE2F97.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAjcQ03FH6R7qZ6bqGF3PhkUcYpqbmKKH14j5rkWBtHYAEVsgS7BHx217wLxsTrgsiIndw4W7OV94MmehH9-gnKT_Gy6gLSQAV0OZ-1BbimuMnxPGDv0wf78sxuDzLVy0xpGixCMo97-FZVCrCc0GNwF-QBEBXBTBrsRxOGm1CXeQxjEY5TPidRk-Npyn/s320/B9203011-15D6-4785-8320-57CD18DE2F97.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> About 8:30 we headed downstairs to watch a fun show. We watched To Kill a Mockingbird. What a great show. It's a classic and was a good pick. We enjoyed our ice cream and the show:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stayed up late and just had a fun evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until next year......Happy Halloween! </div><br /> <p></p>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-22456236481226936052023-11-02T19:56:00.000-07:002024-01-07T23:49:58.802-08:00PHELPS HALLOWEEN PARTY 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Friday the 29th of October we had our annual Phelps Siblings Halloween Party. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had EVERYONE attend. Of course, we were missing Darrell and Robin who were watching from heaven:) We had a lot of people come in costume and ready to party.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is our group picture (with Charles photo bombing in the background)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Henry and Charles were commissioned to be the judges of the costume contest.</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/AVvXsEjvlhHe_oPUdHnV7GHRj4BWDuVC7_itm77mM9cb-7QDBs0PqKe88Gaek2vvmKe94WMx28B7gcc_PU-b7LkhEB6zMJp0XcLxxRGxug4_1ueP0Jnhh04nbaxWB3B_kpNgCDJrSOI9Z7Ob1zM-zbN1vmXKYjJw8EjAbPq24XnQ3gLEUwBPpphO7QO5uOZFqyN4/s640/C05B4241-05D7-447F-AFF4-37D008E4F716.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="640" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlhHe_oPUdHnV7GHRj4BWDuVC7_itm77mM9cb-7QDBs0PqKe88Gaek2vvmKe94WMx28B7gcc_PU-b7LkhEB6zMJp0XcLxxRGxug4_1ueP0Jnhh04nbaxWB3B_kpNgCDJrSOI9Z7Ob1zM-zbN1vmXKYjJw8EjAbPq24XnQ3gLEUwBPpphO7QO5uOZFqyN4/s320/C05B4241-05D7-447F-AFF4-37D008E4F716.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Rick and I dressed up as Gomez and Morticia Addams.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These costumes were fun!</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/AVvXsEgWqJJ4WZxsOm7OPTQPn84u_rKsfDxXLM9im0GvlbckLbn-3po5BAwghx8S5wmsSRhcZXMvVBqsbYI-_G-4lhTXcQD6_WmyBejJ8nLuwn4hgvYuMWJSbvZUTGizZ_AkOoh1OPLzRar-gP_xLV9emS96sN4NSYSOpcTVr4xNHLHHMC_076YwzPZ_AWsXQ3xY/s640/4C92BF0B-60C6-4205-83FE-76CAA6B384BC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqJJ4WZxsOm7OPTQPn84u_rKsfDxXLM9im0GvlbckLbn-3po5BAwghx8S5wmsSRhcZXMvVBqsbYI-_G-4lhTXcQD6_WmyBejJ8nLuwn4hgvYuMWJSbvZUTGizZ_AkOoh1OPLzRar-gP_xLV9emS96sN4NSYSOpcTVr4xNHLHHMC_076YwzPZ_AWsXQ3xY/s320/4C92BF0B-60C6-4205-83FE-76CAA6B384BC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brent and Lar came as "The Cat's Meow" and an Appealing Panty Waist</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZ-PpnbrnjhBUoZDC1l3m8N78ifA1b1xaIZCSTver9OGTit0zIUh7xvt-ji4JZdx8eCd1ZPuj4NGegEvXF-PGq6pOJEZ_bVfTSupsFh-D_BR5bxFXA2m637nJqJ2NrqR8952EiJ57TuDRZPtGz5xoT70oHEfynrOZnqi1UCs8SJOVQIuydiDBE5RGrn-2/s640/5C125421-482F-44F0-B5F6-EAA6A65C130B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZ-PpnbrnjhBUoZDC1l3m8N78ifA1b1xaIZCSTver9OGTit0zIUh7xvt-ji4JZdx8eCd1ZPuj4NGegEvXF-PGq6pOJEZ_bVfTSupsFh-D_BR5bxFXA2m637nJqJ2NrqR8952EiJ57TuDRZPtGz5xoT70oHEfynrOZnqi1UCs8SJOVQIuydiDBE5RGrn-2/s320/5C125421-482F-44F0-B5F6-EAA6A65C130B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brad and Ruth came au natural as they are wont to do:)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7iIToJXxejMJN72z7S4FjymErJeGtxzSpBoVKnajZQvXX6qDGX8T26TTYSJ-Y2TUWHKWPCSkQVkTXWnHw5CUWu8fZBa2qF4VB91mxbf61rLpOXJVicabgDSm_RqPQIs1MTRsGz0aahwyUnrfj9WJS7F_BCc6soUO0ooNQED1lVl1PejFDCU7sdPjPVOZ/s640/71EB234E-9D8F-4F39-950F-1172429D5AC0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7iIToJXxejMJN72z7S4FjymErJeGtxzSpBoVKnajZQvXX6qDGX8T26TTYSJ-Y2TUWHKWPCSkQVkTXWnHw5CUWu8fZBa2qF4VB91mxbf61rLpOXJVicabgDSm_RqPQIs1MTRsGz0aahwyUnrfj9WJS7F_BCc6soUO0ooNQED1lVl1PejFDCU7sdPjPVOZ/s320/71EB234E-9D8F-4F39-950F-1172429D5AC0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Darla and Larry came as The Wizard of Oz and Glinda the Good Witch</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRb_uXUhFQU2n2Wc4-G0gGQdozs9TWdmNXOg17iHi-UQvMp4ExfzfyJKXKjz7Ag4ARGvANSMzWCge-TLe_nC-eftz-rNe1FMvZ42xrbda-1tuGTFjxrxCvmV-i1gVv0ImM2MZMRA6m5gdXfLr2EgGEWqNCyWys_H3yntoREhJq-K-64a5TvUEBofUFKpI1/s640/541A2DC3-290F-46ED-A30B-D71060607493.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRb_uXUhFQU2n2Wc4-G0gGQdozs9TWdmNXOg17iHi-UQvMp4ExfzfyJKXKjz7Ag4ARGvANSMzWCge-TLe_nC-eftz-rNe1FMvZ42xrbda-1tuGTFjxrxCvmV-i1gVv0ImM2MZMRA6m5gdXfLr2EgGEWqNCyWys_H3yntoREhJq-K-64a5TvUEBofUFKpI1/s320/541A2DC3-290F-46ED-A30B-D71060607493.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dennis and Karen came as a "Hula Girl" and the Classic Car guy</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yR0P9XDdh9cnybupYkOgau2FW4NVhgNcg1tIom00AObrR3shqPSawxtI_8AgWvFIR1YaN5xauDLZDgw3cf1HjGqDlKHrfu6cOnwJtpCzl3E45yyi-t-cKT0KMONy2sr5OThgkaLR_YEDVRyw0N7-NZjAzUgYYN-l4QAWxK2kfdNMc3nytinsH8h6uL0e/s640/707FBAD5-EB5B-4CD4-A5A4-076C78BA06D9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yR0P9XDdh9cnybupYkOgau2FW4NVhgNcg1tIom00AObrR3shqPSawxtI_8AgWvFIR1YaN5xauDLZDgw3cf1HjGqDlKHrfu6cOnwJtpCzl3E45yyi-t-cKT0KMONy2sr5OThgkaLR_YEDVRyw0N7-NZjAzUgYYN-l4QAWxK2kfdNMc3nytinsH8h6uL0e/s320/707FBAD5-EB5B-4CD4-A5A4-076C78BA06D9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">DeeAnn and Janis came as Flower Girls</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYJeENftBqcvSC4sYN1B1sz9hA9UPbsyScYYDdkeODW5ioRJ-rbE0CN4fWGyv5B3o58hcE_hnSfAB3SB0grOzRiUA3P9jIyUuYutXkOV-uq6KhsCmqXV42zUxJEvohyphenhyphen-tDEXkszR8NE6971cwo4zor8FT3AdHgq4syGpFC7rGJfH0EBpgNR93WAXLx68Q/s640/90028F99-1FC4-4153-822F-BFD804D41850.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYJeENftBqcvSC4sYN1B1sz9hA9UPbsyScYYDdkeODW5ioRJ-rbE0CN4fWGyv5B3o58hcE_hnSfAB3SB0grOzRiUA3P9jIyUuYutXkOV-uq6KhsCmqXV42zUxJEvohyphenhyphen-tDEXkszR8NE6971cwo4zor8FT3AdHgq4syGpFC7rGJfH0EBpgNR93WAXLx68Q/s320/90028F99-1FC4-4153-822F-BFD804D41850.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hal came dressed as well, I don't know what he is but he was scary enough to come off with the first prize.</div>Hi eyes glowed and that was really cool!<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4JJ8W7qHqeYcTijVBOce6PPsb2N0f4L3VpvPlKMWpPTHVYx9peRlVnQch3C4XcRk3TbVvgssSZLJ_alLCrlTWhZ17okzlruCBQTvZM0KQUmGG4NBm_tkLxgsFYrvsSprLZ04qqLkdXeVUt9bhQT-2Pu9gO9Emj2Bd1UEwvc03gH-kZynG0Vf1Zpteh6q/s640/BBE0901A-B75B-4698-AA46-6C65A873479D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4JJ8W7qHqeYcTijVBOce6PPsb2N0f4L3VpvPlKMWpPTHVYx9peRlVnQch3C4XcRk3TbVvgssSZLJ_alLCrlTWhZ17okzlruCBQTvZM0KQUmGG4NBm_tkLxgsFYrvsSprLZ04qqLkdXeVUt9bhQT-2Pu9gO9Emj2Bd1UEwvc03gH-kZynG0Vf1Zpteh6q/s320/BBE0901A-B75B-4698-AA46-6C65A873479D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trent and Kathy came as Ghosts</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/AVvXsEiJQ84MT_DGzbpjFRBhfvmOq0lboL-jpVUb3RjKCI1tVzT-3_ZIopY_UkMYc_QRSEdld35kqcng45rfrbwyN_AOrBTDA0lEheZ5C2BHUuZZHH2hjLhMwj-OY-4WJDoh3l_QeLof3dh52RHQ5M0FphuRf-_lNqfIUjjzJ242ZfKv5fTBnf3RWTRnHbZ3VLl5/s640/C8836FCC-77D0-406D-8F9C-D0E59AC30984.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQ84MT_DGzbpjFRBhfvmOq0lboL-jpVUb3RjKCI1tVzT-3_ZIopY_UkMYc_QRSEdld35kqcng45rfrbwyN_AOrBTDA0lEheZ5C2BHUuZZHH2hjLhMwj-OY-4WJDoh3l_QeLof3dh52RHQ5M0FphuRf-_lNqfIUjjzJ242ZfKv5fTBnf3RWTRnHbZ3VLl5/s320/C8836FCC-77D0-406D-8F9C-D0E59AC30984.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After picture taking and costume judging we settled in for our traditional dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had soups, salad, appetizers, and yummy desserts. Plus, Rick made his delicious root beer.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_Sbj-s3GLrFaXpN8WoNan-ZY0chzCSCD5_RcVWN-ODE_yMLpGW25k_Ao_eY7LYysNAuvMP0CrdFDJ_nXY2bZsWfwUBP-A1GwLcmPfuqjsaidTPc2MTtVHRWnflU2n5d7clSk23gSA-L1Mxh6XF2WDHYChUq5-QkJ9xgYP5YI3tkeOQxAjnyLQq-xykjt/s640/276C07F6-E8C8-42CA-A65E-51DE37DB7CAE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_Sbj-s3GLrFaXpN8WoNan-ZY0chzCSCD5_RcVWN-ODE_yMLpGW25k_Ao_eY7LYysNAuvMP0CrdFDJ_nXY2bZsWfwUBP-A1GwLcmPfuqjsaidTPc2MTtVHRWnflU2n5d7clSk23gSA-L1Mxh6XF2WDHYChUq5-QkJ9xgYP5YI3tkeOQxAjnyLQq-xykjt/s320/276C07F6-E8C8-42CA-A65E-51DE37DB7CAE.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>After dinner and visiting we had some Halloween Trivia and then played a game called Who in the Room. </p><p>We had different questions posed and then had to write down who in the room we thought fit the question fit the best. That was fun and we had quite a few laughs at that. Next we decided to play the name game and everyone got involved with that!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here we all are getting ready for the games to start. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlvwfsJkuMgZ8bq0Kd7UhHA8qRtYnzqzN-VxXibZ1uvFLMV6AU-NDoy-BrP5FUX4krCQEmjPea3wM6gXFZywS0RG_jMueHJa9AAUD4X60UU1kQZgNcNpdpVPe1ROmgUOQpHSHu7I4dNYJ3OP1zdF_g_GYGYntSHkWov41Ag6Xoi98EuDFULamo0Mrq97l/s640/A5538A1D-A027-49FD-8F6A-AF19B5490F12.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlvwfsJkuMgZ8bq0Kd7UhHA8qRtYnzqzN-VxXibZ1uvFLMV6AU-NDoy-BrP5FUX4krCQEmjPea3wM6gXFZywS0RG_jMueHJa9AAUD4X60UU1kQZgNcNpdpVPe1ROmgUOQpHSHu7I4dNYJ3OP1zdF_g_GYGYntSHkWov41Ag6Xoi98EuDFULamo0Mrq97l/s320/A5538A1D-A027-49FD-8F6A-AF19B5490F12.jpeg" width="320" /></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/AVvXsEh2IBT8cAoxcC9FcLwfveDXJ-00g3VVtisHlyMA5_-2ueppZChiRymwyr8v_sgZuy40I-8M0BkHkJe1ewAq390pVMsQeXb529ABNHRZyNG7A3TVVWNfhbrx9PZJ2IIqwMq-KUL8DXh1ZIr_b_HcMK2PY-5WMnayQyXofIOuJPrWNFb0QcchIoe6o2AL7VW0/s640/43131323-0772-4ABA-8F9C-6CDD94B1455F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IBT8cAoxcC9FcLwfveDXJ-00g3VVtisHlyMA5_-2ueppZChiRymwyr8v_sgZuy40I-8M0BkHkJe1ewAq390pVMsQeXb529ABNHRZyNG7A3TVVWNfhbrx9PZJ2IIqwMq-KUL8DXh1ZIr_b_HcMK2PY-5WMnayQyXofIOuJPrWNFb0QcchIoe6o2AL7VW0/s320/43131323-0772-4ABA-8F9C-6CDD94B1455F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHK1oDZAoZSmZYwAmGMz1m2ORhseUSf7ZOxmyYMWsCI-tG-eO-UMlCL9MZiR3uXaAg-sO_CEpz9VV1LLg7Ccki_wIKXnS_uenfsfTfl0Vo1shd3CHfoSPujSj_jaUvticJygLt1O8BWYmWvjX8j0-dZ5vMjpo08j-kXZum4tuQnhZFFX9LaWCPfcTYCU8/s640/95C3F3E5-7546-4A5D-9EB0-E867A368B8F7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHK1oDZAoZSmZYwAmGMz1m2ORhseUSf7ZOxmyYMWsCI-tG-eO-UMlCL9MZiR3uXaAg-sO_CEpz9VV1LLg7Ccki_wIKXnS_uenfsfTfl0Vo1shd3CHfoSPujSj_jaUvticJygLt1O8BWYmWvjX8j0-dZ5vMjpo08j-kXZum4tuQnhZFFX9LaWCPfcTYCU8/s320/95C3F3E5-7546-4A5D-9EB0-E867A368B8F7.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Fun times with this group. So glad we have this yearly tradition!</p>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-22383440062400667362023-11-01T10:16:00.001-07:002023-11-01T10:16:29.095-07:00LISBON<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Friday the 20th we packed up our bags, had a quick breakfast of Moroccan bread and juice then and met Muhammed bright and early just inside the Kasbah gate. (It was early enough in the day that he could drive into the Kasbah) He dropped us off at the Tager-Med Ferry. It had been a night of wind and rain and we were unsure if the ferry would even be able to cross. As we got to the line at the ticket gate we found that the 8AM ferry HAD been canceled and the next ferry wouldn't be until 10AM. We weren't sure what to do in the meantime but a worker there suggested that we cross the road to a small cafe and wait it out. We did just that. Rick ordered an omelet and juice and we sat for only about thirty minutes when we Rick noticed the ferry worker motioning for us to come back. We then got in line and got our tickets changed over for the 10AM crossing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was somewhat of a rough ride with the windy conditions. A service woman was passing out plastic vomit bags for those who needed them. Many people were looking quite pale. I'm not sure if anyone got sick or not but the lady in front of me was looking for an extra bag so I gave her mine and then she got up and left so.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After arriving and finding that all was well with our rental car and belongings (big relief, cause you just never know) we headed toward Malaga where we were staying for the night. Originally, I thought it sounded nice to get to our hotel and enjoy the pool but decided it was probably a little chilly for that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In my mind I started formulating a plan off of something our driver, Jamal had said. He made the comment that you could have hummus in the morning in Morocco, fish and chips in the UK (Gibraltar) for lunch, and tapas for dinner in Spain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mind said....why can't we do something of the same. So I mentioned to Rick what I was thinking and he jumped on board. He is always so good to go with my ideas:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the Khobz bread we had for breakfast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also had spearmint tea, a staple in the Moroccan diet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3O81C6IBTTN0tAn0W3S41i7WQD9Fgib1y68-lYVRX2u4pY9yhln-B2mUYJDFjksZBDtPM3uKxdg723kFrtSbNQc8jffhrTXUlXfN0F25PbjxaLAys-sMBCprBIYplQQiG7azHGlZG0zcvihSW35j7YELUrSulPVCvevgXuiFbsog07i7FtNvdbmZC1OH/s503/6BFD1F19-4B9F-4226-AB5D-9B6837EB41A8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="503" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3O81C6IBTTN0tAn0W3S41i7WQD9Fgib1y68-lYVRX2u4pY9yhln-B2mUYJDFjksZBDtPM3uKxdg723kFrtSbNQc8jffhrTXUlXfN0F25PbjxaLAys-sMBCprBIYplQQiG7azHGlZG0zcvihSW35j7YELUrSulPVCvevgXuiFbsog07i7FtNvdbmZC1OH/s320/6BFD1F19-4B9F-4226-AB5D-9B6837EB41A8.jpeg" width="320" /></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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we changed our plan and drove into Gibraltar one more time. It was easy to get through the frontier (border) and we headed over to the Casemates Square for some fish and chips. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I opted for chicken and chips.😉</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/AVvXsEg52bkn1zpTRbo4uOis4-AXCSav9U3GQrP5sT_RVKwSmvfbHcjBN_kHWF202-uaxJ8jO5AFX4iul0nYNwITriVHka6tRadSXrTkvhd5d8uBwAL1VfiZ2vxiNnReItlu3xddNjuU58E5iLazsHRCM-3GRFG-8EhyF-lfjgV7ISme7BhW3-FzQk5_If1sQg4A/s640/B8906688-64C5-457F-8C94-3B124D7AD96E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52bkn1zpTRbo4uOis4-AXCSav9U3GQrP5sT_RVKwSmvfbHcjBN_kHWF202-uaxJ8jO5AFX4iul0nYNwITriVHka6tRadSXrTkvhd5d8uBwAL1VfiZ2vxiNnReItlu3xddNjuU58E5iLazsHRCM-3GRFG-8EhyF-lfjgV7ISme7BhW3-FzQk5_If1sQg4A/s320/B8906688-64C5-457F-8C94-3B124D7AD96E.jpeg" width="240" /></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/AVvXsEj0kH7SpVJl_f8rC46W08UME_7brrEtR-36drv5Sfo9yQquHDJpT2xF5DMKjlU6-vQ74Dmrlpd3lIBguOj9LNWf_62NYx-yT2kU5xgx1a4NAazciMw9rWCkSk51wH7uxmGynuKr2c4cwJxZYegxZuxOg_UAaWMwJpEQNIHOtE-HdanaAgKzb-M7jDcnOAm5/s640/67318696-73E3-4107-BA90-C592C95F1752.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kH7SpVJl_f8rC46W08UME_7brrEtR-36drv5Sfo9yQquHDJpT2xF5DMKjlU6-vQ74Dmrlpd3lIBguOj9LNWf_62NYx-yT2kU5xgx1a4NAazciMw9rWCkSk51wH7uxmGynuKr2c4cwJxZYegxZuxOg_UAaWMwJpEQNIHOtE-HdanaAgKzb-M7jDcnOAm5/s320/67318696-73E3-4107-BA90-C592C95F1752.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWEflIzZ99Iv-PCvxXzVep7RPJJGuyYJ9DRrR9onUDB-gqUHAAEzNP8r8HQCvc_2jH3Wxrr7vAzBA24yY8rGBRsRnbMYmtNX5aDHqPyKTDFtsIRnd52V0w7apLQNGajlN7JPpszYvSlwxWxwOK2cyNkB5pNoTG9vtvKnuUnuEKR2c2Oqwwf9DOH5c65w5/s4032/E1C9B845-F0E7-41B9-9BFE-76711089107E.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWEflIzZ99Iv-PCvxXzVep7RPJJGuyYJ9DRrR9onUDB-gqUHAAEzNP8r8HQCvc_2jH3Wxrr7vAzBA24yY8rGBRsRnbMYmtNX5aDHqPyKTDFtsIRnd52V0w7apLQNGajlN7JPpszYvSlwxWxwOK2cyNkB5pNoTG9vtvKnuUnuEKR2c2Oqwwf9DOH5c65w5/s320/E1C9B845-F0E7-41B9-9BFE-76711089107E.heic" width="320" /></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;">We arrived to Malaga in the late afternoon and we knew that we needed to get some laundry done before we left for Lisbon the next morning so Rick went out to find a laundromat. He found one not too far and was able to get our clothes washed. In the meantime we found a place for dinner right by the laundromat. It worked out quite smoothly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was taking quite awhile and so I called to check on him. I could see him coming across the square and so I watched him walk to the hotel. Here he is crossing the street with my suitcase that had been filled with dirty clothes. We stayed on the 14th floor of the hotel. The Marriott upgraded us to a suite and our room was very nice. Our bedroom had a nice deck that overlooked other hotels and a beautiful cathedral. I loved that I could go outside to people watch. </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/AVvXsEgtQAPCK5OjJk4hBuQFxf7wzvaoYfKOOEKODrVPp9gYmHM5TVpE096gj59tOvDu-hyYBPGbRgX7zUVhUSlp8T2as0o_cAljk-bSexmSA8RKaop7dq5V8mktDvX2auPDa8i5s_D8WGh0jTFqvkcjWqGzQ0uq2VR9SgrvlGq1mcmPatz546asHycybUi8_vXp/s640/701759AE-2B8E-4237-BB1B-EFCEFBB7A5FD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQAPCK5OjJk4hBuQFxf7wzvaoYfKOOEKODrVPp9gYmHM5TVpE096gj59tOvDu-hyYBPGbRgX7zUVhUSlp8T2as0o_cAljk-bSexmSA8RKaop7dq5V8mktDvX2auPDa8i5s_D8WGh0jTFqvkcjWqGzQ0uq2VR9SgrvlGq1mcmPatz546asHycybUi8_vXp/s320/701759AE-2B8E-4237-BB1B-EFCEFBB7A5FD.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When Rick got back we walked outside for a bit until we found the restaurant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sights we were seeing of Malaga looked nice and thought that this could be a nice place to explore for a few days but knew that we would be leaving the next morning.</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/AVvXsEjn6zcH5hANsfGV5rvCTZUo4lyoiYzictLNmiRNtWfgkt5AQlbPssaFtwiMDvCK5n1QN-INu3t7yAaH_0jSTApH6TiRlgJWBe6i2U9Y1r4chR4T6HvfwxBu0-0DnhMnwSXHkySNk46dtlwMk_xwp3vs1yaFAZJ2lpE97EV66vDuvt5BNYMul9fYMDVgXZn9/s640/6C05CA06-398A-438B-A453-2DE6B6B626B7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6zcH5hANsfGV5rvCTZUo4lyoiYzictLNmiRNtWfgkt5AQlbPssaFtwiMDvCK5n1QN-INu3t7yAaH_0jSTApH6TiRlgJWBe6i2U9Y1r4chR4T6HvfwxBu0-0DnhMnwSXHkySNk46dtlwMk_xwp3vs1yaFAZJ2lpE97EV66vDuvt5BNYMul9fYMDVgXZn9/s320/6C05CA06-398A-438B-A453-2DE6B6B626B7.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQitkWVTWfTTTAdJEfaNxprJFGEimoRX760d3AKjUZsnphaB-ltk2qkJCJkvFqrc4hkK63W6Rkyz0rH9ujQV8nS5_caz364KI6Rl6SWeCHzZjlrtKHdDI-PZgrP8sIBq2_CWsMuO0PasOIGjMkuCXuHu5aoG1E3ngca8jAt_Hjcs8H2JuStne25jqMjmLV/s640/23414543-BAD5-4D6A-B639-E6E8F6A341B0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQitkWVTWfTTTAdJEfaNxprJFGEimoRX760d3AKjUZsnphaB-ltk2qkJCJkvFqrc4hkK63W6Rkyz0rH9ujQV8nS5_caz364KI6Rl6SWeCHzZjlrtKHdDI-PZgrP8sIBq2_CWsMuO0PasOIGjMkuCXuHu5aoG1E3ngca8jAt_Hjcs8H2JuStne25jqMjmLV/s320/23414543-BAD5-4D6A-B639-E6E8F6A341B0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>This is our last meal of the day....in Spain. It was Italian food but we were definitely in Spain:)</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-O6n9QaKgZzcMUUU5hF6NpC0KoeY_KUkz1fFuF7E38ZRiVoMXYR8viERn20_SzJWO3Zn_l7jU3kJQDBXp1yhPbYRGgpnAep2GYz05xX9KYfU1rT34Q6WqjYG1dadOkAX5EHtVkAIxvr0WoLC98EsOULyW7CO-9Y2QpKSHowikrOBvUGP7EpxVyhWBzyNJ/s640/33207323-134D-404A-9BD7-2D2278677C69.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-O6n9QaKgZzcMUUU5hF6NpC0KoeY_KUkz1fFuF7E38ZRiVoMXYR8viERn20_SzJWO3Zn_l7jU3kJQDBXp1yhPbYRGgpnAep2GYz05xX9KYfU1rT34Q6WqjYG1dadOkAX5EHtVkAIxvr0WoLC98EsOULyW7CO-9Y2QpKSHowikrOBvUGP7EpxVyhWBzyNJ/s320/33207323-134D-404A-9BD7-2D2278677C69.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> This is the beautiful cathedral right off of our deck!<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwADXw0x-86k_Ir_GmdyEBc8xcn9FFSjgn9TcaVcKGbMa5X8Ik5uinMXUeWk3VjOwPVwPDOwuEFhEdzKYyqyL02HcT8vBLHwrY5Nz5Cxc9n3NRVIC9ccVa6rWoNBGlXXAKgifjRDh5NrXmXSKZUohMGDN9f1lGMByQWUQoCZpBEn0Qp1Vbx0axenBzLse/s640/6C022589-42AD-4243-8787-60AFE5A9E588.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwADXw0x-86k_Ir_GmdyEBc8xcn9FFSjgn9TcaVcKGbMa5X8Ik5uinMXUeWk3VjOwPVwPDOwuEFhEdzKYyqyL02HcT8vBLHwrY5Nz5Cxc9n3NRVIC9ccVa6rWoNBGlXXAKgifjRDh5NrXmXSKZUohMGDN9f1lGMByQWUQoCZpBEn0Qp1Vbx0axenBzLse/s320/6C022589-42AD-4243-8787-60AFE5A9E588.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The next morning we left around nine after eating at the hotel's breakfast buffet. It took awhile to get through the ticketing lines and were finally allowed up to the gates. Here is our airline. TAP airlines is the official Portugal Airline.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_aS5a4JOcYW4gRMwlED_Dxa8Njs-Ax_vTtB35srR6pmwQ0GV68_X6ZrZrW3IXGEdGzGktn5cA_YdFJo3fPBUrA-kZjCuBkcs-SnzODuOVaGCxY5xvMlCajewArwhLCXLx5r0-iWQqSnqF0IML5oDDK-EKojOkSm2wBMAnXEwQb-k7NPW58zjN7W6gdEGB/s640/46891975-A2A2-4604-B946-6F469E57DBE4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_aS5a4JOcYW4gRMwlED_Dxa8Njs-Ax_vTtB35srR6pmwQ0GV68_X6ZrZrW3IXGEdGzGktn5cA_YdFJo3fPBUrA-kZjCuBkcs-SnzODuOVaGCxY5xvMlCajewArwhLCXLx5r0-iWQqSnqF0IML5oDDK-EKojOkSm2wBMAnXEwQb-k7NPW58zjN7W6gdEGB/s320/46891975-A2A2-4604-B946-6F469E57DBE4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />After arriving in Portugal and getting our car we whizzed right over to the temple to catch a session. We did and it all worked out great. We had to change in the car but that wasn't too big of a deal. We both were able to get translation headphones and the session and celestial room were nice.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYHgslV5dpkkHA5RjTBlIolMZpXNzXw9yxl7d0iizxGKxa3GXoN3-9j12l0y19oGur0F891EljOSG5Wkq5PYDvb8I6Xd1uRv748TueGPWqQ3_Ju-KtL8aTlYsN3UqsABQVD9b1gU_XD4fnenijvuyBvqP0cOrR92qJDo8rp_-72k1M9VFX72mjhCKM8i7/s640/E8383CCF-E039-4E0C-B3F1-E78410AA4BB1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYHgslV5dpkkHA5RjTBlIolMZpXNzXw9yxl7d0iizxGKxa3GXoN3-9j12l0y19oGur0F891EljOSG5Wkq5PYDvb8I6Xd1uRv748TueGPWqQ3_Ju-KtL8aTlYsN3UqsABQVD9b1gU_XD4fnenijvuyBvqP0cOrR92qJDo8rp_-72k1M9VFX72mjhCKM8i7/s320/E8383CCF-E039-4E0C-B3F1-E78410AA4BB1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZzUjAX8CBJ4Pknw9KewkR4ELg8zjJ27b5ijU3Ch_0kl_ztbBk62eJAvwnSm0eSSb1aDFoVI8AojcicI6ChY2GQEpJN5c8TFY_DwmUU5YXrOiM-EU6nvp23o_NrWvx6sGb3jizg1Osluv-nwD6pw_dfVl-CMAnHTBYh6FwqKn1fIxIRCZyIHXRAvWzxlX/s640/57CA9739-D2FA-4E0A-81FC-1655F80E0C19.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZzUjAX8CBJ4Pknw9KewkR4ELg8zjJ27b5ijU3Ch_0kl_ztbBk62eJAvwnSm0eSSb1aDFoVI8AojcicI6ChY2GQEpJN5c8TFY_DwmUU5YXrOiM-EU6nvp23o_NrWvx6sGb3jizg1Osluv-nwD6pw_dfVl-CMAnHTBYh6FwqKn1fIxIRCZyIHXRAvWzxlX/s320/57CA9739-D2FA-4E0A-81FC-1655F80E0C19.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Next we drove over to our hotel and got checked in. We stayed in the Marriott Lisboa Hotel and Spa. WE were upgraded to a Junior suite and had a beautiful view of the city. We got settled and enjoyed some room service that evening. I for sure did not want to go out again. Rick went to check out the spa and really enjoyed it. There was an outside pool, a sauna, a steam room and a nice big jacuzzi tub. I think he used them all:)</div><div><br /></div><div>The next morning was Sunday so we got ready for church, had a nice breakfast at the buffet and then headed toward the church. It happened to be the church that was right next to the temple.</div><div>We started with RS which I thought was rather different. Generally most churches start with the Sacrament Meeting. It was nice though because there was a young woman visiting that could translate Portuguese into English. There were four of us that needed translation so that came in pretty handy for each of us to understand the lesson and following meeting. Singing in Portuguese proved a little harder than I expected so I just hummed or sang in English:)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_74cNEukiHdOzn-HKm-X9xIBCv4kNyKc7UWZ_1cvDxCW9bXkSKbOb61m4d9V2lZSAZCssYH0OphyA1bIZm52Q4Q-oFpH_3QPnQmNIL8dkX_lUkxmx_NE4JGry6i9fxzcz4Gq7JAP-HEHQI0rx2lB2ehtA5bmzeej7uBWxcR02OuAYw1SjWNK_r17AudCA/s640/381EEEE8-02AE-4BE1-8183-993F5BD94E70.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_74cNEukiHdOzn-HKm-X9xIBCv4kNyKc7UWZ_1cvDxCW9bXkSKbOb61m4d9V2lZSAZCssYH0OphyA1bIZm52Q4Q-oFpH_3QPnQmNIL8dkX_lUkxmx_NE4JGry6i9fxzcz4Gq7JAP-HEHQI0rx2lB2ehtA5bmzeej7uBWxcR02OuAYw1SjWNK_r17AudCA/s320/381EEEE8-02AE-4BE1-8183-993F5BD94E70.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> After church we took a little drive across two large bridges in the area. </div><div>This one is called the Vasco Da Game Bridge. It is the longest bridge in Europe. It is 56,381 ft long</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDK7VWMWMTn7oQOqihAn22qW3V0UmQtkcOg0D_YMXyyejsHdkHfuAJH8J9FRe_RX9fbHjLDULLgksTkqF4x-RMas0TGuHXV7b9XLGf8YAQHIbKlXw97fMc_TpwuJfvhyphenhyphenbs1FxvyBKeRJlwHjxpLqAbct3vv9JVte1MBHRxNbjR2sRyj29UJ1Z2ixqd_Bcy/s640/C8145CEC-958C-4218-8399-A2C60A9FB411.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDK7VWMWMTn7oQOqihAn22qW3V0UmQtkcOg0D_YMXyyejsHdkHfuAJH8J9FRe_RX9fbHjLDULLgksTkqF4x-RMas0TGuHXV7b9XLGf8YAQHIbKlXw97fMc_TpwuJfvhyphenhyphenbs1FxvyBKeRJlwHjxpLqAbct3vv9JVte1MBHRxNbjR2sRyj29UJ1Z2ixqd_Bcy/s320/C8145CEC-958C-4218-8399-A2C60A9FB411.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div>The next bridge was painted a beautiful red! It is called the 25th of April Bridge. It is much shorter than the other bridge at 7,473. It is really cool because it passes right by the huge Cristo Rei that overlooks the city. More on that later....</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTa6LmOIdcMYwHgQ3WL0ArlB_4fJv5inBgBKen5hjV9ekwUYJJJxSI5ZGoFfucgYK7cpioYLkCbfYRLRuedZlwGWOdtF64U4Q0m_1qnXqGMv0TPJEchOR5TdBs_cc7XoDo0vduNyYnNkml8rKFYPavTIeBuKDIW3nVnUh1H-6CvUan1ftdeeDB8CipLIHM/s640/9D92CA19-4A20-4260-BC63-DFB45298D333.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTa6LmOIdcMYwHgQ3WL0ArlB_4fJv5inBgBKen5hjV9ekwUYJJJxSI5ZGoFfucgYK7cpioYLkCbfYRLRuedZlwGWOdtF64U4Q0m_1qnXqGMv0TPJEchOR5TdBs_cc7XoDo0vduNyYnNkml8rKFYPavTIeBuKDIW3nVnUh1H-6CvUan1ftdeeDB8CipLIHM/s320/9D92CA19-4A20-4260-BC63-DFB45298D333.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div> It took us about an hour to get across both bridges. Then we decided to drive towards a place that was recommended to visit from a man at church. We drove about thirty minutes to a small town called Sintra. It was up in the mountains above Lisbon. It is the place that the royal family has a home because of the more temperate weather. We liked it so much we decided to come back the next day when we would be more at liberty to explore. We then headed back to the hotel. We were both very happy to have some down time since we had been going so much. We relaxed and ordered room service for our dinner and just enjoyed being together:)</div><div><br /></div><div>The next morning after the fabulous breakfast buffet we got out and about seeing the sights of Lisbon.</div><div>First we stopped at the Cristo Rei Statue crossing back over the red bridge. We took an elevator up as far as it would go and then climbed the remaining forty seven steps. The view from the top was magnificent!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWU7akU8t8Dukhzzqz3NSNYDYyXP6vcaz2sIaPgIu98dMg8oMCEEEwvgluGGwGSwHKEZ93CUVUdnZkx42Mias3p9MZD7u5e9WkbyHa7oapHJ45Aw7Pfb_ZMo7AU_d3zFv_IsWCOUkSrsy57OqneiXRQwX_O_4Kgzzv2aSAlPGmtVQ_2esWNeGRYg6L3ouq/s640/3FC04846-E684-4DB2-9439-E36A4FEADFAD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWU7akU8t8Dukhzzqz3NSNYDYyXP6vcaz2sIaPgIu98dMg8oMCEEEwvgluGGwGSwHKEZ93CUVUdnZkx42Mias3p9MZD7u5e9WkbyHa7oapHJ45Aw7Pfb_ZMo7AU_d3zFv_IsWCOUkSrsy57OqneiXRQwX_O_4Kgzzv2aSAlPGmtVQ_2esWNeGRYg6L3ouq/s320/3FC04846-E684-4DB2-9439-E36A4FEADFAD.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LvKMILP37UQgeVEJqyVq_MeCkmzZkUm02sbjAZMYiK1bXsnAVuQpjJAjSDjZy7NrWLyYqp87b5hu8pC6j3Xma_G28qa1Jd9CcXJ43IrRDIV73pkonrW1_XXleC7GIFaocLeIEGjehdE4H_o-xuBFg5IQD7Qqf-E7bsjuRHTQdW0_f3iAkyZ3Y2XZwryO/s640/95EF5B68-AD89-43C9-A0F4-1D5D7FA3714A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LvKMILP37UQgeVEJqyVq_MeCkmzZkUm02sbjAZMYiK1bXsnAVuQpjJAjSDjZy7NrWLyYqp87b5hu8pC6j3Xma_G28qa1Jd9CcXJ43IrRDIV73pkonrW1_XXleC7GIFaocLeIEGjehdE4H_o-xuBFg5IQD7Qqf-E7bsjuRHTQdW0_f3iAkyZ3Y2XZwryO/s320/95EF5B68-AD89-43C9-A0F4-1D5D7FA3714A.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUvwV0fX-EsILF5EJlVpkqsWRunAtI7YvQOf3hDJqXV4Tc3XCRDeWzdrfwskTyADzPGOEcVkp6Yq4hSKmDmW8QIj-grQiZiWgW490X2TwIXLLiPRTY1HpD3ndJjTwk2Jen5v44xtC22nEXJ4KVUOC8ZitWMeCqdawqgGbH-0SZvduNko0Yc_sTt6NEjbz/s640/B66F3963-038C-4663-84D4-4A045DEC2942.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUvwV0fX-EsILF5EJlVpkqsWRunAtI7YvQOf3hDJqXV4Tc3XCRDeWzdrfwskTyADzPGOEcVkp6Yq4hSKmDmW8QIj-grQiZiWgW490X2TwIXLLiPRTY1HpD3ndJjTwk2Jen5v44xtC22nEXJ4KVUOC8ZitWMeCqdawqgGbH-0SZvduNko0Yc_sTt6NEjbz/s320/B66F3963-038C-4663-84D4-4A045DEC2942.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> This is a great view of the full bridge.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sOtS-8U-hoK7aFQ_7NziX_q5s56BliiUP5i5H0D7iJx2cN4WwbwMn5IP-gkSqIRRqEmklerlOpKUg2vAVKT8QGqLaKcqQU8Zgwg3uhgi89cvN4_PDYsBrBEj7LpsC3lm5gYQLCk_1KbvLCuH6hLUIfZoSDEfDhEb-oOsBjTK0P9nl5mwwfhUoy7MZ39b/s640/FA29F6CC-A699-4802-A62B-84B476F58D86.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sOtS-8U-hoK7aFQ_7NziX_q5s56BliiUP5i5H0D7iJx2cN4WwbwMn5IP-gkSqIRRqEmklerlOpKUg2vAVKT8QGqLaKcqQU8Zgwg3uhgi89cvN4_PDYsBrBEj7LpsC3lm5gYQLCk_1KbvLCuH6hLUIfZoSDEfDhEb-oOsBjTK0P9nl5mwwfhUoy7MZ39b/s320/FA29F6CC-A699-4802-A62B-84B476F58D86.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next we went to the Belin part of the city.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got to see this tomb of the unknown soldier. It is guarded by two soldiers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As we were leaving the area we got to see the changing of the guard.</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/AVvXsEjs3_AbCqqDdhgwBRA8c0-fye3IqQSl3j4OkfpQyusJsvN22lEYg_e0k3yGdDp61EmLB1vahG1ND6oFx4OAns1U79JqVGupDaYlZJfsFdYomX4CnNPgi-Z4vHnwZnbeqYfzVbRyv7u5qx632XCO3iOpqrr_84UN1tOK3Rq0UJp5YqQs8e7mw7rsBjqx4clz/s640/E0991065-F644-4837-8C75-FA0780C56C39.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3_AbCqqDdhgwBRA8c0-fye3IqQSl3j4OkfpQyusJsvN22lEYg_e0k3yGdDp61EmLB1vahG1ND6oFx4OAns1U79JqVGupDaYlZJfsFdYomX4CnNPgi-Z4vHnwZnbeqYfzVbRyv7u5qx632XCO3iOpqrr_84UN1tOK3Rq0UJp5YqQs8e7mw7rsBjqx4clz/s320/E0991065-F644-4837-8C75-FA0780C56C39.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the Belem Castle. It is quite a landmark in the city and is the most visited place there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I enjoyed seeing all of the people and watching the little kids play in the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a chilly day with a little rain but some kids were putting their feet in the water.</div><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/AVvXsEi_9O-_0ZRHBKLAyo09Tr0b4ZuvWXGp7UqkjATyddU8hKif19SnyEPmjH4wuaAiTFRyGADKrU9LZvn8TiI5SVYszlViG4WfHRm5ND9R1QdqAyASEf9hcYKq3nF6IeSvgodG58zdmVSADwxKbl_CxTJ1IG_EKeOfl5oKIleDWZ0wl696pgr6pninPYBkzGlw/s640/D3300E86-3B75-45D8-8BEE-539953041191.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9O-_0ZRHBKLAyo09Tr0b4ZuvWXGp7UqkjATyddU8hKif19SnyEPmjH4wuaAiTFRyGADKrU9LZvn8TiI5SVYszlViG4WfHRm5ND9R1QdqAyASEf9hcYKq3nF6IeSvgodG58zdmVSADwxKbl_CxTJ1IG_EKeOfl5oKIleDWZ0wl696pgr6pninPYBkzGlw/s320/D3300E86-3B75-45D8-8BEE-539953041191.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></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/AVvXsEght8SrupieTVGCv0rDUAnMYPAN7NFmFdc9wrGtNcYyPp5iIMTqddgSOWWa4DP6rpOmGHQ4cuqUbxUuT2X4I4CX45LUcFogDtzeJeF8AvtO65yhHZDcNsAUb-JhwcJBQ5BVomiJ4mKzJfkLnWH96QN0oklMv_AodmKZq-w7r7-fJkvcToJrE7_AW42b13Dr/s640/4DFFDA6E-5DAD-491F-862C-4D4B438ABD37.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEght8SrupieTVGCv0rDUAnMYPAN7NFmFdc9wrGtNcYyPp5iIMTqddgSOWWa4DP6rpOmGHQ4cuqUbxUuT2X4I4CX45LUcFogDtzeJeF8AvtO65yhHZDcNsAUb-JhwcJBQ5BVomiJ4mKzJfkLnWH96QN0oklMv_AodmKZq-w7r7-fJkvcToJrE7_AW42b13Dr/s320/4DFFDA6E-5DAD-491F-862C-4D4B438ABD37.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stopped and bought a few trinkets to help get rid of our Euro since this was going to be our last day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got in a bit of a rainstorm so we took shelter underneath a tree. After it became just a drizzle we moved forward. I used my scarf as a covering. It looked a little funny but, it worked!</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/AVvXsEiapnFLr1tFrVSt1gDbHAu7WEpdmvvVlJesDepmcTO3AUH1k3jHqT3rAmgp-AJaEAhgRzRPgUTrgDEZhQS2iPVaaENU92_Cvk_1qgbiAPob8r-Td1KDbvu-pW9tD7i0HZMJaQyfL1vqJUtSOCl1r8PTQuxQN1KSD8kBxJpnY8O00ivbZR9GWA1W4DHzd3r-/s640/9545A663-A042-4895-91ED-1E9349B8CD44.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapnFLr1tFrVSt1gDbHAu7WEpdmvvVlJesDepmcTO3AUH1k3jHqT3rAmgp-AJaEAhgRzRPgUTrgDEZhQS2iPVaaENU92_Cvk_1qgbiAPob8r-Td1KDbvu-pW9tD7i0HZMJaQyfL1vqJUtSOCl1r8PTQuxQN1KSD8kBxJpnY8O00ivbZR9GWA1W4DHzd3r-/s320/9545A663-A042-4895-91ED-1E9349B8CD44.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next we found the Pasties de Belem. This bakery was recommended as a "not to miss" in the city.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We found a few savory items and then enjoyed some custard pasties that are a very Portuguese item. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Between the two of us we ate a box of six...not in one sitting...HaHa!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbufP9MbeHEXQOfSPF97MnDFXertkz8NuydrqCP1WRfl1euh5pZAwYIko3_CT4XPMIliPSee_Wm8GCYytrT66RXSFlX7KnNtwH61XdQz7RpBA4mmVFLDmljqDRlAMEAQEAZ-kFFeTJ0dK96f9A56gN84xcD4hxL2LEkHl8Z0fctBIkM78XKTFibJ9ggFb/s640/7F502742-417F-49FC-A708-2EE774D414C2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbufP9MbeHEXQOfSPF97MnDFXertkz8NuydrqCP1WRfl1euh5pZAwYIko3_CT4XPMIliPSee_Wm8GCYytrT66RXSFlX7KnNtwH61XdQz7RpBA4mmVFLDmljqDRlAMEAQEAZ-kFFeTJ0dK96f9A56gN84xcD4hxL2LEkHl8Z0fctBIkM78XKTFibJ9ggFb/s320/7F502742-417F-49FC-A708-2EE774D414C2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtFj2HSoRCfQkrIZMhKwx1-h_k_slBgtUSIFTMt2q90Qf2Q0DM44fxsgxB9TbCCQcwIy1Z7_xfo4IeWwQP5a0Xv3EHczlz8R97fOiKj_IiuoUZ6q-MWOqptIu8WrjVAEJ78rR4EcUBoR9eV4XRn82oRUVLRjg51M8U2Wz64_JiQXejRaAIX8nx9y3DMB7/s640/8C2782E9-7720-4075-8776-29EB4D302086.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtFj2HSoRCfQkrIZMhKwx1-h_k_slBgtUSIFTMt2q90Qf2Q0DM44fxsgxB9TbCCQcwIy1Z7_xfo4IeWwQP5a0Xv3EHczlz8R97fOiKj_IiuoUZ6q-MWOqptIu8WrjVAEJ78rR4EcUBoR9eV4XRn82oRUVLRjg51M8U2Wz64_JiQXejRaAIX8nx9y3DMB7/s320/8C2782E9-7720-4075-8776-29EB4D302086.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvkUnwIrOkOyjw1DJtCMJrkknciAjhlTNvf_9_49AMt5TRDqHZ_u3vbqACBqE8GoZahUiyWFjfDDyMttmoVZFJGwNK4ZeRAAtEF9pW6zp7owoHsarv73gn0GNJS0saSptsOLUtOrmAkR8ZLILgkNc09ef3QqJZLydQu-YsNMJ8nGbRsuWLz3gwD0HCLTt/s640/BF872D37-30E0-4A4A-9E8B-FC47D4D6D5BF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvkUnwIrOkOyjw1DJtCMJrkknciAjhlTNvf_9_49AMt5TRDqHZ_u3vbqACBqE8GoZahUiyWFjfDDyMttmoVZFJGwNK4ZeRAAtEF9pW6zp7owoHsarv73gn0GNJS0saSptsOLUtOrmAkR8ZLILgkNc09ef3QqJZLydQu-YsNMJ8nGbRsuWLz3gwD0HCLTt/s320/BF872D37-30E0-4A4A-9E8B-FC47D4D6D5BF.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Portugal's flag</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dK8vBoUhKoQtTXcHtyvjPLkrLsRnhOy0J8AKaqFqD5KunAzZ0tyeA7fIyb5bosCYNLB3LKF83ryRmY1B02QYtDRBAo6zOyN2wj6IHuHVBHexcKoJZ65pndg1hLGp6etZb03JP6YDEs9u9DSK-ZSYaD0Rf-jT3qQThZI_PzvdlIaoaYua_K9uS8DX7oMO/s640/9031C125-3D72-477C-BA5E-17609F9520EE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dK8vBoUhKoQtTXcHtyvjPLkrLsRnhOy0J8AKaqFqD5KunAzZ0tyeA7fIyb5bosCYNLB3LKF83ryRmY1B02QYtDRBAo6zOyN2wj6IHuHVBHexcKoJZ65pndg1hLGp6etZb03JP6YDEs9u9DSK-ZSYaD0Rf-jT3qQThZI_PzvdlIaoaYua_K9uS8DX7oMO/s320/9031C125-3D72-477C-BA5E-17609F9520EE.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next we drove back to the Pena National Palace in Sintra where we had been the day before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We couldn't get too close to the palace but enjoyed this lookout at Eustacia's Point. We could see right over Lisbon to the Atlantic. It was beautiful....and breezy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifD5lzqxlYkuV1-72tT4GeRBdysbUozto5Q5Na8zjoy3bi52ubp9gCuT4VVKaaSpdpd7a8a7V4W00pD-wqeYlIiSSt1-DtfXv3-JHu-DGLgwuvdoj2G0Ir2BS7mMp5mrkS83rR_xlLhJXSC484WGYR3SGuJcMOVuOIgGi59VjrBJq8PbmT3iG_GDVUHCxH/s640/2ED9B480-D47D-4B99-8479-2832E5FD7B6F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifD5lzqxlYkuV1-72tT4GeRBdysbUozto5Q5Na8zjoy3bi52ubp9gCuT4VVKaaSpdpd7a8a7V4W00pD-wqeYlIiSSt1-DtfXv3-JHu-DGLgwuvdoj2G0Ir2BS7mMp5mrkS83rR_xlLhJXSC484WGYR3SGuJcMOVuOIgGi59VjrBJq8PbmT3iG_GDVUHCxH/s320/2ED9B480-D47D-4B99-8479-2832E5FD7B6F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9-BUfqozoNVdadgTvqB2H9IFn1D_BU0lIAwhe72iE4WRD-dgVRqz7CBJm9GVYE49C4fXsmIiAK4kolNcskm8BINvznqwhscUobYh-C_qHDdeocaUPYBF3xz1ra2sfh45IsvXZzXBMLa71ib7_ASW2TL4e38X6Qo-R9M2mljvzb3-4iis71p8soJQWT_F/s640/0655371B-5061-4DF7-BF72-4A34F0498989.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9-BUfqozoNVdadgTvqB2H9IFn1D_BU0lIAwhe72iE4WRD-dgVRqz7CBJm9GVYE49C4fXsmIiAK4kolNcskm8BINvznqwhscUobYh-C_qHDdeocaUPYBF3xz1ra2sfh45IsvXZzXBMLa71ib7_ASW2TL4e38X6Qo-R9M2mljvzb3-4iis71p8soJQWT_F/s320/0655371B-5061-4DF7-BF72-4A34F0498989.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmupPjDENUwlDKwc7aIioc8wXXc-1rjU92v-Jyx-IUK-NhcsKAKgkRH14-tXbb5z_EnghyhZeXNjIubYcaSMRagBT9dcmlLzAvliFkcgzswkMAcIPH9pKNKvAomD3RkY_iYlgIA3eoSrWRWbvggNw6rQv4peHHmx1u7mwqMw0H84lkaqr3ysegCCHzHHke/s640/DA234787-FAD9-4F29-A450-01295FA1EB45.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmupPjDENUwlDKwc7aIioc8wXXc-1rjU92v-Jyx-IUK-NhcsKAKgkRH14-tXbb5z_EnghyhZeXNjIubYcaSMRagBT9dcmlLzAvliFkcgzswkMAcIPH9pKNKvAomD3RkY_iYlgIA3eoSrWRWbvggNw6rQv4peHHmx1u7mwqMw0H84lkaqr3ysegCCHzHHke/s320/DA234787-FAD9-4F29-A450-01295FA1EB45.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We then stopped at the Sabores de Sintra restaurant for some dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had some Portuguese bread and breaded green beans for our appetizer at the server's recommendation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick ordered the curry rice and I ordered the chicken. (surprise:)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn27f2kGni2ZgloOVAMBUrQy6Lxm7zGiJhhoC1Vfnyj9omcYYX5snvupkADkNqwnc-tYOoEIrkZj7oMj5rjhnm5F3IcjgwxNyB7yItUwzSDqa2AtwSZ9B0V61qYlvqTp4aUarFQBDiqjG9qmn69emUQXhrEFDFTwGPBWufcIIZ2a-zuNeR7DQG0NkPQWLn/s640/477514A2-12F4-4AAC-B55E-CA8547C3C4CC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn27f2kGni2ZgloOVAMBUrQy6Lxm7zGiJhhoC1Vfnyj9omcYYX5snvupkADkNqwnc-tYOoEIrkZj7oMj5rjhnm5F3IcjgwxNyB7yItUwzSDqa2AtwSZ9B0V61qYlvqTp4aUarFQBDiqjG9qmn69emUQXhrEFDFTwGPBWufcIIZ2a-zuNeR7DQG0NkPQWLn/s320/477514A2-12F4-4AAC-B55E-CA8547C3C4CC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That night we got back to the hotel and spent a little time in the sauna and jacuzzi.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was nice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got packed up for the long trip back home. We were both definitely ready at this point. We had been gone for exactly three weeks! That is a lot time to be away from family and frankly, MY HOME!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a beautiful shot of the Lisbon city scape at night. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was such a beautiful view outside our window! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ND_WRVZHkrGzkofWE7FOP23UclviENjcS3GFt96kY18PIxgbIiK9mhDb9omBRgrqkb23PCAH4tAri2SwKNg1tTXnsryEaskMN3UK5bz0h9G1r8xkN0sFta12OrL2iITJhkdgg5V1tREFWDNmqZkx6QAZdiF_bRLvpgrT6_F56OXq_IC31XX9jR7_Te2T/s640/D3BB23C6-08B9-4294-9906-9E044179F409.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ND_WRVZHkrGzkofWE7FOP23UclviENjcS3GFt96kY18PIxgbIiK9mhDb9omBRgrqkb23PCAH4tAri2SwKNg1tTXnsryEaskMN3UK5bz0h9G1r8xkN0sFta12OrL2iITJhkdgg5V1tREFWDNmqZkx6QAZdiF_bRLvpgrT6_F56OXq_IC31XX9jR7_Te2T/s320/D3BB23C6-08B9-4294-9906-9E044179F409.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The next morning after traveling for about twenty four hours we made it back to our bed. YAY! </div></div><div>It was a marvelous trip! One for the record books. We got to see and do things we've never seen nor done before! It was a trip filled with adventure, sightseeing, and beautiful vistas but the best part of it was spending time with the one I love most!</div>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-89591930624017703972023-10-22T13:36:00.002-07:002023-10-22T13:36:25.639-07:00CHEFCHAOUEN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next morning we met Jamal at ten at the Kasbah gate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAAF1fuEOVcArGhDfJkdv0XySzQD9BvkWceAgLUqXlwnn43l9HSw55IAsJ4afVmdl32J2jPVU5BxgPlq37L-ONwMs-TLKzWltSoZRMbralQ4pfPoJOTJV-WlftH5JtJI0KBTxoUhk44o_MeYfqWElwVpDIcq40G9cfLViZm3UlV4ud-F4LX9fnKR2SKrq/s4032/B11C1B59-66A1-4979-857F-C57443DC642B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAAF1fuEOVcArGhDfJkdv0XySzQD9BvkWceAgLUqXlwnn43l9HSw55IAsJ4afVmdl32J2jPVU5BxgPlq37L-ONwMs-TLKzWltSoZRMbralQ4pfPoJOTJV-WlftH5JtJI0KBTxoUhk44o_MeYfqWElwVpDIcq40G9cfLViZm3UlV4ud-F4LX9fnKR2SKrq/s320/B11C1B59-66A1-4979-857F-C57443DC642B.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was taking us to Chefchaouen. The blue city.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a beautiful drive up into the mountains. The drive lasted over two hours but went very well. Jamal filled us in on different sights. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got to Chefchaouen around 12:30 and enjoyed seeing the area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We first stopped to have some lunch at a restaurant with a terrace overlooking the city.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we just walked all over taking in the views and getting tons of pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Photo dump coming!</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/AVvXsEiJY2wGmn6pmm2kHHmNsBBbaEozMbI8UOzHr_P81WrAKwz1yrT99UNZ_5RljX-Kne5dx54nnpqBQ-vuhXOdKbbOCDjEiDmIRfjzhmCVB78lIBBZByLNSIpaujQk-8K52WQKUZXUy5oYaeT5mjUCpxK4JrSgIL_26z9wEU_i2k75coR0cy_2pgq_O5WdHTbZ/s640/13FA2C8D-8E73-48E9-A097-8399974D2B6C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">We finished up our time in Chefchaouen with a gelato and then Jamal drove us back to Tangier for the evening. Yes, we both got to take a bit of a nap on the drive:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed dinner at Macondo again and then took one last walk around the Kazbah soaking in the memories made in this wonderful place!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Most of the time being in Morocco felt like a "Pinch me. Is this real?" kind of moments!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">WHAT A DREAM!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-36843302336464501052023-10-22T12:34:00.002-07:002023-10-22T12:53:45.095-07:00TANGIER<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We woke up early and went down for breakfast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My heart was filling a little heavy thinking about the war going on in Israel and Palestine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While having breakfast Rick pointed out the window and said, "Look at that!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a view of the sun rising out of the Mediterranean</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sea. It was so breathtakingly beautiful and a balm to my sorrowful soul.</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/AVvXsEiReeG524KU5KC57lRduke9m1otPXskcZvJmtBNqWybneY6rELxFtpNlLAFXZa48sIAN1StBhquKTjodC65TiSnTQqAyEuZg4HcOfvwoqhw_WRLv5bUdJUucatW26d7slJbkuf7-M8R60bYgyF3K3E1lrSP0_vx-D55qaj5u2KPy-wBfnLdr5oAkVFKgbqu/s640/5C111F0A-B32C-4A92-BCF2-BE9BEF2E6FA2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReeG524KU5KC57lRduke9m1otPXskcZvJmtBNqWybneY6rELxFtpNlLAFXZa48sIAN1StBhquKTjodC65TiSnTQqAyEuZg4HcOfvwoqhw_WRLv5bUdJUucatW26d7slJbkuf7-M8R60bYgyF3K3E1lrSP0_vx-D55qaj5u2KPy-wBfnLdr5oAkVFKgbqu/s320/5C111F0A-B32C-4A92-BCF2-BE9BEF2E6FA2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyi2IXaqTxVyRuKvxg55F0cLDwfD024C5arug2usjKElqJPmGNzXZQMisiC-bFafSwVLQBRlgOQ3yWH2VEO7rgM6aeqe_lfUR5qsXY8P95qjI63Q1N-SbTEhggrx5uIIx2ffi6JzBcIvKUAL1wYDLR59Z1gq5E9qTzyWuS6Wck1BjqYhtIZK_4wsNkouO/s640/238146B4-996F-4CB2-9F5B-A4DB7440B909.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyi2IXaqTxVyRuKvxg55F0cLDwfD024C5arug2usjKElqJPmGNzXZQMisiC-bFafSwVLQBRlgOQ3yWH2VEO7rgM6aeqe_lfUR5qsXY8P95qjI63Q1N-SbTEhggrx5uIIx2ffi6JzBcIvKUAL1wYDLR59Z1gq5E9qTzyWuS6Wck1BjqYhtIZK_4wsNkouO/s320/238146B4-996F-4CB2-9F5B-A4DB7440B909.jpeg" width="240" /></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;">Today was twofold a special day. This has been a day that we have hoped and planned for, for a long time....traveling to Morocco! Also, it was Rick's 59th birthday! And what a birthday it was!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We packed up from Marbella and drove south to Tarifa. We were scheduled to leave on the ferry at 1:00 but we wanted to be sure to get a parking stall at the FRS (ferry) parking lot. What a miracle it was because as we arrived there were five spots available and after parking within just a few minutes all of the other parking stalls got filled. Phew! That was a close one. It was a tender mercy for us to be able to be get a spot and to be parked where there is twenty four hour security.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After parking, since we had an extra hour we meandered over to the castle that sits adjacent to FRS. 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text-align: center;">There is a huge barge passing right outside our window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The straight of Gibraltar has about three hundred ships pass through it's waters EACH DAY!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's a lot of marine traffic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was pretty smooth sailing except for a small part where it felt like the Med met the Atlantic. I don't know if that's right but it FELT like that.</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/AVvXsEjdqTBlckW68W8VftKo0a9-I34_J8k41GjQxOazGJ2kgvdYkgbgsWfr0JyOM-gz1z3U5QgKWz0flW8HQ3dMzmFmc0cDK0z8Eiq7T5LdrKLi92sqGAqst6_MlHmcIqYu0i95HVk8iV8hOR-kfzTnMNrh3zOBxso6i1bAlSxyI9nlMiEnWXFsQn02M2BZenJh/s3088/CD1BD8CE-08BC-425F-8EE6-5AEAE258CB7F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqTBlckW68W8VftKo0a9-I34_J8k41GjQxOazGJ2kgvdYkgbgsWfr0JyOM-gz1z3U5QgKWz0flW8HQ3dMzmFmc0cDK0z8Eiq7T5LdrKLi92sqGAqst6_MlHmcIqYu0i95HVk8iV8hOR-kfzTnMNrh3zOBxso6i1bAlSxyI9nlMiEnWXFsQn02M2BZenJh/s320/CD1BD8CE-08BC-425F-8EE6-5AEAE258CB7F.heic" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At church two days previous the sister who spoke in Sacrament Meeting (Michele) gave us the number of the driver she uses when she travels to Tangier. Rick made contact with him and he met us just outside the ferry station in Tangier. His name is Moustafa and he was very nice to work with. Moustafa gave us a lift to the outer wall of the Kazbah (the old city) where we had to walk the rest of the way. He gave us some Morrocan Forints to pay a couple of guys to wheel our luggage to the hotel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was fun walking through the alleyways of the Kazaba to get there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stayed at a place called the Dar Sultan. We knew we wanted to stay in the old town and Dar Sultan had great reviews. We were not disappointed! This hotel is a three hundred year old home that twenty years ago was converted into a chic hotel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was FULL of little details that made the experience so fun.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7YUU2XPHG7I0xKtlqJwb8oSpHspyuEXlj2RpKDf9H0qX0-71-aFpDMkgA_SCPancKvg-jWgGk1tO5esLJSNiaQW-b446EBRdDjFjd0A8hb3go8Xu23cIPxo4oK5oJFJ-CX8L4QtDjTc2wRDlaCcU1oSS0C1H796soecPw0B-bZAowlKyLvxgZoutDB_u/s4032/6B9FBC8E-75FA-49A5-8405-BD9EEAFAC982.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7YUU2XPHG7I0xKtlqJwb8oSpHspyuEXlj2RpKDf9H0qX0-71-aFpDMkgA_SCPancKvg-jWgGk1tO5esLJSNiaQW-b446EBRdDjFjd0A8hb3go8Xu23cIPxo4oK5oJFJ-CX8L4QtDjTc2wRDlaCcU1oSS0C1H796soecPw0B-bZAowlKyLvxgZoutDB_u/s320/6B9FBC8E-75FA-49A5-8405-BD9EEAFAC982.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkwUPPf_AnJfOudjSV64twfwjaD6UbW6QUZ6FHJYj4AIZkhvXt10T4fiSCun2Wr86IINWmcsiA_CnKvGTFwSTp853a67nwm1W_WHPa14qA1x57RK8g28UBcJIBYx_x06Ud5sCYQUpZTTqkaxBWsipQvu-8PLgy09hGDj8tMY-kC6RLKAJgKrqw1HG-Wj5/s4032/173E93F4-C576-44CF-8785-9B0D7F8EA0AC.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkwUPPf_AnJfOudjSV64twfwjaD6UbW6QUZ6FHJYj4AIZkhvXt10T4fiSCun2Wr86IINWmcsiA_CnKvGTFwSTp853a67nwm1W_WHPa14qA1x57RK8g28UBcJIBYx_x06Ud5sCYQUpZTTqkaxBWsipQvu-8PLgy09hGDj8tMY-kC6RLKAJgKrqw1HG-Wj5/s320/173E93F4-C576-44CF-8785-9B0D7F8EA0AC.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPO_5qprG94Rn8dLJ2vY0Cqa-KC7xNMNM2gBnx6MbszXgWNyDiOsl-Wl828A4eHxM_5JqyEoQ7_1GZFA5LqfLOl_oV9wVUfY4uJP1FKtXDPlihYZ5h2yZP2JLjPKgkKlbAr1i9z1NSHf7jEF-MbcvEPTBDrtgGvA9SHo6kEnO3ChIj-EhdgkZuA0AWAZf/s4032/85CE3DDB-B583-4AF8-9823-DD69C9BD0647.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPO_5qprG94Rn8dLJ2vY0Cqa-KC7xNMNM2gBnx6MbszXgWNyDiOsl-Wl828A4eHxM_5JqyEoQ7_1GZFA5LqfLOl_oV9wVUfY4uJP1FKtXDPlihYZ5h2yZP2JLjPKgkKlbAr1i9z1NSHf7jEF-MbcvEPTBDrtgGvA9SHo6kEnO3ChIj-EhdgkZuA0AWAZf/s320/85CE3DDB-B583-4AF8-9823-DD69C9BD0647.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccgvW1Ouns5dsgozlZksA58o5PIFhpdmvwNyJJvIlSiKeWxogC2M9Oa9ZMsyMYExB00T8J8-lIonY8VNnlQ0heLYZfHVRFc8bcJJ1UZZbqEBIbuMgpZpYUsLxh_pOVl1JZFRvSgrKy396RwC7uDGvFXDNVAXdqv1ls8-ija2FIn45StFnXhyphenhyphenkeui60Jmu/s4032/5520247B-CC3E-43A5-802F-773B171710A7.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccgvW1Ouns5dsgozlZksA58o5PIFhpdmvwNyJJvIlSiKeWxogC2M9Oa9ZMsyMYExB00T8J8-lIonY8VNnlQ0heLYZfHVRFc8bcJJ1UZZbqEBIbuMgpZpYUsLxh_pOVl1JZFRvSgrKy396RwC7uDGvFXDNVAXdqv1ls8-ija2FIn45StFnXhyphenhyphenkeui60Jmu/s320/5520247B-CC3E-43A5-802F-773B171710A7.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>We were first greeted by Kajasha. The hotel's hostess. She invited us to sit down and enjoy some Morrocon honey cookies and mint tea.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh231XmeG9v5eyklfsw91CEcKctuW6gpxxiBmo7h7SaOx50zGRYtS-0F5u030LGVF68waCvsF9u2P8Kfzt4q8s2kTOPKx_oNXNpuHDWMBvfb4eIBsK6WTJWo4XFtC_rYO_0Wt773SpImsSzy1cnnrMw0tFg-EFawN-cRQM3KR-B58A0SfvjANLwhgLkmA-_/s4032/2E63516B-AC2A-4647-AC98-2B40F2B9AE53.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh231XmeG9v5eyklfsw91CEcKctuW6gpxxiBmo7h7SaOx50zGRYtS-0F5u030LGVF68waCvsF9u2P8Kfzt4q8s2kTOPKx_oNXNpuHDWMBvfb4eIBsK6WTJWo4XFtC_rYO_0Wt773SpImsSzy1cnnrMw0tFg-EFawN-cRQM3KR-B58A0SfvjANLwhgLkmA-_/s320/2E63516B-AC2A-4647-AC98-2B40F2B9AE53.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then we were invited to go up to our room FOUR FLOORS up. Since this home is three hundred years old you can imagine the stairs. Steep and uneven but what a small price to pay for such an experience!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some pictures of our room. It was very small but we had a beautiful terrace just outside of it.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATql7vEj2MyMzLaS99Tqpe54fFPKBqb6YXAZUMbMz8pYhWfaA9ZgO1XzV5r1zOnHAqSwQstSPqcNRV2ogxrXUcv0P9Hj6iKfxbTWnACbWOYvUZyh2E5xyXzmeWx7wOmal0wlwrxljTP_iwTMChf0HpLWznGUbqIFqK3FfDz7rv4-RAkyMmCy_3Kkb40lR/s4032/BC031752-A750-4E2C-994E-43949235265F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATql7vEj2MyMzLaS99Tqpe54fFPKBqb6YXAZUMbMz8pYhWfaA9ZgO1XzV5r1zOnHAqSwQstSPqcNRV2ogxrXUcv0P9Hj6iKfxbTWnACbWOYvUZyh2E5xyXzmeWx7wOmal0wlwrxljTP_iwTMChf0HpLWznGUbqIFqK3FfDz7rv4-RAkyMmCy_3Kkb40lR/s320/BC031752-A750-4E2C-994E-43949235265F.heic" width="240" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnp-EEhO2ycFphZmu3n_BMekfBv1MrY0K6EKphIFG8DqMn9Gg_pgF86d6ONMuPAAEXBCw4KUNsquLTa4hHAIjTHDAfnuCzE9ii1bPhSQ0g0cXw3kk_SgT819NbraJKth4OwAsRMU2A_AORnqLmJVGAmLm7AXbWBIyFR-lB7BfWRBM9d85kQd-h1dI-omT/s4032/EBFB5E22-F149-48F6-9ED5-F1FB7EA0B08A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnp-EEhO2ycFphZmu3n_BMekfBv1MrY0K6EKphIFG8DqMn9Gg_pgF86d6ONMuPAAEXBCw4KUNsquLTa4hHAIjTHDAfnuCzE9ii1bPhSQ0g0cXw3kk_SgT819NbraJKth4OwAsRMU2A_AORnqLmJVGAmLm7AXbWBIyFR-lB7BfWRBM9d85kQd-h1dI-omT/s320/EBFB5E22-F149-48F6-9ED5-F1FB7EA0B08A.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfjIPWNlqGGaIs-fuNCoQk3grhs3M19mn405etLovUNYSK7-EXLK8aaElGb97xWKnER547VOxYEFXbLy-wT_ZKJGIxKOWBuFgh62SHlUiMpRmHpbuiIxpGKYvM3w8CuDUPXwzFm1-ugaCZIEMmQ_0aJ9opcZ8RhktrwhKlI7NW0Oq7so_y3nMHKCN2qdb/s4032/7A962023-FD23-4FD5-9927-C9D3493C1C20.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfjIPWNlqGGaIs-fuNCoQk3grhs3M19mn405etLovUNYSK7-EXLK8aaElGb97xWKnER547VOxYEFXbLy-wT_ZKJGIxKOWBuFgh62SHlUiMpRmHpbuiIxpGKYvM3w8CuDUPXwzFm1-ugaCZIEMmQ_0aJ9opcZ8RhktrwhKlI7NW0Oq7so_y3nMHKCN2qdb/s320/7A962023-FD23-4FD5-9927-C9D3493C1C20.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br />After getting settled we were ready for some dinner. Kajasha recommended a place just right around the corner from our hotel. It was called the Macondo restaurant and while not very cheap had really good food. Plus, we were able to eat up on the terrace which had amazing views of the Kazbah. While taking pictures of the views the call for the Muslim late afternoon prayer started up. All of the mosques around the area started broadcasting out of their loudspeakers. It was really cool! We were on such a high and just kept feeling like we needed to pinch ourselves to be experiencing this!</div><div><br /></div><div>Our food came to the table and looked os good and actually tasted so good! I didn't have any olives, though. No thank you!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoX-k4OFq3hoKT2JRfujZdRzVV-sX8iCAccj_kd-P7DQyB0gSmrdcGxdOxamt3e6GoCrfQYrKQaeHJEzSIVltoTkGfZIA0o6veddysOCM1Gp6204cm_5WQlSp7OCNkmH07zCex5V_K-tSl-rtPo8lQWlB7Glk8gO29EsgLILpqkKwtOGMpBBOhl9yeEAE/s4032/6B44C919-DF05-44FB-8D31-D12C27F3AB77.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoX-k4OFq3hoKT2JRfujZdRzVV-sX8iCAccj_kd-P7DQyB0gSmrdcGxdOxamt3e6GoCrfQYrKQaeHJEzSIVltoTkGfZIA0o6veddysOCM1Gp6204cm_5WQlSp7OCNkmH07zCex5V_K-tSl-rtPo8lQWlB7Glk8gO29EsgLILpqkKwtOGMpBBOhl9yeEAE/s320/6B44C919-DF05-44FB-8D31-D12C27F3AB77.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxagYTFsF2FLFba8KPzIBXhTui6WBprkisLrTo4rRXmgzW0GhccI_MXWCNfSzDyjfue-hg0bZ0d9m1A1WcljEYYrpVsrgfGssvUo9F2lwf8SGKtZwgSTBW1jzYCVu71d4aSXxh5nSy2sSSWwxbBmTNKD8AX6pYJT8Qkr2BxVF25_JBykkBQLCg2BhrtyY/s4032/6E80EB00-B43B-4BA8-B6A9-5CF550E6B785.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was such a cultural experience. Morocco is 95% Muslim so all of the women had their heads and bodies covered. There were many men wearing traditional Muslims robes and hats. There were lots of souks (shops) with many sellers selling their wares. The air was filled with spice and bread. People were milling about everywhere and we just loved being there. We stopped at a couple of shops and bought some souvenirs. We found a bakery overlooking with interesting looking desserts and had to stop to get a birthday goody to share. What a fun evening. Next we had to hike back the HUGE hill to the Kazbah gates. By the time we got back to the Old Town, the alleys to our hotel were deserted and we had a quiet walk back. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick enjoying his birthday treat. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwCLf_Tnc2TLM3_pvmH7uc4ptZ5NEkWae1ev2OLhs5bbKyb8w5VPtbujeEEIHlCvZumVK-rZ7cVw40maIWgDUrZ3a-zqzZfFP5aA6f6ZZUSJbfvisOBi9KF3tEeDeFubKkrJWVqeW8FURjphX56tE42z-eyTMH1Zo-yfimWioP2kqWPOg4sSnLugSsDS8/s4032/927467E2-51F6-4604-A147-FE8A45EEF6AC.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwCLf_Tnc2TLM3_pvmH7uc4ptZ5NEkWae1ev2OLhs5bbKyb8w5VPtbujeEEIHlCvZumVK-rZ7cVw40maIWgDUrZ3a-zqzZfFP5aA6f6ZZUSJbfvisOBi9KF3tEeDeFubKkrJWVqeW8FURjphX56tE42z-eyTMH1Zo-yfimWioP2kqWPOg4sSnLugSsDS8/s320/927467E2-51F6-4604-A147-FE8A45EEF6AC.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next morning we were served a fantastic breakfast spread from Kajasha.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was eggs, yogurt, pastries, cake and juice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was all served in a cute little nook off of the front room.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGdfbAbr1qr3dIBHTxj1BC_fgrkrOT6qLDHb6l7uFVY68gmMoss0oC13LkrDmEjXczd4ydKPu5SZgnRg6M2yvygcfy91hfjrnU7rbrzORZ5khGw62086jh1Xpid7WxCPCPHZjBG5obEOuJ9vRqmWjuLaYmaEg_O96pIW5ajhzeuYonn0rUBlIuyQQSdsn/s4032/4CD59BBD-98B5-4E5A-8702-E643B7B48020.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGdfbAbr1qr3dIBHTxj1BC_fgrkrOT6qLDHb6l7uFVY68gmMoss0oC13LkrDmEjXczd4ydKPu5SZgnRg6M2yvygcfy91hfjrnU7rbrzORZ5khGw62086jh1Xpid7WxCPCPHZjBG5obEOuJ9vRqmWjuLaYmaEg_O96pIW5ajhzeuYonn0rUBlIuyQQSdsn/s320/4CD59BBD-98B5-4E5A-8702-E643B7B48020.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These sugar cubes were served in this cool container.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaS7vkjYv-0Iv-7-hLPXOCX4m3o_LzgrvSIdo7f8fDsevyLHW0lKxYg59kShRi-LTlMQkPnaaYthIWp6fGAaCy5je8lQXyVUiMfm-I0tz83-Kc7pguUezqSc_D2YBUOH4GlCqAxawGK1QDl8rcOEnswgrj615TlDefS8bBmWtKs1GfeAU9ospptDuBN4f4/s4032/6EF34479-C8AE-4BE3-988C-CE091103F0F4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaS7vkjYv-0Iv-7-hLPXOCX4m3o_LzgrvSIdo7f8fDsevyLHW0lKxYg59kShRi-LTlMQkPnaaYthIWp6fGAaCy5je8lQXyVUiMfm-I0tz83-Kc7pguUezqSc_D2YBUOH4GlCqAxawGK1QDl8rcOEnswgrj615TlDefS8bBmWtKs1GfeAU9ospptDuBN4f4/s320/6EF34479-C8AE-4BE3-988C-CE091103F0F4.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Same with the salt and pepper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These little clay containers are found all over in the little shops.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaory6ai_x4XQF8IObmgVDi_94YDTOYQqpVUlTQPVkuVnuGFpltSdceJ5e551GPs7gHlXSiqEe2iAAWBYnKuEoGG044znGJR_hJfPDXN2ocSKzfCFCS-fqj1SlpNVP0wUn7IHIxrOWJqqHF2LIHHX5lhc58E4tad8dwTpgeADV4_O92Z5lZcM63ni3aU1P/s4032/62E60563-C1E7-4EA4-8762-C93077BB7DA6.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaory6ai_x4XQF8IObmgVDi_94YDTOYQqpVUlTQPVkuVnuGFpltSdceJ5e551GPs7gHlXSiqEe2iAAWBYnKuEoGG044znGJR_hJfPDXN2ocSKzfCFCS-fqj1SlpNVP0wUn7IHIxrOWJqqHF2LIHHX5lhc58E4tad8dwTpgeADV4_O92Z5lZcM63ni3aU1P/s320/62E60563-C1E7-4EA4-8762-C93077BB7DA6.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This fountain of flowers gets changed each morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so pretty.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitoo_3RlawSFJIDLPCI4MgF7hrnTBDT5WSgTm6Mogx6I4NtPGSb32wFZGs2-QYVZdrYPyzYedJxVwAzTvbhlnZbmdwQiEyGSA3Ltx4qHqN7XSghJ6qKs-NLayL1WJEbHvQGqhq4WNK_hV0boueW79V7oWwzunzQA_vfDPMGZK3OvDV1YFUR83i8saJ5n8/s4032/D61588C6-5869-4FE1-A07D-C9670E15EDC6.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitoo_3RlawSFJIDLPCI4MgF7hrnTBDT5WSgTm6Mogx6I4NtPGSb32wFZGs2-QYVZdrYPyzYedJxVwAzTvbhlnZbmdwQiEyGSA3Ltx4qHqN7XSghJ6qKs-NLayL1WJEbHvQGqhq4WNK_hV0boueW79V7oWwzunzQA_vfDPMGZK3OvDV1YFUR83i8saJ5n8/s320/D61588C6-5869-4FE1-A07D-C9670E15EDC6.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>We had a fun time walking around the old town and exploring. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Muhammed. We happened upon his small painting shop in the old town and ended up buying one of his watercolors. </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDifeHvb6p4xY_pISwmjFcv9rFgv1UzZpIN86wymLOhcVXXZHPQsxnox_Nt_lMArhSza41Wp0fDnHcpZP5swWXtGBSV7U-pUH0RpZWYguOb1zuoL5luiTsNQaLD88weQ2JwpXJxB8jeSUODEcFxfzZLKi5sZb0VH-bvQFbhGhXut7Fdj_4CrajhzRZvGL/s4032/7A73A24C-2D43-4770-92D9-B1DD6909ECB7.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDifeHvb6p4xY_pISwmjFcv9rFgv1UzZpIN86wymLOhcVXXZHPQsxnox_Nt_lMArhSza41Wp0fDnHcpZP5swWXtGBSV7U-pUH0RpZWYguOb1zuoL5luiTsNQaLD88weQ2JwpXJxB8jeSUODEcFxfzZLKi5sZb0VH-bvQFbhGhXut7Fdj_4CrajhzRZvGL/s320/7A73A24C-2D43-4770-92D9-B1DD6909ECB7.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We then did a little more exploring only to end up back at his place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Kasbah is filled with little alleys and twists and turns. It's easy to get turned around and lost.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOnffoSP5I4a7j75hyphenhyphenWYb8SBz8B2gvuW0bgl3dwUGaV6xYloHqVRPDKjOevHwnW0QQpiAINPBQ6qpvOf_SY0uAfFT1rLlGeexeqJ7aeC-oNrBXHTwvWPevYardGX-3EBoGxQ5nIaoHb8yaZubB4-WIlspv2y7zRoqvtIhdICt0RJz3SgyCdV_ZuBjgt6f/s4032/9F456034-E3D6-451D-ABB6-3EC5E2639D66.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOnffoSP5I4a7j75hyphenhyphenWYb8SBz8B2gvuW0bgl3dwUGaV6xYloHqVRPDKjOevHwnW0QQpiAINPBQ6qpvOf_SY0uAfFT1rLlGeexeqJ7aeC-oNrBXHTwvWPevYardGX-3EBoGxQ5nIaoHb8yaZubB4-WIlspv2y7zRoqvtIhdICt0RJz3SgyCdV_ZuBjgt6f/s320/9F456034-E3D6-451D-ABB6-3EC5E2639D66.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8IANk4c-dG1dSkWBwT_RoeH-1l9DnkIo_v3L3By6SIWOOHECO_z-nwvepWbTbItp6rvQglKAnklVaeq6CriMj6zmUsaWFhaoghjBFawhTrNczUA-5PUD6Zdj4w8VV50411qbvdkJJ5tFIIW_B8J68OVHryGCMyUo3SOAucwgwHx4t751PdUY60uDbpn6/s4032/9355F000-3C5A-48B3-9CFE-08BD99C19FE0.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8IANk4c-dG1dSkWBwT_RoeH-1l9DnkIo_v3L3By6SIWOOHECO_z-nwvepWbTbItp6rvQglKAnklVaeq6CriMj6zmUsaWFhaoghjBFawhTrNczUA-5PUD6Zdj4w8VV50411qbvdkJJ5tFIIW_B8J68OVHryGCMyUo3SOAucwgwHx4t751PdUY60uDbpn6/s320/9355F000-3C5A-48B3-9CFE-08BD99C19FE0.heic" width="240" /></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/AVvXsEiO3ZLxJNXg_euamCpsfhzBzNjxNBqAZyaBz9DdeKE44-mNzN4FXInhbHYuJwJkd5sNhtNAFY2XXgXEj1_7Y-jjXX7_I0vYEHYMif1MBjxV3vIU50P6A_dQUL-FOP8wETJ0hJsNcVdpvFG5bEqlF56OgTistWoxGkL-vQSjbnKTBd2GFbRrlconb3YwU5ic/s4032/A2DD367A-16C3-4130-9C32-8C8A3BD7591C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3ZLxJNXg_euamCpsfhzBzNjxNBqAZyaBz9DdeKE44-mNzN4FXInhbHYuJwJkd5sNhtNAFY2XXgXEj1_7Y-jjXX7_I0vYEHYMif1MBjxV3vIU50P6A_dQUL-FOP8wETJ0hJsNcVdpvFG5bEqlF56OgTistWoxGkL-vQSjbnKTBd2GFbRrlconb3YwU5ic/s320/A2DD367A-16C3-4130-9C32-8C8A3BD7591C.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After we found ourselves back at Mohammad's shop he could tell that we were lost and gave this </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> little boy (named Immaran) a coin to take us back to the entrance of the Kasbah.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made it!</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUswRHNo3XAHeANHMSOxAWh0guDFOFg0-ykBZmxlP7jeXFTBZjJrmTDeMYlRibjrpCGhYJ71qqmetcbaQcQNPGGOcF6YGYfJ5b9ThCZgpOF3h-rXI9mk-nXRFcPokhSiXpTQbWq94D-kCAlf-o5Jra4RZSKaE3dU9gVvGchXvyyJMnn1KbfeUwr9tMg1Bx/s2532/16AA3FCA-29EC-4B52-BEE7-A5ADEEDD04C4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUswRHNo3XAHeANHMSOxAWh0guDFOFg0-ykBZmxlP7jeXFTBZjJrmTDeMYlRibjrpCGhYJ71qqmetcbaQcQNPGGOcF6YGYfJ5b9ThCZgpOF3h-rXI9mk-nXRFcPokhSiXpTQbWq94D-kCAlf-o5Jra4RZSKaE3dU9gVvGchXvyyJMnn1KbfeUwr9tMg1Bx/s320/16AA3FCA-29EC-4B52-BEE7-A5ADEEDD04C4.png" width="148" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div>Next we did more sightseeing of the Medina and completely enjoyed immersing ourselves into the culture and watching everything going on around us! 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They had been to this restaurant many times and really liked it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Ghaish (pronounced Ryeesh, rolling the R, of course!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was delightful. </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/AVvXsEhOdinhCM8Ptwjg8NpJNrTWeekEw9n-UgNqRxqeq2KYJW5daSVIrc7mGJlfmMspHC2kPE-EGtKq3N7W-MOvkRHeoiZEJ6WDWIgO8YCD-zMixbce3bS8ju7Cq1WM4qF6xjasEvfcsHqaDTMTeNvXZnbO_AhbkqTh2QgpGagMYP5PiLK9hJnqt_3USeMThN47/s4032/12B72562-822A-4CD1-ABE7-7829BDB77CB4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdinhCM8Ptwjg8NpJNrTWeekEw9n-UgNqRxqeq2KYJW5daSVIrc7mGJlfmMspHC2kPE-EGtKq3N7W-MOvkRHeoiZEJ6WDWIgO8YCD-zMixbce3bS8ju7Cq1WM4qF6xjasEvfcsHqaDTMTeNvXZnbO_AhbkqTh2QgpGagMYP5PiLK9hJnqt_3USeMThN47/s320/12B72562-822A-4CD1-ABE7-7829BDB77CB4.heic" width="320" /></a></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;">For our lunch we ordered the falafel which came heart shaped:) as well as the Chicken Chawarma.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was very filling.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAhVgD4DpoUbXlij5_ic5LhfYeGXs0vJNrsUfzkdlsoVVbs4WNforUSvqSDlSe2ji3asYvJHby5jE8NYAJ528E1PEF7k32RFKdkrTb2jJCbe1kUy1j39KRUSQGlUBK8Lgh9O8EyesOVQLIxswuV_g8kTZAAO-NTROfBEcO0Vcp6Zn44pzpq8foPt7ybJj/s4032/95FB023E-2555-4452-A628-D81A5CAFD34F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAhVgD4DpoUbXlij5_ic5LhfYeGXs0vJNrsUfzkdlsoVVbs4WNforUSvqSDlSe2ji3asYvJHby5jE8NYAJ528E1PEF7k32RFKdkrTb2jJCbe1kUy1j39KRUSQGlUBK8Lgh9O8EyesOVQLIxswuV_g8kTZAAO-NTROfBEcO0Vcp6Zn44pzpq8foPt7ybJj/s320/95FB023E-2555-4452-A628-D81A5CAFD34F.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div>In the afternoon we met up with Jamal (another driver) at the grand Socco (because Moustaffa was busy). </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgRZl44ATBN-s2blxNdzpN_N8uu90mGsJUJwiLs3Yx4qFtqHY2TZiTvZ5LpsPISlWZVh2PrVnuXexrBYYeR7aL5zvJzKHtINI3E4Pm67xKENCrDOyOJb_nNyNotgZMIR3uZsUvz4O0LFi_Ytk23-jrSWPKPI0zaJc2OPcVe_uFpPWL4HtHw0OI_tpuGRP/s4032/2D1D7DF7-9085-4623-BC0A-9208F50EF599.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgRZl44ATBN-s2blxNdzpN_N8uu90mGsJUJwiLs3Yx4qFtqHY2TZiTvZ5LpsPISlWZVh2PrVnuXexrBYYeR7aL5zvJzKHtINI3E4Pm67xKENCrDOyOJb_nNyNotgZMIR3uZsUvz4O0LFi_Ytk23-jrSWPKPI0zaJc2OPcVe_uFpPWL4HtHw0OI_tpuGRP/s320/2D1D7DF7-9085-4623-BC0A-9208F50EF599.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Rick waited for me and was able to do some work on his phone. The massage was just ok. But an ok massage is better than no massage, right?</div><div><br /></div><div><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>This is the only picture I have of the experience:)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKEBq0TY9eIws0t0vgzRdBl2dplHcrfukrENU5cQCJxmofkAur93WsQ-PT4-PEfEXYun2QOhIR1SPhixtwh1_PPxPJs8bm8p6ghTmpkhXkvDbSay4IVmhnOsTQtMkAJddnaIeRXesU1xj_NStz81j8SVInBN84ruNzbFxu_tCpvQ-NQ3jodDp-mo1iIb5/s4032/0D9B8C31-344E-44E5-A44E-54C72EE7161E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKEBq0TY9eIws0t0vgzRdBl2dplHcrfukrENU5cQCJxmofkAur93WsQ-PT4-PEfEXYun2QOhIR1SPhixtwh1_PPxPJs8bm8p6ghTmpkhXkvDbSay4IVmhnOsTQtMkAJddnaIeRXesU1xj_NStz81j8SVInBN84ruNzbFxu_tCpvQ-NQ3jodDp-mo1iIb5/s320/0D9B8C31-344E-44E5-A44E-54C72EE7161E.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Afterwards, Jamal brought us back to the gate of the Kazbah and we enjoyed some down time for the rest of the afternoon. <div><br /></div><div>Here are some more detail pics of the hotel. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That night we walked back down to the Syrian restaurant and had dinner there. Ghaish was really busy so we didn't have much time to chat with him again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had the meat and rice special. It was a huge amount of food and we each left half of our plates full.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That was the end of our night:)</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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-72120093819179699512023-10-22T10:47:00.002-07:002023-10-22T13:07:57.139-07:00GIBRALTAR AND MARBELLA<p>On Saturday we drove an hour south to the Rock of Gibraltar. Gibraltar is owned by the UK so we had to pass through the "frontier" aka border to get into English territory. It went very smoothly. We just drove up and showed our passports. The rock itself is a huge mountain (1,397 ft high) surrounded by flat land...and ocean. It has been a well known piece of land over the centuries. It is a strategic place to have a stronghold in any conflict. The Allies had it in WWII and even General MacArthur came here to oversee plans for battles.</p><p>There are thirty miles of tunnels and fortifications carved into of the rock. It even had a hospital. </p><p>Naturally, it also has a beautiful cave with cave stuff! Haha! You know, stalagmites and stalactites and such? Anyhow, it was cool to see. This picture is on our drive up to it.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZZp63Pcc6_IshkcSsPvHgl6PNqf5YbXgwGqOeW3KLNgTzwrNNNIBmU1u_ZPiu_9CZGfisWPZBqzQnQg8-v82OptB6B5S49vRAP3SE729Yu53upZkICj8mVtqBW4JeamemssMrGYpchQPyLemGrQtawyLJ8LKboWqR2_yH0XFtviAHNmyCpY5Ow4yM8Q5/s4032/4F77D511-B300-4037-87E4-8E4FC1702C7B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZZp63Pcc6_IshkcSsPvHgl6PNqf5YbXgwGqOeW3KLNgTzwrNNNIBmU1u_ZPiu_9CZGfisWPZBqzQnQg8-v82OptB6B5S49vRAP3SE729Yu53upZkICj8mVtqBW4JeamemssMrGYpchQPyLemGrQtawyLJ8LKboWqR2_yH0XFtviAHNmyCpY5Ow4yM8Q5/s320/4F77D511-B300-4037-87E4-8E4FC1702C7B.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Our E-bike tour was led by a man named Dave. He loved to talk so we learned a lot about the history of the rock. He knew a lot about the military information because he worked for the RAF for twenty years. He retired from the Air Force and now he and his family live full time in Gibraltar. </p><p>The first part of our tour brought us to this point. It is a picture of Gibraltar's Airport runway. It is used for military and civilian airplanes. This is the only place in the world that people are allowed to walk on a commercial runway. When the traffic arms come down the pedestrian and bike traffic stops, and a street sweeper comes out to clean the runway. Shortly thereafter as we looked into the distance we could see a big plane coming in for landing. We were lucky enough to see two jets come in just after we crossed over. One was a huge British Airways passenger jet. I cannot remember what the other was.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_Fl3S96pu9HQgcPWbyq5zUqwQaQecbmQvJ-M8rArP70AXaAoMifsLdi9LUc9K6uQivWb5AI8ipSd5aDfunzXCYfeAFEildeFYvGQoqBff8lHCXM58hcZ21_rPmC9QHjQuQwLUQz7I1WYA7Z4OP9QsK9SLjz4hqYxeidzI5DLu8JumQSEQgTyM8AbmNxi/s4032/D93EB262-9B51-4931-A4B6-2FFF4809037F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_Fl3S96pu9HQgcPWbyq5zUqwQaQecbmQvJ-M8rArP70AXaAoMifsLdi9LUc9K6uQivWb5AI8ipSd5aDfunzXCYfeAFEildeFYvGQoqBff8lHCXM58hcZ21_rPmC9QHjQuQwLUQz7I1WYA7Z4OP9QsK9SLjz4hqYxeidzI5DLu8JumQSEQgTyM8AbmNxi/s320/D93EB262-9B51-4931-A4B6-2FFF4809037F.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /> One of our first stops was at this working lighthouse. Right across from it was a park filled with kids playing either soccer or rugby. I couldn't tell which. 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We had a nice view of the North African coastline and lower Gibraltar with it's port. We could see all the way across the bay to Algeciras.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I was so glad that we had E-bikes on this tour but even still it was a lot of work! Many people were riding regular bikes up! There are some serious bike riders in this world!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This was the cave portion. We took about fifteen minutes to walk through the cave. They also had a light show going on in the cave. Pretty neat!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zjfZBiWVOZQHIx7mZcNexuO_svj1MwOmCUlghoHxhcVqfxGRFC93TAoPHVrCleAtweBpWdZfwpjhz2BLN5ir07Hg5G4DBwMBe38J22yxys6nOB8XBz81yM1SsSobHtSiTsIIl-qgv_sUeBjIXVxcXiGXTfJtwIyMMJ1Ut823TL8ZNXyfidf8YHQ1VRXb/s4032/D3EE6865-380F-4FBF-AEF7-2C86059D3291.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zjfZBiWVOZQHIx7mZcNexuO_svj1MwOmCUlghoHxhcVqfxGRFC93TAoPHVrCleAtweBpWdZfwpjhz2BLN5ir07Hg5G4DBwMBe38J22yxys6nOB8XBz81yM1SsSobHtSiTsIIl-qgv_sUeBjIXVxcXiGXTfJtwIyMMJ1Ut823TL8ZNXyfidf8YHQ1VRXb/s320/D3EE6865-380F-4FBF-AEF7-2C86059D3291.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QwnBugfGVx-MNuQsu035uQniNpF2I6NYDvb2u9mBZvYK0exStrtTgKpKvqeNyMOBYlV9ZiTKSlPGOX7kiXfGaHUcrx-D3sJwhVNWAGBKdcuMYlLvn8SjkKSMZ5G7L8WVRxUOwzh2D17ePUtJEm-qB7tjdYduXoofkYntwxvlAKc6eqEddnAfEGrUag9J/s3088/776AF481-532E-4881-87D7-5B08CB38E820.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QwnBugfGVx-MNuQsu035uQniNpF2I6NYDvb2u9mBZvYK0exStrtTgKpKvqeNyMOBYlV9ZiTKSlPGOX7kiXfGaHUcrx-D3sJwhVNWAGBKdcuMYlLvn8SjkKSMZ5G7L8WVRxUOwzh2D17ePUtJEm-qB7tjdYduXoofkYntwxvlAKc6eqEddnAfEGrUag9J/s320/776AF481-532E-4881-87D7-5B08CB38E820.heic" width="240" /></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/AVvXsEgOCL9pmQ8_ps0ROje_R09Ryu-jUc96aDfbFSLqTx0JsaCOn_k1D2ACl3E0t3yFwFN4437_71uMlUlNLSajEPa0AZp_MGfcdCHtFcNuVIiS5oWwCvZk9N7ZOyS-X0wyX7vzXH3Hu0qm_JJGmr_X_Zp1-Ycm0IhOzKaDvaeTESO-x7_2trYlKxWybXylc4ao/s4032/AC07CADC-BDB8-4E1B-84C8-96EB1CAC2B0E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCL9pmQ8_ps0ROje_R09Ryu-jUc96aDfbFSLqTx0JsaCOn_k1D2ACl3E0t3yFwFN4437_71uMlUlNLSajEPa0AZp_MGfcdCHtFcNuVIiS5oWwCvZk9N7ZOyS-X0wyX7vzXH3Hu0qm_JJGmr_X_Zp1-Ycm0IhOzKaDvaeTESO-x7_2trYlKxWybXylc4ao/s320/AC07CADC-BDB8-4E1B-84C8-96EB1CAC2B0E.heic" width="240" /></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/AVvXsEjvOHj6_Y4FyvuwicbKwO2JpEyl-Y-aEGCnmUYqv0LktSaH-8v6QuZqu9YbIx8ozm0PKB01tzGZxKBR5cWffivTxC1tdcUFaZMJ8EY2lMm4kc5XBWznNljA-bPVhz9Cxwjz4e1SdgnkVlZbjrnAy7eDZU9Y1NvBV67UGg-UI1eJy-tFPV2k2nxYApTGVlHq/s4032/AFE6DCEB-E137-4828-92FB-4104789BBAFB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOHj6_Y4FyvuwicbKwO2JpEyl-Y-aEGCnmUYqv0LktSaH-8v6QuZqu9YbIx8ozm0PKB01tzGZxKBR5cWffivTxC1tdcUFaZMJ8EY2lMm4kc5XBWznNljA-bPVhz9Cxwjz4e1SdgnkVlZbjrnAy7eDZU9Y1NvBV67UGg-UI1eJy-tFPV2k2nxYApTGVlHq/s320/AFE6DCEB-E137-4828-92FB-4104789BBAFB.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a couple of intense hills we made it to the top! What amazing, glorious views!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRV1jMZAH1rtVN9QpBEzPg3eDBcUwVn16PrzskOvAfSnCKrGLCOjJ49-HLJEs8pl4hI4dUW3K03u2hXOMF1YicV8lLPySm8fyEjQrC39yRpEZlhY4RTKoIe2LMd6SE6YHn2K8XBhUd-oX9l2Y-de1LcdAEEaQQ-ujhxxdub_ju8ilgiKHmxf7jp5d-7PK/s3088/2C104642-9082-49BF-80ED-4CD09C0B30A0.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRV1jMZAH1rtVN9QpBEzPg3eDBcUwVn16PrzskOvAfSnCKrGLCOjJ49-HLJEs8pl4hI4dUW3K03u2hXOMF1YicV8lLPySm8fyEjQrC39yRpEZlhY4RTKoIe2LMd6SE6YHn2K8XBhUd-oX9l2Y-de1LcdAEEaQQ-ujhxxdub_ju8ilgiKHmxf7jp5d-7PK/s320/2C104642-9082-49BF-80ED-4CD09C0B30A0.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qRhA70BDULWbgJ-VHU3rurKMB-dtU_SxnHD18sIwuCavRGze0ar1WtBlc75cAGqbJ4dmGuyn2w4uCQbCPWGjVwMrx17HKZc3k6LnQCIXzp1dPUCK44ehkBuALK5k3iE2RGnAz3wAK7y3YMGL5rczH8ptd8xifBr1VLmodUoMakJ9f1YK1TDy9BStHM1G/s4032/9EB909D4-4647-436F-B3AC-179685F22BC8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qRhA70BDULWbgJ-VHU3rurKMB-dtU_SxnHD18sIwuCavRGze0ar1WtBlc75cAGqbJ4dmGuyn2w4uCQbCPWGjVwMrx17HKZc3k6LnQCIXzp1dPUCK44ehkBuALK5k3iE2RGnAz3wAK7y3YMGL5rczH8ptd8xifBr1VLmodUoMakJ9f1YK1TDy9BStHM1G/s320/9EB909D4-4647-436F-B3AC-179685F22BC8.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our way up we had ridden past this beach. This shows how high up we rode!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKChyIe9qphD9P-JwOEEv2caV9TlF18_rr_SE86zmqorLeDq6X96_Vn0HIm6M5iTZFODzyV9-NUZx8C90ECddc9Cv7q_M9TNsRvZ4WLrt6FPIeA4og9G4Vzl93DMVVei-eC9VwD0sc3neycY91HJer5RdyZbe0B4d6eOF7dFpHxash_AHOrvE9kAr3H9wC/s4032/06791317-F2AB-4F76-9126-ACBA4A6AA2D3.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKChyIe9qphD9P-JwOEEv2caV9TlF18_rr_SE86zmqorLeDq6X96_Vn0HIm6M5iTZFODzyV9-NUZx8C90ECddc9Cv7q_M9TNsRvZ4WLrt6FPIeA4og9G4Vzl93DMVVei-eC9VwD0sc3neycY91HJer5RdyZbe0B4d6eOF7dFpHxash_AHOrvE9kAr3H9wC/s320/06791317-F2AB-4F76-9126-ACBA4A6AA2D3.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCX3UKdsTGv0Uc2T1uhroxLA3BoL96wkFzWuj7LwZfGC5OksAXZVx0hnbVvAXCBtnXTLGYOX1Aetgrqdpts5bbQ7Ukn-fkMcsNRfAd2VJHX_8lo_ArCCmHM0LUcQSQ54XV9pa9phPIAWqQmFDNZMSVvR0vKgyZuDxnHcM3DxYJwnthvIRw79F-zQzy34e1/s4032/EFF9856F-0558-476E-9367-2DCE6661AB27.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCX3UKdsTGv0Uc2T1uhroxLA3BoL96wkFzWuj7LwZfGC5OksAXZVx0hnbVvAXCBtnXTLGYOX1Aetgrqdpts5bbQ7Ukn-fkMcsNRfAd2VJHX_8lo_ArCCmHM0LUcQSQ54XV9pa9phPIAWqQmFDNZMSVvR0vKgyZuDxnHcM3DxYJwnthvIRw79F-zQzy34e1/s320/EFF9856F-0558-476E-9367-2DCE6661AB27.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Skywalker deck allowed us to walk out on a clear deck to look down over the cliff.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qa2Szy9YgDrGv-4a5JguK6OEaRtGIrSwvNTnxJ1Ouv5UwlURh7xHgLSExfvK5i-vqORssT7aEUYNC1W5bCaAOJ-anUbTAl3hLpUCCkVmGuIoIODF_vPt_9yNdwRY3q4jf23whgkc91qJetQSAAGR-hItu568EEEllQ8mVeVrX0qZp4bxE1EuGofTUFM5/s4032/C83637E1-9C73-4DA2-9494-F419C48BA79D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qa2Szy9YgDrGv-4a5JguK6OEaRtGIrSwvNTnxJ1Ouv5UwlURh7xHgLSExfvK5i-vqORssT7aEUYNC1W5bCaAOJ-anUbTAl3hLpUCCkVmGuIoIODF_vPt_9yNdwRY3q4jf23whgkc91qJetQSAAGR-hItu568EEEllQ8mVeVrX0qZp4bxE1EuGofTUFM5/s320/C83637E1-9C73-4DA2-9494-F419C48BA79D.heic" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coming down was a hoot! So glad that the brakes were working because they were used ALL the way down!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the Moorish Castle we passed on our way back down.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtfmpQs_m3yjZJJMJ9EURDR9eD2pVuHYjKbSzuH8YiJ0tWz8VC8Dcjm_O-AK8gam3AeowoNe7JfGX6Rw7LrxGOYm1vpErabYPJ8MhvTtPi21_mOEJ2CNNvVLf-Pe1ZtAjUeTql5m3fasl254XakPw016wKtUCv_uXhhjsVknud1MqIed1E0TFOsOO89EF/s4032/83271462-28C1-4F6C-A5C3-B685582C56ED.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtfmpQs_m3yjZJJMJ9EURDR9eD2pVuHYjKbSzuH8YiJ0tWz8VC8Dcjm_O-AK8gam3AeowoNe7JfGX6Rw7LrxGOYm1vpErabYPJ8MhvTtPi21_mOEJ2CNNvVLf-Pe1ZtAjUeTql5m3fasl254XakPw016wKtUCv_uXhhjsVknud1MqIed1E0TFOsOO89EF/s320/83271462-28C1-4F6C-A5C3-B685582C56ED.heic" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div> Here is a picture of us at the end of our ride posing with Dave.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdCHMCcwpPeeXf57n4tNaYTucNt1x-r0z94ilXlOHI8HI2vuv4IPZaUJW5dv4WOsRFRJ6TEkY77hwPa_EC6RdAVElHyrI_8y87q9H8P6lvkPFXb8pmYjh9Gl65erhfdErtU6EXjUBP315gnHSuWV6N5lcxoyJZLmm_MNM0ZLhpMI2TH6qTYuiqP4svPMQ/s4032/6ED4FFA1-A536-45A1-B971-A410132CAA29.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdCHMCcwpPeeXf57n4tNaYTucNt1x-r0z94ilXlOHI8HI2vuv4IPZaUJW5dv4WOsRFRJ6TEkY77hwPa_EC6RdAVElHyrI_8y87q9H8P6lvkPFXb8pmYjh9Gl65erhfdErtU6EXjUBP315gnHSuWV6N5lcxoyJZLmm_MNM0ZLhpMI2TH6qTYuiqP4svPMQ/s320/6ED4FFA1-A536-45A1-B971-A410132CAA29.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br />He had given us a recommendation to eat at the Rendezvous restaurant. It was quite a walk from where we left our bikes but we surely enjoyed our meal.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHpwwmjs9f7shQgNMps3imE63N0kOxIXRoPe_eFV8JpZKXxjYH_36eZcH4QEe53wZZr-QRfgbXmjVkN4MpfNFgI3h7IuzI4jg653vXdUfSAtGcYLzCdkmKSN1aJWbdvCtDq1LS_7rPWnsRq68IeS5Z_BPNn1seKf_6vDRzgorBW4jEqFfuz5eJh_Q7Yrh/s4032/6CEF79CC-EA27-455E-AB9B-24427A60FC41.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHpwwmjs9f7shQgNMps3imE63N0kOxIXRoPe_eFV8JpZKXxjYH_36eZcH4QEe53wZZr-QRfgbXmjVkN4MpfNFgI3h7IuzI4jg653vXdUfSAtGcYLzCdkmKSN1aJWbdvCtDq1LS_7rPWnsRq68IeS5Z_BPNn1seKf_6vDRzgorBW4jEqFfuz5eJh_Q7Yrh/s320/6CEF79CC-EA27-455E-AB9B-24427A60FC41.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfJz-lqXvUHqfWx-f6HwnMoFGnWhKcdRImdNCW28ecgokMws3YIJHLdeEMvRYG8yEps9IqT9YQpupjGlA_gXM88oAg3VRNHyRYWeZRldOGOPpJF80pkdp0u5c6sm0PPQbovIXW6sv_s0MjKu6f9bjMJvsx_Mx99SaQNPmtyY0D8u5Q_G0sCK6zgGuiJ7X/s3088/7946BCF2-52DF-4598-8DF9-350C73253C3F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfJz-lqXvUHqfWx-f6HwnMoFGnWhKcdRImdNCW28ecgokMws3YIJHLdeEMvRYG8yEps9IqT9YQpupjGlA_gXM88oAg3VRNHyRYWeZRldOGOPpJF80pkdp0u5c6sm0PPQbovIXW6sv_s0MjKu6f9bjMJvsx_Mx99SaQNPmtyY0D8u5Q_G0sCK6zgGuiJ7X/s320/7946BCF2-52DF-4598-8DF9-350C73253C3F.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was so much food! I ordered a steak with potatoes and veggies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick ordered the ribs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We both had leftovers and took them home for our Sunday dinner.</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/AVvXsEh2MQAF0InTcwHrdyceQEOuR51OjaQVnXvRb1bKMEy2L4vsAbDXWfWWe0X23qcLrE8Xk6KzXC3R4-9MAnGgfUq2h9J2U6aQ2RJRI74DYvgv35WRl1ripQ1b5f7isG1b3nowqQoWGZohByFXXP9Ai74_gCZr4tCSCtdNBKa-igkz95alPtCKXoqMUp5P51gT/s4032/9536D689-93CB-491A-ABEA-7896F9446E15.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MQAF0InTcwHrdyceQEOuR51OjaQVnXvRb1bKMEy2L4vsAbDXWfWWe0X23qcLrE8Xk6KzXC3R4-9MAnGgfUq2h9J2U6aQ2RJRI74DYvgv35WRl1ripQ1b5f7isG1b3nowqQoWGZohByFXXP9Ai74_gCZr4tCSCtdNBKa-igkz95alPtCKXoqMUp5P51gT/s320/9536D689-93CB-491A-ABEA-7896F9446E15.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even though we did not finish our meals we had to have dessert.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ordered the lemon creme brûlée which was too delicious!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBscPPdNlZZ6O9GAuGH3gOAL7vSbhAOLNjEc5rVkf9Chmg3hhTeogMCflftCKCs2DLhK-07uPDxKfvHMx9_oT6SIYvm0hjnXz8YVRbCrHWlkky5qcJx6CGSyuFKBx3L8Yof3ZktQJHPiTuWO-RIwrdQ_eewU2xBBCVF9B9Pkx-dX2VuvYYuh7SzBRDK-6/s4032/CED40E7B-C52C-4FFD-B19C-77464F2CBAFB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBscPPdNlZZ6O9GAuGH3gOAL7vSbhAOLNjEc5rVkf9Chmg3hhTeogMCflftCKCs2DLhK-07uPDxKfvHMx9_oT6SIYvm0hjnXz8YVRbCrHWlkky5qcJx6CGSyuFKBx3L8Yof3ZktQJHPiTuWO-RIwrdQ_eewU2xBBCVF9B9Pkx-dX2VuvYYuh7SzBRDK-6/s320/CED40E7B-C52C-4FFD-B19C-77464F2CBAFB.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick ordered the brownie and ice cream.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was so good, too:)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtH-0xL79mmzuKedybySnmxES3O9DMPbe1hGipSTwuvNDDAaeZ8NX29rUPxns-tqqiiZLXrNYbY2YfS8qryUF5lfQbErKTxNn006obNbpIg4PyHacJ41-cy2hNzMMQ-XzG3XSAxCw5YgIoFOdcLEIaAyKFRipvOiq30eG4-nT6h2FxlzC9-2UXmZXe3Y8/s4032/E7D1A4F9-7D31-4E47-ACDB-2C95F485ACDA.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtH-0xL79mmzuKedybySnmxES3O9DMPbe1hGipSTwuvNDDAaeZ8NX29rUPxns-tqqiiZLXrNYbY2YfS8qryUF5lfQbErKTxNn006obNbpIg4PyHacJ41-cy2hNzMMQ-XzG3XSAxCw5YgIoFOdcLEIaAyKFRipvOiq30eG4-nT6h2FxlzC9-2UXmZXe3Y8/s320/E7D1A4F9-7D31-4E47-ACDB-2C95F485ACDA.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed our drive back to our hotel and were glad to relax the rest of the evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ordered some soup and nachos for a light dinner since our lunch was so big.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was Scout's 9th birthday so we gave her a call, and she had a good time showing us her presents from her party the day before. She is so cute and was excited for the day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next morning was church. We drove to the Algeciras Branch about forty five minutes away from our hotel. We got to meet some really nice people in the branch. Rick was able to translate for me so that was helpful. A sister named Michele gave the first talk and then was followed by the full-time missionaries. They were really great meetings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After Sunday School we visited in the hall with a young sister named Anna Christina who has a young son (9 or 10 months old) named Charles. She said she is from Panama, and her husband (Jose') from Portugal (he was sick that day and not there). When Rick asked how they got together she told us their story: She received a scholarship to study in Portugal and met her (future) husband there a few years ago, and they became friends. They were both raised Catholic. One night Jose' had a dream (in English, which is very unusual for him, she said). In the dream he saw a man dressed in white who told him, "My name is Joseph. I am a prophet. I was shot and killed". He awoke quite disturbed about it. It continued to bother him, so the two of them searched on the internet to find if there was a prophet named Joseph who was shot and killed. They learned about Joseph Smith on Wikipedia. They then found info online about the Church, and Jose' filled out a 'referral' type card to learn more. He received a call from someone in London...the person mentioned that when they received the referral card they believed it may be a joke, because they rarely receive referrals that way. They contacted someone in the ward near Jose', and soon the missionaries began teaching them both. Jose' was prepared to accept all that the missionaries taught...they even told him that they had never had anyone so readily accept the law of tithing as he did :). It took Anna a little bit longer. They were both baptized in 2019. They were married civilly at the beginning of 2020 so that parents could attend, then toward the end of February they were sealed in the Lisbon temple. They were the last couple to be sealed in that temple just before it shut down because of Covid. Just days after their sealing, Jose' left to Bulgaria for a new job that he had received. She followed later. Anna then told us,"As I tell this story it still gives me goose bumps". What a wonderful story! So glad we got to hear it! The Lord does all of the 'behind-the-scenes work; we just have to show up & do our part.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAAlK_r0PUKYGncVueQeu-TEjAjVhFSuRKKj3MbZCILmudslXfQQXfvFa-a0JNNd2jVmtkkUmFEQVEekv1aczhsoaILEIlnxZTjAW-8NKPupOIw-n-yCiMKGcRsFT63u0cZpCkjB2T6iO8lR-HeH6koJIZgOWfYpkygH1CnNzFlbo8bkUU0FvUsqT-G3V/s4032/D36916B2-AB92-485F-AB70-68C09783BD6F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAAlK_r0PUKYGncVueQeu-TEjAjVhFSuRKKj3MbZCILmudslXfQQXfvFa-a0JNNd2jVmtkkUmFEQVEekv1aczhsoaILEIlnxZTjAW-8NKPupOIw-n-yCiMKGcRsFT63u0cZpCkjB2T6iO8lR-HeH6koJIZgOWfYpkygH1CnNzFlbo8bkUU0FvUsqT-G3V/s320/D36916B2-AB92-485F-AB70-68C09783BD6F.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>After our meetings we drove further south to Tarifa. We wanted to get information about parking and leaving our car for our trip over to Morocco which would happen 2 days later. We got what we needed and drove around Tarifa a little bit and headed back to the hotel. By the time we returned it was time for dinner so we ordered up some room service and enjoyed our sweet suite!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QDc29PcOnTu749dMYceVBqwXAMtVosu6NUMaoIid4erJVDQHRsZrqWDPql6VO-lfj6kctqNXlHueOLz4zQyaNdzWD6YI_baDWfI3YFI5_fKBMliLuop9pZt-OA1uDknesrTaK9cWAulbrisaW384WHbGXw1ma0qbADIUP2DXNyv3sPs-24Uo9sRuE6xt/s640/3ADDBF77-28EA-4C7C-AD6F-47ECF5A61ED2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QDc29PcOnTu749dMYceVBqwXAMtVosu6NUMaoIid4erJVDQHRsZrqWDPql6VO-lfj6kctqNXlHueOLz4zQyaNdzWD6YI_baDWfI3YFI5_fKBMliLuop9pZt-OA1uDknesrTaK9cWAulbrisaW384WHbGXw1ma0qbADIUP2DXNyv3sPs-24Uo9sRuE6xt/s320/3ADDBF77-28EA-4C7C-AD6F-47ECF5A61ED2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also walked out to the pool to see the wonderful sunset on the mountains.</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/AVvXsEj-h-_8GfQhT58WZBpSEQE-3cYoAP_CKf6FVl2ZtNfgcEhzvIPwFP0bF4yhumhmnfJ-4dyuZxPYVYYGHyYeO__a9oIylQIG-YGJ8_uVNFbkCJfAIYGeRbdPVGvaGcvwmAmBOfMLadG7i22VGstjH6V-vvt7AYVrtc8GFHseUmIVQ66OLsDXdrceTsp5xWfV/s640/32690EBA-DEF9-4ACD-B40A-235BD44F2CFF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-h-_8GfQhT58WZBpSEQE-3cYoAP_CKf6FVl2ZtNfgcEhzvIPwFP0bF4yhumhmnfJ-4dyuZxPYVYYGHyYeO__a9oIylQIG-YGJ8_uVNFbkCJfAIYGeRbdPVGvaGcvwmAmBOfMLadG7i22VGstjH6V-vvt7AYVrtc8GFHseUmIVQ66OLsDXdrceTsp5xWfV/s320/32690EBA-DEF9-4ACD-B40A-235BD44F2CFF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next morning was our day to see Marbella. We After breakfast we packed up our swimsuits and headed over to the beach. This was both Rick's and my very first time to set foot in the Mediterranean Sea. It was a bit chilly but after getting in for a bit it was ok. Mostly I enjoyed beach combing. There were a lot of small pieces of sea glass on the beach so both Rick and I collected a bunch for the kiddos.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn84x9fLFy9Nu8nhj28sOxRD0LEyx4lBlxV5jNuXjUfOPpHdzUR_81ooXkQXPY4y6ph7y9SrTKwEXvW8kkAYt7R9HuC5Ze1tRchNvEMvF1agr8JEnU4af-pPBzC7KAn1HZ495aHeoabilDlV9YkuIkcrOw0nRy82q11K1i9TfTGZZ7eOZZiHdU-82W5Ijw/s640/372F2DD9-0B96-42FD-8A67-5F9BE9F6B017.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn84x9fLFy9Nu8nhj28sOxRD0LEyx4lBlxV5jNuXjUfOPpHdzUR_81ooXkQXPY4y6ph7y9SrTKwEXvW8kkAYt7R9HuC5Ze1tRchNvEMvF1agr8JEnU4af-pPBzC7KAn1HZ495aHeoabilDlV9YkuIkcrOw0nRy82q11K1i9TfTGZZ7eOZZiHdU-82W5Ijw/s320/372F2DD9-0B96-42FD-8A67-5F9BE9F6B017.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Marbella, Spain</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItVX4uNWu64DhPXpoLGpvsnpzistpXLKHrjErEHcJ-7lp-zB_ucnXSdwQB5axyDZOkmH7WaBp660vnUv6lu5P8YzTsT_VhCUjytnqqER6dNApJ_CNaT7lXvJW1xQhOBIeCbKjYzEErsMf-lH-vZ3Vtfx6ZaoIo1pgtNX06PBphKbQLvSitblNJ2HUEezP/s640/6D61D42D-7608-4E55-BF92-D4F97F5A2830.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItVX4uNWu64DhPXpoLGpvsnpzistpXLKHrjErEHcJ-7lp-zB_ucnXSdwQB5axyDZOkmH7WaBp660vnUv6lu5P8YzTsT_VhCUjytnqqER6dNApJ_CNaT7lXvJW1xQhOBIeCbKjYzEErsMf-lH-vZ3Vtfx6ZaoIo1pgtNX06PBphKbQLvSitblNJ2HUEezP/s320/6D61D42D-7608-4E55-BF92-D4F97F5A2830.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After Marbella we went back to the hotel and spent a couple of lovely hours at the pool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got in and enjoyed the cool water but mostly enjoyed our time out of the pool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick ordered a Mango smoothie and I read my book:)</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/AVvXsEiRHeu7xFD1Xb6DyFY9SUQvg0ymfGVL16DN2hAd4V4dWCQOdHO79h5nV5MLyYP0YbqjGh2OJIhMzEqhsmA-IjdPNJiORdgQ4EyL2TGWbX5KxJ1DB4aeWiQdJACsgld3pvNfSP19ZpF8wqRzhBT5DmgrnEahzW7qQOCzUcIwLAHv9hnhs_rn-6j0z356NDlc/s640/E44E70D0-3B1D-4EB0-B16E-35400C287913.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHeu7xFD1Xb6DyFY9SUQvg0ymfGVL16DN2hAd4V4dWCQOdHO79h5nV5MLyYP0YbqjGh2OJIhMzEqhsmA-IjdPNJiORdgQ4EyL2TGWbX5KxJ1DB4aeWiQdJACsgld3pvNfSP19ZpF8wqRzhBT5DmgrnEahzW7qQOCzUcIwLAHv9hnhs_rn-6j0z356NDlc/s320/E44E70D0-3B1D-4EB0-B16E-35400C287913.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That night we found an Italian restaurant not too far from our hotel in a place called San Pedro. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those little rolls there (in the picture) I think are the best rolls I have ever had!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's sayin' a lot!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pizza was good too:) I can't remember what Rick ate. Something Italian😉</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/AVvXsEgroz0xr360T3ltVQxEx7LXlkzObsx-fRxEn8X23gJiGpwvhLAhKb4v6XyMF_B8npcaZPwXS2LxvJAkKBjoYiu2KS9LpkiFcCNF-x5Ezp5ewlYJVwKuREY3LEoel4e31zHETSxJCIl1n8x8C5nGErcMBEe-ZPi0NiBxbpuqVZ3zSwKyqb-PomKJ8pCwidqD/s640/B821D513-471E-4055-96B7-DF10FB879876.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroz0xr360T3ltVQxEx7LXlkzObsx-fRxEn8X23gJiGpwvhLAhKb4v6XyMF_B8npcaZPwXS2LxvJAkKBjoYiu2KS9LpkiFcCNF-x5Ezp5ewlYJVwKuREY3LEoel4e31zHETSxJCIl1n8x8C5nGErcMBEe-ZPi0NiBxbpuqVZ3zSwKyqb-PomKJ8pCwidqD/s320/B821D513-471E-4055-96B7-DF10FB879876.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Lat night in Marbella. We went home and got packed up and got to bed. <div>We would have an early morning.<br /><div><br /></div></div>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-11878770302517731862023-10-15T13:09:00.004-07:002023-10-22T13:21:48.388-07:00ANDALUCIA<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We left Madrid early Thursday morning to beat the rush hour traffic. Since the Spanish have their National Day of Spain (on the 12th, the day we were leaving) we wanted to get out before the festivities started. We got to watch the sun come up. It was beautiful!</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/AVvXsEjl_Zu_8NNCsb42emsMCjuOUwDYIEeUxCcFslkoEhtj4QVBzfsgXoDonrJuFFleNuAdRyVid_ObP46BBXuPezECYgrpW8-N5pzgiMzRJQj1S5LtCLiNhflAOLPXoF57g1kkgwpe_lllQusHEZAQprLTtYVjgj6n9kAUFz16NE1OedtBDQa8QOyncJEoc-gM/s4032/FD797BC0-EF26-458E-8DBF-82309A63C5A6.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_Zu_8NNCsb42emsMCjuOUwDYIEeUxCcFslkoEhtj4QVBzfsgXoDonrJuFFleNuAdRyVid_ObP46BBXuPezECYgrpW8-N5pzgiMzRJQj1S5LtCLiNhflAOLPXoF57g1kkgwpe_lllQusHEZAQprLTtYVjgj6n9kAUFz16NE1OedtBDQa8QOyncJEoc-gM/s320/FD797BC0-EF26-458E-8DBF-82309A63C5A6.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We passed thousands and thousands of olive trees on our six hour drive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did not know that Spain is the greatest exporter of olive oil in the world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(It's amazing how much you learn about places when you visit them)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our drive I googled lots of info about olive trees and we educated ourselves on how olive oil is made.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is incredible how many groves there are.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The internet says there are an estimated 300 million olive trees in Spain.</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/AVvXsEg6Q4UhTURwqXmhGgbVN7KgG7V8xKwPNVO_WWagwwTcp9c8YRYBnRpmSZlXMynRtedOCMCAEFO6ctCVU5INTZxNMFKhfZf_hnre_EwL2fNoMZoL32AtTB1QrjR5ptNR3aGTRGTJ1dAF-YWjsJSlBzT6bj6mTHrhzUFBtvsi7DscGBdiBOPjT6dj8GRFSGKP/s4032/0D66BD0D-CCFC-434A-A1E9-73FE75D4AC68.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q4UhTURwqXmhGgbVN7KgG7V8xKwPNVO_WWagwwTcp9c8YRYBnRpmSZlXMynRtedOCMCAEFO6ctCVU5INTZxNMFKhfZf_hnre_EwL2fNoMZoL32AtTB1QrjR5ptNR3aGTRGTJ1dAF-YWjsJSlBzT6bj6mTHrhzUFBtvsi7DscGBdiBOPjT6dj8GRFSGKP/s320/0D66BD0D-CCFC-434A-A1E9-73FE75D4AC68.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJu3APl80AaNWJNX0NZg1il9D9-Y2mtg01l3wmwOyNVcKzBkDaRiePnA4YzImYdj9waJx51tv1rVisouLzBNKTKPQDAHrIRiH_BLr0YSRfp9IBpAb1MX9OdXoQlsQeAxEuxvxASD-nWcbeoAFbzXrJw3qSRbfCX0eVAJACfwjaw9YRh8Eu2othDO3PpYT/s4032/4D4BE71B-B3BF-4E81-B2A9-6E8CAA600732.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJu3APl80AaNWJNX0NZg1il9D9-Y2mtg01l3wmwOyNVcKzBkDaRiePnA4YzImYdj9waJx51tv1rVisouLzBNKTKPQDAHrIRiH_BLr0YSRfp9IBpAb1MX9OdXoQlsQeAxEuxvxASD-nWcbeoAFbzXrJw3qSRbfCX0eVAJACfwjaw9YRh8Eu2othDO3PpYT/s320/4D4BE71B-B3BF-4E81-B2A9-6E8CAA600732.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We stayed at the Westin La Quinta Golf Resort outside of Marbella. I had been so looking forward to our stay here because I just knew it was going to be beautiful. I was not wrong. We were upgraded to a beautiful suite overlooking the golf course and mountains. The suite itself was very spacious with a large closet/dressing room, large bathroom (with shower AND tub) and a large bedroom sitting area with a deck overlooking the golf course. It was very posh and the bed was super comfortable which was a relief coming from the AC where...not so much.<p></p><p>We immediately got suited up and headed out to the pool. The water was a little cold but it was still enjoyable getting in. Mostly I just loved sitting by the pool in the sunshine and reading my book:) <br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLaGw4kdtSh97JS5TLehuKAdlZqHDj_sGAuK2ZwUjfO1NzimRmErYKfnrI9pwYEeoAZulNePh_9uoRAWaZ0n_y01uZycXjLQTKNKMoL0Ttw9doE1uzUNQ7gkguYTI2UYbXkBHp2tUiousXVw2RgaGOBX_rIr5aKMHKOErziYrgd0s6KOT19eGnBmBMXRG/s4032/A1D5F512-13AE-45B8-A33E-BC045729F662.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLaGw4kdtSh97JS5TLehuKAdlZqHDj_sGAuK2ZwUjfO1NzimRmErYKfnrI9pwYEeoAZulNePh_9uoRAWaZ0n_y01uZycXjLQTKNKMoL0Ttw9doE1uzUNQ7gkguYTI2UYbXkBHp2tUiousXVw2RgaGOBX_rIr5aKMHKOErziYrgd0s6KOT19eGnBmBMXRG/s320/A1D5F512-13AE-45B8-A33E-BC045729F662.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Si8k2sgD8tgH_tuFh79kJ9m966qhFABJuqTHsspdT5T3U8ZSjK5aHs5mjor0heYCeqzLqBR93GFemDCb_G9NaVT7XYvLzQcM4s-7WpltlAF7q8l2AdeTesHMUPe0iVTCaDekU8-6zM0kLSONwcs6-w5y4lMuFxcGs5vNs5GUxBRImuEdyLIuECP8O4PY/s4032/17A7FE4C-5580-4AD8-9FB5-B616CE99C6D5.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Si8k2sgD8tgH_tuFh79kJ9m966qhFABJuqTHsspdT5T3U8ZSjK5aHs5mjor0heYCeqzLqBR93GFemDCb_G9NaVT7XYvLzQcM4s-7WpltlAF7q8l2AdeTesHMUPe0iVTCaDekU8-6zM0kLSONwcs6-w5y4lMuFxcGs5vNs5GUxBRImuEdyLIuECP8O4PY/s320/17A7FE4C-5580-4AD8-9FB5-B616CE99C6D5.heic" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Later we got some food at the hotel restaurant and enjoyed relaxing that night. The next morning we woke up to a beautiful day. We got ready and went down to the hotel's breakfast buffet. This buffet was phenomenal and had much to choose from. After filling up (literally) we drove into the Andalusia mountains to get to the ancient town of Ronda. We were able to drive right into the town and get a parking space (in a narrow alley) not too far from the old bridge. Ronda is one of the oldest towns in Spain. It is an amazing city that was settled by the Celts in the 6th century BC. There are ancient Roman, Moor, and Spanish ruins. The old and new parts of the city are divided by a deep chasm in the earth and there are three different bridges that are now used to get from one side to the other. It is very much a tourist destination and there were lots of people but Rick and I enjoyed walking the ancient streets and wondering about life in the past. We stopped for a cool drink on a restaurant's terrace overlooking the chasm. 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It was called LA Organic Experience. We were able to watch a short video and then walk with a guide through the olive groves. She explained the difference between the different groves. We also passed by an old church and fountain that was renovated a few years ago by the owners. 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Olive trees start producing after about 4 years and continue to produce for over a hundred year. This tree is estimated to be 800 years old. I think it is retired:)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJ5NTiohjSvT7rN4VdVLrqo_HyAMONxg42oXLh22zpq4WHlKeeQWaxB04TlQJxVHDP7fd0azIcj36zCT1pl3JDj9eD6ZEsbWiM0l7SKb75orNjhNiOJXypcuNg-8ogs586hp22T0ECXPtkSaq55VNEIwcVZW2p3oagY7MXdUO9hIxOwnoonhA1DwKASKW/s4032/3632644D-2554-48ED-ADAC-357802BD60D5.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJ5NTiohjSvT7rN4VdVLrqo_HyAMONxg42oXLh22zpq4WHlKeeQWaxB04TlQJxVHDP7fd0azIcj36zCT1pl3JDj9eD6ZEsbWiM0l7SKb75orNjhNiOJXypcuNg-8ogs586hp22T0ECXPtkSaq55VNEIwcVZW2p3oagY7MXdUO9hIxOwnoonhA1DwKASKW/s320/3632644D-2554-48ED-ADAC-357802BD60D5.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHe0pibJZPu39R9TiWjq4o0OH6y3AlM5NIu4fy54r6v0PtvUQUNY22XzwBjkMnBKTJ-Hw5mVTF-4zAR-mVYPpM4aX51AJXwrm7zxIcYyFRZT9pjV2hhvsdk75cyi_YJD1Pb9hM4lxSbubJQuk4hQ4Hr_csHihkxaP1GGlqzlCJhJBHawOaaNhivLMroOSz/s3088/2414F4D6-F798-4D97-88AB-A168371A2DBC.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHe0pibJZPu39R9TiWjq4o0OH6y3AlM5NIu4fy54r6v0PtvUQUNY22XzwBjkMnBKTJ-Hw5mVTF-4zAR-mVYPpM4aX51AJXwrm7zxIcYyFRZT9pjV2hhvsdk75cyi_YJD1Pb9hM4lxSbubJQuk4hQ4Hr_csHihkxaP1GGlqzlCJhJBHawOaaNhivLMroOSz/s320/2414F4D6-F798-4D97-88AB-A168371A2DBC.heic" width="240" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>The old trees were surrounded by lavender plants. The plants had all been harvested but I found this little piece on one bush. I picked it and by putting it in the car, we enjoyed many days of smelling it's freshness.</div><div>I kinda wished I found a few more stems. It smelled sooo good!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PC8XPsjEQ7EZYBdjtNfXfJarc1_zwyGD0-JKxJK0OR_JGC37wMnFnXjMT9Ozxsg0ONlHv_pwwf4umoehQpLo7_qhiIKnzaXwhPjOEyTjO3WsKANIJtL55QXjhdmfpt5clSPniyzd7JBrgpNnuCeYJmfsbhLn0VgZ1Ud2rwvg21dkmi9_5OIMFFkmYpWn/s4032/7BCD6606-EADD-4C9A-AAE8-AF4FF4C8399E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PC8XPsjEQ7EZYBdjtNfXfJarc1_zwyGD0-JKxJK0OR_JGC37wMnFnXjMT9Ozxsg0ONlHv_pwwf4umoehQpLo7_qhiIKnzaXwhPjOEyTjO3WsKANIJtL55QXjhdmfpt5clSPniyzd7JBrgpNnuCeYJmfsbhLn0VgZ1Ud2rwvg21dkmi9_5OIMFFkmYpWn/s320/7BCD6606-EADD-4C9A-AAE8-AF4FF4C8399E.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Here is a picture of a demonstration mill. Our guide (Nellie) taught us how olive oil is manufactured and the difference between the quality of oils.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzbWOpMaOBCSqoSx27OyZWGFs2hHT5Y2K4Vm_dcoVF7qxm2i5cwpuQlGKi62yZuM2-i-Be0jIIqiRCkqWwKDkqdnUDPt4KbHkfPXuIMym7GG3cUV9nbtQOE-pper81Exku2e-0Ir8W5m1srMT8PnAdnjZvB2nPcDf-zwXPUmxj9rNVyxqrTTv0XVc_nzc/s4032/07BA12B6-113E-4886-9F34-A12E326292C4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzbWOpMaOBCSqoSx27OyZWGFs2hHT5Y2K4Vm_dcoVF7qxm2i5cwpuQlGKi62yZuM2-i-Be0jIIqiRCkqWwKDkqdnUDPt4KbHkfPXuIMym7GG3cUV9nbtQOE-pper81Exku2e-0Ir8W5m1srMT8PnAdnjZvB2nPcDf-zwXPUmxj9rNVyxqrTTv0XVc_nzc/s320/07BA12B6-113E-4886-9F34-A12E326292C4.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lastly we got to have an olive oil tasting.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheP1JVurLZltU3XdB7nrf4hSJiXtMP6quMohpQYbJg6R0qdoSRAwY48zPdDEtp0eobSN5zFu6cgqvMobXyYDe0KSpKWowpxGBPjELiWjGJGWYG5MjDDrw70bGVqY_ByAofTzcpt7IyQkoKJ204Gxbp_ZSC3MCcGxMF8PMum_MYYQe9fSL1z2wFUVNMFEI2/s4032/94A4EF8E-2905-4129-A079-D73AD9C4C10C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheP1JVurLZltU3XdB7nrf4hSJiXtMP6quMohpQYbJg6R0qdoSRAwY48zPdDEtp0eobSN5zFu6cgqvMobXyYDe0KSpKWowpxGBPjELiWjGJGWYG5MjDDrw70bGVqY_ByAofTzcpt7IyQkoKJ204Gxbp_ZSC3MCcGxMF8PMum_MYYQe9fSL1z2wFUVNMFEI2/s320/94A4EF8E-2905-4129-A079-D73AD9C4C10C.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We added some balsamic and it was muy bueno!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We even bought some to bring home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was expensive but we are excited to share it with others!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHI2vvSkc6OqW5ac7pMgGfr8KRwShlvhtT09C0-tDNW7floXo_1VMqtlufVkyqylAFMtXPoQIJ4RSxK-zGAF8ccnpfrnHQ4cvXrzKX9wVWvGmv-5PrCR1q8gSLF8FlP8foAnRyzrr4sErftmN70QhvM5KLhJu7EOhwpY1erqdQ0ZqL1TrpZbDapHsLPNS/s4032/DF10D5E9-D151-4C57-BE27-3B8AB6DF9568.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHI2vvSkc6OqW5ac7pMgGfr8KRwShlvhtT09C0-tDNW7floXo_1VMqtlufVkyqylAFMtXPoQIJ4RSxK-zGAF8ccnpfrnHQ4cvXrzKX9wVWvGmv-5PrCR1q8gSLF8FlP8foAnRyzrr4sErftmN70QhvM5KLhJu7EOhwpY1erqdQ0ZqL1TrpZbDapHsLPNS/s320/DF10D5E9-D151-4C57-BE27-3B8AB6DF9568.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>After our tour it was time for dinner but could not find any restaurants open in Ronda. It was six o'clock and nothing was going to be open for at least an hour. The Spaniards, we have found, like to eat late.</div><div>We opted to drive back to San Pedro de Alcantara (by our hotel) and eat in the little town there. We found the first place we could find - a bar:( - and had some dinner. It was decent enough and we were both happy to get back to our room. It had been a long but exciting day!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-69493507079383625932023-10-15T11:59:00.002-07:002023-10-15T13:58:14.267-07:00MADRID<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Monday afternoon after our last morning in Budapest we went to the airport to catch our plane to Madrid, Spain. We were grateful we got there early because just a few minutes after we got in to the check-in lane for Iberian Airlines, the whole area filled up behind us with people waiting to get their tickets and luggage checked. We had just a few people in front of us, and I kid you not we stood in line for at least thirty minutes. We were wondering how in the world all of those people were going to get checked in and to the gate on time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was our first experience with the Spanish people and their dogs. Whenever we fly we rarely see people with pets. In front of us there were two people waiting to check in their dogs, with three dogs in total. I have no idea how many people had their dogs waiting behind us in line but after arriving to Spain we saw people walking their dogs EVERYWHERE. There were big dogs, little dogs and everything in between. We were both amazed at this phenomenon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyhoo, back to Iberian Airlines. On our way to the gate we stopped to get a sandwich because it was a three and a half hour flight and we knew there would not be anything to eat between then and our arrival to our hotel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After our lunch stop we got to the gate but found a line waiting to get into the gate. The whole gate area was blocked off. The attendants would not let anyone inside where the chairs were. Hmm?? After staying in line for a few minutes (holding our heavy backbacks) I said to Rick that we should go back a few gates where there were chairs to sit in. He agreed and many followed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't that the strangest thing? We were not allowed to sit in the chairs at the gate. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then when it was time to get on the plane, we got in line and were herded through the gate area (no sitting still) out the doors and onto a bus. There were two buses to accommodate everyone. Both buses then left at the same time and dropped us out onto the tarmac to board the plane. ALL AT THE SAME TIME! This was a full flight (about a hundred of us) and we all were just getting on at once. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some boarded the steps from the back and some from the front. We were in row eight and one of the last to get on which was fine but there was absolutely no order to the process. Just crazy! Luckily, we got onboard and had no issues with our flight. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was just a different experience than either of us had ever had in traveling.</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/AVvXsEhBVQQruZlCwPs0CO0w3seG5wuJYCqLGQd0tiKAvW5NvgaH4Olo1teK5p0XRI6agpQfBbCcNYkcuApB4J1VzcDnklW5Qg8ePtxkGbMeUO7u0VMOGJ1oV9chOY47KsFJ8TImUyXGLTAndonZxyTkIFsffh1PlzPGZN1fsRLOw2aGbkFXusdEdYcX8lYuY7q0/s3088/F80690B7-4473-43D8-A2B6-D13CEFC11B08.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVQQruZlCwPs0CO0w3seG5wuJYCqLGQd0tiKAvW5NvgaH4Olo1teK5p0XRI6agpQfBbCcNYkcuApB4J1VzcDnklW5Qg8ePtxkGbMeUO7u0VMOGJ1oV9chOY47KsFJ8TImUyXGLTAndonZxyTkIFsffh1PlzPGZN1fsRLOw2aGbkFXusdEdYcX8lYuY7q0/s320/F80690B7-4473-43D8-A2B6-D13CEFC11B08.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After getting to Madrid we rented a car and headed into the city to find our hotel. We stayed at the AC Atocha Hotel, in the Marriott/Bonvoy group. It was a very nice hotel, very modern. The shower had glass walls and was kind of right in the middle of the room. Somewhat interesting and fun.<div><br /></div><div>After getting settled we walked across the street to a restaurant and ate outside on the front patio. Rick ordered the shrimp and I had a very delicious steak with fries. I had the ice cream for dessert and decided right there and then that I would be back the next night for more that delicious ice cream.😄</div><div><br /></div><div>The next morning we were scheduled to attend a session at the Madrid Temple. It was only supposed to be a seventeen minute drive, and we left in plenty of time, or so we thought, but ran into some heavy traffic. We then couldn't find how to get into the temple property so had to make a phone call and,,,long story short we missed the session. That was disappointing but we ended up doing initiatory (two names each) and then meeting up in the celestial room. It was so beautiful! It had a stunning painted cupola with a beautiful chandelier hanging down the middle of it. I love that characteristic and that it is reminiscent of some of the medieval cathedrals in the area.<br /><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/AVvXsEiW6prEvvIUH3ftmBIGmVjFIr8sPaK0rrjK7KUZprwuRC6QRysz1a-T-AQHDZVrDOaAUYU2arP1Ae1NC9zPgZIQjlLTQB7r2vmdUUlkVLLr2z2WNNrWkejYq9_gJeKt5w9nTkMx1HlQjIp8X0DA5JRFKDgAcIZG-XHvyv8KTtpmnY4wZ7a-Mi6b339lr1Py/s4032/7BE14450-5B94-4E41-8A1B-2B622E0429D0.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6prEvvIUH3ftmBIGmVjFIr8sPaK0rrjK7KUZprwuRC6QRysz1a-T-AQHDZVrDOaAUYU2arP1Ae1NC9zPgZIQjlLTQB7r2vmdUUlkVLLr2z2WNNrWkejYq9_gJeKt5w9nTkMx1HlQjIp8X0DA5JRFKDgAcIZG-XHvyv8KTtpmnY4wZ7a-Mi6b339lr1Py/s320/7BE14450-5B94-4E41-8A1B-2B622E0429D0.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /></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/AVvXsEiumXN8Qa-t5al-IQwZyV5IDe04c5nupXCTuTVqGBXA9tMvicnpin-8CTu50RdhQUWi2Sq4jWFDTZzbhk6flfoJxTAzLf9o83zWc5ofGQCWYDnzUGt0WAB_tjLFWafsA4eU-PEKH7q9_7PRjuou6Ffxqr7iBScbJ1MfWeLmNLPIlzHxXFFsPb0lZWoLBfci/s3088/DFDEEF5D-F58E-44AB-AC33-B59A3FB3019D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumXN8Qa-t5al-IQwZyV5IDe04c5nupXCTuTVqGBXA9tMvicnpin-8CTu50RdhQUWi2Sq4jWFDTZzbhk6flfoJxTAzLf9o83zWc5ofGQCWYDnzUGt0WAB_tjLFWafsA4eU-PEKH7q9_7PRjuou6Ffxqr7iBScbJ1MfWeLmNLPIlzHxXFFsPb0lZWoLBfci/s320/DFDEEF5D-F58E-44AB-AC33-B59A3FB3019D.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Afterwards we walked out of the temple to get a few photos and to admire the grounds. We saw an old woman wandering around. Rick stopped to talk with her. She introduced herself as Maria. I couldn't understand what she was saying (because I don't speak Spanish) but could tell that she was lonely and sincere in her words. I even got teary as she was speaking because somehow I could feel her loneliness. Rick explained to me afterwards that she lives alone in the apartments adjacent to the temple. She said she doesn't come to the temple grounds everyday but only sometimes comes to visit because it is special and peaceful. She pointed to this family statue (below) and told Rick that when she comes to the temple she touches the statues. She has no children (she never married) and all of her family has passed on. It is just her left. She said she is almost 90 years old. Rick explained to her about the temple and how we receive ordinances that allow us to live with Heavenly Father forever. Rick encouraged her a couple of different times throughout the conversation to let him connect her with some missionaries but she declined. She responded that she has already been baptized. She said to Rick, "I have repented of my sins. Now all I have now is to sit at home with my thoughts". She said she waits each month for the money to come so she can pay her bills and comes to walk around the temple to receive peace. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The conversation ended and we separated. Just a minute and a half later Rick said, Oh! I wanted to give her a little bit of money, and we both went looking for her but she was no where to be found. It's like she just disappeared. The thought came to me that SHE was the reason we missed the session. WE needed to have this conversation and experience with her to remind us that there are earthly angels around us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She truly was an earthly angel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a beautiful experience. </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/AVvXsEhNf2NCTBnW2rvm1ErM3ANvDNmpChnjJC73BPv45Ml7SYsVroWpssWap5CigA5gySelM4HmbTqzYz1gbBkocVSMzvwAMkXTWDDV5sxURliJcIhyqfoqLEbiLbujUO2dgNCVE3WSRdlstepbzYNKDScWQhv0llKEqwbPO3IbEf1LML8r7o0-CVW2Y3A234Qm/s4032/3F7FC401-4686-4803-B915-880BA9E8C000.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNf2NCTBnW2rvm1ErM3ANvDNmpChnjJC73BPv45Ml7SYsVroWpssWap5CigA5gySelM4HmbTqzYz1gbBkocVSMzvwAMkXTWDDV5sxURliJcIhyqfoqLEbiLbujUO2dgNCVE3WSRdlstepbzYNKDScWQhv0llKEqwbPO3IbEf1LML8r7o0-CVW2Y3A234Qm/s320/3F7FC401-4686-4803-B915-880BA9E8C000.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br />After getting back to the hotel we decided to take the Metro to the Old Town area. Our stop was called La Frontera and we rode up just three stops to the Sol stop. It put us right in the middle of the old town. We immediately embarked on finding an Official Real Madrid store to buy some merchandise. Holy Cow! I couldn't believe how expensive everything was. One jersey was close to $200! Rick was determined to get one for Skylar and himself so he did. He paid a little extra to get their names put on the back. This experience took about an hour and a half. Seriously. I was like, "Let's go already!" The jerseys turned out nice and I was glad to move on. <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/AVvXsEiyQKEChOCopf8lm3NZ0-PTqXceDYrpTH8wHkifdPxdSI5rZHEFn4jWMtAGvSWiCBFohLYTW9lDsUithRbBE3ufYCD38M6A6fmrsjFB7OO2e1mLc8hGrNOJo00cj6D43n5_mLiBIAFMnvoqOR5XMTn_ItUicQegqNB43ZQTaZnKZjLIEUA17Awdm31L88SA/s4032/56A4065A-521A-458A-8F28-52A5F0095D37.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQKEChOCopf8lm3NZ0-PTqXceDYrpTH8wHkifdPxdSI5rZHEFn4jWMtAGvSWiCBFohLYTW9lDsUithRbBE3ufYCD38M6A6fmrsjFB7OO2e1mLc8hGrNOJo00cj6D43n5_mLiBIAFMnvoqOR5XMTn_ItUicQegqNB43ZQTaZnKZjLIEUA17Awdm31L88SA/s320/56A4065A-521A-458A-8F28-52A5F0095D37.heic" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBE5tghALOhZcdBzvgmhUrpu3qWAgl15qplZYO-hcow2wfy1sXfSp2XFd3mXLNHz2NTv9vWO711TRIalXE2INdqASICwfwd0eTZy3zp3erjByMstEqvijNWzU_vjjlG39BUMCSZ_vE9wxQTD5PjF-gpqPnGQYnepc6XUO2sHwectVHW8Jguq_J5C9A3F_w/s4032/8331EABB-18FE-4A49-A214-758D55436D7D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBE5tghALOhZcdBzvgmhUrpu3qWAgl15qplZYO-hcow2wfy1sXfSp2XFd3mXLNHz2NTv9vWO711TRIalXE2INdqASICwfwd0eTZy3zp3erjByMstEqvijNWzU_vjjlG39BUMCSZ_vE9wxQTD5PjF-gpqPnGQYnepc6XUO2sHwectVHW8Jguq_J5C9A3F_w/s320/8331EABB-18FE-4A49-A214-758D55436D7D.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After walking around the old town and perusing some shops we were ready for dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a wild goose chase trying to find an Italian Restaurant we actually happened upon one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was in the mood for pasta but Rick's pizza looked sooo good! </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJ_YQ3QxMksL6LkKOScxaNqljuutVsphGdT7oV3oA3jYOAlBNIa0bd5y9vKAkADRzjbvqPVX5ytWoXD_7nlKHgnDGYq56s5hTWNt2vLZVQzJJbZOUOQF5gaEnS2f0k_dSzmNpfA4gxAx-yaW5xI7-s-GHPuh-Jx6HQIYmgri5mX9GI-B3nExBwJuIT_tl/s4032/6522FDA1-ECC1-4BCD-B6EA-FFFD6F211C7A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJ_YQ3QxMksL6LkKOScxaNqljuutVsphGdT7oV3oA3jYOAlBNIa0bd5y9vKAkADRzjbvqPVX5ytWoXD_7nlKHgnDGYq56s5hTWNt2vLZVQzJJbZOUOQF5gaEnS2f0k_dSzmNpfA4gxAx-yaW5xI7-s-GHPuh-Jx6HQIYmgri5mX9GI-B3nExBwJuIT_tl/s320/6522FDA1-ECC1-4BCD-B6EA-FFFD6F211C7A.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVS_vFvNo7iqDLqEpwXGQSdjGNn_hDEU7d6adNXWoITlpdiw00_RmQSlb_oZx_o10u8AbTM4PwnyYn17Ho6dMwn65pLvXf_w2Cjodj5p8wHAwYyYB4iS-IKctB7sK5XstU1MJQZyE3UHWMXtLu44AjC69QV-2HqC7LhnipDKKINZbnQJ6OA0BqdUgUgig/s4032/E75BDEEA-E76F-4607-9324-CC2E30607E08.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVS_vFvNo7iqDLqEpwXGQSdjGNn_hDEU7d6adNXWoITlpdiw00_RmQSlb_oZx_o10u8AbTM4PwnyYn17Ho6dMwn65pLvXf_w2Cjodj5p8wHAwYyYB4iS-IKctB7sK5XstU1MJQZyE3UHWMXtLu44AjC69QV-2HqC7LhnipDKKINZbnQJ6OA0BqdUgUgig/s320/E75BDEEA-E76F-4607-9324-CC2E30607E08.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Next we went to a Flamenco show that we had scheduled through Viator. We were escorted into the venue for a drink. I had orange fanta (that was so yummy) and Rick had some bottled pineapple juice. Just before the show was to begin we were escorted downstairs to the stage area. It was very small but so quaint. It was completely bricked, even over our heads. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkxnbU6raksRA6qC09RistYMnRewhZBXeMrMGz9BwcLW8T9DJdr6BXe-D5Ei0P6izgLtZHXHdjG7Cf5k8z-5uV6X1Q1qPY7AF5hjr8_YRbxDoq-0MiMriwk8b2cV_QuX_aw938o8qsf1ijN7jz8JBcBaM5mt0NuH9IoWi0g-DorPbFVFL6OA0F8MHtIhT/s3088/3B46DA09-135D-4848-9EEC-4DC8DDB71366.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkxnbU6raksRA6qC09RistYMnRewhZBXeMrMGz9BwcLW8T9DJdr6BXe-D5Ei0P6izgLtZHXHdjG7Cf5k8z-5uV6X1Q1qPY7AF5hjr8_YRbxDoq-0MiMriwk8b2cV_QuX_aw938o8qsf1ijN7jz8JBcBaM5mt0NuH9IoWi0g-DorPbFVFL6OA0F8MHtIhT/s320/3B46DA09-135D-4848-9EEC-4DC8DDB71366.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The flamenco show started, and we thought it was so great! We learned a little bit about the dance and where it originated (the middle east). Years ago a group of people migrated over Europe and ended up in Southern Spain. They were called gypsies and brought this type of dance to express emotion, both happiness and sadness. The dancers were so talented, and the musicians behind them were as well. There were two female dancers, one male dancer, a percussionist, a guitarist, and two singers. It was a wonderful, cultural experience!<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_esA_CQnigQf9k4Q21YueYRh7x362N6El3vE0Qml1_R95ZuPcwrI5Vlsf3fHGyBKOO9icKtOhTQt4PP2iq10eP8U7Tp0PfaAbB8sBO2ua5S3Jf6EUgKcMjPinDAzJ7ZuEhHiNE_1IAjSMLoia_Ye8TN2hjOxQKsa_Ekn9KbpR2kM2JTt0-W4eYQq2SPim/s2532/6B2FD667-F5D7-4AAE-825F-1E0EE9311A15.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_esA_CQnigQf9k4Q21YueYRh7x362N6El3vE0Qml1_R95ZuPcwrI5Vlsf3fHGyBKOO9icKtOhTQt4PP2iq10eP8U7Tp0PfaAbB8sBO2ua5S3Jf6EUgKcMjPinDAzJ7ZuEhHiNE_1IAjSMLoia_Ye8TN2hjOxQKsa_Ekn9KbpR2kM2JTt0-W4eYQq2SPim/s320/6B2FD667-F5D7-4AAE-825F-1E0EE9311A15.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdZA57ak1Cu3-oO7mTgXSKlwvePM-4MlwQ2-ttVwwhswb9ZR0TPsaenLn4JyueigH0lJmtbW6Cleiggfk_ZEZ2aKnk4OPp_ZiwG3XTf_UBRSVmd7AodGnWLXGECWPWiVK-hZhorAT6zr8KJRRvL0MFtwNi0Qy6uasyP1_-m2G4ZqMsoq2jxhH3nxY3pvK/s2532/153DE7FB-CEDA-4A74-BA68-A4D1FAA4743F.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdZA57ak1Cu3-oO7mTgXSKlwvePM-4MlwQ2-ttVwwhswb9ZR0TPsaenLn4JyueigH0lJmtbW6Cleiggfk_ZEZ2aKnk4OPp_ZiwG3XTf_UBRSVmd7AodGnWLXGECWPWiVK-hZhorAT6zr8KJRRvL0MFtwNi0Qy6uasyP1_-m2G4ZqMsoq2jxhH3nxY3pvK/s320/153DE7FB-CEDA-4A74-BA68-A4D1FAA4743F.png" width="148" /></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/AVvXsEgfwDfv_7oB7BrTZu7DMnewjaQEEwGcKkYErbB4cT9fQ4pUt_26qcTO__euN6yOkfmzZZpKdhyphenhyphen5GgoeemSOTIsr71RaXnBg7nWMivJwd78neVv2BD4Oq6m3wbjZUy31MsnbTv6hkOkShDjNjETx69e-OOg9086uvK2eP7bRVrqrlcrO3G1dDWHER2b1sLrq/s2532/E311811F-046E-43DB-BA19-DD2022E47D31.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwDfv_7oB7BrTZu7DMnewjaQEEwGcKkYErbB4cT9fQ4pUt_26qcTO__euN6yOkfmzZZpKdhyphenhyphen5GgoeemSOTIsr71RaXnBg7nWMivJwd78neVv2BD4Oq6m3wbjZUy31MsnbTv6hkOkShDjNjETx69e-OOg9086uvK2eP7bRVrqrlcrO3G1dDWHER2b1sLrq/s320/E311811F-046E-43DB-BA19-DD2022E47D31.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the show we headed back to the hotel for a good night's rest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each morning at the Atocha we enjoyed a nice buffet breakfast. The meal did not come with the room but it was a good way to start the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next morning we headed back to the Old Town. We had scheduled a tour at the Royal Palace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After arriving we found out that the palace was closed due to the preparation of Spain's National Holiday, which was the next day. </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/AVvXsEiF_KxjzKDkJc1Dw5uho2PTps7XBxX_6iFnseLDvCnUGTBwFjA-apqqF7bcYatYArzs1quhmIVUjhVB2hAt_FSBSOK5f5Ri-SsMt09BD_sM9jIZq3WUaADuNoLCEH548KQFVZlC0gRUMU1CVA4IW1tPFGuRaV-A1nRwuKY5AvndJhLSd5MvxgBgXzAGyC_s/s4032/BC8CFAF8-8684-4A97-B185-DA66F3404F27.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_KxjzKDkJc1Dw5uho2PTps7XBxX_6iFnseLDvCnUGTBwFjA-apqqF7bcYatYArzs1quhmIVUjhVB2hAt_FSBSOK5f5Ri-SsMt09BD_sM9jIZq3WUaADuNoLCEH548KQFVZlC0gRUMU1CVA4IW1tPFGuRaV-A1nRwuKY5AvndJhLSd5MvxgBgXzAGyC_s/s320/BC8CFAF8-8684-4A97-B185-DA66F3404F27.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_KxjzKDkJc1Dw5uho2PTps7XBxX_6iFnseLDvCnUGTBwFjA-apqqF7bcYatYArzs1quhmIVUjhVB2hAt_FSBSOK5f5Ri-SsMt09BD_sM9jIZq3WUaADuNoLCEH548KQFVZlC0gRUMU1CVA4IW1tPFGuRaV-A1nRwuKY5AvndJhLSd5MvxgBgXzAGyC_s/s4032/BC8CFAF8-8684-4A97-B185-DA66F3404F27.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ReCS4hSkfQifIorsJyFXwtdODUML_RiatdBQpUDZ05Q1NzqefJdXiKszrvXx7YqaHycqyD6qqWFRzeCux8wpeMo2mEpzhLr1QR7P430hv6z-N5MYJynbxmC_OZxkQvtMkhQCCAX8XHhKl4Di9R_yON4BGEITW5ep7-XJHeOAj19WLsUnm_KpfnTCtzAN/s3088/C81791C0-79BC-4541-8227-76858E263716.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ReCS4hSkfQifIorsJyFXwtdODUML_RiatdBQpUDZ05Q1NzqefJdXiKszrvXx7YqaHycqyD6qqWFRzeCux8wpeMo2mEpzhLr1QR7P430hv6z-N5MYJynbxmC_OZxkQvtMkhQCCAX8XHhKl4Di9R_yON4BGEITW5ep7-XJHeOAj19WLsUnm_KpfnTCtzAN/s320/C81791C0-79BC-4541-8227-76858E263716.heic" width="240" /></a></div></div></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;">Fortunately for us we were able to get a ticket to the cathedral across the street. This cathedral had a museum of old Catholic artifacts that have been passed down through the centuries. We also got to get out onto the balcony and get a great picture of the palace from that vantage point. 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They were more like an icee. I got a brain freeze.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KzzAuy3ZB0Is5G-djg80MB5NBAYDirTVfuKN2ONbLgxJv8dS0RegNEbOaMX19DAAo_TB-03BcUgoqpdDbKdwycplgXBH67_XINlO3DrlqAwxi5SzlYYh792w0BRneo_k8rWfPmAd4jNuyLsfX4dndhhTFM1aqaCNOV1w6b8K6kmJxGvQ9Ky53zFfh8Oa/s4032/C12FCC35-97FC-49E7-B826-8392FFEAD925.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KzzAuy3ZB0Is5G-djg80MB5NBAYDirTVfuKN2ONbLgxJv8dS0RegNEbOaMX19DAAo_TB-03BcUgoqpdDbKdwycplgXBH67_XINlO3DrlqAwxi5SzlYYh792w0BRneo_k8rWfPmAd4jNuyLsfX4dndhhTFM1aqaCNOV1w6b8K6kmJxGvQ9Ky53zFfh8Oa/s320/C12FCC35-97FC-49E7-B826-8392FFEAD925.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next in our wandering around town we came across a cool eating marketplace. It was the lunch hour and packed with people. We love these cultural markets! There were so many different - and I mean different - types of food. 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It was called Plaza de la Villa. We rested our feet here for a few minutes.</div><div>While we were sitting, Rick suggested we go get a massage. Uuumm, not gonna say no to that!</div><div>We called around to find a place near us and the closest place was about a fifteen minute walk away. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7MqJYnLYn1Fje53wIdDnqXeXD1U31grpNzd5nGcSr77C3fxuNuX7ZzeR7C2ZrYm8mLg3WDPp_laC62s-o7O5QRTGAxuN5H0vaL5Vj9NZjvGJcSrdSCXFx6IZ6Yxf8VqWwzH0xt7Hv163cMsQYo_v6MWhBl6LhxQ7nBA9uJzdeiZGAZU6XjxduBjCPhcY/s4032/4A942EF5-509D-4C8D-B65C-DDB722472BE6.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7MqJYnLYn1Fje53wIdDnqXeXD1U31grpNzd5nGcSr77C3fxuNuX7ZzeR7C2ZrYm8mLg3WDPp_laC62s-o7O5QRTGAxuN5H0vaL5Vj9NZjvGJcSrdSCXFx6IZ6Yxf8VqWwzH0xt7Hv163cMsQYo_v6MWhBl6LhxQ7nBA9uJzdeiZGAZU6XjxduBjCPhcY/s320/4A942EF5-509D-4C8D-B65C-DDB722472BE6.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Tower of Lujanes. This was in the plaza and one of the oldest buildings in the historic district.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was built in the 15th century by the Lujanes Family.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsf7PO80nuK48Jz1-18RPU61sQzmoyN4eYX0qhy5snIZTPpCG9RPv3-w8aujHXBuVUfQGS6_Y0Lz6ZUZk8q5QnAOInBKzp1qh-QG2udh-p7HJK4jCoY0LBYzyLIKGEwpwFxUv3hguIu4mPqARlOdrD9on6-MmTvcI4CEhYUr7TQfLkO6pwhyphenhyphenEYMwHja6X/s4032/27C6F17C-E00C-4B9B-AC9B-545D5083F3BF.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsf7PO80nuK48Jz1-18RPU61sQzmoyN4eYX0qhy5snIZTPpCG9RPv3-w8aujHXBuVUfQGS6_Y0Lz6ZUZk8q5QnAOInBKzp1qh-QG2udh-p7HJK4jCoY0LBYzyLIKGEwpwFxUv3hguIu4mPqARlOdrD9on6-MmTvcI4CEhYUr7TQfLkO6pwhyphenhyphenEYMwHja6X/s320/27C6F17C-E00C-4B9B-AC9B-545D5083F3BF.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our way over to our massage we passed a leather purse store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was calling my name. We stopped and bought a couple of purses (one red and one white).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm excited to use them when I get home!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GhMpS83JDHY3UlMrqoCnWp3Y2FcWBtuDKjM11F3V6SGvXVVapwvz4xJnrvG-FFfk0byPkGj60HxwJeBeVIOjI3bIPEBJqmpyh9Mv4dldw5hg7EF26k4CILZd8yRLsj_XhB5sKz40NywRpsA9YxI5ywi2fIscT1GsjmrT8p-mMueBcJB7HJPU75ti0NA1/s4032/48D72AD0-1B00-4876-BA74-7A4EA9C0F3CB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GhMpS83JDHY3UlMrqoCnWp3Y2FcWBtuDKjM11F3V6SGvXVVapwvz4xJnrvG-FFfk0byPkGj60HxwJeBeVIOjI3bIPEBJqmpyh9Mv4dldw5hg7EF26k4CILZd8yRLsj_XhB5sKz40NywRpsA9YxI5ywi2fIscT1GsjmrT8p-mMueBcJB7HJPU75ti0NA1/s320/48D72AD0-1B00-4876-BA74-7A4EA9C0F3CB.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We arrived to the Thai massage place and they got started by giving us cool cloths to wash our hands and then they brought out tubs to soak and wash our feet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionfJklEzKCS1PDI9fYewgxbmVZbWjLLSxlQIvypkEPQvrwz5uCReo7SmhBcK5xZV4GhVkx-1Cjvy7Ifydrtn8VJJQ9lHPCfmKRADTHvhSrdJE2jH8Ug5FrlgOPcbObIvx4X4IydqqOIJPY0Setehmphdw27gdilUaIFYPYyIOGNysGt3lvUQTldBghADt/s4032/4D0CBD5E-B285-4005-9517-38834E955636.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionfJklEzKCS1PDI9fYewgxbmVZbWjLLSxlQIvypkEPQvrwz5uCReo7SmhBcK5xZV4GhVkx-1Cjvy7Ifydrtn8VJJQ9lHPCfmKRADTHvhSrdJE2jH8Ug5FrlgOPcbObIvx4X4IydqqOIJPY0Setehmphdw27gdilUaIFYPYyIOGNysGt3lvUQTldBghADt/s320/4D0CBD5E-B285-4005-9517-38834E955636.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next, we got suited up in some real nice duds!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually think mine looks really cute!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoUSv3n-KePZdXc4iVJIeEAPl2-gqcV7XBqXeqm6-KzMcehWMl2Xxmo4_4sgXihmsf8pl6aksr2sNdvW9fV2Vw9fBPvj3q-Z23covSJbtHOSh8O-rSR8KXRuCx5u_OpBAknCZU9NXVs8jY2SxeHrhjoCldU-29A5qVS0O3OFrObDXzjevpYtKoPOTBIok/s4032/05D99490-ADD1-4D82-8695-02569D35EF02.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoUSv3n-KePZdXc4iVJIeEAPl2-gqcV7XBqXeqm6-KzMcehWMl2Xxmo4_4sgXihmsf8pl6aksr2sNdvW9fV2Vw9fBPvj3q-Z23covSJbtHOSh8O-rSR8KXRuCx5u_OpBAknCZU9NXVs8jY2SxeHrhjoCldU-29A5qVS0O3OFrObDXzjevpYtKoPOTBIok/s320/05D99490-ADD1-4D82-8695-02569D35EF02.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7x1_PEJIs_j1x1lMOHKjNi-aTIJZJUjyE5ZhicubCuUAkW5M3jtudG9cCvnZwgWAzdukwcIQm0v4MEbiurmrKY-zueSFU-QENvd8Msvs6jvZNfkWN_dR7ZaUVVfKiWPMoDe8Almmt1Y5DhmK3YDlo7o-MKcQ16T6ovwcjhgupodj74aGvmvw2hLRDIWB/s4032/D9B432DF-72AC-4F6B-853B-D00BDDE3ADE1.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7x1_PEJIs_j1x1lMOHKjNi-aTIJZJUjyE5ZhicubCuUAkW5M3jtudG9cCvnZwgWAzdukwcIQm0v4MEbiurmrKY-zueSFU-QENvd8Msvs6jvZNfkWN_dR7ZaUVVfKiWPMoDe8Almmt1Y5DhmK3YDlo7o-MKcQ16T6ovwcjhgupodj74aGvmvw2hLRDIWB/s320/D9B432DF-72AC-4F6B-853B-D00BDDE3ADE1.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made our way back to the main plaza (Plaza de la Puerta del Sol) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and on our way found a place for dinner. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsi1DldgTbc35baDDABkzEy4KSN5qqXMbrQUXKexEE2ZoE2B3KzAfBfb5NNXiLBrih2HumzOEcopLxTKs8kUz4TpQ4VwWbF45SruSGm_9Pzgwi1Z3WgWfkQTwMF0aZNy7Di3bIJa7Nuwhnfgs-xUp7pN2t05pqlqgmXj5tQ2KppPSYM_gTCystaI84v_C/s3088/3B89DA29-D332-4CCD-82D5-4EE98E438902.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsi1DldgTbc35baDDABkzEy4KSN5qqXMbrQUXKexEE2ZoE2B3KzAfBfb5NNXiLBrih2HumzOEcopLxTKs8kUz4TpQ4VwWbF45SruSGm_9Pzgwi1Z3WgWfkQTwMF0aZNy7Di3bIJa7Nuwhnfgs-xUp7pN2t05pqlqgmXj5tQ2KppPSYM_gTCystaI84v_C/s320/3B89DA29-D332-4CCD-82D5-4EE98E438902.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got the oxtail. I thought it was going to be steak.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did not know that it really IS the meat of the tail!😬</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Didn't love it and will not be getting it ever again.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOu_QNIxIgIa9G26zRc8TRGWp2PHqAhf3tWXVYt3M7VzAVGZ2NI3ufHbHITMVFeSnz7xpYh30NLFweeNnEZAz570XPW2fvyvg9aMC9b9LST5d5CqEw07ChzxGQcDhtDKzEbGdsUvwPCiiCKORoOw4GJg0Kgw_wO-JYaNkeWGs6a-gLIjEwTmh4vpr5WOq/s4032/AC568442-95EB-42DE-8B61-6010B1FE0BDD_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOu_QNIxIgIa9G26zRc8TRGWp2PHqAhf3tWXVYt3M7VzAVGZ2NI3ufHbHITMVFeSnz7xpYh30NLFweeNnEZAz570XPW2fvyvg9aMC9b9LST5d5CqEw07ChzxGQcDhtDKzEbGdsUvwPCiiCKORoOw4GJg0Kgw_wO-JYaNkeWGs6a-gLIjEwTmh4vpr5WOq/s320/AC568442-95EB-42DE-8B61-6010B1FE0BDD_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick on the other hand really liked his Paella.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xFaS7u42zw3RP4-VeQBQI8QAYKJyzGQnPhcn_jmZBIAcL_9yXOCtGqSOP9DBSF6pbNR8KRYbNv5GQgxy8aqkT_rmh98AnI9vwjGwuQIZXaw6x99QkI8toh4qntcmS1rijHxN3q_eXgjlOVZJpMywBHt56iL50co10pOZiyQelLCPLPSv0ox6Qa-wBuEj/s4032/FC0DA61F-B0FE-4E9E-91B7-6E754085707E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xFaS7u42zw3RP4-VeQBQI8QAYKJyzGQnPhcn_jmZBIAcL_9yXOCtGqSOP9DBSF6pbNR8KRYbNv5GQgxy8aqkT_rmh98AnI9vwjGwuQIZXaw6x99QkI8toh4qntcmS1rijHxN3q_eXgjlOVZJpMywBHt56iL50co10pOZiyQelLCPLPSv0ox6Qa-wBuEj/s320/FC0DA61F-B0FE-4E9E-91B7-6E754085707E.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>We ended the evening with some gelato! We basically ate our way through the Old Town of Madrid!</div><div>This is Rick stopping to see a cultural dance in the plaza...notice the gelato in his hand!😋</div><div>We loved Madrid!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEsV1UVYupkGBNCfPjkF-C6Rz2HoupYyvjUprBqH_jMG6NHbxXlsWbmCYB-dZo17LaZvu7WefAKLkdxb15O2noybRE31Gc5lp5BCJg2ueKDomuzUuznTyQpWzEXBHLjer11O4CwOU-Qw8rg7mDPd0MvtLT3_ZJGVGIGtEiz_7ThKqOs1qJeNLFcrvyNs_/s2532/868B87BE-120A-409C-85AB-DD1BFB3FDD80.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEsV1UVYupkGBNCfPjkF-C6Rz2HoupYyvjUprBqH_jMG6NHbxXlsWbmCYB-dZo17LaZvu7WefAKLkdxb15O2noybRE31Gc5lp5BCJg2ueKDomuzUuznTyQpWzEXBHLjer11O4CwOU-Qw8rg7mDPd0MvtLT3_ZJGVGIGtEiz_7ThKqOs1qJeNLFcrvyNs_/s320/868B87BE-120A-409C-85AB-DD1BFB3FDD80.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-64403253499393848172023-10-09T14:57:00.002-07:002023-10-15T13:26:06.761-07:00BUDAPEST<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick and I have been planning a trip to Europe for about a year now. We were originally supposed to go in late April but had to change our trip because of my dad's being in the hospital and Kathy Nelson's passing. We postponed it for October. We left on the 4th of October and took the red eye (9 1/2 hours) to Amsterdam. We had a short layover and then took another flight (a little less than two hours) to begin our trip in Budapest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our original flight in April was supposed to begin in Copenhagen where we were to meet Brad, Ruth, and DeeAnn. Since we did not take that trip we had to reschedule our flight on Iberian Airlines or lose the money we spent. I looked into other places that Iberian Airlines flies to and discovered that they fly to Nice, France and Budapest. We had not been to either place. First I looked into Nice/Monaco area and decided that probably wasn't for us. Then I looked into Budapest and thought that we would have a nice time there. Boy oh howdy, we sure made the right decision. We LOVED Budapest! It is a very clean city, easy to get around, a place with beautiful architecture and buildings and the people are very friendly and helpful. We spent a beautiful three full days there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our City hopper from Amsterdam to Budapest</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/AVvXsEgg1IIlaQk43gx9zS3itNchP_fSyi5NsUnItLtbNBDGRzD9Q7XrGpn17nMKxMClIzeilNLqPtVZUcFDA3Wxxxey6jflyNwSdmuUTlzUiQkS67Z3sW39svy5o7TDcXg9B6nLcsH-MYORoCELQdJQv2IvXgJ57gVPALIduQRFBWzsdkEcrLTU3nJkpCCV_FEr/s3088/282C462D-B75D-49C0-96F5-865B8065C180.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1IIlaQk43gx9zS3itNchP_fSyi5NsUnItLtbNBDGRzD9Q7XrGpn17nMKxMClIzeilNLqPtVZUcFDA3Wxxxey6jflyNwSdmuUTlzUiQkS67Z3sW39svy5o7TDcXg9B6nLcsH-MYORoCELQdJQv2IvXgJ57gVPALIduQRFBWzsdkEcrLTU3nJkpCCV_FEr/s320/282C462D-B75D-49C0-96F5-865B8065C180.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We arrived in the evening of the 5th and took a taxi from the airport, about a 35 minute drive. Our driver was Zoltan and was very friendly and helpful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We checked into the Courtyard Marriott and were immediately upgraded to a suite. Thank you Marriott!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were hoping to get some Hungarian food close by for dinner but the place that was suggested was full and we did not want to wait. We walked a little further and found hamburger joint. Both Rick and I had a chicken sandwich and fries, enough to fill us up for the evening. We were a little tired after traveling all night so after a couple of hours we took a sleeping pill and went to sleep. We awoke refreshed and ready to go! Our first event of the day was to get some breakfast at the FABULOUS buffet that was presented. Luckily it came with the room and we were very thankful. It filled us up until dinnertime!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After breakfast we headed over to the Metro station next to the hotel. (Blaha Lujza Ter) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We found the metro for the city very easy to use and it got us to all the places we wanted to go. It is always fun to use the metro. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The metro is WAAAY down underneath the city.</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/AVvXsEiWvTVHVtnomzEVlWv9p4pvZATaDlXnc7OhGxnWHO2FYPmKayX2ey5NtS-7GT2Ik2oaWhyYXL82uZlSo84dP4WZaE8lPRCyGfZrs97mv7j5SNp1L_NQbrZB-oE-vdpVe3SG1RxDFNVhkfDoOH282OOZAPTe14Rxmapeu4DXKzlw9gPqzNH6Taup1U6IG-gd/s4032/9EFEC530-2252-4AE9-99AE-BACE6EEF26EE.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvTVHVtnomzEVlWv9p4pvZATaDlXnc7OhGxnWHO2FYPmKayX2ey5NtS-7GT2Ik2oaWhyYXL82uZlSo84dP4WZaE8lPRCyGfZrs97mv7j5SNp1L_NQbrZB-oE-vdpVe3SG1RxDFNVhkfDoOH282OOZAPTe14Rxmapeu4DXKzlw9gPqzNH6Taup1U6IG-gd/s320/9EFEC530-2252-4AE9-99AE-BACE6EEF26EE.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Our first stop dropped us off at the Parliament Building. (Kossuth Lajos) <div>It is very big and beautiful, especially at night.<div>We didn't stay long here, just enough time for a picture because we had bigger fish to fry.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjt_3xjlhTD-ELdJGWUvs-rZY3NKewsW6BnE96OqQdabv4LgJoCWbvqNORQkqH-4E8hpLP34iwbFnyVhE5MfhqkH6ILSmterJrY7eOf4vY7WHL2oxu-PJoQeisjAVqMTeIi7qhIGtOdmm4_EJ2U2DLWQdEoLEF7vlNigdlqcpJPu9-rhj-j_CGObOzNsF/s4032/1514820C-2E02-46C1-8833-411F9FF1BF53.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjt_3xjlhTD-ELdJGWUvs-rZY3NKewsW6BnE96OqQdabv4LgJoCWbvqNORQkqH-4E8hpLP34iwbFnyVhE5MfhqkH6ILSmterJrY7eOf4vY7WHL2oxu-PJoQeisjAVqMTeIi7qhIGtOdmm4_EJ2U2DLWQdEoLEF7vlNigdlqcpJPu9-rhj-j_CGObOzNsF/s320/1514820C-2E02-46C1-8833-411F9FF1BF53.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We grabbed the tram and went up two stops to the Chain Bridge or the Szechenyi Bridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This bridge is so beautiful! It was completely destroyed during WWII and had to be rebuilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We walked across to the Buda side of the city and enjoyed the beautiful view of the Danube River.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjfzmHR_Jk-ntK9Sq-TZbb2hQfg6I8eXS47ZJiUnmdPLCK3lNtWSEalbj5v4m4T7XeMkJAXNCxUD_mVfYKmhRqVyVDqB19vk5ozYMylA9xiUSdDZMCGwea0vZqzkKlcIcwqh-ru-t2pzW6e8QAqKN5sebiNXkvZY_o8S42W-_WVQloAhhyNC5tGU_liqt/s4032/FE58DA20-575D-40C6-9C63-BA3E2D7B3DA1.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjfzmHR_Jk-ntK9Sq-TZbb2hQfg6I8eXS47ZJiUnmdPLCK3lNtWSEalbj5v4m4T7XeMkJAXNCxUD_mVfYKmhRqVyVDqB19vk5ozYMylA9xiUSdDZMCGwea0vZqzkKlcIcwqh-ru-t2pzW6e8QAqKN5sebiNXkvZY_o8S42W-_WVQloAhhyNC5tGU_liqt/s320/FE58DA20-575D-40C6-9C63-BA3E2D7B3DA1.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">The church was breathtaking inside and out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Fisherman's bastion is a nice area that looked over the river to Pest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> It made for a great picture taking place!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBAAcbK-U4XPnhBjBgkrtItqgod6gqUamCelqZ8w4TyVrlBrnnP6BFQBDYtl7TZNaP3Nghr_VdkA6ZYzGwHBZPhJwbAVVW83Vvko_k97qLudlIEW_KS5lH3Ag004nZVr4_461-ifAEPpGKSm624fzTdiSXMjbRZXdGo2s-kgGHN4p5GAvwJSzYr5JmnNP/s4032/1F9398E2-15DF-479C-9597-9D62DBEE985F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBAAcbK-U4XPnhBjBgkrtItqgod6gqUamCelqZ8w4TyVrlBrnnP6BFQBDYtl7TZNaP3Nghr_VdkA6ZYzGwHBZPhJwbAVVW83Vvko_k97qLudlIEW_KS5lH3Ag004nZVr4_461-ifAEPpGKSm624fzTdiSXMjbRZXdGo2s-kgGHN4p5GAvwJSzYr5JmnNP/s320/1F9398E2-15DF-479C-9597-9D62DBEE985F.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It wasn't a Sees chocolate by any means but I did like it!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqmnKhPShrZwc4l_fXLmgyY0F-cOghd2C7HBU54IDZNBgoBWcFIvztSxQh2Ta8HRpFwOUt62IRfzIuKbT77HmPkRRdF3SfEPaOMT-eqa3MtAnkTo-IGcj-5_BLlUMkXntU5tYigj3wwLXa5ThzLuC55plvsAll9nsmEbI6El_2wfQCl43an490nqXOwc-/s4032/D42D9367-D813-45D2-9DB7-527C46494920.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqmnKhPShrZwc4l_fXLmgyY0F-cOghd2C7HBU54IDZNBgoBWcFIvztSxQh2Ta8HRpFwOUt62IRfzIuKbT77HmPkRRdF3SfEPaOMT-eqa3MtAnkTo-IGcj-5_BLlUMkXntU5tYigj3wwLXa5ThzLuC55plvsAll9nsmEbI6El_2wfQCl43an490nqXOwc-/s320/D42D9367-D813-45D2-9DB7-527C46494920.heic" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5vPGjLZOfC3sOYO6IbUn4dp58f0ZP_rDR8NfqzBq5nc9uU26sYJVfgjRZ_dlC3Jm2e4iNfnRI1cLLl8QWgcjrGYzXd9cI9y4nrPiauqC_rDG3fxDcuAgadEHZHlbQ04IIUs_xSDOHN0bCL7EA1YM2v958wMClWlTcvGJgoUmgiIU57AKem_jWr0BnIvF/s4032/5874C4F4-DF27-44F3-8566-23FB67CF0C73.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5vPGjLZOfC3sOYO6IbUn4dp58f0ZP_rDR8NfqzBq5nc9uU26sYJVfgjRZ_dlC3Jm2e4iNfnRI1cLLl8QWgcjrGYzXd9cI9y4nrPiauqC_rDG3fxDcuAgadEHZHlbQ04IIUs_xSDOHN0bCL7EA1YM2v958wMClWlTcvGJgoUmgiIU57AKem_jWr0BnIvF/s320/5874C4F4-DF27-44F3-8566-23FB67CF0C73.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some pictures inside of the St. Matthias church.</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/AVvXsEiZTrFLAtPcPumAxo5MF8A4SVpl9HtQJB1kez0jPdKNj08ddi2JabZ2orZHinXcCP8dZW7YaMQxcETJcdQFK0fAhqsCQx1Fs3xRC6ZhKizcmwaWI79O_EFgXOpJKySCeB-kB066Eyj9gAB8k0KCj6lzQm6ZOihTXGtOu7LMTImYkxgrqzlp9EsHiIlvO7ho/s4032/693B12FA-6FE4-429A-9ECB-E3DB20D0CE52.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTrFLAtPcPumAxo5MF8A4SVpl9HtQJB1kez0jPdKNj08ddi2JabZ2orZHinXcCP8dZW7YaMQxcETJcdQFK0fAhqsCQx1Fs3xRC6ZhKizcmwaWI79O_EFgXOpJKySCeB-kB066Eyj9gAB8k0KCj6lzQm6ZOihTXGtOu7LMTImYkxgrqzlp9EsHiIlvO7ho/s320/693B12FA-6FE4-429A-9ECB-E3DB20D0CE52.heic" width="240" /></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/AVvXsEjS8R81nZ-0FgRW40SWiuwYeQFE3xBWHqaCPo-tyFnh4PyMYMzf09rWMV8luP1dyNgcPAAmGD0A-MwaZTDem1rlDbqJQL7qbl_8lxojFFFth2ta_rH53Cq4ir2BYLGUku0L4PaODllYp2gphyphenhyphenqGoA6xX8wjP3004OKqvrTkcmfYpXuDBY7GlOzuZkRA_pRF/s4032/38435614-0055-431B-BD40-7A5B2284866A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8R81nZ-0FgRW40SWiuwYeQFE3xBWHqaCPo-tyFnh4PyMYMzf09rWMV8luP1dyNgcPAAmGD0A-MwaZTDem1rlDbqJQL7qbl_8lxojFFFth2ta_rH53Cq4ir2BYLGUku0L4PaODllYp2gphyphenhyphenqGoA6xX8wjP3004OKqvrTkcmfYpXuDBY7GlOzuZkRA_pRF/s320/38435614-0055-431B-BD40-7A5B2284866A.heic" width="240" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgphGDRa_XZkiDagjlvVuQ2DuY-nPSzVS1BYIbHcexJcwqZmd9diyChnNeTfJXbNX6jBwwH8hXWhh-LRxfvKbh0RkmewoHa8mLm04KWcV09v8pktXdKTwnULOVCc0I3orVGxBV7eKNlEgaVi4JE3MsbDHVK9g19rTtdeeeHDFs2uHZTjec8pTZ-39WIkV/s4032/139B9FA5-E695-4437-AC6D-2E3C0347FC9C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgphGDRa_XZkiDagjlvVuQ2DuY-nPSzVS1BYIbHcexJcwqZmd9diyChnNeTfJXbNX6jBwwH8hXWhh-LRxfvKbh0RkmewoHa8mLm04KWcV09v8pktXdKTwnULOVCc0I3orVGxBV7eKNlEgaVi4JE3MsbDHVK9g19rTtdeeeHDFs2uHZTjec8pTZ-39WIkV/s320/139B9FA5-E695-4437-AC6D-2E3C0347FC9C.heic" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Rick was able to walk up the 197 steps up to the top of the bell tower. I couldn't go so he went alone. He got some beautiful pictures from way up there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHArUDOH17UAq8gYzCgPjj7D6nUcKXP6BvKra478MTE53eiLnS6n4mO2sJg2POh86c6bB9_tdU670zzEAojJjv-9TSYMlBcbNxRW_LihzzDSfItwWlGYY2a3H2teBhc3jdd6LSM9uRuoYEn4f-4Av6f-quWKNDNzfvgyDukeisx-jOEe97zHTvRwa5tEL/s4032/04B28DF7-76FE-4DFA-B3FD-CDCB4B2C47DF.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHArUDOH17UAq8gYzCgPjj7D6nUcKXP6BvKra478MTE53eiLnS6n4mO2sJg2POh86c6bB9_tdU670zzEAojJjv-9TSYMlBcbNxRW_LihzzDSfItwWlGYY2a3H2teBhc3jdd6LSM9uRuoYEn4f-4Av6f-quWKNDNzfvgyDukeisx-jOEe97zHTvRwa5tEL/s320/04B28DF7-76FE-4DFA-B3FD-CDCB4B2C47DF.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you see him?</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZURm_cu6mBTKBqn6cHlbXmdxxVRk_lWEj7BBbGhGWpSCbMGdzxo4GzJ7WCI-4soGkwLXdnwXFtOm0ez5VdJ3-UahhsEmPBqE1OVXPxvsoeI6JfEs59dvw_vJtAHPv7h-jeoMC22nGL578m8NIlxtFtpBQxYWZjNITUWJAUNfXXEnVAru5BlLgN94HaFx/s4032/D093340F-FE75-436C-B2E1-98C4A229A36B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZURm_cu6mBTKBqn6cHlbXmdxxVRk_lWEj7BBbGhGWpSCbMGdzxo4GzJ7WCI-4soGkwLXdnwXFtOm0ez5VdJ3-UahhsEmPBqE1OVXPxvsoeI6JfEs59dvw_vJtAHPv7h-jeoMC22nGL578m8NIlxtFtpBQxYWZjNITUWJAUNfXXEnVAru5BlLgN94HaFx/s320/D093340F-FE75-436C-B2E1-98C4A229A36B.heic" width="240" /></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/AVvXsEim1wWfgZ59NVupTZyVlx7xcxypR7EsqcbmYyPgF1nl0kM885UeugOp19w2HEe-mPnZPdyH_sxhTNIrflV5vsRKZCnoFGVAoIeLHy5DQ8mJGfrUuZiagM_DS_wiJYKJL9lohlizVwTWcjjv0pYnFB0WZo3KvEt0fxsRiwZixyi666tZEP0iVt1pWAdAvsnf/s7248/79FA6FCE-BA95-4B0C-A433-199A436B95F7.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3786" data-original-width="7248" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1wWfgZ59NVupTZyVlx7xcxypR7EsqcbmYyPgF1nl0kM885UeugOp19w2HEe-mPnZPdyH_sxhTNIrflV5vsRKZCnoFGVAoIeLHy5DQ8mJGfrUuZiagM_DS_wiJYKJL9lohlizVwTWcjjv0pYnFB0WZo3KvEt0fxsRiwZixyi666tZEP0iVt1pWAdAvsnf/s320/79FA6FCE-BA95-4B0C-A433-199A436B95F7.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-c9FhIJL8CFEzirWZaeIkgMnQbNW8uwqlir1kSm-_D_-5cCHpPTvY8l-oMi_oz0vE3BSW9KjzLAibVFZNJRJSR96AsvcIJlAAcoi60flvtnAamk6kN-nYLZ2X8GxD0tSO7OPO0Dx8E6R5FdnHtMc3m3zLp1HBuh1mxcu8uwzxjT6XH0or8WBAdihPRvl/s4032/AEFC0659-4A42-4606-9917-D6AC213C188F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-c9FhIJL8CFEzirWZaeIkgMnQbNW8uwqlir1kSm-_D_-5cCHpPTvY8l-oMi_oz0vE3BSW9KjzLAibVFZNJRJSR96AsvcIJlAAcoi60flvtnAamk6kN-nYLZ2X8GxD0tSO7OPO0Dx8E6R5FdnHtMc3m3zLp1HBuh1mxcu8uwzxjT6XH0or8WBAdihPRvl/s320/AEFC0659-4A42-4606-9917-D6AC213C188F.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The Buda side of the river is very pretty. We loved walking around the streets.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PF7Cv-nUP9XpQ1c7I3J3OniEs6003G5QUujP5zCU8RqthZALWpoMFfUVslxtv_7dRKcpIH0T399iSjVCzc-uwyNez3vOR1ldTwKW4s1moN0wBrxGFAWzTIgSTQqCcIbHxriE19UeibCgC5K4gvPNWtDwKnVGcycJpZ-5ZKYgX6qgUIzc0c0IqH51PEph/s4032/36CD9058-42D8-48F8-B871-CFA7859A4879.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PF7Cv-nUP9XpQ1c7I3J3OniEs6003G5QUujP5zCU8RqthZALWpoMFfUVslxtv_7dRKcpIH0T399iSjVCzc-uwyNez3vOR1ldTwKW4s1moN0wBrxGFAWzTIgSTQqCcIbHxriE19UeibCgC5K4gvPNWtDwKnVGcycJpZ-5ZKYgX6qgUIzc0c0IqH51PEph/s320/36CD9058-42D8-48F8-B871-CFA7859A4879.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next we hiked back over the bridge and caught the tram back to the metro station.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From there we rode over to the yellow line to take us up to Szechenyi Baths where we spent the rest of the evening. On the way to the baths we stopped for dinner. I got the goulash soup and Rick had the grilled chicken with dumplings. They both had ample amounts of the famous Hungarian paprika.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_Gxmoz4wj-Otnme_u15Nzh2AV0_afUyPNUyQHeBKOIi3_SgwddtLTLWWjZ_tUUEogPTaClnj9F6p-GAvkR1G_bhGcXD3hQ9nWwED90nZgoWhhGrVsjyZz9ZpjGx36nzcLFoebMWsOH2sFzWkZJOl41MPd6ZzuoFO0XfFhMnZkkvk_8Ou4kjFBs9DO7bS/s4032/40C8D8D1-7D6E-40AF-86B0-CE300C6F55D2.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_Gxmoz4wj-Otnme_u15Nzh2AV0_afUyPNUyQHeBKOIi3_SgwddtLTLWWjZ_tUUEogPTaClnj9F6p-GAvkR1G_bhGcXD3hQ9nWwED90nZgoWhhGrVsjyZz9ZpjGx36nzcLFoebMWsOH2sFzWkZJOl41MPd6ZzuoFO0XfFhMnZkkvk_8Ou4kjFBs9DO7bS/s320/40C8D8D1-7D6E-40AF-86B0-CE300C6F55D2.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KStdgA5eaaPPVfe5VFUKaJoHbez4pJ7yEUxfNSPd4RzBwXzi7kHOwjYhHvIsJgVrZvWNz9hm9srb2M2Jq0McypG5vdNZ47UOT_DZ6cJgaDQ0FsYSIQjTZyD0IfKwRhtrQL2yABUIFTFdQizHIDjpQAJ0CX3NPw6TXTofY-BC5giyc-8uW2ByDj7KYL8D/s4032/97E7982C-3458-4BB8-9C86-DB79AE711C90.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KStdgA5eaaPPVfe5VFUKaJoHbez4pJ7yEUxfNSPd4RzBwXzi7kHOwjYhHvIsJgVrZvWNz9hm9srb2M2Jq0McypG5vdNZ47UOT_DZ6cJgaDQ0FsYSIQjTZyD0IfKwRhtrQL2yABUIFTFdQizHIDjpQAJ0CX3NPw6TXTofY-BC5giyc-8uW2ByDj7KYL8D/s320/97E7982C-3458-4BB8-9C86-DB79AE711C90.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>After enjoying dinner we headed over to the baths. We got into the first pool for a few minutes and then decided to go find something a little warmer. The resort has eighteen pools. I think in the couple of hours we were there Rick tried all them. I got into probably six or seven. I just enjoyed sitting in them and people watching while Rick was testing out the pools and the sauna. We stayed until after dark and then made the trek back to our room. It was a wonderful and FULL first day. My feet and legs were sore from all of the walking!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtb_Z1iqXtl0KQmPz5Mt3zwuwM4Z1Z6UIKwU2d-RvjrbTaeW5Wodc_5_69nNHlKKbrV4_6yj_kuESGdx6mzaEjIvVTejy7hxKIWuIP-wi3mg9547mfdrNAtjmLJz4G5rFefXuiBnoFlZrBUC7jGM_A63HHJL_nZdTEsroeMjr41kTwV9UCtFxlx8KKwVpX/s4032/8A1864E3-B215-417D-B77D-585EFB0145FA.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtb_Z1iqXtl0KQmPz5Mt3zwuwM4Z1Z6UIKwU2d-RvjrbTaeW5Wodc_5_69nNHlKKbrV4_6yj_kuESGdx6mzaEjIvVTejy7hxKIWuIP-wi3mg9547mfdrNAtjmLJz4G5rFefXuiBnoFlZrBUC7jGM_A63HHJL_nZdTEsroeMjr41kTwV9UCtFxlx8KKwVpX/s320/8A1864E3-B215-417D-B77D-585EFB0145FA.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugNsgDQAKODVf4vrIWmmc68wtjz4hqGRv0e0JMUNyr3gxeXEwT32d89npVzO8M40KwkASnSYeJkZ0gxhxlgxkZhTGx4ycRMnMjVhBEQH6sc_iDsltLvBEd40vJChCOE9GyaJcQH3K3u7KoXZ8vs2uAgo9K4cNuazDZdUdTyyHGcQF0898pipTVwfH6sxO/s3088/64F3FF21-C23F-459C-A18A-9657CE70D3C6.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugNsgDQAKODVf4vrIWmmc68wtjz4hqGRv0e0JMUNyr3gxeXEwT32d89npVzO8M40KwkASnSYeJkZ0gxhxlgxkZhTGx4ycRMnMjVhBEQH6sc_iDsltLvBEd40vJChCOE9GyaJcQH3K3u7KoXZ8vs2uAgo9K4cNuazDZdUdTyyHGcQF0898pipTVwfH6sxO/s320/64F3FF21-C23F-459C-A18A-9657CE70D3C6.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><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/AVvXsEjE-7DGLzkRUx-RKKANZRNXk8-bPUhTG9fyQ_-htD48vD3bvXK706HvZmbsbCdyobZEuH4ot0RXFkFB5VcRuHuEWEThTEs7Aqc7nnTScKTXLg7X1PRUa8YoCWtGisPUOX4l1m_zu96uGHKGbyyAVVZ_z8g26SXDWjqBrVO8fK_vwqI4Q6n5Yst2Falf7-hq/s3088/DDE026D5-9BAA-44A9-9272-4A23805C3FF6.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-7DGLzkRUx-RKKANZRNXk8-bPUhTG9fyQ_-htD48vD3bvXK706HvZmbsbCdyobZEuH4ot0RXFkFB5VcRuHuEWEThTEs7Aqc7nnTScKTXLg7X1PRUa8YoCWtGisPUOX4l1m_zu96uGHKGbyyAVVZ_z8g26SXDWjqBrVO8fK_vwqI4Q6n5Yst2Falf7-hq/s320/DDE026D5-9BAA-44A9-9272-4A23805C3FF6.heic" width="240" /></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/AVvXsEjwLlVw7ikJYjMcD9Z_D-zczpaGvdyMZObzUC4wSAtAdYfHMvjWlNqG6_81SXVw1FtfBmrQRbU20-LuYbxFJ1LyQeYA5-pioDim5Bd9g8KV1sSc-kBkwDteGXGkN2ECD6QvfXwF2yDlPGcVgTmzF1wbubTh71qzARoYoQjKnoOfHEuZKVeq5N1SN34SPW7R/s4032/395D41FD-03DC-4D96-B054-AE8B443805C8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLlVw7ikJYjMcD9Z_D-zczpaGvdyMZObzUC4wSAtAdYfHMvjWlNqG6_81SXVw1FtfBmrQRbU20-LuYbxFJ1LyQeYA5-pioDim5Bd9g8KV1sSc-kBkwDteGXGkN2ECD6QvfXwF2yDlPGcVgTmzF1wbubTh71qzARoYoQjKnoOfHEuZKVeq5N1SN34SPW7R/s320/395D41FD-03DC-4D96-B054-AE8B443805C8.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br />The next day we caught the blue line down to the Budapest Central Market Hall. We had seen it featured on a Rick Steve's program and knew we wanted to find it. It was in this ornate building. Three floors of shopping.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-pKJaKNQy2RA3mVnszwC1BVeiz9Mhq6i6wu68bpod_UXMoEXS64mPkQbATY0fQuP6B5sGQ9GEWDvYPBjdMPPCM03K0-K_dGN6x11ncDahJpId_sUvqUdBoFWYSINZrg0c-5qamUAB_Fmt1QPzCD2zqdHMpECoLg9_VwCglYLWIYWlTBf2fLvA66Kgec4/s4032/A97EAD4B-F328-49FD-9332-FE36CBB51E33.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-pKJaKNQy2RA3mVnszwC1BVeiz9Mhq6i6wu68bpod_UXMoEXS64mPkQbATY0fQuP6B5sGQ9GEWDvYPBjdMPPCM03K0-K_dGN6x11ncDahJpId_sUvqUdBoFWYSINZrg0c-5qamUAB_Fmt1QPzCD2zqdHMpECoLg9_VwCglYLWIYWlTBf2fLvA66Kgec4/s320/A97EAD4B-F328-49FD-9332-FE36CBB51E33.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnl2C0KeDrDJz3OWk0pkHFGgc5BaATQNRviZ8MlGRnfW2KwBLtZdxyL-At5MrjDm6x8kKB2wTc9SOTgStoGe-cIytod5eFqXP2nBGuTcrebRkaPX_k6QSN0WiDE-_TJzQgZabWB7SrxYHqz0VGHnFVvygvaM5REUWy-9mWibJ5VRaOvgdEE8RLEz_Keqqc/s3088/ADE9E7EC-2E2B-4647-9942-B0A2D0D9AB62.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnl2C0KeDrDJz3OWk0pkHFGgc5BaATQNRviZ8MlGRnfW2KwBLtZdxyL-At5MrjDm6x8kKB2wTc9SOTgStoGe-cIytod5eFqXP2nBGuTcrebRkaPX_k6QSN0WiDE-_TJzQgZabWB7SrxYHqz0VGHnFVvygvaM5REUWy-9mWibJ5VRaOvgdEE8RLEz_Keqqc/s320/ADE9E7EC-2E2B-4647-9942-B0A2D0D9AB62.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were many things to see at the market. I found a nice fall colored scarf to take home.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nwVTjvPYnxK47wYcyLlfErgAMz4q8Zj-V-SA4MUiODXE55hZk7P47H7o3ArYEjjj8JHzDtqgsLJ_qR5kB_K6S6fHv6Ntn4XwMnL4KdNDd7qPR1bO3htXJF4ND6gcN625f6MmP5QT67Tx-Pt80b64kMhqmQJEKeAx-5Fsgaft5ueWSMCWrhdhki8dcTyv/s4032/8FBE9575-1413-4279-8DC8-D60B20CA9CF2.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nwVTjvPYnxK47wYcyLlfErgAMz4q8Zj-V-SA4MUiODXE55hZk7P47H7o3ArYEjjj8JHzDtqgsLJ_qR5kB_K6S6fHv6Ntn4XwMnL4KdNDd7qPR1bO3htXJF4ND6gcN625f6MmP5QT67Tx-Pt80b64kMhqmQJEKeAx-5Fsgaft5ueWSMCWrhdhki8dcTyv/s320/8FBE9575-1413-4279-8DC8-D60B20CA9CF2.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also bought food for our Sunday picnic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a smoked cheese that is very popular with the hungarians.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was SUPER smoky...almost too much but it was cool how it was rolled up like a cinnamon roll.We also purchased an apple (for me) and some grapes (for Rick), some lunch meat, and a nice big baguette.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The meat, cheese, and fruit stalls were very interesting to see.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ht-MZqQ4ZLeDP3yDAFsE3kLBbF4-jd6tbubEKaj7MuJeOP2UCq9Wu1NKYirvHS1XJR-poRYQSqQBHRojKIK03EdsPhaafdDrxBbFY9iMLB9QZO4GMX3pqOKNBeb8x8pGdGnl28eAO57tGtHGzFgmxL8JABM2RfE_dZUJo2OEV2sP2zQ95wlAn0cP5exh/s4032/9E4619A9-0CF6-48FD-A260-501108D8E51B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ht-MZqQ4ZLeDP3yDAFsE3kLBbF4-jd6tbubEKaj7MuJeOP2UCq9Wu1NKYirvHS1XJR-poRYQSqQBHRojKIK03EdsPhaafdDrxBbFY9iMLB9QZO4GMX3pqOKNBeb8x8pGdGnl28eAO57tGtHGzFgmxL8JABM2RfE_dZUJo2OEV2sP2zQ95wlAn0cP5exh/s320/9E4619A9-0CF6-48FD-A260-501108D8E51B.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTs14WQwH6eyLve6eGRn6UOS8GT0Egdh1TkFIlw1eEz1Anx4CbfQEnymPvZ_3HzkVMF6kQNSu0s8igGvfjtJdMcp3KGTuUdQtP6QOtAL2ETc1k1Rp4ERuWXURKCwbci6KDhTg1BG7vSZSthqRuJrFH9lvYkba79AfH4b-yKGd8JnFJNLOm3-uVALdbCXz/s4032/36481F1F-22A9-4310-BAF3-1D0D2F1DB4B0.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTs14WQwH6eyLve6eGRn6UOS8GT0Egdh1TkFIlw1eEz1Anx4CbfQEnymPvZ_3HzkVMF6kQNSu0s8igGvfjtJdMcp3KGTuUdQtP6QOtAL2ETc1k1Rp4ERuWXURKCwbci6KDhTg1BG7vSZSthqRuJrFH9lvYkba79AfH4b-yKGd8JnFJNLOm3-uVALdbCXz/s320/36481F1F-22A9-4310-BAF3-1D0D2F1DB4B0.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh yeah, we also bought some cookies for our picnic. They weren't too shabby. </div></div><div>They actually tasted like donut holes.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZU949-b3X91MxaaIy5lU9MqB3kVbuT-vsklTVDgVjNgzm1ZGOfSs2NGfszarIC8xkpJcB7bLXyhxwPt3aX4FWbsn0o4KGvg9FGslUEoF9l7KnNaPxWrya3bB97jwFcRx1gQv7RCO0amBJxYyKQ3_yAir9-Uup2NLtqMp1w8y1FP_Be5iiRybMKVRELbn/s4032/041530B6-6780-4D55-B377-CF1CE9207078.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZU949-b3X91MxaaIy5lU9MqB3kVbuT-vsklTVDgVjNgzm1ZGOfSs2NGfszarIC8xkpJcB7bLXyhxwPt3aX4FWbsn0o4KGvg9FGslUEoF9l7KnNaPxWrya3bB97jwFcRx1gQv7RCO0amBJxYyKQ3_yAir9-Uup2NLtqMp1w8y1FP_Be5iiRybMKVRELbn/s320/041530B6-6780-4D55-B377-CF1CE9207078.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_mg_vf7EkpFdjmD7-yqVft8ZdKcZLf5bNtSXny-qbs4VaM5I7tWDSsrTistdX1OsVHgLuATqgfHas-gZ4F9yv5_YGekhbnzzIjoYM8dr6q01lV6n8PkVq7eTnteUZNW5RJ0CQ-peOIe2YNAt8_SMgZ6aY8ygs5KogOLE7oxAmGOR1Xppc7yrMdnpr-GG/s4032/A9595EDB-5DED-4255-951A-5B5B5150C072.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_mg_vf7EkpFdjmD7-yqVft8ZdKcZLf5bNtSXny-qbs4VaM5I7tWDSsrTistdX1OsVHgLuATqgfHas-gZ4F9yv5_YGekhbnzzIjoYM8dr6q01lV6n8PkVq7eTnteUZNW5RJ0CQ-peOIe2YNAt8_SMgZ6aY8ygs5KogOLE7oxAmGOR1Xppc7yrMdnpr-GG/s320/A9595EDB-5DED-4255-951A-5B5B5150C072.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6cvvlNSqUStkskt8F3EoKsQtCAsy82XimPnfvWPRVOOEAslEDVE_f9d2d7J4OWcgdB4mO1xzT32SMUW4KVze3SWV3I4Fju7wtJBq1wRledmedIO5YbdxJQxxP24cMQkNIkSXc4vZ1nNe2r2XwcgMKw06NTufZXSIoNYh5Uj7WLZ4_EpxrJPzoMg-4yKp/s4032/B094B9A9-6ED9-4019-B30E-89D9658F5B60.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6cvvlNSqUStkskt8F3EoKsQtCAsy82XimPnfvWPRVOOEAslEDVE_f9d2d7J4OWcgdB4mO1xzT32SMUW4KVze3SWV3I4Fju7wtJBq1wRledmedIO5YbdxJQxxP24cMQkNIkSXc4vZ1nNe2r2XwcgMKw06NTufZXSIoNYh5Uj7WLZ4_EpxrJPzoMg-4yKp/s320/B094B9A9-6ED9-4019-B30E-89D9658F5B60.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vozwwXD92RQQQPMxGZy2HGSB4LFlFyYtJ4jSpNxpWXmbNtl29DP1NBWRWHLhZuMSj7-qw4-19fSLR-lQ552Ygo0FUV3I59MI35AVtBO5DqtKB4H2Q9WZRrFyiHZQUmNYT7nWQArfgGN71d-JT6eY4zY0xPJrvkvCfHBj3L3litbdESj098LvJ9erHSD_/s4032/C96B26DC-2D73-4257-85CC-49884CE43831.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vozwwXD92RQQQPMxGZy2HGSB4LFlFyYtJ4jSpNxpWXmbNtl29DP1NBWRWHLhZuMSj7-qw4-19fSLR-lQ552Ygo0FUV3I59MI35AVtBO5DqtKB4H2Q9WZRrFyiHZQUmNYT7nWQArfgGN71d-JT6eY4zY0xPJrvkvCfHBj3L3litbdESj098LvJ9erHSD_/s320/C96B26DC-2D73-4257-85CC-49884CE43831.heic" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEjwPN0nR5wpTrm5lW2lyCC1y20hcrxBaZgBglPGpSuMTmjU3iCDSKDpwpzVN1c2qo1vRW5wsU7HxS-N2QkgQ3k8p3LAGyijl3bs4bB_YpIUXgUVbXJUWtdZC4Gl6UkMwq_wFjVSUSXQkxmnxzVkATFJEceptzkQHCl47cHRczvk33MC-x5Ubk4G_pDoS0l3/s4032/D0C55CDF-CDD4-42BA-9846-A295C432B2C3.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPN0nR5wpTrm5lW2lyCC1y20hcrxBaZgBglPGpSuMTmjU3iCDSKDpwpzVN1c2qo1vRW5wsU7HxS-N2QkgQ3k8p3LAGyijl3bs4bB_YpIUXgUVbXJUWtdZC4Gl6UkMwq_wFjVSUSXQkxmnxzVkATFJEceptzkQHCl47cHRczvk33MC-x5Ubk4G_pDoS0l3/s320/D0C55CDF-CDD4-42BA-9846-A295C432B2C3.heic" width="240" /></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">We also watched how the Hungarians make Chimney Cake. We had seen them being made in Buda the day before and knew we wanted to try one. This was our time to give one a try :)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54rXkd6xA72hos4LNuQqhnEHYytrcdysHRwNXZ2xmz5WN4kDMVuMDGRXSdkC3CPN9GuAB3tTObcorkQKJxsARZU9jEo0L_ezX-GZwRlr2_jaHXOAQWppqnv26aXinOHcr_c3R4INkJZTxv5DDo-8ilYJhqhtZI9V-6VgDKKaSUGzIp-2SsveF_Yn5GgAr/s4032/EC4D5DCD-C3EA-4B05-B08C-D0AA727BB1CC.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54rXkd6xA72hos4LNuQqhnEHYytrcdysHRwNXZ2xmz5WN4kDMVuMDGRXSdkC3CPN9GuAB3tTObcorkQKJxsARZU9jEo0L_ezX-GZwRlr2_jaHXOAQWppqnv26aXinOHcr_c3R4INkJZTxv5DDo-8ilYJhqhtZI9V-6VgDKKaSUGzIp-2SsveF_Yn5GgAr/s320/EC4D5DCD-C3EA-4B05-B08C-D0AA727BB1CC.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One last thing. Darla had told Rick how much she loved the red cabbage in Budapest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick had to buy some to let Darla know he tried it. It actually tastes quite delicious!</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpE42G0LTcZh-guefO89RT-oEBVujY8KES2-Dyoe8cAPVp4B2WIgwdtkj9eeQzHBqoPJVq8cU-Yljco1GUvmzoiFa7d9XMKshJBi1Q_yW3_rkNW-aCh1lWnU-WLUnuEeUrt1U3EU2Oa22TJg61hE2zvAtMxgsVIfD90dydv7WKy4_UXe7cjBDejtMvfac/s4032/D08B5751-8F73-4C90-9CC3-598101184195.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpE42G0LTcZh-guefO89RT-oEBVujY8KES2-Dyoe8cAPVp4B2WIgwdtkj9eeQzHBqoPJVq8cU-Yljco1GUvmzoiFa7d9XMKshJBi1Q_yW3_rkNW-aCh1lWnU-WLUnuEeUrt1U3EU2Oa22TJg61hE2zvAtMxgsVIfD90dydv7WKy4_UXe7cjBDejtMvfac/s320/D08B5751-8F73-4C90-9CC3-598101184195.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>After the market we took a stroll over another walking bridge, the Szabadsag Hid (Liberty Bridge)</div><div>This bridge was painted a pretty green and was beautiful in it's own right. It also gave us nice views over the river.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5Ywr6X5tlVvSy2aVEGDS4rIOy66oqc08ev4Tmfe1b4ciLgXUbXiO6INXx4EkH-ycigXC5k6eri6-HuSlAUJeehBFQe6TTYiExcNQj76hUxptCiOvLh_g4z1FuwKO56_xNV969n62IyPGOQNTMUW-NgneQdxFIklYbJDjZJUIgZKwMh_BW5W20UGN3Umq/s3088/993257ED-F5AB-421E-8408-BE6A22DBED38.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5Ywr6X5tlVvSy2aVEGDS4rIOy66oqc08ev4Tmfe1b4ciLgXUbXiO6INXx4EkH-ycigXC5k6eri6-HuSlAUJeehBFQe6TTYiExcNQj76hUxptCiOvLh_g4z1FuwKO56_xNV969n62IyPGOQNTMUW-NgneQdxFIklYbJDjZJUIgZKwMh_BW5W20UGN3Umq/s320/993257ED-F5AB-421E-8408-BE6A22DBED38.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>After this we took the metro back to our hotel. It was around two o'clock and my legs and feet were hurting after the previous days walking. Plus neither of us slept well the previous night (darn jet lag) so we went back to the room and slept for a couple of hours. So thankful that we did because it set us up for a fun night. Before leaving home I booked a dinner cruise through Viator. It began at 7:30 and the cruise gave us such beautiful views of Budapest at night. It was really magical seeing these sights. On our cruise we also had two pianists playing such beautiful music that made it even more romantic and special.</div><div><br /></div><div>We both had a cream sweet potato soup, chicken over mashed potatoes and served with cumber salad. Rick had tapioca pudding for dessert while I had the brownie and ice cream. <br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEIrBansCpW98asRvA-WAQkVsF3mfyANUdYCV5MSESvIEwlAilo8tJWPZDQ-qgo9qVz0M9pO1WUui01ONm4HWULxcR76sbsRRAs3_X_mNqmV1O8PrbM8mN_TW1vTN-ORQfDblYMkB_YZBY8e_DJqH5QhRV5vY4XwwbeRfflDHnmdnXSEtJogadUG_PDSR/s2948/3AB84509-0B50-4067-9E54-7379280F7131_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2637" data-original-width="2948" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEIrBansCpW98asRvA-WAQkVsF3mfyANUdYCV5MSESvIEwlAilo8tJWPZDQ-qgo9qVz0M9pO1WUui01ONm4HWULxcR76sbsRRAs3_X_mNqmV1O8PrbM8mN_TW1vTN-ORQfDblYMkB_YZBY8e_DJqH5QhRV5vY4XwwbeRfflDHnmdnXSEtJogadUG_PDSR/s320/3AB84509-0B50-4067-9E54-7379280F7131_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhiQvvIJkeJWAWSdlv1BA9-u-lbBgv3niW6WQZxJfqksh_K3Hovwijpv_yl7JYgv1VRG-BxkGG76xLxLN0sBIUvzF11G-nZIStxGAF2v380siUYWeEUdOV67B4uVaxvWZM_UIKv7ba32PdJSCBzAvDBzXZpfO0BHfWKu3xJ-wnBf0dWNHf7ubiY6xpKI3/s4032/4CC2D88C-4C75-4BBA-98CB-5947A2FF1DAD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We were able to rent a car for the day and drive to church about fifteen minutes away. It was the Pest ward where there was an English translator, so we could understand what was being said. There is a mixture of American and Hungarian members that attend this ward. The talks and lesson were actually given in English and translated into Hungarian. We enjoyed the meetings and partaking of the sacrament. It is always a pleasure mingling with other saints. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5LYw3mqVGxyDhyPM1rL_zZdVU1jcy4fnNcznHyxBwAx8a3OCiPv3tFGxbX07XTgu5D-TEI8Jab4Nbo8ddxyDx6jookiF-MNneabsXoIpxxsEQp1-4Fx9s4KWE1B0A14Q9MYFxAtjjInv9QaXU5OJaIotWVne1jfs6-DIwt2i_md-7RzbbW6Kzl_vs1Er/s3088/01069C4E-72F4-4F26-8422-54F4C5E74334.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5LYw3mqVGxyDhyPM1rL_zZdVU1jcy4fnNcznHyxBwAx8a3OCiPv3tFGxbX07XTgu5D-TEI8Jab4Nbo8ddxyDx6jookiF-MNneabsXoIpxxsEQp1-4Fx9s4KWE1B0A14Q9MYFxAtjjInv9QaXU5OJaIotWVne1jfs6-DIwt2i_md-7RzbbW6Kzl_vs1Er/s320/01069C4E-72F4-4F26-8422-54F4C5E74334.heic" width="240" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>We met these fine sisters after church. Their names were Leyda Mercado and Margarita ?. They were so fun to talk to. Well, Rick talked with them because they only spoke Spanish. They are from Venezuela and living in Budapest on a humanitarian ticket.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBz6J9A6MVUraNxVQQwEcq0OCFAhdeumldx9-BOecitV7XoE542gXb-_6VTbWY_dkO_a2L1Ddyzv6zlvQpyHyxYZc0ac2LcxUbRnV4V-Bn-37yilIqAr7ndyeyaCT-p30i6v9p5vTys1KEs78NM3_qPFZq57v1I495M2sGhOHjVYxkAugBdcI04LyY4Lv/s4032/F75B4073-6805-4DB8-B9E3-7F64F74A1325.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBz6J9A6MVUraNxVQQwEcq0OCFAhdeumldx9-BOecitV7XoE542gXb-_6VTbWY_dkO_a2L1Ddyzv6zlvQpyHyxYZc0ac2LcxUbRnV4V-Bn-37yilIqAr7ndyeyaCT-p30i6v9p5vTys1KEs78NM3_qPFZq57v1I495M2sGhOHjVYxkAugBdcI04LyY4Lv/s320/F75B4073-6805-4DB8-B9E3-7F64F74A1325.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After church ended we hopped into the car and headed north towards the Slovakian border. We were able to drive into Slovakia without any problem. There were a few policeman there but they did not stop us even to see our passports. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxUSM2NQ-oCedGptcLNE8AQQXTkUNXpFe5FFAzo5bwXHyVZaXdmLaNFBsljOqwbs-yUUfoqaJ2lR1eCHH1jkobhBip8S05UrBHYt3mnJgPcGU5hqUvUUAFzTN2Mg0pX4PL-sOvMxoKSy2zNE1HOBdsH4LDJCNk_lQYxUHGN2CLkr5obnk_PdYW2OF7YS9/s4032/6D104EE3-31AA-4722-AE4A-FAF7C571CA52.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxUSM2NQ-oCedGptcLNE8AQQXTkUNXpFe5FFAzo5bwXHyVZaXdmLaNFBsljOqwbs-yUUfoqaJ2lR1eCHH1jkobhBip8S05UrBHYt3mnJgPcGU5hqUvUUAFzTN2Mg0pX4PL-sOvMxoKSy2zNE1HOBdsH4LDJCNk_lQYxUHGN2CLkr5obnk_PdYW2OF7YS9/s320/6D104EE3-31AA-4722-AE4A-FAF7C571CA52.heic" width="240" /></a></div></div><br />We drove into a town called Sahy and stopped at a little park square for a little lunch. This is where our market finds came in handy. We had meat, cheese and bread with our fruit for our picnic lunch. It was not warm but we faired the cold and breezy conditions to make a memory. We enjoyed our little cookies/donuts and a candy bar and then quickly gathered up our things and started to leave. Luckily there was a Water Closet right next to the park to do our duty before we left. We had some left over cookies so we gave them to a young mom and her children. They were happy to get them.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vt4z1aeQ-gRtKhTWnu3jDJvhJGabq5FS2ZAzhjcywgBvR848OmsMGwmzLANAgXna9tS7ezjLXe7y4GGpRxR9wNR298IegkYe4SASTVu7EizpSN1uhgvwJr9DZmpKWKJqOUvQSbACXKpGE-dW42LGJEOpgrrRmmBPsnosVCxhYtk-TC6OQ3-OTXIfTwwL/s4032/92501A80-B6EB-4CD3-A943-67F3250AB9C6.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vt4z1aeQ-gRtKhTWnu3jDJvhJGabq5FS2ZAzhjcywgBvR848OmsMGwmzLANAgXna9tS7ezjLXe7y4GGpRxR9wNR298IegkYe4SASTVu7EizpSN1uhgvwJr9DZmpKWKJqOUvQSbACXKpGE-dW42LGJEOpgrrRmmBPsnosVCxhYtk-TC6OQ3-OTXIfTwwL/s320/92501A80-B6EB-4CD3-A943-67F3250AB9C6.heic" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We drove over to a neighboring community (Tesmak) to see some more of the area and got a picture in front of this church.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgtXTxrar1i8ShOfwb6Y0V4dSUVrsQmE28Rp7pgbms5YeSUgusmtzaYRUBOHlveRF6yoZQ0iwQ5pYOhrJsmQcbpKi6eQGYRFaKhEOrIIE1gr_IqjHYYAn5nOp8I7_wiS3mYtdue58mukqJQ0WkMdAEedUeH1IeeTvwjNp9f4_6HVqjCM1RVSXAzr1Hhyc/s3088/E618E1C3-FBE0-4D6E-888A-1C99E9FA62C1.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgtXTxrar1i8ShOfwb6Y0V4dSUVrsQmE28Rp7pgbms5YeSUgusmtzaYRUBOHlveRF6yoZQ0iwQ5pYOhrJsmQcbpKi6eQGYRFaKhEOrIIE1gr_IqjHYYAn5nOp8I7_wiS3mYtdue58mukqJQ0WkMdAEedUeH1IeeTvwjNp9f4_6HVqjCM1RVSXAzr1Hhyc/s320/E618E1C3-FBE0-4D6E-888A-1C99E9FA62C1.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We got back to our room for a bit and then set out for a tram ride next to the Danube. It was quite anticlimactic since we had taken the cruise the night before but it still was nice.<div>We got this nice picture of Rick by the lit up Parliament Building.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_cKQoHB-vEtLgMyMuTagcNL61HhOPoFa0TOG642UYGLf0jfKaqmU3gQEpLQmu8a4wefOQd3l1T-e9Klm0X3spPhAMYCZxhz0L3GXW2GMQ3stNJV1AB9RgQMBgC5bxVZwaZx8NZsvciGl9yO8nPjV6CsCWjbEeChu_7-HyoJmGAnmfcRFR2ZDGgwuPyOC/s4032/2D3E4EE6-82AD-4B1A-A335-3444DF6D2E9A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_cKQoHB-vEtLgMyMuTagcNL61HhOPoFa0TOG642UYGLf0jfKaqmU3gQEpLQmu8a4wefOQd3l1T-e9Klm0X3spPhAMYCZxhz0L3GXW2GMQ3stNJV1AB9RgQMBgC5bxVZwaZx8NZsvciGl9yO8nPjV6CsCWjbEeChu_7-HyoJmGAnmfcRFR2ZDGgwuPyOC/s320/2D3E4EE6-82AD-4B1A-A335-3444DF6D2E9A.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Chain Bridge</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-3UkcnSfHohOtERCDDrd3gms5v3IF368b7S4qILIZZhwt-0j8K3Q-2dYJV7ZjAe4HCNBCT7JY7sBIQv1nrMTaMwNnv-D-eG8r3J9dhpzq7U5eNw_wgmnlI7H1iqxgFriTkQAq5mAhnzQ4fbPNpJFby-AL42G6MwniyWCmU17HTO8Dw_qt08sMO_Gcsrd/s4032/5BF490BC-731B-4864-9648-594CC9CCFFDC.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-3UkcnSfHohOtERCDDrd3gms5v3IF368b7S4qILIZZhwt-0j8K3Q-2dYJV7ZjAe4HCNBCT7JY7sBIQv1nrMTaMwNnv-D-eG8r3J9dhpzq7U5eNw_wgmnlI7H1iqxgFriTkQAq5mAhnzQ4fbPNpJFby-AL42G6MwniyWCmU17HTO8Dw_qt08sMO_Gcsrd/s320/5BF490BC-731B-4864-9648-594CC9CCFFDC.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This area/monument is called The Shoes. It is the place during WWII where many Jews were brought and forced to take off their shoes and then shot and killed, their bodies falling into the water of the Danube. A sculptor was commissioned to sculpt these shoes on the water's edge to commemorate those who suffered during the war. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCZ170uz-yJSHvG2BNewZeYfrJNs7-vSfKF1t9l6kxAYonXbI8pIS-9unD77dMVu1_xjNV8uQcokm1e-IYvBGtRL1sE0MkWBpgLi99SBu-RY6TXCouaqavbN9_od2ooby0y-tkhIbxBe_V0lg-1kYkMsc4EHL8EL42iR0iJvCx6xuuHY-h4VirTwfNKty/s2532/BC04F5A9-4829-4752-B8B4-96D8BF448910.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCZ170uz-yJSHvG2BNewZeYfrJNs7-vSfKF1t9l6kxAYonXbI8pIS-9unD77dMVu1_xjNV8uQcokm1e-IYvBGtRL1sE0MkWBpgLi99SBu-RY6TXCouaqavbN9_od2ooby0y-tkhIbxBe_V0lg-1kYkMsc4EHL8EL42iR0iJvCx6xuuHY-h4VirTwfNKty/s320/BC04F5A9-4829-4752-B8B4-96D8BF448910.png" width="148" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>A chilly walk on the Chain Bridge.</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/AVvXsEhvHAvCDOWtww71mpC8Uzv_ziWgAG3-GX_ec6zA4geJGwx_zG8vk_ip_9BSeH26lemsPxvPKIVU1B6immecIdrmQl-1n0qdbErpAnTojRKe7UUVrhwlvQ-pECDlSMuV1SKqs_IWdoreokNIM4y1qLKdGb7JENGIFTi91nNgTRb4vq952c2ufXT8YpGrXA_M/s4032/FD1EA40A-4AB3-4E13-82AB-578D71F746B6.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHAvCDOWtww71mpC8Uzv_ziWgAG3-GX_ec6zA4geJGwx_zG8vk_ip_9BSeH26lemsPxvPKIVU1B6immecIdrmQl-1n0qdbErpAnTojRKe7UUVrhwlvQ-pECDlSMuV1SKqs_IWdoreokNIM4y1qLKdGb7JENGIFTi91nNgTRb4vq952c2ufXT8YpGrXA_M/s320/FD1EA40A-4AB3-4E13-82AB-578D71F746B6.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This morning before having to catch our plane we took one last metro ride to the Deak Ferenc stop to get over to the St. Stephens Church. My goodness! This was such a beautiful church! They had an elevator which meant I was able to go all the way up to the lookout tower. What a view we had from up there! I am just sad that our time was so short. We only had a half an hour to get to the top and then visit inside the church. I could have easily spent another thirty to forty minutes exploring the church. It was so ornate inside. We even had to miss out on the treasury room for lack of time. 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text-align: center;">This past weekend Rick and I hosted our grandkids' Halloween Party.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We will be gone for most of October so we had to have this traditional party earlier than normal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That actually works out great because the kiddos can be wearing their Halloween jammies longer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We started with the younger kids party on Thursday evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They all came with high hopes of a scavenger hunt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While they wanted to get going right away on that I insisted since it was after 6PM that we have dinner first. I had been feeling under the weather with a cold virus for a few days previous (and have yet to fully recover from) so for this party I took the easy route and bought a frozen pizza and added pepperoni for a Jack-o-lantern face. I added some watermelon as a side and voila' we had a dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids enjoyed drinking from their new Halloween cups that I bought them:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everything looked so cute with the new spider web placemats that Kendra bought me for my birthday and a cute Halloween print paper plate.</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/AVvXsEhTWCqrfqlOAdGMe9uZ3pgp1FwlonRB-DGX6kiKt7iiw0ZpQBp5KEvJl4u6dbhXwzzBTnRmQESHefG7CFWyKpA8F5DfSWnjo28jaE9Q3uYDhkey91ekcylX_DuFFo0IQNGVn4mH7IvsT24dENQ8VWYMBZ8fR3zzf_-uB1Qlsk0OW1eJoFyXnvorxMCap_4Z/s4032/5E92EC47-F521-421A-A047-BC1C028D9100.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWCqrfqlOAdGMe9uZ3pgp1FwlonRB-DGX6kiKt7iiw0ZpQBp5KEvJl4u6dbhXwzzBTnRmQESHefG7CFWyKpA8F5DfSWnjo28jaE9Q3uYDhkey91ekcylX_DuFFo0IQNGVn4mH7IvsT24dENQ8VWYMBZ8fR3zzf_-uB1Qlsk0OW1eJoFyXnvorxMCap_4Z/s320/5E92EC47-F521-421A-A047-BC1C028D9100.heic" width="240" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEicFMRcA_sfQitPmwLm27rr7-18ru6JhDMZ2QOXuUVEOBu9d_muZPnasAFXModP5cr-Jw7e9hlmdBOrwDQpsz00GlDh83XTcCZK1Dhclli1wCiibvwnz2qvDp10KJuuG9svwfMU1mQRuZv6vSnP81IwGTEpWG8d3dLW6Mhj53iUmnDNmccIULrbIm21-HDx/s4032/8314E886-0D49-4980-A078-61D45DE7F23A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFMRcA_sfQitPmwLm27rr7-18ru6JhDMZ2QOXuUVEOBu9d_muZPnasAFXModP5cr-Jw7e9hlmdBOrwDQpsz00GlDh83XTcCZK1Dhclli1wCiibvwnz2qvDp10KJuuG9svwfMU1mQRuZv6vSnP81IwGTEpWG8d3dLW6Mhj53iUmnDNmccIULrbIm21-HDx/s320/8314E886-0D49-4980-A078-61D45DE7F23A.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After dinner we had a scavenger hunt all around the house. It was fun watching them run to find each new next clue. Their prizes were found underneath the dining room table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Their prizes included google eye glasses, rubber snakes, spider rings, vampire teeth and candy that we had them save for the movie. They all had fun showing off their new zombie look!</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/AVvXsEhZ7BsxtUILLUglyz1b_Z4VSZMltBa5B2_jsRLu0h9Z1D7eUWaNmFcdp0BJo50oiYlv61By6WNSGYbrGtOiZGCahvJfbVoVVTGk5r14k4RyR8nJpJnrQzgKQCTXkga5XvhQ0dAIqjTD1QmyOFt9r4p1O8Id2hqiIco9NUypodWz94f_hD0fVQvJC9jMeWOD/s4032/DABAE9DE-FEA1-40A2-996E-BD36BF91B7E2.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7BsxtUILLUglyz1b_Z4VSZMltBa5B2_jsRLu0h9Z1D7eUWaNmFcdp0BJo50oiYlv61By6WNSGYbrGtOiZGCahvJfbVoVVTGk5r14k4RyR8nJpJnrQzgKQCTXkga5XvhQ0dAIqjTD1QmyOFt9r4p1O8Id2hqiIco9NUypodWz94f_hD0fVQvJC9jMeWOD/s320/DABAE9DE-FEA1-40A2-996E-BD36BF91B7E2.heic" width="320" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEiX83xrS-rTfxnYk-W9CnzTxHsJUVBSdQaHTYppjOLi3-fLiaeG6ayueXsI-J-FhlSGcwxUbqMpNm2Uh59qs4LainEzuw4WICIQoMyRQhbV0GFhCTUz3NEu3411dPmYH4l2vhSYYaF_bARMCdsdwJaZabZMiftOwKrJsTQ6zm_7KQjdMiZttELZ06G7K0UZ/s4032/00A4004C-96F7-4ADA-8B73-13467563041B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX83xrS-rTfxnYk-W9CnzTxHsJUVBSdQaHTYppjOLi3-fLiaeG6ayueXsI-J-FhlSGcwxUbqMpNm2Uh59qs4LainEzuw4WICIQoMyRQhbV0GFhCTUz3NEu3411dPmYH4l2vhSYYaF_bARMCdsdwJaZabZMiftOwKrJsTQ6zm_7KQjdMiZttELZ06G7K0UZ/s320/00A4004C-96F7-4ADA-8B73-13467563041B.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl88Ldq6IH9SB3yJHbiv_Me8EeeSMq8pYajnixxgyjEt3hi60lCIjpkrS1tL5s-Zxz0MjWdAv6Q1Qgq_oqCLvJ6pcKooBn9Nmw5oStVDkXYim26QHbo4wQErnZ7msDziyZvOCvC6Fc6CAJ_rYY62xdAekHZlQf5FcoAIJI_7embqjYco7QMNnNkxUnPoEP/s4032/A3E35E66-9762-41FB-88AF-4752A7F08D34.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl88Ldq6IH9SB3yJHbiv_Me8EeeSMq8pYajnixxgyjEt3hi60lCIjpkrS1tL5s-Zxz0MjWdAv6Q1Qgq_oqCLvJ6pcKooBn9Nmw5oStVDkXYim26QHbo4wQErnZ7msDziyZvOCvC6Fc6CAJ_rYY62xdAekHZlQf5FcoAIJI_7embqjYco7QMNnNkxUnPoEP/s320/A3E35E66-9762-41FB-88AF-4752A7F08D34.heic" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvFopwfa2NXo-AiKG6VgDHN5or2IFT9wnV64BiJPRfrT12o6SReF5aj56bzTbYKOIROOGWpwdiYOY3VoC3QhV3NDOlXk6sMamb9lzhTmuocAyfn925Nx2YJ94iNL_4LXqzOciA7ZzLbM2uubTWmS6sMImvqys2FMkF_40nTzZw-W39zf278azwDd58kr6/s4032/0E7D62DB-31B9-4129-9262-ACC535110DDB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvFopwfa2NXo-AiKG6VgDHN5or2IFT9wnV64BiJPRfrT12o6SReF5aj56bzTbYKOIROOGWpwdiYOY3VoC3QhV3NDOlXk6sMamb9lzhTmuocAyfn925Nx2YJ94iNL_4LXqzOciA7ZzLbM2uubTWmS6sMImvqys2FMkF_40nTzZw-W39zf278azwDd58kr6/s320/0E7D62DB-31B9-4129-9262-ACC535110DDB.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div>After the scavenger hunt we continued with more games. We had fun dancing to Ghostbusters, we played musical chairs twice, and played pin the spider on the web game. After the games the kids made a little Halloween craft, then we had scary story time out on the patio by the fire. First we had to get a picture of all the kids with the full looking moon in the background.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkr4BgNQPMtYZwV0qX5fXA6_tjIdQKGtde-B_Z8f6a8dKO1U33gEUyscgm90M9SG1-RBKA78rb1Apc4IktkhJq0vOE7j8pj2Qo_y9P8eMYUTs7eCNuP_MvyTSka98M5-udVmwYMmhH-PDrrbYwHK5EXQHfuN6OoUE2ZYsPW279FPP8N_iGwbDBrAmu1sc/s4032/C467B066-432A-4945-9265-8D21B1526A8A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkr4BgNQPMtYZwV0qX5fXA6_tjIdQKGtde-B_Z8f6a8dKO1U33gEUyscgm90M9SG1-RBKA78rb1Apc4IktkhJq0vOE7j8pj2Qo_y9P8eMYUTs7eCNuP_MvyTSka98M5-udVmwYMmhH-PDrrbYwHK5EXQHfuN6OoUE2ZYsPW279FPP8N_iGwbDBrAmu1sc/s320/C467B066-432A-4945-9265-8D21B1526A8A.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grandpa story time involved a little witch who saved Halloween!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not scary at all. We didn't want them to have nightmares!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MLrSkNNcTjnY7XffGhjtdtIK92KiY_huCCJpNihY7yKevQZKMrncmIa9SIfgvu9Z130zQ-XI1cmA7035iB4O5rKS4ri7ig25-gL0GBLoWYYAyN8NVf5fIw9m22kOG7G_kIJH_bF30sW3G0A7k9UtftuYvLzO4ZiQTqsmEkvEoDDh6lkrg2MG6AXe8lXc/s4032/CCCCEE81-9F9F-494D-96D0-D6C667B652C4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MLrSkNNcTjnY7XffGhjtdtIK92KiY_huCCJpNihY7yKevQZKMrncmIa9SIfgvu9Z130zQ-XI1cmA7035iB4O5rKS4ri7ig25-gL0GBLoWYYAyN8NVf5fIw9m22kOG7G_kIJH_bF30sW3G0A7k9UtftuYvLzO4ZiQTqsmEkvEoDDh6lkrg2MG6AXe8lXc/s320/CCCCEE81-9F9F-494D-96D0-D6C667B652C4.heic" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After storytime the kids each had a bath and then they got to put on their new Halloween duds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They sure look so cute in them!</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/AVvXsEgvEp1RB39p4V-Z8mxeepVvk4s66KPNZuFsiBzgEgF7DDAjUkh9hjVUa-OUGRKHyXE3cte_lFeWiD7BXFEIsH4fpHXw7_UUeCWQp6bgbInXFLFvndzkj6NPJoNIdJrwo-IgQLlgR1lQXu7WVUjxj0TzkMMVmH1N6uWvEulgZF3WA93-ZLS8VTakiMFPCIZt/s4032/614E8F84-B256-489B-A135-8BC937921D2C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEp1RB39p4V-Z8mxeepVvk4s66KPNZuFsiBzgEgF7DDAjUkh9hjVUa-OUGRKHyXE3cte_lFeWiD7BXFEIsH4fpHXw7_UUeCWQp6bgbInXFLFvndzkj6NPJoNIdJrwo-IgQLlgR1lQXu7WVUjxj0TzkMMVmH1N6uWvEulgZF3WA93-ZLS8VTakiMFPCIZt/s320/614E8F84-B256-489B-A135-8BC937921D2C.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ended our fun night watching Monsters Inc. which we haven't seen for years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Daisy was the first asleep, and grandpa slept with the boys while Daisy and Chloe slept in the room across the hall. Daisy came into my bed about 5AM but I told her I was sick and couldn't have her in my bed, so she went back and they all slept until 7:30.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These little monsters are so fun!!!</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/AVvXsEgLK809zWoo_yBTPeOqYM-nWueL0ukjVepAdnLgawReXtY4LiGb8CmDXncG9W0TqikQorrD-z-cGQ0QYc9fhKEN66TSKuOpN8oJAtjjMj4SfRc-Je_2WQp9HLKI1iTe5Nf5IJb_2CJyrq0rk3aX02yeOtwgVCermDUEnPJ-Fx4TMgJRZ_eVkW4cOI5XPNz-/s4032/F2FD81F9-1E29-437F-A016-1613E2086702.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLK809zWoo_yBTPeOqYM-nWueL0ukjVepAdnLgawReXtY4LiGb8CmDXncG9W0TqikQorrD-z-cGQ0QYc9fhKEN66TSKuOpN8oJAtjjMj4SfRc-Je_2WQp9HLKI1iTe5Nf5IJb_2CJyrq0rk3aX02yeOtwgVCermDUEnPJ-Fx4TMgJRZ_eVkW4cOI5XPNz-/s320/F2FD81F9-1E29-437F-A016-1613E2086702.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next night was the party for the older kids.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We started at 6PM with a fun dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made salsa for the chips as well as a taco spider ring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I though it turned out pretty cute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to Rick's help it worked out well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEtr5Gwqvo1ihyphenhyphenzaOLq0E37PfHhiSrYD8IE2HJmE9Hi7lQ2SO0ajtS7YAo6M4K1pH05ZMcL0yzHdIgiO1TszuNnuhXdqyb3EQJ1aOc8iUCwx6Mom8m65QJWw1lX4hx9CVftsbh5WHk7aKJfdYgGi5k9Io2eqVSG4wy1K1KdzNJfwQdKOoKm7blCuy39AO/s4032/7839DF57-21B4-41DC-A006-80D327BFB8BB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Their's was outside, and they had to run from front to back a number of times to find the clues!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They're treasure was found downstairs in the Africa room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They basically got the same toys as the younger kids and had fun with the zombie look, as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXpA5LQbOyW359zntpVVE6pRJaXSNVSXBv-KmrBTn_oQ7WG6dvMki0lsA6uiQx8rjQN2sMn1E3_d26hq5MqZuKSojaNTzklFEIXTBW2qRSwrLwChuGX471TwnbGZ-Yn8rFarF4bcZwrg03764hrxKfvDavjvZye5T_HVEOVg-EK5oSyx4mKNk4ud83oJM/s4032/24F8F5D8-26F9-4047-AACF-AA494B10B212.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXpA5LQbOyW359zntpVVE6pRJaXSNVSXBv-KmrBTn_oQ7WG6dvMki0lsA6uiQx8rjQN2sMn1E3_d26hq5MqZuKSojaNTzklFEIXTBW2qRSwrLwChuGX471TwnbGZ-Yn8rFarF4bcZwrg03764hrxKfvDavjvZye5T_HVEOVg-EK5oSyx4mKNk4ud83oJM/s320/24F8F5D8-26F9-4047-AACF-AA494B10B212.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Happily there was a completely full moon and so we were able to get a good picture from the gazebo.</div><div>I could tell that the kids wanted to continue playing outside so grandpa went and got the little whirly rockets for them to play with. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">This story was called The Hairy Toe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He had the kids enthralled, but he made the ending really dumb (according to Rafe)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so grandpa told them the real ending where the lady "was never heard from again" and Rafe thought that was better ending.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooFv7UbdeRfRn-2os2tkVkBc99ZEZddGyGMWUgXkE2Y7Hzfny-kYqO2HSDTH_MJSjjJ3EpomTb8bTkDBkNmhjVvXevXUga-L2ehmR9N7Va2onIdVKj5xB_CjeWjqaaBT7ZeX7MoxytPZ6GLp9C-6KMOw-uZUoSk1yXH_N7mgRr6DQesT_YVxayfwu7wjO/s4032/471B6F99-5E3D-496B-9C0D-AD7E2E62AB05.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooFv7UbdeRfRn-2os2tkVkBc99ZEZddGyGMWUgXkE2Y7Hzfny-kYqO2HSDTH_MJSjjJ3EpomTb8bTkDBkNmhjVvXevXUga-L2ehmR9N7Va2onIdVKj5xB_CjeWjqaaBT7ZeX7MoxytPZ6GLp9C-6KMOw-uZUoSk1yXH_N7mgRr6DQesT_YVxayfwu7wjO/s320/471B6F99-5E3D-496B-9C0D-AD7E2E62AB05.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br />After story time was showers and pj time. We got our annual picture and then all of us went downstairs for a movie. Aren't these kids so cute!<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDa2V658wO2HblneCX4Pdec_W2M7CUCzad-4DaIvw-5ZlWTLFnYqetv6yqlipjVVMG3Z9nb6DOGP8gztKV1TazAr-rIHVvlS0ApFwcz2TlCuIm1C5FvbG9wjSbc6gRntmZTcKnpzp6wyWBq-tDra8XDibmGcGC2Cf_9J01I_yF1CfUjFchdXmTWsYt6r6V/s4032/235D2A29-C46B-4919-8EDE-DDAD9F76F8CA.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDa2V658wO2HblneCX4Pdec_W2M7CUCzad-4DaIvw-5ZlWTLFnYqetv6yqlipjVVMG3Z9nb6DOGP8gztKV1TazAr-rIHVvlS0ApFwcz2TlCuIm1C5FvbG9wjSbc6gRntmZTcKnpzp6wyWBq-tDra8XDibmGcGC2Cf_9J01I_yF1CfUjFchdXmTWsYt6r6V/s320/235D2A29-C46B-4919-8EDE-DDAD9F76F8CA.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mkMlHVsByLPBsITWWNTzymtGXlEG2STUe22mcxzusgTIc4BWYTI8b3YJwWPt-mU0SMXGAzVTw6i2Icn4k8aBEyyZVt4RT1aalF3JQRAMqjtkACR03qq0i0hV3XHNIFgNuugLBRQKvTA3KWEi20iL2Poye2TKK7em7GH2Av03rIZOJIJIAA2-NmQeTR-I/s4032/578919FB-7D63-42FD-9A8B-AA7D0A1361DD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mkMlHVsByLPBsITWWNTzymtGXlEG2STUe22mcxzusgTIc4BWYTI8b3YJwWPt-mU0SMXGAzVTw6i2Icn4k8aBEyyZVt4RT1aalF3JQRAMqjtkACR03qq0i0hV3XHNIFgNuugLBRQKvTA3KWEi20iL2Poye2TKK7em7GH2Av03rIZOJIJIAA2-NmQeTR-I/s320/578919FB-7D63-42FD-9A8B-AA7D0A1361DD.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8_51Ur_gm2dVz1mTe8EUrJ1IxakJLYeQxw1BkxYUX0WETa0lRpslfvJunBOj7gSTjqBjUC_8c-WJ-X04Rualjna1XJAdVAHKTsD0MLCARrYq650_lZ3rrr4PX1iM2PjMQosk1K4ArL4bTcG9b-AVJGnF-bfVWCrtRdOMM7RMt37ix11humGphRiLPS-S/s4032/CE1361D4-58A9-4D1D-9C17-D845E1C7D785.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8_51Ur_gm2dVz1mTe8EUrJ1IxakJLYeQxw1BkxYUX0WETa0lRpslfvJunBOj7gSTjqBjUC_8c-WJ-X04Rualjna1XJAdVAHKTsD0MLCARrYq650_lZ3rrr4PX1iM2PjMQosk1K4ArL4bTcG9b-AVJGnF-bfVWCrtRdOMM7RMt37ix11humGphRiLPS-S/s320/CE1361D4-58A9-4D1D-9C17-D845E1C7D785.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6T4jhQYK-M30z2001CxUSCGg5M1F0p5F1SijIGANzs1U16HjBY1UBBuW1b85sIs-GcLBwLMeQuKSeCVTZCfOggEH_afEZOSbNPqXW5Pv105TEEmbqv9n6In17UfjUA9U4f1NNHrygko8AKgzNNlhR7EaOCBMAZJ3zE3Zu7tA10Z-npZ4zVPaP9aJ4iut/s4032/E44DB916-73BC-4CAE-96BD-86D8F64BB84D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6T4jhQYK-M30z2001CxUSCGg5M1F0p5F1SijIGANzs1U16HjBY1UBBuW1b85sIs-GcLBwLMeQuKSeCVTZCfOggEH_afEZOSbNPqXW5Pv105TEEmbqv9n6In17UfjUA9U4f1NNHrygko8AKgzNNlhR7EaOCBMAZJ3zE3Zu7tA10Z-npZ4zVPaP9aJ4iut/s320/E44DB916-73BC-4CAE-96BD-86D8F64BB84D.heic" width="320" /></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;">Most of the kids wanted to watch Harry Potter, but Henry and I wanted to watch Ella Enchanted, so we split up with grandpa taking most of the kids upstairs to our bedroom and Henry (and Scout for about ten minutes) stayed down in the basement.</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: left;">These were fun parties to host, and our Halloween tradition is going strong. I pulled up some pictures from our very first Halloween party in 2016 and the four oldest were so cute and little at the time. It is fun to see them growing up, and we will definitely keep this tradition alive!</div>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-27268796590115601582023-10-02T14:39:00.003-07:002023-10-15T14:38:55.499-07:00Hawaii<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last spring when Rick told me his fishing trip planned for this September was going to be over my birthday I decided to take the bull by the horns and invite others to join me on a trip to Hawaii!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got a few takers. Darla and Audra, DeeAnn and Kathy Mouritsen, and Kendra and me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A big thanks to Darla who pretty much did all the prep work of finding a place and getting the cars for us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Five of us left on Thursday the 14th of September. (Kendra joined us a few days later)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our first flight from SLC to Oakland had about only 25 people on board so we all were able to have our own aisle to stretch out on. That was nice since we had to leave very early that morning. (3:30AM)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Most of us were able to get a little sleep on that flight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our second flight, though was completely full!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was our seating arrangement.</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/AVvXsEgEiGwjkixpJ9FCDsJlrk9cye-LEzrTy3cMe6Y3PEg_1qrTnYRYt-5Zsrot2GjDoskESZ_uMXBRq8XkGqTPqeybtudQNla3VLsELtahZfeX5jrcFXJTef_OluWQL6pae2hBR19UirZRNB9ZNgbpYPty7GcFAdeJeUrFwgan8spo1-8hQwoon86oY2B5rJp7/s3088/69210229-3347-4982-946A-B44D27BA325E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiGwjkixpJ9FCDsJlrk9cye-LEzrTy3cMe6Y3PEg_1qrTnYRYt-5Zsrot2GjDoskESZ_uMXBRq8XkGqTPqeybtudQNla3VLsELtahZfeX5jrcFXJTef_OluWQL6pae2hBR19UirZRNB9ZNgbpYPty7GcFAdeJeUrFwgan8spo1-8hQwoon86oY2B5rJp7/s320/69210229-3347-4982-946A-B44D27BA325E.heic" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We arrived around 1PM to the island of Kauai. We were able to get our cars and made a stop at Walmart to get some food for the coming week. Afterwards we made our way out to Poipu without much trouble. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After getting settled into our condo, which was really lovely and accommodated us very well. Darla did a very nice job at finding one for us at a discounted price.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After unpacking we drove over to Brennekes to have some dinner, but they were closed for the evening, so we found another poolside grill called Cabana Grill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all enjoyed our meals. </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/AVvXsEgVaS9YNqwP-LUhT6ZVCJpn0FCO3glj8r-CM-3Y-kvFEfe2aDyqDO_RvAz9OkQXwswsnMtXUw3vugCgQrG6L3ssWiAzFUeIYEj41zoH1RL6xn3plvF53q4UDaX_z83EwM4kvm8HWVCwVyvcDfa8ESMRRbnWwfJBfVKOBiZAM5sm0XE_bPkctK50wBYuSCSE/s4032/064A7958-B9EF-415E-BCC9-78EFF69696EC.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVaS9YNqwP-LUhT6ZVCJpn0FCO3glj8r-CM-3Y-kvFEfe2aDyqDO_RvAz9OkQXwswsnMtXUw3vugCgQrG6L3ssWiAzFUeIYEj41zoH1RL6xn3plvF53q4UDaX_z83EwM4kvm8HWVCwVyvcDfa8ESMRRbnWwfJBfVKOBiZAM5sm0XE_bPkctK50wBYuSCSE/s320/064A7958-B9EF-415E-BCC9-78EFF69696EC.heic" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After getting back to the condo a few of us ventured out to the beach. It was about a ten minute walk from the condo. It was quite a rocky and rough beach. On the way back to the condo I ran into DeeAnn and Kathy, and we decided to get into the hot tub for a bit. That was nice. Afterwards we settled into bed for the night. It was only 8:30 but our bodies were on UT time, and it was after midnight at home.</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/AVvXsEjskRxV37PTNfLeYXR-T9fdrwbBnjnnUVT5T-9pbCW4IxlZN6XxqOFN8sUxeWH2tqXv87MKGXljI4KYjEy_XChN_n7lKaH3oZ2Hm1PxErNakgvmMVwGRIYqtcPX5H9FBtHAPtBzdPObvc-fih2t35NrOtHkiR6J8TRfjmUh0_TyCfO4BfORYifj0we_cRSS/s3088/9CC62DD2-CAF3-47D1-844F-9E850A768598.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskRxV37PTNfLeYXR-T9fdrwbBnjnnUVT5T-9pbCW4IxlZN6XxqOFN8sUxeWH2tqXv87MKGXljI4KYjEy_XChN_n7lKaH3oZ2Hm1PxErNakgvmMVwGRIYqtcPX5H9FBtHAPtBzdPObvc-fih2t35NrOtHkiR6J8TRfjmUh0_TyCfO4BfORYifj0we_cRSS/s320/9CC62DD2-CAF3-47D1-844F-9E850A768598.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br />The next morning we got up to a beautiful sunny, breezy day. We had a great breakfast from all of the food we bought the day before, and then off we went! But first a picture from our deck....<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzeI2eAKD4SUF7HFBDi8a2Mw34N_pTZUz6Hd2Zv13WKXLh6YkoePqfOtpjpqskpqAnmkMlEHdr5aj6R2HiMqcp9jXKljtf1v2jt-nuba5QBJ8H1D8LdHASYySm0FTwgZRqvUYtJAut65W7sAzRKH2GOQlWvfxhpdn5s3NK7hmdBuyURQiewKDia7pHCxz/s4032/0D93E58A-F16D-47A4-B715-CD1EEC0FFE1E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzeI2eAKD4SUF7HFBDi8a2Mw34N_pTZUz6Hd2Zv13WKXLh6YkoePqfOtpjpqskpqAnmkMlEHdr5aj6R2HiMqcp9jXKljtf1v2jt-nuba5QBJ8H1D8LdHASYySm0FTwgZRqvUYtJAut65W7sAzRKH2GOQlWvfxhpdn5s3NK7hmdBuyURQiewKDia7pHCxz/s320/0D93E58A-F16D-47A4-B715-CD1EEC0FFE1E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> Our first stop was to The Spouting Horn. It is a fun phenomena to see. The water rushes in underneath the lava rock and whooshes through the whole and then out of another hole comes a big rushing sound. We took a bunch of pictures and marveled at the beautiful blue of the ocean!<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpKJ7XPwSGfmzG3ZkIYx_cypySqx7kYU2_u0woa-XSupq2gX8jHYNL-xh20QdpsCxQBRfLoHYJG0UWi_dIweS5AuIeUdskAkG0uJvZsVPJ6NrB6I2ZMa86kP-s9XpsXqyL9ceyO7TOvxTOR2iYlxZxRy9p5SvvKceoH9_bF4B6LuPn1XNnmuXbz3o8EcW/s3088/A17C2FBE-508C-4C00-AE8E-352BA0142554.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpKJ7XPwSGfmzG3ZkIYx_cypySqx7kYU2_u0woa-XSupq2gX8jHYNL-xh20QdpsCxQBRfLoHYJG0UWi_dIweS5AuIeUdskAkG0uJvZsVPJ6NrB6I2ZMa86kP-s9XpsXqyL9ceyO7TOvxTOR2iYlxZxRy9p5SvvKceoH9_bF4B6LuPn1XNnmuXbz3o8EcW/s320/A17C2FBE-508C-4C00-AE8E-352BA0142554.jpeg" width="240" /></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/AVvXsEiFYxJpB8Whr8J1M28g5NRcx-TVjHYnRXRg0LyLCf70tFBTygYRjEWvp-KLw9BQOlyw71miTinM0vr4nuPSX1wHILsxbEeT1eKnlPEvSIxMxBDhF775iCjI1ngH_h976HSQgCHu5wDggYAkvwqcI-IiriRnI3qE0XjVhYiRZd9k-djKTPCnyzFHGbePiaLu/s4032/3E57FE4B-2273-4BC9-A448-A9A7516F1B4F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYxJpB8Whr8J1M28g5NRcx-TVjHYnRXRg0LyLCf70tFBTygYRjEWvp-KLw9BQOlyw71miTinM0vr4nuPSX1wHILsxbEeT1eKnlPEvSIxMxBDhF775iCjI1ngH_h976HSQgCHu5wDggYAkvwqcI-IiriRnI3qE0XjVhYiRZd9k-djKTPCnyzFHGbePiaLu/s320/3E57FE4B-2273-4BC9-A448-A9A7516F1B4F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Our next stop was the Ninini Point Lighthouse. At first I thought it was a wild goose chase because of the dirt road we were on but, lo and behold our GPS got us to where we needed to be. This lighthouse was bigger than I thought it would be. Unfortunately we could not go inside but we enjoyed the surrounding area. The lighthouse sits on a little jut of land just off the airport runway. At one point I said, "It would be cool to see a jet come in for landing." Then lo and behold, immediately I looked up and there was a Hawaiian Airlines jet headed straight for us. I was quick with my camera and videoed him coming right over our heads. It was so cool! This was a really fun stop for us!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhdDP_TxuJH7p43Dop1QekOqgQ_rzCMiJ-b_WFuEfg17yXayFNhBq1hVkQlfUWZ0vQ-Q68UHcq6uLWP4R3Jqh2TPCpLRFIYRkIOyEEgRELUUiRLOdBLkn-V75EdPXHU0yv7GuuM4RHAWPD_BPPL_lk4S0_lOFKC1Vts9Cu2_PovM3rBqlQ9cG8Q9VzRtw/s4032/2FA47573-0AB6-45C1-B178-F1524CFD9C3F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhdDP_TxuJH7p43Dop1QekOqgQ_rzCMiJ-b_WFuEfg17yXayFNhBq1hVkQlfUWZ0vQ-Q68UHcq6uLWP4R3Jqh2TPCpLRFIYRkIOyEEgRELUUiRLOdBLkn-V75EdPXHU0yv7GuuM4RHAWPD_BPPL_lk4S0_lOFKC1Vts9Cu2_PovM3rBqlQ9cG8Q9VzRtw/s320/2FA47573-0AB6-45C1-B178-F1524CFD9C3F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyU_cZKhgTT1ybnlXZB65Rjrhyphenhyphen1R4nEiunXEYNvlcAXtql9HJ0JLa2BdnfT4kwbkbY7SLkXmHCyxvEWGZly8Cz484tdS5aRcqsTOKYufO5Tu69_4osfGt9x-LlqIaCSfbts-rWtXJLQO2oSfqcWrm2TE0DdWjpQVdRnlK-L4zGEEMqtv8AonSSzp-QwtHB/s8050/5EE48197-5F58-45E7-A514-D49B769DD311.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next we headed toward Koloa town where we stopped for lunch at Jimmy's Grill. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It wasn't cheap, but our food was good, and it filled us up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got a seat looking out over the water.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrQhCLjTbLsReFjo6H_eFgtldRPeB0ilOIuzcffp9V-wVGUslY9cMijb802XA2mWlYRQLAI5aMyVHiOdFUeE2q0FHpmRv-0Z4WN2Bpzs2Wf-8w5PAqEZHHzblAwCO3HvruHuWwKL2hOQAHR2u36qJTVXhYDa9m2iEX1aTXB3_q4HVvXjnC9Z4CKy9RC0l/s3088/A94D2403-6F90-4781-8FEB-10C9D1209D1A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrQhCLjTbLsReFjo6H_eFgtldRPeB0ilOIuzcffp9V-wVGUslY9cMijb802XA2mWlYRQLAI5aMyVHiOdFUeE2q0FHpmRv-0Z4WN2Bpzs2Wf-8w5PAqEZHHzblAwCO3HvruHuWwKL2hOQAHR2u36qJTVXhYDa9m2iEX1aTXB3_q4HVvXjnC9Z4CKy9RC0l/s320/A94D2403-6F90-4781-8FEB-10C9D1209D1A.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">We got a couple nice pictures from an overlook on our way to it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRnga9Yss9-PE2kPn8fjU6g7EESYpXNV8WoIVkgn0dxx4du8S_CZWn13LB_OuLyMXXZyh4zRGV6pjlpZJq9MaRkJcRQPiQKVwZD4HgQ1pxIjuCJyupGYtjx01DWWi3qieoOVRrvVnrg7e9GQlpCX7Ms0TIqwBSEl8Qhl1qBXybhiVo8HgVJcfMmxCcZs1/s4032/6E2AAB6B-B6DD-4E29-9AE8-EA580A021AD0.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRnga9Yss9-PE2kPn8fjU6g7EESYpXNV8WoIVkgn0dxx4du8S_CZWn13LB_OuLyMXXZyh4zRGV6pjlpZJq9MaRkJcRQPiQKVwZD4HgQ1pxIjuCJyupGYtjx01DWWi3qieoOVRrvVnrg7e9GQlpCX7Ms0TIqwBSEl8Qhl1qBXybhiVo8HgVJcfMmxCcZs1/s320/6E2AAB6B-B6DD-4E29-9AE8-EA580A021AD0.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">This lighthouse was not as tall but it is situated on a jut of land on the North Shore. We enjoyed watching the seabirds from this vantage point. In the wintertime they say this is a great spot for watching whales.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYwkfIR21FVxPknUANPrqNoc_ZFiFd-vCqdbg8ItJ0NdtoYJJf-wTJy75QqJiXLBsxwCSAqf7ArBt12SdeizVPdfWUF2AzzdqDVFV4LnNQhnJU1r2XoXhP4tNjdJ_I-ZIyVdB5B9PeG6QDlCn4dTHFz61I_Libgu-SZgdU1_-FpzKfOhCeXNGle6fkFFg/s4032/A5BBCF1A-07DA-4573-A1CB-3A279042CD95.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYwkfIR21FVxPknUANPrqNoc_ZFiFd-vCqdbg8ItJ0NdtoYJJf-wTJy75QqJiXLBsxwCSAqf7ArBt12SdeizVPdfWUF2AzzdqDVFV4LnNQhnJU1r2XoXhP4tNjdJ_I-ZIyVdB5B9PeG6QDlCn4dTHFz61I_Libgu-SZgdU1_-FpzKfOhCeXNGle6fkFFg/s320/A5BBCF1A-07DA-4573-A1CB-3A279042CD95.heic" width="240" /></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/AVvXsEijlgKWE3N4G1uaxvz-N3-IP2iCpC5W2B1OERQCk9YFc8XlCcr6Rb_pXoFMy0ONFmPnw274wh07g0xTNsl9M4G7X4NNU2lh_2YdlGo-i2m72YJ8gJmkbYyHPzBrruHZilS34RdAwXrW6Vhm-dZ18Z4HB0IccdPtk-zwOPuTHULphyphenhyphenkR5KUSFu5E9fjp9PaX/s4032/A5F000AE-A768-457E-8B89-ED3AB398C6D6.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlgKWE3N4G1uaxvz-N3-IP2iCpC5W2B1OERQCk9YFc8XlCcr6Rb_pXoFMy0ONFmPnw274wh07g0xTNsl9M4G7X4NNU2lh_2YdlGo-i2m72YJ8gJmkbYyHPzBrruHZilS34RdAwXrW6Vhm-dZ18Z4HB0IccdPtk-zwOPuTHULphyphenhyphenkR5KUSFu5E9fjp9PaX/s320/A5F000AE-A768-457E-8B89-ED3AB398C6D6.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br />The Park Ranger gave us a few suggestions for a nice beach. She suggested Hanalei Beach, and we found it most delightsome! It was now 4:00 in the afternoon but we set up camp on the beach and then Audra and I got out into the water. It was nice being out in the calm waters. We just chatted about each others lives getting caught up on our families. We were out there about 40 minutes when a rain storm hit. The ladies on the beach were calling us in, and by the time we got packed up and to the foot wash the rain had all but stopped. I just loved my time at this beach! Short as it was.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0V4HwIp4h-uGKxanjpz3h6S5hypiLDw5XLH9xY-ia2iRmJRPbPKGlsTrPAWmsCui8rFNpJs2xXovSAdWxcAIC3tT0zhdzNpgiVwFOwGPUYurJvzIJzmIaBTWGcuclaF9i89CfO-7EyxyucbD9hz0UJZDSJykwCCcnehjYUGQn95eGSquEM3z6LP8nAByA/s3088/4F77BAB0-61D1-4F29-BC98-C5395C02A069.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0V4HwIp4h-uGKxanjpz3h6S5hypiLDw5XLH9xY-ia2iRmJRPbPKGlsTrPAWmsCui8rFNpJs2xXovSAdWxcAIC3tT0zhdzNpgiVwFOwGPUYurJvzIJzmIaBTWGcuclaF9i89CfO-7EyxyucbD9hz0UJZDSJykwCCcnehjYUGQn95eGSquEM3z6LP8nAByA/s320/4F77BAB0-61D1-4F29-BC98-C5395C02A069.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the hour plus drive back to the condo we all got comfortable and made some nachos and quesadillas (thanks Audra;) and settled down to a Hallmark movie. It was a nice quiet evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day was kind of a lazy one. I spent a couple of hours at the pool while some others went and did a little shopping. DeeAnn, Kathy and I spent some time at Poipu Beach in the afternoon, but found that it was pretty rocky and none of us had water shoes. We couldn't get in very well because of that, but we all enjoyed some time getting some sun. Poor DeeAnn got too much sun! That evening we went to the Sheraton Resort for dinner at Lava's Restaurant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got a beautiful view of the sunset just before going in to dinner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_IYEHtYZr53NayMvsT5YnQsSkYzHUulqTHLTUUouvHmfORk1LEcXGyQ529PW93F15IVVWJYuzxJJafZCH8ysv6YjRV5f0ljZwJiQ8gXAzPAgw9R3Vnk3v2hMY2EDIvpxmPZOevSXsC2YLM7lErLBVoTBPoZBSTvjmPcA7qsvDQSA_7C9RNAjpNKbp6jr/s4032/A8D81856-BBF5-4A14-840C-86EF2BD8B2DB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_IYEHtYZr53NayMvsT5YnQsSkYzHUulqTHLTUUouvHmfORk1LEcXGyQ529PW93F15IVVWJYuzxJJafZCH8ysv6YjRV5f0ljZwJiQ8gXAzPAgw9R3Vnk3v2hMY2EDIvpxmPZOevSXsC2YLM7lErLBVoTBPoZBSTvjmPcA7qsvDQSA_7C9RNAjpNKbp6jr/s320/A8D81856-BBF5-4A14-840C-86EF2BD8B2DB.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieX7vFcdKQqGS1t1a2Kjd-V3BGMYJ2JDyX-GuFMum9CDeQ0oFBLkhvsRPeMAB-LkhqbINHlwi2BTThzTAXEAHGpcorc6o6AHXLc3Pp7_v_YceZmFdGEHChM0dzrDYi1rOpVCYpkuDlODpuIbHEi87j0mPPkz7OGwiSxcSI2Vre9Fj21B5L65xIl67yYyYV/s4032/D2D10739-6D04-45CD-B67C-BB2F2787EE34.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieX7vFcdKQqGS1t1a2Kjd-V3BGMYJ2JDyX-GuFMum9CDeQ0oFBLkhvsRPeMAB-LkhqbINHlwi2BTThzTAXEAHGpcorc6o6AHXLc3Pp7_v_YceZmFdGEHChM0dzrDYi1rOpVCYpkuDlODpuIbHEi87j0mPPkz7OGwiSxcSI2Vre9Fj21B5L65xIl67yYyYV/s320/D2D10739-6D04-45CD-B67C-BB2F2787EE34.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From our table we had a great view of the pool and beach. The dinner was delish and we had a nice time talking over a good meal.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhri-p_ewrBWHXruwpDFnTBN_t-pLWkfW52brg3Jb2_2gtdjb6eLPht8nX6gdTnnLtf7tRdljze_MsT-R1Ie4Y_Tq7zInoXjmXX1GWJUJh21G8bDaUtvbRjPcU2yi3s7Q_wzBShXBcXbGqo9l3KXGr3GmwDx6pkbIXGMVdasdYGsAvlJGtp7WaStcZncD3R/s3088/4FE7752D-54ED-49E3-BF74-1477181CFACC_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhri-p_ewrBWHXruwpDFnTBN_t-pLWkfW52brg3Jb2_2gtdjb6eLPht8nX6gdTnnLtf7tRdljze_MsT-R1Ie4Y_Tq7zInoXjmXX1GWJUJh21G8bDaUtvbRjPcU2yi3s7Q_wzBShXBcXbGqo9l3KXGr3GmwDx6pkbIXGMVdasdYGsAvlJGtp7WaStcZncD3R/s320/4FE7752D-54ED-49E3-BF74-1477181CFACC_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJ-qmcNl34lhjf6joqnyJNegr3i3zHPaaoO_uYbF8v9HWiSmeVyDMgg0kbXY1XCtjnb8KilbsxnEL_Ep7O8AoyRIST1hK7jRWr0f4c_xQRFrIwjQFogoD4gwTvsIgWkmhmUdeUf2g2DQTRNXVYJY8hbupfoqN2tmrdOhiosDjuDKQHbbV71Ee87sUf3nP/s4032/FAFE1961-57DF-4EF2-BE3D-0C3EF005272D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJ-qmcNl34lhjf6joqnyJNegr3i3zHPaaoO_uYbF8v9HWiSmeVyDMgg0kbXY1XCtjnb8KilbsxnEL_Ep7O8AoyRIST1hK7jRWr0f4c_xQRFrIwjQFogoD4gwTvsIgWkmhmUdeUf2g2DQTRNXVYJY8hbupfoqN2tmrdOhiosDjuDKQHbbV71Ee87sUf3nP/s320/FAFE1961-57DF-4EF2-BE3D-0C3EF005272D.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div>After returning I drove out to Poipu with DeeAnn and Kathy to see the turtles up on the beach. They were hard to see because we couldn't get too close but there were a couple of volunteers with red lights that they shined on the turtles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifluyJKCE6-h9MJLFyMP1pyIj_ffUHvIfFsAk9BAH7UPC6S4f2EtLkim8Fg_3IXIujlM5gh4c2_crFsZ-Xfx45hml0s3dn8MMy50UUQnIN96kp1a7Ry-CnYHfcTS0WTkw3nGLKEs53KVYc7i5bp_VoRm0gDyuEMvfttzoPs601kyv_NlmkhS1-CbDtxa53/s4032/A40CCC1A-0AC6-40F7-9EBC-A6CD15FBFE98.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifluyJKCE6-h9MJLFyMP1pyIj_ffUHvIfFsAk9BAH7UPC6S4f2EtLkim8Fg_3IXIujlM5gh4c2_crFsZ-Xfx45hml0s3dn8MMy50UUQnIN96kp1a7Ry-CnYHfcTS0WTkw3nGLKEs53KVYc7i5bp_VoRm0gDyuEMvfttzoPs601kyv_NlmkhS1-CbDtxa53/s320/A40CCC1A-0AC6-40F7-9EBC-A6CD15FBFE98.heic" width="320" /></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 was church. We got to the Kalaheo Ward just west of Koloa. It was a great meeting!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Funny enough, after the meeting we ran into our niece Rachel and her son Cooper. Rachel was in Kauai for work and we both just happened to be staying in Poipu. Kinda cool!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiko9nRg77vEcHxt3hNSxpL702f8tvPR_Em4bSOS0-zn6QaULdpHfb76EWNNsB64jlTRhpzklC_agfY2YktedfRk0_DfHNQ49rQlwb5_207rsvOzod8Hs6AORmshxt5BkC1YkJjqXBIgaAW40krjRGySJPuAhcPrRTe46ksIKrGycbm8U_Usc0H1wXAngIX/s4032/7790E77B-037B-4D5A-80FA-68171470441C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiko9nRg77vEcHxt3hNSxpL702f8tvPR_Em4bSOS0-zn6QaULdpHfb76EWNNsB64jlTRhpzklC_agfY2YktedfRk0_DfHNQ49rQlwb5_207rsvOzod8Hs6AORmshxt5BkC1YkJjqXBIgaAW40krjRGySJPuAhcPrRTe46ksIKrGycbm8U_Usc0H1wXAngIX/s320/7790E77B-037B-4D5A-80FA-68171470441C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO4hkiCSwChbEAtU26-BJw60c3YL0Z1MT6jgr0oZlhftJWwWdZAW8szbGH9PvGpozoCEsVxFhRe83cb2yyxRWbVS4z2k5M5XwlbWno4NFGCr8V0T7PnBR1y6-Db2D4zjrdVETsam5SaBzzA1soBh1O7y-2qc2NuudF7bC1BRuoMuXkeHvJ4QQ73QjPwA3/s4032/663E1D46-4EE2-4EBC-826E-89BC6D3520E2.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO4hkiCSwChbEAtU26-BJw60c3YL0Z1MT6jgr0oZlhftJWwWdZAW8szbGH9PvGpozoCEsVxFhRe83cb2yyxRWbVS4z2k5M5XwlbWno4NFGCr8V0T7PnBR1y6-Db2D4zjrdVETsam5SaBzzA1soBh1O7y-2qc2NuudF7bC1BRuoMuXkeHvJ4QQ73QjPwA3/s320/663E1D46-4EE2-4EBC-826E-89BC6D3520E2.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After church DeeAnn and Darla set right in to making a fantastic lunch. DeeAnn and Darrell's famous linguini with a couple of salads, bread and fruit. It was really a great lunch. The best parts of this trip were these times sitting around tables eating, in the car talking, or sitting around visiting. I just love that about these girls trips. After lunch and a nap we headed out to the middle of the island to see a couple of waterfalls. Rick called me during the second waterfall so I didn't get a picture of that one. I just mostly enjoyed hearing his voice and finding about his day:)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyqeJ2viwIxBVrnbDCYGjuE12fFwb0COCVGDTt35b8CVDOIBeRiv6xid2_PqOD5tPZUUuj8MhyphenhyphenL8kfXIRoM7y2bn2V-WYkgvScQbzvsAi7dfO0Gp1h3vq1RqZZ3kaY70lkAJw5x5sovuDnQOcOizDNBRfc5tmajs0FrL8UB2A0_wfr3NLdVUR7Qx4juBU/s4032/0483C1A4-E564-40C8-92EF-B8AA58EF781D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyqeJ2viwIxBVrnbDCYGjuE12fFwb0COCVGDTt35b8CVDOIBeRiv6xid2_PqOD5tPZUUuj8MhyphenhyphenL8kfXIRoM7y2bn2V-WYkgvScQbzvsAi7dfO0Gp1h3vq1RqZZ3kaY70lkAJw5x5sovuDnQOcOizDNBRfc5tmajs0FrL8UB2A0_wfr3NLdVUR7Qx4juBU/s320/0483C1A4-E564-40C8-92EF-B8AA58EF781D.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8JivPlY1lcQp6e2RG1JGo5M6WVW-VvpNdkgPvL17TMIKKaDsOkThowu9gqfjhb_AL5mJ2b2KNQpbXe0swrfS8DCxNzNaaPt0msQU2l0HrIsNIbkTdw10mim6nCQNFP8Z6KRfNwem51sAK-7_N23zPPO32ebaV3RvXqHh0V2kJbGhcRseG947bYbvIiOZ/s4032/D044C71C-D48C-4DDE-920D-0252343CED3B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8JivPlY1lcQp6e2RG1JGo5M6WVW-VvpNdkgPvL17TMIKKaDsOkThowu9gqfjhb_AL5mJ2b2KNQpbXe0swrfS8DCxNzNaaPt0msQU2l0HrIsNIbkTdw10mim6nCQNFP8Z6KRfNwem51sAK-7_N23zPPO32ebaV3RvXqHh0V2kJbGhcRseG947bYbvIiOZ/s320/D044C71C-D48C-4DDE-920D-0252343CED3B.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0eVj5skL88-qRZXpb2l3qkxur3Bw5ySamCLtbDMewyAeCMCxTzt4KiWAiob0L8BEazZAV8lNYTSpQLstK9ukjyJz-gUe23vEtfD99JfCNgJTwpCyyNguwq2Bu7xrL0p1YZWHNaEu1CkZx614twxC147vIrKZiU_vafS5X78hHaMnRKldFFSbIKizzj-1/s4032/D1863BBE-6055-47A5-9A39-91153AD2B3A7.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0eVj5skL88-qRZXpb2l3qkxur3Bw5ySamCLtbDMewyAeCMCxTzt4KiWAiob0L8BEazZAV8lNYTSpQLstK9ukjyJz-gUe23vEtfD99JfCNgJTwpCyyNguwq2Bu7xrL0p1YZWHNaEu1CkZx614twxC147vIrKZiU_vafS5X78hHaMnRKldFFSbIKizzj-1/s320/D1863BBE-6055-47A5-9A39-91153AD2B3A7.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the waterfalls we drove back to the condo and played some games around the table. We played Word on the Street, Codenames (twice) and a getting to know you game of Kathy's. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved it! Games are so fun and it gets everyone involved!</div><div><br /></div><div>The next morning was the 18th...DeeAnn's Birthday! I got up early to run to the store to pick up some flowers and a small gift for her. By the time I got back everyone was mostly awake. We decided to go to breakfast and get some banana macadamia nut pancakes. We went to Taco Loco there on the golf course and ordered up some Mexican breakfasts with an order of banana pancakes to share. Oh man! Everything was so flavorful and good! Especially theses babies......</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXJ7s67j_XocL4-1qliqGjcj4RqADkEo5zsBZkTntTpgZOKW9sqCU4745nnhKe8QA6We_7mohA0SuL5672Eaq6qPJL6ejM8pMqWjSbfUu06wLkLE2HZoKQfH3JDltNm2k9_G1xivmKO2flld2-rmstRML0l7ResdfxjT3yhULpDfygGX1wrG91wLqLTi_/s2732/6D70E50C-A3F4-484D-B80D-1DA46EB46219_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2707" data-original-width="2732" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXJ7s67j_XocL4-1qliqGjcj4RqADkEo5zsBZkTntTpgZOKW9sqCU4745nnhKe8QA6We_7mohA0SuL5672Eaq6qPJL6ejM8pMqWjSbfUu06wLkLE2HZoKQfH3JDltNm2k9_G1xivmKO2flld2-rmstRML0l7ResdfxjT3yhULpDfygGX1wrG91wLqLTi_/s320/6D70E50C-A3F4-484D-B80D-1DA46EB46219_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Around 3PM I left to go pick up Kendra Dee from the airport. I was so excited for her to arrive and to be able to spend the next few days with us! That evening we met up at Keoki's Restaurant for DeeAnn's birthday dinner. The Maui onion soup was super delicious! I also had some coconut shrimp with my soup. DeeAnn ordered the prime rib and was super happy about it. The restaurant found out that we were having two birthdays so they got us TWO Hula Pie's for the table to share! Score! What a wonderful evening!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_ljmBhKnMs7Pb9hVvW3qiRCBq-YScFR40yndOZ3ybhYUbx7wpEoDaIQev2uyLxvQ3GXoAXFtR-EVw_McITfOqNEBVteOgmaTKv0jv0BNxpMZE_Ca0qRv7bcLzfmDhLsLaYuriOv87fom0tkDMN0oUmBAuNXd18CujtWmGpeqZpnSfWZi2qmgTXURyDWT/s4032/0D6553F0-09EA-46B8-9A24-38DCB8E4B6A8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_ljmBhKnMs7Pb9hVvW3qiRCBq-YScFR40yndOZ3ybhYUbx7wpEoDaIQev2uyLxvQ3GXoAXFtR-EVw_McITfOqNEBVteOgmaTKv0jv0BNxpMZE_Ca0qRv7bcLzfmDhLsLaYuriOv87fom0tkDMN0oUmBAuNXd18CujtWmGpeqZpnSfWZi2qmgTXURyDWT/s320/0D6553F0-09EA-46B8-9A24-38DCB8E4B6A8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzSX0X_pO6Y4p62iflNrpTp4bzleahdkeQpxadfVedKAQs0B1jydJKyP4LiEqIW6dyM1aWw-55Om7-p2rciP_wlv0eJTb9BcPuXoWzn-26gf3DL-O_qeEx287nj6u2pqA9FN2uDOmsqflZohyphenhyphen0AmzZ3ZSTbDPNhS0x9s6Hyk4Cy-FWALpXkaWGzitfp2F/s4032/026F96A8-1E48-4EFA-A202-BF20CF8FC48F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzSX0X_pO6Y4p62iflNrpTp4bzleahdkeQpxadfVedKAQs0B1jydJKyP4LiEqIW6dyM1aWw-55Om7-p2rciP_wlv0eJTb9BcPuXoWzn-26gf3DL-O_qeEx287nj6u2pqA9FN2uDOmsqflZohyphenhyphen0AmzZ3ZSTbDPNhS0x9s6Hyk4Cy-FWALpXkaWGzitfp2F/s320/026F96A8-1E48-4EFA-A202-BF20CF8FC48F.heic" width="240" /></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/AVvXsEjhe20oXGFwD1n20Yo7vO5C5mdXt4cYxgyS1d6tukygQWcNm20EKxs1ujmtGFlNdEzvVlb9_0iLifcQHmv5vl2qm-yqEVj7Z2ikEZHeziU3rBc86tjf4qRe0zPoLkzrd2sWIoILqSzfl0t_FuCgHYHQzOBv4CO7fOrVJo5bYCDttOZejI-zm5QDgPebdOOd/s2466/FE182AE7-2D2C-4816-BA50-4E52FC6A6BAB_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="2458" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhe20oXGFwD1n20Yo7vO5C5mdXt4cYxgyS1d6tukygQWcNm20EKxs1ujmtGFlNdEzvVlb9_0iLifcQHmv5vl2qm-yqEVj7Z2ikEZHeziU3rBc86tjf4qRe0zPoLkzrd2sWIoILqSzfl0t_FuCgHYHQzOBv4CO7fOrVJo5bYCDttOZejI-zm5QDgPebdOOd/s320/FE182AE7-2D2C-4816-BA50-4E52FC6A6BAB_1_201_a.heic" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VCmPowpA-hjv86o86kKSslQld_JxOBn-YTeqpHpotfWR606LImQFIY2hXKJ4RaZqn43fMiKt6YDXbLOHWM3jVUajzQjZtzH9QbqeNtBz2PTTRd9TZUV4yt3E0pyWIPkOaszQrd_KZ-91LXNjVlV6X0InhgoYQ_0VhBkmtmPF0Ncae9XQOAwwNnoEdy5_/s4032/C6350626-1847-420A-87D9-1998412BBCAD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VCmPowpA-hjv86o86kKSslQld_JxOBn-YTeqpHpotfWR606LImQFIY2hXKJ4RaZqn43fMiKt6YDXbLOHWM3jVUajzQjZtzH9QbqeNtBz2PTTRd9TZUV4yt3E0pyWIPkOaszQrd_KZ-91LXNjVlV6X0InhgoYQ_0VhBkmtmPF0Ncae9XQOAwwNnoEdy5_/s320/C6350626-1847-420A-87D9-1998412BBCAD.heic" width="240" /></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 was MY BIRTHDAY! We started out early (well, early for the six of us) and left the apartment at 8:30 to get to Koloa where we had four bikes and two trikes reserved. Just as we were starting out we discovered that the trike was not going to work for DeeAnn. She just could not get the hang of it and so turned her trike back in. After taking off Darla discovered that her trike was too heavy to pedal up the hills so she ended up returning her bike.😳</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They met up with each other and did some shopping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rest of us got started on the 8ish mile of bike path next to the ocean. There were some beautiful vistas and it was exhilarating being on a bike with the wind in my face. Some hills took a bit of effort but for the most part it was a pretty easy ride. We enjoyed it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-Sw45oZApqUaEGifzTKKvcG1l5fuDbk2oVnx19jnx_iJadLowXnno1hTomGzgZrTicsS8ADF3xGGfvq84i3adwB3j4o2QeDBs11ixsG97DfJvNZ4SJOAj9nylHYiyqnletiD8IPMuc4eoGpMrmDhqAdWVcozoFSsfu2z8C-cX2Vz04m_L7pyRVadh3y7/s4032/0A809A8D-0F94-42D6-912A-15DE18876064.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-Sw45oZApqUaEGifzTKKvcG1l5fuDbk2oVnx19jnx_iJadLowXnno1hTomGzgZrTicsS8ADF3xGGfvq84i3adwB3j4o2QeDBs11ixsG97DfJvNZ4SJOAj9nylHYiyqnletiD8IPMuc4eoGpMrmDhqAdWVcozoFSsfu2z8C-cX2Vz04m_L7pyRVadh3y7/s320/0A809A8D-0F94-42D6-912A-15DE18876064.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGfc-b4KD5kwmO_0ajUpPSVvNKQa5C2Q0FL4aODvQf6omyKVPYKvICv0Upfag_TjmOgTnvjOIf7KibOoe-qZwdxECRq4H9zz3H4r_iZO3XMnWXadBcEUODEHtsyLQAyvB_b2abO3c-JV9b0lkgAJZkTYUXYT0CG1TNub7V1DrM0_095k8Jksl_TNKEVTI/s3088/2D1C2E45-D3C1-44C5-8C1B-F4F9192BA6DE.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGfc-b4KD5kwmO_0ajUpPSVvNKQa5C2Q0FL4aODvQf6omyKVPYKvICv0Upfag_TjmOgTnvjOIf7KibOoe-qZwdxECRq4H9zz3H4r_iZO3XMnWXadBcEUODEHtsyLQAyvB_b2abO3c-JV9b0lkgAJZkTYUXYT0CG1TNub7V1DrM0_095k8Jksl_TNKEVTI/s320/2D1C2E45-D3C1-44C5-8C1B-F4F9192BA6DE.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49YfomWctveSkAyIM0AjR91cEH1zJekcwJ11rqYMhhqUykYGdEFtT972cqi1S1DPsDM3SCWPotcvSdXbzw4lEwim2d_qg8Kilr-UaSrJ1bXe9fJ3jchzxhPDMUzvsMKPLkihbp1A6nyJ01S65e0yH1k4rEnRXDaq9ulN8z_yOwZKQoYWbW5iTzed3a4eC/s4032/46B74FC1-EF80-4961-95EE-EECF11143CBA.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49YfomWctveSkAyIM0AjR91cEH1zJekcwJ11rqYMhhqUykYGdEFtT972cqi1S1DPsDM3SCWPotcvSdXbzw4lEwim2d_qg8Kilr-UaSrJ1bXe9fJ3jchzxhPDMUzvsMKPLkihbp1A6nyJ01S65e0yH1k4rEnRXDaq9ulN8z_yOwZKQoYWbW5iTzed3a4eC/s320/46B74FC1-EF80-4961-95EE-EECF11143CBA.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjBnApWhdMjsDvwiYyz4yCk2PL0esMwLdi3s4OGsAUO2Romg_iRtcPdIPxMo4eF_yFsPVqYWuvL-TTQS3ubV5gswf3SnUBqB_R0JhPMpw_1_YRVYMFQkrjgDzSkkDGP8CACdVXZzJg0TAH3xcdylRFMzC9SmNpaTd9AWCkRdE1uAj4sm2Sa7m9YQQEFq7/s4032/4570E54A-A234-483F-A9D1-E7B4FC3294C3_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjBnApWhdMjsDvwiYyz4yCk2PL0esMwLdi3s4OGsAUO2Romg_iRtcPdIPxMo4eF_yFsPVqYWuvL-TTQS3ubV5gswf3SnUBqB_R0JhPMpw_1_YRVYMFQkrjgDzSkkDGP8CACdVXZzJg0TAH3xcdylRFMzC9SmNpaTd9AWCkRdE1uAj4sm2Sa7m9YQQEFq7/s320/4570E54A-A234-483F-A9D1-E7B4FC3294C3_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After our ride we met back up with Darla and DeeAnn and headed back towards Poipu. We wanted to find a beach that had more sand instead of rocks. Audra found that there was a beach right next to the Sheraton that looked like it was sandy. It was sandy alright but the breaking waves were more than I could handle! They were so strong so after being out for just a few minutes I went back to my chair for more reading time with my book. I didn't mind:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That evening after getting all spiffed up we headed out to Duke's for MY birthday dinner. The food that night was SOOOO good! A few of us got this steak dish with the salad bar and it was heavenly! We got the same treatment as Keoki's from the night before (they are sister restaurants) and alas, we got two more Hula Pie's for dessert for the two birthday girls! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOBviDdVdrmaalXaTRpdMRccvHTobSE5zX5qsELQg2TR-XWxHgD5KuBOwmu0QHujGIP7RpX-zfOI0IiIGZGKXDMHV1xvWrR1OrTKqdAin4-yY5-yWfjoyR07dSNt5H27M-95cXu16gluGRnpcRMKUUMljLF0xTLqSd-d8VGLtZ4rcIyig72c1gS5KOqX3/s4032/508DFCA1-D9CB-44E3-8AE1-3C90683766F8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOBviDdVdrmaalXaTRpdMRccvHTobSE5zX5qsELQg2TR-XWxHgD5KuBOwmu0QHujGIP7RpX-zfOI0IiIGZGKXDMHV1xvWrR1OrTKqdAin4-yY5-yWfjoyR07dSNt5H27M-95cXu16gluGRnpcRMKUUMljLF0xTLqSd-d8VGLtZ4rcIyig72c1gS5KOqX3/s320/508DFCA1-D9CB-44E3-8AE1-3C90683766F8.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8akX4leqf5-snmCB9he4Mjxr7FrnRNqLjzBd_Rf2d5cRC226-FbH6B2ZL99nZZgvX9ju2BWClq3EhzO9lG6F2QFEV-tDKzFQnf2KQdv-xhfxnKLATkpaUDuu0RxpLipIhwEJ5TeGrjh7Hr2dFIEl3qTsWHJD_aTrvz8fAsge90ryBWIhQfK5YU59sF7Mr/s4032/851928DB-3EDA-46AB-A672-546D9B691E56.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8akX4leqf5-snmCB9he4Mjxr7FrnRNqLjzBd_Rf2d5cRC226-FbH6B2ZL99nZZgvX9ju2BWClq3EhzO9lG6F2QFEV-tDKzFQnf2KQdv-xhfxnKLATkpaUDuu0RxpLipIhwEJ5TeGrjh7Hr2dFIEl3qTsWHJD_aTrvz8fAsge90ryBWIhQfK5YU59sF7Mr/s320/851928DB-3EDA-46AB-A672-546D9B691E56.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoIiIgast5A2x8KDJEK3WBebqqIH7_JAHSzuRGHFT1MVXp1xLJfLRkRebSKSip-xLCLId48I_IMPeO3xA1yqoCxwC-vVknq8CNZcOPGAJ3WMix5vmfFnkZU5tDY0QjQXxVqIGCaExRiEmGga3tjpTuBtZ57P2au4qKRerJxXJ4rZdrofKlzjqGVCAsXwo/s4032/B52CA31A-ECA3-4D58-9339-87DAD3550FF7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoIiIgast5A2x8KDJEK3WBebqqIH7_JAHSzuRGHFT1MVXp1xLJfLRkRebSKSip-xLCLId48I_IMPeO3xA1yqoCxwC-vVknq8CNZcOPGAJ3WMix5vmfFnkZU5tDY0QjQXxVqIGCaExRiEmGga3tjpTuBtZ57P2au4qKRerJxXJ4rZdrofKlzjqGVCAsXwo/s320/B52CA31A-ECA3-4D58-9339-87DAD3550FF7.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a GREAT birthday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ended the evening with snacks and a movie back at the condo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next morning we ventured back up to the North Shore to get back to Hanalei Beach. It was such a nice calm beach and we wanted more of that. Well, as things go, by the time we got that far north and had lunch we didn't arrive at the beach until 3:30. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had thought we would try Anini Beach at the suggestion of the Park Ranger but found there wasn't much sand to sit on so we opted to drive to Hanalei Beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not before Audra got this nice picture, though.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRa4_7KoWl5gxyc8dHEZVIyBmH0EQTSkvK5aR3N-bnWuBnqaFkLH9CgNaL6WASeUOHio7cwCqtmWmND2Ena6xCs6P8ODWoIABVbUQXJBGpce9Vo7XmdmbZKaDs-VaCMSpYrj3q6uTD1h09NoqyoMhmrVzgkQPMSgmvi3-s9kox1JDgK1z6PA-n1eGn1XM/s4032/8C7DCD0D-50FE-4344-A3CB-3DD21F05053F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRa4_7KoWl5gxyc8dHEZVIyBmH0EQTSkvK5aR3N-bnWuBnqaFkLH9CgNaL6WASeUOHio7cwCqtmWmND2Ena6xCs6P8ODWoIABVbUQXJBGpce9Vo7XmdmbZKaDs-VaCMSpYrj3q6uTD1h09NoqyoMhmrVzgkQPMSgmvi3-s9kox1JDgK1z6PA-n1eGn1XM/s320/8C7DCD0D-50FE-4344-A3CB-3DD21F05053F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By that time we were all super hungry so we stopped at the food trucks to get some grub.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kendra and I decided on a chicken sandwich and fries. Darla got a salad and DeeAnn and Kathy shared a couple of tacos. Audra was the real winner went she went bold and got some Argentine food. She came back with a plate of HUGE grilled shrimp along with rice, beans and some type of cole slaw. Kendra was wishing she had gotten that! Audra was nice and shared her shrimp!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DH11oJ9euFuHPYUNbYlIVIRCDtIbdg7Xc0l87YW6iode7YUVOm_zlDsUXumcv7n4yuhEyfzfAQq1nJx_R7JCk8u-YJN7DpQHwF5ZduP7LF9soV-MV8ZZMMeJ55r1xbd4QsBMKiBmHDRcpUCf_Y0PzLIVjKLk9ccTszXM6F3YMDBQn6FUda4OBiEa567L/s3024/8D9279DF-0B7B-4022-9CF5-13E482930CAB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="3024" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DH11oJ9euFuHPYUNbYlIVIRCDtIbdg7Xc0l87YW6iode7YUVOm_zlDsUXumcv7n4yuhEyfzfAQq1nJx_R7JCk8u-YJN7DpQHwF5ZduP7LF9soV-MV8ZZMMeJ55r1xbd4QsBMKiBmHDRcpUCf_Y0PzLIVjKLk9ccTszXM6F3YMDBQn6FUda4OBiEa567L/s320/8D9279DF-0B7B-4022-9CF5-13E482930CAB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenRUVWvZbCMf2S5Md-W-ueS6I-dS8kIlQGUu5h2yDOjD0ZmCNdxeeBgBWq3EtsJ5rW_kiVyIwy5AeEgIZy1F1cjK3e7V3fy-CVNccSRtoHZaq7NBnF_48zhnsioK9heArxs2ygcoCAXL2dJH3Mptn75cVeCbMKRqal3GlS3WxHiOaGqXOis9_iB0tCO6m/s4032/63CE670B-A22F-4F90-B349-99741B590B3D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenRUVWvZbCMf2S5Md-W-ueS6I-dS8kIlQGUu5h2yDOjD0ZmCNdxeeBgBWq3EtsJ5rW_kiVyIwy5AeEgIZy1F1cjK3e7V3fy-CVNccSRtoHZaq7NBnF_48zhnsioK9heArxs2ygcoCAXL2dJH3Mptn75cVeCbMKRqal3GlS3WxHiOaGqXOis9_iB0tCO6m/s320/63CE670B-A22F-4F90-B349-99741B590B3D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are back at Hanalei! All set up for some fun! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hanalei is surrounded by beautiful mountains. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We could spot two waterfalls from our place on the beach.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnzOvK7L2VgsXlDTbX-toG-Fl6YlIN_5z1dMLnWdBdlEFVi9aNNGtJsk3mXK6-hKHeyMpPrx5V1cb6AsWAgPA1pftxSFK5zVIa0Dt0b6iqPwcxEKCxj4MXETrYDzO-XKImwSoe9OZAmA-6T31aABXVxQQ7IufgA4FVCbh0L1TGeWsr3Qugi_rIJY3rIWU/s3088/634172E5-72F5-40C9-A92D-904E8DD35A9C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnzOvK7L2VgsXlDTbX-toG-Fl6YlIN_5z1dMLnWdBdlEFVi9aNNGtJsk3mXK6-hKHeyMpPrx5V1cb6AsWAgPA1pftxSFK5zVIa0Dt0b6iqPwcxEKCxj4MXETrYDzO-XKImwSoe9OZAmA-6T31aABXVxQQ7IufgA4FVCbh0L1TGeWsr3Qugi_rIJY3rIWU/s320/634172E5-72F5-40C9-A92D-904E8DD35A9C.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There was still sooo much, and we just had one day left. We enjoyed a leftovers (Sunday's linguine) and some down time.</div><div><br /></div><div>The next day was a big one. Darla, Audra, Kendra and I got up early to catch our catamaran to see the Na Pali coast. We drove down to a little harbor west of Poipu. I was a little disappointed to see that our boat was a small catamaran but realized later that it was a blessing because we could not have gotten into such tight places with a larger boat. Our guides were really fun and it was just such an enjoyable morning.</div><div><br /></div><div>We got to see some spinner dolphins. (which I don't have pictures of) There were so many different pods and some of them were swimming right along with us. So fun to see. We also got to see a couple of turtles in the water a little later. The Na Pali coastline was so beautiful! Our boat ride was a little rough but it was totally worth it and we all had such a good time. Our captain took us in to a couple of different caves and that was really cool! I loved that part of it. Plus we got to see MANY waterfalls coming off the cliffs. I'm not sure how many but there were at least ten. On a rainy day I bet it is loaded with waterfalls!</div><div><br /></div><div>We stopped after a couple of hours and I did a little snorkeling. Audra also got into the water but I don't think she stayed too long. The water was a little rough and there was definitely a strong current. The wildlife was just meh, so I got out after about a half an hour. Luckily they were just serving up lunch...a sandwich and chips that hit the spot! This Na Pali boat trip was definitely a highlight of the trip!</div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtAco45hLVCyjSO6JkMN8psh4jrXuKv6pjMv47mo7mfPTK_ddRFQC3xcY1bbvFt1pV8NV9Seo1ABy42AC_26lH5c6xdlasQn_6xyaVFDUFxlofiAUnklc-sk9Kkc3HG7VVXp64JwYWfSadqBbaECyV_No_HT9r3034yAH9XiJ99Pil4GeNQZchX9mjUab/s4032/1B906770-6EDC-4E50-87A5-8C7B01F70CF8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtAco45hLVCyjSO6JkMN8psh4jrXuKv6pjMv47mo7mfPTK_ddRFQC3xcY1bbvFt1pV8NV9Seo1ABy42AC_26lH5c6xdlasQn_6xyaVFDUFxlofiAUnklc-sk9Kkc3HG7VVXp64JwYWfSadqBbaECyV_No_HT9r3034yAH9XiJ99Pil4GeNQZchX9mjUab/s320/1B906770-6EDC-4E50-87A5-8C7B01F70CF8.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXmXYfhYyXu4Wf2dwjlWgZXVkOYBl17Y5lOfUHweSAH7I0gGA4IOL8CrzOTZq-a47A4FJBtJwRn69G4DYpbFYv_VtdyZHGd9AjG1Hk6hzjTowCf6HtTkPpgzQRFB6-Os3wtQr2tXi0SuAjOGr9FD47tJrDUDuKQ246DLGvF5mAz8R82mPoyJJFYZGy6TN/s4032/7FE1694F-200E-4DFA-A751-10E00C7DA425.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Can I just say again how happy I was that Kendra came to be with me/us? She's a delight!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjErXUNR-d2fC1QrStlrTAcL3N75fZwXQaeoonyQLXKW_R3_R-zXbC9fTT_S2QQLcWaadxIU33GYl5OHudmnN73NUH0GfM0GUgjdc3XTnlX9Nci1A5_XmZb5Ir7UCL3cWFcOdJD-VFECOU0KpgyHlGxsNppKlLzh8uLQUYtDT9gI6FuCgmoDnI03od4-7/s4032/2F9B7535-ED64-43A3-AC8A-3BAB39C66F5E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjErXUNR-d2fC1QrStlrTAcL3N75fZwXQaeoonyQLXKW_R3_R-zXbC9fTT_S2QQLcWaadxIU33GYl5OHudmnN73NUH0GfM0GUgjdc3XTnlX9Nci1A5_XmZb5Ir7UCL3cWFcOdJD-VFECOU0KpgyHlGxsNppKlLzh8uLQUYtDT9gI6FuCgmoDnI03od4-7/s320/2F9B7535-ED64-43A3-AC8A-3BAB39C66F5E.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvKO-5rAWHC26hMnGkocs4pWi9m_UbNmIngWsw5KR3Tu90Zw2lbkXPsTVQkDttitem13mji5ssrxCFPzxW45jfiHViM0xG78RCod2g573OsWrd7WS3IblH559r7MeL8OsgE98ns-Bh0AKTOE36ZlLOgsm_NaciIMK1jgcbsOk8E6HaU4bmoWcTOOzXasE/s3088/84B0F5F5-8E6C-4464-88F6-D214F5DFE1F8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvKO-5rAWHC26hMnGkocs4pWi9m_UbNmIngWsw5KR3Tu90Zw2lbkXPsTVQkDttitem13mji5ssrxCFPzxW45jfiHViM0xG78RCod2g573OsWrd7WS3IblH559r7MeL8OsgE98ns-Bh0AKTOE36ZlLOgsm_NaciIMK1jgcbsOk8E6HaU4bmoWcTOOzXasE/s320/84B0F5F5-8E6C-4464-88F6-D214F5DFE1F8.heic" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>We arrived back at the condo and Kendra went out to the pool while the rest of us laid down for a little rest. That night we hadn't made any reservations for dinner so most places were booked up for the night so we ended up going back to the Cabana Grill where we got in without any wait. We enjoyed our last dinner out and then headed back to the condo to get packed up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUp_Qp8gxjmxDkXzfGS6SJBOCNMezYu-Hlk4dObQX1PWFE-ID_E022t3gzr8cWoM4sgj5W-6TFOYb7QHsMTD9hdm_hFBtLPa7XIjPPXgw7mr9Lm_FVoeUxJ89A7d0L6igeArB4okIUnLCCRgv-79VQ_VbNjYDqhSQzdgi77oZmX1zBkHGyWygK2D-zXxHH/s4032/F90E9462-A445-4E58-9CA3-9D2D39B16AA5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUp_Qp8gxjmxDkXzfGS6SJBOCNMezYu-Hlk4dObQX1PWFE-ID_E022t3gzr8cWoM4sgj5W-6TFOYb7QHsMTD9hdm_hFBtLPa7XIjPPXgw7mr9Lm_FVoeUxJ89A7d0L6igeArB4okIUnLCCRgv-79VQ_VbNjYDqhSQzdgi77oZmX1zBkHGyWygK2D-zXxHH/s320/F90E9462-A445-4E58-9CA3-9D2D39B16AA5.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>We left the next morning by 9 while Kendra had a few hours to wait before her flight was to leave. Luckily we were able to get a late checkout and she was able to spend some lounge time at the pool before her flight left. Pete and Terri were in town with some friends so they graciously agreed to pick her up and take her in to the airport. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>What a fabulous time with some fabulous ladies. I feel very blessed that they agreed to come along with me to celebrate my birthday! </div>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-71448193273077574622023-09-11T16:17:00.000-07:002023-09-11T16:17:24.492-07:00Swiss Days 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This years Swiss Days was wet and soggy but we still made a great time of it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got there about lunch time and got some burgers and dogs to eat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was pouring rain after lunch but nothing was gonna stop us from hitting up some shops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Umbrellas in hand we set off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a great time just perusing in tents looking for something that we just had to buy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, grandpa got all of the kids something special of their choice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDF8bWqycNazxekkNq_DoSpkj52ykDipxGioNnuM7D7AZ653MpQtUMsTSDqgUsqkPjt4grdL1w_Op4HazA56VG9u8NWhiLhgHWv6pUe91jBcbaoxOW9D9k_-CsAgZ21Htq9XXWoQ-eUFwL69pmYY5eyGdSOGgwwNYb0fdYHdNF0JqmMO_9udso78PuBGX/s4032/7DBBD2BC-504F-424B-9077-3E2AC7C2389A.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDF8bWqycNazxekkNq_DoSpkj52ykDipxGioNnuM7D7AZ653MpQtUMsTSDqgUsqkPjt4grdL1w_Op4HazA56VG9u8NWhiLhgHWv6pUe91jBcbaoxOW9D9k_-CsAgZ21Htq9XXWoQ-eUFwL69pmYY5eyGdSOGgwwNYb0fdYHdNF0JqmMO_9udso78PuBGX/s320/7DBBD2BC-504F-424B-9077-3E2AC7C2389A.heic" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got to the Robert Duncan booth and had fun choosing some prints.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He gladly signed each of them.</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/AVvXsEjAmbPCkedRpLRUE3HJBLVWp1pTsONu25pYiyfejciS49vCMq3xpGbB-CtRhcT0DgEyt-lU29jFuqpY9V705urR6i1S2iioDhLEoMcvYeLaOkO8JrZMEw4qo9c8HhH413JU_BJqI2fYVV21IPqJPv2SF_4Wbyuqql-0A9gvrk_kk1SvlRr4Ra04HEAOJwsh/s4032/7D39133C-9519-4067-9F1F-0F337AB52FD2.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmbPCkedRpLRUE3HJBLVWp1pTsONu25pYiyfejciS49vCMq3xpGbB-CtRhcT0DgEyt-lU29jFuqpY9V705urR6i1S2iioDhLEoMcvYeLaOkO8JrZMEw4qo9c8HhH413JU_BJqI2fYVV21IPqJPv2SF_4Wbyuqql-0A9gvrk_kk1SvlRr4Ra04HEAOJwsh/s320/7D39133C-9519-4067-9F1F-0F337AB52FD2.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /> Here's a last shot of us as we're ready to leave. Another good year in the books!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHec8CBl6VJaqDyj6X_hRVvWPDPLsLlPH6GS4FF0mc7JYNpKDZ-L-fvjeUKdqDLTCHpsd-pb3P85l4ho-Ige7zvQlEsqd3Rvm7zJGBVwKaywI64nMwA4-PKm0G1CGe_5J8LwvLjObW7cslu3fQCGbzNcR6EfcYTMRQHKmSt3iql-dADPsyGHf67gmjCyd4/s4032/FDBB0DF4-4082-4A31-81DE-C6F562022BCC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHec8CBl6VJaqDyj6X_hRVvWPDPLsLlPH6GS4FF0mc7JYNpKDZ-L-fvjeUKdqDLTCHpsd-pb3P85l4ho-Ige7zvQlEsqd3Rvm7zJGBVwKaywI64nMwA4-PKm0G1CGe_5J8LwvLjObW7cslu3fQCGbzNcR6EfcYTMRQHKmSt3iql-dADPsyGHf67gmjCyd4/s320/FDBB0DF4-4082-4A31-81DE-C6F562022BCC.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628543765765672733.post-7381984024848819602023-09-09T13:37:00.003-07:002023-09-11T14:22:57.987-07:00School Begins<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">School started with a bang this year while we were off to Bear Lake. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Henry and Charles are starting off a new year after being homeschooled for the last few years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Henry is in 3rd and Charles is in 1st.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are attending Willow Elementary and are lucky to have their </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grandma Rigby working at their same school.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were super excited to start public school and as of today are loving it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two little cuties!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Rafe is in 5th grade and Scout is in 3rd.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They also have their Grandma Boman working at their school.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking good!!</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cDVsSV2SVBNUhSTH15tfGJCyBGc5i3FF10XoApUXT5M3pa3RRLjQa-W0cNPvYjYmYo5kLNJFFGHZN2f-reOG8CkemVY2k_n4aUXqvE0jM1yv_M1EYZDM0MTkZs_o-hopazF5kD02Bd8ASXnxcuHkoYAtbYALzFDpazMHzX-guWqmEBIN6WgTN_qZH7Qh/s4032/045C94DD-6DB3-44A3-A293-B3FFF8945E83.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cDVsSV2SVBNUhSTH15tfGJCyBGc5i3FF10XoApUXT5M3pa3RRLjQa-W0cNPvYjYmYo5kLNJFFGHZN2f-reOG8CkemVY2k_n4aUXqvE0jM1yv_M1EYZDM0MTkZs_o-hopazF5kD02Bd8ASXnxcuHkoYAtbYALzFDpazMHzX-guWqmEBIN6WgTN_qZH7Qh/s320/045C94DD-6DB3-44A3-A293-B3FFF8945E83.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Haivyn is also at G-ville Elementary and just began her 4th grade year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just before school started she got a haircut to help with all of that thick hair she has. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is so beautiful.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ExxDGjIHoxDsjphuKtt8FM5X1u6lR4za-vF5GlW2TfOtHo44HsLCU2KpaVmFxDKJwMJZCtCMjOH4SwKIE8H4cVi8AQoVo9k88gJTw_i74uYFTDpmUBs3YwW2ueA-iTXfkBt4hF7bppc4wwTPo7HG11zVA6tW10gmrN3nrF3ZySzZNLHBW7k7A23HgETr/s1792/7EC8314C-A059-4E68-85B5-DAF1E407EAA8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="1008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ExxDGjIHoxDsjphuKtt8FM5X1u6lR4za-vF5GlW2TfOtHo44HsLCU2KpaVmFxDKJwMJZCtCMjOH4SwKIE8H4cVi8AQoVo9k88gJTw_i74uYFTDpmUBs3YwW2ueA-iTXfkBt4hF7bppc4wwTPo7HG11zVA6tW10gmrN3nrF3ZySzZNLHBW7k7A23HgETr/s320/7EC8314C-A059-4E68-85B5-DAF1E407EAA8.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Merik started full day kindergarten this year and is doing very well with it. So handsome!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBigTTKHgErXY2M0dDgmJfNFiicnPYDsoys9M4EIIuHsF7_w8ms6itSu5mXkgFGHjE8dpH4dqX6Fqoq9E98SuOT018UVK86IFwAj7PIgnmVvnuV5dNxLo37QyXS3D4RzzQgAx3g699aGiGL3pKQrusFV13D0NugF-VPMu19erRwc8V1VmgQY7nx05lq8uG/s1792/5E91AA4B-093C-4A16-AF3A-87E33A3746E2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="1008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBigTTKHgErXY2M0dDgmJfNFiicnPYDsoys9M4EIIuHsF7_w8ms6itSu5mXkgFGHjE8dpH4dqX6Fqoq9E98SuOT018UVK86IFwAj7PIgnmVvnuV5dNxLo37QyXS3D4RzzQgAx3g699aGiGL3pKQrusFV13D0NugF-VPMu19erRwc8V1VmgQY7nx05lq8uG/s320/5E91AA4B-093C-4A16-AF3A-87E33A3746E2.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><p>The kindergartners had to wait a whole week after the big kids started to begin their school year. Brady is in Kindergarten and is happy to be there with his older siblings.</p><p>Chloe started preschool and has a hard time adjusting. Kendra has had to stay with her because Chloe did not want her to leave. One day Kendra tried to leave and Coco cried cried for quite awhile. I think after a few weeks it'll (hopefully) get better. She is really attached to her mama right now.</p><p><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>My little lovies!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguK7YlhXnS1nR-YM9kORWE9gxfdYIIG2cUiGeoceVO_TOOYnI9RdRLjCq7gMfi7REpp8LesLxCNnG5wALe9xl-oa2INS4Ki_cNBBacO7hgnozsGPNYPA2VVD8hOQQlYPMuahcWN2DyM3UHUCAVnxTkfQKjnoJARrSu-k4Pu2DPSk0c1eYgyBNOryuVwTm6/s4032/D6DF426E-9A88-44FA-8B3B-FA7A48EB1EC2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguK7YlhXnS1nR-YM9kORWE9gxfdYIIG2cUiGeoceVO_TOOYnI9RdRLjCq7gMfi7REpp8LesLxCNnG5wALe9xl-oa2INS4Ki_cNBBacO7hgnozsGPNYPA2VVD8hOQQlYPMuahcWN2DyM3UHUCAVnxTkfQKjnoJARrSu-k4Pu2DPSk0c1eYgyBNOryuVwTm6/s320/D6DF426E-9A88-44FA-8B3B-FA7A48EB1EC2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336693885494008862noreply@blogger.com0