Destination: USA

GRAND CANYON SPECTACULAR

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By randywakefield | Views [735]

Hired a car in Vegas for the final driving leg of our journey – Grand Canyon – Los Angeles – Yosemite – San Francisco .   Drove (about 4:30 hours) to Grand Canyon over the top of the wall of the Hoover Dam.   The lake created by the dam ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

STRANDED in Las Vegas

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By randywakefield | Views [850]

We flew to Las Vegas via Houston which means we touched down in Texas , adding one more to our long list of states and provinces – almost losing count…..   Arrived in Las Vegas and took a taxi to our (Worldmark) unit a bit south of the strip ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Gallery: New Orleans

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By randywakefield | Photo Gallery

New Orleans and all that Jazz

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 | By randywakefield | Views [599]

We didn’t think we’d need a car in New Orleans . Just as well because we couldn’t find our hotel reservation printout and we couldn’t remember the name or address of the place we were staying at. Still, with a bit of perseverance and a few phone ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Mom's message

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 | By chitlin5 | Views [566]

It worked! It is so impressive! It's a happy and pretty and colorful site and homey too...it's an ''and so we begin, with open eyes, minds and hearts, with hope for understanding and great acceptance of the different beliefs and lifestyles and tolerance ... Read more >

Tags: Family

Snowboarding

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 | By ast | Views [417]

Tags: Snow

Kalifonien, Nevada, Arizona

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 | By ast | Views [532]

San Fransisco, Napa Valley, Yosemite, Big Sur, Vegas, Route 66 to Arizona, Great Canyon

Tags: On the Road

Aloha from Hawaii

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 | By dannygoesdiving | Views [714] | Comments [2]

Hawaii is in the middle of nowhere and thats a fact.  We left Vegas and spent about 45 minutes flying over mainland USA, comprising mainly of barren land and snow capped mountain ranges, then we hit (not literally) the sea, for the next 5 hours that ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Ridiculous Nights at the Ranch

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 | By millmanapalm | Photo Gallery

September 20-22

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 | By millmanapalm | Views [529] | Comments [2]

September 20, 21, 22             Another poo glue day.   We finally finished smoothing down the cob bench at the bus stop and filled in the holes on the class room. It really isn’t that bad until you see the grubs living in it. We started ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

September 17-19

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 | By millmanapalm | Views [521] | Comments [1]

September 17, 18, 19             Joey made a embroidery ring today out of a plastic lid and bamboo. It turned out really well. Rachel is making fabric dividers for the Hanky house so it helped out a lot. I was given a design job for the front ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Back at the Ranch

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 | By millmanapalm | Views [560]

September 14, 15, 16 (Back at the Ranch) Frabada noche! Everyone got to sleep in after our exhausting trip. We had our next baking day. Joey was on the fire again. It was a lot easier making the bread with all of the groups gone. Josh arrived ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Extended Weekend

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 | By millmanapalm | Views [360]

September 11, 12, 13 (Extended Weekend)             Today our group left early for Manuel Antonio State Park. It is a small park outside of Quepos, only an hour and a half away from the Ranch. We arrived early and hung out at the beach all ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

back to work

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 | By millmanapalm | Views [378]

September 10 (back to work)   We patched up the back dining porch today. We had to rip up any pieces of floor that were coming up and then we went back over it with poo glue and then with a cob smear. It was a long day of working with poo.... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Long weekend

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 | By millmanapalm | Views [360]

September 6, 7, 8, 9(Long weekend) We all took the day off because the group had just left. We all went down to the river to swim,   it was pretty rapid but not bad to swim in. On the way back everyone who had flip flops on had to walk barefoot ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation