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Day 19 – July 7: Where it all began

We started the day with a drive over to colonial Williamsburg. Those of you who have been there will know.  If you haven’t, put it on your list. It’s more than seeing the sheep on the green Or being serenaded during a lunch at a tavern (Bubble and Squeak, Pasties, and the BEST chocolate pecan […]

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Day 18 – July 6: On to Virginia Beach

After a leisurely breakfast with the remaining revelers we said good by to the land of horse-drawn buggies And headed thru the deluge to Virginia Beach (Virginia) Along the way we got to experience the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, a 17.6 mile combination of 3 bridges connected by 2 tunnels (or was it 2 tunnels connected

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Day 17 – July 5: Saying Good By

Strangely, there are no photos from today. Breakfast this morning marked the departure of several families. Then it was on to a load of laundry and lunch. In the afternoon Ellen, Cheryl and Randy attended a performance of “Jonah” at a local religious theatre.  The production values were outstanding.  Sets were phenomenal, the use of

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Day 16 – July 4: Reunion Continues

July 4 dawned bright and crisp. The clan started the day (following a long and leisurely breakfast) by driving to the Crystal Cave. We paid our fee, slept thru a short orientation video and followed our guide into the cave: She pointed out some of the interesting features of this cave and told a few

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Day 15 – July 3: Reunion!

We arose (early considering our arrival time) and joined the clan at breakfast Following breakfast (which tends to fill up all available time) we loaded up and headed to Kitchen Kettle Village – a quaint group of shops nearby: Next we drove over to Strasburg to ride the Strasburg Steam Rail Road Then to the

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Day 14 – July 2: Road to Reading

Up early, Breakfast on the road, Heading to the Kilpatrick reunion in Reading Pennsylvania. Choosing not to take the “direct” route (thru Chicago and Pittsburg) we headed straight east, crossed into Canada at Port Huron, Michigan (at which point we added Lake Huron to our list of Great Lakes seen).   and drove across Ontario

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Day 13 – July 1: The wedding

It was a warm and sunny day… Actually it was.  Which was nothing short of a miracle, and an anxious crowd breathed a sigh of relief.  The predictions of inclement weather had not been fulfilled. After a late breakfast a load of laundry and a leisurely stroll around town it was time to get dressed

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Day 12 – June 30: On to Clare

Along the way we stopped to take pictures of 3 of the Great Lakes: Superior Michigan And Huron We also got to drive over the Mackinac bridge (Big Mac)    The bridge is 5 miles long and 552 feet high.  It’s central span (1,158 m) is the third longest in the US.  It’s hight (552

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Day 11 – June 29: Road Day

Today we traveled from Rugby North Dakota to Ashland Wisconsin. There’s not much to see except green: green fields, green forests… and water.  Lots and lots of lakes. We looked at the green and the lakes, marveled at how flat the land is,  (You can see forests that are miles away.), speculated on how glaciers

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Day 10 – June 28: Bottineau

I was born there, in Bottineau.  We moved to Idaho when I was 3 and we only returned once to visit.  I was in Jr. High. So we thought it would be fun to include a “swing by” on our way east. I have to tell you, Bottineau gives all indications of being quite prosperous.

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