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November 9, 2012

Bangkok, Thailand

Our friends, the Harkins, were so gracious to pick us up at the airport and let us stay with them while we dealt with jet lag and explored the city a bit. On day 2, we purchased day passes for the river boat so that we could easily get around. The contrast of very old and dirty and shiny, modern new was stark.
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November 6, 2012

Disappearing Date

Here’s logistics for you. There is such a thing as the date line! Ha! A bunch of research, an hotel reservation, plans to explore the streets of Shanghai for 30 hours… Yup. Just a 5 hour layover. Duh! Shanghai will have to wait. So here we sit LOVING China Eastern. It took almost 2 hours for them to decide whether we were going to get on the flight, or so we thought. It turns out they took one look at Jeb and spent that time moving people around so we could fly in comfort. Hot wash cloths, wine, personal flat screens with unlimited movies and games. Thanks China Eastern! Travel Tip #1: Don’t forget about that dateline.
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November 6, 2012

D-Day – Reboot

D-Day: REBOOT The packs are in the truck and we’re off…finally… to Plain Hardware for coffee. “What if we want to rent mopeds?” Rebekah’s driver’s license! One step forward, one step back to the house. Not in the last box she packed. Oh well. Step forward. Cole’s Corner. Where’s mom’s wallet?! We all dig through everything more than once. Back to the house. Unload onto the porch and empty it all out again. C’mon, Reeeally? One and a half hours later, a lot of freaking out, and, “Hey, here it is.” Rebekah’s license is in the truck between the seats. “Hey, here it is!” Mom’s wallet is in her purse (which we all turned inside out) in the “safe” velcro pocket. Wait a minute. There’s a reason for everything! We aren’t sure why and we may never know, but we are grateful for the REBOOT. Attitudes duly adjusted!
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September 22, 2012

What the Erf?

Where on earth are the Butlers and what in the world are they doing? If you can be the first to guess BOTH of these correctly, we will send you something cool. Watch out for our first erfing!
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September 20, 2012

Had to have a photo shoot before we leave!

Six weeks away! And now, in terms of logistics, we have a few updates. Our house sitters will be getting married a week before they move in. So excited for Jason and Erin to be getting hitched! We fly Jewel to Colorado in 3 weeks where she will hang out with the Snyders for the winter. Working overtime and at mach speeds seems to be paying off. Our last order of travel books should arrive before we leave and, yes, we are going to be ready for this.   
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July 24, 2012

A note to our Window Customers…

Welcome to our family blog! If you are reading this you must have received our postcard. Seeing that we are going to be busier than ever, we won’t be posting for awhile. We fly away Nov. 4th and will start posting shortly after that. Please check back then if you’d like to follow us on our adventures. Thanks and have a great rest of your summer!!! “Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.”    
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July 6, 2012

Tickets are purchased!

We have all of our major connections. Itinerary: Vancouver, BC to Bangkok, Thailand Nov. 4th, 2012 Bangkok to Tel Aviv, Israel Dec. 10th Tel Aviv to Athens, Greece Feb. 19th 2013 Paris, France to Seattle to Plain (Home!) May 4th. And, yes, I don’t just look tired.
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