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While the ship really left little to be desired (it’s their oldest working ship, and while some may claim it has the “old world charm”, I like my ships a bit more “new world”!), the weather and views were pretty. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Thin places
I’m not sure if there’s a more beautiful place. So I warn you, there are a ton of pics. And they may look similar:) We awoke to blue skies and picture perfect scenery. I mean it was hard to not … Continue reading
I was especially looking forward to Halong Bay so was concerned that the forecast was calling for thunder and lightning storms. Our driver was to pick us up early for the 4 hour drive, so I didn’t want to drive … Continue reading
Nauvoo has historical significance in our LDS faith, which is why we made the journey out there. The Mormons were persecuted and forced to leave their Missouri homes and settled in Nauvoo for a period of time. While there, our … Continue reading
This morning the boys were up early – hoping to catch a glimpse of the resident hippo in the watering hole outside our room. Hippos usually only get out of the water at night. Unfortunately, no hippo out of the … Continue reading
Our day started early again with the Rangers knocking at 5:15am to get us up. These were our rooms: Our game drive started at 6am, so at 5:45 I went to check on the 3 older kids who were in … Continue reading
When the alarm went off at 4:30 am, Rob rolled over and asked how much driving he had to do that day. Today, we only had 1 hour drive to our next destination. (He was relieved to hear that because, … Continue reading
The Internet is still not cooperating:( I get a little bit of connectivity to get a wee post up, but certainly not a real one with photos. But, I have been writing along the way, so will likely post daily … Continue reading
For FHE (Family Home Evening or Family Night as we often call it around here) this week we finally did something that we have been wanting to do for ages. With so many outside influences swirling around our kids, we … Continue reading
I read this post a while back on one of my favourite blogs (71toes). In it, she talks about the Celtic concept of “thin places”. According to a definition I found, a thin place, “is a place where the boundary between … Continue reading