We had nine hours in Panama City en route to Costa Rica. We had done our research and thought it would be easy to go and see the Panama Canal using public transport. We were very wrong! How to have an epic fail: Step 1: Start off on the wrong foot by leaving Piako in our…
Month: September 2012
St Louis, Missouri
While staying with Jeff and Janet, Reuben and I took a day trip to St Louis, Missouri. Our main purpose was to see the St Louis arch, the tallest man-made monument in the United States. We watched a really interesting movie about the explorers Lewis and Clark, took a tiny elevator up the side of…
Morton, Illinois
We stayed for four nights with Reuben’s good friends Jeff and Janet and their awesome kids Cameron, Cosette, Conner and Calvin. We had so much fun hanging out with them as a family, going to an Irish festival, going 10 pin bowling, playing Settlers of Catan, eating amazing food cooked on their grill and reconnecting…
Omaha, Nebraska
After a long day of driving, we arrived at my (Karen’s) friend Laurie’s house. Laurie and her husband Josh live in Omaha, Nebraska – I met Laurie five years ago when living in Ethiopia, so I was really excited to see her and catch up on the last five years. Laurie took us out for…
Laramie, Wyoming
Okay, this post is kind of a lie…we really didn’t see much of Laramie after driving all day from Yellowstone. But, we did get to see my (Karen’s) cousin Bridger, which was awesome! We went out for some Mexican food and had fun catching up with Bridger after his trip to Germany.
Yellowstone National Park
We had an incredibly full day in Yellowstone National Park. Our day started early as we drove from Alpine to the south entrance of Yellowstone. Our first stop for the day was at the West Thumb Geyser Basin, where we walked around the boardwalks and saw some of the geysers and pools that are right…
Meandering Kiwis 