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Further Adventures in the Sunshine State

The Magic (and Metrics) of Disney

Crashing Waves and a Wedding Crashes

To INFINITY and Beyond!

Ma’am-ing It Up in Louisiana

Let’s All Eat Cake!

Flying High in the Enchantment State

Free to Be in the (Painted) Desert

Humour on the Road

Ghost Towns and Prayerful Trees

Moving into the Light (and Heat)

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Ma’am-ing It Up in Louisiana

February 24, 2017February 24, 2017

The first stop we made in Louisiana was Alexandria, a city in the centre of the state with a population of less than 50,000 people. By this point in our trip Milo’s hair had gotten quite long, and it had become pretty routine for strangers to refer to him as “she” or “her”. He didn’t…

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Let’s All Eat Cake!

January 5, 2017January 5, 2017

As you might expect, the first landmarks that greeted us when we got into Texas were oil derricks. The land changed pretty dramatically, from hilly desert to grassy fields, once we crossed the state line, and the derricks moved slowly, quietly, up and down as the sun set. Our first stop was Odessa, Texas, a…

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Flying High in the Enchantment State

January 4, 2017January 4, 2017

Oh, how much I loved New Mexico! The mesas, the history, the Spanish/Mexican and Native American influences, the friendly people… I would go back there to live if I could.   We were fortunate enough to arrive in Albuquerque in time to attend the annual International Balloon Fiesta, a festival so big it has its…

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Free to Be in the (Painted) Desert

January 3, 2017December 29, 2016

We arrived in Scottsdale, Arizona (on the outskirts of Phoenix), at the end of September for the Free To Be Unschooling Conference. I was really excited to be there because, this being our third conference, I knew how encouraging and affirming meeting with other unschooling families can be. And this conference was just what we…

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Humour on the Road

January 2, 2017December 29, 2016

Sometimes one of us will say something funny in the middle of a conversation, often in the car during a long drive, and I’ve written some of the best comments down. I thought it would be fun to share them here on our blog (most aren’t attributed to a specific family member): “I went on…

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Fun Facts

14 types of transportation Car, Bus, VW Bus, Cable Car, Streetcar, Subway, Bike, Quad Bike, Ferry, Water Taxi, Train, Gondola, Airplane, Boat, Raft,
8 different kinds of accommodation Hotel, Motel, Cabin, Tent, Condo, House, Residence, Hostel
Over 19594 kms driven so far (5933+ on the wrong side of the road)
5 Flights Florida to Atlanta, Atlanta to Honolulu, Honolulu to Auckland, Auckland to San Francisco, San Francisco to Victoria
310 days on the road
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