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* Tahiti Bound!
* Thanksgiving 2004: the Big Bird * 3-7 Birthday Girls and Family at Sengei Shrine * Yokohama Bay Bridge * 3-7 Birthday Girl at Hacchimangu Temple * Kamakura Japanese restaurant * Day 5, 17 November 2004 – Pulling off Bumpers and Petrifying Wood * Day 4, 16 November 2004 – City Tours and Evading the Authorities * Day 3, 15 November 2004 – Out of the Dunes and Into Detention * Journey to Nowhere: The Empty Quarter Day 2 - Into the Dunes * Journey to Nowhere: The Empty Quarter Day 1 - Petrol and Petroglyphs * Out into the big empty... * Eid Break * Inamuragasaki * Fuji-san from Station 5 Rest House * Dee and Mel at Sengei Shrine * This Just In... * It's Over, No Recounts...Viva Bush!!
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November 30, 2004Tahiti Bound!Well, the day finally came. I'm sitting in the New Sanno Hotel in Tokyo right now, waiting for Mrs. F to show up. She had to work today, and is taking the train up later on. Inshallah, she'll be here...Read this update November 26, 2004Thanksgiving 2004: the Big BirdThanksgiving was a huge event for me. I've been so busy at work that by the time I get home, all I really want to do is sleep. This past week was particularly hectic because I decided that I should...Read this update November 23, 20043-7 Birthday Girls and Family at Sengei ShrineThis Japanese family graciously allowed our tour group to take their photo at Sengei Shrine. It was a cold and drizzly day so seeing such beautiful bright colors was a treat! Did you notice the 7 year old's peace...Read this update Yokohama Bay BridgeHere's a neat view of the Yokohama Bay Bridge. I was driving back from dropping off Dee at Narita Airport and the sun was setting....Read this update 3-7 Birthday Girl at Hacchimangu TempleView image Dee and I spent the morning on her last day touring around downtown Kamakura. We wandered around Tsurugaoka Hacchimangu Temple which is a large area, beautifully maintained and located a few blocks from the Kamakura JR train station....Read this update November 21, 2004Kamakura Japanese restaurantView image Our large group of 15 eating supper at a Japanese restaurant in Kamakura... our bill came out to around 15,000 yen, or about 10 dollars per person. There were at least 3 carafes of wine in that bill...Read this update November 17, 2004Day 5, 17 November 2004 – Pulling off Bumpers and Petrifying WoodWhen morning came, we once again began the familiar routine, though with the prospects of porcelain in our future, the amblings off into the desert with shovels were non-existent. I popped up on the hill to get a quick...Read this update November 16, 2004Day 4, 16 November 2004 – City Tours and Evading the AuthoritiesEveryone started getting up around six or so, and shuttling to the bathroom for business, or the kitchen for coffee. The General’s sons had left an assortment of bread and jam for us to breakfast on, so we all...Read this update November 15, 2004Day 3, 15 November 2004 – Out of the Dunes and Into DetentionFirst thing this morning, I learned a valuable lesson: When taking care of business on the side of a hill, be very careful where you place your roll of toilet paper. It was a helpless feeling that I had...Read this update November 14, 2004Journey to Nowhere: The Empty Quarter Day 2 - Into the DunesDay 2, 14 November 2004 – Into the Dunes The sun rose this morning to guys meandering off into the desert with shovels to take care of personal business...Everyone ate breakfast and packed up their trucks at a leisurely pace,...Read this update November 13, 2004Journey to Nowhere: The Empty Quarter Day 1 - Petrol and PetroglyphsAfter five days of driving thorough some of the most punishing desert in the world, we've made it safely back to Riyadh, but not without a few battle scars. The trip into the Empty Quarter was an incredible experience....Read this update November 12, 2004Out into the big empty...Tomorrow and for the next few days, I'll be away from the blog...We're headed out into the Empty Quarter to do a bit of camping, driving, rock hunting, and the like...There's a lot to see out there, and a...Read this update November 10, 2004Eid BreakWell, we started our Eid al Fitr break today. The end of Ramadan is rapidly approaching, to be followed by the 3 day feast of Eid al Fitr, the official breaking of the fast of Ramadan. That means that all...Read this update November 06, 2004November 04, 2004This Just In...Another one for the "Huh?" Files....I'm a Christian, and all for witnessing, but I'm pretty sure that you can convert wild animals. Man Survives Jump Into Lion's Den 46-Year-Old Reportedly Trying To Convert Lions To Christianity POSTED: 3:27 pm EST...Read this update It's Over, No Recounts...Viva Bush!!Well, the day came and went, and looks like things worked out for the best. President Bush was reelected yesterday with clear majorities in both the popular votes and Electoral College. In my opinion, that is a very good thing...Read this update |
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