3/8/99: It was a rainy, sleety drive all the way through Missouri. Stopped in St. Louis where Ruth drove me around her alma mater, Washington University. She also insisted we get a…
Amarillo To Springfield (MO)
Sunday, 3/7/99: Today marks 350 days of travel! The trip is almost over. Tomorrow we will arrive back in Chicago, having circumnavigated the globe!… We were up and on the road from…
Albuquerque To Amarillo
3/6/99: Slept in, and then ate too many donuts from the checkout office as we left… We drove through Madrid (pronounced MAD·rid) on our way to Santa Fe. I was in that…
Grand Canyon To Albuquerque
3/5/99: We woke before dawn, drove to Watchtower, on the east rim of the Grand Canyon, and watched the sunrise to the east. As the light slowly spilled into the canyon and…
Phoenix To The Grand Canyon
3/4/99: I got to play catch with Daniel this morning, and hear all about his adventures as a quarter-midget race-car driver (“They’re not go-carts!” both he and his father told me…). He’s…
San Diego To Phoenix
3/3/99: I went with Mark over to the Church where he works to help him put up a banner on the side of the education building announcing the upcoming Easter Services. He…
Wrapping Up With A Road Trip
3/2/99: Touchdown at LAX at 5:00AM. Managed only a little bit of sleep on what will probably be our last flight for a long time. Picked a mid-sized rental car pretty cheap,…
Our Favorite Place On Maui
3/1/99: Packed up. Dinner was delicious but the imminent departure gave a sad flavor even to the food. Dad and Mom took us to the airport, and we were off, and headed…
Maui Miscellany
2/29/99: 1999 was not a “leap year,” so there was no February 29 while we were staying on Maui after our trip around the world. I’ll take the opportunity here to post…
Lahaina
2/28/99: Church at Emmanuel again. Afterwards we took Dad and Mom out to lunch in Lahaina. Found a terrific buffet that served primarily Hawai’ian dishes, so dad was in heaven! He really…