Random and funny things observed while traveling.

Southern Trip Edition

When I was on trio, we stayed in "camp accomodations". You know, a sweaty-smelling room with humidity way too high, no air conditioning, with 14 other guys who have vowed not to sleep? And the shower you get to use is a concrete bunker with no windows and nobody bothered to ( Read more... )

If you've read my blog long, you know what this series is -- random comments and funny things observed while I am traveling!

Comments on the journey:
I learned some "cool" math. In my car (whose air conditioning recently quit), I discovered that having 3 windows down blows a lot more air than having 4 windows down! Who would have guessed?

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Continued. Be sure to catch Part 1 if you missed it:
http://dlorimer.blogspot.com/2010/07/summer-2010-travelogue-part-1-july-12.html

Appalachian Youth Camp
Monday started with a short trip to AYC Camp. <http://www.aymonline.org/> General orientation informed me that I had 5 distinct responsibilites. No worries; that's what we're there for! Monday ( Read more... )

So, I disappear for awhile, and everyone wonders where I went and what I did. ... Or, more realistically, I return and they suddenly realize I must have been gone, lol.

I covered over 1600 miles, served at 2 youth camps, spent a weekend with great friends, and generally had a great time!
The first camp was Aldersgate in West Virginia ...

Steamed
The ( Read more... )

Hey everybody! In case you weren't aware, I've been on vacation the last week and a half (and also away from facebook). Just wanted to give a short update on vacation.

Went to both Illinois and Iowa; saw both sides of the family. I enjoyed seeing everybody again. And, as always, understanding more of my roots, and realizing why I never had a chance ( Read more... )

The trip to St. Louis was great! If you haven't heard about it yet, catch these posts ( Read more... )

On Our Feet
We walked almost all of the next day. We returned to WashU for a tour of the entire campus. Buildings always impressive, academics great, and sports semi-laughable. We grabbed lunch, then headed back across the street ...

Forest Park


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Touchdown
Somehow, in this story, liftoff starts at touchdown. I picked up my cousin at the Lexington airport, and we headed for St. Louis. The primary purpose of the trip was to check out Washington University, which my cousin is considering for Masters work. Tuesday was a pretty uneventful trip, and as it warmed up throughout the day, we had lunch ( Read more... )

You know there's not much cell service in the area when you see a sign like this ( Read more... )