Home at Last
After traveling 22,000 miles, no matter how much we loved each day of our trip, it was fantastic to get home! We walked around each room in amazement, so much living space. Thank you all our blog readers for your lovely comments, it was great to read your reactions to the places we stayed, and your beautiful comments about Colin’s photos. We’ve included a selection from the 3,000 photos posted, of what we think are the best (see below).
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- Lake Ontario, NY
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- Lake Ontario, NY
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- Niagara Falls, ONT
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- Niagara Falls, ONT
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- Manitoulin Island, ONT
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- Manitoulin Island, ONT
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- Beaver Lake, MI
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- Lake Superior, MI
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- Iditarod Training Haven, MI
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- Iditarod Training Haven, MI
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- Iditarod Training Haven, MI
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- Pictured Rocks, MI
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- Pictured Rocks, MI
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- Pictured Rocks, MI
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- Fellow Traveler
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- Copper Mine, MI
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- Lake Superior, MN
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- Split Rock Lighthouse, MN
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- Tettagouche SP, MN
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- Tettagouche SP, MN
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- Duluth, MN
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- St. Paul, MN
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- Farm Country, SD
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- Badlands, SD
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- Badlands State Park, SD
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- Badlands State Park, SD
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- Sage Creek Wilderness, SD
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- Prairie Dogtown, SD
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- Milky Way from Sage Wilderness, SD
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- Deadwood, Black Hills, SD
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- Deadwood, SD
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- Deadwood, SD
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- Deadwood, SD
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- Mt. Rushmore, SD
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- Mt. Rushmore, SD
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- Custer State Park, SD
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- Custer State Park, SD
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- Custer State Park, SD
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- Near Cody, WY
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- Rodeo, Cody, WY
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- Rodeo, Cody, WY
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- Rodeo, Cody, WY
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- Rodeo, Cody, WY
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- Yellowstone NP, WY
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- Yellowstone NP, WY
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- Yellowstone NP, WY
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- Yellowstone NP, WY
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- Grand Tetons NP, WY
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- Grand Tetons NP, WY
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- Grand Tetons NP, WY
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- Grand Tetons NP, WY
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- Grand Tetons NP, WY
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- Grand Tetons NP, WY
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- Twin Falls, ID
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- Twin Falls, ID
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- Twin Falls, ID
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- July 4th, McCall, ID
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- Bend, OR
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- Bend, OR
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- Bend, OR
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- Cascade Mts., OR
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- Crater Lake, OR
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- Crater Lake, OR
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- Crater Lake, OR
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- Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
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- Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
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- Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
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- Cheryl’s nephew Josh, wife Jess, baby Scarlett
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- Cheryl’s nephew Alex and wife Jessica
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- Cheryl’s nephew Ben and lady friend Eilse
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- California Coast
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- Elephant Seals, San Simeon, CA
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- Elephant Seals, San Simeon, CA
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- Santa Rosa, CA
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- Sebastopol, CA
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- Sebastopol, CA
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- Elk, OR
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- Misty Oregon Coast
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- Humbug State Park, CA
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- Oregon Coast
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- Lake Sylvia, WA
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- Hoh Rainforest, Olympic NP, WA
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- Neah Bay, WA
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- Cape Flattery, WA
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- Crescent Lake, Olympic NP, WA
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- Sol Duc Falls, Olympic NP, WA
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- Sol Duc Falls, Olympic NP, WA
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- Crescent Lake, Olympic NP, WA
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- Crescent Lake, Olympic NP, WA
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- Royal BC Museum, Victoria, BC
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- Sidney, BC
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- Butchart Gardens, nr Victoria BC
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- Butchart Gardens, BC
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- Butchart Gardens, BC
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- Port Renfrew, Vancouver Island
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- Vancouver Island, BC
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- Vancouver Island, BC
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- Vancouver Island, BC
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- Visiting German Craftsman, Tofino, BC
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- Tofino, Vancouver Island, BC
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- Tofino, Vancouver Island, BC
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- Vancouver Island, BC
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- Campbell River, Vancouver Island
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- Salish Sea off Vancouver Island
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- Salish Sea off Vancouver Island
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- Salish Sea off Vancouver Island
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- Don’t you wish…
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- Seattle Fish Market, WA
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- Frog at Nisqually Reserve, WA
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- Mount Rainier, WA
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- Mount Rainier, WA
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- Rogue River, OR
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- Cheryl’s brother Michael and wife Maggie in Ashland, OR
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- Sammy eyeing the snacks at Eagle Point, OR
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- Park nr Prospect Falls, OR
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- Park nr Prospect Falls, OR
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- Heceta Head Lighthouse, OR
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- Mount Lassen NP, CA
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- Mount Lassen NP, CA
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- Mono Lake, CA
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- Sierras from East, CA
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- Sierras from East, CA
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- Death Valley, CA
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- White Tank Regional Park, Arizona
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- Jerome, AZ
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- Jerome, AZ
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- Sedona, AZ
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- Sedona, AZ
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- Sedona, AZ
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- Cottonwood, AZ
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- Sedona, AZ
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- Sedona, AZ
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- Snake Museum, Santa Fe, NM
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- Santa Fe, NM
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- Santa Fe, NM
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- Santa Fe, NM
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- Santa Fe, NM
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- Balloon Museum, Albuquerque, NM
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- Bosque Del Apache Wildlife Reserve, NM
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- Bosque Del Apache Wildlife Reserve, NM
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- Bosque Del Apache Wildlife Reserve, NM
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- Bosque Del Apache Wildlife Reserve, NM
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- Bosque Del Apache Wildlife Reserve, NM
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- Bosque Del Apache Wildlife Reserve, NM
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- Bosque Del Apache Wildlife Reserve, NM
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- White Sands National Monument, NM
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- White Sands National Monument, NM
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- White Sands National Monument, NM
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- White Sands National Monument, NM
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- White Sands National Monument, NM
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- Terlingua, TX
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- Terlingua, TX
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- Big Bend SP, Texas
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- Big Bend SP, Texas
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- Big Bend SP, Texas
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- Terlingua, TX
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- Big Bend NP, TX
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- Big Bend NP, TX
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- Big Bend NP, TX
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- Big Bend NP, TX
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- Big Bend NP, TX
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- Hot Springs by the Rio Grande, Big Bend NP, TX
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- Big Bend NP, TX
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- LBJ Library, Austin, TX
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- LBJ Ranch, TX
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- LBJ Ranch, TX
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- Merlin the Giant Malamute, Grapevine, TX
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- Rip’s Rookery, New Iberia, LA
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- Breaux Bridge, LA
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- ‘Crawfishtown’, LA
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- Acadian Village, Lafayette, LA
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- Zydeco dancers, rural Louisiana
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- Lafayette Ice Cream Parlor
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- Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA
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- New Orleans, LA
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- New Orleans, LA
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- New Orleans, LA
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- Preservation Hall, New Orleans, LA
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- New Orleans, LA
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- New Orleans, LA
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- Baby Pigmy Goat, Pensacola, FL
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- Gulf Islands National Seashore, FL
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- National Naval Air Museum, Pensacola, FL
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- National Naval Air Museum, Pensacola, FL
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- Pensacola Lighthouse, FL
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- Gulf Islands National Seashore, FL
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- Destin Harbor, FL
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- Gulf Shore, FL
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- Apalachicola National Forest, FL
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- Apalachicola National Forest, FL
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- Apalachicola National Forest, FL
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- Wakulla Springs, FL
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- Wakulla Springs, FL
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- Wakulla Springs, FL
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- Wakulla Springs, FL
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- Wakulla Springs, FL
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- Wakulla Springs, FL
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- Cheryl’s first cousin Amy, Atlanta, GA
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- Bourbon Still, KY
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- Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY
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- Thoroughbred, Kentucky Horse Farm
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- Andelusian, Kentucky Horse Farm
Fabulous! Superb photographs. Thank you for keeping in touch in such a creative way. Glad you’re back safely.
From Cheryl: Thank you for all your sweet comments, I certainly appreciate it, and Colin is so thankful for having you as a friend and as a buddy in photography. It was great seeing you and Marcia last night, we really missed you guys. See you soon.
Glad you made it home safely. There is no place like home. What an adventure. So amazing that you did this. What’s next on the bucket list? Thank you for letting us enjoy this experience with you. Much Love, Dennis
From Cheryl: Thank you for coming with us on our journey. It’s been such a delightful thing for me to correspond with you during it. We are taking the summer off from RV traveling and doing some projects on the house. Next spring, we will be traveling to Nova Scotia and Canada. Past that we don’t know. There’s still so much of the US and Canada to see. So I think you will be able to come along with us again!
What a trek. MO, KS and CO are next?
From Cheryl: Thanks for your comments. We were extensively in Colorado a few years ago, before our blog, but certainly worth visiting again. As for MO or KS? Do you have any specific things about those states that you are recommending?
What an incredible accomplishment. Thank you for sharing your experiences and allowing us to be flies on the virtual walls. Welcome home! Love, Gayle
From Cheryl: It’s so kind of you to welcome us home. What an amazing feeling walking back into our house. But we are starting to think about the next trip!
Well done Mr and Mrs McN – fantastic adventure. Now from this side of the pond, I can see that there is room for an inner circle tour but I suppose you can have a little rest first. You will have to get out on the road again anyway as we will all be missing our weekly fix for photographs from the regions. Some truly great journals – thanks for including me. Regards, Cro
From Cheryl: Your comments and compliments were greatly appreciated! So sweet of you to write to us. PS Colin told me that he has fond memories of the trips that you and he took going back-and-forth to England. Thank you for coming along on our adventures.
Good morning – and welcome home! I’ll bet you’re enjoying your BIG bed, and BIG bathroom and BIG kitchen!
From Cheryl: Thank you much for welcoming us home. It is so good to be home and you are right everything appears big. We are thinking that we might go on some short 2 to 3 day trips to the mountains in Maryland and Pennsylvania if it gets too hot and stinky in Annapolis. Are you and Chick home now? Can’t wait to catch up with you guys.
What a wonderful trip! Thanks for allowing us to enjoy it with you. It has given us many ideas of where we want to go and what we want to see. Welcome home!
From Cheryl: Thank you for welcoming us home, that is so sweet of you. It’s a lot of hard work doing the blog, but we also get so much joy out of having those pictures and words to remember where we’ve been!
Un peu sad que le voyage soit terminé.
J’ai adoré le partager avec vous.
It was fabulous, gorgeous, fantastique, super, génial, passionnant, intéressant, enrichissant.
Just beautiful…..you caught all God’s creatures unlike I have never seen. Beautiful travels where few and far between I have been able to see in my life time, and others now I feel I have been there! I could not quit smiling.