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Hey folks, this is the first post of our travel blog, and with any luck we'll be keeping it up to date on our wanderings and ponderings and whatnots. We're in sunny California right now, trying to get as much relaxing in as possible before the traveling storm hits us in the faces. This means lots of swimming, movies, wine tasting, and other assorted leisure related activities to make sure we're all rested up by the time our train leaves on July 18th.

I'm fooling around with a few options trying to determine the best way to post pictures for you guys, so be sure to check those out if you please. So far I've put up a photo album of the ones Emily took on the drive to California (the one on the left included) and you can check that out here.

So far the summer has been a blast, and this past week has been no exception. We left my house in Baker after a delicious BBQ and ventured towards Sun River where we met up with Nathan at Skull Hollow where he romanced us with Jimi Hendrix from his pickup stereo and all of the Pabst Blue Ribbon we could handle. We still had more driving to do though, so it wasn't very much. Maybe next time, bud.

After catching very little sleep at Kim's house in Sun River, we left town bright and early and hit the road again, rolling into Glen Ellen around two o clock. So far the highlights have been a couple of great swimming sessions (both in lake and in pool), a fantastic day downtown celebrating the fourth (fireworks especially), a lively BBQ to celebrate Emily's graduation, and today's venture out to the wineries for free tours and tasting thanks to Nicole. We still have a trip into San FranFrisco in the works for tomorrow for a free showing of the SF Symphony in Golden Gate Park, and a 2-3 day camping trip in the works for next weekend. It is finally cooling off after a few 102-104 degree days and we are thankful. Our bellies are full and our schedules are open. I'll try and get a general itinerary posted sometime in the next few days, or something else, or nothing else. You are at my mercy.
Bonsoir!