Catching up

Hi friends.  I know it’s been quiet around here lately.  I’d like to say that will get better, but with the kids out of school in a few days, all bets are off.

This is what we’ve been up to lately.

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What to do when it all goes wrong

Cruising on Ha Long Bay before it took an unexpected turn . . .

It’s 10:00 pm.  Instead of being tucked up on my swanky ship for another night of cruising around Ha Long Bay, I’m sitting in a van by the side of the highway to Hanoi.  We’ve been pulled over at a police stop.  Our driver is now nowhere to be seen.

We love to travel.  We really do.  Have we had bumps in the road?  Absolutely.  It’s a part of the game.  This is what we do when things don’t go according to plan.

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