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Day 3 April 15, 2026 Yerevan Armenia We got to our room about 5:00 am. The get aquatinted meeting is set for 10:00 am on the third floor. Getting to our room was a bit challenging. We are staying at a Marriott on the main square. The hotel was originally multiple buildings and we areContinue reading “Armenia 2026”

Day 1-2 April 13-14 Boise to Yerevan Armenia We had to be up at 3:00 am to be ready for pickup at 4:00 am. Rob was late getting to bed because our flights from JFK onward were changed at the last minute. Our pickup ride didn’t arrive so we ended up taking our car toContinue reading “Armenia 2026”

Day 25 September 22, 2025 Arco Idaho to home 200 miles Not the best place we stayed. The bathroom light puts out about the same amount of light as a small taper candle. That lasts about 10 minutes. Then the light goes into strobe mode. The amount of light is more however. That soon runsContinue reading “Kentucky 2025”

Day 24 September 21, 2025 Dubois Wyoming to Arco Idaho 238 miles The cabin where we stayed last night is at an elevation of over 8,500 feet. The air this morning is cool. Fall is in the air. The office has a continental breakfast for $5.00 each. We had sausage, egg and cheese croissants inContinue reading “Kentucky 2025”

Day 23 September 20, 2025 Douglas Wyoming to Dubois Wyoming 272 miles Shortly after leaving town we saw a rather large herd of animals in the distance. They didn’t look like cows, deer, antelope or elk. Much further down the road we saw a smaller herd of the same animal. They were domestic sheep! AContinue reading “Kentucky 2025”

Day 22 September 19, 2025 Thedford Nebraska to Douglas Wyoming 294 miles The day started out very cloudy with lots of thunder and lightning. It must have rained at least some during the night because the hood of the car was very wet. The car does not like wet. Therefore it took about 15 minutesContinue reading “Kentucky 2025”

Day 21 September 18, 2025 Glenwood Iowa to Thedford Nebraska 291 miles This morning is cooler and very cloudy. It stayed cloudy all day and did rain on us a couple of times. Once was rather hard. Luckily we saw it coming and got the side curtains on before the rain hit. Made a mistakeContinue reading “Kentucky 2025”