Even from thousands of miles away, the public library system was invaluable. With each of the ABCD’s carrying a Kindle and our oldest devouring books more frequently than he changed his socks, it was extremely helpful to download so many of them from the library. It sure saved on our budget. How ... Read More »
Travel
My Favorite Quotes of the Trip
As we come to the end of this adventure, I thought I would reflect on some of my favorite quotes. To protect each person, I have changed names to ‘random’ letters. I will refer to them as Person A, B, C, or D. C: My poop was so hard I didn’t have to wipe. C: What am I, your porter? (After B ... Read More »
I Love Paris, but…
Paris is a beautiful city with stunning sights of the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame, exquisite museums like the Louvre or Musee de Orsay, and culinary delights such as croissants and macaroons. But, it is the place where I was most concerned for our security. Rarely while in Central America, South ... Read More »
The Kids Graduated to the Next Grade Today
Today marked a milestone on this grand adventure as Decker graduated to the fourth grade. Although Pleasanton Unified School District (P.U.S.D.) may not agree, the two officials for the ABCD World School (our registered home school name), Audrey Gillette (Principal) and Bryan Gillette (Janitor) ... Read More »
Kids Really Are Resilient
If you have ever wondered if your kids could do this type of trip, don’t worry as they will be just fine. Kids are resilient. Really resilient. re·sil·ient (rəˈzilyənt), adjective Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. “babies are generally far more resilient than new ... Read More »
And then the boat engine died…
The boat started to slow down so I looked back to our ‘captain’ and noticed smoke coming out of the wish-we-had-an-Evinrude engine. And then it stopped. Kaput. Burned up. Dead in the water. We had left the 2,400 year old Philae Temple about 15 minutes earlier on our rickety dinghy headed back to ... Read More »
