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Alaskan Vacation - 2016

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2016 - Alaska Vacation Take a look at some of the photos I took on our trip.  Just click the above link. We had a great time - the weather cooperated and we were able to do a lot of different things.  Cruising is certainly a great way to vacation.   We traveled with Sue and Gerry Olson which added to the fun. We spent a couple of days in Vancouver, British Columbia prior to leaving on our cruise.  We spent one day touring the city, using a hop on hop off bus system to get around.  The second day we went up to Whistler, the site of the Olympic ski village.   The day was sunny and warm and the views were great. We cruised out of Vancouver on Friday afternoon in clear weather, explored the ship, enjoyed a drink and then dinner in the main dining room.  Listening to a little music, watched a musical review show and wandering around the ship completed the day.  We cruised all day Saturday and docked in Ketchikan on Sunday morning.  W...
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January Fun!

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A Little January Fun The best way to spend a week in January is not in the Chicago area. We took a 10 day trip south driving to Destin, FL and New Orleans, LA. We drove through Birmingham and Montgomery, AL on the way and  stopped at some of the civil rights memorials. One of the most meaningful one was the National Memorial for Peace and Justice which highlights the many lynchings (4400) that took place in this country between the years of 1877 and 1950. We spent 2 1/2 days in Destin, enjoying walking on the beach and using the pool at the resort as well as trying different restaurants. Drove to New Orleans, stopping in Biloxi, MS to visit the last home of Jefferson Davis. Activities in New Orleans included exploring the French Quarter, taking a 2 hour cruise on the Natchez steam boat, and sipping coffee and eating beignets at Cafe Du Mond.   The next day we visited a few plantations along Plantation Row - the Whitney Planta...
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A Great Fall Day!

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Old Main behind the leaves Tredway Library  Enjoyed a great day wandering around Augie's campus and a few other Rock Island places.  The weather was cool, the sun was bright and there was a fall feeling in the air.  We walked down by the slough path - there was a lull in the regatta slough races so we wandered up the other side of the slough.  Walked to the top of the path and discovered new residence halls - Parkander North and Parkander South.  Walked back down the path, wandered into Old Main and Denkmann Library - both buildings we spent lots of time in while we were students at Augie.  Had lunch at Brew by the Slough - the coffee bar located in the library building.  Continued our walk on the other side of slough - from down campus to up campus - wandered past Westerlin Hall and walked by Ryden House which was Ruthven House when I lived there my senior year of college.  Drove around Rock Island a little bit afterwards - by Sunset ...
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