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Europe 2011
Jun 27, 2011 1 min read

Here we go…

And we have plenty of room for souvenirs. Packing was a calm project. The dogs were nervous, and rightfully so. Just one stop in Milwaukee to get a…

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Europe 2011
Jun 26, 2011 2 min read

Let it be said…

Let it be said that I am very, very lucky. Not too many people get the opportunity to go on a month-long vacation with their best friend in…

Ben & Liz Ben & Liz
Jun 23, 2011 1 min read

Off to the (Bike) Races!

Like we need another thing to do before the trip, right? One of the legs of the annual Tour of America’s Dairyland (ToaD) bike racing tour is taking…

Ben & Liz Ben & Liz
Jun 22, 2011 1 min read

Minor (painful) Bump in the Road

The WI River “Solstice Float” was a hoot; we already have tentative plans to do it again next year. The un-glaciated area of Southwest WI made me dream…

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Europe 2011
Jun 16, 2011 1 min read

Via Alpina?

This sounds like something that we HAVE to do: The Via Alpina

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Europe 2011
Jun 15, 2011 1 min read

The good kind of problem

Heading out on vacation is great, but it’s bittersweet because at this time I’m in the best cycling shape I’ve been in over the past two years. I’d…

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Europe 2011
Jun 15, 2011 2 min read

Packing – It’s Tricky Busines

I am still trying to wrap my mind around the idea that we will be roaming around Europe in two weeks. My fellow teachers and I received news…

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Europe 2011
Jun 14, 2011 2 min read

What were we thinking?

So it’s begun to set in that shortly we’ll be leaving on our epic, month-long “vacation of a lifetime.” No, that’s not what we’re calling it or expecting…

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