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McAndrew Family USA Trip Summer 07

In and around North America

The McAndrew Family is travelling cross country in an RV. Yes we are crazy! But don't ask why, ask why not? We have the opportunity to travel with our kids while we're young and they are young so we are going for it!

Route taken and entries by Real Traveler McAndrew Family

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    First stop fun and sun

    Garden City, United States | May 06 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Hi Everyone!

    First stop was to see and spend some time with my family in Garden City, SC. We needed a little R and R, fun and sun, too. We h... Continue reading »

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    Rollin in the RV (Ted)

    Banner Elk, United States | May 13 '07 | Reviews: 0
    Finally getting out on the road in the RV...took us forever to actually get out of town. We started to stress too much and decided that wasn't what th... Continue reading »
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    Funny story

    Chattanooga, United States | May 14 '07 | Reviews: 0

    5-16-07

    After a send off from Natalie, Nan, and Thomas on 5-15, we’ve made it about 24 hours in the RV now. We got off to a bit of a rough st... Continue reading »

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    Crap RV Park

    Laurel, United States | May 15 '07 | Reviews: 0
    Sleepy Hollow RV park- What a dump! Guess you have to try out one real RV park on an RV trip. Thanks but no thanks. We’re going to do our best to stic... Continue reading »
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    Really good day

    Mandeville, United States | May 16 '07 | Reviews: 2
    Saw lots of Katrina Damage thru Pass Christian, Waveland, MS. Unbelievable all that is still destroyed!! Spoke with a couple of ladies on the ferry (y... Continue reading »
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    Ted in Downtown Houston

    Houston, United States | May 17 '07 | Reviews: 1

    Drove Ted right thru 5pm Friday afternoon downtown Houston traffic and I was pretty nervous, but Sean was great! Not one hitch, not even a part cam... Continue reading »

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    Pleasant Surprise

    Fredericksburg, United States | May 18 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Tried to drive the RV thru Austin and didn’t have much luck,, really tight. We conquered Houston but not Austin. We finally found the cool section... Continue reading »

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    Texas is cooler than we thought

    Fort Davis, United States | May 19 '07 | Reviews: 0
    Drove a good bit again today, we are really trying to get to the SW to see some of the bigger parks and more interesting stuff. But it turns out Texas... Continue reading »
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    BATS!

    Carlsbad, United States | May 20 '07 | Reviews: 0
    Went to the McDonald Observatory today. Very Cool, the biggest telescopes we've ever seen! And you don't look through an eye piece to look at the star... Continue reading »
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    Carlsbad Caverns

    Carlsbad, United States | May 21 '07 | Reviews: 0
    I forgot to mention yesterday that we drove through Guadelupe National park which was really incredible, too. Most people haven’t really heard of it,... Continue reading »
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    Santa Fe

    Santa Fe, United States | May 22 '07 | Reviews: 0
    We spent a little time at the RV park this morning updating the blog and the kids played on at the playground. Then we headed downtown to Santa Fe, ve... Continue reading »
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    Taos Pueblo

    Taos, United States | May 23 '07 | Reviews: 0
    Today we headed into Taos for a look around town. We really liked it, it isn’t nearly as uppity as Santa Fe. We met a guy who rides his horse to work!... Continue reading »
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    Friends!

    Pagosa Springs, United States | May 23 '07 | Reviews: 1
    Made it to Myron and Jessica's house and it was great to see some familiar faces! They have a great little place right in Pagosa Springs with an amazi... Continue reading »
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    We're moving

    Durango, United States | May 24 '07 | Reviews: 2
    We love Durango and have our sites to move in a couple of years!! Can you believe that! Of course we are always moving somewhere, though, right? But w... Continue reading »
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    Lone Rock Lake Powell

    Page, United States | May 26 '07 | Reviews: 1
    We left Durango, hesitantly, but knew there was more to see and do awaiting us.  So we headed out to Page Arizona for Lake Powell. We stopped at... Continue reading »
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    We almost didn't go

    Zion National Park, United States | May 27 '07 | Reviews: 0
    After lake powell, we headed to the north rim of THE Grand Canyon!! It is such a destination! But we didn't really spend a whole lot of time there. It... Continue reading »
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    2 day great stay

    Moab, United States | May 28 '07 | Reviews: 0
    Went to Bryce Canyon after Zion and we really weren't impressed with it. It was freezing cold!! And the people there really weren't that friendly. So... Continue reading »
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    Dinosaur Bust

    Vernal, United States | May 30 '07 | Reviews: 0
    So after Moab, we wanted to head north to Jackson, WY but we didn't realize how far away we were. We decided to go about half way, to Vernal, Utah --... Continue reading »
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    Jackson, Driggs, Victor, and Tetonia

    Jackson, United States | May 31 '07 | Reviews: 0
    Headed on up to Jackson and the Grand Tetons after the Dinosaur park. Spotted numerous pronghorns on our way there and I didn't let any one miss a sin... Continue reading »
burlene avatar burlene on Mar. 20, 2007 @ 05:21AM said
Hope you are off safe and sound. Cole is really going to miss Liam. We hope that you guys have a great adventure. Can't wait to see pics.Burlene
banner elk pre-k avatar banner elk pre-k on Mar. 20, 2007 @ 05:21AM said
Hi from Banner Elk! We miss Liam and we are so excitted about your trip! Please let us know about your adventures so we can learn a little along with you. Be safe! We love you all!
McAndrew Family avatar McAndrew Family on Mar. 20, 2007 @ 05:21AM said
Hi Everyone!! Thanks for your notes! We are all fine and enjoying ourselves. Our first stop is Garden City, SC (basically south Myrtle). Just had to have a couple of days of fun and sun :)
McAndrew Family avatar McAndrew Family on Mar. 20, 2007 @ 05:21AM said
Burlene and Ms. Jennifer, I don't seem to have your email addresses. Please send them to me at mcandrewa@lmc.edu and then I can email you and let you know when I put new stuff on the blog.
Natty Light avatar Natty Light on Mar. 20, 2007 @ 05:21AM said
Hi McAn-do's! So happy I got to see you all before you left - wouldn't have missed Ted Koppel! You are going to have such an amazing adventure. I can't wait to see all your pics, and hear about the interesting RV folk you get to meet. Enjoy and keep blogging! Love you! Natalie (aka Natty Light)

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