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Home Again, Home Again

After a relatively uneventful international border crossing, we are back in the States. We're not quite sure why it was easier to get into the US from Iceland than it was from Canada, but we didn't mind in the least.

We've shaken off most of the jet lag and fired up the van which, by European standards, now seems as big as a house. And, technically, it is our house.



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And now, we head West again. Check out the tentative plan! (and the map).

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  1. Maribeth (mb) (big sis)September 15, 2010 at 6:09 PM

    I love to see google.com/latitude parked at my house!!!!!

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  2. Love to catch a Colorado micro-brew when you guys hit CO again!
    -Liz Salan

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