We have been on the road for almost two weeks and hadn’t made it to the beach yet. In our family, that is like a crime, so when the schoolwork was done, we set off to see the beaches of the stars. We drove by Adam Sandler’s house and although the beach is public we opted for a nearby surfer beach in Malibu. The locals were very friendly and shocked by...
Read MoreWe started the day picking oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruit. We had fresh squeezed orange juice and lemonade with breakfast. It was delicious. After that we tackled some schoolwork and then headed to Ontario California to visit Uncle Ryan and Jessica. When we pulled into the complex, Kaatje found it hard to fathom why Ryan and Jessica would be moving. The...
Read MoreWe woke to a warm sunny day. The girls complete their schoolwork outside ont he picnic table in shorts and had to keep moving into the shade because the sun was too hot. What a nice feeling! We heard there was an ice storm at home When Daddy wrapped up his meetings, we set off to explore Hollywood. We purchased our map t the stars and set out to find Taylor...
Vast salt flats that cover nearly 200 square miles at the lowest elevation in North America. Too harsh for most plants and animals to survive, yet are quite fragile. Delicate crystals are easily crushed and the relatively thin upper crust of salt can break through to the mud layer below. Not quite as impressive as the salt flats we saw in Bolivia but still among...
Read MoreThis should give a good idea of the amazing (scary) trial start.
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