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Hi Everyone,

This is our blog of our once in a lifetime trip to the US of A. We have swapped baking pasties and serving coffee for a 6 month hamburger-eating session in a 1978 VW Camper. From LA to New York, hitch a ride with us......

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  Day 1 - The Trip Begins   London, United Kingdom on May 19, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Quick stop in Dublin   Dublin, Ireland on May 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Arrival in LA   Los Angeles, CA on May 19, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Day 2 - LA to San Diego   San Diego, CA on May 20, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 3 - An Interesting Birthday   San Diego, CA on May 21, 2008 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Day 4 - A Better Day   San Diego, CA on May 22, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 5 - Where Do Americans Buy Groceries?   San Diego, CA on May 23, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 6 - Sunshine, Finally!   San Diego, CA on May 24, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 7 - What's Going On In Room 132?   San Diego, CA on May 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 8 - More Odd-ness   San Diego, CA on May 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 9 - Don't Sue Me!   San Diego, CA on May 27, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 10 - A Day In San Diego   San Diego, CA on May 28, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 11 - We Couldn't Make This Stuff Up!   San Diego, CA on May 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 12 - Not A Lot To Report   San Diego, CA on May 30, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Day 13 - Coronado Island   San Diego, CA on May 31, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 14 - Hot Fudge Sunday   San Diego, CA on Jun 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 15 - No News Is...........Annoying!   San Diego, CA on Jun 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 16- It's Pizza Hut Neil, But Not As We Know It   San Diego, CA on Jun 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 17 - No Insurance, No Entry   San Diego, CA on Jun 4, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Day 18 - California Highway Patrol   San Diego, CA on Jun 5, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 19 - Chip Fix   San Diego, CA on Jun 6, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 20 - Barbie Girl   San Diego, CA on Jun 7, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 21 - Marines For Two Minutes   San Onofre, CA on Jun 8, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 22 - What No Wal-Mart?   Los Angeles, CA on Jun 9, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 23 - Wot's Up Doc?   Venice, CA on Jun 10, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 24 - Hollywood Goes To Hollywood   Malibu, CA on Jun 11, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 25 - A Change Of Scenery   Santa Maria, CA on Jun 12, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 26 - Elephants On The Beach?   Big Sur, CA on Jun 13, 2008 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 27 - Surf n' Turf   Boulder Creek, CA on Jun 14, 2008 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 28 - Uploading The Dirty Laundry   Boulder Creek, CA on Jun 15, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 29 - Howdy Deputy   Boulder Creek, CA on Jun 16, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 30 - A Better Day   Boulder Creek, CA on Jun 17, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 31 - A New Addition To The Family   Pacifica, CA on Jun 18, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 32 - If You're Going To San Francisco...   San Francisco, CA on Jun 19, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 33 - Golden Gate to Gold Country   Pilot Hill, CA on Jun 20, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 34 - Golden Nuggets   Yosemite National Park, CA on Jun 21, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 35 - Chasing Waterfalls   Yosemite National Park, CA on Jun 22, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 36 - Do Bears Sit In The Woods?   Independence, CA on Jun 23, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 37 - It's Hot, Damn Hot   Death Valley, CA on Jun 24, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 38 - Badwater to Sin City   Las Vegas, NV on Jun 25, 2008 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 39 - Are We In Las Vegas or New York?   Las Vegas, NV on Jun 26, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 40 - Viva Las Vegas   Las Vegas, NV on Jun 27, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 41 - No Discrimination Necessary   Bullhead City, AZ on Jun 28, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 42 - Get Your Kicks On Route 66   Williams, AZ on Jun 29, 2008 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 43 - What A Big Hole!   Flagstaff, AZ on Jun 30, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 44 - Well Mel Was Standing On The Corner   Petrified Forest National Park, AZ on Jul 1, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 45 - Chips All Round   Chinle, AZ on Jul 2, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 46 - Monumental!   Kayenta, AZ on Jul 3, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 47 - God Bless Asda   Kanab, UT on Jul 4, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 48 - No Lions In Zion   Bryce Canyon National Park, UT on Jul 5, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 49 - Hoodoo Magic   Junction, UT on Jul 6, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 50 - Just Chillin Out, Havin A Bud   Richfield, UT on Jul 7, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 51 - Still Chillin   Richfield, UT on Jul 8, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Day 52 - Even More Chilled   Richfield, UT on Jul 9, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 53 - More Of The Same   Springville, UT on Jul 10, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 54 - We Gotta Go To Idaho   McCammon, ID on Jul 11, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 55 - Brokeback Mountain   Mackay, ID on Jul 12, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 56 - Crossing The 45th Parallel (3 times!)   Sula, MT on Jul 13, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 57 - Rattlesnakes, Bison and Flatheads   Hungry Horse, MT on Jul 14, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 58 - Glacial Waters   Glacier National Park, MT on Jul 15, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 59 - Glacial Walkers   Glacier National Park, MT on Jul 16, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 60 - Going To The Early Morning Sun   Choteau, MT on Jul 17, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 61 - Goodness Gracious, Great Falls of Water   Neihart, MT on Jul 18, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 62 - Hey Yogi, Hey Boo Boo   Yellowstone National Park, WY on Jul 19, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 63 - What An Amazing Day!   Yellowstone National Park, WY on Jul 20, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 64 - Alright Geyser   Wapiti, WY on Jul 21, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 65 - On Top Of The World   Dayton, WY on Jul 22, 2008 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 66 - Food For Thought   Ashland, MT on Jul 23, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 67 - Journey To The Centre Of The Universe   Sturgis, SD on Jul 24, 2008 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 68 - Big Heads And Bad Lands   Chadron, NE on Jul 25, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 69 - Sleeping In The Shadow Of An ICBM   Kimball, NE on Jul 26, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 70 - Colorado In A Day   Fort Garland, CO on Jul 27, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 71 - Viva Mexico Nuevo   Espanola, NM on Jul 28, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 72 - Santa Fe To Albuquerque Via Madrid   Albuquerque, NM on Jul 29, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 73 - A Morning In Volks Heaven   Carrizozo, NM on Jul 30, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 74 - Unidentified Crawling Object   Roswell, NM on Jul 31, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 75 - Truly Cavernous   Carlsbad, NM on Aug 1, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 76 - More Underground Stuff   Carlsbad, NM on Aug 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 77 - A Dry Night By The Lake   Santa Rosa, NM on Aug 3, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 78 - The Return To Albuquerque   Albuquerque, NM on Aug 4, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 79 - Return To Volks Heaven   Santa Rosa, NM on Aug 5, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 80 - Bits And Bobs   Santa Rosa, NM on Aug 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 81 - Are We Stuck In The Twilight Zone?   Santa Rosa, NM on Aug 7, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 82 - Disco Chip   Santa Rosa, NM on Aug 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 83 - Is This The Way To Amarillo?   Amarillo, TX on Aug 9, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 84 - A Thoroughly Entertaining Day   Clarendon, TX on Aug 10, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 85 - Badly Boggy   Duncan, OK on Aug 11, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 86 - Dawn Of The Dead   Chicota, TX on Aug 12, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 87-Crunchy On The Outside, Chewy On The Inside   Atlanta, TX on Aug 13, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 88 - A Grilling By The Black Widow   Winnfield, LA on Aug 14, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 89 - Cotton Candy   New Orleans, LA on Aug 15, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 90 - N.O.L.A. No-la   New Orleans, LA on Aug 16, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 91 - Ant Heaven, Camping Hell   New Orleans, LA on Aug 17, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 92 - Grease Monkey   Mandeville, LA on Aug 18, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 93 - A Lot of Katrina And A Little Bit Of Fay   Braithwaite, LA on Aug 19, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 94 - See Ya Later, Alligator   Braithwaite, LA on Aug 20, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 95 - M.I. Double S. I. Double S.I. Double P. I   Gautier, MS on Aug 21, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 96 - A Morning In A Grisham Novel   Gulf Shores, AL on Aug 22, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 97 - Storm Evaders   Tallahassee, FL on Aug 23, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 98 - Lordy, Lardy   Chiefland, FL on Aug 24, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 99 - Nothing To See Here People   Bradenton, FL on Aug 25, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 100 - The World's Biggest Shopping Centre   Estero, FL on Aug 26, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 101 - Close Encounters Of The Snake Kind   Key Largo, FL on Aug 27, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 102 - Our Southernmost Entry   Big Pine Key, FL on Aug 28, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 103 - Seaweed & No-See-Ums   Long Key, FL on Aug 29, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 104 - We Gotta Get Outta This Place   Miami, FL on Aug 30, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 105 - Itchy & Scratchy   Jupiter, FL on Aug 31, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 106 - To Flea Or Not To Flea   Melbourne Beach, FL on Sep 1, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 107 - Hot Cocoa   Orlando, FL on Sep 2, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 108 - A Day With The Brits   Orlando, FL on Sep 3, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 109 - Bus Monkeys To The Rescue   Flagler Beach, FL on Sep 4, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 110 - A Battering From Hanna   Flagler Beach, FL on Sep 5, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Day 111 - Sun, Surf & Sand   Flagler Beach, FL on Sep 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 112 - Sun, Surf, Sand......And A Shark!   Flagler Beach, FL on Sep 7, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 113 - No Fin To Report Today   Flagler Beach, FL on Sep 8, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 114 - Still No Fin To Report   Flagler Beach, FL on Sep 9, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 115 - Messing About In The Ocean   Flagler Beach, FL on Sep 10, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Day 116 - All Good Things Must Come To An End   Flagler Beach, FL on Sep 11, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 117 - Chip Didn't Want To Go   Flagler Beach, FL on Sep 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 118 - SHARK!   Flagler Beach, FL on Sep 13, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 119 - On The Road Again   Fernandina Beach, FL on Sep 14, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 120 - Greed   Reidsville, GA on Sep 15, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 121 - Cool And Winding   Calhoun Falls, SC on Sep 16, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 122 - Learner Drivers!   Cherokee, NC on Sep 17, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 123 - Back Breaking Mountain   Cherokee, NC on Sep 18, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 124 - No Way Out   Linville Falls, NC on Sep 19, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Fog, Falls & Flowers   Glendale Springs, NC on Sep 20, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 126-In The Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia   Meadows of Dan, VA on Sep 21, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 127 - What A Chore   Roanoke, VA on Sep 22, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 128 - Myths And Tall Tales   Bedford, VA on Sep 23, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 129 - From One Park To Another   Waynesboro, VA on Sep 24, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 130 - It's Like Winter!   Ida, VA on Sep 25, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 131 - Weather's Getting Worse   Rileyville, VA on Sep 26, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 132 - Camping Queens   Rileyville, VA on Sep 27, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 133 - Hoo-rah!   Triangle, VA on Sep 28, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 134 - Wowed By Washington   Washington DC, DistrictofColumbia on Sep 29, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 135 - More Freebie Fun   Washington DC, DistrictofColumbia on Sep 30, 2008 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 136 - Take Us To The Cookies!   Hollofield, MD on Oct 1, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 137 - New Friends And An Old Tent   Hanover, PA on Oct 2, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 138 - The Idiots Guide To Gettysburg   Fort Loudon, PA on Oct 3, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 139 - A Day Of Many Colours   Glen Hazel, PA on Oct 4, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 140 - The Pumpkin State   Darien Center, NY on Oct 5, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 141 - Better By Night!   Youngstown, NY on Oct 6, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 142 - Worlds Apart   Niagara Falls, Canada on Oct 7, 2008 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 143 - Post Office Action Man   Youngstown, NY on Oct 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 144 - The Big Apple   Fair Haven, NY on Oct 9, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 145 - More, More, More   Redwood, NY on Oct 10, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 146 - Are You Sure It's A Hot Water Bottle?   Massena, NY on Oct 11, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 147 - Look Out For The Loons!   Mexico, ME on Oct 12, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 148 - Mainely In The Fall   Seal Harbor, ME on Oct 13, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 149 - The Big Bangor   Seal Harbor, ME on Oct 14, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 150 - On Top Of The World   Seal Harbor, ME on Oct 15, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 151 - Mainely Grotty   Portland, ME on Oct 16, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 152 - Mainely Laundry   Saco, ME on Oct 17, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 153 - Helicopter Attack   Saco, ME on Oct 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 154 - Up Periscope!   Hanover, MA on Oct 19, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 155 - The Longest Day   Newport, RI on Oct 20, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 156 - Where Not To Stay!   Point Judith, RI on Oct 21, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 157 - Familiar Names, Different Places   Madison, CT on Oct 22, 2008 8 pictures 1 comment
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  Day 158 - Another Fishy Place To Stay   Fishkill, NY on Oct 23, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 159 - Manny From Heaven   Kingston, NY on Oct 24, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 160 - On Top Of The World (Again)!   Hope, NJ on Oct 25, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 161 - Lebanon To Hillsborough In Half An Hour   Leektown, NJ on Oct 26, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 162 - The Land Of The Free   Cheesequake, NJ on Oct 27, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 163 - Chalk & Cheesequake   Cheesequake, NJ on Oct 28, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Day 164 - Not The Best Of Days   Cheesequake, NJ on Oct 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 165 - Groundhog Day   Cheesequake, NJ on Oct 30, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Day 166 - NYC From A Distance   Fishkill, NY on Oct 31, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 167 - Old Skool Library Time   Fishkill, NY on Nov 1, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 168 - And Your Specialist Subject Is........   Fishkill, NY on Nov 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 169 - Going Stir Crazy   Fishkill, NY on Nov 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 170 - Time For Change   Fishkill, NY on Nov 4, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments