and I thought this was the 21st Century...

Evidently something is seriously impeding the hotel's 'net connection. Despite numerous tries last night and this morning, I've been unable to upload photos or video. Sorry. I may get a chance to upload later at one of our meal stops. Otherwise this will probably be the last post until sometime this weekend (after some serious sleep), when I'll try to get up much of the stuff I haven't had a chance to put up yet.

I suppose it might not hurt to state the obvious: blogging on this trip was a definite experiment. I'm sure you noticed that my prose was rough (and probably the spelling even rougher), nor can I claim to have any skill as a photographer. My intent was to give family members glimpses into the trip. I've accomplished that goal, though I would like to have done more...

It's been a pleasure thus far; there's no reason the next twenty-four hours shouldn't be just as good with a group of kids as bright and enjoyable as this -- each and every kid has pitched in to make the trip a success.

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