Tag Archives: family travel

Hairy Adventures, Part VII

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Pam

Jonah’s well-wishers will be happy to hear: he cleaned up, just in time for Papa’s 80th birthday tomorrow.  Praise be. So in review, here, at a glance… The Gap Year, In Hair: Zambia Malawi South Africa Miami Ecuador Peru Chile … Continue reading →

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On the road again

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Pam

Just a little road this time, a short trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, to visit friends. We’ve been to the Yoop before.  Several years ago, we came up with my parents and brother, rented a couple of RVs … Continue reading →

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Hairy Adventures, Part VI

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Pam

He’s back from camp… It’s rare, that I’m speechless.  

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Connecting the Dots: Seeing Signs

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Pam

I’m spending a lot of time going through pictures these days.  It’s fun to see how the dots connect across continents. And my personal favorite…

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Top 5 Lessons Learned About Extended Travel

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Pam

Carrying on with the Top 5 Lists: Over the last few days, Tom and I have had several conversations with people interested in our trip in which we have attempted to distill the highlights.  It’s hard.  “Of all the places … Continue reading →

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Out of Thin Air

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Pam

So, last week when my uncle launched his quest to answer the mystery of how the 466th highest peak in New Hampshire came to bear our unusual family name, there was a degree of eye-rolling amongst the Klem Klan.  (One … Continue reading →

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Post Partum

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Pam

The kids are gone. Emma is in Washington; Jonah is at camp in Maine; Stella is at camp in New Hampshire. For months during our travels, we were in so-close physical proximity.  Many mornings I would wake up, and before … Continue reading →

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Can’t believe my son missed out on…

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Pam

Bokdrol Spoek Competition. I’m working assiduously now on organizing pictures and putting them into photo books (I am, um, up to Zambia thus far), and, wanting to confirm my identification of a particular photo, I googled “image + impala poop.”  (Yes, … Continue reading →

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… and we’re back.

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Pam

The house, needless to say, is a wreck.  But the garden is looking better than I feared.  Particularly if I squint, and don’t see the weeds. And it was nice to get back to my own pots and pans. I’m … Continue reading →

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Last leg…

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Pam

… We put Jonah on the bus up to camp… … and Stella decided to take out the braids: Tomorrow we’ll make it all the way home.  Hope the house is still standing.

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