We started our travels this year by going on a 14 day cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to SanDiego.  Doug's brother Walt and wife Fran, his sister Betty and her daughter Karen and his cousin John and wife Sandi all joined us.  We went through the Panama Canal. It was not only fun, but so educational.  It is amazing to see how they lower and raise the water and it is hard to tell when you are on the ship that you are even moving.

The highlight of the trip was swimming with the dolphins in Cobo San Lucus.  It is something I have always wanted to do.  What fun!!!

We are now on our way to Custer State Park for another wonderful summer of watching the wildlife.  I don't think there is anyplace on earth I feel closer to God.  We stopped at cousin Jane's for a few days and ended up staying almost a week.  Partly because Doug just loves working at her place on the lake and partly because the tornadoes were so bad.  We did not want to experience the same thing we did a couple of years ago.

Today we are in St. Louis, MO.  Every time we drive through here way say we are going to do the Arch, and today we did it. WOW what an engineering marvel it is.  It is hard to appreciate the size until you get close to it.

From the top of the Arch

Will post again when we have something wonderful to share, or when we get to Custer, there is always something to share from there.