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A work trip in the spring of 2000 brought me to
San Diego and a brief stop in Tijuana. Cross
border excursions into Mexico are always interesting...
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The week after we were married in October of 2000 we spent on
Minnesota's North Shore, hiking and just
relaxing. We rented a lodge with a cozy fireplace and a hot tub!
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After our wedding, I wanted to introduce Greta to my extended family,
most of whom still live in the Netherlands, and show her
around the Dutch countryside and some of the cities.
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In 2002 I went canoeing in the
Boundary Waters Canoe Area, a million acre lakes chain near
the canadian border. Almost the entire park is off limits to motorized boat traffic,
which makes it one of the most peaceful places I've ever been.
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In 2003 we went canoeing again, this time in the
Quetico National Park, the canadian version of the BWCA. Like the
BWCA, almost the entire park is off limits to motorized boat traffic. We did take a shuttle
from our entry point into the park with our gear so we wouldn't have to paddle the
huge first lake we would have to cross with lots of boat traffic.
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In the spring of 2005 we went to Maui, Hawaii. This is
the first time either one of us had ever been to Hawaii, and it is a special place!
Neither of us wanted to leave, and I'm sure we'll go back someday.
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It has become a tradition that we spend Memorial day with our good friends
Jim and Trina in Des Moines. We are
both boating fanatics, and this year we spent skiing and wakeboarding.
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2005 was a good year for going on vacation I guess. We spent our 5th anniversary
in Lutsen, the same place where we spent a week for our honeymoon. This
time around we brought our dog Brock, who loved the outdoors as much as we enjoyed it. We
spent an entire week relaxing, reading, hiking, and dining, and since our anniversary falls
between peak fall colors and ski season, it was nice and quiet there.
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Back in Des Moines again for Memorial Day 2006. Jim and Trina's boy
Calvin is almost a year old, and it was a little too soon to teach him wakeboarding. Maybe next year!
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Our 6th anniversary was spent in Colorado, where
Greta's brother Grant was getting married. We got there a day
early, and spent Friday in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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It's almost like Saylorville is a tradition for Memorial Day. We had some great weather
again and it was a very relaxing few days away from work.
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