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Hospital Hassles and the Road to Recovery

It’s been awhile since we gave people an update on Dave’s two fractured vertebrae. The last update was his open letter to my travel family. We both received so much … Continue Reading

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An Open Letter to my Travel Family

Dear Travel Family, I am writing you this letter because I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. In the past 3 1/2 weeks I think I … Continue Reading

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Home from the Hospital: The Road to Recovery Begins

It’s amazing how quickly life can turn around. A couple of weeks ago we were stuck in the Amazon thinking that it would be weeks before Dave could even sit up … Continue Reading

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Airlifted from the Amazon, Our Worst Travel Fears Realized

We were four days into our cruise with International Expeditions and we were deep in the Amazon rainforest of Peru and then it happened. Airlifted from the Amazon We had been floating farther … Continue Reading

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Dave’s Broken Back and a Little Healing Time

Last week we were in the Peruvian Amazon taking a cruise with International Expeditions. It was supposed to be a relaxing time but then Dave broke his back.  Dave’s Broken … Continue Reading

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